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MRSi-x200 & MRTi-x200
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Printing mechanism
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Dot-matrix technology in 144, 192 or 240 dots/line
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4 or 8 needles shuttle printer
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MRSi: printer with Epson M-160 mechanism
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MRTi: printer with EPSON M-190 mechanism
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Interface
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TTL serial or RS232C from 110 to 19k2 baud
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USB 2.0 Printer Class
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Ethernet
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Power Supply: DC 5 V, DC 9-40 V or Mains
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Characteristics
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3U Metal Box printer with paper rewinder
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Self-test and hexadecimal dump
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2 characters fonts
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Graphic curve mode
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Horizontal line graphic mode.
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Real time clock
with summer / winter adjustment
User manual - version 0.3 – English
3U Metal Box Printer
with paper rewinder
with EPSON dotmatrix
mechanism
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- Page 1 MRSi-x200 & MRTi-x200 3U Metal Box Printer with paper rewinder with EPSON dotmatrix mechanism • Printing mechanism • Dot-matrix technology in 144, 192 or 240 dots/line • 4 or 8 needles shuttle printer • MRSi: printer with Epson M-160 mechanism •...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
SUMMARY 1 Generality.......................3 1.1 Functioning.....................3 1.2 Material description................4 1.3 Part number....................5 1.4 Technical Data..................6 2 Printer Operation....................7 2.1 Start-Up....................7 2.2 System Reinitialization (RESET)............7 2.3 Self-test or Hexa Dump................7 2.4 3U Rack With Paper Rewinder (MRxi-x2xx)..........8 2.4.1 Paper End..................9 2.4.2 Status Led..................9 2.4.3 Replacing of the Ink Cartridge:.............10 2.4.4 Replacing the paper :..............11 2.4.5 Fixing....................12... -
Page 3: Generality
Bonus: Compatibility: with printer language like Epson ESC/P 9 pins, ● HP PCL Raw or Megatron MRS 2 character fonts in 6x10 and 10x10 matrix ● Selftest and Hexadecimal dump to debugging the interface ●... -
Page 4: Material Description
1.2 M ATERIAL DESCRIPTION The printer is designed around a PSD3434E microprocessor, with 7K-Bytes of RAM available for buffering datas. An internal watchdog in the microprocessor is activated to insure an operation in strongly polluted industrial environment. Printing heads: 2 kinds of head can be used : - MRSi printers are equipped with Epson M-160 dot-matrix head family with 4 needles allowing slow graphic printings with long delay between lines - MRTi printers are equipped with Epson M-190 dot-matrix head family with 8... -
Page 5: Part Number
1.3 P ART NUMBER Several versions of the electronics and cases are available. To completely define your product, it is necessary to add a suffix to the name of the printer to specify the printer type, the selected computer connection, the power supply and the clock option. -
Page 6: Technical Data
1.4 T ECHNICAL Serial Interface TTL serial RS232C/V24 serial Handshake Xon/Xoff and RTS/CTS USB Interface USB 2.0, Printer Class Working temperature 0 to 50°C Power supply (model depending) 5 VDC 9-40VDC 5 VDC 9-40 VDC Consumption at 5V at 12V at 5V at 12V Waiting <... -
Page 7: Printer Operation
RINTER PERATION 2.1 S TART 1. Connect the power supply and connection cables 2. Turn power on The interface will control its memory, set its parameters according to the data menu stored in its Flash memory, look for the possible presence of a clock circuit and moves the printing head for one line to determine the dot number of the connected head. -
Page 8: Rack With Paper Rewinder (Mrxi-X2Xx)
2.4 3U R APER EWINDER This case is a small mono-block case integrating a printing head, a paper roll support and a paper rewinder. This case is compatible with the EURODIN standard and can be directly installed in a 3U system rack. The interface is fixed at the back of the case making an autonomous and compact product. -
Page 9: Paper End
2.4.1 Paper End To open the case, I f a paper-end occurs, the red LED will blink unscrew these two screws and the printout is hanging. below Depending of the « No Paper » menu setting, the paper defect can : be totally ignored (ignored) ●... -
Page 10: Replacing Of The Ink Cartridge
2.4.3 Replacing of the Ink Cartridge: 1. Tear off the rewinded paper . 2. Unscrew the two unremovable screws (1 and 2). The panel ( 3 ), in front of the revolving door, can then be removed giving access to the ink cartridge ( 4 ). -
Page 11: Replacing The Paper
2.4.4 Replacing the paper : 1. Tear off the rewinded paper first. 2. Unscrew the two unremovable screws (1 and 2). The panel ( 3 ), in front of the revolving door, can then be removed. 3. Open the revolving door ( 7 ) giving access inside the printer. 4. -
Page 12: Fixing
2.4.5 Fixing MRxi-x2xx case fits directly in a 3U rack system or can be accommodated in a panel where a window was cut. 4 elongated holes in the front panel allow for an easy mounting of the printer. The printer MRxi-x2xx can be directly embedded in a panel where a window (106.5 x 115 mm) and 4 x M3.2 holes were practiced. -
Page 13: Size
2.4.6 Size Designation Width Height Depth D Supply Case alone 106.5 mm 129 mm 113 mm None MRxi-x2x1 cases 106.5 mm 129 mm 150 mm 5 VDC MRxi-x2x3 cases 106.5 mm 129 mm 150 mm 9 to 40 VDC Mains supply is actually under developpment. Any order of a MRxi-xxx2 will be temporarily delivered with MRxi-xxx1 with a separated Mains Supply. -
Page 14: Driver Installation
RIVER INSTALLATION 3.1 W INDOWS A windows driver for Windows 2000, XP, Vista32 is available on your website. Unzip it on a folder then connect the printer to your computer. ● Printer name used in the driver is the beginning of the printer reference;... - Page 15 Serial: the printer is not automatically detected. click on "add new printer" in the ● Printer and Fax folder. Select a local Printer ● In the 'Select Printer Port" ● window, select the right serial Port (Com1.. ComX) Then continue to install the printer ●...
- Page 16 Ethernet: Driver installation is usual except that you need to install a new port on your computer. In the printer and Fax window, click on "add new printer". ● Select a local Printer ● In the 'Select Printer Port" window, select "Create a new port" ●...
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Page 17: Wiring Information
IRING NFORMATION 4.1 B OARD CONNECTIONS Ethernet POWER J11 or J7 J12, J10 Serial Panel J4 or J9: 8 needles printer M-190 J8: 4 needles printer M-160 Fast connections MRxi-xxx1 Connect the DC 5V power supply in J10 or J12 MRxi-xxx2 Plug the secondary of the Mains power supply adapter in J10 or J12 MRxi-xxx3 Connect the DC 9 to 40V power supply in J10 or J12... -
Page 18: Configuration Menu
ONFIGURATION MENU Two different ways are available to configure the printer: • by the interface (see command esc ]) • by a printed configuration menu. Here is described the printed configuration menu. All the navigation in the Menu is made thanks to the LF push button. Long push on the button is written <<LF>>... - Page 19 (1) Navigate through the groups: <<LF>> A long push on the LF button enters in the different items of the selected group (2). First Item is then printed... >LF x1< One short push on the LF button displays the next group. New group is then printed...
- Page 20 Menu Summary Table Groups Fields Values Clock Hours 00 - 23 Minutes 00 - 59 Days 00 - 31 Months 01 - 12 Year 00 - 99 Printer 1: Font Std_6x10 (Font 1), Std10x10 (Font 2) 2: Direction TEXTMODE, DATAMODE 3: Nat.
- Page 21 HORT ARAMETERS XPLANATION Set Clock: Clock setting mode. ● Printer: Change printing parameters ● Font: Default character fonts (between the 2 proposed fonts) ● Direction: Default choice of the orientation: text or data ● Nat. Chars. Select default national characters. ●...
- Page 22 between winter and summer time. Add Curve: Select which analogical or counting entries EXT0 and/or ● EXT1 will be automatically added to the graphic curves. External: Use of the entries EXT0 and EXT1 ● - like analogical to digital (ADC) entries or - like counting entries (CPT) Info Stamp: Automatically add of information after text paragraphs...
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Page 23: Fonts & Control Codes
& C ONTS ONTROL CODES 6.1 C HARACTER Two complete sets of 255 IBM-II characters are available in ROM as well as national characters. Characters exist in 6x10 and 10x10 matrix with uppercase and lowercase letters. Font: Standard 10 x 10 Font: Standard 6 x 10 The selection of national characters is done by software or by the configuration menu. -
Page 24: Control Codes Esc/P 9 Pins
6.3 C ESC/P 9 PINS ONTROL CODES The compatibility ESC/P 9 PINS has been implemented in order to allow the printer to works with computers. Only the graphic functions are implemented. The other control codes are ignored. The codes implemented are shown with a mark in the column ‘9 Pin’... -
Page 25: Control Code Mrs & Mp-181
Mnemo Control codes Basic 9 Pins ESC "R" 1B 52 Selection of national characters ESC "S" 1B 53 Control of status DEL ESC "V" 1B 56 Synchronisation character (RS232 only) ESC "W" 1B 57 Character widening ESC "Y" 1B 59 Graphic Printing : 8 dots/columns ESC "Z"... -
Page 26: Annexe
NNEXE 7.1 C ABLES AND ONSUMABLES Part number Description DKM-242-V Serial cable RS232C/V24 • HE10-2x5 pins / Sub-D9-F • Length mini 1m50 MPA-NO-58-50-1 White Paper Roll • Width 58 mm ± 0,5 mm • External diameter 50 mm • Length 20 m ± 10% MPA-NO-58-50-2 Duplicating White Paper Roll •... - Page 27 MRSi & MRTi – x2xx v0.3...
- Page 28 Centre de production Résistances de précision et Bureaux Commerciaux Servo-Systèmes Capteurs MEGATRON 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 Internet: http://www.megatron.fr - E-mail: info@megatron.fr Techniques d'affichage...
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