FUJITSU FTP-624DCL User Manual

BATTERY DRIVE, MICRO LINE THERMAL PRINTER
2” TYPE MECHANISM AND INTERFACE BOARD

FTP-624MCL001/002/FTP-624DCL/DSL

■ OVERVIEW

FTP-624MCL/FTP-624DCL Series is a high speed line thermal
printer driven by battery, printing on 2-inch wide paper (58 mm/
60 mm).

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

This printer is suitable for a variety of applications, such as
hand held terminals, POS terminals, ticket machines, coupon
machines, label printers, etc.

FTP-624MCL001

■ HIGHLIGHTS

• High speed printing

It can print at 60 mm/s (480 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 80 g.

• Low power consumption

The peak current for head drive is only 2.6 A (8.5 VDC, 64
dots on)

• 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.

• UL recognized

File No. E171434

FTP-624CU102

FTP-624DCL/DSL002

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■ DESIGNATION

Item

Printer mechanism FTP-624MCL001/002*

Interface Board

LSI Micro Controller Unit FTP-624CU102

Cables

*1: 001 is for front paper insertion (curl path) and 002 is for rear paper insertion (straight path).
*2: 002 supports ANK, 102 supports ANK and Kanji.
*3: 002 supports ANK, 103 supports ANK and Kanji.

Centronics
RS-232C

Thermal head cable FTP-624Y001
Parallel interface cable FTP-441Y201
Serial interface cable FTP-624Y301
Power cables FTP-621Y401

FTP-624DCL002*
FTP-624DSL002*

FTP621Y601

Part number

1

2

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■ GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

SpecificationsItem

Part number FTP-624MCL001/002
Printing method Thermal-sensitive line dot method
Dot structure 384 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 48 mm
Paper width (MCL001) 58 mm
Paper width (MCL002) 60 mm
Paper thickness 60 to 100 µ m*
Number of columns 48 columns/line (16 × 8 dot font)
Maximum printing speed

Character types ASCII : 31

Character, dimensions (H×W), number of
characters

480 dotlines/s (60 mm/s)
Conditions: 1 ply, printing on high sensitive thermal paper,
8 columns of “H” /line, double density 16 × 8 dot font,
room temperature, 8.5 VDC drive

JIS ANK : 128 International : 195

24 × 12 dots, (3.0 × 1.5 mm), 32 columns
16 × 8 dots, (2.0 × 1.0 mm), 48 columns
16 × 16 dots, (4.0 × 2.0 mm), 24 columns
24 × 24 dots, (6.0 × 3.0 mm), 16 columns

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SpecificationsItem

For head

Power
supply

Dimensions

Weight (Mechanism) Approximately 80 g
Expected life Mechanism Pulse durability: 1 × 108 pulse/dot (using Fujitsu Takamisawa's standard

Environmental
conditions

For motor

For logic

Mechanism 82 (W) × 46 (D) × 20 (H) mm (excluding lever and knob diameter)
Interface board 131 (W) × 89 (D) × 24 (H) mm

Operating temperature 0 to +50°C*
Operating humidity 20 to 85% RH (no condensation)
Storage temperature –20 to +60°C (excluding paper)
Storage humidity 5 to 95% RH (no condensation)
Head temperature By thermistor (applied energy control, abnormal temperature detection)

Voltage: 4.2 to 8.5 VDC (equivalent to 2 Lithium lon batteries)
Peak current: approx. 2.6 A (conditions: room temp., 7.2 VDC, 64 dots on)

Voltage: 4.2 to 8.5 VDC (equivalent to 2 Lithium lon batteries)
Peak current: approx. 0.8 A (conditions: room temperature, 7.2 VDC)

Voltage: 5 VDC ± 5%
Current: 0.2 A maximum

driving method)

Wear resistance: 50 km (at 12.5% print ratio)

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Detection Paper out/Mark detect By photointerrupter

Head-up By microswitch

For front insertion use (58 mm width) : FTP-020PU001, FTP-020PG021
For rear insertion use (60 mm width) : FTP-020P0020, FTP-020PG106

Recommended thermal sensitive paper

In Europe (58 mm width) : FTP-021P0060-45

· Oji Paper : PD150R, PD160R, PD170R

· NIPPON Paper : TF50KS-E4,TF60KS-E,TF50KS-E

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

*1: There may be exceptions.
*2: Guarantee +5°C to +40°C.

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■ DIMENSIONS

Printer mechanism

PAPER INSERTION
(MCLOO1)

20.1

1.5

45.5

CENTER OF PAPER

(7.5)

HEAD UP LEVER (AT HEAD DOWN)

PAPER INSERTION
(MCLOO2)

2-MOUNTING HOLE(M2)

(150)

HEAD CONNECTOR

41.7 47.8
(89.5)

±1

Unit: mm

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Interface board

5.1

15.2

FTP-624MCL001/002/FTP-624DCL/DSL

130.8

120.7

105.4

71.1

33.0

5.1

88.9

78.7

39.4

5.1 5.1

5.1

17.0

5.0

CN3

CN9*

CN10

CN11**

59.7

Mounting Height

Mounting Height

CN12**

CN1

73.7

105.4

114.2

120.7

86.4

CN2

CN5

CN4

CN8

CN7**

CN6**

26.7

5.1

1.6

5.1

52.1

39.4

5.1

4-ø3.6

* CN9 on FTP-624DSL only
**CN6, CN7, CN11, CN12 not used

Unit: mm

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■ CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT FOR PRINTER MECHANISM

1. Thermal Head

Head side : B16B-PH-K-S-2.2 (J.S.T.) or equivalent
Board side : PHR-16 (J.S.T.) or equivalent

*1: Symbol: " " means a negative logic signal

Thermal head heat sink

Motor

1, 2, 3, ......................................15, 16

Connector Pin No.

2. Motor connectors

Motor side : PHR-4 (J.S.T.) or equivalent
Board side : B4B-PH-K-S (J.S.T.) or equivalent

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Head up level

3. Sensor connectors

Sensor : PHR-5 (J.S.T.) or equivalent
Board side : B5B-PH-K-S (J.S.T.) or equivalent

FTP-624MCL001/002/FTP-624DCL/DSL

■ FUNCTION

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■INTERFACE, COMMAND, OPTIONS

Please refer to the FTP-624DCL/DSL DATA SHEET.

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

Fujitsu Components
International
Headquarter
Offices

Japan

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

© 2002 Fujitsu Components America, Inc. All company and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners. Rev. 06/2002

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■ PRINT SAMPLE

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