Epc1800 thermal printer series operation manual rev 1.1.
Epc1800 series operation manual index 1 – introduction.......................................................................................................4 2 – important notes on thermal printer handling..............................5 2.1- safety precautions..........................................
Epc1800 series operation manual figures and tables fig. 1 - thermal print head cleaning.......................................................................................................... 6 fig. 2 - current consumption vs input voltage..............................................................
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 cod...
Epc1800 series operation manual 2 – important notes on thermal printer handling in order to preserve the life of the printer, it is necessary to keep in mind some precautions on the handling of the epc1800 printer. Please read carefully the following points in order to make a good use of the printer...
Epc1800 series operation manual 2.3- cleaning procedure and precautions in order to clean the thermal print head, proceed as indicated by the following steps: 1- unplug the power supply cable and open the front door. 2- remove the paper roll and the thermal print head will be accessible from downwar...
Epc1800 series operation manual 3 – general specifications 3.1- printing specifications printing method thermal line printing dot density 203 x 203 dpi (1) printing direction unidirectional with friction feed printing width 48 mm (384 dots) printing speed high speed mode: up to 100mm/s (2) 37mm/s fo...
Epc1800 series operation manual 3.4- communications interface serial serial interface rs232/ttl (baud options 203400, 115200, 38400, 19200, 9600) usb usb 2.0 480mbit/s 3.5- internal buffer the standard epc1800 printer has a 32 kbytes internal memory buffer, whose functionality is dynamically shared ...
Epc1800 series operation manual *paper feed and stand-by parameters are shown multiplied by 10. Fig. 3 - power consumption vs input voltage (12-24vdc version) 3.7- barcode specifications standard barcodes ean-13, code39, itf, code128 2d barcodes qr, aztec 3.8- mechanical specifications overall dimen...
Epc1800 series operation manual 4 – installation 4.1- epc1800 installation considerations there are some general considerations to take into account when installing the epc1800 printer. A wrong installation may cause many issues like paper jam, difficult maintenance of the printer, difficulty in cha...
Epc1800 series operation manual fig. 5 - fixing holes and window to be cut on the mounting wall (dimensions in mm) • all the wiring has been designed to allow the user to firstly connect the cables and then screw the printer onto the panel although the other way is also possible. If it is difficult ...
Epc1800 series operation manual notes: (1) if the number of dots that are energized at the same time is increased, a higher current will flow; therefore, a power supply with an adequate current capability must be used. (2) when designing lines and bit images, take the printing ratio and print duty i...
Epc1800 series operation manual pin number signal name function 3 sg signal ground 4 rts indicates whether the printer is busy 5 txd data transmission line 6 rxd data reception line fig. 7 - serial rs-232 interface pins 4.3.4- power supply and rs232 cable according to previous sections, the figure b...
Epc1800 series operation manual 4.4.1- assignments of usb connector terminals pin signal name 1 vbus 2 d – 3 d+ 4 gnd 5 nc fig. 9 - epc1800 usb connector. Usb mini-b series connector has to be used (see appendix b – how to order ). 14 of 53 pin #5 pin #1.
Yes no epc1800 series operation manual 5 – basic operations 5.1- paper loading one of the most highlighted features of the epc1800 printer is paper loading, which becomes very simple if the following steps are executed: a) open the printer’s front door by pressing the cover “open” button. B) insert ...
Epc1800 series operation manual note: if epc1800 detects no paper or platen open while is printing it will stop the communication in order not loose any data. 5.5- led indicator epc1800 has one indicator led to visually inform about the printer status. When the led lights or blink green means normal...
Epc1800 series operation manual 5.6.2- hexadecimal dump mode to enter this mode answer no to the previous question “enter in configuration?”. It will be followed then by the question “enter hexadecimal mode?” to which yes must be answered. Once entered this mode, which will be indicated by “***hexad...
Epc1800 series operation manual fig. 13 - led blinking sequence. Each time unit corresponds to 0.5 seconds. More information on these errors can be found below: hardware error [description] at initialization, the printer internally checks its hardware devices (i.E. Flash memory). If they do not func...
Epc1800 series operation manual 5.7.2- flow diagram of the error detection for the serial port fig. 14 - serial port error flow diagram 19 of 53 end sends 1 byte send command del eot reads the printer status and identifies the error beginning no ndtr = 0 yes end of transmission no yes nrts = 0 no ye...
Epc1800 series operation manual 6 – control commands 6.1- command notation [name] command name. [format] coding sequence. [range] it provides the allowed range for the arguments. [description] it describes the command functionality. [notes] it provides important information in command usage and warn...
Epc1800 series operation manual 6.3- description of the control commands command name command classification page executing setting lf print and line feed x 22 cr print and carriage return x 22 dle eot real-time status transmission x 22 dc3 esc fs gs program printer settings x 24 esc sp set right-si...
Epc1800 series operation manual lf [name] print and line feed [format] ascii lf hex 0a decimal 10 [description] prints the data in the print buffer and feeds one line, based on the current line spacing. [note] this command sets the print position to the beginning of the line. [reference] esc 2, esc ...
Epc1800 series operation manual 6 * on/off ticket completed 7 off not used. Fixed to off ( * ) bit 6 is toggled every time a cut command is executed n = h: offline status bit off/on function 0 off not used. Fixed to off 1 on not used. Fixed to on 2 off platen is closed (thermal head is closed) on pl...
Epc1800 series operation manual n = h: continuous paper sensor status bit off/on function 0 off not used. Fixed to off 1 on not used. Fixed to on 2 - undefined 3 off paper near-end sensor: paper present on paper near-end sensor: paper not present 4 on not used. Fixed to on 5 - undefined 6 off paper ...
Epc1800 series operation manual ● if communications setting are changed it will be required to change them also in the host controller in order to reestablish communications. ● the number and order of setting changed it is not important. Feature s (high nibble) s (low nibble) value 1- paper width 0 ...
Epc1800 series operation manual [description] sets the character spacing for the right side of the character to [ n x 0.125 mm ( n x 0.0049”)]. [notes] ● the right side character spacing for double-width mode is twice the normal value. ● this command is effective only when sent at the beginning of a...
Epc1800 series operation manual ● if this command is not received at the beginning of a line, and the character font is to be changed, all previous data in the print buffer is printed and the ticket is placed at the beginning of the next line. [default] n = h [reference] esc m, esc e, esc g, gs ! Es...
Epc1800 series operation manual [default] n = h [reference] esc !, esc g esc g n [name] turn on/off double-strike mode [format] ascii esc g n hex 1b 47 n decimal 27 71 n [range] h ≤ n ≤ h [description] turns double-strike mode on or off. When the lsb of n is 0, double-strike (emphasized) mode is tur...
Epc1800 series operation manual esc v n [name] character rotation [format] ascii esc v n hex 1b 56 n decimal 27 86 n [range] h ≤ n ≤ h, h ≤ n ≤ h [description] rotates the characters using the mode specified by n . N function h / h normal h / h right 90º rotated h / h left 90º rotated in both left a...
Epc1800 series operation manual esc c 5 n [name] enable/disable the on-board button [format] ascii esc c 5 n hex 1b 63 35 n decimal 27 99 53 n [range] h ≤ n ≤ h [description] enables or disables the on-board button. When the lsb of n is 0, the on-board button is enabled. When the lsb of n is 1, the ...
Epc1800 series operation manual [reference] appendix d – internal character tables, appendix f - font loader software . Esc { n [name] inverse printing mode [format] ascii esc { n hex 1b 7b n decimal 27 123 n [range] h ≤ n ≤ h [description] turns inverse printing mode on/off. When the lsb of n is 0,...
Epc1800 series operation manual ( h e ig h t ) x 3 02 12 22 32 42 52 62 72 x 4 03 13 23 33 43 53 63 73 x 5 04 14 24 34 44 54 64 74 x 6 05 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 x 7 06 16 26 36 46 56 66 76 x 8 07 17 27 37 47 57 67 77 [notes] ● this command is effective for all characters, except for hri characters. ● ...
Epc1800 series operation manual gs b n [name] turn white/black reverse printing mode [format] ascii gs b n hex 1d 42 n decimal 29 66 n [range] h ≤ n ≤ h [description] turns on or off white/black reverse printing mode. When the lsb of n i s 0, white/black reverse mode is turned off. When the lsb of n...
Epc1800 series operation manual gs i n [name] firmware version transmission [format] ascii gs i n hex 1d 49 n decimal 29 73 n [range] n = h [description] ● transmits the firmware version number. ● besides of checking the firmware version by printing the self-test page, this command can be used as su...
Epc1800 series operation manual [example] sending the following command to the printer will result in a 2d aztec barcode as shown below. H ascii gs q nl nh d1...Dn [name] print a 2d qr format barcode [format] ascii gs q nl nh d1..Dn hex 1d 51 nl nh d1..Dn decimal 29 81 nl nh d1..Dn [description] pri...
Epc1800 series operation manual n function h / h disable automatic status report h / h enable automatic status report ● when enabling the automatic status report, the printer remains in this state indefinitely, until it becomes disabling, or until switch the power off. ● after enabling the automatic...
Epc1800 series operation manual m selects a bar code system as follows: m bar code system num. Of characters remarks h ean13 n = 12 48 ≤ d ≤ 57 h code39 1 ≤ n ≤ 255 48 ≤ d ≤ 57, 65 ≤ d ≤ 90, 32, 36, 37, 43, 45, 46, 47 h itf 1 ≤ n ≤ 255 (even) 48 ≤ d ≤ 57 h code128 2 ≤ n ≤ 255 0 ≤ d ≤ 127 [notes] ● n...
Epc1800 series operation manual fig. 15 - code128 bar code 3. If the top of the bar code data is not the code set selection character, the printer stops command processing and processes the following data as normal data. 4. If the combination of “{“ and the following character does not apply any spe...
Epc1800 series operation manual ● d indicates the bit-image data. Setting a bit to 1 prints a dot and setting it to 0 does not print a dot. [example] when xl + xh x 256 = 64 gs w n [name] set bar code width [format] ascii gs w n hex 1d 77 n decimal 29 119 n [range] h ≤ n ≤ h [description] sets the h...
Epc1800 series operation manual double-height mode ( m =31h), and it means 2 dots in double-width mode ( m =32h) and in quadruple mode ( m =33h). ● if the printing area width cannot be extended by one line vertically, the left margin is reduced to accommodate one line vertically. ● the printing area...
Epc1800 series operation manual fig. 16 - logo loading fs dc2 esc [name] serial number transmission [format] ascii fs dc2 esc hex 1c 12 1b decimal 28 18 27 [description] transmits the interface exclusive serial number. This number consists of 12 hexadecimal digits (6 bytes). Transmission order is fr...
Epc1800 series operation manual [description] each of the counters consist of a 16 bits register except the “time on” counter that has 32 bits. The transmission of each counter starts by the lsb and ends at msb. In order to obtain any counter it is required to send the correspondent command and imme...
Epc1800 series operation manual appendix a – mechanical dimensions fig. 17 - mechanical dimensions (all in mm) 43 of 53.
Epc1800 series operation manual appendix b – how to order epc1800-x-xx supply voltage nil: 12-24vdc type 5: 5vdc special version nil: standard type xx: custom-made type (under agreement only) available accesories part number description psc1800 power supply cable epc1800 pscrs1800 power supply & rs2...
Epc1800 series operation manual appendix c – code128 bar code in code128 bar code system, it is possible to represent 128 ascii characters and 2-digit numerals using one bar code character that is defined by combining one the 103 bar code characters and 3 code sets. Each code set is used for represe...
Epc1800 series operation manual c.2 printable characters in code set a character transmit data character transmit data character transmit data hex decimal hex decimal hex decimal nul 00 0 ( 28 40 p 50 80 soh 01 1 ) 29 41 q 51 81 stx 02 2 * 2a 42 r 52 82 etx 03 3 + 2b 43 s 53 83 eot 04 4 , 2c 44 t 54...
Epc1800 series operation manual c.3 printable characters in code set b character transmit data character transmit data character transmit data hex decimal hex decimal hex decimal sp 20 32 h 48 72 p 70 112 ! 21 33 i 49 73 q 71 113 “ 22 34 j 4a 74 r 72 114 # 23 35 k 4b 75 s 73 115 $ 24 36 l 4c 76 t 74...
Epc1800 series operation manual c.4 printable characters in code set c character transmit data character transmit data character transmit data hex decimal hex decimal hex decimal 00 00 0 40 28 40 80 50 80 01 01 1 41 29 41 81 51 81 02 02 2 42 2a 42 82 52 82 03 03 3 43 2b 43 83 53 83 04 04 4 44 2c 44 ...
Epc1800 series operation manual appendix d – internal character tables a) page 0 . Pc437: usa, standard europe (international character set: usa). B) page 17 . Pc866: cyrillic. 49 of 53.
Epc1800 series operation manual appendix e – testing software the epc1800 printer is delivered together with a windows-based, testing program. This program is an easy way to explore the epc1800’s main features. To install the program, run the “setup.Exe” file and follow the instructions on the scree...
Epc1800 series operation manual • line and char spacing: each unit means an increment of 0.0625 mm of either character or line space. • left margin: each unit means an increment of 0.125 mm of margin of the left hand side. • number of lines: by setting this the program will repeat the text sample li...
Epc1800 series operation manual appendix f – font loader software font loader program is a fenix imvico software designed to easily and intuitively load any windows installed font into a fenix printer. The loaded font may be then printed by the standard printer command set. The software has the foll...
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