User guide

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3. Printing on Selected Media
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.
When using a heat-shrink tube roll, minimise the
tension in the tube so that printing performance is
optimized. High tension will cause tube stretch and
even slippage, causing poor print quality.
During printing, keep the media outlet area clear of
obstruction and accumulated prints. A blocked media
outlet will cause the improper cutting.
An example of how tension can be minimised:
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 heat-
shrink tubes. If third-party heat shrink tubes are
used, the printer might not print properly.
The printer should autoload the tube, moving it up to
somewhere near the platen roller.
If the tube was not autoloaded and ready for
printing, you can load it manually. For detailed
instructions, refer to the “If the externally fed tube
is not autoloaded…” section in “7.
Troubleshooting”
.
b. Press [PRINT].
BMP91
10 cm
15 cm
15 cm
Work
surface
Tube Roll
mounted above
work surface
Tube enters printer
parallel to
work surface
Keep media
outlet area clear
of obstruction
a
b
PRINT
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