TOSHIBA Bar Code Printer Printer Driver Operating Manual 8th Edition: March 5, 2012
Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1. General Description ............................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Features..................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the TOSHIBA bar code printer. This document gives you a general description of the installation, operation, and functions of the TPCL*-enabled printer driver (BDRV-WBX8-Z31 Version 7.2.4 M-3). The latest printer driver can be downloaded from TOSHIBA TEC bar code system website at the following URL: http://www.toshibatec-ris.
1. General Description 1.1 Features This product is a printer driver designed for TOSHIBA bar code printer and used under Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Note: Windows 2000 is not supported though installation of this product is possible. Enables easy printing from Windows applications.
1.3 Notation Names of menus, screens, icons, buttons, tabs, and items are enclosed in square brackets ([ ]). For example: Click the [OK] button. Wordings shown on the computer monitor and the LCD message display of your printer are enclosed in double quotation marks (“ “). For example: “ON LINE”. Titles of the chapters and sections to be referred to are expressed in bold and Italic. For example: Please refer to Section 1.1 Features. 1.
1.6 Operational Conditions This product can be used under the following system requirements. 1.6.1 Operation System Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) or Windows Server 2008 R2 Notes: 1. 64-bit operating systems except Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are not applicable. 2. Windows 2000 is not supported though installation of this product is possible. 1.6.
Specifying a network path for the printer port 1. 2. 3. Right-click the printer icon and select the [Properties]. Select the [Ports] tab in the Properties screen and click the [Add Port] button. Select the “Local Port” and click the [New Port] button. Enter a port name. Port name: \\Printer server name\. Note: The “printer server name” is a computer name to which the shared printer is connected. The “shared name” is the name of the shared printer.
Be sure to set the [Printer Status Monitoring] as shown in the table below. The status monitor has been disabled as default. Wrong setting disables proper printing. Configuration for the Status Monitor When the [Printer Status Monitoring] is set to other than “Disabled”, it is possible to monitor the printer status from the host computer. When this feature is not supported or is unnecessary, choose the “Disabled” for the [Printer Status Monitoring].
2. Whenever the “CENTRO. MODE” is set to “ECP” in the printer system mode, be sure to set the “PLUG & PLAY” to ON. And, whenever the “CENTRO. MODE” is set to “SPP”, be sure to set the “PLUG & PLAY” to OFF. (The “CENTRO. MODE” and “PLUG & PLAY” have been set to “SPP” and “OFF” as the factory default settings, respectively. To enable the bi-directional communication, be sure to set the “CENTRO. MODE” to “ECP” and “PLUG & PLAY” to “ON”. For details of the printer parameter setting, refer to Section 6.
The default setting of the function character is a caret “^” (5EH). When using bar code fonts like QR code and if you want to specify a function character as bar code data, you need to specify two function characters consecutively. For example, when a caret “^” is used as the function character, enter “^ ^” as bar code data. Click the [Page Setup] tab, [Advanced Options] button, and specify the Function Character. This is used when binary data is specified as bar code data.
When using this product for the B-SP2D, B-EP2DL-G or B-EP4DL-G, set the printer mode to “TPCL-LE”, “TPCL-LE1”, “TPCL”, or “TPCL1” by using the Printer Setting Tool or the keys on the printer. For the key operations, refer to the B-EP Series Key Operation Specification. When a device font is used, the actual print result looks different from the print preview. Print the label format, and check and adjust the label format. RFID fonts are not supported.
Bitmap fonts cannot be used for Access. When using Access, remove the check from the “List Bitmap Font” checkbox in the “Font Settings” dialog. Do not install other Seagull Scientific printer drivers in the PC where this product has been installed. If you installed any by mistake, uninstall the all printer drivers by the DriverWizard, then reinstall this product only.
If data including a space at the beginning or at the end is printed in bar code font, such space is deleted from the data. Multiple data with the same Y-coordinate and same bar code font specified are all connected. To avoid this, click the [Fonts] tab and [Tools] button, select the “Font Settings”, click the [Utility Fonts] tab, then remove the check from the “Combine Adjacent Bar Code & RFID Fields” checkbox.
How to open the Properties with the administrative privilege To change some of the settings under Windows Vista/Server2008, the administrative privilege is necessary. Right-click the printer icon, select the “Run as administrator “, and click the “Properties”. Note: The “User account control” dialog box may be displayed. In that case, click the [Allow]. How to set up Windows Vista/Server2008/7/Server2008R2 again If you uninstall the printer driver, set up the Windows again.
If plug-and-play installation fails under Windows Vista/Server2008/7/Server2008R2 If an undefined device is created after a plug-and-play installation, follow the procedure below. 1. Select the “Start”, “All programs”, “TOSHIBA TEC”, “TPCL Printer Driver”, and “PnP recovery”. Note: 2. Log on as the user with administrative privilege. The “User account control” dialog may be displayed. In that case, click the [Allow]. When the screen on the right appears, click the “Install this driver software anyway”.
2. Installation Procedure The installation procedure of this printer driver differs depending on the printer models and the connection methods. Follow the procedure for the appropriate condition to install the printer driver. If the older version of this printer driver has been already installed, be sure to uninstall it first, restart the printer, and install the latest printer driver. Section 2.10 Uninstalling the Printer Driver.
Installation method by operating systems OS Windows 2000 Plug and Play is not used. RS-232C LAN Parallel Section 2.2 Install under Windows 2000/XP/Server2003 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Section 2.3 Install under Windows Vista/Server2008/7 Windows Server 2008 R2 Connection method Plug and Play is used. USB Section 2.4 Install under Windows 2000 (USB interface with plug and play enabled) Parallel (*1) Section 2.
2.1 Preparation for Installation 1. Access Toshiba TEC web site at the following address and download the printer driver install file “TPCL-drv_7.2.4_M-3_E.exe” to the local disc. http://www.toshibatec-ris.com/download_overseas/printer/printer_driver/ Note: If you do not agree with the Software License Agreement, you cannot download the file. 2. Double-click the downloaded “TPCL-drv_7.2.4_M-3_E.exe”, and the “TPCL PRINTER DRIVER – Installshield Wizard” is displayed. Click the [Next] button.
4. When you click the [Install] button, the printer driver install file is created in “C:\TEC_DRV”. Note: The folder name cannot be changed from “C:\TEC_DRV”. 5. When the installation is completed, click the [Finish] button. Note: In the case of Windows Vista/Server2008/7/ Server2008R2, the screen on the right will appear. Click the “Install this driver software anyway”.
2.2 Installation under Windows XP/Server2003 Note: Proper operation is not guaranteed on the PC running Windows 2000. 1. Turn on the PC. Note: Log on as the user with administrative privilege. 2. Select the “Start”, “Printer and FAX” to show the printer folder. Supplement: In the case of Windows 2000, select “Start”, “Setting”, and “Printer”. If the “Printer and FAX” folder is not found, click the “Control Panel” and select the “Printer and FAX”.
6. 7. 8. Specify a printer port and click the [Next] button. When the “Install Printer Software” screen appears, click the [Have Disk] button. Specify the printer driver install folder (C:/TEC_DRV) created in Section 2.1 Preparation for Installation, and click the [Open] button. Select the “TEC.inf” and click the [OK] button.
9. The list of the installable printer is displayed.
10. 11. Select the model to be installed, and click the [Next] button. Select the “Replace existing driver”, and click the [Next] button. Supplement: This step will be omitted when the printer driver is installed for the first time. 12. 13. Select whether or not to use the printer as a default printer, then click the [Next] button. Select whether or not to share the printer with other users on the network, then click the [Next] button.
14. 15. 16. Select whether or not to perform a print test, then click the [Next] button. When the “Completing the Add Printer Wizard” is displayed, click the [Finish] button. When the screen on the right appears, click the [Continue Anyway] button. Note: “Digital Signature Not Found” message may be displayed. In that case, click the [Yes] button. 17. Installation of the printer driver starts. 18. When the installation is completed, a new printer icon will be added to the “Printer” folder.
To print on the shared printer 1. Conduct above-mentioned steps 1 through 18. 2. Log on as the user which is allowed to access the PC with which the printer is shared. Note: This work requires the administrative privilege. temporarily. 3. 4. Right-click the newly added icon, and select the “Properties” to open the “Properties” screen. Click the [Port] tab, then click the [Add Port] button.
5. 6. 7. Select the “Local Port”, and click the [New Port] button. Enter the network path of the shared printer (e.g. \\*****\TECB-SA4), then click the [OK] button. When the port setting is completed, click the [OK] button to close the “Properties” screen. Note: After installing this printer driver, be sure to disable the Bi-directional support. 6.1 How to Enable Bi-directional Communication Support.
2.3 Installation under Windows Vista/Server2008/7/Server2008R2 Note: If the installation did not succeed, follow the procedure described in How to set up Windows Vista/Server2008/7/Server2008R2 again. 1. Turn on the PC. Note: Log on as the user with administrative privilege. 2. Select “Start”, “Control Panel”, “Hardware and Sound”, and “Printer” to open the printer folder. Supplement: Entering “Printer” in the Search box of the Start menu causes the “Printer” to be shown in the Program. 3.
6. 7. When the screen on the right appears, select “TEC” from the Manufacturer list. The list of the installable printer models are displayed.
Driver name Model Driver name TEC B-SX4-CN B-SX4T-GS10-CN B-SX4T-GS20-CN B-SX4T-GS20-CN-R TEC B-SX5 TEC B-SX6T-R B-SX6T-TS12-QM-R TEC B-SX8T-R TEC CB-426-T3 CB-426-T3-QQ CB-426-T3-QQ-US CB-426-T3-QP TEC B-EP4DL-G B-EP4DL-GH20-QM-R B-EP4DL-GH30-QM-R B-EP4DL-GH40-QM-R TEC B-EX4T1-G B-EX4T1-GS12-QM-R B-EX4T1-GS12-CN-R TEC B-EX4T2-T B-EX4T2-TS12-QM-R B-EX4T2-TS12-CN-R 8. 9.
12. When the installation is completed, the “Add Printer” screen is displayed. At this time, a new printer icon is added to the “Printer” folder. Click the [Finish] button. If you want to perform a print test, click the [Print a test page] button.
To print on the shared printer (1) 1. Conduct above-mentioned steps 1 through 12. 2. Log on as the user which is allowed to access the PC with which the printer is shared. Note: This work requires the administrative privilege. temporarily. 3. 4. Right-click the newly added icon, and select the “Properties” to open the “Properties” screen. Click the “Ports” tab, and remove the check from the “Enable bi-directional support” checkbox. Click the [Add Port] button.
5. 6. 7. Select the “Local Port”, and click the [New Port] button. Enter the network path of the shared printer (e.g. \\*****\TECB-SA4), then click the [OK] button. When the port setting is completed, click the [OK] button to close the “Properties” screen. Note: After installing this printer driver, be sure to disable the Bi-directional support. 6.1 How to Enable Bi-directional Communication Support.
To print on the shared printer (2) Note: If the printer driver of different version has been already installed, first uninstall it, then install this printer driver. The version of the printer drivers in the server PC and client PC must be the same. ♦ Read before installation The printer driver installed in the server PC must support Windows Vista/Server 2008/7/Server2008R2. For the client PC, the printer driver needs to be installed in or uninstalled from each user account.
6. 7. 8. Select the “Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer”. Click the “The printer that I want isn’t listed”. Click the “Select a shared printer by name”, enter the network path of the shared printer (e.g. \\*****\TECB-SA4), then click the [OK] button.
9. Installation starts. Supplement: If the dialog box on the right appears after the installation, click the [Disable] button. 10. 11. Select whether or not to use the printer as a default printer, then click the [Next] button. When the installation is completed, the screen on the right will appear. At this time, a new printer icon is added to the “Printer” folder. Click the [Finish] button. If you want to perform a print test, click the [Print a test page] button.
2.4 Installation under Windows 2000 (USB with Plug & Play Enabled) Note: Proper operation is not guaranteed on the PC running Windows 2000. 1. Turn on the PC. Note: Log on as the user with administrative privilege. 2. Turn on the printer and connect it to the PC with a USB cable. 3. “USB DEVICE” is detected and “USB Print support” is automatically installed. 4. 5. 6. After a while, the “Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed. Click the [Next] button.
7. 8. Click the [Browse] button. Specify the folder (C:\TEC_DRV) created in Section 2.1, and click the [Next] button. Make sure the driver of this device has been detected, then click the [Next] button. Device driver name B-852-R, B-SA4G, B-SA4G-CN, B-SA4T, B-SA4T-CN, B-SX4, B-SX4-CN, B-SX5, B-SX5-CN, B-SX6T-R, B-SX8T-R, B-SV4, B-452-R, B-EP2DL-G, B-EP4DL-G, B-EV4-G, B-EV4-T, B-EX4T1-G, B-EX4T1-T, B-EX4T2-G, B-EX4T2-T, B-EX4T2-H 9. When the screen on the right is displayed, click the [Yes] button.
10. 11. When the “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed, click the [Finish] button. When the installation is completed, a new printer icon is added to the Printer folder. Note: For the TEC-B-419, be sure to disable the bi-directional support after the installation of this driver. details, refer to Section 6.1 How to Enable Bi-directional Communication Support.
2.5 Installation under Windows XP/Server2003 (USB with Plug & Play enabled) 1. Turn on the PC. Note: Log on as the user with administrative privilege. 2. Turn on the printer, and connect it to the PC with a USB cable. 3. “USB DEVICE” is detected, and the “USB Print Support” is automatically installed. 4. After a while, new devices are detected.
7. 8. 9. When the screen on the right appears, click the [Continue Anyway] button. When the “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed, click the [Finish] button. When the installation is completed, a new printer icon is added to the Printer folder. Note: For the B-419, be sure to disable the Bi-directional support. Enable Bi-directional Communication Support. - 38 - For details, refer to Section 6.
2.6 Installation under Windows Vista/Server 2008/7/Server2008R2 (USB with Plug & Play Enabled) Note: If an undefined device is created after installation of the printer driver, follow the procedure described in the section If plug-and-play installation fails under Windows Vista/Server2008/7/Server2008R2. 1. Turn on the PC. Note: Log on as the user with administrative privilege. 2. Turn on the printer and connect it to the PC with a USB cable. 3.
2.7 Installation under Windows 2000 (Parallel interface with Plug & Play Enabled) Note: Proper operation is not guaranteed on the PC running Windows 2000. 1. Connect the printer to the PC with a parallel interface cable. 2. Turn on the printer. 3. Set the printer parameters in the system mode. B-SX4, B-SX4-CN, B-SX5, and B-SX5-CN CENTRO.
7. 8. 9. Check the “Specify a location” check box, and click the [Next] button. Click the [Browse] button, specify the folder (C\TEC_DRV) created in Section 2.1 Preparation for Installation, and click the [Next] button. Make sure the applicable drivers are detected, then click the [Next] button. Device driver name B-852-R, B-452-R, B-SA4G, B-SA4G-CN, B-SA4T, B-SA4T-CN, B-SX4, B-SX4-CN, B-SX5, B-SX5-CN, B-SX6T-R, B-EX4T1-G, B-EX4T1-T, B-EX4T2-G, B-EX4T2-T, B-EX4T2-H 10.
11. 12. When the “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed, click the [Finish] button. When the installation is completed, a new printer icon is added to the Printer folder. Note: For the models other than B-SX4, B-SX4-CN, B-SX5, or B-SX5-CN, be sure to disable the bi-directional support after installing this printer driver. For details, refer to Section 6.1. How to Enable Bi-directional Communication Support.
2.8 Installation under Windows XP/Server2003 (Parallel interface with Plug & Play Enabled) 1. Connect the printer to the PC with a parallel interface cable. 2. Turn on the printer. 3. Set the printer parameters in the system mode. B-SX4, B-SX4-CN, B-SX5, and B-SX5-CN CENTRO.
7. 8. 9. When the screen on the right appears, click the [Continue Anyway] button. When the “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed, click the [Finish] button. When the installation is completed, a new printer icon is added to the Printer folder. Note: For other models than the B-SX4, B-SX4-CN, B-SX5, or B-SX5-CN, be sure to enable the bi-directional support after installing the printer driver. For details, refer to Section 6.1 How to Enable Bi-directional Communication Support.
2.9 Installation under Windows Vista/Server2008/7/Server2008R2 (Parallel Interface with Plug & Play Enabled) Note: If an undefined device is created after installation of the printer driver, follow the procedure described in the section If plug-and-play installation fails under Windows Vista/Server2008/7/Server2008R2. 1. Connect the printer to the PC with a parallel interface cable. 2. Turn on the printer. 3. Set the printer parameters in the system mode. B-SX4, B-SX4-CN, B-SX5, and B-SX5-CN CENTRO.
2.10 Uninstalling the Printer Driver 2.10.1 To delete the printer drivers except for V6.5 Build75 and V6.5 Build77 In the following cases, be sure to uninstall the printer driver using the procedure below. • When the same version is installed again. • When an older version has been already installed. • When the installation is canceled on the way or when the [No] is selected at a confirmation of the digital signature. • When the printer driver cannot be installed for some reason. Notes: 1.
2. 3. 4. Select the “Remove printer drivers”, and click the [Next] button. Select the “Automatically remove all TEC Printer Drivers”, and click the [Next] button. Click the [Finish] button to start to delete the printer drivers.
5. 6. When the “Restart System” screen displayed, click the [Restart] button. is When the printer driver is deleted successfully, the screen on the right is displayed. Note: If the deletion of the printer driver failed, retry from Steps 1 to 5 until the deletion succeeds. Note: When you deleted the printer driver from Windows Vista/Server2008/7/Server2008R2 and reinstall the printer driver again, follow the procedure described in How to Setup Windows Vista/Server 2008/7/Server2008R2 again.
2.10.2 To delete the V6.5 Build75 or V6.5 Build77 1. Select the “Start”, “Control Panel”, and “Add/Remove Programs”. Note: Log on as the user with administrative privilege. 2. 3. 4. Select the “TEC **** printer” from the “Edit/Remove Programs”, and click the [Add and delete]. (**** indicates a printer model name. For example, B-452, B-419, etc.) Confirm that the selected file in the “File Delete confirmation” window is correct, then click the [Yes] button.
3. Functions You can set various functions of this printer driver in the “Properties” and “Printing Preferences”. Property setting menus in the “Printing Preferences” Right-click the printer icon, and select the “Printing Preferences”. The following tabs are provided. 3.1 Page setup 3.2 Graphics 3.3 Stock 3.4 Options {: Fully supported. Page Setup tab Function Stock Orientation Effects Preset Advanced Options Printing position tab User Commands tab X: Use the default.
Function Driver Options tab Graphics tab Resolution Dithering Color Stock Media settings Issue Settings Fine Adjustment Description When enabled, the driver will try to use the printer's Line Commands to draw lines. When disabled, lines are drawn by using the Graphic Command. Allows setting the number of copies to be printed as default. If the number of copies is not changed in the application, this value will be effective.
Function Options tab Graphic Options Print Density Adjustment Feed Adjustment Supply Options Multiple Part Print Area About tab Ribbon Adjustments License Version Description Used to compensate for label print shrinkage or expansion. Allows selecting the method used to download graphics to the printer. Allows adjusting the print density for the direct thermal mode. Allows adjusting the print density for the thermal transfer mode.
Property setting menus in the “Properties” Right-click the printer icon, and select the “Properties”. 3.5 Font 3.6 Tools 3.7 Printer font {: Fully supported. Font tab Function [Font] button [View] button [Tool] button Font settings [Resident Fonts] [Utility Fonts] X: Use the default. Support Description { Allows adding, modifying and deleting the currently defined bar code fonts. RFID fonts are not supported. { Allows limiting the view of bar code fonts to only those of specified type.
Function [Encoding] Tool tab Bitmap Font Settings [Print] [Action] Description When selected, specified data are sent to the printer as they are. When selected, the font which converts the data in the specified format into a command is usable. When selected, the characters are combined if the same bar code font is specified for them. Allows specifying the method of encoding the data into bar codes.
Function Administration Network settings Regional Options Printer Specifications [Logging Options] [Status Monitoring] About tab License Version Description Allows importing previously saved printer driver settings and exporting the settings of this printer driver. When the shared printer is installed as a network printer, the setting or status information can be shared between the server and the client.
3.1 Page Setup Tab Clicking on the Page Setup tab allows you to specify the default media size, orientation, and other properties of the media. Note: When printing on the shared printer, specify the orientation and media size on the client PC from which a print job is sent. Even if the media size and the orientation are registered to the shared printer, it is not possible to share such information with the client PC.
Effects • Mirror Image When this checkbox is checked, the print will be a mirror image. • Negative When this checkbox is checked, the print will be white on black. Depending on the printer models, the selectable options differ. Preset Allows saving the settings of this printer driver so that they may be imported into a different or freshly installed printer driver. )Section 3.1.2 Preset 3.1.
Label Size • Width, Height Specifies the height and width of a label stock size. Exposed liner width • Left, Right Specifies the distance between the edges of the paper backing and the edges of the label. (Set the same value for the left and right.) Note: For the B-SP2D, B-419, and B-431 models, set the both exposed liner widths to 0 mm. Instead, set the label width to the ‘effective print width + left and right exposed liner widths’. Adjust the print position on the label format with the application.
3.1.2 Preset By clicking the [Manage] button in the Page Setup page, the following screen display will appear to allow you to manage the printer settings with a name. Preset Management • New After configuring the necessary print settings for a selected stock, click the [New] button, name these print settings to manage them as a preset, and enter a description of these settings in the “Description” box. Click the [OK] button to save.
3.1.3 Advanced Options Clicking the [Advanced Options] button allows control of the printer options for which the printer driver does not provide explicit control. Printing Position Position Adjustment tab • Horizontal Offset Enables adjustment of the print position in the horizontal direction. Since this feature is not supported, do not change the default setting. • Vertical offset Enables adjustment of the print position in the vertical direction.
• Function Character When a bar code font is used for printing, use of the function character enables encoding binary data. The default setting is a caret [^] (5EH). The following explanation is based on an assumption that the caret [^] (5EH) is used. Entry in hex.
• Disable Copies Limit: When this checkbox is checked, a value greater than 9999 can be set for the Default Copies. Since this feature is not supported, do not change the default setting. • Disable User-Defined Paper Size: This feature disables the user-defined paper size “USER”. When this checkbox is checked, “USER” cannot be used. Since this feature is not supported, do not change the default setting.
3.2 Graphics Tab Clicking the Graphics tab enables adjustment of dithering or color tone. Resolution Enables selecting the print head resolution. Only the resolutions supported by the printer model can be specified. Dithering Enables creating the illusion of different shades of gray by varying the pattern of dots. The more dither patterns that a device or program supports, the more shades of gray it can represent.
3.3 Stock Tab Clicking the Stock tab allows setting various print conditions specific to the printer, such as the media settings, issue settings, and fine adjustments. Media Settings • Print Method Enables selecting the print method. • Direct thermal • Direct thermal (Head up) • Thermal transfer • Thermal transfer (Ribbon save) The “Thermal transfer (Ribbon save)” is available only to the printer supporting the ribbon saving function.
• Sensor Enables selecting a sensor type. • None • Reflective • Transmissive • Transmissive (Manual Threshold) • Reflective (Manual Threshold) • Transmissive (Clothing Tags) • Lower Reflective (Black mark on the reverse side) • Lower Reflective (Manual Threshold) • Upper Reflective (Black mark on the print side) • Lower Reflective (Punch hole) Select the “Transmissive (Preprinted Labels)” or “Reflective (Manual Threshold)” when the threshold has been set through the key operation in the printer system mode.
• Occurrence Enables specifying how often labels should be cut. If the “Strip Mode (with Back Feed)” is selected for the Issue Mode, this feature is disabled. • After every page --------------------------------Cuts labels after each label is finished printing. • After specified interval -----------------------Cuts labels after the number of labels specified in the Interval setting.
3.4 Options Tab Models other than B-EP2DL-G and B-EP4DL-G B-EP2DL-G and B-EP4DL-G Graphic Options • Transfer Mode Allows selecting the method used to download graphics to the printer. Basically, select the “TOPIX compression” mode. For the models which are not supporting the TOPIX compression mode, select “Uncompressed 8-bit (overwrite)”. The “TOPIX compression (XOR)” method improves the throughput by processing only a different part from the previous page.
Supply Options Allows setting the printing energy for each of the “Direct thermal” and “Thermal transfer”. When “Use Current Print Setting” is selected, the printer operates according to the currently selected setting. Selection of “Direct thermal” or “Thermal transfer” depends on which is selected for the “Print Method“ on the Stock page. Ribbon Adjustments When the thermal transfer method is selected, setting the conditions related to the ribbon is allowed. Ribbon Adjustments.) () 3.4.
• Multiple Part High Density Print Area Enables setting the “Multiple Part High Density Print Area Offset (c)” (X-coordinate of the multiple part high density print area start position) and “Multiple Part High Density Print Area Length (d)”. This area is to be printed with much higher print energy than the multiple part print area to enable clearly printing small or fine characters and bar codes on the second sheet.
3.4.2 Ribbon Adjustments Clicking on the [Ribbon Adjustments] button on the Options page enables ribbon settings. Ribbon Type When the “Set” checkbox is checked, configurations related to the ribbon is allowed. When unchecked, the printer operates according to the currently selected settings. This menu is provided only to the models for which a ribbon type is selectable. • Type Enables selecting a ribbon type used on the printer. Selectable ribbon types are different depending on the printer model.
3.5 Fonts Tab Clicking the Fonts tab of the Properties screen enables adding, deleting, modifying, importing, exporting, and viewing currently defined bar code fonts. These fonts will be listed in many Windows applications that normally do not support printing bar codes. Although they will not appear as bar codes on the screen, they will print as bar codes. An unlimited number of bar fonts can be created, each of which may have different bar code parameters. Notes: 1.
• Delete Enables deleting the currently selected bar code font. Select a bar code font, then click the [Font] button and the “Delete” or right-click the font and select the “Delete”. View Enables filtering the bar code font types to display. Supplement: “Resident Fonts” and “Bar code fonts” are available. The bar code font list on the [Fonts] page only shows the font types usable by the applicable printer driver.
• Bitmap Font Settings List Bitmap Fonts: When this checkbox is checked, the bitmap fonts can be used on the application. When not checked, the bitmap fonts cannot be used. Simulate Scalable Fonts: When this checkbox is checked, the size of bitmap fonts can be specified to the same size of outline fonts. Since this feature is not supported, do not change the default setting. List Magnifications: When this checkbox is checked, magnified bitmap fonts can be used.
Encoding tab • Text Encodings Enables setting the code page for the data to be printed in the resident fonts. Wrong code page setting causes the printer not to print properly. Since this feature is not supported, do not change the default setting. In the case the code page of B-850, B-852, or Arabic is selected for the printer, the data is printed as it looks with the printer font. But unsupported characters are not processed as the printer font.
3.5.1 Bar Code Font When you click the [Font] button in the [Fonts] page and select the “New Bar Code Font”, the following screen appears to enable addition of a new bar code font. Also, you can modify the registered bar code font properties. First select the bar code font to edit, then click the [Font] button in the [Fonts] page and select the “Edit” or right-click the bar code font and select the “Edit” to open the Bar Code Font screen.
Bar Code Options • Symbology Enables selecting a type of the bar code or two dimensional code from the following.
3.6 Tools Tab Clicking the Tools tab enables testing the printer operations or setting variable options. Printer Print • Generic test Prints an image “TEST” on a label on the print conditions (Media size, position adjustment, sensor type, etc.) specified in the Stock page. This should help verify that the computer being used is communicating with the printer. • Blank page Prints a blank label on the specified conditions (Media size, position adjustment, sensor type, etc.
• Manage XML Data Print Files Enables managing the format, graphic, and font files related to the XML data in the printer. This feature is not supported • Reset Printer Enables resetting the printer. This is available only when the RS-232C interface is used. • Test Print Head Allows execution of the printer’s broken pins test. The test will detect if thermal elements in the print head are open. A failed test would suggest a need to replace the print head to ensure perfect print quality.
Include Job Information: When this checkbox is checked, the job information obtained from the printer through the SNMP feature is added to those to be printed. This information is displayed on the Network Tool. Note: This feature is disabled as default. If you do not need the job information on the SNMP, do not change the default setting.
• Format Memory When the “Format Memory” is clicked, the screen on the right is displayed to enable formatting the specified flash memory. When the [OK] button is clicked, the memory format is executed. • Ribbon Settings When the “Ribbon Settings” is clicked, the screen on the right appears to enable fine adjustment of the ribbon motor voltages. Adjusting the ribbon motor voltage is effective to improve ribbon slack or wrinkles.
Reset to Defaults: Allows restoring the checked items to the factory default. Bar Code and RFID Fonts････ Network Settings ･････････････ Presets ･･････････････････････ Printer Properties ････････････ Printing Preferences ･････････ Stock Sizes ･･････････････････ Registered bar code fonts Setup information of the [Network Settings] Registered preset lists Settings of stocks, graphics, print conditions, and various print configurations.
Windows Settings: Displays the “Regional and Language Options” of Windows. • Printer Specifications tab Unprintable Width: Allows making minor adjustments in the horizontal positioning of the printed image on the label. Since this feature is not supported, do not change the default setting. Model Specifications: Allows setting the specification of the printer, such as the resolution and media size. Since this feature is not supported, do not change the default settings.
Status Monitoring • Status tab Enables monitoring the printer status. Applicable printer models: B-SX4, B-SX4-CN, B-SX5, B-SX5-CN, B-SV4, B-SA4G, B-SA4G-CN, B-SA4T, B-SA4T-CN, B-852-R, B-452-R, B-EP2DL-G, B-EP4DL-G, B-SX6T-R, B-SX8T-R, B-EX4T1-G, B-EX4T1-T, B-EX4T2-G, B-EX4T2-T, and B-EX4T2-H Requirements to use the status monitor: • The printer and the PC are connected with a serial interface cable. • The printer and the PC are connected with a parallel interface cable and the “CENTRO.
[How to recover from an error] When an error like “NO PAPER” occurred on the printer, clear the cause of the error, and press the [RESTART] key on the printer. For details, please refer to the Owner’s Manual of each printer. Automatically show Status Windows when errors occur: When checked, the printer periodically monitored and if an error occurred during printing, the status window is displayed.
3.7 Designation of Printer Font It is possible to use the printer’s resident fonts and bar code symbologies within any Windows application by selecting the printer fonts like “TEC Kanji” for the data to be converted. Example of selecting a font on the application Character font Bar code font Supplement: • The name of the printer fonts (bar code or 2D code fonts) for the Toshiba TEC bar code printers starts with “TEC”, like “TEC Kanji”.
Restrictions of Bar Code Fonts • Depending on the applications, bar code fonts may not be listed in the font types. Make sure that the application used supports the printer fonts. • Bar code fonts do not appear as bar codes on the document of the application. Instead, characters or symbols are displayed. • If a bar code rotation is specified, the actual print position differs from the position specified by the application. Print the data and adjust the position of the printed image.
• When a control code or special code is used with the bar code font specified, refer to the following table and enter the corresponding data. In the case a caret “^” is used, enter “^^” because the caret “^” is the default function character. If the function character is changed from “^” to the other in the [User Commands] of the [Advanced Options], replace the “^” with the specified character.
Correspondence table of the specified size of TEC Kanji and actually printed size Unit: Point 305dpi 300dpi Specified size Print size Specified size Print size 1.0 to 2.0 1.9 1.0 to 2.5 1.9 2.5 to 3.0 2.8 3.0 to 3.0 2.9 3.5 to 5.0 3.8 3.5 to 5.0 3.8 5.5 to 7.0 5.6 5.5 to 7.0 5.8 7.5 to 9.0 7.5 7.5 to 9.0 7.7 9.5 to 10.0 9.4 9.5 to 10.5 9.6 10.5 to 14.0 11.3 11.0 to 14.5 11.5 14.5 to 16.0 15.1 15.0 to 16.5 15.4 16.5 to 18.0 16.9 17.0 to 18.5 17.3 18.5 to 21.5 18.
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4.1 System Configuration Example Example 1 In the case a Windows PC is directly connected to the printer. Install the printer driver (for Windows 9X or Windows NT) in the PC #1. Specify the LPT1 (local port) for the output port. Print data flow: PC #1 Example 2 Centronics Printer In the case the printer is directly connected to the Windows PC #1 and printing is initiated from another Windows PC #2 via TCP/IP 1. Install the printer driver (for Windows 9X or Windows NT) in the PC #1.
Example 3 In the case print jobs are sent from Windows PC #2 (Windows 9x) and Windows PC #3 (Windows NT) to the Windows PC #1 (Windows NT) via TCP/IP, and these print jobs are sent from the PC #1 to multiple printers 1. Install the printer drivers (for Windows NT) in the PC #1 for the number of printers connected. 2. Right-click the printer icon on the PC#1, open the Properties and add the LPR port specifying the printer server address. 3.
5. Addition/Deletion of Standard TCP/IP Port When connecting the printer via LAN interface, configure the following settings on the printer using the printer system mode menu <7>IP ADDRESS. • PRINTER IP ADDRESS • GATEWAY IP ADDRESS • SUBNET MASK • SOCKET PORT The above PRINTER IP ADDRESS and SOCKET PORT are used as the “Printer Name or IP address” and “Port No.”, respectively when adding a port.
5.1 Addition 1. 2. 3. Right-click the printer icon, and click the “Properties” to open the printer properties screen. Select the [Ports] tab and click the [Add Port] button. Select the “Standard TCP/IP Port” from the “Available port types” list, then click the [New Port] button.
4. 5. After the “Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard” is started, click the [Next] button. Type in the “Printer Name or IP Address” and click the [Next] button. Note: The Port Name is automatically set when the “Printer Name or IP Address” is entered. 6. Select the “Device Type” to the “Custom”, then click the [Settings] button.
7. When you choose the “Raw” for the Protocol, enter the printer SOCKET PORT as the “Port Number” and click the [OK] button. The default port number is “8000”. Do not check the “SNMP Status Enabled” checkbox. When you choose the “LRP” for the Protocol, enter any queue name (e.g. “lpr”) and click the [OK] button. Do not check the “LPR Byte Counting Enabled” and “SNMP Status Enabled” checkboxes. Note: When the status monitor feature is used with the bi-directional support, select the “Raw”. 8.
5.2 Deletion 1. 2. 3. Right-click the printer icon, and click the “Properties” to open the printer properties screen. Select the [Ports] tab and click the [Delete Port] button. When the deletion of the port is completed, it is deleted from the print port.
6. Appendix 6.1 How to Enable Bi-directional Communication Support 1. 2. 3. Right-click the printer icon and open the Properties. Click the [Port] tab. To enable the bi-directional support, check the “Enable bi-directional support” checkbox. To disable the bi-directional support, remove the check from the “Enable bi-directional support” checkbox.
6.2 Parameter Setting on the Printer For how to set the parameters, please refer to the Owner’s Manual supplied with the connected TOSHIBA bar code printer. Note: The following example is the parameter setting procedure for the B-SX5T. The “CENTRO. MODE” is set to “ECP” and “PLUG & PLAY” is set to “ON”, respectively. Power ON ONLINE MODE B-SX5T V1.0A ［PAUSE］ PAUSE B-SX5T V1.0A ［RESTART］ <1>RESET The printer is in idle or printing. (1) Press the [PAUSE] key. The printer turns to the pause state.
6.3 How to Connect the Printer to LAN Right-click the printer icon, open the Properties, add a printer port, and specify it as an output port. The output port to be used differs depending on the printer models and communication methods (unidirectional/bi-directional).
