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PRINTER COMPONENTS A.
B. Rear external view 1- Power supply connector 2- RS232 serial interface connector and other signals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION MANUAL CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................................... EXPLANATORY NOTES USED IN THIS MANUAL ........................................................................................... GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION ................................................................................................................ UNPACKING THE PRINTER ......................................
INTRODUCTION MANUAL CONTENTS In addition to the introduction which includes a description of the explanatory notes used in the manual, general safety information, how to unpack the printer and a brief description of the printer including its basic features, this manual is organized as follows: Chapter 1: Contains the information required for correct printer installation and its proper use Chapter 2: Contains information on interface specifications Chapter 3: Contains a description of the printer command set
INTRODUCTION D. The printer is not functioning normally despite the fact that all instructions in the users manual have been followed. E. The printer has been dropped and its outer casing damaged. F. Printer performance is poor. G. The printer is not functioning. UNPACKING THE PRINTER Remove the printer from its carton being careful not to damage the packing material so that it may be re-used if the printer is to be transported in the future.
INTRODUCTION it’s equipped with a 203 dpi thermal printing mechanism, using 57,5 mm-wide paper rolls. It can print 24 or 40 characters per line according to the selection made at the setup stage or through a software command; label printing is not possible. PRINTER DESCRIPTION The printer has an ABS casing (ref.1 of fig. 2) with a front cover (ref. 2 of fig. 2) which opens to allow access to the paper roll and print head. (Fig.2) 1 2 • External FEED key (connect to serial connector see the paragraph 2.
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1. INSTALLATION AND USE 1.1 CONNECTIONS Pin 1 (Fig.1.1) 1.1.1 Power Supply The printer is equipped with a 4 pin JST male connector (SMT) for the power supply. The signals on the connector pins are as follows:: Model no. type: Pin no. Header : Housing : B4B-PH-SM3-TB (JST) PHR-4 (JST) or equivalent Signal (Tab.1.1) Notes 1 GND 2 GND 3 +VP: 5 Vdc ± 10% (head voltage) 4 +VC: 5 Vdc ± 5% (logic supply voltage) WARNING Respect the polarity of the power supply.
1. INSTALLATION AND USE 1.2 SELF-TEST Printer operating status is indicated in the configuration print-out in which, next to the name of the components displayed (see figure 1.2), the following information is given: • under HEAD TEMPERATURE is given the temperature of the head. • under HEAD VOLTAGE is given the voltage of the head. * PRINTER SETUP * (Fig.1.2) HEAD TEMPERATURE [°C]= 32.
1. INSTALLATION AND USE 1.4 HEXADECIMAL DUMP This function is used to display the characters received from the communications port; after the reception of each 8 characters from the communications port, the printer prints out both the hexadecimal code received as well as the corresponding ASCII code.
1. INSTALLATION AND USE 2) Position the paper roll making sure it unrolls in the proper direction as shown in the figure 1.4; (Fig.1.4) 3) Tear off the paper as shown in fig. 1.5 and re-close the cover; (Fig.1.
1. INSTALLATION AND USE 4) The printer is ready. (Fig.1.6) 1.5.2 “EASYLOCK” fixing system This system allows to adapt the printer to every panel thickness and it is not necessary to use other fixing tools. To fix the printer you can use only the 2 hooks, already mounted on the printer, stopping the printer in the more convenient position. To remove the fixing hook, referring picture 1.7: -using a flat screwdriver lift the flap (1) and at the same time take away (2) the hook. (Fig.1.
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2. INTERFACES 2.1 RS232 SERIAL Pin 1 (Fig.2.1) The printer with a serial RS232 has a molex 6-pin male connector 53398 series (Vertical SMT). Refer to the table below for the connector pin signals: Model no. type : Header : Housing : Molex 53398 series 6-pin (no. 53398-0690) Molex 51021 series 6-pin (no. 51021-0600) (Tab.1.1) Pin no.
2. INTERFACES The following scheme, shown in figure 2.2, represent the connection cable configuration between Molex connector 51021 series 6-pin (female) and a 9-pin connector (female). This cable can be use as wiring between the printer board and a 9-pin connector (male) of a generic host. (Fig.2.2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 DTR TX RX GND FEED LED DCD RX TX N.C. N.C. N.C.
3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3.1 PRINT DIRECTION The printer has two printing directions which can be selected by means of the control characters: normal and reverse. Small panel printer Normal mode Small panel printer PLUS PAPER OUTFEED DIRECTION PLUS Reverse mode (Fig.3.1) 3.2 CONTROL CHARACTERS LEGEND : Symbol $ {} n, m, t, x, y Function indicates the representation of the command hexadecimal value (for example $40 means HEX 40). indicates an ASCII character not performable.
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3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS $0A [Name] [Format] [Description] [Notes] [Default] [Reference] [Example] Forward feeds one line ASCII {} Hex 0A Decimal 10 Forward feeds one line equivalent to a line of print • This command brings about the printing of the contents of the line buffer • If the line buffer is empty this command executes a line feed of 24 dots (= 3 mm). If the line buffer contains text the line feed is = (character height + spacing) dots ( default = 4 mm).
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3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS [Notes] • This command is executed when the data is processed in the data buffer. Therefore, there could be a time lag between command reception and data transmission, depending on data buffer status.
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3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS [Description] Selects printing in reverse mode: the receipt feeds out of hte printer with the printing in normal mode running from left to right. [Notes] [Default] [Reference] [Example] Setting in option register by means of front keys $1B $4E $1B $57 [Name] [Format] Prints a graphic line at 203 dpi ASCII ESC W Hex 1B 57 Decimal 27 87 After receiving this command, the printer waits for 48 bytes which correspond to an entire graphic line.
3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS [position] Left hand margin, expressed in 1/8 mm. units [options] Specify the bar code options trough a byte.
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3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS [Default] [Reference] [Example] $1B $FA n1 n2 Print graphic bank ( 384 × 85 dots). ASCII ESC {} n1 n2 Hex 1B FA n1 n2 Decimal 27 250 n1 n2 [Range] 0 ≤ n1, n2 ≤ 255 [Description] Prints the graphics bank from flash. n1 specifies the starting dot line ( 1 ÷ 85 ). n2 specifies the number of lines to print. [Notes] • If n1 + n2 > 85 the printer only prints 85 - n1 + 1 dotlines.
3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS [Default] [Reference] [Example] $1D $55 [Name] [Format] [Description] [Notes] [Default] [Reference] [Example] Resets the printer parameters to default. ASCII GS U Hex 1D 55 Decimal 29 85 Resets the printer parameters to the default configuration. • After executing this command the printer is initialized. $1D $57 n d1 ...dn [Name] [Format] [Range] [Description] [Notes] [Default] [Reference] [Example] Prints n byte of a 200 dpi graphic line ASCII GS W n d1... dn Hex 1D 57 n d1...
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4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (Tab.4.1) Table 4.1 gives the main technical specifications for the 204 dpi printer model.
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4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4.2 DIMENSIONS In the following figure shows the dimensions of the printer. 52,64 46,15 Panel cut out 4- 3 Mini PLUS 59 87,2 84 46,15 6,55 max panel thickness 1,5 (Fig.4.
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5. CHARACTER SETS 5.1 CHARACTER SETS The printer has 2 fonts each width 224 characters (font 1 and font 2). Shown below in figure 5.1 is an example of font1. FONT 1 (Fig.5.
APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS A.1 ACCESSORIES A.1.1 Power supply The figure below illustrates the power supply provided by Custom to be used for printer operation. (Fig.A.1) 14.5 2-M3 3.0 65.0 11.0 93.0 11.0 55.0 13.0 16.4 4-M3 (BOTTOM) +V -V PE N 16.4 25.4 18.0 50.8±1.0 25.4 28.0±1.0 L 38.5 40.5 79.0±1.0 1. TERMINAL BLOCK : 5P, PITCH 7.62 mm WITH PC COVER. 2. UNIT : mm.
APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS (Tab.A.1) PPSPS-025-05 Sw itching pow er supply 5V 25W Input specifications Input voltage Current A C : 85V ÷ 264V D C : 120V ÷ 375V 0.8A max at 100V AC input 47 Hz ÷ 63 Hz Input frequency Output specifications Output voltage 5V Output current 5.
APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS A.1.2 Data and power supply cables kit The printer can be supplied with a data and power supply cable starter kit ( see picture A.2) P C S K P LU S Starter Kit cables The kit includes (see picture A.2) - power supply cable (1); - data cable for serial interface (2). (Fig.A.2) 500 mm 1 2 To the cable connections see picture A.3; - link the power supply cable (1) to the power supply (1) connector of the printer.
APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS A.2 SPARE PARTS R C T 57X 30 Mini PLUS (Tab.A.3) Thermal paper roll 57 mm diam.
