Custom Audio Electronics FT190 II User manual

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USER MANUAL
FT190 II
FT190 II

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POWER
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PRINTER COMPONENTS
A. FT190 II - Front external view
1- Printing mechanism
2- Case
3- Paper output
4- Paper loading label
5- Front panel
6- Paper roll compartment
7- Control panel
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B. FT190 II - Rear external view
1- Power supply connector
2- Paper winder connector
3- Interface connector
4- External “Print” key connector
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 MANUAL CONTENTS.............................................................................................................................1-1
1.2 EXPLANATORY USED IN THIS MANUAL..............................................................................................1-1
1.3 GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION.......................................................................................................1-1
1.4 UNPACKING THE PRINTER ..................................................................................................................1-2
1.5 PRINTER FEATURES............................................................................................................................1-2
1.6 PRINTER DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................1-3
2. INSTALLATION AND USE
2.1 CONNECTIONS......................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1.1 Power supply...................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1.2 Paper winder ...................................................................................................................................2-2
2.1.3 External Print key ............................................................................................................................2-2
2.2 CONFIGURATION...................................................................................................................................2-3
2.3 AUTOTEST..............................................................................................................................................2-4
2.4 HEXADECIMAL DUMP ...........................................................................................................................2-4
2.5 MAINTENANCE ......................................................................................................................................2-4
2.5.1 Changing the paper roll ...................................................................................................................2-4
3. INTERFACES
3.1 RS232 SERIAL........................................................................................................................................3-1
3.2 CENTRONICS PARALLEL......................................................................................................................3-3
3.3 CALENDAR CLOCK (optional)................................................................................................................3-4
3.3.1 Adjusting the clock through the keypad...........................................................................................3-4
4. PRINTER FUNCTIONS
4.1 PRINT DIRECTION .................................................................................................................................4-1
4.2 COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS..................................................................................................................4-2
4.2.1 Command description preliminary remark.......................................................................................4-3
5. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
5.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..............................................................................................................5-1
5.2 DIMENSIONS..........................................................................................................................................5-2
6. CHARACTER SETS
6.1 CHARACTER SETS................................................................................................................................6-1
APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS
A.1 ACCESSORIES ..................................................................................................................................... A-1
A.1.1 Power supply ................................................................................................................................. A-1
A.1.2 Paper winder.................................................................................................................................. A-2
A.2 SPARE PARTS....................................................................................................................................... A-2
A.2.1 Supplies ......................................................................................................................................... A-2
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1.1 MANUAL CONTENTS
In addition to the Introduction which includes a description of the explanatory notes used in the manual, general
safety information, how to unpack the printer and a brief description of the printer including its basic features,
this manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1: Contains the information required for correct printer installation and its proper use
Chapter 2: Contains information on interface specifications
Chapter 3: Contains a description of the printer command set
Chapter 4: Contains Technical Specifications of the printer
Chapter 5: Contains the character sets (fonts) used by the printer.
Appendix: Contains a description of printer accessories and spare parts.
1.2 EXPLANATORY USED IN THIS MANUAL
N. B.
Gives important information or suggestions relative to the use of the printer.
WARNING
Information marked with this symbol must be carefully followed to guard against damaging the
printer.
DANGER
Information marked with this symbol must be carefully followed to guard against operator injury
or damage.
1.3 GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION
• Read and keep the instructions which follow.
• Follow all warnings and instructions indicated on the printer.
• Before cleaning the printer, disconnect the power supply.
• Clean the printer with a damp cloth. Do not use liquid or spray products.
• Do not operate the printer near water.
• Do not use the printer on unstable surfaces that might cause it to fall and be seriously damaged.
• Position the printer in such a way as to ensure that the cables connected to it will not be damaged.
• Use the type of electrical power supply indicated on the printer label. If in doubt, contact your retailer.
• Do not introduce foreign objects of any kind into the printer as this could cause a short circuit or damage
parts that could jeopardize printer functioning.
• Do not spill liquids onto the printer.
• Do not carry out technical operations on the printer, with the exception of the scheduled maintenance
procedures specifically indicated in the user manual.
Disconnect the printer from the electricity supply and have it repaired by a specialized technician when:•
A. The feed connector has been damaged;
B. Liquid has seeped inside the printer;
C. The printer has been exposed to rain or water;
D. The printer is not functioning normally despite the fact that all instructions in the users
manual have been followed;
E. The printer has been dropped and its outer casing damaged;
F. Printer performance is poor;
G. The printer is not functioning.
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1.4 UNPACKING THE PRINTER
Remove the printer from the carton, taking care not to damage the packing materials which should be retained
for future shipping/moving. Make sure all components listed below are present and not damaged. If any part is
missing and/or damaged, contact customer service.
Printer1.
Installation instructions2.
Paper roll (inside the printer)3.
Long screws.4.
N.B.
Before using the long screws, read the note to paragraph 4.2.
1.5 PRINTER FEATURES
The FT190II is a printer which, in addition to having an innovative design, guarantees high performance and
is reliable and user-friendly.
For these reasons, it is the ideal solution for applications which require the immediate printing of data on a
ticket, whether they be of an industrial, professional or laboratory nature. Typical fields of application are:
weighing systems, receipts (not for tax purposes) as well as for security, controlling and diagnostics purpo-
ses.
It has a 200 dpi thermal print mechanism and uses 57.5mm paper rolls. It can print 24 or 40 characters per
line according to the selection made at the setup stage or through a software command.
The FT190II printer is so compact and lightweight that it can be installed extremely easily on any type of
equipment. It is supplied with two interfaces: an RS232 serial and Centronics parallel interface. To select one
or the other interface, some jumpers must be moved. The reception buffer is 1Kbytes. It can also be equip-
ped with a Real Time Clock.
(Fig.1)
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1.6 PRINTER DESCRIPTION
The FT190II printer has an ABS casing (1) with a front cover (2) which opens to allow access to the paper
roll and print head. The control panel is located on the front (3) and has a PRINT key, a FEED key and two
LEDs: Power and Status.
• PRINT key When pressed, in serial causes the “$0D” control character to be transmitted if
enabled during printer setup. In parallel to the PRINT key is the J6 connector which
can be used to connect to an external key (fig.1.1).
• FEED key When this is pressed, the paper feeds forward manually. If this key is pressed
briefly, when the RTCK option is installed, the date and time of day is printed.
• The POWER LED Indicates that the printer is receiving a digital power supply.
• The STATUS LED When flashing, signals that the paper is finished. When lit steadily, it signals the
presence of an error (head power supply too high or too low or head temperature
too high).
(Fig.2)
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2.1 CONNECTIONS
2.1.1 Power supply
The printer is equipped with a standard 4-pin male AMPMODU1-type connector (J4) for the power supply
(see Fig. 2.1). The signals on the connector pins are as follows:
WARNING:
Respect the polarity of the power supply.
5V VERSION
PIN SIGNAL NOTES
1GND
Ground signal
2GND Ground signal
3+ VT: da 4.5 Vdc a 7 Vdc (Head power supply)
4+ VCC: 5 Vdc ± 7% (Logic power supply)
(Tab. 2.1)
9-40V VERSION
PIN SIGNAL NOTES
1GND
Ground signal
2GND Ground signal
3from 9 Vdc to 40 Vdc (Head power supply)
4N.C. Not connected
(Tab. 2.2)
(Fig.2.1)
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2.1.2 Paper winder
Connector J5 (fig.2.1) is used to feed the external paper winder. The position and function of the signals are
given below in Table 2.3.
PIN SIGNAL
1MOTOR +
2MOTOR -
(Tab. 2.3)
2.1.3 External Print key
An external print key may be connected to connector J6 (fig. 2.1). The polarity and function of the signals are
given in Table 2.4.
PIN SIGNAL
1PRINT
2GND
(Tab. 2.4)
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2.2 CONFIGURATION
The FT190II enables the configuration of the printer default parameters.This procedure is enabled by holding
down the PRINT and FEED keys while switching on, with the jumper JP2 (Fig. 3.1) present on the printer
card open. After this, each time the PRINT key is pressed, the parameter is modified and its current value is
printed. Once the required value has been obtained, press the FEED key to proceed to the next parameter,
and so on. Once all the parameters have been run through, the printing of a message signals the end of the
setting procedure. The parameters affected during configuration are:
Number of columns:• 24 Columns (16x24) D, 40 Columns (9x24).
Print direction:• Normal or Reverse D.
Character dimension:• SmallD, double width, double height, expanded.
Character set:• Font1 D or Font2.
Automatic feed:• CR disabled or CR enabledD.
Autofeed• (1):attivato D o disattivato.
Velocità/Consumo:• LowD, Medium, High.
Selection of the red intensity• (2):0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 D, 6, 7.
If present serial interface :
Baud Rate:• 19200, 9600 D, 4800, 2400, 1200, 600, 300.
Protocol:• 8, N, 1D(8 bit, parity none, 1 Stop bit)
8, E, 1 (8 bit, parity even, 1 Stop bit)
8, O, 1 (8 bit, parity odd, 1 Stop bit)
7, N, 2 (7 bit, parity none, 2 Stop bit)
7, E, 1 (7 bit, parity even, 1 Stop bit)
7, O, 1 (7 bit, parity odd, 1 Stop bit)
Flow control:• CTS, RTS, XON, XOFF D.
PRINT key setting:• Null PRINT key, Enables $0D character transmission on pressing PRINT keyD.
If present parallel interface :
Length of data:• 7 D, 8 bits/car.
Reception buffer dimension:• 1K byteD, 24 byte.
If present RTCK (real time clock):
Real Time Clock setting:• Enable RTCK D, Disable RTCK.
Printing seconds setting:• Enable seconds, Disable secondsD.
General note: The parameters marked with the symbol Drepresent the default values.
Note(1):If the function is enabled when the printer receives a characters number equal to the line
buffer the next character will place on the left margin in a new line.
Note(2): Using two-colour thermal paper is possible to set different red tonality.
The settings made are saved on the EEPROM (non volatile memory).
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2.3 AUTOTEST
To run the autotest, hold down the FEED key, while switching on the printer. The autotest causes the printing
of the printer’s current setting data and the printing of the complete ASCII character set.
2.4 HEXADECIMAL DUMP
If the PRINT key is held down during switching on, the printer enters Hexadecimal Dump mode. This function
is used for the diagnostics of characters received in serial or parallel. In fact, these are printed in hexademi-
cal code together with the corresponding ASCII code.
2.5 MAINTENANCE
2.5.1 Changing the paper roll
To change the paper roll, proceed as follows:
Open the printer cover and press down the swinging support of the print mechanism at the point marked1.
PUSH;
Insert the end of the paper roll in the slit of the print mechanism and position the paper roll so that it rota-2.
tes in the right direction, as shown in the figure;
The paper is automatically pulled by the roller for 3 or 4 centimetres;3.
Tear off the paper and re-close the cover.4.
WARNING
Make sure the paper edge is straight before inserting it in the
machine.
(Fig.2.2)
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The selection of the RS232 or CENTRONICS interface is made through the 20-contact strip:
When the strip is placed in position 1-2 (fig.3.1) the standard CENTRONICS interface is selected; when pla-
ced in position 2-3 the RS232 interface is selected.
3.1 RS232 SERIAL
The printer has an RS232 serial interface and is connected using a 25-pin female connector. The communi-
cation signals used for serial protocol are TXD, RXD and RTS if the RTS/CTS protocol was selected or TXD
and RXD if the XON/XOF protocol was selected. Given below are the signals present on the connector:
PIN SIGNAL DIRECTION DESCRIPTION
1 N.C. - Not connected
2 TXD Output Data transmission
3 RXD Input Data reception
4 RTS Output Same as DTR signal
7 SG - Groung signal
20 DTR Output
When the DTR/DSR command is selected, this signal in-
dicates when the printer is busy. SPACE indicates that the
printer is ready to receive data and MARK that the printer
is busy.
23 GND - Ground
24 GND - Ground
25 GND - Ground
(Tab. 3.1)
(Fig.3.1)
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The diagrams below give sample connections between the printer and Personal Computer using a 25- and
9-pin female connector.
(Fig.3.2)
(Fig.3.3)
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3.2 CENTRONICS PARALLEL
The printer has a Centronics parallel interface and is connected using a 25-pin female connector. The fol-
lowing signals can be used for parallel communication:
7 or 8 bit data bus;1.
STROBE signal that indicates data validity;2.
BUSY signal that indicates if printer is available to receive data;3.
ACK signal for data read confirmation.4.
Given below are the signals present on the connector:
PIN SIGNAL DIRECTION
1 Strobe Input
2 Data bit 0 Input
3 Data bit 1 Input
4 Data bit 2 Input
5 Data bit 3 Input
6 Data bit 4 Input
7 Data bit 5 Input
8 Data bit 6 Input
9 Data bit 7 Input
10 ACK Output
11 BUSY Output
12 PAPER END Output
13 HIGHT Output
14 N.C. -
15 FALT Output
16 RESET Input
17-25 GND -
(Tab. 3.2)
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3.3 CALENDAR CLOCK (optional)
The Real Time Clock is available as an option.
Printing and adjustment of the clock are managed by a series of control characters.
N.B.
For the real time clock control characters, please refer to the description of the printer command
sets in chapter 4.
3.3.1 Adjusting the clock through the keypad
The time and date can be adjusted using the PRINT and FEED keys on the printer’s front panel. To set,
proceed as follows:
While holding down the FEED key, press the PRINT key. The printer will print the time and date with an•
arrow indicating the digit to be modified;
Each time the PRINT key is pressed, the digit marked by the arrow will increase and an updated version•
will be printed;
To proceed to modify another digit, press the FEED key again. Each time the printer will print the upda-•
ted time and date, highlighting with an arrow the currently selected digit;
To terminate the setting procedure, press PRINT and FEED at the same time.•
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4.1 PRINT DIRECTION
The printer has two printing directions wich can be selected by means of the control characters: normal and
reverse.
Normal mode Reverse mode
(Fig.4.1)
Panel printer
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Panel printer
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PAPER OUTFEED DIRECTION
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4.2 COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS
The command table lists all the commands for the management of the printer functions. These commands
can be transmitted to the printer with both the serial and parallel interfaces; if, however, the parallel interface
is being used, the user will not be able to receive any kind of response, as this interface is mono-directional.
The commands can be transmitted to the printer at any moment, but they will only be carried out when the
characters previously transmitted have been printed or the commands previously transmitted have been
carried out. There are no commands with priority status; all the commands are carried out when the circular
buffer is free to do so.
COMMAND DESCRIPTION TABLE
(Tab.4.1)
HEX Com. ASCII Com. Description
$00 Prints in small characters
$01 Prints in double width
$02 Prints in double height
$03 Expanded printing
$04 Restore small character printing
$0A LF Forward feeds one line
(n) $0B (n) VT Forward feeds (n) line
$0D CR Print line buffer
$0F Sets CRLF mode
$11 Graphic mode
$12 Print time and date
$13 Sets time and date
$14 Transmits time and date in serial
$17 Prints 1st programmable character
$18 Prints 2nd programmable character
$19 Prints 3rd programmable character
$1A Prints 4th programmable character
$1C Prints 5th programmable character
$1D Prints 6th programmable character
$1E Prints 7th programmable character
$1F Prints 8th programmable character
$1B $40 ESC @ Resets the printer
$1B $41 ESC A Executes [n] dots line feed
$1B $44 ESC D Enter date in print buffer
$1B $4E ESC N Sets normal mode printing
$1B $52 ESC R Sets reverse mode printing
$1B $53 ESC S Enables printing of seconds
$1B $54 ESC T Enter time in print buffer
$1B $55 ESC U Enter date (mm :dd :yy) in print buffer
$1B $58 ESC X Prints in red
$1B $78 ESC x Prints in black
$1B $42 ESC B Sets character font 1
$1B $62 ESC b Sets character font 2
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