Cub CB-1024i and CB-1034i Cub CB-1024i and CB-1034i

Quick Start Installation Guide

Quick Start Installation Guide
Viewing Network Status
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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 Front View
printer’s DOWN button, once MAC Address is highlighted press the printer’s SELECT button. 1. LED Indicator
6. To return to the previous menu press the printer’s MENU button.
2. LCD Display 1
Ethernet 1/3 Ethernet 1/3 IP Address 3. Command Keys
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> Status > IP Address 0.0.0.0 4. Label Exit Point
Configure Configure Subnet Mask 5. Lower Front Cover 3
Exit Exit 0.0.0.0
6. Media Cover Door
Gateway
0.0.0.0 4
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Configure (DHCP/ Static IP) 5
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.
Rear View
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. 1. FanFold Paper Slot
To turn DHCP off press the printer’s SELECT button while DHCP is highlighted. Press the printer’s 2. Centronics Interface
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. 3. USB Interface
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Once Static IP is highlighted press the printer’s SELECT button. You can now enter the printer’s IP 4. RS-232C Interface
Address, Subnet Mask & Gateway. To enter the value press the printer’s UP button. To advance to the 2 7
next number press the printer’s DOWN button. Once the value is entered press the printer’s SELECT 5. AC Power
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. 6. GPIO Interface 8
(optional)
** For more information regarding network setup please see the user guide section 3.1.4. ** 9
7. SD Card Slot
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8. Ethernet Inteface
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9. PS/2 Interface
888-237-8525 5
10 AC Power Switch
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Front Panel Display
Interior View Keys Function LED Indicators
1. Ribbon take up spindle 8 MENU 1. Enter the Menu
1 2. Exit from Menu or cancel a setting and return to
2. Ribbon release button the previous Menu
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3. Ribbon guide plate PAUSE Pause/ Resume the printing process
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4. Platen roller FEED Advance on label

5. Media Sensor
UP Scroll up the menu list
11 DOWN Scroll down the menu list
6. Print head release lever
4 SELECT Enter/ Select cursor located option
7. Media sensor lock 5
8. Media guide bar 6 12 LCD
Display
9. Label roll guard 7
10. Label supply spindle LED Indicators
LED Status Indication Front Panel
11. Ribbon supply spindle Buttons
Off The printer power is turned off
12. Media Dampener POWER
On The printer power is turned on
13. Print head pressure adjustment knobs On The printer is ready

14. Print head ON-LINE Pause

Blinking
Downloading data into printer
15. Ribbon sensor 13 Off Printer is ready
16. Paper guide ERROR On “Carriage Open” or “Cutter Error”
Blinking “No Paper”, “Paper Jam” or “No Ribbon”

14 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.
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15 4. Do not plug the printer into the PC at this time.
2 5. Load ribbon and labels according to the following instructions. 3
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Ribbon Installation
1. Lift open the printer 2. Install the ribbon onto
Media Door. Push the print
head release lever to open
the print head mechanism.
4. Turn the rewind spindle
clockwise 3-5 rotations until
the ribbon is smooth and
has tension.
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Ribbon
Supply
the ribbon supply spindle.
5. Close the print head
mechanism by applying
downward pressure. The
printhead release levers will
‘click’ when locked in place.
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Label Media Installation
Ribbon
Sensor
3. Thread the ribbon 1. Lift open the printer 2. Slide the label roll guard 3. Lift the label roll guard
through the ribbon sensor, Media Door. Push the print horizontally to the end of vertically and push forward
and the open space between head release lever to open label spindle. Place the roll until the media fits gently
the print head and platen. the print head mechanism. of media on the label supply against the back wall of the
Tape the ribbon onto the spindle. printer.
rewind spindle.
Ribbon Removal
1. Break or cut the ribbon
between the ribbon guide
plate and the ribbon rewind
spindle.
2. Push the ribbon release
button inward to release the
tension on the ribbon.
4. Feed the media’s lead- 5. Adjust the paper guide to 6. Position the media
3. Slide of the ribbon off of ing edge forward over the match the width of the label. sensor eye, indicated by the
the ribbon rewind spindle
media guide bar, under the downward triangle, until
and discard. media dampener, through the triangle is in the midlle
the media sensor placing of the label. Once in place,
the label’s leading edge turn the media sensor lock
onto the platen roller. downward to hold it in
place.
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Label Installation Label and Ribbon Loading Path Printer Self-Test

To verify the printer is functioning correctly, initiate 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.
7. Close the print head 6. Press the DOWN button until exit is highlighted once highlighted press the SELECT button.
mechanism by applying
downward pressure. The 7. Press the DOWN button until exit is highlighted once highlighted press the SELECT button.
printhead release levers will The printer’s LCD display should now read Ready.
‘click’ when locked in place. 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-1024i 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
Performing Media Calibration installing the provided Seagull Scientific BarTender UltraLite label creation software.
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 Network Printing
PAPER, PAPER JAM & NO RIBBON to be shown on the printers LCD display. Follow the steps below The following steps are for network printing applications only. When connecting your printer to
to perform a media calibration. the host PC via USB, parallel or RS-232C interfaces these steps do not apply.
1. Make sure the ribbon and label media are installed properly as described.
2. With the printer power off press and hold the printer’s PAUSE button.
Viewing Network Status
3. Power the printer on. Do not release the PAUSE button until the printer’s LCD display reads
Calibrating. To view the current network settings follow the steps below.
4. The Printer will advance several labels, feeding the last label to the label perforation. 1. Press the MENU button on the printer’s front panel.
Once completed the printer’s LCD display will read Ready. 2. Setup will now be highlighted press the printer’s SELECT button.
5. Should there be any errors on the LCD display please see the troubleshooting section of the 3. Press the printer’s DOWN button until Ethernet is highlighted, once highlighted press the printer’s
users guide. SELECT button.
** More Information about your Cub CB-1024i can be found in the User’s Guide 4. Status will now be highlighted. Press the printer’s SELECT button to view it’s Ethernet status.
on the provided installation CD. ** continued...
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