deli E888T Thermal Transfer Label Printer User Manual

deli E888T Thermal Transfer Label Printer

Product Information

The Thermal Label Printer Model 888T is a high-quality label printer designed for use in various industries. It comes with a user manual that provides essential information for installation and use of the product. The package includes a printer, power adapter, power cord, USB cable, installation CD, carbon ribbon + paper roll (carbon ribbon exclusively for DL-888T), user manual, warranty card, and QA certificate.
The printer supports Bluetooth function and has a physical appearance that consists of a paper feed button (status indicator), top cover, top cover release button, USB port, power connector,  power switch, tape supply shaft, tape recovery shaft, paper rollholder (adjustable), latch paper guide (adjustable), rubber roller, movable paper detector, and top cover bracket lock. The product dimensions are specified in the user manual.

Product Usage Instructions

• Before operating the printer, it is crucial to read the safety precautions carefully to avoid personal injury or machine damage. The user manual provides three manuals for the Windows driver installation, printer utility manual, and programming manual.
• To install the paper roll, face the front of the printer and open the top cover button in the direction indicated by the arrow and lift the top cover upward. It is suggested to use recommended or equivalent quality printer paper to ensure print quality and extend the life of the printer.
• It is essential to leave enough space around the printer for operation and maintenance purposes and avoid placing it near water, direct sunlight, strong light, heat sources or places with high temperature, high humidity, heavy pollution or subject to vibrations and shocks. The power adapter should connect to a properly grounded electrical outlet and avoid using the same outlet with large appliances or devices that can cause voltage fluctuations.
• Before plugging or disconnecting of interfaces, shut off the power; otherwise, it may damage the printer control circuits. It is recommended to disconnect the power supply if not using the printer for an extended period.
• The printer can be used in various industries with the Bluetooth function and product specifications specified in the user manual.

Manual information

This user manual contains essential information for the installation and use of the product.
The following section provides a more detail description about various tech- nical issues and information.

1. Windows Driver Manual
   This manual provides Windows driver installation instructions.

2. Printer Utility Manual
   The manual specifies how to use the product’s function selection software and its operating conditions.

3. Programming manual
   This manual provides information on label printer instructions.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Please read the precautions carefully before operating the printer to avoid personal injury or machine damage.

1. Warning symbols
   WARNING Must be followed to avoid injury to the user and/or damage to the equipment.
   Note Signals important information and tips for printer operation.

2. Safety precautions
   WARNING : Violating following instructions may cause serious injury or death.

3. Do not insert several plugs into a multi-outlet power strip at the same time.

4. This can cause overheating and a fire.

5. If the plug is wet or dirty, dry or wipe it clean before use

6. Do not use the electrical outlet if it’s not compatible with the power cord plug.

7. You should only use standard multi-outlet power strips.

8. You should only use the adapter provided in this package.

9. It is not safe to use other adapters.

10. Do not unplug it by pulling on the power cord

11. This may damage the power cord and cause a fire or printer malfunction.

12. Do not plug or unplug the power cord with wet hands.

13. This may cause electric shock.

14. Do not bend the power cord excessively or place heavy objects on it

15. Damaged power cords may cause a fire.

Note : Violating following instructions can cause slight wound or damage the appliance .

1. If you find smoke, smell or noise coming out of the printer for unknown reason, please unplug the power cord and take proper emergency measures.
2. Turn off the printer and unplug power cord.
3. After the smoke clears, call the dealer for repairs.
4. Place the printer on a stable and flat surface.
5. If the printer drops to the ground, it may break and cause personal injury.
6. You should only use approved accessories, and do not attempt to disassemble, repair or modify the printer by yourself.
7. Please call the dealer if you need any of the above-mentioned services.
8. Do not let water or other objects get inside the printer.
9. In case it happens, turn off the printer and unplug the power cord Then call the dealer for service.
10. Do not use the printer when there is a malfunction, as this may cause fire or electric shock.
11. Please turn off the printer and unplug the power cord. Then call the dealer for service
12. Other matters to note.
13. Leave enough space around the printer for operation and maintenance purpose Keep the printer away from water, direct sunlight, strong light and heat sources.
14. Do not use or store the printer in places with high temperatures, high humidity or heavy pollution.
15. Avoid placing the printer in places subject to vibrations and shocks.
16. Connect the printer’s power adapter to a properly grounded electrical outlet, and avoid using the same outlet with large appliances or devices that can cause voltage fluctuations.
17. Please disconnect the power supply if you are not going to use the printer for a long period of time.
18. To ensure print quality and extend the life of the printer, it is suggested to use recommended or equivalent quality printer paper.
19. Shut off the power before plugging or disconnecting of interfaces, otherwise, it may damage the printer control circuits.
20. Please keep this manual in a proper place for future references

Other matters to note

Although we have been very careful on the compiling of this manual, however, errors and/or omissions are still inevitable. The company will not assume any responsibility for any losses on anyone due to the use of information in this manual. For users and third parties, the company and its subsidiaries will not be liable for any product damage, failure or misuse caused by not following or ignoring the operation, maintenance information and/or instructions provided by the company; and for losses, costs or expenses caused by unauthorized changes, repairs or modifications to the product. The company shall not bear any responsibility with regard to damages and/or problems caused by the use of counterfeit accessories, parts or unauthorized products.
Note : Due to continuous product improvement, specifications, accessories and/or procedures described herein are subject to change without notice.

WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electr onic Equipment)

The symbol placed on the product indicates that the item should not be mixed with general household waste. If such waste is not properly managed, it may harm both environment and human health. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate these items from other types of waste and recycle them responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of ma-terial resources. Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product, or their local government office, for details of where and how they can take these items for environmentally safe recycling. Busi-ness users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract. This product and its accessories should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal.

PRODUCT INTRODUCTION

Unpacking checklist

1. Unpack the printer and save the packing materials in case you need to repack the printer for shipping or storage.
2. Please contact the dealer for any defect and/or missing of accessory. Printer,power adapter, power cord,USB cable,installation CD, carbon ribbon + paper roll ( carbon ribbon is exclusively for DL-888T), user manual, warranty card, QA certificate.

Note : The printer supports Bluetooth function.

Physical appearance and components

**Product dimensions

**

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Printing

| Print method| Thermal transfer/Direct thermal
Print resolution| 203 dpi  (8 dots/mm)
Printing speed| 102mm/s
Print width| 108mm
Print length| 15-300mm
Processor|  | 32-bit RISC
Memory| RAM| 2MB
Flash memory (optional)| 2MB

Detection

| ****

Sensor

| Out of paper det ection .seam mark det ection , Gap det ection , black mark detection, thermal head temperature detection.

Co nsumable

| ****

Type

| Standard thermal paper/fold or roll paper, die cut or continuous roll labels
Width| 1.38″(35 mm)- 4.65″(118 mm)
Thickness| 0.003″ (76.2 1.J m)- 0.007″(177.8 1.Jm)
Paper roll diameter| 5 “(127 mm)
Core inner diameter| 0.5″ (12.7 mm)

Carbon Ribbon (DL­ BBBT only)

| Type| Wax base. mixed base, resin base
Width| 1.38″(35 mm)- 4.65″(118 mm)
Length| 328″  (100 meter)
Core inner diameter| 0.5” (12.7 mm)
Programming language|  | TSPL

Software function

| Label design| Bartender Ultralite
Driver| Windows 2000,XP,Vista7,B,l0

Built-in fonts

| ****

Bitmap fonts

| 6, 8, 12, 16, 32, OCR A & B. 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable and 10 times expandable in horizontal and vertical directions

Vector font

| ****

Monospaced CGTriumvirate™ vector font

Code page

|  | 008437,720,737,755,775,850,852,855,856,857,858,860,86

2,863,864,865,866, Windowsl250, 1251,1252,12 53,1254,1255,1256,1257,1258 I808859-l  ,-2,-3,-4,-5,-6,-8,-91,-5 DBCS 932(JIS), 936(GBK), 949(Koran),950(BIG5)

Barco des

| ****

10

| ****

Code 39, Code 93, Code 128UCC, Code 128 subset A. B, C, Codabar,lnterleave2of5,EAN-8, EAN-13,EAN-128, UPC-A, UPC-E. EAN and UPC 2 (5) digits add-on , MSI, PLESSEY, POSTNET, RSS-Stacked, GSl DataBar, Code 11

20

| ****

PDF417,Maxicode,DataMatrix,QR Code.Aztec

Interface|  | USB
human-machine interface|  | ****

LED indicator

Power Adapter

|  | ****

Power on/off Input DC l00-240V, 50/60 Hz, output DC 24V/2A. peak current 5A

Environment parameters

| Operating| 41°F(5°C)-104°F(40°C), 30%-85%,(no condensation)

Storage

| ****

-4°F(-20°C)-122°F(50°Cl, l0%-90%(no condensation)

Physical parameters

| Dimensions (L x H x WJ| 260.5174.5215 mm
Weight| 1.80 kg (without consumables)
Options and accessories|  | Bin. OD external label roll holder/external label roll holder or folding paper container

Certificate

|  | ****

CE

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION

Installation media

Installing the paper roll

1. Facing the front of the printer, open the top cover button in the direction indicated by the arrow and lift the top cover upward.
2. Open the paper roll holder and adjust the width in according to the width of the paper roll, insert the paper roll.
3. Ensure the paper roll is securely attached to the paper roll holder, and then press down the latch.
4. Pull out part of the paper roll through the paper guide, and close the paper guide according to the paper width to regulate both sides of the paper.
5. Hold the top cover of the printer with your left hand, press the top cover bracket lock with your right hand in the direction of the arrow, and lower the top cover.
6. Press down until you hear a click. Tear off any excess paper in the direction of the cutting blades.

Installing folding paper

1. Place the folded label paper at the back of the printer. With the printing side facing up, insert into the printer from the external paper roll inlet.
2. Open the printer top cover, pull out the paper roll to the front of the printer, and adjust the paper guide according to the paper size.
3. Hold the top cover with your left hand, and press the top cover bracket lock with your right hand in the direction shown.
4. Press down the top cover until it locks with a click.

Installing the external paper roll bracket

When folding paper is used, or the paper roll is too large to be put into the paper bin, you can feed the paper from the paper inlet of the external paper roll as shown in the figure below, and then pass the paper underneath the paper guide, adjust the guide based on the paper width to regulate the paper.
Remarks : The paper roll bracket can be fixed on both sides with locking pins.

Install the Thermal Transfer Ribbons(DL-888T only)

1. Facing the front of the printer, press the open button for the top cover with both hands simultaneously, lift the top cover up, and the printing support brackets will automatically open.
2. First pass the ribbon recovery core through the print support set from top to bottom, then press the right end of the ribbon supply core onto the spring-load-ed ribbon pin on the ribbon supply shaft, and then install the left end of the ribbon into the ribbon For the rear dial group, rotate the supply shaft core until the notches are aligned and locked to the rear dial group on the left side of the supply shaft. The installation method of the ribbon recovery shaft is the same as above, press its right end on the ribbon recovery On the ribbon pin of the shaft, put the left end of it into the ribbon front wheel set and lock it.
3. Turn the ribbon pick-up shaft gear counterclockwise to rewind the ribbon to a tight and flat condition. (ribbon supply core, ribbon pick-up core, rear ribbon wheel set, front ribbon wheel set, ribbon pin)
4. Close the top cover of the printer, and the print head assembly will automatically close.

Power connection

1. Make sure the printer’s power switch is off (O).
2. Connect the power adapter to the printer.
3. Connect the power cord to the power adapter.
4. Plug the power cord into the other end of the power supply.

Note：

• Please use our company’s original power adapter to avoid damage to the product and the possible cause of injury.
• If you do not use the printer for a long period of time, unplug the printer power cable.
• Power is interrupted, or the data cable becomes disconnected during printing: When all data has been transmitted to the printer and the power or data cable becomes disconnected, the unprinted content will not be printed or reprinted. When the data is partially transmitted to the printer, any unprinted content will be reprinted after the power and data cables are reconnected.

Boot positioning：

• To better position the self-adhering label paper with a height of ≤80 mm when it is turned on for the first time, this model will display the blank paper positioning function after printing the first copy to better identify the label height.

Interface connection

Connect the interface cable as shown in the figure below.
This printer supports the following communication interface standards: –USB B-Type cable

1. Turn off the printer (O).
2. Please plug the communication cable to into the corresponding communication connectors of printer.
   Please connect the USB B-Type cable to the USB interface.

Label detection

Operation panel

Power-on: When connected to power supply, move the power switch on the back side of the printer into the On position, the printer turns on and the indicator light is on.
Power-off: Move the power switch on the back side of the printer into the Off position, the printer turns off and the indicator light is off.
Paper feed:

1. Press the paper feed button and the printer will feed the paper to the specified outlet according to the type of paper used. For continuous paper, press and hold the paper feed button and the printer will feed a fixed length of paper; if you are using label paper, press the paper feed button once to feed out a whole page of label.
2. Press the paper feed button to pause the current printing task and the indicator light turns white (blue, green, red), press this button again to resume the unfinished printing task;

Description for indicator status:

LED Indicator|

Printer status

---|---
Color| Display color| Status
Blue| Green| Red
√| –| –| Blue| On| Printer is ready for operation
√| –| –| Blue| Blinking| RAM test failed
√| –| √| Pink| On| Printer head is overheated
√| –| √| Pink| Blinking| No or low printer ribbon
–| –| √| Red| On| Position sensor is not in place
–| –| √| Red| Blinking| Out of paper
–| √| √| Yellow| On| Voltage is too low or too high
–| √| √| Yellow| Blinking| Paper jam
√| √| √| White| On| Printer paused

Basic function

1. Power ON/OFF
   Press “O” to turn off the power, and press “l” to turn on the power.

2. Paper feed
   Press the paper feed button and the printer will feed the paper to the speci- fied outlet according to the type of paper used. For continuous paper, press and hold the paper feed button and the printer will feed a fixed length of paper; if you are using label paper, press the paper feed button once to feed out a whole page of label.

3. Printing test

4. Printing a self-test page
   When the printer is initially installed, or if there are any problems with the printer, you can execute the self-check program to confirm the following status.
   Hardware version, printer parameter setting status,If you confirm no problems with the printer after the self-check, such as printing quality and related setting information of external devices, please check other devices or soft- ware. This function runs independently with other devices or software.

This is the self-test process:

1. Ensure the power is connected, and the paper roll is properly installed.
2. Make sure that the printer is off and the top cover is properly shut.
3. Press and hold the paper feed button, then press the power button to turn on, and release the button when the printer starts to print the self-test page.

Printing with Windows driver

1. Please refer to the “Windows Driver Manual” to complete the installation.
2. Set the “Port” of the Windows driver to the corresponding interface.
3. Use the “Print Test Page” function of the Windows driver to print a test page.

Label printing training

• Note : Under the following situations, the users may learn about label posi-tioning so that they can better position the labels with this printer:
• Set up your printer for the first time;
• Use the printer for the first time after the sensor is cleaned;
• Reuse the printer after a period of not using;
• Change a new type of paper roll
• The printer cannot effectively recognize the symbol during the printing pro-cess;
• The surrounding environment of the printer has been changed significantly;

How to determine your label position

1. Manually position the labels
2. Comprehensive detection through the printer tool software (for details please refer to “Printer Setting Tool Instructions” )

Manually position the labels:

1. In the Ready Mode, press and hold the paper feed button for 3 seconds until the printer power indicator blinks twice and then release the button. The printer will enter the label detection mode; the user can also complete the detection through the printer tool software (for details please refer to “Printer Setting Tool Instructions” )
   Note : After the label detection is completed, reopen the top cover and reload the test label paper for reuse to avoid waste.

2. Reprint After Error : The function is disabled at the factory, and can be enabled via the printing tool software (for details please refer to “Printer Setting Tool Instructions”

INTERFACE SIGNAL

Pin number| Signal

name

---|---
1| VBUS
2| D-
3| D+
4| GND

CLEANING THE PRINTER

Printing quality might be degraded by dust, foreign substance, adhesive substance, or other pollution materials stuck in the printer head or inside the printer.When dirty, clean the print head as follows

Caution

1. Make sure to turn the printer power off prior to cleaning.
2. Turn the printer off and wait for 2 -3 minutes before cleaning the printhead because it gets very hot during the printing process.
3. When cleaning the print head, take care not to touch the heated portion of the print head to avoid any damage caused by static electricity or other factors. 4) Take care not to allow the print head to become scratched and/or damaged in any way.

Cleaning the print head

1. Open the top cover of the printer, and then use the cleaning pen or a cotton swab dipped in diluted alcohol (or isopropanol) to clean the print head in the direction from the center of the head to the edges.
2. After cleaning the head, do not use the printer until the alcohol used for cleaning evaporates completely (1~2 min) and the printer head has com-pletely dried.

Cleaning the sensor, roller and paper path

1. Open the top cover of the printer and take out the paper roller.
2. Remove any dust or foreign materials using a dry cotton cloth or cotton swabs.
3. Use an alcohol-soaked cotton cloth or cotton swabs to wipe off any adhe-sive substance or pollution materials
4. After cleaning the parts, do not use the printer until the alcohol used for cleaning evaporates completely (1~2 min) and the printer has completely dried.

Please clean the parts in case the print quality deteriorates or paper detection performance decreases

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