Brady TLS 2200 User Manual

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide I Copyright This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be cop

2 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide If shipping both the printer and battery pack, remove the battery pack from the printer and plac

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 3 Knowing Your Software Version Number The software in your TLS2200TM printer can be updated through

4 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Quick Start Guide This section guides you through the process of creating a label. Read the rest

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 5 !battery pack charges as long as the charger is plugged in. Brady recommends that once the battery

6 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Step 4. Select Your Marker and Ribbon Use the following chart to select the appropriate marker a

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 7 UL/CSA This material is UL & CSA approved with its respective ribbon. * R6210 ribbon included

8 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Step 6. Remove a Marker Roll 1. Cut off printed labels with the cutter lever. 2. Open the roll

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 9 Then, while still holding it down, press the second key. Accented Characters To place an accent mar

10 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Step 9. Edit Text Changing Font Sizes At any time during the text entry or editing process, you

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 11 Keys Description Cap Lock Toggles between uppercase and lowercase characters. Note: Current Cap L

II TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide FCC Notice—U.S. Only WARNING: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency en

12 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide !Step 10. Print Labels To print: • the contents of your legend, simply press the <Print>

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 13 !Working with Screens and Menus The Text Editor Screen Each time the printer is turned on, an init

14 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 5. Use the <>> and <?> keys to select the desired menu setting, then press <E

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 15 Option Description Human Readable Determines whether the barcode is printed along with human read

16 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Continuous The Continuous Menu contains the following user options: Option Description Termina

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 17 Option Description Format Sets the label format. Options are: Component or Wire. Default = compo

18 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Serial The Serial Menu contains the following user options: Option Description Standard Defau

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20 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Setup Menu Tree Setup Menu<Func> + <Setup>Printer BarcodeContinuousStyle UnitsInche

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 21 Creating Legends Using the <Enter> Key When Composing a Legend It is not necessary to press

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide III Brady Warranty Our products are sold with the understanding that the buyer will test them in actu

22 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide (example, font size set at 8 for line one, press <Enter> to add line two, font size remain

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 23 FONT NUMBER POINT SIZE PRINT SAMPLE 8 13 BRADY 12345 9 14 BRADY 12345 10 17 BRADY 12345 11 20

24 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Clearing the Legend Use the following keys to clear the legend: Keys Description <Legend Cl

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 25 Function Keys The use of each function key is described in the chart below: Key Description Feed

26 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Printing Your Labels Adjusting Burn Temperature The burn temperature setting can be adjusted to

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 27 Reloading Marker Rolls and Ribbons If the marker roll runs out of labels while printing, the TLS22

28 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Advanced Features Features outlined in this section pertain to advanced user options. You will f

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 29 • You can choose only one serial type per label (standard or octal). • Serialized text is limite

30 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Legend Lists This section discusses making legend lists with the TLS2200TM printer. What Is A Le

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 31 • A maximum of 10 legend lists can be stored in the printer at any one time. The List Menu To bri

IV TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide License Agreement Brady USA, Inc. (hereafter "BRADY") hereby grants you a non-exclusi

32 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide list, or delete one or more lists from memory. Refer to Deleting a List later in this section fo

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 33 You must go through the List Menu in order to print a list. Simply pressing <Print> will pr

34 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Wrong Part! Use PTL-XX-XXX This message will also display if you are trying to save a legend

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 35 later in this section for details. Using Edit Mode The Edit mode can be toggled to on or off. Use

36 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide The Text Editor screen appears. The left and right arrows on the Status Bar (top line of the sc

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 37 Continuous Printing—Terminal Block Labels This section discusses making terminal block labels with

38 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Continuous Printing—Banners You can create banners using the TLS2200TM printer. Banners have a v

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 39 Default Font Size For continuous printed labels (banners), the default font size is the largest fo

40 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide the rotation of your barcode(s) in one of four orientations (0Ε, 90Ε, 180Ε, 270Ε). This allows y

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 41 5. Use the < > > and < ? > keys to set the height of your barcode(s), then press &

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide V 4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: IN NO EVENT WILL BRADY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF D

42 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Tutorial Guide The following pages provide step-by-step instructions for creating and printing l

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 43 T2: Creating a Component Label Utilizing Multiple Font Sizes Note: This example assumes you have m

44 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide T3: Creating a Wiremarker Note: This example assumes you have marker roll PTL-19-423 loaded in y

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 45 T4: Creating Serialized Wiremarkers Note: This example assumes you have marker roll PTL-19-423 loa

46 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 8. Press <Enter> or <Print>. The printer begins printing two each of the five wirem

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 47 11. Enter TEXT on line two. 12. Press <Func>+<Multi Print>. 13. When “No. of Copies

48 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide T6: Creating a Barcode Label Note: This example assumes you have marker roll PTL-19-423 loaded i

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 49 13. Press the <>> or <?> keys as needed to set the font size to 3, then press <

50 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide T7: Creating a Serialized Barcode Label Note: This example assumes you have marker roll PTL-19-4

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 51 barcode labels from A101 to A105.

VI TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Technical Support Choose one of the following options to contact TLS2200TM system support provid

52 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide T8: Creating a Terminal Block Label Note: This example assumes you have the terminal block mark

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 53 8. Press <Func> + <Exit> to exit back to the Text Editor screen. 9. With the cursor

54 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide T9: Creating a Patch Panel Label Note: This example assumes you have the continuous marker roll

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 55 14. When “No. to Serial?” prompt appears, enter 12, then press <Enter>. 15. When “No. of C

56 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide T10: Creating a Continuous Label Note: This example assumes you have the continuous marker roll

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 57 T11: Creating a Banner Label of Fixed Length Note: This example assumes you have the banner marke

58 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 10. Press <Print>. 11. Press <Feed> to advance the banner to the cut position. T12

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 59 6. Enter PANEL1 on line one. 7. Press <Func>+<Save>. 8. Press <Shift>+<Leg

60 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide T13: Creating a Legend List Utilizing Multiple Font Sizes and Rotations. Note: This example assu

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 61 9. Press <Shift>+<?> twice to reduce the font size to 7. 10. Enter 100B on line one.

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide VII Table of Contents Introduction ...

62 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide T14: Creating a Legend List, Wiremarkers, Printing Multiple Copies Note: This example assumes yo

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 63 8. With the cursor on Rotation, press <Enter>. 9. Press Press the <>> or <?>

64 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide T15: Creating and Recalling a Legend List, Barcode Labels Note: This example assumes you have ma

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 65 (0.31496 in.), then press <Enter>. 10. Press the <?> key once to select Human Readabl

66 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide T16: Creating a Legend List, Recalling and Editing a Legend Note: This example assumes you have

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 67 9. Enter 100B on line one. 10. Press <Func>+<Save>. 11. Turn the battery power swit

68 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide T17: Creating a Legend List, Banner Legends Note: This example assumes you have the banner mark

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 69 15. Enter CAUTION on line one. 16. Press <Func>+<Save>. 17. Press <Shift>+<

70 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Maintenance Keep the TLS2200TM printer in good operating condition by performing the following r

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 71 Appendix 1: Troubleshooting and Error Message Guide If your TLS2200TM printer is not performing as

VIII TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide T5: Creating a Label with Rotated Text, Printing Multiple Copies ...

72 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Symptom Cause Corrective Action Top of the marker is cut through when cutting PSPT markers. Th

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 73 Error Messages Error Message Cause Corrective Action Error in Checksum The software was imprope

74 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Error Message Cause Corrective Action Head Too Hot Print head cannot reliably print due to he

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 75 Error Message Cause Corrective Action If you receive this message when you press <print>

76 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Error Message Cause Corrective Action If you receive this message while trying to save a leg

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 77 Note: The error message “Invalid Function” may appear while you are working with legend lists. Se

78 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms It may be helpful to review these terms while using this guide: A

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 79 Appendix 3: Using the TLS2200 Program Installer Use the TLS2200 Program Installer to install new

80 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 4. Click Start and then Run. 5. Type C:\<Folder>\Setup.exe in the Run dialog box where

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 81 2. Click Start and then Run. 3. Type A:\Setup.exe in the Run dialog box. 4. Proceed throu

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 1 !Introduction Small in size, big in performance! Since the invention of thermal transfer technology

82 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide Connecting the TLS2200TM Printer to a PC Complete the following steps to connect the TLS2200 pri

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 83 You have completed attaching the TLS2200TM printer to your PC and are now ready to begin installin

84 TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide select the new .hex file to be installed. Note: Brady suggests you create a folder on your hard

TLS2200TM Thermal Transfer Printer User’s Guide 85 Appendix 4: Direct Printing from LabelMark/Win Use the LabelMark/WIN software to print labels from