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8 needles printer mechanism
Easy loading of paper
Powered by battery or mains
Interfaces: IrDA IrLPT & IrCOMM 3-wire raw
24 and 40 characters per line
Programmable text which can be printed on internal timer or by
interface
Remote of an external instrument (RS232 or timer )
Optical detection of paper end
Can print double ply paper.
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UP-PN-II
Portable Dot Matrix Printer
User Manual
RS232C from 110 to 19200 baud
USB 2.0
Perfect for process control
English – version 0.8
UP-PN-II v0.8
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Page 1: User Manual
Programmable text which can be printed on internal timer or by interface Remote of an external instrument (RS232 or timer ) Optical detection of paper end Can print double ply paper. Perfect for process control English – version 0.8 UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
4.5.2 Enhancement control codes ........22 4.5.3 Horizontal spacing ............23 4.5.4 Vertical spacing ............23 4.5.5 Graphics ..............24 4.5.6 Logo & Messages ............26 4.5.7 Special Commands .............28 4.5.8 Optional clock: not available ........29 4.5.9 Configuration commands ..........30 4.5.10 System Commands ...........31 UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 3: Overview
Copy ability; it can provide an original and a copy Pre-programmed messages activated by interface or timer Query on external RS232 peripheral on interface or timer UP-PN-II printer is suitable: for application of mobile instrument or such as PDA, POS, devices, etc... for application of mobile instrument, with IrDA wireless instrument or PDA, ... -
Page 4: Chapter 1 Specifications
Mains (external mains supply) Serial RS232C 1.2 Printing features • Printing method: Dot matrix printing • Copy ability: 1(original) +1 • Model: UP-PN-II uses an EPSON M-192 printing mechanism. The main characteristics are detailed in the following table Density Dot size Characters... -
Page 5: Print Commands
1.5 Printing commands The UP-PN-II provides ESC/POS (ESC/P 9 pins and ESC/P Basic) commands and a simple PCL compatibility (raw graphic). • Two fonts are included providing 224 IBMII characters IBMII in different matrix. On request other fonts can be downloaded. -
Page 6: Power Supply
1.7 Power supply Two kind of power supply are available : UP-PN-II-B: Battery and mains charger • Battery Pack 6VDC 1500mAh. • DC power plug 9~12VDC / 300mA UP-PN-II-S: operates on mains 100-240 VAC • DC power plug 6VDC/5A UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 7: Power Up And Auto Power Off
• Manual after the « on » button is pressed for 5 seconds. 1.9 Environmental conditions • Temperature: 0~50°C • Humidity: 10~80% RH 1.10 Size • 153(L) × 116(W) × 65(H) mm 1.11 Weight 530g (without the paper roll) UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 8: Chapter 2 Installation And Operating
Chapter 2 Installation and Operation 2.1 Installation Overview of the UP-PN-II dot matrix printer is shown figure 2-1: Bottom case Output of paper IrDA window LF button (line ON/OFF feed) Button Figure 2-1 overview of UP-PNII 2.2 Connecting the power Mains version: the printer is not equipped with a battery A DC power plug is delivered (6VDC/5A). -
Page 9: Loading Of Paper
2 Place the roll of paper in its clips. Insert the paper in the slot and press « LF » button until the paper outputs. 3 Close the case (fig 2.3 d) Ink ribbon Paper clips Figure 2-3 loading of paper UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 10: Replacement Of Ink Ribbon
The baud are automatically adapted to the host. The protocol supports IrLPT et IrCOMM-3 wire Raw RS232 baudrate is limited to 9600 Baud 3) USB Interface : Set the menu « Printer -> Interface » on « IrDA/USB ». UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 11: Interface Connection
2.6.2 Interface USB 2.0: USB 2.0 Printer Class type B USB connector 2.6.3 RS232 serial connection UP-PN-II portable printer provides a RS-232C port : 6 pins RJ-12 modular jack 1) RJ-12 pin alignment Figure 2-5 RJ-12 2) Serial port signal definition... - Page 12 Baud : 110 to 19200 Baud (9600 at delivery) Handshake: RTS or XON/XOFF Format: 7 or 8 bits , parity: no, even ou odd, 1 or 2 stop bits Connector: RJ-12 6 pins Signal level : EIA ±3 ~±15V UP-PN-II v0.8...
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Page 13: Play With Buttons & Leds
(5) Line feed: when the printer works, press LF and the paper goes ahead. (6) When the printer is on, press simultaneously the two buttons : The menu is entered. ON button LF button Green light Red light Figure 2-8 Lights & buttons UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 14: Chapter 3 Configuration Menu
A long push on POWER allows the return to the navigation in the fields. A long push on LF validates the new value. This one is then printed in bold. The printer returns to the navigation in the field. UP-PN-II v0.8... - Page 15 XOFF). In this case, verify the head (paper jam). A push on LF may help to reactivate the head. When the fault is cleared, the character DLE (16h) and XON are emitted, RTS remains to FREE. UP-PN-II v0.8...
- Page 16 Sets timer (from 0 to 59 minutes) ⇒Timer Hour: Sets timer (from 0 to 12 hours) Caution : if values are 0, the timer is inhibited. ⇒Alt Print: If n>0, the timer prints n times the message 2, then once the message 3. UP-PN-II v0.8...
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Page 17: Menu Parameters
6: Input Data Print Imm., Buff>Print 7: IrDA Ident Disabled, Enabled Group 5 Timer 1: Timer Use Disabled, Enabled 2: Timer Second 0..59 seconds 3: Timer Minute 0..59 minutes 4: Timer Hour 0..12 hours Group 6 5: Alt. Print 0..255 UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 18: Chapter 4 Characters & Commands
(ESC/P 9pins, ESC/P Basic or PCL Raw) This parameter must match the one chosen in the menu Advanced->Compatible of the printer. For other OS, you can try some drivers for EPSON 9 pins or HP PCL, and setting the printer accordingly. UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 19: Character Set
ESC "*" b # W Graphics printing ESC "*" b # M Selection of compression algorithm (without, Run Length, Tiff) ESC "*" r # T Page length ESC "*" p # X Page width ESC "E" 1B 45 Soft reset UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 20: Control Codes Esc/P 9 Pins
• for ESC/P 9 pins, the code CR makes only a carriage return without any line feed. The characters with their ASCII values between 01 hex and 1F hex are control characters and are not printable. These characters allow to modify the behaviour of the interface (control characters). . UP-PN-II v0.8... - Page 21 Printing of the logo GS "s" 1D 73 Programmation of the messages & logo GS "u" 1D 75 Transmission of data trough the serial. (RS232 only) GS "v" 1D 76 Return of data towards the emitter. (RS232 only) UP-PN-II v0.8...
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Page 22: Character Set Control Codes
Setting of the mode Text/Data n = 1 (01 Hex) or '1' (31 Hex) Data Mode n = 0 (00 Hex) or '0' (30 Hex) Text Mode (default setting) The text or data default mode is set-up by the configuration menu. UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 23: Horizontal Spacing
• ESC C n (1B 43 Hex = 27 67 Dec) Setting the page length in lines of characters. The default value is 10. It can be change by the configuration menu • ESC J n (1B 4A Hex = 27 74 Dec) Advancing for n dot lines UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 24: Graphics
These 4 graphical commands give the same result in order to allow printing from several origins et initially destined to other different. Zoom: The choice of the horizontal zoom factor is made by the user with the menu "Gr.Hor_Res". The options are "No zoom", "Zoom x2" or "Zoom x4": UP-PN-II v0.8... - Page 25 = 72 + e-0,1x * sin (x/10) 50 PRINT #1, CHR$(72-YY); y = 72 60 PRINT #1, CHR$(72-Y); 70 PRINT #1, CHR$(72); 80 PRINT #1, CHR$(72+Y); 90 PRINT #1, CHR$(72+YY); 100 NEXT X 110 CLOSE #1 120 END UP-PN-II v0.8...
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Page 26: Logo & Messages
- Message 3 : Alt message. It is activated by : - GS m 3 - timer ⊗ A software is available on our internet site. This software is intended to help you for design and download messages. UP-PN-II v0.8... - Page 27 Use ». A special field “n” called « Alt Print » , when non zero, allows the printer to print “n” times the message 2 then once the message 3. This possibility is useful for printing periodically information like header, date. UP-PN-II v0.8...
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Page 28: Special Commands
This command transmits on serial the “n” followed bytes (n<24). This command is mainly employed with messages and logo, in order to initialize or remote an external equipment like a measurement instrument. If the size of data is greater than 24, you must divide them in segments. UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 29: Optional Clock: Not Available
Attention: The system status (“head failure” and “RAM failure”) have priority and can’t be disabled. Examples of values for n: Déc Description Binary blink 01010101 00000000 11111111 2 blink 00000101 4.5.8 O : NOT AVAILABLE PTIONAL CLOCK Clock Option is not available for this printer. UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 30: Configuration Commands
FLASH CONFIGURATION If a certain value is false, a specific error message is sent: GROUP Out of range ! FIELD Out of range ! VALUE Out of range ! NOTHING TO FLASH ! Clock ->xxxxx =Not allowed ! UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 31: System Commands
10 bits) • GS \ n1 n2 (1D 5C Hex = 29 92 Dec) Scaling of paper end sensor & power supply voltage. • GS " n (1D 22 Hex = 29 34 Dec) Goes to hex mode UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 32: Chapter 5 Annex
Remove the battery from the printer and charge it on an external battery charger for NiMH 6V-1500 mAh 5.2 mains version only The mains plug supplies 6VDC/5A to the printer. There is no battery available for this model. UP-PN-II v0.8... -
Page 33: Cables & Accessories
• Life time, roughly 100 000 characters MDE-250-V Blue Ink ribbon • Life time, roughly 100 000 characters MPS-9-300 Mains plug for UP-PN-II-B (with battery) • Input 230VAC, 50Hz • Output 9VDC, 600mA • France pins MPS-UPPN-II-2 Mains plug for UP-PN-II-S (without battery) •... -
Page 34: Character Set 2
These new fonts replace one of the two embedded fonts and allow the modification of the type of characters and their matrix (number of char per line). Consult us if you have other requirements ! UP-PN-II v0.8... - Page 35 UP-PN-II v0.8...
- Page 36 Potentiomètres de précision et Bureaux Commerciaux Résistances de précision Servo-Systèmes MEGATRON Capteurs Z.I. de Noyer Interfaçage B.P. 1 Systèmes d'impression F- 74200 ALLINGES Claviers Tél: +33 (0) 4.50.70.54.54 - Fax: +33 (0) 4.50.70.56.56 Techniques d'affichage Internet: http://www.megatron.fr - E-mail: info@megatron.fr UP-PN-II v0.8...
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