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CUSTOM S.p.A. GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION THE CE MARK AFFIXED TO THE PRODUCT CERTIFY THAT THE Via Berettine 2/B Your attention is drawn to the following actions PRODUCT SATISFIES THE BA- that could compromise the characteristics of the 43010 Fontevivo (PARMA) - Italy SIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
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MANUAL For details on the commands, refer to the manual with code 0577200M000089...
1 INTRODUCTION This document is divided into sections and chapters. Each chapter can be reached by the index at the beginning of this document. The index can be reached by the button on each page as shown in the diagram below. Link to table of contents Notes reference Numbered title...
2 NAMES OF PARTS 2.1 Component overview Paper roll holder Open lever Open lever Auto cutter Frame (Control board installed) 1. Power LED 2. Error LED 3. Feed Button 4. Power Switch 5. DC (24VDC) 6. Comm. Connector (Serial, Female 4 pin) 7.
3 OPERATION 3.1 Loading Paper • Push the left lever and move the paper roll down in the direction of the arrow. • Release the left lever and the paper roll are loaded.
3.2 Paper changing You can change the paper roll in two ways. Clamshell method • Push the open lever to open the cover. • Insert the paper into the feeding entrance. Take care of the side of the paper roll. Keep putting the paper in until it sticks out the auto cutter.
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• Close the cover in the direction of the arrow. After changing the paper rolls, you can press the feed button to check whether it works properly. If the paper does feed out well, open the cover and insert the paper again.
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Auto loading method • Turn on the power. • Cut the end of the paper like the Image. • When the cover is closed, push the paper into the feeding entrance and the printer will start the auto loading. It will cut the paper after feeding it to a certain point.
3.3 Jam removal In case of paper jam, you can remove it following the below steps. (When cutter’s blade is properly secured) (When cutter’s blade is properly blocked) Turn of the power and check whether the paper path is blocked by the auto cutter’s blade. • • If the cutter’s blade is blocked, you can reboot the printer and it returns to the proper place.
3.4 Self-test You can print the self test by pressing the feed button twice. Turning on the printer while pressing the feed button allows to enter setting mode. ********************** KX60 Control Board Firmware : Ver x.xx Create :20xxxxxx ********************** Interface and Setting information...
3.5 HEX dump print Turn the power of and back on after the conirmation of HEX DUMP in Initial Setting Mode. After printing as [HEX DUMP MODE], it will print all receiving data to 16 hexadecimal data for all receiving data. This would be useful when developing an application because this notiies the transmission status. • Prints when 12 digits are received. • Data under 12 digits will print when you press the feed button. •...
3.6 Firmware update Printer program is easily updateable from PC with the Flash Memory equipped. When updating, it is demanding to be acquainted with the following order before executing. 1. Turn the power of and back on. (Dip SW manipulation is unnecessary). 2. Check the connectivity of Printer and the communication cable. (You can save time updating by using USB cable). 3.
3.7 Communication setting Set the printer coniguration and the communication condition to the host with the Memory switch utility program. Attention: All information on memory switch will be deleted during the coniguration and please reconigure the list of Code Page and Print Option. Manual coniguration 1. Run the printer in initial coniguration mode: • When you turn the printer’s power on while pressing the FEED button for more than 2 seconds, the PE LED and ERROR LED will simultaneously turn on / lash and run the initial coniguration mode. (9600 BPS, PARITY NONE, HARDWARE HANDSHAKE). 2. After you run the initial coniguration mode, it is printed as follows. [MENU] 1.
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3. Continuing from the previous, you can conirm after selecting the category on the printed list. Example) [BAUD RATE] -> 1. 9600 2. 19200 3. 38400 4. 11500 -> :Indicate current set status Select and the Enter... Meaning, ‘(->)’ indicates the current setting. When changing the settings, select from the list and if you want to move to the next menu without making any changes, then just conirm without selecting from the list.
3.8 Setting by the memory switch program You can set the printer’s functions and conditions with the host with the memory switch utility program. Attention: All information stored in memory switch will be deleted during the setting and please reconigure Code Page and Print Option as well. 1. Start the printer in initial settings mode. [If you turn on the printer while pressing down on FEED button for 2 seconds or more, the PE LED and the ERROR LED will light/lash in interchangeably and boot in initial settings mode (9600 BPS, PARITY NONE, HARDWARE HANDSHAKE)] ->...
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3. After Clicking on the Memory Switch tab, select KX60 under ‘Special Model Option’ drop down menu. Then select the relevant contents in each appearing forms and click on the ‘Start Transmit’ Button. Turn of the power to the printer then back on after inishing the coniguration and the printer will work in the conigured value.
3.9 Memory switch Use non-volatile memory to set the function. • Please use the provided ‘Memory Switch Utility’ for the setting. Once you’ve set the value, it will not reset even if you turn of the power so the value will remain until you make the • change. MEMORY SW SET VALUE DESCRIPTION p OR m 0~1200 OR 0~136 248 ~ 4000 Basic Code Page Setting one of the Code Page out of the option to be a default Basic Font 2 bytes code will set the default from Korean (24x24), Korean (16x16),...
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1. SW1 : • p(7016) Setting : When executing cutting command (DC3 + “i”), move from the black mark point to the plus position up to the value set in SW2, then cut from that position. • m(6D16) Setting: When executing the cutting command (DC3 + “i”, move up to the value set in SW2, then cut in that position.
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3. SW3 : Sets the distance from the ticket start point to the black mark point. When setting the First Page No Cut, it is used to set the initial position of the irst piece of paper. You can set up 0~120 (0 ~ 15 mm : When cutting position is in front of blackmark) OR to 120~4000(15 ~ 500 mm when cutting position is behind the blackmark) •...
4.2 USB 1. Standard : USB 2.0 Compatible, Full Speed(12Mb) response 2. Connector : Type B 3. Cable : USB2.0 Standard Cable 4. Data Methods : Bulk IN, Bulk OUT • Bulk IN : End point 6, • Bulk OUT : End point 2 •...
5 WINDOWS DRIVER 5.1 Printer coniguration settings 1. Please open the screen of printer / fax, and click ‘the basic setting (I)’ of the general tap. 2. Please click Advanced Tab(V).
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3. Please refer to the following images, and set up each details. You can select on each dropdown list to set the Density, Cutting Option, and Print Speed Setting. • No Cut : No Cut, just Print. • Full Cut : Full Cut after print. •...
5.2 Paper feed setting Please set the form feeding after printing. 1. Open the Printer and Fax folder, then click on the Basic Setting (I) under General tab. 2. Please click the paper /quality tab, and select from the Paper Feed dropdown list.
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3. Auto Select / Role Feeder : : After printing, the form feeding is not conducted any more regardless of the paper length. This setting is used when the printed material length is irregular. As you can see from the example below, the feeding will not happen even if you set the margin through the Visual Basic, so you’d have to set the FontSize smaller and print “.”...
6 NEW PAPER SETTINGS You can create and use a paper size that its your system. The below is an example of making 60 mm x 150 mm sized paper. 1. Open the Printer and Fax Screen, then click on the server property under File Menu. 2. Select the STANDARD (Size 80 x 400 mm) from Form Location.
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3. Check the “Create New Form” box. 4. Click the paper size ield and input 6.0 cm (W), 15.0 cm (H). Make sure to make no changes in the print area margin.
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5. Save the form after creating a custom name for the size. (i.e, Ticket(Size 60 x 150 mm)). 6. Go to Basic Print Setting -> Advance then Sel ect the newly created Ticket(Size 60 x 150 mm).
7 TICKET SPECIFICATION You can use a variety of tickets if you make a ticket with the speciications below. The ticket follows below settings as a default factory setting. [Unit: mm] 7.1 In case of blackmark on left side <Standard Ticket> <Usable Ticket Standard> ABCD 1 Page Blackmark Cutting location (Located on the (Front of back side) blackmark) Start of blackmark point min 11 Cutting Cutting location...
7.2 In case of blackmark on right side <Standard Ticket> <Usable Ticket Standard> 1 Page Blackmark (rear side) (Front of blackmark) (Cutting location (black of blackmark Start of location) blackmark point min 11 ~ Cutting Location 2 Page [*Note1]: B : Blackmark height, L : cutting location in front of blackmark L+B < 15 meaning, it should range within L < 15 - B.
8 USB (USER INTERFACE) Without using the Windows driver, you are able to check the printer status, and transmit / receive the data, by using USB Interface DLL (HwaUSB.DLL) and OCX driver (HwaUSB.OCX). 8.1 DLL Interface Place the HwaUSB.DLL into the System32 folder or SysWow64 folder depending on your Operating System’s bit version. 1.
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4. long NewRealRead(void); Reads 1 byte of print status data using USB port. • Parameters: None • Return : Read Normal : Print Status Value Read Error : -1(Negative) 5. long PrintPacket(unsigned char *PacketBuf,unsigned long PacketLength); The sending data bufer outputs a USB port for the speciied data length. • Parameters: PacketBuf : TransmitDataBufer Pointer PacketLength : Transmit data length (not to exceed up to 64 bytes) •...
8.2 Cautionary points when using the USB interface When transmitting jointly with Windows driver with the USB interface, there are cases of data transmission does not complete in order due to the mixed signal from the windows driver data and the USB interface data. In this case, set it to ‘without using Printer SpoolFunction’...
9 SPECIFICATIONS 9.1 Hardware speciications Printing method Direct Linear Thermal Dot density 203 DPI (8 dots/ mm (W) x 8 dots / mm (H)) Number of dots/line 448 dots Paper feeding width (1 step) 0.125 mm Paper thickness from 50 µm to 120 µm Φ100 Paper roll diameter (max) Paper width...
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Input voltage: from 100 V to 240 V (AC) SMPS speciications Output voltage: 24 V (DC) (Max 25.5 V) Output current: 2.5 A Life Span Thermal head 100 Km (100 million pulses) (25 °C, average humidity) Auto cutter: 2 milion cuts Environment condition Operating: from -20 °C to 60 °C (#1) (from -4 °F to 140 °F) (#1) Guaranteed operating temperature range of the product is only from...
9.2 External dimensions KX60 Horizonatal Length 137.62 mm Height 91.83 mm Width 98.78 mm Weight 380 g All the dimensions shown in following igures are in millimetres.
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KX60 Vertical Length 177.66 mm Height 91.88 mm Width 98.78 mm Weight 380 g All the dimensions shown in following igures are in millimetres. 104.3 134.3...
10 ACCESSORIES The following table shows the list of available accessories for device: 963GE020000071 POWER SUPPLY 26100000000311 POWER CORD SCHUKO PLUG length = 2 m 26900000000005 ADAPTER CABLE FOR POWER SUPPLY length = 200 mm 26500000000356 USB CABLE TYPE A-B length = 1.8 m 976PF010000001 RS232 CABLE DB9-MOLEX 4PIN...
11 TECHNICAL SERVICE In case of failure, contact the technical service accessing the website www.custom4u it and using the support tools on the homepage. It is advisable to keep the identiication data of the product at hand. The product code, the serial number and the hardware release number can be found on the product...
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