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Seiko Group TM-L60 manual n Notes on the power supply, n Notes on handling the printer mechanism

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(2)When the printer goes to the standby (data-waiting) state during printing, the printer stops printing and feeding paper temporarily. When the printer restarts, the paper may shift 1 to 3 dots at the start of printing. Graphics printing is especially affected by this.

nNotes on the power supply

•Turn the external power supply on after connecting it to the power supply connector.

•Be sure you do not connect the external power supply with the wrong polarity. If it is connected incorrectly, the internal circuit fuse may blow or the external power supply may be damaged.

•The power supply voltage should be 24 VDC ±7%. The voltage fluctuation between no-load and printing should be ±2% or less. If the power supply voltage fluctuates more than this, print quality will be poor.

nNotes on handling the printer mechanism

•Do not pull paper out (forward/backward directions) while the print head is down.

•The thermal elements of the head and driver IC are liable to be damaged; avoid touching them with anything made of metal.

•The areas around the print head and motor surface are very hot during and just after printing; do not touch directly with your fingers.

•Do not operate the head-open lever except when necessary.

•Do not touch the surface of the head thermal elements directly with your fingers. (Dust and dirt can stick to the surface, which will affect the thermal elements.)

•Thermal paper containing Na¯, K¯, and Cl¯ ions will affect the head thermal elements. Be sure to use only the paper specified.

nNotes on handling thermal paper and label paper

(1)Notes on using thermal paper

Chemicals and oil that come into contact with the thermal paper may cause discoloration, and can also cause the printing to fade.

Therefore, pay attention to the following:

a)Use water-based paste, starch paste, polyvinyl paste, or CMC paste when gluing thermal paper.

b)Volatile organic solvents such as alcohol, ester, and ketone can cause discoloration.

c)Some adhesive tapes may cause discoloration, and may also cause the printed image to fade.

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Seiko Group TM-L60 manual n Notes on the power supply, n Notes on handling the printer mechanism

Contents

thermal line printer Operator’s ManualT M - L 6 400179501Page FOR CANADIAN USERS CC CLASS A FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERSINTRODUCTION About this manual CONTENTSAPPENDIX APPENDIX A General Specifications 5-1 Panel Switches and CommandsAPPENDIX D Character Code Tables APPENDIX E Command Summary 5-2 Printable Area and Label Paper Conditions1. SETTING UP Chapter 1 Unpacking the Printer 1-1 Checking the Contents of the Boxn Maintenance g Checking the parts1-3 Removing the Protective Material 1-2 Choosing a Place for the PrinterÀ Â Ã Ä 1-4 Names and Functions of Partsn Part names POWER Panel switchesPOWER green ERROR red2-1 Connecting the Power Supply to the Printer Chapter 2 Before Setting Upn Plugging in AC adapter CAUTIONSSerial Interface Cable Drawer Kick-out Connector 2-2 Connecting the Host Computer to the Printern Connecting the interface cable 3-1 Installing the Roll Paper Chapter 3 Installing the Partsn Installing the roll paper Tear-off -Edge Paper Slotn How to adjust the paper-end detector 3-2 Adjusting the Paper-end DetectorTable 3-l. Adjustment Values of the Paper-end Detector AdjustmentAfter adjusting, ensure that the detector operates smoothly n Locating the DIP switches 3-3 Setting the DIP Switchesn Setting the DIP switches Table 3-3. Baud Rate Selection n DIP-Switch Functions Table 3-2. DIP-switch FunctionsTable 3-4. Print Density Selection DIP SW4-1 Checking Operation with the Self Test Chapter 4 The Self Testn The purpose of the self test n The self test checks the followingII. REFERENCE 5-1 Panel Switches and Commands Chapter 5 Cautions while Using the Printern Switches 1 Power switch 2 Paper-feed switchHole dimensions 5-2 Printable Area and Label Paper Conditionsn Printable area Label paperWhen all the characters on one line are rotated 5-3 Miscellaneous Notesn Notes on printing and paper feeding Table 5-2. Required Paper Feed Amount Dotsn Notes on handling the printer mechanism n Notes on the power supplyn Notes on handling thermal paper and label paper n ERROR LED red 5-4 Error Correctionbe inspected Table 5-3. Error Displayinserting paper Table 5-4. Command Standby State Display n Cleaning the head 5-5 Cleaning the Head5-7 Removing Jammed Paper 5-6 The Cover-open Detectorn The cover-open detector n Controlling the printer with commands Chapter 6 Software Controln How to use this table 6-1 Printer Control6-3 Commands HT 6-2 Command DescriptionsRange n Command descriptions XXX CommandESC ! n ESC SP nRange RangeRange ESC $ n1 n2ESC E, ESC F, ESC ESC ¥ESC & s n m ap s Xam-n+l ESC % nRange n =m = 0, 1, 32 ESC * m n1 n2 d kk = n 1 + 2 5 6 X n 2 m = 0 k = n 7 + 2 5 6 X n 2 X 3 m = 3 2 , 3l The bit image modes selectable by m are as follows ESC = n ESC 3 nRange RangeESC D nkNUL ESC @Clears the data in the print buffer and resets the printer mode to RangeRange ESC E nESC J n ESC G nRange RangeESC V n ESC R nRange RangeESC - n ESC ¥ n1 n2ESC a n RangeRange ESC c 4 nPosition ESC c 5 n ESC p m n1 n2ESC d n RangeESC u n ESC t nConnector pin RangeUndefined Range ESC nV a l u e GS*n1n2dn1xn2x8 GS FFRange Range GS/mRange GS A m nRange GS C 0 m nFF, GS FF 0 ≤ n ≤Range GS C1 n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6m = 3 , n = O m=3, n=1Range GS C2 n1 n2T o s t o p c o u n t i n g Stops counting if n1 + n2 x 256 = n3 + n4 x 256, n5 = 0, or n6 =Range GSC N1 N2 N3 N4 N5n1 + n2 x 256 = W i t h c o u n t i n g u pGS c GS H nRange With counting downGS h n GS f nRange RangeGS k n d k NUL GS w nCode RangeAfter waiting the period specified by n2, the error LED GS n1 n2 n3blinks and the printer waits for the paper feed switch to If this command is received while defining the macro, the macro3. How to write program 3-1. Printing on the roll paper 6-4 Program Descriptions1. Introduction 2. Before printing150 PRINT #l , CHR$27 “! CHR$48 160 PRINT #l , “ABCDEFGHIJK” CHR$ 120 PRINT #1, “ABCDEF” CHR$170 PRINT #l, CHR$27 “! CHR$0 180 PRINT #l , “ABCDEFGHIJK” CHR$ characters per lineGS H n The 12 characters, “012345678901” are print data g Sample Program onto thermal paper 3-2. Printing on label paper 180 PRINT #1, CHR$29 ”c” n Sample Program onto thermal label paper230 CLOSE #1 APPENDIX APPENDIX A General Specifications1. Printing specifications 2. Characters specificationsCharacter structure DefaultFont A 12 x 24 includes the horizontal4.2 Thermal label paper 7. EMI by using Epson PS-130 6. Electrical characteristics10. External dimensions and weight 8. Reliability1. Connectors APPENDIX B Connectors2. Interface connectors 3. Power supply connectorElectrical characteristics Figure B-1. Drawer Kick-out Drive Signal APPENDIX C InterfacesFigure B-2. Drawer Kick-out Signal Interface Circuit 1. Specifications RS-232C compatible3. Serial interface timing 2. Interface connector terminal assignments and signal functionsPage Page International character set Command APPENDIX E Command SummaryName Name CommandGS C GS C2