Fujitsu FTP-622MCL301, FTP-622MCL302 User Manual

24V DRIVE, ULTRA HIGH SPEED LINE THERMAL PRINTER
2” MECHANISM, WITH CUTTER

FTP-622MCL301/302

■ OVERVIEW

FTP-622MCL/FTP-622DCL/DSL Series is an ultra high speed line
thermal printer driven by 24 VDC, printing on 2-inch wide paper
(58 mm/60 mm).

This printer is compact and light weight, and the design allows
easy head maintenance, easy head cleaning and easy head
replacement.

This printer is suitable for a variety of applications, such as POS
terminals, ticket machines, coupon machines, label printers,
medical instruments, etc. A printer with a specially designed cutter
is also available.

NOT FOR NEW

FTP-622MCL301

■ HIGHLIGHTS

• Ultra high speed printing

It can print at 80 mm/s (640 dotlines/s) maximum by using
Fujitsu Components' unique head drive control.

• Compact and lightweight

This printer has a low profile of only 20 mm, and a light weight
of approximately 81 g.

• Low power consumption

The peak current for head driving is approximately 2.3 A (at 80
mm/s printing speed, 50% printing ratio).

• Easy head access

It is designed for easy head cleaning and head replacement.

• Paper auto loading function

Thermal paper can be loaded without head-up lever operation.

• ESC/POS

The commands conform to ESC/POSTM.

• Auto Cutter

Printer with auto cutter (full cut/partial cut) is also available.

• UL Recognized

File No.E171434

DESIGN

TM*1

Commands

FTP-622CU101

FTP-622DCL011

*1 ESC/POSTM is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON Corp.

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■ DESIGNATION

FTP-622MCL301/302

Item

Printer mechanism

Interface board

LSI(MCU)

*1: Constructed with mechanism+cutter+attachment. 301 is for front paper insertion (curl path)
and 302 is for rear paper insertion (straight path).
*2: 011 supports ANK and 101 supports ANK+Kanji.
*3: 012 supports ANK and 111 supports ANK+Kanji, + FLASH memory.
*4: CU101 supports Kanji and cutter control.

With Auto cutter

Centronics Standard with Auto cutter
Serial (RS-232C) standard with auto cutter

Part number
FTP-622MCL301/302
FTP-622DCL011/111
FTP-622DSL011/012

FTP-622CU101

NOT FOR NEW

■ GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

SpecificationsItem

*1

*2

*3

*4

Part number FTP-622MCL301/302
Printing method Thermal-sensitive line dot method
Dot structure 448 dots/line
Dot pitch (Horizontal) 0.125 mm (8 dots/mm)—Dot density
Dot pitch (Vertical) 0.125 mm (8 dots/mm)—Line feed pitch
Effective printing area 56 mm

Paper width

Paper thickness 60~100 µm*
Cutting type full or partial
Number of columns 37 columns/line (24×12 dot font)
Maximum printing speed 640 dotlines/s (80 mm/s)

Character types

Character composition, dimensions (H×W),
Number of characters

DESIGN

MCL301 58 mm
MCL302 60 mm

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Alphanumeric KANA: 159 International characters: 195
JIS KANJI (FTP-622DCL101/111): approximately 6800

24 × 12 dots, (3.0 × 1.5 mm), 37 columns
24 × 24 dots, (3.0 × 3.0 mm), 18 columns
16 × 8 dots, (2.0 × 1.0 mm), 56 columns
16 × 16 dots, (2.0 × 2.0 mm), 28 columns

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Part number FTP-622MCL301/302
Interface Centronics (ESC/POSTM), RS232C

FTP-622MCL301/302

SpecificationsItem

24VDC ± 5%, Voltage

For head 0.87 (1.16) A (at 80 mm/s printing speed, 25% printing ratio)

Power supply

For motor 24VDC ± 5%, 1.0 A maximum
For cutter 24VDC ± 5%, 1.0 A maximum
For logic 5VDC ± 5%, 0.5 A maximum
Mechanism (cutter)

Dimensions

Weight (Mechanism+Cutter) approximately 300 g (w/cutter)

Mechanism driving method)
Expected life

Environmental
conditions

Interface board 131 (W) × 89 (D) × 24 (H) mm

NOT FOR NEW

Cutter 3 × 105 cuts
Operating temperature 0 to +50°C
Operating humidity 20 to 85% RH (no condensation)
Storage temperature –20 to +60°C (excluding paper)

Current : average

0.63 (1.16) A (at 50 mm/s printing speed, 25% printing ratio)

0.58 (0.58) A (at 30 mm/s printing speed, 25% printing ratio)

101 (W) × 70 (D) × 42 (H) mm (w/cutter)

Pulse durability : 1 × 108 pulse/dot (using Fujitsu's standard
Wear resistance: 50 km (at 25% printing ratio)

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( ): Peak

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Storage humidity 5 to 95% RH (no condensation)

DESIGN

Head temperature By thermistor (applied energy control, abnormal temperature detection)

Detection Paper out/Mark detect By photointerrupter

Head-up By microswitch

For front insertion use (58 mm width) : FTP-020PU001,FTP-020P0701

Recommended thermal sensitive paper

*1: There may be exceptions.
*2: 24VDC, minimum head resistance.
*3: Guarantee: +5°C ~+40°C.

For rear insertion use (60 mm width) : FTP-020P0020,FTP-020P0702
*Recommended papers

· Oji Paper : PD150R,PD160R,PD170R

· NIPPON Paper : TF50KS-E,TF60KS-E,TF60KJ-R

· MITSUBISHI Paper Mills : P220VBB-1,AFP-235

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Mechanism with cutter

FTP-622MCL301/302

300±15

(47.2)

45.0

58.4(POSITIONING HOLE)

(97.3)

(49.5) 47.8

3-M3 FIXING HOLE FROM UPPER SIDE

14.242

±1

(70.8)

67.7

(2 or less)

2-M 3 burring (FIXING HOLE FROM BOTTOM SIDE)

±1

2 or less

(78.6)

MCL301

PAPER
INSERTION

MCL302

PAPER
INSERTION

235±15

NOT FOR NEW

38.5

13.3

Note: all dimensions are nominal value.

3—2.0 or less

Unit: mm

DESIGN

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Interface board

5.1

FTP-622MCL301/302

130.8

120.7

116.8

87.6

19.1

5.1

88.9

78.7

NOT FOR NEW

■ FUNCTION

39.4

CN5CN2** CN3

CN1

5.1 5.1

5.1

CN10

43.2

86.4

105.4

120.7

*CN11 on FTP-622DCL011/111 & 622DSL011/012/112 only
**CN2 on FTP-622DSL only

CN13CN11*

DESIGN

ITEM ITEM

CN8

5.1

4—ø3.6

39.4

5.1

5.1

Unit: mm

1. Test printing 8. Cutter trouble detection

2. Paper-out detection 9. Motor power save

3. Paper near end detection 10. Mark detection

4. Head-up detection 11. MCU trouble detection

5. Abnormal temp. of thermal head detection 12. Power on/off sequence protection

6. Blown fuse detection 13. Motor protection

7. Abnormal voltage detection of head 14. Hardware timer

■ INTERFACE, COMMAND, OPTIONS

Please refer to the FTP-622DCL DATA SHEET and the FTP-622DSL DATA SHEET for Interface, Command, and
Options.

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FTP-622MCL301/302

Japan

Fujitsu Component Limited
Gotanda-Chuo Building
3-5, Higashigotanda 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku

Fujitsu Components
International
Headquarter
Offices

© 2001 Fujitsu Components America, Inc. All company and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners. Rev. 09/2001

T okyo 141, Japan
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Web: www.fcl.fujitsu.com

North and South America

Fujitsu Components America, Inc.
250 E. Caribbean Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Web: www.fcai.fujitsu.com

Europe

Fujitsu Components Europe B.V.
Diamantlaan 25
2132 WV Hoofddorp
Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Web: www.fceu.fujitsu.com

Asia Pacific

Fujitsu Components Asia Ltd.
102E Pasir Panjang Road
#04-01 Citilink Warehouse Complex
Singapore 118529
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
www.fcal.fujitsu.com

NOT FOR NEW

DESIGN

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