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  • Page 1 Impact panel printer FH190SP User’s manual www.custom.it FH190SP...
  • Page 2 Printer components 1- Print mechanism 2- Case 3- Paper outfeed 4- Paper loading label 5- Front panel 6- Paper roll compartment 7- Keypad 8- Feed connector 9- Paper winder connector 10- Interface connector 11- External “Print” key connector FH190SP...
  • Page 3 The products are continuously checked and improved. For this reason Custom Engineering s.r.l. reserves the right to modify the information contained in this manual without prior notice. COD. DOME - FH190SP REV. 1.10 Copyright © 1998 Custom Engineering s.r.l. – Italy Custom Engineering Str.
  • Page 4 . s t . t n c i t y t i . s t y t i . s t n i l c i t y t i . t s FH190SP...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3.1 PRINT DIRECTION ................3-1 3.2 CONTROL CHARACTERS ..............3-2 3.2.1 Custom emulation ................3-2 3.2.2 ESC/POS emulation ..............3-19 3.2.3 CITIZEN emulation ..............3-38 4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............4-1 4.2 DIMENSIONS ..................4-2 FH190SP...
  • Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5. CHARACTER SETS 5.1 CHARACTER SETS ................5-1 ATTACHMENT A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS A.1 ACCESSORIES................... A-1 A.1.1 Power supply ................. A-1 A.1.2 Paper winder .................. A-2 A.2 SPARE PARTS ..................A-3 FH190SP...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    • Clean the printer with a damp cloth. Do not use liquid or spray products. • Do not operate the printer near to water. • Do not place the printer on unsteady surfaces. It could fall and get seriously damaged. FH190SP...
  • Page 8 D. The printer is not operating normally despite the instructions in the user’s manual having been followed; E. The printer has been dropped and its case damaged; F. The performance of the printer is poor; G. The printer does not work. FH190SP...

  • Page 9: Unpacking The Printer

    Before using the long screws, read the note to paragraph 4.2. GENERAL FEATURES The FH190SP is a printer which, in addition to having an innovative design, guarantees high performance and is reliable and user-friendly. For these reasons it is the ideal solution for applications which require the immediate printing of data on a ticket, whether they be of an industrial, professional or laboratory nature.

  • Page 10: Description Of The Printer

    INTRODUCTION DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINTER The FH190SP printer has an ABS casing (1) with a front cover (2) which opens to allow access to the paper roll and print head. The control panel is located on the front (3) and has a PRINT key, a FEED key and two LEDs: Power and Status.

  • Page 11: Installation And Use

    1. INSTALLATION AND USE 1.1 CONNECTIONS (Fig.1.1) 1.1.1 Power supply The FH190SP printer is equipped with a standard 4-pin male AMPMODU1- type connector (J4). The signals on the connector pins are as follows: WARNING Respect the polarity of the power supply...

  • Page 12: Paper Winder

    (Tab.1.4) 1.2 CONFIGURATION The FH190SP enables the configuration of the printer default parameters. This procedure is enabled by holding down the PRINT and FEED keys while switching on, with the jumper JP2 (Fig. 2.1) present on the printer card open.

  • Page 13: Autotest

    After completing the autotest procedure, the printer enters Hexadecimal Dump mode. This function is used for the diagnostics of characters received in serial or parallel. In fact, these are printed in hexadecimal code together with the corresponding Ascii code. FH190SP...

  • Page 14: Maintenance

    • Do not pull the printer carriage manually when it is switched on. • Do not put objects inside the printer. • Avoid blows to any part of the printer, both during and after installation. FH190SP...

  • Page 15: Interfaces

    In the following table, the signals present on the connector are listed: P N I P N I P N I P N I 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 FH190SP...
  • Page 16 2. INTERFACES P N I P N I P N I P N I (Tab.2.1) The following diagrams show examples of connections between the printer and the Personal Computer using 25 & 9 pin female rectangular connectors. (Fig.2.2) (Fig.2.3) FH190SP...

  • Page 17: Centronics Parallel

    2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 (Tab.2.2) FH190SP...

  • Page 18: Adjusting The Clock Through The Keypad

    To proceed to modify another digit, press the FEED key again. Each time the printer will print the updated time and date, highlighting with an arrow the currently selected digit; • To terminate the setting procedure, press PRINT and FEED at the same time. FH190SP...
  • Page 19 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3.1 PRINT MODES The FH190SP has two print modes, selectable through the control characters: normal and reverse. F H 1 90 S P P an el P rin ter (Fig.3.1) N orm al m ode R everse m ode...

  • Page 20: Control Characters

    3.2 CONTROL CHARACTERS The command table lists all the commands for the management of the FH190SP printer functions. These commands can be transmitted to the printer with both the serial and parallel interfaces; if, however, the parallel interface is being used, the user will not be able any kind of response, as this interface is uni-directional.
  • Page 21 FH190SP...
  • Page 22 Setting in the option register using the front keys [Reference] 00H, 02H, 03H, 04H [Example] [Name] Double height print [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] The printer prints in double height format [Notes] • The commands from 00H to 09H do not erase the print buffer FH190SP...
  • Page 23 • The commands from 00H to 09H do not erase the print buffer • The commands that modify the size of the characters are only enabled at the beginning of the line [Default] Setting in the option register using the front keys [Reference] 00H, 01H, 02H, 03H [Example]] FH190SP...
  • Page 24 [Description] This command prints the line buffer [Notes] • If the buffer is empty, the command is ignored • If the CRLF option is set, this command is ignored and the printer only prints when the command $0A is transmitted FH190SP...
  • Page 25 P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 where: X is not used (we recommend 0); R must be set at level 1; P1,.P6 are the data of the graphic dots (1 prints, 0 does not print). FH190SP...
  • Page 26 To set the time in the first way, transmit the 10 ASCII characters relative to the time and date followed by $13. To set the time in the second way, transmit the 10 ASCII characters relative to the time and date FH190SP...
  • Page 27 . . , . . , . . , . . , . . , [[Name] Print the 1st (...8th) programmable character [Format] ASCII 17, ...1F Decimal 23, ...31 [Description] This command causes the printing of the corresponding programmable character. [Notes] FH190SP...
  • Page 28 [Description] Selects normal mode printing: the ticket feeds out of the printer with the printing upside down, running from right to left [Notes] [Default] Setting in the option register using the front keys [Reference] ESC R [Example] [Name] Reset printer [Format] ASCII Decimal FH190SP...
  • Page 29 $1B $44 $0D” [Name] Store time of day in print buffer [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] Enter in the buffer the time of the real time clock fitted inside the printer: the format is hh : mm. FH190SP...
  • Page 30 DATE: $1b $55 TEST OK $0D to print just the date $1B $55 $0D” [Name] Enable printing of seconds [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] This enables the printing of seconds when the time is asked through the command ESC T [Notes] FH190SP...
  • Page 31 • The complete font is printed during the autotest. The font contains cyrillic characters [Default] Setting in the option register using the front keys [Reference] ESC B [Example] [ Name] Read a piece of data at an address (aa) [Format] ASCII ESC r Decimal FH190SP...
  • Page 32 To save the data $A5 in the address $01, transmit: $30 $31 $41 $35 $1B $77 [Name] Write the value (dd) in the option register [Format] ASCII ESC G Decimal [Description] Modify the configuration register. (dd) are two ASCII CHARACTERS that represent the hexadecimal code for the FH190SP...
  • Page 33 $01 double width printing $02 double height printing $03 expanded printing [Notes] • The setting is stored in the EEPROM [Default] Setting through the front keys [Reference] ESC m [Example] To print in double height mode, transmit: $30 $32 $1B $4D FH190SP...
  • Page 34 [Example] The response is on two bytes. For example, if you receive: $30, $32 it means that double height printing is enabled [Name] Transmit the next character in serial [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] Transmits the next character received on the serial port FH190SP...
  • Page 35 [Notes] [Default] The 8 characters present when the printer is switched on are loaded with a bit map contained in the printer flash. Any user who wishes to modify these bit maps must upgrade the firmware. FH190SP...
  • Page 36 [Example] If you wish the symbol of the code $1F to be #, transmit ESC J 2 followed by the 10 bytes making up the character: $1B $4A $32 $52 $52 $52 $7F $52 $52 $7F $52 $52 $52 FH190SP...
  • Page 37 ..i t s c i f n i l n i l c / t FH190SP...
  • Page 38 [Description] Prints the data in the buffer and forward feeds by one line, according to the currently set line spacing. [Notes] • This command sets the print position at the beginning of the line. [Default] [Reference] ESC 2, ESC 3 [Example] FH190SP...
  • Page 39 10H 04H n (1≤n≤4) is received. For example: in ESC * m nL nH [d] nL+256nH, d1=10H, d2=04H, d3=1H • This command cannot be used within the data sequence of another command consisting of 2 or more bytes. [Default] [Reference] FH190SP...
  • Page 40 . f f n i l - f f n i l n=2: Off-line status . f f O f f . n=3: Error status . f f t n i t n i t n i t n i FH190SP...
  • Page 41 • The spacing to the right of the character for double width mode is double that used for normal mode. [Default] n = 0 [Reference] [Example] [Name] Select print mode. [Format] ASCII ESC ! Decimal 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Interval] FH190SP...
  • Page 42 [Reference] ESC -, ESC E [Example] [Name] Select dot image mode. [Format] ASCII ESC * d1...dk d1...dk Decimal d1...dk [Interval] m = 0, 1 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255 0 ≤ nH ≤ 1 0 ≤ d ≤ 255 FH190SP...
  • Page 43 • After printing a dot image, the printer returns to its normal mode of processing data. • The relationship between the image data and the dots to be printed is the following: 8 dot image 24 dot image [Default] FH190SP...
  • Page 44 ESC !. Please note,however, that the last command received is enabled [Default] [Reference] ESC ! [Example] [Name] Set line spacing at 1/6 inch. [Format] ASCII ESC 2 Decimal [Description] Selects 1/6 inch line spacing. [Notes] [Default] [Reference] ESC 3 [Example] FH190SP...
  • Page 45 [Description] Selects the device to which the host computer sends the data, using n as follows: t n i t n i [Notes] • When the printer is disabled, it ignores all the data transmitted until this command re-enables the printer. FH190SP...
  • Page 46 • The horizontal tab is stored as a value of [character width x n] measured from the beginning of the line. The width of the character includes the space to the right of the character and double width characters are set with a width which is double that of normal characters. FH190SP...
  • Page 47 • When the LSB of n is 1, expanded mode is enabled. [Notes] • Only the LSB of n is enabled. • The command ESC ! also enables or disables expanded mode. In any case, the last command received is enabled. [Default] n = 0 [Reference] ESC ! [Example] FH190SP...
  • Page 48 • Backward feeding of the paper leads to the following problems: 1) Imprecise paper forward feeding pitch 2) More printer noise than usual 3) The paper could get dirty from rubbing against the ink cartridge ribbon [Default] [Reference] ESC J [Example] FH190SP...
  • Page 49 0 ≤ n ≤ 2, 48 ≤ n ≤ 50 [Interval] [Description] Align all the data on a line in the position specified. n selects the type of justification as follows: Justification 0, 48 Align to the left 1, 49 Centring 2, 50 Align to the right FH190SP...
  • Page 50 • This command sets the position at which printing starts at the beginning of the line. • The paper can forward feed by a maximum of 40 inches. Even if a forward feed command exceeding 40 inches is set, FH190SP...
  • Page 51 ESC d [Example] [[Name] Select the character code table. [Format] ASCII ESCt 1B 74 n Decimal 116 n 0 ≤ n ≤ 5, n = 254, 255 [Interval] [Description] Select a page n from the character code table, as follows: FH190SP...
  • Page 52 • This command is only enabled if entered at the beginning of a line. • In upside down printing mode, the printer rotates the line to be printed by 180° and then prints it. [Default] n = 0 [Reference] [Example] FH190SP...
  • Page 53 • When the XON/XOFF control is selected, the printer only transmits 1 byte (Printer identification) if it has not been given confirmation that the host is ready to receive data. FH190SP...
  • Page 54 1D 72 n Decimal 114 n 1 ≤ n ≤ 2, 49 ≤ n ≤ 50 [Interval] [Description] Transmits the status specified by n as follows: Function 1. 49 Transmit paper sensor status 2. 50 Transmit cash drawer connector status FH190SP...
  • Page 55 • The types of status transmitted can be seen below: i t c ( ) 3 n i f n i f Bits 0 and 1: The reserve paper sensor is optional; [Default] [Reference] [Example] FH190SP...

  • Page 56: Citizen Emulation

    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3.2.3 CITIZEN emulation TABLE OF COMMANDS t n i t n i t n i n i l t n i t n i t n i n i l n i l t n i FH190SP...
  • Page 57 [Example] [Name] Forward feed the paper after printing. [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] Prints the data in the buffer and forward feeds the paper on the basis of the length of the page specified by the command ESC C n. FH190SP...
  • Page 58 [Description] The printer prints in small (normal) character mode [Notes] [Default] Setting through the front keys [Reference] RS, SI, SO, 01H, 02H, 03H, 04H [Example] I SI SI SI SI S [Name] Standard character designation (same as US) [ Format] ASCII Decimal FH190SP...
  • Page 59 RS, US, SI, 01H, 02H, 03H, 04H [Example] [Name] Place the printer ON LINE. [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] Places the printer ON LINE. [Notes] Only this code can be accepted independently of the status OFF LINE. [Default] [Reference] [Example] FH190SP...
  • Page 60 Set/ cancel reverse printing mode. [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] Sets / erases (alternately) reverse printing mode. [Notes] [Default] [Reference] [Example] [Name] Set 3 mm. line spacing [Format] ASCII 1B 31 Decimal [Description] Sets 3 mm line spacing [Notes] [Default] [Reference] ESC 2 [Example] FH190SP...
  • Page 61 1B 4B n1 n2 Decimal 27 75 n1 n2 1 ≤ n1 ≤ 240; n2 = mute data [Interval] [Description] This command prints n1 bytes of data in graphic mode.The data bytes are arranged vertically starting from the left FH190SP...
  • Page 62 After the last data byte, the printer prints, forward feeds the paper (by 21 dots per line) and graphic mode printing is cleared. [Default] [Reference] [Example] [Name] Page formatting off [Format] ASCII 1B 4F Decimal [Description] Cancel page formatting mode [Notes] [Default] [Reference] ESC C [Example] FH190SP...

  • Page 63: Technical Specifications

    4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS The main technical features of the two printer models (FH190 24 and 40 columns) are listed in table 4.1. (Tab.4.1) ± ± ± ± ± Ø ± µ ° ° ° ° FH190SP...

  • Page 64: Dimensions

    4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4.2 DIMENSIONS The dimensions of the panel printer FH190SP are shown in table 4.1. With the screws fitted in the printer, the maximum thickness of the panel is 5 mm; using the two additional screws provided, the printer can be mounted on panels with a maximum thickness of 15 mm.
  • Page 65 5. CHARACTER SETS 5.1 CHARACTER SETS The FH190SP printer has two characters sets, each containing 224 characters (font 1 and font 2), which can be called up through the programming (paragraph 1.2) or through the control characters (paragraph 3.2). (Fig.5.1) (Fig.5.2)
  • Page 66 A.1 ACCESSORIES A.1.1 Power supply The following figure shows the power supply, manufactured by Custom Engineering, that can be used to operate the FH190SP printer. The power supply is available in 3 different models: PSM05 for the version fed at 5V PSM12 and PSM24 for the version fed at 9 - 40 V (Fig.A.1)
  • Page 67 A.1.2 Paper winder (Fig.A.2) The paper winder model AV03 can be connected to the FH190SP printer through connector J5. i l p o i t ± i r t (Tab.A.2)
  • Page 68 ATTACHMENT A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS A.2 SPARE PARTS (Tab.A.3) ° < < < > (Fig.A.3) (Tab.A.2) ° < < < > (Fig.A.4) FH190SP...

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