Megatron MTH-2500 Manual Download Page 38

Menu summary table

Groups

Fields

Items

Clock

Hours

00 - 23

Minutes

00 - 59

Days

00 - 31

Months

01 - 12

Year

00 - 99

Printer

Font

Font1, Font2

Direction

TEXTMODE, DATAMODE

Nat. Chars

USA, FRA, GER, ENG, DK1, SWE
ITA, SPA, JAP, NOR, DK2, NDL

Width

Width x1, Width x2

Height

Height x1, Height x2

Page Length from 1 to 255 lines
Tab Length

from 1 to 16 characters

FF Replace

Feed lines quantity to replace Formfeed, (0 inhibit)

Label Use

Disabled, Enabled

Label Hi

Label Height (High byte)

From 0 to 3

Label Lo

Label Height (Low byte)

From 0 to 255

Label Gap

Label Gap Height

From 16 to 255

Group 2 Label Hole

Label Hole Height

From 0 to 56

Connection Baud

110, 150,  300,  600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 
9600, 19k2, 28k8, 38k4, 57k6, 115k2

Databits

7 databits,  8 databits

Parity

No, Even, Odd parity

Xon

Single Xon, Repeat Xon

Group 3 Interface

Serial/USB, Parallel/USB

Advanced

Compatible

MTH, HEXA, PCL Raw

Contrast

0 (light) ... 128 (normal) ... 255 (dark)

Winter/Sum

Enabled, Disabled

No Paper

Standard, Set Busy

Motor

Released, Hold

Ext Input

Unused, Print Logo, ADC input, CPT input

Strobes

Separated, Grouped

Info Stamp

No Stamp, Add Date, Add Logo

Horz Scale

Horizontal scale for PCL Raw, from 12% to 100%

Vert Scale

Vertical scale for PCL Raw, from 12% to 100%

Group 4 PCL #Blank

Maximum quantity of empty lines in PCL, (0 inhibit)

MTH-2500, 2700 & 3500 v3.4

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Summary of Contents for MTH-2500

Page 1: ...fast printing Bar codes and Graphic printing capabilities 24 and 42 characters per line 2 downloadable character sets Logo downloading and printing via interface or by closing a dry contact 5 VDC or...

Page 2: ...11 3 4 Control Panel 11 3 5 Self Test or Hexadecimal Dump 12 4 Characters Commands 13 4 1 Character Set 13 4 2 Printer Language or Compatibility 14 4 3 MTH Commands 15 4 4 PCL Raw command 27 4 5 Labe...

Page 3: ...Bonus A 8K bytes logo can be stored in the flash memory The printing of this logo can be made through the printer interface or by closing a separate dry contact Two character sets are embarked to allo...

Page 4: ...and rewinder are directly driven by the MTH 2500 MTH 2700 or MTH 3500 printers 1 3 PART NUMBER Several versions of the electronics are available To completely define your product it is necessary to a...

Page 5: ...End Ethernet Printing TCP IP Lantronix Xport module Modbus over TCP Lantronix Xport IAP module MTH xxx1 Power supply DC 5 V Consumption Waiting mode 90 mA Black printing 3 A MTH xxx3 Power supply fro...

Page 6: ...203 dpi 8 points mm Characters line 24 or 42 according to selected font Distance between dots 0 125 mm Distance between lines 0 125 mm two motor steps Head temperature sensor Thermistor on the head P...

Page 7: ...ower supply connector is similar on all the add on cards It is a 2 pins connector Phoenix MCV105 12G at 3 81mm step Corresponding Power Supply connector is delivered with the printer It is a Miniconne...

Page 8: ...terface When a new paper roll is installed a XON character 11h is sent on the serial interface MTH 2500 2700 3500 v3 4 8 CN2 SERIAL WAY 3 GND 4 RTS Output 5 RXD Input 6 TXD Output CN2 GND 3 RTS 4 RXD...

Page 9: ...ces are available on add on cards They are not described in this manual but in others specific manuals delivered with your product 9 MTH 2500 2700 3500 v3 4 CN2 USB 2 GND 3 GND 4 D 5 D 6 VUSB On Sub D...

Page 10: ...printed paper for archiving Their DC 5 V supply voltage is supplied by the printer To connect on CN4 type Molex KK 2 pins at 2 54 step CN4 REBOBINEUR References Rewinder MP 210 60 62 without fastening...

Page 11: ...cent supply About 300 milli seconds after the controller is powered up this one is ready for operation having ended its reset cycle 3 3 PAPER LOADING Open the printer Remove the old paper roll Install...

Page 12: ...hen connect interface and power supply The printer is ready for use Here is an example of partial selftest Hexadecimal Dump Depressed the button before releasing the button the printer will switch to...

Page 13: ...s by line with uppercase and lowercase letters The selection of national characters is done by software or by the setup menu Other fonts can be uploaded in the printer to replace existing fonts Every...

Page 14: ...fit large graphic printouts in the width of the printer EPS24 Lite This mode is reserved to special applications It is not a full Epson 24 needles compatibility Hexa In this mode the hexadecimal value...

Page 15: ...ex 27 82 Dec Select national characters Default choice is selectable by the setup menu n NATION 23 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E 0 U S A 1 France 2 Germany 3 Great Britain 4 Denmark 1 5 Sweden 6 Italy...

Page 16: ...n is too big widening is set to the maximal possible width ESC o n 1B 6F Hex 27 111 Dec Graphic design of the zero n 1 01 Hex or 1 31 Hex Slashed zero default value n 0 00 Hex or 0 30 Hex Non slashed...

Page 17: ...data default mode is set up by the setup menu ESC I n 1B 49 Hex 27 73 Dec Choice of printing contrast n 128 printing becomes brighter n 128 printing is normal n 128 printing becomes darker 4 3 3 HORIZ...

Page 18: ...a new page See ESC C command In label mode moves the roll at the beginning of the next label See GS P n command CR 0D Hex 13 Dec Carriage return Starting a new line See LF command above ESC n 1B 29 He...

Page 19: ...e the line is printed from left to right with the higher weight s bits to the far left In Data mode the line is printed from right to left with the higher weight s bits to the far right Characters and...

Page 20: ...ine 384 otherwise it will not be printed As horizontal lines printing progresses the vertical curves will show on the paper The vertical lengthening ESC w n act on the graphic curves Example Basic sof...

Page 21: ...pace ESC p 1B 70 Hex 27 112 Dec Printing the logo Logo printing can be activated by closing to ground the Ext Input on CN3 connector if menu Advanced Ext input is set to Print Logo 4 3 7 LABELS COMMAN...

Page 22: ...ODE 39 0 to 9 A Z Space by default 5 05H Interleaved 2 in 5 0 to 9 even number of characters 6 06H CODABAR 0 to 9 A B C D E N T Example Setting CODE 39 ESC 1 4 so in hex 1B 22 31 34 or 1B 22 01 04 ESC...

Page 23: ...g over the line are not printed Remark only the 2 lowest significant bits are tested Example HRI before ESC 4 2 so in hex 1B 22 34 32 or 1B 22 04 02 ESC 5 n 1B 22 05 n Hex 27 34 5 n Dec Bar code offse...

Page 24: ...by default the 6 strobes driving the printing head are successively driven one after the other While printing text the average power consumption is reduced to the detriment of the printing speed Group...

Page 25: ...y table for the different choices of Groups Fields and Values Warning The time setting is not allowed with this command Use ESC c command for the clock setting For an easier setting the setup informat...

Page 26: ...1B 63 31 Hex 27 99 49 Dec Printing the date At the reception of this command the date is stored in the printing buffer at its current position The format of the date depends on the selected character...

Page 27: ...C ESC ESC Remarque Les autres commandes du mode Megatron qui n ont pas d quivalent PCL peuvent toujours tre utilis es A graphical scale mode is implemented in the printer For horizontal scale set Adva...

Page 28: ...g a too long length of paper an error is sent to the user with the LED May be it is not a label roll but a paper roll or the paper end optical sensor is defect Note The printer mechanism doesn t allow...

Page 29: ...l Gap Height between 2 and 31 8 mm Suggested 8 mm Feed back is not recommended To immediately unglue the last printed label we recommend a 8 mm minimum of inter Labels spaces G Label Gap even if the a...

Page 30: ...e value it apply for the two cases MTH 2500 and MTH 3500 Otherwise the first value applies to the MTH 2500 case the second one between brackets applies to the MTH 3500 case MTH 2500 2700 3500 v3 4 30...

Page 31: ...31 MTH 2500 2700 3500 v3 4 CUT OUT FOR MTH 2500 CUT OUT FOR MTH 3500...

Page 32: ...E10 2x13 pins Sub D25 M Length 2 m MTH x54x DKM 256 Serial cable RS232C TTL 1x4 pins step 2 54 Free Length mini 1m50 MTH x51x MTH x52x DKM 257 Power supply cable 1x5 pins step 2 54 Free Longueur mini...

Page 33: ...is a special version of the MTH 2500 integrated in a DIN 96 x 96 plastic case 33 MTH 2500 2700 3500 v3 4 9 6 9 6 1 2 4 8 8 4 7 7 92 92 Cut Out for integration POWER SUPPLY Phoenix Contact Connector D...

Page 34: ...blinking red LED indicates an abnormal status which is explained in the table below Note The printers will be gradually equipped with two color LED Green and Red MTH 2500 2700 3500 v3 4 34 IN WALL CAS...

Page 35: ...short push on a button enters in the different items 2 of the selected group displays the next group 3 Modify the value of an item validates the new selected parameter and prints this value in double...

Page 36: ...0Ch replace the page feed set by Page Length by a pre defined quantity of line feeds When FF Replace 0 this mode is disabled Label Use Enable Disable the label mode Label Hi Label height High part be...

Page 37: ...s to be filled and the user will be warned when the buffer is full Set Busy a paper defect blocks the connection immediately Motor motor driving in waiting mode Released Motor is stopped Hold A curren...

Page 38: ...ght From 16 to 255 Group 2 Label Hole Label Hole Height From 0 to 56 Connection Baud 110 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19k2 28k8 38k4 57k6 115k2 Databits 7 databits 8 databits Parity No Even Odd par...

Page 39: ...tion of the Modbus protocol Slave 252 Selection of the slave address from 1 to 30 or 252 Latency Waiting latency between 2 Modbus frames AUTO 3 5c Duration of the transmission of 3 5 characters Lat Du...

Page 40: ...o Systems Sensors Interface Printing systems Joysticks Trackballs Production center Commercial Office Z I de Noyer 451 route des Blaves F 74200 ALLINGES Tel 33 4 50 70 54 54 Fax 33 4 50 70 56 56 Inter...

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