MTP-600 Series Modular Thermal Printers User Manual TELPAR A MOORE WALLACE COMPANY 1550 Lakeville Drive, Suite 500 Lewisville, TX 75057 Toll Free: 800-872-4886 (from the U.S.A. and Canada only) 972- 420-4700 Fax: 972-420-4272 Website: www.telpar.com E-mail: info@telpar.com Part No. 090102-0010 (Rev. B - 6/03)
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DESCRIBED HEREIN. Telpar’s liability hereunder is limited to the repair or replacement of defective parts. This liability does not extend to normal wear and tear. Telpar will, solely at its option, remedy all valid warranty claims either by: Repairing or replacing the defective unit at Telpar’s factory; or Repairing or replacing the defective subassembly at Telpar’s factory.
1.5.3 3-Pin Hosiden Connector on Printer for Power Supply Connection ........3 1.5.4 4-Pin Molex Connector on Printer for Power Supply Connection......... 4 Telpar Roll Paper for MTP-600 Series ................4 Operator Instructions ..................... 5 Unpacking and Inspection...................5 Paper Loading......................5 2.2.1 Side-Loading Roll .......................
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TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 4.3.1 Serial (RS-232C) Interface Specification ................22 4.3.2 Serial I/O Connector......................23 4.3.3 Flow Control ........................23 Centronics Parallel Interface..................23 4.4.1 Parallel I/O Connector ...................... 23 Specifications......................26 Features........................26 General Specifications ....................26 Error Detection Function...................27 Default Character Set ....................30...
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TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Table 7 - Bar Code Commands ......................15 Table 8 Top of Form Commands......................15 Table 9 - Seldom Used Commands....................... 17 Table 10 - Bit Image Mode Settings....................... 18 Table 11 - Serial (RS-232C) Interface Specification ................22 Table 12 - Serial (RS-232C) Interface Pin Assignments.................
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 1 General The MTP-600 series of modular thermal printers is designed specifically for the high performance, size and durability requirements of cut and drop applications. The compact size and high performance characteristics, coupled with its rugged design also makes it ideal for the kiosk environment.
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual • Inverted print mode • International character set: Control Boards, Centronics parallel or serial, have the following: U.S.A., France, Germany, England, Denmark (2 choices), Sweden, Italy, Spain (2 choices), Japan (2 choices), Norway, Latin America.
For MTP-640:152 mm (6 in) outside diameter, 114 mm (4.49 in) wide, length 180 m (590 ft) - P/N 251102-0604 Specific to Thermal Printers: TELPAR does not warranty damages to the thermal print head as a result of printing with thermal paper not specified or approved by TELPAR MTP-600 User Manual –...
2.2.2 Drop In Roll The MTP-600 series printer may also be configured as a drop in loader. Load the roll of paper by placing the spindle inside the roll of paper and place spindle in slots with paper fed over the top toward the paper slot (front of unit).
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual To load paper, turn on the power and feed the straight edge of the paper into the paper guide. Once paper has been initially loaded, the paper feed button may be used. Ensure that the paper is installed correctly and feeding properly with the thermal side facing up.
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual paper jam. Both the middle and up positions signal the microprocessor that the head is up so that no printing will occur. Figure 5 - MTP-640 with Cutter Mechanism closed Figure 6 - MTP-640 with Cutter Mechanism open MTP-600 User Manual –...
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 3 Installation 3.1 Self Test Mode The MTP-600 has a self-test mode that will print and cut a sample ticket. To place the unit into self-test mode, first turn power switch off, then press and hold the FEED push button switch and place the POWER switch in the ON position..
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 4 Interface Specifications 4.1 General The MTP-600 Series may be factory configured to be a Serial RS-232 interface or a Centronics Parallel. 4.1.1 Setting of DIP Switches 4.1.1.1 DSW1 – DIP Switch Populated only on Serial Interface printers.
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 4.1.1.2 DSW2 – DIP Switch 2 DIP Switch 2 (DSW2) Settings Item Setup Status Setup State Setup before Bit 1 Bit 2 shipping Printer 1, 2 MTP-620 mechanism required MTP-630 setting for mech...
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TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Name Command Command Description +n = data ASCII byte[hex] [1B] ESC Sequence Header. [1C] FS Sequence Header. [1D] GS Sequence Header. ESC RS [1B 1E] Start reverse video printing. Reverse Reverse and normal print can occur on the video print same line.
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TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Name Command Command Description +n = data ASCII byte[hex] ESC J +n [1B 4A +n] Forward Print if needed then feed paper n paper feed dot lines. Range = 0 to 255dec. for n dot...
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Command Command Description +n = data ASCII Name byte[hex] [1D 46 + n1 Set Left GS L Print if needed and then sets the + n2] left margin to dot position n2 x...
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 4.2.3 Bar Code Commands Bar Code Commands Name Command Command Description +n = data ASCII byte[hex] GS e +n m [1D 65 +n +m] Set Bar Set width of the bars used width for bar code printing.
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Mark is not found within a specified distance starting from the print position at the time the SeekTopOfForm command is received. The default setting is 44 lines of text print which equates to about 143 mm or 5.6 inches.
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Name Command Command Description +n = data ASCII byte[hex] ESC c 1 +n Select [1B 63 31 See Section 4.2.7.4 - Select Paper paper Type. type ESC s +n [1B 73 +n] Print if needed then set the printing printing speed.
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 4.2.7 Descriptions of Commands 4.2.7.1 Set Print Mode ESC ! +n [1B 21 +n] +n is defined as: Bit 7 --- Not used. Bit 6 --- Not used. Bit 5 --- 0 = Double high print OFF.
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TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual The number of data bytes required per dot line may be reduced if the margins are changed by command GS L + m and/or GS W + m. With BR defined as the number of data bytes required per dot line, the number of data bytes required to complete this sequence = (n1+256*n2)*BR).
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 4.2.7.4 Select Paper Type ESC c 1 +n [1B 63 31 +n] +n is defined as: Bit 7 --- Not used. Bit 6 --- Not used. Bit 5 --- 0 = Forward detection of marks.
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TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Bit 2 ---1 enable AUTO STATUS when a specified error occurs (See FS 9 +n). Bit 1 --- 1 enable AUTO STATUS when the printer is OFF LINE. Bit 0 --- Not used.
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Bit 4 --- 1 = MARK CHECK failed. Bit 3 --- 1 = CUTTER error. Bit 2 --- 1 = HEAD UP sensor. Bit 1 --- Not used. Bit 0 --- Not used.
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 4.3.2 Serial I/O Connector Figure 9 - Serial I/O Connector Serial (RS-232C) Interface Pin Assignments Name Direction Function RS232 received data. RS232 transmitted data. Hardware handshake line. Logic ground. High (“space”) = OK for the printer to transmit data when requested.
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Figure 10 - Parallel I/O Connector Parallel Interface Pin Assignments Name Direction Function /STB Active Low Pulse to send data tp printer ASCII data bit 0 (LCB) ASCII data bit 1 ASCII data bit 2...
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Selected Parallel Interface Functions SLCT & Condition /ERR Head up or Top of Form error. High Normal – Ready to print (or PH temperature error). High Paper out or paper low (if enabled by FS 9 + n)
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 5 Specifications 5.1 Features The MTP-600 series uses an ultra high-speed line thermal printer driven by 24 VDC, printing on 60 mm (2.36 in), 85 mm (3.35 in) or 114 mm (4.40 in) width paper. •...
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Specifications MTP-620 MTP-630. MTP-640. Power For head See Section 1.5 - Power Supply Requirements. Supply For motor DC 24V± 5%, 1.0 A max., <0.1A typical For cutter DC 24V± 5%, 1.0 A max.
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TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Paper Low 1) When a PAPER LOW state is detected, the data receive and printing continue to function. 2) The PAPER LOW function is disabled when the power is turned on or the printer is initialized. It can be enabled with the FS 9 +n command.
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Print Head 1) If the voltage is not 24 V ±15%, a head voltage error is assumed Voltage and the printer is automatically set to offline mode. For the Error SERIAL INTERFACE: If Xon/Xoff flow control is selected then Xoff is transmitted.
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 5.4 Default Character Set Table 17 - Default Character Set 5.5 Overseas Character Set Table 18 - Overseas Character Set MTP-600 User Manual – Part No. 090102-0010 (Rev. B – 6/03) Page 30...
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 5.6 International Character Set Table 19 - International Character Set MTP-600 User Manual – Part No. 090102-0010 (Rev. B – 6/03) Page 31...
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual 5.7 MTP-620 Dimensional Drawings Figure 11 MTP-620 Left Side View Figure 12 MTP-620 Top View MTP-600 User Manual – Part No. 090102-0010 (Rev. B – 6/03) Page 32...
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Figure 13 MTP-620 Right Side View MTP-600 User Manual – Part No. 090102-0010 (Rev. B – 6/03) Page 33...
TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Figure 16 - MTP-630/640 Isometric Drawing MTP-600 User Manual – Part No. 090102-0010 (Rev. B – 6/03) Page 35...
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TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual INDEX 3 of 9..............2 Even parity ............ 10 5 VDC power supply.........3 Even/odd parity selection....... 10 Advance wheel..........6 Expected life............ 2 ASCII characters ..........23 Factory configured ......... 10 Auto Cutter.............26 Fan Fold Load ..........5 Auto load............1...
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TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Operating temperature .......2, 27 Reverse video mode........2 Options ............2 Roll of paper ..........1, 5 Overseas character set ........30 Rotate print............ 13 Packing materials..........5 RS-232C serial ..........1 Paper auto loading function ......26 Select Character code table......
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TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual Storage temperature ........2, 27 UPC-A ............. 2 Tab ............11, 12 Voltage ............2 Thermal paper..........4 Warranty............ii, 4 Thermal sensitive coating.........4 Weight ............. 2 UL recognized ..........1 XON and XOFF ..........23 MTP-600 User Manual – Part No. 090102-0010 (Rev. B – 6/03)
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TELPAR MTP-600 Receipt Thermal Printer User Manual TELPAR A MOORE WALLACE COMPANY 972-420-4700 Fax: 972-420-4272 Website: www.telpar.com E-mail: info@telpar.com Part Number: 090710-0010 Part No. 090102-0010 (Rev. B - 6/03) MTP-600 User Manual – Part No. 090102-0010 (Rev. B – 6/03)