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Spec. No D-F0301

Specifications for

Kiosk module printer

NP-215
NP-225
NP-325

NP-415W

Revision 1.00 2000.08.01 1 edition
Revision 2.00 2001.04.18 2 edition
Revision 2.10 2001.06.13 3 edition

Revision 2.20 2002.01.29 4 edition
Revision 2.30 2002.02.15 5 edition
Revision 2.40 2002.03.26 6 edition
Revision 2.50 2002.04.12 7 edition
Revision 2.60 2002.07.09 8 edition
Revision 2.70 2003.01.31 9 edition

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All features and specifications described are subject to change without notice.

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Page 1: ...18 2 edition Revision 2 10 2001 06 13 3 edition Revision 2 20 2002 01 29 4 edition Revision 2 30 2002 02 15 5 edition Revision 2 40 2002 03 26 6 edition Revision 2 50 2002 04 12 7 edition Revision 2 60 2002 07 09 8 edition Revision 2 70 2003 01 31 9 edition Notice All features and specifications described are subject to change without notice ...

Page 2: ... with sharp edge or something hard or give impact The heat element may be damaged 6 Set the power of printer off before connecting or removing connecters 7 When printing in high speed under low temperature of high humidity environment the paper may be stained by moisture that appears from paper or the printer may have condensation Avoid dew from dropping down to the thermal head that may cause ele...

Page 3: ...ace specifications 3 1 Parallel interface Centronics 10 3 2 Serial interface RS 232C 11 3 3 Connector connections 12 3 4 Connector signal details 12 4 Functions 4 1 Function setting 16 4 2 Processing error 17 4 3 Buffer full print 17 4 4 Automatic paper cut 18 4 5 Winder drive 18 4 6 Partition drive 18 5 Control commands 5 1 Control command table 19 5 2 Printer driver 20 5 3 Control command detail...

Page 4: ...uiring only power and data supplies that contributes to the short development time and improvement of product reliability 1 Important areas such as paper entrance and auto cutter guide are designed professionally on the basis of our long experience as a printer manufacturer 2 Small compact and light weight Easy to integrate into various kinds of system 3 Short development time 4 High speed and qua...

Page 5: ...ed by the condition 85 mm s 1 partition drive ASCII print 70 mm s 1 partition drive ASCII print 70 mm s Automatic partition drive ASCII 38 print 6 Print digits Font A 12 24 Font B 9 17 36 digits Font A 48 digits Font B 48 digits Font A 64 digits Font B 69 digits Font A 92 digits Font B 1 Print specs 7 Line feed pitch 0 125 mm Å Å 1 Character size Font A 12 24 Font B 9 17 1 50 3 00 mm 1 13 2 13 mm ...

Page 6: ...0 mm Ø83 mm Ø83 mm Ø83 mm 3 Core diameter Inner Ø12mm Outer Ø18mm 7 Paper specs 4 Papers recommended TF50KS E2D Nihon Seishi PD160R N Shin Oji Seishi AFP235 Mitsubishi Seishi TL69KS R2 Nihon Seishi TL69KS HW74 Nihon Seishi TC98KS T1 Nihon Seishi 8 Receiving buffer Approx 10K bytes 9 Operation SW ALMLED OUT Line feed SW input 10 Weight Net weight approx 550g 650g approx 750g approx 1 250g 11 Low se...

Page 7: ...125mm B C B 9 1 0 5mm Black mark printing 5 3 0 2mm min 10 3 0 2 mm min NP 215 NP 225 NP 325 NP 415W A 60mm 80mm 112mm B 3mm 4mm 4mm C 54mm 72mm 104mm D 432dot 576dot 832dot 1 Black mark printing is used when preprint paper is formatted and used 2 Black mark printing is printed on the backside with black ink 3 Do not print around the black mark printing area with dark ink ...

Page 8: ...Voltage resistance should be higher than 35V For preventing from static electric discharge make sure to connect FG wire 2 4 Reliability 1 Head life Average resistance change rate to head less than 15 except defects caused by dust or others Pulse More than 100 million pulses with recommended paper Wear distance More than 50 km with recommended paper 2 Operation environment Temperature 0 45 Print gu...

Page 9: ...nd frame ground wires L 75 frame ground ＮＰ２１５ＤＮＰ２１５Ｒ paper exit 181 4 59 73 10 10 7 65 99 49 4 10 9 60 33 33 paper width φ3 4 φ5 4 3 4 118 27 8 111 3 17 7 148 4 D type R type 8 27 φ 8 0 54 12027 M3 screw holes to fix frame ground 60 5 38 7 This drawing is for NP 215P ...

Page 10: ...d frame ground wires L 75 frame ground frame ground ＮＰ２２５ＲＮＰ２２５Ｄ 12027 M3 screw holes to fix frame ground 10 7 65 10 7 49 4 192 9 79 3 54 17 7 118 60 33 33 φ5 4 3 4 paper exit paper width 120 8 60 5 124 38 7 φ3 4 This drawing is for NP 225P ...

Page 11: ...wires L 75 frame ground frame ground frame ground ＮＰ３２５ＲＮＰ３２５Ｄ 12027 M3 screw holes to fix frame ground 10 7 65 10 7 79 3 118 φ5 4 3 4 paper exit paper width 120 8 23 23 49 4 80 59 5 37 9 124 45 2 53 12 9 192 9 φ3 4 This drawing is for NP 325P ...

Page 12: ...9 4 NP 415W dimensional drawing ＮＰ４１５ＷＤＮＰ４１５ＷＲ 1 9 119 0 149 0 183 7 28 0 112 0 28 0 paper width φ4 5 115 5 82 2 54 3 paper exit 5 9 156 1 6 0 10 0 This drawing is for NP 415WP ...

Page 13: ...USY Indicate BUSY status of the printer Inputs new data at LOW status positive logic ERROR This signal becomes LOW when a printer is in the alarm status In the LOW status all control circuits in the printer stops negative logic PE Outputs when roll paper becomes empty positive logic SLCT Signal to indicate on line status positive logic 5 Input Output signal level Standard value Code Min TYP Max Un...

Page 14: ...ynchronization Asynchronous 2 Transmission speed 4800 9600 19200 38400bps user selectable 3 A word consists of Start bit 1bit Data bit 7 or 8 bit user selectable Parity bit odd even or no parity user selectable Stop bit more than 1 bit 4 Signal polarity RS 232C Mark Logic 1 3V 12V Space Logic 0 3V 12V 5 Receive data RD signal RS 232C Mark 1 Space 0 6 Reception control DTR signal RS 232C Mark 1 Spa...

Page 15: ...le should be as short as possible If not available connect cables near the printer and place an electrolysis condenser of 2200μ between power supply and ground Voltage resistance should be higher than 35V Make sure to connect FG wire to prevent from ESD problems 2 Power input connecter P type R type Printer side connector TCS7960 532010 Hoshiden Mating connector TCP8927 53 1100 TCP8935 53 1100 Hos...

Page 16: ... signal 12 PE Output No paper signal 13 SLCT Output Connection select signal 14 Not fixed For extension 19 GND Common ground 31 INIT Input Initialize signal 32 ERROR Output Control stop signal 36 Not fixed For extension 15 18 20 30 35 Not fixed 14 and 36 are kept as HIGH Do not connect them 4 Data signal input connecter Serial Printer side connecter JEC 9S JST equivalent Mating connecter JEC 9P JS...

Page 17: ...ed For extension 18 19 GND Para Ser Ground for signal 20 LF Input Para Ser Paper feed signal 21 TXD Output Serial Transmit data 22 RXD Input Serial Receive data 23 CTS Input Serial Transmit permit signal 24 DTR Output Serial Data transmit permit signal 25 GND Para Ser Signal ground 26 VH Input Para Ser DC 24V z Connect GND and DC 24V to stabilize circuit Since 14 and 17 are kept as HIGH do not con...

Page 18: ...e located between 2 and 3 2 anode and cathode Display pattern Printer status How to solve the problem 1 0 Normal status Print receive ready No paper Load the paper 1 0 Head up status Set head down F W write mode Set the power on again 1 0 Presenter in cramp status Pull out the clamped paper Head temp high 80 c Printer returns normal at head temp of 60 c 1 0 Wrong head connection Connect head cable...

Page 19: ...ck Standard OFF OFF OFF Note 1 S2 1 OFF autocutter OFF will be in winder drive setting current consumption should be less than 200mA If autocutter is connected the autocutter activates and paper is cut off It may cause paper jam 2 For writing ROM set the DIP switches as stated below and turn the power on after changing CN8 NO 1 pin LF to L position or while pressing the paper feed switch on the op...

Page 20: ...ta print Paper remain sense CN7 sensor Head up No paper Over 80 C Cutter jam L L L L H L H L H L L L Obit 1 1bit 1 2bit 1 3bit 1 On On Flash Align comm condition Load paper Head up lever down Load paper Return normal with 60 C Remove jam and POWER OFF INIT When the above errors are detected except transmission error and paper low end error printer stops all operations and outputs error signal In t...

Page 21: ...6 Partition drive The fixed drive 1 or 2 partition drives or automatic partition drive can be selected by the DIP switch and commands It should be selected according to the power supply and print duty 1 Fixed partition Function ON OFF S1 3 Fixed partition select 2 partitions 1 partition 1 NP 415W is assigned to 2 fixed partitions 2 2 fixed partition select may decrease print speed 3 2 fixed partit...

Page 22: ...r status 28 24 ESC n Inverted character set reset 29 25 ESC V n Character 90 clockwise rotation set reset 29 26 ESC n1 n2 Absolute position set 29 27 ESC n1 n2 Relative position set 29 28 GS k n Dn NUL Barcode print 30 29 GS w n Barcode width select 30 30 GS h n Barcode height select 30 31 GS H n HRI character print position select 30 32 GS f n HRI character style select 30 33 GS n1 n2 Dn Download...

Page 23: ...turn CR Code 0D h This command is ignored 3 Line feed LF Code 0A h Prints data stored in the input buffer and executes line feed according to data of feed pitch 4 Page feed FF This command is effective only in Windows mode Code 0C h Prints data in the print line buffer and executes page feed to the head of next page according to the page length in the setting Default setting for the page length is...

Page 24: ...oad character set download bit image set at the same time Only LSB b0 is valid for n value LSB b0 has the following meanings b0 Function 0 Resets download chraracter 1 Sets download chraracter Default value is n 00 h 9 Definition of download character ESC s n m a Dn Code 1B h 26 h s n m a Dn s 03 h 20 n 7E h 20 m 7E h font A 00 a 0C h font B 00 a 09 h Definition of download character such as alpha...

Page 25: ...22 Reference In the case of Font A P1 00 h P4 00 h P7 00 h P10 00 h P2 00 h P5 00 h P8 0F h P11 72 h P3 08 h P6 F8 h P9 08 h P12 00 h P1 24dots 12dots P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P34 P35 P36 MS B LSB ...

Page 26: ...23 Reference In the case of Font B P1 40 h P4 7F h P7 41 h P10 41 h P2 04 h P5 FC h P8 04 h P11 04 h P3 00 h P6 00 h P9 00 h P12 00 h P1 17dots P2 P4 P5 P7 P25 P26 MSB 9dots LSB MSB LSB P27 P6 P3 ...

Page 27: ...tal direction Maximum dot number m hex Bit image mode Dot quantiy Dot density Dot density NP 215 NP 225 NP 325 NP 415W 00 8 dots single density 8 67DPI 101DPI 216 288 416 01 8 dots double density 8 67DPI 203DPI 432 576 832 20 24 dots single density 24 203DPI 101DPI 216 288 416 21 24 dots double density 24 203DPI 203DPI 432 576 832 Windows Vertical direction Horizontal direction Maximum dot number ...

Page 28: ...hip between bit image data and printed dots 8 dots bit image DATA single double 24 dots bit image DATA single double D1 D2 D3 MSB LSB D1 D2 D3 1dot D1 D4 D7 MSB LSB D4 D5 D6 1dot D2 D3 D5 D6 D9 D8 D1 D2 D3 D7 D8 D9 ...

Page 29: ...itialization ESC Code 1B h 40 h Clears the data stored in the print buffer and resets each setting to default values It does not clear the data stored in the internal receive buffer Rewrites the DIP switchs It is stored in the internal receive buffer and activated in sequential 15 Horizontal tab position set ESC D n1 n2 NUL Code 1B h 44 h n1 n2 00 h 00 n FF h Sets the horizontal tab position 1 n i...

Page 30: ... bold print result in the same on this printer The default value of n is 00 h 18 Print and smallest pitch line feed ESC J n Code 1B h 4A h n 00 n FF h Prints the data in the print line buffer and feeds the paper by n 203rd of an inch The height of character for a line is always sent by line feed If the value of height is set by n below the height of character the same space with character height i...

Page 31: ...6 h Sends current printer status Status to be transmitted consist of 1 byte and the content is explained in the chart below Value bit Functions 0 1 0 paper near end paper present near end 1 platen open normal head open 2 paper end paper present no paper 3 head temp abnormal normal Temp high 4 cutter problem normal cutter problem 5 presenter problem normal presenter problem 6 paper remove sensor in...

Page 32: ...ype and Windows type Code 1B h 24 h n1 n2 00 n1 FF h 00 n2 02 h Print start position is assigned by dots in 1 203rd of inch from the beginning of line Divide the value of dot by 256 place quotient to n2 and remainder to n1 The print start position is n1 n2 x 256 from top of the line Setting which exceeds end of line is ignored If the command is received in the middle of line the action will be Sta...

Page 33: ...line the exceeded data cannot be printed 29 Barcode width size select GS w n Code 1D h 77 h n 02 n 04 h Description Selects width of barcode Default value of n is 03 h 30 Barcode height select GS h n Code 1D h 68 h n 00 n FF h Description Selects barcode height n shows the vertical dot number Default value of n is 162 A2 h 31 Select of HRI character print position GS H n Code 1D h 48 h n 00 n 03 h...

Page 34: ...efinition or external characters contents are cleared The relationship between bit image data defined dots is shown below n1x8dots d1 MSB dn2 1 dn2x2 1 d2 dn2 2 dn2x2 2 n2x8dots LSB dn2 dn1xn2x8 dn2x2 34 Download bit image print GS m Code 1D h 2F h m 00 m 03 h Description Prints download bit image in a mode assigned by m Modes to be assigned by m are as follows Dot density m Modes Vertical Horizon...

Page 35: ...utes n1 times with a wait time specified at n2 z FEED switch execute After a time specified at n2 waits for PE LED blinks and the FEED switch depressed After FEED switch is pressed it executes Macro once This action is repeated by n1 times If the printer receives this command during Macro definition it stops Macro definition If this happened defined Macros are cleared Nothing happens if Macro is n...

Page 36: ...ns differently between Standard and Windows models Code 1B h 6D h Standard Partially cut paper with one point left uncut at the center position Effective at the head of a line Feeds paper by 3mm after paper cut to prevent from paper jam Windows Partially cut paper with one point left uncut at the center after feeding paper by 21 25mm Effective at the head of a line Feeds paper by 3mm after paper c...

Page 37: ... Correction level Selects error correction level to be used for restoring QR symbol Following values can be assigned If invalid value is assigned the printer determines it to be L E Correction level Restore capability 0 L 7 1 M 15 2 Q 25 3 M 30 3 M Input data mode Assign input data mode Following modes can be assigned If invalid mode is assigned data is ignored until valid Mode is assigned M Input...

Page 38: ...6 106 86 58 1084 844 684 460 321 249 201 133 194 151 122 81 134 104 84 56 82 64 51 34 7 L M Q H 170 132 108 72 1356 1052 860 572 402 311 253 167 244 188 154 101 168 130 106 70 103 80 65 43 8 L M Q H 208 160 128 87 1660 1276 1020 692 493 378 301 203 299 229 183 123 206 158 126 85 126 97 77 52 9 L M Q H 246 186 156 102 1964 1484 1244 812 585 441 369 239 354 267 223 145 244 184 154 100 150 113 94 61 ...

Page 39: ... data is not erased when the power is set on or off or the printer is initialized n has a following meanings n hex Function 00 Start of pattern 0 registration 01 Start of pattern 1 registration 02 Start of pattern 2 registration FF End of registration When registrations started in the middle of a line whole line is registered When registration ended in the middle of a line whole line is not regist...

Page 40: ... n 01 h Description Selects either cramp eject or total eject for the presenter paper eject mode n indicates the following n HEX Function 00 Cramp eject 01 Total eject Default value is n 00 h 49 Back feed ESC B n Code 1B h 42 h n 00 n FF h Description Feed the paper backward Paper feed amount is specified by n dot line Paper is not fed backward when 0 is set If this command is used for many times ...

Page 41: ...omatic partition is as follows 1 partition 2 partitions NP 215 225 NP 325 NP 415W Less than 215 dots Less than 287 dots Less than 415 dots More than 216 dots More than 288 dots More than 416 dots 52 Print density set GS n Code 1D h 7E h n 00 n FF h Description Sets print density in the range between 65 135 of the standard value S2 8 Off n ranges from 41h 65 to 87h 135 However set it for actual use...

Page 42: ... Character code table 6 1 Domestic code table International character set Japan SP indicates space Printer operation cannot be guaranteed if the blank control code codes below 1F h is transmitted to printer ...

Page 43: ...40 6 2 Overseas code table International character set U S A SP indicates space Printer operation cannot be guaranteed if the blank control code codes below 1F h is transmitted to printer ...

Page 44: ...41 6 3 International character code table ...

Page 45: ...le No PARTS NAME Q TY MATERIAL TREATMENT 1 Mating connector 1 XHP 4 JST 2 Terminal 4 SXH 001T P0 6 JST 3 High temp Vinyl cable Red 2 UL1007 AWG 22 No 1 2 4 High temp Vinyl cable Black 2 UL1007 AWG 22 No 3 4 10 10 400 No 1 CUT ONLY ...

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