APS CP 295 MRS Use and care manual

CP295MRS CP305MRS CP405MRS Technical reference - Rev. K 1
Advanced Printing Systems
CP 295 MRS CP 305 MRS CP 405 MRS

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1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
CP 295 MRS........................................................................................................................................................... 1
CP 305 MRS........................................................................................................................................................... 1
CP 405 MRS........................................................................................................................................................... 1
1. Table of contents ........................................................................................................................................ 2
2. General features.......................................................................................................................................... 3
3. Revision history.......................................................................................................................................... 4
4. General specifications ................................................................................................................................ 5
5. Printer Device Interconnection................................................................................................................... 6
5.1 Power supply connector ..................................................................................................................... 6
5.2 Serial communication connector ........................................................................................................ 6
5.3 Switch/Led connector......................................................................................................................... 7
5.4 Parallel communication connector ..................................................................................................... 8
5.5 Sleep mode disable connector ............................................................................................................ 8
5.6 Timing for parallel communication.................................................................................................... 9
5.7 Serial / Parallel mode selection ........................................................................................................ 10
5.8 Near end of paper sensor .................................................................................................................. 11
6. Printer Device Operations ........................................................................................................................ 12
6.1 Self test Mode................................................................................................................................... 12
6.2 Paper loading.................................................................................................................................... 13
6.3 Text Printing Format ........................................................................................................................ 14
6.4 Operating Control codes................................................................................................................... 16
7. Ordering code ........................................................................................................................................... 38
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2. GENERAL FEATURES
The CP295MRS, CP305MRS and CP405MRS are the world’s first 2 inch, 3 inch and 4 inch, 5 Volt thermal
printer mechanisms with an integrated control board using serial and parallel communications. The height of
the mechanisms plus board is less than 27 mm, which makes them the most compact 2 inch, 3 inch and 4 inch,
5Volts thermal line printing solution available today.
!Ultra-compact printers
CP295MRS Total size W91 x H20 x D55
CP305MRS Total size W121 x H20 x D55
CP405MRS Total size W156 x H27 x D55
No wire or connector exiting this volume
!Fully hot plug printers
!Software programmable consumption
Dynamic division, and high speed (up to 60mm/s)
!Full control over printing quality/speed
Speed clamping, acceleration smoothing… via control codes
!Sleep mode
Current consumption <10nA
Wake-up on serial/parallel port or external switch
!External pluggable switches and LED for easy integration
!Single power supply
From 5 Volts to 8.5 Volts
!2 Communication ports
RS232 (speed up to 115 200 Bds)
Centronics
!Three internal fonts
Easy font update
!Powerful Text Printing Modes
Horizontal
180 degree
Double and Quadruple width and height printing
Inverse video
!Powerful Graphic Modes
Variable width and offset
Double width and height
!Hole / Mark Detection
!Cutter driving
Guillotine cutter type
!10 Barcodes
Normal and 90 degree
!Supports reflective and transmissive optocouplers
!Printing parameters can be saved in flash
!Supports easy single-sheet insertion /ejection
!Optional near end of paper optosensor
!Windowsdrivers available
!Easy firmware upgrades (please contact A.P.S)

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3. REVISION HISTORY
REV. DATE PAGE REVISION ITEM
A 08/Jul/99 -
First issue
B 16/Jul/99 -
Switch/Led connector + 80 columns font change
C 05/Nov/99 -
Led flashing + control code corrections +
connectors location on drawing
D 1/Dec/00 -
1.35, 1.36 firmware revision:
No black mark detection
E 1/Mar/01 -
1.37 firmware revision:
Black mark detection supported
F 1/Sep/01 -
5.0 firmware revision:
Three internal fonts, inverse video, different
widths mixed on same line, acceleration
smoothing, text justification, rotated barcodes,
support for both reflective and transmissive
optocouplers.
5.0 supports older hardware (saturated opto).
5.1 supports new hardware (linear opto).
G 15/Apr/02 -
5.2 and 5.3 firmware revision :
enhanced opto support with calibration.
5.2 supports older hardware (saturated opto).
5.3 supports new hardware (linear opto).
- 10/Oct/02 -
Print mechanism name can be customized by
software. Setup parameters can be saved in flash
and restored to default values. Support for single
sheet applications.
- 24/Feb/03 -
Firmware revisions 5.40 / 5.50
Feature set identical to 5.2 / 5.3
- 19/Mar/03 -
Fimrware revisions 5.41 / 5.51
Minor enhancements.
H 15/Apr/03 -
Firmware revisions 5.42 / 5.52
Minor enhancements.
I 04/Sep/03 -
Firmware revisions 5.45 / 5.55
Autosleep parameter saved in flash, linear opto
enhancement
Near end of paper feature added
J 22/Oct/03 -
Firmware revisions 5.46 / 5.56
Updated RS232 parameters saving.
K 04/Jun/04 -
Firmware revisions 5.47 / 5.57
Added ticket eject direction (GS d n)
Near end of paper hardware update.

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4. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
ITEM SPECIFICATION
Print method Thermal dot-line printing
Dimension WxDxH (mm) CP295MRS 91 x 55 x 20
CP305MRS 121 x 55 x 20
CP405MRS 156 x 55 x 27
Total dots CP295MRS 384
CP305MRS 576
CP405MRS 832
Dot density 8 dots/mm
Paper width CP295MRS 60 mm
CP305MRS 80 mm
CP405MRS 114 mm
Print width
(centered on paper) CP295MRS 48 mm CP305MRS 72 mm
CP405MRS 104 mm
Heat element pitch 0.125 mm
Paper feed pitch 0.125 mm
Paper feed tension 50g or more
Paper hold tension 80g or more
Recommended Paper KF50-HDA or equivalent
Voltage range 5Volts to 8.5Volts
Current consumption From 1.5A to 5Amp ( @5V )
Operating temperature From -10°C to +60°C
Operating humidity (RH%) 20-85 (no condensation)
Storage temperature (°C) From -40°C to +90°C
Storage humidity (RH%) 10-90 (no condensation)
EMC standard Designed to comply with Level B – FCC - CE

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5. PRINTER DEVICE INTERCONNECTION
Please refer to the drawing attached to back of this specification for connect or positions.
These printers are fully hot plug : any connector hereafter can be connected or disconnected without damaging
the printer.
5.1 Power supply connector
Connector J1: MOLEX, 53048 Series 9 contacts. Female 51021 Series contacts 50079/50058.
Power supply (V bat) is from 5v to 8.5v DC. Maximum current is 5A @ 5V (peak for 3ms). In OFF mode the
printer’s consumption is less than 10nA.
PIN NUMBER SIGNAL NAME
1 GND
2 GND
3 GND
4 GND
5 GND
6 V bat
7 V bat
8 V bat
9 V bat
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Wires AWG28 must be used in order to avoid current losses
5.2 Serial communication connector
Connector J2: MOLEX, 53048 Series 5 contacts. Female 51021 Series contacts 50079/50058.
PIN NUMBER SIGNAL NAME
1 Gnd
2 Transmit data (Txd, printer output)
3 Receive data (Rxd, printer input)
4 CTS/DSR (printer input)
5 RTS/DTR (printer output)

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5.3 Switch/Led connector
Connector J3: MOLEX, 53048 Series 4 contacts. Female 51021 Series contacts 50079/50058.
PIN NUMBER SIGNAL NAME
1 Gnd
2 ON/OFF line
3 Paper FEED
4 LED (cathode)
This connector allows you to design an external paper feed button, on-line off-line button, and status LED.
External circuitry is as follows:
(*) A serial resistor (470 Ohms) is on the printer, setting the LED current at about 7 mA.
The Switches and LED functions are defined in the following table:
Printer Status OFF OFF Line On Line Head-up
End of
Paper
Over/Under
Voltage or
Temperature
On Line Off Line N/AOn/Off Line
SW
Execute self-
test if pressed
during
Power-On
Switch OFF the printer if pressed more than 2.5 seconds
Paper Feed
Switch
Switch On
the Printer
Feeds Paper Feeds Paper
if not already
printing
N/A
LED OFF 1 Flash “ON” Always "ON" 2 Flash
“ON”
3 Flash
“ON”
4 Flash “ON”
Pin 1 - Gnd
Pin 2 - ON/OFF
Pin 3 - Paper
Pin 4 - LED

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5.4 Parallel communication connector
Connector J4: MOLEX, 53048 Series 15 contacts. Female 51021 Series contacts 50079/50058.
PIN NUMBER SIGNAL NAME
1 \AUTOFEED
2 BUSY
3 D7
4 D6
5 D5
6 D4
7 D3
8 D2
9 D1
10 D0
11 PE
12 \INIT
13 GND
14 \STB
15 \ACK
5.5 Sleep mode disable connector
Connector J5: MOLEX, 53048 Series 2 contacts. Female 51021 Series contacts 50079/50058.
The printer is shipped with sleep mode enabled at power up, thus the contacts on this connector are not wired
together. If pin 1 and 2 are wired together, the sleep mode feature is disabled.
See "Switch/Led connector" and "ESC S" control code for more details about the sleep mode.

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5.6 Timing for parallel communication
The communication protocol is Centronics compatible, and has the ability to handle the “Compatibility Mode”
(Write from the Host to the Printer), and also the “Byte Mode”, for the host to read internal data from the
printer. The “Byte Mode” is used to receive printer status back from the printer.
5.6.1 Compatibility mode timing (host writes to the printer)
PARAMETER MIN TYP MAX COMMENTS
Time STB (tSTB) 5 µs - - This time is given by the host
Time BUSY (tBUSY) 25 µs 90 µs 250 µs This hold time is controlled by GS b
control code
Time tVALDATA 25 µs - -
Time in while the data must be
stable. This time is fixed by the
host.
Time ACK (tACK) - 3µs -
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The data (D0-D7) must be stable for tVALDATA. If not, please contact APS for additional cabling.
D0-D7 (Host Output)
STB
(
Host Out
p
ut
)
BUSY (Printer Output)
ACK (Printer Output)
DATA VALID
tSTB
tAC
K
tBUSY
tVALDATA

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5.6.2 Byte Mode timing (host reads data from printer)
In this mode, the data transfer controlled is given by the host, but tCycle must not exceed 0.5 seconds
5.7 Serial / Parallel mode selection
Serial or Parallel mode will be chosen via software automatically after the first character is received. At power-
up, both serial and parallel communications are active. If the first character is received on the serial port, the
communication will be serial, and vice versa for parallel. This first character will be interpreted like any other
incoming byte into the printer.
D0-D7 (Printer Output)
\AUTOFEED
(
Host Out
p
ut
)
STROBE (Host Output)
ACK (Printer Output)
DATA VALID
TC
y
cle