Cub CB-824 Quick Installation Manual

Brand: Cub

Model: CB-824

Category: Label printers

Type: Quick Installation Manual

Cub CB-824

Quick Installation Guide

Printer Overview

Front View

Rear View

Interior View

1. LED Indicators

2. LCD Display

3. Front Panel Command

Keys

4. Label Exit Point

5. Lower Front Cover

6. Media Cover Door

1. FanFold Paper Slot

2. Centronics Interface

3. USB Interface

4. RS-232C Interface

5. A/C Power

6. GPIO Interface

7. SD Card Slot

8. Ethernet Interface

9. PS/2 Interface

10. AC Power Switch

1. Ribbon take up spindle

2. Ribbon release button

3. Ribbon guide plate

4. Print head

5. Platen roller

6. Print head release lever

7. Media guide bar

8. Label roll guard

9. Label supply spindle

10. Ribbon supply spindle

11. Damper

12. Label guide

13. Z axis mechanism

adjustment knob

14. Print head pressure

adjustment knob

15. Print head mounting set

screw

16. Ribbon sensor

17. Media sensor

Front Panel Display

LED Indicators

Front Panel Keys

Setting Up The Printer

1. Place the printer on a flat, secure surface.

2. Make sure the printers power is off.

3. Plug the provided power cord into the AC power cord socket at the rear of the

printer. Plug the power cord into a properly grounded power outlet.

4. Do not plug the printer into the PC at this time unless you are using the printers

Ethernet connection for network printing applications.

5. Load ribbon and labels according to the following instructions.

Ribbon Installation

4. Wrap the ribbon onto

the ribbon rewind spindle.

Keep the ribbon flat and

without wrinkles. Wind

the ribbon clockwise 3-5

rotations onto the ribbon

rewind spindle until it's

smooth and there is

tension on the ribbon.

5. Close the print head

mechanism making sure

the latches are engaged

properly. You will hear the

printhead click when

locked in place. You will

need to apply some

downward pressure to lock

the printhead mechanism.

Ribbon loading path.

Ribbon Removal

1. Break the ribbon between the ribbon guide plate and the ribbon rewind spindle.

2. Push the ribbon release button to release the ribbon on the ribbon rewind spindle.

3. Slide of the ribbon from the ribbon rewind spindle and discard.

1. Lift open the

printer's Media Door.

Push the print head

release lever to open

the print head

mechanism

2. Install the ribbon

onto the ribbon supply

spindle.

3. Thread the ribbon

through the ribbon

sensor slot and then

through the open space

in between the print

head and platen.

Media Installation

1. Lift open the

printer's Media Door.

Push the print head

release lever to open

the print head

mechanism

2. Move the label roll

guard horizontally to

the end of label spindle

then flip down the

label roll guard.

3. Place the roll of media

on the label supply

spindle. Push the label roll

until it is flush with the

printer side wall. Flip up

the label roll guard. Move

the label roll guard

horizontally to gently fit

the width of label roll.

4. Pull the label rolls leading edge forward over the media guide bar, under the damper,

through the media sensor placing the label’s leading edge onto the platen roller.

5. Adjust the label guide to fit the width of the label.

6. Close the print head mechanism making sure the latches are engaged properly.

You will hear the printhead click when locked in place. You will need to apply

some downward pressure to lock the printhead mechanism.

Label

uide

Performing Media Calibration

Once you have loaded the ribbon and labels as shown above it will be necessary to

perform a media calibration. The media calibration allows the printer to determine what

size label has been loaded and if a ribbon is being used. Failure to calibrate the printer

may cause errors such as NO PAPER, PAPER JAM & NO RIBBON to be shown on the

printers LCD display. Follow the steps below to perform a media calibration.

1. Make sure the ribbon and label media are installed properly as described above.

2. With the printer power off press and hold the printer’s PAUSE button.

3. Power the printer on. Do not release the PAUSE button until the printer’s LCD

display reads Calibrating.

4. The Printer will advance several labels, feeding the last label to the label

perforation. Once completed the printer’s LCD display will read Ready.

5. Should there be any errors on the LCD display please see the troubleshooting

section of the users guide.

Printer Self-Test

To verify the printer is functioning correctly it is best to print a printer self-test. The

self-test can be performed after the media calibration is complete and before installing

the printer on your host PC. Follow the steps below to perform a self-test.

1. Install ribbon and label media and successfully perform media calibration.

2. Press the MENU button on the printer’s front panel.

3. Press the DOWN button until Diagnostics is highlighted.

4. Press the SELECT button.

5. Print Config. will now be highlighted, press SELECT. The printer will now print a

self-test label.

6. Press the DOWN button until exit is highlighted once highlighted press the

SELECT button.

7. Press the DOWN button until exit is highlighted once highlighted press the

SELECT button. The printer’s LCD display should now read Ready.

8. Please note that the self-test is pre-formatted to print on a 4 inch wide label.

When using a smaller label some self-test information may run off the side of the

label and not print.

Your Cub CB-824 is now ready to be installed on your host PC. Please see the Installing

Windows Print Driver guide to complete printer installation on your host PC. This guide

will also walk you through installing the provided Seagull Scientific BarTender UltraLite

label creation software.

**** More Information about your Cub CB-824 can be found in the User’s

Guide on the provided installation CD. ****

Optional Network Printing

The following steps are for network printing applications only. When connecting your

printer to the host PC via USB, parallel or RS-232C interfaces these steps do not apply.

Viewing Network Status

To view the current network settings follow the steps below.

1. Press the MENU button on the printer’s front panel.

2. Setup will now be highlighted press the printer’s SELECT button.

3. Press the printer’s DOWN button until Ethernet is highlighted, once highlighted

press the printer’s SELECT button.

4. Status will now be highlighted press the printer’s SELECT button to view the

printer’s Ethernet status.

5. IP Address will now be highlighted press the printer’s SELECT button to view the

printer’s current IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway. To view the printer’s

network card MAC Address press the printer’s DOWN button, once MAC Address

is highlighted press the printer’s SELECT button.

6. To return to the previous menu press the printer’s SELECT button.

Configure: (DHCP / Static IP)

1. Follow steps 1-3 from viewing network status (above).

2. Status will now be highlighted press the printer’s DOWN button until Configure is

highlighted, once highlighted press the printer’s SELECT button.

3. The printer will now display DHCP and Static IP. The printer’s default method for

obtaining an IP address is DHCP. The printer will automatically use DHCP upon

power up to obtain an IP address. To turn DHCP off press the printer’s SELECT

button while DHCP is highlighted. Press the printer’s MENU button, the printer

will reboot and the DHCP method will be disabled.

4. To set the printer’s Static IP address press the printer’s DOWN button to highlight

Static IP. Once Static IP is highlighted press the printer’s SELECT button. You

can now enter the printer’s IP Address, Subnet Mask & Gateway. To enter the

value press the printer’s UP button. To advance to the next number press the

printer’s DOWN button. Once the value is entered press the printer’s SELECT

button to advance to the next network setting. After all three values have been

entered press the printer’s SELECT button. The printer will reboot and your

settings will be saved.

**** For more information regarding network setup please see the

user guide section 3.1.4. ****

Cub CB-824 Quick Installation Manual

Brand: Cub

Model: CB-824

Category: Label printers

Type: Quick Installation Manual

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