User manual CITIZEN CLP-521

[. . . ] Thank you very much for purchasing Citizen's compact direct thermal label & barcode printer Model CLP-521 that offers high performance printing at 4 inches per second on 4. This printer can be used for high-speed high-quality printing thanks to its thermal-transfer system that uses a line thermal head together with its 32 bit RISC CPU and its 'history control IC'. It is easy to change the printer's settings on the operation panel, thanks to its unique and simple VuePrint menu system. ⷠIts high-lift printhead and mechanism means that media can be loaded with ease and it is constructed for easy head cleaning, etc. [. . . ] When the media is pausing at the peeling position, feeding does not occur, even if the FEED key is pushed. Pushing this key once during printing puts the printer in pause mode after the label is issued. It is possible to cancel 1 batch of label issuing data by pressing the STOP key for 4 seconds or longer in pause status. Pushing the MODE/REPEAT key continuously for 4 seconds in PRINT status (when the PRINT LED is lit) reissues the last label. In addition to normal operating mode, when an abnormal condition is detected in the printer, a buzzer sounds and each LED either lights up or flashes to indicate the type of error. Item When the STOP key has been pushed Abnormal head temperature Abnormal motor temperature Head open Media end Media out (media location cannot be detected) Abnormal head resistance Communication error (reception buffer overrun) Communication error (parity, framing) Communication error (transmission buffer overflow) Auto cutter abnormality (jamming etc. Label width Liner width Label left edge position Length of gap between labels Label length Label pitch Liner thickness Total media thickness Position of right edge of notch Position of left edge of notch Notch length Right edge of black mark Left edge of black mark Black mark width Push the large blue-head open lever to release the head unit and sensor arm. It can be opened to the position shown below by lifting the head unit by hand. Firstly, slide the two black plastic parts of the media holder assembly together. Ensure correct alignment of the guide with the bar as it can only be installed in one direction. The media guide must be on the right side of the roll of media (as viewed from the front of the printer) with the flat surface of the media guide touching the roll. It is advisable to pull a length of media forwards and through the mechanism ready for later positioning. Do not try to hold the media too tightly with these guides as it will cause the printer to jam during printing. When using a transparent sensor Move the bottom sensor close to the center of the width of the media then align the upper sensor marker and the bottom sensor marker. When using media that is 4 inches wide, position the upper sensor and the bottom sensor all the way to the right (head open lever side). When using a reflective sensor Adjust the position of the sensor so that the reflective sensor marker of the bottom sensor is at the center of the black mark of the media as shown below. Align the media with the left fixed media guide (2 locations), align the right movable media guide with the media width, and lower the sensor arm. Align it with the width of the media that has been set, then set the media width and media thickness adjustment dials. Turning on the power while pressing keys in the following combinations starts various functions. Mode HEX dump mode Self print mode Menu setting mode Key operation Turning power on while pushing the STOP key. If the PRINT LED has begun to flash slowly, release the STOP key, and then the printer enters HEX DUMP mode. If the PRINT LED has stopped flashing slowly and begun to flash rapidly, release the STOP key, and then the printer enters HEX dump mode. [. . . ] Seven kinds of fixed pitch font · Character set: Conforms with code page 850 standards 4. True typeTM rasterizer *3 Conforms to Datamax programming language *4 CPU ROM RAM 32Bit RISC CPU Standard equipment: FLASH ROM 2Mbyte Standard equipment: SDRAM 8MByte Detects media gap between labels, notches on tags, and media out Detects reflective mark on back of media and media out Head-up detection sensor Detects head open Power switch Power (standards) 100V version Turns power on and off 100V, 50/60Hz (Japan) 120V (-10%+6%), 2. 7 Test label media, CD-ROM (User's Manual), Quick start guide Head cleaner, Power cord, Media holder bar and Media holder guide Auto-cutter unit, Peeler unit, Ethernet interface board and Wireless LAN interface board *3: It is equipped with UFSTTM and TrueTypeTM rasterizer that are licensed from Afga Corporation. This printer is connected to a computer and prints according to commands sent from the computer. [. . . ]