Installation
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Unpacking the printer
CAUTION !
To avoid damage to the printer, observe the
following:
– Do not lift the printer using the plastic com-
ponents on the front and rear.
– To lift the printer, do not reach below the
front hood.
1. Remove all loose objects from the shipping
box.
2. Carefully lift the printer out of the box together
with the styrofoam packaging.
Have a second person hold the box tightly.
3. Remove the styrofoam and plastic film from
the printer.
Store the original packaging for possible ship-
ping at a later date!
4. Place the printer on a flat surface.
To carry the printer, reach below the base-
plate at the front and rear.
5. Open the front cover. Remove the foamed
shipping lock from the printhead.
6. Check that the shipment is complete, see
chapter „Scope of delivery".
Setting up the printer
WARNING!
Lethal hazard from mains power, if any liquid
gets into the printer!
– Protect the printer from liquid penetration!
CAUTION!
The printer and printing materials will be da-
maged by moisture and wetness!
– Only operate the printer in enclosed room,
in which the ambient conditions match the
values given in the Technical Specifi-
.
cations
The setup location of the printer must match
the following requirements:
– The location must be in an enclosed room.
– The ambient conditions must match the
values given in the Technical Specificati-
ons.
– The printer must stand secure against til-
ting on an even surface.
– The power supply socket for the printer
must be readily accessible, in order that
the mains connector can be pulled in an
emergency case.
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– Possibility to lay all connection cables
without producing any tripping hazard.
– Enough space for the operator, both, in
front (operation panel) and sideways of the
printer.
Scope of delivery
– Printer AP 5.4/5.6 including 2 pairs of core
adapters [3B] and one paper core [3C] for
rewinding thermotransfer ribbon.
– Mains power cable
– Documentation CD
Contains detailed operating manual for
printer as well as Windows drivers and Ser-
vicing manual.
– Instructions (multilingual)
– Torx screwdriver [3D] size 10 (fastened to
baseplate using adhesive tape)
– Support hooks [2E] for optional cutter (fa-
stened to baseplate using adhesive tape)
– Cover for the mounting flange for peri-
pheral devices with two fixing bolts [5C]
– AP5.4/5.6 basic only: Cover for the
connector for peripheral devices [5B]
– AP5.4/5.6 basic dispenser and AP 5.4/5.6
peripheral dispenser only: Baffle plate with
fixing screws [5A]
Assembly
Assembling the housing parts:
1. Press the cover for the pheripheral connector
[6A] into the housing opening, until it is flush
with the housing.
2. Scew the mounting flange cover [6B] onto the
mounting flange. Use the screwdriver that
came with the printer.
Mounting the baffle plate:
The baffle plate [5A] can be mounted instead
of the dispensing edge in order to rewind the
printed material inside the printer. Assem-
bling the baffle plate:
1. Remove the tear-off edge [7A]. To do so, turn
out the thumb screw [7B].
2. Remove the front side bottom housing part
[7C]. To do so, turn out the screw [7D].
3. Turn in the screws [7E] that came with the
baffle plate some rotations. Hang the baffle
plate [7F] with the buttonhole openings on the
rear side of the plate onto the screws. Tighten
the screws.
Cutter assembly:
If you have ordered an AP 5.4/5.6 peripheral
with cutter, the cutter will be shipped separa-
tely.