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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
PRECAUTIONS
1.1 SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................................................... 1-2
1.2
DESIGN AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................... 1-3
1.2.1 Design
Precautions ............................................................................................................ 1-3
1.2.2 Handling
Precautions ......................................................................................................... 1-4
1.2.3 Precautions on Discarding ................................................................................................. 1-5
CHAPTER 2
FEATURES
CHAPTER3
SPECIFICATIONS
3.1 GENERAL
SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 HEAT
ELEMENT DIMENSIONS ..................................................................................................... 3-3
3.3 STEP
MOTOR................................................................................................................................. 3-4
3.3.1 General
Specifications........................................................................................................ 3-4
3.3.2 Sample
Drive Circuit........................................................................................................... 3-5
3.3.3 Excitation Sequence........................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.4 Motor
Start/Stop Method .................................................................................................... 3-7
3.3.5 Motor
Drive Method ............................................................................................................ 3-8
3.3.6 Motor
Drive Precautions ................................................................................................... 3-15
3.4 THERMAL HEAD .......................................................................................................................... 3-16
3.4.1
Structure of the Thermal Head ......................................................................................... 3-16
3.4.2 Print
Position of the Data.................................................................................................. 3-17
3.4.3 Electrical
Characteristics of Thermal Head ...................................................................... 3-18
3.4.4 Timing Chart ..................................................................................................................... 3-20
3.4.5
Thermal Head Heat Element Resistance ......................................................................... 3-20
3.4.6 Maximum
Current Consumption....................................................................................... 3-21
3.5
CONTROLLING THE ACTIVATION PULSE WIDTH FOR THERMAL HEAD ............................. 3-22
3.5.1
Calculation of Activation Pulse Width............................................................................... 3-22
3.5.2 Calculation
of Printing Energy .......................................................................................... 3-23
3.5.3
Adjustment of Thermal Head Resistance......................................................................... 3-25
3.5.4
Adjustment of Thermal Head drive Voltage ..................................................................... 3-25
3.5.5
Setting of Activation Pause Time ..................................................................................... 3-25
3.5.6
Adjustment by Thermal Head Activation Pulse Cycle ...................................................... 3-26
3.5.7
Calculation Sample for the Activation Pulse Width .......................................................... 3-27
3.5.8 Temperature
Characteristics of Thermistor...................................................................... 3-28
3.5.9
Detecting Abnormal Temperature of the Thermal Head .................................................. 3-30
3.6 OUT-OF-PAPER SENSOR ........................................................................................................... 3-31
3.7 PLATEN
POSITION SENSOR ...................................................................................................... 3-32
3.7.1 General
Specifications...................................................................................................... 3-32
3.7.2
Platen Position Sensor Precautions ................................................................................. 3-32