Printronix SL5000r Reference Guide

1 Introduction ......................................................... 19

Printronix Customer Support Center.................................................... 19

Printronix Supplies Department..................................................... 19

Corporate Offices .......................................................................... 20

Training Available On Printronix Products ........................................... 20

Warnings And Special Information ...................................................... 21

Manual Conventions ............................................................................ 21

The SL5000r/T5000r

Series RFID/Label Printer.................................. 22

Standard Features ........................................................................ 23

Optional Features.......................................................................... 24

Thermal Printer Technology ................................................................ 25

The Printing Process ..................................................................... 25

Dynamic Print Control ................................................................... 26

Thermal Consumables......................................................................... 26

Media Selection............................................................................. 26

Ribbons ......................................................................................... 26

Setting Up The Printer ......................................................................... 27

Unpacking The Printer .................................................................. 27

Installation ..................................................................................... 29

2 Operation ............................................................ 33

Controls And Indicators ....................................................................... 33

Power Switch ................................................................................ 33

Control Panel ................................................................................ 33

Powering On The Printer............................................................... 37

Operating Modes........................................................................... 37

Media Handling Modes ........................................................................ 37

Loading Media And Ribbon ................................................................. 38

Loading Roll Media ....................................................................... 39

Loading Fanfold Media.................................................................. 46

Loading Ribbon ............................................................................. 51

Using The Optional Internal Rewinder................................................. 54

Batch Rewind Mode ...................................................................... 54

Label Peel-Off ............................................................................... 60

Removing The Media Guide.......................................................... 63

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