Brady BMP 91 User's Guide

BMP® 91 Tubing & Label PrinterUser GuideBMP91UG.book Page -1 Friday, October 14, 2011 7:56 PM

English21. Before You BeginC. Do’s & Don’tsTo ensure safe operation of your BMP®91 printer, please observe the following safety precautions.DO• Un

927. Troubleshooting6 External media loading failed. Remove media and try again.External media was not autoloaded. Manually load the tube/label. For i

937. Troubleshooting13 Media jammed at platen/wrap roller. Open cover and remove media.Tube or label or heat shrink tube is jammed at the platen/wrap

947. Troubleshooting22 Overwrite existing file? An attempt to save a new file which has the same name as an existing file in the same folder.To overwr

957. Troubleshooting30 Unknown Error. [MEF100]Power off and on and try again.Some type of error occurred while printing was in progress.Restart the pr

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31. Before You BeginDON’T• Handle the power cord or the plug with wet hands. This could result in an electric shock. • Use any AC adapter or cord othe

English41. Before You BeginDON’T• Touch the print head while it is printing or immediately after printing. This could cause a burn. • Touch the cutter

51. Before You BeginDON’T• Attempt to pull a stuck tube out. This could result in poor printing quality or other malfunctions. You can remove the tube

61. Before You BeginD. In This Package• Unpack your package and verify that you have the following items in the box: • Register online at bradycorp.co

71. Before You BeginE. Travelling with your BMP®91 printerWhen traveling with a BMP®91 printer, follow these tips:• Turn off the device by pressing

English81. Before You BeginEnvironmental Specifications: Be mindful, when using the AC adapter with the printer, that the adapter can withstand only a

91. Before You BeginThe special keys on the BMP®91 p r i n t e r.MenuPreviewCancel PrintClear AllOKMultiprintPreview All PRINTMenuPreviewMedia FileLa

101. Before You BeginThe QWERTY keyboard on the BMP®91 p r i n t e r.BackspaceEsc1!Z®X©CºV‰BΩN<M>,/.?A`S±ФDF[G]H”JʼK;L:E£R¥Q~W€T{Y}U I––O+P=\|@

111. Before You BeginThe quick keys and function keys on the BMP®91 p ri n t e r.Media FileLanguageSeg LengSerial A/ASymbol RemoveFont SizeTag Conti

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121. Before You BeginSystem and Media information on the LCD screen.2:30 pm 10/07/20106ENФ4.0 CP 1 SLHSFAA:121 / 13ABCText150%A100%70%CAPSBX2UI1230mmT

131. Before You BeginTag Editor information on the LCD screen.6Ф4.0 CP 1 SLHSF1 / 131230mmThis is what users will see on screen2:30 pm 10/07/20106ENФ4

English141. Before You BeginTag Property information on the LCD screen.EN A A:12ABCText150%A100%CAPSBX2UI2:30 pm 10/07/20106ENФ4.0 CP 1 SLHSFAA:121 /

151. Before You BeginThe BMP®91 printer has two media inlets for you to feed a tube into the printer from the outside (i.e. externally):a. a large re

161. Before You BeginThe latches, rollers, cutter, printhead, and cartridge holding areas inside the printer.Cover latch: Pull this to open the printe

172. Setting Up Your Printer 2. Setting Up Your PrinterA. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 17B. Loading a Rib

English182. Setting Up Your Printer2. Grasping the finger tabs of cartridge, insert the ribbon cartridge with its label facing up, as shown in the dia

192. Setting Up Your PrinterD. Powering the printer with a BatteryYour BMP®91 package does not include a battery since battery power is optional. • Us

English202. Setting Up Your Printer• Do not expose cells or batteries to heat, fire, water or rain. Avoid storage in direct sunlight. Do not allow it

212. Setting Up Your Printer3. Holding the battery (with its label facing upwards and its metallic terminals away from you), insert it into the printe

iRegulatory InformationCopyright & TrademarksThis manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be copied or repro

English222. Setting Up Your PrinterE. Using the printer with a Computer1. Insert the smaller, squarish end of the USB cable into the printer’s socket

233. Printing on Selected Media 3. Printing on Selected MediaA. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 23B. Printin

English243. Printing on Selected MediaA list of different tube diameters appears on the screen.Diameter refers to the inner diameter of the tubec. Usi

253. Printing on Selected Mediaa. From the printer’s right side, insert the tube into the larger media inlet (see the next figure). Keep pushing the t

English263. Printing on Selected MediaC. Printing with a Heat-Shrink Roll1. Select “Heat-shrink Roll” on the printer.a. On the printer, press the [M

273. Printing on Selected Media3. Insert the heat-shrink tube into the printer.The printer will not print properly on a heat-shrink tube that is bumpy

English283. Printing on Selected MediaD. Printing with a Heat-shrink Cartridge1. Select “Heat-shrink Cartridge” on the printer.a. On the printer, pres

293. Printing on Selected Mediab. To see how the entered text/symbols look like when printed, press [Preview].3. Insert the cartridge into the print

English303. Printing on Selected MediaE. Printing with a Label Cartridge1. Select “Label” on the printer.a. Press the [Media] quick key and then pre

313. Printing on Selected Media3. Insert the cartridge into the printer properly.a. Ensure that a small portion (about 3 mm) of the label is protrudin

EnglishiiRegulatory InformationTechnical SupportTechnical Support Numbers/Online HelpFor repair or technical assistance, find your regional Brady Tech

English323. Printing on Selected MediaF. Changing the Media Type and Its ApplicationTo change the Application only, press [Fn] + [Media].1. Press

333. Printing on Selected Media4. Select an application type and press [OK].If “General” or “Vertical” is entered: a. To let the printer set the seg

English343. Printing on Selected MediaIf “Terminal Block” is entered:a. Confirm or change the number in the the “No. of Blocks” text box and press [O

353. Printing on Selected MediaIf “All Tags” is entered, the Preview screen will also appear.a. To view the tags one by one, press [Shift] + [Up]

English364. Entering and Editing Text/Symbols 4. Entering and Editing Text/SymbolsA. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

374. Entering and Editing Text/SymbolsYou can create as many tags as you want. You can also import and insert your own graphics into a tag. You can fo

English384. Entering and Editing Text/SymbolsC. General Navigation TipsTo move the cursor on the LCD screen horizontally (e.g. across the characters i

394. Entering and Editing Text/SymbolsTo go to a specific tag (if you know the tag number):1. Enter [Fn] + [File] > Tag Edit > “Go To”.2. In

English404. Entering and Editing Text/SymbolsTo delete all tags:1. Enter [Fn] + [File] > Tag Edit > Edit > “Delete”.2. Select “All Tags”

414. Entering and Editing Text/SymbolsTo add a barcode, see section “I. To Add a Barcode to a Tag”.To add other symbols, see section “J. To Add Other

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English424. Entering and Editing Text/Symbols2. Enter [Menu] > Font > “Scale”.3. In the Scale list, select the desired zoom factor (e.g. 50%,

434. Entering and Editing Text/SymbolsIf the “A–Z” option is entered, set the “Start” alphabet (default is A), the “End” alphabet (default is B) and t

English444. Entering and Editing Text/SymbolsJ. Adding Other Symbols to a TagTo add a commonly used symbol:• Press [Fn] and the respective key on th

454. Entering and Editing Text/SymbolsWHEN there are no more characters to delete in a tag AND the cursor is on the top left position in the first lin

English464. Entering and Editing Text/Symbols2. Select an option (“Vertical”, “Horizontal” or “Hor Rotated”) and press [OK].3. Press [Close] to re

474. Entering and Editing Text/SymbolsTo apply the properties of the current tag to ALL or multiple tags:1. Enter [Fn] + [File] > “Apply Curren

English485. Advanced Functions 5. Advanced FunctionsA. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 48B. USB Flash Drive

495. Advanced FunctionsC. Multiprint vs. Continuous PrintA print job is a tag or set of tags that has been submitted to be printed. For detailed expla

English505. Advanced FunctionsTo print multiple copies of the current tag via Continuous Print (Contiprint): 1 Enter [Menu] > Quick Keys > Tag

515. Advanced FunctionsIf the printout is offset from the nominal position, you can adjust the lead (for insufficient leading space on the left) or th

EnglishivContents ContentsCopyright & Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iDisclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

English525. Advanced FunctionsTo improve readability, you can add a horiztonal line in the center of a tag.To add a centerline for the current tag:1 E

535. Advanced Functions2 Select “Solid” or ”Dotted” (or “None”) and press [OK].Note: This option is available only when the cutter action is off.To

English545. Advanced FunctionsIf barcodes on two-line tags are required, the “HR” option must be off. If HR barcodes are required, the tags can only h

555. Advanced FunctionsTo name a file, you must use valid characters and at most 10 characters in length. These include numeric digits (e.g. “0”, “1”,

English565. Advanced FunctionsUser graphics must be in black and white AND in BMP, JPEG, or PNG format (i.e. with bmp, jpg, or png file extensions). T

575. Advanced FunctionsYour BMP® 91 comes with TubingMark software to let you create print jobs on a PC.1 Insert the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD dr

English585. Advanced Functions3 Type “qian”, press the right arrow key and then press the “1” key to select “1. 签 ”.To enter English text, with half-w

595. Advanced FunctionsThe printer emits different types of sounds for different types of problems/issues. If necessary, you can turn off (or on) the

English605. Advanced FunctionsQuick Keys (in the same order as the printer’s key display):To see a layout of the keys on the printer, refer to the “Ex

615. Advanced FunctionsWhen the [Menu] key is pressed, a set of menus (“Level 1 menus”) appears:1 “Remove USB Drive” option (also accessible via [Fn

vContentsH. Tag Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54I. User Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

625. Advanced Functions1. Settings menuMENUS (Level 2) MENUS (Level 3) / “Options” MENUS (Level 4) / “Options” / NotesLCD BRIGHTNESS “0” – “5” (Dark

635. Advanced Functions2. Font menu3. Barcode menuMENUS (Level 2) MENUS (Level 3) / “Options” “Options”SIZE “Auto-sized” or Fixed-size (from “4 pts” –

645. Advanced Functions4. Feed menu5. Insert Date/Time menu“Options” Notes“Forward” To confirm moving a medium forward, press [OK].“Reverse” To conf

655. Advanced Functions6. User Graphics menu7. System m enu“Options” Notes“Import” Select from: File ListTo confirm importing the selected file, press

665. Advanced Functions8. Quick Keys menuMENUS (Level 2) MENUS (Level 3) /“Options” “Options” / NotesMULTI PRINT “Current Tag”“All Tags”SPECIFIC TAGS

675. Advanced FunctionsMENUS (Level 2) MENUS (Level 3) /“Options” “Options” / NotesPREVIEW “Current Tag”“All Tags”SPECIFIC TAGS submenuZOOM submenuSta

685. Advanced FunctionsMENUS (Level 2) MENUS (Level 3) /“Options” MENUS (Level 4) / “Options” / NotesTAG EDIT submenu “Go To” (enter Tag number in tex

695. Advanced FunctionsO. Lists of printable SymbolsThe types of symbols supported by the BMP®91 p ri n t e r i n c l u d e :If the symbol you want

705. Advanced Functions1. Latin 1 symbols0002 0003 0017 001A 001B 001C 001D 001E001F 0020 0021 0022 0023 0024 0025 00260027 0028 0029 002A 002B 002C

715. Advanced Functions2. Latin 2 symbols 3. Greek symbols009E 00A1 00A2 00A4 00A7 00A8 00AA 00AB00B0 00B1 00B7 00C4 00D1 00D7 00DA 00DB00E0 00E1 00E2

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English725. Advanced Functions4. Cyrillic symbols 5. General symbols0401 0410 0411 0412 0413 0414 0415 04160417 0418 0419 041A 041B 041C 041D 041E041F

735. Advanced Functions6. Number symbols 7. Blocks symbols 2460 2461 2462 2463 2464 2465 24662467 2468 2469 2474 2475 2476 2477 24782479 247A 247B 24

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755. Advanced Functions9. Currency symbols10. BPMF (BoPoMoFo) symbols11. U n i t s s y m b o l s12. Spe c i a l symb ol s0024 20AC FFE0 FFE1 FFE5

English765. Advanced Functions13. Ele c t ri c sym bo l s F12B F12C F12D F12E F12FF130 F131 F132 F133 F134 F135 F136 F137F138 F139 F13A F13B F13C

776. Maintaining Your Printer 6. Maintaining Your PrinterA. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 77B. Cleaning th

English786. Maintaining Your PrinterC. Cleaning the Rollers1 If the printer is still on, press [Power] to switch it off.2 Pull the cover latch and o

796. Maintaining Your PrinterTo clean the adhesive build-up in the printer:1 If the printer is still on, press [Power] to switch it off.2 Pull the c

English806. Maintaining Your Printer3 With the other hand, press and hold onto the snap of the old platen roller.4 Pull the platen roller up and remo

816. Maintaining Your PrinterF. Replacing the CutterWhen the cutter is blunt, you need to replace it. For details on how to obtain a replacement cutte

11. Before You Begin 1. Before You BeginA. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 1B. Icon & Text Conventions

English826. Maintaining Your PrinterG. Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge1 Pull the cover latch and open the printer cover.Within the printer, near the bo

836. Maintaining Your PrinterH. Replacing the Heat-shrink or Label Cartridge1 Press the [Remove] quick key.2 Pull the cover latch and open the print

English847. Troubleshooting 7. Trou b l eshootingA. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 84B. If the externally f

857. Troubleshootinggo through smoothly.4. Continue inserting the tube into the printer, ensuring that the inserted tube reaches the platen roller.5.

English867. TroubleshootingD. If the tube/label is jammed...During printing, if and when the tube/label is jammed, the printing will stop. The LCD scr

877. Troubleshooting2. Clear the media jam. a. Pull the wrap roller latch downwards (to move the wrap roller away from the platen roller) and while ho

English887. TroubleshootingE. If the printer ribbon is jammed…If the ribbon winds itself around some parts inside the printer and causes a jam, make s

897. TroubleshootingF. If the half-cuts are not deep enough...If the cutter does not half-cut the tube or label properly, you can do the following:1.

English907. TroubleshootingI. If the printer does not print (properly or not at all)...1.Make sure character data has been input. (If no character dat

917. TroubleshootingJ. If you see this message…The messages in this section are displayed in alphabetical order.Message Description Action1 Barcode is