Toshiba Bev4g Manual

							
 
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TOSHIBA Barcode Printer 
B-EV4T SERIES 
SUPPLY LOADING INSTRUCTIONS This sheet contains only the supply loading procedures.  Please be sure to read the Owner’s Manual in the 
CD-ROM for further information about this printer. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.  Loading the Media   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This document describes how to load a media and ribbon in  the printer.  This printer accepts label rolls, tag rolls, 
and fanfold paper stocks.  Please  use TOSHIBA TEC approved media. 
 
1.   Press down the Top Cover Release Button to unlock the Top Cover, then fu\
lly open the Top Cover. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WARNING! 1.  Do not touch any moving parts.  To reduce the risk of fingers, jewellery, clothing, etc. b\
eing drawn  into the moving parts, be sure to load the media once the printer has stopped moving completely.  
2.  To avoid injury, be careful not to trap your fingers while opening or cl\
osing the Top Cover.  
CAUTION! 
Be careful not to touch the Print Head Element when  opening the Top Cover.  Failure to do this may cause 
missing dots by static electricit y or other print quality problems.   
NOTE: 1.  Please perform a media sensor calibra tion whenever you change the media type.  
2.  The size of the media which can be loade d inside the printer is as follows:   
Outer roll diameter: Max. 127mm (5”) 
Inner core diameter: 25.4 (1”) mm or 38.1 mm (1.5”)  
When the outer roll diameter exceeds 127 mm or the  inner core diameter exceeds 38.1 mm, an optional 
External Media Roll Hanger is required.  For details , refer to the Installation Guide for the External 
Media Roll Hanger.   
3.  When labels are used for printing, please only use outside wound labels.  Use of an inside wound label causes a paper jam. 
 
 
 
 
Top Cover 
Release Button Top Cover
Outside wound          Inside wound 
 
Label           Usable                    Not usable 
 
Tag paper         Usable             Usable 
 
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2.  Slide the Media Holder Lock  Switch to the Unlock (▲) side to release the Media Holders. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.   Open the Media Holders.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.   Place a media roll between the Media Ho lders so that the media is fed with the print side facing up.  Fit the 
projection of the Media Holders into the core.  Make  sure that the projection of the both Media Holders is 
engaged with the core firmly. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.   Turn the Media Guide Adjustment Di al in the arrow indicating direction to move the Media Guides outward. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Media Holder 
Lock Switch 
 
Media Holder  
Media Holder 
NOTES: 
1.  Refer to the Supply Path Label attached inside of the Top Cover.  
2.  Make sure that the print side faces up.  
3.  Cut the leading edge of the media straight with scissors.  
Media Holder 
Media Holder
Media 
Media Guide 
Adjustment Dial 
NOTE : Do not forcibly move the Media Guides by hand, as doing so may break the Media Guides.    
 Media path 
Platen 
Feed Gap Senso
r 
Black mark sensor 
 
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6.   Adjust the media sensor position and  select a sensor type to be used.  (Refer to the Owner’s Manual, Section 
2.9.1).   
 
  This printer is provided with a Black Mark Sensor whic h detects black marks printed on the reverse side of the 
media, and a Feed Gap Sensor wh ich detects inter-label gaps.  
  As the Feed Gap Sensor position is fixed, it is not necessary to move it.   When using the Black Mark Sensor, ali gn it with the centre of a black mark.  Failure to do this disables the 
detection of black marks, resulting in an error.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.   Pass the media between the Media Guides, and turn the  Media Guide Adjustment Dial in the arrow indicating 
direction to adjust the Media Guides to the media width. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Black Mark Sensor
NOTES: 
1.  The sensor type used in the last print job has been se lected.   To change the sensor type, refer to the Owner’s 
Manual, Section 2.9.1 Media Sensor Calibration.  
2.  The Feed Gap Sensor is positioned 6.35 mm right from the media centre.  
3.  The Black Mark Sensor is movable in a range of media width.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Black Mark Sensor is movable 
in the full range. 
Feed Gap Sensor 6.35mm 
Media Guide 
Adjustment Dial
Media Guide 
NOTE
: Be careful the Media Guides do not squeeze the media.   Doing so bends the media, causing a paper jam or feed failure.  
 
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8.  Push the Media Holders against the media roll to firmly  hold it, then slide the Media Holder Lock Switch to 
the Lock ( ▼) side.    
 
 9. Close the Top Cover gently and push down th e arrow-indicating portions until they click. 
 
 
 
10.   Press the [FEED] button to check for a proper media feed. 
 
 
 
Media Holder 
Lock Switch 
FEED Button  
						

							
 
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There are three issue modes available for this printer.   
 
Batch mode:
 
In the batch mode, the media is continuously printed a nd fed until the number of media specified in the issue 
command has been printed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Strip mode (Option):
 
When issued in the strip mode, labels are automatica lly removed from the backing paper each time a label is 
printed.  
 
•  How to set the media 
When issuing labels in the strip mode, set the label in the following procedure: 
 
1.  Load the media as described on the previous pages.   
2.   Open the Strip Block by pulling it out. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CAUTION! 
To separate the printed media from the media roll in bat ch mode, be sure to tear off the media at the Media 
Outlet or cut the media past the Strip Plate.  If you t ear off the media at the Print Head by mistake, be sure 
to feed one label (10 mm or more) with the FEED Button pr ior to  a next issue.  Failure to do this may cause 
a paper jam.
  
Strip Block  
NOTE: When issuing labels without removing them from the backing paper, it is \
not necessary to pass the media through 
the Strip Block. 
 
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3.  Remove enough labels from the leading edge of the media  to leave 20 cm of backing paper free, and insert the 
top edge of the backing paper into the media slot in the Strip Block. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.   Close the Strip Block and Top Cover. 
 
 
NOTES : 
1.  When the media is correctly set, the backing paper is supposed to be  pinched by the Platen and the Strip Feed Roller as shown below. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.  If the peel-off issue is performed under intense light, the strip sensor  may not correctly detect the presence of a printed label on the strip 
shaft.  In this case, reduce the intensity of the light or fit the Shade\
 
Plate to the Strip Block as shown in the figure.  
 Strip Plate 
Label 
Backing Paper  
Platen 
Strip Feed Roller 
 
Shade Plate  
 
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Cut mode (Option): 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
When the Cutter is installed, th e media is automatically cut.  
After loading the media as described on the previous pa ges, insert the leading edge of the media through the 
Media Outlet of the Cutter Cover. 
 
 

						

							
 
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2.  Loading the Ribbon 
When you use normal media, it is necessary to load a  ribbon.  Follow the procedure below to load a ribbon 
properly. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.   Press down the Top Cover Release Button to unlock th e Top Cover, then fully open the Top Cover. 
 
 
2.   Fit the core of the Ribbon Supply Roll into both the  Spring Guide Wheel and the Guide Wheel (Supply side). 
  (1) Push the right side of the core of the Ribbon Supply  Roll against the Spring Guide Wheel and fit the wheel into 
the core.  
 
 
  (2) Fit the left side of the core of the Ribbon Supply Roll to the Guide Wheel, aligning the notch of the ribbon core 
with the protrusion of the Guide Wheel.  
 
 
  Hold the ribbon firmly while loading it, as it is easily loosened or unrolled.   
NOTES: 
1.  Do not load a ribbon when using direct thermal media. Doing so may damage the print head or stain with melted  ribbon, which requires a replacement of the print head.  
2.  Be sure to load the ribbon so that the ink side contacts with the print \
side of the media.  If the ribbon is loaded  inside out, nothing can be printed, and eventually the print head will n\
eed to be replaced.   
3.  As the ribbon is very thin, do not pull the ribbon strongly.  Doing so may cause the ribbon to be stretched or  broken.   
Top Cover Release 
Button Top Cover
Ribbon Supply Roll 
Spring Guide Wheel 
(Supply side) 
 
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3.  Push up the Ribbon Access Cover by the portions indicated  by arrows A and fully open it supporting the Print Head 
Block. 
 
 
4.   Fit the Ribbon Take-up Roll to the Spring Guide Wheel  and the Guide Wheel in the same way as the Ribbon 
Supply Roll.   
  (1) Push the right side of the core of the Ribbon Take-up Roll against the Spring Guide Wheel and fit the wheel into the  core.  
  (2) Fit the left side of the core of the Ribbon Take-up Core to the Guide Wheel, aligning the notch of the ribbon core with 
the protrusion of the Guide Wheel.  
 
 
5.   Turn the Ribbon Rewind Gear to wind the ribbon leading film onto the Ribbon Take-up Core until the ink 
ribbon covers the Print Head, and remove any slack of the ribbon.   
 
 
 
Ribbon Access Cover 
Print Head Block  A
Guide Wheel 
Spring Guide Wheel 
(Take-up side) 
Ribbon Rewind Gear 
NOTE
: Ribbon Path  
 
 
Ribbon 
Take-up 
Core 
Ribbon Supply
Roll 
Print Head 
 
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6.   Close the Ribbon Access Cover until it clicks. 
 
 
7.   Again, turn the Ribbon Rewind Gear to remove any slack of the ribbon. 
 
 
 
8.   Close the Top Cover gently and push down the front  part of the Top Cover until they click.   
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ribbon Access Cover 
Print Head Block 
Ribbon Rewind Gear