Custom Audio Electronics VKP112 User Manual

VKP112

VKP112

USER MANUAL

OEM

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PRINTER COMPONENTS

A. Front external view

1 Printing mechanism
2 Cutter
3 Paper mouth
4 Paper out
5 Ejector unit mechanism
6 Printing mechanism motor

1
2

3
4

6
5

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B. Rear external view with RS232 serial interface and USB interface

1 Metal chassis
2 Paper in
3 Paper roll holder support
4 Paper roll holder pivot
5 Near paper end sensor
6 LINE FEED key
7 FORM FEED key
8 POWER ON Led

1
2
3
4
5

9 STATUS Led
10 PAPER LOW Led
11 SERIAL interface connector
12 USB interface connector
13 Near paper end connector
14 Power supply connector
15 Unblocking lever for printing head
16 Unblocking lever for ejector unit.

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7
8
9

10

16
15

14
13
12
11

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C. Rear external view with CENTRONICS parallel interface

1 Metal chassis
2 Paper in
3 Paper roll holder support
4 Paper roll holder pivot
5 Near paper end sensor
6 LINE FEED key
7 FORM FEED key
8 POWER ON Led

1
2
3
4
5

9 STATUS Led
10 PAPER LOW Led
11 CENTRONICS parallel interface connector
12 Near paper end connector
13 Power supply connector
14 Unblocking lever for printing head
15 Unblocking lever for ejector unit.

6
7
8
9

10

16
15

14
13
12
11

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The printer components described previously (see fi g.1) are grouped as follows (see fi g. 2):

1. Ejector unit

2. Metal chassis

3. Paper roll holder unit

4. Electronic board

5. Printing mechanism

1
2
3

5
4

(Fig.4 )

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

MANUAL CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 1

EXPLANATORY NOTES USED IN THIS MANUAL ......................................................................................... 1

GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION ................................................................................................................1

UNPACKING THE PRINTER ........................................................................................................................... 2

PRINTER FEATURES ......................................................................................................................................2

PRINTER DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................3

1. INSTALLATION AND USE

1.1 CONNECTIONS ......................................................................................................................................1-1

1.1.1 Power supply ...................................................................................................................................1-1

1.2 SELF-TEST .............................................................................................................................................1-2

1.3 CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................................................................1-3

1.4 HEXADECIMAL DUMP ...........................................................................................................................1-4

1.5 MAINTENANCE ......................................................................................................................................1-5

1.5.1 Open the printer ..............................................................................................................................1-5

1.5.2 Paper jam ........................................................................................................................................1-6

1.5.3 Positioning paper roll holder support ...............................................................................................1-8

1.5.4 Changing the paper roll .................................................................................................................1-10

1.5.5 Cleaning the printer .......................................................................................................................1-12

1.5.6 Ticket specifi cations ......................................................................................................................1-13

2. INTERFACES

2.1 RS232 SERIAL INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................2-1

2.2 USB INTERFACE ....................................................................................................................................2-3

2.3 CENTRONICS PARALLEL INTERFACE .................................................................................................2-4

3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

3.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................................3-1

3.2 DIMENSIONS ..........................................................................................................................................3-3

3.2.1 VKP112 printer with paper roll holder support. ................................................................................3-3

4. CHARACTER SETS

4.1 CHARACTER SETS ................................................................................................................................4-1

APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE P ARTS

A.1 ACCESSORIES ..................................................................................................................................... A-1

A.1.1 Power supply ................................................................................................................................. A-1

A.1.2 Plastic dispenser ............................................................................................................................ A-2

A.2 SPARE PARTS....................................................................................................................................... A-3

A.2.1 Supplies ......................................................................................................................................... A-3

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MANUAL CONTENTS

In addition to the Introduction which includes a description of the explanatory notes used in the manual, gen­eral
safety information, how to unpack the printer and a brief description of the printer including its basic features,
this manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1: Contains the information required for correct printer installation and its proper use
Chapter 2: Contains information on interface specifi cations
Chapter 3: Contains a description of the printer command set
Chapter 4: Contains Technical Specifi cations of the printer
Chapter 5: Contains the character sets (fonts) used by the printer

EXPLANATORY NOTES USED IN THIS MANUAL

N.B.

Gives important information or suggestions relative to the use of the printer.

WARNING

Information marked with this symbol must be carefully followed to guard against damaging the
printer.

DANGER

Information marked with this symbol must be carefully followed to guard against operator injury
or damage..

GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION

Read and keep the instructions which follow.•
Follow all warnings and instructions indicated on the printer.•
Before cleaning the printer, disconnect the power supply.•
Clean the printer with a damp cloth. Do not use liquid or spray products.•
Do not operate the printer near water.•
Do not use the printer on unstable surfaces that might cause it to fall and be seriously damaged.•
Only use the printer on hard surfaces and in environments that guarantee proper ventilation.•
Make sure the printer is placed in such a way as to avoid damage to its wiring.•
Use the type of electrical power supply indicated on the printer label. If in doubt, contact your retailer.•
Do not block the ventilation openings.•
Do not introduce foreign objects of any kind into the printer as this could cause a short circuit or damage •
parts that could jeopardize printer functioning.
Do not spill liquids onto the printer.•
Do not carry out technical operations on the printer, with the exception of the scheduled maintenance •
procedures specifi cally indicated in the user manual.
Disconnect the printer from the electricity supply and have it repaired by a specialized technician when:•

The feed connector has been damaged.A.
Liquid has seeped inside the printer.B.
The printer has been exposed to rain or water.C.
The printer is not functioning normally despite the fact that all instructions in the users D.
manual have been followed.
The printer has been dropped and its outer casing damaged.E.
Printer performance is poor.F.
The printer is not functioning.G.

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UNPACKING THE PRINTER

Remove the printer 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 listed below are present and
that there are no signs of damage. If there are, contact Customer Service.

Manual (or CD-ROM)1.
Paper roll2.
Upper packing frame3.
Printer4.
Lower packing frame5.
Box6.
Paper holder support kit. The kit includes:7.

Paper holder support with paper near •
end cable.
Fastening screw.•
Cable ties. •

Installation instructions8.

Open the printer packaging•
Take out the user manual, the CD-ROM, the •
installation instructions and the paper roll.
Take out the paper holder support kit.•
Take out the printer.•
Keep the box packing materials in the event •
the printer must be transported/shipped in
the future

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7

2

3
4
5
6

PRINTER FEATURES

The VKP112 printer is designed to emit high-resolution thermal-printed tickets ideal for use in information
and multimedia kiosks, self-service machines, no-queue systems, parking areas, gaming machines and toll
receipt machines.
Two ticket presentation systems are available on the VKP112 printer:

- Motor-driven dispenser with sensors on the dispenser that holds the ticket while it is being printed and then
delivers it once it has been cut. Ideal for those systems requiring a variable-length ticket.

- Static presenter: Delivers and manages ticket presence using a paper sensor in outfeed. Ideal for those
systems in which printed ticket length is fi xed.

The TPTCM series offers a wide range of options in addition to normal print features:

• High speed printing: 120 mm/sec.

• ESC/POS™ and CUSTOM TPT emulation.

• Bar code UPC-A. UPC-E, EAN13, EAN8, CODE39, ITF, CODABAR, CODE93, CODE128 and
CODE32.

• 6 standard and international character set fonts.

• Completely- or partially-programmable fonts.

• Double width/height, quadruple width/height, expanded, italic, rotated 90°, 180° and 270°.

• Receive buffer: 16Kbytes.

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• Defi nition of function macros for automatic operation repetition.

• Internal programmable counter.

• Graphic print mode.

• Print density.

• 3 programmable logos: (832 x 314 dots).

• Paper cutter.

• Positionable paper roll holder.

• Plastic paper outfeed slot.

PRINTER DESCRIPTION

The VKP112 printer is comprised of a metal frame, paper roll holder, printing mechanism and cutter.

The following keys (see fi g.2) are located on the control panel:
FEED key (2), POWER ON Led (3), NEAR PAPER END Led (4) and STATUS Led (5).

Power on

Status

VKP112 printer

Near paper end

LF LINE FEED key (1), FF FORM

1

2

5

4

3

• LINE FEED key When the LINE FEED key is pressed, the printer advances the paper
so that it may be inserted manually in the printing mechanism. During
power-up, if the LINE FEED key is held down, the printer will perform
the FONT TEST routine. If it has the version with chinese simplifi ed
font GB2312 (option 0104) at the end of the FONT TEST is printed all
characters set (about 7000).

• FORM FEED key If the FORM FEED key is enabled, when it is pressed the printer advances
the paper the number of increments programmed in the Eeprom. If the
FORM FEED key is not enabled and the printer is in Custom Emula­tion mode, when the key is pressed, the code $0C is transmitted on the
RS232 serial line. This function may be modifi ed by the $1B $3D software
command (see section on software commands).

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INTRODUCTION

• key + key During power-up, if both keys are held down, the printer enters the print
setup routine. Following the print-out of the setup report, the printer re­mains in standby until a key is pressed or signals arrive from the serial
port; each 10 characters it prints out hexadecimal and ASCII codes (if
the characters are underlined, the receive buffer is full); see Receive
buffer hexidecimal print-out.

To entry in the notch sensor autocalibration phase (printer option 0103) press the LINE FEED key during the
printer power-up. After the beginning of the font test press, at the same time, the LINE FEED key and the FORM
FEED key. At the end of the font test the printer begin the notch threshold autocalibration.

The “Power On” LED (green) indicates that the printer is on.•
The Paper Low LED (red) indicates that the paper is about to run out.•
The “Status” LED (yellow) indicates printer status; the check is made on-line. Given in the table 1 are the •
various LED signals and the corresponding printer status.

STATUS

LED

COLOUR DESCRIPTION

OFF Printer malfunction

ON Printer ON - no malfunction

RECOVERABLE ERROR

Fast Overheating

BLINKING

Slow (for extended period) “No Paper” message

Slow (for short period) Printing head turned upwards

(Tab.1)

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1.1 CONNECTIONS

1.1.1 Power supply

1. INSTALLATION AND USE

1

J5

(Fig.1.1)

For the power supply, the printer is equipped with a male, 90° mobile screw (pitch 5.08mm) terminal (J5). The
signals on the power supply connector pins are as follows:

PIN No. SIGNAL

1 GND
2 24 Vcc power supply

(Tab.1.1)

WARNING

Respect power supply polarity.

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1.2 SELF-TEST

Printer operating status is indicated in the confi guration print-out in which, next to the name of the components
displayed (see fi gures 1.2 and 1.3), the following information is given:

(1)

• under INTERFACE is given the interface present (RS232, CENTRONICS, USB

• under EEPROM TEST and CUTTER TEST, the message OK appears if functioning and NOT OK if faulty.

• under EJECTER TEST, the message OK appears if functioning, NONE if not present and NOT OK if faulty.

• under NOTCH THRESHOLD is given the notch sensor output voltage

(2)

.

• under HEAD TEMPERATURE is given the temperature of the head.

• under PAPER PRINTED is given the number of centimetres of paper printed.

• under CUT COUNTER is given the number of cuts made.

• under POWER ON COUNTER is given the number of power-ups made.

Serial interface USB interface

).

PRINTER SETUP

INTERFACE...................................RS232

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

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

EJECTER.......................................OK

NOTCH THRESHOLD [V] = 0.8
HEAD TEMPERATURE [°C] = 22.5
PAPER PRINTED [cm] = 9860
CUT COUNTER = 604
POWER ON COUNTER = 135

Printer emulation ...........................:CUSTOM TPT

Baud Rate
Data length
Parity
Handshaking

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

Panel key.......................................:Enabled

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

Height Mode..................................:x 1

Width Mode ...................................:x 1

Justification....................................:Left

Character set.................................:U.S.A.

Font Dimension .............................:16x24 28 col

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

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

Paper autoload..............................:Enabled

Reset buffer...................................:At Paper End

Print Density..................................:Normal

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

(3)

..................................:9600 bps

(3)

.................................:8 bits/chr

(3)

..........................................:None

(3)

..............................:Xon/Xoff

PRINTER SETUP

INTERFACE...................................: USB : 2

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

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

EJECTER.......................................OK

NOTCH THRESHOLD [V] = 0.8
HEAD TEMPERATURE [°C] = 22.5
PAPER PRINTED [cm] = 9860
CUT COUNTER = 604
POWER ON COUNTER = 135

Printer emulation ...........................:CUSTOM TPT

USB Address N.
USB Status Monitor

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

Panel key.......................................:Enabled

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

Height Mode..................................:x 1

Width Mode ...................................:x 1

Justification....................................:Left

Character set.................................:U.S.A.

Font Dimension .............................:16x24 28 col

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

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

Paper autoload..............................:Enabled

Reset buffer...................................:At Paper End

Print Density..................................:Normal

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

(4)

..........................:0

(5)

....................:Enabled

(1)

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(1)

NOTE: If the printer has a USB interface and the cable is plugged into the printer connector, the
message USB will appear next to the address assigned by the Host to the USB peripheral device in
use (see fi g. 1.3).

(2)

NOTE: If the printer has a notch sensor (opt. 0103 ) this parameter can have different values.
These values derive from the results of the notch sensor autocalibration phase, which can be made,
at the user request, at the end of the font test.On the ticket is printed “notch threshold autocalibra­tion”, and then the printer analizes a certain number of notches. After this test it’s possible to get 2
voltage values “Vin maximum voltage” and “Vin minimum voltage” which give the notch threshold
value to memorize.

3)

NOTE: If the printer has an USB interface, the serial interface confi guration parameters are not

displayed.

(4)

NOTE: This parameter is displayed if the printer has an USB interface; it’s used to identify univo­cally the USB printer by a numerical address code, if on the PC are connected two printers that are
the same models for example two TPTCM60-U.

(5)

NOTE: This parameter is displayed if the printer has an USB interface. The Status Monitor is an
additional printing driver component that allows the printer status monitoring. It must be enabled only
if it was installed the Status Monitor specifi c driver.

1.3 CONFIGURATION

This printer permits the confi guration of default parameters. The printer’s confi gurable parameters are:

• Printer emulation: ESC/POS™, CUSTOM TPT

D

.

For serial interface:

• Baud Rate: 57600, 38400, 19200, 9600

• Data length: 7, 8 bits/char

• Parity: None

D

, even or odd.

• Handshaking: XON/XOFF

D

.

D

or Hardware.

D

, 4800, 2400, 1200.

For parallel interface:

• Select line: Select

• Fault line: Error

• USB address N. : 0

• USB Status Monitor : Activated o deactivated

• Autofeed: CR deactivated

• Panel keys: Activated

• Print mode: Normal

• Height mode: x1

• Width mode: x1

• Justifi cation: Left

D

, Ticket Present, Paper Low.

D

, Ticket Present, Paper Low.

D

, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

D

or CR activated.

D

or deactivated.

D

or Reverse.

D

, x2 or x4.

D

, x2 or x4.

D

, Centered or Right.

D

.

With ESC/POS™ emulation:

• Char/line: A=58 / B=82 columns

D

or A=82 / B=104 columns

With CUSTOM TPT emulation:

• Font Size:

34 col. 52 col. 104 col.

24x32 16x24 8x16

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• Speed/Quality: Normal

• Paper Autoload: Deactivated

• Reset buffer: Not implemented, At paper end

• Print density: Normal

D

, Draft or High Quality.

D

or Activated.

D

, Light, Very light, Dark, Very dark, Double copy.

D

.

General notes:

1) The parameters marked with the symbol D are the default values.

2) Settings remain active even after the printer has been turned off.

The settings made are stored in EEPROM (nonvolative memory). During power-up, if both the LINE FEED
and FORM FEED keys are held down, the printer enters confi guration mode and prints-out the setup report;
it will remain in standby until a key is pressed or characters are received through the communication port
(see Hexadecimal dump).
When the LINE FEED key is pressed, the printer skips the setup mode and terminates the Hexadecimal
dump function.
When the FORM FEED key is pressed, the printer enters the parameter entry mode.

1.4 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 every 10 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

48 65 78 61 64 65 63 69 6D 61
6C 20 64 75 6D 70 20 66 75 6E
63 74 69 6F 6E 20 30 31 32 33
34 35 36 37 38 39 61 62 63 64
65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E
6F 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78
79 7A

Hexadecima
l dump fun
ction 0123
456789abcd
efghijklmn
opqrstuvwx
yz

(Fig.1.4)

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1.5 MAINTENANCE

WARNING
Make sure no water or other liquids seep inside the printer.

BEWARE
Before any type of work is done on the machine, disconnect the power supply cord from
the mains outlet.

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..

1.5.1 Open the printer

To open the printer proceed as follows:

• turn down the unblocking lever and lift up the ejector unit to the maximum opening position (see
fi g.1.5).

• push down the rubber feet and unhook the printing mechanism (see fi g. 1.6)

NOTE

After each maintenance operation is recommended to check and remove possible scraps of
paper.

(Fig.1.5)

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1.5.2 Paper jam

• Lift up the inspection door using the prong on the left side (see fi g. 1.7) e
Remove possible scraps of paper (see fi g.1.8).

• Open the printer (see previous paragraphs) and remove possible scraps of paper near the cutter
(see fi g. 1.9) and under printing mechanism (see fi g. 1.10)

(Fig.1.6)

1 2

(Fig.1.7) (Fig.1.8)

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(Fig.1.9)

4

(Fig.1.10)

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1.5.3 Positioning paper roll holder support

The paper roll holder support fastening isn’t fi xed but adjustable on 5 different positions (upper P1, 45 de-
grees up P2, rear P3, 45 degrees low P4 and lower P5). To fastening the paper roll holder support proceed
as follows:

• Bring up the paper roll holder support. Move it until three of the radial holes coincide with three of the
holes on the printer body.

• Fasten the paper roll holder support with the printer body by the three M4x8 fastening screws
supplied.

P1

P2

(Fig.1.11)

(Fig.1.12)

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P3

P4

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(Fig.1.13)

P5

(Fig.1.14)

(Fig.1.15)

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1.5.4 Changing the paper roll

Depending on how the printer “Paper Autoload” parameter is set (see cap. 1.3), one of two procedures
must be followed:

‘P APER AUTOLOAD’ ENABLED:

Position the paper roll, so that it unrolls correctly as shown in fi g. 1.16.1.
insert the paper into the infeed slot and wait for the roll to load automatically (see fi g.1.17)2.

1

(Fig.1.16)

2

VRRR

(Fig.1.17)

‘PAPER AUTOLOAD’ NOT ENABLED:

Position the paper roll, so that it unrolls correctly as shown in fi g. 1.18.; raise the print head by lifting the 1.
lever in the direction indicated by the arrow; insert the end of the paper roll into the infeed slot and have
it pass beyond the print head;
Lower the head lever (see fi g. 1.19)2.
Press the LINE FEED key, so that the paper will feed a few centimetres out of the printer (see fi g. 1.20).3.

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2

1. INSTALLATION AND USE

(Fig.1.18)

3

V

RRR

(Fig.1.19)

(Fig.1.20)

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ATTENTION

Before inserting the paper, make sure it is cut cleanly (See fi g. 1.21)

1.5.5 Cleaning the printer

(Fig.1.21)

The user is responsible for cleaning the printer case. To clean the unit, use compressed air or a soft cloth. Do
not use alcohol, solvents or stiff brushes.

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Alcohol, solvent

(Fig.1.22)

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1.5.6 Ticket specifi cations

If the printer has the notch sensor (opt. 0103) paper with alignment notches may be used so that tickets of a
fi xed length or with pre-printed areas may be utilized. The notch must be positioned on the non-thermal ticket
side. If required, the printer can do the notch sensor autocalibration so the sensor can adjust to different kind
of paper and always identify the black notch. On fi g. 1.6 and 1.7 there are notch position and dimensions on
the 60 mm and 112 mm width thermal paper.

112

+1

-1

50

-1

+1

33.8

Black notch

NON-thermal side

Cutting line

Printing line

+1

9

0

0

+1

5

Direction

of paper

Photocell axis

advance

(Fig.1.23)

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2.1 RS232 SERIAL INTERFACE

2. INTERFACES

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69

RS232 SERIAL

(Fig.2.1)

The printer has an RS232 serial interface and is connected by means of a 9 pin female connector (see fi g.

2.1). In the following table, the signals present on the connector are listed:

PIN SIGNAL IN / OUT A DESCRIPTIION

1 DCD OUT DCD Data Carrier detect. Printer ON (active at level RS232

high)

2 TXD OUT RXD Receive data. Serial output ( from Host)
3 RXD IN TXD Transmit data. Serial data input (towards Host)
4 N.C. - N.C. Not connected
5 GND - GND Ground signal

6 DSR OUT DSR
7 N.C. - N.C. Not connected
8 RTS OUT CTS
9 N.C. - N.C. Not connected

Data Set Ready. Printer on and operating (active at
RS232 level high).

Clear to send. Ready to receive data (active at RS232
high level)

(Tab.2.1)

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2. INTERFACES

The following diagrams show examples of connections between the printer and the Personal Computer using
25 and 9 pin female connectors.

(Fig.2.2)

DCD
RXD

TXD

SIGNAL GND

DSR

CTS

DCD

TXD

RXD

CTS

DSR

SIGNAL GND

Printer PC

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2.2 USB INTERFACE

2. INTERFACES

1122

4433

USB type B

(Fig.2.3)

Printers with USB serial interface conform to USB 1.1 standards and have the following specifi cations:

Communication speed 12 Mbit/sec•
“Receptacle series B”-type connector.•

Refer to the table below for the connector pin signals and connection to a device:

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 VBUS N.C.
2 D- Data -
3 D+ Data +
4 GND Ground signal

Shell Shield Shield

(Tab.2.2)

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2.3 CENTRONICS PARALLEL INTERFACE

113

25

14

CENTRONICS PARALLEL

(Fig.2.4)

The printer has a Centronics parallel interface and is connected by means of a 25-pin female connector (see
fi g. 2.4). In the following table, the signals present on the connector are listed:

PIN SIGNAL FUNCTION
1 Strobe Strobe input
2 D0 Data input bit 0
3 D1 Data input bit 1
4 D2 Data input bit 2
5 D3 Data input bit 3
6 D4 Data input bit 4
7 D5 Data input bit 5
8 D6 Data input bit 6
9 D7 Data input bit 7
10 ACK Acknowledge
11 BUSY Occupato
12 PE Paper end
13 SELECT Select / Ticket presence / Near paper end(*)
14 N.C. Not connected
15 FAULT Fault / Ticket presence / Near paper end (*)
16 RESET Printer reset
17 GND GND
18 N.C. Not connected
19-25 GND GND

(Tab.2.3)

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(*) NOTE : Functions selecting through the parameter setting mode to the start. The signals
Select and Fault respond to the logic of functioning of the Centronics parallel port. The signal
“Ticket Presence “ is high if the ticket is present on the mouth of exit; the signal “Near paper
end” is high when the RED LED has turned on.

For the parallel connector, the connection between printer and Personal Computer, must be made with a 25­pin- to- pin connector.

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3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

3.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Tables 3.1 gives the main technical specifi cations for the printer.

(Tab.3.1)

Standard interfaces Serial RS232, USB, CENTRONICS
Baud rate From 1200 to 57600 bps
Sensors Paper end, head open, near paper end, head temperature
Receive buffer 16 Kbyte
Flash memory 256 Kbyte
PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
Metodo di stampa Thermal, fi xed head (8 dot/mm)
Resolution 200 DPI (8 dot/mm)
Printing speed 120 mm/sec
Printing mode Straight, 90°, 180°, 360°
Printing formats Height / width from 1 a 8, bold, reverse, underlined, italic
Characters fonts

(1)

ASCII Standard, EPSON, International

Graphic memory 3 logos 832 x 314 each
Weight 2600 gr.
PAPER SPECIFICATIONS
Type of paper Thermal rolls (heat-sensitive side on outside of roll)
Recommended types of paper

(2)

from 58 g/m2 to 80 g/m2 (KANZAN)

Paper thickness from 0.063 mm to 0.080 mm
Paper roll size 111.5 mm +/- 0.5 mm

External roll diameter

max 130 mm
max 160 mm

(3)

(4)

Internal roll core diameter 25 mm (+ 1 mm)
Core thickness 2 mm (+ 1 mm)
Core type Cardboard or plastic
Paper end Not attached to roll core
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Power supply 24 Vdc ± 10%
Electrical input

Average 3.3 A

Peak 6 A

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Operating temperature 0°C - 50°C
Relative humidity 10% - 85% (w/o condensation)
Storage temperature / humidity -20 °C – 70 °C / 10% - 90% Rh

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NOTE :

(1)

Version with chinese simplifi ed font GB2312 (dimensione 24 x 24) available.

(2)

The recommended minimum basis weight is 58 g/m

(3)

Models without paper holder support..

(4)

Models with paper holder support.

2

ESC/POS™ EMULATION
Number of columns 58 60 104

Printing speed

Lines / sec 16.7 16.7 16.7
Characters / sec 967 1336 1736
Characters (L x H mm)
Normal 1.7 x 3 1.2 x 3 1 x 3
Double height 3.4 x 3 2.4 x 3 2 x 3
Double width 1.7 x 6 1.2 x 6 1 x 6
Double height and width 3.4 x 6 2.4 x 6 2 x 6
Quadruple height 6.8 x 3 4.8 x 3 4 x 3
Quadruple width 1.7 x 12 1.7 x 12 1 x 12
Quadruple height and width

6.8 x 12 4.8 x 12 4 x 12

(Tab.3.2)

CUSTOM TPT EMULATION
Number of columns 34 52 104

Printing speed

Lines / sec 12.5 16.7 25
Characters / sec 425 868 2600

Characters (L x H mm)

Normal 3 x 4 2 x 3 1 x 2
Double height 6 x 4 4 x 3 2 x 2
Double width 3 x 8 2 x 6 1 x 4
Double height and width 6 x 8 4 x 6 2 x 4
Quadruple height 12 x 4 8 x 3 4 x 2
Quadruple width 3 x 16 2 x 12 1 x 8
Quadruple height and width

12 x 16 8 x 12 4 x 8

(Tab.3.3)

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3.2 DIMENSIONS

3.2.1 VKP112 printer with paper roll holder support.

In the following fi gures shows the dimension of the VKP112 printer with the paper roll holder support on 5
different positions (upper P1, 45 degrees up P2, rear P3, 45 degrees low P4 and lower P5) and with the ejec­tor unit wide-opened.

(Fig.3.1)

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3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

(Fig.3.2)

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(Fig.3.3)

(Fig.3.4)

3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

(Fig.3.5)

(Fig.3.6)

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4. CHARACTER SETS

4.1 CHARACTER SETS

The printer has six font of 224 characters, each with 224 characters (two font for every emulation).

ESC/POS™ Emulation (PC437 USA, Standard Europe)

FONT 14X24 FONT 10X24 FONT 8X24

(Fig.4.1)

Custom TPT Emulation

FONT 16X24 FONT 24X32 FONT 8X16

(Fig.4.2)

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If it has the version with chinese simplifi ed font GB2312 (option 0104) at the end of the FONT TEST is
printed all characters set (about 7000) as shown in the fi g. 4.3.

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(Fig.4.3)

4. CHARACTER SETS

With this version must be send two bytes to addressing characters: the fi rst byte identifi es the table, the
second byte identifi es the row and column in the table. In the fi g. 4.4 is reported an example of characters
mapping; the x symbol identifi es the character to address.

st

byte

1

Range: 161 ≤ n ≤ 169 (A1 ÷ A9),
176 ≤ n ≤ 247 (B0 ÷ F7),

2nd byte

Range: 160 ≤ m ≤ 255 (A0 ÷ FF).

0123456789ABCDEF

A0

A1

B0
C0
D0

Address: A1E8

E0
F0

X

Address: B0C5

Address: F7FF

A9

B0

F7

0123456789ABCDEF
A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0

00112233445566778899AABBCCDDEEF
A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0

A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0

X

F

X

(Fig.4.4)

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APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SPARE P ARTS

A.1 ACCESSORIES

A.1.1 Power supply

The fi gure below illustrates the power supply provided by Custom to be utilized for operating printers.

19.0

38.0

(Fig.A.1)

L

N

FG

#6 - 32 (4)

5.0

5.0

188.0

198.0

188.0

GND
GND

V1
V1

19.0

38.0

97.0

PPSPU-150-24V Switching power supply 24V 150W
Input specifi cations

Input voltage 115 ÷ 230 V
Current 0 ÷ 6.3 A
Input frequency 47 ÷ 63 Hz

Output specifi cations

Output voltage 24 V
Output current (min.-max.) 0 ÷ 6.5 A
Effi ciency (min.) 78%

Environmental conditions

Operating temperature 0 ÷ 70 °C

Humidity 20 ÷ 85 % Rh (w/o condensation)

Storage temperature / Humidity -10 ÷ 75 °C / 10 ÷ 95 % Rh (w/o condensation)
Protection devices: Shortcircuit, overload

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A.1.2 Plastic dispenser

For VKP112 printer, a plastic dispenser to be mounted on the paper outfeed slot of the printer is available.

Assembly instructions

To mount the plastic dispenser on the paper outfeed slot, proceed as follows:

1. Turn the printer upside-down; the operations described below are to be performed on the ejector unit (see
fi g. A.2).

EJECTOR UNIT

(Fig.A.2)

2. Unscrew the two nuts (A) and washers (B) as shown in fi g. A.3 and, pulling in the direction indicated by the
arrow, remove the paper slot (C) on the ejector unit.
N.B. Put the nuts and washers aside for the operations that follow.

A

B

C

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(Fig.A.3)

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3. Assemble the plastic slot (C) as shown in fi g. A.4 and attach it to the inserts using the two nuts (A) and
washers (B) removed previously.

A

B

C

A.2 SPARE PARTS

A.2.1 Supplies

(Fig.A.4 )

RCT112x95-25MM Thermal paper roll 112mm

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Part Number : DOME-VKP112 Rev. 1.15

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