Carrier
Transicold
Trailer
Refrigeration
StripPrintt
User’s
Guide
62-90476 Rev -
USER’S
GUIDE
TRAILER
REFRIGERATION UNIT
StripPrintt
t
Carrier Transport Refrigeration and Air Conditioning,
A member of the United Technologies Corporation family. Stock symbol UTX.
Carrier Transicold, Carrier Corporation, P.O. Box 4805, Syracuse, N.Y. 13221
! Carrier Corporation 2001
D Printed in U. S. A. 0901
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. INSTALLATION & INITIAL POWER--UP . . . . . . 1
2.1. Unpacking Your StripPrint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.2. Front Panel Led Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.3. Switch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.4. Data Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.5. Power Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.5.1. AC Power Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.5.2. DC Power Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.5.3. Installing Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.5.4. StripPrint Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.6. Installing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. OPERATING YOUR StripPrint PRINTER . . . . . 6
Appendix A Accessories, Replacement Parts
and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Appendix B StripPrint Quick Users Guide . . . . . . . . . . 11
Appendix C Dip Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Appendix D StripPrint Trouble Shooting Guide . . . . . . 14
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1. INTRODUCTION
The Carrier Transicold handheld StripPrintt printer prints text and
graphics using the latest in thermal technology. StripPrint is a
handheld battery powered unit used to document refrigeration
system performance and product protection upon delivery.
Information on the StripPrint is provided in this manual as follows:
Chapter 1:
This chapter starts with the visual overview of the StripPrint
printer. Power, data, paper and installation procedures are covered
and supported with helpful diagrams. At the end of this chapter you
are ready to power--up and use your StripPrint printer.
Chapter 2:
In this chapter StripPrint setup and printing operations are
discussed.
Appendix A:
Accessories & Replacement Parts.
Appendix B:
StripPrint Printer Quick Users guide.
Appendix C:
Dip Switches
Appendix D:
StripPrint Printer Trouble Shooting Guide.
2. INSTALLATION & INITIAL POWER--UP
2.1. Unpacking Your StripPrint
When you remove the StripPrint from its shipping box, make sure it
is in good condition. The package also includes an AC power
adapter, DC power adapter, rechargeable battery pack, and spare
paper roll. If any of the components are missing, contact Carrier
Transicold Replacement Components Group (1--800--255--7382)
for assistance.
Keep the packing material so you can repack the StripPrint for
storage or shipment. If there is any visible damage to the StripPrint,
record it on the freight bill, have the freight carrier acknowledge it
and submit your claim to the carrier.
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CAUTION
Do not install or operate damaged equipment as safety
and performance may be affected.
INPUT
CONNECTION
ON--LINE
FAULT LO BAT
READY CHARGE
DATA CONNECTOR
Figure –1
2.2. Front Panel Led Indicators
Five LED lights are used for various printer function indications.
These LEDs are located on the front panel of the StripPrint (Figure
1). The functions assigned to these lights are as follows:
ON--Line indicator
! The green LED, labeled <ON--LINE>, illuminates if the printer
is turned on.
! This LED extinguishes after 5 minutes, and the StripPrint is au-
tomatically shutoff to minimize battery consumption.
Low BAT indicator
! The Yellow LED, labeled <LO BAT>, illuminates if the Battery
Pack is discharged.
! Recharge Battery Pack if this LED is on.
Charge indicator
! The Yellow LED, labeled <CHARGE>, illuminates if battery is
accepting charge.
! It turns off automatically at the end of the charge cycle.
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Ready Indicator
The green LED, labeled <Ready> comes on when START
PRINTING is sent to the StripPrint. Once on, this LED will remain
on until the StripPrint is turned off, or turns itself off.
Fault Indicator
The red LED, labeled <Fault>, is used for the following indication:
! Stays lit if the printer control card fails to turn on the printer
mechanism, due to low battery or paper jam or if an error is de-
tected while reading the magnetic card.
! Stays lit if the printer paper is out.
Ready, Fault and Low Bat Indicators -- Flashing
! Indicates the StripPrint printer is paused. To continue printing
current report, press <FEED> or to clear print buffer press
<OFF>.
OFF FEED ON
BATTERY COMPARTMENT
Figure –2
2.3. Switch Panel
Three switches are provided on the left side of the StripPrint printer
for various operator controls (Figure –2). The switches are labeled
<ON>, <FEED> and <OFF>. The functions performed by these
switches are summarized below.
<ON>
The <ON> switch is used to turn StripPrint power on. The green
<ON--Line> LED is illuminated, if the printer is selected. The
“Ready” and “Fault” LEDs turn on momentarily.
<FEED>
The <FEED> switch is used to advance the paper manually.
<OFF>
The <OFF> switch is used to turn the StripPrint printer OFF. The
<Ready> LED turns on momentarily when this switch is pressed.
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2.4. Data Connector
The data connector (see Figure –1) is located at the front of the
printer and is used to connect a Downloader Cable from the
StripPrint to the Advancet microprocessor.
2.5. Power Input
The StripPrint operates on DC power using the rechargeable
Battery Pack or through the Input Connector (see Figure –1)
located on the right side of the StripPrint.
NOTE
The StripPrint must be operated with the battery installed
even when the Power Adapter is used. Failure to do so will
invalidate the warranty.
2.5.1. AC Power Adapter
A UL listed 110 / 120 VAC power adapter is provided to operate and
recharge the Battery Pack for the StripPrint printer. The AC Power
Adapter plugs directly into a standard household style AC power
outlet while it’s mating DC plug, on a 6 ft extension, connects to the
StripPrint printer. The center pin is the positive DC input, while the
body of the connector is logic common or DC negative input.
The AC Power Adapter is internally fused and its output is rated at
10 VDC/1.0A.
2.5.2. DC Power Adapter
A 12 VDC power adapter is also provided to operate and recharge
the Battery Pack for the StripPrint printer. The DC Power Adapter
plugs directly into an automotive cigarette lighter socket, while it’s
mating DC plug connects to the Input Connector (see Figure –1).
Part Numbers for both adapters are shown in Appendix A.
2.5.3. Installing Battery Pack
Install the Battery Pack into the battery compartment (see
Figure –2) at the bottom of the StripPrint printer. The Battery Pack
can only be electrically connected in one orientation. The three
contacts of the Battery Pack must align with the three contacts in
the battery compartment for proper operation.
The Battery Pack must be charged for 24 hours prior to its first use.
To charge the Battery Pack use the AC or DC adapter provided.
After the initial first use, the Battery Pack will require ninety
minutes for full recharge.
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The StripPrint is capable of delivering from one to two hours
continuous printing on a full charge.
2.5.4. StripPrint Battery Pack
The StripPrint is designed to operate with a 5.0 VDC rechargeable
Battery Pack. The Battery Pack is rechargeable using either the 12
Volt DC or 110 / 120 Volt AC adapter / chargers.
Two LED indicators showing the status of the Battery Pack are
provided.
The <Low BAT> LED is turned on when the battery voltage drops
below 4.1 volts.
The <Charge> LED is on while the battery is accepting a charge. It
turns off automatically at the end of the charge cycle, when battery
voltage reaches 5.56 volts.
The StripPrint printer incorporates an Internal Fast Charge
circuitry that can fully charge the battery in 90--120 minutes with an
automatic switch to trickle charge and maintain a fully charged
battery condition.
Remove the Battery Pack from the StripPrint battery compartment
during long storage or shipping. Additional Battery Packs are
available. The part numbers and descriptions of these accessories
are shown in Appendix A.
The AC and DC adapters / chargers and their respective
specification are listed in paragraph 2.5.1. of this manual.
2.6. Installing Paper
The StripPrint printer is shipped with paper installed. The paper
tray of the StripPrint printer is located inside the printer housing. To
access the paper tray the back cover must be removed. To remove
the back cover, press in at the arrow mark (see Figure –3) while
pulling the back cover up. To install a new paper roll, do the
following:
PUSH UP AT ARROW ON BACK TO REMOVE COVER
Figure –3
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OFF FEED ON
Figure –4
1. Remove the back cover (see Figure –4).
2. Turn on the StripPrint printer by pressing the <ON> switch.
3. Tear and discard any paper remaining in the printer paper tray.
4. Remove any paper remaining in the printer mechanism, using
the <FEED> switch.
CAUTION
Do not REVERSE pull paper out of the printer mecha-
nism -- this will damage the printer mechanism.
5. Feed the new roll of paper into the StripPrint paper slot. The
StripPrint will automatically feed paper into the printer and stop
after about 3” of paper is advanced.
6. The last two feet of the paper roll is marked with a red stripe to
provide an indication that the paper roll should be replaced.
3. OPERATING YOUR StripPrint PRINTER
The Advance microprocessor must be powered up prior to
beginning to print. The micro will power up in PC Mode (which
allows the micro to power, but will not allow the unit to start) a few
seconds after a Download Cable is connected to the Download Port
of the unit. The micro will remain in PC Mode as long as the
Download Cable is connected, and the Start--Run--Off Switch
(SROS) is in the OFF position.
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CAUTION
Menu items in the MessageCentert will time out in 5 – 10
seconds if no keys are pressed. Should this happen, simply
press the Select Key to bring up the Print Menu again.
Should you press either the "# Arrow Keys following the
time out, the setpoint will begin to change. If this happens,
press the Select Key. The Print Menu will come up, and the
Set Point will return to the previous value.
NOTE
StripPrint will not be able to print if:
a. New software has been loaded into the Advance
microprocessor. Printing will be allowed after at least
one DataLinkt data recording interval has elapsed.
b. The DataLink time clock has not been set. To check,
press the Select Key until the MessageCenter reads
”PRESS " # TO VIEW DATA”. Press # until
”DATALOGGER XX:XX (time) Day, Month, Year”
appears. If the Time and Date are not correct, set them,
following the instructions in the unit service manual.
1 Once the Advance microprocessor is powered up, press the Se-
lect Key until “PRESS "# TO VIEW PRINT MENU” is shown
in the MessageCenter. Pressing the " Arrow Key brings you to
the first menu item: “START PRINTING”. This is the first
selection, as usually this will be the only item you need, once all
the printing parameters are set. DO NOT START PRINTING
UNTIL ALL PRINT PARAMETERS ARE SET TO YOUR PREF-
ERENCES.
NOTE
Once the START PRINTING command has been sent, the
job can be cancelled by pressing and holding the “=” key
for 3 seconds. “PRINT JOB CANCELLED BY USER”
will be shown in the MessageCenter.
2 From the Print Menu, press the " Arrow Key until “PRINTER
MODE” is shown in the MessageCenter. The selections are
TEXT MODE or GRAPH MODE. Text Mode will print tem-
peratures in tabular format. Graph Mode will print the tempera-
tures on a Graph.
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NOTE
Changes made to any of the parameters are all made using
the same basic key strokes. To make a change, press the
“=” Key. The selection will start blinking, indicating that
changes are now allowed. Then press the " arrow key until
the selection you want is in the MessageCenter. Press the
“=” Key again to enter that selection. Once entered, the se-
lected value will stop blinking.
3 From the Print Menu, press the " Arrow Key until “NUMBER
OF DAYS TO PRINT” appears in the MessageCenter. Here you
select the number of days of data you wish to print. The selec-
tions are 1 -- 5 days. An additional selection is “PRINT LAST
TRIP”. This selection works well when the operator has in-
serted a Trip Start Marker into the DataLink data recorder at the
beginning of the trip. Then only data from the beginning of the
trip until the present time will be printed.
NOTE
The maximum time that can be printed is 5 days, even if the
trip lasted longer than that time. The printer will print from
the actual date the request is made back 5 days.
4 From the Print Menu, press the " Arrow Key until “SENSOR
SELECTION” is shown in the MessageCenter. This menu op-
tion allows the user to define what temperature sensor readings
will be printed. Any three sensors may be selected at a time.
Only sensor data that is being recorded in the Data Link data re-
corder may be printed. Sensors that are being recorded will ap-
pear with [ DATA ] ahead of the sensor name. Sensors that are
not being recorded will appear with [NO DATA] ahead of the
sensor name.
NOTE
Once three sensors are selected, and you try to select anoth-
er, “MAX SENSORS SELECTED” will appear in the
MessageCenter.
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5 Sensors that have been selected to be included in the printed re-
port will show “SELECTED” after the sensor name.
The sensors that may be selected are:
[ DATA] RAT SELECTED
[ DATA] SAT SELECTED
[ DATA] ATT
[ DATA] REMSN1 SELECTED
[ NO DATA] REMSN2
[ NO DATA] REMSN3
In the example above, RAT, SAT, ATT, and REMSN1 are all be-
ing recorded, and have data in the DataLink data recorder that
may be printed. REMSN2 and REMSN3 are not being re-
corded, and do not have any data in the DataLink data recorder
to print. In the event that a sensor with NO DATA is selected, the
report will show “No Sensor Data – and the name of the sensor
for which there is no data”. Sensors RAT, SAT, and REMSN1
have all been selected to be printed.
NOTE
Setpoint will always be printed in the report.
6 Once the sensor(s) have been selected, “BACK TO PRINT
MENU” will be the selection at the end of the sensor list. Press-
ing the “=” key takes you back to the Print Menu.
7 Pressing the " Arrow Key will bring you back to the first selec-
tion “START PRINTING”. Once all the parameters have been
selected, simply press the “=” key to start the printing process.
This will send the data to the StripPrint memory buffer, and the
StripPrint will begin to print.
8 If the StripPrint is not on (On--Line LED not illuminated), the
MessageCenter will show “PLUG IN PRINTER”. The Fault,
Ready, and On--Line LEDs will blink quickly. You have 75 sec-
onds to connect the printer and turn it on. If the StripPrint is not
turned on or connected within 75 seconds, “PRINT ABORT –
NO COM” will show in the MessageCenter until any key is
pressed.
9 For future printing, if all parameters are already set, the first
Menu selection is “START PRINTING”. It is not necessary to
go back through the entire Print Menu as the selections and set-
tings will be stored in memory for the next print job.
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Appendix A
Accessories, Replacement Parts and Warranty
Accessories & Replacement Parts
PART # DESCRIPTION
12--00543--10 StripPrint Printer Kit
12--00543--01 5--Pack Printer Paper Rolls
12--00543--02 Ni--Cad battery pack
12--00543--03 110 / 120 AC Volt Adapter / Charger
12--00543--04 12 DC Volt Adapter / Charger
Warranty
This printer is warranted by the manufacturer to be free of defects in
parts and workmanship for a period of one year from date of
shipment. (The consumer is responsible for ensuring proper
packaging to prevent damage in transit.) This warranty does not
apply to defects resulting from action of the user such as misuse,
improper wiring, operation outside of specification, improper
maintenance or repair, or unauthorized modification. The
manufacturers total liability is limited to the repair or replacement
of the product. The warranty set forth above is inclusive and no
other warranty, weather written or oral is expressed or implied.
For warranty claims or repair information, contact your local
Carrier Transicold dealer.
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Appendix B
StripPrint Quick Users Guide
This Guide summarizes the operating and maintenance feature of
the Carrier Transicold StripPrint printer. Refer to user’s and
operators manual for additional information.
Initial preparation
-- Install the Battery Pack in the battery compartment located on the
back of the StripPrint printer.
-- Recharge Battery Pack overnight by using the AC or DC power
adapter(s) provided.
-- Connect the Downloader Cable to the connector located on the
front of the StripPrint printer.
-- Connect the Downloader Cable to the Downloader port on the
Advance microprocessor.
Initial power up
-- Press <ON> switch to turn on StripPrint.
-- Press <OFF> to turn off StripPrint.
Install Paper
-- Remove the back cover
-- Turn on the StripPrint by pressing the <ON> switch.
CAUTION
Do not REVERSE pull paper out of the printer mecha-
nism: this will damage the StripPrint.
-- Tear and discard any paper remaining in the printer tray.
-- Remove any paper remaining in the printer mechanism, using the
<FEED> switch.
-- Feed the new roll of paper into the printer paper slot, press the
<FEED> switch to advance the paper.
Switch Functions
<ON>
The <ON> switch is used to turn StripPrint printer power on. The
green <ON--Line> LED is turned on, if printer is selected.
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<FEED>
The <FEED> switch is used to advance the paper by one line.
<OFF>
The <OFF> switch is used to turn the StripPrint printer OFF. The
green <Ready> LED turns on momentarily when <OFF> switch is
pressed.
Front Panel Indicators
<ON--Line> Green If illuminated the printer is turned on.
<Low BAT> Yellow If illuminated the Battery Pack is dischar-
ged. Recharge Battery Pack if LED is on.
<Charge> Yellow If illuminated the battery is accepting
charge. Turns off automatically at the end of the charge cycle.
<Ready> Green If illuminated, the StripPrint is receiving
or has recently received data from the Advance microporcessor.
<Fault> Red Illuminated steady if the battery is too
low to turn on the StripPrint printer.
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Appendix C
Dip Switches
Eight position dip switches, located to the left of the paper roll (see
Figure –5), are used to set the StripPrint printer to operate correctly
with the Carrier Transicold Advance microprocessor unit. The
StripPrint reads these switches on initial power up (see below). The
Dip Switches MUST be in the positions shown, or it will not
communicate properly.
SWITCH POSITION
1 ON (Right Position)
2 OFF (Left Position)
3 OFF (Left Position)
4 OFF (Left Position)
5 OFF (Left Position)
6 OFF (Left Position)
7 OFF (Left Position)
8 OFF (Left Position)
SWITCHES 2 TO
8 IN OFF (LEFT)
POSITION
SWITCH 1 IN ON
(RIGHT) POSITION
ON-- LINE
FAULT LO BAT
READY
CHARGE
Figure –5
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Appendix D
StripPrint Trouble Shooting Guide
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION
StripPrint printer Discharged Battery Recharge battery
will not turn on overnight
Charge LED not No AC power Check AC outlet
lighting when AC or and adapter
adapter is plugged Bad AC Adapter
in Battery Pack fully
charged
Battery not Charg- Battery Pack incor- Check Battery Pack
ing rectly installed or no installation and
input power to power to adapter /
adapter / charger charger.
Paper not feeding Obstruction in paper Check the paper
path or improperly path
installed Verify installation
Use paper with the
right thickness
Error LED on Print Mechanism Press <FEED> to
Steady Jam clear problem
or If problem persists
Low Battery recharge battery or
cycle power
Low--BAT LED on Low AC or Battery Recharge Battery
Steady Pack Pack
Prints illegible char- Dip Switches not Verify the Dip
acters set correctly Switch Settings as
Shown in Appendix
C
StripPrint will not Improper cable con- Verify proper cable
print nection connections
or Verify the Dip
Dip Switches not Switch Settings as
set correctly Shown in Appendix
C
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