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Custom Audio Electronics FT190 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Thermal panel printer FT190 24/40 User’s manual www.custom.it FT190...
  • 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- Outside “Print” key connector FT190...
  • 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-FT190 Revision 1.20 Copyright © 1998 Custom Engineering s.r.l. – Italy Custom Engineering Str.
  • Page 4 . s t c i t . s t c i t y t i . s t FT190...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    2.3.1 Adjusting the clock through the keypad ......... 2-3 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3.1 PRINT DIRECTION ................3-1 3.2 CONTROL CHARACTERS ..............3-2 4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............4-1 4.2 DIMENSIONS ..................4-2 5. CHARACTER SETS 5.1 CHARACTER SETS ................5-1 FT190...
  • Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS ATTACHMENT A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS A.1 ACCESSORIES................... A-1 A.1.1 PSM05 Power supply ..............A-1 A.1.2 AV03 Rewinder ................A-2 A.2 SPARE PARTS ..................A-3 FT190...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    • Observe all warnings and follow all instructions attached to the printer. • Before cleaning the printer, disconnect the feed cable. • Clean the printer with a damp cloth. Do not use liquid or spray products. • Do not operate the printer near to water. FT190...
  • 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. FT190...

  • Page 9: Unpacking The Printer

    Before using the long screws, read the note to paragraph 4.2. GENERAL FEATURES The FT190 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 FT190 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 (Figure 1.1) 1.1.1 Power supply The FT190 printer is equipped with a standard 4-pin male AMPMODU1-type connector (J7). The signals on the connector pins are as follows: P N I P N I P N I...

  • Page 12: Logic Circuitry

    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 11 11 11 1 1 11 FT190...
  • Page 13 (Table 1.3) *The D7 signal is not taken into consideration in the event of 7-bit programming of the parallel port. In order to configure the FT190 with the extended character set, the parallel interface must be 8-bit programmed. The signals indicated have the following functions: GND: signal and power supply ground;...
  • Page 14 PSE must be shortcircuited to ground on connector J1. RESET (input): reset card controller, active at low level. The reset initializes the printer parameters, with the following effects: • the line buffer and print buffer are erased; • the print format is selected according to programming; FT190...
  • Page 15 1.1.4 Rewinder The connector J4 (1.1) is used to feed the outside rewinder. The position and the signal's function are as follows (table no. 1.7): P n i P n i P n i P n i (Table 1.7) FT190...

  • Page 16: Configuration

    1. INSTALLATION AND USE 1.2 CONFIGURATION The FT190 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 present on the printer card open.

  • Page 17: Hexadecimal Dump

    The paper is automatically pulled by the roller for 3 or 4 centimetres; Tear off the paper and re-close the cover. (Figure 1.2) WARNING Before inserting the paper, ensure that it is cut evenly FT190...

  • Page 18: Interfaces

    In the serial protocol, the signals which distinguish the communication are TD, RD, and RTS if the RTS/CTS protocol has been selected while, if the XON/XOFF protocol has been selected, the signals are TD and RD. Transmission format Protocol RTS/CTS Protocol XON/XOFF (Figure 2.1) FT190...

  • Page 19: Ttl Parallel

    In the parallel communication the signals which can be used are: 1) 7 or 8 bit data buses; 2) STROBE signal indicating the validity of the data; 3) READY signal indicating that the printer is ready to receive data. Transmission format Flow diagram (Figure 2.2) FT190...

  • Page 20: Calendar Clock (Optional)

    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. FT190...

  • Page 21: Printer Functions

    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3.1 PRINT DIRECTION The FT190 printer has two printing directions which can be selected by means of the control characters: normal and reverse. FT190 Panel printer Normal mode Reverse mode (Figure 3.1) FT190...

  • Page 22: Control Characters

    3.2 CONTROL CHARACTERS The command table lists all the commands for the management of the FT190 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 to receive any kind of response, as this interface is mono-directional.
  • Page 23 FT190...
  • Page 24 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONSAMPANTE A more detailed description of the single commands can be found below. • • ] t l • • ] t l • • FT190...
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  • Page 26 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONSAMPANTE ] t l • • ] t l • , y t • ] t l FT190...
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  • Page 29 : I I ] t l . . , . . , . . , . . , . . , . . ( . . ( . . ( . . ( . . ( ] t l FT190...
  • Page 30 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONSAMPANTE ] t l ] t l • • ] t l i t i FT190...
  • Page 31 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS • l l i • ] t l t i r • l l i • ] t l t i r • l l i • ] t l t i r FT190...
  • Page 32 ] t l t s i i r c t n i s t i f l e t n i i r c t n i s t i f l e t n i FT190...
  • Page 33 . t s i a t l i r c i l ] t l t s i ] e l i r c t n i n i l t n i ] t l ] e l FT190...
  • Page 34 ] t l ] e l i r c c i f c i f • ] t l i a t t l u ] e l : I I i a t l l i FT190...
  • Page 35 0 i b 0 i b 1 i b 1 i b 1 i b 1 i t l t n i s t i l e l t n i c t i f f u ° FT190...
  • Page 36 ] t l ] e l i t t o i t t n i t l u i t n i t n i t n i t n FT190...
  • Page 37 ] e l i r c s t i l a i t s i f I I • t n i e l l , l o ] t l ] e l t l u t s i FT190...
  • Page 38 ] t l ] e l : t i l a i n i l i r c y f i n i l t n i n i l FT190...
  • Page 39 ' r r i f ] e l o l l o i t i v i t n i s t i i t n n i l , t c s t i n i l FT190...
  • Page 40 [ ] h t i r c t n I ] t h n i l . s t t i s , n i s t i & ] h t t n I FT190...
  • Page 41 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS ] t l ] e l i r c n i l ] t l ] e l i r c n i l t n i ] t l ] e l FT190...

  • Page 42: Technical Specifications

    4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS The main technical features of the printer are listed in Table 4.1. Table 4.1 i l ( x i r Ø l e l ± o i t S “ ” i t n FT190...

  • Page 43: Dimensions

    4.2 DIMENSIONS The dimensions of the FT190 panel printer are shown in the figure below. 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 44: Character Sets

    5. CHARACTER SETS 5.1 CHARACTER SETS The FT190 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). (Figure 5.1) (Figure 5.2)

  • Page 45: Attachment A - Accessories And Spare Parts

    ATTACHMENT A - ACCESSORI ES AND SPARE PARTS A.1 ACCESSORIES A.1.1 PSM05 power supply The following figure shows the PSM05 power supply which feeds the FT190 printer with a voltage of 5 VDC. (Figure A.1) ssis GND cha LED on 0V 5V (Table A.1)

  • Page 46: Av03 Rewinder

    ATTACHMENT A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS A.1.2 AV03 Rewinder To the printer FT190 can be related in the connector J4 the rewinder model AV03. (Figure A.2) c i l l l o ± (Table A.2) FT190...

  • Page 47: Spare Parts

    ATTACHMENT A - ACCESSORI ES AND SPARE PARTS A.2 SPARE PARTS (Table A.3) y t i ° n ° < < < > i t n e i t (Figure A.3) FT190...

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