CL/RLxx Series USER MANUAL
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1. 13 2 2 1 Nominal qo didi P 13 2 2 2 Nominal Consumption usine 13 2 2 3 Stepping motor specifications seen 14 2 2 3 1 Motor CONNECTION EM 14 2 2 3 2 Stepping motor electric control 15 2 3 Cutter D C motor for 15 2 3 T CharacteriSucs tene e erit Sasia Wasa b tee tt D 16 23 2 Soto etant ottiene Gite LIES S e eur 16 233 Driving cycle uu rire taste ae re Pe RUE E eH RR e erre E 16 2 4 Micro switches specifications when fitted 17 2 4 1 Connection specifications inii etre de M ait eee Hg 17 2 5 Opto sensor specifications when fitted 18 2 6 Print head EnITI DD 20 J OPERATION 2 52 21 3 1 Paper E e o P n 21 3 1 1 Motor feed Timing Di gram eet net Re eere re EU bete 21 31 2 Reat feed eene RP REPRE EP REN REO RERUM Ie HERBES 22 3 1 3 Front feed UERBO UE ER PO EO ERE 22 3 2 Printing q 232. OUT CLK STROBE Data to be printed 15 clocked into a shift register formed by cascading n chips E g 384 dots head uses 6 chips with the SO output of chip 1 used as the SI input for chip 2 etc Respectively the SO output of chip 2 1s used as the SI input for chip 3 etc After 384 clocks the initial piece of data entered corresponds to the last 3849 dot of the line the R64 output of the 6 chip The last bit of data entered will correspond to the first dot of the line R1 of the first chip The first dot of the line is the dot at the far left when looking at the head itself or at the far right dot when looking at the printed paper Line of dots of chip 1 of chip 1 ue Print head substrate Sensitive side Print head bottomview paper feed paper side direction Thermal paper CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 32 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF 64 BIT LSI DRIVER FOR xxBI PRINTERS The specifications given below are for the following conditions Logic voltage on chip 4 75V lt lt 5 25V Clock frequency 8Mhz Max otherwise specified VbD 5 0 V 5 Ta 25 C Su m Mm Un Vpp 5 0 V High level input current VIH 5 0 V Ta 25 C Vpp 5 0 V Low level input current VIL 0 V 25 05 5 terminal VOH 0 lt 0 4 V High level output current Low level output current SO
3. 09 087 076 072 06 165 109 0934 082 073 07 066 06 055 9 os 074 066 0 517 054 05 076 066 05 O5 0534 049 044 0 5 0 47 0 43 0 39 0937 052 0747 07 006 06 055 08 078 067 058 056 05 0 46 076 0 66 05 086 053 048 044 0 71 0 5 0 6 05 07 04 118 078 06 03 707 071 06 03 6 1 ss 6 5 NIE 05 04 038 035 03 0 04 03 0 28 7 06 054 05 O49 044 04 0 6 037 10 067 05 0 34 092 0617 05 0 31 056 0 4 02 07 04 024 a CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 41 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 8 Contd HEATING TIME FOR xxBT xxDT PRINTER CALCULATED VALUES FOR CE365 WITH PAPER KP440 Voltage V Temperature Speed mm s R 437 Ohms Real lt zmms CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 42 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 9 PINOUT OF HE10 CONNECTOR xxBI xxBG xxBT PRINTER Strobe 10 SO Clock OE3 11 12 13 GND for Vcc 14 GND for Vcc Thermistor pin 1 pin 26 pin 2 pi OE 1 OE2 OE 3 For xxBG amp xxBT T 1 2 OE3 CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 43 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 9 contd PINOUT OF HE10 CONNECTOR xxDG xxDT PRINTER SIGNAL SIGNAL 5 Vch 6 GND 16 13 15 th 1 th2 17 NC 18 Vcc 5 V 19 20 SO 21 22 23 24 25 26 Ther
4. 22 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 3 2 Printing There are several ways of driving the printer Here are three possible modes Mode 1 The paper advance occurs during the heating cycle High speed can be achieved In this mode it is recommended to use historical control see page 27 Printing of n dot line Transmission of data in series Din in step with CLK Transfer to memory stage STROBE Transmission of next series of data OE 1 0E 2 OEn simultaneousl printing IB MEL Din Strobe OE 1 2 _ j V Motor Steps Z CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 23 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm Mode 2 The paper advance occurs after the heating cycle high quality of printing Printing of n dot line Transmission of data in series Din in step with CLK Transfer to memory stage STROBE Heating order through Transmission of next OE 1 2 0En series of data simultaneously Motor feed End of printing Din A Strobe OE 1 12771 o s T L STL Motor Steps 1 dr xc CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 24 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm Mode 3 The dot line is printed in stages heating only a portion of the line at a time consumption reduced Printing of n dot line Transmission of data in series Din in ste
5. 32 5 screws or M4 Europe 2 1 3 Opto sensor position The position of the end of the paper opto sensor in relation to the paper allows top off form detection Printable side of pape Printable side of paper rear paper entry bottom paper entry optional paper out sensor CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 12 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 2 2 Electrical Specifications 2 2 1 Nominal Power supply Printer xxBG Print head Logic Vcc 5 5 V DC Dot line 24 12 V DC Note The Vcc and the Vch grounds must be separated 2 2 2 Nominal Consumption The consumption depends on the speed the greater the number of resistor dots on at the same time the higher the speed will be for a given power supply xxBG xxBT Units Printer xxDG Print head Logic current dot Vcc pA Stepping motor mA 2 activated phases Maximum instantaneous current per dot line at 8 2 8 8 A nominal voltage 24V 12V CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 13 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 2 2 3 Stepping motor specifications This motor 15 used for paper advance Coil resistance 115 080 Number of phases 2 Step angle 7 30 Number of steps per revolution 48 Paper feed for 1 printing line 2 motor steps xx BI 0 26mm 1 motor step xxxG xxxT 0 13mm Recommended control current 300 mA Maximum starting frequency 500 steps s 2 2 3 1 Motor connection 1 CLxx series Length of the le
6. 5 525 Vcc logic Veh do v Dc Current Consumption E I er resistor dot on Vch p Vcc HA per resistor dot on Stepping motor mA per activated phase Not standard products CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 5 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm VALUE CLBI CLBG CLBT RLBI CLDG CLDT Storage range 40 to 70 Operating range 10 to 70 ue Relative humidity Dimensions with standard internal motor Width Depth Height Dimensions Width Depth Height Cutting angle RL only 89 0 5 relatively to paper side edge Cutter lifetime RL only 1 million cuts As per Axiohm test conditions which are mainly 24V 25 C dot printing duty cycle 30 Or other types of paper approved by Axiohm CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 6 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 1 GENERAL Unpacking Each printer mechanism is packaged in an anti static bag Observe precautions while handling in electrostatic protected areas Overview Based on static thermal printing technology the CLxx and RLxx series are a complete family of easy to use and highly reliable devices which have been designed to suit a wide range of applications 2 SPECIFICATIONS 2 1 Mechanical specifications CLxx mechanism consists of Stepping motor Drive gear Print head End of paper opto sensor RLxx mechanism consists of A rugged metal hinged chassis conta
7. APPENDIX 5 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF 64 BIT LSI DRIVER FOR xxxG OR xxxT PRINTER The specifications given below are for the following conditions Logic voltage on chip 4 75V Vdd 5 25V Clock frequency 4Mhz Max Unless otherwise specified VDD 5 0 V 5 Ta 25 C mm Typ um Supply voltage Voo 4 75 5 0 5 25 V 0 7x VDD VDD V ve sve v VIH 5 0 V Low level input current liL VIL 0 V High level input voltage Low level input voltage High level input current SO terminal no load 5 SO terminal no load SO terminal VOH Vppz0 4 V High level driver output xxxG voltage XxxT Driver leakage current ILEAK 26 V All low Current consumption NM Ta 25 C All high High level output voltage Low level output voltage High level output current CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 35 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 6 64 BIT LSI DRIVER TIMING CHART TYPICAL LOADING SEQUENCE FOR xxxG OR xxxT PRINTER CLK SI STROBE arsa Data set up time ViH Vpp ViL Vsso Data hold time to ViH VDD VIL Vsso Stroke pulse width Clock stroke set up time tsura time 2 s Clock frequency fax Chip M CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 36 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 7 THERMISTOR SPECIFICATIONS This thermist
8. CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 19 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 2 6 Print head specifications xxBG xxBT Printer xxBl xxDG xxDT UNITS DEE E 64 bit CMos LSI 2 ES Stand by a 16 560 10 1096 100035 396 480 10 1096 LSI supply voltage e 728 Total r ry 1 time conditions 4 ERE EAE EN uM 5ms line pw a current per dot Maximum instantaneous current per dot line at nominal voltage Maximum duycyde 0 __ Optical density 41 E 2 R x heating time Duty cycle Heating time Total cycle time the dots can be heated at the same time taking particular care of the print head temperature which should not exceed 60 C with medium sensitivity paper These parameters especially the vch are measured at the terminal of the print head connector CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 20 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 3 OPERATION Read the recommendations in chapter 4 carefully before using your printer To connect the printer refer to the paragraph 2 2 3 1 Motor connection and to appendix 7 charts and diagrams 3 1 Paper feed 3 1 1 Motor feed Timing Diagram ET Voltage on cable is negative where shown as Voltage on cable is positive where shown as Currents removed current into winding A current into winding B Currents Motor Steps restored
9. Forward Current tp 10 us Reverse voltage Max Power Dissipation at 25 C max PHOTO TRANSISTOR Collector Emitter Voltage Collector Current Collector Dissipation at 25 C max Input Output Conditions SYMBOL CONDITIONS LED Forward Current IF 50mA Reverse Current 5V TRANSFER CHARAC Photo electric Current IF 20 mA VCE 5 V Position in relation to the paper Printable side of paper Printable side of paper 8 4 15 17 rear paper entry directio bottom paper entry 2 RLxx series paper detection opto sensor cutter exit sensor Ref Honeywell HOA1404 002 Absolute Maximum ratings 5 RATING Continuous Forward Current Reverse voltage Max Power Dissipation at 25 C max CL RLxx Series User Manual sid Series User Manual 18 45 18 45 Reference FDE 3108393 IssueZ FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm PHOTO TRANSISTOR Collector Emitter Voltage Collector Current Collector Dissipation at 25 C max Input Output Conditions p s voltage IF 20 mA 1 6 Reverse current VR 3v 10 TRANSFER CHARAC IF 30 mA VCE 5V Photo electric current Connection Wires length 330 mm Connector Molex serial 6471 3 1 green collector 2 orange anode 3 black cathode emitter SV 5V pulse CPU punis PORT orange 74HC04 R 10kO for output detection Opto sensor R 4 7 for paper end detection Opto sensor
10. Motor initialisation This operation is necessary to place the motor in a good position when it is powered Both phases must be powered with the same current during 1 1 ms It must be followed by 16 motor steps in order to compensate the backlash in the gears Printing mode There are 4 different positions for the motor phases If P1 A P2 B The circulation is AB gt AB gt AB gt AB gt AB The position of the phases must be memorised while the phase currents are switched to zero in order to restart the motor in good position IP 300 mA t2 gt 2 ms When the printing speed requires a motor phase lower than 2 ms 1 67 for example an acceleration curve of 2 to 1 67 must be used this acceleration can be done over 16 steps CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 21 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm Paper loading When starting the paper advance for paper stock loading the energising time t2 must be increased to 6ms with a current IP of 500mA 3 1 2 Rear feed Angle of paper exit Paper introduction tolerance angle 45 47 5 mm Distance from paper end sensor to resistor dot line nominal With microswitch 33 mm With opto sensor 42 mm 3 1 3 Front feed Angle of paper exit Same as rear feed Paper introduction tolerance angle Distance from paper end sensor to resistor dot line nominal With microswitch 33 mm With opto sensor 33 mm CL RLxx Series User Manual Page
11. heating dots of the head with a cotton stick containing a solvent alcohol ethanol methanol or IPA but do not touch the print head with your fingers Allow the solvent to dry Replace the print head and the spring can provide cleaning kits ref CK60000A CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 29 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 1 DIMENSIONS OF PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY 10 8 mm 3 5 mm 6 1 mm 3 mm Note The dimensions given in milimeters are exact but the diagram may not be to scale CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 30 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 2 64 BIT LSI DRIVERS CHART AND OPERATION The LSI power and de multiplexing circuit drivers located on the thermal print head provide power control from logic signals and the D C power supply voltage These circuits are supplied by 5 V 5 logic voltage Each circuit features 64 open collector transistors a 64 bit shift register and a 64 bit memory register Each circuit controls 64 resistor dots on the print head NTIPUTS 62 63 d 1 Line of resistor ds E 2 2 S Strobe Serial 64 bits shit 51 B regkter O TAr C SERIAL OUTPUT 80 CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 31 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 2 contd ROUTING OF DATA TO THE RESISTOR DOTS R 64 Resistors R1 N R64 R1 Resistors
12. terminal no load High level driver output Driver leakage current ILEAK 26 V All low Current consumption lo Anngn CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 33 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 4 64 BIT LSI DRIVER TIMING CHART TYPICAL LOADING SEQUENCE FOR xxBI PRINTERS CLK SI STROBE OE DO Unless otherwise specified VDD 5 0 V 5 Ta 10 C to 80 C ne mac unt gt n OE DOn propagation delay RL 1 VDOH 24 V L time Don rise time too R 1ko vpoiz24v _ 20 60 ws Donme we o u Serial input m Serial parallel shift register clock activated on leading edge of pulse rest level logic O Maximum clock frequency 8 MHz STROBE Signal for putting data into memory active on logic level 1 rest level logic OE Output Enable OE1 to OE5 power activation signals active at logic level SO Serial output TIMING RESTRICTIONS No clock transitions may take place during Tscl tst Tdoes Tdoec and Tdcoe Data input must change on the falling edge of the clk input Data must be stable during Tsdc Tr and Thdc The Strobe signal must not occur until 10 5 15 after the drop in the OE signal Note of these inputs are CMOS compatible CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 34 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm
13. 4 RECOMMENDATIONS PP secs seb 26 SH SOLVING 02050 os p et rision 28 225555 29 APPENDIX 30 APPENDIN 2 2 aa 31 APPENDIN C M 33 34 35 APPENDIX Os 36 APPENDIX Ju 37 PA A DNI DI B o 55 39 APPENDIN EAE 43 APPENDIN LO Z uy 45 CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 4 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm SUMMARY CHART OF THE PRINTER S SPECIFICATIONS CL RL BI y x VALU ITEM CLBI CLBG CLBT UNIT RLBI CLDG CLDT Printing method Static thermal dot line printing mm Number of resistor dots Printing width Paper width Head T detection By Thermistor Motor steps Microswitch Paper empty detection r Opto sensor Operating voltage range 00 o
14. THERMAL PRINTING SOLUTIONS CL RLxx Series USER MANUAL Reference 3108393 Issue Z February 2005 AXIOHM 1 rue d Arcueil BP 820 92542 MONTROUGE CEDEX FRANCE Tel 33 1 58 07 17 17 Fax 33 158 07 17 18 www axiohm com Axiohm 02 05 Creation Evolution from 2326254 with New print heads 8 dots mm CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 2 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm IMPORTANT This manual contains the basic operations for running your printer Read it carefully before using your printer Pay special attention to the chapter Recommendations CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 3 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm CONTENTS SUMMARY CHART OF THE PRINTER S SPECIFICATIONS CL RL BI 5 GENERAL e 7 2 SPECIBICA vule e 7 2 1 Mechanical specifications eere eee eee eese eese nete seta seta setas ens rE 7 2 1 1 Overall dimensions of the complete mechanism 7 cu REN 7 SEE S E ERR 8 2 1 2 Chassis MOUNTING RR 11 212 SMCS u Sma nu etienne Lic A eL 11 2 1 252 REX SENES ato etiaai LEON RU MIR En 12 2 1 3 Opto sensor position prn eei Lnd e ER sein SERE 12 PAM ntelii meii
15. ads 200 mm Connector Molex serial 6471 4 red white blue orange 2 RLxx series Nour 3 s B Motor connection 200 mm 10 Connector Molex serial 6471 4 Wire length CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 14 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 2 2 3 2 Stepping motor electric control diagram stepper O motor 820 pF From p processor Phase B 10 B Note 1 Rs resistors of 0 8 ohm with IQA and IOB 1 and 1 and 0 gt 0 3 A the required control current Note 2 to obtain 0 8 Q which is not standard it is possible to set 10 and 4 750 in parallel For a different stepping motor command please contact us 2 3 Cutter D C motor for RLxx printers The cutter is mounted to the fixed part of the chassis and includes the parts below Ceramic blades D C motor Cutter drive train Cam switch CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 15 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 2 3 1 Characteristics RLBI RLDC RLBG RLBT RLDT printer printer 4 Oy cut line 22 mm dot line fixed blade print head paper path 2 rotating blade paper path 1 i Fig 18 Cutter The distance dot line cut line is 22 1mm but the maximum recommended feed back after cut to avoid paper jam is 10 mm 2 3 2 Connection Length of the leads 250mm 15 mm Connector Molex seri
16. al 6471 2 Negative on pin 1 Positive on pin 2 2 3 3 Driving cycle At initial start up the cam switch on the drive gears of the cutter should be closed and the blades in the open position V alim Power on DC motor 0 V alim Switch status 0 tl Delay between the beginning of motor rotation and switch state change t2 Duration of rotation t3 15 ms braking time 20v 10v 24v 12V 30v 14v u noms 100ms ms CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 16 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 2 4 Micro switches specifications when fitted Contact resistance 30 mO Maximum rating 2A at6 V DC 2 4 1 Connection specifications 1 CLxx series and RLxx series end of paper micro switch specifications Leads length 200 mm Connector Molex serial 6471 3 Open Paper present Black Orange Closed No paper Open No paper Black Green Closed Paper present 2 RLxx series Cutter micro switch specification Q D Leads length 300 mm Connector Molex serial 6471 3 1 green 2 orange 3 black Contact status Blade position Open Open Black Orange Closed Closed Open Closed Black Green Closed Open CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 17 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 2 5 Opto sensor specifications when fitted 1 CLxx series and RLxx series paper end detection opto sensor Absolute Maximum ratings SYMBOL RATING LED Continuous Forward Current Pulsed
17. correct position Knife failure Check the knife Remove all of the jammed paper To avoid ceramic blade damages avoid using any metallic tools like a screwdriver Check if the screw for pressure adjustment of the fixed blade on the rotating blade has not moved Paper jam Check if the complete cutter mechanism is in correct position with the printer closed Ensure that the rotation of the blades is correct and that the blades are opened normally Paper detection output sensor Ensure that the output opto sensor is not dirty CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 28 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 6 MAINTENANCE The CL RLxx printers are high reliability units which require very little maintenance but may benefit from cleaning as detailed below Depending on the environment in which the printer is used the printer can accumulate dust Therefore it is necessary to clean it periodically in order to maintain a good print quality The cleaning period depends on the environment and the usage of the printer but the print head should be cleaned at least once a year or up to one month in heavy duty applications The print head should always be cleaned immediately if the print becomes visibly pale due to contamination of the print head Cleaning instructions Switch off the printer Never clean the head immediately after printing the head may be hot Remove the spring and the print head from the mechanism Clean the
18. fined in tables Area 1 white The motor cycle time for one dot line is greater than the heating time indicated in column 3 Area 2 highlighted The heating time in column 3 is greater than the motor cycle time In areas 1 and 2 heating time can be controlled either with or without historical control How to use the tables Without historical control apply the indicated heating time given as a function of speed voltage and temperature At high speed printing quality for isolated dots might be affected with this method Example in xxBI table at 50 mm s 30 C and 24 volts heating time 1 85 ms With historical control in area 1 apply the indicated heating time function of speed voltage and temperature when the dot has been heated on the previous dot line and the time from column 3 when it has not This method gives the best printing quality Example in xxBI table at 55 mm s 25 C and 24 volts previous dot dot to heat Heating time to apply dot ON E gt B BM 1 88 ms dot OFF L E 1 s With historical control in area 2 apply the indicated heating time function of speed voltage and temperature when the dot has been heated on the previous dot line and the motor cycle time when it has not At high speed printing quality for isolated dots might be slightly affected with this method Example in xxBI table at 70 mm s 20 C and 22 volts previous dot dot to heat Heating ti
19. fter the cut line when the printer is in stand by mode 2 22 je a La ee CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 27 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 5 SOLVING PROBLEMS The CL RLxx printer is a simple generally trouble free printer easy to drive but from time to time minor problems may occur The information below describes some problems that you may encounter problems that you can easily fix and others requiring to contact a service representative Problem What to do Printing is light or spotty Ensure that you are using the correct paper with the right sensitivity Ensure that you are driving the print head with the correct energy Ensure that the spring on the print head is in the correct position The thermal print head may be dirty clean it with cotton swabs and rubbing alcohol AXIOHM provides such cleaning kits ref CK600001 Caution some types of paper can be very abrasive and damage the print head Use only the paper references agreed by AXIOHM Note The thermal print head does not normally require cleaning if the recommended paper grades are used Missing dots in ticket printing Ensure that the print head connection is correct Contact a service representative Printing is not centered on the paper Ensure that you are using a paper with the right dimensions and erbe papers elde panes that the roll is in the
20. ining the printer CLxx opening part and the cutter fixed part Cutter with DC motor and mechanical switch for position detection Paper detection opto sensor optional Cutter exit 2 1 1 Overall dimensions of the complete mechanism 2 1 1 1 CLxx series Height 63 mm CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 7 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 2 1 1 2 RLxx series Height 95 mm Depth 80mm Width 115 mm Weight 720 g See the mechanical illustrations on the following pages LEE eme Fig 1 Width of printer 115 mm CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 8 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm Fig 2 Height of printer 78 mm Fig 3 Depth of printer 91 95 mm Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Page 9 45 CL RLxx Series User Manual Axiohm Fig 4 Size of printer when open 29 5 85 114 5 mm 8mm maximum 5mm minimum to open CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 10 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 2 1 2 Chassis mounting Multiple chassis mounting points are provided on the chassis peripheral holes 2 1 2 1 CLxx series Bottom 3 5 mm CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 11 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 2 1 2 2 RLxx series Use 6
21. me to apply dot on EH gt 2 14 ms dot OFF L B 3 78 ms CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 39 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 8 contd HEATING TIME FOR CLBI AND RLBI PRINTER xxBI Tch f V T v for R565 O paper used KP 440 2320061 density 1 2 Speed mms Voltage 2429 e sss Time for one motor step gt 27ms 661 441 ms 331 ms 2 65 241ms 22ms 1 89 1 65ms Motorcycletimeforonedotline 132ms amp 82ms 662 53ms 482ms 44ms 378ms 20 Volts 30 C 5 32 3 76 3 31 3 2 75 2 64 2 54 2 38 2 22 2 2 13 71 24 Volts 26 Volts 26 Volts 398 281 248 224 206 1 98 191 178 166 1 6 1 7 2 81 24 Volts 40 C 3 21 2 27 2 1 81 1 66 1 6 1 54 1 43 1 34 73 7 t66 16 302 214 188 17 156 15 145 135 126 CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 40 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 8 Contd HEATING TIME FOR xxBG xxDG PRINTER xxBG xxDG Tch f V T v for R 700 paper used KP440 2320061 density 1 2 Temp Volts gt 27 658ms 439 ms 3 29 263 239 ms 2 19 1 88 ms 1 64 o 237 757 114 7 098 087 079 218 097 097 088 087 073 0 8 0 73 o 142 094 08 071 06 05 057 0 47 18
22. mistor pin 1 i EEE CE 0000000000000 0000000000000 pin 26 pin 2 OE 1 2 OE 3 OE 4 OE 5 OE 6 CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 44 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 10 PAPER SPECIFICATIONS KANZAN KP440 Basic weight ISO 536 58 5 Caliper thickness ISO 534 60 5 Brightness ISO 2470 min 75 Smoothness ISO 5627 250 Tensile strength MD CD ISO 1924 1 gt 3 3 gt 2 0 Tearing strength MD CD ISO 1974 2250 2250 Moisture Content ISO 287 6 5 1 0 Image Color Black Initial Temperature D 0 2 C 75 5 Effective Temperature D 0 8 C 85 5 Saturated Density O D Min 1 0 AXIOHM ref 2320061 Paper Kanzan KP440 Length 30m Width 60 0 1 mm External roll diameter 50 0 2 mm Internal core diameter 11 0 2 0 mm CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 45 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z
23. or has a rated value of 100 5 at 25 C Its resistance variation can be expressed as follows R Rnexp B 1 1 where T kelvin degrees k T Tn B 4066 K 3 Rn reference value at temperature Tn 298 K T CK 277 15 Tn K 273 15 each temperature C The main specifications of the thermistance are listed in the following pages GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Climatic category IEC 40 85 56 Maximum operating temperatures 55 C to 150 C Tolerance for Rn 5 Maximum dissipation at 25 C Pmax 0 24mW Thermal dissipation factor 4 mW C Thermistor time constant dot line t 7 sec Resistance value as a function of temperature see curves CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 37 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z APPENDIX 7 contd RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS 10000 1000 kOhms 100 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 T C CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 38 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm APPENDIX 8 HEATING TIME AND HISTORICAL CONTROL See the Heating timetables given on the next 4 pages The motor cycle time for one dot line is given in the b line of the tables this is the time for one or two motor step s Column 3 indicated with speed xxx mm s and motor cycle time gt xxx ms gives the required heating time giving the necessary energy to obtain an optical density of 1 2 Two areas are then de
24. p with CLK Transfer to memory stage STROBE Heating order through Transmission of OE 1 2 OEn next series of data successively or in blocks Motor feed End of printing Clock CLK 2 T Din serial input N Strobe MEN RE UN or OEn LE Sas Motor Steps gt CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 25 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 4 RECOMMENDATIONS 1 Never apply mechanical stress to the printer because this could cause misalignment and degrade print quality The thermal print head must have 1 degree of freedom Never prevent the print head from pivoting on its axis 2 IMPORTANT NOTE When energising the thermal print head Vcc 5 V it is important to apply all the logic signals within 10 ms particularly to de energise all the OEs If the line of dots Vch 24 12 V is supplied before the control logic resistor dots may be destroyed Because the control logic has a random state resistors might be heated for a longer period than the specified maximum burning out the heated resistor To avoid this we recommend applying the heating voltage Vch 24 12 V after the logic supply voltage Vcc 5V The same precaution should be taken at shut down The supply voltage Vch must be switched off before the logic supply voltage Vcc Care should be taken to allow enough time for residual capacitive charge to dis
25. sipate 3 Paper drive recommendations Use the roll of paper classified with an AXIOHM reference or agreed by Axiohm Use a paper roll with maximum diameter of 230 mm Leave the paper stock spool free to turn Do not run the printer without paper or this will damage the surface of the rubber roller Provide adequate air circulation to the print head support heat sink Poor ventilation can degrade the print quality To facilitate the insertion of the paper fold the end to be inserted at an angle The point of the angle must be opposite of the paper switch When using a big roll make sure that the paper between the printer roller and the paper stock spool is not tight but forms a slight loop Tight paper can make it difficult for the motor to start the paper feed and may lead to poor print quality on the first line see drawing on next page 4 Motor drive recommendations There is a resonance frequency to avoid therefore the paper feed motor should not be driven between 125 to 185 step per second motor phase between 5 5 to 8 ms CL RLxx Series User Manual Page 26 45 Reference FDE 3108393 Issue Z Axiohm 5 General Never open the mechanism while printing or cutter operating To avoid E S D problems it is very important to connect the metallic parts print head amp cutter to the frame by using the hole on the spring above the print head In order to prevent paper jam it is recommended to advance the paper 1mm a
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