Toshiba Bsx4t Manual

							APPENDIX 1  SPECIFICATIONS ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33036 
A1.4 Ribbon 
 
EA1- 5 
A1.3.4  Effective Print Area (Cont.) 
The figure below shows the effective print area on the media.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1.4   Ribbon 
 
Please make sure that the ribbon being used is approved by TOSHIBA TEC.  The warranty does not apply to any 
problem caused by using non-approved ribbons. 
For information regarding TOSHIBA TEC approved ribbon, please contact a TOSHIBA TEC service 
representative.  
Type Spool type 
Width  68 – 134 mm 
Recommended width is 41, 50, 68, 102, and 134 mm. 
Length 600 m 
Outside Diameter f90 mm (max.) 
 
The table below shows the correlation between ribbon width and media width (backing paper is not included.) 
Ribbon width  Media width  Ribbon width  Media width 
41 mm  30 – 36 mm  102 mm  63 – 97 mm 
50 mm  36 – 45 mm  134 mm  97 – 140 mm 
68 mm  45 – 63 mm     
 
 
 
  
NOTES: 
1.  Be sure not to print on the 1.5-mm wide area from the media edges (shaded area in the above figure).  
Printing this area may cause ribbon wrinkles, resulting in a poor print quality of the guaranteed print area. 
2.  The centre of media is positioned at the centre of the Print Head. 
3.  Print quality in the 3-mm area from the print head stop position (including 1-mm non-printable area for print 
speed slow down) is not guaranteed. 
 
NOTES: 
1.  To ensure print quality and print head life use only TOSHIBA TEC specified ribbons. 
2.  To avoid ribbon wrinkles use a ribbon that is wider than the media by 5 mm or more.  However, too much 
difference in width between the two may cause wrinkles.  
3.  When using a 134 mm wide media, be sure to use a 130 mm wide ribbon.  Use of other ribbons may cause 
ribbon wrinkles.
 
 
Start line
Area to be detected. 
Area to be detected. 
Media feed direction 
1.5 mm from the 
left edge of media 
Media width  
(backing paper width is not included.) 
Media height 
10 – 1500 mm 
1.5 mm from the 
right edge of media 
1mm 
1mm 
Guaranteed print area  
						

							APPENDIX 2  MESSAGES AND LEDS ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33036 
APPENDIX 2  MESSAGES AND LEDS
 
EA2- 1 
APPENDIX 2  MESSAGES AND LEDS 
Appendix 2 describes the LCD messages displayed on the operation panel.   
Symbols in the message 
1: : The LED is illuminated.  ~: The LED is flashing.  z: The LED is unlit. 
2: ****:
 the number of unprinted media.  Up to 9999 (in pieces) 
3: %%%%%%%:
 ATA Card’s remaining memory  0 to 9999999 (in K bytes) 
4: ###:
 Flash memory card remaining memory for PC save area: 0 to 895 (in K bytes) 
5: &&&&:
 Remaining flash memory capacity for storing writable characters  0 to 3147 (in K bytes) 
 
LED Indication No. LCD Message POWER ONLINE ERROR Printer Status 
Restoration by 
RESTART keyYes/No Acceptance of 
Status Request 
Reset Command 
Yes/No 
ON LINE   z In online mode  -----  Yes 
1 ON LINE  ~ z In online mode (The printer in 
communication) ----- Yes 
2 HEAD OPEN  z z The print head block is opened in online 
mode.  ----- Yes 
3 PAUSE    ****  z z The printer is paused.  Yes  Yes 
4 COMMS ERROR  z  A parity, overrun, or framing error has 
occurred during communication through 
the RS-232C. Yes Yes 
5 PAPER JAM   ****  z  The media is jammed during paper feed.  Yes  Yes 
6 CUTTER ERROR****  z  A problem has occurred with the cutter 
module. Yes Yes 
7 NO PAPER    ****  z  The media has run out, or the media is 
not loaded properly.  Yes Yes 
8 NO RIBBON   ****  z  The ribbon has run out.  Yes  Yes 
9 HEAD OPEN   ****  z  Feed or printing was attempted with the 
print head block open.  Yes Yes 
10 HEAD ERROR  z  There is a problem with the print head.  Yes  Yes 
11 EXCESS HEAD TEMP  z  The print head is overheated.  No  Yes 
12 RIBBON ERROR****  z  The ribbon has been torn.  A problem 
has occurred with the sensor that 
determines the torque for the ribbon 
motor. Yes Yes 
13 REW IND FULL   ****  z  An overflow error has occurred in the 
rewinder unit.  Yes Yes 
14 
SAVING%%%%%%% 
or 
SAVING ###&&&& 
  z In writable character or PC command 
save mode ----- Yes 
15 FLASH W RITE ERR.  z  An error has occurred while writing to 
flash memory or ATA card. No Yes 
16 FORMAT ERROR  z  An erase error has occurred in 
formatting the flash memory or ATA 
card. No Yes 
17 FLASH CARD FULL  z  Data cannot be stored because the flash 
memory or ATA card is full. No Yes 
18 Display of error 
message (See Notes.)  z  A command error has occurred in 
analyzing the command.  Yes Yes 
19 POW ER FAILURE  z   A power failure has occurred.  No  No 
20 INTIALIZING…  z z  A flash memory card is being initialised. ----- ----- 
21 100BASE LAN 
INITIALIZING…  z z 100 Base LAN Board is being 
initialized. ----- ----- 
  
						

							APPENDIX 2  MESSAGES AND LEDS ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33036 
APPENDIX 2  MESSAGES AND LEDS
 
EA2- 2 
 
NOTES: 
· If a command error is found in the command received, 16 bytes of the command error, starting from the command 
code, will be displayed.  (However, [LF] and [NUL] will not be displayed.) 
 
Example 1 
[ESC] T20 G
30 [LF] [NUL]
 
  Command error 
The following message appears. 
 
 
 
Example 2 
[ESC] XR; 0200, 0300, 0450, 1200, 1
, [LF] [NUL]
 
  Command error 
The following message appears. 
 
 
 
Example 3 
[ESC] PC001; 0A
00, 0300, 2, 2, A, 00, B [LF] [NUL] 
 Command error 
The following message appears. 
 
 
 
· When the error command is shown, “? (3FH)” appears for codes other than codes 20H to 7FH and A0H to DFH. 
7*
%6;7 9$
 
;5
%6;7 9$
 
3&$
%6;7 9$
  
						

							APPENDIX 3  INTERFACE ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33036 
APPENDIX 3  INTERFACE 
 
EA3-1 
APPENDIX 3  INTERFACE 
„Interface Cables 
To prevent radiation and reception of electrical noise, the interface cables must meet the following requirements: 
· Fully shielded and fitted with metal or metallised connector housings. 
· Keep as short as possible. 
· Should not be bundled tightly with power cords. 
· Should not be tied to power line conduits. 
 
„RS-232C Cable description 
The serial data cable used to connect the printer to the host compute should be one of the following two types: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTE: 
Use an RS-232C cable with the connector including inch type securing screws for the QQ model or metric type 
securing screws for the QP model.  
DB-9S 
Connector to PC
 
Pin No.  Signal 
1 N.C. 
2 RXD 
3 TXD 
4 DTR 
5 GND 
6 DSR 
7 RTS 
8 CTS 
9 N.C. 
Housing Shield 
DB-25P 
Connector to Printer
 
Pin No.  Signal 
1 F.G. 
2 RXD 
3 TXD 
4 CTS 
5 RTS 
6 DTR 
7 SG 
20 DSR 
 
DB-25S 
Connector to PC
 
Pin No.  Signal 
1 Shield 
2 TXD 
3 RXD 
4 RTS 
5 CTS 
6 DSR 
7 GND 
20 DTR 
DB-25P 
Connector to Printer
 
Pin No.  Signal 
1 F.G. 
2 RXD 
3 TXD 
4 CTS 
5 RTS 
6 DTR 
7 SG 
20 DSR  
						

							APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33036 
APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES 
EA4-1 APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES 
n Font  
 
                                                           
						

							APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33036 
APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES 
EA4-2 APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES (Cont.) 
n Bar codes 
JAN8, EAN8 MSI 
 
 
 
 
Interleaved 2 of 5 CODE39 (Standard) 
 
 
 
 
NW7 JAN13, EAN13 
 
 
 
 
UPC-E EAN13+2 digits 
 
 
 
 
EAN13+5 digits CODE128 
 
 
 
 
CODE39 (Full ASCII) CODE93 
 
 
 
 
UPC-E+2 digits UPC-E+5 digits 
 
 
 
 
EAN8+2 digits EAN8+5 digits 
 
 
 
 
UPC-A UPC-A+2 digits 
 
 
 
                     
						

							APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33036 
APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES 
EA4-3 APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES (Cont.) 
UPC-A+5 digits UCC/EAN128 
 
 
 
 
Industrial 2 of 5 POSTNET 
 
 
 
 
Customer bar code Customer bar code of high priority 
 
 
 
KIX Code  RM4SCC  
 
 
 
RSS-14 RSS-14 Stacked 
 
 
 
 
RSS-14 Stacked Omnidirectional RSS Limited 
 
 
 
 RSS Expanded 
 
 
 
 
Data Matrix  PDF417  
 
 
 
 
QR code Micro PDF417 
 
 
 
 
MaxiCode CP Code             
     
     
						

							GLOSSARIES ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33036 
GLOSSARIES
 
GLOSSARIES 
Bar code 
A code which represents alphanumeric characters 
by using a series of black and white stripes in 
different widths.  Bar codes are used in various 
industrial fields: Manufacturing, Hospitals, 
Libraries, Retail, Transportation, Warehousing, etc. 
Reading bar codes is a fast and accurate means of 
capturing data while keyboard entry tends to be 
slow and inaccurate. 
 
Batch mode 
Issue mode that continuously prints media until the 
specified number of media has been printed. 
 
Black mark  
A mark printed on the media so that the printer can 
maintain a constant print position by detecting this 
mark. 
 
Black mark sensor  
A reflective sensor which detects the difference of 
potential between the black mark and print area to 
find the print start position.  
 
Built-in rewinder mode 
Printer mode of operation where a strip module is 
installed to take up printed media onto the build-in 
rewinder. 
 
Cut mode 
Printer mode of operation where an optional cutter 
module is installed to automatically cut media from 
the supply roll after they are printed.  The print 
command can specify to cut every media or to cut 
after a set number of media have been printed.  
 
Cutter module 
A device used to cut the media.   
 
DPI 
Dot Per Inch 
The unit used to express print density.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expansion I/O interface 
An interface circuit that may be installed into 
printer to allow the printer to be connected to an 
external device such as a wrapping machine and to 
receive feed, print start, and pause signals from the 
external device and to send back print, pause, and 
error status signals to the external device.  
 
Feed gap sensor  
A transmissive sensor which detects the difference 
of potential between the gap between labels and 
the label to find the print position of the label.   
 
Font 
A complete set of alphanumeric characters in one 
style of type.  E.g. Helvetica, Courier, Times 
 
Gap  
Clearance between labels 
 
IPS 
Inch per second 
The unit used to express print speed. 
 
Label 
A type of media with adhesive backing. 
 
LCD 
Liquid Crystal Display 
Installed on the operation panel and displays 
operation modes, error message and so on.   
 
Media 
Material  on  which  data  is  printed  by  the  printer.  
Label, tag paper, fanfold paper, perforated paper, 
etc. 
 
PCMCIA interface 
An optional interface circuit that may be installed 
into the printer to allow the use of the small credit 
card sized PC cards such as flash memory cards 
and LAN cards.  PCMCIA is the acronym for 
Personal Computer Memory Card International 
Association. 
  
						

							GLOSSARIES ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33036 
GLOSSARIES
 
 
Pre-printed media 
A type of media on which characters, logos, and 
other designs have been already printed. 
 
Print head element 
The thermal print head consists of a single line of 
tiny resistive elements and when current is allowed 
to flow through each element it heats up causing a 
small dot to be burned onto thermal paper or a 
small dot of ink to be transferred from a thermal 
ribbon to ordinary paper.  
 
Print speed 
The speed at which printing occurs.  This speed is 
expressed in units of ips (inches per second). 
 
Reflective sensor 
See Black mark sensor.  
 
Resolution  
The degree of detail to which an image can be 
duplicated.  The minimum unit of divided image is 
called a pixel.  As the resolution becomes higher, 
the number of pixels increased, resulting in more 
detailed image 
 
Ribbon 
An inked film used to transfer an image onto the 
media.  In the thermal transfer printing, it is heated 
by the thermal print head, causing an image to be 
transferred onto the media 
 
Strip mode 
A device used to remove labels from the backing 
paper. 
 
Supply 
Media and ribbon 
 
Tag  
A type of media with no adhesive.  Usually tags 
are made of cardboard or other durable material.  
  
 
 
Thermal direct printing 
A printing method using no ribbon, but thermal 
media which reacts to heat.  The thermal print head 
heats the thermal media directly, causing print 
image to be printed on the media. 
  
Thermal print head 
A print head using thermal transfer or thermal 
direct printing method.  
 
Thermal transfer printing 
A printing method that the thermal print head heats 
an ink or resin coating on the ribbon against the 
media, causing the ink/resin to transfer onto the 
media.   
 
Threshold setting 
A sensor setting operation to have the printer 
maintain a constant print position of pre-printed 
media.   
 
Transmissive sensor 
See Feed gap sensor. 
 
USB (Universal Serial Bus) 
An interface that is used to connect peripherals, 
such as a printer, keyboard, mouse.  The USB 
allows disconnection of a USB device without 
turning off the power.  
  
						

							INDEX ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33036 
INDEX 
 
INDEX 
A 
Auto ribbon saving   2-13 
 
B  
Backing paper   A1-3 
Bar code   A1-1 
Batch mode   2-9 
Black mark   2-8, A1-2, A1-4 
Black mark length   A1-3 
Black mark sensor   2-8, 4-1 
Built-in rewinder   2-10 
 
C 
Centronics    1-3, 2-3 
Cut mode   2-11 
Cutter module   2-11, 4-2, A1-2 
 
D
 
Dimensions   1-3 
 
E 
Effective Print length   A1-3 
Effective print width   A1-3 
ERROR LED   1-4, 3-1 
Error message   5-1 
Expansion I/O interface   1-3, 2-3 
Expansion I/O interface board   A1-2 
 
F 
Fan filter   2-2 
Feed gap sensor   2-8, 4-1 
FEED key   1-4, 3-1 
Flash memory card   2-14 
 
G 
Gap   2-8, A1-3 
Gap length   A1-3 
Guaranteed print area   A1-5 
 
H 
Head lever   1-4, 2-6 
 
I 
Interface   2-3, A1-1, A3-1 
Issue mode   2-9, A1-1 
J 
Jammed media   5-3 
 
L 
Label   2-6, A1-2, A1-3 
LCD message display   1-3, 1-4, 3-1 
 
M 
Media   2-6, 4-3, A1-2 
Media length   A1-3 
Media pitch   A1-3 
Media sensor   2-8 
 
O 
ON LINE LED   1-4, 3-1 
Operation Panel   1-3, 1-4, 3-1 
 
P 
Parallel interface   1-3 
Parallel port   2-3 
PAUSE key   1-4, 3-1 
PCMCIA card   2-14 
PCMCIA interface board   2-14, A1-2 
Platen   1-4, 4-1 
Power consumption   A1-1 
Power cord   1-2, 2-4 
POWER LED   1-4, 3-1 
Power switch   1-3, 2-4, 2-5 
Pre-printed media    4-3, 5-4 
Print head   1-4, 4-1 
Print head block   1-4 
Printing method   A1-1 
Printing speed   A1-1 
 
R 
Reflective sensor   2-15, A1-4 
Resolution   A1-1 
RESTART key   1-4, 3-1 
Ribbon   2-12, 4-3, A1-5 
Ribbon shaft   1-4, 2-12 
Ribbon stopper   1-4, 2-12 
Ribbon width   A1-5 
Rotation   A1-1 
RS-232C   1-3, 2-3, A3-1