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Modular Thermal Printer
GPT -1578
*** PRELIMINAR Y ***
O p e r a t io n M a n u a l
Printers: GeBE Elektr onik und Feinwerktechnik GmbH • Email: sales.ef@gebe.net • www .oem-printer .com
Keyboar ds: GeBE Computer & Peripherie GmbH • Email: sales@tastatur en.com • www .tastatur en.com
T he G e B E lo g o is a re g ist e re d t ra d e m a rk o f G e B E E le k t ro nik und F e inw e rk t e c hnik G m b H. A ll o t he r b ra nd s na m e d in t his b ro c hure a r e p ro p e rt ie s o f t he re sp e c t ive
c o m p a nie s. E rro rs a nd c ha ng e s re se rve d . T he t e c hnic a l d a t a g ive n a re no n- c o m m it t a l inf o rm a t io n a nd d o no t re p re se nt a ny a ssu ra n c e o f c e rt a in f e a t ure s. O ur t e rm s
o f p a ym e nt a nd d e live ry a p p ly. Co p yrig ht © 200 7 G e B E E le k t ro nik und F e inw e rk t e c hnik G m b H. A ll rig ht s re se rve d .
Ge BE Ele ktr on ik un d Fe inw erk tec hn ik Gm bH
Beethovenstr . 15 • 82110 Germering • Germany • www .oem-printer .com
Phone:++49 (0) 89/894141-0 • Fax:++49 (0) 89/8402168 • E-Mail: sales.ef@gebe.net
Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78
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SM AN -E- 56 7-V 0.1
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Ge dru ckt: 06 .02 .20 07
German: SMAN-D- 566
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  • Page 1 Contacts at G eB E Printers: GeBE Elektr onik und Feinwerktechnik GmbH • Email: sales.ef@gebe.net • www .oem-printer .com Keyboar ds: GeBE Computer & Peripherie GmbH • Email: sales@tastatur en.com • www .tastatur en.com Inter net Applications: www .GeBE.net T he G e B E lo g o is a re g ist e re d t ra d e m a rk o f G e B E E le k t ro nik und F e inw e rk t e c hnik G m b H. A ll o t he r b ra nd s na m e d in t his b ro c hure a r e p ro p e rt ie s o f t he re sp e c t ive c o m p a nie s.
  • Page 2 Warranty — Printer Limited Warranty Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.6.4 3-Pin Hosiden Connector on Printer for Power Supply Connectio n ........1.6.5 4-Pin Molex Connector on Printer for Power Supply Connectio n......... 1.7 GeBE Roll Paper for GPT-1578 .................. 2 Operator Instructions ................... 2.1 Unpacking and Inspection..................
  • Page 4 4.2.2.2 Set Print Mode........................25 4.2.2.3 Printer Reset........................25 4.2.2.4 GeBE's Windows Command s....................25 4.2.2.5 Bit Image (BI) Graphics Mode Command s ................. 26 4.2.2.6 Print Bar Code Command ....................26 4.2.2.7 Bar Code 128 definitio ns ............
  • Page 5 Lis t of Fig ure s Figure 1 - Photo of 3-Pin Hosiden Connector photo................. Figure 2 - 3-Pin Hosiden Power Supply Connector with pin-outs.............. Figure 3 - Molex Power Supply Connector photo..................Figure 4 - 4-pin Molex Power Supply Connector with pin-outs ..............Figure 5 - GPT-1578 Paper Roll loading Figure 6 - GPT-1578 Paper loading ........

  • Page 6: General

    1 Ge ne ral The GPT-1578 modular thermal printer is designed specifical ly for the high performa nce, size and durabil ity require ments of cut and drop (or cut and present with optional Document Presenter ) applicati ons. The compact size and high performa nce character istics, coupled with its rugged design also make it ideal for the kiosk environm ent.

  • Page 7: Options For The Gpt-1578 Series

    1. 3 O pt io ns fo r th e G PT -1 57 8 Se ri es Microsoft® Windows® driver Documen t Presenter (-P option) FLASH memory, 512 Kbytes (F5 option) PAGE memory (RAM), 1 Mbyte (P1 option) 1. 4 S pe ci fic at io ns Resolutio n: 11.8 dots/mm (300 dots/in) Paper thickness: 0.06 mm to 0.10 mm maximum (.0024 in to .0039 in) Operatin g tempera ture: 0...

  • Page 8: Voltage: 24 Vdc ±5

    1.6.3 Voltage: 24 VDC ±5% No require ment for external 5 VDC power supply, the 5 VDC for logic is supplied from the 24 VDC, by a regulato r internal to the printer. This printer prints using high peak currents at a low duty cycle. Typically, a switching power supply rated at 24 volts 2 amps is all that is needed as long as the power supply does not have too much over-curr ent protection .

  • Page 9: 4-Pin Molex Connector On Printer For Power Supply Connection

    - P/N 751221- 0041 Specific to Thermal Printers: GeBE, Inc. does not warranty damages to the thermal print head as a result of printing with thermal paper not specified or approved by GeBE, Inc. 4-Pin Molex Power Connecto r...

  • Page 10: Operator Instructions

    Carefull y unpack and inspect your GPT-1578 for any damage that may have occurred in transit. Should any damage have occurred, notify GeBE, Inc., save the shipping carton and packing material s, and file a damage claim with the carrier. Specify the nature and the extent of the damage.

  • Page 11: Figure 7 - Gpt-1578 Cutter Release Latch

    Once the paper jam is cleared, close the print mechanis m clamshell , being sure the two spring latches close properl y. Lift the cutter assembly to its closed position being sure the spring latch closes properl y. See Figure 8 - GPT-1578 Figure 7 - GPT-1578 Cutter Release Latch Figure 8 - GPT-1578 Printhead Release Latches Figure 9 - GPT-1578 Top view with Cutter and Print Mechanis m open...

  • Page 12: Installation

    3 Ins tal lat ion 3. 1 Se lf Te st M od e (a ls o B ur n- in an d H ex D um p m od es ) The GPT-1578 has a self-test mode that will print and cut a sample document . All electrical and mechanica l portions of the printer are exercised and checked by this action, except for the serial interface or paralle l interface componen ts.

  • Page 13: Gpt-1578 Self-Test Printout

    3.1.5 GPT-1578 Self-Test Printout Resized and reformatt ed to fit on this page Top part of Self-Test Part 4 of Self-Test Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 14: Figure 10 - Gpt-1578 Self-Test Printout

    Part 2 Part 3 Part 5 (Bottom) of Self Test Figure 10 - GPT-1578 Self-Test Printout Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 15: Interface Specifications

    4 Int erf ace Sp eci fic ati on s 4. 1 G en er al The GPT-1578 may be configure d to be a Serial RS-232 interface or an IEEE-1284 Parallel interface by DIP switch settings. 4.1.1 Setting of DIP Switches 4.1.1.1 DSW1 –...

  • Page 16: Dsw2 - Dip Switch

    4.1.1.2 DSW2 – DIP Switch 2 Table 4 - DIP Switch 2 (DSW2) Settings Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 17: Jp9 - Configur Ation Straps

    4.1.1.3 JP9 - Configuratio n Straps Table 5– Configur ation Strap Settings Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 18: Other Strap Options

    4.1.1.4 Other Strap Options Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 19: Control Codes And Control Sequences

    4. 2 C on tr ol C od es an d C on tr ol Se qu en ce s 4.2.1 General Usage Print Commands Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...
  • Page 20 Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...
  • Page 21 Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...
  • Page 22 Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...
  • Page 23 Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 24: Descript Ions Of Commands

    4.2.2 Descript ions of Commands 4.2.2.1 STATUS commands All transmissi on of status in IEEE-1284 mode is disabled at power on. Status transmissi on must be enabled by the US S +n command before any STATUS transmissi on will occur in I-EEE-1284 mode. In case of an ERROR as defined in the table below, the printer transmits DLE E and the 2 status bytes.

  • Page 25: Set Print Mode

    Begin Document (US b) and End Document (US e) command s were created for use by the GeBE Windows driver. These two command s should not be sent to the printer by any other applicati on program since unexpecte d results will occur.

  • Page 26: Bit Image (Bi) Graphics Mode Commands

    4.2.2.5 Bit Image (BI) Graphics Mode Commands BI US * +nH +nL +data 1F 2A +nH +nL +data 256*nH +nL defines how many bytes of bit image data will follow. The data is received sequentia lly with the first byte represen ting the first 8 dot positions at the top left side of the bit image with bit 7 being to the left and bit 0 being to the right as printed.

  • Page 27: Bar Code 128 Definitions

    4.2.2.7 Bar Code 128 definitions Code128 Character set: 103 data chars, three different start characters , and a unique stop character. CodeA consists of the ASCII characters 00hex thru 5Fhex, FNC1 thru FNC4, Shift, CodeB, and CodeC. CodeB consists of the ASCII characters 00hex thru 7Fhex, FNC1 thru FNC4, Shift, CodeA, and CodeC. CodeC consists of 2 digit numeral characters 00dec thru 99dec, FNC1, CodeA, and CodeB.
  • Page 28 Code128 Start Character s Value used to calculate checksum Data sent represen ts Start character CodeA Start character CodeB Start character CodeC Code128 Stop Characte r Stop character Code128 , other two character data sequence s: Note: Since { is used as a sequence header to specify special characters , {{ must be sent as data to actually print { in the bar code.

  • Page 29: Serial (Rs-232C) Interface

    4.3.1 Location of Serial (RS-232C Connector Figure 12 - Picture of GPT-1578 Serial (RS-232C ) Connecto r 4.3.2 Serial (RS-232C ) Interface Specificat ion Ser ial (RS -23 2C ) Inte rfa ce Spe cif ica tion Ite m Spe cif ica tion Table 7 - Serial (RS-232C ) Interface Specificati on 4.3.3 Serial I/O Connector Figure 13 - Serial I/O Connecto r pin outs...

  • Page 30: Flow Control

    4.3.4 Flow Control The GPT-1578 series employs a 6 K byte data buffer to allow the host computer to rapidly transfer data. Under some circumstan ces it may be possible to completel y fill the buffer. When the buffer is within 50 bytes of being full, the GPT-1578 signals the host computer to pause until a line of data is printed, or until the buffer is under the 50-byte limit.

  • Page 31: Centronics Parallel Interface (Ieee-1284)

    4. 4 C en tr on ic s Pa ra lle l In te rf ac e (IE EE -1 28 4) 4.4.1 Parallel I/O Connector, IEEE-1284 Type C Figure 14 - Picture of Centroni cs Parallel Interface (IEEE-1284 ) Table 9 - Parallel Interface Pin Assignmen ts - IEEE-1284 Nomencla ture Ge BE E + F Gm bH •...

  • Page 32: Alternate Parallel I/O Connector, Ieee-1284 Type A Or B

    4.4.2 Alternate Parallel I/O Connector, IEEE-1284 Type A or B Connecto r J4 is a 26-positi on (2x13) straight pin header with pinout like a DB25S for connectio n directly to a PC paralle l port. J4 is located directly behind J2, which is an IEEE-1284 type C I/O connector .

  • Page 33: Specifications

    5 Sp ec ific ati on s 5. 1 D et ai le d Sp ec ifi ca tio ns Table 11 - General Specificati ons Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 34: Error Detection Function

    5. 2 Er ro r D et ec tio n Fu nc tio n Certain ERROR modes are reported when they occur by a sequence of blinks of LEDs DS2 and DS3 located on the controlle r board. The ERROR BLINK patterns are listed below and are also printed during a self test.

  • Page 35: Character Sets - Print Samples

    5. 3 C ha ra ct er Se ts - Pr in t Sa m pl es Figure 16 - Code Page 437 Print sample Figure 15 - Code Page 850 Print sample Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 36: Figure 17 - Code Page 860 Print Sample

    Figure 17 - Code Page 860 Print sample Figure 18 - Code Page 863 Print sample Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 37: Figure 19 - Code Page 865 Print Sample

    Figure 19- Code Page 865 Print sample Figure 20 - WPC1252 Print sample Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 38: Figure 21 - Code Page 858 Print Sample

    Figure 21 - Code Page 858 Print sample Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 39: Figure 22 - Internatio Nal Character Sets

    Figure 22 - Internatio nal Character Sets At power on, the Internatio nal Character set is determin ed by the settings of DIP switch 2. See Section 4.1.1.2 - DSW2 – DIP Switch 2. The Internatio nal character set can then be changed under software control by using the ESC R command .

  • Page 40: Gpt-1578 Dimensional Drawings

    5. 4 G PT -1 57 8 D im en si on al D ra w in gs Figure 23 - GPT-1578 Drawing – Bottom View Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 41: Figure 24 - Gpt-1578 Drawing Side View

    Figure 24 - GPT-1578 Drawing Side View – 1 Figure 25 - GPT-1578 Drawing Side View – 2 Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

  • Page 42: Ce Declaration Of Conformity

    5. 5 C E D ec la ra tio n of C on fo rm ity Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...
  • Page 43 IN D E X Power Supply..........33 5 VDC power supply.........8 Presenter (Deliver system)......7, 17 Auto load............6 Print speed ............6 Auto Status Back..........24 Printer mechanis m......... 10 Bar Code Command ........6, 26 Printer Reset......
  • Page 44 Ge BE E + F Gm bH • ww w .oe m- pri nte r .co m • Ge BE Do k.N r .: SM AN -E- 567 -V0 .1 Mo dul ar The rm al Pri nte r GPT -15 78...

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