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Custom Audio Electronics SMICE-LP4 User Manual

Thermal smice label printer with integrated power supply 112/80 mm
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112/80 mm
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SMICE-LP4
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  • Page 1 Thermal SMICE label Printer with integrated power supply 112/80 mm User Manual SMICE-LP4 WWW.CUSTOM.IT...
  • Page 2 For this reason CUSTOM ENGINEERING SPA reserves the right to modify the information contained in this manual without prior notice. COD. DOME – SMICE-LP4 VERS. PRELIMINARY Copyright  2002 CUSTOM ENGINEERING SPA – Italy Custom Engineering Str.
  • Page 3 PRINTER COMPONENTS A. SMICE-LP4 - front exterior view 1- Printer base 2- Cover 3- Paper guide 4- Print mechanism + Cutter 5- Backlighting FEED key 6- Key “KEY2” 7- Paper opening 8- Paper control edges for 80mm roll 9- Plate...
  • Page 4 B. SMICE-LP4 - rear view 1- Interface connector 2- Drawer connector 3- Power supply connector 4- ON/OFF switch SMICE-LP4...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION 1.1 Labels commands 1.2 Layout handling commands 1.3 Fields handling commands 1.4 Label handling commands 1.5 Previous commands that may be useful 1.6 Example of a label handling mode application 2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2.1 Technical specifications 2.2 Dimensions SMICE-LP4...
  • Page 6 1. Manual (or CD-rom) 2. Printer GENERAL FEATURES The SMICE-LP4 is suitable for industrial applications, for point of sale where space requirements is priority. • Label width 112mm / 80mm, with different height. • 200dpi printing resolution.
  • Page 7 • ”KEY2” key. During machine power-up, pressing the ”KEY2” key, the printer goes in the SETUP procedure that allows to print and modify the mains setup parameters (see paragraph 1.2) besides to perform the Hexadecimal Dump function (see paragraph 1.3). SMICE-LP4...
  • Page 8 Yellow Printer in warning status : paper out, cover opened Printer in error status : power supply voltage incorrect, heading over temperature. • ON/OFF key. When pressed, it turns on the printer (fig.3); when released, the printer shuts off. SMICE-LP4...

  • Page 9: Commands Description

    1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION 1.1 Labels commands Printer serial setup A command has been created that permits modification of the configuration parameter value. Given below is the description of this command. [Name] Printer serial set-up [Format] ASCII Decimal 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Range] 0 ≤...
  • Page 10 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION Notch threshold 0.5 V 1.0 V 1.5 V 2.0 V 2.5 V 3.0 V 3.5 V 4.0 V 4.5 V Alignment correction -2.00 mm -1.75 mm -1.50 mm -1.25 mm -1.00 mm -0.75 mm -0.50 mm -0.25 mm 0.00 mm +0.25 mm +0.50 mm...
  • Page 11 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION Print Density - 50 % -37 % -25 % -12 % Normal +12 % +25 % +37 % +50 % +62 % +75 % +87 % +100 % +112 % +125 % +137 % +150 % Paper Type Single form (Note 2) Label roll...
  • Page 12 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION The ck is calculated as the sum of the preceding command Ck = 0x1D + 0xFF + 0x0A + 0x32 + 0x0F + 0x0E = 0x0175 The final command is as follows: 0x1D 0xFF 0x0A 0x32 0x0F 0x0E 0x75 Print buffer cancellation A command has been created that permits the cancellation of the print buffer.
  • Page 13 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION For example, to codify the string “CIAO”, either one of the two command strings may be sent: 0x1D 0x6B 0x09 0x43 0x49 0x41 0x4F 0x00 0x1D 0x6B 0x4A 0x04 0x43 0x49 0x41 0x4F Please note: The second coding type (m = 74) is preferable because the stop character utilized in the first case (m = 9) is a character that may be codified in UCC/EAN128 and therefore could give rise to ambiguous situations.
  • Page 14 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION For example, if we want to codify the string ”(Ciao)” as a fixed length data field in a hypothetical AI codified by the number 45, the command must be formatted as follows: (45)((Ciao)) Single form handling A series of commands for comprehensive handling of single forms has been created.
  • Page 15 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION Calibration of the alignment sensor: Calibration of the alignment sensor is performed automatically when alignment is enabled. If alignment is enabled from key set-up, a receipt containing data regarding calibration is printed out, while if it is enabled from serial set-up, no message is printed but either the character ACK (0x06) is transmitted over the serial line if calibration is performed successfully, or the character NACK (0x15) in the event of calibration error.
  • Page 16 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION Label alignment: For the commands relative to head and cutting alignment, please refer to those described in previous chapters. Label mode printing: Once the label has been aligned, it may be printed in one of three modes. The first involves sending the strings of which the label is comprised to the printer in text mode;...
  • Page 17 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION Saving and re-calling a label layout: Once a layout has been completed, using the define command, the layout may be saved using the proper command and then re-called when required in order to avoid having to transmit each time the data that does not change between successive labels.
  • Page 18 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION The parameters of some commands indicated by [value] utilize the following syntax: - the value is expressed in decimal format; - valid characters are digits from ‘0’ to ’9’ (ASCII from 48 to 57) with the comma as the stop character ‘,’...

  • Page 19: Layout Handling Commands

    1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION 1.2 Layout handling commands GS B0h <num> [Name] Save layout [Format] ASCII <num> <num> Decimal <num> [Range] num = 0..4 [Description] Saves current layout in EEPROM as layout num. [Notes] If not saved, the definitions are lost when the printer is turned off. [Default] [Reference] [Example]...
  • Page 20 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION Box field: ASCII [numX] [posX] [posY] [dimX] [dimY] [modeX] [numX] [posX] [posY] [dimX] [dimY] [modeX] Decimal [numX] [posX] [posY] [dimX] [dimY] [modeX] Image field: ASCII [numI] [posX] [posY] [dimX] [dimY] [logo] [OLX] [OLY] [numI] [posX] [posY] [dimX] [dimY] [logo] [OLX] [OLY] Decimal...
  • Page 21 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION [Notes] Text and barcode fields, once defined using this command, are re-called using the <GS B9h> command; following this latter command, the text or barcode may be entered using the applicable ESC/POS command. Box and image fields are inserted directly using the <GS BAh>...
  • Page 22 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION To define an image field ASCII -> -> Decimal -> ASCII -> -> Decimal -> ASCII -> -> Decimal -> ASCII Decimal Image field number 0 in position x = 10 y = 100, width = 80 and height = 50; write logo number 0, starting from the position x = 100, y = 60 from within the logo.
  • Page 23 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION To write a barcode field ASCII > > Decimal > ASCII Decimal Writes the barcode (type code32 value 12345) in the position and with the characteristics set in the definition of barcode field number 1 of the current layout GS BAh <type>...
  • Page 24 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION GS BBh <type> <num> [Name] Cancel field [Format] ASCII <type > <num> <type > <num> Decimal <type > <num> Text field: ASCII <numT> <numT> Decimal <numT> Barcode field: ASCII <numB> <numB> Decimal <numB> Box field: ASCII <numX> <numX>...

  • Page 25: Label Handling Commands

    1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION To cancel a previously-defined image field ASCII Decimal Cancels image field number 0 of the current layout 1.4 Label handling commands GS BDh [Name] Print label [Format] ASCII Decimal [Range] [Description] Prints the label and does not cancel the graphic page [Notes] The ESC *rB command prints the label and cancels it from the memory;...
  • Page 26 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION [Example] Further use of the current label is not required ASCII Decimal The print buffer is cleared and a new label may be entered GS F6h [Name] Print alignment [Format] ASCII Decimal [Range] [Description] Aligns the next label at the first line of printing [Notes] [Default] [Reference]...

  • Page 27: Previous Commands That May Be Useful

    1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION 1.5 Previous commands that may be useful ESC & l [len] P [Name] Sets page length on label [Format] ASCII ESC & [len] [len] Decimal [len] [Range] 20 < len < 2320 [Description] Sets the number of printable graphic lines on a label. If the current label length is shorter, only the number of graphic lines actually available on the label are printed.

  • Page 28: Example Of A Label Handling Mode Application

    1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION 1.6 Example of a Label handling mode application Let’s assume that we want to create a label like the one shown here. It is comprised of 4 box fields, 8 text fields, 1 barcode field and 1 image field. The first step is to define the various fields that make up the label using the definition command—given below is the list of the commands to be sent to define the label.
  • Page 29 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION ; Definition of Barcode field ; See Note 4. 1D,B8,'b0,390,36,100;', ; Defines Barcode field 0 ; Save current Layout ; See Note 5. 1D,B0,01, ; saves current layout as number 1 Notes: 1. The type of fill used for BOX fields can also be specified. In this example, in box 1 we have chosen a pre-set fill pattern (see command description), while for boxes 0 and 2, the inside of the box has been left blank once drawn.
  • Page 30 1. COMMANDS DESCRIPTION ; insert image 1D,BA,'i0;', ; Draw image 0 ; insert text 1D,B9,'t0;DEMO', ; text 0 1D,B9,'t1;SMICE-LP4', ; text 1 1D,B9,'t2;ETICHETTATRICE', ; text 2 1D,B9,'t3;Num : 0000001', ; text 3 1D,B9,'t4;Custom', ; text 4 1D,B9,'t5;Engineering S.P.A.', ; text 5 1D,B9,'t6;Str.

  • Page 31: Technical Specifications

    Power Consumption 1,5 A 100÷240 Vac± 10% 50 ÷60 Hz Power DKD Function 2 drivers Reliability MTBF 50 Km Safety EN60950 +A1 +A2 +A3 +A4 Dimension 242 x 186 x h 132 mm Options RS485, RS422 2 - 1 SMICE-LP4...

  • Page 32: Dimensions

    2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2.2 Dimensions The dimensions of the SMICE-LP4 printer are shown in the figure below. (Dimensions in mm) (Fig. 2.1) 2 - 2 SMICE-LP4...