Toshiba Bsx4t Manual

							1. UNPACKING EO18-33012A 
1.2 CHECKS 
 
1- 3 1.2 CHECKS 
1) Check for damage or scratches on the printer. 
2) Confirm that none of the accessories are missing.  The parts below are provided as accessories. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NOTE: Keep the carton and pads for later transport. 
 
2. PRINTER INSTALLATION 
1) Place the printer on the level surface. 
2) Keep the slit free or the printer will be overheated.  Also keep enough space for replacing and 
maintenance works while the top cover is opened. 
 
 
 
 
 Left Side Cover 
Top Cover  Slit  QC Card (QQ model only)  Warranty Registration (QQ model only) 
Fan Filter  Power Cord    CD-ROM Ferrite Core (B-SX5T series only)  Cable Band (B-SX5T series only)  
						

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3. NOTE FOR OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION/MAJOR UNIT REPLACEMENT/MAINTENANCE 
 
3- 1 3. NOTE FOR OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION 
/MAJOR UNIT REPLACEMENT/MAINTENANCE WARNING! 1. Turn the power off and disconnect the power cord before replacing the main parts. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Never perform disassembling, assembling, and cleaning just after printing.  Doing so may cause 
you to be injured by the print head and the inner parts of the printer being hot. 
 
3. When cleaning the cutter, be careful not to be injured by the cutter blade. 
 B-8204-QM B-4205-QM 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Be careful not to pinch your fingers or hands with the covers.  
CAUTION! 
1. Fix the harnesses and the cord bushes with the cable clamp.  Failure to do this may cause the 
covers to catch them. 
 
 
    Cutter Blade 
Cutter Blade    Sensor Harness 
Sensor Harness 
Print Head Harness  Cable Clamp 
Cord Bush Cable Clamp Cable Clamp 
Operation Panel Harness 
Cord Bush Stepping Motor Cable Cord Bush  Power Switch Power Cord    
						

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3. NOTE FOR OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION/MAJOR UNIT REPLACEMENT/MAINTENANCE 
 
3- 2  
2. Do not remove the screws below.  Doing so will require the printer block position adjustment with 
the jig. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Be careful not to damage the sensor window.  If so, the sensor cannot detect the feed gap or the 
black mark correctly, causing improper printing. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Be careful not to damage the print head element.  Doing so will cause improper printing. 
 
  
  Printer Block 
Screw   Sensor Window  Print Head  
						

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3.1 OPENING/CLOSING THE TOP COVER 
 
3- 3 3.1 OPENING/CLOSING THE TOP COVER 
 When opening the top cover, fully open the top cover to the open position. 
 When closing, softly close it to the close position. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.2 REMOVING THE SIDE PANEL (L) 
1) Remove the four B-4x5 screws from the side panel (L). 
2) Open the top cover and remove the three SMW-4x8 screws that secure the side panel (L). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3) Close the top cover. 
4) Lift the side panel (L) and put it aside. 
5) Release the fan motor harness from the cable clamp, disconnect it from CN19 on the Main PC 
board, and then separate the side panel (L). 
 
 
  Open Position 
Close Position  B-4x5 Screw 
B-4x5 Screw  
SMW-4x8 Screw   Side Panel (L) 
Fan Motor Fan Motor Harness Main PC Board 
CN19 Cable Clamp  
						

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3.3 OPENING/CLOSING THE PRINTER BLOCK 
 
3- 4 3.3 OPENING/CLOSING THE PRINTER BLOCK 
1) Open the top cover. 
2) Turn the head lever counterclockwise to Free position. 
3) Open the ribbon shaft holder plate. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4) Raise the print head block until it stops. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NOTE: DO NOT excessively push down the print head block to close it.  Dosing so may cause 
a failure of the print head block or damage to the print head. 
  Ribbon Shaft Holder Plate Head LeverFree position Lock position (Label) Lock position (Tag)   Print Head Block Stopper 
						

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3.4 REMOVING THE OPERATION PANEL 
 
3- 5 3.4 REMOVING THE OPERATION PANEL 
1) Open the top cover. (Refer to section 3.1.) 
2) Remove the side panel (L) from the printer. (Refer to section 3.2.) 
3) Remove the SMW-4x8 screw that secures the operation panel ass’y. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4) Half open the top cover, otherwise the operation panel ass’y cannot be removed from the printer. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5) Lift the operation panel ass’y to release the hook, and then remove the operation panel ass’y by 
moving it forward. 
   SMW-4x8 Screw  Top Cover Operation Panel Ass’y  
						

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3.4 REMOVING THE OPERATION PANEL 
 
3- 6 6) Disconnect the operation panel harness from the operation panel ass’y. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7) Reassemble in the reverse order of removal.  Lead the operation panel harness through the bush 
so that the side panel (L) does not catch it. 
 
    Operation Panel Ass’y Operation Panel Harness 
Hook 
Bottom Plate  Bush Operation Panel Harness  
						

							4. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT EO18-33012A 
 
4. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 
 
4- 1 4. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR OPTIONAL 
EQUIPMENT WARNING! 1. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing the optional equipment. 
2. Be careful not to pinch your fingers or hands with the covers. The following optional equipments are provided for this printer. 
 B-4205-QM: Swing Cutter B-9700-PCM-QM: PCMCIA Interface Board 
 B-8204-QM: Rotary Cutter B-9700-LAN-QM: LAN Interface Board 
 B-9904-H-QM: Strip Module B-9700-USB-QM: USB Interface Board 
 B-9904-R-QM: Ribbon Saving Module B-7704-IO-QM: Expansion I/O Interface Board 
 
In this section, installation procedures for these optional equipments are described. 
NOTES: 
1. The B-4205-QM, B-8204-QM, and B-9904-H-QM cannot be used together. 
2. The B-9700-LAN-QM and the B-9700-USB-QM cannot be used together. 
3. When using the B-9700-PCM-QM together with the B-9700-LAN-QM or the B-9700-USB-QM, attach the 
B-9700-PCM-QM onto the Main PC board. 
4. The strip module, ribbon saving module, and expansion I/O interface board are standard on the B-SX5T 
series.   
5. When installing the B-4205-QM swing cutter module or B-8204-QM rotary cutter module on the B-SX5T 
series, it is necessary to remove the strip sensor, rewinder harness, rewind full sensor harness, 
expansion I/O interface board, etc.  Follow the procedure below.  
 
 1) Turn the power off and disconnect the power cord. 
 2) When the printer is used in the batch or strip mode: 
  Remove the two black screws to detach the front plate. 
 
  NOTE: Retain the two black screws and front plate. 
 
 
 
  When the printer is used in the built-in rewinder mode:  
  Open the top cover, remove the two SMW-4x8 screws, and detach the rewinder guide plate 
from the printer.  
 
 
 
 
  Black Screws    SMW-4x8 SMW-4x8 Rewinder Guide Plate  
						

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4. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 
 
4- 2 3) Remove the side panel (L). (Refer to Section 3.2.) 
 4) Remove the operation panel ass’y. (Refer to Section 3.4.) 
 5) Open the print head block. (Refer to Section 3.3.) 
 6) Remove the two SMW-4x8 screws that secure the strip sensors (TR) and (LED). 
 7) Release the strip sensor (LED) harness from the cable clamp, and disconnect it from the 
shorter harness of the strip sensor harness (TR).  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8) Remove the expansion I/O board from the printer temporarily using the following procedure: 
(1) Disconnect the expansion I/O cable from CN1 on the Expansion I/O board. 
(2) Remove the two B-3x6 screws to detach the expansion I/O board from the printer.  
   SMW-4x8 Screw SMW-4x8 Screw 
Strip Sensor (LED) 
Cable Clamp Strip Sensor Harness (for LED)  Strip Sensor (TR) Shorter Harness of the Strip Sensor Harness (for TR) Expansion I/O Board 
CN1 
Expansion I/O Cable  Rear Plate 
B-3x6 Screw  
						

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4. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 
 
4- 3 9) Disconnect the shorter harness of the strip sensor harness (TR) from CN20 on the Main PC 
board.  Then remove the strip sensor (TR) from the printer.  
 NOTE: Retain the strip sensors (TR) and (LED), and the strip sensor harness.  
 10) Disconnect the longer harness of the rewind full sensor (TR) and rewinder harness from CN4 
and CN15 on the Main PC board, respectively.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NOTE: Secure the rewinder harness and the longer harness of the rewind full sensor (TR) to the 
space under the Main PC board with the cable clamp so that they are not pinched by the 
covers or printer’s internal components.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11) Reassemble the operation panel ass’y and the expansion I/O board in the reverse order of 
removal.  
   Main PC Board 
CN4 CN15 
CN20  Shorter Harness of the Strip Sensor Harness (TR) Rewinder Harness  Longer Harness of the 
Rewind Full Sensor (TR) Main PC Board 
Cable Clamp