BEEPRT BY-245BT High Speed Thermal Label Printer User Guide
- June 6, 2024
- BEEPRT
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BEEPRT BY-245BT High Speed Thermal Label Printer User Guide
Do you have a question or concern?
Most issues can be resolved very quickly! Beeprt support is available by phone, email, and remote desktop. For setup videos, support and how-tos, please visit: help.beeprt.com
Highly Recommended: Watch the Quick Setup Video! On the USB drive included with this printer, there is a shortcut with the name “Setup Video”.Follow the link to see the setup video. We highly recommend that you watch it. It will guide you on how to set up the printer in a way that best suits your needs.
You can also see video by entering this link in your browser: http://help.beeprt.com
Congratulations! The Beeprt printer you have purchased is a high- efficiency thermal printer and does not require any ink or toner. Prints will be made by instantly heating compatible labels. Please take a moment to thoroughly review this user guide. Incorrect operation may result in damage or injury.
WARNING!
The Printer Head (PH) may be very hot. Do not touch internal parts of the thermal printer immediately after using the printer.
Setup
STEP 1: PRINTER SETUP
STEP 2: DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS
Please insert the included USB into your computer.
A dialog box may appear.
If it does. select Open folder to view files.
If a dialog box does not appear. open Windows Explorer and select the flash
drive on the left side of the window. Run “Beeprt Printer Driver Setup.exe”,
follow the installation steps.
You can also download the latest driverhere:www.beeprt.com
STEP 3: PRINTING SETUP
FOR WINDOWS
1. When installation finished. open your printer page by typing Control Panel
into the search box on the taskbar. Click the Control Panel search result. In
Control Panel. click Hardware and Sound then Devices and Printers. Right click
on your newly installed BY-426 Label printer and choose Printing preferences.
2. Go to the Page Setup tab on the top of the dialog box. you can change setting of printer, like paper size, speed, darkness …
3. From the Name drop-down menu, select the size of your label. A 4″x6″1abel is approximately 100x150mm.Click OK to save your settings and continue to Step 4 on the reverse of this page.
MAC PRINTING SETUP
For MacOS computers, please see “MAC PRINTING SETUP” of these instructions.
STEP 4: LABEL SETUP
6. Press and hold orange feeder button until you hear one short beep. take away your finger, the printer will begin automatic label identification. Once the printer stops.it will have identified your label size. The next time you want to put labels into the printer. instead of opening the printer. you can simply feed labels into the back of the printer.
MAINTENANCE CLEANING THE PRINT HEAD
The printer head is a sensitive part of the printer and can be found on the upper part of the printer when open.
Cautlon: While the printer is running the printer head can be vrey hot.
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Ensure that the power switch is OFF. remove the power cord. and open the
cover as outlined above in step 4. wait several moments to ensure that the printer
head cools down. -
Completely clean the printer head using an alcohol swab like the one provided. Any 70% lsopropyl Alcohol pad would work . Please do not use water.
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Wait 2-3 minutes until the alcohol has completely dried, then close the cover.
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Connect the power cord and print a test page to check if it is clean.
PRO TIPS
- Anytime you’d like to change your label size. run the automatic label identification by pressing and holding the feeder button until you hear one short beep.
- Press the orange feeder button on the printer to skip a blank label.
- To run a self-test. press and hold the feeder button until you hear two short beeps.
- Avoid using poor quality labels as they can damage the printer.
- Regularly clean the printer head as outined above under MAINTENANCE.
- If paper is jammed. turn off the printer and allow the printer head to cool down. Open the cover and ensure that the rubber is clean. If it is dirty use alcohol pad to clean it. Allow the area to dry before turning the printer back on.
- Insert the printer’s USB into the USB port on your computer every time you plug it in. This will avoid creating duplicate copies of the printer on your computer.
LED INDICATOR
PRINTER SPECS
SAFETY TIPS
- The printer head can become very hot after printing labels . Do not touch the printer head until it has cooled.
- Do not bend the power cord excessively or place objects on the cord. This could result in fire or electocution
- Keep the printer out of reach of children.
- Use only approved accessories and do not try to disassemble or repair the unit by yourself.
- Keep the printer away from water and other objects that may destroy or
damage the device. Printer should remain unplugged when not in use for long periods of time.
BEEPRT SUPPORT
Your Beeprt label printer is covered by a one-year warranty. In the unlikely event that you experience any issues with your printer. please contact support@beeprt.com for customer service to promptly help with any troubles hooting tips or a replacement.
For any questions and/or suggestions, please email the Beeprt team at: support@beeprt.com or visit www.beeprt.com and click on support.
For how-to videos, parts, and full warranty details. please visit www.beeprt.com
MAC PRINTING SETUP FOR MAC OS
Please insert the included USB into your computer. A flash drive icon will usually appear on the desktop. If a dialog box does not appear, open Finder and select the flash drive on the left side of the window.
You can also download the latest driver here:
http://help.beeprt.com
Let us start to install beeprt printer driver on Mac now.
Beeprt requires OS X 10.9 or latest.
Double click the download file, “Beeprt-Mac-Latest-Driver.dmg”if you see a warning shown below. (if you don’t see this warning. you can skip these two steps)
We highly recommended that you open installation guide pdf file firstly, so you can follow the steps.
Double click “BeeprtPrinter_vl.3.pkg” to begin to install driver.
Follow the installation steps until you see “The installation was successful” window.
Open “System Preferences” and click on “Printers and Scanners” .
Click”+” to add a new printer .
Click on “Beeprt BY-426″(or other model of Beeprt), and choose “Select Software” in the drop down menu.
Input “Beeprt” to search and choose then click “OK”.
Click on “Add” to finish.(if you see a warning windows, click “repair” to continue)
SETTING THE LABEL SIZE
Open a PDF file in Adobe Reader (the recommended program is Adobe Acrobat Reader DC) On the top menu, select file and the select Print.
In the Print window click Page Setup, and choose BEEPRT Printer ,and select the Paper Size to match your label size. A 4″x6″ label is approximately 100x150mm.
To define a new label size choose Manage Custom Sizes in the Paper Size dropdown menu. Click”+” to add a size set the size and click OK to save.
PRINTER SETIINGS,DARKNESS AND PRINT SPEED(ADVANCED)
In the Print window. click Printer .. then select Printer Features. You will
then be able to change the printer settings. You can also visit
http://help.beeprt.com to see how to change settings of printer on MacOS,
Windows and other platforms.
HERE’S AN IMPORTANT TIP!
DO YOU HAVE TWO LABELS ON A PAGE LIKE THIS (8.5 x 11 inch) ?
HERE’S HOW TO PRINT YOUR LABELS:
Open the PDF in Adobe Reader
From the top panel select View > Rotate View> Clockwise
so that the labels are side by side.
Next, from the top panel select Edit> Take a Snapshot. Then click and drag over one of the labels.
Click Print
Make sure that:
You select the Label Printer from the Printer menu.
Shrink oversized pages is selected.
Choose paper source by PDF page size is uncheked. Auto portrait/landscape is selected.
Go to Page Setup .. and ensure that your page size of your label. A 4″X6″1abel is approximately 100x150mm.
Happy Printing!
Still have a question or concern?
Most issues can be resolved very quickly!
BEEPRT support is available by phone, email and remote desktop. For setup
videos, and how -tos, please visit: help.beeprt.com
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