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Falcon4DPlusSeries

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

FOR AMERICAN USERS

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS A digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial

environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if

not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to

radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful

interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at own expense.

EMS AND EMI COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

FOR EUROPEAN USERS

This equipment has been tested and passed with the requirements relating to electromagnetic

compatibility based on the standards EN 55022:1998+A1:2000+A2:2003, CISPR 22 , Class A

EN 55024:1998+A1:2001+A2:2003, IEC 61000- 4 Series EN 61000-3-2 / 2000 & EN 61000-3-3 /

1995. The equipment also tested and passed in accordance with the European Standard

EN55022 for the both Radiated and Conducted emissions limits.

FALCON PLUS SERIES

TO WHICH THIS DECLARATION RELATES

IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS

EN55022 : 1998,CLSPR 22, Class A / EN55024 : 1998IEC 61000-4 Serial / EN61000-3-2 : 2000

/ EN 6100-3-3 : 1995 / CFR 47, Part 15/CISPR 22 3rd Edition : 1997, Class A / ANSI C63.4 :

2001 / CNS 13438 / IEC60950-1 : 2001 / GB4943 : 2001 / GB9254 : 1998 / GB17625.1 : 2003

/EN60950-1 : 2001

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced

Replace only with the equivalent type recommended by the manufacture.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Safety Instructions

Bitte die Sicherheitshinweise sorgfältig lesen und für später aufheben.

1. Die Geräte nicht der Feuchtigkeit aussetzen.

2. Bevor Sie die Geräte ans Stromnetz anschließen, vergewissern Sie Sich, dass die

Spannung des Geräts mit der Netzspannung übereinstimmt.

3. Nehmen Sie das Gerät bei Überspannungen (Gewitter) vom Netz. Das Gerät könnte

sonst Schaden nehmen.

4. Sollte versehentlich Flüssigkeit in das Gerät gelangen, so ziehen sofort den

Netzstecker. Anderenfalls besteht die Gefahr eines lebensgefährlichen elektrischen

Schlags.

5. Wartungs- und Reparaturarbeiten dürfen aus Sicherheitsgründen nur von

autorisierten Personen durchgeführt werden.

6. Bei Wartungs- und Reparaturarbeiten müssen die Sicherheitsvorschriften der

zuständigen Berufsverbände und Behörden unbedingt eingehalten werden.

7. Bei Verletzungen unbedingt den Arzt aufsuchen und die gegebenenfalls die

zuständigen Stellen benachrichtigen. Unterlassung kann zum Verlust der

Versicherungsleistungen führen.

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Safety Instructions

Please read the following instructions seriously.

1. Keep the equipment away from humidity.

2. Before you connect the equipment to the power outlet, please check the voltage of the

power source.

3. Disconnect the equipment from the voltage of the power source to prevent possible

transient over voltage damage.

4. Don’t pour any liquid to the equipment to avoid electrical shock.

5. ONLY qualified service personnel for safety reason should open equipment.

6. Don’t repair or adjust energized equipment alone under any circumstances. Someone

capable of providing first aid must always be present for your safety

7. Always obtain first aid or medical attention immediately after an injury. Never neglect

an injury, no matter how slight it seems.

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1. BARCODE PRINTER................................................................... 5

1-1. Printer Accessories.........................................................................................................5

1-2. General Specifications....................................................................................................5

1-3. Communication Interface................................................................................................7

1-4. Printer Parts....................................................................................................................9

2. PRINTER INSTALLATION......................................................... 11

2-1. Ribbon Installation ........................................................................................................11

2-2. Label Installation...........................................................................................................13

2-3. Label Roll Core Installation Instruction.........................................................................14

2-4. Card / Hang tags Installation ........................................................................................15

2-5. PC Connection..............................................................................................................15

2-6. Driver Installation..........................................................................................................16

3. ACCESSORY............................................................................. 17

3-1. Stripper Installation.......................................................................................................17

3-2. Cutter Installation..........................................................................................................20

3-3. CF Card Adapter Installation.........................................................................................22

3-4. CF Card Instruction.......................................................................................................23

4. CONTROL PANEL..................................................................... 24

4-1. LED Status....................................................................................................................24

4-2. FEED Key.....................................................................................................................25

4-3. Self-Test........................................................................................................................25

4-4. Auto Sensing.................................................................................................................26

4-5. Dump Mode ..................................................................................................................26

4-6. Direct Thermal / Thermal Transfer Mode Switch..........................................................26

4-7. See-through Sensor on/off............................................................................................27

4-8. Error Messages.............................................................................................................28

5. MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT.......................................29

5-1. Thermal Print Head Cleaning .......................................................................................29

5-2. Thermal Print Head Balance Adjustment......................................................................29

5-3. Print Line Adjustment....................................................................................................30

5-4. Adjust the cutter............................................................................................................30

5-5. Troubleshooting............................................................................................................31

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1. Barcode Printer

1-1. Printer Accessories

After unpacking, please check the accessories that come with the package, and store

appropriately.

Barcode printer

Power cord

Switching Power

USB Cable

Label

Ribbon

Empty Ribbon Roll

Clean card

Quick Start Guide

CD (includes label editing software CLabel / Manual)

1-2. General Specifications

Model Falcon 4D Plus (CFD-4206P) Falcon 4D Plus (CFD-4304P)

Resolution 203 dpi (8 dot/mm) 300 dpi (12 dot/mm)

Print Mode Thermal Transfer / Direct Thermal

CPU 32 Bit

Memory 4MB Flash, 8MB SDRAM

Print Speed 2 IPS ~ 6 IPS 2 IPS ~ 4 IPS

Print Length Min 12mm (0.47”),

Max 1727mm (68”) Min 12mm (0.47”),

Max 762mm (30”)

Print Width 108 mm (4.25”) 105.7mm (4.16”)

Sensor Type Adjustable Reflective sensor; Fixed transmissive, center aligned

Sensor Detection Type: Label gap and black mark sensing.

Detection: Label length auto sensing and / or program command setting

Media

Label Roll OD: Max. 125mm (4.92”)

Core Diameter: 1”, 1.5”, 3”

Width: 25mm (1 “) ~ 118mm (4.64”)

Thickness: 0.06~0.25mm (0.0025”~0.0098”)

Ribbon

Length: 300M (981 ft)

Max. ribbon roll OD: 68mm (2.67 “)

Type: transfer ribbons (wax, hybrid, and resin) in widths of 30mm to 110mm

(1.88” to 4.33”)

Core Inner Diameter: 25.4mm (1”)

Printer Language EZPL (Firmware downloadable)

Software Application: CLabel-IV(EZPL only)

DLL & Driver: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000 and XP

Resident Fonts 11 resident Windows bit mapped fonts (6,8,10,12,14,18,24,30,16X26,OCR A &

B); can be rotated in 8 orientations and expandable 8 times horizontally and

vertically. Scalable Font in 4 orientations.

Fonts Download

Windows bit mapped font: can be rotated in 8 orientations and expandable 8

times horizontally and vertically.

Asian font: can be rotated in 4 orientations and expandable 8 times horizontally

and vertically.

True Type Font: can be rotated in 4 orientations.

Image Handling Support BMP and PCX. Support ICO, WMF, JPG, EMF file through software.

Support image resize, rotating, mapping and inverse through software.

Barcodes

Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 (subset A, B, C), UCC/EAN-128 K-Mart,

UCC/EAN-128, UPC A / E (add on 2 & 5), I 2 of 5, I 2 of 5 with Shipping Bearer

Bars, EAN 8 / 13 (add on 2 & 5), Codabar, Post NET, EAN 128, DUN 14,

MaxiCode, HIBC, Plessey, Random Weight, Telepen, FIM, China Postal Code,

RPS 128, PDF417, Datamatrix code & QR code

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Interfaces Serial port: RS-232 ( Baud rate : 4800 ~ 115200 , Xon/Xoff , DSR/DTR )

USB port: V2.0

Parallel port: Bi-direction

Control Panel Two Bi-color LED: Ready, Status

Function Key: FEED

Power Auto Switching 100/240VAC, 50/60 Hz

Environment Operation: 41°F to 104°F (5°C to 40°C)

Storage: -4°F to 122°F (-20°C to 50°C)

Cert. Approval CE, FCC Class A, CCC, CB, cUL, BSMI

Humidity Operation: 30-85%, non-condensing. Free air.

Storage: 10-90%, non-condensing. Free air.

Printer Dimension

Length: 285 mm (11.2”)

Height: 171 mm (6.8”)

Width: 226 mm (8.9”)

Weight: 2.72 Kg

Options

Rotary Cutter Module

Stripper Module

CF Card Adapter with RTC

Internal Ethernet Adapter Card

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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1-3. Communication Interface

Parallel Interface

Handshake : DSTB connects to the printer, BUSY connects to the host

Interface cable : Parallel cable compatible to IBM PC

Pin out : See below

PIN NO. FUNCTION TRANSMITTER

2-9

19-30

34-35

/Strobe

Data 0-7

/Acknowledge

Busy

/Paper empty

/Select

/Auto-Linefeed

N/C

Signal Gnd

Chasis Gnd

+5V,max 500mA

Signal Gnd

/Initialize

/Error

Signal Ground

N/C

/Select-in

host / printer

host

printer

host / printer

host

host / printer

printer

host / printer

Serial Interface

Serial Default

Setting : 9600 baud rate､no parity､8 data bits､1 stop bit､XON/XOFF protocol and

RTS/CTS。

RS232 HOUSING (9-pin to 9-pin)

DB9 SOCKET DB9 PLUG

--- 1 1 +5V,max 500mA

RXD 2 2 TXD

TXD 3 3 RXD

DTR 4 4 N/C

GND 5 5 GND

DSR 6 6 RTS

RTS 7 7 CTS

CTS 8 8 RTS

RI 9 9 N/C

PC PRINTER

【

Note

】

The total current output from parallel port and serial port altogether can not exceed

500mA.

USB Interface

Connector Type : Type B

PIN NO. 1 2 3 4

FUNCTION VBUS D- D+ GND

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Internal Interface

UART1 wafer Ethernet module

N.C 1 1N.C

TXD 2 2RXD

RXD 3 3TXD

CTS 4 4RTS

GND 5 5GND

RTS 6 6CTS

E_MD 7 7E_MD

RTS 8 8CTS

E_RST 99 E_RST

+5V 10 10 +5V

GND 11 11 GND

+5V 12 12 +5V

UART2 wafer Expansion module

+5V 1 1+5V

CTS 2 2RTS

TXD 3 3RXD

RTS 4 4CTS

RXD 5 5TXD

GND 6 6GND

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1-4. Printer Parts

1. Cover Open Button

2. Top Cover

3. Label Roll Core

4. Ribbon Rewind Wheel

5. Print Mechanism

6. Ribbon Rewind Shaft + Empty Ribbon Roll

7. Locking Tenon (left/right)

8. Front Cover Piece

1. LED Light (Ready)

2. LED Light (Status)

3. FEED Key

4. CF Card Slot Cover

5. Print Head Pressure Adjustment Screw (left/right)

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