TS1700/TK18 PRINTERS OPERATION MANUAL
The sensors are photo-transistor type, and are mounted on a small PCB to facilitate installation.
Connect
to pin
number
Printer TS1700
Near-end
paper
sensor
Black
Mark
sensor
“Ticket
Pick Up”
sensor
Driver_In
10
14
12
GND
16
17
18
Signal_Out
11
15
13
Fig.4.13.
Photo-sensor pin out (Ref. Fotocélula FCX2).
1-
Near-end-paper sensor
. The function of this sensor is to warn the maintenance operator
that the printer is running out of paper although there is still paper to print few tickets. This
sensor must be enabled when installed on the printer.
An example of installing this sensor can be fix it near the paper axis, as shown in the
following picture concerning the TK18 printer.
Fig.4.14.
Paper near-end sensor installation example (TK18).
2- Ticket picked up sensor
. The target of this sensor is to inform to system (printer host) if the
ticket printed has been or not picked up by the user. For example, it will blink an error
pattern when a ticket has been printed but the user has not picked it up and it could cause a
paper jam if another ticket is printed
3- Black mark sensor
. It is used when printing tickets onto a pre-cut paper roll which have a
black mark on each ticket. This sensor will help the printer to locate the edges of the ticket
and print accordingly. The black mark can also be a hole. This sensor must be enabled
when installed on the printer.
For the latter 2 cases, FENIX offers an optional bracket that allows several options for
mounting the photo-sensors FCX2.
•
According to the positioning of the sensor in the bracket, can be mounted under (
1
) or
above (
2
), allowing the sensor is more or less removed from the paper exit.
•
According to the positioning of the bracket on the TS1700, optical mark detection or
ticket pick up becomes possible on both sides of the paper: the printed one (
A
) or the
back one (
B
).
•
The sensor PCB can be attached by screw + nut or glued (double-sided adhesive,
heat-fusion silicone, etc.).
•
The scope of the sensor is about 10mm.
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