Masterflex HANDY-700 User Manual

1.OUT LINE

HANDY-700 ,a compact type printer with various functions which may be used
as a hand-held/belt-hung, Battery-operated unit, Infrared interface or as desk­top/wall-hung unit to meet a today printing needs.

1-1.FEATURES

*. Ultra small-sized portable and desk-top configuration.

*. Quiet and fast printing(50mm/sec) using the direct line thermal printing
method.
* One(1) hour continuous printing with fully charged Lit-ion battery

*. Extremely easy to load a paper by CLAMSHELL unit.

*. Easy maintenance and head cleaning.

*. Setting the baud rate, handshaking, International Characters, density ETC.

by external button.

*. Support for many bar code types(JAN/EAN-8,JAN/EAN-13,
CODE39,CODE128,CODE93).

*. Command selection of font sizes(12x24,8x16).

*. Current printer status.

*. Auto online mode

*. Self-test facility

*. Dump mode function.

1-2. Printer Parts & Accessories.

1-2-1 Printer parts :

1) Printer cover

2) Operation panel

3) Power connector

4) Interface connector

5) Infrared window

6) Battery door

7) Power switch

8) Belt rack

1-2-2 Accessories.

The set, besides the printer main unit, contains the following accessories :

Roll paper (x 1)
Interface cable (x 1)
Rack mounting bracket (x 1)
Screw for bracket (x 2)
Instruction Manual (x 1)
Belt rack (x1)
Lit-ion battery (x1)
Adapter for recharging (x1)

1-2-3 Model classfication

Handy700 – R S B

 Handy700 : Model Name
 Interface : R(Serial RS-232C)

I(IrDA-Sir)
 Character Set : S(Standard)
J(External font)
 Power supply : D(No battery)

B(Battery with external charging)

C(Battery with internal charging)

2.General Guide.

2-1.Description of printer parts

The HANDY700 printer is based around a patented easy-loading printer
mechanism designed. This mechanism consists of a main cavity into which a paper
roll is dropped for loading. The thermal print head is at the front of this cavity and a
rubber roller is attached to the lid of the mechanism. When the lid is closed, The
paper is trapped between the rubber roller and the print-head to give a close
alignment and a consistent pressure.

2-1-1.Indicator lights

The HANDY700 printer has two LEDs on the front panel.
The control panel lights provide information on printer conditions.

POWER LED(Green) : The POWER light is ON when power is turned ON.
The POWER light flashes when head temperature is high(60C).

BATTERY(Red) : The BAT light is ON when battery is under charge the battery.
When the battery is full charged, light is blinks every second.
The BAT light is OFF when printer have no line adapter.

ERROR(Green): The POWER light flashes every second when the paper roll is nothing or
The paper cover is opened.

NOTE : Printer go into online mode automatically and print the remaining
Data 5 seconds after closing paper cover.

2-1-2. Buttons.

FEED Button : Press the FEED button to advance paper. You can also press the FEED button
Continuously to feed paper continuously.
FEED button is not operated when ON line button is off.

SEL Button : SEL Button perform set-up program(See Chapter self-test and set-up mode).

2-1-3.Connectors

The Power connector is fitted on the right side of printer.
This Power connector is for Battery charging and direct DC power supply.
In case of battery with internal charging type, Printer does not work when printer is connected with
adapter directly, without battery.

The Interface connector is fitted at right side of printer. This is 6pins RJ connector for RS-232C
Communication.

2-1-4.Belt rack holes

There are two holes in the base of the printer which allow the printer to be attached to vertical
Surface Such as a wall or waistband.

2-1-5.Sensors

The HANDY700 Printer is fitted with three sensors.
The DOOR –CLOSED SENSOR is to avoid the damaging the print-head, When the door is open.
The END-OF-PAPER SENSOR(EOP) detects the presence of paper near to the print-head.
To avoid damage the print-head, When no paper is detected.
The Infrared IrDA SENSOR is fitted on the front panel. This sensor is used to interface with
Infrared communication.

2-2.Paper specification.

Paper width : 57mm
Maximum paper roll diameter : 40mm
Maximum paper thickness : 60gsm
Emulsion(sensitive) side : On out side of roll.
Recommended paper : Mitsubishi,P220AG

2-3.Power supply.

2-3-1. Adapter :

The Internal battery charging adapter is a DC12V and current capacity of 1A or more.
External Direct power supply is DC12V and current capacity 2.5A or more.
It packs a DC JACK type connector in which the inner contact is with
External diameter(3.5mm),Internal diameter(1.3mm),length(10mm).

2-3-2 Battery

1) Kind of Specified Products
Name : Camcorder battery pack
Pack type : IN-5XL
Cell type : LITHIUM-ION

2) Basic Characteristics
Normal Voltage : 7.2V
Minimum Capacity : 1650mAh
Charge Conditions : Charge Voltage : 8.40±0.05V
Maximum Charge Current : 1650mAh
Charge Method : CCCV(Constant Current/Constant Voltage)
Discharge Condition : Maximum Discharge Current : 2475mAh(1.5C)
Discharge End Voltage : 5.5V/pack
Temperature : Charge : 0 ~ +45°C
Discharge : -10 ~ +40°C
Storage : -20 ~ +50°C within a month(50% charged condition)
Long term Storage : -20 ~ +35°C within 3 months(50% charged condition)
Relative Humidity : 65 ±20%
Weight : About 100g

2-3-3 Charging battery

1) Turn OFF the power switch, Connect the adapter to the printer and make the adapter Electrified

2)then begin to charge. Full charging may need 3 hours under condition of no electric energy in battery.
Battery light flash every second when it is charged fully.

3)Printer does not operate normally when the battery energy is about exhausts.

At that time battery light is ON .

NOTE : Normally, Printer does not work when printer is connected with adapter directly

Without battery.

4)When printer only uses full charged battery without external power connection, It will

Work one(1) hour printing continuously.

2-4.Specifications

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Printing method Direct thermal
No. of columns 32 columns : 384 dots/lines
Character size 1.5mm x 3.0mm (12x 24)
Line pitch 4.0mm
Paper 57.5 x 60mm
Interface Serial(RS-232C) and IrDA
International character

U.S.A., FRANCE, U.K., DENMARK I,
SWEDEN,ITALY, SPAIN, JAPAN,

NORWAY, DENMARK II, KOREA
Buffer 7Kbyte(option:128KByte)
Bar code UPC-A,EAN13,EAN8, ITF, CODABAR,

CODE39,CODE93, CODE128
Mechanical lifetime 50Km
Baud rate 2400 – 115200 bps
Power requirement

12V, 1.2A (With Battery)

12V, 3A (Without battery)
Battery Lit-ion 7.2V
Operating temperature

0 – 40 °C
Humidity 20 - 80 %
Dimensions(mm) 92 x 140 x 51

3.Operation

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3-1.Precautions for installation

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HANDY-700 Printer may be installed in a variety of applications but, to Maintain
your unit in optimum working conditions, the following recommendations should
Be followed.

 Avoid dirty or dusty location or those with excessive heat or humidity.

 Choose a stable level or solid wall on which to mount the printer.

 Ensure that the adapter provides the correct operating voltage.

 Care must be taken to ensure that any power adapter supplied by the customer meets

With national safety requirements and has the correct output voltage and polarity.

3-2.Opening/Closing of printer cover

Applying your finger on both side of printer, push it up when the lock is released as

Shown in the drawing. It open by about 120° centering around the fixed axis.
For the closing. Pressing the Top cover, Tightly close it until click sound is heard.
Also, confirm, on closing, that paper is free of slackening.

3-3.Installing paper.

Please ensure that the correct grade of paper is used with the HANDY-700.
It is extremely easy to load a new paper roll into the printer by following thease
simple steps :

 Open the cover and remove the old paper core.

 Drop the new roll into the reservoir so that it will rotate in the correct direction

(i.e. so that the emulsion side of the paper outside rests against the print-head)

 Insert the edge of the roll paper into the hole of cover and closing cover.

NOTE : If there are unprinted data in the memory after changing paper, The printer
Go into online mode automatically and print the remaining data 5 seconds
After closing paper cover.

3-4.Self-test.

The purpose of the self test The self test checks whether the printer has any
problems.

When the printer does not function properly, Please contact the supplier.

* The self test checks the following
+.Control circuit functions +.Software version
+. Setting parameters +. Printer quality

* Running the self test
+.Make sure the cover is closed and roll paper is installed correctly.
+.Turn on the power while pressing the FEED button. The self test begins.
+.The following contents are printed for printer current status printing.

 Version : 1.1.6

 Data bit : 8 bit

 Parity : None

 Baud rate : 9600 bps

 Handshaking : DTR

 Country : USA

 Print mode : Text(upright)

 Paper : Normal paper

 Density : 100%

 IrDA : IrDA-SIR

 Buffer size : 7000Byte

 Head volt : 7.1V

 Head temp : 23C

*
+ The self test automatically ends after printing on the paper.
+ The printer becomes ready to receive data from the host.

3-5.Set-up mode.

Following thease step when setting the program.
Turn ON the power while pressing SEL button then printer will go into set-up
Mode And print the current parameter status.
The power LED indicator will flash every second to indicator SET-UP mode.

Each time the FEED button is pressed and released the next printer parameter is
Printed. Pressing the SEL button will cause the status of that parameter to change
In the sequence shown.
Once the correct status has been selected then press SEL button while pressing
FEED button.

NOTE : If no buttons are pressed for 15 seconds ,The set-up mode is automatically
Terminated without changing the original parameters

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SET-UP S/W FEED S/W
Baud rate 2400,4800,9600,19200,38400,57600,115200
Handshaking DTR, X-on/X-off
Country USA,Korea,Cyrillic,Denmark2,Norway,Japanese,Spain,Italy,Sweden,Denmark1,UK,

Germany,France
Print mode Text(upright), Data(inverted)
Paper Normal paper, Reprint paper
Density 50%,55%,60%,65%,70%,75%,80%,85%,90%,95%,100%,105%,110%,115%,120%,

125%,130%,135%,140%,145%,150%
IrDA Chamjin –Ir, IrDA-Sir, BHT-Ir(DENSO),EL-ME-Ir

3-6.Dump mode

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*The purpose of Dump mode

Dump mode check whether printer receive data correctly from host or not.

*Running the dump mode
Turn ON the power while pressing SEL and FEED button together ,Then printer
Print [DUMP TEST] and wait data from host.

3-7.Maintenance.

The HANDY-700 printer is requires very little maintenance but may benefit From

cleaning as detailed below.

 Cleaning the printer

The external surfaces may be kept clean by wiping a lightly damp cloth but this
Only be done after unplugging all electronic connections. Great care should
Be taken to ensure that the inside surfaces are kept dry at all times and that the
External surfaces are thoroughly dry before re-making any electrical connections