Custom Audio Electronics PM 585 User manual

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All rights reserved. The reproduction of this manual, either totally or partially, in any
form whatsoever, whether it be on paper or through computer processes, is strictly
prohibited. Custom Engineering s.r.l. and the resource teams employed in the making
of this manual will not be held responsible for any problems arising as a result of
improper use of this manual, as they guarantee that the information contained in it has
been subjected to careful inspection.
Any suggestions regarding errors in its contents or possible improvements will,
nonetheless, be greatly appreciated. The products are continuously checked and
improved. For this reason Custom Engineering s.r.l. reserves the right to modify the
information contained in this manual without prior notice.
COD. DOME-PM585 Revision 1.20
Copyright 1998 Custom Engineering s.r.l. – Italy
Custom Engineering
Str. Berettine 2 - 43010 Fontevivo (PARMA) - Italy
Tel. : [phone] - Fax : [phone]
http: www.custom.it Email : [email protected]

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GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING SAFETY
•Read and keep the following instructions.
•Observe all warnings and follow all instructions attached to the printer.
•Before cleaning the printer, disconnect the feed cable.
•Clean the printer with a damp cloth. Do not use liquid or spray products.
•Do not operate the printer near to water.
•Do not place the printer on unsteady surfaces. It could fall and get seriously
damaged.
•Use the type of electricity supply marked on the printer label. In the event of
uncertainty, contact the seller.
•Position the printer in such a way as to ensure that the cables connected to it will
not be damaged.
•Ensure that the maximum absorbed current of the printer does not exceed the
maximum acceptable current for the type of feed cable used.
•Do not put objects of any kind inside the printer as they could cause a short circuit
or damage parts which could affect its performance.
•Do not spill liquids on the printer.
•Do not carry out technical operations on the printer with the exception of the
scheduled maintenance operations specifically indicated in the user’s manual.
•Disconnect the printer from the electricity supply and have it repaired by a
specialized technician should any of the following conditions occur:
A. The feed connector has been damaged.
B. Liquid has penetrated to the inside of the printer;
C. The printer has been exposed to rain or water;
D. The printer is not operating normally despite the instructions in the user’s
manual having been followed.
E. The printer has been dropped and its case damaged.
F. The performance of the printer is poor.
G. The printer does not work.

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CHAPTER 1 DESCRIPTION
- INTRODUCTION
- GENERAL FEATURES
- CONTROL
- HEXADECIMAL DUMP
- CHARACTER SET
- INTERFACES
- CHANGING THE PAPER ROLL
- APPLICATION NOTES
CHAPTER 2 ESC/POS COMMAND DESCRIPTION
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INTRODUCTION
ThePM585hasawiderangeofusesinadditiontothestandardprintingones :
•High printing speed : 20 –35 mm/sec.
•Power supply : 4.25 –7.25 V.
•Easypaper change ( autoload ).
•Paper end sensor.
•ESC/POS™emulation.
•BarcodeUPC-A.UPC-E,EAN13,EAN8,CODE39,ITF,CODABAR,CODE93, CODE128and CODE32.
•3standard and internationalcharactersfonts.
•Fontcompletely or partlyprogrammable.
•Doublewidth-height, quadruplewidth-height,emphasized, script, inched180°.
•Receptionbuffer 4Kbytes.
•Definitionof macro function for automatic repetition of the operations.
•Internalprogrammablecounter.
•Imagemode.
•Printdensity.
•2 programmable logo ( 384 x 341 dots ).
•RS232 or TTL serial interface (1200-38400bps).
Options :
•Windows™Driver.
GENERAL FEATURES :
Resolution 200 dpi (8 dots/mm)
Paper width 58 mm
Print method Termico statico
Interface RS232 or TTL
Reception buffer 4 Kbytes
Print speed (dotline/sec) 160 - 280
ESC/POS™emulation:
Columns number 27 38 48
Print speed:
Characters/sec (max) 313 440 556
Lines/sec (max) 11,6 11,6 11,6
Character
Normal 1,7 x 3 1,2 x 3 1x3
Double height 3,4 x 3 2,4 x 3 2x3
Double width 1,7 x 6 1,2 x 6 1x6
Double height and width 3,4 x 6 2,4 x 6 2x6
Quadruple height 6,8 x 3 4,8 x 3 4x3
Quadruple width 1,7 x 12 1,7 x 12 1x12
Quadruple height and width 6,8 x 12 4,8 x 12 4x12
Print direction 0°, 90°, 180°, 270°
Character’s Set 3
Powersupply 5 Vdc
Absorption
Standbycurrent 80 mA
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Mediumcurrent 0,8A
Peakcurrent 3,5 A
Environmental conditions
Operatingtemperature 0°C - +50°C
Operatinghumidity 25% - 85%
Storagetemperature /humidity -25°C - +70°C / 10%-90%
CONTROL
The FEED input key and a LED output are on J2.
For a FEED key, the switch must be connected from pin 3 of J2 and GND.
Thelightindicator(LED) must be connected to pin 2 of J2 (cathode) and to Vcc (anode).
•Pressing the FEED key, printer carries out paper feed which can be used to insert paper in printing
mechanism.
•During the switch on phase, if you hold down the FEED key, the printer goes in Print Setup.
After graphic test and setup report, the printer waits a button pressed, or characters from serial port ;
every 10 chars, prints hex values and ASCII codes (if characters are underline, the receive buffer is
in the full state), see Hexadecimal Dump.
With one time FEED button, the printer skips setup mode and ends Hexadecimal Dump function.
With two time FEED button, the printer goes into the parameters setting mode. The variables are:
•Baud Rate : 38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200.
•Data lenght : 7, 8 bits/char.
•Parity : None, even or odd.
•Handshaking : XON/XOFF or Hardware.
•Autofeed : CR disabled or CR enabled.
•Print mode : Normal or Reverse.
•Height mode : x1, x2 or x4.
•Width mode : x1, x2 or x4.
•Justification : Left, Center or Right.
•Chars/line : A=27 / B=38 cols. or A=38 / B=48 cols.
•Paperend sens : Enabled, Disabled.
•Speed/Current: Low,Normal.
•Red Printing : Disabled or Enabled.
•Print Density : Normal, Light, Very light, Dark, Very dark, Double Copy.
•The led output visualizes the hardware error state of the printer. Check is performed “on line”, which
is to say, in cases of malfunction the led will start to flash in accordance with the following table:
LED state Description
Always off Printer OFF
Always on Printer ON - no faults
Slow flash (long on) Paper out message
Slowflash(shorton) Head up
Fast flash Over temperature or power supply voltage out of range
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OVERALL DIMENSIONS
HEXADECIMAL DUMP
This function prints the data transmitted from the host computer in hexadecimal numbers and in their
corresponding ASCII characters.
<Example printing from the Printer Setup>
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CHARACTER SET
The printer has three fonts of 224 characters ( two font for each emulation).
ESC/POS( Emulation ( PC437 USA, Standard Europe)
27 col. 38 col. 56 col.

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INTERFACES
The printer has two connectors, J1 for power supply, and J2 for logic supply and serial interface (RS232
or TTL).
Layout’s connector
CONNECTOR J1
PIN Signal Direction To Description
1 GND IN POWER GROUND
2 GND IN POWER GROUND
3 GND IN POWER GROUND
4 VT IN POWER SUPPLY THERMAL HEAD 4.25-7.25V
5 VT IN POWER SUPPLY THERMAL HEAD 4.25-7.25V
6 VT IN POWER SUPPLY THERMAL HEAD 4.25-7.25V
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CONNECTOR J2
PIN Signal Direction To Description
1 GND IN GND LOGICGROUND
2 RXD IN TXD Transmit Data. Serial data input ( towards Host )
3 TXD OUT RXD Receive Data. Serial output ( from Host )
4 RTS OUT CTS Clear ToSend. Ready to receive data
5 K-FEED IN KEY INPUT KEY FEED PAPER, FEED WHEN
PINISGROUNDED BYKEY
6 LED OUT LED STATUS LED THE LED MUST BE
CONNECTEDDIRECT TO THIS PIN AND VCC
7 VCC IN LOGICSUPPLY + 5V cc+/- 5%
CHANGING THE PAPER ROLL (Autoload)
To change the paper roll, proceed as follows :
1) use the green lever to lower the print head;
2) insert the end of the roll in the print mechanism;
3) wait until the roll autoloads.
APPLICATION NOTES(to apply for correct working)
•To prevent stepper motor thermal overheat, it is required to respect a maximum on/off printing ratio
(dutycycle) of 60-70%.
•The printer don’t print if power supply voltage is out of operating range 4.25-7.25V. In standby mode,
the printer checks the power supply voltage and changes automatically the printing speed from 20 to
35 mm/s (See below table).
Power supply [V] Paper feed [mm/s] Printing speed [mm/s]
4.25 25 20
4.50 25 21
4.75 30 22
5.00 35 23
5.25 37 24
5.50 39 25
5.75 41 26
6.00 43 27
6.25 45 28
6.50 47 30
6.75 49 32
7.00 51 33
7.25 53 35
•Onboard, the printer has two small electrolytic capacitors, but if the power sourceisnotnearorif the
cablesare thin, is necessary add to power supply 470-1000uF 10V on the printed circuit, or on the
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cablesat few cm from connector J1.
CONTROL CHARACTERS
Thefollowingtablelistsallthecommandsfor functionmanagementinESC/POS™EmulationofthePM585
printer. The commands can be transmitted to the printer at any moment, but they will only be carried out
whenthecommandspreviouslyareexecuted.Therearenocommandswithprioritystatus; allthecommands
arecarried out when the circular buffer is free to do so.
Command Name
HT Horizontal tab
LF Print and line feed
BS Back space
CR Print and carriage return
DLE EOT Real-time status transmission
CAN Cancel print data in page mode
ESC SP Set character right-side spacing
ESC ! Set print mode
ESC $ Set absolute position
ESC % Select/cancel user-defined character set
ESC & Define user-defined characters
ESC * Set bit image mode
ESC - Turn underline mode on/off
ESC 0 Select 1/8-inch line spacing
ESC 2 Set 1/6-inch line spacing
ESC 3 Set line spacing using minimun units
ESC 4 Set/reset script mode
ESC = Select device
ESC ? Cancel user-defined characters
ESC @ Initialize printer
ESC D Set horizontal tab positions
ESC E Select emphasized mode
ESC G Select double-strike mode
ESC J Print and feed paper using minimum units
ESC R Select international character set
ESC V Turn 90°clockwise rotation on/off
ESC \ Set relative print position
ESC a Select justification
ESC d Print and feed paper n lines
ESC r Set/reset red printing mode
ESC t Select character code table
ESC v Transmitprinter status
ESC x Selectspeed/current
ESC { Set/cancelupside-down characterprinting
ESC ·Print graphic bank
ESC ¹Transmitram banktoserial port
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ESC ³Transferflashbankinto rambank
ESC ²Receiveram bank from serial port
ESC ¦Transferrambankinto flashbank
GS ! Select character size
GS : Set starting/end of macro definition
GS B Turn white/black reverse printing mode on/off
GS C 0 Select counter print mode
GS C 1 Select count mode ( A )
GS C 2 Set counter
GS C ; Select count mode ( B )
GS H Select printing position of HRI characters
GS I Transmit printer ID
GS L Set left margin
GS P Set horizontal and vertical motion units
GS W Set printing area width
GS ^ Execute macro
GS c Print counter
GS f Select font for HRI characters
GS h Select height of bar code
GS k Print bar code
GS r Transmit status
GS w Select horizontal size (magnification) of bar code
GS ~ Set exponent/deponent
GS | Set printing density
Description of the paths:
XXX Command.
[Name] Command name
[Format ] Codes sequence.
In this description, < >H is for an hexadecimal number, < >A for an
ASCII character, < > is for a decimal number and < >B a binary number.
[ ] k is for the contents of [ ] which can be repeated k times.
[Range] Describes the range of the contents.
[Description] Description of the command function.
[Notes] (Includedonlyifnecessary).
[Default] Commands default value.
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[Reference] Referencesfor linked commands.
[Example] Examplefor use ofcommand.
HT
[Name] Horizontaltab
[Format] ASCII HT
Hex 09
Decimal 9
[Description] Moves the print position to the next horizzontal tab position.
This command is ignored unless the next horizzontal tab position has been set.
[Notes] •Horizzontal tab positions are set using ESC D.
•If the command is received when the printing position is at right margin, the printer
executes print buffer full printing and horizzontal tab processing from the beginning
of the next line.
[Default]
[Reference] ESC D
[Example]
LF
[Name] Print and line feed
[Format] ASCII LF
Hex 0A
Decimal 10
[Description] Prints the data in the buffer and feeds one line based on the current line spacing.
[Notes] The command set the print position to the beginning of the line.
[Default]
[Reference] ESC 2, ESC 3
[Example]
BS
[Name] Back space
[Format] ASCII BS
Hex 08
Decimal 8
[Description] Moves print position to previous character.
[Notes] This command can put two character at the same position.
[Default]
[Reference]
[Example]
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CR
[Name] Carriage return
[Format] ASCII CR
Hex 0D
Decimal 13
[Description] When autofeed is ‘CR enabled’, this command functions in the same way as LF, else
it is disregarded.
[Notes] The command set the print position to the beginning of the line.
[Default]
[Reference] LF
[Example]
DLE EOT n
[Name] Real-time status transmission
[Format] ASCII DLE EOT n
Hex 10 04 n
Decimal 16 4 n
[Range] 1 < n < 4
[Description] Transmits theselectedprinter statusspecified bynin realtime,according tothefollowing
parameters :
n = 1 transmit printer status
n = 2 transmit off-line status
n = 3 transmit error status
n = 4 transmit paper roll sensor status
[Notes] •This command is executed in receive buffer full state.
•The status is transmitted whenever the data sequence of 10H 04H n(1<n<4)
is received.
[Default]
[Reference] See following tables.
[Example]
n= 1 :Printerstatus
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function
0 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
1 On 02 2 Not used. Fixed to On.
2 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
3 Off 00 0 On-line.
On 08 8 Off-line.
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On.
5 - - - Undefined.
6 - - - Undefined.
7 Off 0 0 Notused. Fixed to Off.
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n=2 :Off-linestatus
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function
0 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
1 On 02 2 Not used. Fixed to On.
2 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
3 Off 00 0 Paper is not being fed by FEED button.
On 08 8 Paper is being fed by FEED button.
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On.
5 Off 00 0 No paper end stop.
On 20 32 Printing stops due to paper end.
6 Off 00 0 No error.
On 40 64 Error occurs.
7 Off 0 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
n = 3 : Error status
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function
0 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
1 On 02 2 Not used. Fixed to On.
2 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
3 - - - Undefined.
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On.
5 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
6 Off 00 0 No auto-recoverable error.
On 40 64 Auto recoverable error occurs.
7 Off 0 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
n = 4 : Paper roll sensor status
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function
0 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
1 On 02 2 Not used. Fixed to On.
2 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
3 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On.
5,6 On 60 96 Fixed to On.
Paper end is detected by the paper end sensor
7 Off 0 0 Not used.Fixedto Off.
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CAN
[Name] Cancel print databuffer
[Format] ASCII CAN
Hex 18
Decimal 24
[Description] Deletes all the print data in the current print buffer.
[Notes] The command set the print position to the beginning of the line.
[Default]
[Reference]
[Example]
ESC SP n
[Name] Set right-side character spacing
[Format] ASCII ESC SP n
Hex 1B 20 n
Decimal 27 32 n
[Range] 0 < n < 255
[Description] Set the character spacing for the right side of the character to [n ( horizontal or vertical
motion units].
[Notes] •The right character spacing for double-width mode is twice the normal value.
When the characters are enlarged, the right side character spacing is m (2 or 4) times
the normal value.
•Thehorizzontalandvertical motionunit arespecifiedbyGS P.Changingthe horizzontal
or vertical motion unit does not affect the current right side spacing.
•The GS P command can change the horizontal (and vertical) motion unit.
However, the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement amount.
•In standard mode, the horizontal motion unit is used.
•The maximum right side spacing is 255/200 inches.
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] GS P
[Example]
ESC ! n
[Name] Select print modes
[Format] ASCII ESC ! n
Hex 1B 21 n
Decimal 27 33 n
[Range] 0 < n < 255
[Description] Select print modes using n (see following tables):
[Notes] •The printer can underline all characters, but can not underline the space set by HT,
ESC $, ESC \ and 90°clockwise rotated characters.
•When characters are enlarged with different heights on one line, the characters are
alligned at the baseline or topline (see GS ~).
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•Thecommand reset left and right margin at default value(seeGS L, GS W).
•ESC E canalsoturn on/offemphasized mode. Howener,thesettingof the lastreceived
command is effective.
•ESC - can also turn on/off underline mode mode. Howener, the setting of the last
received command is effective.
•ESC 4 can also turn on/off script mode. Howener, the setting of the last received
command is effective.
•GS !can alsoselectcharacter size. However, the setting ofthelast received command
is effective.
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC -, ESC E, ESC 4, GS !
[Example]
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function
0 Off 00 0 Character font A selected.
On 01 0 Character font B selected.
1 - - - Undefined.
2 - - - Undefined.
3 Off 00 0 Emphasized mode not selected.
On 08 8 Emphasized mode selected.
4 Off 00 0 Double heigth mode not selected.
On 10 16 Double heigth mode selected.
5 Off 00 0 Double width mode not selected.
On 20 32 Double width mode selected.
6 Off 00 0 Script mode not selected.
On 40 64 Script mode selected.
7 Off 00 0 Underline mode not selected.
On 80 128 Underline mode selected.
ESC $ nL nH
[Name] Set absolute print position
[Format] ASCII ESC $ nL nH
Hex 1B 24 nL nH
Decimal 27 36 nL nH
[Range] 0 < nL < 255
0 < nH < 255
[Description] Sets the distance from the beginning of the line to the position at which subsequent
characters are to be printed.
The distance from the beginning of the line to the print position is [(nL + nH x 256) x
(vertical or horizontal motion unit)] inches.
[Notes] •Settings outside the specified printable area are ignored.
•Thehorizzontal and vertical motion unitarespecifiedby GS P.
•The GS P command can change the horizontal (and vertical) motion unit.
However, the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement amount.
•Instandard mode,thehorizontal motion unit(x) is used.
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•Ifsetting outside the printing areawidth,setabsolute print position, but left orright
margin is set atdefaultvalue.
[Default]
[Reference] ESC \, GS P
[Example]
ESC % n
[Name] Select/Cancel user-defined character set
[Format] ASCII ESC % n
Hex 1B 25 n
Decimal 27 37 n
[Range] 0 < n < 255
[Description] Selects or cancels the user-defined character set.
Whenthe LeastSignificantBit (LSB) ofnis 0, theuser-definedcharacter set iscanceled.
When the LSB of n is 1, the user-defined character set is selected.
[Notes] •Only the LSB of n is effective.
•When the user-defined character set is canceled, the internal character set is
automatically selected.
[Default] n=0
[Reference] ESC &, ESC ?
[Example]
ESC & y c1 c2 [x1 d1...d(y ( x1)]...[xkd1...d(y ( xk)]
[Name] Defined user-defined characters.
[Format] ASCII ESC & y c1 c2
Hex 1B 26 y c1 c2
Decimal 27 37 y c1 c2
[Range] y = 3
32 < c1 < c2 < 126
0 < x < 14 (Font 14 x24)
0 < x < 10 (Font 10 x24)
0 < x < 8 (Font 8 x24)
0 < d1 ... d (y xxk) ( 255
k = c2 - c1 + 1
[Description] Defined user-defined characters.
y specifies the number of byte in the vertical direction.
c1 specifies the beginning character code for the definition, and c2 specifies the final
code.
x specifies the number of dots in the horizontal direction.
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[Notes] •The allowable character code the range is from ASCII code 20H (32) to 7EH (126) (95
characters).
•It is possible to define multiple character for consecutive character codes.
If only one character is desired, use c1 = c2.
•if c2 < c1, the command is not executed.
•d is the dot data for the characters. The dot pattern is in the horizontal direction from
the left side. Any remaining dots on the right side are blank.
•the data to define a user-defined character is ( x x y) bytes.
•set a corresponding bit to 1 to print a dot or 0 to no print a dot.
•this command can defined different user-defined character patterns by each fonts.
To select the font, use ESC !.
•A user-defined character and a downloaded bit image cannot be defined
simultaneously.When this commandisexecuted,the downloaded bit image is cleared.
•The user-defined character definitions is cleared when :
ESC @ is executed ;
GS * is executed ;
ESC ? is executed ;
The printer is reset or the power is turned off.
[Default] The internal character set.
[Reference] ESC %, ESC ?
[Example]
ESC * m nL nH [d1... dk]
[Name] Select bit image-mode.
[Format] ASCII ESC * m nL nH
Hex 1B 2A m nL nH
Decimal 27 42 m nL nH
[Range] m = 0, 1 ,32, 33
0 < nL < 255
0 < nH < 1
0 < d < 255
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