EPC1800 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL
1 – INTRODUCTION
The EPC1800 is a high performance thermal panel printer series. 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, logo and bar codes. It can be used in laboratories, industrial and
professional environments.
The main features of the EPC1800 Series are:
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Simple installation and easy maintenance.
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Low noise thermal printing.
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Paper width: 58 mm.
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Up to 45 mm paper roll diameter.
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High reliability: 100 million pulses or more. Abrasion resistance: 50 Km
(NOTE 1).
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Power supply 5VDC or 12-24VDC.
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No-paper sensor.
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Door-open sensor.
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High speed printing up to 100mm/s
(NOTE 2)
.
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Printing resolution: 8 dots/mm (203 dpi).
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Passive paper cut.
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Port interface: - serial RS232C data input interface on-board (up to 230400bps).
- Universal Serial Bus (USB).
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Two internal character fonts (A font = 12x24 dots. B font = 8x16 dots).
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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 and reverse 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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Control code based on ESC/POS commands
(NOTE 3)
.
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Hexadecimal mode for easy software debugging.
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Self test mode feature.
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Easy paper loading.
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Three maintenance counters (On/Off times, Half hours, Meters)
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Input buffer of 32KBytes.
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Operating temperature range (-20ºC to +70ºC).
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Storage temperature range (-30ºC to +80ºC).
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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 4)
.
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TrueType font loading capability
(NOTE 4)
.
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Windows 2000 and XP drivers and demo/configuration program.
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Linux Driver.
(1) Excluded when the same dots are printed continuously and/or damage is caused by dust and foreign materials.
(2) Printing speed for the 12-24VDC printer. Printing 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.
(3) ESC/POS are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.
(4) In order to upload new firmware or new TrueType font, FWLoader and FontLoader application programs are available
on demand.
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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