GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION -Read and keep the instructions which follow. - Follow all warnings and instructions indicated on the printer. - Before cleaning the printer, disconnect the power supply cable. - Clean the printer with a damp cloth. Do not use liquid or spray products. - Do not operate the printer near water.
2. GENERAL FEATURES The ultra-compact thermal panel printer, paper width 58mm, with .SIXLOAD. easy paper loading system. The printer is supplied by 5 Vdc and is available with serial RS232/TTL interface, parallel Centronics/TTL and paper sensor. It’s equipped with a 203 dpi thermal printing mechanism, using 57,5 mm-wide paper rolls. It can print 24 or 40 characters per line according to the selection made at the setup stage or through a software command;...
Respect the polarity of the power supply. With the cable provided with the printer, connect only the red wire to the + power supply and the black wire to the - power supply CABLE TP200 + power 5Vdc (red) - power...
Ready to send Data transmission Data reception Signal ground Not connected Not connected CONNECTING PRINTER TO INDICATOR Below is the connection between the PRINTER TP200 and the indicators, serial port: STANDARD TP200 CABLE IPC50 IPE50 IPB50 GND (black) 14 (commun)
3.3 Self test Printer operating status is indicated in the configuration print-out in which, next to the name of the components displayed (see fig.1.4), the following information is given: • under HEAD TEMPERATURE is given the temperature of the head. •...
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General note: The settings made are stored in nonvolatile memory and are loaded automatically. During power-up, if the FEED key is held down, the printer enters the autotest routine and prints out the setup report. The printer will remain in standby in Hexadecimal dump mode (see section 1.7) until another key is pressed or characters are received through the printer communication port.
3.5 Hexadecimal dump This function is used to display the characters received from the communications port, after the reception of each 8 characters from the communications port, the printer prints out both the hexadecimal code received as well as the corresponding ASCII code. 3.6 Maintenance •CHANGING THE PAPER ROLL 1)Open the printer cover as shown...
4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS The table gives the main technical specifications for the 204 dpi printer model. Print method Thermal Resolution 203 DPI (8 dot/mm) Paper specifications Type of paper Thermal rolls Heat – sensitive side on outside of roll Width 57.5 mm ±...