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BMP91UG.book Page i Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM Copyright & Trademarks This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be copied or reproduced by any means without the prior written consent of Brady Worldwide, Inc. BMP®91 Printer is a trademark of Brady Worldwide, Inc. assumes no liability arising out of the application or use of any product or system described, herein; nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this document.
BMP91UG.book Page ii Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM Technical Support Technical Support Numbers/Online Help For repair or technical assistance, find your regional Brady Tech Support office by going to: • In the Americas: www.bradyid.com • In Europe: www.bradyeurope.com • In Asia: www.bradyid.com/ap Repair and Replacement Parts Brady Corporation offers repair and replacement services. Contact Brady Technical Support or your local authorised distributor for repair and replacement information.
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BMP91UG.book Page iv Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM Contents Copyright & Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Brady Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii 1. Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BMP91UG.book Page v Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM H. Tag Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 I. User Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 J. USB Flash Drive Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 K. PC Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 L. Other Userful Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 M. Lists of Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 N.
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BMP91UG.book Page 1 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 1. Before You Begin A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 1 B. Icon & Text Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 1 C. Do’s & Don’ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2 D. In This Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6 E. Travelling with your BMP®91 printer . . . . . . . . . . . .page 7 F. BMP®91 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BMP91UG.book Page 2 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM C. Do’s & Don’ts • Keep small children away from the consumables. • Turn off the power switch before unplugging or plugging. To ensure safe operation of your the following safety precautions. BMP®91 printer, please observe DO • Unplug the printer when cleaning or when not in use. • Use only a 100-240V AC power supply, the AC adapter and the cartridges designed for this printer. Otherwise, a fire, electrical shock or printer failure could happen.
BMP91UG.book Page 3 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM DON’T • Handle the power cord or the plug with wet hands. This could result in an electric shock. • Clean the printer with paint thinner or use inflammable sprays near the printer. The thinner or spray could come into contact with the internal components of the printer and cause a fire or electric shock. • Place the printer near water, heat sources (such as sparks or flames) or inflammable materials (such as paint thinner and alcohol).
BMP91UG.book Page 4 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM DON’T • Touch the print head while it is printing or immediately after printing. This could cause a burn. • Touch the ink ribbon. This could stain your hands or result in poor printing. • Re-use ribbons or label tape. This could damage the printer. • Touch the cutter. You could injure your finger. To handle the cutter correctly, please refer to “6. Maintaining Your Printer”. English 4 1.
BMP91UG.book Page 5 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM DON’T • Attempt to pull a stuck tube out. This could result in poor printing quality or other malfunctions. You can remove the tube easily by pressing the [Remove] quick key on the printer. 8 Frame Maintain Char Space Symbol Remove Font Size * 9 ( 0 ) Backspace • Disassemble or modify the printer. This could damage the printer or cause a fire. 1.
BMP91UG.book Page 6 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM D. In This Package • Unpack your package and verify that you have the following items in the box: 1 USB cable 1 CD 1 black ribbon cartridge 1 Quickstart Guide & 1 User’s Guide 1 BMP®91 printer 1 AC adapter • Register online at bradycorp.com/register and receive free product support and updates.
BMP91UG.book Page 7 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM E. Travelling with your BMP®91 printer F. BMP®91 Specifications When traveling with a BMP®91 printer, follow these tips: System Specifications: • Turn off the device by pressing [Power] and then OK [OK]. The printer will return the all mechanic parts to home position. • Disconnect the USB cable and power adapter from the device. To prevent damage, wait till all lights are completely off before removing the battery or power cord.
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BMP91UG.book Page 9 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM The special keys on the BMP®91 printer.
BMP91UG.book Page 10 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM The QWERTY keyboard on the BMP®91 printer. key: Cancel the current changes and return to last Menu (same as ); or Close the Message Windows (same as ). key: Access additional functions (e.g. enter common symbols) when pressed with another key (with golden yellow text on it).
BMP91UG.book Page 11 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM The quick keys and function keys on the BMP®91 printer. + <3>: Create a 3-line tag. A Application Tag Conti Print Set Cutter Adjustment Alignment Frame Maintain Char Space Media File Language Seg Leng Serial A/ Symbol Remove Font Size key: Set segment length to Auto or Fixed. First choose current or all tag(s). key: Set key: language (English or serialization Chinese) of the text. options.
BMP91UG.book Page 12 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM System and Media information on the LCD screen. AC Power icon: Printer is on AC power only. Battery level: Indicates how much power left (also shown when printer is on both AC power and battery). USB icon: USB device is connected to the printer. Time & Date SYSTEM INFORMATION BAR 2:30 pm 10/07/2010 6 1 TAG EDITOR TAG SCROLL BAR TAG PROPERTY BAR 2 This is what users will see on screen CAPS EN B I A 2 X A:12 Text U ABC HSF Ф4.
BMP91UG.book Page 13 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM Tag Editor information on the LCD screen. Actual tag text: This is the only text that will be printed on the medium (tube or label). All the other details on the LCD screen are for information only. 6 1 2 Multi-line tag icons: E.g. this tag has 2 lines. 2:30 pm 10/07/2010 6 1 2 This is what users will see on screen This is what users will see on screen HSFФ4.
BMP91UG.book Page 14 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM Tag Property information on the LCD screen. CAPS: Caps-lock is on here. Auto-sized tag icon: Segment length will be set automatically. Font Size: Either fixed text (here) or auto-text. Language: English text is being entered. CAPS EN B Bold text effect (Inactive) Italic text effect (Inactive) I Text spacing: Spacing between characters. A X2 Character scaling: The characters in this tag will be widened by 50%.
BMP91UG.book Page 15 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM The BMP®91 printer has two media inlets for you to feed a tube into the printer from the outside (i.e. externally): a. a large rectangular hole for tubes H. Internal components of the printer 1. Below the printer handle, locate and pull the cover latch. b. a long, narrow slot for flat heat-shrink tubes a b 2. Open the printer cover from the top. The printer also has a media outlet for the printed tube/label to get out of the device.
BMP91UG.book Page 16 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM The latches, rollers, cutter, printhead, and cartridge holding areas inside the printer. Cover latch: Pull this to open the printer cover. Wrap Roller latch: Pull this to move the Wrap roller away from the Platen roller. Platen roller: This roller provides the backing against which the printhead can strike. Wrap roller: This roller holds the tube/label in place against the Platen roller.
BMP91UG.book Page 17 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 2. Setting Up Your Printer A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 17 B. Loading a Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 17 C. Powering the printer with an AC Supply . . . . . . . . . page 18 D. Powering the printer with a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . page 19 E. Using the printer with a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22 A. Introduction B.
BMP91UG.book Page 18 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 2. Grasping the finger tabs of cartridge, insert the ribbon cartridge with its label facing up, as shown in the diagram below. a b C. Powering the printer with an AC Supply USE ONLY: a) 100-240V AC power supply, b) the AC adapter supplied in your package. KEEP: a) the AC plug clean, b) the area around the AC adapter clear of any clutter. 1. Firmly insert the thin round end of the adapter cable into the plug-in port on the back of the printer. 2.
BMP91UG.book Page 19 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM D. Powering the printer with a Battery Your BMP®91 package does not include a battery since battery power is optional. • Use only Brady Lithium-Ion 12V battery packs. CAUTION: Risk of Explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. • Store the battery pack in a cool, dry place. • Charge the battery pack for 4 hours before using it for the first time.
BMP91UG.book Page 20 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM The charger will charge the battery when the battery’s internal temperature is between 0°C (32 °F) and 45 °C (113 °F). When the battery pack temperature range is outside that range, charging will not occur. • Do not expose cells or batteries to heat, fire, water or rain. Avoid storage in direct sunlight. Do not allow it to get wet. Batteries exposed to heat or fire may explode, causing personal injury or damage.
BMP91UG.book Page 21 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 3. Holding the battery 5. Close the casing. 4. Ensure that the battery pack fits snugly in the battery 6. Press the (with its label facing upwards and its metallic terminals away from you), insert it into the printer’s battery compartment as shown in the diagram here. compartment.
BMP91UG.book Page 22 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM E. Using the printer with a Computer 1. Insert the smaller, squarish end of the USB cable into the printer’s socket as shown here. 2. Plug the other end (with a rectangular connector) of the USB cable into a USB port on a personal computer (PC). 3. Enter [Menu] > System > “PC Connection”. For more detailed instructions, see the “PC Connection” section in “5. Advanced Functions”.
BMP91UG.book Page 23 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 3. Printing on Selected Media A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 23 B. Printing with a Tube Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 23 C. Printing with a Heat-Shrink Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 26 D. Printing with a Heat-shrink Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . page 28 E. Printing with a Label Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 30 F. Changing the Media Type and Its Application . . .
BMP91UG.book Page 24 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM A list of different tube diameters appears on the screen. Diameter refers to the inner diameter of the tube 3. Insert the tube into the printer. Please Select Tube 1 0.75mm2/Tɸ2.5mm 2 01.0mm2/Tɸ2.8mm 3 1.5mm2/Tɸ3.2mm 4 2.5mm2/Tɸ3.6mm 5 4.0mm2/Tɸ4.2mm c. Using the printer’s vertical navigation keys The printer will not print properly on a tube that is bumpy, dirty, or of uneven thickness.
BMP91UG.book Page 25 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM a. From the printer’s right side, insert the tube into the larger media inlet (see the next figure). Keep pushing the tube in until you cannot push it any further. If auto-loading fails, an error message will appear on screen. To load the tube manually: i) Open the printer and remove any installed media cartridge. ii) Push the tube manually until it reaches the platen roller. iii) Close the cover and let the printer load the tube.
BMP91UG.book Page 26 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM C. Printing with a Heat-Shrink Roll A list of heat-shrink tube diameters appears on the screen. 1. Select “Heat-shrink Roll” on the printer. a. On the printer, press the Media Please Select Heat Shrink Roll [Media] quick key and then press OK [OK]. Four media types appear on the LCD screen. Choose Media Type 1 HS ɸ3.0mm 2 HS ɸ4.0mm 3 HS ɸ5.0mm 4 HS ɸ6.0mm 5 HS ɸ6.5mm CB CB -D -D W W c.
BMP91UG.book Page 27 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 3. Insert the heat-shrink tube into the printer. The printer will not print properly on a heat-shrink tube that is bumpy, dirty, or of uneven thickness. a. From the right side, insert the Heat Shrink Tube into the narrow media inlet (b), (see below). Keep pushing the tube in until you cannot push it any further. The BMP®91 printer is optimised for Brady heatshrink tubes. If third-party heat shrink tubes are used, the printer might not print properly.
BMP91UG.book Page 28 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM D. Printing with a Heat-shrink Cartridge 1. Select “Heat-shrink Cartridge” on the printer. a. On the printer, press the press OK Media [Media] quick key and then [OK]. Four media types appear on the LCD screen. Choose Media Type b. Using the printer’s navigation keys OK , OK , OK , OK , select “Heat-shrink Cartridge” and press OK [OK]. A list of heat-shrink tube diameters appears on the screen.
BMP91UG.book Page 29 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM b. To see how the entered text/symbols look like when printed, press Preview [Preview]. c. Holding the cartridge with its label facing up, insert it into the cartridge holding area (see the next illustration) and press it down lightly. 3. Insert the cartridge into the printer. The cartridge should fit in snugly. If it doesn’t, pull the media channel latch downwards to enable the cartridge to move into place.
BMP91UG.book Page 30 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM E. Printing with a Label Cartridge c. Using the printer’s vertical navigation keys a. Press the [Media] quick key and then press Four media types appear on the LCD screen. Media OK [OK]. , OK OK d. In the Application screen, select an application (“General”, “Vertical”, “Patch Panel” or “Terminal Block”) and press OK [OK]. For more options and detailed instructions, see the “F. Changing the Medium and Its Application” section.
BMP91UG.book Page 31 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 3. Insert the cartridge into the printer properly. The cartridge should fit in snugly. If it doesn’t, pull the media channel latch downwards to enable the cartridge to move into place. (The latch is between the media cartridge and the ribbon cartridge.) a. Ensure that a small portion (about 3 mm) of the label is protruding out of the cartridge. b. Pull the cover latch and open the printer cover. a b d.
BMP91UG.book Page 32 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM F. Changing the Media Type and Its Application To change the Application only, press [Fn] + Fn If “Tube” (or “Heat-shrink Roll” or “Heat-shrink Cartridge”) was entered, only two application types — “General”, “Vertical” — appear on the medium’s Application screen. Media [Media]. 1. Press the Media Please Select Tube Application [Media] quick key. 1 General 2 Vertical Four media types appear on the LCD screen.
BMP91UG.book Page 33 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 4. Select an application type and press OK If “Patch Panel” is entered: [OK]. If “General” or “Vertical” is entered: a. To let the printer set the segment length, select “Autosized” and press OK [OK]. The Tag Editor appears. press OK [OK]. No. of Ports 30 Return Menu The Set Width screen appears.
BMP91UG.book Page 34 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM If “Terminal Block” is entered: a. Confirm or change the number in the the “No. of Blocks” text box and press OK [OK]. Set No. of Blocks 1. Press No. of Blocks 30 Return Menu / Backspace G. Previewing before printing Confirm OK [Preview]. Four preview options (“Current Tag”, “All Tags”, “Specific Tags”, and “Zoom”) appear on the LCD screen. Preview Move Cursor Delete Preview Return Editor The Set Width screen appears.
BMP91UG.book Page 35 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM If “All Tags” is entered, the Preview screen will also appear. Preview 50% 2/7 a. Select the desired zoom level and press Line 1 characters 1234567890 Line 2 characters 1234567890 [OK]. The Tag Editor appears. OK Return Editor Navigating + Go to Shift Page Up/Down Fn + / / First/Last Page Shift + Zoom Out/In / a. To view the tags one by one, press or Shift [Shift] + OK Fn [Fn] + OK Shift [Shift] + OK [Up] [Down]. b.
BMP91UG.book Page 36 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 4. Entering and Editing Text/Symbols A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. What is a Tag? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. General Navigation Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Browsing, Creating or Deleting Tags . . . . . . . . . . . E. Changing the Menu/Input Language. . . . . . . . . . . F. Entering Text in a Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G.
BMP91UG.book Page 37 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM You can create as many tags as you want. You can also import and insert your own graphics into a tag. You can format the text or change the properties of a tag too. Example 5: Turn a tag (usually single-line) into a multi-line one. 5 Line 1 characters 1234567890 Line 2 characters 1234567890 1 2 Example 1: Make some part of the text bold, italics or underlined, superscript, or subscript.
BMP91UG.book Page 38 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM C. General Navigation Tips To return directly to the Tag Editor: To move the cursor on the LCD screen horizontally (e.g. across the characters in a tag or the items in a context menu): • Press [Left] or [Right] on the printer. To move the cursor on the LCD screen vertically (e.g. up or down the lines in a tag or the items in a list menu): • Press [Up] or [Down] on the printer. • Press [Close].
BMP91UG.book Page 39 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM To go to a specific tag (if you know the tag number): 1. Enter Fn [Fn] + File [File] > Tag Edit > “Go To”. 2. In the “Tag Number” box, enter the number of the tag that you want to edit and press The tag appears. OK [OK]. Enter [Enter]. 1 In the Tag Editor, navigate to the tag to be copied. File [File] > Tag Edit > Edit > “Copy”. 3 In the Tag Editor, navigate to the tag before (or after) which to paste the copied tag.
BMP91UG.book Page 40 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM To delete all tags: 1. Enter Fn [Fn] + Alternatively: File [File] > Tag Edit > Edit > “Delete”. 2. Select “All Tags” and press OK [OK]. A warning message appears, asking for your confirmation to delete the tags. 3. Press OK [OK]. All the tags disappear. E. Changing the Menu/Input Language To change the menu language: 1. Enter Menu [Menu] > Settings > Language > “Menu”. 2.
BMP91UG.book Page 41 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM To add a barcode, see section “I. To Add a Barcode to a Tag”. or 28pts) and press To add other symbols, see section “J. To Add Other Symbols to a Tag”. 3. Press To delete text/symbols, see section “K. To Delect Text/ Symbols”. To change the font style: To add user graphics: see section “G. User Graphics” in “5. Advanced Functions”. To insert a date and/or time icon: see section “J. Other Useful Functions” in “5. Advanced Functions”. G.
BMP91UG.book Page 42 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 2. Enter Menu H. Adding Serialization to a Tag [Menu] > Font > “Scale”. 3. In the Scale list, select the desired zoom factor (e.g. 50%, 75%, 125% or 150%) and press 4. Press OK [OK]. [Close] to return to the Tag Editor. To set the text/character spacing: 1. Move the cursor the line where you want to apply the spacing. 2. Enter Menu [Menu] > Font > “Spacing”. 3.
BMP91UG.book Page 43 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM If the “A–Z” option is entered, set the “Start” alphabet (default is A), the “End” alphabet (default is B) and the “Increment By” number (default is 1) and then press OK [OK]. If the Paddings option is entered, select “Space”, “0” or “None” to set “Padding character” and then press OK [OK]. When “Padding character” is off Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 I.
BMP91UG.book Page 44 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM J. Adding Other Symbols to a Tag 1. Press the [Symbol] quick key. The Symbol menu appears. To add a commonly used symbol: • Press Fn To add a special symbol: [Fn] and the respective key on the QWERTY keyboard.
BMP91UG.book Page 45 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 1. Enter Fn [Fn] + Shortcut: Press the To open the Properties menu: 2. Press Menu [Menu] > Quick Keys > Tag > “Properties”. Shortcut: Enter Fn [Fn] + File [File] > “Properties”. All changes in the Properties submenu are applied to the current tag only. To apply properties to multiple tags, use the “Apply Current Properties” option in the Tag menu. To change a single-line tag to a multiline tag: 1.
BMP91UG.book Page 46 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 2. Select an option (“Vertical”, “Horizontal” or “Hor Rotated”) and press 3. Press OK [OK]. 1. Enter [Close] to return to the Tag Editor. To add a frame in a tag: 1. Enter [Fn] + Fn File [File] > Properties > “Frame”. 2. Select a frame and press Fn 2. Press [Fn] + Fn [Fn] + File Symbol [Symbol] quick keys. [File] > Properties > Frame > “None”. [Close] to return to the Tag Editor.
BMP91UG.book Page 47 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM To apply the properties of the current tag to ALL or multiple tags: 1. Enter Fn [Fn] + File [File] > “Apply Current Tag Settings”. The Apply Current Tag Settings submenu appears. 2. Select “All Tags” or “Set Range” (and enter the range of selected tags) AND press OK [OK]. If data loss may occur, a warning message will appear, asking for your confirmation to continue. 3. Press [OK].
BMP91UG.book Page 48 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM • Manage tag files and user graphics files 5. Advanced Functions A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. USB Flash Drive Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Multiprint vs. Continuous Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Print Job Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Cutter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. Barcode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BMP91UG.book Page 49 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM C. Multiprint vs. Continuous Print To open the Multiprint menu: A print job is a tag or set of tags that has been submitted to be printed. For detailed explanation on what a tag is, please see “4. Entering and Editing Text/Symbols”. In normal printing, a print job is printed only once. You can print multiple copies in two different types of sequences via: • Multiprint: A [PRINT] setting whereby the entire print job is printed multiple times.
BMP91UG.book Page 50 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM To print multiple copies of the current tag via Continuous Print (Contiprint): 2 In the Number of Copies box, enter your preferred number 1 Enter 3 Press [Menu] > Quick Keys > Tag> Properties > Continuous Print. 2 In the Number of Copies box, enter your preferred number Menu and press 3 Press OK [OK]. [Close] and then PRINT [Fn] + Fn Language [Language] quick keys.
BMP91UG.book Page 51 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM If the printout is offset from the nominal position, you can adjust the lead (for insufficient leading space on the left) or the vertical spacing (for uneven vertical spacing) through the Tag menu. 2 Using the [Up] or spacing and press OK [Down] keys, adjust the vertical [OK]. vertical spacing To adjust segment length for the current tag: Port 1 1 Enter Fn [Fn] + File [File] > Properties > Printing Adjustments > “Length Adjust”.
BMP91UG.book Page 52 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM To improve readability, you can add a horiztonal line in the center of a tag. Line 1 Line 2 Fn [Fn] + File [File] > Properties > Set Multiline > “Centerline”. 2 Select “On” and press [OK]. A horizontal line appears in the center of the current tag when it is printed. OK To start printing, press PRINT [PRINT]. To return to the Tag Editor, press [Close]. E.
BMP91UG.book Page 53 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM F. Barcode Settings 2 Select “Solid” or ”Dotted” segment length (or “None”) and press [OK]. Port 1 Port 2 Port 1 Port 2 You can add numbers, text, symbols, barcodes and even serialization on a tag. You can also change the size, spacing, alignment and even orientation of the text. Port 1 Port 2 You can print barcodes only when these conditions are satisfied: OK Note: This option is available only when the cutter action is off.
BMP91UG.book Page 54 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM If barcodes on two-line tags are required, the “HR” option must be off. If HR barcodes are required, the tags can only have one line. through the Menu Serial [Serial] quick key instead of going [Menu] key. H. Tag Files G.
BMP91UG.book Page 55 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM To name a file, you must use valid characters and at most 10 characters in length. These include numeric digits (e.g. “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”), lower or uppercase letters (e.g. “a”, “b”, “c”, “A”, “B”, “C”), underscore (“_”) and hyphen (“-”). File OK [OK]. File [File] > “Delete”. 2 Select the file from a list (if any) and press 1 Import the CSV file. (see earlier instructions on how to import File [File] > “Open”.
BMP91UG.book Page 56 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM User graphics must be in black and white AND in BMP, JPEG, or PNG format (i.e. with bmp, jpg, or png file extensions). They must not exceed 10 Kbytes in file size and 110x110 dots in picture size. If they are in color, the LCD display will be in color. However, the printouts will be in black and white, and may not match the original colored graphics.
BMP91UG.book Page 57 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM Your BMP® 91 comes with TubingMark software to let you create print jobs on a PC. L. Other Userful Functions 1 Insert the CD-ROM into your To enter a Chinese word (e.g.“ 标签 ”which means “label”): computer’s CD drive. The installation wizard starts automatically. 2 Select your language and click Install. 3 Follow the wizard to complete the installation.
BMP91UG.book Page 58 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 3 Type “qian”, press the right arrow key and then press the “1” key to select “1. 签 ”. 1 Enter 2:30 pm 10/07/2010 6 1 ⪠䧞 HSFФ4.0 To insert a date and time into a tag: [Menu] > Insert Date/Time > “Insert Date/Time”. The Date & Time icon appears where the cursor was. Menu The date/time refers to the start of the print job.
BMP91UG.book Page 59 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM The printer emits different types of sounds for different types of problems/issues. If necessary, you can turn off (or on) the sound. To restore the printer to initial (factory) settings: 1 Enter [Menu] > Settings > Factory Settings. A warning message appears, “Current settings will be cleared.” To turn off (or on) the sound: 1 Enter [Menu] > Settings > Sound. 2 Select “Off” (or “On”) and thenpress [OK]. Menu 2 Press Menu OK [OK].
BMP91UG.book Page 60 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 8 [OK] To confirm a selected item/ action.
BMP91UG.book Page 61 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM When the [Menu] key is pressed, a set of menus (“Level 1 menus”) appears: Menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 “Remove USB Drive” option (also accessible via [Fn] + [9]) SETTINGS menu FONTS menu BARCODE menu FEED menu INSERT DATE/TIME menu USER GRAPHICS menu SYSTEM menu QUICK KEYS menu When one of these Level 1 menus is entered (i.e. selected onscreen and confirmed by pressing the [OK] key on the printer), another set of menus (“Level 2 menus”) will often appear.
BMP91UG.book Page 62 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 1. Settings menu MENUS (Level 2) MENUS (Level 3) / “Options” MENUS (Level 4) / “Options” / Notes Menu Remove USB drive Settings LCD BRIGHTNESS “0” – “5” (Dark to Bright) – Font PRINT DENSITY “1” – “6“ Level of darkness. Feed UNITS “mm”/”inch” Default is mm. Insert Date/Time SOUND “On”/”Off” Different sounds for different types of messages. System 6 and 9 “On”/”Off” Useful when the digits are read upside down.
BMP91UG.book Page 63 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 2. Font menu MENUS (Level 2) MENUS (Level 3) / “Options” “Options” Menu Remove USB drive Settings SIZE “Auto-sized” or Fixed-size (from “4 pts” – “28pts”) – STYLE BOLD ITALIC UNDERLINE “On”/”Off” “On”/”Off” “On”/”Off” Barcode EFFECTS “None”, “Superscript” or “Subscript” – System SCALE “50 %” – “150 %” – SPACING “Normal”, or “Expanded 1”/”2”/”3”/”4” – Font Feed Insert Date/Time User Data Quick Keys 3.
BMP91UG.book Page 64 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 4. Feed menu “Options” Menu Notes “Forward” To confirm moving a medium forward, press “Reverse” To confirm moving a medium backward, press “Forward & Cut” To confirm moving a medium forward and cut it, press “Eject Media” To confirm ejecting a medium, press OK Remove USB drive Settings OK [OK]. OK Font Barcode [OK]. OK Feed [OK]. Insert Date/Time User Data [OK]. System Quick Keys 5.
BMP91UG.book Page 65 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 6. User Graphics menu “Options” “Import” “Insert” “Delete” Menu Notes Select from: File List To confirm importing the selected file, press Remove USB drive Settings Font OK [OK]. Barcode Feed Select from the Graphics List To confirm inserting the selected graphic at the current cursor position, press [OK]. Select from the Graphics List To confirm deleting the selected graphic, press Insert Date/Time User Data System OK Quick Keys [OK]. 7.
BMP91UG.book Page 66 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 8. Quick Keys menu MENUS (Level 2) MULTI PRINT MENUS (Level 3) /“Options” “Current Tag” “All Tags” SPECIFIC TAGS submenu “Options” / Notes Remove USB drive Settings — — Enter numbers into the text boxes for “Start Tag” (default “1”), “End Tag” and “Increment By” (“1”). Font System APPLICATIONS GENERAL submenu VERTICAL submenu PATCH PANEL submenu TERMINAL BLOCK submenu “Fixed-size” / “Auto-Sized” “Fixed-size” / “Auto-Sized” “No.
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BMP91UG.book Page 68 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM MENUS (Level 2) TAG MENUS (Level 3) /“Options” MENUS (Level 4) / “Options” / Notes EDIT submenu “Go To” (enter Tag number in text box) “Copy” “Cut” “Paste” (before or after current tag) “Insert” DELETE (“Current Tag”, “All Tags”, or SET RANGE) PROPERTIES submenu • SET MULTI-LINE: “1”/”2”/”3 lines”; Center Line (“On”/”Off”) Note: All changes in Properties are applied to the current Tag”.
BMP91UG.book Page 69 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM O. Lists of printable Symbols The types of symbols supported by the BMP®91 printer include: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Latin 1 symbols Latin 2 symbols Greek symbols Cyrillic symbols General symbols Number symbols Blocks symbols 8 9 10 11 12 13 Japanesesymbols Currencysymbols BPMF symbols Unitssymbols Specialsymbols Electric symbols If the symbol you want is not in these lists, you can import and insert your own symbols using the “User Graphics” menu.
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BMP91UG.book Page 75 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 9. Currency symbols $ Shift + 4 0024 12. Special symbols € ¢ £ ¥ 20AC FFE0 FFE1 FFE5 ㄅ ㄆ 3106 ㄇ ㄈ ㄉ ㄊ ㄋ ㄌ ㄍ ㄎ 3107 3108 3109 310A 310B 310C 310D 310E ㄏ ㄐ ㄑ ㄒ ㄓ ㄔ ㄕ ㄖ 310F 3110 3111 3112 3113 3114 3115 3116 ㄗ ㄘ ㄙ ㄚ ㄛ ㄜ ㄝ ㄞ 3117 3118 3119 311A 311B 311C 311D 311E ㄟ ㄠ ㄡ ㄢ ㄣ ㄤ ㄥ ㄦ 311F 3120 3121 3122 3123 3124 3125 3126 ㄧ ㄨ ㄩ 3127 3128 3129 11.
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BMP91UG.book Page 77 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 6. Maintaining Your Printer A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 77 B. Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 77 C. Cleaning the Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 78 D. Cleaning Adhesive Build-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 78 E. Replacing the Platen & Wrap rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . page 79 F. Replacing the Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BMP91UG.book Page 78 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM C. Cleaning the Rollers 1 If the printer is still on, press [Power] to switch it off. 2 Pull the cover latch and open the printer cover. resuming operation. In particular, the platen roller should be removed for more thorough cleaning. For detailed instructions, refer to “E. Replacing the Platen & Wrap rollers”. 4 Close the cover firmly so that you can hear and feel that it a b latches. D.
BMP91UG.book Page 79 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM To clean the adhesive build-up in the printer: 1 If the printer is still on, press [Power] to switch it off. 2 Pull the cover latch and open the printer cover. a b E. Replacing the Platen & Wrap rollers Your platen roller will wear out faster if you use the printer to print on tubes. So you may want to keep one set of platen and wrap rollers for tube printing and another set for label printing.
BMP91UG.book Page 80 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 3 With the other hand, b 4 Pull the platen roller up c press and hold onto the snap of the old platen roller. and remove it. 5 Insert the new platen roller, pushing it down the spindle until you can hear and feel it snap into place. 6 Repeat steps 1-4 above to remove the old wrap roller and to English 80 6. Maintaining Your Printer insert the new wrap roller.
BMP91UG.book Page 81 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM F. Replacing the Cutter 3 Pull out the cutter. When the cutter is blunt, you need to replace it. For details on how to obtain a replacement cutter, contact your nearest dealer. Follow the instructions here closely and dispose of the old cutter immediately. Although the cutter is designed such that you cannot touch the blade directly, you (or someone) might still be hurt if you mishandle it.
BMP91UG.book Page 82 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM G. Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 3 Grasping the finger tab of the old ribbon cartridge, pull the cartridge up, as shown in the diagram below. 1 Pull the cover latch and open the printer cover. a a b b 4 Grasping the finger tab of the new ribbon cartridge, insert the Within the printer, near the bottom right hand corner, you should be able to find the ribbon cartridge.
BMP91UG.book Page 83 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM H. Replacing the Heat-shrink or Label Cartridge cartridge to move into place. (The latch is between the media cartridge and the ribbon cartridge.) 1 Press the [Remove] quick key. 2 Pull the cover latch and open the printer cover. Remove a b 8 Frame Maintain Char Space Symbol Remove Font Size * 9 ( 0 ) Backspace 3 Remove the cartridge.
BMP91UG.book Page 84 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM B. If the externally fed tube is not autoloaded… 7. Troubleshooting A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. If the externally fed tube is not autoloaded… . . . . . C. If the loaded tube/label cannot be removed... . . . . D. If the tube/label is jammed.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. If the printer ribbon is jammed… . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. If the half-cuts are not deep enough... . . . . . . . . . . G.
BMP91UG.book Page 85 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM go through smoothly. 5. Close the cover and you can continue with the editing or printing. Be careful not to scratch the printhead. C. If the loaded tube/label cannot be removed... Do NOT pull the tube/label to remove it. If a jam happens, refer to the next section “D. If the tube/label is jammed...” 1. If the printer is operating, press 4. Continue inserting the tube into the printer, ensuring that the inserted tube reaches the platen roller.
BMP91UG.book Page 86 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM D. If the tube/label is jammed... c. Check if the cutter and the printhead are in Home positions. During printing, if and when the tube/label is jammed, the printing will stop. The LCD screen will also display a message indicating where the jam has occured. Do NOT pull the tube/label to remove it. When the jam message appears: 1. Perform preliminary checks. a. Press OK [OK] to continue.
BMP91UG.book Page 87 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM 2. Clear the media jam. 3. Prepare to print again. a. Pull the wrap roller latch downwards (to move the wrap roller away from the platen roller) and while holding it there, remove the jammed portion. a. If the printer ribbon is slack, use your finger to turn the reel in the direction indicated on the cartridge to take up the slack. b. Cut the bent or damaged portion of the jammed medium or the printed portion (if any) of the medium. b.
BMP91UG.book Page 88 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM E. If the printer ribbon is jammed… If the ribbon winds itself around some parts inside the printer and causes a jam, make sure that the printhead and cutter are at the Home positions. To home the printhead and the cutter: 3. Once removed, if the ribbon is slack, use your finger to turn the reel in the direction indicated on the cartridge to take up the slack. 1 Power off and on the printer to home the printhead and cutter. 2.
BMP91UG.book Page 89 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM F. If the half-cuts are not deep enough... If the cutter does not half-cut the tube or label properly, you can do the following: For detailed instructions on how to replace the cutter, refer to the “To replace a cutter” section in “6. Maintaining Your Printer”. G. If the display remains blank when power is on… 1. Change the cut depth. Enter [Menu] > Setting > Cutter > Half Cut > “Depth”. 2. Select a cut depth setting that is lower than the current.
BMP91UG.book Page 90 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM I. If the printer does not print (properly or not at all)... 1. Make sure character data has been input. (If no character data has been input, printing cannot start.) 2. Confirm the size of the tube/label loaded in the printer and then select the same size on-screen. 3. Check if the ribbon cartridge has been installed properly. Reinstall the ribbon cartridge if necessary. 4.
BMP91UG.book Page 91 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM J. If you see this message… The messages in this section are displayed in alphabetical order. Message 1 Description Barcode is not supported by The medium may not be suitable for barcode current tag settings. printing. Barcode only supported for 9 and 12 mm labels using ‘General’ application. Action Use only: • Labels, and • General (horizontal) text orientation.
BMP91UG.book Page 92 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM Message Description Action 6 External media loading failed. External media was not autoloaded. Remove media and try again. 7 File name cannot be blank. An attempt to name a file with invalid characters. Use only valid characters, such as numeric digits (e.g. “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”) , lower or uppercase letters (e.g. “a”, “b”, “c”, “A”, “B”, “C”), underscore (“_”) and period (“.”). 8 Insufficient media.
BMP91UG.book Page 93 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM Message Description Action 13 Media jammed at platen/ wrap roller. Open cover and remove media. 14 No external media. Load The end of media (external only) is detected media or press Cancel Print to during printing. stop printing. 15 No file to delete. An attempt to delete a file even though no files Confirm the file folder and delete the file again. has been selected in that folder. 16 No file to export.
BMP91UG.book Page 94 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM Message Description 22 Overwrite existing file? 23 Padding cannot be added for Invalid characters are used in padding. alphabets. 24 [MEF001] Power off printer. Contact Brady for Tech Support. Error MEF001 is detected. 25 Printer cover is open. An operation was attempted while the cover is Close cover and try again. opened. 26 Serialisation values do not This message will appear when the end value correspond.
BMP91UG.book Page 95 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM Message Description Action 30 Unknown Error. [MEF100] Power off and on and try again. Some type of error occurred while printing was Restart the printer. If the same message appears in progress. again, contact Brady Technical Support. 31 Required upgrade file not found on USB drive. An attempt to locate the upgrading file is unsuccessful. 32 Wrong Media.
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