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MTP-1500 Modular Thermal Printer User Manual

1. MTP 1500 Modular Thermal Printer User Manual Your Printer Solutions Company TELPAR A Platinum Equity COMPANY 187 Crosby Road Dover New Hampshire 03820 Toll Free 800 872 4886 from the U S A and Canada only 603 750 7237 Fax 603 742 9938 Website www telpar com E mail info telpar com Part No 090103 0010 Rev B 05 03 Page 1 of 64 Warranty Telpar Printer Limited Warranty For one 1 year after shipment of the printer product to Buyer Telpar warrants the product against defects in materials and workmanship provided the product has been operated and maintained in accordance with manufacturer s operating and maintenance specifications This warranty specifically excludes ribbons paper and other consumable items THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED TELPAR MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY AND BUYER SPECIFICALLY WAIVES ANY OTHER WARRANTIES INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES THAT EXTEND BEYOND THOSE DESCRIBED HEREIN Telpar s liability hereunder is limited to the repair or replacement of defective parts This liability does not extend to normal wear and tear Telpar will solely at its option remedy all valid warranty claims either by a Repairing or replacing the defective unit at Telpar s factory or b Repairing or replacing the defective subassembly at Telpar s factory If so directed by Telpar Buyer sha
2. Page 15 of 64 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 DSW1 DIP Switch DIP Switch 1 DSW1 Settings Item Serial interface communication baud rate setting Even odd parity selection Parity use selection Serial interface handshaking Interface Selection Black Mark sensor Add to table for 3 2 Table 2 DIP Switch 1 DSW 1 Settings Setting of DIP Switches and MEMORY Switches Bit No Setup status Setup state Setup before shipping 8 7 Bit7 Bits 38400 bps 19200 OFF OFF ON OFF 19200 bps OFF ON 9600 bps ON ON 4800 bps 6 OFF Odd parity ODD 5 OFF No parity No Parity 4 OFF DTR DSR DTR control ON Xon Xoff control ON Even parity ON Parity used 3 2 Du 3 Bit2 Parallel Parallel OFF OFF interface 1 OFF Disabled Disabled ON Enabled ON OFF Serial interface Optional Either ON Page 16 of 64 4 1 1 2 DSW2 DIP Switch 2 DIP Switch 2 DSW2 Settings Item Bit Setup Status Setup State Setup No before shipping Parallel I O pin 31 8 OFF No reset OFF RESET ON Reset signal on pin 31 Serial I O pin 6 7 OFF No reset OFF RESET ON Reset signal on pin 6 Factory use 6 OFF Operation mode 5 OFF Normal Normal selection ON Hex Dump Print density 3 4 Bit3 Bit4 Normal selection ON ON Slightly light OFF OFF Normal ON OFF Slightly dark OFF ON Dark Printer mechanism 1 2 Bit 1 Bit 2 As required selection OFF OFF MTP 1532 or mech ON OFF MTP 1530 OFF ON 60mm ON ON 58mm Table 3 DIP Switch 2 DSW2 Settings 4 1
3. 46hex 120f5 even 1thru 255 0 9 47hex CODABAR 1 thru 255 0 9 A B C D 48hex Code93 1 thru 255 OOhex thru 7Fhex 49hex Code128 thru 255 OOhex thru 7Fhex Table 21 Bar Code Command Values Notes 1 n indicates the number of data bytes which follow 2 If n is outside the allowable range the command aborts and following data is treated as normal data Notes when CODE93 m 48hex is used 1 In the HRI fields a small square is printed as the start character and as the stop character before and after the HRI character string 2 In the HRI field a small solid block followed by alphabetic character is printed when a control code is printed The character printed after the block for each control code is nn in hex alphe character 00 U 01 A 02 B 03 C 04 D 05 E 06 F 07 G 08 H 09 1 0A J OB K OC L OD M OE N OF O 10 P 11 Q 12 R 13 S 14 T 15 U 16 V 17 W 18 X 19 Y 1A Z 1B A 1C B 1D C 1E D 1F E 7F T Notes when CODE128 m 49 hex is used 1 The first character of the bar code data string must be the code set selection character CodeA CodeB or CodeC which selects the first code set to use Code setcharacters are specified by sending a two character sequence the first character is 7B hex and the second is a printable ASCII character CodeA A CodeB B Codec C a Code set A consists of the ASCII characters 00 hex through 5F hex FNC1 through FNC4 SHIFT CodeB and CodeC b Code set B consists of the ASCII characters 20 h
4. Bits 6 amp 5 both 1 paper out Bit 4 Not used always OFF Not used always ON Bit 3 Not used Bits 3 8 2 both 1 Paper low Bit 2 Not used Bits 3 amp 2 both 1 Paper low Bit 1 1 MEMORY switch 1 3is Not used always ON ON Bit 0 Not used Not used always OFF Figure 11 Fourth Status Byte Transmitted 4 4 7 Bar Code Command GS k m d1 dn NUL 1D 6B m DATA 00 For m OOhex through O6hex m selects the bar code type Bar Code Commands m Bar Code No of data alid data bytes ASCII 00 hex UPC A 11 or 12 0 9 01 hex UPC E 11 or 12 0 9 02 hex JAN EAN 13 12 or 13 0 9 03 hex JAN EAN 8 7 or 8 0 9 04 hex CODE39 ariable 0 9 A Z pace 05 hex 120f 5 even 0 9 number 06 hex CODABAR ariable 0 9 A B C D Table 20 Bar Code Commands Notes 1 For UPC A or UPC E Printing starts after 12 data bytes are received 2 For JAN13 EAN13 Printing starts after 13 data bytes are received 3 For JANS EAN8 Printing starts after 8 data bytes are received 4 For ITF the number of data bytes must be an even number Page 42 of 64 GS k m n d1 dn 1D 6B m n DATA For m 41hex through 49hex m selects the bar code type n number of data bytes to follow Bar Code Command Values m Bar Code n dec alid data 41 hex UPC A 11 or 12 0 9 42 hex UPC E 11 or 12 0 9 43 hex JAN EAN 13 12 or 13 0 9 44 hex JAN EAN 8 7 or 8 0 9 45 hex CODE39 1 thru 255 O 9 A Z space
5. n See Section 4 4 4 Status Commands Enable disable GS a n 1D 61 n See Section 4 4 4 Status Automatic Status Commands Back ASB Table8 Status Commands 4 3 3 Bar Code Commands Bar Code Commands Name Command Command Description ASCII n data byte hex 1D 48 n n 0 either 00hex or 30hex no HRI printed n 1 either O1hex or 31hex HRI printed above the bar code n 2 either O2hex or 32hex HRI printed below the bar code n 3 either O3hex or 33hex HRI printed both above and below the bar code The font used is specified by GS f Default 0 Select font for HRI GS f n 1D 66 n n 0 either OOhex or 30hex print the HRI using FontA 12x24 n 1 either 01hex or 31hex print the HRI using FontB 9x17 Default 0 Set Bar code height GS h n 1D 68 n Set the bar code height in dots Default 162 Range 1 to 255dec Print bar code GS k n 1D 6B n data Selects the bar code type and Page 26 of 64 Select print position GS H n for HRI characters data NUL 00 prints See Section 4 4 7 Bar Code Command Set bar code width GS w n n defines the width of lines used for printing bar codes in smaller number listed above the Modulo Width Default 3 Table 9 Bar Code Commands 4 3 4 Counter Commands Counter Commands Name Command Command Description ASCII n data byte hex Select GS C 0 n m 1D 43 30 n n 00 hex prints the actual digits counter prin
6. of block mark on a 0 4 7112 007 farside of paper Min Note 2 Page 13 of 64 NEED NEW DRAWING Figure 4 Black Mark Specifications See section 4 3 5 Top of Form Commands for additional information 2 3 Paper Jam In the event of a paper jam condition do not force paper into the unit or try to pry the paper out of the unit this may damage the thermal print mechanism Caution should be exercised when working next to the cutter mechanism the blades are sharp and may cause serious injury To release paper Turn off power to the printer Push the Head Open lever to the down position See Figure 6 MTP 1500 with Cutter Mechanism open Paper can be removed at this time Once paper is cleared from the mechanism return the Head Open lever to the up position 2 3 1 Head Open Lever The Head Open lever is located at the left front of the printer mechanism The up position is ready to print The down position lifts the print head off of the platen roller for manually inserting paper or for clearing a paper jam The down head open position signals the microprocessor that the head is open so that no printing will occur Figure 6 MTP 1500 with Cutter Mechanism open 3 Installation 3 1 Self Test Mode The MTP 1500 has a self test mode that will print and cut a sample ticket To place the unit into self test mode first turn power switch off then press and hold the FEED push button switch and place the POWER switch in the ON
7. the printer does not load the value from NV memory at initialization m any value except either 00 hex or 30 hex the printer loads the value from NV memory at initialization Frequent writes may damage the NV memory Maximum recommended usage is 10 times per day Macro definition starts when this command is received during normal operation and ends when this command is received during macro definition ESC does not clear he contents of the macro definition o ESC can be included in the macro definition The contents of he macro can not exceed 2048 bytes n 00 hex Print speed 1 150 mm second n 10 hex Print peed 2 100 mm second n 20 hex Print speed 3 80 mm secona n 30 hex Print speed 4 50 mm second When Memory switch 8 position 1 is set to divided energy he maximum speed is 120 mm second Default is speed 1 n 0 through 255 specifies the number of times to execute the macro m 0 through 255 specifies how long to wait between executions of the macro m 100 milliseconds When the LSB on 0 is 0 the macro executes n times at Page 35 of 64 the interval of m 100 msec When the LSB on o is 1 the macro executes then after an interval of m 100 msec the Paper Out LED lashes and the printer waits for the Paper Feed button to be pressed as a signal to execute the next sequence until the macro has executed n times Table 13 Seldom Used Commands Page 36 of 64 44 Descriptions of Comm
8. 8 y c1 1B 26 03 c1 defined c2 x data c2 data characters Cancel user ESC n 1B 3F n defined characters User defined GS E p1 commands Description LSB of n 0 default selects ROM character generator LSB of n 1 elects User Defined character generator See ESC 8 and ESC y specifies 3 bytes per character in the vertical direction c1 specifies the first character to be downloaded and c2 specifies the last character to be downloaded x specifies the number of dots in the horizontal direction The value of x is 12dec or FontA or 09dec for FontB FontA or FontB are selected by ESC or ESC M A download bit image GS and user defined characters ESC amp can not be defined simultaneously defining either will cancel the other See ESC ESC add dwg amp bookmark Rick The previous user defined character pattern for character n 20 hex hrough ZE hex in either font selected by ESC is cleared and he internal character generator is used to print the character n See ESC amp and ESC 1D 28 45 p1 p1 p2 256 the number of data p2 m data p2 m data bytes to follow m plus 1 Function 1 enters the user defined mode m 01 hex p1 03 hex p2 00 hex d1 49 hex d2 4E hex The printer transmits 37 hex 20 hex 00 hex Function 2 ends the user defined mode m 02 hex p1 04 hex p2 00 hex d1 4F hex d2 55 hex d3 54 hex The printer performs a software reset m 2
9. Cyrillic 2 Character Set o Figure 23 PC852 Latin 2 Character Set Figure 24 PC858 Euro Character Set S Figure 25 Space Page Character Set 66 Figure 14 Overview of Character Sets Page 48 of 64 5 3 2 PC437 U S A Standard Europe Character Set MTP 1500 CHARACTER SET PC437 U S A Standard Europe Power On default or ESC t 00hex 0123456788ABCDEF 1 429 48 85 0123458789 2 7 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO PQRSTUVWXYZE 7 _ abcdefghijkimno parstuvwxyz 7 C a ce amp B TtikA ak B6B ybUCt EVNf i fnNt i idiien ER 4d dard LR Ptr t t hehe te page fer iter tts ral 5 a amp rniouregnboegen zi gt lt free Figure 15 PC437 U S A Standard Europe Character Set Page 49 of 64 5 3 3 Katakana Character Set MTP 1500 CHARACTER SET Katakana ESC t Olhex 012345878984BCDEF X8 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLHNO PORSTUVWXYZ 7_ abcdefghijkimno parstuvwxyz 7 0 1 11000 Leit li dra tt 44 ki DEER AER 49141 5 39352 DFVTPFIAAINE TAB KAEPLIVIVAEVOIY Eti ARNT OVO bOO XAPAR ARE THERHAR Figure 16 Katakana Character Set 80 FF hex Page 50 of 64 5 3 4 PC850 Multilingual Character Set MTP 1500 CHARACTER SET PC850 Multilingual ESC t 02hex 0123456789ABCODEF ERA IAEA 0123456789 lt gt 2 GABCDEFGHIJKLMNO PORSTUVWXYZ NI _ abcdefghijklmno parstuvwxyz amp l c B tTtikA
10. Execute ESC Select cancel user defined Seldom Setting character set ESC amp Define user defined Seldom Setting characters ESC Select bit image mode General Execute ESC Turn underline on off General Setting ESC2 Select default line spacing Genera Setting ESC3 Set line spacing General Setting ESC Cancel user defined Seldom Setting characters ESC Initialize printer General Execute Setting ESC D Get horizontal tabs General Setting ESCE Turn emphasized on off General Setting ESC G_ Turn double strike on off General Setting ESCJ Print and feed paper General Execute ESCL Select PAGE MODE PAGE Execute ESCM Select character font General Setting ESCR Select international General Setting character set ESCS Select standard mode PAGE Execute ESCT Select print direction PAGE Setting ESCV Turn rotated print on off General Setting ESCW Get printing area PAGE Setting ESC Set relative print position General PAGE Execute ESC a Select justification General Setting ESC c 3 Select paper sensors to General Setting output paper out signal ESC c 4 Select paper sensors to General Setting stop printing ESCc5 Enable disable panel General Setting buttons ESCd Print and feed n lines General Execute ESCt Select character code table General Setting ESC Turn inverted print on off Genera Setting FSp Print NV bit image NV amp DL Execute FSq Define NV bit image NV amp DL Setting GS FF Feed paper to Black Mark Top of
11. Form Execute Page 19 of 64 es es Ignored es es Ignored es es es es es es es es es es es es es es es Start line es es Ignored alue es alue es Start line es es es es es Start line es Start line es Disabled es es es es es es es es es es es es es es Ignored es es es es alue es es alue es es es es es alue Disabled Disabled es GS GS GS GS A GS E GS F GS M GS GS GS B GSCO GSC1 GS C2 GSC GSE GS H GS GSL GST GS V GS W GS GS GS a GS b GSc GS f GSh GS k GSr GS v 0 GS w Select character size General Setting Set absolute vertical print PAGE Execute position Define download bitimage NV 8 DL Setting Execute test print General Execute User setup commands Seldom Execute Setting Set adjustment values Seldom Setting Customize printer control Geldom Setting values Print download bit image NV amp DL Execute Start end macro definition Seldom Execute Setting Set reverse video on off General Setting Select counter print mode Counter Setting Select count mode A Counter Setting Set counter Counter Setting Select count mode B Counter Setting Select head control method Seldom Setting Select printing position of Bar Code Setting HRI characters Transmit printer ID Status Execute Set left margin General Setting Set print position to General Execu
12. MOode u nu u an q ana ua a S uk 0 Auk Wapa 9 1 1 3 Explanation of Terms used throughout this manuel 11 1 2 ee ele 11 1 3 Standard AA Ln ER HER dg aede dede e died do ode 12 1 4 Options for the MTP 1500 Gertes nennen nnns 13 ET Mee EE 13 1 6 Power Supply Requirement eene ener nene 13 1 6 1 Voltage 24 VDC C10e nnne nennen nnne nnne trnn inns ennetn nin 13 1 6 2 No requirement for external 5 VDC power Supp 13 1 6 3 3 Pin Hosiden Connector on Printer for Power Supply Connection 13 1 7 Telpar Roll Paper for MTP 1500 Gees 14 2 Operator Instrr cllons ie ed ec a d la e C REIS 15 2 1 Unpacking and Inspechon nemen eene enne 15 2 2 Paper Loading EE 15 Ke LOAN Rol iii ae 15 2 2 2 Black Mark Sensors Load cnn EA A rn rn 15 237 Paper JAINA lidia 17 2 31 Head RTR 17 3 Installation te Ee ee 19 3 1 Self Test Mode ER e ERE A Eee e ed 19 4 Jlnterface SpecifICatiOris oderit al eet eed soe el ca epee eae 21 GN 21 4 1 1 Setting of DIP Switches and MEMORY Gwitches 21 Page 3 of 64 4 1 2 LEDs and Error Indieatton enm eene eren 23 4 2 Control Codes and Control Sequences List 24 4 3 Control Codes and Control Sequences Defimton enne 27 4 3 1 General Usage Print Commandes 27 4 3 2 Status Commandes nennen enne nnne nnn nnn nnns 31 4 3 8 Bar Code Command sese eee nemen nnne nnn SQ nne 31 4 3 4 Counter Commande eere nen nennen renes s nnn enne nnn 32 4 3 5 Top of Form Comman
13. RAM and is cleared by a power cycle or by the commands ESC or ESC amp A download bit image GS and user defined characters ESC amp can not be defined simultaneously defining either will cancel the other An NV bit image is stored in non volatile memory and is cleared only by redefining the NV bit image message Frequent writes may damage the NV memory Maximum recommended usage is 10 times per day Bar Code Commands Name Command Command Description ASCII n data byte hex Print NV FSp n m 1C 70 n m_ Print the NV message n defined by image FS q in the resolution specified by m m 0 either 00 hex or 30 hex 203 by 203 density m 1 either 01 hex or 31 hex 203 V by 102 H density m 2 either 02 hex or 32hex 102 V by 203 H density m 3 either 03 hex or 33 hex 102 V by 102 H density Must be received hen the print buffer is empty Is not affected by print modes emphasized double strike underline character size reverse ideo rotated etc but is affected by upside down printing mode Data hich exceeds the allowable print idth of the printer is ignored This command is ignored in Page mode Define NV FSq n x1 1C 71 n x1 ten 1 through 255 defines the image x2 y1 y2 x2 y1 y2 number of NV bit images to be data 01 hex data 01 hex stored in memory For each NV bit hrough x1 hrough x1 image x1 x2 256 8 number of X2 y1 y2 x2 y1 y2 dote being defined in the horizontal data n hex dat
14. Set Page 60 of 64 5 3 14 International Character Set MTP 1500 CHARACTER SET ESC R n INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SET m NE Se kk ici ANE d 0 USA 1 France 2 Germany 3 England 4 Denmark 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Denmark 2 11 Spain 2 12 LatAmer 13 Korea t tan LE gt gt AGR b gt gt gt C C E At Gh Gb A CR gt SS er CUR ro gt C A gt cp amp CC 4e 49 4n em D en en en D en en lt en en er or D rry rr ED ED ED rr K ED em n ED w c Um 4 Z O c OX c C Be Bete Ds X gt x C q gt Zu Z E t9 oO O t9 O c O C Die Due to O Die D r C DM Table 28 International Character Set Page 61 of 64 5 4 Dimensional Drawings of MTP 1530 80 mm Version 5 4 1 Dimensional Drawing of MTP 1530 80 mm Version Page 62 of 64 Dimensional Drawings of MTP 1532 82 5 mm Version 5 4 2 Page 63 of 64 ELPAR Your Printer Solutions Company TELPAR A Platinum Equity COMPANY 603 750 7237 Fax 603 742 9938 Website www telpar com E mail info telpar com Part No 090103 0010 Rev B 05 03 1 ESC POS is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON Corp 2 Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Page 64 of 64
15. and also sets the conditions which will cause the printer to automatically transmit the status bytes If all conditions are disabled then the ASB function is also disabled The status bytes are transmitted without checking to see if the host is ready to receive the data n is defined as Enable Disable Auto Status Back ASB mode Bit Function Bit 7 Not used Bit 6 Not used Bit 5 Not used Bit 4 Not used Bit 3 1 enable ASB for paper out status Bit 2 1 enable ASB for an error condition Bit 1 1 enable ASB for Online Offline Bit O Not used set to 0 Table 16 Enable Disable Auto Status Back ASB mode See section 0 Status Bytes Transmitted 4 4 6 Status Bytes Transmitted First Status Byte Transmitted The first byte sent due to Status byte sent when DLE EOT SB status printer 01hex is received information Bit 7 Not used always OFF Not used always OFF Bit 6 1 PAPER FEED button Not used Bit 5 1 Platen is open Not used Bit 4 Not used always ON Not used always ON Bit 3 1 OFF LINE 0 ONLINE 1 off line 0 on line Bit Not used always ON Not used always ON 2 Bit 1 Not used always OFF Not used always ON BitO Not used always OFF Not used always OFF Table 17 First Status Byte Transmitted Second Status Byte Transmitted The second byte sent due to Status byte sent when DLE EOT ASB status printer 02 hex is received information Bit 7 Not used always OFF No
16. command cannot be executed when the printer is BUSY but is executed when the printer is OFF LINE or in an error state if MEMORY switch 1 3 is on Status will be transmitted even if a valid command string is received while receiving data as part of another command sequence such a part of a bit image pattern EPSON to answer Check to see if the data is also then printed so the bit image pattern does not mess up everything afterward This command must not be sent to the printer in the middle of any other multi byte command sequence or this command will be interpreted as the remaining part of the multi byte command Status Commands n Action 01 hex ransmit Printer status 02 hex ransmit Offline status Page 39 of 64 03 hex ransmit Error status 04 hex Transmit Paper roll status Figure 10 Status Commands See section 0 Status Bytes Transmitted GS n 1D 49 n Transmit printer ID n 1 01 or 31 hex causes 24hex to be transmitted n 2 02 or 32 hex causes Type ID to be transmitted Bit 2 1 BM sensor is enabled Bit 1 1 Autocutter is installed Bit O 1 two byte character code is supported Bit O 0 two byte character code is not supported n 3 03 or 33 hex causes Firmware Version to be transmitted GS a n 1D 61 n Page 40 of 64 4 4 5 Enable Disable Auto Status Back ASB mode Causes the printer to transmit four status bytes on the XD line when this command is processed out of the receive buffer
17. fed under the bottom toward paper slot front of unit To load paper turn on the power and feed the straight edge of the paper into the paper guide AUTOLOAD will automatic load paper once it is fed into the paper guide Once paper has been initially loaded the paper feed button may be used Ensure that the paper is installed correctly and feeding properly with the thermal side facing up 2 2 2 Black Mark Sensors Load The MTP 1500 series printer may be used with the optional Black Mark Sensor This requires the use of a pre printed Top of Form TOF Mark or Black Mark on the form Dip switch SW1 position 1 must be set to the ON position to enable black mark operation If DIP switch DSW 1 position 1 is turned on to enable the Black Mark sensor when the printer is loaded with plain paper at Power On the printer will feed about 17 5 inches of paper looking for a Black Mark and then go to an error mode since it did not find a Black Mark To load paper turn on the power and feed the straight edge of the paper into the paper guide Ensure that the paper is installed correctly and feeding properly with the thermal side facing up If using perforated paper the perforation should be fed at least 1 27 mm 0 05 in past the cut line to avoid a jam at the cutter The black mark may extend across the full width of the paper TBD See Figure 4 Black Mark Specifications See section 4 3 5 Top of Form Commands 0 40010 2 Trailing edge d gt
18. fn Rage Bjo z amp EIJAAA GRInSCEU ble p fGh bode bade BRBEEEITII4 rhal 6B 6060ubb000yy S E Ait b E Figure 17 PC850 Multilingual Character Set Page 51 of 64 5 3 5 PC860 Portuguese Character Set MTP 1500 CHARACTER SET PC860 Portuguese ESC t O3hex 0123456789ABCDEF X amp 01234568789 2 BABCOEFGHIJKLMNO PORSTUVWXYZ E 7 _ abcdefghijkimno parstuvuxyz 1 cuU sid coco 1orAA EALOBO0UUL1DUCEDR DEELT amp 8I34142354125771 tte tt hh bed ae babe terther tts rial IF aBFriaquteehbogen tzs 2 grey Figure 18 PC860 Portuguese Character Set Page 52 of 64 5 3 6 PC863 Canadian French Character Set MTP 1500 CHARACTER SET PCB63 Canadian French ESC t O4hex 0123456789ABCDEF A8 0123456789 lt gt GABCOEFGHIJKLMNO PQORSTUVWXYZ VX abcdefghijk mno parstuvwxyz C amp h fc amp tt AS EFEEGELTAOUHOUCEDOF 6G gt T tenita RR Adm ER bis t thh epee hades Herter t el 18 oBFriaoutoenbagen tesfJezt eo 7520 Figure 19 PC863 Canadian French Character Set Page 53 of 64 5 3 7 PC865 Nordic Character Set MTP 1500 CHARACTER SET PCBBS Nordic ESC t O5hex 0123456789ABCDEF nn a 0123456789 lt gt 2 BABCDEFGHIJKLHNO PQRSTUVWXYZE _ abcdefghijkiano parstuvwxyztl C amp a l c amp B titikA st 6 uyB ezahf i fR S hd pra ER I Add nad dates Liy F h
19. information starting with n1 is treated as normal data In single density mode m 00 or 20 for each bit of data received the printer prints two dots horizontally so the horizontal resolution is 101 6 dpi In double density mode m 01 or 21 for each bit of data received the printer prints one dot horizontally so the horizontal resolution is 203 2 dpi In 8 dot mode m 00 or 01 for each data bit received the printer prints three dots vertically so the vertical resolution is 67 7 dpi Page 37 of 64 In 24 dot mode m 20 or 21 for each data bit received the printer prints one dot vertically so the vertical resolution is 203 2 dpi n1 and n2 define the number of dots per line to be printed in the horizontal direction n1 and n2 cannot both have a value of O The range of n1 0 to 255 dec and the range of n2 is O to 3 dec so a total number of horizontal dot position which can be printed with one ESC sequence can vary from 1 to 1023 If n1 or n2 is outside this range the ESC sequence is ignored and all data following is treated as normal data If the bit image data specified is more than what will fit on a line the excess data is ignored If the width of the printing area set by GS L and GS W is less than the width required by the data sent with the ESC command the margins are re adjusted to print as much of the graphics data as possible The right margin is extended first and then if the data still will not fit then the left m
20. is set by ESC T to the upper left or lower right of the printing area then the offset is in the horizontal direction but if the starting position is set to he upper right or lower left of the printing area then the offset is in the ertical direction Sets the absolute vertical starting position to buffer character data to n m 256 0 125 mm referenced to he starting posotopn defined by ESC T If the starting position is set by ESC T to the upper left or lower right of the printing area then the position is in the vertical direction but if the starting position is set to he upper right or lower left of the printing area then the position is in he horizontal direction Set printing position to current position plus n m 256 0 125 mm positive down the page or 65536 n m 256 0 125 mm negative up Page 30 of 64 the page If the starting position is set by ESC T to the upper left or lower right of the printing area then the offset is in the vertical direction but if the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left of the printing area then the offset is in the horizontal direction Turn LSB 0 turns smoothing off LSB smoothing 1 turns smoothing on Smoothing mode on off pplies to built in or user defined characters when printed at any size larger than the normal See ESC GS Table 11 Page Mode Commands 4 3 7 NV Memory and Down Load Bit Images Commands A download bit image is stored in
21. position Release the switch after printing starts See Figure 7 MTP 1500 Self Test Printout on page 20 The first part of the self test message prints several fields showing how the printer is configured Following the first part of the self test you have the option of pressing the paper feed button to print a barber pole pattern print test or turning power off and back on to terminate the self test The printer goes to the off line Page 14 of 64 BUSY state when self test starts and remains off line until self test is finished due two either of these actions All electrical mechanical portions of the printer are exercised and checked by this action except for the serial interface or parallel interface components SELF TEST Firmware Version 1 00 Parallel Interface Buffer Capacity 4K bytes Handshaking Operation busy condition Receive buffer full Automatic Line Feed CR command function Disabled Resident Character Alphanumeric Print Density LIGHT 1 2 3 4 DARK Power On Status Disabled DIP Switch 1 12345678 ON OF DINN DIP Switch 2 12345678 ON Y x OFF BENE Memory Switch 12345678 ON H OF OH MANDA Memory Switch 8 12345678 ON OF BENE If you want to continue SELF TEST printing please press FEED button Figure 7 MTP 1500 Self Test Printout 4 Interface Specifications 4 1 General The MTP 1500 Series includes a Serial RS232 interface and a IEEE1284 Parallel interface
22. print position Page mode GS n m Set absolute vertical print position Page mode GS n m set relative vertical print position 1B 53 1B 54 n received See FF CAN ESC FF ESC S ESC T ESC W GS GS V Data buffered in page mode is cleared The printing area set by ESC W is initialized Settings of ESC SP ESC 2 ESC 3 are witched to the standard mode alues See FF ESC FF ESC L Sets the position where data is buffered within the printing area set by ESC W n 0 either 00 hex or 30 hex sets the starting position to the upper left corner and printing goes rom left to right n 1 either 01 hex or 31 hex sets the starting position o the lower left corner and printing goes from bottom to top n 2 either 02 hex or 32 hex sets the starting position to the lower right corner and printing goes from right o left n 3 either 03 hex or 33 hex sets the starting position to the upper right corner and printing goes rom top to bottom 1B 57 x1 x2 x1 x2 256 horizontal starting y1 y2 dx1 dx2 dy1 dy2 1B 5C n m 1D 24 n m 1D 5C n m position y1 y2 256 vertical starting position dx1 dx2 256 printing area width dy1 dy2 256 printing area height Defaults are x1 x2 y1 y2 0 dx1 128 for 82 5 mm printer or 64 for 80 mm printer dx2 2 dy1 152 for 82 5 mm printer or 226 for 80 mm printer dy2 2 Set printing position to current position plus n m 256 0 125 mm If the starting position
23. the Kanji character set Set values independently in Page and Normal modes Set Print mode ESC n 11B 21 n Get Print mode See Page 21 of 64 Set absolute print position Select Bit Image mode Turn underline mode on off Set default line spacing Set Line feed pitch Printer reset Set Horizontal Tab positions Turn emphasized mode on off Turn double strike mode on off Name Command Command Description Page 22 of 64 ESC n 1B24nm m ESC V m 1 2A m n1 n2 n1 n2 d1 dn data ESC n 1B 2D n ESC 2 1B 32 ESC 3 n 1B 33 n ESCQ B40 ESCD 1B 44 d1 dn DATA 00 NUL ESCE n 1b 45 n ESC G n HB 47 n Section 4 4 1 Set Print Mode See ESC M ESC E ESC GS Current print position is set to n m x 256 x 0 125 mm from the beginning of the line See ESC V GS GS See Page mode Set Bit Image mode See 4 4 2 Set Bit Image Mode n 0 00 or 30 hex Turn underline off n 1 01 or 31 hex Turn on 1 dot line high underline n 2 02 or 32 hex Turn on 2 dot line high underline See ESC Set 3 75 mm line spacing 30 dot lines See ESC 3 Set single line spacing to n dot lines n x 0 125mm Set independently in Page and Normal mode Default 30 See ESC 2 Resets the printer to the mode it was in when power as turned on Clears the data in the print buffer but does not the data in the receive buffer The DIP witches and MEMORY witches are not reche
24. 1 3 There are 8 MEMORY Switches only two are currently used Memory Switch 1 Position Function 5 ON Auto line feed enabled Parallel interface only OFF Auto line feed disabled 4 ON Receive error is ignored serial interface only OFF Receive error prints serial interface only H3 ON BUSY condition when buffer is full OFF BUSY when buffer is full or when OFF LINE Memory Switch 8 Position Function 4 ON Cutter is NOT installed OFF Cutter is installed 3 ON Reverse paper feeding is enabled See NOTE OFF Reverse paper feeding is disabled 1 ON Divided energy print mode OFF High speed print mode Note Not all printer mechanisms allow reverse paper feeding If reverse feeding is allowed after cutting the paper with a GS V command paper feeds backwards The print starting position adjustment with GS F can be set to the backward direction relative to the cutting position In this case the maximum backward feed length is 14 mm 112 0 125mm 4 1 2 LEDs and Error Indication Three LEDs D3 D5 and D6 are located above Dip switch DSW 1 Page 17 of 64 D3 is the green POWER LED ON means power is stable and the printer is ready for operation OFF means power in not stable D5 is a red PAPER OUT LED OFF means paper is installed and the printer is ready for operation ON means there is no paper installed in the printer mechanism or the paper low sensor if selected The PAPER OUT LED blinks steadily to specify th
25. As viewed from back of printer 24 Large notch NC GND Flat Power connector Hosiden TCS7960 532010 Figure 3 3 Pin Hosiden Power Supply Connector Page 12 of 64 1 7 Telpar Roll Paper for MTP 1500 Series Thermal sensitive coating is on the inside of the roll For MTP 1530 152 mm 6 in outside diameter 80 mm 3 15 in wide length 180 m 590 ft P N 251103 8006 For MTP 1532 152 mm 6 in outside diameter 82 5 mm 3 25 in wide length 180 m 590 ft P N 251103 8206 Specific to Thermal Printers Telpar Inc does not warranty damages to the thermal print head as a result of printing with thermal paper not specified or approved by Telpar Inc 2 Operator Instructions 2 1 Unpacking and Inspection Carefully unpack and inspect your MTP 1500 for any damage that may have occurred in transit Should any damage have occurred notify Telpar Inc save the shipping carton and packing materials and file a damage claim with the carrier Specify the nature and the extent of the damage Before installing or operating the printer check the following Printer mechanism and paper path are clear of all packing materials or other foreign matter Paper is installed DO NOT OPERATE the printer without paper Refer to Section 2 2 Paper Loading page 15 for paper loading instructions 2 2 PaperLoading 2 2 1 Side Loading Roll The MTP 1500 series printer is configured as a side loading printer Slide roll of paper over spindle with paper
26. C E JAN EAN 13 JAN EAN 8 3 of 9 ITF CODABAR Code93 and Code128 Ladder Bar codes can be printed when using Page Mode Bit image mode Reverse video mode Underline printing Continuous roll paper Page Mode Two character font sizes Each can be printed from 1 to 8 times normal width and or 1 to 8 times normal height Smoothing command see GS b applies only in Page mode 1 4 Options for the MTP 1500 Series Microsoft Windows driver 2 Black Mark sensing 1 5 Specifications Resolution 8 dots mm 203 dots in Paper thickness 0 056 mm to 0 15 mm maximum 0 0022 in to 0 0059 in Operating temperature 0 C to 55 C 32 F to 131 F Storage temperature 25 C to 70 C 13 F to 158 F Operating humidity 10 8596 RH non condensing Peak current for head drive is 14A at 150 mm second Weight Standard configuration without paper kg Ibs Expected life of mechanism 15 million lines Expected life of cutter 1 million cuts 1 6 Power Supply Requirements 1 6 1 Voltage 24 VDC 110 Current Requirements Page 11 of 64 High Speed Mode 14 Amps peak Divided Energy Mode 11 5 Amps peak 9 Amps average 7 Amps average Table 1 Current Requirements 1 6 2 No requirement for external 5 VDC power supply The 5 VDC for logic is supplied from the 24 VDC by a regulator internal to the printer 1 6 3 3 Pin Hosiden Connector on Printer for Power Supply Connection
27. This is the most commonly used mode of operation but anytime the printer has to stop and then restart there is a possibility of reduced print quality Page mode means that all the data to be printed on a page is received before printing begins so once the printing process starts an entire page is printed at full speed Most commands and parameters are the same for both standard mode and page mode but the ESC SP ESC 2 and ESC 3 are set independently in standard mode and page mode See section 4 2 Control Codes and Control Sequences List Some commands apply only to page mode and some commands are ignored in page mode See Table xxx add bookmark to COMMAND LIST table Ladder bar codes can be printed only in page mode 1 1 2 Hex Dump Mode This function is sometimes useful for diagnosis of application programs when the printer does not perform as expected In hex dump mode the printer prints the hexadecimal code for each character received rather than processing the data as printable text and as control commands The exception is that DLE EOT real time STATUS request and DLE ENQ Real time request to printer are executed as received even in hex dump mode The hexadecimal notation is printed at 10 characters per line on the left side of the page and the printable characters when possible are printed on the right side of the page Control codes print as periods on the right side section of the printout to help locate specific areas of the
28. UO Connector 5 1 00000 o0000 O 9 6 SERIAL 1 0 CONNECTOR DE9S PC pinout Figure 12 Serial I O Connector redo as DE9P Serial RS232C Interface Pin Assignments Pin Name Direction Function RD RS232 received data 3 XD O RS232 transmitted data 4 DTR O Hardware handshake line 5 GND Logic ground 6 DSR High space OK for the printer to transmit data when requested The state of DSR is IGNORED for XON XOF Page 44 of 64 handshaking if selected Dip Switch SW2 position 7 ON reconnects this signal to be a hardware RESET input signal normal connection to the DTR line from a computer will hold the printer always reset 7 RTS Table 23 Serial RS232C Interface Pin Assignments 4 5 3 Flow Control MEMORY switch 1 position 3 ON sets the BUSY condition when the receive buffer is full OFF sets the BUSY condition when the receive buffer is full or when Off Line The MTP 1500 employs a 4 K byte data buffer to allow the host computer to rapidly transfer data Under some circumstances it may be possible to completely fill the buffer When the Receive Buffer is within 128 bytes of being full the MTP 1500 signals the host computer to pause until the receive buffer has room 256 bytes The flow control information is sent to the host using hardware or software protocols as determined by the DIP switch settings The hardware protocol uses the DTR line of the serial interface This pin are a
29. a nhex direction and y1 y2 256 8 number of dots being defined in the ertical direction Each NV bit image is terminated with a equential number n x1 and y1 can range from 0 through 255 x2 can range from 1 through 3 y2 can range from O through 1 but Page 31 of 64 Define GS x y download bit data image Print downloaded bit image GS m 1D 2A x y data 1D 2F m x1 x2 256 can not be less than 1 or greater than 1023 and y1 y2 256 can not be less than 1 or greater than 288 The amount of data needed to complete this command is x1 x2 256 y1 y2 256 8 bytes Each bit image stored requires an additional 4 bytes for header information A total of 192 Kbytes is available for storage of all NV bit images This command clears all previously stored NV bit images so to write a new NV bit image requires reloading all NV bit images which are to be stored When this command is completed the printer performs a hardware reset so all user defined characters downloaded bit images and macros are cleared and all functions are the same as if power was turned off then back on In standard mode this command must be received at the start of a line This command does nothing in page mode See drawing add bookmark Rick x 1 to 255dec defines the horizontal size as x times 8 dots y 1 to 48dec defines the vertical size as y times 8 dots x times y cannot exceed 1536 The download bit image is cl
30. al Paper Table 25 General Specifications Full or partial Depends on printer mechanism 48 columns line 53 12x24 dot font columns line 12x24 dot ont 150 mm second FontA 12x24 FontA 12x24 dots dots 48 columns 53 columns FontB 9x17 FontB 9x17 dots dots 64 columns 71 columns 1 25 W by 3 0 H 1 25 W by 3 0 H 0 88 W by 2 13 H 0 88 W by 2 13 H IEEE 1284 Centronics and RS232C See Section 1 6 Power Supply Requirements DC 24V 5 1 A typical while feeding paper DC 24V 5 0 9 A max 0 11A typical 15 million lines except print head amp cutter Print head 100 million pulses Wear resistance Km 1 million cuts 750 000 when 30 degrees C or above and 60 RH or above O to 55 C 10 to 85 RH No condensation 25 to 70 C 10 to 9096 RH No condensation except for paper By thermistor applied energy control abnormal emperature detection By photointerrupter Micro switch Reflective photosensor Thermal Sensitive paper Page 47 of 64 5 3 Character Sets 5 3 1 Overview Overview of Character Sets Figure and Description Description Page Figure 15 PC437 U S A Standard Europe Character 56 Set Figure 16 Katakana Character Set 80 FF hex 57 Figure 17 PC850 Multilingual Character Set 58 Figure 18 PC860 Portuguese Character Set 59 Figure 19 PC863 Canadian French Character Set 60 Figure 20 PC865 Nordic Character Set 61 Figure 21 WPC 1252 Character Set 62 Figure 22 PC866
31. ands 4 4 1 Set Print Mode ESC n 1B 21 n n is defined as Print Mode Settings Bit 7 O Underline OFF 1 Underline ON Bit 6 Not used Bit 5 O Double wide print OFF 1 Double wide print ON Bit 4 O Double high print OFF 1 Double high print ON Bit 3 O Emphasized print OFF 1 Emphasized print ON Bit 2 Not used Bit 1 Not used Bit O O FontA 12x24 1 FontB 9x17 Figure 9 Print Mode Settings Both double wide and double high can be selected for any of the type faces When a printed line contains characters with different heights the characters are arranged so that bottoms of all characters line up All characters printed can be underlined except 90 degree rotated characters The space caused by the tab command HT is not underlined The thickness of the underline is defined by ESC regardless of the character size Default Ohex 12 x 24 matrix 4 4 2 Set Bit Image Mode ESC V m n1 n2 d1 dn 1B 2A m n1 n2 data Specifies and prints bit image graphics Set Bit Image Mode m Mode ertical dot Horizontal Number of data density dot density bytes 00 hex 8 Single 7 7 dpi 101 6 dpi n1 n2 256 density 01 hex 8 Double density 67 7 dpi 03 2 dpi n1 n2 256 20 hex 4 Single 03 2 dpi 101 6 dpi n1 n2 256 3 density 21 hex 4 Double 03 2 203 2 dpi n1 n2 256 density pi Table 14 Set Bit Image Mode If m is not one of the specified values the rest of the ESC sequence is ignored and all
32. argin is readjusted up to the point where the full width of the print head is used for printing the graphics image When 8 dot bit image is selected each byte of data represents 8 vertical dots to be printed The MSB is the top dot to be printed and the LSB is the bottom dot to be printed For each of the 8 bits within each data byte a 1 represents a dot position to be printed and a 0 represents a dot position not to be printed When 24 dot bit image is selected each series of three bytes of data represent 24 vertical dots to be printed The first byte represents the top 8 dots to be printed the second byte represents the 8 dots to be printed in the middle and the trird byte represents the bottom 8 dots to be printed The MSB of each byte is the top dot to be printed and the LSB is the bottom dot to be printed For each of the 24 bits within each series of three data bytes a 1 represents a dot position to be printed and a 0 represents a dot position not to be printed After printing a bit image the printer returns to normal mode The graphics mode is not affected by print modes emphasized double strike underline character size or reverse video but is affected by the inverted print mode Page 38 of 64 4 4 3 Set Raster Bit Image Mode GS v 0 m x1 x2 y1 y2 d1 dk 1D 76 30 m x1 x2 y1 y2 data Specifies and prints RASTER bit image graphics Set Raster Bit Image Mode m Mode ertical dot Horizontal densit
33. ark Recovers by DLE as detected ENQ within 222 2 blinks OFF RV error The CPU has Cycle power off and detected a on to see if the memory RAN error error goes away 3 blinks OFF High voltage he power supply Turn power OFF voltage is too high correct the problem before turning back on 4 blinks OFF Low voltage he power supply Turn power OFF voltage is too low correct the problem before turning back on 5 blinks OFF CPU error A program Cycle power off and execution error on to see if the error goes away 6 blinks ON Platen open he Print platen is Recovers by DLE open ENQ after the platen is closed 4 2 Control Codes and Control Sequences List Location of Definition HT Prntendinefesd tab General Execute LF Print and line Print and line feed General Execute FF PAGE MODE print and PAGE return to standard mode Page 18 of 64 Black Mark mode print and General Top of Execute eed to print starting Form position ier Mark CR Print Print and carriage return carriage return General Execute CAN Cancel print data PAGE Execute DLE EOT Real time status request STATUS Execute DLE Real time request to printer General Execute ENQ ESC Escape sequence header FS FS sequence header GS GS sequence header ESC FF Print data PAGE Execute ESC SP Set right side character General Setting spacing ESC Set print mode s General Setting ESC Set absolute print position General PAGE
34. at self test has finished the first part of printing and that the user can press the PAPER FEED button to print the barber pole character print part of the self test The PAPER OUT LED also blinks steadily to specify that a MACRO is waiting for the user to press the PAPER FEED button to continue it s execution macro stand by mode D6 is a red ERROR LED OFF means there are no errors and the printer is ready for operation ON indicates the printer is OFF LINE except during paper feeding using the FEED button during self test printing and in the error state The ERROR LED blinks a defined pattern every 5 12 seconds to notify the user of various error conditions When the LED is normally OFF and blinks ON an error is indicated which may be recoverable When the LED is normally ON and blinks OFF an error is indicated which in not recoverable For any error that is not recoverable power should be turned off as soon as possible Blink Rate Error Description Recovery method Continuous Print head The temperature Automatic when the Temperature has exceeded 70 print head cools off degrees C 1 blink ON Cutter error he cutter has Recovers by DLE ailed to complete ENQ after the cutter a cut Jam has been corrected 1 blink OFF PCB error The printer Turn power off and mechanism is not check connections connected or the between the printer internal wiring in mechanism and the incorrect controller board 2 blinks ON Black Mark No Black M
35. ated characters do not get underlined Double wide becomes double high and double high becomes double wide Not Page mode See ESC and ESC Set printing to current print position n m 256 Ignored if specified setting exceeds he printable area See Page mode n 0 0 or 30 hex Left justify n 1 01 or 31 hex Center justify n 2 02 or 32 hex Right justify Normal mode only must be received at the start of a line See HT ESC and ESC V Bit 1 enables or disables he paper low sensor Bit 3 enables or disables the paper out sensor A value of 1 enables and a value of 0 disables Applies to he parallel interface ONLY Setting bit O or bit 1 high causes the Paper Low ensor to be used as a Paper Out sensor LSB 0 Paper feed button is enabled LSB 1 Paper feed button is disabled During a macro Page 23 of 64 instruction standby the eed button is always enabled but will not feed paper Forward line ESCd n 1B 64 n Print if needed then feed feed for n paper n character lines character Range 0 to 255dec lines Maximum amount of paper fed 1016 mm 40 Can feed past marks in BM mode Select ESCt 1B 74 n See section 5 3 Character n Character Sets code table Set Reset 1B7B n LSB 1 upside down Inverted print n printing LSB 0 normal printing This command must be received at the start of a line to be in effect for that line Does not apply in page mode 1D 21 n Characte
36. cked he MACRO definition is not cleared Set from 1 to 32 tab positions Data values range from 1 to 255 in ascending order If a data value is less than the previous data value this command is terminated NUL terminates this command when less than 32 TAB positions are being set ESC D NUL clears all tab positions Default is every 8 columns LSB 0 Turn emphasized mode off LSB 1 Turn emphasized mode on See ESC LSB 0 Turn double strike mode off LSB 1 Turn double strike mode on Printout is the same as emphasized See ESC E ASCII Forward paper feed for n dot lines Select character font Select International character set Rotate print ESC V n ESC V n m Set relative print position Select justification Select paper ESC c 3 n sensors to output paper end status Selectpaper ESC c4 n sensor to stop printing Panel buttons ESC c 5 n enable disable n data byte hex 1B 4A n 1B 4D n 1B 63 33 n 1B 63 34 n 1B 63 35 n Print if needed then feed paper n dot lines Range 0 to 255dec If BM is enabled this command can feed paper past the mark n 0 00 or 30 hex selects FontA 12x24 n 1 01 or 31 hex selects FontB 9x17 See ESC Select international character set See Section 5 3 14 International Character Set reprint section n 1 01 or 31 hex Rotate the print 90 degrees clockwise n 0 00 or 30 hex Cancel the rotation Rot
37. data in the print buffer nz 1 either 01 or 31hex sets the print position to the start of the print line after printing data in the print buffer 1D 56 m f m 1 either O1hex or n 31hex a cut is performed and the n byte must not be sent If m is a capital B 42hex then paper is fed or n dot lines and then a cut is performed Set Right GSW n 1057 n Sets the print width to m x Margin m m 56 n relative to the left margin Must be received at the start of a line See GS L Print raster bit GS v 0 m 1D 76 30 See 4 4 3 Set Raster Bit image X1 x2 y1 m x1 x2 y1 Image Mode y2 data y2 data Table 6 General Usage Print Commands Cut command GS V m Page 25 of 64 4 3 2 Status Commands Because some of the bits in the status responses are fixed the user can confirm the command to which the status belongs and differentiate the status responses from XON XOF as shown Response to Status Commands Response to Bit Pattern GSr O0xxOxxxx XON 00010001 XOF 00010011 DLE EOT Oxx1xx10 ASB 1 byte Oxx1xx00 ASB 2 4 OxxOxxxx Table 7 Response to Status Commands The transmit buffer is 99 bytes long If more than 99 bytes are stored up without being transmitted the status bytes that have no place to be stored will be thrown away Status Commands Command Command n Description SCII Real time STATUS DLE EOT n 10 04 n See Section 4 4 4 Status request Commands Transmit printer ID GS I n 1D 49
38. de eene nennen nnns nennen enne nns 34 4 3 6 Page Mode Commande nennen nennen nnne 34 4 3 7 NV Memory and Down Load Bit Images Commande 36 4 3 8 Seldom Used Commande 38 4 4 Descriptions of Commande 41 LAA Set Prin Mode E 41 4 4 2 Set Bit Image Mode 41 4 43 Set Raster Bit Image Mode 43 4 4 4 Status Commands eI ede id et en b e PES RE Yoda 44 4 4 5 Enable Disable Auto Status Back AGBimode sss 45 4 4 6 Status Bytes Transmitted u enne nnne 45 4 4 7 Bar Code Commande 46 44 8 GSk m n d1 dn 1D 6B m n DATA sss 47 4 5 Serial RS232C Interface s 49 4 5 1 Serial RS232C Interface Gpecflcatton 49 4 5 2 Serial I O Connechor ener nenne nnns nen 49 4 5i3 blow Control e ett SH eben ee ete 50 4 6 Centronics Parallel IEEE 1284 Interface a 51 4 6 1 Parallel UO Connector eene 51 Ee e EE 53 Page 4 of 64 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 3 1 5 3 2 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 5 3 6 5 3 7 5 3 8 5 3 9 5 3 10 5 3 11 5 3 12 5 3 13 5 3 14 5 4 5 4 1 5 4 2 EELER xu smua s am ore mut ee Dee fes a of 53 General Specifications redo eee 54 Character Sets xum e ee e ee gea e e a e c f aes 55 Qu V d ege 55 PC437 U S A Standard Europe Character Get 56 Katakana Character Gei 57 PC850 Multilingual Character Set 58 PC860 Por
39. e 19 Bar Code Commands aeneae dani 46 Table 20 Bar Code Command Values eene nennen 47 Table 21 Serial RS232C Interface Gpechication cnn 49 Table 22 Serial RS232C Interface Pin Assignments 50 Table 23 Parallel Interface Pin Assignment nen 52 Table 24 General Specifications nennen enn 54 Table 25 Default Character Get 66 Table 26 Overseas Character Get 67 Page 7 of 64 Table 27 International Character Set Page 8 of 64 1 General The MTP 1500 series of modular thermal printers is designed specifically for the high performance size and durability requirements of cut and drop applications The compact size and high performance characteristics coupled with its rugged design also make it ideal for the kiosk environment Four models make up the MTP 1500 Series MTP 1530 SF 80 mm 3 15 in paper width Full Cut Part 901033 0006 MTP 1530 SP 80 mm 3 15 in paper width Partial Cut Part 901034 0006 MTP 1532 SF 82 5 mm 3 25 in paper width Full Cut Part 901033 0010 MTP 1532 SP 82 5 mm 3 25 in paper width Partial Cut Part 901034 0010 1 1 Definitions 1 1 1 Standard Mode versus Page Mode Standard mode means printing data as it is received like most serial mode printers If data is not received fast enough to keep the printer busy the printer will print data it has received and then stop and wait for more data to be received so it can print a little more
40. eared by a power on reset ESC or ESC amp a download bit image GS and user defined characters ESC amp can not be defined simultaneously defining either will cancel the other See drawing add bookmark Rick Print the downloaded bit image defined by GS in the resolution specified by m m 0 either OOhex or 30hex 203 by 203 density m 1 either 01hex or 31hex 203 V by 102 H density m 2 either 02hex or 32hex 102 V by 203 H density m 3 either O3hex or 33hex 102 V by 102 H density Must be received when the print buffer is empty Is not affected by print modes emphasized double strike underline character ize reverse video rotated etc but is affected by upside down printing mode If the downloaded bit image exceeds the printable area the excess data is not printed If the margins have been set by the GS L and or GS W commands this Page 32 of 64 command will readjust the margins as required to print as much of the data as possible for the printer mechanism being used In Page mode the terms horizontal and vertical depend on the print starting Table 12 NV Memory Commands position defined by ESC T Add drawing showing data structure for both download bit image and NV bit image Rick Seldom Used Commands 4 3 8 Seldom Used Commands Name Command Command ASCII n data byte hex Set cancel X ESC n 1B25n user defined character set Define User ESC
41. ected by print modes character size emphasized print double strike inverted print underline reverse video etc ESC a Select justification is effective on raster bit images If the width of the printing area set by GS L and GS W is less than the minimum width the printing area is extended to the minimum width only on the line in question This minimum width is 1 dot in normal or double high mode and is 2 in double wide or quadruple mode Each data byte represents 8 horizontal dots to be printed with the MSB being to the left and the LSB being to the right For each of the 8 bits within each data byte a 1 represents a dot position to be printed and a 0 represents a dot position not to be printed The first x1 x2 256 data bytes are printed as the first raster line The next x1 x2 256 data bytes are printed as the second raster line This sequence continues until all y1 y2 256 dot lines defined have been printed After printing the raster bit image the printer returns to normal mode 4 4 4 Status Commands Three commands pertain to status transmission DLE EOT n GS n and GS a n DLE EOT n 10 04 n Real time STATUS request Status is transmitted immediately when this command is received without verifying that the host is ready to receive data This command is executed even if the printer is off line the receive buffer is full or there is an error status with a serial interface controller With a parallel interface controller this
42. ede hades Mee tbher t rhal 18 aBrziout re8nBogen Figure 20 PC865 Nordic Character Set Page 54 of 64 5 3 8 WPC 1252 Character Set MTP 1500 CHARACTER SET WPC1252 ESC t 10hex 01234567B9ABCDEF X8 amp 01234587889 2 GABCOEFGHIJKLMNO PARSTUVWXVYZ NI abcdefghijklmno parstuvwxyz E grs ERE 2 Cr fase Z rg X it nV B AAR ENANA 10333 AAAKKARCEEECETLIT PROGGG6xBUUOUYPB aadaddeceeesi iii 856668688 08 0 yby Figure 21 WPC 1252 Character Set Page 55 of 64 5 3 9 PC866 Cyrillic 2 Character Set MTP 1500 CHARACTER SET PC868 Cyrillic 2 ESC t 11hex 012345878984ABCDEF L 4 amp 0123456789 lt gt G ABCOEFGHIJKLMNO PQRSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijkimno parstuvwxyz ABBTIERIMAKAMHON PCTY XY4YWWbHbIDA a6Braex3nixnmnon ER 1 dans dinate blet tkhtete bade Legttgeg elt rial I pcrTy xusultbib3ph55h EBteTivy hna Figure 22 PC866 Cyrillic 2 Character Set Page 56 of 64 5 3 10 PC852 Latin 2 Character Set NTP 1500 CHARACTER SET PC852 Latin 2 ESC t 12hex 01234587884A8CDEF 1789848 t 0123456789 lt 59 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO PQORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijkiano parstuvwxyz c a ccta ot 2 6 Lfa 8LT S U0 Tttx t hqiite Zeen z amp 8RIJAAES4In9224 Lirt A lbpudop pa 00Ed4K1182 Bar t OBGNHASSRUF OVE Soe E PA ORFE Figure 23 PC852 Latin 2 Character Set Page 57 of 64 5 3 11 PC858 Eu
43. ex an ASCII 0 if the switch is OFF or 31 hex an ASCII 1 if the switch is ON Effective only when the BM sensor is enabled a 01 hex selects the unction for the position to start printing when used by FF or GS FF commands a 02 hex selects the unction for the position to start cutting when used by the GS V command m 0 either 00 hex of 30 hex specifies a forward paper eed m 1 either 01 hex of 31 hex specifies a reverse paper feed n1 n2 256 0 125 mm specifies how much to feed The default of all Page 34 of 64 Save or load GS M p1 adjustment p2 n m values in NV memory Start end macro definition GS Select head GS E n control method Execute GS n m macro 0 1D 28 4D p1 p2 n m 1D 3A 1D 45 n 1D 5E n m 0 adjustment values is 0 Function 1 saves the settings made by GS F in NV memory n 1 either 01 hex or 31 hex m 1 either 01 hex or 31 hex p1 02 hex p2 00 hex Function 2 n 2 either 02 hex or 32 hex m 0 either 00 hex or 30 hex setting made by GS F is set as the default value or m any value except either 00 hex or 30 hex setting values are stored in area m of memory p1 02 hex p2 00 hex Must be processed at the beginning of a line No effect in page mode Function 3 set whether or not the value saved in NV memory is the default to be used at power on n 3 either 03 hex or 33 hex m 0 either 00 hex or 30 hex
44. ex through 7F hex FNC1 through FNC4 SHIFT CodeA and CodeC C Code set C consists of 2 digit numeral characters using one character 100 numerals from 00 dec through 99 dec or 00 hex through 63 hex FNC1 CodeA and CodeB 2 Special characters are specified by sending a two character sequence the first character is 7B hex and the second is a printable ASCII character The special characters are SHIFT and the FUNCTION characters SHIFT S FNC1 1 FNC2 2 FNC3 3 and FNC4 4 To specify the character send The usage of FUNCTION characters depends on the application program 3 In code set A the character just after SHIFT is processed as a character for code set B In code set the character just after SHIFT is processed as a character for code set C In code set C the SHIFT is invalid HRI characters are not printed for the SHIFT characters or CODE SET selection characters 5 HRI for a Function character is a space 6 HRI for a control code 00hex through 1Fhex and 7Fhex is a space T Errors in the data cause the bar code processing to abort data following is treated as normal data a b C The top of the data field is not a code set selection character If a sequence n is invalid Characters that can not be used in special code set Page 43 of 64 Notes in standard Mode 1 If any invalid data is received the printer only feeds paper and the following data is treated as normal data 2 If the ho
45. hrough s5 are all character strings made up of the ASCII characters 0 through 9 s1 and s2 range from 0 to 65535 and s3 through s5 range from 0 to 255 s1 and s2 specify the counter range s3 the amount to increment the count by S4 the repetition number when the counter value is ixed s5 the counter value Count up mode is selected by s1 lt s2 and s3 and s4 are not 0 Count down mode is selected by s1 gt s2 and s3 and s4 are not 0 Counting stops when s1 s2 or s3 0 or s4 0 Sets the serial counter value in the print buffer and increments or decrements the counter value based on the count mode selected by GS C 0 and either GS C 1 or GS C In count up mode the counter value is set to the minimum value if it goes out of the range set by GS C 1 or GS C In count down mode the counter value is set to the maximum value if it goes out of the range set by GS 1 or GSC Page 28 of 64 4 3 5 Top of Form Commands Top of Form Commands Name Command Command ASCII n data byte hex Form feed FF OC Feed to BlackGS FF 1D0C Mark Table 10 Top of Form Commands Description Print if needed then feed paper to the next Black Mark if the BM sensor is enabled See GS F GS FF and DSW1 position 1 Feed paper to the next Black Mark position Ignored unless enabled by Dip SW 1 position 1 See GS F FF and Dip Switch settings For additional information black mark sensing see Section 2 2 2 Black Mark Sens
46. is only effective Page 33 of 64 Set adjustment values GS F p1 p2 a m n1 n2 1D 28 46 04 00 a m n1 n2 in the user defined mode Function 3 allows setting of the memory switches m 03 hex p1 p2 256 can vary from 10 dec to 65530 dec The data structure is a 1 ollowed by b8 through b1 a1 01 hex through 08 hex specifies the memory switch to be changed b8 represents position 8 of that memory switch and so on through b1 represents position 1 of that memory switch then another a ollowed by b8 through b1 can ollow as specified by the values of p1 and p2 The values for each b are 30 hex to set a switch OFF 31 hex to set a switch ON or 32 hex to leave a switch unchanged 32 hex should be sent for the reserved switches The switch changes made become effective after a reset or power cycle Running a self test printout can check the switch settings Frequent writes may damage the NV memory Maximum recommended usage is 10 times per day Function 4 causes the printer to transmit the settings of a memory switch m 04 hex p1 02 hex p2 00 hex The data byte value is rom 1 hex through 08 hex to specify which memory switch is being checked The eleven data bytes transmitted are 37 hex 21 hex 8 data bytes representing the 8 switch positions and 00 hex The 8 data bytes are transmitted in the order of switch position 8 through switch position 1 For each switch position the data sent will be 30 h
47. is open During a macro execution and in standby status When an error occurs e o oo 12 Applications Parking ticket dispensing Automated Teller Machines ATMs Page 10 of 64 Gaming receipts Interactive media kiosks 1 3 Standard Features Direct thermal printing Interfaces Serial RS232 and parallel IEEE1284 Paper widths specified at time of order Model MTP 1530 80 mm 3 15 in Model MTP 1532 82 5 mm 3 25 in Full or Partial Cut specified at time of order All metal construction Adjustable paper low sensor Paper auto load function ESC POS 1 The commands conform to ESC POS which is a standard in the distribution industry Print speed of up to 150 mm sec 5 9 in sec 1200 dot lines second DIP switches accessible without removing cover Paper capacity 152 mm 6 in diameter roll with 50 mm diameter core Overall size including 152 mm 6 inch diameter roll of paper 185 67 mm x 149 45 mm x 243 17 mm 7 31 in H x 5 88 in W x 9 57 in D Inverted print mode i Character code tables PC437 USA default Katakana PC850 Multilingual PC860 Portuguese PC863 Canadian French PC865 Nordic WPC1252 PC866 Cyrillic2 PC852 Latin2 PC858 Euro Space page International character set Control Boards have the following U S A France Germany England Denmark 2 choices Sweden Italy Spain 2 choices Japan Norway Latin America Korea Barcode embedded symbologies UPC A UP
48. ll return the defective unit or subassembly transportation prepaid by Buyer to Telpar s factory After repair or replacement has been accomplished Telpar will return the unit or subassembly transportation prepaid by Telpar to Buyer As a precondition to any warranty service prior to return of any units or subassemblies to Telpar by Buyer Buyer must contact Telpar s Order Administration Services and receive authorization in the form of a Return Material Authorization RMA number Telpar reserves the right to refuse any goods it has not previously authorized for return or any goods shipped without transportation prepaid No warranty shall apply to any damage resulting from or caused by Buyer if Buyer shall make any changes modifications additions or deletions of hardware software or firmware in the Printer products sold hereunder without Telpar s advance written consent Upon receiving an RMA from Telpar warranty service may be obtained by returning the merchandise freight prepaid with a copy of your invoice to Telpar 187 Crosby Road Dover New Hampshire 03820 U S A ATTN Warranty Service Department Telephone 800 872 4886 or 603 750 7237 Fax 603 742 9938 Email info telpar com Upon inspection Telpar will make necessary repairs or replacement and return the merchandise shipping prepaid Page 2 of 64 Table of Contents MEC 9 1 1 Dt ct e ree e de pei eo RU A 9 1 1 4 Standard Mode versus Page Mode 9 LL Hex Dump
49. message to see what codes were actually received by the printer After all data has been sent to the printer pressing the paper feed button will flush the buffer and print the last line of data received Hex dump mode is initiated in any of three ways 1 Open the platen hold the paper feed button down turn on power then close the platen and release the paper feed button 2 Set DIP switch DPSW2 position 5 ON and then turn on power 3 Sendthe appropriate GS A command On entering hex dump mode the printer prints a 4 line header Hexadecimal Dump a blank line To terminate hexadecimal dump press FEED three times Hex dump mode is terminated by 1 pressing the paper feed button three times in quick succession or 2 byturning DIP switch DPSW2 position 5 OFF and turning power back on Print Sample Telpar Inc Addison Tx Figure 1 Print Sample Page 9 of 64 Hexadecimal Dump To terminate hexadecimal dump press FEED button three times 1B 21 30 54 65 8C 70 61 72 2C OTelpar 20 49 GE 63 2E OD OA OD OA 1B Inc 21 00 41 64 64 69 73 6F 6E 2C Addison 20 54 78 2E OD OA OD OA OD OA Tx OD OA OD OA OD OA OD OA OD OA OD OA OD OA OD OA OD OA 1D 56 V 30 0 completed Figure 2 Hex Dump of Print Sample 1 1 3 Explanation of Terms used throughout this manual Receive buffer Receives data from the host and stores the data temporarily until i
50. ors Load 4 3 6 Page Mode Commands Bar Code Commands Name Command Command ASCII n data byte hex Form feed FF oc CAN CAN 18 Print data in ESC FF 1B OC Page mode Set absolute ESC n m 1B 24 nm print position Select Page ESCL mode 1B 4C Description Print and return to standard mode Printed data is cleared from the data buffer The printing area set by ESC W is reset to the default setting See ESC FF ESC L and ESC S Cancel print data in page mode See ESC L and ESC W Prints all buffered data in the printing area Printed data is not cleared from the data buffer ESC T and ESC W values are not cleared See FF ESC L and ESC S In Page mode with the starting position See ESC T set to the top left corner or the bottom right corner his is a horizontal position but with he starting position set to the top right corner or the bottom left corner his is a vertical position See ESC GS GS Must be received at the start of a line Settings of ESC SP ESC 2 ESC 3 have independent values in page mode and standard mode ESC V ESC a ESC GS L and GS W while in page mode makes he settings for standard mode but have no affect while in page mode he printer returns to standard mode at power on reset or ESC Page 29 of 64 Select ESC S standard mode Select print ESC T n direction In page ESC W x1 mode set x2 y1 y2 printing area dx1 dx2 dy1 dy2 Set relative ESC V n m
51. re 16 Katakana Character Set 80 FF hex eene 57 Figure 17 PC850 Multilingual Character Get 58 Figure 18 PC860 Portuguese Character Gei 59 Figure 19 PC863 Canadian French Character Get 60 Figure 20 PC865 Nordic Character Get 61 Fig re 21 WPC 1252 Character Sel e edt i gemi ce ge t ee 62 Figure 22 PC866 CyrillicH2 Character Get 63 Figure 23 PC852 Latin 2 Character Get 64 Figure 24 PC858 Euro Character Get 65 Figure 25 Space Page Character Get 66 Page 6 of 64 List of Tables Table 1Gurrent Requiremeris uu u ra ea dn id ads 13 Table 2 DIP Switch 1 DSW1 SettingS nennen 21 Table 3 DIP Switch 2 DSW2 Settings rearrange in order 22 Table 4 Control Codes and Control Geouences eene nnne 26 Table 5 List of Control Codes and Control Sequences Locations 27 Table 6 General Usage Print Commande 30 Table 7 Response to Status Commande 31 Table 8 Status Commands un eee M ERE E eL ee REO e Re Pu eee Load a 31 Table 9 Bar Code Commands ennemis en nnns nes 32 Table 10 Top Of eu e eu EE 34 Table 11 Page Mode Commandes 36 Table 12 NV Memory Commande 37 Table 13 Seldom Used Commande 40 Table 14 Set Bit Image Mod uu n gettin e i ei E o etat ee epit 41 Table 15 Set Raster Bit Image Mode 43 Table 16 First Status Byte Transmitted eene 45 Table 17 Second Status Byte Transmitted eene 45 Table 18 Third Status Byte Transmitted nnne 46 Tabl
52. rizontal size exceeds the printing area the printer only feeds paper 3 This command only feeds enough paper to print the bar code regardless of ESC 2 and ESC 3 settings 4 This command is valid only when there is no data in the print buffer When there is data in the print buffer the data following m is treated as normal data 5 This command is not affected by print modes emphasized double strike underline character size reverse video or rotated print but is affected by the inverted print mode Notes in Page mode 1 This command develops the bar code data in the print buffer The print position moves to the right side dot of the bar code 2 If any invalid data is received the printer stops command processing and the following data is treated as normal data The data buffer position does not change 3 If the bar code width exceeds the printing area the bar code is not printed but the data buffer position moves to the left side of the printing area 4 5 Serial RS232C Interface 4 5 1 Serial RS232C Interface Specification Serial RS232C Interface Specification Item Specification Data receive 38400 19200 9600 4800 bps set by DIP switch speed Synchronizing Asynchronous Full duplex method Hand shake DTR DSR signal or XON XOFF set by DIP switch Input output RS232C level Signal level Space logic 0 3V 12V Mark logic 1 3V 12V Table 22 Serial RS232C Interface Specification 4 5 2 Serial
53. rm See 4 3 5 Top of Form Commands page 34 Disabled Parameters will be processed as normal data Empty Enabled only when at the beginning of a line Ignored Command code and parameters are ignored Start line Enabled only when there is no data in the print buffer Yes Function is enabled Table 5 List of Control Codes and Control Sequences Locations 4 3 Control Codes and Control Sequences Definition 4 3 1 General Usage Print Commands General Usage Print Commands Name Command Command Description hex ASCII n data byte hex Tab HT 09 Move the print position to he next horizontal tab position Default is a TAB position every 8 columns See ESC D Line feed LF 0A Print data and feed paper Default line spacing 3 75mm See ESC 2 and ESC3 Form feed FF DC See Top of Forms Commandes See Page Mode Commands CR CR OD If parallel interface is elected and automatic line eed is is enabled Memory Switch 1 5 then CR is reated as LF See LF Real time request to printer DLE ENQ 1005 n n 01hex Recover from n error and restart printing rom the line where the error occurred n 02hex Recover from an error after clearing the receive and print buffers ESC ESC 1B ESC Sequence Header FS FS 1C FS Sequence Header GS GS 1D GS Sequence Header Set right side character spacing ESC SP 1B 20 n Gei spacing to the right of n each character to n x 0 125 mm n x 0 0049 Doubled or Double Wide Does not affect
54. ro Character Set MTP 1500 CHARACTER SET PC858 Euro ESC t 13hex 0123456789ABCDEF nn Clee 0123456789 lt gt VGABCDEFGHIJKLMNO PORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijkiano parstuvwxyz C u amp amp alc amp B titikA if6Uf 0t 8 3 4 EBIJFAAA Ende Y Lirt t ie ehshr BPEEEeCLTIY4 fal 6BG0bGupruodyY 7 3978 7 1 Figure 24 PC858 Euro Character Set Page 58 of 64 5 3 12 Space Page Character Set MTP 1500 CHARACTER SET Space Page ESC t FFhex 01234587884A8CDEF 20 L 8 X8 30 0123456789 lt gt 40 8ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO 50 PQRSTUVWXYZE _ 6 abcdefghijkimnoa 7 parstuvwxyztli Figure 25 Space Page Character Set Table 26 Default Character Set Page 59 of 64 5 3 13 Overseas Character Set MTP SERIES CHARACTER SET Overseas a uu a o a lt m co m LO u ki m Qu m4 o ca Lo a ca un C0 10 lt t lt 18 E A Cil et ei z n I u LA ZE e E eur i lj emm sV 2 A IT Ware gt MAMA uc lt gt 0 r Ise x q gt a Q FSI c lt re OI gt e ADO L ii De x cO CIL gt lt E AMIA UO rl 4 o oso E OJo E P A8 a CO LL gt gt E r 986 0 ua 0 3 14 0 2 OA S lt C VOY wore HY lat OUV y waa o s a EM UOC Lows F ELN lt C3 e TOS WN5 A Fo eoa a Cw v 2323 E CN r lt 4 40 cO G gt lt OO CO OQ uud us Table 27 Overseas Character
55. rs can be printed in sizes from 1 to 8 times normal in either width or height Bits 0 1 and 2 set he character width multiplier Bits 4 5 and 6 set the character height multiplier A value of O Normal size Does not apply to HRI characters hen printing bar codes See ESC 1D2841 n 00r1or2 00 01 02 00 n 02 30 31 or 32 hex m m 1 01 or 31 hex causes a Hexadecimal dump print pattern m 2 02 or 32 hex causes a Printer Status print pattern m 3 03 or 33 hex causes a barber pole print pattern Must be received at the start of a line A cut is performed ollowing the print test he printer is reset ollowing the print test even download characters or bit image are erased Reverse video GS B n 1D42 n Bit 0 0 default turns off and bit 0 1 turns on reverse video printing Does not apply to bit image user defined bit image bar codes and the HRI part of bar codes or spaces skipped by HT ESC or ESC Page 24 of 64 Select character size Test print commands Does not affect the space between character lines Underline does not apply while reverse video is enabled Set left margin GS L n m 1D 4C n Get the left margin to dot m position m x 256 n Must be received at the start of a line Does not apply in Pase mode See GS W Set print 1G 54 n n 0 either 00 or 30hex position to the ets the print position to beginning of he start of the print line print line after deleting
56. s coupon machines label printers medical instruments and so on High speed printing It can print at 150 mm s 1200 dot line s max Low power consumption the peak current for head drive is only 14 A at 150 mm s printing speed Paper auto loading function Thermal paper can be set without head up lever operation by auto loading ESC POS Commands These commands conform to ESC POS which is a standard in the distribution industry Auto Cutter Printer with auto cutter full cut partial cut versions is standard 5 2 General Specifications redo General Specifications Specifications MTP 1530 MTP 1532 Printing method Thermal sensitive line dot method Dot Structure 576 dots line 640 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 72mm 80 mm Paper width 79 5 0 5 mm 82 5 0 5 mm Paper thickness 56 150 um 0 0022 0 0059 Page 46 of 64 Cutting type Number of columns default Maximum printing speed Character composition Number of characters per line CHARACTER SIZE mm 12x24 9x17 normal size Interface Power For head Supply For motor For cutter Expected Mechanism Life Cutter Environ Operating temperature mental Operating humidity condition Storage temperature Storage humidity Detection Head temperature Paper out Mark detect Platen open Black Mark option
57. s Parallel IEEE 1284 Interface 4 6 1 Parallel I O Connector DB 25S PC Pinout 13 1 O 102 2 29 9 9999999 C 000000000000 25 14 PARALLEL 1 0 CONNECTOR DB25S PC pinout Figure 13 Parallel l O Connector Change dwg to CENT add definition of 1284 handshaking protocol Parallel Interface Pin Assignments Pin Name Nibble amp Byte Direction Function mode 1 STB HostCIk l Active Low Pulse to send data tp printer 2 DO DO 1 0 ASCII data bit O LCB 3 Ge e I O ASCII data bit 1 1 0 ASCII data bit 2 1 0 ASCII data bit 3 I O ASCII data bit 4 Page 45 of 64 I O ASCII data bit 5 I O ASCII data bit 6 ASCII data bit 7 n CK Sek Active low pulse when data is accepted BUSY PtrBusy High level when printer cannot accept data ckDataReq High level when printer is out of RE 0 AA 13 SLOT Xlag o O i AFXT HostBusy l n c ND GND GND F8 rL E ground en Ee b 48 lLogic H H Logic H D0 H 19 thru GND GND Logic ground S1 Wr 31 PNT IT WNIT 0 IT x ERROR DataAvail 33 GND ND L 34 DKSTAT ND 35 5V ND 36 SLCTI N 1284 Active Table 24 Parallel Interface Pin Assignments OJO 5 Specifications 5 1 Features The MTP 1500 series uses an ultra high speed line thermal printer driven by 24 VDC printing on 80 mm 3 15 in or 82 5 mm 3 25 in width paper This printer is suitable for variety of application such as POS terminals ticket machine
58. sserted or negated as necessary to turn off and turn on the flow of data The software protocol uses the XON 11hex and XOFF 13hex ASCII control codes which are sent back to the host to start and stop the data stream When XON XOF handshaking is enabled the XON and XOF are transmitted without checking the state of the DSR line of the I O connector Some host systems may not support one or both of these protocols If memory switch 1 position 3 is set to OFF and DTR handshaking is enabled then the DTR line goes to the BUSY state whenever the printer is OFF LINE see section 1 1 3 add bookmark or when the receive buffer is full If memory switch 1 position 3 is set to ON and DTR handshaking is enabled then the DTR line goes to the BUSY state from the time power is turned on until the printer is ready to receive data during self test or when the receive buffer is full If XON XOF is enabled then the DTR line goes to the BUSY state from the time power is turned on until the printer is ready to receive data or during self test If XON XOF handshaking is enabled the printer sends XON when the printer goes On Line after a power on when the receive buffer becomes available following a buffer full condition when the printer switches from Off Line to On Line or when the printer recovers from an error using DLE ENQ 1 or DLE ENQ 2 The printer sends XOF when the receive buffer becomes full or when the printerr switches from On Line to Off Line 4 6 Centronic
59. t m indicated by the number value n mode 01 hex through 05 hex sets the number of digits to be printed m 0 either 00 hex or 30 hex align right ith leading spaces m 1 either 01 hex or 31 hex align right with leading zero m 2 either 02 hex or 32 hex align left with trailing spaces If n 0 then m has no meaning Default is n m 0 Select count GS C 1 n1 1D4332 n1 n1 n2 256 start count mode A n2 m1 m2 n2 m1 m2 m1 m2 256 end count n step n r n r amount r the repetition number hen the counter value is fixed Count up mode is set when n1 n2 256 lt m1 m2 256 and n and r are not 0 Count down mode is set when n1 n2 256 gt m1 m2 256 and n and r are not 0 Counting stops when n1 n2 256 m1 m2 256 and n and r are not 0 n the amount to increment the count by R the repetition number hen counter value is fixed Set counter GSC2 n1 1D4332 n1 n1 n2 256 sets the value of the n2 n2 serial number counter In count up mode if the counter value goes outside the counter operation range set by GS C 10r GSC it is forced to convert to the minimum value set by GS c In count down mode if the counter value goes outside the counter operation range set by GS Page 27 of 64 Select count GS C s1 s2 1D 43 3B s1 mode B s3 s4 s5 3B s2 3B s3 3B s4 3B s5 Print counter GS c 1D 63 Figure 8 Counter Commands C 1 or GS C itis forced to convert to the maximum value set by GS c s1 t
60. t can be processed to the print buffer or processed as otherwise required Print buffer Stores the image data to be printed Start of line There is no print data in the print buffer and the print position is not specified by ESC or ESC Many commands are effective only at the start of line Printable area In standard mode the length in the horizontal direction is 80 mm 640 dots per line 8 dots per mm for the 82 5 mm paper width version 72 mm 576 dots per line 8 dots per mm for the 80 mm paper width version In page mode the length in the horizontal direction is 80 mm 640 dots per line 8 dots per mm for the 82 5 mm paper width version 72 mm 576 dots per line 8 dots per mm for the 80 mm paper width version In page mode the length in the vertical direction is 83 mm 664 dots per line 8 dots per mm for the 82 5 mm paper width version 92 mm 738 dots per line 8 dots per mm for the 80 mm paper width version Printing area Printing range set by command The printing area must be less than or equal to the printable area MBS Vost Significant Bit of a byte of data LBS Least Significant Bit of a byte of data OFF LINE There is no switch for setting the printer On Line or Off Line The printer automatically goes Off Line From power on or reset through the I O connector until the printer is ready to receive data During self test While feeding paper with the paper feed button When out of paper When the print platen
61. t used always OFF Bit 6 1 An automatically 1 an error occurred O no errors recoverable error has occurred Print head temperature or Platen open Bit 5 1 An unrecoverable error has 1 Printing is halted O not out of occurred paper Bit 4 Not used always OFF Not used always ON Bit 3 1 CUTTER error 1 paper is being fed by the paper eed button Bit 2 Not used Bit 1 Not used 1 Platen is open Bit 0 Not used Not used always ON Page 41 of 64 Table 18 Second Status Byte Transmitted Third Status Byte Transmitted The third byte sent dueto Status byte sent when DLE EOT ASB status paper sensor 03 hex is received information Bit 7 Not used always OFF Not used always OFF Bit 6 Not used 1 an auto recoverable error has occurred print head temperature or platen open Bit 5 Not used 1 an un recoverable error has occurred Bit 4 Not used always OFF Not used always ON Bit 3 1 PAPER OUT 1 a cutter error has occurred Bit 2 1 PAPER OUT 1 a mechanical error has occurred Bit 1 1 PAPER LOW Not used always ON BitO 1 PAPER LOW Not used always OFF Table 19 Third Status Byte Transmitted Fourth Status Byte Transmitted The fourth byte sent due to Status byte sent when DLE EOT ASB status paper sensor 04 hex is received information Bit 7 Not used always OFF Not used always OFF Bit 6 Not used Bits 6 amp 5 both 1 paper out Bit 5 Not used
62. te beginning of line Select cut mode and cut General Execute paper Set printing area width General Setting Set relative vertical printing PAGE Execute position Execute macro Seldom Execute Enable disable Auto Status Status Execute Back ASB Setting Turn smoothing mode Setting on off Print counter Counter Execute Select font for HRI Bar Code Setting characters Set bar code height Bar Code Setting Print bar code Bar Code Execute Transmit status Status Execute Print raster bit image General Execute Set bar code width Bar Code Setting Table 4 Control Codes and Control Sequences List of Control Codes and Control Sequece Locations es Ignored es es es es es Ignored Start line Disabled es Start line Empty es es es es es es es es es Start line es Start line Start line Ignored es es Yes es es es Empty es Empty es es alue es es es es es es es es es es alue Ignored es alue es es es es es es es es es Disabled es See 4 3 1 General Usage Print Commands page27 See 4 3 7 NV Memory and Down Load Bit Images Control Codes Control Sequences Bar Code See 4 3 3 Bar Code Commands page 31 Counter See 4 3 4 Counter Commands page 32 General NV 8 DL Commands page 36 Page See 4 3 6 Page Mode Commands page 34 Seldom See 4 3 8 Seldom Used Commands page 38 Status See 4 3 2 Status Commands page 31 Page 20 of 64 Top of Fo
63. tuguese Character Get 59 PC863 Canadian French Character Gei 60 PC865 Nordic Character Get 61 WPC 1252 Character Set cose rene tate eet e x d o e eR ean 62 PC866 Cyrillic 2 Character Set 63 PC852 Latin 2 Character Get 64 PC858 Euro Character Get 65 Space Page Character Set uu oett d OH eH e Ee eigai 66 Overseas Character Get 67 International Character Set ss 68 Dimensional Drawings of MTP 1530 80 mm Version 69 Dimensional Drawing of MTP 1530 80 mm Version 69 Dimensional Drawings of MTP 1532 82 5 mm Version 70 Page 5 of 64 List of Figures Figure 1 Print Sample genee ae E Ee A aaa aia 10 Figure 2 Hex Dump of Print Gample nn n 10 Figure 3 3 Pin Hosiden Power Supply Conpechor eene 13 Figure 4 Black Mark Specifications enne nennen 16 Figure 5 MTP 1500 with Cutter Mechanism dosed rra 17 Figure 6 MTP 1500 with Cutter Mechanism open 18 Figure 7 MTP 1500 Self Test Printout nennen nnns 20 Figure 8 Counter Commandes 33 Figure 9 Print Mode Settings A 41 Figure 10 Status Commands enne nnns trennen entrer snnt 44 Figure 11 Fourth Status Byte Troansmitted enn 46 Figure 12 Serial I O Connector redo as DE9P saa 49 Figure 13 Parallel UO Connector Change dwg to CENT 51 Figure 14 Overview of Character Ges nennen nnne nn 55 Figure 15 PC437 U S A Standard Europe Character Get 56 Figu
64. y dot density RICK O 00 or 30 hex Normal 03 2 dpi 03 2 dpi 1 01 or 31 hex Double Wide 03 2 dpi 101 6 dpi 2 01 or 32 hex Double high 101 6 dpi 03 2 dpi 3 03 or 33 hex Quadruple 03 2 dpi 03 2 dpi Table 15 Set Raster Bit Image Mode The number of data bytes which must be sent to complete this command x1 x2 256 y1 y2 256 If m is not one of the specified values the rest of the ESC sequence is ignored and all information starting with n1 is treated as normal data The values of x1 and x2 select the number of data bytes x1 x2 256 in the horizontal direction The value of x1 can be from 1 to 128 and the value of x2 must be OOhex so the maximum number of dots which can be specified is 1024 128 bytes times 8 bits per byte Any data specified and received which exceeds the printing width of the printer is read in and then discarded The values of y1 and y2 select the number of dot rows y1 y2 256 in the vertical direction The value of y1 can be from O to 255 and the value of y2 can be from 0 to 8 with the value of y1 y2 256 being in the range of 1 through 4095 does not compute EPSON to specify In standard mode this command is effective only when there is no data in the print buffer The starting point of the printed image can be set by the HT Horizontal Tab ESC Set absolute print position ESC Y Set relative print position or GS L Set left margin command if that position is a multiple of 8 This command is not aff

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