P520L PC-Link Dye-Sub Printer User Manual
Contents Regulatory compliance statements...................................................................................3 Chapter 1. Important safety instruction ...........................................................................5 ◎ Safety Instruction..........................................................................................5 ◎ Environments ................................................................................................5 ◎ Handling Instruction .....................
Regulatory compliance statements American Users FCC Part 15 For a Class A digital device or peripheral, the instructions furnished the user shall include the following or similar statement, placed in a prominent location in the text of the manual. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Chapter 1. Important safety instruction ◎ Safety Instruction This manual provides detail instructions for the safety use of the printer. Please read this manual carefully before operating the printer to ensure having proper use. ◆ In this manual, there are notes that require special attention. For your safety operation, Safety Notices are separated as follows: : Inappropriate handing can cause the death or serious wounds. : Inappropriate handling can cause wounds and/or physical damage to the users.
: Do not place the printer under a humid or dusty place. It can cause a fire, electric shock or printer problem. Do not place the printer with dust, sand and high humidity such as bathing place, bathroom, hot spring or the street. : Do not place the printer on rickety place and/or inclined place. Printer may fall down or tumble and it can cause serious injury. ＊ Attention: Do not place the printer under the low temperatures such as ski yard, skating rink or open-air with direct sunlight.
: When moving the printer, hold the bottom edge of the printer. It is strongly recommended to handle the printer by one to two persons during the transportation. : Please take caution when transporting the printer on the slippery floor. : Please make sure the power is off and the power cord is removed from the printer before transportation. : In the cause of dropping the printer during transportation, contact HiTi dealers or service center for inspection of the printer.
: This product must be grounded at all time during operation, and always used with the specified power cable only or the power cable accompanying this product. If the product is used without grounding, and current leakage occurs, fire or electrical shock may occur, and may also cause interference to radio, TV, and other similar electric appliances signal receiving. If the proper ground is not available, please contact HiTi dealers or service center.
Chapter 2. Accessory items Before using the printer, please make sure the Chapter 1. Important Safety Instruction is fully-acknowledged carefully.
=> USB cable => Warranty card 10
Chapter 3.
❹ ❺ ❻ ❼ ❽ ◎ LCD Display No. Name Function ❶ Door Press the button to open the front door ❷ Control panel Four hard-key and one mono LCM to control and monitor the condition of the printer ❸ Scrap receptacle Clean it up periodically before full of scraps in the receptacle USB slot (Type A) Connect with designated device of HiTi products. Do not charge with hand-held devices.
(Type B) purpose ❻ Power Switch Switch “On” to operate, and switch “Off” when finishing using the printer. Do not switch off the printer while the printer is still running.
Chapter 4. Installing and operation Connect the power cord which is conformed to safety regulations below. ◎ Installing 4.1 Connect the printer power cord to the back of P520L (as figure shown) and AC power receptacle. : Make sure to switch off the power of the printer before connecting to AC power. : Do not insert or remove the power cord with wet hands. It may cause the electric leakage. : Do not damage or make any modification to the power cord.
: Please avoid piling up which may cause the fire and electric shock. Connect the USB cable with printer and PC/laptop for further operation. 4.2 Connect USB cable with printer and PC/laptop. USB A type for PC/laptop ; USB B type for printer. : Before removing the USB cable, please make sure the printer is finished its internal operations. : Removing the USB cable while data transferring printer may not be able to print data correctly and it may cause waste. ◎ Operation Process 4.
4.4 Open the cover of the printer Press the button on the top left of front cover of the printer. ＊ Attention: Reserve a space for the cover jump out ◎ Ribbon/Paper Installing Install paper adapters in the paper flange first while using 5x7 paper size. However, the paper adapters are not necessary while printing 4x6 or 6x8 paper size. * Accessory item: => Paper adapter x 2 (Install with Paper flange) Please install each one of paper flange and paper adapter which is for 5 inch paper core used.
4.5.1 Loading paper instructions Place the paper flange in right positions. ＊ Attention: It is a mistake-proofing for users; Please be sure the white flange locates on white indentation and black flange locates on black indentation. *Accessory item: => Paper flange x 2 (1x Black and 1x white) 4.5.2 Stretch the paper to designated position Stretch proper length of paper through the gap and make sure the black object (as red circled area) is right above the paper.
4.6 Loading ribbon instructions Stretch the ribbon and load in right position. ＊ Attention: It is a mistake-proofing for users; Please be sure the white head locates on white indentation and black head locates on black indentation. 4.7 Close front cover When the ribbon and paper are finished loading, please close the door to ensure printer running properly. After each paper roll is loaded, 4 sheets of paper will be cut without printing automatically to ensure the paper 4.
Chapter 5. Operation panel and Printer Status ◎ Operation Panel ⓫ ❾❿ ⓫ ⓫ No. Name Function ❾ Left button Use this button to select preferred setting ❿ Manu button Use this button to view the printer status ⓫ Right button Use this button to select preferred setting ⓫ EXEC button Use this button execute cutting paper ⓫ LCD Display See as below table LCD display Description Printer Ready Printer is ready to operate. The button left shows the printer size user is able to print.
interrupted temporarily until the thermal head is cooled down System warm up The thermal head is being warmed up. Printing is interrupted temporarily until the thermal head is warmed up ◎ User Set Up Mode To set the user set up mode, press the “Menu” button in standby mode. When the “Menu” button is being pressed, display changes as follows.
Chapter 6. Routine Maintenance ◎ Cleaning of Thermal Printing Head and Roller By using thermal transfer technology, daily maintenance is not necessary if the printer has been using properly. However, in order to keep the best print quality, it is highly recommended to clean Thermal Printing Head and Roller once a month. : Make sure that the power is switched off before cleaning. Thermal Printing Head reaches high temperature right after printing. Do not touch by hands directly.
：Please wait 5 minutes until the gauze dried up completely ◎ Cleaning of Outer Cabinet cleaning Whip the outer cabinet of printer with a soft cloth. If the strains are not removed, wet the cloth and apply weakened neutral Detergent to it. : In case of foreign substance get into the printer, please switch off the printer, remove the power cord and contact with dealers or service center for further help. Continuous use of the printer under such condition can cause the fire and electric shock.
Chapter 7.
lamp us lit The front cover does not open ● Check if the printer is installed in a flat surface ● Check if any object obstacles the front cover open A straight stripe area is not printed ● Dotted areas are not printed ● The Thermal Printing Head may be dirty, clean it up as Chapter 6. “Routine Maintenance” instructs ● If the blank area remains after cleaning Thermal Printing Head, it may be caused by loosing of Thermal Printing Head.
7.3 Pull out the paper until the paper sensor indicator goes off. ＊ Attention: If the paper is used without cutting off the folded or printer section, paper jam occurs every time or the ribbon may snap during printing. Always cut off the creased or printed section of the paper. ＊ Attention: Cut off the paper straight and at right angles to the roll paper direction ＊ Attention: If paper jam occurs frequently, a defect in the mechanical section is assumed. Consult with HiTi dealers or service center.
7.4 Stick the broken part of ribbon with a tape. 7.5 Turn the ribbon on the rewinding side and rewind the tapped section completely and tightly.
Chapter 8. Specification ◎ Specification Model Name HiTi P520L Printing Method Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer (D2T2 Technology) Resolution 300 x 300 dpi Printing Size & Capacity 4” x 6” (102 x 152mm): 500 prints 5” x 7” (127 x 177mm): 290 prints 6” x 8” (152 x 203mm): 250 Prints Printing speed 4” x 6” approximately: < 12.8 seconds 5” x 7” approximately: < 18.5 seconds 6” x 8” approximately: < 20.5 seconds Operation System Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windors 7 ; Mac OS 10.
