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CONNECTION GUIDE 

 
The Ap1400V is fully hot-swappable. It has 3 user connectors and a chassis earth strap. Either data 
connector may be used, but only one concurrently. The Ap1400V will detect and receive data from a 
single data connector automatically. To swap data connections, the power must be cycled. 

 

 
 
 
 
 

8.1  J2 – USB DATA 

 
The Ap1400V supports full speed USB 2.0 connections to the Mini USB-B port, J22 a standard USB-
A to Mini USB-B lead can be obtained from Able by ordering part number: Ap1400USBC.  
 
Please contact Able systems for USB drivers. 
 
J2 Mating Connector: 
Standard Mini USB-B lead (USB 2.0). 

 

 

8.2  J4 – RS232 DATA 

 
J4 Mating Connector 
 
Manufacturer: Molex 
Part Number: 51065-0500 
Crimp Part Number: 0502128000 
 

Pin 

Ap1400V Function 

Ap1400V Input/Output 

Standard PC D9 Pin 

RX data 

i/p 

Printer Wake 

i/p 

Printer Busy 

o/p 

6 and 8 

TX data 

o/p 

GND 

 
A moulded RS232 D9 lead for direct connection to a PC RS232 port can be obtained from Able by 
ordering part number: Ap1400D9. 
An unterminated RS232 lead can be obtained from Able by ordering part number: Ap1400SC. 
 

 

J3 Power  

(pin 1 indicated) 

J2  

USB 
Data 

J4 RS232 

Data 

(pin 1 indicated) 

Chassis 

Earth 
Strap 

Summary of Contents for Ap1400V

Page 1: ...erts in Small Printer Solutions Installer Guide Ap1400 V 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 syste...

Page 2: ...UPPLY ARRANGEMENTS 6 8 CONNECTION GUIDE 7 8 1 J2 USB DATA 7 8 2 J4 RS232 DATA 7 8 3 J3 POWER 8 8 4 CHASSIS EARTH STRAP 8 8 5 SHUTDOWN INPUT 9 9 UNIT DIMENSIONS 10 10 MECHANICAL FIXINGS 10 10 1 MOUNTIN...

Page 3: ...required 3 2 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER Copyright subsists in all Able Systems intellectual property including controller firmware embedded software and circuit diagrams pin connection lists and...

Page 4: ...tems part codes for products related to the Ap1400 printer DATA CABLES Ap1400SC Ap1400V Serial Cable Assembly unterminated Ap1400D9 Ap1400V Serial Cable Assembly D9F Ap1400USBC Ap1400V USB A to Mini B...

Page 5: ...ed host equipment present the same output signal when they go to sleep The Ap1400V can be set to ignore this condition as detailed in the Programmer s Guide but even then this type of host behaviour m...

Page 6: ...V internal over voltage and reversal protection Supply Current Requirement 0 06mA Shutdown active typical 12V in 70mA Printer in Idle Mode 2A average Printer Printing 7A peak Printer Printing Supply C...

Page 7: ...ble by ordering part number Ap1400USBC Please contact Able systems for USB drivers J2 Mating Connector Standard Mini USB B lead USB 2 0 8 2 J4 RS232 DATA J4 Mating Connector Manufacturer Molex Part Nu...

Page 8: ...to avoid overloading the connector 4 GND 5 SDN Shutdown input Active Low see section 8 5 for further details 6 N C No connection do not make any connections to this pin 8 4 CHASSIS EARTH STRAP The ea...

Page 9: ...tered following this applying a voltage of 2V to 36V on the shutdown pin will keep the printer awake otherwise the printer will enter the sleep state The supply current drawn from the V rail is approx...

Page 10: ...lations 10 1 MOUNTING BRACKET 1 Fit the printer into the panel and apply the mounting bracket as shown below 2 Secure with two M3 machine screws or two cable ties one at either side of the bracket all...

Page 11: ...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 Ap1400VKIT 4 Fit a paper rol...

Page 12: ...ientations that exceed these limits please contact Able Systems for advice 10 4 LOCATING THE PRINTER NOTE The Ap1400V is a thermal printer and care should be taken to ensure that the printer and the p...

Page 13: ...he feed button has additional functions Double clicking the button i e pressing and releasing twice in quick succession just like a PC mouse in idle mode prints a demo test message including the firmw...

Page 14: ...ameter and have the thermally sensitive coating on the outside The printer can accept rolls which are coreless or wound on a core Suitable rolls are available as ASL Product Code A05836TPR1 Thermal Pa...

Page 15: ...ion being sensed an error condition e g head over temperature power supply over voltage etc In spool mode the buffered data are stored without being printed until the mode is exited by a command from...

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