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1. MSW2 Switch Function ON OFF 1 Reserved Fixed to OFF 2 Auto Cutter Function Full Cutting Partial Cutting 3 8 Code Page Selection Refer to following Table MSW2 8 MSW2 7 MSW2 6 MSW2 5 MSW2 4 MSW2 3 Character Table OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Page0 437 USA standard Europe OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF Page1 Katakana OFF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF Page2 850 Multilingual OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF Page3 860 Portuguese OFF OFF ON OFF OFF OFF Page4 863 Canadian French OFF OFF ON OFF ON OFF Pages 865 Nordic OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF Page 16 1252 Latin OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF Page 17 866 Cyrillic 2 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF Page 18 852 Latin 2 OFF ON OFF OFF ON OFF Page19 858 Euro OFF ON OFF ON OFF OFF Page21 862 Hebrew DOS code OFF ON OFF ON ON OFF Page22 864 Arabic OFF ON ON OFF OFF OFF Page23 Thai42 OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF Page 24 1253 Greek OFF ON ON ON OFF OFF Page25 1254 Turkish OFF ON ON ON ON OFF Page26 1257 Baltic ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Page 27 Farsi ON OFF OFF OFF ON OFF Page 28 1251 Cyrillic ON OFF OFF ON OFF OFF Page 29 737 Greek ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF Page 30 775 Baltic ON OFF ON OFF OFF OFF Page 31 Thai14 ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Page 32 Hebrew Old code ON OFF ON ON OFF OFF Page 33 1255 Hebrew Newcode ON OFF ON ON ON OFF Page 34 Thai11 ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF Page 35 Thai18 ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF Page2. Bit Setting value Function 1 48 ENG 49 Chinese Korean 2 4 Reserved 5 8 International Character Set selection When a 10 the memory switch 10 is set as follows Bit Setting value Function 1 Reserved 2 48 Font A 12x24 49 Font C 9x24 3 48 Printing density Normal 49 Printing density Dark 4 5 Reserved 6 8 Partial cutting step selection Rev 1 00 34 Metapace T 4 lt Function 4 gt GS E pL pH fna fn 4 Format ASCII GS E pL pH fn a Hex 1D 28 45 pL pH fn a Decimal 29 40 69 pL pH fn a Range pL pH x 256 2 pL 2 pH 0 fn 4 a 1 2 8 9 10 11 Description Transmits the setting value s of the memory switch specified by a HEX DECIMAL Amount of Data Header 37H 55 1 byte Flag 21H 33 1 byte Data 30H or 31H 48 or 49 8 bytes NUL 00H 0 1 byte Data for the setting is transmitted as 8 bytes or a data string in the order from bit 8 to bit 1 as follows Off HEX 30H DECIMAL 48 On HEX 31H DECIMAL 49 GS x y d1 d xX y X 8 x y di d xxXyX 8 x y di d xxXyX8 Name To define the download bit image Type ASCII GS 5 HEX 1D 2A DECIMAL 29 42 x y di d xXyX 8 Range 1 lt x lt 255 1 lt ys48 where x x y 1536 0 lt d lt 255 Description Download bit image is used as clear dot by x and y x number of dots in horizontal direction y number of dots in v
3. Rev 1 00 12 Metapace T 4 Refer to the following settings of the DIP switch 3 1 Setting the DIP Switches 3 1 1 Setting the DIP switch RS 232C Serial Interface e DIP Switch SW Function ON OFF Default 1 1 Auto Cutter Disable Enable OFF 1 2 Reserved 1 3 OFF 14 Baud Rate Refer to Table 1 OFF e Table 1 Baud rate bps Selection Transmission Speed 1 3 1 4 Default 9600 OFF OFF 19200 OFF ON 38400 ON OFF 9600 115200 ON ON 3 1 2 Setting the DIP switch USB2 0 Interface e DIP Switch SW Function ON OFF Default 1 1 Auto Cutter Disable Enable OFF 1 2 1 3 Reserved 1 4 3 2 Setting the Memory Switches This printer has Memory Switch set which is software switches Memory Switch set has MSW1 MSW2 MSWB MSW9 Customize value Serial communication condition Memory Switch setting utility can change the Memory Switch set to ON or OFF as shown in the table below default all OFF NOTE The Memory Switch is available to be changed by three methods Memory Switch setting utility Control from BXL POS command Settings of the Memory Switch are stored in the NV memory therefore even if the printer is turned off the settings are maintained Rev 1 00 13 Metapace T 4
4. 1 On 02 2 Not used Fixed to On 23 Off Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off On On OC 12 Not used Fixed to Off 4 On 10 16 Not used Fixed to On Off 00 0 Paper roll sensor Paper is detected 5 6 On 60 96 Paper roll end is detected by the paper roll sensor 7 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off Rev 1 00 24 Metapace T 4 ESC SP n Name To set the right side space of the characters Type ASCII ESC SP n HEX 1B 20 n DECIMAL 27 32 n Range 0 lt n lt 255 Description To set the right side space of the characters ESC n Name To set the printer mode Type ASCII ESC n HEX 1B 21 n DECIMAL 27 33 n Range 0 lt n lt 255 Description Printer mode is set depending on the value of n as follows Bit Off On HEX DECIMAL Function 0 Off 00 0 Font A 12x24 Selected On 01 1 Font C 9x24 Selected 1 Off 00 0 Not defined On 02 2 Not defined 2 Not defined 3 Off 00 0 Highlight mode is not set On 08 8 Highlight mode is set 4 Off 00 0 Double height mode is not selected On 10 16 Double height mode is selected Off 00 0 Double width mode is not selected On 20 32 Double width mode is selected Not defined Off 00 0 Underline mode is not selected On 80 128 Underline mode is selected ESC nL nH Name To set absolute position Type ASCII ESC nL nH HEX 1B 24 nL nH DECIMAL 27 36 nL nH Range 0 lt nL lt 255 0
5. 12 24 GShn Name To set the height of the barcode Type ASCII GS h n HEX 1D 68 n DECIMAL 29 104 n Range 1 lt n lt 255 Description To set the height of the barcode n is number of dots in vertical direction Default value n 162 Rev 1 00 38 Metapace T 4 DGSkmd1 dk NUL GSkmndt1 dn Name To printer barcode Type ASCII GS k m dt dk NUL HEX 1D 6B m d1 dk 00 DECIMAL 29 107 m d1 dk 0 2 ASCII GS k m n d1 dn HEX 1D 6B m n d1 dn DECIMAL 29 107 m n d1 dn Range 00 lt ms6 Values for k and d are determined by the barcode system 2 65 lt ms lt 73 Values for n and d are determined by the barcode system Description Select the bar code system and print the barcode Number of Characters UPC A 11Sk lt 12 48 lt d lt 57 Eres eis to JAN 13 EAN 125k lt 13 A8 lt d lt 57 48 lt d lt 57 65 lt d lt 90 32 36 37 43 45 46 47 1 lt k even number 48 lt d lt 57 48 lt d lt 57 65 lt d1 lt 68 ARAR 36 43 45 46 47 58 Barcode System Number of Characters 11 lt n lt 12 48 lt d lt 57 66 Cid Ed ral 68 JANS EAN 2 EI 3 3 J 3 3 lt lt 73 67 JAN13 EAN 48 lt d lt 57 65 lt d lt 90 32 CODE39 tsns255 36 37 43 45 46 47 TF 1 lt n lt 255 even number 48 lt d lt 57 48 lt d lt 57 65 lt d1 lt 68 71 CODABAR Isns255 36 43 45 47 58 2 CODE93 0 lt d lt 127 73 When using CODE93 m 72 The printer will print the beginning of the HRI string with HRI
6. lt n lt 2 48 lt n lt 50 Description All data for aligning in a line have clear positions Adjustment type by the selection of n is as follows Adjustment Left adjustment Middle adjustment Right adjustment ESC dn Name To print and n line feed Type ASCII ESC D n HEX 1B 64 n DECIMAL 27 100 n Range 0 lt n lt 255 Description To print the data in the buffer and feed n lines Rev 1 00 30 Metapace T 4 ESC p m t1 t2 Name To generate pulse Format ASCII ESC p m t1 t2 Hex 1B 70 m t1 t2 Decimal 27 112 m t1 t2 Range m 0 1 48 49 O st1 lt 255 0 lt t2 lt 255 Description Outputs the pulse specified by t1 and t2 to connector pin m as follows m Connector pin 0 48 Drawer kick out connector pin 2 1 49 Drawer kick out connector pin 5 ESCtn Name To select the character code table Type ASCII ESC t n HEX 1B 74 n DECIMAL 27 116 n Range 0 lt n lt 5 n 11 255 Description n is used to select the character code table as follows Chinese version is not supported Page 0 PC437 U S A standard Europe 1 Katakana 2 PC850 Multilingual 3 PC860 Portuguese 4 PC863 Canadian French O1 B C MPM gt o 5 PC865 Nordic 11 11 PC858 Euro 255 Space page Default value n 0 ESC n Name To select cancel the vertical inverted printing mode
7. 36 855 Cyrillic ON ON OFF ON OFF OFF Page 37 857 Turkish ON ON OFF ON ON OFF Page 38 928 Greek ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF Page 39 Thai16 ON ON ON OFF ON OFF Reserved ON ON ON ON OFF OFF Reserved ON ON ON ON ON OFF Reserved OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON Page 43 PC852e OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON Page 44 PC864e OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON Page 45 PC865 PC1252e OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON Reserved OFF OFF ON OFF OFF ON Page 47 ISO 8859 1 Latin 1 Rev 1 00 14 Metapace T 4 MSW9 Switch Function ON OFF 1 Language Selection Korean Chinese ENG 2 4 Reserved Fixed to OFF 5 8 Rene Refer to following Table MSW9 8 MSW9 7 MSW9 6 MSW9 5 International Character Set OFF OFF OFF OFF 0 USA OFF OFF OFF ON 1 France OFF OFF ON OFF 2 Germany OFF OFF ON ON 3 UK OFF ON OFF OFF 4 Denmark OFF ON OFF ON 5 Sweden OFF ON ON OFF 6 Italy OFF ON ON ON 7 Spain ON OFF OFF OFF 8 Japan ON OFF OFF ON 9 Norway ON OFF ON OFF 10 Denmark II ON OFF ON ON 11 Spain Il ON ON OFF OFF 12 Latin America ON ON OFF ON 13 Korea MSW10 Switch Function ON OFF 1 Reserved Fixed to OFF 2 Font Size Selection Font C 9x24 Font A 12x24 3 Print Density Dark Normal 4 5 Reserved Fixed to OFF 6 8 Partial Cut Step Selection Refer to following Table MSW 10 8 MSW10 7 MSW10 6 Step OFF OFF OFF 85 Steps Default OFF OFF ON 82 Steps
8. DR sbessnarstaen ees eman kere 20 8 1 Serial RS 232C Interface Model Windows Driver Setting vovevevenenenenenen 20 8 2 USB2 0 Interface Model Windows Driver Setting GacbGedeteesvacevedetecatecetevetecstedatevetecstede 241 9 Control Command List LS OS O CDE ODE OO COD OE E O OO E E O 22 10 Summary of Control Command u azuzuaeancnananaceneananeanananeneananaanananaananaaa 23 Rev 1 00 6 Metapace T 4 1 Installation and basic operations 1 1 Unpacking Make sure all following items are available Please contact the distributor immediately in case of loss or damage Be Paper User Manual Cable interface Power cord Cable interface USB Serial cable Only one of the following cable interfaces is provided according to the model you purchase USB serial interface 1 2 Installation Site Keep the product away from the high temperature or direct sunlight Do not place it at the place full of moisture Keep it at a stable place and away from shock Leave enough space for the printer for convenient use Rev 1 00 7 Metapace T 4 1 3 Operation Panel The Panel consists of one button and two indicators Button FEED To print one paper press the FEED button To continuously print press and hold the FEED button Indicator The indicator indicates the state of the printer POWER green The indicator lights when the printer powers on ERROR red The indicator lights when the
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10. Settings Bits per second 19200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control SERGEI v Restore Defaults Cancel Apply 8 After selecting the General from the Property window select test page for printing and make sure whether the speed is faster Rev 1 00 20 Metapace T 4 8 2 USB2 0 Interface Model Windows Driver Setting 1 After executing the proudct setting CD go to Metapace T 4 gt Drivers gt Windows Driver gt Drivers folder gt exectute Metapace T 4 WIN Vx x xx exe 2 Select Next from the window at the initial setting 3 Install Select Install from the Ready to Install the Program window 4 Select a serial port from the Select Port Type and then select Next See Fig 1 5 1 For WINDOW 2000 VISTA 2008 Server 7 Open the Information window restart the printer after power it off and then select OK 2 The computer will reboot after the setting is completed 5 2 For WINDOW XP 2003 Server Open the Information window restart the printer after power it off and then select OK Open the New hardware check window select Proceed to next The computer will reboot after the USB driver setting is completed x Reference Click OK or Continue Anyway when the information related to the electronic signature appears during the setting process 6 Upon reboot operate as follows Start gt
11. Type ASCII ESC n HEX 1B 7B n DECIMAL 27 123 n Range 0 lt n lt 255 Description To select or cancel the vertical inverted printing mode of the characters Vertical inverted mode is canceled when LSB is 0 Vertical inverted mode is selected when LSB is 1 Rev 1 00 31 Metapace T 4 FSpnm Name NV image output Type ASCII FS p n m HEX 1C 70 n m DECIMAL 28 112 n m Range 1 lt n lt 255 0 lt m lt 3 48 lt m lt 51 Description NV image is printed in various sizes depending on the value of m m Mode Vertical dot density Horizontal dot density 0 48 Normal 200 DPI 200 DPI 1 49 Double width 200 DPI 100 DPI 2 50 Double height 100 DPI 200 DPI 3 51 Quadruple 100 DPI 100 DPI n is the NV image number defined by using FS q command m defines the image mode FS q n xL xH yH d1 dk 1 xL xH yL yH d1 dk n Name To define NV image Type ASCII FS q n xLxH yH d1 dk 1 xL xH yL yH d1 dkJn HEX Gs TA n xLxH yH d1 dk 1 xL xH yL yH d1 dkjn DECIMAL 28 113 n x xH yH d1 dk 1 xL xH yL yH d1 dkjn Range 1 lt n lt 255 0 lt nL lt 255 0 lt d lt 255 O lt xH lt 3 3 when 1 lt xL xHx256 lt 1023 O lt yL lt 1 when 1 lt syL yHx256 lt 288 k xL xHx256 x yL yHx256 x8 Total defined data area 1M bits 128K bytes Description The value of n is used to define the NV image The value n is the defined NV image number
12. function is designed for advanced user to send and receive the data accurately and identify the software problems The Hexadecimal Dumping function is helpful for searching special terms because all data and command statements are printed in hexadecimal form Please follow the steps below to use the hexadecimal dumping function 1 Open the paper cover after the printer powers off 2 With the FEED button pressed and held power off the printer then close the cover 3 Go to the Hexadecimal Dumping mode 4 Please execute the item where the printer sends data Printer prints all data in two separate rows The hexadecimal code appears in the first row and the ASCII code corresponding to the hexadecimal code in the second row 1B 21 00 1B 26 02 40 40 amp 1B 25 01 1B 63 34 00 1B alga Cass 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 ABCDEFGH If there is no corresponding ASCII code the period is printed In the Hexadecimal Dumping mode do not use other commands than DEL EOT and DLE ENQ 5 Upon the hexadecimal dumping is finished power off the printer 6 The Hexadecimal Dumping mode will be removed when the printer powers on next time Rev 1 00 18 7 Specification Metapace T 4 Printing Method Thermal printing Resolution 203Dpi 8 dot mm Printing Width 48mm Paper Width 58 0 0 5mm Strings Per Line 32 Font A 12x24 42 Font C 9x24 Printing Speed About 19 lines sec Max 65 mm sec at 25
13. n x vertical or horizontal motion unit inches Rev 1 00 28 Metapace T 4 ESCRn Name To select multilanguage character sets Type ASCII R n EX 1B 52 n DECIMAL 27 82 n Range 0 lt ns10 Description To select the multilanguage character set with n Chinese version is not supported 0 U S A 6 Italy 2 Germany 8 Jaam 3 U K 9 Norway Denmark 5 Sweden po po Dor E E E Mm RGR m m ml le gt le 8 mu L Ei o 2 Ei EI E 6 ia E El 10 2 Rev 1 00 29 Metapace T 4 ESCVn Name To set clear 90 clockwise rotated character sets Type ASCII ESC V n HEX 1B 56 n DECIMAL 27 86 n Range 0 lt n lt 1 48sns 49 Description To set clear 90 clockwise rotated character sets depending on the value of n 0 48 To clear the 90 clockwise rotated character To set the 90 clockwise rotated character ESC nLnH Name To set the relative printer position Type ASCII ESC nL nH HEX 1B 5C nL nH DECIMAL 27 92 nL nH Range 0 lt nL lt 255 0 lt nL lt 255 Description The beginning point is based on the current position by the horizontal and vertical motion unit This command sets the position from the current position nL nH X 256 X horizontal or vertical motion unit ESCan Name Selective adjustment Type ASCII ESC a n HEX 1B 61 n DECIMAL 27 97 n Range 0
14. paper is used out or the printer is in idle or the cover opens Rev 1 00 8 Metapace T 4 2 Connection 2 1 AC Adapter Connection It is required to used the power cord and adapter accompanied with the printer x Warning Improper power unit may cause a fire or hazard x Note 1 Operate the product in the following orders for safety and durability after power on 1 Connect power cord to the printer 2 Identify the power switch of the printer The product is delivered in the OFF state It is necessary to switch to ON The printer power switch OFF ae ON OFF 3 Connect the power cord with the power unit 4 Place the power switch to ON Power Unit Cable power connection con L 2 When the printer is ON the repeated switch of power supply will affect the service life and performance of the printer Rev 1 00 9 Metapace T 4 2 2 Interface Connection USB serial interface cable is required for connecting the printer to the computer Make sure the power of the printer and computer is switched on then connect the cable interface to the printer In the case of serial cable assemble as the following picture shown Connect the computer to the other end fo x E ae S VN N S PAN 25 Pin Female Type bos Eae aa a Make sure the power unit is removed from the plug of the device when the printer powers on or off otherwise damage may be caused to the pri
15. printer status To transmit the off line status To transmit the error status To transmit the paper sensing status S35 5 ou ue a A OM Rev 1 00 23 n 1 Printer Status Metapace T 4 Bit Off On HEX DECIMAL Function 0 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off 1 On 02 2 Not used Fixed to On 2 Off 00 0 Not used 3 Off 00 0 On line On 08 8 Off line 4 On 10 16 Not used Fixed to On 5 6 Not defined 7 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off n 2 Off line Status Bit Off On HEX DECIMAL Function 0 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off 1 On 02 2 Not used Fixed to On 2 Off 00 0 Cover is closed On 04 4 Cover is open 3 Off 00 0 Paper is not fed through the paper feed button On 08 8 Paper is fed through the paper feed button 4 On 10 16 Not used Fixed to On 5 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off 6 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off T7 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off n 3 Error Status Bit Off On HEX DECIMAL Function 0 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off 1 On 02 2 Not used Fixed to On 2 Not defined 3 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off 4 On 10 16 Not used Fixed to On 5 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off 6 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off 7 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off n 4 Continuous Paper Detection Status Bit Off On HEX DECIMAL Function 0 Off 00 0 Not used Fixed to Off
16. selected by using n Off On DECIMAL a oe Not defined Off 00 Os Prrinterisnotrecognized _ _ O 02 1 Printerisrecognized 2 7 _ NGL defined Rev 1 00 27 Metapace T 4 ESC n Name To cancel the user defined character set Type ASCII ESC n HEX 1B 3F n DECIMAL 27 63 n Range 32 lt n 126 Description To cancel the user defined character sets ESC Name To initialize the printer Type ASCII ESC HEX 1B 40 DECIMAL 27 64 Description This function purges the data in the buffer when the power is on or recovers the printer mode ESC D n7 nk NUL Name To set the horizontal tab position Type ASCII ESC D n1 nk NUL HEX 1B 44 n1 nk 00 DECIMAL 27 68 n1 nk 0 Range 1 lt n lt 255 O lt k lt 32 Description To set the horizontal tab position n defines the number of columns for the horizontal table from the beginning point of the line k is the total number of horizontal tabs ESCE n Name To set highlight mode Type ASCII ESC E n HEX 1B 45 n DECIMAL 27 69 n Range 0 lt n lt 255 Description To select clear highlight mode Highlight mode is cleared when the LSB is 0 Highlight mode is set when the LSB is 1 ESCJn Name To print and paper feed Type ASCII ESC J n HEX 1B 4A n DECIMAL 27 74 n Range 0 lt n lt 255 Description To print the data in the printer buffer and feed the paper
17. set can represent the following characters Code set A ASCII character 00H to 5FH Code set B ASCII character 20H to 7FH Code set C Two digits number 100 numerals from 00 to 99 Rev 1 00 40 Metapace T 4 The following characters can be represented by the CODE 128 barcode SHIFT characters In the code set A the character right next to the SHIFT follows the process of code set B SHIFT character cannot be used in code set C Code set selection character CODE A CODE B CODE C This character converts the code set A B or C into following code set Function character FNC1 FNC2 FNC3 FNC4 Using function characters depends on the application program Only FNC1 can be used in code set C 2 Special characters are defined as the combination of two characters and one character ACSII character is defined as two consecutive transmissions of Specific character camioneta ASCII HEX DECIMAL SHIFT S 7B 53 123 83 CODEA A 7B 41 123 65 CODE B B 7B 42 123 66 CODE C C 7B 43 123 67 FNC1 1 7B 31 123 49 FNC2 2 7B 32 123 50 FNC3 3 7B 33 123 51 FNC4 4 7B 34 123 52 Ea 7B 7B 123 123 lt Example gt Example for printing No 123456 In this example code B is used for No and the following numbers are printed in code B GSk 73 10 123 66 78 111 123 67 12 34 56 A If there is no code elecion E in front of the bar code data the p
18. smell or sound Power off the printer and remove the plug from the socket immediately in case of exceptional situation Make sure whether there is smoke and take it to distributor f or repair Plug Prohibit Install the product in a stable place Falling down may cause damage to the product or injure Prohibit Note that no water or foreign material is allowed in the printer body Power off the printer unplug from the socket and contact the distributor in case that there is water or foreign material in the body Prohibit Rev 1 00 Keep the drier out of reach of children Eating the drier may result in serious harm to health Prohibit Use the approved product Do not disassemble repair or alter the product Consult the distributor for damage to the product Do not touch the sharp blade on the auto cutter No disassembling Do not use a malfunctioned product that may cause a fire or electric shock Power off the printer remove the plug from the socket and co ntact the distributor Socket Prohibit Metapace T 4 E WEEE Waste Electrical and Electric Equipment cannot be discarded with other family wastes at the end of its life Please separately dispose of it from other wastes to avoid any harm to the environment mm and human being Observe the Recycling Policy to make full use of the limited resource The household user can contact the distributor or local service office for an
19. xL and xH are used to set the NV image to xL xH 256 x8 dots in horizontal direction yL and yH are used to set the NV image to yL yH 256 x8 dots in vertical direction GS n Name To select the character size Type ASCII GS n HEX 1D 21 n DECIMAL 29 33 n Range 0 lt n lt 255 1 lt Vertical number of times lt 8 1 lt Horizontal number of times lt 8 Description Bits O to 2 are used to select the height of the characters and the bits 4 to 7 are used to select the width of the characters Off On DECIMAL Height of the characters Refer to the Table 2 Width of the characters Refer to the Table 1 Table 1 Width of the characters Table 2 Height of the characters DECIMAL Width DECIMAL Height 00 Oo 1moma oo O0 1 norma 2 double width 2 double height Rev 1 00 Metapace T 4 GS E pL pH fn parameter Name To Customize NV memory area Description Customize the NV user memory area The table below explains the functions available in this command Executes commands related to the user setting mode by specifying the function code fn fn Format No Function 1 GS E pL pH fn d1 d2 1 Changes into the user setting mode 2 GS E pl pHfndi1 d2 d3 2 Ends the user setting mode sessio Performs a soft reset GS E pL pH fn a1 b18 b11 ak bk8 bk1 3 Sets value s for the memory switch Transmits the settings of the memory 4 GS EpLp
20. 2 gt GS E pL pH fn d1 d2 d3 fn 2 Format ASCII GS E pL pH fn d1 d2 d3 Hex 1D 28 45 pL pH fn df d2 d3 Decimal 29 40 69 pL pH fn d1 d2 d3 Range pL pH x 256 4 pL 4 pH 0 fn 2 d1 79 d2 85 d3 84 Description Ends the user setting mode and performs a software reset Therefore the printer clears the receive and print buffers and resets all settings user defined character downloaded bit images macros and the print mode to the mode that was in effect at power on This function code fn 2 is enabled only in the user setting mode lt Function 3 gt GS E pL pH fn a1 b18 b11 ak bk8 bk1 fn 3 Format ASCII GS E pL pH fn atb18 b11 ak bk8 bk1 Hex 1D 28 45 pL pH fn atb18 b11 ak bkB bk1 Decimal 29 40 69 pL pH fn a1b18 b11 ak bk8 bk1 Range 10 lt pL pH x 256 lt 65535 fn 3 a 2 9 10 b 48 49 50 Default all switches are set to Off b 48 Description Change the memory switch specified by a to the values specified by b When b 48 the applicable bit is turned to Off When b 49 the applicable bit is turned to On When b 50 the applicable bit is not changed When a 2 the memory switch 2 is set as follows Bit Setting value Function 1 Reserved 2 48 Autocutter Function Partial Cutting 49 Autocutter Function Full Cutting 3 8 Codepage selection When a 9 the memory switch 9 is set as follows
21. C printing duty 12 5 Paper Thickness 0 062 0 075mm Roller size 980mm Paper size Internal diameter 12mm 0 47 External diameter 018mm 0 71 Receive Buffer Size 4K bytes Voltage 100 240 VAC 0 45 C operating Temperature a Environment 20 60 C storage DR 10 80 RH operating unia 10 90 RH storage Mean time to repair 20 000 000 line VEBE Thermal tab 100km Rev 1 00 19 Metapace T 4 8 WINDOWS Driver Setting 8 1 Serial RS 232C Interface Model Windows Driver Setting 1 After executing the proudct setting CD go to Metapace T 4 Drivers gt Windows Driver gt Drivers folder gt exectute Metapace T 4 WIN Vx x xx exe 2 Select Next from the window at the initial setting 3 Install Select Install from the Ready to Install the Program window 4 Select a serial port from the Select Port Type and then select Next Select Port Type Serial Port Parallel Port USB Port e COME COM3 C LPTI C USB C COM C COM4 E DM Fig 1 5 The computer will reboot after selecting an example from the Question 6 Upon reboot operate as follows Start gt Setting gt Printer and Scan gt Metapace T 4 Icon gt Right click gt Select Property 7 After selecting the Port button from the Property window select Self diagnosis and Agree and then select OK COM1 Properties Port
22. H fna 4 switch to the host Notes pL pH specifies pL pH x 256 as the number of bytes after pH fn and parameter The user setting mode is a special mode to change the values in the NV user memory with this command In Function 2 the printer performs software reset Therefore the printer clears the receive and print buffers and resets all settings user defined characters macros and the character style to the mode in effect at power on Frequent write commands by this command may damage the NV memory Therefore it is recommended to write to NV memory no more than 10 times a day While processing this command the printer is BUSY while writing data to the user NV memory and stops receiving data Therefore it is prohibited to transmit data including the real time commands during the execution of this command lt Function 1 gt GS E pL pH fn di d2 fn 1 Format ASCII GS E pL pH fn d1 d2 Hex 1D 28 45 pL pH fn di d2 Decimal 29 40 69 pL pH fn df d2 Range pL pH x 256 3 pL 3 pH 0 fn 1 d1 73 d2 78 Description Enter the user setting mode and notifies that the mode has changed HEX DECIMAL Number of Data Header 37H 55 1 byte Flag 20H 32 1 byte NUL 00H 0 1 byte The following commands are enabled in the user setting mode lt Function 2 gt through lt Function 12 gt of GS E GS 1 Rev 1 00 33 Metapace T 4 lt Function
23. METAPAGE User Manual Metapace T 4 Thermal Printer Rev 1 00 http www metapace com E Safety Warning Metapace T 4 Proper use of this product can prevent hazardous or physical harm Make sure all following instructions are followed when using this product Warning Violation of following instructions may cause serious injure or risk of life Do not connect several plugs into a socket High temperature or fire may cause a danger Use the plug before wiping it in case of contamination of foreign material or water Do not insert the plug into a socket with loosened slots Use approved multi slots socket Prohibit Do not pull the power cord when unplugging e Power cord may cause a fire or malfunction resulting in harms Prohibit Do not insert or remove the plug with wet hands May case electric shock Rev 1 00 Please use the adapter provided Other adapter may cause a danger ONLY SUPPLIED ADAPTER Prohibit Keep it in plastic bag and keep out of reach of children Plastic bag capped on the children s heads may cause hazard Prohibit Do not bend the power cord or put heavy things on i t ensuring no damage to the cord May cause a fire Prohibit Caution Metapace T 4 Violation of following instructions may cause slight injure or damage to the product Power off and take following actions immediately in case of the product producing smoke or strange
24. No printing 2 50 Under the bar code 3 51 Both over and under 1 49 Over the bard code the barcode HRI Human Readable interpretation Default value n 0 GS In Name To send the printer ID Type ASCII ESC n HEX 1D 49 n DECIMAL 29 73 n Range 1 lt n lt 3 49sn lt 51 Description To send the printer ID using n as shown below n Printer ID Specifications ID HEXaDECIMAL 1 49 Printer Model ID Metapace T 4 30 2 90 Type ID 02 3 51 ROM Version ID Depends on ROM version 10 Rev 1 00 36 Metapace T 4 GS L nL nH Name To set the left margin Type ASCII GS L nL nH HEX 1D 4C nL nH DECIMAL 29 76 nL nH Range 0 lt nL lt 255 0 lt nH lt 255 Description Left margin is determined by nL and nH Left margin is set to nL nH X 256 X horizontal motion unit6 inches Printable area Left Margin Printing area width GSVm GSVmn Name To Select cut mode and cut paper Type ASCII GS V m HEX 1D 56 m DECIMAL 29 86 m 2 ASCII GS V m n HEX 1D 56 m n DECIMAL 29 86 m n Range D m 1 49 m 66 O lt n lt 255 Description Selects a mode for cutting paper and executes paper cutting The value of m selects the mode as follows m Print Mode 0 1 49 Partial cut one point center uncut Feeds paper cutting position n x vertical motion unit E And cuts
25. OFF ON OFF 83 Steps OFF ON ON 84 Steps ON OFF OFF 86 Steps ON OFF ON 87 Steps ON ON OFF 88 Steps ON ON ON 89 Steps Rev 1 00 15 Metapace T 4 4 Paper Loading Please use the standard paper X Note It is important to power off the printer in the process of paper loading 1 Open the paper cover and take out all used paper 2 Load the paper in the proper direction as the following shown in case of paper jam 3 Place the paper to the extent that it can be exposed from the printer Additionally close the cover 4 Power on the printer Rev 1 00 16 Metapace T 4 5 Sample Test 1 Sample Printing Test Sample Test Start up After loading paper and close the cover and the PAPER FEED button pressed and held the sample test will start upon power on The self test will conduct printing according to the existing setting of the following information available Software version control DIP switch state Preparation State The printer will print the message Please press the FEED BUTTON after printing the existing setting state LED flickering indicates the printer is in the preparation state for printing test 2 Self test Completion Upon the printing test completion the printer will print TEST COMPLETED indicating the test is finished It is necessary to restart printing if the self test is not over yet Rev 1 00 17 Metapace T 4 6 Hexadecimal Dumping This
26. Setting gt Printer and Scan gt Metapace T 4 Icon gt Right click gt Select Property 7 After selecting the General from the Property window select test page for printing and make sure whether the speed is faster Rev 1 00 21 9 Control Command List Metapace T 4 Command Name HT Horizontal tab LF To print and Line Feed CR To print and Carriage Return DLE EOT To send the real time status ESC SP To set the right side space of the characters ESC To set the printing mode ESC To set the absolute position ESC To select cancel the defined character ESC amp To select the character to define ESC To set the bit image mode ESC To set clear the underline mode ESC 2 To set the 1 6 inches line space ESC 3 To set the line space ESC To set the peripheral devices ESC To cancel the defined character ESC To initialize the printer ESC D To set the position of horizontal tab ESC E To select the highlight mode ESC J To print and paper feed ESC R To select the Multilanguage character set ESC V To set clear 90 clockwise rotated character ESC To set the relative position ESC a To align position Esc d To print and n line feed Esc p To generate pulse Esc t To select the character code table Esc To select clear vertical inverted character printing FS p To print the NV ima
27. character The printer will print the end of the HRI string with the HRI character The printer will print the control characters with HRI character m an alphabetic character x Rev 1 00 39 Metapace T 4 Control character HRI Control character HRI ASCII HEX DECIMAL character ASCII HEX DECIMAL character NUL 00 0 EU DLE 10 16 P SOH 01 1 aA DC1 11 17 EQ STX 02 2 uB DC2 12 18 aR ETX 03 3 aC DC3 13 19 ES EOT 04 4 aD DC4 14 20 aT ENQ 05 5 gE NAK 15 21 aU ACK 06 6 mF SYN 16 22 aV BEL 07 T aG ETB 17 23 a V BS 08 8 mH CAN 18 24 aX HT 09 9 al EM 19 25 mY LF OA 10 aJ SUB 1A 26 uZ VT OB 11 ak ESC 1B 27 mA FF OC 12 aL FS 1C 28 nB CR OD 13 aM GS 1D 29 aC SO OE 14 aN RS 1E 30 aD Sl OF 15 nO US 1F 31 gE DEL TF 127 al lt Example gt Output GSk72 7 67 111 100 101 13 57 51 a oCodesH930 When using CODE128 m 73 When CODE128 is used for the printer the details of the data transmission are as follows Code set character in front of the barcode string One of CODE A CODE B or CODE C must be selected x Description of the CODE128 bar code CODE128 barcode is the combination of three types of code sets and 103 different barcode characters and one barcode can represent 128 ASCII codes and two digit numbers Each code
28. ertical direction download bit image printing GS m Name To print download bit image Type ASCII GS m HEX 1D 2F m DECIMAL 29 47 m Range 0 lt m lt 3 48 lt m lt 51 Description The printing of download bit image is used as a clear mode by m Mode is selected by m as shown in the following table m Mode Vertical Dot Density Horizontal Dot Density 0 48 Normal 200 DPI 200 DPI tag Aa umes nonzontal 200 DPI 100 DPI magnification ggg TWoumes verital 100 DPI 200 DPI magnification Soy co ciano mes 100 DPI 100 DPI magnification Rev 1 00 35 Metapace T 4 GS Name To define beginning end of macro Type ASCII GS HEX 1D 3A DECIMAL 29 58 Description To define beginning end of macro GSBn Name Black and White switching printer mode on off Type ASCII GS B n HEX 1D 42 n DECIMAL 29 66 n Range O lt n 255 Description Black and White switching printer mode Black and White switching mode is OFF when LSB is 0 Black and White switching mode is ON when LSB is 1 GS Hn Name To select the printing position of the HRI characters Type ASCII ESC H n HEX 1D 48 n DECIMAL 29 72 n Range 0 lt n lt 3 48 lt n lt 51 Description To select the printing position of HRI characters when printing the bar code Select the printing position using n as shown below n Printing position n Printing position 0 48
29. ge FS q To define the NV image GS To select the character size GS E To Customize NV memory area GS To define download bit image GS To print the download bit image GS To begin end macro definition GS B To set clear black and with inversion mode GS H To select HRI character printing position GS To transmit the printer ID GSL To set the left margin GS V To Select cut mode and cut paper GS W To set the output size GS To run the macro GS f To select the font for HRI characters GSh To select the bar code height GS k To print the bar code GS v To print the raster bit image GS w To select the bar code size Rev 1 00 22 Metapace T 4 10 Summary of Control Command HT Name Horizontal Tab Type ASCII HT HEX 09 Decimal 9 Description Set the horizontal tab if you want to use the print position LF Name To print and line feed Type ASCII LF HEX OA DECIMAL 10 Description To print the data in the printer buffer and feed one line CR Name To print and carriage return Type ASCII HT HEX OD DECIMAL 13 Description To print the data in the printer buffer and move the printer head to the beginning position of the line DLE EOT n Name To send the real time status Type ASCII DLE EOT n HEX 10 04 n DECIMAL 16 4 n Range 1 lt n lt 4 Description Real time status of the printer selected by n as shown below will be sent To transmit the
30. lt nH lt 255 Description To set the distance from the beginning point of the line and print the characters The distance from the beginning point for the printing position means horizontal or vertical motion unit Rev 1 00 25 Metapace T 4 ESC n Name To select cancel user defined character set Type ASCII ESC n HEX 1B 25 n DECIMAL 27 37 n Range 0 lt n lt 255 Description To select cancel user defined character set User defined character set is cancelled when LBS of n is 0 User defined character set is selected when LBS of nis 1 ESC amp y c1 c2 x1 d1 d y X x1 xk d1 d y X xk Name To define user defined characters Type ASCII ESC amp y cf c2 x1 dt d yXx1 xk d1 d y X xk HEX 1B 26 y cf c2 x1 d1 dy X x1 xk d1 d y X xk DECIMAL 27 38 y cf c2 x1 dt d yXx1 xk d1 d y X xk Range y 3 32 lt c1 lt c2 lt 126 O lt x lt 12 Font A 12x24 0 lt d1 d y x xk lt 255 Description To define user defined characters y defines the number of bytes in the vertical direction c1 defines the code of beginning character and c2 defines the end code x defines number of dots in horizontal direction ESC m nL nH d1 dk Name To set bit image mode Type ASCII ESC m nL nH d1 dk HEX 1B 2A m nL nH d1 dk DECIMAL 27 42 m nL nH d1 dk Range m 0 1 32 33 OsnlLs255 0snHs3 0sds 255 Description Use m to
31. nter and power unit 1 Make sure the printer has been switched off and the power unit removed from the plug of the device 2 Check the label on the power unit to make sure the power plug is compatible with the required voltage 3 Connect the DC cable connector of the power unit to the power connector of the printer as the following instruction Rev 1 00 10 2 2 1 Serial Interface Printer TXD RXD DSR GND DTR CTS RTS O O NI O OQ BI ON a Shield 9PIN MALE 2 2 2 USB Interface Printer VBUS D D Rw NM gt GND Shield B type Rev 1 00 11 Metapace T 4 Case Main RXD TXD DTR GND DSF RTS CTS O O NI O aAa A O NI gt Shield 9 PIN FEMALE 1 2 vee 3 4 Case Main VBUS D D GND Shield A type Metapace T 4 3 DIP Switch Setting X Note It is required to turn off the printer when setting the DIP switch to prevent electrical rejection and damage to the printer Replacement of the contact device or the printing density can be set on the DIP switch 1 Make sure the printer powers off 2 Release the tray by removing 3 screws The PCB on the tray is exposed 3 Note that when the switch turns to ON use the tweezer or sharp tool to unscrew the switch
32. rinter will stop executing the command and the following data will be processed as general data If and the following character does not correspond to the certain special character the printer will stop executing the command the following data will be processed as general data Code selection character and the SHIFT character are not printed as HRI characters FUNCTION characters will be shown as spaces in HRI characters Control characters lt 00 gt H to lt 1F gt H and lt 7F gt H will be shown as spaces in HRI characters lt Miscellaneous gt The empty space on the left and right sides of the barcode must be secured The empty space requirements are different depending on barcode type Rev 1 00 41 Metapace T 4 GS v 0 mxLxHyLyH adl dk Name To print raster bit image Type ASCII GS v 0 m xL xH yL yH dl dk HEX 1D 76 30 m xL xH yL yH dl dk DECIMAL 29 118 48 m xL xH yL yH dl dk Range 0 lt m lt 3 48 lt m 51 0 lt xL lt 255 0 lt xH lt 255 0 lt yL lt 255 0 d 255 k xL XHx256 x vL yHx256 k 0 Description To select the raster bit image mode The value of m for selecting each mode is as follows m Mode Vertical dot density Horizontal dot density 0 48 Normal 200dpi 200dpi 1 49 Double width 200dpi 100dpi 2 90 Double height 100dpi 200dpi 3 51 Quadruple 100dpi 100dpi xL and xH are for selec
33. select the bit image where number of dots is defined by nL and nH as shown below Vertical Direction Horizontal Direction 1 4 Moge pele Density Density Number of Data k 0 8 dot single density 8 67 DPI 100 DPI nL nH x 256 1 8 dot double density 8 67 DPI 200 DPI nL nH x 256 32 24 dot single density 24 200 DPI 100 DPI nL nH 256 3 33 24 dot double density 24 200 DPI 200 DPI nL nH 256 3 Rev 1 00 26 Metapace T 4 ESC n Name To set clear underline mode Type ASCII ESC n HEX 1B 2D n DECIMAL 27 45 n Range 0 lt n lt 2 48 lt n lt 50 Description Underline mode is set or cleared depending on the value of n n Function 0 48 Underline mode is cleared 1 49 Underline mode is selected Dot thickness 1 2 00 Underline mode is selected Dot thickness 2 ESC 2 Name To set the 1 6 inches line space Type ASCII ESC 2 HEX 1B 32 DECIMAL 27 50 Description To set the line space to 1 6 inches ESC 3n Name To set the line space Type ASCII ESC 3 n HEX 1B 33 n DECIMAL 27 51 n Range 0 lt n lt 255 Description Line space will set to n X vertical or horizontal motion unit inches ESC n Name To set the peripheral devices Type ASCII ESC n HEX 1B 3D n DECIMAL 27 61 n Range 0 lt n lt 255 Description Device sending the data to the host computer is
34. the paper partially one point center uncut GS W nL nH Name To set the printing area Type ASCII GS W nL nH HEX 1D 57 nL nH DECIMAL 29 87 nL nH Range 0 lt nL lt 255 0 lt nH lt 255 Description Printing area is accurately set by nL and nH Printing area is set to nL 256 x nH x horizontal motion unit inches Printable area nrn ar a MA Left Margin Printing area width Rev 1 00 37 Metapace T 4 GS rtm Name To run the macro Type ASCII GS r t HEX 1D 5E r t DECIMAL 29 94 r t Range 0 lt r lt 255 0 lt t lt 255 0 lt m lt 1 Description To run the macro r Repetition frequency of macro execution t Delay time for executing all macros is t X 100 msec m Macro execution mode 3733 LSB of m 0 Macros will be executed r times continuously with a delay time of t LSB of m 1 After waiting for the delay time t paper out LED indicator blinks and the printer is in standby until the feed button is pressed One the button is depressed the printer executes the macro once And this operation is repeated r times GSfn Name To select the font of HRI Human Readable interpretation characters Type ASCII GS f n HEX 1D 66 n DECIMAL 29 102 n Range n 0 48 Description To select the font of HRI characters used for barcode printing Chinese version is not supported Select the font as in the table shown below N Font 0 48 Font A
35. ting the number of data bit xL xH x 256 in horizontal direction of the image yL and yH are for selecting the number of data bit yL yH x 256 in vertical direction of the image GSwn Name To set the barcode width Type ASCII GS Ww n HEX 1D 77 n DECIMAL 29 119 n Range 2 lt n lt 6 Description To set the width of the barcode Module width mm for Bi level Bar Code Multi level Bar Code Thin element width Thick element width mm mm 0 250 0 250 0 625 0 750 2 000 Multilevel barcode UPC A UPC E JAN13 CODE93 CODE128 Bi level barcode CODE39 ITF CODABAR Default value n 3 Rev 1 00 42
36. y information about proper disposal methods and premises The commercial user can contact the supplier or dispose as per the terms provided in the Purchase Contract This product cannot be disposed with other commercial wastes et The product marked with this symbol or relevant text indicates that the product E Symbol material PET Rev 1 00 4 Metapace T 4 E Introduction Assembly Name COVER PAPER ROLLER ASS Y 1 2 3 4 COVER CUTTER Rear 5 COVER FUCNTION 6 CASE MAIN 7 CASE LOWER 8 COMMUNICATION PORT SERIAL 9 CASH DRAWER RJ 11 10 USB COMMUNICATION 7 Rear 8 9 TS A DK USB series USB series USB The printer is a banking peripheral device and can be used with ECR POS etc Its main features are shown as follows 1 High speed printing 2 Thermal printing with low noise 3 RS 232 series interface USB2 0 interface 4 Reception of data is possible via Data buffer even in printing process 5 The Document Image Processing button enables selection of different printing density X Note The socket is required near the machine for use Rev 1 00 5 Metapace T 4 EH Table of Contents 1 Installation and basic operations dncndsisdnsad cds doca danca a nas sewedees seataewsiaesawas incudsicigat cera 7 1 1 Unpacking DRACA REER ada CEA Sa aa aU a DE Da DU SS RICO CCT SU A A DI AU SIS E A DI A A DUDA i 7 1 2 Installation Site E ETR SR E a a 7 1 3 Operation Panel Ce pata
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