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- Page 1 Ultra-Small Thermal Panel Printer Mini PLUS User Manual www.custom.it Mini PLUS...
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Page 2: Mini Plus
All rights reserved. Total or partial reproduction of this manual in whatever form, whether by printed or electronic means, is forbidden. While guaranteeing that the information contained in it has been carefully checked, CUSTOM ENGINEERING SPA and other entities utilized in the realization of this manual bear no responsibility for how the manual is used. - Page 3 PRINTER COMPONENTS A. Front external view 1- Paper outfeed 2- Frontal Panel 3- Cover opening levers Mini PLUS...
- Page 4 B. Rear external view 1- Power supply connector 2- RS232 serial interface connector and other signals. Mini PLUS...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
5. CHARACTER SETS 5.1 CHARACTER SETS ..........................5-1 APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS A.1 ACCESSORIES ............................A-1 A.1.1 Power supply ..........................A-1 A.1.2 Data and power suplly cable kit ...................... A-3 A.2 SPARE PARTS ............................A-4 Mini PLUS... -
Page 6: Introduction
Disconnect the printer from the electricity supply and have it repaired by a specialized technician when: A. The feed connector has been damaged. B. Liquid has seeped inside the printer. C. The printer has been exposed to rain or water. Mini PLUS... -
Page 7: Unpacking The Printer
Mini PLUS is suitable for portable systems, diagnosis/ analysis and control systems, EFT/ POS, industrial instruments, etc. Mini PLUS is supplied by 5 Vdc and is available with serial RS232 (optional TTL serial interface) and paper sensor. Mini PLUS... -
Page 8: Printer Description
“on-line”. Table 1 lists operating statuses and the LED signals connected to them: (Tab. 1) t n i t n i t l u i l b i l b a t l Mini PLUS... - Page 9 INTRODUCTION Blank page Mini PLUS...
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Page 10: Installation And Use
The printer is equipped with a 4 pin JST male connector (SMT) for the power supply. The signals on the connector pins are as follows:: Model no. type: Header : B4B-PH-SM3-TB (JST) Housing : PHR-4 (JST) or equivalent (Tab.1.1) ± a t l ± a t l WARNING Respect the polarity of the power supply. Mini PLUS... -
Page 11: Self-Test
Printing out of a new printer set up report indicates that set up is complete. NOTE : The FEED key is external and must be connected to serial connector as indicated in paragraph 2.1. Mini PLUS... -
Page 12: Hexadecimal Dump
Shown below is an example of a Hexadecimal Dump: Hexadeci mal dump functio n 012345 6789abcd efghijkl mnopqrst uvwxyz 1.5 MAINTENANCE 1.5.1 Changing the paper roll To change the roll of paper, proceed as follows: 1) Open the printer cover as shown in fig. 1.3; (Fig.1.3) Mini PLUS... - Page 13 1. INSTALLATION AND USE Position the paper roll making sure it unrolls in the proper direction as shown in the figure 1.4; (Fig.1.4) Tear off the paper as shown in fig. 1.5 and re-close the cover; (Fig.1.5) Mini PLUS...
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Page 14: Easylock" Fixing System
To fix the printer you can use only the 2 hooks, already mounted on the printer, stopping the printer in the more convenient position. To remove the fixing hook, referring picture 1.7: -using a flat screwdriver lift the flap (1) and at the same time take away (2) the hook. (Fig.1.7) Mini PLUS... - Page 15 1. INSTALLATION AND USE Blank page Mini PLUS...
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Page 16: Interfaces
The printer with a serial RS232 has a molex 6-pin male connector 53398 series (Vertical SMT). Refer to the table below for the connector pin signals: Model no. type : Header : Molex 53398 series 6-pin (no. 53398-0690) Housing : Molex 51021 series 6-pin (no. 51021-0600) (Tab.1.1) i t c i t c Mini PLUS... - Page 17 The following scheme, shown in figure 2.2, represent the connection cable configuration between Molex connector 51021 series 6-pin (female) and a 9-pin connector (female). This cable can be use as wiring between the printer board and a 9-pin connector (male) of a generic host. (Fig.2.2) N.C. FEED N.C. N.C. PRINTER HOST Mini PLUS...
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Page 18: Printer Functions
COMMAND TABLE (Table 3.1) ASCII Description Note Prints in small characters Prints in double width Prints in double height Expanded printing Restores small character printing Forward feeds one line (n) $0B Forward feeds (n) line Mini PLUS... - Page 19 • The commands which modify the direction of the characters are only active at the beginning of the line [Default] Setting in option register by means of front keys [Reference] $01, $02, $03, $04 [Example] [Name] Double width printing [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] The printer prints in double width format Mini PLUS...
- Page 20 • The commands $00-$09 do not cancel the print buffer • the commands which modify the dimensions of the characters are only active at the beginning of the line [Default] Setting in the option register by means of the front keys [Reference] $00, $01, $02, $03 [Example] Mini PLUS...
- Page 21 • If the CRLF option is set, this command is ignored and printing can only be ordered through the command $0A [Default] [Reference] [Example] [Name] Set CRLF mode [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] Inhibits the command $0D maintaining enabled only the command $0A for printing Mini PLUS...
- Page 22 $11, n x $7F (where n is the number of characters per line), $0D. To print an empty line, transmit: $11, $40, $0D. [Name] Transmit printer ID [Format] ASCII Decimal [Range] 3, 49 [Description] Transmits the printer ID specified by n follows: t n i Mini PLUS...
- Page 23 $1B $41 $01 $40 (the ESC A command with 40mm x 8dot) [Name] Selects 24 columns [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] On receiving this command, the printer enters 42-column per line printing mode. [Notes] [Default] [Reference] $1B $69, $1B $68 [Example] Mini PLUS...
- Page 24 Setting in option register by means of front keys [Reference] $1B $52 [Example] [Name] Enable underlined printing [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] After this command has been received, the characters are printed underlined. [Note] [Default] [Reference] $1B $71 [Example] [Name] Set reverse mode printing [Format] ASCII Decimal Mini PLUS...
- Page 25 [Name] Management of bar code printing [Format] ASCII [code] [height] [position] [options] [length] [data] Decimal [Description] [ASCII code] Type of bar code Interleaved 2/5 Code 39 CodaBar EAN8 EAN13 [height] Number of dot lines in 1/8 mm. units. Mini PLUS...
- Page 26 [Default] [Reference] [Example] In the following example is indicated the command sequence to print a barcode : $1B, ‘N’, $1B, ‘c’, ‘C’, $50, $3C, $14, $04, ‘PLUS’ Mini PLUS...
- Page 27 • If the printer is using the parallel protocol, nothing with be transmitted [Default] Setting in the option register by means of the front keys [Reference] [Example] The response is on two bytes. E.g. if you receive: Mini PLUS 3-10...
- Page 28 • This command is executed immediately, even when the data buffer is full (Busy ). The status to be transmitted is shown in the table below: 0 1 , . f f a t l a t l . f f 3-11 Mini PLUS...
- Page 29 [Notes] • This command is executed when the data is processed in the data buffer. Therefore, there could be a time lag between command reception and data transmission, depending on data buffer status. Mini PLUS 3-12...
- Page 30 • This command is not affected by the emphasized, double-strike, underline (etc.) print modes and the upside-down mode. [Default] [Reference] [Example] For printing 12 bytes the command sequence is : $1D $57 $0C $FF $00 $FF $00 $FF $00 $FF $00 $FF $00 $FF $00 3-13 Mini PLUS...
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Page 32: Technical Specifications
, t h / t h , d l n i l . l a ° 0 ° 0 y t i y t i ° 0 ° 0 t i k Notes : Referred without paper roll. Mini PLUS... - Page 33 4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Mini PLUS...
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Page 34: Dimensions
4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4.2 DIMENSIONS In the following figure shows the dimensions of the printer. (Fig.4.1) Panel cut out Mini PLUS... - Page 35 4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Blank page Mini PLUS...
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Page 36: Character Sets
5. CHARACTER SETS 5.1 CHARACTER SETS The printer has 2 fonts each width 224 characters (font 1 and font 2). Shown below in figure 5.1 is an example of font1. FONT 1 (Fig.5.1) Mini PLUS... -
Page 37: Appendix A - Accessories And Spare Parts
APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS A.1 ACCESSORIES A.1.1 Power supply The figure below illustrates the power supply provided by Custom to be used for printer operation. (Fig.A.1) 2-M3 65.0 11.0 93.0 28.0±1.0 11.0 55.0 13.0 4-M3 (BOTTOM) 38.5 40.5... - Page 38 APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS (Tab.A.1) a t l a t l c i f ° 5 ° 0 y t i y t i ° 5 ° 5 Protection devices: Shortcircuit, overload and overvoltage. Mini PLUS...
- Page 39 To the cable connections see picture A.3; - link the power supply cable (1) to the power supply (1) connector of the printer.; - link the data serial interface cable (2) to the (Fig.A.3) interface connector (2) of the printer. Mini PLUS...
- Page 40 APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS A.2 SPARE PARTS (Tab.A.3) Mini PLUS...