Keltron TLC Series Compact Thermal Printer User`s Manual
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1. pp LELE LU L wp So FEA Hei Sem AA INI TESI iriri ajina a aja s patina imn Le opm 7179 x Zo EID eC PESCE ER CREDI DEO capitals E C CT C f eee mm Figure 4 ASCII Character Set Front Panel Programming Main Set Menu With DTR EOP LED ON press lt SLCT gt then lt ADVN gt to access the menu below lt SLCT gt lt ADVN gt lt TEST gt lt FEED gt EXIT SET MODE Exits the Set Mode and places the printer ON LINE BAUD RATE AND PARITY See Baud Rate amp Parity Section CLOCK CALENDAR INTERVAL See Clock Calendar Counter Interval timer Section PRINT FEATURES See Print amp Character Features Section Baud Rate and Parity From the Main Set Menu press lt ADVN gt to access the menu below lt SLCT gt EXIT SET MODE Exits the Set Mode and places the printer ON LINE lt ADVN gt BACKUP TO PREVIOUS MENU Exits to Main Set Menu TEST ADVANCE FIELD SELECTED Advances selections in the field marked with gt lt FEED gt GO TO NEXT FIELD Moves to the next field Example gt BAUD 2400 DATA PARITY NONE Field A B C Selections for Baud Rate and P rity Fields 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 Baud Rate 7 8 Data Even Odd None Parity Note See DIP switches for default settings the Keltron TLC Series printer will revert to the DIP switch settings should the printer lose power Clock Calendar2. 5D HEX II II ll II II II lI Interval Timer Chart This chart is only used for escape function cha Wc Interval selected d 3F Prints current setting 40 OFF A 41 5 seconds B 42 15 seconds 43 30 seconds D 44 1 minute E 45 2 minutes F 46 5 minutes G 47 15 minutes H 48 30 minutes l 49 1 hour J 4A 2 hours K 4B 4 hours L 4C 6 hours M 4D 8 hours N 4E 12 hours O 4F 24 hours For additional explanations on these settings see Interval Timer Section 13 Warranty The Keltron Corporation warrants all products against defects in workmanship materials and construction under normal use and service for a period of ONE YEAR except radio transceivers which carry a 36 month warranty from the date of shipment Keltron Corporation s responsibility under this warranty is limited to the repair or replacement of defective parts that are returned to the factory freight prepaid Repaired parts are returned to the customer from the factory freight prepaid This warranty does not extend to any of our products that in our opinion have been subjected to misuse neglect accident improper installation or misapplication The warranty does not extend to products that have been repaired or altered outside our factory without o
3. Interval Timer From the Main Set Menu press lt TEST gt to access the menu below Printer Clock Calendar Interval Timer Selection Mode Menu lt SLCT gt lt ADVN gt lt TEST gt lt FEED gt EXIT SET MODE Exits the Set Mode and places the printer ON LINE BACKUP TO PREVIOUS MENU Exits to Main Set Menu CLOCK CALENDAR FORMAT Formats printout of clock calendar counter interval timer CLOCK CALENDAR SET Sets clock calendar counter interval timer Fields for Clock Calendar Line Counter Format From the Selection Model Menu press lt TEST gt to access the menu below lt SLCT gt EXIT SET MODE Exits the Set Mode and places the printer ON LINE lt ADVN gt BACKUP TO PREVIOUS MENU Exits to Main Set Menu TEST ADVANCE FIELD SELECTED Advances selections in the field marked with gt lt FEED gt GO TO NEXT FIELD Moves to the next field Example gt ON HH MM OD MM DD 824 COUNT ON Field A B D E F Enabled Disabled A On OFF Clock Printout B HH MM Hours amp Minutes Printout C SS Seconds Printout D MM DD Month amp Date Printout E YY Year Printout F COUNT ON COUNT OFF Line Counter Printout Note The Keltron TLC series printer has battery backup capability to maintain these settings on power down Note The time date stamp will not occur until one second after the final carriage return of a transmission The line counter will continue to count
4. TLC Series printer cannot function with expanded width enabled when programming the printer skip over this field Printer returns to default settings with a serial CTRL X command The Clock Calendar Counter stamp and program menus will always print in normal height and width Also the Print and Character Features settings will be maintained on power down 11 Using a Terminal Emulator Program to Program the TLC Series Printer The following ASCII commands and ESCAPE functions can be used on a PC using a terminal emulator program such as PROCOMM or TELIX ASCII Printer Commands T FNT 24 02 02 Select 24 characters per line font FNT 32 03 03 Select 32 characters per line font EOT D 04 04 End of Text or Print Buffer BS H 08 08 Back Space remove previous character HT 09 09 Horizontal Tab advances four spaces from current position on line LF J 10 Line Feed advance to beginning of next line VT K 0B 11 Vertical Tab advance 5 lines FF L 0C 12 Form Feed advance 10 lines CR M 0D 13 Carriage Return advance to beginning of next line 50 N 0 14 All characters extended height 14 dots SI O 15 All characters normal height 7 dots XON Q 11 17 Transmitted if printer is ON LINE to receive date If received the host is ready to accept data AUX ON R 12 18 Print head on Transmitted after loading paper in the printer XOFF S 13 19 Transm
5. when out of paper is sensed When the paper is replaced press the lt SLCT gt button to place the printer back ON LINE and the printer will resume printing x Figure 2 Paper path Installation The Keltron TLC series printer should be installed in a location that does not exceed the maximum operating temperature and provides good air circulation Placing the printer near devices that generate excessive heat should be avoided When cleaning the front bezel use only a soft cloth and neutral soap products DO NOT use solvents Continuous exposure to direct sunlight may accelerate the aging process of the bezel DO NOT use tools of any kind screwdrivers pens pencils etc to operate the push buttons on the unit Desk Top Mounting If mounting the Keltron TLC series printer on a desk top it is suggested you install rubber feet available with a peel off backing This will prevent the unit from drifting on the surface during print mode Panel Mounting The following procedure assures proper installation 1 Cut panel opening and drill mounting holes to specified dimensions refer to Figure 3 Remove burrs and clean around panel opening 2 Pull unit from case until stops reached Slide printer case into the panel 4 Install 4 mounting screws through the brackets on the printer case all the way through the panel Screws may be secured with lock washers 5 Push the bezel of the printer toward the panel until it latches in th
6. ACK is COMMON With all DC models it is strongly recommended that 2 0A SLB fuses be installed externally Paper 2 25 wide x 2 00 diameter approx 80 length 15 pounds thermal paper roll One roll supplied with printer replacement paper is readily available at most office supplies stores Print Thermal 24 to 64 column width 2 2 lines second printing Full 256 ASCII character set Print head life is 100 000 meters Dots per line is 384 Operating Temperature amp Relative Humidity RH 0 to 50 C ambient RH 2096 to 8596 non condensing Weight 2 Ibs 0 907 kg boxed ready to ship 1 4 lbs actual printer weight RS232C Serial Communications Serial Protocol see Table 1 In this mode pins 4 RTS and 5 CTS are used to control data flow to and from the printer Pin 4 RTS is used to control the data flow to the printer which raises RTS when it is ready to accept data and lowers RTS under any of the following conditions Print buffer has less than 256 unused locations Printer is out of paper Printer is off line the select button lt SLCT gt on the front panel has been pressed Input to pin 5 CTS is monitored during data transmission from the printer The unit transmits only if CTS is high under Serial Busy Protocol XON XOFF Protocol The unit transmits XON when it is ready to accept data and XOFF for conditions listed above in the Serial Busy Protocol section Under XON XOFF protocol t
7. Keltron TLC Series Compact Thermal Printer User s Manual A KELTRON March 12 2010 Keltron Corporation 241 Crescent Street Waltham MA 02453 3487 Version 3 1 Voice 781 894 8710 fax 781 899 9652 Table of Contents Manual O biective err e rer a Sea a a aa SAE NENG 1 B rrerlee m 1 Unpacking the Keltron TLC Series Compact Printer eene eene 1 Specifications MM 2 RS232C Serial Communications cceecesccceseeceeeeeseneeeeceenseeeeseeaeecesseneeeeeeenseeeeceeeeeecseeeeeeseneeeeeeeueeeesseaaees 2 Front Panel Description asas aana hahaa RR aaa aaa aaa aia aaa aa a ERES ERE EE E a a aaa a aa aa a aaa 4 Installing ossia EAR ann n nsn an a naa a am aaa m an MEM dM 5 Maere 5 Initial Power Up and Self Test ccccssccceseesseeeeeeeneeeeeeeneeeeesenaeeecesnaeececseaeeeeeeeaeeeeseneeeeseeeeeessenseeeeseneeeess 7 luces 7 Keltron TLC Series ASCII Character Set cccccccecsssseceeeseeeeeeenneeeecesneeeeeeenaeeeeceeceeecseaaeecesenseeeeseneeeesseaees 7 Front Panel Programming eaaa anna sese nn nnns 9 Using a Terminal Emulator Program to Program the TLC Series Printer 12 NV GIF CMY 00 14 Keltron Corporation 241 Crescent St Waltham MA 02453 voice 781 894 8710 fax 781 299 965 TG www keltroncorp com Manual Objective This user s manual supplies the necessary inform
8. ation for installing and operating the Keltron TLC series compact printers WF Visual overview of the printer Power data and panel mount installation procedures Initial power up and printer self test W Operation overview graphics built in clock calendar line counter and interval timer outputs Manual programming and programming via PC covered Description The Keltron TLC series is a rugged printer packaged in a metal enclosure ready to panel mount or use on the desktop This model features compact reliable thermal printers capable of printing from 24 through 64 columns per line The Keltron TLC series printer supports the RS232C serial communication handshake The Keltron TLC series also features user selectable print features and a 2000 character print buffer to free the host computer during the printing process The basic Keltron TLC series printer is comprised of a microcomputer based printer controller card a printer mechanism module a power supply with an interface card and a metal enclosure The printer controller and the printer mechanism are located behind the front panel The rear panel holds the interface connectors and the power supply module The Keltron printer controller and interface cards manage all the features supported by the printer The boards hold the printer drivers communication interfaces real time clock line counter interval timer output 2K print buffer and the front panel switch inputs These enha
9. carriage returns even if the line counter printout is off Fields for Clock Calendar Conter Interval Timer Set From the Selection Model Menu press FEED to access the menu below lt SLCT gt EXIT SET MODE Exits the Set Mode and places the printer ON LINE lt ADVN gt BACKUP TO PREVIOUS MENU Exits to Main Set Menu TEST ADVANCE FIELD SELECTED Advances selections in the field marked with gt FEED GO TO NEXT FIELD Shows the value entered and moves to the next field Pressing the FEED from field loops back to field A Example 21 730 04 24 10 0000 OFF Field A B D E F G 00 24 Set hours in 24 hour format Press lt TEST gt once for each hour advanced A B 00 59 Set minutes Press lt TEST gt once for each minute advanced C 00 12 Set month Press lt TEST gt once for each month advanced D 00 31 Set date Press lt TEST gt once for each date advanced E F G 00 30 96 00 Set year Press lt TEST gt once for each year advanced 0000 9999 Reset line counter counts number of carriage returns Press lt TEST gt to reset to 0000 OFF 05S 15S 30S 01M 02M 05M 15M 30M 01H 02H 04H 06H 08H 12H 24H Sets the interval time Press TEST for each timer period advanced and displayed Note Value will advance without display indication Press lt FEED gt to review settings 10 Print and Character Features From the Main Set Menu press lt FEED gt to acce
10. e case FRONT PANEL 2 26 OLA HOLES TAP 4 40 THD 4 PLS 90 124 48 4 ass 118 11 __ 4875 oil 11 113 1 875 47 625 2 85 5376 72 39 13 653 1 a 1 125 3 175 PANEL CUTOUT 4 88 123 95 E 2 83 72 39 SIDE VIEW Figure 3 Keltron TLC series printer mounting dimensions Initial Power Up and Self Test A self test feature is built into the Keltron TLC series printer To start this press and hold the lt TEST gt switch and power up the printer Continue holding the lt TEST gt switch until the printer has started printing The self test program checks the integrity of the operating program installed the 2048 character buffer the processor watchdog and the power supervision circuits If no problems are found the following messages are printed Sample Test Print Description BAUD 9600 DATA 8 PARITY NONE the current protocol settings this line may overflow INTERFACE SERIAL type of interface being used BATT CLOCK INSTALLED verifies the battery is installed standard on all TLCs 2K BUFFER INSTALLED indicates buffer size installed V1 6 TLC indicates version of firmware installed and series type Interval Timer Range 5 seconds to 24 hours can be selected manually or programmed by sending as ASCII data string Action Once an interval is selected the Keltron TLC series printer will execute the following actions on time out 1 T
11. f the character prints first first line transmitted is the last line printed ESC ML CTRL D Line mode Prints as soon as a complete line of characters is stored or when carriage return form feed vertical tab or line feed is received default ESC MB Buffer mode only prints when 2K buffer is full or with CTRL D print buffer command ESC MC CR LF mode If carriage return and line fee is received it is converted to LF or after a full line both carriage return and line feed is ignored default ESC MA Print All mode all carriage returns and line feed are processed See the Clock Calendar Line Counter Format Chart for format character Note CTRL X Resets printer to default 12 More Excape Key ESC for the extra FONTS available ESC FO 24 column ESC F1 32 column ESC F2 40 column ESC F3 42 column ESC F4 48 column ESC F5 64 column Clock Calendar Line Counter Format Chart This chart is only used for escape functions F T and P Fe A y Years line 40 HEX A 41 HEX or 49 HEX B 42 HEX or R 52 HEX C 43 HEX or K 4B HEX or S 53 HEX or 5B HEX D 44 HEX E 45 HEX or M 4D HEX F 46 HEX or V 56 HEX G 47 HEX or O 4F HEX or W 57 HEX H 48 HEX J 4A HEX or Z 5A HEX L 4C HEX 4E HEX or 5 HEX P 50 HEX Q 51 HEX or Y 59 HEX T 54 HEX U 55 HEX X 58 HEX 5 HEX
12. he data flow out from the printers serial port is halted on receipt of XOFF and resumed on receipt of XON RS232C Specifications see Table 2 Baud rate DIP switch selectable for 150 through 9600 baud Parity DIP switch selectable for ODD EVEN NO parity Word length 1 start 7 or 8 data bits DIP switch selectable and 1 or 2 stop bits DIP switch selectable Signal levels Mark or Logical 1 3 to 14VDC Space or Logical 0 3 to 15VDC Handshaking RTS CTS or XON XOFF Connection DB25S receptacle type see Table 1 for pinouts The printer communications protocol can be modified from the front panel or by DIP switches located inside the printer When power is cycled to the printer the printer will always revert to the DIP switch settings 15 recommended that the printer communication protocol set by the DIP switches Note When DIP switch settings have been modified cycle power to the Keltron TLC series printer to enable the new settings 1 Earth Ground GND 2 RS232 output TXD 3 RS232 input RXD 4 Request to send output RTX 5 Clear to send input CTS 7 Logic common COM Table 1 Pinout for Keltron TLC series rear panel connector 1 ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF 2 ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF 3 ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 4 ON OFF 5 ON OFF OFF OFF 6 ON OFF Table 2 DIP switch setting for the Keltron TLC series printer NOTE All the sw
13. itches are in the OFF position from the factory Front Panel Description FEED Bek rest rest KELTRON CORP MINIPRINTER Figure 1 Keltron TLC series front panel LEDS PWR Green When lit when power is ON DTR EOP Yellow When lit printer is ON LINE When flashing printer is OUT OF PAPER Function Keys ON LINE lt SLCT gt Press to change printer from ON LINE to OFF LINE mode ON LINE the DTR EOP LED is ON lt ADVN gt Press when printer is ON LINE to advance paper five lines lt TEST gt Press to print program version time date and count value of printer lt FEED gt Press to advance paper one line OFF LINE lt SLCT gt Press to change printer from ON LINE to OFF LINE mode OFF LINE the DTR EOP LED is OFF lt ADVN gt Press when printer is OFF LINE to enter printer set mode menus See the Front Panel Programming section lt TEST gt Press to print program version time date and count value of printer lt FEED gt Press to advance paper one line Installing Paper Note Printer power must be on to install paper When the printer is out of paper the yellow DTR EOP LED will blink To replace the paper supply pull the front bezel forward insert a new roll of paper and thread as show in Figure 2 The mechanism has an auto feed feature and once it senses the paper starting it will advance the paper through the front panel The Keltron TLC series printer is placed OFF LINE automatically
14. itted if printer is taken OFF LINE via lt SLCT gt if print buffer is full or printer out of paper If received host s transmitter is off AUX OFF T 14 20 Print head off transmitted if out of paper CANCEL X 18 24 Resets printer to defaults ESC al 1B 27 Escape Precedes various functions Note The Clock Calendar Counter Stamp and programming menu will always print in normal height even if the data is expanded Excape Key ESC Printer Functions Command CAPS Function ESC E Auto print clock calendar counter Enter once to Auto print after each carriage return per ESC F format ESC F Format Character Format print clock calendar line counter for Auto print ESC E ESC D Disable print clock calendar line counter Enter once to stop Auto print ESC E ESC T Format Character Single serial transmit clock calendar line counter per this format ESC P Format Character CTRL M Single print clock calendar line counter per this format ESC S time date CTRL M Set time and date 24 hour format HH MM SS MM DD YR Note Can only be performed in normal width mode ESC C Reset the line counter to 0000 ESC I Disable interval timer ESC I Prints current interval timer setting ESC I Interval Character Set interval timer see Interval Timer Chart for Interval Character ESC MN Normal mode Bottom of the character prints first default ESC MI Inverted mode top o
15. nced features ease the operation and integration of the printers with data acquisition applications Upon initial power up the printer controller goes through extensive self test procedures It verifies the amount of print buffer installed and restores the default printer settings In the idle mode the printer continuously checks the front panel controls and the paper out detector It also services the time clock interval timer print buffer internal processor and the power supply watchdog monitor Unpacking the Keltron TLC Series Compact Printer Remove the Keltron TLC series printer from the shipping container and make sure it is undamaged The package also includes an AC DC power adapter or a power input plug as well as a roll of paper If any of the components are missing contact Keltron for assistance Keep the packing material so you can repack the printer for storage or shipment If there is any visible damage to the printer record it on the freight bill have the freight carrier acknowledge it and submit your claim to the carrier Caution Do not install or operate damaged equipment as safety and performance may be affected Specifications Power 110VAC 10 2 0A 9VDC 220VAC 10 2 0A 9VDC 5VDC 3 2 0A 7 5 to 13 6VDC 2 0A 9 to 35VDC 10 Watts The AC models have wall mount transformer with 5 2 cord The DC models come with a power harness 18 long ready to wire to a power source RED is DC and BL
16. ransmits control character ENQ E 05H 5 2 Restarts timer Keltron TLC Series ASCII Character Set The ASCII character set includes 255 characters The first 32 characters decimal 0 through 31 are reserved control characters The remaining 224 characters decimal 32 through 255 are printable characters Figure 4 lists the printable character set The first 96 entries in this table are the 96 ASCII upper and lower case characters like what can be found on a standard QWERTY keyboard The remaining 128 characters are international scientific and IBM PC extended characters Bee See Gi Garin TOS SS AAAS SSA SS tA SS er St Ap murem n OOOO mtem LE LELE LELE LE LELE LI LELE T eau dr me Fe ae ee ES I HtA jann nala nn a SOBA AO TER To DR Fi THOMAS Too Pad dad ee a ee SAAS SA AAAS Ve ete raka lt HEIL SF E Qe hi CIE DR ER x meee ee ee ee e marah GUD E mehetett e DOTO momo v ill ts aa mun Eun C Eam ri yr re RECS TTT Eee ee eee m eye OL le qn m Sri TAANA 7 bin Has Tha Hin ee eje tee IL SSSA AAAS HHIR Gb BMT ee a ee Sto NA CCP cor anja ar kr sees AAA eeu rl at SUCI DC
17. ss the menu below lt SLCT gt EXIT SET MODE Exits the Set Mode and places the printer ON LINE lt ADVN gt BACKUP TO PREVIOUS MENU Exits to Main Set Menu lt TEST gt ADVANCE FIELD SELECTED Advances selections in the field marked with lt FEED gt GO TO NEXT FIELD Moves gt to the next field Example gt LINE NORMAL LZ CRLF F40 Field A B C DA E F Field Selections for Print and Character Features Fields A LINE Prints as soon as a complete line of characters is stored or when a carriage return form feed vertical tab or line feed is received default BUFFER Only prints when 2K buffer is full or with CTRL D B NORMAL The bottom of the characters come out of the printer first default INVERTED The top of the characters come out of the printer first First line transmitted is printed last H07 Character normal height 7 dots default H14 Character expanded height 14 dots CRLF If carriage return and line feed is received it is converted to line feed or after a full line both carriage return and line feed is ignored default ALL All carriage returns and line feeds are processed SSS F F24 24 characters per line default F32 32 characters per line F30 30 characters per line F40 40 characters per line F42 42 characters per line F48 48 characters per line F64 64 characters per line Note The Keltron
18. ur written approval Except as provided above Keltron Corporation makes no warranty of any kind express or implied except that the goods sold under this agreement shall be of the standard quality of Keltron Corporation and the buyer assumes all risk and liability resulting from the use of the goods Keltron Corporation neither assumes nor authorizes any person to assume for Keltron Corporation any other liability in connection with the sale or use of the goods sold and there are no oral or written agreements or warranties collateral to or affecting this agreement Further Keltron Corporation shall not be liable for consequential damages resulting from any breach of warranty 14
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