Star TCP100 Series Installation Manual

Thermal rewrite card reader / writer

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THERMAL REWRITE CARD
READER / WRITER
TCP100/2000 series
Installation Guide & Specifications
Thank you for choosing the TCP100/2000 Thermal rewrite card system.
This "Installation Guide & Specifications" includes very important
instructions for safety.
Please read this manual before you start the system,
and follow the instructions.
Star Micronics Co., Ltd.
Special Products Operating Division

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  • Page 1 Thank you for choosing the TCP100/2000 Thermal rewrite card system. This “Installation Guide & Specifications” includes very important instructions for safety. Please read this manual before you start the system, and follow the instructions. Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Special Products Operating Division...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    C O N T E N T S 1. HANDLING NOTES --------------------------------------------------------- 1 2. OUTLINE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3. UNPACKING ------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 4. APPEARANCE AND NOMENCLATURE ------------------------------ 6 5. CONNECTION TO EXTERNAL UNITS AND SETTING ----------- 7 6. CLEANING -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 7.
  • Page 3: Handling Notes

    HANDLING NOTES At the installation: 1) Install the TCP100/2000 reader/writer on a flat surface. Minimize any shock or vibration to the reader/writer, as shock or vibration may cause injury and/or failure. 2) Keep the TCP100/2000 reader/writer away from hands of the children. 3) Do not use or leave the TCP100/2000 reader/writer in direct sunshine or near a source of heat such as fire or stove.
  • Page 4 During the operation: 1) Do not use any other card but specified by Star Micronics Co., Ltd. It may cause malfunction, failure, etc. 2) Do not use wet or oily stained card. Do not touch card with wet or stained hand. It may cause malfunction, failure, etc. If the card gets stained, please perform cleaning of the card and the unit.
  • Page 5 10) When the unusual (such as noise, stench, smoke, fire, etc.) is found, turn off the power immediately. Then disconnect the plug. If the TCP100/ 2000 reader/writer being kept using, it may cause failure, skin burn, etc. Contact our sales/tech support team for repair. 11) Connect and disconnect the power cable only with power turned off and while holding the plug.
  • Page 6: Outline

    1. Reads/writes data from/to a magnetic stripe on the card (depends on the model type). 2. Reads/writes data from/to IC chip on the card (TCP100 series only: depends on the model type). 3. Prints/erases characters/graphics to/from a human readable area.
  • Page 7: Unpacking

    UNPACKING After unpacking the unit, check that all the accessories are included in the individual box. Housed unit (TCP100/2000 series) 1 TCP100/2000 unit 2 Power cable 3 Cleaning cards (2 pcs) 4 Cleaning liquid 5 Installation Guide & Specifications (this manual)
  • Page 8: Appearance And Nomenclature

    APPEARANCE AND NOMENCLATURE Housed unit TCP100/2000 series [TCP100] 1 Switch Cover 2 Power Switch 3 POWER LED 4 READY LED 5 OK LED 6 ERROR LED 7RS232C Serial Connector This connector interfaces the connection between host 8 AC Power Inlet 9 Cleaning Button 0 Modular Connector This interfaces the connection between MCD2000 (Star A Interface convert switch This switch changes the available interface : RS232C...
  • Page 9: Connection To External Units And Setting

    CONNECTION TO EXTERNAL UNITS AND SETTING <Connecting the interface cable> 1 Turn OFF the power of the host computer and the reader/writer. 2 Plug in an end of the interface cable to the reader/writer connector and the other end to the serial port of the host computer. 3 Fasten two screws located at both the shoulders of the interface cable connectors.
  • Page 10: Cleaning

    CLEANING 6-1 Using the cleaning card Two cleaning cards and one bottle of cleaning liquid for cleaning the mag- netic head, rollers, etc. are supplied in the enclosed plastic bag. (1) Dimensions of cleaning card 85.6 89.6 (2) Frequency of cleaning 1.
  • Page 11: Trouble Shooting

    TROUBLE SHOOTING Difficulties when the power is turned ON. Symptom Power Card is not LED lamp accepted does notlight up. Card is accepted Card is not accepted Card is Power accepted, LED lamp but main light up. unit does properly run.
  • Page 12: General Specifications

    GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Card type Card feeding part Driving method Card inserting direction Card feed speed 350mm/s (high speed) Magnetic recording part IC recording part Physical Characteristics Size Signal/protocol Printing part Printed characters 24 characters 3 lines Character font Font configuration 12 24, 24 24, 48 24, (dots) Dot pitch Environment...
  • Page 13 Special Products Operating Div. Card System Sales Section 536 Nanatsushinya, Shimizu, 424-0066, Japan Tel: 81-543-47-0122 , Fax: 81-543-48-5013 http://www.star-micronics.co.jp 2000.07 59082055...

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