Epson TK14 User Manual

TK14 THERMAL PRINTER

Operation manual - Version 1

February-2006

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INDEX

IMPORTANT NOTES IN TK14 THERMAL PRINTER MANAGEMENT................

0 – INTRODUCTION............................................................................................

1 – GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................

1.1- Printing specifications................................................................................................. 9

1.2- Character specifications.............................................................................................. 9

1.3- Passive cutter.............................................................................................................. 10

1.4- Paper specifications.................................................................................................... 10

1.5- Internal buffer.............................................................................................................. 10

1.6- Electrical specifications.............................................................................................. 10

1.7- Environmental conditions........................................................................................... 10

2 – INSTALLATION..............................................................................................

2.1- TK14 ISNTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS............................................................... 11

2.2- POWER SUPPLY........................................................................................................ 13

2.3- RS-232 SERIAL INTERFACE..................................................................................... 14

2.3.1- RS-232 Serial interface specifications......................................................... 14

2.3.2- Change between online and offline mode................................................... 14

2.3.3- Serial RS-232 interface pins assignment.....................................................15

2.3.5- PC serial interface connection .................................................................... 15

2.4- CENTRONICS PARALLEL INTERFACE.................................................................... 16

2.4.1- Compatibility mode...................................................................................... 16

2.4.2- Reverse mode............................................................................................. 17

2.4.3- Parallel interface pins assignment for each mode....................................... 17

2.4.4- PC parallel interface connection ................................................................. 18

6

8

9

11

3 – BASIC OPERATIONS....................................................................................

3.1- PAPER LOADING....................................................................................................... 19

3.1.1- Automatic paper load................................................................................... 19

3.1.2- Manual paper load....................................................................................... 19

3.2- BUTTONS FUNCTIONS............................................................................................. 20

3.3- PAPER SENSORS..................................................................................................... 20

3.4- OPEN PLATEN SENSOR.......................................................................................... 21

3.5- LED INDICATOR........................................................................................................ 21

3.6- SPECIAL PRINTING MODES.................................................................................... 21

3.6.1- Self-test mode............................................................................................. 21

3.6.2- Programming mode......................................................................................22

3.6.3- Hexadecimal dump mode........................................................................... 23

3.7- ERROR PROCESSING.............................................................................................. 24

3.7.1- Error types................................................................................................... 24

3.7.2- Printer operation when an error happens.................................................... 27

3.7.3- Data reception error (serial interface only).................................................. 27

3.7.4- Flow diagram of the error detection for the serial port................................ 27

3.7.5- Flow diagram of the error detection for the parallel port............................. 28

4 – CONTROL COMMANDS................................................................................

4.1- COMMAND NOTATION.............................................................................................. 29

4.2- TERM DEFINITIONS.................................................................................................. 29

4.3- DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROL COMMANDS.................................................... 30

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APPENDIX A – SPECIFICATIONS......................................................................

APPENDIX B – IF1500 CONNECTORS AND BUTTONS...................................

APPENDIX C – EXTERNAL APPEARANCE........................................................

APPENDIX D – HOW TO ORDER ......................................................................

APPENDIX E – CODE128 BAR CODE................................................................

APPENDIX F – INTERNAL CHARACTER TABLES.............................................

APPENDIX G – TESTING SOFTW A RE...............................................................

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46
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FIGURES AND TABLES

Fig. a.
Fig. 2.1­Fig. 2.2­Fig. 2.3­Fig. 2.4­Fig. 2.5­Fig. 2.6­Fig. 2.7­Fig. 2.8­Fig. 2.9­Fig. 3.1
Fig. 3.2
Fig. 3.3­Fig. 3.4
Fig. 3.5­Fig. 3.6­Fig. 3.7­Fig. 3.8­Fig. 3.9­Fig.3.10­Fig.3.11-

Table 2.1­Table 2.3­Table 4.1-

Thermal print head cleaning................................................................................................. 7

Nozzle hole dimension...................................................................................................... 12

PC parallel cable............................................................................................................... 18

- Automatic paper load………………………………………………………........................... 19

- Platen opened.................………………………………………………................................. 19

TK14 led and buttons........................................................................................................ 20

- Near-end paper sensor localization.....……………………………………………................ 20

LED blinking sequence (RED)…..............………………………………………………........ 24

Paper jam recovery........................................................................................................... 26

TK14 accessibility............................................................................................................. 11

TK14 earth connection.................................................................................................... 12

TK14 power supply connector………………...........….....…............…………………........ 13

Current consumption example……......……………………………………………............... 13

Serial RS-232 interface pins...........………………………………………………….............. 15

PC serial cable.................................................................................................................15

Parallel interface pins....................................................................................................... 18

SELF-TEST mode example.............................................................................................. 21

PROGRAMING mode example.........................................................................................22

HEXADECIMAL dump mode example…………………………………………….................23

Serial port error flow diagram....................................... ………………………………........27

Nibble mode phase transitions .......……………………………………………………......... 28

RS232 Serial connector pin assignments .......………………………………….............. 15

PC parallel connector .......................…….........…………………………………............. 17

List of commands.......................................................................................................... 30

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IMPORTANT NOTES IN TK14 THERMAL PRINTER MANAGEMENT

In order to preserve the life of the printer, it is necessary to keep in mind some precautions in the handling
of the TK14 printer. Please read carefully the following points in order to make a good use of the printer.

SECURITY PRECAUTONS

•

Before using the printer, read carefully section 2-

NEVER

•

printer.

•

Turn off the printer immediately if it produces smoke, a strange smell or an unusual noise. Keeping on

using the printer could cause fire. Unplug the equipment immediately and contact your official
distributor.

NEVER

•

different connections could permanently damage the printer.

•

Use a power supply voltage whose output voltage is within the specification range stated in this

manual. Over voltage can permanently damage the printer. Under voltage can cause malfunctions.

NEVER

•

equipment, unplug the power cable immediately and then contact your technical service.

•

Make sure the printer is on a steady, horizontal, securely fixed surface. If the printer fell down, it could

break or damage.

NEVER

•

NEVER

•

NEVER

•

circuit, print head breaking or general failure of the printer.

NEVER

•

NEVER

•

NEVER

•

•

As the printer contains electromagnets (inside of the motor), it should not be used in excessively dirty

environments or places with dust or metal particles.

NEVER

•

highly shortened.

NEVER

•

•

Avoid touching with metal objects, such as screwdrivers or tweezers, the print head thermal elements

as well as the electronic printed circuit. They are delicate parts.

•

Never touch with your hands the areas around the print head and the motor surface as they become

very hot during and just after printing; wait 15 seconds to let them cool down.

NEVER

•

and dirt can stick to their surface and cause damage by electrostatic discharge.

•

The thermal paper contains Na+, K+ and Cl- ions that can cause harm to the print head elements.

Therefore, use only the specified paper.

•

If the printer has not been used for long period of time and the paper was loaded, the paper could

become deformed by the drive roller pressure. It is recommended to make it advance at least 30 mm
before printing again.

•

For security reasons, unplug the printer if it is not going to be used over a long period of time.

Don’ t print continuously (without stopping) for more than 6 minutes.

•

connect the external power supply with the wrong polarity. This could permanently damage the

connect cables with different connectors from the ones mentioned in this manual. Making

wet TK14 thermal printer with water or any other liquid. If any liquid is spilled inside of the

use the printer in high humidity or dirty places.
place heavy objects on top of the printer and never lean on it.
put any object inside of the printer, as it could cause hardware damage on it, such as short-

shock the TK14 printer.
disassemble or modify the TK14 printer.
try to repair the TK14 printer. Please contact your official distributor in case of failure.

print without paper loaded or without the cover closed, as the thermal print head life can be
pull the paper out when the cover is closed. Use the paper advance button instead.

touch the surfaces of the print head thermal elements or the electronic printed circuit, as dust

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CLEANING PROCEDURE AND PRECAUTIONS

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In order to clean the thermal print head, proceed as indicated by the following steps:

1. Unplug the power supply cable and remove the 4 screws (2 in each side) holding the thermal print
mechanism. Open the printer cover. Wet a cotton sponge in alcohol (ethanol, methanol or IPA),
and use it in order to clean the thermal elements of the print head and to remove the possible
accumulation of paper particles found on the cover, roller and nearby surfaces.

2. Wait for alcohol to evaporate before inserting the paper roll and closing the cover.

FENIX recommends cleaning the thermal print head periodically (each 2 or 3 months) in order to keep
the print quality.

NOTES:

!

The print head could be hot after printing. Make sure it has thoroughly cooled down

before proceeding to clean it.

!

Never touch the thermal elements of the print head with your hands.

!

Never use metallic or piercing elements for the cleaning of the print head, as they
could scratch it.

Thermal

head

Screws

Fig. a.

Thermal print head cleaning.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The plug has to be located near the printer and have to be eas ily obtainable

•

•

Before connecting any communication data cable, check the printer is working properly by executing

.

the self-test.

•

Set the TK14 in a place where the connection cables do not suffer stretching or cross with each other.

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0 – INTRODUCTION

The TK14 is a high performance thermal printer. Its compact and functional design covers many
professional uses (as in supermarkets, hotels, hospitals, restaurants, and so on.)
It is capable of printing text, graphics, logo and barcodes.
It can be used in laboratories, industrial and professional environments.
The main features of the TK14 are:

•

Simple installation and easy maintenance.

•

Low noise thermal printing.

•

Full-logic ticket presentation through intelligent processor, controlling even printer status.

•

Paper width: 58 mm.

•

High reliability: 100 million pulses. Abrasion resistance: 50 Km.

•

Power supply: 12V to 24V DC.

•

No-paper, paper-near-end and paper jam sensors.

•

Up to 80 mm paper roll diameter.

•

High speed printing up to 62,5mm/s.

•

Printing resolution: 8 dots/mm (203 dpi).

•

Passive cut of paper.

•

Nozzle ticket presenter.

•

IEEE 1284 parallel and serial RS232C data input interface on-board.

•

Two internal character fonts (A font = 12x24 dots. B font = 8x16 dots).

•

Scalable font (independent scale in X/Y-axis), up to 64 times.

•

Programmable character and line space.

•

Bold and reverse character capabilities

•

Graphic bitmap printing capabilities.

•

Several format Bar Code (EAN13, Code39, Code128 and ITF)

•

Control code based on ESC/POS commands (*).

•

Hexadecimal mode for easy software debugging.

•

Automatic paper load.

•

Extended operating temperatures range (-30ºC to +70ºC).

•

Self test, hexadecimal mode and configuration mode features.

•

One logo load capability, through Windows driver.

•

Windows 95, 98 & 2000 drivers and demo/configuration program.

This manual is the printer operations’ guide and is intended for the application designer. The following
sections contain a detailed description of both the hardware and the configuration software that allow
obtaining the maximum benefit of the printer possibilities.

(*) ESC/POS are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.

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1 – GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

1.1- Printing specifications

1) Printing method: Thermal line printing

2) Dot density:203 dpi x 203 dpi

(‘dpi’: dots per inch. 1 inch = 25.4mm)
(203 dpi = 8 dots per mm)

3) Printing direction: Unidirectional with friction feed.

4) Printing width: 48 mm (384 dots).

5) Printing speed: High speed mode: up to 62,5mm/s

(The printing speed could vary automatically depending on the print head
temperature as well as the command processing and the data
transmission speed).

NOTES:

"

Printing speed depends on the data transmission interface, the c om bination of c ontrol

commands and the print head temperature.

"

Low printing speed could cause intermittent printing. It is recommended to transmit

data to the printer as quickly as possible.

6) Paper feed speed: 62,5 mm/s (continuous paper feed)

7) Characters per line (by default): A font: 24

B font: 32

8) Space between characters (by default): 4 dots (0.5 mm)

9) Line spacing (by default): 3.75mm

1.2- Character specifications

1) Number of characters: Alphanumeric characters: 95

Extended graphics: 128 per page

2) Character structure: A font: 12 x 24 dots (1.5 x 3 mm).

B font: 8 x 16 dots (1 x 2 mm).
A font is selected by default.

3) Character size:

Standard Double height Double width Double width/

Double height

Width x height

(mm)
A Font 1,5 x 3 24 1,5 x 6 24 3 x 3 12 3 x 6 12
B Font 1 x 2 32 1 x 4 32 2 x 2 16 2 x 4 16

cpl Width x height

(mm)

cpl Width x height

(mm)

cpl Width x height

(mm)

cpl

The space between the characters is not included.
Characters can be scaled up to 64 times bigger than their normal size.
cpl: characters per line.

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1.3- Passive cutter

The TK14 has a passive cutter system. After present the ticket printed in the nozzle, user can take it and,
himself, cuts the paper, without any TK14 automatic action.

1.4- Paper specifications

1) Paper type: thermal paper roll

2) Paper width: 58 +0/-1mm

3) Paper roll size: up to a maximum of

80 mm

of diameter (

25 mm

inner diameter)

4) Specified thermal paper:
At –5ºC to 50ºC #

At –30ºC to 70ºC#
At 5ºC to 40ºC #

TF50KS-E2D

TF77KS-E2
TL69KS-HG76

TL51KS-R2

TL69KS-R2

TW80KK-S

(High heat-resistant paper)

(High heat-resistant paper)

(2-ply thermal paper)

(59µm paper )
(95µm paper)

(label paper)

From Nippon Paper Industries

1.5- Internal buffer

The

TK14

printer contains a

10 Kbytes

internal memory, whose functionality is dynamically shared by the
receiving buffer.
This big receiving buffer allows the printer working in the following way: Firstly, all data are buffered, and
afterwards the printing is done at the maximum possible speed, without it being affected by the
communications time processing.

1.6- Electrical specifications

1) Power supply voltage: 12V to 24V DC ± 10%

2) Peak current consumption (ambient temperature, 64dots activated): 3A (approx.)

1.7- Environmental conditions

1) Temperature range: Working temperature range: -30ºC to 70ºC
Storage temperature range: -30 a 60ºC (without paper loaded, in
a dry place).

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2 – INSTALLATION

2.1- TK14 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS

There are some general considerations to take into account when installing the TK14 printer.
A wrong installation can cause many serious problems like paper jam, difficult maintenance of the printer,
difficulty in changing the paper roll, etc.
Moreover, a correct installation can prevent the printer from being damaged by external agents, such as
weather or vandalism.
This printer is thought to be fixed in a bigger case or structure, or another kind of appropriate chassis.

The basic points that a correct installation must follow are:

•

Allow enough space and
accessibility to reach the
maintenance procedure points
in case it is needed.
Take notice that all user
accessible parts are in the
left and rear side of the
printer, like the next picture shows:

Power supply and

comunication

connectors

Led and buttons

Platen lever

Paper roll

Printed ticket

Fig. 2.1-

•

Smooth exit of the ticket.
Prevent problems with static electricity due to the
nature of the used materials. Be sure to make a
good earth connection.

TK14 accessibility

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For these reasons, FENIX suggests the following systems as solutions to a correct installation:
The printer must be set quite near the front side of the user’s chassis.

Special care in the design of the part which goes from the printer outlet to the paper guide (paper jams
can occur due to an inappropriate design).
As the printer is placed very near the user’s chassis, some system must be implemented in order to move
the printer when accessing the printing head (i.e. giving the fixing holes of the chassis an oval shape to
allow the printer moving forward and backward).

MINIMAL NOZZLE

HOLE DIMENSION IN

THE USER FRONT

PANEL

Fig. 2.2-

Nozzle hole dimension.

Depending on the construction materials, care must be taken with static electricity; otherwise tickets may
get stuck in the paper guide and never reach the receptacle.
Be sure to make a good earth connection, performing one of the following schemes:

a)

The earth connection is at

Power
supply

C0N1

J1

earth

Power
supply

C0N1

J1

Fig. 2.3-

Tk14

shorted

Chassis

Tk14

NOT shorted

Chassis

the power supply and shorted
with the negative terminal.
The chassis is connected to
earth shorting the jumper J1.

b)

The negative terminal is
floating.
The chassis is connected to
earth by a cable from the
main earth connection.

M3 Screw + Grower

TK14 earth connection

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2.2- POWER SUPPLY

+12V to +24V

The TK14 is powered by an external power supply
by means of a female polarized connector of 4 pins
that includes a security anchor. The power supply
voltage must be verified before making the connection
between the supply and the printer.
The power supply male connector must be a
JST

VH396T-010

VH396-04-H

(housing)

(contact), or an equivalent model.

Fig. 2.4-

GND

TK14 power supply connector.

NOTES:

(1) If the number of dots that are energized at the same time is increased, a higher current will flow;

therefore, the user should use a power supply with an adequate current capacity.
(2) When designing lines and bit images, take the printing ratio and print duty into consideration.
(3) Print quality may be poor if the printing ratio (energizing pulses/dot line) or print duty is high.
(3) Average energizing pulse width is defined as 64 of 192 dots/dot line that are energized.

WARNING: Beware not to invert the polarity of power supply. This may irremediably

damage the printer. Use the 4 terminals (4 wires) with 1 mm² minimum section everyone.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT POWER SUPPLY:

The necessary supply of power depends on the content to print on the ticket. A 60W power supply
covers all adverse possibility (printing ratio of 100% black at any temperature). However, if the
print ratio is not over 60%, a 40W power supply can be used. Any way, power supply must meet
the peaks current that mechanism requires, which are determined by the following formula:
Ipeak = [(number of printing dots) x 8,3] / 176 [A]

= 3,9A

= 0,38A

Ω

1 dot line

2 dot lines

peak = 5,1A (5ms)

I

Input current

peak= 2,2A ( 40ms)

I

(motor) = 0,5 A

I

(feed paper without printing)

shunt=0,02

R

i=12V

V

peak

I

standby

I

Fig. 2.5-

Current
consumption
example.

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2.3- RS-232 SERIAL INTERFACE

2.3.1- RS-232 Serial interface specifications

•

Data transmission type: Serial

•

Synchronization: Asynchronous

•

Flow control: DTR/DSR control

•

Signal levels (RS232): MARK = -3 to -15 V Logic ‘1’/OFF

SPACE = +3 to +15 V Logic ‘0’/ON

•

Speed: 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 bps (bps: bits per second)

•

Data length: 8 bits

•

Parity: none, even, odd

•

Stop bits: Fixed to 1

•

Connector (user side): JST

PHDR-18VS

(housing)

SPHD-001T-P0.5

(contact) or an equivalent model.

NOTE:

(1) Speed and parity depend on the settings (refer to section 3.6.2).

2.3.2- Change between online and offline mode

The printer is in offline mode:

1) When powering up or resetting the printer, until the printer is ready to receive data.

2) When the platen is opened.

3) After pressing the Paper feed button (FEED) while the paper advances.

4) When ‘out of paper’ causes the printer to stop printing.

5) When the power supply has a temporal abnormal voltage change.

6) When an error has occurred.

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2.3.3- Serial RS-232 interface pins assignment

The assignments of the terminals of the RS-232 connector and the functions of its signals are described in
the following table:

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Signal

Pin

20 TXD Output Data transmission line.
21 RXD Input Data reception line.
22 RTS Output This signal indicates whether the printer is busy. SPACE

24 SG - Signal ground.
23 DTR Output This signal indicates whether an error occurs.

Other nc --- Not connected

(*1) Definition of ‘data receiving buf fer f ull’: the st ate of the printer becom es ‘buff er f ull’ when the receiving
buffer increases to 10 Kbytes maximum.
Note: The printer ignores the received data when the free space in the receiving buffer is 0 bytes.

name

Signal

direction (from

the printer

point of view)

Table 2.1-

Pins Assignments of RS-232 connector terminals.

Function

indicates that the printer is ready to receive data, and
MARK indicates that the printer is busy.

Pin #21Pin #19

Pin #23

Fig. 2.6-

2.3.5- PC serial interface connection

PC

FEMALE DB9

Fig. 2.7-

RXD
TXD
GND
DSR
CTS

2
3
5
6
8

shield to chassis

Housing: PHDR-24VS (JST)

Contact: SPHD-001T-P0.5

Serial RS-232 interface pins.

TK14

20
21
23/24
19
22

(JST)

TXD
RXD
GND
DTR
RTS

Pin #20

Pin #22

Pin #24

PC serial cable.

NOTES:

•

Same configuration in the printer and in the host system should be set.

•

The communication protocol should be set properly so that the transmitted data can be received

without errors.

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2.4- CENTRONICS PARALLEL INTERFACE

The TK14 comply the IEE1284 protocol (

Copyright © 1994 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.

2.4.1- Compatibility mode (Data transmission from host system to the printer: Centronics

NIBBLE MODE

).

compatible)

*Any system sending data to the printer (PC, PLC, custom board, et cetera) is considered to be a host
system.

The compatibility mode supports compatibility with the Centronics parallel interface.
a) Specifications

Data transmission: 8-bit parallel
Synchronization: nSTB signal externally provided
Protocol: nACK (acknowledge) and BUSY signals
Signal levels: TTL compatible

Connector (user side): JST

PHDR-18VS

(housing)

SPHD-001T-P0.5

(contact) or an equivalent model.

b) Switching between online and offline mode

The printer does not provide any switch for online/offline mode. The printer is in offline mode in the
following cases:

1) When powering on or until the printer becomes ready for data transmission after it is initialized by
the reset signal from the interface

2) During the self-test.

3) When the platen is opened.

4) During paper advance using the paper advance button (paper feed).

5) When the printer stops printing due to ‘out of paper’.

6) When a temporal voltage abnormality happens to the power supply.

7) When an error occurs.

c) Timing diagram of data reception

Data n Data n+1
Data

nStrobe

tSetup tSTB

Busy

TReady tBUSY

tHold

Peripheral Busy

nAck

tReply tACK

tnBUSY

tNext

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Description Sy mbol

Specification

Min(ns) Max(ns)
Data hold time tHold 750 -­ Data setup time tSetup 750 -­ STROBE pulse width tSTB 750 -­ READY cycle idle time tReady 0 -­ BUSY output delay time tBUSY 0 500
Data processing time
ACKNLG pulse width
BUSY release time

tReply 0
tACK 500
tnBUSY 0

∞

10µs

∞

ACK cycle idle time tNext 0 --

2.4.2- Reverse mode (Data transmission from the printer to the host system)

The transmission of the printer status to the host system is implemented according to the IEEE1284
standard (

2.4.3- Parallel interface pins assignment for each mode

NIBBLE MODE

).

Pin

Source

Compatibility mode

Nibble mode

1 Host Sys. nStrobe HostClk
2 Host Sys/printer Data0 (LSB) Data0 (LSB)
3 Host Sys/printer Data1 Data1
4 Host Sys/printer Data2 Data2
5 Host Sys/printer Data3 Data3
6 Host Sys/printer Data4 Data4
7 Host Sys/printer Data5 Data5
8 Host Sys/printer Data6 Data6

9 Printer Data7 (MSB) Data7 (MSB)
10 Printer nAck PrtClk
11 Printer Busy PrtBusy/Data3,7
12 Printer PError AckDataReq/Data2,6
13 Printer Selected Xflag/Data1,5
14 Host Sys. Nautofeed HostBusy
15 Printer nFault nDataAvail/Data0,4
16 Host Sys. nInit NInit
17 Host Sys. nSelectIn 1284-Active

18-25 GND GND

Table 2.3-

PC parallel connector (DB25).

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NOTES:
(1)

The ‘n’ prefix used before a signal name means that they are active in ‘0’ logic level. If the host system
does not provide any of the signal lines mentioned above, both communication types could fail.

(2)

It is recomm ended to use twisted pair cables (signal/ground), with the return sides connected to the
system signal ground level.

(3)

Do not ignore the nACK and BUSY signals during data transmiss ions. An attempt to transmit data
without nACK or BUSY control signals might cause lost data.

(4)

The interface cables should have the minimum required possible length (maximum recommended
length: 2 m).

Pin #15 (nc)

Pin #1

Pin #2

Pin #18

Fig. 2.8-

2.4.4- PC parallel interface connection

PC

Housing

MALE DB25

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Fig. 2.9-

15
16
17
18/25

Contact:

STB

D0
D1
D2

D3
D4

D5
D6
D7

CK

BUSY

PE

SELECT
UTOFEED

ERR

INIT

SELECTIN

GND

:

PHDR-24VS (JST)

SPHD-001T-P0.5 (JST)

Parallel interface pins.

TK14

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
14
18
13
17
16
23/24

Pin #19

Pin #19

PC parallel cable.

Shield to chassis

NOTES:

•

Same configuration in the printer and in the host system should be set.

•

The communication protocol should be set properly so that the transmitted data can be received

without errors.

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