Epson TK14 operation manual Index, Introduction, Installation, Control Commands

FENIX IMVICO	TK14 OPERATION MANUAL
INDEX
IMPORTANT NOTES IN TK14 THERMAL PRINTER MANAGEMENT		................6
0 – INTRODUCTION		8
1 – GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS		9
1.1- Printing specifications		9
1.2- Character specifications		9
1.3- Passive cutter		10
1.4- Paper specifications		10
1.5- Internal buffer		10
1.6- Electrical specifications		10
1.7- Environmental conditions		10
2 – INSTALLATION		11
2.1- TK14 ISNTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS		11
2.2- POWER SUPPLY		13
2.3- RS-232 SERIAL INTERFACE		14
2.3.1- RS-232 Serial interface specifications		14
2.3.2- Change between online and offline mode		14
2.3.3- Serial RS-232 interface pins assignment		15
2.3.5- PC serial interface connection		15
2.4- CENTRONICS PARALLEL INTERFACE		16
2.4.1- Compatibility mode		16
2.4.2- Reverse mode		17
2.4.3- Parallel interface pins assignment for each mode		17
2.4.4- PC parallel interface connection		18
3 – BASIC OPERATIONS		19
3.1- PAPER LOADING		19
3.1.1- Automatic paper load		19
3.1.2- Manual paper load		19
3.2- BUTTONS FUNCTIONS		20
3.3- PAPER SENSORS		20
3.4- OPEN PLATEN SENSOR		21
3.5- LED INDICATOR		21
3.6- SPECIAL PRINTING MODES		21
3.6.1- Self-test mode		21
3.6.2- Programming mode		22
3.6.3- Hexadecimal dump mode		23
3.7- ERROR PROCESSING		24
3.7.1- Error types		24
3.7.2- Printer operation when an error happens		27
3.7.3- Data reception error (serial interface only)		27
3.7.4- Flow diagram of the error detection for the serial port		27
3.7.5- Flow diagram of the error detection for the parallel port		28
4 – CONTROL COMMANDS		29
4.1- COMMAND NOTATION		29
4.2- TERM DEFINITIONS		29
4.3- DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROL COMMANDS		30

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