Custom Audio Electronics VK80 User Manual

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USER MANUAL

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CUSTOM ENGINEERING S.p.A. Str. Berettine 2 43010 Fontevivo (PARMA) - Italy Tel. : +39 0521-680111 Fax : +39 0521-610701 http: www.custom.biz

Customer Service Department: Email : support@custom.it

© 2013 CUSTOM ENGINEERING S.p.A. – Italy. All rights reserved. Total or partial reproduction of this manual in whatever form, whether by printed or electronic means, is forbidden. While guaranteeing that the information contained in it has been carefully checked, CUSTOM ENGINEERING S.p.A. and other entities utilized in the realization of this manual bear no responsibility for how the manual is used. Information regarding any errors found in it or suggestions on how it could be improved are appreciated. Since products are subject to continuous check and improvement, CUSTOM ENGINEERING S.p.A. reserves the right to make changes in information contained in this manual without prior notiﬁ cation.

The pre-installed multimedia contents are protected from Copyright CUSTOM ENGINEERING S.p.A. Other company and product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Mention of third-party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. CUSTOM ENGINEERING S.p.A. assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products.

THE IMAGES USED IN THIS MANUAL ARE USED AS AN ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES. THEY COULDN’T REPRODUCE THE DESCRIBED MODEL FAITHFULLY.

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS MANUAL ARE REFERRED TO ALL MODELS IN PRODUCTION AT THE ISSUE DATE OF THIS DOCUMENT.

GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION Your attention is drawn to the following actions that could compromise the characteristics of the product:

• Read and retain the instructions which follow.

• Follow all indications and instructions given on the device.

• Make sure that the surface on which the device rests is stable. If it is not, the device could fall, seriously damaging it.

• Make sure that the device rests on a hard (non-padded) surface and that there is sufﬁ cient ventilation.

• When positioning the device, make sure cables do not get damaged.

• Use the type of electrical power supply indicated on the device label. If uncertain, contact your dealer.

• Make sure the electrical system that supplies power to the device is equipped with a ground wire and is protected by a differential switch.

• Do not block the ventilation openings.

• Do not insert objects inside the device as this could cause short-circuiting or damage components that could jeopardize printer functioning.

• Do not carry out repairs on the device yourself, except for the normal maintenance operations given in the user manual.

• Make sure that there is an easily-accessible outlet with a capacity of no less than 10A closely to where the device is to be installed.

• Periodically perform scheduled maintenance on the device to avoid dirt build-up that could compromise the correct, safe operation of the unit.

• Before any type of work is done on the machine, disconnect the power supply.

• Do not touch the head heating line with bare hands or metal objects. Do not perform any operation inside the printer immediately after printing because the head and motor tend to become very hot.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS CUSTOM ENGINEERING S.p.A. declines all responsibility for accidents or damage to persons or property occurring as a result of tampering, structural or functional modiﬁ cations, unsuitable or incorrect in- stallations, environments not in keeping with the equipment’s protection degree or with the required temperature and humidity conditions, failure to carry out maintenance and periodical inspections and poor repair work.

THE CE MARK AFFIXED TO THE PRODUCT CERTIFY THAT THE PRODUCT SATISFIES THE BASIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.

The device is in conformity with the essential Electromagnetic Compatibility and Electric Safety requirements laid down in Directives 2006/95/CE and 2004/108/CE inasmuch as it was designed in conformity with the provisions laid down in the following Standards:

• EN 55022 Class B (Limits and methods

of measurements of radio disturbance characteristics of Information Technology Equipment)

• EN 55024 (Information Technology Equipment – Immunity characteristics – Limits and methods of measurement)

• EN 60950-1 (Safety of information equipment including electrical business equipment)

GUIDELINES FOR THE DISPOSAL OF THE PRODUCT

The crossed-out rubbish bin logo means that used electrical and electronic products shall NOT be mixed with unsorted municipal waste. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, refer to the instructions of your country for the disposal of these products.

• Do not dispose of this equipment as miscellaneous solid municipal waste, but arrange to have it collected separately.

• The re-use or correct recycling of the electronic and electrical equipment (EEE) is important in order to protect the environment and the wellbeing of humans.

• In accordance with European Directive WEEE 2002/96/EC, special collection points are available to which to deliver waste electrical and electronic equipment and the equipment can also be handed over to a distributor at the moment of purchasing a new equivalent type.

• The public administration and producers of electrical and electronic equipment are involved in facilitating the processes of the re-use and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment through the organisation of collection activities and the use of appropriate planning arrangements.

• Unauthorised disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment is punishable by law with the appropriate penalties.

The format used for this manual improves use of natural resources reducing the quantity of necessary paper to print this copy.

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INDEX

1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................... 7

1.1 Document structure ...................................................................................................................................... 7

1.2 Explanatory notes used in this manual ........................................................................................................ 7

2 DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 9

2.1 Unpacking the device ................................................................................................................................... 9

2.2 Device component ..................................................................................................................................... 10

2.3 Key functions .............................................................................................................................................. 16

2.4 Status led ﬂ ashes ....................................................................................................................................... 18

3 INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................................... 19

3.1 Paper reduction guides kit (200dpi models) ............................................................................................... 19

3.2 Fastening ................................................................................................................................................... 21

3.3 Connections ............................................................................................................................................... 23

3.4 Pinout ......................................................................................................................................................... 26

3.5 Driver .......................................................................................................................................................... 30

4 OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................................ 31

4.1 Adjusting paper width ................................................................................................................................. 31

4.2 Paper roll insertion ..................................................................................................................................... 33

5 CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................................................... 35

5.1 Conﬁ guration mode .................................................................................................................................... 35

5.2 Setup report ............................................................................................................................................... 37

5.3 Printer status .............................................................................................................................................. 39

5.4 Printer parameters (200dpi models) ........................................................................................................... 40

5.5 Printer parameters (300dpi models) ........................................................................................................... 43

5.6 Hexadecimal dump .................................................................................................................................... 46

6 MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................................... 47

6.1 Planning of cleaning operations ................................................................................................................. 47

6.2 Cleaning ..................................................................................................................................................... 48

6.3 Upgrade ﬁ rmware ....................................................................................................................................... 53

7 SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................................................ 55

7.1 Hardware speciﬁ cations ............................................................................................................................. 55

7.2 Character speciﬁ cations ............................................................................................................................. 58

7.3 Printer dimensions ..................................................................................................................................... 58

7.4 Power supply dimensions cod.963GE020000003 (optional) ..................................................................... 61

7.5 Paper speciﬁ cations (200dpi models) ........................................................................................................ 62

7.6 Paper speciﬁ cations (300dpi models) ........................................................................................................ 64

7.7 Western characters .................................................................................................................................... 65

8 CONSUMABLES ................................................................................................................................................. 71

9 ACCESSORIES ................................................................................................................................................... 73

9.1 Adapter cable for power supply .................................................................................................................. 74

10 ALIGNMENT ........................................................................................................................................................ 75

10.1 Enable alignment ....................................................................................................................................... 75

10.2 Calibration .................................................................................................................................................. 76

10.3 Alignment parameters ................................................................................................................................ 78

10.4 Printing area ............................................................................................................................................... 81

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INDEX

11 TECHNICAL SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................83

12 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 85

12.1 File sharing ................................................................................................................................................. 85

12.2 Embedded Web Server .............................................................................................................................. 86

12.3 Embedded Web Server: access ................................................................................................................. 87

12.4 Embedded Web Server: login .................................................................................................................... 88

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1. INTRODUCTION

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Document structure

This document includes the following chapters:

1 INTRODUCTION information about this document 2 DESCRIPTION general description of device 3 INSTALLATION information required for a correct installation of the device 4 OPERATION information required to make the device operative 5 CONFIGURATION description of the conﬁ guration parameters of the device 6 MAINTENANCE information for a correct periodic maintenance 7 SPECIFICATION technical speciﬁ cation for the device and its accessories 8 CONSUMABLES description and installation of the available consumables for the device 9 ACCESSORIES description and installation of the available accessories for the device 10 ALIGNMENT information required for managing the paper alignment 11 TECHNICAL SERVICE information required for contacting the technical service 12 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS information about special functions available with the device

1.2 Explanatory notes used in this manual

NOTE: Information or suggestions relative to the use of the printer.

ATTENTION: Information required to guard against damaging the printer.

DANGER: Information required to guard against operator injury or damage.

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1. INTRODUCTION

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2. DESCRIPTION

2 DESCRIPTION

2.1 Unpacking the device

Remove the device from its carton being careful not to damage the packing material so that it may be re-used if the printer is to be transported in the future. Make sure that all the components illustrated below are present and that there are no signs of damage. If there are, contact Customer Service.

1. Installation instructions

2. Power supply cable

3. Paper reduction guides (only for 200dpi models)

4. Foam packing shell

5. Printer

6. Box

STATUS

LINE FEED

FORM FEED

ETHERNET

USB

Vin

• Open the printer packaging

• Remove the upper packing frame content and remove the packing frame.

• Take out the printer.

• Keep the box, trays and packing materials in the event the printer must be transported/shipped in the future.

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2. DESCRIPTION

2.2 Device component

EXTERNAL VIEW

(200dpi model with rear connectors)

1. FORM FEED key

2. LINE FEED key

3. Status led

4. Opening lever for cover

5. Cutter group

6. Paper output

7. Cursor for paper input

8. Paper iput

9. ETHERNET interface connector

10. USB interface connector

11. Power supply connector

12. Printer chassis

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EXTERNAL VIEW

(200dpi model with lateral connectors)

2. DESCRIPTION

1. FORM FEED key

2. LINE FEED key

3. Status led

4. Opening lever for cover

5. Cutter group

6. Paper output

7. Cursor for paper input

8. Paper iput

9. Serial interface connector

10. ETHERNET interface connector

11. USB interface connector

12. Power supply connector

13. Printer chassis

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2. DESCRIPTION

EXTERNAL VIEW

(300dpi model)

1. FORM FEED key

2. LINE FEED key

3. Status led

4. Opening lever for cover

5. Cutter group

6. Paper output

7. Cursor for paper input

8. Paper iput

9. Serial interface connector

10. ETHERNET interface connector

11. USB interface connector

12. Power supply connector

13. Printer chassis

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INTERNAL VIEW

(200dpi models)

1. Paper out presence sensors

2. Sensor for printing group opening

3. Paper presence sensor

4. Notch sensor

5. Printing head (with temperature sensor)

6. Connector for near paper end sensor

2. DESCRIPTION

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2. DESCRIPTION

INTERNAL VIEW

(300dpi models)

1. Paper out presence sensors

2. Sensor for printing group opening

3. Paper presence sensor

4. Printing head (with temperature sensor)

5. Notch sensors (transparence)

6. Connector for near paper end sensor

4 5 6

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PRODUCT LABEL

(all models)

PC = Product code (14 digits) SN = Serial number HW = Hardware release

2. DESCRIPTION

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

0000000000000000000

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2. DESCRIPTION

2.3 Key functions

The following ﬁ gures show the functions of printer’s keys according to the operating condition of the device.

POWER UP

Fast

push

Hold

down

printing

SETUP report

Hold

down

printing

FONT TEST

Fast

push

skip the

SETUP MODE

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Fast

push

parameter

enter the SETUP MODE

Fast

push

modify

selected parameter

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STANDBY

2. DESCRIPTION

Fast

push

advance the paper

(manual insertion)

Fast

push

advance the paper

(preset length)

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2. DESCRIPTION

2.4 Status led ﬂ ashes

The Status led indicates hardware status of device. Given in the table below are the various led signals and the corresponding printer status.

STATUS LED DESCRIPTION

- OFF PRINTER OFF

GREEN ON PRINTER ON: NO ERROR

1 x RECEIVE DATA

GREEN

COMMUNICATION

STATUS

YELLOW

RECOVERABLE

ERROR

RED

UNRECOVERABLE

ERROR

2 x RECEPTION ERRORS

(PARITY, FRAME ERROR, OVERRUN ERROR)

3 x COMMAND NOT RECOGNIZED

4 x COMMAND RECEPTION TIME OUT

2 x HEADING OVER TEMPERATURE

3 x PAPER END

4 x PAPER JAM

5 x POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE INCORRECT

6 x COVER OPEN

3 x RAM ERROR

4 x EXTERNAL FLASH ERROR

5 x CUTTER ERROR

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3. INSTALLATION

3 INSTALLATION

3.1 Paper reduction guides kit (200dpi models)

The printer includes a kit for the reduction of paper width up to 45mm. The kit includes the reductions for both the left paper guide and the right paper guide.

With both the guides assembled, do not go below 45mm wide paper: below this value, the sensor the sensor can not detect the paper presence. To assemble the reductions refer to the following ﬁ gure.

minimum paper width 45mm

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3. INSTALLATION

The following ﬁ gure shows the dimensions of the printer with the left paper guide reduction.

59,2 8,8

130,2

125,1

95,7

59 1,2

126,1

79,5 13

thread fixing point

M4; n°3

100

8,58,5

117

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3. INSTALLATION

3.2 Fastening

For the correct operation of the printer and allow the fall of tickets printed, the machine must be installed with a minimum downward slope of 45°, as shown in following ﬁ gure.

GROUND LINE

min. 45°min. 45°

The printer is provided with three ﬁ xing holes on the bottom of device (see following ﬁ gure). To fasten the printer on a panel, use three M4 screws

M4; n.3 bottom fixing point

8,58,5

100

79,5 13

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3. INSTALLATION

It’s very important to consider the screws length to not damage the internal components placed near the ﬁ xing holes (see following ﬁ gure).

control board

printer chassis

max 8

fixing panel

fixing screw

The screw length (L) will be calculated according to the thickness of the panel (Sp) on which the printer is ﬁ xed, as follows

L ≤ 8 mm + Sp

For example, if panel thickness is 10mm ( Sp = 10mm ) the max screw length will be 18mm.

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3.3 Connections

The following ﬁ gures show the pollible connections for device.

200dpi model with rear connectors

3. INSTALLATION

cable (pin-to-pin)

ETHERNET standard

standard cable

ETHERNET CrossOver

USB standard cable

(supplied)

Power supply cable

HUB

USB

POWER SUPPLY

ATTENTION: In some using conditions, we recommend the installation of a ferrite core on the power supply cable.

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3. INSTALLATION

200dpi model with laterals connectors

(supplied)

Power supply cable

Serial standard cable

cable (pin-to-pin)

ETHERNET standard

standard cable

ETHERNET CrossOver

USB standard cable

SERIAL

DEVICE

HUB

USB

DEVICE

POWER SUPPLY

ATTENTION: In some using conditions, we recommend the installation of a ferrite core on the power supply cable.

NOTE: If RS232 and USB connectors are inserted, communication port is USB.

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300dpi model

3. INSTALLATION

(supplied)

Power supply cable

Serial standard cable

cable (pin-to-pin)

ETHERNET standard

standard cable

ETHERNET CrossOver

USB standard cable

SERIAL

DEVICE

HUB

USB

DEVICE

POWER SUPPLY

ATTENTION: In some using conditions, we recommend the installation of a ferrite core on the power supply cable.

NOTE: If RS232 and USB connectors are inserted, communication port is USB.

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3. INSTALLATION

3.4 Pinout

POWER SUPPLY

Male Molex connector series 5569 vertical (no. 39-30-1020)

1 +24 Vdc

ATTENTION: Respect power supply polarity.

NOTE: Power supply cable

The following ﬁ gure shows the connector pinout of the power supply cable for the device:

2 GND

Power supply cable

Female Molex connector

series 5557 (n.39-01-3022)

color

SignalCable

+24VRed1 GNDBlack2

3 4

USB INTERFACE

Female USB type B connector

1 USB-PLUG (in)

2 PD -0 (in/out)

3 PD +0 (in/out)

4 GND

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J15

ETHERNET INTERFACE

RJ45 female connector

(200dpi models)

1 TPOUT+

2 TPOUT-

3 TPIN+

4 GND

5 GND

6 TPIN-

7 n.c

8 n.c

(*)

+3,3 V

(*)

LED-LAN

(*)

+3,3 V

(*)

LED-LNK

(*)

GND

(*)

GND

3. INSTALLATION

NOTE: The functionality of two led are speciﬁ ed in the following table:

LED FUNCTION

LED-LNK Link (yellow color): the led lights up when a connection is active

LED-LAN Rx/Tx: (green color): the led lights up when occurs a data reception or transmission

• To directly connect the printer to a Personal Computer, use a Cross-Over Ethernet cable.

• To connect the printer to a hub device, use an UTP Ethernet cable (Pin to Pin).

NOTE:

(*): The pinout shown in table represents the input signals to component J15 before the isolation voltage transformer.

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ETHERNET INTERFACE

RJ45 female connector

(300dpi models)

1 RX+1

2 +3,3VETH

3 RX-1

4 TX+1

5 +3,3VETH

6 TX-1

7 n.c

J15

(*)

8 GND

(*)

+3,3 V

LED-LNK

+3,3 V

LED-LAN

GND

(*)

GND

NOTE: The functionality of two led are speciﬁ ed in the following table:

• For 10Base-T connection:

LED FUNCTION

LED-LNK Link (yellow color): the led light on when a connection is active

LED-LAN Rx/Tx (green color): the led light on when occurs a data reception or transmission

• For 10/100Base-TX connection:

LED FUNCTION

LED-LNK

LED-LAN

The led light (yellow color) on when a connection is active and ﬂ ashes wnen occurs a data re- ception or transmission

The led light (green color) on when occurs a 100Mbit connection and off when occurs a 10Mbit connection

NOTE: The printer automatically recognizes the type of connection (cross or pin-to-pin).

NOTE:

(*): The pinout shown in table represents the input signals to component J15 before the isolation voltage transformer.

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3. INSTALLATION

SERIAL INTERFACE

RJ11 female connector

(200dpi models with lateral connectors, 300dpi models)

+5VF

GND

RX1 During reception, oscillates between “0” and “1” depending on data

NOTE: Given the presence of the RS232 standard, logic value “0” corresponds to a voltage level of between +3 Vdc and +15 Vdc and logic value “1” corresponds to a voltage level of between -3 Vdc and -15 Vdc.

NOTE: DEVICE > PC connection

The following pictures show an example of connections between the printer and a personal computer using a 9 pin female serial connector:

TX1 During transmission, oscillates between “0” and “1” depending on data

RT1

DT1

1 2 3 4

RJ11

5 6

GND RXD

TXD RTS

DTR

1 2 3 4 5

DB9

6 7 8 9

DEVICE PC

NOTE: When use a serial cable, we recommend the installation of a ferrite core on the serial cable.

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3. INSTALLATION

3.5 Driver

The drivers are available for the following operating system:

OPERATING SYSTEM

Windows

Linux Linux (32/64bit)

All drivers can be found in the DOWNLOAD section of the web site www.custom.biz.

DRIVER INSTALLATION PROCEDURE

Windows XP

Windows VISTA (32/64bit)

From the START menu, press Enter and key-in the path

Windows 7 (32/64bit)

Windows 8 (32/64bit)

OPOS

Follow the instruction get back on the README.TXT ﬁ le you

where the SW was saved on your PC, then click OK.

Follow the instructions that appear on the screen

can ﬁ nd it in the software package downloaded in advance.

to install the driver.

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4. OPERATION

4 OPERATION

4.1 Adjusting paper width

200dpi models

Paper width may be adjusted from 60mm to 82.5mm using the right and left slides located at the paper infeed opening. Below the right slide there are four point of reference for paper width (60, 70, 80 and 82.5mm). To choose one of this value for paper width, move the slides to align the internal side of the ﬁ n (A) with the point of reference (see following ﬁ gure).

The printer includes a kit for paper width reducing. The kit allows the use of paper widths up to 45mm. For more details, see paragraph 3.1 of this manual.

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4. OPERATION

300dpi models

Paper width may be adjusted on 60mm or on 82.5mm. To adjust the paper width, unscreew the ﬁ xing screws fot the paper cursors and assemble them into the holes in the outer (A) to use 86mm paper width or into the inner holes (B) to use 60mm paper width (see following ﬁ gure).

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4. OPERATION

4.2 Paper roll insertion

At every change of paper roll, check inside the printer. To change the paper roll, proceed as follows:

SEE PREVIOUS PARAGRAPHS

Adjust the paper width

ATTENTION: Make sure the cut is straight.

Position the paper roll,

so that it unrolls correctly as shown in figure

VROOM

Insert the paper into the paper infeed opening and wait for it to load automatically.

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4. OPERATION

The following ﬁ gure gives the limit positions of the paper roll related to the printer for a correct paper loading without a paper roll holder support. The direction of the paper will always form a maximum angle of 90 ° or -90 ° with the insertion plane of paper inside the printer.

90°90°

-90°

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5. CONFIGURATION

5 CONFIGURATION

5.1 Conﬁ guration mode

To enter the conﬁ guration mode and print a SETUP report with the operating parameters of the printer, proceed as follows.

200dpi model with lateral connector, 300dpi model

LINE FEED KEY

(hold down)

POWER SUPPLY

200dpi model with rear connector

LINE FEED KEY

(hold down)

POWER SUPPLY

During power-up, hold down the LINE FEED key

while the wiring is plugged into the power supply connector of the printer.

PRINTER SETUP

The device prints a SETUP report.

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5. CONFIGURATION

Press the LINE FEED key to enter the configuration mode

TASTO FORM FEED

PRINTER SETUP

Proceed with the configuration by using the keys according the functions printed on paper (see par.2.3).

For description and values of setup parameters, see the following paragraphs.

NOTE:

During power-up, if the LINE FEED key is held down, the printer enters the auto-test routine and prints out the setup report. The printer will remain in standby in Hexadecimal dump mode (see following paragraphs) until another key is pressed or characters are received through the printer communication port. When the FORM FEED key is pressed, the printer enters parameter conﬁ guration. When the LINE FEED key is pressed, the printer exits setup and terminates the Hexadecimal dump function.

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5.2 Setup report

The following ﬁ gure shows the setup report of the printer. The shown values for parameters are sample values; for the list and the description of printer parameters see the following paragraphs.

200dpi models

PRINTER NAME and

FIRMWARE RELEASE

DEVICE

STATUS

ETHERNET

PARAMETERS

VK80 - rel 1.00

PRINTER SETUP

INTERFACE...................................USB

PROGRAM MEMORY TEST..........OK

DYNAMIC RAM TEST....................OK

EEPROM TEST..............................OK

CUTTER TEST...............................OK

HEAD VOLTAGE [V] = 23,76 HEAD TEMPERATURE [°C] = 30 PAPER PRINTED [cm] = 69525 CUT COUNTER = 3520 POWER ON COUNTER = 438 PRINTING HEAD TYPE = <type> SERIAL NUMBER = <serial>

IP Address........................... : 192. 168. 0. 1

Subnet Mask ...................... : 255. 255. 240. 0

Default Gateway.................. : 192. 168. 0. 1

MAC Address .................... : 00-0E-E2-00-00-00

PRINTER

PARAMETERS

KEYS FUNCTIONS

For advanced printer setup please connect to: http://192.168.0.1

RS232 Baud Rate .....................: 19200 bps

RS232 Data Length...................: 8 bits/chr

RS232 Parity.............................: None

RS232 Handshaking .................: Xon/Xoff

Busy Condition ..........................: RxFull

USB Address Number ...............: 0

Autofeed....................................: CR Disabled

Print Mode.................................: Normal

Chars / inch ...............................: A=15 B=20 cpi

Speed / Quality..........................: Normal

Notch Alignment ........................: Disabled

Current ......................................: Normal

Print Density..............................: 0%

[FF] key to enter setup [LF] key to skip setup

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5. CONFIGURATION

300dpi models

PRINTER NAME and

FIRMWARE RELEASE

DEVICE

STATUS

ETHERNET

PARAMETERS

VK80 300dpi - rel 1.00

PRINTER SETUP

INTERFACE...................................USB

PROGRAM MEMORY TEST..........OK

DYNAMIC RAM TEST....................OK

EEPROM TEST..............................OK

CUTTER TEST...............................OK

HEAD VOLTAGE [V] = 23,76 HEAD TEMPERATURE [°C] = 30 PAPER PRINTED [cm] = 69525 CUT COUNTER = 3520 POWER ON COUNTER = 438 PRINTING HEAD TYPE = <type>

IP Address........................... : 192. 168. 0. 1

Subnet Mask ...................... : 255. 255. 240. 0

Default Gateway.................. : 192. 168. 0. 1

MAC Address .................... : 00-0E-E2-00-00-00

For advanced printer setup please connect to: http://192.168.0.1

PRINTER

PARAMETERS

KEYS FUNCTIONS

RS232 Baud Rate .....................: 19200 bps

RS232 Data Length...................: 8 bits/chr

RS232 Parity.............................: None

RS232 Handshaking .................: Xon/Xoff

Busy Condition ..........................: RxFull

USB Address Number ...............: 0

Autofeed....................................: CR Disabled

Print Mode.................................: Normal

Chars / inch ...............................: A=15 B=20 cpi

Speed / Quality..........................: Normal

Notch Alignment ........................: Disabled

Chinese Font.............................: Disabled

Printing Width............................: 55mm

Print Density..............................: 0%

[FF] key to enter setup [LF] key to skip setup

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5. CONFIGURATION

5.3 Printer status

Printer operating status is indicated in the conﬁ guration print-out in which, next to the name of the components dis- played, the following information is given:

INTERFACE is given the interface present PROGRAM MEMORY TEST the message OK appears if functioning and NOT OK if faulty. DYNAMIC RAM TEST the message OK appears if functioning and NOT OK if faulty. EEPROM TEST the message OK appears if functioning and NOT OK if faulty. CUTTER TEST the message OK appears if functioning and NOT OK if faulty. HEAD VOLTAGE is given the voltage of the head. HEAD TEMPERATURE is given the temperature of the head. PAPER PRINTED is given the number of centimetres of paper printed. CUT COUNTER is given the number of cuts made. POWER ON COUNTER is given the number of power-ups made PRINTING HEAD TYPE is given the printing head model SERIAL NUMBER * is given the serial number of the device

NOTE:

(*) : only for 200dpi models.

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5.4 Printer parameters (200dpi models)

This printer allows the conﬁ guration of the parameters listed in the following table.

The parameters marked with the symbol

are the default values.

Settings remain active even after the printer has been turned off and they are stored in non-volatile memory.

ATTENTION: Any changes to network parameters will interrupt browser connection. If the server not responding you must reconnect to the new IP address set.

IP ADDRESS

SUBNET MASK

DEFAULT GATEWAY

IP address of printer; this parameter is assigned by the network administrator .

NOTE: Press the FORM FEED key to modify the value of the highlighted digit. Pressing LINE FEED key to move the cursor on the next digit (if the cursor is on the latest digit, proceed to next parameter by pressing the LINE FEED key).

This parameter identiﬁ es the local network address.

This parameter identiﬁ es the Gateway IP address used to send applications to the ex- ternal network.

MAC ADDRESS

RS232 BAUD RATE

RS232 DATA LENGTH

RS232 PARITY

NOTE: Press the FORM FEED key to modify the value of the highlighted digit.

Pressing LINE FEED key to move the cursor on the next digit (if the cursor is on the latest digit, proceed to next parameter by pressing the LINE FEED key).

This is the number, provided by the constructor, that identiﬁ es the printer; this number is univocal.

NOTE: This parameter can’t be modiﬁ ed by set up.

Communication speed of the serial interface: 115200 D 19200 D 2400

57600 9600 1200 38400 4800

NOTE: Parameter valid only with serial interface.

Number of bit used for characters encoding: 7 bits/car

8 bits/car

NOTE: Parameter valid only with serial interface.

Bit for the parity control of the serial interface:

None

= parity bit omitted Even = even value for parity bit Odd = odd value for parity bit

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RS232 HANDSHAKING

BUSY CONDITION

USB ADDRESS NUMBER

AUTOFEED

Handshaking: XON/XOFF = software handshaking

Hardware

NOTE: Parameter valid only with serial interface. NOTE: When the receive buffer is full, if handshaking is set to XON/XOFF, the printer sends the XOFF

($13) on the serial port. When the receive buffer has cleared once again, if handshaking is set to XON/ XOFF, the printer sends the XON ($11) on the serial port.

= hardware handshaking (CTS/RTS)

Activation mode for Busy signal: OffLine/ RXFull = Busy signal is activated when the printer is both in OffLine status

and the buffer is full

RXFull D = Busy signal is activated when the buffer is full

NOTE: Parameter valid only with serial interface. Using this parameter, it is possible to select whether the Busy signal is activated when the printer is both in Off Line status and the buffer is full or only if the reception buffer is full.

Numerical address code for the univocal identiﬁ cation of the USB device (in case of more than a USB device connected with the same PC):

0 D 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 9

Setting of the Carriage Return character:

PRINT MODE

CHARS / INCH

SPEED / QUALITY

NOTCH ALIGNMENT

CR disabled D = Carriage Return disabled CR enabled = Carriage Return enabled

Printing mode: Normal D = enables printing in normal writing way

Reverse = enables printing rotated 180 degrees Font selection:

A = 11 cpi, B = 15 cpi A = 15 cpi, B = 20 cpi D

NOTA: CPI = Characters Per Inch

Setting of printing speed and printing quality: High Quality

Normal D High Speed Very High Speed

Alignment management: Disabled D = the notch alignment is not performed

Enabled = the notch alignment is performed

NOTCH THRESHOLD

Threshold value for the recognition of the presence of notch by the notch sensor:

0.33V D 0.99V 1.65V 2.31V 2.97V

0.66V 1.32V 1.98V 2.64V

NOTE: If the “Notch Alignment” parameter is disabled, this parameter is not printed.

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NOTCH DISTANCE

“Notch Distance” is the minimum distance (in mm) between the upper edge of ticket and the notch. The numeric value of the distance is made up with the following three parameters for the setting of two digits for the tens and the units and of the sign:

Sign setting:

NOTCH DISTANCE SIGN

= positive distance

- = negative distance Setting the digit for tens:

NOTCH DISTANCE [mm x 10]

2 4 6 8

1 3 5 7 9 Setting the digit for units:

NOTCH DISTANCE [mm x 1]

0 D 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 9

NOTE: For example, to set the notch distance to 15 mm, modify the parameters as follows:

Notch Distance Sign = + Notch Distance [mm x 10] = 1 Notch Distance [mm x 1] = 5

NOTE: If the “Notch Alignment” parameter is disabled, the parameters for the “Notch Distance” are not printed.

NOTE: In Setup mode, it is possible to set the notch distance using a values range from -5 mm to 32 mm.

CURRENT

PRINT DENSITY

Setting of the current consumption: Low

High Normal

Adjusting the printing density:

-50% -12% +25%

-37% 0 D +37%

-25% +12% +50%

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5. CONFIGURATION

This printer allows the conﬁ guration of the parameters listed in the following table.

The parameters marked with the symbol

are the default values.

Settings remain active even after the printer has been turned off and they are stored in non-volatile memory.

ATTENTION: Any changes to network parameters will interrupt browser connection. If the server not responding you must reconnect to the new IP address set.

IP ADDRESS

SUBNET MASK

DEFAULT GATEWAY

IP address of printer; this parameter is assigned by the network administrator .

This parameter identiﬁ es the local network address.

This parameter identiﬁ es the Gateway IP address used to send applications to the ex- ternal network.

MAC ADDRESS

RS232 BAUD RATE

RS232 DATA LENGTH

RS232 PARITY

NOTE: Press the FORM FEED key to modify the value of the highlighted digit.

Pressing LINE FEED key to move the cursor on the next digit (if the cursor is on the latest digit, proceed to next parameter by pressing the LINE FEED key).

This is the number, provided by the constructor, that identiﬁ es the printer; this number is univocal.

NOTE: This parameter can’t be modiﬁ ed by set up.

Communication speed of the serial interface: 115200 D 19200 D 2400

57600 9600 1200 38400 4800

NOTE: Parameter valid only with serial interface.

Number of bit used for characters encoding: 7 bits/car

8 bits/car

NOTE: Parameter valid only with serial interface.

Bit for the parity control of the serial interface:

None

= parity bit omitted Even = even value for parity bit Odd = odd value for parity bit

NOTE: Parameter valid only with serial interface.

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RS232 HANDSHAKING

BUSY CONDITION

USB ADDRESS NUMBER

AUTOFEED

Handshaking: XON/XOFF = software handshaking

Hardware

NOTE: Parameter valid only with serial interface. NOTE: When the receive buffer is full, if handshaking is set to XON/XOFF, the printer sends the XOFF

($13) on the serial port. When the receive buffer has cleared once again, if handshaking is set to XON/ XOFF, the printer sends the XON ($11) on the serial port.

= hardware handshaking (CTS/RTS)

Activation mode for Busy signal: OffLine/ RXFull = Busy signal is activated when the printer is both in OffLine status

and the buffer is full

RXFull D = Busy signal is activated when the buffer is full

Numerical address code for the univocal identiﬁ cation of the USB device (in case of more than a USB device connected with the same PC):

0 D 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 9

Setting of the Carriage Return character:

PRINT MODE

CHARS / INCH

SPEED / QUALITY

NOTCH ALIGNMENT

CR disabled D = Carriage Return disabled CR enabled = Carriage Return enabled

Printing mode: Normal D = enables printing in normal writing way

Reverse = enables printing rotated 180 degrees Font selection:

A = 11 cpi, B = 15 cpi A = 15 cpi, B = 20 cpi D

NOTA: CPI = Characters Per Inch

Setting of printing speed and printing quality: High Quality

Normal D High Speed Very High Speed

Alignment management: Disabled D = the notch alignment is not performed

Enabled = the notch alignment is performed

NOTCH THRESHOLD

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Threshold value for the recognition of the presence of notch by the notch sensor:

0.33V D 0.99V 1.65V 2.31V 2.97V

0.66V 1.32V 1.98V 2.64V

NOTE: If the “Notch Alignment” parameter is disabled, this parameter is not printed.

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NOTCH DISTANCE

Sign setting:

NOTCH DISTANCE SIGN

+ D = positive distance

- = negative distance Setting the digit for tens:

NOTCH DISTANCE [mm x 10]

0 D 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 9

Setting the digit for units:

NOTCH DISTANCE [mm x 1]

0 D 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 9

NOTE: For example, to set the notch distance to 15 mm, modify the parameters as follows:

Notch Distance Sign = + Notch Distance [mm x 10] = 1 Notch Distance [mm x 1] = 5

NOTE: If the “Notch Alignment” parameter is disabled, the parameters for the “Notch Distance” are not printed.

NOTE: In Setup mode, it is possible to set the notch distance using a values range from -5 mm to 32 mm.

CHINESE FONT

PRINTING WIDTH

PRINT DENSITY

Printing with the chinese characters set GB18030: Disable D = Printing with the chinese characters is not performed

Enable = Printing is performed with the chinese characters Adjustment of printing width:

55mm 80mm

Adjusting the printing density:

-50% -12% +25%

-37% 0 D +37%

-25% +12% +50%

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5.6 Hexadecimal dump

This function is used to diagnose the characters received through the communication port; the characters are printed out both as hexadecimal codes and ASCII codes. Once the self-test routine has ﬁ nished, the printer enters Hexadecimal Dump mode. The printer remains in standby until a key is pressed or characters are received through the communication port. For example, in the 200 dpi model, for every 8 characters received, the hexadecimal and corresponding ASCII codes are printed out (if the characters are underlined, the receive buffer is full). Shown below is an example of a Hexadecimal Dump:

HEXADECIMAL DUMP

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 75 69 73 64 66 68 6B 6A 73 64 68 66 68 73 64 66 6B 6A 68 73 64 66 73 64 66 6B 68 6A 77 65 69 6F 79 75 77 71 65 6F 72 69 75 77 65 72 69 6F 75 77 65 72 69 6F 75 77 65 72 69 6F 75 77 65 72 69 6F 75 77 65 72 68 6B 6C 73 64 66 68 6B 73 64 66 6B 73 64 66 68 6A 73 64 66 6B 6A F2 73 64 66 6B F2 6A 73 68 64 66 6A 6B 6C 68

12345678 90123456 789uisdf hkjsdhfh sdfkjhsd fsdfkhjw eioyuwqe oriuweri ouweriou weriouwe riouwerh klsdfhks dfksdfhj

VGINMVG INMVKGI

jklh

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6 MAINTENANCE

6.1 Planning of cleaning operations

The regular cleaning of the device keeps the print quality and extends its life. The following table shows the recommended planning for the cleaning operations.

EVERY ROLL CHANGE

Printing head Use isopropyl alcohol

Printing roller Use isopropyl alcohol

EVERY 5 ROLL CHANGES

Paper path Use compressed air or tweezers

Sensors Use compressed air

EVERY 6 MONTHS OR AS NEEDED

Printer case Use compressed air or a soft cloth

For speciﬁ c procedures, see the following pages.

NOTE:

If you use the device in dusty environments, you must reduce the intervals between the cleaning operations.

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6.2 Cleaning

For periodic cleaning of the printer, see the instructions below.

SENSORS

Disconnect the

power supply cable.

Lift the opening lever for the printing group

ATTENTION: Do not touch the head heating line with bare hands or metal objects. Do not perform any operation inside the printer immediately after printing because the head and motor tend to become very hot.

ATTENTION: Do not use alcohol, solvents, or hard brushes. Do not let water or other liquids get inside the machine.

Alcohol, solvent

Carefully clean the printer sensors (see par.2.2)

by using compressed air.

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Open the printer group

to the lock position

Close the printer cover

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PAPER PATH

Disconnect the

power supply cable.

Lift the opening lever

for the printing group

ATTENTION: Do not use alcohol, solvents, or hard brushes. Do not let water or other liquids get inside the machine. To remove paper scraps, use tweezers or compressed air.

Alcohol, solvent

Remove any scraps of paper and the accumulated

paper dust on the paper mouths, on the printing roller,

on the cutter and on the area around the sensors.

Open the printer group

to the lock position

Close the printer cover

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PRINTING HEAD

Disconnect the

power supply cable.

ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL

Lift the opening lever

for the printing group

ATTENTION: Do not use alcohol or hard brushes. Do not let water or other liquids get inside the machine..

Clean the printing head by using

a non-abrasive cloth moistened with isopropyl.

Open the printer group

to the lock position

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ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL

6. MAINTENANCE

PRINTING ROLLER

Disconnect the

power supply cable.

Lift the opening lever

for the printing group

ATTENTION: Do not use alcohol or hard brushes. Do not let water or other liquids get inside the machine..

Clean the dragging roller by using

a soft cloth moistened with isopropyl

Open the printer group

to the lock position

Close the printer cover

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Disconnect the

power supply cable.

CASE

ATTENTION: Do not use alcohol, solvents, or hard brushes. Do not let water or other liquids get inside the machine.

use pneumatic air or soft cloth.

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Alcohol, solvent

To clean the machine,

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6.3 Upgrade ﬁ rmware

WARNING: During communication between PC/ printer for the ﬁ rmware update it is strictly forbidden to disconnect the communication cable or to remove the power supply of the devices not to endanger the proper functioning of the printer.

Note: Install on the PC used for printer upgrading the

UPGCEPRN software available in the download area of the web site www.custom.biz.

UPDATE VIA SERIAL INTERFACE

Proceed as follows:

1. Write down the product code (14 digits) printed on the product label (see par. 2.2).

2. Go to the web site www.custom.biz and download the appropriate ﬁ rmware release from the DOWNLOAD area.

3. Print the SETUP report (see chapter 5).

4. Switch OFF the printer.

5. Connect the printer to the PC using a USB cable or a serial cable (see par. 3.3).

6. Switch ON the printer.

7. Start the software UPGCEPRN.

8. Select the update ﬁ le .PSW location :

9. Select the serial communication port (ex. COM1):

C:\VK80.PSW

10. Detecting and setting of the parameters necessary for serial communication are performed automatically and then updating begins.

11. After a few minutes a message on the screen warns that the update is completed.

12. Print a new SETUP report to verify the new ﬁ rmware release (see chapter 5).

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UPDATE VIA USB INTERFACE

ATTENTION: Only during the ﬁ rmware update, the connection between PC and printer must be direct, without the use of wireless HUB.

ATTENTION: Only during the ﬁ rmware update, do not connect or disconnect other USB devices.

NOTE: For communication via USB you must install on

PC the printer driver available in the download area of the web site www.custom.biz.

Proceed as follows:

1. Write down the product code (14 digits) printed on the product label (see par. 2.2).

2. Go to the web site www.custom.biz and download the appropriate ﬁ rmware release from the DOWNLOAD area.

3. Print the SETUP report (see chapter 5).

4. Switch OFF the printer.

5. Connect the printer to the PC using a USB cable or a serial cable (see paragraph 3.2).

6. Switch ON the printer.

7. Start the software UPGCEPRN.

8. Select the update ﬁ le .PSW location :

9. Select item USB and then select the USB device among those proposed (ex. VK80):

Custom VK80

C:\VK80.PSW

C:\VKP80III.PSW

10. After a few minutes a message on the screen warns that the update is completed.

11. Print a new SETUP report to verify the new ﬁ rmware release (see chapter 5).

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7 SPECIFICATIONS

7.1 Hardware speciﬁ cations

GENERAL

7. SPECIFICATIONS

Sensors

Emulations ESC/POS™

INTERFACES

ETHERNET connector

200dpi models 10 Mbit/sec 300dpi models 10 Mbit/sec, 100 Mbit/sec

USB connector 12 Mbit/sec (USB 2.0 full speed)

SERIAL connector (RJ11)

models with lateral connectors from 1200 to 115200 bps

MEMORIES

Flash memory 384 Kbytes

Receive buffer 24 Kbytes

PRINTER

Paper presence, paper presence on output, printing head temperature,

mobile detector for notch, printing group open

Resolution

200dpi models 203 DPI (8 dot/mm) 300dpi models 304 DPI (12 dot/mm)

Printing method thermal, ﬁ xed head

Printing width

200dpi models from 48mm to 80mm (2mm step) 300dpi models 55mm, 80mm

Printing mode normal, 90°, 180°, 270°

Printing format height/width from 1 to 8, bold, reverse, underlined, italic

Character fonts

200dpi models PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC858 (euro) 300dpi models PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC858 (euro), GB18030

Printable barcode

UPC-A. UPC-E, EAN13, EAN8, CODE39, ITF, CODABAR,

CODE93, CODE128, CODE32, PDF417, DATAMATRIX

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High Quality = 90 mm/sec

Printing speed

(1) (2)

Very High Speed

PAPER

Type of paper Thermal rolls, thermal side on outside of roll

Normal = 100 mm/sec

High Speed = 130 mm/sec

(3)

= 200 mm/sec

Paper width

(4)

200dpi models from 60 mm to 82,5 mm 300dpi models 60mm, 86 mm

Paper weight da 90 g/m2 a 250 g/m

Recommended types of paper

KANZAN KP460 e KP390

MITSUBISHI TL4000 e TF1067

Paper end not attached to roll core

External roll diameter

(5)

max 180 mm

Internal roll core diameter 50 mm

Core type Cardboard or plastic

Minimum ticket length

(6)

40 mm

CUTTER

Paper cut total

Estimated life

(1)

1 500 000 cutter number

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS VK80

Power supply 24 Vdc ±10% (optional external power supply)

Medium consumption

(2) (7)

200dpi models 1,1 A 300dpi models 1,4 A

Stand-by consumption

(7)

200dpi models 0,04 A 300dpi models 0,07 A

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS POWER SUPPLY cod.963GE020000003 (OPTIONAL)

Power supply voltage from 100Vac to 240Vac

Frequence from 50Hz to 60Hz

Current (output) 24 Vdc ± 10%

Power 60 W

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Operating temperature from 0°C to +50°C

Relative humidity from 10% Rh to 80% Rh

Storage temperature from -20 °C to +70 °C

Storage relative humidity from 10% Rh to 90% Rh

NOTES:

(1)

: Respecting the regular schedule of cleaning for the device components.

(2)

: Referred to a standard CUSTOM receipt (L = 10cm, Density = 12,5% dots on).

(3)

: Tested with paper weights of 90 g/m2 .

(4)

: For ticket width = 60 mm do not exceed a max length of 250 mm.

(5)

: For external rolls diameter higher to Ø100mm it’s recommended to use a paper pretensioning device.

(6)

: Recommended minimal length of the ticket to ensure the fall of the ticket.

(7)

: The values for 200dpi models are referred to “Normal” value of “Current” parameter.

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7.2 Character speciﬁ cations

EMULAZIONE ESC/POS™

Character density 11 cpi 15 cpi 20 cpi

Number of columns 88 123 160

Printing speed

Chars / sec 1760 2460 3200

Lines / sec 20 20 20

Characters (L x H mm)

Normal 2,25 x 3 1,625 x 3 1,25 x 3

7.3 Printer dimensions

Length

200dpi models

300dpi models 150,4 mm

Height

Width 117 mm

Weight

200dpi models 1676 g 300dpi models 1838 g

The following ﬁ gures shows the dimensions for the device models.

(with printing unit closed) 123 mm

(with printing unit open) 126,1 mm

(with printing unit closed) 95,7 mm

(with printing unit open) 130,2 mm

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7. SPECIFICATIONS

59,2 8,8

130,2

123

95,7

59 1,2

126,1

79,5 13

thread fixing point

M4; n°3

100

8,58,5

117

123,1

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300dpi models

59,2 8,8

123,5

12624,4

95,7

130,2

59 1,5

126,1

79,5 13

thread fixing point

M4; n°3

100

58,5

3,3

8,58,5

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7.4 Power supply dimensions cod.963GE020000003 (optional)

Length 127 mm

Height 35,5 mm

Width 56 mm

35,5

AC INLET

N.C

+24VGND

127

DC OUTPUT WIRE

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7.5 Paper speciﬁ cations (200dpi models)

The notch must be positioned on the non-thermal side of the paper as shown in following ﬁ gures, showing some examples of paper with alignment notch depending on the width of the paper used.

60mm paper with alignment notch

NON-THERMAL SIDE

60 mm

-0,5

+0,5

75mm paper with alignment notch

Notch

Ticket axis

Sensor axis

NON-THERMAL SIDE

75mm

-0,5

+0,5

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Notch

Sensor axis

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80mm paper with alignment notch

7. SPECIFICATIONS

LATO NON TERMICO

80mm

+0,5

-0,5

82,5mm paper with alignment notch

Tacca

Asse biglietto

Asse sensore

LATO NON TERMICO

82,5mm

+0,5

-0,5

20,25

Asse biglietto

Tacca

Asse sensore

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7.6 Paper speciﬁ cations (300dpi models)

Paper with labels

To properly use the alignment commands is necessary to use labels that comply with the following dimensions:

A ≥ 10 mm B ≥ 25,4 mm (1 inch) D = 60 mm or 86mm

PRINTING DIRECTION

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7.7 Western characters

The printer has 3 fonts of varying width (11, 15 and 20 cpi) which may be accessed through programming or control characters. Each of these fonts offers the following code tables: PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC858.

PC437 CODE TABLE (Usa, Standard Europe)

Char

SP!“#$%&‘()*+,-./

Hex 0020 0021 0022 0023 0024 0025 0026 0027 0028 0029 002A 002B 002C 002D 002E 002F

Dec 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

Char

0123456789: ;<=>?

Hex 0030 0031 0032 0033 0034 0035 0036 0037 0038 0039 003A 003B 003C 003D 003E 003F

Dec 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63

Char

@ABC D E F GH I J K LMNO

Hex 0040 0041 0042 0043 0044 0045 0046 0047 0048 0049 004A 004B 004C 004D 004E 004F

Dec 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

Char

PQRSTUVWXYZ [ \ ] ^ _

Hex 0050 0051 0052 0053 0054 0055 0056 0057 0058 0059 005A 005B 005C 005D 005E 005F

Dec 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

Char

`abcde fgh i j k lmno

Hex 0060 0061 0062 0063 0064 0065 0066 0067 0068 0069 006A 006B 006C 006D 006E 006F

Dec 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111

Char

pq r s t uvwx y z { | } ~⌂

Hex 0070 0071 0072 0073 0074 0075 0076 0077 0078 0079 007A 007B 007C 007D 007E 007F

Dec 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127

Char

Зьйвдаезкли п о мДЕ

Hex 0080 0081 0082 0083 0084 0085 0086 0087 0088 0089 008A 008B 008C 008D 008E 008F

Dec 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143

Char

ЙжЖфцтыщяЦЬ¢£¥₧ ƒ

Hex 0090 0091 0092 0093 0094 0095 0096 0097 0098 0099 009A 009B 009C 009D 009E 009F

Dec 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159

Char

á í óúñÑª º¿⌐ ¬½¼¡ « »

Hex 00A0 00A1 00A2 00A3 00A4 00A5 00A6 00A7 00A8 00A9 00AA 00AB 00AC 00AD 00AE 00AF

Dec 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175

Char

░▒▓│┤╡╢╖╕╣║╗╝╜╛┐

Hex 00B0 00B1 00B2 00B3 00B4 00B5 00B6 00B7 00B8 00B9 00BA 00BB 00BC 00BD 00BE 00BF

Dec 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191

Char

└┴┬├─┼╞╟╚╔╩╦╠═╬╧

Hex 00C0 00C1 00C2 00C3 00C4 00C5 00C6 00C7 00C8 00C9 00CA 00CB 00CC 00CD 00CE 00CF

Dec 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207

Char

╨╤╥╙╘╒╓╫╪┘┌█▄▌▐▀

Hex 00D0 00D1 00D2 00D3 00D4 00D5 00D6 00D7 00D8 00D9 00DA 00DB 00DC 00DD 00DE 00DF

Dec 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223

Char

α ß ΓπΣσμ τΦΘΩδ∞φε∩

Hex 00E0 00E1 00E2 00E3 00E4 00E5 00E6 00E7 00E8 00E9 00EA 00EB 00EC 00ED 00EE 00EF

Dec 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239

Char

≡ ± ≥≤⌠⌡÷ ≈ ° ∙ · √ⁿ² ■

Hex 00F0 00F1 00F2 00F3 00F4 00F5 00F6 00F7 00F8 00F9 00FA 00FB 00FC 00FD 00FE 00FF

Dec 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 251 255

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Char

SP ! “ # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , - . /

Hex 0020 0021 0022 0023 0024 0025 0026 0027 0028 0029 002A 002B 002C 002D 002E 002F

Dec 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

Char

0123456789: ;<=>?

Hex 0030 0031 0032 0033 0034 0035 0036 0037 0038 0039 003A 003B 003C 003D 003E 003F

Dec 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63

Char

@ABCDEFGH I JKLMNO

Hex 0040 0041 0042 0043 0044 0045 0046 0047 0048 0049 004A 004B 004C 004D 004E 004F

Dec 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

Char

PQRSTUVWXYZ [ \ ] ^ _

Hex 0050 0051 0052 0053 0054 0055 0056 0057 0058 0059 005A 005B 005C 005D 005E 005F

Dec 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

Char

`abcde fgh i j k lmno

Hex 0060 0061 0062 0063 0064 0065 0066 0067 0068 0069 006A 006B 006C 006D 006E 006F

Dec 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111

Char

pqr s t uvwxyz { | } ~⌂

Hex 0070 0071 0072 0073 0074 0075 0076 0077 0078 0079 007A 007B 007C 007D 007E 007F

Dec 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127

Char

Зьйвдаезкли п о мДЕ

Hex 0080 0081 0082 0083 0084 0085 0086 0087 0088 0089 008A 008B 008C 008D 008E 008F

Dec 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143

Char

ЙжЖфцтыщяЦЬш£ШЧƒ

Hex 0090 0091 0092 0093 0094 0095 0096 0097 0098 0099 009A 009B 009C 009D 009E 009F

Dec 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159

Char

бнуъсСªº¿® ¬½¼¡«»

Hex 00A0 00A1 00A2 00A3 00A4 00A5 00A6 00A7 00A8 00A9 00AA 00AB 00AC 00AD 00AE 00AF

Dec 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175

Char

Hex 00B0 00B1 00B2 00B3 00B4 00B5 00B6 00B7 00B8 00B9 00BA 00BB 00BC 00BD 00BE 00BF

Dec 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191

Char

└┴┬├─┼ãÃ╚╔╩╦╠═╬¤

Hex 00C0 00C1 00C2 00C3 00C4 00C5 00C6 00C7 00C8 00C9 00CA 00CB 00CC 00CD 00CE 00CF

Dec 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207

Char

рРКЛИ ı ÍÎÏ┘┌█▄ ¦Ì▀

Hex 00D0 00D1 00D2 00D3 00D4 00D5 00D6 00D7 00D8 00D9 00DA 00DB 00DC 00DD 00DE 00DF

Dec 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223

Char

УЯФТхХμ юЮЪЫЩэЭ¯ ´

Hex 00E0 00E1 00E2 00E3 00E4 00E5 00E6 00E7 00E8 00E9 00EA 00EB 00EC 00ED 00EE 00EF

Dec 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239

Char

SHY

± ‗ ¾¶§÷¸°¨·¹³²■

Hex 00F0 00F1 00F2 00F3 00F4 00F5 00F6 00F7 00F8 00F9 00FA 00FB 00FC 00FD 00FE 00FF

Dec 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 251 255

PC850 CODE TABLE (Multilingual)

NBSP

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PC860 CODE TABLE (Portuguese)

Char

SP!“#$%&‘()*+,-./

Hex 0020 0021 0022 0023 0024 0025 0026 0027 0028 0029 002A 002B 002C 002D 002E 002F

Dec 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

Char

0123456789: ;<=>?

Hex 0030 0031 0032 0033 0034 0035 0036 0037 0038 0039 003A 003B 003C 003D 003E 003F

Dec 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63

Char

@ABC D E F GH I J K LMNO

Hex 0040 0041 0042 0043 0044 0045 0046 0047 0048 0049 004A 004B 004C 004D 004E 004F

Dec 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

Char

PQRSTUVWXYZ [ \ ] ^ _

Hex 0050 0051 0052 0053 0054 0055 0056 0057 0058 0059 005A 005B 005C 005D 005E 005F

Dec 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

Char

`abcde fgh i j k lmno

Hex 0060 0061 0062 0063 0064 0065 0066 0067 0068 0069 006A 006B 006C 006D 006E 006F

Dec 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111

Char

pq r s t uvwx y z { | } ~⌂

Hex 0070 0071 0072 0073 0074 0075 0076 0077 0078 0079 007A 007B 007C 007D 007E 007F

Dec 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127

Char

ЗьйвгаБзкКиНФмГВ

Hex 0080 0081 0082 0083 0084 0085 0086 0087 0088 0089 008A 008B 008C 008D 008E 008F

Dec 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143

Char

ЙАИфцтЪщ М ХЬ¢£Щ₧ Ó

Hex 0090 0091 0092 0093 0094 0095 0096 0097 0098 0099 009A 009B 009C 009D 009E 009F

Dec 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159

Char

á í óúñÑª º¿Ò¬½¼¡ «»

Hex 00A0 00A1 00A2 00A3 00A4 00A5 00A6 00A7 00A8 00A9 00AA 00AB 00AC 00AD 00AE 00AF

Dec 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175

Char

░▒▓│┤╡╢╖╕╣║╗╝╜╛┐

Hex 00B0 00B1 00B2 00B3 00B4 00B5 00B6 00B7 00B8 00B9 00BA 00BB 00BC 00BD 00BE 00BF

Dec 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191

Char

└┴┬├─┼╞╟╚╔╩╦╠═╬╧

Hex 00C0 00C1 00C2 00C3 00C4 00C5 00C6 00C7 00C8 00C9 00CA 00CB 00CC 00CD 00CE 00CF

Dec 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207

Char

╨╤╥╙╘╒╓╫╪┘┌█▄▌▐▀

Hex 00D0 00D1 00D2 00D3 00D4 00D5 00D6 00D7 00D8 00D9 00DA 00DB 00DC 00DD 00DE 00DF

Dec 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223

Char

α ß ΓπΣσμ τΦΘΩδ∞φε∩

Hex 00E0 00E1 00E2 00E3 00E4 00E5 00E6 00E7 00E8 00E9 00EA 00EB 00EC 00ED 00EE 00EF

Dec 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239

Char

≡ ± ≥≤⌠⌡÷ ≈ ° ∙ · √ⁿ² ■

Hex 00F0 00F1 00F2 00F3 00F4 00F5 00F6 00F7 00F8 00F9 00FA 00FB 00FC 00FD 00FE 00FF

Dec 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 251 255

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Char

SP ! “ # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , - . /

Hex 0020 0021 0022 0023 0024 0025 0026 0027 0028 0029 002A 002B 002C 002D 002E 002F

Dec 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

Char

0123456789: ;<=>?

Hex 0030 0031 0032 0033 0034 0035 0036 0037 0038 0039 003A 003B 003C 003D 003E 003F

Dec 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63

Char

@ABCDEFGH I JKLMNO

Hex 0040 0041 0042 0043 0044 0045 0046 0047 0048 0049 004A 004B 004C 004D 004E 004F

Dec 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

Char

PQRSTUVWXYZ [ \ ] ^ _

Hex 0050 0051 0052 0053 0054 0055 0056 0057 0058 0059 005A 005B 005C 005D 005E 005F

Dec 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

Char

`abcde fgh i j k lmno

Hex 0060 0061 0062 0063 0064 0065 0066 0067 0068 0069 006A 006B 006C 006D 006E 006F

Dec 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111

Char

pqr s t uvwxyz { | } ~⌂

Hex 0070 0071 0072 0073 0074 0075 0076 0077 0078 0079 007A 007B 007C 007D 007E 007F

Dec 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127

Char

ЗьйвВа¶зкли п о ‗ À§

Hex 0080 0081 0082 0083 0084 0085 0086 0087 0088 0089 008A 008B 008C 008D 008E 008F

Dec 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143

Char

ЙИКфЛП ыщ¤ФЬ¢£ЩЫƒ

Hex 0090 0091 0092 0093 0094 0095 0096 0097 0098 0099 009A 009B 009C 009D 009E 009F

Dec 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159

Char

¦´óú¨¸³¯Î⌐ ¬½¼¾« »

Hex 00A0 00A1 00A2 00A3 00A4 00A5 00A6 00A7 00A8 00A9 00AA 00AB 00AC 00AD 00AE 00AF

Dec 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175

Char

░▒▓│┤╡╢╖╕╣║╗╝╜╛┐

Hex 00B0 00B1 00B2 00B3 00B4 00B5 00B6 00B7 00B8 00B9 00BA 00BB 00BC 00BD 00BE 00BF

Dec 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191

Char

└┴┬├─┼╞╟╚╔╩╦╠═╬╧

Hex 00C0 00C1 00C2 00C3 00C4 00C5 00C6 00C7 00C8 00C9 00CA 00CB 00CC 00CD 00CE 00CF

Dec 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207

Char

╨╤╥╙╘╒╓╫╪┘┌█▄▌▐▀

Hex 00D0 00D1 00D2 00D3 00D4 00D5 00D6 00D7 00D8 00D9 00DA 00DB 00DC 00DD 00DE 00DF

Dec 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223

Char

α ß ΓπΣσμ τΦΘΩδ∞φε∩

Hex 00E0 00E1 00E2 00E3 00E4 00E5 00E6 00E7 00E8 00E9 00EA 00EB 00EC 00ED 00EE 00EF

Dec 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239

Char

≡ ± ≥≤⌠⌡÷ ≈ ° ∙ · √ⁿ² ■

Hex 00F0 00F1 00F2 00F3 00F4 00F5 00F6 00F7 00F8 00F9 00FA 00FB 00FC 00FD 00FE 00FF

Dec 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 251 255

PC863 CODE TABLE (Canadian, French)

NBSP

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PC865 CODE TABLE (Nordic)

Char

SP!“#$%&‘()*+,-./

Hex 0020 0021 0022 0023 0024 0025 0026 0027 0028 0029 002A 002B 002C 002D 002E 002F

Dec 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

Char

0123456789: ;<=>?

Hex 0030 0031 0032 0033 0034 0035 0036 0037 0038 0039 003A 003B 003C 003D 003E 003F

Dec 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63

Char

@ABC D E F GH I J K LMNO

Hex 0040 0041 0042 0043 0044 0045 0046 0047 0048 0049 004A 004B 004C 004D 004E 004F

Dec 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

Char

PQRSTUVWXYZ [ \ ] ^ _

Hex 0050 0051 0052 0053 0054 0055 0056 0057 0058 0059 005A 005B 005C 005D 005E 005F

Dec 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

Char

`abcde fgh i j k lmno

Hex 0060 0061 0062 0063 0064 0065 0066 0067 0068 0069 006A 006B 006C 006D 006E 006F

Dec 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111

Char

pq r s t uvwx y z { | } ~⌂

Hex 0070 0071 0072 0073 0074 0075 0076 0077 0078 0079 007A 007B 007C 007D 007E 007F

Dec 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127

Char

Зьйвдаезкли п о мДЕ

Hex 0080 0081 0082 0083 0084 0085 0086 0087 0088 0089 008A 008B 008C 008D 008E 008F

Dec 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143

Char

ЙжЖфцтыщяЦЬш£Ш₧ ƒ

Hex 0090 0091 0092 0093 0094 0095 0096 0097 0098 0099 009A 009B 009C 009D 009E 009F

Dec 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159

Char

á í óúñÑª º¿⌐ ¬½¼¡ « ¤

Hex 00A0 00A1 00A2 00A3 00A4 00A5 00A6 00A7 00A8 00A9 00AA 00AB 00AC 00AD 00AE 00AF

Dec 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175

Char

░▒▓│┤╡╢╖╕╣║╗╝╜╛┐

Hex 00B0 00B1 00B2 00B3 00B4 00B5 00B6 00B7 00B8 00B9 00BA 00BB 00BC 00BD 00BE 00BF

Dec 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191

Char

└┴┬├─┼╞╟╚╔╩╦╠═╬╧

Hex 00C0 00C1 00C2 00C3 00C4 00C5 00C6 00C7 00C8 00C9 00CA 00CB 00CC 00CD 00CE 00CF

Dec 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207

Char

╨╤╥╙╘╒╓╫╪┘┌█▄▌▐▀

Hex 00D0 00D1 00D2 00D3 00D4 00D5 00D6 00D7 00D8 00D9 00DA 00DB 00DC 00DD 00DE 00DF

Dec 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223

Char

α ß ΓπΣσμ τΦΘΩδ∞φε∩

Hex 00E0 00E1 00E2 00E3 00E4 00E5 00E6 00E7 00E8 00E9 00EA 00EB 00EC 00ED 00EE 00EF

Dec 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239

Char

≡ ± ≥≤⌠⌡÷ ≈ ° ∙ · √ⁿ² ■

Hex 00F0 00F1 00F2 00F3 00F4 00F5 00F6 00F7 00F8 00F9 00FA 00FB 00FC 00FD 00FE 00FF

Dec 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 251 255

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Char

SP ! “ # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , - . /

Hex 0020 0021 0022 0023 0024 0025 0026 0027 0028 0029 002A 002B 002C 002D 002E 002F

Dec 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

Char

0123456789: ;<=>?

Hex 0030 0031 0032 0033 0034 0035 0036 0037 0038 0039 003A 003B 003C 003D 003E 003F

Dec 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63

Char

@ABCDEFGH I JKLMNO

Hex 0040 0041 0042 0043 0044 0045 0046 0047 0048 0049 004A 004B 004C 004D 004E 004F

Dec 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

Char

PQRSTUVWXYZ [ \ ] ^ _

Hex 0050 0051 0052 0053 0054 0055 0056 0057 0058 0059 005A 005B 005C 005D 005E 005F

Dec 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

Char

`abcde fgh i j k lmno

Hex 0060 0061 0062 0063 0064 0065 0066 0067 0068 0069 006A 006B 006C 006D 006E 006F

Dec 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111

Char

pqr s t uvwxyz { | } ~⌂

Hex 0070 0071 0072 0073 0074 0075 0076 0077 0078 0079 007A 007B 007C 007D 007E 007F

Dec 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127

Char

Зьйвдаезкли п о мДЕ

Hex 0080 0081 0082 0083 0084 0085 0086 0087 0088 0089 008A 008B 008C 008D 008E 008F

Dec 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143

Char

ЙжЖфцтыщяЦЬш£ШЧƒ

Hex 0090 0091 0092 0093 0094 0095 0096 0097 0098 0099 009A 009B 009C 009D 009E 009F

Dec 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159

Char

бнуъсСªº¿® ¬½¼¡«»

Hex 00A0 00A1 00A2 00A3 00A4 00A5 00A6 00A7 00A8 00A9 00AA 00AB 00AC 00AD 00AE 00AF

Dec 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175

Char

Hex 00B0 00B1 00B2 00B3 00B4 00B5 00B6 00B7 00B8 00B9 00BA 00BB 00BC 00BD 00BE 00BF

Dec 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191

Char

└┴┬├─┼ãÃ╚╔╩╦╠═╬¤

Hex 00C0 00C1 00C2 00C3 00C4 00C5 00C6 00C7 00C8 00C9 00CA 00CB 00CC 00CD 00CE 00CF

Dec 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207

Char

рРКЛИ€НОП┘┌█▄ ¦Ì▀

Hex 00D0 00D1 00D2 00D3 00D4 00D5 00D6 00D7 00D8 00D9 00DA 00DB 00DC 00DD 00DE 00DF

Dec 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223

Char

УЯФТхХμ юЮЪЫЩэЭ¯ ´

Hex 00E0 00E1 00E2 00E3 00E4 00E5 00E6 00E7 00E8 00E9 00EA 00EB 00EC 00ED 00EE 00EF

Dec 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239

Char

SHY

± ‗ ¾¶§÷¸°¨·¹³²■

Hex 00F0 00F1 00F2 00F3 00F4 00F5 00F6 00F7 00F8 00F9 00FA 00FB 00FC 00FD 00FE 00FF

Dec 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 251 255

PC858 CODE TABLE (Euro symbol)

NBSP

NOTE: To print the Euro (€) symbol, the command sequence is: $1B, $74, $13, $D5 (see Commands Manual).

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The following table shows the list of available consumables for device:

DESCRIPTION CODE

200dpi models

THERMAL PAPER ROLL WITH BACK SIDE PRE-PRINTED

8. CONSUMABLES

67300000000395

weight = 58g/m width = 80mm Ø external = 48mm Ø core = 25mm

THERMAL PAPER ROLL

weight = 58g/m width = 80mm Ø external = 130mm Ø core = 25mm

67300000000380

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9 ACCESSORIES

The available accessories for the device are listed in the following table:

DESCRIPTION CODE

POWER SUPPLY (for technical speciﬁ cations, see paragraphs 7.1 and 7.4)

9. ACCESSORIES

963GE020000003

ADAPTER CABLE FOR POWER SUPPLY

(see the paragraph 9.1)

26900000000005

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9.1 Adapter cable for power supply

For the device is available an adapter cable (cod. 26900000000005) supplied as an accessory, for connecting the printer to the external power supply unit (cod. 963GE020000003 - optional).

Assembly instructions

(all models)

Connect the adapter cable to the power supply unit as follows:

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10 ALIGNMENT

Device is provided with sensors for the use of alignment notch in order to handle roll of tickets with pre-printed ﬁ elds and a ﬁ xed length.

The alignment notch may be formed by

• black mark printed on paper, for 200dpi models (see par.7.5);

• gap between two labels, for 300dpi models (see par.7.6).

The alignment sensors assembled on printer, are “reﬂ ection” sensors: this kind of sensor emits a band of light and detects the quantity of light reﬂ ected to it. The presence of the notch is therefore detected by the amount of light that returns to the sensor, considering that the light is reﬂ ected by the white paper and absorbed by the black mark.

To use tickets with labels with gap, the sensors on 300dpi models are used as “transparence” sensors. In this case, one of the two sensors coupled two by two, used as transmitter sensor, emits a beam of light and the quantity of light which reaches the opposite receiver sensor is detected. The presence of the gap is detected evaluating the amount of light that arrives to the opposite sensor, considering that the paper doesn’t allow the beam of light to reach the receiver, whereas a gap lets the light to reach the receiver.

The following paragraphs show how to correctly set the conﬁ guration parameters of device in order to assure the alignment.

10.1 Enable alignment

The 200dpi models are provided with a ﬁ xed sensor for alignmentment facing the non-thermal side of paper. The 300dpi models are provided with two ﬁ xed sensors coupled two by two (see par. 2.2) To guarantee the alignment, it is necessary to enable the parameter “Notch Alignment” during the Setup procedure (see chapter 5).

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10.2 Calibration

The sensor calibration occurs automatically and consists in adjusting the quantity of light emitted to match the degree of whiteness of the paper used and the degree of black of the mark printed on paper.

The device automatically performs the self-calibration during the Setup procedure only if the “Notch Alignment” parameter is set on “Enabled” (see chapter 5).

When self-calibration starts, the device performs some paper feeds and then it prints the calibration result and the

value (numeric and as a percentage) of the “Threshold White” parameter that indicates the power-up level of the sen-

sor emitting side (the value ranges from 0V to 5V):

Autosetting Notch : OK Threshold White : 2,3V [70%]

The “Autosetting Notch” parameter indicates the result of the self-calibration procedure; OK will appear if it has been successful, NOT OK will appear if the procedure has failed.

After the printing of the procedure result, the device offers the execution of the function of paper characterization “Characterize Paper” and the change of the “Notch Threshold” parameter which represents the detection threshold of the notch. Choosing the “Yes” value for the “Characterize Paper” parameter, the device prints a graphic representation (see following ﬁ gures) of the outgoing voltage of the alignment sensor (expressed as a percentage) and the “Notch Threshold” value. This graphic representation is useful to set the most suitable value to assign to the “Notch Threshold” parameter and then to better identify the optimal threshold value which takes into account the variations of the signal and the small oscillations around zero.

The following ﬁ gure shows an example of paper with the non-thermal paper printed with black marks: the outgoing voltage is constant while passing the white paper between two notches and presents a peak at each black mark. In this case, the optimal value for the “Notch Threshold” parameter is placed about half of the peak (as shown in ﬁ gure).

NON-THERMAL SIDE

peak

THERMAL SIDE

“Notch

Threshold”

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The following ﬁ gure shows an example of paper with labels: the outgoing voltage is constant while passing the paper between two labels and presents a variation at each gap between two consecutive labels. In this case, the optimal value for the “Notch Threshold” parameter is placed about half of the variation.

NON-THERMAL SIDE

“Notch

Threshold”

variation

THERMAL SIDE

The following ﬁ gure shows an example of paper with the non-thermal paper printed with black marks and other graph- ics (for example, a barcode): the outgoing voltage is constant while passing the white paper between two notches, presents a peak at each black mark and presents some “noise” at each barcode. In this case, the optimal value for the “Notch Threshold” parameter is located about halfway between the peak value and the maximum value of the “noise” (as shown in ﬁ gure).

NON-THERMAL SIDE

peak

“Notch

Threshold”

THERMAL SIDE

noise

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If the maximum value of “noise” read by the sensor is very close to the peak value, it might be difﬁ cult to place the value of the “Notch Threshold” at an intermediate point. In these cases, it is mandatory that the portion of paper between the point of printing end and the front notch is completely white (no graphics). In this way, the only next graphic detected by the sensor for alignment after the printing end will be the notch.

10.3 Alignment parameters

The “alignment point” is deﬁ ned as the position inside the ticket to use for the notch alignment. The distance between the notch edge and the alignment point is deﬁ ned as “Notch Distance”. If the “Notch Distance” value is set to 0, the alignment point is set at the beginning of the notch.

alignment point = notch front

alignment point

PRINTING DIRECTION

positive values of “Notch Distance”

The value of “Notch Distance” varies from -5mm minimum and 32mm maximum (this value is ﬁ x according to the mechanical distance between notch sensor and printing head).

negative values of “Notch Distance”

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The following ﬁ gure shows an example of paper with alignment point set by a positive value of “Notch Distance” (“Notch Distance” = + A):

PRINTING DIRECTION

alignment point notch front

To set a negative value of the “Notch Distance” parameter is useful in cases where the alignment point refers to the notch printed on the previous ticket or where the desired cutting line is placed in the middle of the alignment notch (for example, for paper with holes or gap). In the following images, the value of “Notch Distance” parameter is set to -A.

PRINTING DIRECTION

- A

Notch front Alignment point

PRINTING DIRECTION

Notch front

- A

Alignment point

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The following ﬁ gure shows a section of the device with the distances (in mm) between the alignment sensors, the printing head and the cutter (cutting line):

28,518,7

Cutter

ESC/POS™ EMULATION

To d eﬁ ne the alignment point you need to set the printer parameters that compose the numerical value of the “Notch Distance” parameter (see paragraphs 5.4 and 5.5). For example, to set a notch distance of 15mm between the notch and the alignment point, the parameters must be set on the following values:

Printing head

Sensor

Notch Distance Sign : + Notch Distance [mm x 10] : 1 Notch Distance [mm x 1] : 5

The “Notch Distance” parameter, may be modiﬁ ed as follows:

• during the Setup procedure of the device (see chapter 5)

• by using the $1D $E7 command (for more details, refer to the Commands Manual)

• by driver.

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10.4 Printing area

In order to print ticket containing only one notch and to not overlay printing to a notch (that will make it useless for the next alignment), it is important to well calibrate the height of the printing area of ticket according to the inter-notch distance.

The following ﬁ gure shows an example of tickets with “Notch Distance” set to 0:

Cutting line

Printing line

PRINTING

AREA

ADHA

A “Non-printable area” = “Distance between cutter/printing head” = 18,7mm (ﬁ xed distance)

H Distance between the ﬁ rst and the last print line, called “Height of the printing area”.

L Distance between an edge of the notch and the next one, called “Inter-notch distance”.

D Automatic feed for alignment at the next notch.

direction of

paper feed

To use all the notches on the paper, you must comply with the following equation:

H + A ≤ L

The height of the printing area (H) can be increased to make no progress on alignment (D = 0) but no further.

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11 TECHNICAL SERVICE

In case of failure, contact the Technical Service by sending an e-mail to support@custom.it detailing:

1. Product code

2. Serial number

3. Hardware release

4. Firmware release

To get the necessary data, proceed as follows:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Rx

0000000000000000000

Write down the data printed

on the product label (see paragraph 2.2)

firmware release

VK80 - rel 1.00

PRINTER SETUP

INTERFACE...................................USB

PROGRAM MEMORY TEST..........OK

DYNAMIC RAM TEST....................OK

EEPROM TEST..............................OK

CUTTER TEST...............................OK

The Setup report shows

the firmware release

rel 1.

VK80 - rel 1.00

PRINTER SETUP

INTERFACE...................................USB

PROGRAM MEMORY TEST..........OK

DYNAMIC RAM TEST....................OK

EEPROM TEST..............................OK

CUTTER TEST...............................OK

HEAD VOLTAGE [V] = 23,76 HEAD TEMPERATURE [°C] = 30 PAPER PRINTED [cm] = 69525

Print a Setup report

(see paragraph 5.2)

support@custom.it

Customer Service Department

Send an e-mail to the Technical Service,

with the data collected

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12 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

12.1 File sharing

The printer can be connected to a Personal Computer through two types of connections (see par.3.3):

1. with USB cable

2. with Ethernet cable.

In case of Ethernet connection, it is possible to manage drivers, fonts and logos of the printer and conﬁ gure the op- erating parameters by entering the Embedded Web Server.

ETHERNETETHERNET

USBUSB

EMBEDDED

WEB SERVER

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12.2 Embedded Web Server

Printers are equipped with an Embedded Web Server that allows to execute some operations on printers, through a clear web interface, including:

• monitoring the printer status;

• setting operating parameters;

• conﬁ guring network settings;

• managing the logos;

• conﬁ guring the email service to make diagnostics and maintenance operations easier;

• download printing drivers.

Before entering in the Embedded Web Server, check that:

• the printer is connected and turned on;

• the printer has a network connection based on the IP protocol;

• the following ports are opened (if a Firewall is present on computer): 9100 (or differently set up). 15000, 15001, 15002;

• have a Web browser on the computer;

• the printer is connected to the network and its IP address and its Subnet Mask are set up in a correct way. To check the setting of these parameters, open a new terminal window and type “ping” on the command bar followed by the IP address of the printer. The picture shows an example of a positive result after the “ping” command. Otherwise, if connection isn’t possible, to its IP address, a failure notice will appear.

Example: ping 192. 168. 10. 37

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12.3 Embedded Web Server: access

To enter the Embedded Web Server, type the IP address assigned to the printer into Web browser. For example, if IP address of the printer is 192.168.10.37, type in the Web browser:

http://192.168.10.37

On the screen will appear the internal default page that corresponds to the section “Device Info” The home page is divided into 6 areas whose functions are described below:

1. SECTIONS:

The web server has six sections listed within each web page. These sections are: Device Info, Printer Settings, Network Setup, E-mail Setup, Printer Support and Login.

2. TOOLS

The tools available within the chosen section are displayed as buttons (the tool for the “Device Info” section is a forced refresh of the operating parameters).

3. REAL TIME STATUS

Report a list of operating parameters controlled and monitored in real time (with a regular refresh of 15sec).

1 2

< PRINTER > - Ethernet Interface http://192.168.10.83 USER : <username>

Device Info Printer Settings Network Setup E-mail Setup Printer Support Login...

RealTime Status

Cover Open Paper End Near Paper End Paper rolling Autoload Paper LF key pressed OnOff Key Pressed Over temperature Error Supply Voltage error Cutter error Paper Jam Notch Position OK Notch Position Error

Printer Model: Printer Type: Firmware Version: Hardware Version: Printing Head Type: Interface:

IP Address: Subnet Mask: Default Gateway: MAC Address:

Program Memory Test: Dynamc Memory Test: EEProm Memory Test: Cutter Test: Head Voltage [V]: Head Temperature [°C]: Paper Printed [cm]: Cut Counter: Power On Counter: Paper End Sensor [V]:

Model Information

< PRINTER MODEL >

< PRINTER TYPE >

1.08

1.00 T80

Ethernet

Network Settings

192.168.10.83

255.255.240.0

192.168.0.5

00-0E-E2-00-01-02

Printer Parameters

OK OK OK OK

24.09 30

262169880

13965357

266

0.79

Refresh

NOTE:

To know the IP address of the printer, print the Set-up report of the printer (see chapter 5).

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12.4 Embedded Web Server: login

To enter some sections and some conﬁ guration services, it is required the identiﬁ cation of the user and password. To make registration and to obtain the access to the restricted areas, when it is required insert the user name and the password as indicated in the following table:

User Name Custom Password AlwaysOn

< PRINTER > - Ethernet Interface http://192.168.10.83 USER : <username>

Device Info Printer Settings Network Setup E-mail Setup Printer Support Login...

RealTime Status

Printer Login...

Once you enter the correct username and password, you will be

Username:

Password:

Please insert Username and Password.

logged in to this printer configuration menus.

NOTE:

Respect capital and small letters as indicated in table.

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Custom Audio Electronics VK80 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

2.2 Device component

2.3 Key functions

3.4 Pinout

3.5 Driver

5.4 Printer parameters (200dpi models)

5.6 Hexadecimal dump

6.2 Cleaning

7.3 Printer dimensions

9.1 Adapter cable for power supply

10.2 Calibration

10.3 Alignment parameters

12.2 Embedded Web Server

12.4 Embedded Web Server: login