INDEX
1 -INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................3
2 -IMPORTANT NOTES ON THERMAL PRINTER HANDLING....................................4
2.1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................................ 4
2.2. ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS..........................................................................................5
2.3. CLEANING PROCEDURE AND PRECAUTIONS...................................................................5
2.4. RECOMMENDATIONS........................................................................................................... 5
3 -GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................6
3.1. PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................6
3.2. CHARACTER SPECIFICATIONS...........................................................................................6
3.3. PAPER SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................... 6
3.4. COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE..........................................................................................7
3.5. DIGITAL OUTPUT................................................................................................................... 7
3.6. INTERNAL BUFFER............................................................................................................... 7
3.7. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................7
3.8. BARCODE SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................7
3.9. MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................................7
3.10. RELIABILITY AND ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS............................................................8
4 -INSTALLATION..........................................................................................................9
4.1. INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS......................................................................................9
4.2. PTD55 CONNECTORS......................................................................................................... 10
4.3. RS-232 SERIAL INTERFACE................................................................................................11
4.4. USB INTERFACE.................................................................................................................. 12
4.5. PAPER NEAR-END INPUT CONNECTOR...........................................................................12
4.6. DIGITAL OUTPUT CONNECTION........................................................................................13
5 -BASIC OPERATIONS..............................................................................................15
5.1. ADJUSTING THE CUTTING POSITION BY COMMAND......................................................16
5.2. CUTTING POSITION SELF-ADJUSTING.............................................................................17
5.3. PAPER LOADING................................................................................................................. 17
5.4. OPEN CUTTER UNIT...........................................................................................................18
5.5. BUTTON FUNCTIONS.......................................................................................................... 18
5.6. SPECIAL PRINTING MODES...............................................................................................19
5.7. ERROR PROCESSING......................................................................................................... 21
6 -CONTROL COMMANDS.........................................................................................26
APPENDIX A – MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS..............................................................52
APPENDIX B – HOW TO ORDER................................................................................53
APPENDIX C – INTERNAL CHARACTER TABLES.........................................................
LOADING EXTERNAL CHARACTER TABLES.................................54
