Wasp 610/608 Barcode Printer User’s Manual i
Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................ 1 1.1 Product Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Compliances ...................................................................................................................... 1 2. Operations Overview ................................................. 3 2.1 Unpacking and Inspection.......................................................
.2.3 Del. All Files.......................................................................................................... 49 3.3 Diagnostics ...................................................................................................................... 50 3.3.1 Print Config. ......................................................................................................... 50 3.3.2 Dump Mode ...................................................................................................
1. Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a 610/608 barcode printer. This durable printer has a die-cast aluminum chassis and print mechanism and a metal cover featuring a large clear media view window. These features ensure your new printer will perform even in industrial environments and applications. The back-lit graphic LCD display, makes management and operation of the printer status features easy and user-friendly.
TÜV-GS: EN60950: 2000 Important Safety Warnings 1.Please read this reference manual carefully. 2.Keep these safety recommendations for later reference. 3.Before cleaning the printer, disconnect it from the power source. Do not use abrasive or aerosol cleaners. A damp cloth is recommended for cleaning. 4.The printer should be located near the power source and the power source should be easily accessible. 5.The printer and accessories should be protected from humidity. 6.Use caution when moving the printer.
2. Operations Overview 2.1 Unpacking and Inspection This printer has been specially packaged to withstand damage during shipping. Carefully inspect the packaging and printer upon receiving the bar code printer. Retain the packaging materials in case you need to reship the printer. The following items are included in the printer packaging.
2.2 Printer Overview 2.2.1 Front View 1 2 3 6 4 5 1. LED indicators 2. LCD display 3. Front panel buttons 4. Paper exit chute 5. Lower front cover 6.
2.2.2 Interior view 7 1 8 2 9 3 4 10 5 11 12 6 13 1. Ribbon rewind spindle 2. Ribbon release button 3. Ribbon guide plate 4. Print head 5. Platen roller 14 6. Print head release lever 7. Media guide bar 8. Label roll guard 15 9. Label supply spindle 10. Ribbon supply spindle 11. Damper 12. Label guide 16 13. Z axis mechanism adjustment knob 14. Print head pressure adjustment knob 15. Print head secure screw 16. Ribbon sensor 17.
2.2.3 Rear View 1 6 2 7 3 8 9 4 10 5 1. Fan-fold paper entrance chute 2. Centronics interface 3. USB interface 4. RS-232C interface 5. Power jack socket Note: 1. SD card slot, Ethernet interface and PS/2 interface are standard interfaces for WPL610 model, but optional for WPL608 model. 6. GPIO interface *7. SD card slot 8. Ethernet interface 9. PS/2 interface 10. Power switch * Recommended SD card specification. SD V 1.0, V 1.1 128MB SD V 2.
2.3 Operator Controls 2.3.1 Front Panel Display LED indicators LCD display Front panel buttons 2.3.2 LED Indicators LED Status Indication Off The printer power is turned off On The printer power is turned on On Printer is ready Blinking Pause Downloading data into printer.
2.3.3 Front Panel Keys Keys Function 1. Enter the menu 2. Exit from a menu or cancel a setting and return to the previous menu Pause/Resume the printing process Advance one label Scroll up the menu list Scroll down the menu list Enter/Select cursor located option 2.4 Setting Up the Printer 1. Place the printer on a flat, secure surface. 2. Make sure the power switch is off. 3. Connect the printer to the computer with the provided USB cable. 4.
2.5 Installation of Ribbon 2.5.1 Loading Ribbon 1. Lift the right side printer cover to open it. 2. Push the print head release lever to open the print head mechanism. 3. Install the ribbon onto the ribbon supply spindle. 4. Thread the ribbon through the ribbon sensor slot and then through the open space in between the print head and platen.
Ribbon Ribbon sensor 5. Wrap the ribbon onto the ribbon rewind spindle, keeping the ribbon flat and without wrinkles. 6. Wind the ribbon clockwise about 3~5 rotations onto the ribbon rewind spindle until it is smooth and properly stretched. 7. Close the print head mechanism making sure the latches are engaged properly.
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2.5.2 Remove Used Ribbon 1. Cut the ribbon between ribbon guide plate and the ribbon rewind spindle. 2. Push the ribbon release button to release the ribbon on the ribbon rewind spindle. 3. Then, slide off the ribbon from ribbon rewind spindle and discard.
2.6 Installation of Media 2.6.1 Loading Roll Labels 1. Lift open printer right side cover. 2. Push the print head release lever to open the print head mechanism. 3. Move the label roll guard horizontally to the end of label spindle then flip down the label roll guard. 4. Place the roll of media on the label supply spindle. Flip up the label roll guard. Move the label roll guard horizontally to gently fit the width of label roll.
5. Pull label roll leading edge forward through the media guide bar, damper, media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller. Media sensor Media guide bar Internal rewind (Option) Media sensor Damper Label guide 6. Adjust the label guide to fit the width of the label.
7. Close the print head mechanism making sure the latches are engaged properly. 8. Using the front display panel, set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor. (Please refer to section 3.1.2) Note: Please calibrate the gap/black mark sensor when changing media.
2.6.2 Loading Fan-fold Labels Fan-fold media feeds through either the bottom or rear external label entrance chute. 1. Lift open printer right side cover. 2. Push the print head release lever to open the print head mechanism. 3. Insert the fan-fold media through the bottom or rear external label entrance chute. 4. Pull fan-fold label leading edge forward through the media guide bar, damper media sensor and place the label leading edge onto the platen roller. 5.
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2.6.3 Loading Media in Peel-off Mode (Option) 1. Lift open printer right side cover. 2. Push the print head release lever to open the print head mechanism. 3. Move the label roll guard horizontally to the end of label spindle then flip down the label roll guard. 4. Place the roll of media on the label supply spindle. Flip up the label roll guard. Move the label roll guard horizontally to fit the width of label roll. 5.
12. Lift up the peel-off roller release lever and close the print head mechanism. 13. Rotate the peel-off sensor toward the paper exit chute. Peel-off sensor 14. Peeling will automatically start. Press the FEED button to test. Liner Label Note: Please calibrate the gap/black mark sensor when changing media.
2.6.4 Remove Liner from Internal Rewind 1. Cut the liner between peel-off roller and the internal rewind spindle. 2. Push the liner release button to release the liner on the internal rewind spindle. 3. Then, slide off the liner from internal rewind spindle and discard.
2.6.5 Loading Media in Rewind Liner with Label Mode (Option) This mode can rewind the media including liner and label on the rewind spindle. 1. Lift open the printer’s right side cover. 2. Insert the supply holder guide and paper core into the internal rewind for 1” core label roll. Insert the supply holder guide, 3” label core adapter and paper core into the internal rewind for 3” core label roll.
Supply holder guide 7. Using the LCD panel set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor. (Please refer to section 3.1.2) Note: Please calibrate the gap/black mark sensor when changing media.
2.6.6 Remove Labels from Internal Rewind (Option) 1. Slide off the labels with supply holder guides from the internal rewind spindle.
2.7 Adjustment Knob 2.7.1 Print head Pressure Adjustment Knob Print head pressure adjustment knobs The print head pressure adjustment knob has 5 levels of adjustment. Because the printer’s paper alignment is to the left side of the mechanism, different media widths require different pressure to print correctly. Therefore, you may need to adjust the pressure knob to achieve the best print quality. For example, if the label width is 4”, adjust both print head pressure adjustment knobs to the same level.
Caution: Incorrectly adjusting these knobs can lead to poor print quality and may cause damage to the printer. Proceed with caution. The print head burn line default is set for general purpose printing media (plain paper and paper thickness less than 0.20mm). The adjustment knobs default position is screwed clockwise to the end of thread. Poor print quality when using paper thicker than 0.20mm may be due to the print head burn line not being at the optimized position.
3. Menu Function Main Menu Overview Main Menu Setup F ile Manager Diagnostics Language Serv ice ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Printer Setup File List Print Config. English Initialization ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Dump Mode Chinese(TC) Mileage Info. ↓ ↓ Avail. Memory ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Serial Comm. Del.
3.1 Setup Menu Overview Setup Printer Setup Sensor Serial Comm. Ethernet ↓ TSPL2 ↓ Status ↓ Baud Rate ↓ Status ↓ Z PL2 ↓ Calibration ↓ Parity ↓ Configure ↓ Exit ↓ Exit ↓ Data Bits ↓ Exit ↓ Stop Bit(s) ↓ Exit Notice: * The Ethernet function is available for 610 series only and option for 608 series. * Ethernet function is available on the LCD display when Ethernet card is installed.
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3.1.1.1 Speed: Print Setup 1/12 Speed > Speed 6 Density Direction Use this option to setup print speed. The available print speed is between 4~12 ips and each increament/decreament is 1 ips. The default print speed is 6 ips. Press the key to raise the print speed, and press the key to set it into printer. Press the speed. Press the key to decrease print key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu.
DIRECTION 0 DIRECTION 1 Note: If printing from enclosed software/driver, the software/driver will send out the command, which will overwrite the setting selection made on the front panel. 3.1.1.4 Print Mode: (None/Batch Mode/Peeler Mode/Cutter Mode/Cutter Batch) Print Setup Density 4/12 Print Mode 2/6 > Batch Mode Direction Peeler Mode > Print Mode Cutter Mode This option is used to set the print mode. Printer default setting is Batch Mode.
command, which will overwrite the setting set from the front panel. 3.1.1.5 Offset: Print Setup 5/12 Direction Offset Print Mode +000 > Offset This option is used to fine tune media stop location. Press the button to set the value from “+” to “-” or “0” to “9”. from left digit to right digit, and press the button to set the value into printer. Press Press the button to move the cursor key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu. The default value is +000.
REFERENCE command, which will overwrite the setting set from the front panel. 3.1.1.7 Code Page: Print Setup 10/12 Code Page Reference X > 850 Reference Y 852 11/41 860 > Code Page Use this option to set the code page of international character set. For more information about code page, please to refer the programming manual. When enter the code page list, the code page in the right side of ">" icon is the printer current setting.
1258 Vietnam ISO Code Page ISO Code Page code page name International Character Set code page number International Character Set 8859-1 Latin 1 8859-7 Greek 8859-2 Latin 2 8859-9 Turkish 8859-3 Latin 3 8859-10 Latin 6 8859-4 Baltic 8859-15 Latin 9 8859-5 Cyrillic 3.1.1.8 Country: Print Setup 11/12 Country 1/23 > 001 Reference Y 002 Code Page 003 > Country Use this option to set the country code for the LCD display. Press the key and button to set the value into printer.
3.1.2 Sensor Sensor Status Calibration Exit 3.1.2.1 Status This function is available to check the printer’s sensor status. When enter the [Status] option, you will see following message. Paper Len. 812 Gap Size 24 Intensity 3 Ref. Level 512 3.1.2.2 Calibration This option is used to set the media sensor type and calibrate the selected sensor. We recommend you calibrate the sensor before printing when changing the media.
A. Gap Mode Calibration 1/4 Gap Mode > Gap Mode 1/4 > Automatic Bline Mode Manual Cont. Mode Pre-Printed Press the and buttons to scroll the cursor to the media type and press the button to enter the sensor calibration mode. Note: If printing from enclosed software/driver, the software/driver will send out the GAP or BLINE command, which will overwrite the sensor type setting set from the front panel.
Gap Mode Scan Backing Intensity x Ref. Level 3. Open the print head mechanism, put the label backing (liner) under the media sensor. Press the button to set the value into the printer. xxx Media sensor Label backing (liner) 4. Then, put the label with liner under the media sensor. Press the button to set the value into the printer. Gap Mode Scan Paper Intensity x Ref. Level xxx Media sensor Label with liner Gap Mode Complete Intensity x Ref. Level 5. The gap sensor calibration is complete.
Paper Len. 00812 dot Gap Size 0024 dot Gap Mode Pre-Printed 1. Press the button to move the cursor from left digit to right digit, and press the button to set the value from “0” to “9” and the “dot/ mm/ inch”. Press the button to set the paper length into the printer. 2. Press the button to move the cursor from left digit to right digit, and press the button to set the value from “0” to “9” and the “dot/ mm/ inch”. Press the button to set the gap size into the printer. 3.
B. Bline Mode Calibration 2/4 Bline Mode Gap Mode > Automatic > Bline Mode Manual Cont. Mode Press the 1/4 Pre-Printed and buttons to scroll the cursor to the sensor type. Press the button to enter the black-mark sensor calibration mode. B-1 Automatic When enter the [Automatic] option, you will see the following message and the printer will feed the black mark label to calibrate the sensor sensitivity automatically.
Bline Mode Scan Mark Intensity Ref. Level x 3. Open the print head mechanism, put the black mark under the media button sensor. Press the to set the value into the printer. xxx Media sensor Black mark Bline Mode Scan Paper Intensity Ref. Level x 4. Then, put the label without black mark under the media sensor. Press the button to set the value into the printer. xxx Media sensor Label without black mark Note: Normally, the value of “Ref. Level” for mark should be larger than paper for over 128.
Paper Len. 00812 dot Bline Size 0024 dot Bline Mode Pre-Printed 1. Press the button to move the cursor from left digit to right digit, and press the button to set the value from “0” to “9” and the “dot/ mm/ inch”. Press the button to set the paper length into the printer. 2. Press the button to move the cursor from left digit to right digit, and press the button to set the value from “0” to “9” and the “dot/ mm/ inch”. Press the button to set the bline size into the printer. 3.
C. Cont. Mode Calibration 3/4 Bline Mode Cont. Mode 1/3 > Automatic > Cont. Mode Manual Exit Exit Press the and buttons to scroll the cursor to the sensor type. Press the button to enter the black-mark sensor calibration mode. C-1 Automatic When you select the [Automatic] option, you will see the following message and the printer will calibrate the sensor sensitivity automatically. When the calibration process is completed, the LCD screen will return to the previous menu. Cont.
Cont. Mode Complete Intensity Ref. Level x 3. The sensor calibration is complete. button the LCD Press the screen will return to the previous menu. xxx 3.1.3 Serial Comm. Seria l Comm.
3.1.3.1 Baud Rate Serial Comm. 1/5 > Baud Rate Baud Rate 4/9 > 9600 bps Parity 19200 bps Data Bits 38400 bps This option is used to set the RS-232 baud rate. The default setting is 9600 bps. and Press buttons to select the different baud rate and press button to set the value into printer. When you enter this list, the baud rate value in the right side of ">" icon is the current setting in the printer. Press key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu. 3.1.3.
3.1.3.4 Stop Bit(s): Serial Comm. Parity 4/5 Stop Bit(s) 1/3 > 1 Data Bits 2 > Stop Bit(s) Exit This option is used to set the RS-232 Stop Bits. The default setting is “1” stop bit. Press and buttons to select the different Stop Bits and press button to set the value into printer. When you enter this list, the option in the right side of ">" icon is the printer current setting. Press key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu.
3.1.4 Ethernet Use this menu to configure internal Ethernet configuration check the printer’s Ethernet module status, and reset the Ethernet module. This function is available on the LCD display when Ethernet card is installed. and Press the buttons to select the different options and press button to enter the option. Press the key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu.
3.1.4.1.2 MAC Ethernet 1/3 > Status Status 2/3 IP Address Configure MAC Address 001B82-FF0918 > MAC Exit Exit The MAC address information will be shown on the LCD display. Please press or button to return to the previous menu. 3.1.4.2 Configure: (DHCP / Static IP) Use this menu to set the printer's DHCP and Static IP. 3.1.4.2.
3.1.4.2.2 Static IP Use this menu to set the printer's IP address, subnet mask and gateway. Ethernet 2/3 Status Configure 2/3 DHCP > Configure > Static IP Exit Exit Press and buttons to select the different options and press to enter the option. Press key to cancel the setting and return to the previous menu. IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway 000.000.000.000 000.000.000.000 000.000.000.000 Press button to move the cursor from left to right digits and press the button to next setting.
3.2 File Manager This feature is used to check the printer available memory and file list. File Mana ger File List ↓ DRAM ↓ FLASH ↓ CARD ↓ Exit Avail. Memory Del. All Files ↓ DRAM ↓ FLASH ↓ CARD ↓ Exit Exit 3.2.1 File List Use this menu to show, delete and run (.BAS) the files saved in the printer DRAM/Flash/Card memory. To show the files： File Manager > File List 1/4 File List 2/4 > FLASH Avail. Memory CARD Del. All Files Exit > DEMO.TTF DEMO.
3.2.2 Avail. Memory Use this menu to show available memory space. File Manager 2/4 File List Avail. Memory DRAM: > Avail. Memory 256 KB FALSH: Del. All Files 6656 KB CARD: 0 KB 3.2.3 Del. All Files Use this menu to delete all files. Press button to delete all files in the device. Press to cancel deleting files and go back to previous menu. File Manager File List Avail. Memory > Del. All File 3/4 File List 1/4 Del.
3.3 Diagnostics Diagnostics Print Config. Dump Mod e Rotate Cutter Exit 3.3.1 Print Config. This feature is used to print current printer configuration to the label. On the sconfiguration printout, there is a print head test pattern, which is useful for checking if there is any dot damage on the print head heater element. Diagnostics 1/4 Self Test ... > Print Config. Printing ...
3.3.2 Dump Mode Captures the data from the communications port and prints out the data received by printer. In the dump mode, all characters will be printed in 2 columns as following. The left side characters are received from your system and right side data are the corresponding hexadecimal value of the characters. It allows users or engineers to verify and debug the program. Diagnostics 2/4 Printing ... Pritn Config. Dump Mode 1/1 > Dump Mode Rotate cutter Note: 1.
3.3.3 Rotate Cutter In case paper is jammed in the cutter, this feature can rotate the cutter blade forward or backward, which is helpful to remove the jammed paper from the cutter. Diagnostics 3/4 Print Config. UP: Fwd. DOWN: Rev. Dump Mode > Rotate Cutter MENU: Exit 3.4 Language Language English Chinese (TC) Chinese (SC) Japanese G erman Italian French Russian Polish Spanish Exit This option is used to setup the language on LCD display.
3.5 Service Service Initialization Mileage Info. Exit This feature is used to restore all printer settings to their defaults and to display printer mileage information. 3.5.1 Initialization Service 1/3 Initialization Initializing ... > Initialization Mileage Info. SELECT Exit MENU YES NO The printer settings are restored to defaults as below once printer is initialized. Note : When printer initialization is done, please calibrate the gap or black mark sensor before printing.
Bline sensor sensitivity 2 (Will be reset. Need to re-calibrate the gap) Language English IP address DHCP 3.5.2 Mileage Info. Use this option to check the printed mileage (displayed in meter). Service 1/3 Mileage:(m) Initialization > Mileage Info. 4016 Labels: (pcs.
4. Troubleshooting 4.1 Common Problems The following guide lists the most common problems that may be encountered when operating this bar code printer. If the printer still does not function after you have tried all of these suggested solutions, please Wasp Customer Server for assistance. Problem Possible Cause Recovery Procedure Power indicator does * The power cord is not properly connected. not illuminate * Plug the power cord in printer and outlet. * Switch the printer on.
is not pin to pin connected. connected. - Check the baud rate setting. The default baud rate setting of printer is 9600,n,8,1. * If using the Ethernet cable, - Check if the Ethernet RJ-45 connector green LED is lit on.. - Check if the Ethernet RJ-45 connector amber LED is blinking. - Check if the printer gets the IP address when using DHCP mode. - Check if the IP address is correct when using the static IP address.
adjustment knob has been adjust to index “5” and the poor print quality is still at the left side of the printout, please adjust the pressure adjustment knob to index “1” and use the Z-axis adjustment knob to fine tune the pressure. - If the right side printout is too light, please adjust the right side pressure adjustment knob to the higher index (higher pressure) to improve the print quality. * If the label thickness is more than 0.
* Set the correct label size. The left side printout * Wrong label size setup. * Press [MENU] [SELECT] x 3 [DOWN] x 5 * The parameter Shift X in LCD menu is [SELECT] to fine tune the parameter of Shift position is incorrect incorrect. X. Missing printing on the left or right side of * Wrong label size setup. * Set the correct label size. label RTC time is incorrect when reboot the * The battery has run down. * Check if there is a battery on the main board. * The installation is incorrect.
4.2 Mechanism Fine Adjustment to Avoid Ribbon Wrinkles This printer has been fully tested before delivery. There should be no ribbon wrinkle present on the media for general-purpose printing application. Ribbon wrinkle is related to the media thickness, print head pressure balance, ribbon film characteristics, print darkness setting…etc. In case ribbon wrinkle happens, please follow the instructions below to adjust the printer parts.
adjustment. adjustment. 1. Decrease the right side print head pressure 1. Decrease the left side print head pressure adjustment knob setting 1 level per each adjustment knob setting 1 level per each adjustment then print the label again to check if adjustment then print the label again to check if wrinkle is gone. wrinkle is gone. 2. If the right side print head adjustment knob 2.
5. Maintenance This chapter provides information on the proper cleaning tools and methods to maintain your printer. 1. Please use one of following materials to clean the printer. Cotton swab (Head cleaner pen) Lint-free cloth Vacuum / Blower brush 100% ethanol 2. The cleaning process is described as following Printer Part Method Interval 1. Always turn off the printer Clean the print head when changing a before cleaning the print head. new label roll 2.
Please use 100% Ethanol. DO NOT use medical alcohol, which may damage the printer head. Regularly clean the print head and supply sensors when installing a new ribbon to maintain optimal printer performance and extend the printer life.
