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TK14 OPERATION MANUAL
INDEX
IMPORTANT NOTES IN TK14 THERMAL PRINTER MANAGEMENT................6
0 – INTRODUCTION............................................................................................ 8
1 – GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................... 9
1.1- Printing specifications................................................................................................. 9
1.2- Character specifications.............................................................................................. 9
1.3- Passive cutter.............................................................................................................. 10
1.4- Paper specifications.................................................................................................... 10
1.5- Internal buffer.............................................................................................................. 10
1.6- Electrical specifications.............................................................................................. 10
1.7- Environmental conditions........................................................................................... 10
2 – INSTALLATION.............................................................................................. 11
2.1- TK14 ISNTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS............................................................... 11
2.2- POWER SUPPLY........................................................................................................ 13
2.3- RS-232 SERIAL INTERFACE..................................................................................... 14
2.3.1- RS-232 Serial interface specifications......................................................... 14
2.3.2- Change between online and offline mode................................................... 14
2.3.3- Serial RS-232 interface pins assignment..................................................... 15
2.3.5- PC serial interface connection .................................................................... 15
2.4- CENTRONICS PARALLEL INTERFACE.................................................................... 16
2.4.1- Compatibility mode...................................................................................... 16
2.4.2- Reverse mode............................................................................................. 17
2.4.3- Parallel interface pins assignment for each mode....................................... 17
2.4.4- PC parallel interface connection ................................................................. 18
3 – BASIC OPERATIONS.................................................................................... 19
3.1- PAPER LOADING....................................................................................................... 19
3.1.1- Automatic paper load................................................................................... 19
3.1.2- Manual paper load....................................................................................... 19
3.2- BUTTONS FUNCTIONS............................................................................................. 20
3.3- PAPER SENSORS..................................................................................................... 20
3.4- OPEN PLATEN SENSOR.......................................................................................... 21
3.5- LED INDICATOR........................................................................................................ 21
3.6- SPECIAL PRINTING MODES.................................................................................... 21
3.6.1- Self-test mode............................................................................................. 21
3.6.2- Programming mode......................................................................................22
3.6.3- Hexadecimal dump mode........................................................................... 23
3.7- ERROR PROCESSING.............................................................................................. 24
3.7.1- Error types................................................................................................... 24
3.7.2- Printer operation when an error happens.................................................... 27
3.7.3- Data reception error (serial interface only).................................................. 27
3.7.4- Flow diagram of the error detection for the serial port................................ 27
3.7.5- Flow diagram of the error detection for the parallel port............................. 28
4 – CONTROL COMMANDS................................................................................ 29
4.1- COMMAND NOTATION.............................................................................................. 29
4.2- TERM DEFINITIONS.................................................................................................. 29
4.3- DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROL COMMANDS.................................................... 30
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