Van Mechelen 1000 SERIES User manual

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KLEINE-BROGEL PEER WIJCHMAAL LAAKDAL LAAKDAL
1000 SERIES
PORTABLE PRINTER
USER MANUAL
Document No : DS8078
Issue : J
Date : 10th April 2003
Authorisation No :3054
VAN MECHELEN
KANTOORMACHINES – KANTOORMATERIALEN
TURNHOUT –GEEL
www.vanmechelen.be

C O N T E N T S
INTRODUCTION
FEATURES
PART 1 INSTALLATION
PAGE
1.1 Precautions ................................................................. 5
1.2 Default Settings ................................................................. 5
1.3 Self-Test ................................................................. 5
1.4 Interface Connections ................................................................. 6
1.5 Programme Mode ................................................................. 10
1.6 Troubleshooting ................................................................. 14
1.61 Diagnostic Mode ................................................................. 15
1.7 Accessories ................................................................. 16
PART 2 OPERATORS GUIDE
2.1 Power-on Procedure ................................................................. 17
2.2 Paper Loading ................................................................. 17
2.3 Ribbon Change ................................................................. 18
2.4 Paper Feed ................................................................. 18
2.5 Care Of The Printer ................................................................. 18
PART 3 PROGRAMMING
3.1 Command Summary ................................................................. 19
3.2 Command Description for 1000 Printer ...................................... 20
3.3 Command Description for Epson ESC/POS ........................ 22
3.4 Command Description for Citizen 560 ..................................... 24
3.5 Specification ................................................................ 25
VAN MECHELEN
KANTOORMACHINES – KANTOORMATERIALEN
TURNHOUT –GEEL
www.vanmechelen.be

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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 - Character Set ................................................................ 26
APPENDIX 2 - International Character Set.................................................. 27
APPENDIX 3 - Power Supply Adapter Specification ........................ 28
INTRODUCTION
The 1000 series is a range of portable, battery powered printers available in three basic models.
1009.0XXX -42 Cols @ 1.0 lines/second.
1012.0XXX -24 Cols @ 2.5 lines/second.
1014.0XXX -40 Cols @ 1.7 lines/second.
The manual has been divided into three sections for ease of reference.
Part 1dealswithprinterinstallation.Part 2with general operation :paper loading, ribbon changing. Part
3 is for programmers.
By following the guide lines in this manual and with careful handling, along and reliable operating life
can be expected from these printers.
Pleasenotethat the printers are despatched from the factory with no charge in the batteries for safety and
storage reasons. Refer to section 3.5 for power supply details.

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FEATURES
!Easy paper loading and ribbon replacement.
!Clearly defined switch panel.
!Serial RS232/Centronics Parallel option.
!One hour continuous printing with fully charged batteries.
!International Character set.
!Automatic power-off features.
!User selectable options stored in non-volatile RAM.
!Head jam protection -power to the print head and carriage motor is switched off to
prevent damage in the event of a head jam.
!Full 96 ASCII character set (plus additional European and scientific characters).
!One line buffer.
!Double width printing.
!Double height printing.
!Underlining.
!Built-in tab stops.
!Vertical tab.
!Form feed.
!Self-test facility.
!Inverted Printing. (Data Mode)
!Graphics.
!Reset command.
!Epson ESC/POS Emulation.
!Citizen 560 Emulation.
!Diagnostic Mode

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PART 1 INSTALLATION
1.1 Precautions
(1) The printer is to be used free-standing and should be placed on a stable surface providing easy
access to the control panel and to the paper well when the lid is open.
(2) Do not site the printer in an excessively hot or humid location. Exposure to grease, dust, metal
swarf or liquids is best avoided.
(3) When using the power adapter avoid using amains outlet which also supplies heavy switching
machinery since a noisy supply may impair printer operation.
(4) Ensure that the adapter provides the correct operating voltage. Refer to section 3.5 for supply
details.
(5) Care must be taken to ensure that any power adapter supplied by the customer meets with
national safety requirements and has the correct output voltage and polarity. The manufacturer
has no responsibility for equipment operating outside these parameters.
(6) Do not remove paper by pulling it from the back of the mechanism and do not pull excessive
lengths through thetopofthemechanism.Eitherof theseoperations may causepaper to tear and
jam the mechanism.
1.2 Default Settings
The 1000 printer is supplied with the following default settings:
Data/Parity 8/None
Xon/Xoff On
Parity None (Not shown for Parallel Interface)
Baud Rate 9600 (Not shown for Parallel Interface)
Character Set UK
Print Mode Text
Auto-Off 5 minutes
Emulation Standard
DTR Normal
Interface Serial or Parallel
Mechanism As applicable
Default settings can be restored by pressing both the feed and programme switches together at
power up. Releasing the feed button before the programme button will set original defaults.
See section 1.5 to change the above parameters.
1.3 Self-Test
To perform aself-test press the power “ON” and “FEED” switch simultaneously and keep them
depressed until the test starts. This will check all the mechanics, and alarge proportion of the
software and hardware without the need for connection to a host. The software issue is printed
in doubleheight, double width text, followed by the character set in normal text. Below this are
listed the current settings of the user selectable options. If the settings are correct for your host,

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youare ready to connect the printer to your system.Otherwiseyouwillneedtoreprogrammethe
printer as described in section 1.5. The self test will be repeated until the power is switched off.
Normal operation is resumed after power-on.
Note: The parity and baud rate settings are not printed on the parallel version.
1.4 Interface Connections
The 1000 printers are available with a Centronics Parallel or RS232 Serial interface. The
interface type is printed on the self-test slip.
The connector is a 25 way D plug for Parallel and a 25 way D socket for Serial.

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PARALLEL CONNECTIONS - TTL LEVELS
Function 25 Way D-Plug Input/Output
Strobe 1 IN
D0 2 IN
D1 3 IN
D2 4 IN
D3 5 IN
D4 6 IN
D5 7 IN
D6 8 IN
D7 9 IN
Ack 10 OUT
Busy 11 OUT
P End 12 OUT
Select 13 (+5V via 100K) OUT
Auto Feed 14 (NC) -
Error 15 (+5V via 100K) OUT
Initialise Printer 16 (NC) -
Select Input 17 (NC) -
GND 18 - 25 -
SERIAL CONNECTIONS - RS232
Function 25 Way D Socket Input/Output
RX 3IN
TX 2OUT
CTS 5 IN
DTR 20 OUT
GND 7 -
NC 6, 8-19, 21-25 -
FG 1
RTS 4 (+10V via 1K) OUT
Note that on some models, internal links have been factory set in order to allow power input via
the serial D25. In these instances power will either be on:
pins 8, 9: GND OR pins 14,15: GND
pins 12,13: power in pins 16,17: power in
in either caseagrommet must be present in the normal power jack input to prevent ashort in the
supply and protect against static discharge. Such models are supplied with the grommet fitted
and it should never be removed.

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1000 SERIAL INTERFACE TIMING
MARK = -8V
SPACE = +8V
N.B : DTR WILL BE SET FOR AMINIMUM OF 70µs AT THE END OF THE STOP BIT
ON EACH CHARACTER.
THIS CONDITION WILL BE LONGER FOR BUFFER FULL AND WILL BE SET
UNTIL RESET IF A PRINTER FAULT OCCURS.

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1000 PARALLEL INTERFACE TIMING

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1.5 Programme Mode
On the front of the unit there is a power-on indicator and four switches which are labelled as
shown below.
If the programme (set-up) switch is pressed at power up (i.e. programme switch and power-on
switch together) then the printer will go into set-up mode and print the current parameter status.
Example : Number of data bits : 8 bit data.
The power-on indicator will flash every second to indicate programme mode.
Each time the feed switch is pressed and released the next printer parameter is printed. Pressing
the programme switch will cause the status of that parameter to change in the sequence shown.
Each status table rotates so 300 baud follows on from 19200 baud and so on.
Once the correct status has been selected then both the programme switch and the feed switch
should be pressed simultaneously to updatethe printer’s status. Notethat this need only be done
when all parameters that need changing have been selected. If no switches are pressed for 15
seconds the set-up mode is automatically terminated without changing the original parameters.