KS55 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL
1 - INTRODUCTION
The KS55 is a very high-performance thermal printer, specially designed to control EPSON
M-T500II printer mechanism series. Its compact and functional design covers many industrial uses. It is
capable of printing text, graphics, logo and bar codes.
The KS 55 incorporates a presenter: once the ticket has been printed and cut, it is presented to the
customer to pick it up. If the ticket is not picked up and a pre-set time runs out, the ticket can be stored
internally (retracting function).
Main features of the KS55 thermal printer are:
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Simple installation and easy maintenance.
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Two paper widths available (59.5mm and 79.5mm) depending on the printing
mechanism used.
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High speed printing: up to 250mm/s
(NOTE 1)
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Single 24V DC power supply.
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Available sensors: No-paper, paper-near-end, optical mark, ticket pick-up and paper jam.
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Programmable optional output for user control (buzzer, LEDs, relay..)
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Printing resolution: 8 dots/mm (203 dpi).
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Port interface: - Serial RS232C data input interface on-board (up to 115200bps).
- Universal Serial Bus (USB2.0).
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Scalable font (independent scale in X / Y axis), up to 64 times.
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Programmable character and line space.
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Bold, underline, reverse and rotate character capabilities
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Graphic bitmap printing capabilities.
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Several format bar code (EAN13, Code39, Code128 and ITF).
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Several 2D format Bar Code (QR and AZTEC).
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Two internal character fonts (A font = 12x24 dots. B font = 8x16 dots).
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Control code based on ESC / POS commands
(NOTE 2)
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Automatic paper load.
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Four maintenance counters (On/Off times, hours, meters and cuts)
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Hexadecimal mode for easy software debugging.
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Self test mode feature
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Input buffer of 32KBytes.
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Multiple logo load capability through Windows driver or command.
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Upgrading of firmware version through communication port
(NOTE 3)
.
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2 (A and B fonts) external ISO-8859 character tables or TrueType fonts can be loaded
(NOTE 3)
.
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Extended operating temperature range (-20ºC to +70ºC).
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Storage temperature range (-35ºC to +75ºC).
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Automatic full cut capability.
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Presenter speed: 1000 mm/s.
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Double function ticket presentation: “ejecting” and “retracting”.
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Optional light indicator integrated in the nozzle. Three selectable colors
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Windows drivers and demo/configuration program.
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Linux Driver.
(1) Print speed changes according to the baud rate in RS232 connection and temperature. Higher printer speed rates are
achieved at higher baud rates and USB connection.
(2) ESC/POS are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.
(3) In order to change the configuration of the printer, update the firmware or install the Windows driver, the Print
Management SW application is available on our website.
This manual is the printer operations’ guide and is intended for the designer’s application. The
following sections contain a detailed description of both hardware and configuration software that allow
obtaining the maximum benefit of the printer capabilities.
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