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    User Manual Kiosk thermal printer KPM-210/216 Custom printing solutions offered by Infinite Peripherals, Inc. 625 West University Drive Arlington Heights, IL 60004 (800) 278-7860 www.ipcprint.com[...]

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    KPM210/216 PRINTER COMPONENTS A. KPM210/216 – Front external view 1- Printing mechanism 2- Release lever 3- T ilting paper holder 4- Cable connections (power supply , serial) 5- Roller cover 6- Paper exit (1) (1) A vailable in two versions: horizontal or vertical (option 0090) paper delivery . ww w .ipcprint.com[...]

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    KPM210/216 2 1 3 4 5 6 2 7 B. KPM210/216 – Rear external view 1- Paper load 2- Paper feed guides (adjustable) 3- Keypad 4- Printing mechanism 5- Cutter 6- Paper ejector rollers unit 7- Roller cover ww w .ipcprint.com[...]

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    KPM210/216 2 1 3 4 6 5 C. KPM210/216 – Under view 1- Power supply connection 2- Serial connection 3- USB connection 4- Line Feed key 5- Form Feed key 6- Status LED ww w .ipcprint.com[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS KPM210/216 i INTRODUCTION MANUAL CONTENTS .................................................................................... 1 EXPLANA T OR Y NOTES USED IN THIS MANUAL ...................................... 1 GENERAL SAFETY INFORMA TION ............................................................. 1 UNP ACKING THE PRINTER .....[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS KPM210/216 ii 5. CHARACTER FONTS 5.1 CHARACTER SETS ............................................................................ 5 - 1 APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SP ARE P ARTS A.1 ACCESSORIES ................................................................................... A- 1 A.1.1 External paper holder ....................[...]

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    INTRODUCTION KPM210/216 1 MANUAL CONTENTS In addition to the Introduction which includes a description of the explanatory notes used in the manual, general safety information, how to unpack the printer and a brief description of the printer including its basic features, this manual is organized as follows: Chapter 1: Contains the information requir[...]

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    INTRODUCTION KPM210/216 2 • Only use the printer on hard surfaces and in environments that guarantee proper ventilation. • Make sure the printer is placed in such a way as to avoid damage to its wiring. • Use the type of electrical power supply indicated on the printer label. If in doubt, contact your retailer . • Do not block the ventilati[...]

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    INTRODUCTION KPM210/216 3 2 1 • Open the printer packaging • Remove the paper roll • Remove the manual (or CD-Rom) • Remove the electrical power cable • Remove the upper tray • T ake out the foam packing shell • T ake out the printer and remove it from its plastic covering. • Keep the box, trays and packing materials in the event th[...]

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    INTRODUCTION KPM210/216 4 PRINTER FEA TURES The KPM210-216 is an A4/US letter format thermal printer designed for Internet, information and reservation kiosks and automatic teller (A TM) machines. It is available in two models: 204 dpi (8 dots/mm) thermal printing mechanism version and 300 dpi (1 1.8 dots/mm) thermal printing mechanism version. Bot[...]

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    INTRODUCTION KPM210/216 5 PRINTER DESCRIPTION The KPM210/216 printer (fig.2) is comprised of a metal frame, printing mechanism, a cutter and an ejector Located on the keypad are the following keys: LINE FEED (1), FORM FEED (2) and status LED (3). • LINE FEED key . When the LINE FEED key is pressed, the printer advances the paper so that the paper[...]

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    INTRODUCTION KPM210/216 6 2 1 (Fig.2) (T ab.A.3) ww w .ipcprint.com[...]

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    1. INST ALLA TION AND USE KPM210/216 1 1- 1 2 1.1 CONNECTIONS 1.1.1 Power Supply The printer is equipped with an external power supply outlet (see Fig. 1.1). The connector pin configuration is as follows: N I PN I P N I P N I PN I PL A N G I SL A N G I S L A N G I S L A N G I SL A N G I S 1 1 1 1 1 D N G 2 2 2 2 2 V 4 2 + W ARNING: Respect power su[...]

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    1. INST ALLA TION AND USE KPM210/216 2 1- 1.2 CONFIGURA TION This printer permits the configuration of default parameters. The printer ’ s configurable parameters are: • Interface (1) : RS232 D , USB (if present). • Baud Rate (2) : 57600, 38400, 19200 D , 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200. • Data length (2) : 7, 8 D bits/char . • Parity (2) : None D[...]

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    1. INST ALLA TION AND USE KPM210/216 3 1- When the receive buffer is full, if handshaking is set to XON/XOFF , the printer sends the XOFF ($13) on the serial port. When the receive buffer has cleared once again, if handshaking is set to XON/XOFF , the printer sends the XON ($1 1) on the serial port. 1.3 HEXADECIMAL DUMP This function is used to dis[...]

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    1. INST ALLA TION AND USE KPM210/216 4 1- 2 1 3 3 Horizontal paper exit Vertical paper exit CROSS-SECTION VIEW OF FRONT P ANEL FROM P APER INFEED SIDE 20° 20° W ARNING Before inserting the paper , make sure it is cut cleanly . W ARNING Make sure the paper and printer are aligned (fig.1.4 and fig. 1.5) 1.4.2 Paper load specifications T o correctly[...]

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    1. INST ALLA TION AND USE KPM210/216 5 1- Paper alignment axis ma x 1° ma x 1° W ARNING The roll must be perfectly aligned with the printer (fig. 1.5). The maximum play allowed is ± 1%. (Fig.1.5) ww w .ipcprint.com[...]

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    1. INST ALLA TION AND USE KPM210/216 6 1- 216m m 210m m 216m m 210m m 2 1 1 2 2 1.4.3 Adjusting paper width Figure 1.6 illustrates the two positions of the side guides used to adjust paper width to 210mm and 216mm. T o adjust paper width to 210mm or 216mm, proceed as follows: - from the paper load opening (see fig. 1.7) loosen the fastening screws [...]

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    1. INST ALLA TION AND USE KPM210/216 7 1- - Re-tighten the fastening screws (2). W ARNING • Assemble the side guides so that they are aligned and perpendicular to the paper load opening. 1.4.4 Paper jams In the event of a jam along the paper path, proceed as follows: T urn the printer on and off before removing the paper in order to cut the paper[...]

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    1. INST ALLA TION AND USE KPM210/216 8 1- The area marked by a dotted line (2) indicates that area of the ejector roller unit in which the paper could jam 2 1 5 3 4 (Fig.1.8) (T ab.A.3) ww w .ipcprint.com[...]

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    1. INST ALLA TION AND USE KPM210/216 9 1- 2 3 * 3 2 1 1.4.5 Cleaning the printing head W ARNING • Do not touch the head heating line with bare hands or metal objects. • Do not perform any operation inside the printer immediately after printing because the head and motor tend to become very hot. • The printer must be turned off when the printi[...]

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    1. INST ALLA TION AND USE KPM210/216 10 1- Clean the heating line (black line indicated by the arrow) moistened with denatured alcohol (see fig. 1.10) 4) Return the printing head to its original position, being careful to insert the fastening pins (1) in their slots (see fig. 1.1 1) and to not damage the head cable (6) (7) . 5) Lower the paper guid[...]

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    1. INST ALLA TION AND USE KPM210/216 11 1- 2 * 1 1 (Fig.1.1 1) 1.4.6 Cleaning the ejector rollers W ARNING • The printer must be turned off during cleaning operations. T urn off the printer and proceed as follows: 1) Lift the roller cover (1) as shown in fig. 1.12. 2) Clean the rollers (2) using a medium-stiff brush to avoid them being scratched.[...]

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    1. INST ALLA TION AND USE KPM210/216 12 1- 2 1 (Fig.1.12) (T ab.A.3) ww w .ipcprint.com[...]

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    2. INTERF ACES KPM210/216 1 2- 1 2 3 4 5 9876  ! " 2.1 RS232 SERIAL The printer has an RS232 interface with 9-pin female connector . Refer to the table below for the connector pin signals: N I PN I P N I P N I PN I PL A N G I SL A N G I S L A N G I S L A N G I SL A N G I ST U O / N IT U O / N I T U O / N I T U O / N IT U O / N IN O I T P I [...]

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    2. INTERF ACES KPM210/216 2 2- KPM80/112 SIGNAL GND RXD DCD CTS DSR KPM80/ 112 PC TXD The diagrams below illustrate a sample connection between the printer and PC using a 25- or 9-pin female connector . (Fig.2.2) (Fig.2.3) (T ab.A.3) ww w .ipcprint.com[...]

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    2. INTERF ACES KPM210/216 3 2-  ! " 2.2 USB SERIAL INTERF ACE (OPTIONAL) Printers with USB serial interface conform to USB 1.0 standards and have the following specifications: • Communication speed 12 Mbit/sec • “Receptacle series B”-type connector . Refer to the table below for the connector pin signals and connection to a device: [...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 1 3- R ever s e m od e No r m al m ode 3.1 PRINT DIRECTION The printer has two printing directions which can be selected by means of the control characters:normal and reverse. (Fig.3.1) ww w .ipcprint.com[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 2 3- (T ab.3.1) 3.2 COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS 3.2.1 ESC/POS Emulation The following table lists all the commands for function management in ESC/ POS  Emulation of the printer . The commands can be transmitted to the printer at any moment, but they will only be carried out when the commands ahead of them have been execu[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 3 3- I I C S AI I C S A I I C S A I I C S AI I C S AX E HX E H X E H X E HX E Hn o i t p i r c s e Dn o i t p i r c s e D n o i t p i r c s e D n o i t p i r c s e Dn o i t p i r c s e D k n . . . 1 n D C S E L U N 0 0 k n . . . 1 n 4 4 $ B 1 $s n o i t i s o p b a t l a t n o z i r o h t e S n E[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 4 3- I I C S AI I C S A I I C S A I I C S AI I C S AX E HX E H X E H X E HX E Hn o i t p i r c s e Dn o i t p i r c s e D n o i t p i r c s e D n o i t p i r c s e Dn o i t p i r c s e D n H S G) n ( 8 4 $ D 1 $s r e t c a r a h c I R H f o n o i t i s o p g n i t n i r p t c e l e S n I S G) n ( 9 4 $ D 1 $D I r e t[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 5 3- Given below are more detailed descriptions of each command. S BS B S B S BS B [Name] Back space [Format] ASCII BS Hex 0 8 Decimal 8 [Description] Moves print position to previous character . [Notes] • Can be used to put two characters at the same position. [Default] [Reference] [Example] T[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 6 3- F LF L F L F LF L [Name] Print and line feed [Format] ASCII L F Hex 0 A Decimal 1 0 [Description] Prints the data in the buffer and feeds one line based on the current line spacing. [Notes] • Sets the print position to the beginning of the line. [Default] [Reference] ESC 2, ESC 3 [Example] F FF F F F F FF F [N[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 7 3- n T O E E L Dn T O E E L D n T O E E L D n T O E E L Dn T O E E L D [Name] Real-time status transmission [Format] ASCII DLE EOT n H e x 10 04 n Decimal 1 6 4 n [Range] 1 ≤ n ≤ 4; n=17, n=20 [Description] T ransmits the selected printer status specified by n in real time according to the [...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 8 3- n=2: Off-line status t i Bn O / f f Ox e Hl a m i c e D n o i t c n u F 0f f O0 00 . f f O o t d e x i F . d e s u t o N 1n O2 02 . n O o t d e x i F . d e s u t o N 2 f f O0 00 . d e w o l d a e h t n i r P n O0 4 4 . d e t f i l d a e h t n i r P 3 f f O0 00 . n o t t u b D E E F y b d e d e e f t ' n s i[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 9 3- n=17: Print status t i Bn O / f f Ox e Hl a m i c e D n u Fn o i t c 0f f O0 00 . f f O o t d e x i F . d e s u t o N 1n O2 02 . n O o t d e x i F . d e s u t o N 2 f f O0 00 . f f o r o t o m g a r d r e p a P n O4 04 . n o r o t o m g a r d r e p a P 3f f O0 00 . f f O o t d e x i F . d e [...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 10 3- 4° byte = USER ST A TUS t i Bn O / f f Ox e Hl a m i c e D n u Fn o i t c 0 f f O0 00 . d e w o l d a e h t n i r P On 0 0 1 d a e h t n i r Pd e t f i l. 1f f O0 00 . f f O o t d e x i F . d e s u t o N 2f f O0 00 . f f O o t d e x i F . d e s u t o N 3 f f O0 00 . f f o r o t o m r e p a p g a r D On 0 8 8 .[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 11 3- 6° byte = Unrecoverable error Status t i Bn O / f f Ox e Hl a m i c e D n u Fn o i t c 0 f f O0 00 . k o r e t t u C n O1 01 . r o r r e r e t t u C 1O f f0 0 0 O o t d e x i F . d e s u t o Nf f. 2 f f O0 00 . k o M A R n O4 04 . r o r r e M A R 3 f f O0 00 . k o M O R P E E f f O0 00 . r[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 12 3- [Notes] • The character spacing is added on right of each character . • The right character spacing for double-width mode is twice the normal value. When the characters are enlarged, the right side character spacing is m (2 or 4) times the normal value. • The horizontal and vertical motion units are speci[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 13 3- t i Bn O / f f Ox e Hl a m i c e D n u Fn o i t c ) i p d 0 0 2 ( i p c 5 1 / 1 1 ) i p d 0 0 3 ( i p c 3 2 / 7 1 ) i p d 0 0 2 ( i p c 0 2 / 5 1 ) i p d 0 0 3 ( i p c 0 3 / 3 2 0 f f O0 00 . d e t c e l e s A t n o f r e t c a r a h C 4 2 x 8 14 2 x 3 1 n O1 01 . d e t c e l e s B t n o f [...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 14 3- H n L n $ C S EH n L n $ C S E H n L n $ C S E H n L n $ C S EH n L n $ C S E [Name] Set absolute print position [Format] ASCII ESC $ n L n H Hex 1 B 2 4 n L n H Decimal 2 7 3 6 nL n H [Range] 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255 0 ≤ nH ≤ 255 [Description] Sets the distance from the beginning of the line to the posi- tion at w[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 15 3- [Notes] • Only the LSB of n is applicable. • When the user-defined character set is canceled, the inter- nal character set is automatically selected. [Default] n=0 [Reference] ESC &, ESC ? [Example] y ( d … 1 d 1 x [ 2 C 1 C Y & C S Ey ( d … 1 d 1 x [ 2 C 1 C Y & C S E y[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 16 3- • The user-defined character definitions are cleared when: ESC @ or GS * or ESC ? are executed or the printer is reset or the power shut off. [Default] Internal character set. [Reference] ESC %, ESC ? [Example] H n L n v ( C S EH n L n v ( C S E H n L n v ( C S E H n L n v ( C S EH n L n v ( C S E [Name] Set [...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 17 3- • The horizzontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P . • The GS P command can change the horizontal (and verti- cal) motion unit. However , the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement amount. • In standard mode, the vertical motion unit is used. [Default][...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 18 3- for the 300 dpi model : me d o M n o i t c e r i d l a c i t r e Vn o i t c e r i d l a t n o z i r o H s t o d . NI P DI P D) k ( a t a D f o . N 0 e l g n i s t o d 8 y t i s n e d 80 0 10 5 16 5 2 x H n + L n 1 e l b u o d t o d 8 y t i s n e d 80 0 10 0 36 5 2 x H n + L n 2 3 e l g n i s t o d 4 2 y t i s n[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 19 3- 8-dot bit image 24-dot bit image [Default] [Reference] [Example] n - C S En - C S E n - C S E n - C S En - C S E [Name] T urn underline mode on/off [Format] ASCII ESC - n Hex 1 B 2 D n Decimal 2 7 4 5 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 2, 48 ≤ n ≤ 50 [Description] T urns underline mode on or off, ba[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 20 3- [Reference] ESC ! [Example] 0 C S E0 C S E 0 C S E 0 C S E0 C S E [Name] Select 1/8-inch (for 204 dpi) or 1/12-inch line spacing [Format] ASCII ESC 0 Hex 1 B 3 0 Decimal 2 7 4 8 [Description] Selects 1/8-inch (for 204 dpi) or 1/12-inch (for 300 dpi) line spacing . [Notes] [Default] [Reference] ESC 2, ESC 3 [Exa[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 21 3- [Description] Sets line spacing to [ n × (vertical or horizontal motion unit)] inches. [Notes] • The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P or GS $D0 . Changing the horizontal or vertical motion unit does not affect the current line spacing. • The GS P or GS $D0 comm[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 22 3- n = C S En = C S E n = C S E n = C S En = C S E [Name] Select peripheral device [Format] ASCII ESC = n Hex 1 B 3 D n Decimal 2 7 6 1 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] Select the device to which the host computer sends data, using n as follows: t i Bn O / f f Ox e Hl a m i c e D n o i t c n u F 0 f f O0 00[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 23 3- celled, the corresponding pattern for the internal character is printed. • This command deletes the pattern defined for the specified character code in the font selected by ESC ! . • If the user-defined character has not been defined for the specified character code, the printer ignores[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 24 3- [Notes] • The horizontal tab position is stored as a value of [character width x n ] measured from the beginning of the line. The char- acter width includes the right-side character spacing and double-width characters are set with twice the width of normal characters. • This command cancels previous tab set[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 25 3- n G C S En G C S E n G C S E n G C S En G C S E [Name] T urn double-strike mode on/off [Format] ASCII ESC G n Hex 1 B 4 7 n Decimal 2 7 7 1 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] T urns double-strike mode on or off. • When the LSB of n is 0, the double-strike mode is off. • When the LS[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 26 3- [Reference] GS P or GS $D0 [Example] n R C S En R C S E n R C S E n R C S En R C S E [Name] Select an international character set [Format] ASCII ESC R n Hex 1 B 5 2 n Decimal 2 7 8 2 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 10 [Description] Selects the international character set n according to the table below: x e H3 24 20 4B 5C[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 27 3- n V C S En V C S E n V C S E n V C S En V C S E [Name] Set 90 ° rotated print mode. [Format] ASCII ESC V n Hex 1 B 5 6 n Decimal 2 7 8 6 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 1 48 ≤ n ≤ 49 [Description] T urns 90 ° rotation mode on/off. n is used as follows : n n n n nn o i t c n u Fn o i t c n u F n[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 28 3- by using the horizontal or vertical motion unit. Sets the distance from the current position to [(nL+ nH × 256) × (horizontal or vertical motion unit)]. [Notes] • Any setting that exceeds the printable area is ignored. • When the starting position is specified by n motion units to the right: nL + nH × 25[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 29 3- cording to the previously-entered mode. [Default] n = 0 [Reference] [Ex amp le] Flush left Centered Flush right n 5 c C S En 5 c C S E n 5 c C S E n 5 c C S En 5 c C S E [Name] Enable/disable front panel buttons [Format] ASCII ESC c 5 n H e x 1B 63 35 n Decimal 2 7 9 9 5 3 n [Range] 0 ≤ n[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 30 3- ESC 2 or ESC 3 . • The maximum paper feed amount is 254 rows. Even if a paper feed amount of more than 254 rows is set, the printer feeds the paper only 254 rows. [Default] [Reference] ESC 2, ESC 3 [Example] i C S Ei C S E i C S E i C S Ei C S E [Name] T otal cut [Format] ASCII ESC i Hex 1 B 6 9 Decimal 2 7 1[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 31 3- ne g a P 0) ] e p o r u E d r a d n a t S , . A . S . U [ 7 3 4 C P ( 0 2) ] l a u g n i l i t l u M [ 0 5 8 C P ( 2 3) ] l e s e u g u t r o P [ 0 6 8 C P ( 3 4) ] h c n e r F - n a i d a n a C [ 3 6 8 C P ( 4 5) ] c i d r o N [ 5 6 8 C P ( 5 9 1) 3 1 2 n o i t i s o p t a l o b m y s o r [...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 32 3- t i Bn O / f f Ox e Hl a m i c e D n o i t c n u F 01 , f f O0 00 : r o s n e s d n e - r e p a p r a e N t n e s e r p r e p a P n O0 3 3 : r o s n e s d n e - r e p a p r a e N t n e s e r p t o n r e p a P 3 , 2 f f O0 00 : r o s n e s d n e - r e p a P t n e s e r p r e p a P n O) C 0 () 2 1 ( : r o s n e s[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 33 3- [Default] n = 0 [Reference] [Example] Upside-down printing Off Upside-down printing On C S EC S E C S E C S EC S E ⊥ ⊥ ⊥ ⊥ ⊥ n n n n n [Name] Set/cancel cpi mode [Format] ASCII ESC ⊥ n Hex 1 B C 1 n Decimal 2 7 1 9 3 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 1, 48 ≤ n ≤ 49 [Description] Sets cp[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 34 3- in ram. n selects the graphic source as follows: nn o i t c n u F 0m a r m o r f e g a p c i h p a r g t n i r P ) t n e m o m e h t t a d e s u ( 1h s a l f m o r f 1 o g o l t n i r P The maximum printable vertical dimension dhmax is : • for the 204 dpi model dhmax = 315 • for the 300 dpi model dhmax = 21[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 35 3- [Default] [Reference] ESC ³ , ESC ² , ESC ¦ [Example] n ³ C S En ³ C S E n ³ C S E n ³ C S En ³ C S E [Name] T ransfer flash bank into graphic page [Format] ASCII ESC ³ n Hex 1 B F C n Decimal 2 7 2 5 2 n [Range] n = 1 [Description] T ransfers flash bank into graphic page used at t[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 36 3- H n L n ² C S EH n L n ² C S E H n L n ² C S E H n L n ² C S EH n L n ² C S E [Name] Receive graphic page from communication port [Format] ASCII ESC ² nL n H Hex 1 B F D n L n H Decimal 2 7 2 5 3 nL n H [Range] 0 ≤ nL , nH ≤ 255 [Description] Receives [ nL + ( nH × 256)] words from the port and puts [...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 37 3- [Notes] • This command makes the flash copy of the graphic page in use. If the graphic page has been cancelled by a printing command, the stored logo will be white. [Default] [Reference] ESC · , ESC ² , ESC ³ [Example] n ! S Gn ! S G n ! S G n ! S Gn ! S G [Name] Select character size [...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 38 3- • ESC ! can also be used to select character size. However , the setting of the last received command is the effective one. [Default] n = 0 [Reference] ESC ! [Example] : S G: S G : S G : S G: S G [Name] Start/end macro definition [Format] ASCII GS : Hex 1 D 3 A Decimal 2 9 5 8 [Description] Starts or ends mac[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 39 3- [Description] T urns white/black reverse printing mode on or off. • When the LSB of n is 0, white/black reverse printing is turned off. • When the LSB of n is 1, white/black reverse printing is turned on. [Notes] • Only the LSB di n is effective. • This command is available for both[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 40 3- mn o i t i s o p g n i t n i r Ps s e l s t i g i d f o g n i s s e c o r P d e i f i c e p s e s o h t n a h t 8 4 , 0t h g i r h s u l Ft f e l e h t o t s e c a p s s d d A 9 4 , 1t h g i r h s u l Ft f e l e h t o t ' 0 ' a s d d A 0 5 , 2t f e l h s u l Ft h g i r e h t o t s e c a p s s d d A [N[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 41 3- [a L + (a H × 256)] and the maximum value is [b L + (b H × 256)]. • Setting the count-down mode, the maximum counter value is [a L + (a H × 256)] and the minimum value is [b L + (b H × 256)]. If the counting down reaches a value less than the minimum, it resets to the maximum value. ?[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 42 3- ; c s ; r s ; n s ; b s ; a s ; C S G; c s ; r s ; n s ; b s ; a s ; C S G ; c s ; r s ; n s ; b s ; a s ; C S G ; c s ; r s ; n s ; b s ; a s ; C S G; c s ; r s ; n s ; b s ; a s ; C S G [Name] Select count mode (B) [Format] ASCII GS C ; sa ; s b ; s n ; sr ; s c ; H e x 1D 43 3B s a 3B sb 3B s n 3B s r 3B s c[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 43 3- [Default] sa = 1, sb = 65535, sn = 1, sr = 1, sc = 1 [Reference] GS C 0, GS C 2, GS C 1, GS c [Example] n H S Gn H S G n H S G n H S Gn H S G [Name] Select printing position of Human Readable Interpreta- tion ( HRI ) characters [Format] ASCII GS H n Hex 1 D 4 8 n Decimal 2 9 7 2 n [Range] 0[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 44 3- nD I r e t n i r Pn o i t a c i f i c e p S 9 4 , 1D I l e d o m r e t n i r P ) i p d 4 0 2 ( H 5 4 ) i p d 0 0 3 ( H 6 5 0 5 , 2D I e p y Tw o l e b e l b a t e e S 1 5 , 3D I n o i s r e v M O R M O R n o s d n e p e D ) r e t c a r a h c 4 ( n o i s r e v n = 2, T ype ID t i Bn O / f f Ox e Hl a m i c e D n[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 45 3- H n L n L S GH n L n L S G H n L n L S G H n L n L S GH n L n L S G [Name] Set left margin [Format] ASCII GS L n L n H H e x 1D 4C n L n H Decimal 2 9 7 6 nL n H [Range] 0 ≤ nL, nH ≤ 255 [Description] Sets the left margin. • The left margin is set to [(nL + nH × 256) × (horizontal m[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 46 3- ) 1 e d o m ( y x P S G) 1 e d o m ( y x P S G ) 1 e d o m ( y x P S G ) 1 e d o m ( y x P S G) 1 e d o m ( y x P S G [Name] Set horizontal and vertical motion units [Format] ASCII GS P x y Hex 1 D 5 0 x y Decimal 2 9 8 0 x y [Range] 0 ≤ x, y ≤ 255 [Description] Sets the horizontal and vertical motion units[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 47 3- [Description] Sets the printing area width to the area specified by nL and nH . • The value of nMax is : - 1664 for the 204 dpi model - 2484 for the 300 dpi model • The left margin is set to [(nL + nH × 256) × (horizontal mo- tion unit)] inches. Printable area Left margin Printing are[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 48 3- 0 ≤ m ≤ 1 [Description] Executes a macro. • r specifies the number of times to execute the macro. • t specifies the waiting time for executing the macro. The waiting time is t × 100 msec. for each macro execution. • m specifies macro executing mode: When the LSB of m = 0, the macro is executed r time[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 49 3- • In count-up mode, if the counter value set by this command goes out of the counter operation range set by GS C 1 or GS C ; it is forced to revert to the minimum value. • In count-down mode, if the counter value set by this com- mand goes out of the counter operation range set by GS C [...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 50 3- [Notes] m must be sent with n = 3; with n = 3 if the ticket is not yet cutted, before to perform the command, the printer made a total cut. [Reference] [Example] The correct commands sequence to print a ticket is : 1. Clear dispenser Ejection (Hex : 1D 65 05) or Retraction (Hex : 1D 65 02) 2. Prints ticket 3. C[...]

  • Page 78

    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 51 3- n h S Gn h S G n h S G n h S Gn h S G [Name] Set bar code height [Format] ASCII GS h n Hex 1 D 6 8 n Decimal 2 9 1 0 4 n [Range] 1 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] Sets the height of the bar code. n specifies the number of vertical dots. [Notes] [Default] n = 162 (20.25 mm) for the 204 dpi model[...]

  • Page 79

    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 52 3- Œ mm e t s y s e d o c r a Bs r e t c a r a h c f o . o Ns k r a m e R 0A - C P U1 1 ≤ k ≤ 2 18 4 ≤ d ≤ 7 5 1E - C P U1 1 ≤ k ≤ 2 18 4 ≤ d ≤ 7 5 2) N A J ( 3 1 N A E2 1 ≤ k ≤ 3 18 4 ≤ d ≤ 7 5 3) N A J ( 8 N A E7 ≤ k ≤ 88 4 ≤ d ≤ 7 5 49 3 E D O C1 ≤ k 8 4 ≤ d ≤ 5 6 , 7 5 ?[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 53 3- • This command feeds as much paper as is required to print the bar code, regardless of the line spacing specified by ESC 2 or ESC 3 . • After printing the bar code, this command sets the print position to the beginning of the line. • This command is not affected by print modes (empha-[...]

  • Page 81

    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 54 3- r e t c a r a h c c i f i c e p S n o i s s i m s n a r t a t a D I I C S Ax e Hl a m i c e D T F I H SS {3 5 , B 73 8 , 3 2 1 A E D O CA {1 4 , B 75 6 , 3 2 1 B E D O CB {2 4 , B 76 6 , 3 2 1 C E D O CC {3 4 , B 77 6 , 3 2 1 1 C N F1 {1 3 , B 79 4 , 3 2 1 2 C N F2 {2 3 , B 70 5 , 3 2 1 3 C N F3 {3 3 , B 71 5 ,[...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 55 3- t i Bn O / f f Ox e Hl a m i c e D n o i t c n u F 01 , f f O0 00 : r o s n e s d n e - r e p a p r a e N t n e s e r p r e p a P n O0 3 3 : r o s n e s d n e - r e p a p r a e N t n e s e r p t o n r e p a P 3 , 2 f f O0 00 : r o s n e s d n e - r e p a P t n e s e r p r e p a P n O) C 0 ([...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 56 3- n n n n nh t d i w e l u d o Mh t d i w e l u d o M h t d i w e l u d o M h t d i w e l u d o Mh t d i w e l u d o M) m m ( i p d 4 0 2i p d 4 0 2 i p d 4 0 2 i p d 4 0 2i p d 4 0 2i p d 0 0 3i p d 0 0 3 i p d 0 0 3 i p d 0 0 3i p d 0 0 3 15 2 1 . 05 8 0 . 0 25 2 . 07 1 . 0 35 7 3 . 04 5 2 . 0 45 . 09 3 3 . 0 5[...]

  • Page 84

    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 57 3- [Notes] • Printing density reverts to the default value when the printer is reset or turned off. [Default] n = 4 [Reference] [Example] n ~ S Gn ~ S G n ~ S G n ~ S Gn ~ S G [Name] Set superscript/subscript [Format] ASCII GS ~ n Hex 1 D 7 E n Decimal 2 9 1 2 6 n [Range] n = 0, 1, 48, 49 [D[...]

  • Page 85

    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 58 3- When y is set to 0, the default setting value is used. [Notes] • The horizontal direction is perpendicular to the paper feed direction. • In standard mode, the following commands use x or y , re- gardless of character rotation (upside-down or 90 ° clockwise rotation): Q Commands using x : ESC SP , ESC $, E[...]

  • Page 86

    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 59 3- t i Bn O / f f Ox e Hl a m i c e D n o i t c n u F 0 f f O0 00 . s u t a t s r e p a P e l b a s i D n O1 01 . s u t a t s r e p a P e l b a n E 1 f f O0 00 . s u t a t s r e s U e l b a s i D n O2 02 . s u t a t s r e s U e l b a n E 2 f f O0 00 . s u t a t S r o r r E e l b a r e v o c e [...]

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    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 60 3- [Notes] • The lenght of residual paper reported is just as an indication because tolerances and other factors are not taken into con- sideration (paper thickness, roll core diameter , roll core thick- ness). The virtual paper-end limit is set by the command GS µ . • T o set virtual paper-end limit, measure[...]

  • Page 88

    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 61 3- ‘ 251550cm ’ [Notes] [Default] [Reference] [Example] S GS G S G S GS G Σ Σ Σ Σ Σ [Name] Reading number of retracting [Format] ASCII GS Σ Hex 1 D E 4 Decimal 2 9 2 2 8 [Description] Reading number of retracting of the printer . [Notes] • The command return a string pointing out t[...]

  • Page 89

    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 62 3- S GS G S G S GS G µ µ µ µ µ L n H nL n H n L n H n L n H nL n H n [Name] Virtual paper-end limit [Format] ASCII GS µ n H n L Hex 1 D E 6 n H n L Decimal 2 9 2 3 0 n H nL [Range] 0 ≤ nH ≤ 255 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255 [Description] This command sets the limit after which is pointed out the virtual paper-end. [N[...]

  • Page 90

    3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS 3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS KPM210/216 63 3- nr Pi d e e p s g n i t ne m i t e m a s e h t t a N O s t o d m u m i x a M i p d 4 0 2i p d 0 0 3 0w o L6 1 46 1 6 1l a m r o N2 3 82 3 2 1 2h g i H4 6 6 14 6 4 2 [Notes] • Printing speed reverts to the default value when the printer is reset or turned off. [Default] n = 1 [Reference] [[...]

  • Page 91

    4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS KPM210/216 1 4- 4.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS T able 4.1 gives the main technical specifications of the 204 dpi printer . d o h t e m g n i t n i r Pd o h t e m g n i t n i r P d o h t e m g n i t n i r P d o h t e m g n i t n i r Pd o h t e m g n i t n i r P ) m m / t o d 8 ( d a e h d e x i f l a m r e h T n o i t u l[...]

  • Page 92

    4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS KPM210/216 2 4- ) l a m r o N = g n i t t e s t n e r r u c ( t u p n i l a c i r t c e l E) l a m r o N = g n i t t e s t n e r r u c ( t u p n i l a c i r t c e l E ) l a m r o N = g n i t t e s t n e r r u c ( t u p n i l a c i r t c e l E ) l a m r o N = g n i t t e s t n e r r u c ( t u p n i l a c i r t c e l E) l[...]

  • Page 93

    4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS KPM210/216 3 4- T able 4.2 gives the main technical specifications of the 300 dpi printer . Note : (1) Dependent of power of power supply utilized. (T ab.4.2) d o h t e m g n i t n i r Pd o h t e m g n i t n i r P d o h t e m g n i t n i r P d o h t e m g n i t n i r Pd o h t e m g n i t n i r P ) m m / t o d 8 . 1 1 ( [...]

  • Page 94

    4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS KPM210/216 4 4- ) l a m r o N = g n i t t e s t n e r r u c ( t u p n i l a c i r t c e l E) l a m r o N = g n i t t e s t n e r r u c ( t u p n i l a c i r t c e l E ) l a m r o N = g n i t t e s t n e r r u c ( t u p n i l a c i r t c e l E ) l a m r o N = g n i t t e s t n e r r u c ( t u p n i l a c i r t c e l E) l[...]

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    4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS KPM210/216 5 4- 291 138 281 42 36 M4 133 (ingres so carta) 212 264 32,7 138 5 5 4,7 ingr esso c avi al imenta zione, connes sione s eriale e USB 83 183,2 6 23 35 2,5 * 14 9,2 * 2,5 * 2,5 60 2 125,2 14 19 88 4.2 DIMENSIONS Figure 4.1 shows the dimensions of the table top printer . (Fig.4.1) ww w .ipcprint.com[...]

  • Page 96

    5. CHARACTER SETS KPM210/216 1 5- FONT 1 1 cpi PC437 (USA, Standard Europe) PC850 (Multilingual) PC860 (Portuguese) PC863 (Canadian-French) 5.1 CHARACTER SETS The printer has 3 fonts of varying width for the 204 dpi (1 1, 15 and 20 cpi) and 300 dpi (17, 23 and 30 cpi) models, which may be accessed through programming (section 1.2) or control charac[...]

  • Page 97

    5. CHARACTER SETS KPM210/216 2 5- PC858 (Euro symbol) (Fig.5.2) PC865 (Nordic) T o print the Euro (€) symbol, the command sequence is: 1B, 74, 13, D5 (see Chapter 3) (T ab.A.3) ww w .ipcprint.com[...]

  • Page 98

    APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SP ARE P AR TS KPM210/216 1 A- 187. 0 L VR1 50. 4 11 4 .0 203. 0 + V CN1 CN3 106. 0 FG N CN2 LED 1 + V + V - V - V - V A.1 ACCESSORIES A.1.1 Power Supply The figure below illustrates the power supply provided by Custom to be used for printer operation. s n o i t a c i f i c e p S t u p t u Os n o i t a c i f i c e p S t[...]

  • Page 99

    APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SP ARE P AR TS KPM210/216 2 A- 5 2 1 3 4 A.1.2 External roll holder The printer includes a paper roll support kit for both the KPM210 and KPM216 models as shown in tab. A-2: The kit includes (see fig. A-2) : - Paper roll (*) (1); - Roll pin (*) (2); - Roll holder support (3); - Paper almost out sensor (4); - Fastening s[...]

  • Page 100

    APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SP ARE P AR TS KPM210/216 3 A- a 4 2 1 3 (Fig.A.3) Assembly Instructions 1. Screw the sensor card (2) to the support (3) using the fastening screw (1) supplied with the kit as shown in fig. A-3. 2. Thread the sensor wiring connector into its respective slot on the front of the printer (4) as shown in fig. A-3. 3. T o pe[...]

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    APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SP ARE P AR TS KPM210/216 4 A- J6 Sensor wiring (Fig.A.4) View from below ww w .ipcprint.com[...]

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    APPENDIX A - ACCESSORIES AND SP ARE P AR TS KPM210/216 5 A- A.2 SUPPLIES R G 0 7 - M M 5 2 - 0 4 1 X 0 1 2 T C RR G 0 7 - M M 5 2 - 0 4 1 X 0 1 2 T C R R G 0 7 - M M 5 2 - 0 4 1 X 0 1 2 T C R R G 0 7 - M M 5 2 - 0 4 1 X 0 1 2 T C RR G 0 7 - M M 5 2 - 0 4 1 X 0 1 2 T C Rm m 0 1 2 - l l o r r e p a p l a m r e h Tm m 0 1 2 - l l o r r e p a p l a m r[...]