Telpar MTP-1500 User manual

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MTP-1500 Modular Thermal Printer
User Manual
TELPAR
A Platinum Equity COMPANY
187 Crosby Road
Dover, New Hampshire 03820
Toll Free: 800-872-4886 (from the U.S.A. and Canada only)
603-750-7237
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.telpar.com
E-mail: [e-mail]
Part No. 090103-0010 (Rev. B - 05/03)

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Warranty
Telpar — Printer Limited Warranty
For one (1) year after shipment of the printer product to Buyer, Telpar warrants the product against defects in materials
and workmanship provided the product has been operated and maintained in accordance with manufacturer’s
operating and maintenance specifications. This warranty specifically excludes ribbons, paper and other consumable
items.
THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. TELPAR
MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY AND BUYER SPECIFICALLY WAIVES ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, INCLUDING
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THERE ARE NO
WARRANTIES THAT EXTEND BEYOND THOSE DESCRIBED HEREIN.
Telpar’s liability hereunder is limited to the repair or replacement of defective parts. This liability does not extend to
normal wear and tear. Telpar will, solely at its option, remedy all valid warranty claims either by:
(a) Repairing or replacing the defective unit at Telpar’s factory; or
(b) Repairing or replacing the defective subassembly at Telpar’s factory.
If so directed by Telpar, Buyer shall return the defective unit or subassembly, transportation prepaid by Buyer, to
Telpar’s factory. After repair or replacement has been accomplished, Telpar will return the unit or subassembly,
transportation prepaid by Telpar, to Buyer.
As a precondition to any warranty service, prior to return of any units or subassemblies to Telpar by Buyer, Buyer
must contact Telpar’s Order Administration Services and receive authorization in the form of a Return Material
Authorization (RMA) number. Telpar reserves the right to refuse any goods it has not previously authorized for return,
or any goods shipped without transportation prepaid.
No warranty shall apply to any damage resulting from or caused by Buyer, if Buyer shall make any changes,
modifications, additions or deletions of hardware, software or firmware in the Printer products sold hereunder without
Telpar’s advance written consent.
Upon receiving an RMA from Telpar, warranty service may be obtained by returning the merchandise, freight prepaid,
with a copy of your invoice to:
Telpar
187 Crosby Road
Dover, New Hampshire 03820 U.S.A.
ATTN.: Warranty Service Department.
Telephone: [phone] or 603-750-7237
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Upon inspection, Telpar will make necessary repairs or replacement and return the merchandise, shipping prepaid.

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Table of Contents
1 General................................................................................................................................... 9
1.1 Definitions........................................................................................................................ 9
1.1.1 Standard Mode versus Page Mode............................................................................. 9
1.1.2 Hex Dump Mode.......................................................................................................... 9
1.1.3 Explanation of Terms used throughout this manual................................................. 11
1.2 Applications.................................................................................................................... 11
1.3 Standard Features......................................................................................................... 12
1.4 Options for the MTP-1500 Series................................................................................ 13
1.5 Specifications................................................................................................................. 13
1.6 Power Supply Requirements....................................................................................... 13
1.6.1 Voltage: 24 VDC ±10%............................................................................................. 13
1.6.2 No requirement for external 5 VDC power supply..................................................... 13
1.6.3 3-Pin Hosiden Connector on Printer for Power Supply Connection......................... 13
1.7 Telpar Roll Paper for MTP-1500 Series...................................................................... 14
2 Operator Instructions....................................................................................................... 15
2.1 Unpacking and Inspection............................................................................................ 15
2.2 Paper Loading................................................................................................................ 15
2.2.1 Side-Loading Roll...................................................................................................... 15
2.2.2 Black Mark Sensors Load......................................................................................... 15
2.3 Paper Jam....................................................................................................................... 17
2.3.1 Head Open Lever...................................................................................................... 17
3 Installation........................................................................................................................... 19
3.1 Self Test Mode............................................................................................................... 19
4 Interface Specifications................................................................................................... 21
4.1 General........................................................................................................................... 21
4.1.1 Setting of DIP Switches and MEMORY Switches..................................................... 21

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4.1.2 LEDs and Error Indication......................................................................................... 23
4.2 Control Codes and Control Sequences List.............................................................. 24
4.3 Control Codes and Control Sequences Definition................................................... 27
4.3.1 General Usage Print Commands.............................................................................. 27
4.3.2 Status Commands.................................................................................................... 31
4.3.3 Bar Code Commands............................................................................................... 31
4.3.4 Counter Commands.................................................................................................. 32
4.3.5 Top of Form Commands........................................................................................... 34
4.3.6 Page Mode Commands............................................................................................ 34
4.3.7 NV Memory and Down Load Bit Images Commands............................................... 36
4.3.8 Seldom Used Commands......................................................................................... 38
4.4 Descriptions of Commands.......................................................................................... 41
4.4.1 Set Print Mode........................................................................................................... 41
4.4.2 Set Bit Image Mode................................................................................................... 41
4.4.3 Set Raster Bit Image Mode....................................................................................... 43
4.4.4 Status Commands.................................................................................................... 44
4.4.5 Enable/Disable Auto Status Back (ASB) mode........................................................ 45
4.4.6 Status Bytes Transmitted.......................................................................................... 45
4.4.7 Bar Code Command................................................................................................. 46
4.4.8 GS k +m +n +d1dn [1D 6B +m +n (DATA)]............................................................ 47
4.5 Serial (RS232C) Interface............................................................................................. 49
4.5.1 Serial (RS232C) Interface Specification................................................................... 49
4.5.2 Serial I/O Connector.................................................................................................. 49
4.5.3 Flow Control.............................................................................................................. 50
4.6 Centronics Parallel (IEEE-1284) Interface.................................................................. 51
4.6.1 Parallel I/O Connector............................................................................................... 51
5 Specifications..................................................................................................................... 53

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5.1 Features.......................................................................................................................... 53
5.2 General Specifications +++ redo................................................................................ 54
5.3 Character Sets............................................................................................................... 55
5.3.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 55
5.3.2 PC437 U.S.A., Standard Europe Character Set....................................................... 56
5.3.3 Katakana Character Set............................................................................................ 57
5.3.4 PC850 (Multilingual) Character Set........................................................................... 58
5.3.5 PC860 (Portuguese) Character Set.......................................................................... 59
5.3.6 PC863 Canadian French Character Set................................................................... 60
5.3.7 PC865 Nordic Character Set.................................................................................... 61
5.3.8 WPC 1252 Character Set......................................................................................... 62
5.3.9 PC866 Cyrillic #2 Character Set............................................................................... 63
5.3.10 PC852 Latin 2 Character Set.................................................................................... 64
5.3.11 PC858 Euro Character Set....................................................................................... 65
5.3.12 Space Page Character Set....................................................................................... 66
5.3.13 Overseas Character Set........................................................................................... 67
5.3.14 International Character Set........................................................................................ 68
5.4 Dimensional Drawings of MTP-1530 (80 mm) Version.............................................. 69
5.4.1 Dimensional Drawing of MTP-1530 (80 mm) Version.............................................. 69
5.4.2 Dimensional Drawings of MTP-1532 (82.5 mm) Version......................................... 70

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List of Figures
Figure 1 Print Sample.................................................................................................................... 10
Figure 2 Hex Dump of Print Sample............................................................................................ 10
Figure 3 3-Pin Hosiden Power Supply Connector....................................................................... 13
Figure 4 Black Mark Specifications.............................................................................................. 16
Figure 5 - MTP-1500 with Cutter Mechanism closed.................................................................... 17
Figure 6 - MTP-1500 with Cutter Mechanism open...................................................................... 18
Figure 7 MTP-1500 Self Test Printout.......................................................................................... 20
Figure 8 Counter Commands...................................................................................................... 33
Figure 9 Print Mode Settings........................................................................................................ 41
Figure 10 Status Commands....................................................................................................... 44
Figure 11 Fourth Status Byte Transmitted................................................................................... 46
Figure 12 - Serial I/O Connector +++ redo as DE9P.................................................................... 49
Figure 13 - Parallel I/O Connector +++ Change dwg to CENT............................................ 51
Figure 14 Overview of Character Sets......................................................................................... 55
Figure 15 PC437 U.S.A., Standard Europe Character Set........................................................... 56
Figure 16 Katakana Character Set (80-FF hex)............................................................................ 57
Figure 17 PC850 Multilingual Character Set................................................................................. 58
Figure 18 PC860 Portuguese Character Set............................................................................... 59
Figure 19 PC863 Canadian French Character Set....................................................................... 60
Figure 20 PC865 Nordic Character Set........................................................................................ 61
Figure 21 WPC 1252 Character Set............................................................................................. 62
Figure 22 PC866 Cyrillic#2 Character Set.................................................................................... 63
Figure 23 PC852 Latin 2 Character Set........................................................................................ 64
Figure 24 PC858 Euro Character Set.......................................................................................... 65
Figure 25 Space Page Character Set.......................................................................................... 66

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List of Tables
Table 1 Current Requirements..................................................................................................... 13
Table 2 - DIP Switch 1 (DSW1) Settings...................................................................................... 21
Table 3 - DIP Switch 2 (DSW2) Settings +++ rearrange in order................................................ 22
Table 4 Control Codes and Control Sequences........................................................................... 26
Table 5 List of Control Codes and Control Sequences Locations................................................ 27
Table 6 General Usage Print Commands.................................................................................... 30
Table 7 Response to Status Commands.................................................................................... 31
Table 8 Status Commands......................................................................................................... 31
Table 9 - Bar Code Commands.................................................................................................... 32
Table 10 Top of Form Commands................................................................................................ 34
Table 11 – Page Mode Commands.............................................................................................. 36
Table 12 – NV Memory Commands.............................................................................................. 37
Table 13 - Seldom Used Commands........................................................................................... 40
Table 14 Set Bit Image Mode........................................................................................................ 41
Table 15 Set Raster Bit Image Mode............................................................................................ 43
Table 16 First Status Byte Transmitted........................................................................................ 45
Table 17 Second Status Byte Transmitted................................................................................... 45
Table 18 Third Status Byte Transmitted....................................................................................... 46
Table 19 Bar Code Commands.................................................................................................... 46
Table 20 Bar Code Command Values.......................................................................................... 47
Table 21 - Serial (RS232C) Interface Specification..................................................................... 49
Table 22 - Serial (RS232C) Interface Pin Assignments............................................................... 50
Table 23 - Parallel Interface Pin Assignments.............................................................................. 52
Table 24 - General Specifications................................................................................................. 54
Table 25 - Default Character Set.................................................................................................. 66
Table 26 - Overseas Character Set.............................................................................................. 67

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Table 27 - International Character Set.......................................................................................... 68

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1 General
The MTP-1500 series of modular thermal printers is designed specifically for the high performance, size and durability
requirements of cut and drop applications. The compact size and high performance characteristics, coupled with its
rugged design also make it ideal for the kiosk environment.
Four models make up the MTP-1500 Series:
· MTP-1530-SF - 80 mm (3.15 in) paper width , Full Cut . (Part # 901033-0006)
· MTP-1530 -SP - 80 mm (3.15 in) paper width , Partial Cut. (Part # 901034-0006)
· MTP-1532 -SF – 82.5 mm (3.25 in) paper width , Full Cut. (Part # 901033-0010)
· MTP-1532 -SP – 82.5 mm (3.25 in) paper width , Partial Cut. (Part # 901034-0010)
1.1 Definitions
1.1.1 Standard Mode versus Page Mode
Standard mode means printing data as it is received like most serial mode printers. If data is not received fast enough
to keep the printer busy, the printer will print data it has received and then stop and wait for more data to be received
so it can print a little more. This is the most commonly used mode of operation but anytime the printer has to stop and
then restart, there is a possibility of reduced print quality.
· Page mode means that all the data to be printed on a page is received before printing begins so once the
printing process starts, an entire page is printed at full speed.
· Most commands and parameters are the same for both standard mode and page mode but the ESC SP, ESC 2,
and ESC 3 are set independently in standard mode and page mode, See section 4.2 Control Codes and Control
Sequences List .
· Some commands apply only to page mode and some commands are ignored in page mode.
See Table xxx +++ add bookmark to COMMAND LIST table.
· Ladder bar codes can be printed only in page mode.
1.1.2 Hex Dump Mode
This function is sometimes useful for diagnosis of application programs when the printer does not perform as
expected. In hex dump mode, the printer prints the hexadecimal code for each character received rather than
processing the data as printable text and as control commands. The exception is that DLE EOT (real time STATUS
request) and DLE ENQ (Real time request to printer) are executed as received even in hex dump mode. The
hexadecimal notation is printed at 10 characters per line on the left side of the page and the printable characters (when
possible) are printed on the right side of the page. Control codes print as periods on the right side section of the
printout to help locate specific areas of the message to see what codes were actually received by the printer. After all
data has been sent to the printer, pressing the paper feed button will flush the buffer and print the last line of data
received.
Hex dump mode is initiated in any of three ways:
1) Open the platen, hold the paper feed button down, turn on power, then close the platen and release the paper
feed button.
2) Set DIP switch DPSW2 position 5 ON and then turn on power.
3) Send the appropriate GS ( A command. On entering hex dump mode, the printer prints a 4 line header
“Hexadecimal Dump”, a blank line, “To terminate hexadecimal dump”, “press FEED three times.”
Hex dump mode is terminated by
1) pressing the paper feed button three times in quick succession or
2) by turning DIP switch DPSW2 position 5 OFF and turning power back on.
Print Sample
Figure 1 Print Sample

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Figure 2 Hex Dump of Print Sample
1.1.3 Explanation of Terms used throughout this manual
Receive buffer – Receives data from the host and stores the data temporarily until it can be processed to the print
buffer or processed as otherwise required.
Print buffer – Stores the image data to be printed.
Start of line – There is no print data in the print buffer and the print position is not specified by ESC $ or ESC \. Many
commands are effective only at the start of line.
Printable area – In standard mode the length in the horizontal direction is: 80 mm (640 dots per line/8 dots per mm)
for the 82.5 mm paper width version, 72 mm (576 dots per line/8 dots per mm) for the 80 mm paper width version. In
page mode the length in the horizontal direction is: 80 mm (640 dots per line/8 dots per mm) for the 82.5 mm paper
width version, 72 mm (576 dots per line/8 dots per mm) for the 80 mm paper width version. In page mode the length in
the vertical direction is: 83 mm (664 dots per line/8 dots per mm) for the 82.5 mm paper width version, 92 mm (738
dots per line/8 dots per mm) for the 80 mm paper width version.
Printing area – Printing range set by command. The printing area must be less than or equal to the printable area.
MBS – Most Significant Bit of a byte of data.
LBS – Least Significant Bit of a byte of data.
OFF LINE – There is no switch for setting the printer On Line or Off Line. The printer automatically goes Off Line
a. From power on (or reset through the I/O connector) until the printer is ready to receive data.
b. During self test.
c. While feeding paper with the paper feed button.
d. When out of paper.
e. When the print platen is open.
f. During a macro execution and in standby status.
g. When an error occurs.
1.2 Applications
· Parking ticket dispensing
· Automated Teller Machines (ATMs)