Fujitsu FTP-642MCL302, FTP-642MCL301, FTP-642MCL002, FTP-642MCL001 User Manual

24V DRIVE, HIGH SPEED LINE THERMAL PRINTER
4” MECHANISM, WITH OR WITHOUT CUTTER

FTP-642MCL001/002
FTP-642MCL301/302

■ OVERVIEW

FTP-642MCL/FTP-622DCL Series is an ultra high speed line thermal
printer driven by 24 VDC, printing on 4-inch wide paper (112 mm/114
mm) .

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

FTP-642MCL001

■ 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 125 g.

• Low power consumption

The peak current for head driving is approximately 4.1 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

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

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Commands

FTP-622CU101

FTP-622DCL001

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■ DESIGNATION

Item

Standard

FTP-642MCL001/002

Printer mechanism

With Auto cutter
Centronics Standard

FTP-642MCL301/302
FTP-622DCL001/011

Interface board

Serial (RS-232C)

LSI(MCU)

Thermal head cable

Cables

Parallel (centronics) Interface cable
Serial (RS-232C) Interface cable
Power cable

*2: 001 is for front paper insertion (curl path) and 002 is for rear paper insertion (straight path).
*3: Constructed with mechanism+cutter+attachment. 301 is for front paper insertion (curl path) and 302 is for rear paper insertion (straight path).
*4: 001 /011 supports ANK and 101 supports ANK + Kanji (pages 98-103).
*5: 001/011/012 supports ANK and 111 supports ANK + Kanji (pages 98-103).
*6: CU101 supports Kanji and cutter control.

FTP-622DSL001/011
FTP-622CU101
FTP-622Y001
FTP-622Y201
FTP-622Y301
FTP-622Y401

Part number

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■ GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

SpecificationsItem

Part number FTP-642MCL001/002 FTP-642MCL301/302
Printing method Thermal-sensitive line dot method
Dot structure 832 dots/line
Dot pitch (Horizontal) 0.125 mm (8 dot/mm)—Dot density
Dot pitch (Vertical) 0.125 mm (8 dot/mm)—Line feed pitch
Effective printing area 104 mm

MCL001/301 112 mm

Paper width

MCL002/302 114 mm

Paper thickness 60~100 µm*

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60~100 µm*

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Cutting type ----------- full or partial
Number of columns 69 columns/line (24×12 dot font)
Maximum printing speed 640 dot line/s (80 mm/s)

Character types

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

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

24 × 12 dots, (3.0 × 1.5 mm), 69 columns
24 × 24 dots, (3.0 × 3.0 mm), 34 columns
16 × 8 dots, (2.0 × 1.0 mm), 104 columns
16 × 16 dots, (2.0 × 2.0 mm), 54 columns

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FTP-642MCL001/002/301/302

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SpecificationsItem

Part number FTP-642MCL001/002 FTP-642MCL301/302
Interface Centronics (ESC/POSTM), RS232C

24VDC ± 5%, Voltage

For head 1.61 (2.03) A (at 80 mm/s printing speed, 25% printing ratio)

Power supply

For motor 24VDC ± 5%, 1.0 A maximum
For cutter ---------­For logic 5VDC ± 5%, 0.5 A maximum

Dimension

Weight (Mechanism+Cutter) approximately 125 g approximately 450 g (w/cutter)

driving method)
Expected life

Environmental
conditions

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

Mechanism

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

1.17 (2.03) A (at 50 mm/s printing speed, 25% printing ratio)

1.08 (1.16) A (at 30 mm/s printing speed, 25% printing ratio)

138 (W) × 48 (D) × 20 (H) mm (excluding lever) 147 (W) × 69 (D) × 42 (H) mm (w/cutter)

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

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( ): Peak

24VDC ± 5%, 1.0 A maximum

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Storage humidity 5 to 95% RH (no condensation)
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 (112 mm width) : FTP-040PU001, FTP-040P0701

Recommended thermal sensitive paper

For rear insertion use (114 mm width) : FTP-040P0020, FTP-040P0702
*Recommended papers

· Oji paper : PD150R, PD160R, PD170R

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

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

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

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