Table of Contents Introduction....................................................................... 4 Proprietary Statement................................................... 4 Product Improvements ................................................. 4 FCC Compliance Statement ......................................... 4 Liability Disclaimer........................................................ 4 Safety ...........................................................................
Communications .............................................................22 Interfaces and Requirements ......................................22 USB Interface Requirements ..................................22 Serial (RS-232) Interface Requirements .................22 Ethernet 10/100 Internal Printer Server Option.......23 Ethernet Module Status Indicators ..........................23 Communicating with the Printer ..................................
of use of or inability to use such product, even if Argox Information Co., Ltd. has been advised of the possibility of such damages. CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Getting Started Congratulations on choosing OS-2130D and OS-2130DE printers, made by Argox Information Co., a leader in the world-wide barcode industry.
Package Contents Printer Overview Front View: OS-2130D and OS-2130DE Top Cover Quick Installation Guide CD ROM (Documentation & Software) Power Cord Media Hanger & Media Shields Power Switch Paper Outlet Cover Lock Power Indicator Printer Power Supply USB cable Feed Button Ready Indicator 7 8 OS-2130D & OS-2130DE User’s Manual OS-2130D & OS-2130DE User’s Manual
Rear View: OS-2130D Rear View: OS-2130DE Cash Drawer Port RS-232 Serial USB Power Jack Cash Drawer Port RS-232 Serial Ethernet Power Jack USB 9 10 OS-2130D & OS-2130DE User’s Manual OS-2130D & OS-2130DE User’s Manual
Interior View I Interior View II Thermal Print Head Media Hanger Release Levers Media Guides 11 12 OS-2130D & OS-2130DE User’s Manual OS-2130D & OS-2130DE User’s Manual
Attaching Power OS-2130DE 1. Make sure the printer’s power switch is in the off position (down) before conducting following actions. 2. Insert the AC power cord into the power supply. 3. Insert the power supply’s power connector into the printer’s power jack. 4. Plug the other end of the power cord into an appropriate grounded AC electrical outlet. Warning: Do not operate the printer and power supply in an area where they might get wet.
Loading Media 2. Put the Media Hanger through media supply roll, and then centrally align with the two Media Shields to closely lean against Preparing Media the media supply roll. In case media roll may become dirty or dusty during shipment, handling, or storage, firstly remove the outside length of media, which helps to avoid dragging adhesive or dirty media between the print head and platen roller. When loading media, it must be placed onto Media Roll the media hangers. Placing Media Roll 1.
3. Locate the media supply roll into the Media Compartment of printer. 5. Pull a short length of media till it reaches the Platen Roll of printer. Adjust the media guide at right margin, to make media left-alignment. Media Compartment 4. Push the Release Levers to open the printer module.
6. Close the printer module and then press firmly at the both sides to 8. Press the FEED button to feed labels out of the printer. properly latch until you hear a click. 7. Close the top cover and turn on the printer.
Printer Operations Sample of Printer Configuration Label Printing Media Calibration & Configuration Print head test pattern Before connecting the printer to your computer, to make sure that the printer works properly, conduct media calibration and print a self-test/ configuration label. Steps to Start Media Calibration & Configuration 1. Make sure the media is properly loaded and the top cover of the printer is closed. 2. Turn off the printer power. 3.
Main board DIP switch settings Calibration Type Cutter/Peeler setting offset Peeler setting Cutter setting Backfeed setting Media type setting Print speed and darkness Serial port settings Printed label length Internal fonts Real Time Clock (RTC) setup Resetting Printer to Factory Defaults Follow the steps below to reset printer to default settings: 1. Turn on the printer and wait for 5 or more seconds. 2.
The following table explains printer controls and indicators’ functions to help understanding LED indications and printer status: Printer Controls and Indicators Control / Indicator Power Switch Function On: turns on normal operation (at “I” position) Off: turns off power ( at “O” position) Note: Turn power off before connecting or disconnecting cables Off: Printer power off Green: Printer power on It will start blinking while “Media Out”, “Media Gap Not Found” has been detected.
Ready LED When printer is started, the READY indicator will blink. In Ethernet model, the READY indicator will blink for several seconds to wait till and stop blinking when Ethernet Card is ready. When printer receives data from host PC, READY indicator will start blinking. READY indicator will blink when printing is paused. It will start blinking while “Media Out”, “Media Gap Not Found” has been detected. It will blink as soon as the printer module is opened.
Troubleshooting by LED and Buzzer Indicators Diagnosis Normally, when the printer is in not working properly, the "Power" LED blinks continuously, and printing and communication between the host and printer stops. Refer to LED indications listed below to understand possible solutions to resolve the problems printer may run into.
Printer is in PAUSE status Printer is receiving data Press FEED button to resume printing. As soon as all the data has been received, Ready LED will stay solid green and automatically resume normal operation. The printer has built-in monitors for the status. The status and error indications will be displayed via the front panel LED indicators and the alert buzzer.
Miscellaneous If the host shows "Printer Time out": 1. Check if the communication cable (serial) is connected securely to your serial port on the PC and to the connector on the printer at the other end. 2. Check if the printer power is turned on. If the data has been sent, but there is no output from the printer. Check the active printer driver, and see if Seagull driver for your Windows system and the label printer has been selected. Adjust the Darkness (heat temperature).
Communications Interfaces and Requirements Argox OS-2130D and OS-2130DE printers come with a nine-pin Electronics Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 serial data interface, a USB interface, Cash drawer interface and Ethernet. A variety of interface options are suitable for versatile applications: OS-2130D: Cash drawer, USB, and Serial interfaces OS-2130DE: Ethernet, Cash drawer, USB, and Serial interfaces Note: 1.
Communicating with the Printer The bundled printer driver can be applied to all applications under Windows 2003/ XP/ Vista/ Windows 7, supporting 32-bit/ 64-bit operation systems. With this driver you can operate any popular Windows software applications including Argox Bartender UL label editing software or MS Word, etc., to print to this printer. Green LED Amber LED The following installation steps are based on OS-2130D as an example.
Installing a Plug and Play printer driver (for USB only) computer. The CD-Rom will bring out the following prompt. Click “Go”: Note: We strongly recommend that you use the Seagull Driver Wizard instead of the Microsoft Windows Add Printer Wizard when installing and updating your Drivers by Seagull. (Even though the "Add Printer Wizard" is from Microsoft, it too easily performs a number of tasks incorrectly when updating existing drivers.
5. On the Seagull Driver Wizard prompt, select the first radio button to “Install a driver for a Plug and Play printer”: Instead of the flash prompt above, another way to install Seagull driver is to run the DriverWizard utility from the Installation Directory where the Seagull driver files are located. Then click “Next.
6. Enter Printer name (i.e. Argox OS-2130D PPLA) and select "do not share this printer”, and click "Next" 8. After the related files have been copied to your system, click "Finish". Argox OS-2130D PPLA Installing printer ‘Argox OS-2130D PPLA’… Argox OS-2130D PPLA 7. Check all the data on the showing screen, if it is correct, click "Finish". 9. After driver installation is complete, click "Close". The driver should now be installed.
Installing a Printer Driver (for other interfaces except USB) 1. Turn off the printer. Plug the power cable into the power socket on the wall, and then connect the other end of the cable to printer's power socket. Connect the Parallel cable, Serial cable, or Ethernet cable to the proper port on the printer and on your computer. 3. Under OS-2130D/ OS-2130DE product selection prompt, choose Seagull Driver version and then start installation: 2.
6. Click "Finish". 4. On the prompt, Windows Printer Driver, select “I accept…” and click "Next". 5. Assign the directory to keep Seagull driver, (for example: C:\Seagull) and click "Next". 7.
8. Select model & emulation - the following examples are based on model OS-2130D PPLA: 10. Enter Printer name (i.e. Argox OS-2130D PPLA) and select "do not share this printer”, and click "Next". Argox CP-2140 PPLB Argox OS-2130D PPLA A rgox OS-2310D PPLA 9. Select the port of the printer and click "Next". Argox X-1000VL PPLB 11. Check all the data on the showing screen, if it is correct, click "Finish". Argox OS-2130D PPLA USB001 Argox OS-2130D PPLA 7.1.
12. After the related files have been copied to your system, click "Finish". Caring for Your Printer Print Head Maintenance Guide To keep the Print Head remain in the best conditions and efficiency and to extend duration for use, regular cleaning action is needed: Installing printer ‘Argox OS-2130D PPLA’… Note: Always switch off printer power before cleaning.
Product Specification Cleaning Direction When cleaning the print head, always wipe in One-Way Direction from Left to Right only, or, from Right to Left only, to clean “Heating Line” of print head gently without excessive stress. General Specification Specification OS-2130D OS-2130DE Do not wipe back and forth, to avoid dust or dirt on cleaning cotton Print method Direct thermal would be attached onto print head again.
1D barcodes PPLA: 2D barcodes PPLA/PPLB: MaxiCode, PDF417, Data Matrix (ECC 200 only), Code 39 (standard/with checksum digit), Code 93 QR code, Composite codes Interleaved 2of 5 (standard/with checksum Graphics PPLA/PPLB: PCX, BMP, IMG, HEX,GDI, Binary digit/with human readable check digit), EAN-8, raster(PPLB Only) EAN-13,UPC-A,UPC-E, Postnet, Codabar, Code 128 subset A/B/C, UCC/EAN-128, UCC/EAN-128 K-MART, UCC/EAN-128 , Random Weight, Plessey, HBIC, Telepen, FIM, UPC2, UPC5, GS1 DataBar PPLB: Emu
Operation Operation Temperature: 40°F~100°F (4°C~38°C), Environment 10% ~ 90% non-condensing, Other Storage Temperature: -4°F~122°F (-20°C~50°C) The specifications of fonts, bar codes and graphics depends on the Buzzer internal printer emulation.
EAN-13,UPC-A, UPC-E, Postnet, Codabar, Code 128 subset A/B/C, UCC/EAN-128, UCC/EAN-128 K-MART, UCC/EAN-128 , Random Weight, Plessey, HBIC, Telepen, FIM, UPC2, UPC5, GS1 Code 39 (standard/with checksum digit),Code 93 Interleaved 2 of 5 (standard/with checksum digit/with human readable check digit), EAN-8 (standard/2 digit add-on/5 digit add-on), EAN-13 (standard/2 digit add-on/5 digit add-on), UPC-A Data Bar Bar code types (standard/2 digit add-on/5digit add-on), UPC-E (standard/2 digit add-on/5 digit add
Interface Specification USB Interface This is port complies with USB 2.0 Full Speed. Cash Drawer The following port complies with cash drawer communication.
Ethernet Interface Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Direction Output Input Definition Shorted to Pin 4,6 TX RX Shorted to Pin 1,6 Ground Shorted to Pin 1,4 CTS RTS +5V The following port complies with Ethernet communication. Pin Signal 1 Transmit+ 2 Transmit- 3 Receive+ 4 Reserved 5 Reserved 6 Receive- do not connect these pins if you are using a general host like 7 Reserved a PC. 8 Reserved Input Output Output Note : 1. Pin 9 are reserved for KDU (keyboard device unit), therefore 2.
Appendix I-Thermal Print Head Replacement 5. Disassemble the TPH and the metal plate by removing the 1. Switch off the power and wait for both the LEDs to go off. 2. Open the top cover. screws. 6. Unplug the 2 print head cables from the connectors on the old 3. Unlatch the print head module and swing it to the opposite. 4. Push the TPH firmly into the mounting bracket to release it from TPH-module. 7. Replace the TPH. the module. 8. Plug the 2 print head cable to the new print head. 9.
Appendix II-Cutter Installation 3. Remove two screws at base housing. 1. Turn off the printer power, unplug the power cable and USB/Ethernet/Serial cable. 2. Remove the top cover. Figure 6.2 Figure 6.
4. Remove the whole print head assembly by releasing 4 screws at its feet. 7. Plug the cutter's connector into the PCB's header connector (J3). 8. Reinstate the print head assembly by securing back the 4 screws. 9. Click back the middle cover. 10. Secure two screws back at base housing. 11. Install the top cover. Figure 6.3 5. Add a cutter baby board to J5 on the main board. 6. Secure three attached screws for the cutter. Figure 6.
Appendix III-Dispenser kit Installation 6. Release the two screws at the bottom of the base housing shown in Figure 6.1 to 6.3. 1. Turn off the power switch. 7. Remove the middle cover. 2. Unwrap the PC bag of dispenser kit to take out the screw, the 8. Take off the H cover. shaft, the plastic roller, the dispenser bar, the direction label and 9. Tape the direction label on the top of the H cover with the arrow the peeler sensor cable. sign heading toward the opposite of you. 3.
at that left. 15. Plug the sensor board’s connector into the PCB's header connector (J2). 18. Click the top cover back to the middle cover. 19. Insert the sensor connector into its receptacle on the main logic 16. Secure back the screw on the left bracket of the chassis. 17. Guide the sensor cable connector through the hole on the upper board of the base housing. 20. Click the middle cover back to the base housing. First click in the left corner of the middle cover. front part then the rear. 21.
