Epson TM-L60, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...thermal line printer T M L 6 0 Operator s Manual 400179501 ...

Page 2: ...iates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchase or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation s operating and maintenance instructions Seiko Epso...

Page 3: ...at his own expense WARNING The connection of a non shielded printer interface cable to this printer will invalidate the FCC Verification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate ...

Page 4: ...awer control cable and power cable can be routed in any of four directions both sides underneath and out the back of the case l The power switch is on a panel in front of the printer body providing easy operation so both side and the back are still available l Barcode UPC A UPC E JAN13 EAN JAN8 EAN CODE39 ITF CODABAR printing is possible using a bar code command l Characters can be rotated 90 l Re...

Page 5: ...er command descriptions APPENDIX Appendixes contain information on general specifications character code tables and a list of commands CONTENTS Chapter 1 Unpacking the Printer 2 1 1 Checking the Contents of the Box 2 1 2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 3 1 3 Removing the Protective Material 3 1 4 Names and Functions of Parts 4 Chapter 2 Before Setting Up 2 l Connecting the Power Supply to the Pri...

Page 6: ...neous Notes 18 5 4 Error Correction 20 5 5 Cleaning the Head 23 5 6 The Cover open Detector 24 5 7 Removing Jammed Paper 24 Chapter 6 Software Control 25 6 l Printer Control 25 6 2 Command Descriptions 26 6 3 Commands 26 6 4 Program Description 54 APPENDIX 61 APPENDIX A General Specifications 61 APPENDIX B Connectors 65 APPENDIX C Interfaces 67 APPENDIX D Character Code Tables 69 APPENDIX E Comman...

Page 7: ...1 SETTING UP ...

Page 8: ... Printer Operator s Manual Make sure no parts are missing or damaged If you find any damaged or missing parts please contact your dealer for assis tance n n Maintenance Keep the packing case and packing materials in case you ever need to transport o r s t o r e y o u r p r i n t e r n Optional parts Power supply PS 130 Power supply DC cable 1 5 m 2 ...

Page 9: ...ation or shock may damage the printer n Ensure the printer has enough space to be used easily 1 3 Removing the Protective Material An orange plastic spacer is put into the printing mechanism section to protect the printer from damage during transportation Before you turn on the printer be sure to remove the spacer according to the following steps 1 Open the printer cover 2 Raise the head open leve...

Page 10: ...ts n Part names À Roll paper cover Á Operation panel  Power connector à Interface connector Ä Drawer kick out connector Å DIP switches 1 À Á Å Â Ã Ä 1 The DIP switches are located behind the small cover on the bottom of the printer ...

Page 11: ...ing state of label ejection command GS FF execution or from self test printing standby state l You cannot feed paper when the printer cover is open Panel Lights LED POWER green The POWER light is on when power is turned on ERROR red The ERROR light is on when the roll paper cover is not closed completely or when the paper roll is near the end The light blinks during an error condition or in the pr...

Page 12: ...r specifications match the printer s require ments l Using an incorrect power supply can cause serious damage to the printer Connect the power unit according to the following procedure Make sure the printer and the power unit are turned off Plug the power cable s connector into the printer s power connector with the arrow mark facing downward l Remove the power cable by grasping the connector firm...

Page 13: ...it and host computer Plug the interface cable connector into the interface connector on the printer then insert a screwdriver between the rear rubber feet and fasten the screws on both sides of the connector Plug the drawer kick out cable connector into the drawer kick out connector on the printer if this connector is covered you cannot attach a drawer kick out cable to your printer Remove the dra...

Page 14: ...e roll paper cover and raise the release lever toward you Make sure to pull the release lever out until the paper slot of the printer mechanism will be faced up Paper Slot Load the roll paper while lightly pressing the right roll paper holder outward Release the holder after fitting the paper core onto the holder Make sure the roll paper turns freely l When loading roll paper make sure to insert s...

Page 15: ... paper a little and pull lightly from the roll paper side to eliminate twist or misalignment Retighten the roll paper to remove any slack Both edges of the paper should be aligned parallel to the paper roll Push down the release lever Tear off any extra paper at the tear off edge by pulling the paper toward you Close the roll paper cover ...

Page 16: ...e inside diameter d1 of 12 mm and an outside diameter d2 of 18 mm or the specified thermal label paper with a core inside diameter d1 of 12 mm and an outside diameter d2 of 22 mm The thickness of the spool can vary use the table to determine the paper end detector adjustment Table 3 l Adjustment Values of the Paper end Detector Adjustment Dimension of T mm Value Specified thermal paper Specified t...

Page 17: ...plate to the appropriate adjustment position and tighten the adjusting screw NOTES l The T dimensions corresponding to the adjustment values in the table are calculated from standard measurements some variations in the actual mechanism l After adjusting ensure that the detector operates smoothly 11 ...

Page 18: ...10 See figure below l Each switch functions as described in the lists on the following page n Setting the DIP switches Follow these steps when changing DIP switch settings Turn the printer power supply off Always make DIP switch setting changes when the power supply is turned off Remove the screw to secure the small cover on the printer s bottom Flip the DIP switches using tweezers or other narrow...

Page 19: ...DSR DTR control without parity Odd parity SW 5 Even parity SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 9 Change baud rate Refer to Table 3 3 Change print density Refer to Table 34 SW 10 Thermal label paper Thermal paper Table 3 3 Baud Rate Selection Baud Rate SW 1 6 SW 1 7 1200 bps ON ON 4800 OFF O N 9600 ON OFF 19200 OFF OFF Table 3 4 Print Density Selection Print Density SW 1 8 SW 1 9 Level LIGHT ON ON 1 I OFF OFF 2 I I ...

Page 20: ...led correctly Turn on the power while holding down the FEED switch The self test begins The following contents are printed for printer current status printing first l Control ROM version l DIP switch settings l Interface settings l Print density After printing the printer current status the printer blinks the ERROR LED and enters the test printing standby state Press the FEED switch to restart tes...

Page 21: ...II REFERENCE ...

Page 22: ...d for 200 ms or more paper is fed as long as the switch is pressed and stops when the switch is released If line spacing is set to 0 paper is fed while the switch is pressed l The defined macro is executed when the switch is pressed in the macro executing command standby state l Paper is fed by operating this switch except during printing in an error state and in the macro executing command standb...

Page 23: ...within the range indicated below Roll paper Units mm Label paper All the numeric values are typical n Label paper conditions Label paper Hole dimensions NOTE Do not use anything other than label rolls with the dimensions shown above Do not mix labels with different length in one label 17 ...

Page 24: ...aracters on one line are rotated refer to Table 5 2 for paper feeding Table 5 1 Required Paper Feed Amount Dots When the line spacing is set to 10 dots Required Paper Feed Amount dots Underline without w i t h Font A Normal characters 2 4 32 Double height 4 8 5 3 Double width 2 4 3 2 Quadruple 4 8 5 3 Font B Normal characters 1 7 2 4 Double height 3 4 3 7 Double width 17 2 4 Quadruple 3 4 3 7 Bit ...

Page 25: ...elements of the head and driver IC are liable to be damaged avoid touching them with anything made of metal l The areas around the print head and motor surface are very hot during and just after printing do not touch directly with your fingers l Do not operate the head open lever except when necessary l Do not touch the surface of the head thermal elements directly with your fingers Dust and dirt ...

Page 26: ...g may be transferred between the surfaces g If the surface of thermal paper is scratched with a nail or other hard metal object it may discolor 2 Notes on thermal paper storage Color development begins at 70 C so the following precautions should be taken a Store paper away from high temperature and humidity Do not store thermal paper near a heater or in direct sunlight b Avoid direct light If expo...

Page 27: ... should be inspected OFF 150 ms 300 ms 150 ms Power supply low 150 ms 1200 ms impossible to recover voltage error O N Power supply should be inspected OFF 150 ms 300 ms 150 ms Print head thermistor 150 ms 900 ms Impossible to recover error O N OFF 150 ms 300 ms 150 ms Internal data Recovered by turning processing error 150 ms O N the power off and on OFF 150 ms 1950 ms Print head paper Recovered b...

Page 28: ...ro execution 2 O N executing the macro by pressing OFF the paper feed switch 300 ms Waiting state of label 600 ms Recovered by press ejection command ON ing the paper feed execution 2 switch to execute label ejection OFF command 600 ms Self test printing 1 2 s Recovered by press standby state 3 ON ing the paper feed switch to restart print ing OFF 1 2 s Recovery 1 The printer automatically detects...

Page 29: ...he auto cutter and the head open lever If roll paper is loaded remove it from the head area Clean the heating element of the head with a cotton swab containing an alcohol solvent ethanol methanol or IPA l Clean the cutter also with an alcohol solvent CAUTION l Never touch the head oils on your skin can damage the head Push the head open lever down Reload roll paper and close the roll paper cover S...

Page 30: ...ets the printer ON LINE automatically NOTE The roll paper cover cannot be closed unless the head release lever and the head open lever are down 5 7 Removing Jammed Paper Remove jammed paper according to the following steps Open the roll paper cover and raise the head open lever CAUTION l The print head is very hot immediately after printing Always remove jammed paper after the print head has coole...

Page 31: ... table There are two types of commands One byte commands l HT Horizontal tab l LF Print and line feed Several byte commands l ESC SP Set character right side spacing l ESC 3 n Set line spacing using minimum units n How to use this table Horizontal by vertical hex ie 4A J H denotes hexadecimal denotes decimal numbers Refer to APPENDIX D Character Code Tables Hexadecimal Binary I I Hexadecimal Binar...

Page 32: ...ge for the arguments Description of the command function Included only when necessary The default values for the commands Related commands Example of using the commands 6 3 Commands HT Name Horizontal tab Format 09 H Description Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab position l This command is ignored unless the next horizontal tab position has been set Notes l Horizontal tab position...

Page 33: ...ly when label printing mode is se lected Reference l This command will not work correctly after a label has been moved manually using the paper feed knob Position the label using the paper feed switch or issue GS l A FF or GS FF command must be sent after transmitting print data for one label GS FF ESC SP n Name Set character right side spacing Format 1B H 20 H n Range 0 n 32 Description Sets the ...

Page 34: ...y an HT l Underlines cannot be printed for 90 rotated characters l The thickness of an underline is set by ESC default value 1 n 0 ESC E ESC F ESC ESC n1 n2 Name Format Range Description Notes Default Reference Set absolute position 1B H 24 H n1 n2 0 n1 255 0 n2 1 Sets the print starting position to the specified number of dots 1 180 inch units from the beginning of the line l Divide the number of...

Page 35: ...es l s specifies the number of bytes in the vertical direction n specifies the beginning ASCII code for the definition and m the final code If only one character is defined use n m l The allowable character code range is from ASCII code 20 H to 7E H and the maximum number of characters is 95 l a specifies the number of dots in the horizontal direction l p is the dot data for the characters The pat...

Page 36: ...l character set Reference ESC Example l Font A is selected l Font B is selected ESC m n1 n2 d k Name Format Range Set bit image mode 1B H 2A H m n1 n2 d k m 0 1 32 33 O n1 255 O n2 3 O d 255 k n1 256Xn2 m 0 1 k n7 256Xn2 X3 m 32 33 30 ...

Page 37: ... to 0 l The bit image modes selectable by m are as follows m Mode Vertical Direction Horizontal Direction Number of Dot Maximum dots Density Density Number of Dots Normal Label 0 8 dot single density 8 60 DPI 90 DPI 192 184 1 8 dot double density 8 80 DPI 180 DPI 384 368 32 24 dot single density 24 180 DPI 90 DPI 192 184 33 24 dot double density 24 180 DPI 180 DPI 384 368 Notes If m is out of rang...

Page 38: ... H 33 H n Range 0 n 255 Description Sets the line spacing to n 360 of an inch Default n 60 1 6 inch Reference 5 3 Miscellaneous Notes ESC n Name Select device Format 1B H 3D H n Range 0 n 255 Description Selects a device to receive data from the host computer l If the printer is not selected the TM L60 ignores all received data the data is lost until it is selected by this command 32 ...

Page 39: ...o the same state as when the power is turned on Note l The DIP switches are not read again l The data in the receive buffer is not cleared l Adjustment amount of the label starting position using GS A command is not cleared ESC D n kNUL Name Set horizontal tab positions Format 1B H 44 H n k 00 H Range 1 n 255 0 k 32 Description Sets horizontal tab positions l n specifies the column number from beg...

Page 40: ...essed as normal data l When a data value n k exceeds the number of characters printable on one line the setting is considered to be finished In this case the following data is processed as normal data l Horizontal tab positions remain unchanged if the character widths are changed after setting the horizontal tab positions Default The default tab positions are at interval of 8 characters 9th col um...

Page 41: ... printer double strike mode has the same function as emphasized mode ESC E ESC H ESC J n Name Print and feed paper using minimum units Format 1B H 4A H n Range 0 n 255 Description Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds the paper n 360 inches Default Reference l The predetermined line spacing remains unchanged l Sets the print starting position to the beginning of the line l When the paper f...

Page 42: ...e 2 Germany 3 U K 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain 8 Japan 9 Norway 1 0 Denmark II Default Reference n 0 APPENDIX D Character Code Tables ESC V n Name Set cancel 90 cw rotated characters Format 1B H 56 H n Range 0 n 1 Description Sets or cancels the 90 cw rotation of characters l When n 1 90 cw rotated characters are set l When n 0 90 cw rotated characters are canceled Default n 0 36 ...

Page 43: ...r is n2 and the remainder is nl l Any specification exceeding the printable area will be ignored Not defined ESC Name Turn underline mode on off Format 1B H 2D H n Range O n 2 Description Turns underline mode on off When n 0 underline mode is turned off l When n 1 underline mode 1 dot line thickness is selected l When n 2 underline mode 2 dot line thickness is selected Notes l Underlines can be pr...

Page 44: ...0 Align left Align center ESC c 4 n Align right Name Select paper detectors to stop printing Format 1B H 63 H 34 H n Range Description Selects the paper detectors used to stop printing l Each bit of n is used as follows Value Bit F u n c t i o n 0 1 0 Journal near end Invalid Valid 1 Undefined 2 Undefined 3 Undefined 4 Undefined 5 Undefined 6 Undefined 7 Undefined 38 ...

Page 45: ...er feed switch l Only the lowest bit of n is valid When n 0 B the paper feed switch is enabled When n 1 B the paper feed switch is disabled Notes l If the panel switches are disabled by this command the paper feed switch is disabled Therefore paper cannot be fed with the paper feed switch Default n 0 ESC d n Name Print and feed paper n lines Format 1B H 64 H n Range Description Prints the data in ...

Page 46: ...s Default It is recommended that n2 be four times as much as nl or more l If m is out of range the printer reads n1 and n2 but does not output a pulse Neither m n1 nor n2 is defined ESC t n Name Select character code table Format 1B H 74 H n Range Description Selects page n from the character code table Default n 0 Reference APPENDIX D Character Code Tables ESC u n Name Transmit printer status For...

Page 47: ... ready Value B i t Function 0 1 0 Pin 3 level LOW HIGH 1 Undefined 2 Undefined 3 Undefined 4 Unused Fixed to 0 5 Undefined 6 Undefined 7 Undefined ESC v Name Transmit printer status Format 1B H 76 H Description The current printer status is transmitted to the host computer Notes l The transmitted status is only one byte and the data is as shown in the following table l When DTR DSR control is sele...

Page 48: ...Default Example Set cancel upside down character printing 1B H 7B H n Sets or cancels upside down character printing l Only the lowest bit of n is valid When n 1 B upside down character printing is set When n 0 B upside down character printing is canceled ters on the line by 180 and prints them l Valid only when input at the beginning of a line n O When upside down character printing is canceled W...

Page 49: ...FF command must be sent after transmitting print data for one label Reference FF GS n1n2 d n1xn2x8 GS n1n2 d n1xn2x8 Name Format Range Description Notes Reference Define down loaded bit image 1D H 2A H n1 n2 d n1Xn2X8 Defines a down loaded bit image with the number of dots speci fied by nl and n2 l The number of dots in the horizontal direction is n 1 X 8 and in the vertical direction is n2 X 8 l ...

Page 50: ...2 Double height mode 90 DPI 180 DPI 3 Quadruple mode 90 DPI 90 DPI Notes l If any data is present in the print buffer this command is ig nored l If a down loaded bit image has not been defined this command is ignored l If the down loaded bit image data exceeds one line the ex ceeds image data will not be printed l The user defined characters and a down loaded bit image can not be defined at the sa...

Page 51: ...t defined Reference GS GS Name Initialize printer mechanism Format 1D H 3C H Description Positions the label for printing Notes l This command takes effect on the third and following labels This is because the difference in detection level between label and base sheet is determined using the first label on a sheet and the label length and distance between labels using the sec ond label l Because t...

Page 52: ...ffective only when label print is selected l Make sure to set the starting position by considering the align ment of the starting position will be split out approx 1 mm be cause the paper is bent l This command is valid only after setting for the starting position by executing commands FF GS FF GS pressing the PA PER FEED switch or turning the power on l When position is adjusted in the reverse di...

Page 53: ... is n 2 Prints with left adjusted The empty specified digits will be filled with spaces Example m 3 n O m 3 n 1 m 3 n 2 indicates space Notes Default Reference l If m or n is set outside of the defined range that setting has no effect m 0 GS Cl GS C2 GS c GS C GS C1 n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6 Name Select count mode A Format 1D H 43 H 31 H n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6 Range 0 n1 255 O n2 255 O n3 255 0 n4 255 O n5 255...

Page 54: ...down reaches a value less than the minimum it is resumed with the maximum Default n1 n2 x 256 1 n3 n4 x 256 65535 n5 1 n6 1 Reference GS CO GS C2 GS c GS C GS C2 n1 n2 Name Set counter Format 1D H 43 H 32 H n1 n2 Range 0 n1 255 0 n2 255 Description Sets the value of the serial number counter l n1 n2 x 256 is the counter value Notes l When this command is issued the inner counter that counts repeti...

Page 55: ... N2 the minimum value To stop counting l Stops counting when N1 N2 N3 0 or N4 0 l N3 indicates stepping amount while counting up or down l N4 indicates repetition number with the counter value fixed l N5 indicates the counter value l When this command is issued the inner counter that counts the repetition number with counter value fixed will be cleared l N7 to N5 can be omitted If omitted those pa...

Page 56: ... HRI characters Format 1D H 48 H n Range O n 3 Description Selects the printing position of HRI characters when printing a bar code l n selects the printing position from the following table n Printing position 0 Not printed 1 Above the bar code 2 Below the bar code 3 Both above and below the bar code l HRI means Human Readable Interpretation Notes l HRI characters are printed using the font speci...

Page 57: ... or GS C it will be forced to convert to the maximum by GS c GS f n Name Select font for HRI characters Format 1D H 66 H n Range n 0 1 Description Selects a font for the HRI characters used when printing a bar code l n selects the font from the following table n F o n t 0 Font A 1 Font B l HRI means Human Readable Interpretation Notes l HRI characters are printed at the position specified by GS H ...

Page 58: ...d is ig nored l Performs the paper feeding required for printing the bar code regardless of the current line spacing l In each bar code system if a character code d cannot be printed the printer prints the processed data and the following data is treated as normal data l When a bar code system with a fixed number of printing charac ters is selected the number of characters K shouId be agreed with ...

Page 59: ...by n2 l n3 1 Executes the macro with the paper feed switch After waiting the period specified by n2 the error LED blinks and the printer waits for the paper feed switch to be pressed After the paper feed switch is pressed the printer executes the macro once The printer repeats this operation n1 times Notes l If this command is received while defining the macro the macro definition is aborted and t...

Page 60: ... paper set the DIP SW 10 to the OFF position To label paper set the DIP SW 10 to ON position à Connect the RS 232C cable to the host computer while referring to the computer s manual 3 How to write program 3 1 Printing on the roll paper NOTE Omit step and if the drawer kick out connector is covered the drawer kick out function is not available À For all programs always first open device RS 232C 10...

Page 61: ...tyle of Font B Font code size code size code size code size A CHR 0 Normal CHR 16 Double CHR 32 Double CHR 48 Quad height width ruple B CHR 1 Normal CHR 17 Double CHR 33 Double CHR 49 Quad height width ruple Font B and the size are selected until CHR 27 CHR X is executed again or initialized Ä Selecting character Font A and Double width 150 PRINT l CHR 27 CHR 48 160 PRINT l ABCDEFGHIJK CHR 10 Font...

Page 62: ...racters default 300 prints 4 French characters Refer to ESC R n È Resetting printer functions 310 PRINT l CHR 27 Initialize printer again É Printing bar codes 320 PRINT 1 CHR 29 H CHR 2 330 PRINT l CHR 27 CHR 40 CHR 0 340 PRINT l CHR 29 k CHR 2 012345678901 CHR 0 In order to print the bar code you must send the GS code Refer to GS code CHR 29 is the GS code 320 prints HRI Human Readable Interpreta...

Page 63: ...n line 350 the module terminal of the drawer kick out outputs a 20 ms pulse followed by a 200 ms wait How to read the status of the drawer kick out 360 PRINT l CHR 27 u CHR 0 370 A INPUT l l 380 IF A CHR 0 THEN PRINT DRW L 380 IF A CHR 1 THEN PRINT DRW H The u command in line 360 transmits the status of the drawer kick out to printer Refer to ESC u n 370 receives the data from the printer through ...

Page 64: ... 210 NEXT I 220 230 PRINT l CHR 27 t CHR 1 240 250 FOR I 240 TO 255 260 PRINT 1 CHR I 270 NEXT I 280 PRINT l CHR 91 CHR 92 CHR 93 CHR 94 CHR 10 290 PRINT l CHR 27 R CHR 1 300 PRINT l CHR 91 CHR 92 CHR 93 CHR 94 CHR 10 310 PRINT l CHR 27 320 PRINT l CHR 29 H CHR 2 330 PRINT l CHR 27 CHR 40 CHRS 0 340 PRINT l CHR 29 k CHR 2 01234567890 1 CHR 0 350 PRINT l CHR 27 p CHR 0 CHR 10 CHR 100 360 PRINT 1 CH...

Page 65: ...1 TO 10 180 PRINT l CHR 29 c 190 PRINT l CHR 12 200 NEXT I In lines 140 to 160 it selects the print mode for the serial number counter 140 selects print format for the serial number counter CHR 3 value of m indicates the number of digits to be printed CHR 0 value of n specifies the printing position within the entire range of printed digits In case n 0 it prints with right adjusted 150 selects cou...

Page 66: ...l at the starting position for printing Æ Close RS 232C 230 CLOSE l RS 232C must be closed using this command n n Sample Program onto thermal label paper 100 OPEN COMl N81NN AS l 110 PRINT l CHR 29 120 PRINT l ABCDEF CHR 10 130 PRINT l CHR 12 140 PRINT l CHR 29 CO CHR 3 CHR 0 150 PRINT l CHR 29 C1 CHR 1 CHR 0 CHR 10 CHR 0 CHR 1 CHR 1 160 PRINT l CHR 29 C2 CHR 1 CHR 0 170 FOR I 1 TO 10 180 PRINT 1 ...

Page 67: ...nt B Programmable by control command Approx 12 lines second 1 6 inch feed 1 Approx 18 lines second 1 9 inch feed 1 Approx 2 0 inches second 1 Paper feeding speed Line spacing Printing speed may slow down depending on the data transmission speed and combination of con trol commands Approx 2 0 inches second 1 Approx 50 0 mm second 1 6 inch 4 23 mm default Programmable by control command Minimum 1 36...

Page 68: ... 4 80 21 9 x 17 40 40 20 20 Space between characters is not included CPL Character per line NOTE Concerning CPL in the table above the upper value is for thermal paper and the lower for label paper 3 Near end detector Detection method Roll paper core diameter Specified thermal paper Micro switch Specified thermal label paper Adjustment mechanism Adjustment units Inside diameter 12 mm Outside diame...

Page 69: ...aken up paper roll width 60 mm Thermal label paper NTLO60 80 NAKAGAWA MFG Co Ltd Original paper model No HD75 JUJO PAPER CO LTD Inside diameter 12 mm Outside diameter 22 mm Paper should never be pasted to the paper core NOTES l Make sure that it can not be printed in 1 5 mm line spacing in the lower area of the label paper See 5 2 Printable Area and Label Paper Conditions l It is recommended to is...

Page 70: ...ielded wire are used FCC Class A VDE Class B 8 Reliability MCBF 3 5 million lines equivalent to 0 5 million l inch labels at Font A 9 Environmental conditions Temperature Humidity Operating 5 to 40 C Storage 10 to 50 C except for paper Operating 30 to 85 non condensing Storage 30 to 90 non condensing except for paper 10 External dimensions and weight Height 124 mm Width 123 mm Depth 201 mm Weight ...

Page 71: ...ide Connector TCP8927 63 1110 Hoshiden or equivalent Cable 2 core shielded AWG22 X 2 Printer side TCS7960 53 2010 Hoshiden or equivalent NOTE Start the external power supply after connecting the external power supply 4 Drawer kick out connector Modular connector 1 Pin assignment Printer side connector TM5RJ3 66 HIROSE or equivalent User side plug Standard 6 pin modular jack R11 Telephone jack Tabl...

Page 72: ...ost computer using the ESC u command Electrical characteristics a Signal output current Maximum 1 A 510 ms or less b Power supply output voltage 24 VDC typical c Power supply output current Maximum 1 A 510 ms or less d Output waveform Refer to Figure B l NOTES 1 These are not output during printing 2 Drawer kick out drive signals L1 and L2 cannot be output at the same time 3 The resistance of the ...

Page 73: ...The waveform shown in Figure B l is output at Point A in Figure B 2 n1 ON time and n2 OFF time depend on the ESC p command APPENDIX C Interfaces 1 Specifications RS 232C compatible Data transmission Synchronization Handshaking Signal level Baud rates Bit length Parity Stop bits Connector Serial Asynchronous DTR DSR or XON XOFF control MARK 3 to 15 V Logic 1 SPACE 3 to 15 V Logic 0 1200 4800 9600 1...

Page 74: ...r state l When the remaining space in the receive buffer be comes 10 bytes l When feeding paper with the paper feed switch l In paper feed switch waiting state with GS FF command l In paper feed switch waiting state during macro ex ecution l When printing down loaded bit image with GS DTR SPACE l When the printer first becomes ready to receive data after power on l When the remaining space in the ...

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Page 78: ...h line spacing 32 Set line spacing using minimum units 32 Select device 32 ESC Initialize printer ESC D Set horizontal tab positions 33 33 34 ESC E Select emphasized mode ESC G Select double strike mode 35 ESC J ESC R Print and feed paper using minimum units 35 Select international character set 36 ESC V ESC ESC Set cancel 90 cw rotated characters 36 Set relative position 37 Turn underline mode on...

Page 79: ...e GS Set starting ending of macro definition GS Initialize printer mechanism 43 43 44 45 45 Adjust label paper position to start printing GS C 0 Select counter print mode 46 G S C l Select count mode A GS C2 Set counter G S C Select count mode B 48 49 Select printing position of HRI characters Print counter 50 GSf Select font for HRI characters 51 GSh Select height of bar code 51 GSk Print bar cod...