Table Of Contents - Fenix EPC1200 Operation Manual

INDEX
1 - INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 4
2 - IMPORTANT NOTES ON EPC1200 THERMAL PRINTER HANDLING ............................................. 5
2.1- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................................................... 5
2.2- ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS ........................................................................................... 5
2.3- CLEANING PROCEDURE AND PRECAUTIONS .................................................................... 6
2.4- RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................. 6
3 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................................. 7
3.1- PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................. 7
3.2- CHARACTER SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................. 7
3.3- PAPER SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................... 7
3.4- PAPER LOADING ..................................................................................................................... 7
3.5- INTERNAL BUFFER ................................................................................................................. 8
3.6- ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................. 8
3.7- ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ........................................................................................... 8
4 - INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................... 9
4.1- EPC1200 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................................... 9
4.2- POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................................................... 11
4.3- RS-232 SERIAL INTERFACE ................................................................................................. 13
4.3.1- RS-232 Serial interface specifications ....................................................................... 13
4.3.2- Change between online and offline mode .................................................................. 13
4.3.3- Serial RS-232 interface pins assignment ................................................................... 13
4.3.4- PC serial interface connection ................................................................................... 14
4.4- CENTRONICS PARALLEL INTERFACE ............................................................................... 14
4.4.1- Compatibility mode (Centronics compatible) ............................................................. 14
4.4.2- Reverse mode (Data transmission from the printer to the host system) ................... 15
4.4.3- Parallel interface pins assignment for each mode ..................................................... 16
4.4.4- PC parallel interface connection ................................................................................ 17
4.5- USB INTERFACE ................................................................................................................... 17
4.5.1- Assignments of USB connector terminals USB ........................................................ 18
5 - BASIC OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 19
5.1- PAPER LOADING ................................................................................................................... 19
5.2- BUTTON FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................................... 19
5.3- PAPER SENSORS ................................................................................................................. 19
5.4- OPEN PLATEN SENSOR ....................................................................................................... 20
5.5- NEAR-END PAPER SENSOR ................................................................................................ 20
5.6- LED INDICATOR .................................................................................................................... 20
5.7- SPECIAL PRINTING MODES ................................................................................................ 20
5.7.1- Self-test mode ............................................................................................................ 20
5.7.2- Programming mode .................................................................................................... 21
5.7.3- Hexadecimal dump mode .......................................................................................... 22
5.8- ERROR PROCESSING .......................................................................................................... 23
5.8.1- Error types .................................................................................................................. 23
5.8.2- Printer operation when an error happens .................................................................. 24
5.8.3- Data reception error (serial interface only) ................................................................. 24
5.8.4- Flow diagram of the error detection for the serial port ............................................... 24
5.8.5- Flow diagram of the error detection for the parallel port ............................................ 25
6 - CONTROL COMMANDS .................................................................................................................... 26
6.1- COMMAND NOTATION ......................................................................................................... 26
6.2- TERM DEFINITIONS .............................................................................................................. 26
6.3- DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROL COMMANDS ................................................................ 27
APPENDIX A - SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 43
APPENDIX B - MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS ......................................................................................... 44
APPENDIX C - HOW TO ORDER ........................................................................................................... 45
APPENDIX D - CODE128 BAR CODE .................................................................................................... 46
D.1 Description of the CODE128 Bar Code .................................................................................. 46
D.2 Printable characters in CODE SET A ..................................................................................... 47
D.3 Printable characters in CODE SET B ..................................................................................... 48
D.4 Printable characters in CODE SET C ..................................................................................... 49
APPENDIX E - INTERNAL CHARACTER TABLES ................................................................................ 50
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