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User Manual
Thermal printer controller
PRN604-S
FOR FUJITSU THERMAL PRINTERS
FTP604 SERIES
12-02-2003
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VERSION HISTORY Version Date Init Status Description 0.9 020712 BB Draft First release 0.91 021022 BB Pre-release Second pre-release 0.92 030111 BB Pre-release Third pre-release 0.93 030125 BB Pre-release Connector updated 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 information contained herein is the
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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. Please assume that such failure may occur before using this printer. We would urge that these specifications should be thor
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1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................1-7 2 INSTALLATION...........................................................................................................2-7 2.1 UNPACKING ..............................................................................................................2-7 2.2 LABELS ....................................
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3.8.15 Underline off ..................................................................................................3-23 3.8.16 Underline on ..................................................................................................3-24 3.8.17 Bold off...........................................................................................................3-24 3.8.18 Bold on...............................
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7.1 SEIKO COMPATIBLE COMMAND SET (OPTIONAL) .....................................................7-41 7.1.1 Escape sequences, overview...........................................................................7-41 7.2 FUJITSU COMPATIBLE COMMAND SET (OPTIONAL) ..................................................7-42 7.2.1 Escape sequences, overview........................................................................
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1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION This reference manual describes the specifications, functions, and operating procedures for the PRN604-SInterface Board. The PRN604-S is an interface board for the FTP604 series printer mechanisms. This reference manual also describes the print operation of the FTP604. Read this reference manual thoroughly before using the PRN604-S. PRN604-S is designed for the following Fujitsu print
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2.3 Installation PRN604-Sis fastened in the product by 4 M3.3 screws. The cables (for the thermal head, the stepper-motor and detector) are placed in the thermal printer connector on the PCB. 1 Mounting hole is grounded. See drawing for more details. (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, er
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2.5 Settings Following below description can change default settings. Baud rate is default 115.200, however standard PC´s today cannot handle this Baud rate. Windows OS does not support speed higher than 115.200 Baud, even when setup menus can be set to higher speed. In order to obtain rd higher speed you need to install 3 part utility program on PC. Please visit www.if-com.com for further information. 1. Tu
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iii. 448 dots iv. 512 dots v. 576 dots vi. 640 dots vii. 832 dots viii. 1152 dots i. Key 1 function 1. Input key 2. LED output 3. Label detect 4. Black mark detection 5. Paper near end function 6. Paper jam function a. Stop printer b. Send data to host j. Key 2 function 1. Input key 2. LED output 3. Label detect 4. Black mark detection 5. Paper near end function 6. Paper jam function a. Stop pri
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v. 10 mm vi. 20 mm vii. 30 mm viii. 50 mm o. Grey scale printing i. On ii. Off p. Acceleration i. Slow ii. Medium iii. Fast iv. Disable q. Printing speed i. 25% ii. 50% iii. 75% iv. 100% v. Disable r. Burn strobe dark i. 1 ii. 2 iii. 3 iv. 4 v. 5 vi. 6 vii. 7 viii. 8 ix. 9 s. Burn strobe light i. -1 ii. -2 iii. -3 iv. -4 v. -5 vi. -6 vii. -7 viii. -8 ix. -9 t. Output i. Cash drawe
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ii. Winding motor 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 signal changes to low to request that the host de
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switches. However, the hardware error code (a) has the same conditions as those for parallel input. When transferring data, data control by SBUSY and Xon/Xoff is not executed and the data is transferred with no conditions. All of the transmission conditions of serial data transfer for sending hardware error codes are fixed at the selection of parallel input as follows: 2.6.1.1 Serial input/output port Seria
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2.7 THERMAL HEAD CONTROL Data Transfer to the Thermal Head The PRN604-S transfers one dot line of data at 6 Mbps synchronized with the CLOCK signal. The data is transferred in order to the shift register inside the thermal head from the left (when facing the paper feed direction). The transferred data is then transferred by the head latch signal to the latch register inside the thermal head. Turning on the hea
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When the maximum number of activated dots is 128 dots, and all of the dots are driven, as shown in 2.7.3 Head Control Circuit The PRN604-S has a function for measuring the resistance of the thermal head connected to the FTP604. The PRN604-S measures the resistance of the thermal head and detects the errors at initialisation. Based on the measurement, the PRN604-S determines how much energy to apply. No adju
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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/data/devclass/usbprint11.pdf IRDA (Ircomm specifications) Data format IRDA http://www.irda.org/standards/pubs/ircomm10.pdf Command s
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3 Function 3.1 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. 3.2 Serial communication. Standard communication is; Baud rate; 115.200 Baud Data bits = 8 Stop bits = 1. Parity = None Flow control = Hardware h
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3.5 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. Tu
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3.7 Character design The following figures describes the design of different types of characters (small): 3.7.1 Normal Character. 3.7.2 Low Character
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3.7.3 Underline When underline characters are printed the last line in the character matrix will be marked. 3.7.4 Bold When bold characters are printed the character is or with itself shifted right. 3.7.5 Reverse When reverse characters are printed the character matrix will be negated. 3.7.6 Italic. When Italic characters are printed every line will be shifted the following number of dots to the right: (Li
