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  1. About the product
  2. Label identification and print quality
  3. Workaround
  4. Notes

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Niimbot label printer (RFID-tagged labels)
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Basic Information
Release Year
Product Type Thermal Printer
In Production
Official Website

About the product

The NIIMBOT B1 is an inkless thermal label printer. [1]

Label identification and print quality

Printer uses an RFID reader to identify NIIMBOT-branded (manufacturer) label rolls. When the printer does not detect a supported RFID tag, it may reduce print quality [2]. This reduced quality can occur even if a short piece of an original roll is inserted, if the RFID tag is not detected.


Print quality when the printer detects an RFID tag.[3]
Print quality when the printer does not detect an RFID tag.[4]

Workaround

Full video on this workaround is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsaJETCCsTk

  1. Insert the desired (third-party) label roll, but do not fully close the lid.
  2. Take an original NIIMBOT label roll and locate its RFID tag.
  3. Hold the RFID tag against the upper part of the printer near the reader area.
  4. While continuing to hold the tag in place, close the lid.
  5. If the printer reads the tag successfully, it may print at normal quality.
Step 3: Holding the RFID tag against the upper part of the printer near the reader area.[5]
Step 5: Print result on third-party label rolls (no RFID), after the RFID-tag bypass.[6]

This workaround is very inconvenient... but it demonstrates that the different paper is not the fault

Notes

  1. ↑ NIIMBOT B1 product page: [1](https://niimbots.com/collections/label-maker/products/b1-2-inch-inkless-thermal-label-printer-create-professional-labels-with-ease) (Archived)
  2. ↑ showcase of the quality with and without the rfid tag from the same roll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7nMAFIp6xE (Archived)
  3. ↑ Source timestamp: https://youtu.be/A7nMAFIp6xE?si=eGJ30yUWAFZwQOiG&t=64 (Archived)
  4. ↑ Source timestamp: https://youtu.be/A7nMAFIp6xE?si=KepkXnWtLKBo1EYh&t=141 (Archived)
  5. ↑ https://youtu.be/CsaJETCCsTk?si=j7gw2f45H9N2t2fK&t=87 (Archived)
  6. ↑ https://youtu.be/CsaJETCCsTk?si=_yLw-bgO6jzmEjdc&t=105 (Archived)
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