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Fenix Imvico EPC1200 Series Operation Manual

Manual is about: FENIX IMVICO EPC1200 Series Thermal printer

Summary of EPC1200 Series

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 2/58 index 1 – introduction 4 2 – important notes on epc1200 thermal printer handling .............................. 5 2.1- safety precautions ..................................................................................................... 5 2.2- absolute maximum...

  • Page 3: Figures and Tables

    Epc1200 series operation manual 3/58 appendix d – code128 bar code .................................................................................... 47 d.1 description of the code128 bar code ........................................................................... 47 d.2 printable characters i...

  • Page 4: 1 – Introduction

    Epc1200 series operation manual 4/58 the epc1200 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 barcodes. It can be...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 5/58 in order to preserve the life of the printer, it is necessary to keep in mind some precautions on the handling of the epc1200 printer. Please read carefully the following points in order to make a good use of the printer. 2.1- safety precautions • before using th...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 6/58 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 do...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 7/58 3.1- printing specifications epc1200 / ptr2 epc1250 printing method thermal line printing dot density 203 dpi x 203 dpi (1) printing direction unidirectional with friction feed printing width 48 mm (384 dots) printing speed (2) high speed mode: up to 90mm/s up to...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 8/58 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3.5- internal buffer the standard epc1200 printer has a 10 kbytes internal memory buffer, whose functionality is dynamically shared by the receiving buffer. The usb version and ptr2 have an additional 512 kb...

  • Page 9: 4 – Installation

    Epc1200 series operation manual 9/58 4.1- epc1200 installation considerations there are some general considerations to take into account when installing the epc1200 printer. For ptr2 installation please refer to appendix h – ptr2. A wrong installation may cause many issues like paper jam, difficult ...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 10/58 1) the printer must be set onto the user’s chassis and screwing it from outside. To do so cut a window with the dimensions indicated on the figure and thread four holes as shown. Fig. 3. - fixing holes and window to be cut on the mounting wall 2) all the wiring ...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 11/58 4.2- power supply the epc1200 is powered by an external power supply by means of a female 2-pin polarized connector that includes a security anchor. The power supply voltage must be verified before powering the printer. Terminal nº voltage 1 gndp 2 vcc (5vdc or ...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 12/58 fig. 6. - fenix supplied 5vdc power modules. Fig. 7. - current consumption example.

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 13/58 4.3- rs-232 serial interface 4.3.1- rs-232 serial interface specifications • data transmission type: serial • synchronization: asynchronous • flow control: dtr/dsr control, none for ptr2 • signal levels (rs232): mark = -3 to -15 v logic ‘1’/off space = +3 to +15...

  • Page 14: Host Epc1200

    Epc1200 series operation manual 14/58 4.3.4- pc serial interface connection communications cable ref. Rs-232-6 fig. 9. - pc serial cable notes: • same configuration in the printer and in the host system should be set. • the communication protocol should be set properly so that the transmitted data c...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 15/58 c) timing diagram of data reception fig. 10. - timing diagram of data reception description symbol specification min(ns) max(ns) data hold time thold 750 -- data setup time tsetup 750 -- strobe pulse width tstb 750 -- ready cycle idle time tready 0 -- busy outpu...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 16/58 4.4.3- parallel interface pins assignment for each mode pin source compatibility mode nibble mode 1 host sys. Nstrobe hostclk 2 host sys/printer data0 (lsb) data0 (lsb) 3 host sys/printer data1 data1 4 host sys/printer data2 data2 5 host sys/printer data3 data3 ...

  • Page 17: Host Epc1200

    Epc1200 series operation manual 17/58 4.4.4- pc parallel interface connection communications cable ref. Centronics-7 fig. 12. - pc parallel cable notes: 1) same configuration in the printer and in the host system should be set. 2) communication protocol should be set properly so that the transmitted...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 18/58 4.5.1- assignments of usb connector terminals usb pin signal name 1 vbus 2 d – 3 d+ 4 id 5 gnd fig. 13. - epc1200 usb connector. Mini -b series usb connector has to be used. Pin #1 pin #5.

  • Page 19: 5 – Basic Operations

    Epc1200 series operation manual 19/58 yes no 5.1- paper loading one of the most highlighted features of the epc1200 printer is paper loading, which becomes very simple if the following steps are executed: a) open the printer’s front lid by pressing the cover open button. B) insert the paper roll wit...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 23/58 error sequence (red blinking) (a = 0,5 seconds , b = 2 seconds.) near-end paper hardware voltage error temperature no paper / door open fig. 18. - led blinking sequence (red) more information on these errors can be found below: near-end paper error [description]...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 24/58 [recover action] the printing recovers automatically from this error when the thermal print head temperature drops below 60ºc again. [note] this error can happen if the ambient temperature is very high and the printer is working continuously with high-density pr...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 25/58 5.8.5- flow diagram of the error detection for the parallel port the epc1200 meets the ieee-1284 standard, in the nibble mode variant. Fig. 20. - nibble mode phase transitions notes: (1) the circles represent the ieee1284 phases. (2) this diagram cannot be consi...

  • Page 26: 6 – Control Commands

    Epc1200 series operation manual 26/58 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 warnings, if needed...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 27/58 6.3- description of the control commands command name command classification page executing setting lf print and line feed x 28 cr print and carriage return x 28 dle eot real-time status transmission x 28 esc t select character code table x 29 esc sp set right-s...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 28/58 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...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 29/58 n = 2: 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 platen is open (thermal head is open) 3 - undefined 4 on not used. Fixed to on 5 off not used. Fixed to off 6 off...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 30/58 n(hex) n(dec) page 0 0 pc437 (u.S.A., standard europe) 11 17 pc866 (cyrillic) [default] n = 0 [reference] appendix e - internal character tables esc sp n [name] set right-side character spacing [format] ascii esc sp n hex 1b 20 n decimal 27 32 n [range] 0 ≤ n ≤ ...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 31/58 bit off/on hex decimal function 0 off 00 0 character font a (12 x 24). On 01 1 character font b (8 x 16). 1 -- -- - undefined. 2 -- -- - undefined. 3 off 00 0 emphasized mode not selected. On 08 8 emphasized mode selected. 4 off 00 0 double-height mode not selec...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 32/58 esc e n [name] turn emphasized mode on/off [format] ascii esc e n hex 1b 45 n decimal 27 69 n [range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [description] turns emphasized mode on or off when the lsb of n is 0, emphasized mode is turned off. When the lsb of n is 1, emphasized mode is turn...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 33/58 esc m n [name] select character font [format] ascii esc m n hex 1b 4d n decimal 27 77 n [range] n = 0, 1 [description] selects the character font. N function 0 character font a (12 x 24) selected 1 character font b (8 x 16) selected [notes] esc ! Can also select...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 34/58 3 off 00 paper roll end sensor disabled on 08 paper roll end sensor enabled 4-7 - - undefined [notes] the command is available only with a parallel interface and is ignored with a serial interface. It is possible to select multiple sensors to output signals. The...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 35/58 gs ! N [name] select character size [format] ascii gs ! N hex 1d 21 n decimal 29 33 n [range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 (1 ≤ vertical number of times ≤ 8, 1 ≤ horizontal number of times ≤ 8) [description] selects the character height using bits 0 to 3 and selects the characte...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 36/58 m test pattern 49 hexadecimal dump 50 printer status print 51 rolling pattern print [notes] this command has enabled only when processed at the beginning of a line. After the test print is finished, the printer resets itself automatically. Therefore, data alread...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 37/58 gs l nl nh [name] set left margin [format] ascii gs l nl nh hex 1d 4c nl nh decimal 29 76 nl nh [range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [description] sets the left margin using nl and n h. • the left margin is set to [( nl + nh x 256) x 0.125 mm]. [notes] this command i...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 38/58 gs h n [name] select print position for hri characters. [format] ascii gs h n hex 1d 48 n decimal 29 72 n [range] n = 0, 3 [description] selects the print position of hri characters when printing a bar code. N selects the print position as follows: n printing po...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 39/58 this command is not affected by print modes. The number of data for the itf bar code must be even numbers. When an odd number of bytes of data is input, the printer ignores the last received data. When code128 (m=49h) is used: 1. Refer to appendix d – code 128 b...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 40/58 gs w n [name] set bar code width [format] ascii gs w n hex 1d 77 n decimal 29 119 n [range] 2 ≤ n ≤ 6 [description] sets the horizontal size of the bar code. N specifies the bar code width as follows: n module width (mm) for multi- level bar code 2 0.250 3 0.375...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 41/58 fs p n m [name] print nv bit image [format] ascii fs p n m hex 1c 70 n m decimal 28 112 n m [range] n = 1 48 ≤ m ≤ 51 [description] prints a nv bit image n using the mode specified by m . M (dec) mode vertical dot density horizontal dot density 48 normal 203.2 d...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 42/58 • yl, yh specifies (yl+ yh × 256) × 8 dots in the vertical direction for the nv bit image you are defining. [notes] from the beginning of the processing of this command till the finish, mechanical operations (including initializing the position of the printer he...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 43/58 printing printing method thermal line printing dot density 203 dpi x 203 dpi; 8 dots x mm (dpi = dots per inch. Inch = 25.4mm) printing direction unidirectional with friction feed printing width 48 mm (384 dots) print speed high speed mode: up to 90 mm/s (50mm/s...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 44/58 fig. 23 . - mechanical dimensions notes: - all dimensions are in millimetres. - for better viewing the pcb and the rear cover are not drawn in all views. Appendix b – mechanical dimensions.

  • Page 45: Epc1200-X-X-Xx

    Epc1200 series operation manual 45/58 epc1200-x-x-xx epc1250-xx ptr2-xx interface nil: serial rs232 + parallel ieee 1284 u: usb special version nil: standard type xx: custom-made type (under agreement only) supply voltage 5: 5vdc 12: 12-24vdc appendix c – how to order special version nil: standard t...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 46/58 available accesories part number description fapos-2 5vdc power supply enclosed fa-05epc 5vdc power supply open frame fapos-3 24vdc power supply enclosed rs-232-6 serial cable 1,5m centronics-7 parallel cable 1,5m t58x40x12 termal paper 58mm.

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 47/58 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 representing the following char...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 48/58 d.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 4...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 49/58 d.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 7...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 50/58 d.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 ...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 51/58 a) page 0 . Pc437: usa, standard europe (international character set: usa). B) page 17 . Pc866: cyrillic. Appendix e – internal character tables.

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 52/58 the epc1200 printer is delivered together with a windows-based, testing program. This program is an easy way to explore the epc1200’s main features. To install the program, run the “setup.Exe” file and follow the instructions on the screen. The program is intend...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 53/58 printer configuration in this section we can set all the configuration parameters related to the printer settings as communication setup and paper width. Sample ticket in this section we will define the ticket to be printed. • text to print: write here any chara...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 54/58 in case the interface if1200 is sold alone, this appendix shows how it must be installed and connected as well as how buttons led indicators will work. Fig. 25 . - if1200 con1: power supply connector. This connector is polarized to protect the interface against ...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 55/58 con2: printer mechanism connector. This is to connect the flat cable of the ltpa245b-384 seiko printer mechanism. Con3: communications connector. Read sections 2.3-rs232 serial interface and 2.4- centronics parallel interface for pin out and specifications. Usb ...

  • Page 56: Appendix H – Ptr2

    Epc1200 series operation manual 56/58 general features the ptr2 stand-alone printer consists of an enclosed epc1200 with an arm that allows attaching the device to any vertical or horizontal surface. The enclosure and the arm are made of paint-coated steel that gives the ptr2 toughness and prevents ...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 57/58 power and serial cable attach power supply and serial port cable to connector con1. Verify power supply voltage before making the connection. Fig. 28 . - back connector as seen from outside the printer. Terminal nº name function 1 vcc power: 12-24vdc ± 10%) 2 tx...

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    Epc1200 series operation manual 58/58 c/ pacífico, 53-55 – 08027 barcelona, spain phone num: +34 – 93 353 92 22 fax num: +34 – 93 353 97 21 e-mail: bcn@feniximvico.Com http://www.Feniximvico.Com.