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Belt Clip Illustration-E, Troubleshooting, Cleaning the Print Head Illustration-F, How to Set Up

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Belt Clip (Illustration-E) You can hang the printer on your belt using the belt clip attached to the back of the printer. If you want to hang the printer on your neck, you can use the neck strap provided as an option. Troubleshooting No lights on the control panel ❏ Check that the battery is installed. ERROR LED is flashing or on ❏ The printer temperature may be too high. The printer resumes printing automatically when the temperature returns to normal. ❏ Make sure that the roll paper cover is properly closed. ❏ Make sure that roll paper is installed. ❏ When the printer power is on, if the ERROR LED and the BATT. LED are on, the remaining battery charge is not enough for printer operation. The battery must be fully charged. ❏ When the battery is being charged, if the ERROR LED is on, an abnormality has occurred. The battery must be replaced with a new one. ❏ Turn off the power, wait several seconds, and then turn it on again. If the error remains, contact a qualified service person. Cleaning the Print Head (Illustration-F) CAUTION: After printing, the print head can be very hot. Be careful not to touch it and to let it cool before you clean it. Do not damage the print head by touching it with your fingers or any hard object. Turn off the printer, open the paper roll cover, and clean the thermal elements of the print head with a cotton swab moistened with an alcohol solvent (ethanol, methanol, or IPA). EPSON recommends cleaning the thermal head periodically (generally every 3 months) to maintain print quality. How to Set Up the Network Preparation Printing a Status Sheet Make sure the printer is turned off and the roll paper cover is closed properly. Power on the printer and then open the roll paper cover. Hold down the FEED button until the printer beeps (about 2 seconds). Close the roll paper cover. The printer prints the parameters for the printer. You can check all setting values necessary (SSID, Network mode, IP address, Subnet mask, Gateway address) for the network connection. Connection Set the setting of the host PC and AP to match the network setting that you have confirmed with the status sheet. Note: For the AP mentioned above, it applies only to the printer if it is in the InfraStructure mode (you can check it with the status sheet). You can check whether the connection to the printer has been correctly done by inputting the ping command through the command prompt. Example: Ping 192.168.192.168 Note: Although the example shows the address 192.168.192.168, use whatever IP address is reported on the status sheet. Because the default IP addresses for all the wireless printers are the same, you should power on and configure only one printer at a time. Resetting the Printer to Factory Defaults Open the roll paper cover. Turn on the printer's power while pressing down the FEED button. Press the FEED button 6 times. Close the roll paper cover. The printer prints the procedure for resetting. Follow the procedure. Host Operating System Windows® XP and 2000 are the recommended host PC operating systems because these operating systems have built-in TCP/IP support. Setup There are two methods for the setup. For details, see the TM-P60 Technical Reference Guide. ❏ Using a Web browser 1. Start Windows Internet Explorer (or your Web browser). 5

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Belt Clip (Illustration-E)
You can hang the printer on your belt using the belt clip attached to the back of the printer.
If you want to hang the printer on your neck, you can use the neck strap provided as an option.
Troubleshooting
No lights on the control panel
Check that the battery is installed.
ERROR
LED is flashing or on
The printer temperature may be too high. The
printer resumes printing automatically when the
temperature returns to normal.
Make sure that the roll paper cover is properly
closed.
Make sure that roll paper is installed.
When the printer power is on, if the
ERROR
LED
and the
BATT.
LED are on, the remaining battery
charge is not enough for printer operation. The
battery must be fully charged.
When the battery is being charged, if the
ERROR
LED is on, an abnormality has occurred. The
battery must be replaced with a new one.
Turn off the power, wait several seconds, and
then turn it on again. If the error remains, contact
a qualified service person.
Cleaning the Print Head (Illustration-F)
CAUTION:
After printing, the print head can be very hot. Be careful not to touch it and to let it cool before you
clean it. Do not damage the print head by touching it with your fingers or any hard object.
Turn off the printer, open the paper roll cover, and clean the thermal elements of the print head with a cotton
swab moistened with an alcohol solvent (ethanol, methanol, or IPA).
EPSON recommends cleaning the thermal head periodically (generally every 3 months) to maintain print quality.
How to Set Up the Network
Preparation
Printing a Status Sheet
Make sure the printer is turned off and the roll paper cover is closed properly. Power on the printer and then open
the roll paper cover. Hold down the
FEED
button until the printer beeps (about 2 seconds). Close the roll paper
cover. The printer prints the parameters for the printer. You can check all setting values necessary (SSID, Network
mode, IP address, Subnet mask, Gateway address) for the network connection.
Connection
Set the setting of the host PC and AP to match the network setting that you have confirmed with the status sheet.
Note:
For the AP mentioned above, it applies only to the printer if it is in the InfraStructure mode (you can check it
with the status sheet).
You can check whether the connection to the printer has been correctly done by inputting the ping command
through the command prompt.
Example: Ping 192.168.192.168
Note:
Although the example shows the address 192.168.192.168, use whatever IP address is reported on the status sheet.
Because the default IP addresses for all the wireless printers are the same, you should power on and configure
only one printer at a time.
Resetting the Printer to Factory Defaults
Open the roll paper cover. Turn on the printer’s power while pressing down the FEED button. Press the FEED
button
6 times. Close the roll paper cover. The printer prints the procedure for resetting. Follow the procedure.
Host Operating System
Windows
®
XP and 2000 are the recommended host PC operating systems because these operating systems have
built-in TCP/IP support.
Setup
There are two methods for the setup. For details, see the
TM-P60 Technical Reference Guide
.
Using a Web browser
1.
Start Windows Internet Explorer (or your Web browser).