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March 2006

Ticket Printer Ithaca

®

 Epic 950™

Troubleshooting

Printer status LED / Bezel status

The Ithaca Epic 950 printer features a LED indicator

system that provides the condition of the printer by

using solid or blinking LEDs to communicate the

status of the printer.

The following table lists the different LED indications.

Condition

Ready LED

Paper LED

Open LED

Fault LED

Unit Ready

On

Off

Off

Off

Cover Open

On

Off

On

Off

Chassis Open

On

Off

Blink

Off

Ticket Out

On

On

Off

Off

Ticket Low

On

Blink

Off

Off

Temperature error

Blink

Off

Off

Blink

Paper jam

On

Off

Off

Blink

RAM error

2-Blink

Off

Off

On

Checksum error

4-Blink

Off

Off

On

O

PERATING

LED Panel

Printing a Selftest Ticket

The Epic 950 has the ability to print a pre-defined

selt-test ticket, to test the normal functionality of

the unit, and create a printout of the current printer

configuration. To print a self-test ticket perform the

following steps:

1. Unrack the Inner Chassis

2. Open the Ticket Cover. Do not remove a currently

loaded ticket.

3. Press and hold the Feed Button until the Open

LED goes out. Then release this button.

4. Close the Ticket Cover. The unit now starts to print

the self-test ticket.

5. Close the Inner Chassis to resume normal operation.

Summary of Contents for Ithaca Epic 950

Page 1: ...Ticket Printer Ithaca Epic 950 for use in Atronic gaming machines Rev 1 1 March 2006 ...

Page 2: ...2 March 2006 Ticket Printer Ithaca Epic 950 Ticket Printer Ithaca Epic 950 for use in Atronic gaming machines Rev 1 1 Rel March 2006 2005 2006 Atronic International GmbH All rights reserved RELEASE INFO ...

Page 3: ...ator HotSwap QDT Hot swappable printer mecha nism design for easy service High quality printing face down Modular printer mechanism for easy maintenance Easy ticket loading and open ticket path Operator interface Feed button and status LEDs Ready Paper Open Fault Sensors for Burst Ticket Ticket Low Top of Form Ticket Out Chassis Open and Ticket Taken Ticket box 200 tickets with Ticket Low sensor p...

Page 4: ... range 10 50 C 14 122 F Operating humidity range 10 90 noncondensing Power requirement 24 V DC 10 max 2 2 Amps Ticket specification Dimensions Width 65 1 mm 2 56 0 03 Length 156 1 mm 6 14 0 04 Thickness 0 114 0 127 mm 4 5 5 0 mils Weigth 102 g m 27 Ticket type Kanzaki TO 381N or approved equivalent monochr Thermal sensitive layer facing down Fan folded stack of 200 tickets Ticket clearance A minim...

Page 5: ...en position 2 Lift and rotate the Ticket Cover backwards towards the rear of the printer 3 Remove all tickets from the ticket path and the ticket tray and check for any debris 4 Close the Ticket Cover 5 Proceed with ticket loading procedure Unload tickets using the Feed Button 1 Pull the Inner Chassis away from the Outer Chas sis until it stops in open position 2 Seperate ticket currently loaded f...

Page 6: ...paper stack into the ticket box The printable blank side has to face down even if otherwise stated on the paper itself The top of form mark has to be on the leading edge of the ticket facing upwards 4 Insert the leading ticket into the printer mecha nism When the ticket is fed about 15 mm into the mechanism the printer automatically completes the feeding 5 If the printer has been slid out of the r...

Page 7: ...ng card 1 Remove remaining tickets from the ticket path and check for any debris 2 Close the Ticket Cover if it has been opened 3 Make sure that there is power to the printer 4 Unpack a 2 5 x 6 Thermal Cleaning Card and in sert it into the feed path The cleaning card will automatically be drawn into the feed path 5 Open the cover and remove the cleaning card by gently pulling it back 6 Repeat the ...

Page 8: ...f Temperatureerror Blink Off Off Blink Paperjam On Off Off Blink RAMerror 2 Blink Off Off On Checksumerror 4 Blink Off Off On OPERATING LED Panel Printing a Selftest Ticket The Epic 950 has the ability to print a pre defined selt test ticket to test the normal functionality of the unit and create a printout of the current printer configuration To print a self test ticket perform the following step...

Page 9: ...ifit Jr The following table lists the pin connections Pin Function I O 01 MRESET In 02 Not connected 03 12 V DC In 04 Not connected 05 GND 06 24 V DC 07 GND 08 24 V DC 09 Bezel lamp switched 24 V DC Out 10 GND 11 RS 232 RXD In 12 RS 232 TXD Out 13 DTR Out 14 RTS Out Bezel lamp connector Pin Function 01 Modulated 24 V DC 02 Not connected 03 GND 1 7 8 14 14 pin interface connector Bezel lamp connect...

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