Sewoo Lk-b24 User Manual - Eng
Sewoo Lk-b24 User Manual - Eng
MODEL : LK-B24
4" Thermal Transfer and Direct Thermal Label Printer
Tim Kloeker
Victor Almazan
This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product
shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to
the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronics
equipment. For more detailed information about recycling of this product,
please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or
the shop where you purchased the product.
Table of Contents
Safety Precautions 2
1. Unpacking 4
2. Inspecting The Printer 5
3. Attaching Power Supply 7
4. Hooking up the printer and computer 8
5. Loading the Paper 9
6. Loading Ribbon 11
7. The treatment when you run short of
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paper and encounter cutter jam proble
8. Setting up the sensors 14
9. Media Calibration 15
9-1. Media Calibration when printer power is off 15
9-2. Media Calibration when printer power is on 16
10. Self-Test Printing / Configuration Printout 17
10-1. Self-Test Printing Using Power Button 17
10-2. Self-Test Printing Using FEED Button 18
11. Offline Printer Reset Function 19
12. Pause function 20
13. Printer cleaning 21
14. Connector 22
15. Standard roll media specification 24
16. Standard label specification 25
17. Label specification with Through-hole 26
18. Label with Black Mark 27
19. Continuous stock specification 28
20. Specifications 29
21. Command List 31
22. Utilities 34
23. S/W 35
Safety Precautions
For better safety and reliability, adhere to the following precautionary measures.
Read and follow the instructions carefully before operation of the product.
Indication
WARNING
Failure to follow these instructions could result in fire, electric shock,
other injuries, or property damage.
If a power plug is
Do not overload broken or a plug
an electrical is cut or worn, do
outlet. not use it.
Potential risk of
Potential risk of
electric shock or fire
electric shock or fire
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WARNING
Failure to follow these instructions could result in fire, electric shock,
other injuries, or property damage.
Do not disassemble,
repair or modify the
Do not unplug the
product.
power cable to turn
off the product. Potential risk of
malfunction, electric
Turn off the power
shock, or fire. When
using the power
the product needs to
button
be repaired, please
contact your reseller
CAUTION
Failure to follow these instructions could result in fire, electric shock,
other injuries, or property damage.
If the product
Do not install
needs to be
the product on
Dealer repaired, please
an unstable or
contact your
inclined surface.
reseller.
May cause
Potential risk of fire
damage or injury
or unit malfunction
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1. Unpacking
Standard
Quick Manual
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2. Inspecting The Printer
Interface
Power
Printer
Printer Head
Gap Sensor
Button
Power Switch
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PULL
Please make sure you hear the closing sound of the upper cover.
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3. Attaching Power Supply
Power Connectors
Please check the specification of the Turn off the power of the printer and
AC power cord if it is correct with your connect the power supply to the printer
power system. as shown above.
1 2
3 4
Connect the AC power cord to the Insert a plug into the Telectrical outlet.
power supply.
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4. Hooking up the printer and computer
Printer
ETHERNET
SERIAL
USB
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5. Loading the Paper
PULL
PUSH
Turn off the printer and open the Please open the upper cover as shown
upper cover by pushing the knob in the above.
direction of the arrow
1 2
3 4
Please open as shown above. Insert the paper roll into the printer.
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- Change paper core size adjusting push
button of Label Paper Guide.
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6
Close the upper cover completely and make sure you hear the closing sound.
- Please cut the paper in upper direction.
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6. Loading Ribbon
O X
Prepare a ribbon and paper core Install the ribbon adjusting the groove
after lifting following picture.
1 2
3 4
Release the ribbon forward enough. Close in condition that the ribbon is
released.
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New ribbon has sticker in the end, so that
Install a paper core adjusting the groove,
tape is not necessary. In case that ribbon
otherwise a paper core can be fallen.
doesn’t have sticker, please use tape.
Install a paper core adjusting the Attach the ribbon using tape to a paper
groove as picture. core as picture.
1 2
3 4
Spin the roller tight in order that only Close exactly with click sound.
black side of the ribbon is appeared.
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7.The treatment when you run short of paper
and encounter cutter jam proble
OPEN
PULL
PUSH
While you are printing with continuous media, please press PULL lever to the
direction of the arrow.
" Installation of the new paper
" Remove of the paper seized by paper jam "
when the printer is short of it "
Please open as shown above. Insert the paper roll into the printer.
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8. Setting up the sensors
GAP Sensor
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9. Media Calibration
1 Pressing the "POWER" button and "FEED" button at the same time for 2-3
seconds, sensor calibration proceeds.
NOTE
- Power switch sig ON : Press once
OFF : During 2~3 seconds
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9-2. Media Calibration when printer power is on
Press the “FEED” button and release immediately after the first beep.
NOTE
- At the sound of the second beep, the printer goes into the Self Test function
and prints out the printer’s configuration.
1
2
The media will move forward, calibrating the sensor and printing the graph for
the media that is loaded. This information will be automatically saved to ensure
accurate top of form alignment. Once the graph is printed, cycle the power to get
back into to READY mode.
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10. Self-Test Printing / Configuration Printout
With the power on, press the "POWER" button three times in a row.
1
2
The media will move forward, calibrating the sensor and printing the graph for
the media that is loaded. This information will be automatically saved to ensure
accurate top of form alignment. Once the graph is printed, cycle the power to get
back into to READY mode.
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10-2 Self-Test Printing Using FEED Button
1 Press the “FEED” button until after the sound of two beeps.
Then release the “FEED” button.
NOTE
- If the “FEED” button is released after only one beep, the printer goes into the
Media Calibration function. (see section 9)
1
2
The media will move forward, calibrating the sensor and printing the graph for
the media that is loaded. This information will be automatically saved to ensure
accurate top of form alignment. Once the graph is printed, cycle the power to get
back into to READY mode.
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11. Offline Printer Reset Function
- The LK-B24 can be reset without being connected to a computer.
1 With the printer powered on, pressing the “FEED” button will produce a beep
sound every 1 second. Hold the “FEED” button and release at the third beep to
enter the printer reset function. The printer will then print a menu and will then
enter into the offline reset mode
2 Review the menu (as shown below) and press down the “FEED” button the
number of beeps corresponds to the item to be executed in the menu, and then
release the “FEED” button.
Setting Menu
01 Ethernet setting initialization
02 Printer Factory Reset
03 Enter printer offline reset mode
NOTE
- Printing or feeding while in the offline setting menu will cause the printer to exit
this menu option.
- This function is supported from firmware version V3.00 and higher.
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12. Pause function
NOTE
- Pause & Restart : Press FEED KEY Once.
When you would pause on the printing process, press the ‘FEED’ key.
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13. Printer cleaning
If the interior of the printer is dusty, printing quality can lowered.
In such a case, follow the instructions below to clean up the printer.
NOTE
Print-Head Cleaning
1 Use an applicator swab moistened with an alcohol solution to clean the print
head and remove any dusts.
2 Once the cleaning is completed, insert paper roll into the printer few minutes
later and close the printer cover.
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14. Connector
Interface Connectors
USB “ B “ TYPE
Ethernet
8 Pin Serial
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Ethernet Interface
USB Interface
1 +5V - +5V
2 DATA- - Printer transmit data line
3 DATA+ - Printer transmit data line
4 GND - System Ground
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15. Standard roll media specification
Core
Diameter(A) 25.4 or 38.1 mm
Max. width 114 mm
Roll
Max.diameter(B) 127 mm
Max.media width(C) 114 mm
Min.media width(C) 18 mm
Max.media thickness 0.20 mm
Min.mdeia thickness 0.06 mm
NOTE
01 If the label thickness is more than 0.18mm, adjust the printing speed to 127mm/s.
02 When the paper width is less than 25.4 (1inch), please print 101.6 mm/s
When the paper width is between 25.4 (1inch) to 76.2 (3inch), please print 127mm/s.
Protect the printhead from sand, grit, and other hard particles
during printing and storage. Keep the cover closed.
Even very small foreign particles may cause severe harm to the printhead.
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16. Standard label specification
Maximum 114 mm
Minimum 18 mm
Minimum 10 mm
<-- c --> Label gap height
Maximum 10 mm
Minimum 2 mm
Liner
Opacity 50~75%
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17. Label specification with Through-hole
Maximum 114 mm
Minimum 18 mm
Minimum 10 mm
Minimum 14 mm
Maximum 10 mm
Minimum 2 mm
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18. Label with Black Mark
Maximum 114 mm
Minimum 18 mm
Minimum 10 mm
Minimum 14 mm
Maximum 10 mm
Minimum 3 mm
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TICKETS,TAGS, &
CONTINUOUS STRIP
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19. Continuous stock specification
The printer can use continuous paper without any detection gap or black marks.
Continuous paper cannot be used in the Test (Dump) Mode.
<-- a -->
Maximum 114 mm
Minimum 18 mm
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20. Specifications
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Operation 0 ~ 40℃
Temperature
Storage -20 ~ 60℃
Operation 10 ~ 90%
Humidity
Storage 10 ~ 90%
Type External SMPS
Power AC 100 ~ 240Vac, 1.5A, 50~60Hz
DC 24 Vdc 2.5A
Electrical Characteristics
1 Input Voltage DC 24V ± 10%
3 Power Connector
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21. Command List
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33 ~DG Download Graphics
34 ^FB Field Block
35 ^FC Field Clock(for Real-Time Clock)
36 ^FD Field Data
37 ^FH Field Hexadecimal Indicator
38 ^FN Field Number
39 ^FO Field Origin
40 ^FP Field Parameter
41 ^FR Field Reverse Print
42 ^FS Field Separator
43 ^FT Field Typeset
44 ^FV Field Variable
45 ^FW Field Orientation
46 ^FX Comment
47 ^GB Graphic Box
48 ^GC Graphic Circle
49 ^GD Graphic Diagonal Line
50 ^GE Graphic Ellipse
51 ^GF Graphic Field
52 ^GS Graphic Symbol
53 ^ID Object Delete
54 ^IL Image Load
55 ^IM Image Move
56 ^IS Image Save
57 ^LH Label Home
58 ^LL Label Length
59 ^LR Label Reverse Print
60 ^LS Label Shift
61 ^LT Label Top
62 ^MC Map Clear
63 ^MD Media Darkness
64 ^MM Print Mode
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65 ^MN Media Tracking
66 ^MT Media Type
67 ^PM Printing Mirror Image of Label
68 ^PO Print Orientation
69 ^PQ Print Quantity
70 ^PR Print Rate
71 ^PW Print Width
72 ^SC Set Serial Communications
73 ~SD Set Darkness
74 ^SN Serialization Data
75 ^ST Set Date and Time(for Real-Tiime Clock)
76 ^XA Start Format
77 ^XF Recall Format
78 ^XG Recall Graphic
79 ^XZ End Format
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22. Utilities
The following utilities and concerned manual can be found on the QR or homepage.
SEWOO
2 This program provides detailed Wi-Fi setting functions.
Label Printer Wi-Fi
SEWOO Label
This program provides detailed Bluetooth setting
3 Printer Bluetooth
functions.
Configuration Tool
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23. S/W
We provides SDK, Driver, etc. as follows to respond to various S/W usage
environments.
You can download this S/W from the homepage.
No Name Description
Mac Driver This is the Cups Driver used to print a label printer in
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(EPL supported) the Mac OS environment.
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