P/N. 920-013911-00 Rev. D, 03.
CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the equivalent type recommended by the manufacture. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Safety Instructions Bitte die Sicherheitshinweise sorgfältig lesen und für später aufheben. 1. Die Geräte nicht der Feuchtigkeit aussetzen. 2. Bevor Sie die Geräte ans Stromnetz anschließen, vergewissern Sie Sich, dass die Spannung des Geräts mit der Netzspannung übereinstimmt. 3. Nehmen Sie das Gerät bei Überspannungen (Gewitter) vom Netz. Das Gerät könnte sonst Schaden nehmen. 4. Sollte versehentlich Flüssigkeit in das Gerät gelangen, so ziehen sofort den Netzstecker.
Safety Instructions Please read the following instructions seriously. 1. Keep the equipment away from humidity. 2. Before you connect the equipment to the power outlet, please check the voltage of the power source. 3. Disconnect the equipment from the voltage of the power source to prevent possible transient over voltage damage. 4. Don’t pour any liquid to the equipment to avoid electrical shock. 5. ONLY qualified service personnel for safety reason should open equipment. 6.
1. BARCODE PRINTER AND RFID TAG ENCODER ..................... 5 1-1. Printer Accessories ......................................................................................................... 5 1-2. General Specifications .................................................................................................... 5 1-3. Communication Interface ................................................................................................ 7 1-4. Printer Parts .....................................
1. Barcode Printer and RFID Tag Encoder The main purpose of STE5 is encoding a series of label attributes into a RFID tag. It can also print readable content on the Smart Label that contains the RFIF tag. However, it cannot perform normal printing alone. Please note that the printing function is only available when doing RFID encoding. The Smart Media Manger software is provided to control all of STE5 printing and encoding functions. 1-1.
Barcodes Code Pages Graphics Interfaces Control Panel Power Environment Humidity Agency Approvals 1-D Bar codes: Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 (subset A, B, C), UCC/EAN-128 K-Mart, UCC/EAN-128, UPC A / E (add on 2 & 5), I 2 of 5, I 2 of 5 with Shipping Bearer Bars, EAN 8 / 13 (add on 2 & 5), Codabar, Post NET, EAN 128, DUN 14, HIBC, MSI (1 Mod 10), Random Weight, Telepen, FIM, China Postal Code, RPS 128 and GS1 DataBar 2-D Bar codes: PDF417, Datamatrix code, MaxiCode, QR code and Micro QR code CODEPAGE 437,
1-3. Communication Interface Parallel Interface Handshake : DSTB connects to the printer, BUSY connects to the host Interface cable : Parallel cable compatible to IBM PC Pin out : See below PIN NO.
1-4. Printer Parts 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Cover Open Button Top Cover Label Roll Core Ribbon Rewind Wheel Print Mechanism Ribbon Rewind Shaft + Empty Ribbon Roll Locking Tenon (left/right) Front Cover Piece 4 1 2 3 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1 4 2 5 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Ribbon Supply Shaft Label Guide Platen Roller Print Line Adjustment Gear Label Sensor 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 1. Fan-Fold Label Insert 2. Power Switch 3. Ethernet Socket (Option) 4. USB Port 5. Parallel Port 6. Serial Port (RS-232) 7. Power Socket * The communication ports may vary depending on product types.
2. Printer Installation This printer model has the following print modes: Thermal When printing, ribbon must be installed to transfer the print contents onto the Transfer (TT) media. Direct Thermal When printing, no ribbon is necessary; it only requires direct thermal media. (DT) Please check which print mode you will use and then go into the Setting Mode to change the print mode setting if necessary. 2-1. Ribbon Installation 1.
4. Feed the ribbon from the Ribbon Supply Shaft under the Print Head. 5. Wrap the ribbon around the Ribbon Shaft and stick the ribbon onto the Empty Ribbon Roll Core. 6. Firmly close the upper print mechanism.
2-2. Label Installation 1. Open the top cover by pressing the Cover Open Buttons on both sides. 2. Insert the Label Roll Core into the label roll and then place it into the printer. 3. If it's necessary, you can also assemble the Label Stop Plates on both sides of label roll. Without Label Stop Plate With Label Stop Plate 4. Loosen and lift the upper print mechanism by pressing the locking tenons.
5. Feed the label through the two Label Guides to the Tear-off Bar. 6. Align the label guides to the label edge. 7. Close the upper print mechanism from the top to finish label installation.
2-3. Label Roll Core Installation Instruction (A) 1” roll core installation (B) 1.
2-4. Card / Hang tags Installation When installing cord tags, the tag hole must align with the sensor arrow (as indicated in figure), then use the Label Guide to secure the tags. Tag hole position Sensor Detection Position Sensor 2-5. PC Connection 1. 2. 3. 4. Please make sure the printer is powered off. Take the power cable, plug the cable switch to the power socket, and then connect the other end of the cable to the printer power socket.
3. Printer Setting 3-1. FEED Key After pressing the FEED key, printer will feed the media (according to media type) to the specified stop position. When printing with continuous media, pressing the FEED key will feed the media out to a certain length. When printing with labels, the printer will feed one label each time the FEED key is pressed. If the label is not sent out in a correct position, please proceed with the Auto Sensing (see next section). 3-2.
3-4. Self-Test page The Self-Test page helps user to figure out whether the printer is operating normally. Below are some general descriptions about the content of Self-Test page: Model & Version Serial port setup USB port setting STE5 : VX.XXX Serial port :96,N,8,1 int-usb sw setting: ext-USB Test pattern Number of DRAM installed Image buffer size Number of forms Number of graphics Number of fonts Number of Asian fonts Number of Databases Number of Scalable fonts Free memory size Speed, Density, Ref.
3-5. Error Messages LED Light Ready Status Red (Flash) Beep Red 4 beeps twice Red (Flash) None Red 3 beeps twice Red 2 beeps twice Red 2 beeps twice Red 2 beeps twice Red 2 beeps twice Red 2 beeps twice STE5 Operation Manual Description Solution Re-open the print head and make sure it closes tightly. Wait for the print head temperature drops to the The temperature of print head normal temperature range, is too high.
4. RFID Tag Encoding Before doing the RFID tag encoding, you should make sure below items are ready: A STE5 printer that has been connected to PC through USB port. The installation file of Smart Media Manager (SMM). You can get from the product CD. A security code of SMM, which you can get from Godex. The register file (with .LIC extension) of SMM. It should be provided by Godex, too. Smart Labels with RFID tag that has been registered by Godex.
5. Before running the SMM, please first connect the STE5 to PC through USB port and turn on the power. 6. Double click the SMM icon to start the program. 7. Click the "New" icon on the up-left corner of program window to create a new label file. 8. Complete label and printer settings and click the "OK" button. A pop-up window will be showed and ask you to enter the Security Code. *Note: please refer to "SMM Operation Manual" for more details about using and setting of SMM. 9.
10. If the Security Code is accepted, the program will then ask to check the register file. Please specify the file path of register file on the "Open License File" window. 11. If the authorization of Security code and register is passed, then you can start to use SMM now. Note The Security Code and register file should be matched to each other and can't be used separately. 12. After SMM has been registered, you can start to register STE5 printer now. 13.
4-2. RFID Tag Encoding 1. Follow the instruction on "Chapter 2.2 Label Installation" to load the Smart Label properly on STE5. 2. Press the "New Label" icon on SMM tool bar to start editing a new label. 3. Press the "Printer " icon on Font SMM tool bar, a Printer Font setting page will pop up. 4. Tick the "RFID" option on Printer Font setting page, then the Printer Font entry area will switch to RFID entry fields.
5. In RFID entry fields, you can put various ribbon / label configurations and encode the information into RFID tag. 6. Press "OK" button on the Printer Font setting page when all RFID entry fields are filled. A RFID icon will appear on the label editing page to show the data content in RFID tag. 7. If you need to print readable content with printer font on Smart Label, just tick the "Enable Print" option and fill in the content you want to print then press "OK" button.
8. Press the "Printer" icon on SMM tool bar to enter Label / Printer Setup page after RFID tag and label editing are completed. 9. On Label / Printer Setup page, you can change label and printer settings accordingly. Press the "Print" button and the printer will encode RFID tag and print out readable content at the same time. 10. When sticking a programmed Smart Label on a new label core, the Smart Label should be parallel to the label core as the figure showed.
4-3. RFID Utilities SMM also provides two other RFID utilities to help user to check the status of RFID tag and RFID module. The "RFID tag reading utility" can read the information in the RFID tag and the "RFID module testing utility" will check if the module still works properly. RFID tag Reading Utility 1. Load the Smart Label properly on STE5. 2. Select the "Read Tag Infor" function from advanced functions on SMM. 3. Press the "Read" button on the bottom of "RFID Tag Info" display page.
RFID Module Testing Utility 1. Connect the STE5 to PC and make sure it is on standby mode. Open the top cover and printing mechanism of printer. 2. Put a Smart Label on the place that is marked with red circle in figure. This is the place where the RFID module is embedded. 3. Select the "RFID Module Check" function from advanced functions on SMM. The printer will then keep beeping if RFID module works well. 4. To leave from RFID Module Checking mode, jut press the FEED key on printer.
4-4. RFID Messages During the process of RFID functions, there may be some popup windows to show various messages. Below are some general descriptions of these messages. Content of message When registering the printer Description or Solution "Register Successfully" The printer is registered successfully.
5. Accessory 5-1. Stripper Module Installation 1 Stripper Module 2 Screw (TAP 3*8) x 2pcs Note1 Please power off the printer before installing the stripper module. Note2 Label liner thickness is recommended to be 0.06mm ± 10% with basic weight 65g/ ± 6%. Note3 The max width for stripper is 110mm 1. Open the top cover by pressing the Cover Open Buttons on both sides. 2. Loosen and then lift the upper print mechanism by pressing the locking tenons. 3. Unlock the front cover piece by pushing locks inward.
6. Place the left side of the stripper first, and then fit the right side. 7. Hold the stripper module and tighten the screws. 8. Feed the label through the Label Guides. Note The label / paper used for stripper is suggested to be at least 25mm in height. Suggestion When printing with stripper module, it is suggested to set the stop position (^E) to 9. 9. Peel off the first label, and feed the liner through the roller and the Tear-off Bar. 10.
11. Close the upper print mechanism and the stripper. 12. Press the FEED key to adjust the position of label and complete the installation.
6. Maintenance and Adjustment 6-1. Thermal Print Head Cleaning Unclear printouts may be caused by dusty print head or label liner glue. Therefore, it’s necessary to keep the top cover closed when printing. Also, check and prevent paper/label from being stained or dusty to ensure print quality and to prolong the print head life. Print head cleaning instructions are as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. Power-off the printer. Open the top cover. Open the print head by pressing the locking tenons.
6-3. Print Line Adjustment To get better printing balance and quality, use print head adjusting gear to adjust the contacting surface between print head and label. 1. 2. A When turning print head adjusting gear counter-clockwise (as arrow 1 shows), print head would move in the direction where arrow A shows. 1 B 2 When turning print head adjusting gear clockwise (as arrow 2 shows), print head would move in the direction where arrow B shows. 6-4. Adjust the cutter 1.
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