AMT Datasouth Printer M5DT Plus User Guide

							 
9 Peel-Off Panel 
3.4 Loading Labels for Peel-off Mode (Option) 
1. Open the peel-off module by pulling it forward. 
 
 
Fig. 9 Open the peel-off panel 
2. Thread the label, printing side facing up, through the support guides. 
3. Thread the label through the liner opening, which is beneath the roller. 
4. Adjust the black center-biased media guides by turning the adjustment knob to fit the 
edge of the label/backing. 
 
 
Fig. 10 Loading Labels for peel-off mode 
 
5. Lift the peel-off panel up and back into the closed position. 
Peel-off Panel 
Peel-off Roller 
Roller
Adjustment Knob 
Liner Opening 
						

							 
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6. Close the top cover. 
 
    Fig. 11 Label loaded completely in peel-off mode 
3.5 External Media Roll Mount Installation (Option) 
1.  Attach an external media roll mount on the bottom of the printer. 
2.  Install a roll of media on the external roll mount. 
 
Fig. 12 External media roll mount installation (I) 
 
External Media
Roll Mount
 
Media 
						

							 
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3.  Feed the media (printing side face up) into the external opening located at the rear of the 
printer and then through the media guides. 
 
Fig. 13 External label roll mount installation (II) 
 
4.  Open the printer top cover by pulling the top cover open levers.   
5.  Continue feeding the media through the internal printer guides and place it on top of the 
platen. 
6.  Adjust the media guides by turning adjustment knob to fit the edge of the media/backing. 
7.  Close the printer top cover. 
 
External Media
Feed Opening
Rear Media Guide 
						

							 
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3.6 Cutter Module Installation (Option) 
1. Pull the top cover levers to open the top cover.   
2.  Remove the front panel from the lower cover. Pull straight up to remove. 
3.  Use a screwdriver to remove 6 screws on the lower inner cover. 
 
 
Fig. 14 Remove 6 screws from lower inner cover 
 
4.  Turn over the printer. 
5.  Remove two screws located near the top cover hinge. 
 
Screws 
Screws
  
						

							 
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6.  Remove the screw from the memory card cover, and left the cover off. 
 
7.  Plug in the Cutter Driver IC at U14(M5 DT) / U30(M5 DT PLUS) socket on the main 
board. 
 
 
M5 DT Model  M5 DT PLUS Model 
 
 
 
Note: 
For Non-RoHS PCB, use cutter driver IC A3952SB 
For RoHS PCB, use cutter driver IC A3953SB 
 
Memory Card 
Cover Screw  
						

							 
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8.  Hold the lower cover and lift up the lower inner cover. 
9.  Thread the cutter module cable through the bezel. 
10. Connect the cutter module cable to the 4-pin socket on printer PCB. 
 
Fig. 16 Cutter module harness arrangement 
 
11. Reassemble the lower inner cover back onto the lower cover. 
12. Install the cutter module into the slots of the printer. 
 
 
                   Fig. 17 Cutter module installation 
 
13. Reassemble the parts in the reverse order. 
14. Close the top cover. 
 
 
Bezel
Socket 
Slots each side of 
the printer  
						

							 
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3.7 Loading Media in Cutter Mode 
 
1.  Open the printer top cover. 
2.  Insert the spindle into the media roll. 
3.  Install a media roll onto the roll mount. 
4.  Thread the media, printing side face up, through the guides, platen and cutter module 
outlet. 
 
              
 
Fig. 18 Media installation in cutter mode 
 
5. Adjust the black center-biased guides to fit edge of the media/backing. 
6.  Close the top cover 
 
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Fig. 19 Media installation in cutter mode completed 
 
Media Guide 
Cutter Media Opening 
Platen 
Adjustment Knob 
Cutter  
						

							 
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3.8 Internal Ethernet Print Server Module Installation (Option) 
 
1.    Break through the plastic partially connected at the rear side of lower cover RJ45 
interface opening. 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.    Remove the screw from the main board. Fasten the metal and plastic standoff. 
 
 
 
 
Plastic standoff      Metal standoff 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RJ45 interface opening 
Remove the screw  
						

							 
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3. Fasten the RJ45 connector daughter board on the plastic and metal standoff. The ground 
wire from the mechanism must be screwed on the daughter board with metal standoff. 
 
 
 
 
             
Ground wire 
 
 
Screws 
 
 
 
 
                       RJ45 connector daughter board 
 
4.  Connect the print server module interface cable (36PIN) and RJ45 interface cable to 
print server module. 
 
 
 
Print server module 
interface cable
 
 
 
RJ45 interface cable 
 
 
 
   
						

							 
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5.    Remove the 2 screws from the motor bracket and 1 screw in the lower inner cover to 
install the internal print server. 
 
 
 
 
Screw 
 
  
Screws 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.    Install the print server module in printer lower inner cover with 3 screws. 
 
 
 
 
 
Screw  
 
 
 
Screws 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Internal Print Server Module