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13  LED INDICATIONS  

 
The LED indicator at the front of the Ap1400 has a number of colour combinations, which repeat in up 
to a 4-phase pattern to provide status information (see table below).   
 
In summary, if the LED is constant green it indicates that the printer is operating normally.  Flashing 
on and off indicates that Spool mode is active and no printing can take place.  Red warns of a low 
power supply voltage or other problem.  No light indicates that the unit is off.  
 

LED Pattern Table

 

 

Pattern 

Power Status 

Buffer Mode 

Constant Green   

OK 

Normal 

Fast Flashing Green 

OK 

Spool * 

Long Green - Short Red 

Low Voltage 

Normal 

Short Green - Short Red 

Low Voltage 

Spool * 

Fast Flashing Red 

Error Condition 

Spool  (Printing prohibited)

 

No light 

Printer is off

 

(Spool may have resulted from Paper Out or Head Up conditions)

 

 
Although this table may seem complicated, few applications will produce many of the combinations. 
 

Other LED Patterns

 

 
Other LED patterns may be programmed into the Ap1400 on request or by the system designer.   
Please refer to the Programmers’ Guide for details of how to configure these functions. 
 
 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Ap1400

Page 1: ...perts in Small Printer Solutions Installer Guide Ap1400 Thermal Printer Able Systems Limited Denton Drive Northwich Cheshire CW9 7TU England Tel 44 0 1606 48621 Fax 44 0 1606 44903 Web www able system...

Page 2: ...SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS 6 8 CONNECTION GUIDE 7 8 1 J4 RS232 DATA 7 8 2 J3 POWER 8 8 3 J2 USB DATA 8 8 4 CHASSIS EARTH STRAP 8 9 UNIT DIMENSIONS 9 10 MECHANICAL FIXINGS 9 10 1 BACK FIXING 9 10 2 FRONT FIXI...

Page 3: ...AND DISCLAIMER Copyright subsists in all Able Systems intellectual property including controller firmware embedded software and circuit diagrams pin connection lists and application data No warranty...

Page 4: ...a and power connections are enclosed by the equipment they are mounted in and are no more than 3m long 5 ORDERING PART CODES OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES The following table details full Able Systems part...

Page 5: ...ed host equipment present the same output signal when they go to sleep The Ap1400 can be set to ignore this condition as detailed in the Programmer s Guide but even then this type of host behaviour ma...

Page 6: ...is Input Voltage Range 4 5V to 8 5V without any internal voltage or reversal protection Supply Current Requirement 100mA Printer in Idle Mode typical 3A average Printer Printing 10A peak Printer Prin...

Page 7: ...232 DATA J4 Mating Connector Manufacturer Molex Part Number 51065 0500 Crimp Part Number 0502128000 Pin Ap1400 Function Ap1400 Input Output Standard PC D9 Pin 1 RX data i p 3 2 Printer Wake i p 4 3 Pr...

Page 8: ...the wiring diagram below 8 3 J2 USB DATA The Ap1400 supports full speed USB 2 0 connections to the Mini USB B port J2 A standard USB A to Mini USB B lead can be obtained from Able by ordering part num...

Page 9: ...ns 10 1 BACK FIXING 1 Prepare the panel aperture as described below 2 Fit the printer into the panel using M3 machine screws being careful not to screw more than 5mm in to the Ap1400 3 Open the lid of...

Page 10: ...crewdriver 2 Prepare the panel aperture as described below 3 Fit the printer to the panel and fix in place using two self tapping screws as shown above 3mm max included in Ap1400KIT 4 Fit a paper roll...

Page 11: ...n and its retention when the paper compartment is opened The printer can therefore be mounted horizontally or angled to the limits shown below Should you wish to use the Ap1400 in orientations that ex...

Page 12: ...phics patterns are decoded It responds to the paper feed button in the normal way and can also produce a demonstration print see below 11 2 SPOOL MODE In spool mode data is received and stored but not...

Page 13: ...traight and advances properly and tear off any excess by pulling the paper sharply towards you across the serrated tear bar In the event of a jam or other paper loading problem release the lid and str...

Page 14: ...No light indicates that the unit is off LED Pattern Table Pattern Power Status Buffer Mode Constant Green OK Normal Fast Flashing Green OK Spool Long Green Short Red Low Voltage Normal Short Green Sho...

Page 15: ...le timeout delay 14 2 SPOOL MODE Spool mode is can be entered by a command from the host Paper Out condition or Head Up condition being sensed an error condition e g head over temperature power supply...

Page 16: ...NICAL SUPPORT In the meantime if more information is required please contact Technical Support Support Able Systems com Or call 44 0 1606 48621 and select option 4 for Technical Support End Copyright...

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