FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL
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1 – INTRODUCTION
The EPC1100 is a low cost, high performance thermal printer which covers any
application where small place is available, and low noise and low power supply are
needed. It has graphics capabilities and bar code representation.
The structure of the EPC1100 allows setting it into a panel as well as into other
appropriate chassis where a printer is needed. It can be used in industrial,
professional or laboratory environments.
Its easy manipulation makes it suitable for applications where the handling of the
printer does not need specific technical knowledge, such as receipts, security
systems, medical instrumentation, process control systems, etc.
Main features of the EPC1100 printer are:
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Easy maintenance structure.
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Easy installation procedure.
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Compact and lightweight.
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Single 5V dc power supply.
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High resolution printing (8
dots/mm).
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Both parallel CENTRONICS and serial (RS-232 and TTL) data input interface.
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Allows normal, double width, double height and double width-height attributes.
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Scalable font (independent scale in X / Y axis).
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Programmable character and line space.
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Graphic bitmap printing capabilities.
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CODE39 Bar Code.
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Hexadecimal mode for easy software debugging.
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Easy paper loading with paper roll drop – in.
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Self test feature.
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PC 437 Standard Europe character table used.
This manual is a guide of the printer operations and is addressed to the application’s
designer. In following chapters there is a detailed description of hardware and
software configuration to take advantage of the features of the EPC1100 printer.
