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1 Kroy user S MANUALK6200 (200 DPI) & k6300 (300 DPI) THERMAL TRANSFER / DIRECT THERMAL BAR CODE PRINTER Version : 12/09/11 1 Copyright Information 2011 KROY & TSC Auto ID Technology Co., Ltd, The copyright in this manual , the software and firmware in the printer described therein are owned by TSC Auto ID Technology Co., Ltd, All rights reserved. CG Triumvirate is a trademark of Agfa Corporation. CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed font is under license from the Monotype Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of KROY or TSC Auto ID Technology Co.

2 No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use, without the expressed written permission of KROY & TSC Auto ID Technology Co. 2 Agency Compliance and Approvals CE CLASS A EN 55022:2006 +A1:2007 EN 55024:1998+A1:2001+A2:2003 EN 61000-4 SERIES REQULATIONS FCC CFR Title 47 Part 15 Subpart B:2009-Section and ICES-003 Issue 4:2004 Class A iContents 1. Introduction .. 1 Product Introduction .. 1 Product Features .. 2 Printer standard features .. 2 Printer optional features .. 4 General Specifications .. 5 Print Specifications .. 5 Ribbon Specifications .. 5 Media Specifications .. 6 2. Operations Overview .. 7 Unpacking and Inspection.

3 7 Printer Overview .. 8 Front View .. 8 Interior view .. 9 Rear View .. 10 Operator Controls .. 12 Front Panel Display .. 12 LED Indicators .. 12 Front Panel Keys .. 13 Setting up the Printer .. 13 Installation of Ribbon .. 14 Loading Ribbon .. 14 Installation of Media .. 17 Loading Roll Labels .. 17 Loading Fan-fold Labels .. 21 Loading Media in Peel-off Mode (Option) .. 22 Loading Media in Cutter Mode (Option) .. 24 Print Head Pressure Adjustment Knob .. 25 Using the Keyboard with PS/2 Interface .. 26 3. Menu Function .. 27 Setup Menu Overview .. 28 Printer Setup ( tspl2 ) .. 29 Printer Setup (ZPL2) .. 36 Sensor .. 43 Serial Comm.. 51 Ethernet .. 54 File Manager .. 57 File List .. 57 Avail. Memory.

4 58 Del. All Files .. 58 Diagnostics .. 59 Print Config.. 59 Dump Mode .. 60 Rotate Cutter .. 61 language .. 61 Service .. 62 Initialization .. 62 Mileage Info.. 63 4. Diagnostic Tool .. 64 Start the Diagnostic Tool .. 64 Printer Function (Calibrate sensor, Ethernet setup, RTC ) .. 65 5 Setting Ethernet by Diagnostic Utility .. 66 Using USB interface to setup Ethernet interface .. 66 Using RS-232 interface to setup Ethernet interface .. 67 Using Ethernet interface to setup Ethernet interface .. 68 6. Troubleshooting .. 70 Common Problems .. 70 Mechanism Fine Adjustment to Avoid Ribbon Wrinkles .. 74 7. Maintenance .. 76 Revise History .. 78 1. Introduction Product Introduction Thank you very much for purchasing the Kroy thermal transfer/thermal label printer.

5 The Kroy k6200 / k6300 series have been designed for use within industrial and manufacturing industries that require a robust and reliable printing solution. Equipped with a die-cast aluminum chassis and metal cover with large clear media view window the k6200 / k6300 series more than meets the challenges of everyday use within these environments. With a back-lit graphic LCD display, the printer status can be easily monitored and managed. The moveable sensor design can accept wide range of label media including labels, tags, continuous materials, self-laminating cable and wire markers etc. All of the most frequently used bar code formats are included. Fonts and bar codes can be printed in any one of the four directions. This printer has the high quality, high performance MONOTYPE IMAGING True Type font engine and one CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed smooth font built in as standard.

6 With flexible firmware design, operators can also Download True Type Fonts from a PC into the printer memory for printing labels. Besides the scalable font, it also provides a choice of five different sizes of alphanumeric bitmap font, OCR-A and OCR-B fonts. By integrating rich features, the k6200 / k6300 series are the most cost effective and high performance printers in their class! To print label formats, please refer to the instructions provided with your labeling software; if you need to write custom programs, please refer to the TSPL/ tspl2 programming manual that can be found on the accessories CD-ROM or on the Kroy Europe website at Applications o Compliance labeling for shipping and receiving o Pallet labeling o Inventory control labeling o Drum labeling o Warning labels o Custom signage o Brand marketing featuring graphics, logos and texts o Multiple-up labels (two or three labels across) 2 Product Features Printer standard features The printer offers the following standard features.

7 Product standard feature k6200 200 dpi models k6300 300 dpi models Thermal transfer printing Direct thermal printing High quality die-cast aluminum design Metal cover with large clear media view window Moveable gap sensor (position adjustable from 2 ~4 ) Moveable black mark sensor position full web adjustable Ribbon end sensor LCD display (graphic type, 128x64 pixel) with back light Control panel with 6 operation buttons Control panel security (TCF) LED indicators Real time clock Internal Ethernet print server (10/100 Mbps) interface USB (full speed) interface Serial RS-232C (2400-115200 bps) interface 3 Centronics (SPP mode) interface PS/2 keyboard interface for stand-alone or data entry at print site 32 MB DRAM memory 8 MB FLASH memory SD FLASH card memory expands storage to 4 GB Powerful 32 bit 200 MHz RISC processor Standard industry emulations right out of the box including Eltron and Zebra language support Internal 8 alpha-numeric bitmap fonts Fonts and bar codes can be printed in any one of the four directions (0, 90,180, 270 degree)

8 Internal Monotype Imaging true type font engine with one CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed scalable font Downloadable fonts from PC to printer memory Downloadable firmware upgrades Text, bar code, graphics/image printing (Please refer to the TSPL/ tspl2 programming manual for supporting code page) Support Bar Code Support image 1D bar code 2D bar code BITMAP, BMP, PCX Code 39, Code 93, Code128 UCC, Code128 subsets , Codabar, Interleave 2 of 5, EAN-8, EAN-13, EAN-128, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN and UPC 2(5) digits add-on, MSI, PLESSEY, POSTNET, China POST, RSS-14, Code 11 PDF-417, Maxicode, DataMatrix, QR code, Aztec 4 Printer optional features The printer offers the following optional features.

9 Product option feature user optionsDealer options Factory optionsApplicator I/O interface - - Peel-off kit (include internal rewind and peel-off module) - - Heavy duty cutter module (Max. paper width: 178 mm, Paper thickness: Max mm/ max. paper weight 250g/ m2, 1000000 cuts) - - Bluetooth module (RS-232C interface) - - KP-200 Plus keyboard display unit - - KU-007 Plus programmable smart keyboard display unit - - HCS-200 long rang CCD scanner - - General Specifications General Specifications Physical dimensions 355 mm (W) x 337 mm (H) x 510 mm (D) Weight 23 kg ( lb) Electrical Internal switching power supply Input: 90~230 VAC, 47~63HZ Output: 24V, , 350W Environmental condition Operation: 5 ~ 40 C (41 ~ 104 F), 25~85% non-condensing Storage.

10 -40 ~ 60 C (-40 ~ 140 F), 10~90% non-condensing Print Specifications Print Specifications k6200 - 200 dpi models k6300 - 300 dpi models Print head resolution 203 dots/inch (8 dots/mm) 300 dots/inch (12 dots/mm) Printing method Thermal transfer and direct thermal Dot size (width x length) x mm (1 mm = 8 dots) x mm (1 mm = 12 dots) Print speed (inches per second) 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ips selectable Up to 8 ips 4, 5, 6 ips selectable Up to 6 ips Max. print width 168 mm ( ) Max. print length 5,080 mm (200 ) 2,540 mm (100 ) Printout bias Vertical: 1 mm max. Horizontal: 1 mm max. Ribbon Specifications Ribbon Specifications Ribbon outside diameter Max. 81 mm Ribbon length 450 metres Ribbon core inside diameter 1 inch ( mm) Ribbon width Max. 178 mm (7 ) Min.