FENIX IMVICO
SM3000 OPERATION MANUAL
0 – OVERVIEW
The SM3000 is a high performance thermal printer. Its compact and functional design covers many
professional uses (as in supermarkets, hotels, hospitals, restaurants, and so on.)
It is capable of printing text, graphics, logos and bar codes.
It can be used in laboratories, industrial and commercial environments.
The main features of the SM3000 are:
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Simple installation and easy maintenance.
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Paper width of 80 mm.
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High speed printing: up to 250mm/s
(NOTE 1)
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Low noise thermal printing.
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In-line printing method: printing is done every time a text line is completed.
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High reliability: The SM3000 is capable of printing up to 100 millions of pulses.
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24 V DC power supply.
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Easy paper load and automatic receipt cut.
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Includes several sensors: ‘near-end paper’, 'out of paper’ and ' ticket pickup' .
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High printing resolution (8 dots per mm).
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Port interface: Serial RS232C (up to 230400bps) and USB (USB2.0).
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The characters can be scaled up to 64 times their regular size.
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Bold, underline, reverse and rotate character capabilities
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Provides several types of bar codes: Code39, EAN13, ITF and Code128.
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Provides several 2D 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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The printer includes an interface for two different coins drawers.
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Input buffer of 32KBytes.
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Control code based on ESC / POS commands
(NOTE 2)
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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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TrueType font loading capability
(NOTE 3)
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Windows XP and Windows 7 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 upload new firmware or new TrueType font, FWLoader and FontLoader application programs are 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 the hardware and the configuration software that allow
obtaining the maximum benefit of the printer possibilities.
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