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Japan Subcontract APM-N90 User Manual

Manual is about: Panel Mount Type Printer

Summary of APM-N90

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    Users’ manual for panel mount type printer december 5, 2001 rev.C japan subcontract inc. Apm-n90

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    1. Precautions for use.............................................................................................. 2. Unpacking............................................................................................................. 2.1 unpacking...................................................

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    1 1.Precautions for use when you use this printer, please treat it correctly taking care of the following points. *please check! Please check the sticker attached this equipment. There are 2 kinds depending on the model. The sticker is different depending on the interface. On the case of parallel : ...

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    2 places exposed to the direct sunlight and dusty places places out of temperature or humidity range and places easy to be wet near electromagnetic things ( motor etc. )and places producing corrosive gas places of sudden temperature fluctuation and cause condensing *caution to treat the product plea...

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    3 2. Unpacking 2.1 unpacking please check if there are found all of the following things in the package. *apm-n90 printer 1 unit *thermal paper 1 roll *users’ manual 1 ( this manual ) *power supply connector housing : 1 pc contact : 2 pcs apm-n90 printer thermal paper power supply connector user’s m...

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    4 2.2 names of each part ① paper feed switch ( feed ) feeds the paper during putting this switch. ② power supply/error lamp normally turns on as power supply lamp. When some error happens, blinks as error lamp. Concerning contents of errors, please see “error signals”. ③ connectors for parallel/seri...

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    5 3. How to operate 3.1 preparation when you use the printer for the first time, as the paper is not loaded, please set the attached paper. 3.2 paper setting on this printer, paper setting is very easy. Please set as follows. ① open the cover taking care about the paper cutter. ② pull out the paper ...

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    6 3.3 test printing ① pushing paper feed switch, turn on the power supply. ② prints test printing as follows. Print example.

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    7 3.4 dip switch setting set each function of the printer by dip switches on the board inside the case. Contents set by dip switches will be valid when turned on or reset is input from outside. Please follow the process below. ① turn of the printer. ② depending on the interface that you selected on ...

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    8 setting kanji code sw1 on off kanji code shift jis jis code setting shift jis ・ without kanji code (esk + “k” ), ank + kanji code can be printed. Setting jis code ・ define the kanji code, it defines only kanji code. ・ without defining kanji code or removing it, it defines only ank font. Table 3-2 ...

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    9 3.5 cable connection 1) interface cable connection there are 2 types of printers depending on the interface specifications. Please prepare the suitable cable for each interface specification ( model ). *parallel interface ( apm-n90mp ) *serial interface ( apm-n90msr ,apm-n90mst ) ① connect taking ...

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    10 4. How to treat this product 4.1 paper empty detection when the paper ends, led blinks. When it blinks, set the paper as soon as possible seeing item 3.2. When you close the cover, print will start again. By setting the control code “reprint position setting”, it is possible to print from the beg...

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    11 3) cover is not correctly closed. → close the cover correctly. 4) paper sensor detects paper empty. → set the paper. 5) others → consult the agent. After removing the cause of error, turn on the printer. The following errors are output regardless selection of parallel or serial interface. Pin no....

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    12 5. Specifications 5.1 general specifications 1) printer specifications model apm-90 printing method thermal line dot method character types ank characters : english and numerical characters katakana,spetial characters downloaded characters, extra characters character configuration ank characters ...

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    13 3) power supply specifications *full black printing power supply : +5.0 ～ +5.25v, 4.0a or more *print ratio 25% or less power supply : +5.0 ～ +5.25v, 2.0a or more.

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    14 5.2 interface specifications 1) parallel interface ① specifications data input : 8 bit simple centronics hand shake : stb, busy, ack ② hand shake timing ( unit : μ sec ) ③ input/output signal level standard value item symbol min typ max unit input “low” level voltage v il 0 - 0.8 v input “high” l...

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    15 ④ parallel input/output signal pins connector printer side : hdbb-25pf ( 05 ) ( hirose ) locking : hd-lna ( 05 ) [ using mm nut ] ( hirose ) pin no. Signal direction function 1 stb input data read in 2 pd00 3 pd01 4 pd02 5 pd03 6 pd04 7 pd05 8 pd06 9 pd07 input 8-bit parallel data signal “high” o...

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    16 2) serial interface ① specifications data input : rs-232c hand shake : dtr, rxd, level txd, gnd synchronism type : start/stop synchronism type baud rate : 2400, 4800, 960, 19200 bps start bit : 1 bit data bit : 8 bits ( fixed ) parity bit : none stop bit : 1 bit ( fixed ) ② signal timing when ai-...

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    17 ④ ttl level mark=logic “1” (4.0v ～ vcc) space=logic “0” (gnd ～ 0.45v) rs-232c level mark=logic “1” (-5v ～ -9v) space=logic “0” ( ＋ 5v ～＋ 9v) ⑤ serial input/output signal pins connector printer side : hdbb-25pf ( 05 ) ( hirose ) locking : hd-lna ( 05 ) [ using mm nut ] ( hirose ) serial input/outp...

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    18 ＊ precautions for use 1) power supply ・ when print rate 100% is needed, please use the stabilizing power supply of dc4.8~5.25v and 4.3a or more. ・ depending on the contents of printing, the current fluctuates largely. So please use the stabilizing power supply in order to keep the fluctuation of ...

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    19 recommended paper mitsubishi seishi:p220ag(high sensitivity paper) recommended label axd114 we do not recommend the double copy paper. There are other kinds of paper capable to be used. Please ask japan subcontract. ・ please read “htpn series thermal printer mechanism technical guide” on use. ・ w...

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    20 6. Control codes 6.1. List of control codes control code function page cr print and feed one line 23 lf line feed 23 esc+”j”+n print and feed paper forward n-dot line 23 dc2+”e” set finish printing 23 printing operation ff set cutting operation 24 esc+”0” set 4-dot line spacing 24 esc+”1” set 8-d...

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    21 esc+”h” fs+”.” cancel kanji mode 31 fs+”!”+n set kanji font size 31 fs+”c”+n select kanji code system 31 fs+”2”+n1+ n2+data define extra characters 32 fs+”f”+n set ank font 32 character set esc+”q”+n switch ibm code 33 esc+”v” +n1 +n2+data set msb bit image 33 bit image esc+”v”+n1 +n2+data set ls...

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    22 paper setting dc2+”!”+n select print paper 44 dc3+”o” overwrite ruler line and character in or mode 45 dc3+”x” overwrite ruler line and character in xor mode 45 esc+”@” reset 45 can cancel 45 del delete one character 45 ax+”s” set re-print position 45 dc2+”t” test printing 46 esc+”p”+n valid judg...

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    23 6.2. Function of each control code 1) printing operation cr: print and feed one line hex:0d dec:13 prints the data in the line buffer and then feeds the paper with specified line spacing. ・ each type of printers has its own default value for line spacing. ・ line feed quantity is the total dot lin...

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    24 ff: set cutting operation hex:0c dec:12 when there are some data left in the printing buffer, it prints the data and move to the next printing position. It moves to the top of the next page with putting the feed sw on. Please use with the command ( esc+”c”+nul+n1+n2 ) set the length of the page. ...

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    25 esc+sp+n: sets the character to n-dot line. Hex:1b + 20 + n dec:27 + 32 + n sets the character spacing on the right side to n dot. 0 ≦ n ≦ 127dec ・ the character spacing on the left side is set to 0 dot. ・ the default value: htpn9050=4dots esc+”u”+n: select inverse print hex: 1b+55+n dec: 27+85+n...

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    26 3) character modification so: set double width character. Hex: 0e dec:14 sets double width character. ・ to be canceled by input of dc4, cr, lf, can or esc + “w” + 0, or by one line full printing. ・ usual characters, double width characters, reversed characters and double height characters can be ...

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    27 ・ the default value is this mode. Esc+”w”+n: set/cancel double height hex: 1b+77+n dec: 27+119+n sets or cancels double height characters. N=0: cancel ( default value ) n=1: set ・ after setting of the double height character mode, the following characters will be enlarged to double height. ・ usua...

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    28 esc+”i“+n: set/cancel reverse print hex: 1b+49+n dec: 27+73+n sets or cancels reversed characters mode. N=0: cancel ( default value ) n=1: set ・ after setting the reverse print command, the following characters will be printed white on black background. ・ space between characters is also reversed...

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    29 cancels half width kanji characters mode. ・ it’s not effective on the other modes than the half width kanji characters mode 4) character set esc+”c”+n: select special characters hex: 1b+63+n dec: 27+99+n selects the characters of character code ＜ f8 ＞～＜ fd ＞ hex. N=0: select usual characters ( de...

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    30 ・ input font data per character following the figure below. Horizontal 8 dots=1 byte apm-n90 msb lsb bit 7 0 7 0 1 2 3 4 33 34 35 36 ・ the data can be cleared by power off and reset. Esc+”%”+n: select downloaded characters hex: 1b+25+n dec: 27+37+n selects downloaded characters. N=0: cancel ( def...

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    31 esc+”h”, fs+”.”: cancel kanji mode hex: 1c+2e or 1b+48 dec: 28+46 or 27+72 cancels kanji mode. Fe+”!”+n: set kanji font size hex: 1c+21+n dec: 28+33+n sets kanji font size 24 dots/16 dots. N=0: sets kanji font size to 24 dots ( default value ) n=1: sets kanji font size to 16 dots. ・ on htp-9050/9...

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    32 fs+”2”+n1+n2+data: define extra characters hex: 1c+32+n1+n2+font data dec: 28+50+n1+n2+font data defines extra characters. ・ n1 and n2 mean character codes to be defined. N1= ＜ 77 ＞ hex ＜ 50 ＞ hex ≦ n2 ≦＜ 7f ＞ hex ・ the extra characters are made by font pattern of 24 × 24 dots when 24-dots kanji ...

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    33 esc+”q”+n: switch character set of ank2 hex:1b + 51 + n dec:27 + 81 + n n=0: jis character set ( default value ) n=1: ibm compatible character set *) the detail of the each code is refer to the code chart. 5) bit image esc+”v”+n1+n2+data: set msb bit image hex: 1b+56+n1+n2+image data dec: 27+86+n...

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    34 margin. 384dots 1 st byte 2 nd byte 48 th byte 49 th byte 50 th byte 96 th byte 97 th byte 98 th byte 144 th byte 145 th byte 146 th byte 192 nd byte 193 rd byte 194 th byte 240 th byte as the horizontal 1 line is 384 dots, data of 48 bytes is needed at 1 byte=8 bits. When you want to print bit i...

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    35 dc3+”a”: select ruler line a hex: 13+41 dec: 19+65 selects ruler line buffer a. ( default value ) dc3+”b”: select ruler line b hex: 13+42 dec: 19+66 selects ruler line buffer b. Dc3+”v”+data: write ruler line msb image hex: 13+56+image data dec: 19+86+image data writes the image data into the sel...

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    36 dc3+”l”+n1+n2+n3+n4: set ruler line by line hex: 13+4c+n1+n2+n3+n4 dec: 19+68+n1+n2 prints the dots from n1 n2 to n3 n4 in the selected ruler buffer black. ・ n1 and n3 are lower-order bytes and n2 and n4 are higher-order bytes. 0 ≦ n1 or n3 ≦＜ ff ＞ hex 0 ≦ n2 or n4 ≦＜ 03 ＞ hex ・ set the position ...

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    37 when the ruler line mode is on, if some data is in the line buffer, prints 1 dot line of the image of the selected ruler line buffer after printing. ・ when the ruler line mode is off, feeds the paper 1 dot line. Dc3+”c”: clear ruler line hex: 13+43 dec: 19+67 commands the ruler line command ( dc3...

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    38 selection of interface serial or parallel. ・ tables below show the meanings of each bit of transmitted data. “1” indicates the detection is going on. 1 st byte bit status 0 system error (timer observation error) 1 control power supply error 2 not specified 3 head short 4 head open 5 thermistor di...

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    39 8) bar codes gs+”k”+n+d+nul: bar code printing hex: 1d+6b+n+d+ ＜ 00 ＞ dec: 29+107+n+d+0 selects the type of bar codes and prints. ・ selects the type of bar codes by n value. 0 ≦ n ≦ 7dec values other than n=1, 2, 3, 4, 6 are output by jan13. N type of bar codes 0 not used 1 not used 2 jan13 (ean)...

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    40 code a,b,c each character for code a,b,c is used for changing the symbol that follows the code. Once the code had set, it continues till the last places. Shift character this is used for the temporary change ( from a to b, b to a ) after one symbol character had changed, shift character automatic...

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    41 gs+”h”+n: set bar code height hex: 1d+68+n dec: 29+104+n sets the height of bar codes to n dot. ・ default value=80 dots 0 ≦ n ≦ 255dec gs+”x”+n: set bar code print starting position hex: 1d+78+n dec: 29+120+n sets the print starting position of bar codes by n value. 0 ≦ n ≦ 255dec ・ if the bar co...

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    42 narrow width dot : wide width dot 0 1 2 3 0 2:5 2:6 2:6 2:6 1 3:7 3:8 3:9 3:9 2 4:9 4:10 4:11 4:12 if the width of the bar code got too long, it won’t be printed at all. *) compatible with the ai-220 board when printing the nw-7, the ratio of the narrow and wide width for ai-220 is 2 : 6. Please ...

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    43 print density default value standard 0% thin -10% thick +10% thicker +20% example: on the case of setting the maximum print density ・ standard head current transmission time=100 ・ set +20% by dip-sw. ・ set 255% by control code. 100 × 1.2 × 2.55=306 thus the maximum print density is 306. When you ...

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    44 10) paper setting dc2+”!”+n: select print paper hex: 12+21+n dec: 18+33+n selects print paper. N=0: p220ag ( mitsubishi seishi ) usual paper mode n=1: copy paper mode* n=2: pd160r ( oji seishi ) high sensitivity paper mode n=3: forbidden n=4: label paper mode ・ when copy paper printing is set by ...

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    45 11) supplementary functions dc3+”o”: or mode overwrite hex: 13+4f dec: 19+79 sets the overwriting mode of ruler line and characters to or. ・ prints black where there are dots of either image or ruler lines and characters. Dc3+”x”: xor mode overwrite hex : 13+58 dec: 19+88 set the overwriting mode...

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    46 *cover open *errors such as abnormal head temperature etc. (but when the recovery is impossible or the contents of buffer is lost, this function will not be executed.) ・ if the quantity between the position of this control code and the position where paper end has been detected exceeds the capaci...

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    47 ax+”v” prints the setting contents of dip-sw and setting mode of the printer as follows. Dip-sw parallel dip-sw serial parallel serial ai-220 v.1.5.H 2000/07/01 ************************** ************************** data input baud rate data bit parity stop bits receive error buffer capac :serial ...

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    48 1.2.12 label set printing start position ( only for label ) dc2 + “k” + n1 + n2: set the position of the printing start hex:12 + 6b + n1 + n2 dec:18 + 107 + n1 + n2 ・ define the line number with n1 (lower byte) + n2(upper byte). It defines the number of line from the label detection to the printi...

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    49 dc2 + “m” + s + n1 + n2: detect the mark position hex:12h + 6dh + s + n1 + n2 dec:18 + 109 + s + n1 + n2 feed the paper until it detects the mark. S: detection sensor, feeding way, stop condition second lower 2 bit is effective. Bit function 0 1 0 bit stop condition mark no mark 1 bit feeding way...

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    50 off on 223% on on 70% 6 set hex damp off normal printing on hex damp printing 7 off normal type on customize ( only for ss&t ) 8 set check mode ( check mode for shipping inspection ) off normal printing on test mode.

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    51 ax+”v” command print form a i - ２ ２ ０ v . 1 . 0 0 ２ ０ ０ ０ / 0 ３ / ０ １ versionno 。 date ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ d a t a i n p u t : s e r i a l d a t a i n p u t : p a r a ｌ l e l interface serial parallel b a u t r a t e : 2 4 0 0 b p s b a u t r a t e : 4 8 0 0 b p s b a ...

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    52 p r i n t c o n t r o l : h i g h s p e e d p r i n t c o n t r o l : m i d s p e e d p r i n t c o n t r o l : l o w s p e e d p r i n t c o n t r o l : e q u a ｌ e n e r printing control high speed, mid speed, low speed, equal speed.

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    53 7. Trouble shooting of the printer when the printer doesn’t operate well or some error happens, please check it following the items below. ① printer is not turned on. Check item counter measure is the power supply cable connected? Connect the power supply cable. Are the temperature and the humidi...