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Page 2: Table Of Contents
EPC1200 SERIES 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 ... - Page 3 EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL APPENDIX D – CODE128 BAR CODE ..................47 D.1 Description of the CODE128 Bar Code ................47 D.2 Printable characters in CODE SET A ................48 D.3 Printable characters in CODE SET B ................49 D.4 Printable characters in CODE SET C ................
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Page 4: Introduction
It can be used in laboratories, industrial and professional environments. The PTR2 consist of a EPC1200-12 printer with serial interface enclosed into a metal chassis. The main features of the EPC1200 Series are: • Simple installation and easy maintenance. -
Page 5: Important Notes On Epc1200 Thermal Printer Handling
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL – IMPORTANT NOTES ON EPC1200 THERMAL PRINTER HANDLING In order to preserve the life of the printer, it is necessary to keep in mind some precautions on the handling of the EPC1200 printer. Please read carefully the following points in order to make a good use of the printer. -
Page 6: Cleaning Procedure And Precautions
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 2.3- CLEANING PROCEDURE AND PRECAUTIONS In order to clean the thermal print head, proceed as indicated by the following steps: 1- Unplug the power supply cable and open the front door. 2- Remove the paper roll and the thermal print head will be accessible from downwards. -
Page 7: General Specifications
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 3 – GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 3.1- PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS EPC1200 / PTR2 EPC1250 Printing method Thermal line printing Dot density 203 dpi x 203 dpi Printing direction Unidirectional with friction feed Printing width 48 mm (384 dots) Printing speed... -
Page 8: Internal Buffer
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 3.5- INTERNAL BUFFER The standard EPC1200 printer has a 10 Kbytes internal memory buffer, whose functionality is dynamically shared by the receiving buffer. The USB version and PTR2 have an additional 512 Kbytes memory buffer. This big receiving buffer allows the printer working in the following way: Firstly, all data is buffered, and afterwards the printing is performed at the maximum possible speed without being affected by the communications time processing. -
Page 9: Installation
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 4 – INSTALLATION 4.1- EPC1200 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS There are some general considerations to take into account when installing the EPC1200 printer. For PTR2 installation please refer to APPENDIX H – PTR2. A wrong installation may cause many issues like paper jam, difficult maintenance of the printer, difficulty in changing the paper roll, etc. -
Page 10: Fig. 3. - Fixing Holes And Window To Be Cut On The Mounting Wall
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 1) The printer must be set onto the user’s chassis and screwing it from outside. To do so cut a window with the dimensions indicated on the figure and thread four holes as shown. Fig. 3. - Fixing holes and window to be cut on the mounting wall 2) All the wiring has been designed to allow the user to firstly connect the cables and then screw the printer onto the panel although the other way is also possible. -
Page 11: Power Supply
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 4.2- POWER SUPPLY The EPC1200 is powered by an external power supply by means of a female 2-pin polarized connector that includes a security anchor. The power supply voltage must be verified before powering the printer. -
Page 12: Fig. 6. - Fenix Supplied 5Vdc Power Modules
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL Fig. 6. - FENIX supplied 5VDC power modules. Fig. 7. - Current consumption example 12/58... -
Page 13: Rs-232 Serial Interface
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 4.3- RS-232 SERIAL INTERFACE 4.3.1- RS-232 Serial interface specifications • Data transmission type: Serial • Synchronization: Asynchronous • Flow control: DTR/DSR control, none for PTR2 • Signal levels (RS232): MARK = -3 to -15 V Logic ‘1’/OFF SPACE = +3 to +15 V Logic ‘0’/ON... -
Page 14: 4- Pc Serial Interface Connection
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 4.3.4- PC serial interface connection Communications cable Ref. RS-232-6 HOST EPC1200 Housing: PHDR-24VS (JST) FEMALE DB9 Contact: SPHD-001T-P0.5 23/24 Fig. 9. - PC serial cable shield to chassis NOTES: • Same configuration in the printer and in the host system should be set. -
Page 15: 2- Reverse Mode (Data Transmission From The Printer To The Host System)
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL c) Timing diagram of data reception Fig. 10. - Timing diagram of data reception Specification Description Symbol Min(ns) Max(ns) Data hold time tHold Data setup time tSetup STROBE pulse width tSTB READY cycle idle time tReady... -
Page 16: 3- Parallel Interface Pins Assignment For Each Mode
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 4.4.3- Parallel interface pins assignment for each mode Source Compatibility mode Nibble mode Host Sys. nStrobe HostClk Host Sys/printer Data0 (LSB) Data0 (LSB) Host Sys/printer Data1 Data1 Host Sys/printer Data2 Data2 Host Sys/printer Data3 Data3 Host Sys/printer... -
Page 17: 4- Pc Parallel Interface Connection
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 4.4.4- PC parallel interface connection Communications cable Ref. CENTRONICS-7 HOST EPC1200 Housing:PHDR-24VS (JST) MALE DB25 Contact: SPHD-001T-P0.5 BUSY SELECT AUTOFEED Fig. 12. - PC parallel cable INIT SELECTIN 23/24 18/25 Shield to chassis NOTES: 1) Same configuration in the printer and in the host system should be set. -
Page 18: 1- Assignments Of Usb Connector Terminals Usb
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 4.5.1- Assignments of USB connector terminals USB Signal name Vbus D – Pin #1 Pin #5 Fig. 13. - EPC1200 USB connector. Mini -B series USB connector has to be used. 18/58... -
Page 19: Basic Operations
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 5 – BASIC OPERATIONS 5.1- PAPER LOADING One of the most highlighted features of the EPC1200 printer is paper loading, which becomes very simple if the following steps are executed: a) Open the printer’s front lid by pressing the cover open button. -
Page 20: Open Platen Sensor
PC1200 SERIE ES OPERATI ON MANUAL 4- OPEN PL LATEN SEN When this se ensor detects s the openin ng of the pl aten, it light ts the orang ge LED, bloc cking all the activity y related to p rinting. -
Page 21: 2- Programming Mode
PC1200 SERIE ES OPERATI ON MANUAL , once this p printing has been finish ed,the butto on is kept pr ressed; the printer will s start printing continu uously and repetitively a a character map until it t finally con cludes the s self-test by printing ‘* *... -
Page 22: 3- Hexadecimal Dump Mode
PC1200 SERIE ES OPERATI ON MANUAL .7.3- Hexade ecimal dump p mode o enter this mode we do as to en nter in prog ramming mode but to the question “… …hold press s programmi ng?” we release e the button and then w we will be req quested to p... -
Page 23: Fig. 18. - Led Blinking Sequence (Red)
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL ERROR Sequence (RED BLINKING) (a = 0,5 seconds , b = 2 seconds.) Led ON NEAR-END PAPER Led OFF Led ON HARDWARE Led OFF Led ON VOLTAGE ERROR Led OFF Led ON TEMPERATURE Led OFF Led ON... -
Page 24: 2- Printer Operation When An Error Happens
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL [Recover action] The printing recovers automatically from this error when the thermal print head temperature drops below 60ºC again. [Note] This error can happen if the ambient temperature is very high and the printer is working continuously with high-density printing. -
Page 25: 5- Flow Diagram Of The Error Detection For The Parallel Port
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 5.8.5- Flow diagram of the error detection for the parallel port The EPC1200 meets the IEEE-1284 standard, in the nibble mode variant. Compatibility mode Host system HOST Interface PERIPHERAL Data transfer SYSTEM. returns to Data transfer... -
Page 26: Control Commands
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 6 – CONTROL COMMANDS 6.1- COMMAND NOTATION [Name] Command name. [Format] Coding sequence. [Range] It provides the allowed range for the arguments. [Description] It describes the command functionality. [Notes] It provides important information in command usage and warnings, if needed. -
Page 27: Description Of The Control Commands
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL 6.3- DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROL COMMANDS Command classification Command Name Page Executing Setting Print and line feed Print and carriage return Real-time status transmission DLE EOT Select character code table ESC t Set right-side character spacing... -
Page 28: Lf Print And Line Feed
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL [Name] Print and line feed [Format] ASCII Decimal [Description] Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds one line, based on the current line spacing. [Note] This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line. -
Page 29: Esc T
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL n = 2: Offline status OFF/ON Function Not used. Fixed to OFF Not used. Fixed to ON Platen is closed (Thermal head is closed) Platen is open (Thermal head is open) Undefined Not used. Fixed to ON Not used. -
Page 30: Esc Sp
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL n(Hex) n(Dec) Page PC437 (U.S.A., standard Europe) PC866 (Cyrillic) [Default] n = 0 [Reference] APPENDIX E - INTERNAL CHARACTER TABLES ESC SP n [Name] Set right-side character spacing [Format] ASCII ESC SP Decimal 0 ≤ n ≤ 255... -
Page 31: Esc
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL OFF/ON Decimal Function Character font A (12 x 24). Character font B (8 x 16). Undefined. Undefined. Emphasized mode not selected. Emphasized mode selected. Double-height mode not selected. Double-height mode selected. Double-width mode not selected. Double-width mode selected. -
Page 32: Esc E
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL ESC E n [Name] Turn emphasized mode on/off [Format] ASCII ESC E Decimal 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Range] [Description] Turns emphasized mode on or off When the LSB of n is 0, emphasized mode is turned off. -
Page 33: Esc M
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL ESC M n [Name] Select character font [Format] ASCII ESC M Decimal [Range] n = 0, 1 [Description] Selects the character font. Function Character Font A (12 x 24) selected Character Font B (8 x 16) selected [Notes] ESC ! can also select character font types. -
Page 34: Select Paper-Near-End Sensor To Stop Printing
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL Paper roll end sensor disabled Paper roll end sensor enabled Undefined [Notes] The command is available only with a parallel interface and is ignored with a serial interface. It is possible to select multiple sensors to output signals. Then, if any of the sensors detects a paper end, the paper end signal is output. -
Page 35: Gs ! Select Character Size
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL GS ! n [Name] Select character size [Format] ASCII Decimal 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 (1 ≤ vertical number of times ≤ 8, 1 ≤ horizontal number of times ≤ 8) [Range] [Description] Selects the character height using bits 0 to 3 and selects the character width using bits... -
Page 36: Gs A N
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL Test pattern Hexadecimal dump Printer status print Rolling pattern print [Notes] This command has enabled only when processed at the beginning of a line. After the test print is finished, the printer resets itself automatically. Therefore, data already defined before this command is executed, such as user-defined buffer and print buffer are cleared;... -
Page 37: Gs L Set Left Margin
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL GS L nL nH [Name] Set left margin [Format] ASCII Decimal 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] Sets the left margin using nL and nH. • The left margin is set to [(nL + nH x 256) x 0.125 mm]. -
Page 38: Gs F
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL GS H n [Name] Select print position for HRI characters. [Format] ASCII Decimal [Range] n = 0, 3 [Description] Selects the print position of HRI characters when printing a bar code. n selects the print position as follows:... -
Page 39: Fig. 21. - Code128 Bar Code
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL This command is not affected by print modes. The number of data for the ITF bar code must be even numbers. When an odd number of bytes of data is input, the printer ignores the last received data. -
Page 40: Gs W Set Bar Code Width
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL GS w n [Name] Set bar code width [Format] ASCII Decimal 2 ≤ n ≤ 6 [Range] [Description] Sets the horizontal size of the bar code. n specifies the bar code width as follows: Module Width (mm) for Multi- level Bar Code 0.250... -
Page 41: Fs P Print Nv Bit Image
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL FS p n m [Name] Print NV bit image [Format] ASCII Decimal [Range] n = 1 48 ≤ m ≤ 51 [Description] Prints a NV bit image n using the mode specified by m. m (Dec) -
Page 42: Fig. 22. - Logo Loading
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL • yL, yH specifies (yL+ yH × 256) × 8 dots in the vertical direction for the NV bit image you are defining. [Notes] From the beginning of the processing of this command till the finish, mechanical operations (including initializing the position of the printer head when the cover is open, paper feeding by using the FEED button, etc.) cannot be performed. -
Page 43: Appendix A - Specifications
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL APPENDIX A – SPECIFICATIONS Thermal line printing Printing Printing method 203 dpi x 203 dpi; 8 dots x mm Dot density (dpi = dots per inch. Inch = 25.4mm) Unidirectional with friction feed Printing direction 48 mm (384 dots) -
Page 44: Appendix B - Mechanical Dimensions
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL APPENDIX B – MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS NOTES: - All dimensions are in millimetres. - For better viewing the PCB and the rear cover are not drawn in all views. Fig. 23. - Mechanical dimensions 44/58... -
Page 45: Appendix C - How To Order
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL APPENDIX C – HOW TO ORDER EPC1200-X-X-XX Supply voltage 5VDC 12-24VDC Interface nil: Serial RS232 + Parallel IEEE 1284 Special version nil: Standard type Custom-made type (under agreement only) EPC1250-XX Special version nil: Standard type Custom-made type (under agreement only) - Page 46 EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL AVAILABLE ACCESORIES PART NUMBER Description FAPOS-2 5VDC Power supply enclosed FA-05EPC 5VDC Power supply open frame FAPOS-3 24VDC Power supply enclosed RS-232-6 Serial cable 1,5m CENTRONICS-7 Parallel cable 1,5m T58X40X12 Termal paper 58mm 46/58...
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Page 47: Appendix D - Code128 Bar Code
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL APPENDIX D – CODE128 BAR CODE In Code128 bar code system, it is possible to represent 128 ASCII characters and 2-digit numerals using one bar code character that is defined by combining one the 103 bar code characters and 3 code sets. -
Page 48: Printable Characters In Code Set A
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL D.2 Printable characters in CODE SET A Transmit Data Transmit Data Transmit Data Character Character Character Decimal Decimal Decimal FNC1 7B,31 123,49 FNC2 7B,32 123,50 FNC3 7B,33 123,51 FNC4 7B,34 123,52 < SHIFT 7B,53 123,83 CODEB... -
Page 49: Printable Characters In Code Set B
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL D.3 Printable characters in CODE SET B Transmit Data Transmit Data Transmit Data Character Character Character Decimal Decimal Decimal “ & ´ 7B,7B 123,123 FNC1 7B,31 123,49 FNC2 7B,32 123,50 FNC3 7B,33 123,51 FNC4 7B,34 123,52... -
Page 50: Printable Characters In Code Set C
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL D.4 Printable characters in CODE SET C Transmit Data Transmit Data Transmit Data Character Character Character Decimal Decimal Decimal FNC1 7B,31 123,49 CODEA 7B,41 123,65 CODEB 7B,42 123,66 50/58... -
Page 51: Appendix E – Internal Character Tables
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL APPENDIX E – INTERNAL CHARACTER TABLES a) Page 0. PC437: USA, Standard Europe (International Character Set: USA). b) Page 17. PC866: Cyrillic. 51/58... -
Page 52: Appendix F - Testing Software
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL APPENDIX F – TESTING SOFTWARE The EPC1200 printer is delivered together with a Windows-based, testing program. This program is an easy way to explore the EPC1200’s main features. To install the program, run the “SETUP.EXE” file and follow the instructions on the screen. - Page 53 EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL PRINTER CONFIGURATION In this section we can set all the configuration parameters related to the printer settings as communication setup and paper width. SAMPLE TICKET In this section we will define the ticket to be printed.
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Page 54: Appendix G - Interface If1200
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL APPENDIX G – INTERFACE IF1200 In case the Interface IF1200 is sold alone, this appendix shows how it must be installed and connected as well as how buttons LED indicators will work. CON1 CON3 Components Side... -
Page 55: Fig. 26. - If1200 Mechanical Dimensions
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL CON2: Printer mechanism connector. This is to connect the flat cable of the LTPA245B-384 Seiko Printer mechanism. CON3: Communications connector. Read sections 2.3-RS232 Serial Interface and 2.4- Centronics Parallel Interface for pin out and specifications. USB versions have the USB connector located in the same position. -
Page 56: Fig. 27. - Ptr2 Fixing Options
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL APPENDIX H – PTR2 GENERAL FEATURES The PTR2 Stand-Alone Printer consists of an enclosed EPC1200 with an arm that allows attaching the device to any vertical or horizontal surface. The enclosure and the arm are made of paint-coated steel that gives the PTR2 toughness and prevents it from corrosion making the printer suitable for a wide range of environments. -
Page 57: Fig. 28. - Back Connector As Seen From Outside The Printer
EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL POWER AND SERIAL CABLE Attach power supply and serial port cable to connector CON1. Verify power supply voltage before making the connection. Fig. 28. - Back connector as seen from outside the printer. Terminal nº Name Function Power: 12-24VDC±10%) - Page 58 EPC1200 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL c/ Pacífico, 53-55 – 08027 BARCELONA, SPAIN Phone Num: +34 – 93 353 92 22 Fax Num: +34 – 93 353 97 21 E-mail: bcn@feniximvico.com http://www.feniximvico.com 58/58...
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