Epson TK14 operation manual Introduction

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FENIX IMVICO

TK14 OPERATION MANUAL

0 – INTRODUCTION

The TK14 is a high performance thermal printer. 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 used in laboratories, industrial and professional environments. The main features of the TK14 are:

•Simple installation and easy maintenance.

•Low noise thermal printing.

•Full-logic ticket presentation through intelligent processor, controlling even printer status.

•Paper width: 58 mm.

•High reliability: 100 million pulses. Abrasion resistance: 50 Km.

•Power supply: 12V to 24V DC.

•No-paper, paper-near-end and paper jam sensors.

•Up to 80 mm paper roll diameter.

•High speed printing up to 62,5mm/s.

•Printing resolution: 8 dots/mm (203 dpi).

•Passive cut of paper.

•Nozzle ticket presenter.

•IEEE 1284 parallel and serial RS232C data input interface on-board.

•Two internal character fonts (A font = 12x24 dots. B font = 8x16 dots).

•Scalable font (independent scale in X/Y-axis), up to 64 times.

•Programmable character and line space.

•Bold and reverse character capabilities

•Graphic bitmap printing capabilities.

•Several format Bar Code (EAN13, Code39, Code128 and ITF)

•Control code based on ESC/POS commands (*).

•Hexadecimal mode for easy software debugging.

•Automatic paper load.

•Extended operating temperatures range (-30ºC to +70ºC).

•Self test, hexadecimal mode and configuration mode features.

•One logo load capability, through Windows driver.

•Windows 95, 98 & 2000 drivers and demo/configuration program.

This manual is the printer operations’ guide and is intended for the application designer. The following sections contain a detailed description of both the hardware and the configuration software that allow obtaining the maximum benefit of the printer possibilities.

(*) ESC/POS are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.

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Contents TK14 Thermal Printer Version 1 Date Febraury Installation Control CommandsIndex IntroductionFenix Imvico Figures and Tables Important Notes in TK14 Thermal Printer Management Security PrecautonsCleaning Procedure and Precautions RecommendationsIntroduction Character specifications General SpecificationsPrinting specifications TF77KS-E2 TW80KK-SInstallation TK14 Installation ConsiderationsMinimal Nozzle Hole Dimension User Front Panel TK14 earth connectionGND Power SupplyImportant Note about Power Supply RS-232 Serial Interface RS-232 Serial interface specificationsChange between online and offline mode Serial RS-232 interface pins assignment SignalFunction PC serial interface connectionCentronics Parallel Interface PrtBusy/Data3,7 PC parallel interface connection Male DB25Basic Operations Paper LoadingAutomatic Paper Load Manual Paper LoadButtons Functions Pfeed Button ProgPfeed Button. Functions Prog ButtonSpecial Printing Modes Self-test modeOpen Platen Sensor YES Programming modeProgramming Mode Hexadecimal dump mode NEAR-END Paper Error Error ProcessingError types Hardware Error Power Supply Voltage ErrorThermal Head Temperature Error No Paper ErrorPaper JAM Error Important NotesFlow diagram of the error detection for the serial port Printer operation when an error happensData reception error serial interface only Flow diagram of the error detection for the parallel port ENDTerm Definitions Command NotationControl Comands Description of the Control Commands DLE EOTESC SP ESCESC 2, ESC DLE EOT n= 01H Printer status Bit OFF/ONOFF/ON Appendix F Appendix aESC !, ESC G ESC M, GS !, Appendix aESC ESC @ GS B n ESC J nESC M n Reference ESC !, Appendix aJustification ABC Abcd AbcdeESC c 3 n OFF / onESC 2, ESC GS ! n ESC c 5 nESC d n ESC !, Appendix a GS a pL pH n mPaper Test patternGS T n Printing positionGS V m FontBar Code System Number of Characters Remarks GS H nGS f, GS k GS h n GS h, GS w Module Width mm for Multi-level Bar Code Mode Vertical Dot Horizontal Dot DensityGS w n Horizontal Dot Density FS p n mMode FS q n xL xH yL yH d1…dk1…xL xH yL yH d1…dk Appendix a Specifications TL69KS-HG76TL69KS-R2 # TW80KK-SLine Thermal Printer Mechanism Appendix B IF1500 Connectors and ButtonsAutocutter Unit Appendix C External Appearance Appendix D HOW to Order PartnumberFAPOS-1 FA-40TKAppendix E CODE128 BAR Code Description of the CODE128 Bar CodeHex Decimal DEL Codea7B,42 123,66 52/65 Appendix F Internal Character Tables 0 80H to FFH 17. PC866 Cyrillic 55/65 Appendix G Testing Software PC Communication Port ConfigurationPrinter Status Sample Ticket 59/65