BATTERY DRIVE, FTP-604 Series
4” TYPE MECHANISM AND INTERFACE BOARD
FTP-644MCL001/002/FTP-624DCL/DSL
■ OVERVIEW
FTP-644MCL/FTP-624DCL/DSL Series is a high speed line
thermal printer driven by battery, printing on 4-inch wide paper
(112 mm/ 114 mm).
The 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-644MCL001
■ HIGHLIGHTS
• High speed printing
It can print at 50 mm/s (400 dotlines/s) maximum by using
Fujitsu
• Compact and lightweight
The 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 drive is only 3.5 A (8.5VDC, 128
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
Components' unique head drive control.
FTP-624CU102
FTP-624DCL/DSL002
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■ DESIGNATION
FTP-644MCL001/002/FTP-624DCL/DSL002
Part numberItem
Printer mechanism FTP-644MCL001/002*
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 support ANK and Kanji.
*3: 002 supports ANK, 103 support ANK and Kanji.
Centronics
RS-232C
Thermal head cables FTP-624Y002, FTP-624Y003
Parallel interface cable FTP-441Y201
Serial interface cable FTP-624Y301
Power cable (logic, head and motor) FTP-621Y401, FTP-621Y601
FTP-624DCL002*
FTP-624DSL002*
■ GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
SpecificationsItem
Part number FTP-644MCL001/002
Printing method Thermal-sensitive line dot method
Dot structure 832 dots/line
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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 104 mm
Paper width (MCL001) 112 mm
Paper width (MCL002) 114 mm
Paper thickness 60 to 100 µ m*
Number of columns 104 columns/line (16 × 8 dot font)
Maximum printing speed
Character types ASCII : 31
Character composition, dimensions (H×W),
Number of characters
Interface Centronics / RS-232C
400 dotlines/s (50 mm/s)
[Condition] 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), 69 columns
16 × 8 dots, (2.0 × 1.0 mm), 104 columns
16 × 16 dots, (4.0 × 2.0 mm), 52 columns
24 × 24 dots, (6.0 × 3.0 mm), 34 columns
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FTP-644MCL001/002/FTP-624DCL/DSL002
SpecificationsItem
For head
Power
supply
Dimensions
Weight (Mechanism) approximately 125 g
Expected life Mechanism Pulse durability: 1 × 108 pulse/dot (using Fujitsu Takamisawa's standard
Environmental
conditions
For motor
For logic
Mechanism 138 (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
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. 3.5 A (conditions: room temp., 7.2VDC, 128 dots on)
Voltage: 4.2 to 8.5 VDC (equivalent to 2 Lithium lon batteries)
Peak current: approx. 0.8 A (conditions: room temp., 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 (112 mm width) : FTP-040PU001, FTP-040PG021
For rear insertion use (114 mm width) : FTP-040P0020, FTP-040PG106
Recommended thermal sensitive paper
In Europe (112 mm width) :FTP-041P0060-45
· Oji Paper : PD160R, PD170R, PD150R
· 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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