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BTP-2100E USER MANUAL
Declaration
Information in this document is subject to change without notice. PROVILL
Technology Co., Ltd. (Hereinafter referred to as “PROVILL”) reserves the right to
improve products as new technology, components, software, and firmware become
available. If users need the further data about these products, please feel free to
contact our market department or your local distributor.
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose without the express written
permission of PROVILL.
Copyright
This manual was published in 2008 and PROVILL owns the copyright.
Made in China.
Version: 1.0.
Trademark
Our registered trademark
Safety warning
Caution: Must comply with warning to avoid bodily harm or damage to
device.
Notice: Provides important information and prompts for printer
operation.
Warning
This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Quality Certification
（DNV）ISO9001:2000
EMC and Safety Standards Applied
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CONTENT
General Safety Information .................................................... 1
Overview ............................................................................... 2
Outline................................................................................ 2
Package content .................................................................. 2
Printer mount ...................................................................... 3
Connect with power adapter.................................................. 3
Connect communication cable ............................................... 3
Printer operations ................................................................. 4
Apperance and parts ............................................................ 4
Main modules ...................................................................... 5
LEDs and keys .................................................................... 5
Loading paper ..................................................................... 8
Assembling the ribbon ........................................................ 10
Starting the printer ............................................................. 11
Installing the driver ............................................................ 13
Printer adjustment................................................................15
THP pressure adjustment.................................................... 15
Sensor position adjustment................................................. 15
Printer common parameter adjustment ................................. 17
Cleaning THP .................................................................... 20
Cleaning sensors ............................................................... 20
Cleaning the platen ............................................................ 20
LEDs and buzzer status...................................................... 22
The printout quality issue ................................................... 23
Appendix..............................................................................24
BTP-2100E USER MANUAL
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Appendix 1 Technical specifications ................................... 24
Appendix 2 Self-test page................................................... 28
Appendix 3 Print and paper out position ............................... 30
Appendix 4 Communication interface ................................... 31
Appendix 5 Paper load guide in peel-off mode ...................... 33
BTP-2100E USER MANUAL
General Safety Information
Before installing and using the printer, please read the following items
carefully.
Safety Labels
The THP (THP) is calorific and its temperature is high when
printing or just after the operation, so please don’t touch it and
its peripherals for safety purpose.
Due to the static, please don’t touch the surface of THP and
connecting parts to keep it from damages.
Caution
zInstall the printer on a flat and stable place.
zReserve adequate space around the printer so that the operation and maintenance
can be performed conveniently.
zKeep the printer far away from water source and do not expose the printer to direct
sunlight, strong light and heater.
zDo not use or store the printer in a place exposed to heat of fire, moisture and
serious pollution.
zDo not place the printer on a place exposed to vibration and impact.
zNo dew condensation is allowed to the printer. In case of such condensation, do
not turn on the power until it has completely gone away.
zConnect the AC adaptor to an appropriate earthing outlet. Avoid sharing a single
outlet with large power motors and other devices that may cause voltage
fluctuation.
zDisconnect the AC adapter when the printer is deemed to spare for a long time.
zDon’t spill water or other electric materials into the printer. In case that this
happens, turn off the power immediately.
zDo not allow the printer to start printing when there is no recording paper in,
otherwise the THP and platen roller will be damaged.
zTo ensure print quality and normal lifetime, use recommended paper and ribbon or
materials with same quality.
zTurn off the printer before connecting or disconnecting interfaces connectors to
prevent control board from damages.
zSet the print darkness to a lower grade as long as the print quality is acceptable.
This will help to keep the THP durable.
zDo not disassemble the printer without permission of a technician, even for
repairing purpose.
zKeep this manual carefully at hand for ready reference.
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Overview
Outline
BTP-2100E/2200E/2300E printer has a smart appearance and high
performance, which is an ideal label printer for office use. It can apply to
real-time label printing, label batch printing, transport and commercial label
printing, other receipt printing for railway, airport, bus station, etc.
This product can connect with the peripheral equipments via serial or other
interfaces, at the same time it can provide common drivers for the operation
systems as WINDOWS95/98/2000/NT4.0/XP and a software package based
on DLL.
zThermal / thermal transfer printing.
zLow noise and high-speed thermal printing.
zEasy and quick paper load.
zUse 32 bit hi-speed micro-processor.
zUse Auto-suitable control of heat history and temperature.
zUse new THP which has long lifetime and hi-quality of printout.
zSupport continuous paper, label paper, marked paper and
perforated paper.
Package content
Unpacking the printer carton and refer to the packing list to check parts as
below (include all parties in figure 1.1, of which Serial cable or USB cable shall
be used depending on corresponding interface type). If any part is short or
damaged, please contact with our distributor or manufacturer.
Figure 1.1
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Printer mount
The printer should be placed on the flat table surface where water,
moisture or dust should be prevented. When mounting it, the slanting
extent shall not exceed 15°.
Connect with power adapter
1) Be sure that printer power switch is off.
2) Connect one end of AC power cable to power adapter, then put another
end of power adapter into power adapter socket at the back of the
printer.
3) Put another end of AC power cable into 220V power socket.
Notice: If the printer is idle for a long period, please disconnect the
power.
Connect communication cable
1) Be sure the printer power switch is off.
2) Put communication cable into matched interface and fix it in using clip
spring or screw of the plug.
3) Connect another end of communication cable to the host.
Notice: Please do not connect or disconnect Serial and Parallel cable
with power on！
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Printer operations
Apperance and parts
1—Bottom cover
2—Top cover 3—Left cover
4—Key 5—LED
6—Power switch
7—Peel-off turnplate
8—Tear-off bar
9—Scale Label
10—Platen holder
11—Ribbon holder
12—THP pressure knob
13—Ribbon baffle
14—Ribbon rewinding shaft
15—Ribbon output shaft
16—Paper guide
17—Paper roll holder
18—THP cover
19—Manual ribbon bushing
20—THP lift-up button
21—Ribbon block
22—Locking hook
23—Paper guide block
24—Platen
25—Reflection sensor
26—Sensor top cover
27—Transmission sensor
28—Transmission sensor cover
29—THP
30—Ribbon turn wheel
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31—THP micro-switch
32—Power adaptor interface
33—Serial interface
34—Parallel interface
35—USB Interface
Main modules
1) Keys and LEDs（4, 5）
Indicate the printer status and execute its print functions.
2) Power switch（6）
Turn off the power when pressing “O”, and turn on the power
when pressing “－”.
3) Paper holder（17）and Paper guide（16）
Hold paper roll and prevent it sliding in paper outlet.
4) Paper guide block（23）
Prevent paper sliding in paper outlet.
5) Reflection sensor（25）
Verify black mark paper, check it available or position it.
6) Transmission sensor（27）
Verify label paper, check it available or position it.
7) THP micro-switch（31）
Check THP open or closed status.
LEDs and keys
LEDs functions
LED name Status Explanation
Always light Printer is in standby status
Power LED
（Green）Flash Printer is busy（process commands）
Always Off Printer is in standby status
Printer enters pause status
Stop LED
（Yellow）Always light Wait and confirm label is taken away in
tear-off/peel off mode
Always Off Printer is in standby status
Error LED
（Red）Flash Printer has error
Table 2.1
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Keys functions
Keys Functions Explanation
Feed paper
In standby status, press down “Feed” key, the
printer feeds one label for non-continuous
paper. The printer feeds paper until releasing
the key for continuous paper.
feed
key
Print self-test page
Turn on the power and press “feed” key until
buzzer sounds, then the printer starts to print
a self-test page.
In standby status, press down “Pause” key,
the printer enters pause status. When
pressing down “Pause” again, the printer
shall be back to standby status.
Pause Press down “Pause” key in printing, then the
current print job shall pause. When pressing
down “Pause” key again, the printer shall
continuous last print job.
Confirm label is
taken away
In tear-off/peel-off mode, after the printer
shall print a label and stop without paper
sensor, the light shall be on. User presses
down “Pause” to confirm label taken away.
then printer shall retract paper and start to
print next label.
Pause
key
Paper checkout
Turn on the power and press down “Pause”
until buzzer sounds, the printer shall feed
paper and verify paper.
Cancel print job
First press “Pause” key to stop current print
job, then press “Pause” key to cancel the
print job.
Remove error This key is used to remove printer error and
recover printer standby status
Cancel
key
Enter default Serial
communication
Turn on the power and press down “Cancel”
key until buzzer sounds, then the printer
enters default serial mode.(9600, N, 8, 1,no
Auto paper load)
Table 2.2
LEDs and Buzzer
1) Buzzer sounds shortly under following cases:
zWhen the printer is turned on or reset with software
successfully.
zErase FLASH successfully.
zDownload character set, bitmap to FLASH successfully.
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