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User ’ s Manual Met ap ace T -1 Thermal Printer Rev . 1.00[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 2 - Met ap ace T -1 ■ Safety Precautions In using the present appliance, please observe the following safe ty regulations in order to prevent any hazard or material damage. W ARNING Violating the following instructions can cause serious injury or death. Do not bend the cable b y force or leave it under any heavy objec t. • A damage[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 3 - Met ap ace T -1 CAUTION Violatin g the follow ing instructio ns can cause light wounds or damage the appliance. Do not use the printe r when it is out of order . This can cause a fire or electrocu tion. • Switch off and unplug the printer before calling your dealer . Do not put water or other foreign object s in the printer . •[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 4 - Met ap ace T -1 ■ Caution Some semiconductor devices are easily damaged by static electricity . Y ou should turn the printer “OFF” before you connect or remove the cables on the back side in order to protect the printer from static electric ity . If the printer is damaged by static electricity you should turn the printer “O[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 5 - Met ap ace T -1 ■ Introduction The Metap ace T -1 Roll Printer is designed for use with electronic instruments, such as system ECR, POS, banking equipment, computer peripheral equipment, etc. The main features of the printer are as follows: 1. High speed printing: 46.2 (1 /6” Feed) lines per second. 2. Low noise thermal printin[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 6 - Met ap ace T -1 ■ T able of Content s 1. Setting Up th e Printer ................................................................................................... 7 1-1 Unpac king .................................................................................................................. 7 1-2 Connecting the Cabl es .....[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 7 - Met ap ace T -1 1. Setting Up the Printer 1-1 Unpacking Y our printer box should include the following items. If any items ar e damaged or missing, please contact your dealer for assistance. M e t a p a c e T - 1 C a b l e C o v e r C D Paper Roll Manual AC Adapter Power Cord C l e a n i n g P e n B u z z e r S p l a s h P r o o f [...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 8 - Met ap ace T -1 1-2 Connecting the Cables Y ou can connect up to three cables to the printer . They all connect to the connector pa nel on the back of the printer , which is shown below: N ※ OTE Before connecting any of the cables, make sure that both the printer and the host are turned off. 1-2-1 Serial Interface (RS-232C) ON ?[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 9 - Met ap ace T -1 1-2-2 Serial Interface (RS-485) ON ※ When the Dip Switch is “ON” on the Serial Interface Board, DTR and RTS are connected to one another . Pin No. Signal name Direction Function 1 FGND - Frame Ground 2 SD2 Output Send Data 3 SD1 Output 4 RD2 Input Receive Data 5 RD1 Input 7 SGND - Signal Ground 8 9 DR2 DR1 Out[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 10 - Met ap ace T -1 1-2-3 Parallel Interface (IEEE1284) Pin No. Source Compatibility Mode Nibble Mode Byte Mode 1 Host nS trobe HostClk HostClk 2 Host / Printer Dat a 0 (LSB) - Data 0 (LSB) 3 Host / Printer Data 1 - Data 1 4 Host / Printer Data 2 - Data 2 5 Host / Printer Data 3 - Data 3 6 Host / Printer Data 4 - Data 4 7 Host / Print[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 1 1 - Met ap ace T -1 1-2-4 USB Interface USB Pin No. Signal Name Assignment (Colour) Function Shell Shield Drain Wire Frame Ground 1 VBUS Red Host Power 2 D- White Dat a Line(D-) 3 D+ Green Data Line(D+) 4 GND Black Signal Ground 1-3 Connecting the Drawer W ARNING ※ Use drawer that matches the printer specif ications. Using an impro[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 12 - Met ap ace T -1 1-4 Setting the Dip Switches 1-4-1 Serial Interface SW Function ON OFF Default 1 Auto Line Feed Enable Disable OFF 2 Reserved - - OFF 3 Flow Control XON/OFF DTR/DSR OFF 4 Data Length 7 bits 8 bits OFF 5 Parity Check Y es No OFF 6 Parity Selection EVEN ODD OFF 7 ON 8 Baud Rate Selection Refer to the Following T able[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 13 - Met ap ace T -1 1-4-2 Parallel & USB Interface SW Function ON OFF Default 1 Auto Line Feed Always Enabled Always Disabled OFF 2 Reserved - - OFF 3 Reserved - - OFF 4 Reserved - - OFF 5 Reserved - - OFF 6 Reserved - - OFF 7 Reserved - - ON 8 Reserved - - OFF DIP switch Setting 1 Function SW Function ON OFF Default 1 Emulation S[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 14 - Met ap ace T -1 1-5 Installing or Replacing the Paper Roll NOTE ※ Be sure to use paper rolls that meet the spec ifications. Do not use p aper rolls that have the paper glued to the core because the prin ter cannot detect the end of p aper correctly . 1-5-1 Make sure that the printer is not receiving dat a, otherwise data may be [...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 15 - Met ap ace T -1 1-5-5 Be sure to take note of the correct direction of the p aper as it comes off the roll. 1-5-6 Pull out a small amount of p aper as shown. Then close the cover . NOTE ※ When closing the cover , press the centre of the printer cover firmly to prevent paper misloading. 1-5-7 T ear of f the paper as shown.[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 16 - Met ap ace T -1 1-6 Adjustments and Settings The Metap ace T -1 is set up at the factory to be suitable for almost all users. It does, however , offer some settings for users with special requirement s. It has DIP switches that allow you to change communication settings, such as handshaking and parity check, as well as print densi[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 17 - Met ap ace T -1 1-8 Connecting the Computer Y ou need an appropriate interface cable. 1-8-1 Plug the cable connector securely in to the printer ’s interface connector . 1-8-2 T ighten the screws on both si des of the cable connector . 1-8-3 Attach the ot her end of the cable to the computer . 1-9 Connecting the Power Supply ※ [...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 18 - Met ap ace T -1 2. Self Test The self-test checks whether the printer has any problems. If the printer does not function properly , contact your dealer . The self-test checks the following; 2-1 Make sure paper roll has been inst alled properly . 2-2 T urn on the power while holding down t he FEED button. The self-test begins. 2-3 [...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 19 - Met ap ace T -1 3. Hexadecimal Dumping This feature allows experienced users to see exactly what data is coming to the printer . This can be useful in finding software problem s. When you turn on the hexadecimal dump function, the printer print s all commands and data in hexadecimal format along with a guide section to help you fi[...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 20 - Met ap ace T -1 4. Specifications Printing Method Thermal Line Printing Dot Density 180 dpi (7dot s/mm) Printing Width 72 mm Paper Width 80 mm Characters Per Line (default) 42 (Font A) 56 (Font B) Printing Speed 46.2 lines/sec , 150 mm/sec Input Buffer Size 4 KBytes NOTE ※ : Printing speed may be slower , depend ing on the data [...]
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Rev . 1.00 - 21 - Met ap ace T -1 5. Appendix 5-1 Cleaning Printer Paper dust inside the printer may lower the print quality . In this case clean the printer as follows. 5-1-1 Open the printer cover and remove any existing paper . 5-1-2 Clean the print head with a cott on swab moistened with alcohol solvent. 5-1-3 Clean the platen roller and paper [...]