Table of Contents
1 Quick Start ..................................................................... 7
QuickLabel Systems Media ................................................................................. 8
Quick Start Guide ................................................................................................ 9
2 Physical Setup ............................................................. 10
Unpacking the Printer ........................................................................................ 11
Printer Orientation ............................................................................................. 12
Features of the QLS-4100 X .............................................................................. 13
Side View................................................................................................................... 14
Rear Panel View ........................................................................................................ 14
Installing the Unwind Mandrel............................................................................ 16
Power Connection.............................................................................................. 17
Computer Connections ...................................................................................... 18
Centronics Parallel Port ............................................................................................ 18
RS-232 Serial Port .................................................................................................... 19
Network Connection .................................................................................................. 20
Utility Port Connection ....................................................................................... 22
Compressed Air Connection .............................................................................. 23
Preparing the Air Regulator....................................................................................... 23
Connecting the Air Supply......................................................................................... 23
DIP Switch Settings ........................................................................................... 24
3 Loading Media and Calibration ................................... 26
Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon ..................................................................... 27
Loading Label or Tag Media............................................................................... 29
Adjusting the Media Sensor ............................................................................... 32
Calibrating Media............................................................................................... 33
Calibrating Gap Media .............................................................................................. 33
Calibrating Reflective Media ..................................................................................... 36
Calibrating Continuous Media................................................................................... 38
Calibrating Inverted Gap Media ................................................................................ 38
4 Keypad Controls and Menus ........................................ 39
Keypad Layout and Functions ........................................................................... 40
Print / Pause Key....................................................................................................... 41
Form Feed / Advance Key......................................................................................... 41
Cancel Key ................................................................................................................ 41
Menu Functions ................................................................................................. 42
Print Speed ................................................................................................................ 43
Print Intensity ............................................................................................................. 44
Print Offset................................................................................................................. 46
Label Counter ............................................................................................................ 47