Epson MP-2100 TH User Manual

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MP-2100 TH User´s Manual P/N: 5686 . Rev.1.1

November 2005

(First edition: July 2004)

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EMC and Safety Standards Applied

Product Name: MP-2100 TH Model Name: All *EMC is tested using an EPSON PS180 power supply

Europe:

CE marking Safety: EN60950

North America:

EMI: FCC Class A

Unauthorized changes or modifications on the equipment could void the certifications described in this page. Please contact your dealer for further information.

WARNING

CE Marking

The printer conforms to the following Directives and Norms: Directive 89/336/EEC EN 55022 Class B (Conducted and Radiated emission) EN 55024

IEC 61000-4-2 ESD IEC 61000-4-3 Radiated immunity IEC 61000-4-4 EFTB IEC 61000-4-5 Surge IEC 61000-4-6 Conducted immunity IEC 61000-4-11 Voltage Dips

FCC CLASS A DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital service, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, use and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to the radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

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Safety Precautions

This section presents important information intended to ensure safe and effective use of this product. Please read this section carefully and store it in an accessible location.

English

WARNING:

Immediately unplug the equipment if it produces smoke, a strange odor, unusual noise or if foreign matter including water or other liquid falls into the equipment. Continued use may damage it or lead to fire *. Please contact your dealer or a BEMATECH service center for advice. Never attempt to repair this product yourself. Improper repair work can be dangerous. Never disassemble or modify this product. Tampering with this product may result in injury or fire *. Be sure to use the specified power source. Connection to an improper power source may cause malfunction or fire *.

CAUTION:

Do not connect cables in ways other than those mentioned in this manual. Different connections may cause equipment damage and burning *. Be sure to set this equipment on a firm, stable surface. The product may break or cause injury if it falls. Do not install this equipment in locations that do not comply with the environmental requirements specified in this manual. Do not place heavy objects on top of this product. Never stand or lean on this product. Equipment may fall or collapse, causing breakage and possible injury. To ensure safety, unplug this product before leaving it unused for an extended period. In this case, please be sure to place a piece of paper between the platen and the paper roll, in the thermal mechanism, to avoid damage when restarting the printer.

* Note that this equipment was developed complying with international safety standards and therefore contains only limited flammability components.

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SummarSummar

Summar

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Chapter 1 - Presentation .......................................................................... 6

Chapter 2 - Technical Specifications MP-2100 TH ................................ 10

Chapter 3 - Communication Interfaces .................................................... 11

Serial Interface ........................................................................................................................ 11

Parallel Interface ...................................................................................................................... 12

USB Interface .......................................................................................................................... 13

Chapter 4 - Character Tables ................................................................... 14

ASCII Table ............................................................................................................................ 14

Code Page 850 ...................................................................................................................... 14

Code Page 437 ...................................................................................................................... 15

Code Page 858 ...................................................................................................................... 15

Code Page 860 ...................................................................................................................... 16

Chapter 7 - MP-2100 TH Commands ...................................................... 17

Direct Command ..................................................................................................................... 17

Control Sequence .................................................................................................................... 17

Using The Command Summary ............................................................................................... 17

Chapter 8 - Command tables ................................................................... 18

Operation ............................................................................................................................... 18

Vertical Positioning .................................................................................................................. 18

Horizontal Positioning .............................................................................................................. 19

Character Types ...................................................................................................................... 19

Print Width, Character Width and Height ............................................................................... 20

Barcodes ................................................................................................................................ 20

Bit Images and Graphics ........................................................................................................ 22

Graphic Commands Examples .................................................................................................. 22

Data Control .......................................................................................................................... 23

Communication ........................................................................................................................ 23

Appendix I - Troubleshooting ................................................................... 25

Appendix II - Automatic Line Advance ..................................................... 26

Appendix III - Cutter (Optional) ............................................................... 27

Appendix IV - Special Care....................................................................... 28

Appendix V - Drawer Activation ............................................................... 30

Appendix VI - Error Signaling Table ......................................................... 31

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Chapter 1

Presentation

Printer Description

Explanations about how each MP-2100 TH part operates are described in this manual.

Whenever some note refers to one of the parts, the corresponding number of such part will be in brackets, next to the note.

Led PAPER

Led ON LINE

Led POWER

PAPER key

ON LINE key

Back Cover

Figure 3

Figure 1

Front Cover opening knob

Base

DC Power Supply Connector

Drawer

Parallel Interface or USB (optional)

Serial Interface

Front Cover

Figure 2

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Unpacking

Take the printer out of its box and verify that the following items are included:

• Printer

• User´s Manual

Keep the box and packing materials for future use if necessary.

The appropriate thermal paper should be used. Refer to the Technical Specifications section in this manual for paper details.

Powering

GROUND

Make sure that the printer is turned off. Connect the power cord to the power supply‘s AC connector and to an electrical outlet. This outlet must have its ground pin connected as shown on the right:

Figure 4

Connect the DC cable of the power supply in the printer as shown below – note that the arrow in the connector must be facing down:

Figure 5

DC Connector

Turn on the printer using the on / off switch located on the printer. Check, also in the panel, if the Power LED is lit. If no paper is present, the Paper LED will also be lit.

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Inserting the Paper

To insert the paper roll, open the back cover and the front cover according to Figures 6 and 7. Release the roll from the rollers.

Figure 6 Figure 7

The MP-2100 TH offers easy automatic paper placement . Just position it in the gutter entrance pushing it inwards (Figures 6 and 7). That makes the mini-printer to activate the automatic paper advance mechanism, thus making the paper replacing easier.

To make the paper insertion easier, cut the paper end according to the illustration . The paper will slip easier into the mechanism.

Figure 8

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Operation Modes

The printer can be operated in the following modes:

Normal (Remote mode)

In this state, the printer is being controlled by the host through the serial, parallel or USB interfaces.

Dump mode

In this mode advanced users and programmers can identify communication problems between the host and the printer or check if a certain programmed data is correctly being sent to the printer, thus being a debugging tool. To start the hexadecimal dumping, turn on the printer while pressing the paper feed switch. A message will be printed on the paper asking you to press once more the paper feed switch if Dump mode is desired, as shown:

- Press PAPER switch once for DUMP MODE

Self-testing

To run a self-test press and hold the Paper Feed switch and turn it on. When the printer starts printing, the paper feed button can be released. A message will be printed asking you waiting for the self-test. In the self-test you will find the printer firmware version.

Printer head cleaning procedure

Please releve to Appendix IV “Special Care” (page 28).

Chapter 2

Technical Specifications

User’s Manual

Characteristics

Printing

Features

Printing Paper

Entry Buffer

Communication Interfaces

Power Supply

Detection Functions

Environmental Conditions

Size

Life Expectation - MCBF

Power Activation

Mass

Cutter

Specifications

Method: lines of thermal dots Dot Density: 8 dots per mm Width: 72 mm Speed: 80 mm/s Paper forward unit: 0.125 mm

Characters supported: CODE PAGE850, CODE PAGE 858,

CODE PAGE 860 and CODE PAGE 437

Code of bars supported: UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN13, EAN8, CODE

39, ITF, CODABAR, CODE 93, CODE

128, ISBN, MSI, PLESSEY, PDF0417. Paper max width: 78 mm to 80 mm Thickness: 50 to 120 g/mm

Max. Coil diameter: 65 mm Type: KPH756 thermo script, manufactured

by VCP or equivalent Polling force: 2N minimum

8 Kbytes

Serial: RS-232C

•Transmission rate: 9600 bauds

•Protocol: RTS/ CTS

•Format: 8 bits without parity / 1 stop bit Parallel (optional): Centronics USB (optional): compatible 1.1 version

Voltage: 24 VDC Consumption: Switched-off, 15 W In operation: 35 W

Print head temperature (termistor), paper presence (phototransistor), print head lifted (optical key).

Environmental storage conditions:

Temperature: 0ºC to 50ºC Relative humidity: 10% to 95%.

Environmental storage conditions:

Temperature: -20°C to 70°C Relative humidity: 10% to 95%

Height: 132 mm Width: 152 mm Depth: 196 mm

Head: Abrasion: 80 km exclusively for certified paper

(printing 20% of the line)

Cutter: 1.5 millions cuts (for certified paper of

56g/mm

)

Drawer

Mass: 1,2 kg With Cutter: 1,3 kg

Cutting Options: Total or partial cut (option per way of activation ).

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Chapter 3

Communication InterfacesCommunication Interfaces

Communication Interfaces

Communication InterfacesCommunication Interfaces

Communication between a host and the printer can be performed in three communication interface: USB, Parallel or Serial RS-232, according to the printer model.

Communication cables are not supplied with the printer

Serial Interface

The RS232 serial interface uses a female DB-9 connector. The serial port can operate using the RTS/CTS mode, with 8 data bits, without parity, one start bit and one stop bit. In the RS232 standard, the logic low level corresponds to a +12V voltage level and a logic high level corresponds to a –12V voltage level.

RTS/CTS mode

In this mode, the printer’s RTS line controls the flow of data sent from the host’s TX line and received by the printer’s RX pin. In this case, when the printer’s RTS signal is low (+12V) the printer requests the host to send data. When the RTS signal is high (-12V) the printer tells the host to stop sending data.

DB-9 Serial connector

Figura 9

Logic Level Voltage

0 1

Pin Sign Direction Description

RTS

CTS

GND

+ 12 V

- 12 V

Through this pin the data are received by the printer.

Through this pin the data are transmitted from the printer to the

OUT

device to her connected. When in low level the printer requests the sending of data. When in

OUT

high level the printer is without document. When in low level, the printer sends data (if there is). When in high

level, the printer for of sending data, if she is sending. Logic ground.

DB - 9 DB - 9

2 - RxD 2 - RxD

3 - TxD 3 - TxD

7 - RTS 7 - RTS

8 - CTS 8 - CTS

6 - DTR 6 - xNC

4 4 - DSR 4 - xNC

6 1 - DCD 1 - xNC

5 - GND 5 - GND

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