Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LXG-UG00000 Cognitive Solutions
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A dvan tage LX Desktop Label Prin ter LXG-UG00000 Rev . B 11/12 USER GUIDE.
2 Copyright © 2012, C ognitive TPG Cognitiv eTPG™ is a tr ademark of Cognitive TPG, LL C. Microsoft® and W indows™ are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
3 T able of C ontents Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................... 4 W elcome ...................................................................................................... 4 P ack age Con tents .
4 Chapter 1: Intr oduc tion W elcome Congra tulations on the purchase of a Cognitiv eTPG A dvantage LX desktop label printer . The Advantage LX carries on the well-known durability of the widely used Blaster printer line . Cognitiv eTPG is c ommitted to providing a r eliable product and user experience.
5 Print er Fea ture Overview Fr ont/Rear V iew Component F unc tion A - P ower Indicator Indicates power status ON – printer on and ready to print OFF- no power applied B - Ready Indicator Indicates.
6 Adv antage LX Communication Interfaces (2” and 4” Model Detail) Inside V iew Common C omponents for All Models (Direct Thermal and Thermal T ransfer) (T T Printer Sho wn) A B C C D 2” 4” KEY.
7 Component (D T & TT Models) F unc tion A - Printhead Printing mechanism B - Platen Roller F ric tion feed printing surface C - Printhead Lat ches Latches f or printhead mechanism D - Media Guide.
8 Chapter 2: P rinter Installation Setting up the Advan tage LX Printer Connecting the Interface and Po wer Cables 5. Connect the interface cable to the rear of the printer . For Serial or P arallel cables, securely fasten the interface connector screws or clips.
9 C A U TI ON : DO NOT T OUCH PRINTHEAD . ELECTROST A TIC DISCHARGE ESD FROM THE HUMAN BOD Y OR OTHER OBJECTS CAN DAMA GE PRINTHEAD . PLEASE USE ST A TIC SAFE PROCEDURES WHEN WORKING WITH PRINTHEAD . PRINTHEAD MA Y BE HO T AFTER PRINTING . NOT E: U SE ON L Y C OGNITIVETPG APPROVED MEDIA.
10 1. P osition ribbon in front of printer with supply core closest to print er and text on ribbon leader facing down. Raise dust cover . 3. Place the left side of the ribbon supply core int o the lef t supply core mount. Loading Thermal T ransfer Ribbon NOT E: T HI S S T EP IS FOR THERMAL TRANSFER TT ADV ANT AGE LX PRINTERS.
11 REMINDER: THE TEXT ON THE RIBBON LEADER SHOULD BE F ACING OUT AND VISIBLE 5. Gently lower the printhead but DO NO T LA TCH printhead at this time . 7. Gently pull the right ribbon take - up mount and insert the right side of the ribbon take -up cor e.
12 Self- T esting: 1 2 1. Pr ess and hold the feed button while turning printer ON. 2. Release feed button when printing begins and printer will conduct a self- test and print a conguration label . 3. P ower OFF printer to end hexadecimal dump mode.
13 Chapter 3: Installing C ognitive TPG P rinter A dministrator and P rint Driv ers The updated Adv antage LX(S/N star ting with “L ”) is compatible with existing Advantage LX drivers and the Cognitive Printer Conguration Utilit y .
14 C ognitive TPG Printer Administr ator Utility Connection Settings Connecting Via Serial 1. Select Use Serial Connection radio dial 2. Select the Com P or t to which the printer is connected 3. Select the pr int er ’ s Baud Rate setting 4. Click Connect .
15 Serial Connection Paramet ers • BaudRate • X ON/XOFF • BuerSize • BuerOverow Connecting Via Ethernet 1. Select the Use Network C onnec tion radio dial 2.
16 No-Media T imeout The no media timeout value represents the number of inches of media fed thr ough the printer without detecting an index mark prior to reporting an error .
17 Media Adjust Adjusts print contr ast on objec t leading edges f or optimum print qualit y . Adjustment of this parameter is not normally requir ed; refer to C ognitive Pr ogramming Language (CPL)P rogrammer’ sGuideformoredetail. Pitch Thepitchr epresentsthedotsperinch(dpi)settingfortheprinter .
18 Auto Recalibra tion Check and Apply Enable Aut o Recalibration and the printer will automatically attempt to r ecalibrate in the event an index mark is not detected. Auto T op O f F orm Check and Apply Enable Aut omatic TOF and the print er will feed a label when the printer is turned ON or the printhead is latched.
19 T op of F orm Adjust T op of F orm ( T OF) sets the top of the label with relation t o the print head. Increasing the T OF value moves the printed text down the label . Decrease the TO F setting to move the print ed test up the label. This value is set at the factory and t ypically will not need to be changed.
20 Profile Management Manage the settings of the Advantage LX using the P role Management section of Cognitiv eTPG P rinter Administrat or . Pr ole Management displays a list of the printer ’ s current variable settings. Obtaining Printers C urrent Pr ole 1.
21 Firm ware Upgr ade 1. Select the Firmw are Upgrade tab . 2. Click the Selec t F irmwar e File button. 3. Select the appropriate F irmware le and click Ok . 4. Click the Update F irmwar e button. CA UTION! TURNING THE PRINTER OFF DURING FIRMW ARE INST ALLA TION C OULD DAMA GE THE PRINTER.
22 Script Editor Use the Script Editor in Cog nitive TPG Printer Administr ator to send programming language code to the printer . F or more information on prog ramming CPL please ref er to the CPL Progr ammers guide located on the Cognitive TPG W eb site w ww .
23 Chapter 4: Cleaning and Main tenance F or optimal printhead per formance C ognitive TPG recommends cleaning the interior components(printhead,pla tenroller ,mediasensor ,peelbar(ifinstalled),ribbon, andmediapaths)every20,000inches(508m).
24 Chapter 5: T roubleshooting & Default Settings Use the chart below for troubleshooting your A dvantage LX printer prior to contacting T echnical Suppor t. If you ar e unable to resolve the problem using the chart below , please contact our T echnical Suppor t.
25 The Adv antage LX ships with the following default settings: Par ameter Default Setting Pr ogramming Language CPL - Cognitiv e Progr amming Language Speed 3ips(76mm/sec) Label Width 2” M odels:220(2.2” or56mm) 4” M odels:409(4.
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