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Using anything other than the specified thermal paper does not guarantee print quality and life of the

thermal head.
The followings are examples of trouble:
(1) Poor printing quality due to low thermal sensitivity
(2) Abrasion of the thermal head due to paper surface roughness
(3) Printing stuck and unusual noise due to sticking the thermal layer of the thermal paper

to the thermal head

(4) Printing fade due to low preservability of the thermal paper
(5) Electrolytic corrosion of the thermal head due to inferior paper

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Do not use a paper roll with glued end or folded end. In case of using such roll papers, replace to a

new one before the end of the paper roll is shown up.

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Do not hit or scratch the surface of the thermal head with any sharp or hard object. This could

damage the thermal head.

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After the printer has been left not in use for long period of time, the platen could be deformed and

resulted in print quality deteriorated.    In this case, feed thermal paper for a while to recover
deformation of the platen.    If the thermal head is remained in contact with the platen without thermal
paper for a long time, the platen and the thermal head may be stuck together and cause paper feed
difficulty.    If facing this problem, release the platen block and set it back again before starting
printing.

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Do not release the platen block during printing; otherwise this may reduce the efficiency of the printer.

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When printing at a high print ratio in a low temperature or high humidity environment, the vapor from

the thermal paper during printing may cause condensation to form on the printer or may soil the
thermal paper itself. Prevent the thermal head from a drop of water. It may cause electrolytic
corrosion of the thermal head. If condensed, power off the

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until dried.

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Warn the users not to pull the thermal paper and to change an angle of the paper coming out while

printing. Otherwise, the paper jam may occur.

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Never loosen the screws that fasten respective parts of the printer. Loosened screws may reduce

the efficiency of the performance of the printer mechanism.

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When setting the platen block, the reduction gear may interfere with the platen gear and may cause

the platen block to not be set. In such a case, release the platen block and set it again.

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Never pull out the thermal paper while the platen block is set. The printer may become damaged.

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Do not apply stress to the platen block while printing. The print defect may occur.

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The printer is not waterproof and drip proof. Prevent contact with water and do not operate with wet

hands as it may damage the printer or may cause a short circuit or fire.

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The printer is not dust proof. Never use the printer in a dusty place, as it may damage the thermal

head and paper drive system.

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Do not use the printer in corrosive gas and siloxane atmosphere as it may cause the contact failure.

1.2.3 Precautions

on

Discarding

When discarding used printers, discard them according to the disposal regulations and rules of each
respective district.

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Summary of Contents for LTPD245E

Page 1: ...LTPD245E LTPD345E THERMAL PRINTER MECHANISM TECHNICAL REFERENCE U00112676500 ...

Page 2: ...nsees and customers The information contained herein is the property of SII and shall not be reproduced in whole or in part without the prior written approval of SII SII reserves the right to make changes without notice to the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages including consequential caused by reliance on the materials presented including bu...

Page 3: ...fore designing so that you are able to use the product properly SII has not investigated the intellectual property rights of the sample circuits included in this technical reference Fully investigate the intellectual property rights of these circuits before using In particular SII reserves the industrial property rights for the heat storage simulation described in Chapter 3 Using it for the other ...

Page 4: ... DIMENSIONS 3 3 3 3 STEP MOTOR 3 7 3 3 1 General Specifications 3 7 3 3 2 Sample Drive Circuit 3 8 3 3 3 Excitation Sequence 3 9 3 3 4 Motor Start Stop Method 3 10 3 3 5 Motor Drive Method 3 11 3 3 6 Motor Drive Precautions 3 16 3 4 THERMAL HEAD 3 17 3 4 1 Structure of the the Thermal Head 3 17 3 4 2 Print Position of the Data 3 18 3 4 3 Electrical Characteristics of Thermal Head 3 19 3 4 4 Timing...

Page 5: ...3 7 1 General Specifications 3 31 3 7 2 Platen Position Sensor Precautions 3 31 CHAPTER 4 CONNECTING TERMINALS 4 1 RECOMMENDED CONNECTOR FOR EXTERNAL CIRCUITS 4 1 4 2 CONNECTING TERMINALS 4 1 CHAPTER 5 PRINT DRIVE METHOD 5 1 MOTOR AND THERMAL HEAD DRIVE METHOD 5 1 5 2 THERMAL HEAD DIVISION DRIVE METHOD 5 4 5 3 PRECAUTIONS FOR PRINT DRIVE 5 5 CHAPTER 6 OUTER CASE DESIGN GUIDE 6 1 SECURING THE PRINT...

Page 6: ...S CHAPTER 8 HANDLING METHOD 8 1 PROCEDURES FOR INSTALLING UNINSTALLING THERMAL PAPER 8 1 8 1 1 Procedures for Installing Uninstalling the Thermal paper 8 1 8 1 2 Precautions for Installing the Thermal paper 8 2 8 2 PROCUDURES FOR CLEANING THE THERMAL HEAD 8 3 8 2 1 Procedures for Cleaning the Thermal Head 8 3 8 2 2 Precautions for Cleaning the Thermal Head 8 3 ...

Page 7: ...aten Position Sensor 3 31 4 1 Connecting Terminals 4 1 5 1 Timing Chart for Driving Using Six Divisions LTPD245E 5 2 5 2 Timing Chart for Driving Using One Division LTPD245E 5 2 6 1 Dimensions for Positioning and Securing the Printer Main Body LTPD245E 6 2 6 3 External Dimensions and Motion of Platen Release Lever 6 5 6 4 Recommended Layout between the Printer and the Thermal paper 6 6 6 5 Recomme...

Page 8: ...ments LTPD345E 3 18 3 10 Electrical Characteristics of Thermal Head LTPD245E 3 19 3 11 Electrical Characteristics of Thermal Head LTPD345E 3 20 3 12 Thermal Head Heat Element Resistance 3 21 3 13 Standard Printing Energy and Temperature Coefficient 3 23 3 14 Activation Pulse Width 3 25 3 15 Temperature Characteristics 3 28 3 16 Out of paper Sensor 3 30 3 17 General Specifications of Platen Positio...

Page 9: ...such damages and or loss originate from the printer itself SII has not investigated the intellectual property rights of the sample circuits included in this technical reference Fully investigate the intellectual property rights of these circuits before using The printer is designed and manufactured to be mounted onto general electronic equipment If high reliability is required of the printer in re...

Page 10: ...rmal head to cool before cleaning In order to allow cooling secure clearance between the thermal head and the outer case when designing the outer case Precautions for rising temperatures of the motor Temperature of the motor and its peripherals rises very high during and immediately after printing Be sure to design the outer case to prevent users from burn injuries by touching them Place warning l...

Page 11: ...mall as possible below 50mΩ Keep distance from signal lines to reduce electrical interference A surge voltage between VP and GND should not exceed 10V For noise countermeasure connect a 0 1μF capacitor between Vdd and GND pins near the connector Always detect the outputs of the platen position sensor and out of paper sensor Never activate the thermal head when the platen block is in open state and...

Page 12: ...ckward feed Metal parts may become discolored and rusted due to the operational environment Consider these factors regarding appearance Do not use labeling paper 2 ply thermal paper and thermal paper with thickness of 86μm or thicker If printing at a high print ratio for longer length non printing area may be colored due to an accumulation of heat Verify the performance with your actual device Des...

Page 13: ... printer When printing at a high print ratio in a low temperature or high humidity environment the vapor from the thermal paper during printing may cause condensation to form on the printer or may soil the thermal paper itself Prevent the thermal head from a drop of water It may cause electrolytic corrosion of the thermal head If condensed power off the VP until dried Warn the users not to pull th...

Page 14: ...5E Dimensions W69 0mm x D30 0mm x H15 0mm Mass approx 40g LTPD345E Dimensions W91 0mm x D30 0mm x H15 0mm Mass approx 58g High print speed 1 LTPD245E Maximum 100mm s print is available LTPD345E Maximum 80mm s print is available Automatic paper loading The automatic paper loading mechanism enables to load the thermal paper automatically Cleaning a paper jam The jammed paper is easily removed by rel...

Page 15: ...per feed pitch 0 03125mm Maximum print speedNOTE 2 100mm sNOTE 2 80mm sNOTE 2 Print width 48mm 72mm Paper width 0 1 28 mm 0 1 28 mm 0 1 18 mm 0 1 38 mm 0 1 38 mm 0 1 18 mm 0 1 38 mm 0 1 38 mm 0 1 28 mm 0 1 48 mm 0 1 48 mm 0 1 28 mm Thermal head temperature detection Thermistor Platen position detection Mechanical switch Out of paper detection Reflection type photo interrupter Operating voltage ran...

Page 16: ...ust and foreign materials Paper feed force 0 49N 50gf or more Paper hold force 0 78N 80gf or more Dimensions excluding convex part W69 0mm D30 0mm H15 0mm W91 0mm D30 0mm H15 0mm Mass approx 40g approx 58g Specified thermal paper Papierfabrik August Koehler AG Mitsubishi Hi Tech Paper Jujo Thermal KANZAN KT55F20 F5041 AP50KS D KF50 NOTE 1 Up to 128 dots are available If the VP is 7 9 or lower NOTE...

Page 17: ...eat Element Dimensions LTPD245E Paper width In case of 28 28mm 21mm 168dots 6mm 48dots 11mm 88dots 6mm 48dots 31mm 248dots 6mm 48dots 48mm 384dots 21mm 168dots 48mm 384dots 31mm 248dots 48mm 384dots 11mm 88dots 48mm 384dots 0 125mm 0 125mm Base Paper width In case of 18 38mm Paper width In case of 38 18mm 0 0625mm ...

Page 18: ...Paper width 5 mm 11 mm Printing width 2 mm 2 mm 5 mm 31 mm Printing width 38 0 1 mm Paper width 18 0 1 mm Paper width 5 mm 31 mm Printing width 5 mm 11 mm Printing width 2 mm 2 mm 58 0 1 mm Paper width 5 mm 48 mm Printing width 5 mm Print area Base Print area Paper width In case of 28 28mm Print area Paper width In case of 18 38mm Print area Paper width In case of 38 18mm ...

Page 19: ...ensions LTPD345E Paper width In case of 38 38mm 32mm 256dots 8mm 64dots 22mm 176dots 8mm 64dots 42mm 336dots 8mm 64dots 72mm 576dots 32mm 256dots 72mm 576dots 42mm 336dots 72mm 576dots 22mm 176dots 72mm 576dots 0 125mm 0 125mm Base Paper width In case of 28 48mm Paper width In case of 48 28mm 0 0625mm ...

Page 20: ...Paper width 4 mm 22 mm Printing width 2 mm 2 mm 4 mm 42 mm Printing width 48 0 1 mm Paper width 28 0 1 mm Paper width 4 mm 42 mm Printing width 4 mm 22 mm Printing width 2 mm 2 mm 80 0 1 mm Paper width 4 mm 72 mm Printing width 4 mm Print area Base Print area Paper width In case of 38 38mm Print area Paper width In case of 28 48mm Print area Paper width In case of 48 28mm ...

Page 21: ... Drive method Bi polar chopper Excitation 1 2 phase Winding resistance per phase 12Ω phase 10 Motor drive voltage VP 4 75 to 9 5V Motor controlled current 300 mA phase 1 300 mA phase 1 500 mA phase 2 Drive pulse rate 3200pps max 2560pps max 1 In the condition of paper feed or print 2 In the condition of automatic loading of the thermal paper Refer to 3 3 2 Sample Drive Circuit for setting of motor...

Page 22: ...0mV 5 In the condition of automatic loading of the thermal paper LTPD345E 500mA 250mV 5 Printer PH1 PH2 PH3 PH4 MCL1 MREF BD6380EFV IN1A OUT1A IN2A OUT2A IN1B OUT1B IN2B OUT2B PS VREF RNF1 SENSE1 VLIM1 VLIM2 RNF2 SENSE2 CR1 CR2 NC NC 14 10 47μF 25V Vp 4 18 2 47kΩ FUSE 1A 15 11 19 7 6 24 1 Vdd 16 9 23 3 5 20 12 0 5Ω 1 0 125W 21 13 0 5Ω 1 0 125W 18kΩ 18kΩ 680pF 680pF 22 49 48 47 50 A B A B 0 1μF 8 1...

Page 23: ... step 1 step 2 as shown in Table 3 3 PH3 PH4 H L H L START STEP STEP1 STEP2 STEP3 MREF 0V PH1 PH2 H L H L H L MCL1 1 STEP4 1 dot line 0 15V 2 1 Set MCL1 to High while the motor is driven 2 Paper feed or print 0 15V automatic loading of the thermal paper for LTPD345E 0 25V Figure 3 6 Input Voltage Waveforms for the Sample Drive Circuit Table 3 3 Excitation Sequence Input signal Output signal PH1 PH...

Page 24: ...stop step immediately shift the motor to the sequence of print step 2 Stop step To stop the motor excite the same phase as the last one in the printing step for 65ms 3 Pause state In the pause state do not excite the motor to prevent to the motor from overheating Even when the motor is not excited holding torque of the motor prevents the paper from moving Input signals for a sample drive circuit a...

Page 25: ...ly the motor may step out if it has a heavy workload Accelerate the speed sequentially up to the maximum motor drive pulse rate PM according to the Table 3 5 and Table 3 6 The method for accelerating the motor is as follows 1 The start step is 5000μs 2 The first step is the first acceleration step time 3 The second step is the second acceleration step time 4 Hereinafter the n th step is the n acce...

Page 26: ...shorter than the previous step time and should be the biggest ex In the case of Figure 3 5 if the previous step time is 900µs the next step should be the 10th acceleration step 880µs Hereinafter accelerate the speed sequentially up to the maximum motor drive pulse rate PM according to Table 3 5 and Table 3 6 ...

Page 27: ...00 385 12 1255 797 49 2628 381 13 1310 763 50 2655 377 14 1364 733 51 2683 373 15 1415 707 52 2709 369 16 1465 683 53 2736 365 17 1513 661 54 2762 362 18 1560 641 55 2788 359 19 1605 623 56 2814 355 20 1649 606 57 2840 352 21 1692 591 58 2865 349 22 1734 577 59 2891 346 23 1775 563 60 2916 343 24 1815 551 61 2940 340 25 1854 539 62 2965 337 26 1893 528 63 2989 335 27 1930 518 64 3013 332 28 1967 5...

Page 28: ...80 481 12 1004 996 49 2102 476 13 1048 954 50 2124 471 14 1091 917 51 2146 466 15 1132 883 52 2168 461 16 1172 853 53 2189 457 17 1210 826 54 2210 453 18 1248 802 55 2231 448 19 1284 779 56 2251 444 20 1319 758 57 2272 440 21 1354 739 58 2292 436 22 1387 721 59 2312 432 23 1420 704 60 2332 429 24 1452 689 61 2352 425 25 1483 674 62 2372 422 26 1514 660 63 2391 418 27 1544 648 64 2411 415 28 1574 6...

Page 29: ... rate pps Maximum continuous drive time s Drive ratio Drive ratio Drive ratio Drive ratio Drive ratio 320 to 560 450 85 85 85 85 90 560 to 800 450 85 85 85 90 90 800 to 1040 450 85 85 85 90 95 1040 to 1280 450 85 85 90 95 100 1280 to 1520 450 85 90 90 100 100 1520 to 1760 450 85 90 95 100 100 1760 to 2000 455 85 90 100 100 2000 to 2240 465 85 95 100 100 2240 to 2480 485 90 100 100 2480 to 2720 515...

Page 30: ...imes of the motor See Chapter 5 PRINT DRIVE METHOD for details Do not feed the thermal paper backwards no more than 9mm Surface of thermal paper may get scratched by backward feed The backward feed may cause paper skew and jams depending on paper roll layout and designing of paper holder Be sure to confirm performance with your product before using the backward feed Do not print intermittently Do ...

Page 31: ...n 1 block and 128 dots in 4 blocks each are available The divided printing is effective for a high print ratio printing because the peak current can be cut down with the reduction of the average print speed 3 4 1 Structure of the Thermal Head The following describes the thermal head block diagram as an example of the LTPD245E Figure 3 8 shows the thermal head block diagram when driving the LTPD245...

Page 32: ...ots DST 1 DST 1 1 to 128 128 2 DST 2 129 to 256 128 3 DST 3 257 to 320 64 4 DST 4 321 to 448 128 5 DST 5 449 to 576 128 3 4 2 Print Position of the Data The following describes the print position of the data as an example of the LTPD245E 384 bit data 1 to 384 transferred through DI terminals are printed when driving the LTPD245E as shown in Figure 3 9 Data in Paper feed direction Paper Print surfa...

Page 33: ...High IIH DST Vdd 55 μA DST input current Low IIL DST VIL 0V 0 5 μA High IIH CLK VIH Vdd 1 0 μA CLK input current Low IIL CLK VIL 0V 1 0 μA High IIH LAT VIH Vdd 1 0 μA LAT input current Low IIL LAT VIL 0V 1 0 μA 2 7V Vdd 3 0 V 5 MHz CLK frequency f CLK 3 0 Vdd 5 25V 8 MHz 2 7V Vdd 3 0 V 50 ns CLK pulse width t1 See the Timing Chart 3 0 Vdd 5 25V 30 ns 2 7V Vdd 3 0 V 70 ns DI setup time t2 See the T...

Page 34: ...0 μA High IIH CLK VIH Vdd 1 5 μA CLK input current Low IIL CLK VIL 0V 1 5 μA High IIH LAT VIH Vdd 1 5 μA LAT input current Low IIL LAT VIL 0V 1 5 μA 2 7V Vdd 3 0 V 5 MHz CLK frequency f CLK 3 0 Vdd 5 25V 8 MHz 2 7V Vdd 3 0 V 50 ns CLK pulse width t1 See the Timing Chart 3 0 Vdd 5 25V 30 ns 2 7V Vdd 3 0 V 70 ns DI setup time t2 See the Timing Chart 3 0 Vdd 5 25V 30 ns 2 7V Vdd 3 0 V 40 ns DI hold t...

Page 35: ...AT DST t6 t8 Figure 3 10 Thermal Head Drive Timing Chart 3 4 5 Thermal Head Heat Element Resistance Table 3 12 shows resistance of the thermal head heat element of the printer Table 3 12 Thermal Head Heat Element Resistance Thermal Head Heat Element Resistance LTPD245E LTPD345E 166 0 to 180 0Ω 168 9 to 183 1Ω ...

Page 36: ...ts should be determined not to exceed power supply capacity Also allowable current for the cable material and the voltage drop on the cable should be cared well Equation 2 min H P SA P R V N I IP Maximum current consumption A NSA Number of simultaneously activated dots logical block VP Thermal head drive voltage V RH min Minimum thermal head heat element resistance 166 0 Ω LTPD245E 168 9 Ω LTPD345...

Page 37: ...ction 3 5 4 C Thermal head activation pulse period coefficient See section 3 5 6 3 5 2 Calculation of Printing Energy The printing energy E can be calculated using equation 4 as the appropriate printing energy is different depending on each specified thermal paper and the temperature of the thermal head Equation 4 25 T T E E X C 25 E25 Standard printing energy mJ See Table 3 13 TC Temperature coef...

Page 38: ...djusted voltage V can be calculated using equation 6 as the printing density changes by the difference of the thermal head drive voltage Equation 6 8 2 V 1 368421 V P 3 5 5 Setting of Activation Pause Time In order to protect the thermal head heat elements when the same heat element dots are activated continuously on the successive dot line determine the activation pulse period the time from the s...

Page 39: ... 0 894 0 839 0 792 0 753 60 1 061 0 950 0 865 0 797 0 741 0 696 0 657 0 624 70 0 843 0 755 0 687 0 633 0 589 0 553 0 522 0 496 6 0 80 0 625 0 560 0 509 0 469 0 437 0 410 0 387 0 368 10 1 583 1 434 1 317 1 223 1 146 1 081 1 026 0 978 0 937 0 901 0 868 0 1 449 1 313 1 206 1 120 1 049 0 990 0 939 0 896 0 858 0 825 0 795 10 1 316 1 192 1 095 1 017 0 953 0 899 0 853 0 813 0 779 0 749 0 722 20 1 183 1 0...

Page 40: ...184 0 174 0 166 0 158 0 152 0 146 0 141 0 137 0 133 0 129 0 126 10 0 781 0 715 0 662 0 619 0 583 0 552 0 526 0 504 0 484 0 466 0 451 0 437 0 425 0 413 0 403 0 0 715 0 654 0 606 0 567 0 534 0 506 0 482 0 461 0 443 0 427 0 413 0 400 0 389 0 379 0 369 10 0 649 0 594 0 550 0 514 0 484 0 459 0 438 0 419 0 402 0 388 0 375 0 363 0 353 0 344 0 335 20 0 583 0 534 0 494 0 462 0 435 0 413 0 393 0 376 0 362 0...

Page 41: ...emperature is shown in Figure 3 11 and Table 3 15 Equation 9 298 1 T 273 1 B EXP R R X X 25 RX Resistance at TX C Ω R25 Resistance at 25 C 30 5 kΩ B B value 3950 2 K EXP A The A th power of natural logarithm e 2 71828 1 10 100 1000 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 温度サーミスタ抵抗値 kΩ Figure 3 11 Thermistor Resistance vs Temperature Temperature Resistance kΩ ...

Page 42: ...rature C Thermistor Resistance kΩ 20 316 97 15 234 22 10 175 07 5 132 29 0 100 99 5 77 85 10 60 57 15 47 53 20 37 61 25 30 00 30 24 11 35 19 51 40 15 89 45 13 03 50 10 75 55 8 92 60 7 45 65 6 25 70 5 27 75 4 47 80 3 80 85 3 25 90 2 79 95 2 41 100 2 09 ...

Page 43: ...to be activated by malfunction of the control unit CPU the software for detecting abnormal temperatures may not function properly resulting in overheating of the thermal head Overheating of the thermal head not only may damage the thermal head but also may cause smoke fire and burn injuries Always use hardware together with software for detecting abnormal temperatures to ensure personal safety If ...

Page 44: ...of time when there is no paper a load is put on the paper drive system and the life of the printer may be shortened significantly Table 3 16 shows about the out of paper sensor used for this printer Table 3 16 Out of paper Sensor Item Specification Type NJL5902R Rank B Manufacturer New Japan Radio Co Ltd Figure 3 12 shows sample external circuit of the out of paper sensor The PS signal is High whe...

Page 45: ...ut from the platen position detection and in the paper presence state by detecting the output from the paper sensor 3 7 1 General Specifications Table 3 17 shows about the general specification Table 3 17 General Specifications of Platen Position Sensor Item Specification Rated voltage DC5 0V Rated current 1mA Contact resistance 3Ω max Figure 3 13 shows sample external circuit of the platen positi...

Page 46: ... to the external circuits Table 4 1 Recommended Connectors Number of Terminals Recommended Connectors 50 MOLEX INC 54104 5031 right angle top contact gold plated 4 2 CONNECTING TERMINALS Figure 4 1 shows the terminal configuration of the connecting terminals and Table 4 2 and Table 4 3 show terminal assignments of the connecting terminals 1 50 Figure 4 1 Connecting Terminals 4 1 ...

Page 47: ...2 GND GND 13 GND GND 14 GND GND 15 DST6 Thermal head print activation instruction signal 6 block 16 DST5 Thermal head print activation instruction signal 5 block 17 DST4 Thermal head print activation instruction signal 4 block 18 Vdd Logic power supply 19 TH2 Thermistor the one is used for GND 20 TH1 Thermistor same as pin 21 21 TH1 Thermistor same as pin 20 22 DST3 Thermal head print activation i...

Page 48: ...wer 38 VPS2 Power supply of the paper sensor 2 LED anode 39 PS Output signal of the paper sensor Photo transistor collector 40 VPS1 Power supply of the paper sensor 1 LED anode 41 GND GND of the paper sensor LED cathode photo transistor emitter Platen position sensor GND 42 HS Platen position sensor output 43 N C No connection 44 FG FG 45 FG FG 46 N C No connection 47 A Motor drive signal 48 B Mot...

Page 49: ...ND 11 GND GND 12 GND GND 13 GND GND 14 GND GND 15 N C No connection 16 DST5 Thermal head print activation instruction signal 5 block 17 DST4 Thermal head print activation instruction signal 4 block 18 Vdd Logic power supply 19 TH2 Thermistor the one is used for GND 20 TH1 Thermistor same as pin 21 21 TH1 Thermistor same as pin 20 22 DST3 Thermal head print activation instruction signal 3 block 23 ...

Page 50: ... power 38 VPS2 Power supply of the paper sensor 2 LED anode 39 PS Output signal of the paper sensor Photo transistor collector 40 VPS1 Power supply of the paper sensor 1 LED anode 41 GND GND of the paper sensor LED cathode photo transistor emitter Platen position sensor GND 42 HS Platen position sensor output 43 N C No connection 44 FG FG 45 FG FG 46 N C No connection 47 A Motor drive signal 48 B ...

Page 51: ...n One dot is therefore composed of two of the half dots The motor feeds the thermal paper for one dot line with four steps In order to print one dot line feed the thermal paper for four steps and activate the thermal head in every two step The following describes the drive method as an example of the LTPD245E Figure 5 1 shows a timing chart for driving using six division printing Figure 5 2 shows ...

Page 52: ...d dot line 1st step 2nd dot line 2nd step 2nd dot line 3rd step Pause Start 1st dot line 1st step 1st dot line 3rd step 1st dot line 2nd step PH1 PH2 PH3 PH4 CLK Dl LAT DST1 DST2 DST3 DST4 DST5 DST6 PH4 PH3 PH1 PH2 Pause Start 1st dot line 1st step 1st dot line 3rd step 1st dot line 2nd step 2nd dot line 2nd step 2nd dot line 3rd step 1st dot line 4th step 2nd dot line 1st step 2nd dot line 4th st...

Page 53: ...fter the 1st step time is past even printing of the 1st half dot line has not been completed yet without synchronizing to activation of the thermal head Drive the motor by one step The 2nd step ends after printing of the 1st half dot line is completed and the 2nd step time is past Drive the motor by one step Start activation of the thermal head through DST1 to 6 for printing the 2nd half dot line ...

Page 54: ...ks to be driven at the same time are predetermined for the fixed division method In this method high quality printing is available because the physical blocks are always driven in the same order 2 Dynamic division method Logical blocks are predetermined so that number of dots of the physical block does not exceed the specified maximum number of the activating dots for every 1 dot line printing Log...

Page 55: ...heat element shall be secured more than 0 5ms The number of the maximum thermal head division in a half dot line should be 6 or lower for LTPD245E and 9 or lower for LTPD345E to maintain print quality The number of the simultaneously activated dots should be 96 dots or less Up to 128 dots are available if the VP is 7 9 or lower ...

Page 56: ...ioning and securing the printer main body Holes 1 and 2 must be used for positioning the printer main body Design bosses on the outer case to position the printer main body for the positioning holes 1 and 2 The height of the bosses on the outer case must be 1 5mm Max Secure by screw at the U shaped screwing position C Design the fixing hook to the part of a and b ...

Page 57: ...General tolerance 0 1 Figure 6 1 Dimensions for Positioning and Securing the Printer Main Body LTPD245E 2 12 7 2 1 0 05 O 2 1 0 05 O 2 3 0 05 O 3 23 7 0 5 1 5 19 15 Paper center 6 29 75 0 5 48 c 1 2 b a Outer case for printer main body mouting 51 65 0 5 6 Unit mm General tolerance 0 1 Figure 6 2 Dimensions for Positioning and Securing the Printer Main Body LTPD345E ...

Page 58: ...inter main body to be mounted on a flat surface and prevent from vibration To prevent the thermal head from being damaged by static electricity connect the FPC terminals 44 and 45 shown in Chapter 4 to the Frame Ground FG Connect the signal ground SG to the frame ground FG using a 1MΩ resistor so that the electric potential of the signal ground SG of the thermal head and that of the frame ground F...

Page 59: ... to Connect the Printer to Frame Ground FG To prevent the thermal head from being damaged by static electricity connect the FPC terminals 44 and 45 shown in Chapter 4 to the Frame Ground FG Connect the signal ground SG to the frame ground FG using a 1MΩ resistor so that the electric potential of the signal ground SG of the thermal head and that of the frame ground FG of the printer are equal ...

Page 60: ...d excessive force 29 4N 3kg Design the button or the lever and its motion so that the platen release lever is pushed to an angle of 9 degrees of the released position Design the button or the lever so that no load is constantly applied to it while the platen block is set 7 3 2 1 The pressure area of Platen release lever 22 8 Platen open state Platen set state 1 13 75 11 7 8 5 The center of Lockarm...

Page 61: ...g direction of the thermal paper 6 6 Platen Figure 6 4 Recommended Layout between the Printer and the Thermal Paper The paper feeding distance between the out of paper sensor and the heat element is approximately 8 3mm Out of paper sensor Paper roll Thermal head heat elements Thermal head Printer mechanism Printer mounting plate ...

Page 62: ...ess Be aware that the printing problem and paper feed problem may occur in the following case even if it is below 0 49N Design the paper holder so as not to make these conditions and verify the performance with your actual device ex In case that the paper roll wobbles in the paper holder In case that tension of the thermal paper between the paper roll and the printer changes rapidly In addition do...

Page 63: ...case of 38 38mm Parting position B Paper width In case of 28 48mm Parting section Parting position C Paper width In case of 48 28mm Parting section 81 0 2 0 29 0 1 0 49 0 1 0 3 81 0 2 0 49 0 1 0 29 0 1 0 3 4 4 4 29 0 1 0 29 0 1 0 59 0 2 0 1 Parting section Parting position A Paper width In case of 28 28mm Parting position B Paper width In case of 18 38mm Parting section Parting position C Paper wi...

Page 64: ...r exit of the outer case and the door so that the thermal paper coming out angle must be within of 50 to 85 as shown in Figure 6 8 The paper exit design should not interfere with the thermal paper coming out Design the paper exit not to change thermal paper coming out direction and not interfere with paper feeding 10 7 O 7 9 5 0 8 5 0 35 1 90 Paper insert angle 90 35 Paper coming out direction Uni...

Page 65: ...n paper holding force Design the blade edge of the cutter as shown in the right figure of Figure 6 9 so that the blade edge can guide the thermal paper edge after cutting If designing the blade edge as shown in the left figure the paper edge may be caught by the blade edge and result in the thermal paper edge to be caught inside of the cutter Set the paper cutter to a position that allows to feed ...

Page 66: ...nsure enough space to allow the users to handle the platen release lever easily with fingers See Chapter 8 PROCEDURES for INSTALLING UNINSTALLING THERMAL PAPER for specific procedures Also see 6 4 DESIGN THE PLATEN RELEASE LEVER for its motion Design the outer case so that it and parts for the outer case will not apply any load to the printer main body and the platen block The load may affect prin...

Page 67: ...7 1 CHAPTER 7 EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS Figure 7 1 shows external dimensions of the printer LTPD245E Figure 7 2 shows external dimensions of the printer LTPD345E ...

Page 68: ...3 8 15 0 1 15 1 5 3 8 0 1 2 1 0 05 6 0 1 29 65 29 75 6 0 1 27 5 1 6 0 05 4 3 37 3 39 95 30 1 0 05 4 54 3 2 11 7 25 5 21 0 1 58 3 0 1 Paper Inlet Width 1 0 05 10 7 0 1 69 15 3 5 1 M2 burring 26 75 2 4 2 0 8 0 04 t O 7 9 3 8 Paper Inlet Position O 3 O 2 3 0 0 5 O 2 O 2 1 0 0 5 1 48 Paper Inlet position 5 1 2 65 Section A A 4 3 0 1 ...

Page 69: ... 2 1 0 05 48 0 1 22 8 19 15 0 1 51 65 29 75 6 0 1 27 5 2 65 1 6 0 05 4 3 3 8 0 1 37 3 39 95 5 1 3 30 1 0 05 3 2 4 54 25 5 21 0 1 80 3 0 1 Paper Inlet Width 91 5 1 3 0 8 0 04 t 4 2 1 0 05 4 3 0 1 10 7 0 1 O 2 15 11 7 26 75 2 A A O 7 9 3 8 Paper Inlet Position 1 48 Paper Inlet Position 40 Paper Inlet Angle Section A A O 2 1 0 0 5 ...

Page 70: ...8 1 Thermal Paper Edge Insert the thermal paper from the paper inlet until it meets resistance Feed the thermal paper while inserting the thermal paper See Chapter 3 Motor Drive Method for motor drive pulse rate Uninstalling the thermal paper Cut the thermal paper near the paper inlet Feed the paper until the paper is totally discharged Clearing a paper jam Uninstall the paper according to the met...

Page 71: ... thermal paper If facing this problem release the platen block and set it back again before starting printing When setting the platen block the reduction gear may interfere with the platen gear and may cause the platen block to not be set In such a case release the platen block and set it again If the thermal paper is skewed feed the thermal paper until the thermal paper becomes straight or instal...

Page 72: ...dy Clean the heat element shown in Figure 8 3 using a cotton swab dipped in ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol Set the platen block after the alcohol has dried completely Heat element Platen release lever Figure 8 3 Cleaning Position of the Thermal Head 8 2 2 Precautions for Cleaning the Thermal Head Do not clean the thermal head immediately after printing because the temperature of the thermal he...

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