EPC1800 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL
INDEX
1 – INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................4
2 – IMPORTANT NOTES ON THERMAL PRINTER HANDLING..............................5
2.1- SAFETY PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................................ 5
2.2- ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS...........................................................................................5
2.3- CLEANING PROCEDURE AND PRECAUTIONS....................................................................6
2.4- RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................................................ 6
3 – GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................7
3.1- PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................7
3.2- CHARACTER SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................7
3.3- PAPER SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................... 7
3.4- COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE...........................................................................................8
3.5- INTERNAL BUFFER................................................................................................................ 8
3.6- ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................8
3.7- BARCODE SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................9
3.8- MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS...........................................................................................9
3.9- ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS...........................................................................................9
4 – INSTALLATION........................................................................................................10
4.1- EPC1800 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS.....................................................................10
4.2- POWER SUPPLY................................................................................................................... 11
4.3- RS-232 SERIAL INTERFACE................................................................................................12
4.3.1- RS-232 Serial interface specifications .....................................................................12
4.3.2- Change between online and offline mode.................................................................12
4.3.3- Serial RS-232 interface pins assignment..................................................................12
4.3.4- Power supply and RS232 cable................................................................................13
4.4- USB INTERFACE.................................................................................................................. 13
4.4.1- Assignments of USB connector terminals.................................................................14
5 – BASIC OPERATIONS.............................................................................................15
5.1- PAPER LOADING.................................................................................................................. 15
5.2- BUTTON FUNCTIONS.......................................................................................................... 15
5.3- PAPER SENSORS................................................................................................................ 15
5.4- OPEN PLATEN SENSOR...................................................................................................... 15
5.5- LED INDICATOR.................................................................................................................... 16
5.6- SPECIAL PRINTING MODES................................................................................................16
5.6.1- Self-test mode........................................................................................................... 16
5.6.2- Hexadecimal dump mode.........................................................................................17
5.7- ERROR PROCESSING......................................................................................................... 17
5.7.1- Error types................................................................................................................ 17
5.7.2- Flow diagram of the error detection for the serial port...............................................19
6 – CONTROL COMMANDS.........................................................................................20
6.1- COMMAND NOTATION......................................................................................................... 20
6.2- TERM DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................. 20
6.3- DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROL COMMANDS................................................................21
APPENDIX A – MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS..............................................................43
APPENDIX B – HOW TO ORDER................................................................................44
APPENDIX C – CODE128 BAR CODE........................................................................45
C.1 Description of the CODE128 Bar Code.................................................................................45
C.2 Printable characters in CODE SET A.....................................................................................46
C.3 Printable characters in CODE SET B....................................................................................47
C.4 Printable characters in CODE SET C....................................................................................48
APPENDIX D – INTERNAL CHARACTER TABLES.....................................................49
APPENDIX E – TESTING SOFTWARE........................................................................50
APPENDIX F – FONT LOADER SOFTWARE..............................................................52
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