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Metapace T-40 User Manual

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Thermal Receipt Printer
T-40

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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL Thermal Receipt Printer T-40...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    T-40 User’s Manual Contents 1 Introduction ........................1 1.1 Outline .......................... 1 1.2 Features ........................1 2 Specification ........................2 2.1 Technical specification ....................2 2.2 Cutter parameters ......................3 2.3 Paper specification ....................... 3 2.3.1 Parameters of continuous paper ................3 2.3.2 Parameters of marked paper ..................
  • Page 3 T-40 User’s Manual 5.2 Cleaning the mark sensor .................... 15 5.3 Clearing the jammed paper and the cutter error ............15 6 Interface signal ........................ 16 6.1 Serial interface ......................16 6.2 Parallel interface ......................16 6.3 USB interface ......................18 6.4 Ethernet interface .......................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1 Introduction 1.1 Outline T-40 is developed for high-end thermal receipt printing market, which is widely used.T-40 can be connected with other devices via serial, parallel, USB, Bluetooth, Ethernet and WLAN. It provides drivers for operation systems such as Windows 2000 / XP /Server 2003 / Vista / Server200 / Win7 / Win8 /Win8.1 / Win10/Server 2012, POSReady2009 / POSReady7, Linux,...

  • Page 5: Specification

    T-40 User’s Manual 2 Specification 2.1 Technical specification Item Parameter Print method Direct thermal line printing Resolution 203 × 203 DPI; 203 × 180 DPI Paper width 57.5/80/82.5 mm Printing Print width Max.80 mm Print speed Max.250 mm/s Flash LOGO Max.

  • Page 6: Cutter Parameters

    T-40 User’s Manual Paper thickness 0.06 mm~0.10 mm thermal paper Input 100-240V AC, 50-60 Hz Power Output 24V ± 5% DC, average current 2A supply External or not External power adapter Power switch Support Button Support Human-machine interface Support, including POWER LED and ERROR LED...

  • Page 7: Parameters Of Marked Paper

    Table 2.3-1 Recommended thermal paper model 2.3.2 Parameters of marked paper T-40 can support marked paper printing and set the cutting and initial printing position accurately. The marked paper not only should meet the specifications of thermal paper roll, but also should meet the following requirements: Ø...

  • Page 8: Appearance And Components

    T-40 User’s Manual 3 Appearance and components 3.1 Appearance and modules Fig. 3.1-1 Schematic drawing of appearance and modules 1—Top cover 2—Cutter 3—Platen roller 4—Paper end sensor 5—Paper guide 6—Micro switch 7—Cutter cover 8—Middle cover 9—Cover open spanner 10—Paper cabinet 11—Paper near end sensor...
  • Page 9 T-40 User’s Manual Press the button to connect power; press the button for a long time to disconnect the power. Top cover status detection sensor (14) Detect the printer cover status (open/closed). Paper presence sensor (12) Detect the paper presence / absence status when continuous paper is used; detect the paper marks when marked paper is used.

  • Page 10: Led And Buzzer

    T-40 User’s Manual 3.2 LED and buzzer Functions of LED LED name Status Description Always on Printer power is on. Power LED Printer power is off. (green) Printer is in normal status. Error LED (red) Flash Printer is in error status or paper near end status.

  • Page 11: Installation

    If any item is damaged or missing, please contact your dealer or the manufacturer. 4.2 Printer installation T-40 supports two working methods: out put the paper from the front or the top when place the printer horizontally on the table. When the printer is placed horizontally on the table, the incline installation angle should not exceed 5°, otherwise the paper near end sensor...

  • Page 12: Power And Communication Interface

    T-40 User’s Manual 4.3 Power and communication interface 4.3.1 Power connection 1) Ensure that the power switch is turned off; 2) Insert the power plug into the corresponding socket on the back of the printer. Caution: ² When the printer is not in use for a long period of time, disconnect the power cord from the printer.

  • Page 13: Paper Roll Installation

    T-40 User’s Manual 1) Ensure that the power switch is turned off; 2) Plug the cash drawer cable into the cash drawer interface which locates at the back of printer. Caution: ² The cash drawer interface is used to connect the cash drawer only (cannot connect with phone wire, etc.).
  • Page 14 T-40 User’s Manual Fig. 4.4-3 Failure model ² Ensure that the paper roll is tightly wound; otherwise paper jam or other failure may occur (eg. Fig.4-3 Failure model ); ² Paper roll should be placed stably in the paper cabinet without incline, or the printing will be affected.

  • Page 15: Paper Near End Position Adjustment

    T-40 User’s Manual Paper near end position adjustment Fig. 4.5-1 Schematic drawing of paper near end position adjustment (output paper from the front) Fig. 4.5-2 Schematic drawing of paper near end position adjustment (output paper from the front)

  • Page 16: Power-On And Self-Test

    T-40 User’s Manual The following diameter of core shaft of paper roll supported by the printer are as following: OD of 16.2mm core shaft and OD of 20.8 mm core shaft; adjust the paper near end sensor to adjust the application method and paper near end alarm function for core shaft with different outer diameters.

  • Page 17: Hexadecimal Dumping Function

    T-40 User’s Manual 4) Pressing the feed button momentarily, the printer will print out a character test sample, and the printing of self-test page is completed. Pressing the feed button for a long time, the printer will enter button configuration mode.

  • Page 18: Routine Maintenance

    T-40 User’s Manual 5 Routine maintenance Caution: ² Before starting routine maintenance, ensure that the printer power is turned off. ² Do not use organic solvents like gasoline or acetone. ² When cleaning sensors, do not turn on the printer power until the pure alcohol has completely evaporated.

  • Page 19: Interface Signal

    T-40 User’s Manual 6 Interface signal 6.1 Serial interface The serial interface of the printer is compatible with RS-232 standard, and its interface socket is D-SUB25 socket. Signal Signal definition Function — House ground Output Data output Input Data input —...
  • Page 20 T-40 User’s Manual Signal Ground (Data 2) Signal Ground (Data 3) Signal Ground (Data 4) Signal Ground (Data 5) Signal Ground (Data 6) Signal Ground (Data 7) Signal Ground (Data 8) Signal Ground (PError, Select, and nAck) Signal Ground (Busy and nFault)

  • Page 21: Usb Interface

    T-40 User’s Manual USB interface Parameters Data transmission: Support USB 2.0 full speed protocol. Connector (Printer end): USB B type socket. Support USB HUB. Interface signal definition and function Pin No. Signal name Description VBUS Power DATA- Data minus DATA+...

  • Page 22: Double Communication Interface

    T-40 User’s Manual Interface signal definition Fig.6.4-1 Ethernet interface Interface adopts 10/100 BASE-T standard which complies with IEEE 802.3. The interface signal is defined as below: Pin No. Signal name Description Data transmission + Data transmission - Data receiving +...

  • Page 23: Power Interface Definition

    T-40 User’s Manual 6.6 Power interface definition Power interface signal definition (100-240V AC): Fig.6.4-1 Schematic drawing of power interface Pin No. Signal name Table 6.6-1 Power interface definition Main control board power interface definition (24V DC): Fig.6.6-2 Schematic drawing of 24V power interface 6.7 Cash drawer interface signal definition...
  • Page 24 T-40 User’s Manual Interface signal definition Signal Functions Frame Ground DRAWER 1 Cash drawer 1 driving signal DRSW Cash drawer status detection signal Cash drawer driving power DRAWER 2 Cash drawer 2 driving signal Circuit share ground Table 6.7-1 Cash drawer interface definition Caution: ²...

  • Page 25: Troubleshooting

    T-40 User’s Manual 7 Troubleshooting When the printer has any problem, refer to this chapter for solution. If the problem still cannot be solved, please contact your local dealer or manufacturer for assistance. 7.1 Printer doesn’t work Problem Possible causes...

  • Page 26: Power Management

    T-40 User’s Manual 8 Power management The power management of T-40 has four operation modes: Off, Standby, Active, Sleep. Printer will enter standby mode after powering on the printer or completing printing task. Printer will enter sleep mode if there is no printing task for 2 minutes in standby mode.

  • Page 27: Dump Mode

    T-40 User’s Manual 9 DUMP mode There are two methods to enter DUMP mode: Command method: Send 1D 28 41 02 00 00 01 Manual mode: Open the top cover, press and hold the FEED button, and turn on the printer power, then close the paper cabinet and release the button after the ERROR LED flashes.

  • Page 28: Appendix Button Configuration

    T-40 User’s Manual Appendix Button configuration PARAMETERSETTINGBYFEEDBU TTON MAINMENU Exit ->1 Print Self Test ->2 Configuration ->3 CONFIGURATION Exit Without ->1 Save Exit With Save ->2 Communication ->3 Back To Last ->1 Menu USB Interface ->2 USB mode: API MODE Back To Last ->1...
  • Page 29 T-40 User’s Manual 4800bps ->6 2400bps ->7 1200bps ->8 115200bps ->9 Parity ->3 PARITY: NONE Back To Last Menu ->1 None ->2 ->3 Even ->4 Data Bits ->4 DATA BITS: 8 Bits Back To Last Menu ->1 7Bits ->2 8Bits ->3...
  • Page 30 T-40 User’s Manual Data Receive ->7 Data Error Setting: Ignored Error Back To Last Menu ->1 Ignored ->2 Print '?' ->3 Rx Buff Size ->4 RX BUFFER SIZE:4K Bytes Back To Last ->1 Menu 4 kBytes ->2 45 Bytes ->3 64 KBytes ->4...
  • Page 31 T-40 User’s Manual Full Cut Mode ->4 Partial Cut Mode ->5 Default Cut Mode ->6 Auto Cut ->3 AUTOCUT SETTINGS: Nouse Settings this function Back To Last Menu ->1 Cut paper when ->2 cover is closed No cut paper when ->3...
  • Page 32 T-40 User’s Manual Extra High ->5 Paper Roll ->3 PAPER ROLL Width WIDTH: 80.0 mm Back To Last ->1 Menu 57.5 mm ->2 80.0 mm ->3 82.5 mm ->4 Left Margin ->4 LEFT MARGIN: 7 mm Back To Last ->1...
  • Page 33 T-40 User’s Manual 9 mm ->7 CR Command ->6 CR COMMAND: Disable Back To Last ->1 Menu Enable ->2 Disable ->3 Code Page ->7 Code page settings Back To Last ->1 Menu Print All ->2 Code pages Select A ->3...
  • Page 34 T-40 User’s Manual Disable ->3 Stop Print When ->3 STOP PRINT W HEN PAPER Low PAPERLOW: Disable Back To Last ->1 Menu Enable ->2 Disable ->3 Paper Near End ->4 PAPER NEAR END Sensor SENSER: Enabled Back To Last ->1...
  • Page 35 T-40 User’s Manual Enable Internal ->3 BEEP MODE buzzer Back To Last ->1 Menu Mode 1 ->2 Mode 2 ->3 Mode 3 ->4 Mode 4 ->5 Mode 5 ->6 All Beep disabled ->4 Test Page ->10 Testpage up to down...
  • Page 36 T-40 User’s Manual ONTIME E05Configuration ->8 E05CONFIGURATION ->1 I Reset JK-E04 Config ->2 IP Address: Print Settings MAC Address: Subnet Mask: GATEWAY: Print Port:...

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