Century FALCON 4D Operation & User’s Manual

Text of Century FALCON 4D User Guide:

• Century FALCON 4D, ii WARRANTY INFORMATION ..........................................................................................II C HAPTER 1 – BARCODE PRINTER .............................................................................. 1 1-1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 1 1-2 Printer Models ..................................................................................................................... 1 1-3 Printer Accessories.......

• Century FALCON 4D, 4 1-6. Printer Parts Please use the following diagrams to identify each printer part. 1 Cover Open Button 11 LED Light (Ready) 21 Power Socket 2 Top Cover 12 LED Light (Status) 22 USB Port 3 Label Roll Core 13 FEED Key 23 Parallel Port 4 Ribbon Rewind Wheel 14 Print Line Adj. Gear 24 Serial Port 5 Print Mechanism 15 Ribbon Supply Shaft 25 Ethernet Socket (Option) 6 Ribbon Rewind Shaft + Empty Ribbon Take Up Core 16 Label Guide 7 Locking Tenon (left/right) 17 Label Sensor 8 Front Cover Piece 18 Platen Roller 9 Memory Card Cover 19 Fan-Fold Label Insert 10 P

• 21 Chapter 4 - LED Message Description 4-1. LED Status FEED LED Ling Beep Status Description READY Green STATUS 1 Normal status Normal status READY Green (Flash) STATUS Orange 3 Dump Mode, Printers currently in Dump Mode, for operation instructions please refer to 4-4. READY Red (Flash) STATUS Orange 3 Self-Test Printing Self-Test pag

• Century FALCON 4D, 19 3-8. Ethernet Parts 33 Ethernet Module 34 Connector Cable 35 Network Board Stand 36 Screws (MACHINE 3x6) x 2 37 Screw (TAP 3x8) x 1 <Note> Please turn power off when assembling Ethernet module. 3-9. Ethernet Installation 1. Remove screws at the bottom of the printer (refer to arrows). 2. Facing the printer, exert force on two sides of the printer and remove the middle compartment. 3. Remove the spare opening (A) at the back of the printer (refer to Figure 1) (Figure 1)

• 24 4-7. Error Messages LED Light LED Message Ready Status Beep Description Solution Print head is opened Red 4 beeps twice Print head not firmly in place. Re-open print head and make sure it closes tightly. Entering the Cooling Process Red None Print head temperature high. When print head temperature drops to the normal temperature range, pri

• Century FALCON 4D, 17 7. Hold the cutter module and lock it with the two side screws (30). 8. After the screws are locked, flip close the cutter module. 9. Close the mechanism to complete the cutter module installation. 3-6. Extended Memory Parts 31 Extended Memory Card 32 PCB Pillar x 2pcs [NOTE]: Please power off the printer before installing the extended memory.

• Century FALCON 4D, 20 4. Secure Ethernet Module (33) and Network Board Stand (35) together as shown in Figure 2 。 (Figure 2) 5. Screw the secured module and stand onto the bottom of the printer. 6. Connect one end of the Connector Cable (34) to the printer main board and the other end to Ethernet Module. Note: Bend the cable inward when making the connection to prevent interference with the main board. 7. To complete installation, put the middle compartment back and re- screw it onto the bottom of the printer.

• Century FALCON 4D, 13 6. Place the right side in first, and then fit the left side. 7. Hold the stripper module and tighten the screws (28). 8. Peel off the first label, and feed the liner through the roller and the peel off bracket. 9. Flip close the stripper module. 10. Close the print mechanism, then press the FEED key.

• Century FALCON 4D, 5 Chapter 2 - Printer Installation This printer model has the following print modes: Thermal Transfer (TT): When printing, ribbon must be installed to transfer the print contents onto the media. Direct Thermal (DT): When printing, no ribbon is necessary; it only requires direct thermal media. 2-1. Ribbon Installation 1. Place the printer onto a smooth surface, and open the top cover. 2. Loosen and then lift the upper print mechanism by pressing the locking tenons. 3. Take out the ribbon supply shaft and rewind shaft. 4. Place the new ribbon roll onto the ribbon supply shaft. 5. Feed the ribbon from the Ribbon Supply Shaft under the Print

• Century FALCON 4D, 1 Chapter 1 - Barcode Printer 1-1. Introduction The Century Systems FALCON 4D series is a desktop thermal transfer / direct thermal label printer. With plastic outer casing, the FALCON 4D series is designed to be a lightweight and a low cost printer for large variety of printing requirement. Its features are as follows:  Direct Thermal and Thermal Transfer Printing Mode  Print head density of 8 dots or 12dots per mm (203 or 300 dots per inch)  Memory for label, graphics, and fonts download (approximately 100KB)  O

• 2 1-4. General Specifications Model Name CFD-4206 CFD-4306 Resolution 203 dpi (8 dot/mm) 300 dpi (12 dot/mm) Print Mode Thermal Transfer / Direct Thermal Thermal Transfer / Direct Thermal CPU 16 Bit Sensor Location Moveable, center aligned Sensor Type Reflective Sensor Detection Type: Label gap, black mark, and punch hole sensing. Detection: Lab

• Century FALCON 4D, 3 1-5. Communication Interface Parallel Interface Interface cable : Parallel cable compatible with IBM PC Pin out : See below PIN NO. FUNCTION TRANSMITTER 1 2-9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19-30 31 32 33 34-35 36 /Strobe Data 0-7 /Acknowledge Busy /Paper empty /Select /Auto-Linefeed N/C Signal Gnd Chassis Gnd +5V,max 500mA Signal Gnd /Initialize /Error Signal Ground N/C /Select-in host / printer host printer printer printer printer host / printer host host / printer printer host / printer Serial Interface Serial Default Setting : 9600 baud rate, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit

• Century FALCON 4D, 25 Chapter 5 - Maintenance and Adjustment 5-1. Thermal Print Head Cleaning Unclear printouts (some parts unable to print) may be caused by dusty print head, ribbon stain, or label liner glue, therefore when printing, it’s necessary to keep the top cover closed. 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. Power-off the printer. 2. Open top cover. 3. Take out the ribbon. 4. Open the print head by pressing the locki

• Century FALCON 4D, 11 2-7. PC Connection 1. Please make sure the printer is powered off. 2. 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. Connect the cable to the parallel port on the printer and on the PC. 4. Power on the printer. The LED light (Ready) should turn green when power is on. NOTE: If you wish to connect with an USB interface, please install the USB driver first.

• 22 CFD-4206: V1.200 Serial port: 96,N, 8,1 1 DRAM installed Image buffer size: 1472K 000 FORM (S) IN MEMORY 000 GRAPHIC (S) IN MEMORY 000 FONT (S) IN MEMORY 000 ASIAN FONT (S) IN MEMORY 150K BYTES FREE MEMORY ^S6 ^H8 ^R000 ~R200 ^W100 ^Q100, 3 Option: ^D0 ^O0 ^AT Gap Sensor AD: 129 162 195 (3) Code Pa g e : 850 Self-Test includes

• Century FALCON 4D, 27 5-5. Troubleshooting Problem Recommended Solution Power on the printer, but the LED does not light up  Check the power connector LED light turns red (power/status) after printing stops  Check for software setting or program command errors  Replace with suitable label or ribbon  Check if label or ribbon is all out  Check if label is jammed/tangled up  Check if mechanism is closed (Thermal Print Head not positioned correctly)  Check if sensor is blocked by paper/label  Check for abnormal cutter function or of no actions (if cutter is installed) Printing started, but nothing w

• Century FALCON 4D, 10 5. The USB device is built on the serial port, therefore make sure the interface setting is specified to the assigned port. 6. Go to Control Panel\System\Device Manager and the USB port will be listed under Ports (COM & LPT). The example from the right hand side indicates that the USB Serial Port is COM3. 7. After the USB driver is installed, the USB device can be used through software (such as QLabel III or Century Systems drivers) to print labels. 2-6. USB Un

• Century FALCON 4D, 9 2. Select ” Search for a suitable driver for my device [recommended]“ and click “Next” 3. Select the location of the driver. 4. When the USB device driver is assigned and saved, click “Next”

• Century FALCON 4D, 23 4-4. Dump Mode When label setting and the print result don’t match, it’s recommended to go into the Dump Mode to check whether there’s a mistake in data transmission between the printer and the PC. For example, when printer receives 8 commands, yet without processing these commands, only print out the contents of the commands, this will confirm whether the commands were received correctly. Test procedures to enter the Dump Mode are as follows: 1. Power off the printer, press and hold the Feed key. 2. Press and

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