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MAN607-S
User Manual
Thermal printer controller
PRN607-S
FOR FUJITSU THERMAL PRINTERS
FTP607MCLXXX SERIES
28-03-2003 Page 1-1 of 53
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MAN607-S VERSION HISTORY Version Date Init Status Description 1.0 030328 BB Released First release Comments: List of known missing parts: 1. Details for some ESC sequences are not specified. 2. Connector specification is not updated 3. IRDA specifications are not implemented. 4. Description of installed Font set missing. Copyright 1999-2003 by I/F-COM A/S. All rights reserved. I/F-COM A/S has prepared this manual for use by I/F-COM A/S’ customers. The informa
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MAN607-S • The product is not intended to be installed in devices such as those used in life-support medical equipment, undersea relays, and aerospace applications or for nuclear power control, in which extremely high reliability is required. If you are considering such applications, please consult our customer service department. • There is a general possibility of component failure. Every effort has been made to improve product quality but such failures cannot be completely excluded.
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MAN607-S 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION.....................................................................................................1-7 2 INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................2-7 2.1 UNPACKING.......................................................................................................................2-7 2.2 LABELS ...............................................................................
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MAN607-S 4.9.19 Italic on...................................................................................................................4-23 4.9.20 Initialise Printer .....................................................................................................4-23 4.9.21 Request Software version........................................................................................4-24 4.9.22 Request Status..........................................................................
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MAN607-S 7.3.3 Forms feed..............................................................................................................7-46 7.4 APS COMPATIBLE COMMAND SET ...................................................................................7-47 7.4.1 Escape sequences, overview. ..................................................................................7-47 7.5 ESC/POS COMPATIBLE COMMAND SET...........................................................................7-49 7
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MAN607-S 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION This reference manual describes the specifications, functions, and operating procedures for the PRN607-S Interface Board. The PRN607-S is an interface board for the FTP607MCLxxx series printer mechanisms. This reference manual also describes the print operation of the FTP607MCLxxx. Read this reference manual thoroughly before using the PRN607-S. PRN607-S is designed for the following Fujitsu printers: FTP627MCLxxx FTP637MCLxxx PRN607-S consists
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MAN607-S (a) To connect or remove the connector, always turn off the power in advance. If the connector is connected or removed while the power to the printer is on, errors may occur. (b) The connector of each cable must be correctly locked and connected. The connector at the head side has no lock feature. Check that the connector at the head side is completely inserted. (c) To install the interface, carefully check each cable so that excessive force is not applied to each cable. E
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MAN607-S rd speed you need to install 3 part utility program on PC. Please visit www.if- com.com for further information. 1. Turn off power 2. Press Key 1 low while power up. Board is now in setting mode. Text will be printed on paper for further information 3. By activating key 1 and 2 you can change following parameters: a. Test printout b. Select Command set i. I/F-COM command set (Default) ii. Seiko compatible command set (Optional) iii. Fujitsu compatible command set (Optional)
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MAN607-S 4. Black mark detection 5. Paper near end function j. Key 2 function 1. Input key 2. LED output 3. Label detect 4. Black mark detection 5. Paper near end function k. IRDA i. Enabled (Optional) ii. Disabled l. Auto form feed i. 0 sec. ii. 1 sec. iii. 2 sec. (Default) iv. 3 sec. v. 4 sec. vi. 5 sec. m. Form feed length i. 0 mm ii. 1 mm iii. 2 mm iv. 5 mm v. 10 mm vi. 20 mm vii. 30 mm viii. 50 mm (Default) n. Grey scale printing i. On (optional) ii. Off o.
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MAN607-S vi. 5 vii. 6 viii. 7 ix. 8 x. 9 r. Burn strobe light i. -1 ii. -2 iii. -3 iv. -4 v. -5 vi. -6 vii. -7 viii. -8 ix. -9 Settings will be effective upon turn off and on. 2.6 Serial Input/Output If BUSY control is selected: When 236 bytes of data have been stored in the input buffer, the SBUSY signal becomes high to request that the computer temporarily stop sending data. When the amount of data stored in the input buffer becomes 235 bytes or less, the SBUSY sign
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MAN607-S (b) The data when executing the Vhead voltage response (c) The data when the error status response is set and an error occurs (d) The data when executing the execution response request (e) The data when executing the remaining RAM capacity response (f) The data when executing the environmental temperature response At the selection of serial input, data (b) through (f) is transferred according to the transfer conditions, which are set using the function switches. However, the
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MAN607-S Framing error (?: 3F ) 16 If the input data cannot be printed correctly and instead “!” or “?” is printed, the transmission conditions between the host device and the PRN607-S most likely does not match. If this happens, adjust the conditions so that they match. 2.6.3 Thermal Head Control Data Transfer to the Thermal Head The PRN607-S transfers one dot line of data at 4 Mbps synchronized with the CLOCK signal. The data is transferred in order to the shift register inside t
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MAN607-S 64 through 256 dots can, however, are set using the command for setting the number of dynamic division dots. When the maximum number of activated dots is 128 dots, and all of the dots are driven, as shown in 2.6.6 Head Control Circuit The PRN607-S has a function for measuring the resistance of the thermal head connected to the FTP607MCLxxx. The PRN607-S measures the resistance of the thermal head and detects the errors at initialisation. Based on the measurement, the PRN60
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MAN607-S 3 Specifications Default settings Interface Serial RS232C, USB or IRDA 115.200 baud, 8 data bit, none parity, 1 stop bit, hardware Data format serial handshake. Baud rate can be changed by software. USB Printer class specification. Data format USB http://www.usb.org/developers/docs IRDA (Ircomm specifications) Data format IRDA http://www.irda.org/standards/pubs/ircomm10.pdf Command set I/F-COM Transmission to host Requested status etc. Printer supply 18V to 24V DC Pow
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MAN607-S 4 Function 4.1 General Notice, when data is sent from the external equipment to the printer controller, all data has to be sent as binary file. If data is being sent as a character file, and some data in the file is equal to EOF, the rest will not be received. 4.2 Serial communication. Standard communication is; Baud rate; 115.200 Baud Data bits = 8 Stop bits = 1. Parity = None Flow control = Hardware handshake Baud rate can be changed. See setting for more informati
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MAN607-S 4.5 Firmware upgrade. If firmware needs to be changed, alternative firmware can be downloaded. Please contact I/F-COM for firmware upgrade or changes. The steps to download an alternative firmware in DOS are the following. These steps only work for a serial connection, look further down how to do it with USB. 1. Power the system off. 2. Disconnect printer. 3. Short circuit the pins “upgrade firmware” 4. Turn on printer 5. Write the following command “mode com1:9600,n,8,1”,
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MAN607-S 4.7 Character design The following figures describes the design of different types of characters (small): 4.7.1 Normal Character. 4.7.2 Low Character
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MAN607-S 4.7.5 Reverse When reverse characters are printed the character matrix will be negated. 4.7.6 Italic. When Italic characters are printed every line will be shifted the following number of dots to the right: (Line number from bottom)/4 4.7.7 Font sizes. Font Width Height Small Normal Normal Low Double Normal Narrow Normal Double Normal Double Double Wide Double Quadruple High Quadruple Double Large Quadruple Quadruple Xlarge Octuple Octuple When the size is normal
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MAN607-S 4.8 Printer commands I/F-COM simple command set is default command set however optional command set can be downloaded. See appendix for additional information. 4.9 I/F-COM simple command set. The following commands are use when communicating with the printer controller. All other commands is ignored 4.9.1 Small Font [Name] Small Font (8x12) [Format] ASCII NUL Hex 00 Decimal 0 [Description] Chooses small font from the current print position. 4.9.2 Low
