Custom Audio Electronics Plus II, Руководство пользователя

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GENERAL FEATURES
PLUS II is the new ultra-compact thermal panel printer, paper width 57,5 mm, with “SIXLOAD” easy paper loading
system. PLUS II is performing and versatile, able to satisfy any printing requirements for industrial automation
and garage equipment. In particular, PLUS II is suitable for measurement instrument applications, analysis and
check, weighing systems, gas analyser, anti-theft devices, autoclaves, Pos.
PLUS II is provided with the innovative fi xing system “EASYLOCK”: this system allows to fi t the printer to any
panel thickness. Moreover PLUS II can be equipped with a plastic surround which makes mechanically com-
patible with CUSTOM F and P series panel printers.
PLUS II is supplied by 5 Vcc (or 0004 model with extended power supply range 9-48 Vdc) and is available with
serial RS232/TTL interface, parallel Centronics/TTL and paper sensor. It’s equipped with a 203 dpi thermal
printing mechanism, using 57,5 mm-wide paper rolls. It can print 24, 40 or 42 characters per line according to
the selection made at the Setup stage or through a software command. Printer manage LINERLESS paper.
The double hook lock system makes PLUS II safe and reliable.
PRINTER DESCRIPTION
The printer (see Fig.1) has an ABS casing with a front cover (5) which opens to allow access to the paper roll
and print head. The control panel is located on the front and has a FEED key (4) and an OPEN key (3) for
paper roll compartment opening. The OPEN key is made of transparent plastic material so it works also as a
STATUS Led (2).
FEED key. When the LINE FEED key is pressed, the printer advances the paper. During power-up, if the
FEED key is held down, the printer enters the SETUP routine and print the SETUP report. The printer will
remain in standby in Hexadecimal dump mode until another key is pressed or characters are received through
the printer communication port; for every 10 characters received it prints hexadecimal values and ASCII
codes (if the characters appear underlined, it means the receive buffer is full); See Hexadecimal Dump.
OPEN key. Press the OPEN key to open the paper roll compartment.
STATUS Led displays printer hardware status. In case of malfunction, the colour and fl ash frequency
changing as follows:
STATUS
LED
COLOUR DESCRIPTION
OFF Printer OFF
ON Printer ON: no error
BLINKING
RECOVERABLE ERROR
Slow Paper end
Fast
Heading over temperature
Power supply voltage incorrect
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INTRODUCTION
User Manual
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