Fujitsu FTP-631MCL351, FTP-631MCL352 User Manual

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

FTP-631MCL351/352

■ OVERVIEW

This thermal printer (driven by VDC 24) and cutter provide high
speed printing for 3- inch wide paper (85 mm). This printer is small in
size, light weight, and has low power consumption. The print head is
desined with open construction for easy maintenance.

This printer is suitable for the variety of applications, such as POS
terminals, ticket machines, label printers, measuring devices and
medical equipment.

In addition to the interface board, a driving LSI (MCU + Gate Array) is
also available.

FTP-631MCL351/352 shown after
assembly with FTP-631CT001cutter

■ HIGHLIGHTS

• Ultra high speed printing

It can print at 100 mm/s (800 dotlines/s) by using Fujitsu
Components' unique head drive control system.

• Auto cutter

Full or partial cutting are available by normal or reverse rotation of
the motor (command set).

• Low power consumption

The peak current for head driving is approximately 2.6 A (at 50
mm/s printing speed, 50% printing ratio).

• Easy head access

Head-open construction makes head maintenance easy,
especially for head cleaning.

• Paper auto loading function

The thermal paper can be loaded without head-up lever
operation.

• High resolution

8 dots/mm head provides clear print output.

• Selectable paper paths

Front or rear insertion types are available.

FTP-621CU102, FTP-633GA101

FTP-621DCL013

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■ DESIGNATION

FTP-631MCL351/352

Item

Front paper insertion type

Printer mechanism

Rear paper insertion type
Cutter
Interface board

Micro Controller Unit

LSI

Gate Array

■ GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

SpecificationsItem

Printing method Thermal-sensitive line dot method
Dot structure 576 dots/line
Dot pitch (Horizontal) 0.125 mm (8 dots/mm)—Dot density

Part number
FTP-631MCL351
FTP-631MCL352
FTP-631CT001

FTP-621DCL013
FTP-621CU102
FTP-633GA101

Dot pitch (Vertical) 0.125 mm (8 dots/mm)—Line feed pitch
Effective printing area 72 mm
Number of columns 48 columns/line (maximum)—Alphanumeric KANA
Maximum printing speed 800 dot lines/s (100 mm/s) maximum

JIS ANK : 128 International characters : 130

Character types Semi-graphic : 63 ASCII small characters : 31

Character composition, dimensions (H×W),
Number of columns (standard)

Interface 1) Centronics standard 2) Bus interface*

Cutting method Guillotine method
Cutting type Full-cut or partial cut (command set)

Cutter

Minimum cut length 20 mm
Paper thickness 65 to 150 µm

Download : 384
24 × 12 dots, (3.0 × 1.5 mm), 48 columns

32 × 16 dots, (4.0 × 2.0 mm), 36 columns
24 × 24 dots, (3.0 × 3.0 mm), 24 columns
32 × 32 dots, (4.0 × 4.0 mm), 18 columns

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