Toshiba Bsx4t Manual

							5. SYSTEM MODE  EO18-33012A 
 
5.7 SENSOR ADJUSTMENT
 
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NOTES: 1.  Perform a sensor threshold setting after changing the media to a different type. 
 
2.  An error related to the print position may be caused by the  improperly set sensor 
threshold.  In this case please perform a threshold setting in this mode.  In case further 
adjustment is required, refer to Section 5.5 Printer Parameter Fine Adjustment to make 
the threshold fine adjustment.
 
 
3.  When pressing the [FEED] and [RESTART] keys at the same time in the Sensor 
Adjustment menu, the display returns to “SENSOR ADJ.”.
 
 
4.  The sensor status is checked every 200 msec.  Therefore,  the display may change 
according to the status.
 
 
 
While pressing the [FEED]
 and [PAUSE]
 keys at the same time, turn on the printer.  Hold both keys 
until the “DIAG. Vx.x” Message appears. 
 
 
Press the [FEED]
 key 4 times.  The printer is at the start of the Sensor Adjustment menu. 
 
 
 
 
 5.7.1  Sensor Status Display 
 When “SENSOR ADJ.” appears, press the [PAUSE]
 key to display the following.
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
 
 Pressing the [PAUSE]
 key again shows the following display: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Press the [PAUSE] 
key to show the current black mark sensor status. 
 
 
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							5. SYSTEM MODE  EO18-33012A 
 
5.7 SENSOR ADJUSTMENT
 
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 5.7.2  Black Mark Sensor Adjustment 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Follow the Black mark sensor adjustment procedure below. 
 (1)
 Load a tag stock in the B-SX series printer so that the Black Mark Sensor detects a print 
area (no black mark). 
 (2)
 Press and hold the [RESTART]
 or [FEED]
 key for more than 3 seconds. 
 
 
 
 
 (3)
 Remove the tag stock from the printer.
 
 (4)
 Press the [PAUSE]
 key to show the current Feed Gap Sensor status.
 
 
 
 5.7.3  Feed Gap Sensor Adjustment 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 Follow the Feed Gap Sensor adjustment procedure below. 
 (1)
 Place the backing paper (labels are removed) in the B- SX series printer so that the Feed 
gap Sensor detects it. 
 (2)
 Press and hold the [RESTART]
 or [FEED]
 key for more than 3 seconds. 
 
 
 
 
 (3)
 Remove the backing paper from the printer.
 
 (4)
 Press the [PAUSE]
 key to show the current status of the Black Mark Sensor and the Feed 
Gap Sensor with no paper. 
 
 
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5.7 SENSOR ADJUSTMENT
 
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 5.7.4  Black Mark Sensor and Feed Gap Sensor Adjustment (No Paper) 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 Follow the Black Mark Sensor (no paper)/Feed Gap Sensor (no paper) adjustment procedure 
below. 
 (1)
 Remove 
any paper from the detecting area of the Black Mark Sensor and the Feed Gap 
Sensor. 
 (2)
 Press and hold the [RESTART]
 or [FEED]
 key for more than 3 seconds. 
 
 
 
 
 
 (3)  Press the [PAUSE]
 key to show the current Ribbon End Sensor status. 
 
 
 5.7.5  Ribbon End Sensor Adjustment 
 
 
 
 
 
 Follow the Ribbon End Sensor adjustment procedure below. 
 (1)
 Place the ribbon in the B-SX series printer so that the Ribbon End Sensor detects it. 
 (2)
 Press and hold the [RESTART]
 or [FEED]
 key for more than 3 seconds. 
 
 
 
 
 
 (3)
 Press the [PAUSE]
 key to return to “SENSOR ADJ.” display. 
 
 
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							5. SYSTEM MODE  EO18-33012A 
 
5.8 RAM CLEAR
 
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5.8 RAM CLEAR 
„Outline of RAM Clear 
In the RAM Clear mode, clearing the Maintenance Counter and initializing the Parameters are 
possible.  After replacing the print head, ribbon motor, or platen, perform a maintenance clear. 
 
The RAM Clear
 menu contains the following: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
While pressing the [FEED]
 and [PAUSE]
 keys at the same time, turn on the printer.  Hold both keys 
until the “DIAG. Vx.x” Message appears. 
 
 
Press the [FEED]
 key 5 times.  The printer is at the start of the RAM Clear menu. 
 
 
 
 
 
5.8.1  RAM Clear Menu Selection 
 When “RAM CLEAR” appears, press the [PAUSE]
 key.
 
 Select the RAM Clear menu among “No RAM Clear”, “Maintenance Counter Clear”, or 
“Parameter Clear”.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTES: 1.  To exit the RAM clear menu selection, press the [FEED] and [RESTART] keys at 
the same.  The display returns to “RAM CLEAR”.
 
 
2.  After RAM clear, the following items are still stored: Label distance covered, 
Sensor adjustment value, IP address, Language for the LCD message, data in the 
flash memory, and data in the ATA card. 
 
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5.8 RAM CLEAR
 
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  5.8.2  No RAM Clear 
 
 
 Press the [PAUSE]
 key.  No RAM Clear operation is performed and the display returns to 
“RAM CLEAR”. 
 
  Pressing the [PAUSE]
 key again causes the display to return to “NO RAM CLEAR”. 
 
 
 5.8.3  Maintenance Counter Clear 
 
 
 Press the [PAUSE]
 key to perform the Maintenance Counter Clear. 
 When the Maintenance Counter Clear is completed, the following message appears. 
 
 
 Turn off the printer to exit this mode. 
„Initial values after clearing the maintenance counter (MANTE.CNT CLEAR) 
Item  Initial Value 
Label distance covered 0 km 
Print distance  0 km 
Cut count  0 time 
Head up/down count  0 time 
Ribbon motor drive time  0 hour 
Solenoid drive time  0 hour 
RS-232C hardware error count  0 time 
System error count  0 time 
Momentary power failure count  0 time 
 
 
 
5.8.4  Printer Parameter Clear 
 
 
 Press the [PAUSE] key to show the destination code selection display. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Select the destination code of the printer being used, and press the [PAUSE] key to perform a 
Printer Parameter Clear. 
 When the Printer Parameter Clear is completed, the following message appears. 
 
 
 Turn off the printer to exit this mode.
 
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5.8 RAM CLEAR
 
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„Initial values after clearing the parameters (PARAMETER CLEAR) 
Item  Initial Value 
Feed length fine adjustment (PC), (KEY)  0 mm 
Cut (Strip) position fine adjustment (PC), (KEY)  0 mm 
Back feed length fine adjustment (PC), (KEY)  0 mm 
Print tone fine adjustment (Thermal transfer), (PC), (KEY)  0 
Print tone fine adjustment (Thermal direct), (PC), (KEY)  0 
Ribbon take-up motor driving voltage fine adjustment  
(PC), (KEY) 0 
Ribbon feed motor driving voltage fine adjustment (PC), (KEY)  0 
Threshold manual fine adjustment for the black mark sensor  1.0V 
Threshold manual fine adjustment for the feed gap sensor  1.4V 
X axis fine adjustment  0 mm 
Character code and zero font code  PC-850,  “0” (without slash) 
Control code AUTO 
Baud rate  9600 bps 
Data length  QP/JA: 8 bits,  QQ: 7 bits 
Stop bit  1 bit 
Parity  QP: None,  QQ/JA: EVEN 
Transmission control code  QP/JA/: XON+READY AUTO 
QQ: READY/BUSY 
Forward wait   OFF 
Feed key function  FEED 
Kanji code type  TYPE1 
Euro code  B0H 
Auto print head check  OFF 
W eb printer function  OFF 
Status response  ON 
Label pitch   76.2 mm 
Effective print length  74.2 mm 
Effective print width  104.0 mm (B-SX4T), 128.0 mm (B-SX5T) 
Printing mode  Thermal transfer 
Sensor type  Feed gap sensor 
Print speed  6”/sec. (B-SX4T), 5”/sec. (B-SX5T) 
Issue mode  Batch print 
PC save automatic calling  ON 
(Save No. on the Main PCB (ID No.): 
01) 
ACK/BUSY timing  TYPE 1 
LCD message language  QQ/QP: English 
JA: Japanese 
Head up in cut mode/Rewinder selection  Head up: OFF, Rewinder: OFF 
Ribbon saving module  QQ/QP: OFF  JA: ON 
Strip wait status  OFF 
Input prime (Reset operation when INIT signal is ON.)  ON: Available 
Ribbon near end detect  OFF: No detection 
Expansion I/O mode  TYPE1: Standard mode 
Centronics I/O mode  SPP: Compatible mode 
Plug & Play  OFF 
Print processing at the label end detection  TYPE1: Printing is paused while the 
label is issued. 
Pre strip  OFF: Unavailable 
Back feed speed  STD: 3 inches/second 
Basic interpreter  OFF: Unavailable 
Basic interpreter trace  OFF: Unavailable 
DHCP function  OFF: Unavailable 
 
 
NOTE: The initial values of Data length, Parity, Control code, LCD message language are 
different according to the destination code.
  
						

							5. SYSTEM MODE EO18-33012A
 
 
5.9 IP ADDRESS SETTING
 
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5.9  IP ADDRESS SETTING 
„Outline of the IP Address Setting
 
In the IP Address Setting mode, you can set the IP Address, Gateway Address, Subnet Mask, DHCP, 
and DHCP ID which are necessary for a network communication.  Since each setting value is different 
depending on your operating environment. 
 
The
 IP Address Setting menu contains the following: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
While pressing the 
[FEED] and 
[PAUSE] keys at the same time, turn on the printer.  Hold both keys 
until the “DIAG. Vx.x” Message appears. 
 
 
Press the 
[FEED] key 6 times. 
The printer is at the start of the IP Address Setting menu. 
 
 
When “IP ADDRESS” appears, press the 
[PAUSE] key. 
Select the IP Address menu among “Printer IP Address”, “Socket Port”, “Gateway IP Address”, “Subnet 
Mask”, “DHCP”, or “DHCP Client ID”. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Socket Port Setting 
DHCP Setting 
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5.9 IP ADDRESS SETTING
 
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(1) Printer IP Address, Gateway IP Address, and Subnet Mask Settings 
After selecting the menu set the IP address using the following procedure. 
 
 
Set the first 3 digit value with the 
[FEED] or 
[RESTART] key.
 
 
Press the 
[PAUSE] key to move the cursor to the next 3 digit value. 
Set the next values in the same way. 
 
 
 
NOTES: 1. Pressing the [FEED] key one time causes a –1 change.  Pressing the [RESTART] key 
one time causes a +1 change.
 
 
2.  If holding the [FEED] or [RESTART] key for 0.5 seconds or longer in the parameter 
setting, the key is entered continuously.
 
 
After the last 3 digit value is set, press the 
[PAUSE] key.  The display will show “GATEWAY IP 
ADDRESS”.  Set the values for the Gateway IP Address and Subnet Mask, respectively. 
 
(2) Socket Port Setting 
To set the socket port number, follow the procedure below.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Select “PORT ON” or “PORT OFF” with the [RESTART] 
or [FEED] key.  When “PORT ON” is selected, a port 
number is displayed.  Pressing the [PAUSE] key allows 
the port number setting.  
[PAUSE] 
[PAUSE] 
[PAUSE] 
[PAUSE] 
Enter the 5th digit of the port number with the 
[RESTART] or [FEED] key.  Pressing the 
[PAUSE] key allows the 4th digit setting. 
Repeat this procedure until the 1
st digit setting has 
been completed.  
Enter each digit of the port 
number with the [RESTART] 
or [FEED] 
key.  
[PAUSE] 
[RESTART] 
[FEED] 
[RESTART] 
[FEED] 
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5.9 IP ADDRESS SETTING
 
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(3) DHCP and DHCP ID Settings 
To set the DHCP and the DHCP ID, follow the procedure below.  
 
 
 
 
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Select ON or OFF with the [FEED] or 
[RESTART] key. 
Select ASCII or HEX with the 
[FEED] or [RESTART] key. 
Enter the numeric values for each byte 
(1st byte to 16th byte) with the [FEED] or 
[RESTART] key. 
[PAUSE] 
Repeat entering the values 
until the 16th byte value is 
entered. 
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DHCP setting 
Select “DHCP ON” or “DHCP OFF” with the [FEED]
 
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 key. 
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Select “ASCII” or “HEX” with the [FEED] or [RESTART] key. 
DHCP ID setting 
Set the ID from 1st byte to 16th byte. 
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each byte will be showed in ASCII characters. 
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5.10 BASIC SETTING
 
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5.10 BASIC SETTING 
„Outline of Basic Setting 
Setting the BASIC specification and Trace specification to be enabled/disabled, and displaying the 
program file, data file, and area file are available in this mode. 
The Basic Setting menu contains the following.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
While pressing the 
[FEED] and 
[PAUSE] keys at the same time, turn on the printer.  Hold both keys 
until the “DIAG. Vx.x” Message appears.  
 
 
Press the 
[FEED] key 8 times. 
The printer is at the start of the BASIC setting menu. 
 
 
When “BASIC” appears, press the 
[PAUSE] key. 
 
 
  5.10.1  Basic Specification Selection Mode 
  Select whether the Basic specification is enable or not.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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[RESTART]
 or [FEED]
 key is pressed. 
 
Basic specification selection is completed by pressing the 
[PAUSE] 
key.  
BASIC Specification Selection Mode 
BASIC File Browser 
BASIC Trace Selection Mode 
[PAUSE] 
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