Toshiba Bsx4t Manual

							APPENDIX 1  SPECIFICATIONS ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33034 
A1.3 Media
 
EA1- 3 
A1.3.1  Media Type (Cont.) [Unit: mm] 
Cut mode Label dispensing mode 
Item Batch mode Strip mode 
Rotary cutter (*2) 
Swing cutter 
Label  10.0 – 1500.0  25.4 – 1500.0 3”/sec., 6”/sec.: 38.0 - 1500.0 
38.0 – 1500.0 c Media pitch 
Tag  10.0 – 1500.0  ----  3”/sec., 6”/sec.: 30.0 – 1500.0  25.4 – 1500.0 
d Media length  8.0 – 1498.0  23.4 – 1498.0 3”/sec., 6”/sec.: 25.0 – 1498.0 
25.0 – 1498.0(*1) 
e Width including backing paper (
See NOTE 5.)  30.0 – 112.0  50.0 – 112.0  30.0 – 112.0  
f Label width (
See NOTE 5.)  27.0 – 109.0  47.0 – 109.0  27.0 – 109.0  
g Gap length  2.0 – 20.0  6.0 – 20.0 
h Black mark length (Tag paper)  2.0 – 10.0 
i Effective print width  10.0 – 104.0±0.2 
Label   6.0 – 1496.0  21.4 – 1496.0 3”/sec., 6”/sec.: 23.0 - 1496.0 
23.0 – 1496.0 j Effective print length 
Tag  8.0 – 1498.0 ---- 3”/sec., 6”/sec.: 28.0 – 1498.0 
23.0 – 1498.0 
k Print speed up/slow down area  1.0 
Label  0.13 – 0.17 Thickness 
Tag  0.15 – 0.29 
Maximum effective length for on the fly issue  1361.0 
Maximum outer roll diameter Ø200 
Roll direction  Inside 
Inner core diameter Ø76.2±0.3 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1.3.2  Detection Area of the Transmissive Sensor 
The Transmissive Sensor is movable from the centre to the left edge of media.   
The Transmissive Sensor detects a gap between labels, as illustrated below. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTES: 
1.  To ensure print quality and print head life use only TOSHIBA TEC specified media. 
2.  The media length specifications for use of the cutter are: 
  *1:  When issuing a label using the swing cutter, label length should be 35.0 mm – (Gap length/2). 
  *2:  The rotary cutter does not support the print speed of 10”/sec.  
    When using the Rotary Cutter, be sure to install the Ribbon Saving Module (B-9904-R-QM).  Failure to do 
this may cause a paper jam or ribbon error.
   
3.  When marking black marks on the label rolls, they should be marked at the gaps. 
4.  “On the fly issue” means that the printer can feed and print without stopping between labels.
  
5.  There are restrictions in use of the media which is narrower than 50 mm.  For details, refer to TOSHIBA TEC 
service re
presentative. 
 
Sensor position Area to be detected. Centre of media 
Print side  
Min. 12 mm 
Label 
Gap 
Label Min. 2.0 mm
(Min. 6.0 mm when using
the  cutter module.)
Sensor is movable 
within this range. 
Media feed direction  
						

							APPENDIX 1  SPECIFICATIONS ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33034 
A1.3 Media 
 
EA1- 4 
 
A1.3.2  Detection Area of the Transmissive Sensor (Cont.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1.3.3  Detection Area of the Reflective Sensor 
The Reflective Sensor is movable from the centre to the left edge of media. 
The reflection factor of the Black Mark must be 10% or lower with a waveform length of 950 nm. 
The Reflective Sensor should be aligned with the centre of the Black Mark.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A1.3.4  Effective Print Area 
The figure below illustrates the relation between the head effective print width and media width. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sensor should be positioned at 
the centre of the black mark. Centre of media 
Min. 12 mm 
Media feed direction 
Min. 2.0 mm 
Sensor is movable 
within this range. 
 4 mm 
112 mm (Max. media width) 104 mm±0.2  
(Head Effective Print Range) 
Out of print range Out of print range 
4 mm 
Detecting the black 
marks on the back. 
Sensor position 
Centre of media 
Min. 12 mm Media feed direction 
Min. 2.0 mm 
Sensor is movable 
within this range. 
Square holes 
(Round holes are not acceptable.) 
Print side 
NOTE: 
Round holes are not acceptable.   
						

							APPENDIX 1  SPECIFICATIONS ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33034 
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  41 – 112 mm 
Recommended width is 41, 50, 68, 84, and 112 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  84 mm  63 – 79 mm 
50 mm  36 – 45 mm  112 mm  71 – 112 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.  You can use a ribbon that is narrower than the media by 5 mm or more, however, this makes the print area 
narrower. 
 
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 EO1-33034 
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 ke
y
Yes/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 REWIND 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 WRITE 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 POWER 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 EO1-33034 
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;79$ 
;5
%6;79$ 
3&$
%6;79$  
						

							APPENDIX 3  INTERFACE ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33034 
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 EO1-33034 
APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES
 
EA4-1 
APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES 
„Font 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

							APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33034 
APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES
 
EA4-2 
APPENDIX 4  PRINT SAMPLES (Cont.) 
„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 EO1-33034 
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 EO1-33034 
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 an optional 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 optional 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.