USER MANUAL
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1. LINE FEED KEY POWER SUPPLY During power up hold down the LINE FEED key while the wiring is plugged into the power supply connector of the printer CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 37 5 CONFIGURATION VKP80 III printer SCODE lt code gt rel 1 00 DCODE lt code gt rel 1 00 PRINTER SETTINGS LED bar hardware 1 LF enter Printer setup FF skip Setup Printer Emulation Proceed with the configuration by using the keys according the functions printed on paper par 2 3 For description and values of setup parameters see the following paragraphs NOTE During power up if the LINE FEED key is held down the printer enters the auto test routine and prints out the setup report The printer will remain in standby in Hexadecimal dump mode see following paragraphs until another key is pressed or characters are received through the printer communication port When the LINE FEED key is pressed2. 39 53 Printer Status 40 5 4 Printer parameters 41 5 5 Hexadecimal dump 44 MAINTENANCE Lae 45 6 1 Planning of cleaning 252127 cic cec ede se ce eee d Ee 45 02 TEE 46 63 Upgrade irmWa ERI 53 SPECIFICATIONS Lines 55 7 1 Hardware Spechications 55 G2 Character SpecifICatiols oe rr 57 1 3 SPECI ect ended da da cce rn ev adds 57 7 4 Prnterditmenslons edda 58 7 5 Power supply dimensions cod 963GE020000003 59 0 5 ERR Te RSS NK aa TAN 60 CA Westem characters iore etti 61 CONSUMABLES Lune 69 f iMedzlepiz 71 91 Adapter cable for power supply 72 92 Paper roll holder E 73 9 3 Adjustable four position holder for paper roll right and left
3. Open the printer cover Close the printer cover to the lock position 48 8 User Manual CUSTOM 6 MAINTENANCE 2 N ATTENTION Do not use alcohol solvents or hard brushes Do not let water or other liquids get inside the machine To remove paper scraps use tweezers or compressed air ATTENTION Do not touch the head heating line with bare hands or metal objects Do not perform any operation eds Remove scraps of paper and the accumulated after printing because the paper dust on the paper mouths on the printing roller head and motor tend to on the cutter and on the area around the sensors become very hot Open the printer cover Close the printer cover to the lock position CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 49 6 MAINTENANCE PRINTING HEAD 1 e 2 Do not use alcohol or hard brushes Do not let water or other liquids get inside the mach
4. 78 94 Shutter devie c M 80 CUSTOM User Manual 11 5 INDEX 10 ALIGNMENT ant 83 10 1 Enable eee teed 84 12 2111211212 86 10 3 Alignment Parameters Cede rc dated Et 88 10 4 aroa EE 91 11 TECHNICAL SERVIC E vinnerene 93 6 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 1 INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Document structure This document includes the following chapters 1 INTRODUCTION information about this document 2 DESCRIPTION general description of device 3 INSTALLATION information required for correct installation of the device 4 OPERATION information required to make the device operative 5 CONFIGURATION description of the configuration parameters of the device 6 MAINTENANCE information for correct periodic maintenance 7 SPECIFICATION technical specification for the device and its accessories 8 CONSUMABLES description and installation of the available consumables for the device 9 ACCESSORIES description and installation of the available accessories for the device 10 ALIGNMENT information required for managing the paper alignment 11 TECHNICAL SERVICE information required for contacting the technical service 1 2 Explanatory notes used in this manual NOT
5. 2 ZA CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 89 10 ALIGNMENT 80 80 EMULATION To define the alignment point you need to set the printer parameters that compose the numerical value of the Notch Distance parameter For example to set a notch distance of 15mm between the notch and the alignment point the parameters must be CUSTOM set on the following values Notch Distance Sign Notch Distance mm x 10 Notch Distance mm x 1 Notch Distance mm x 1 On The Distance parameter may be modified as follows e during the Setup procedure of the device see chapter 5 e by using the 1D E7 command for more details refer to the Commands Manual e by driver 90 VKP8OIII User Manual 10 ALIGNMENT 10 4 Printing area In order to print ticket containing only one notch and to not overlay printing to notch that will make it useless for the next alignment it is important to well calibrate height of the printing area of ticket according to the inter notch distance value for the paper recovery after a cut if present The following figure shows an example of tickets with Notch Distance set to 0 Cutting line X I Printing line X PRINTING AREA direction of paper feed A Non printable area Distance between cutter printing head Value for the paper recovery after a cut where Dista
6. Ejection Tilting canal bulkhead The ticket advances ahead to the ejector and is caught between the ejector rollers The printed part of ticket is collected into the ejection canal while the device continues printing CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 29 4 Ejector rollers Cutter Ejection canal When printing ends the device cuts the ticket printed Ticket ejected Paper output Ejector rollers The device directly ejects the ticket 30 80 1 User Manual CUSTOM 4 PRESENT MODE Printing head Paper input Ejector rollers Printing head Ejection canal bulkhead The ticket advances ahead to the ejector and is caught between the ejector rollers The printed part of ticket is collected into the ejection canal while the device continues printing CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 31 4 Ejector rollers Cutter Ejection canal When printing ends the device cuts the ticket printed Ticket presented Paper output Ejector rollers The device presents portion of the ticket printed on the paper mouth 32 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 4 Ticket withdrew Paper output Ejector rollers Printing head Paper input The device starts the ticket printing CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 33 4 Ejector rollers Printing head Ejection Tilting canal bulkhead The ticket advances ahead to
7. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS MANUAL ARE REFERRED TO ALL MODELS IN PRODUCTION AT THE ISSUE DATE OF THIS DOCUMENT INDEX INDEX INTRODUCTION v ia 7 11 Document 7 1 2 Explanatory notes used in this manual tx nacer RR 7 DESCRIPTION pw 9 2 1 Unpacking the 9 22 Device iud eere Ip ge re ne FREE RR da 10 23 bini DH eee 14 2 4 OBI EINE T I 16 INSTALLATION NN 17 94 rtu uiua raa 17 2 Cot Teller Pt 18 32 Pro 20 34 22 OPERATION 23 4 1 Adjusting paper 23 4 2 Adjustingalignment Sensors ba 24 4 3 JPapetrrollIfsertlOD eei cer etr rene n ene 27 44 310016 itti S 29 CONFIGURATION EE 37 5 1 Configuration 37 9 2
8. 100 95 87 6 Paper retract channel Jeuueuo 1982 GE 282 er 1 i 0 U FS 60L Jouueuo 1 ih S 6LL 95 60 uin User Manual VKP80III 77 CUSTOM 9 ACCESSORIES 9 3 Adjustable four position holder for paper roll right and left side An adjustable holder kit for paper roll cod 974DX010000320 is available for the printer The adjustable paper roll holder can be assembled on both the printer sides upwards or downwards and it allows the use of larger width rolls of paper max 150 mm The kit includes see figure Pin for paper roll with near paper end sensor Paper roll holder Instruction sheet No 5 fixing screws for holder No 4 fixing screws for pin Fixing ties for sensor cable NOTE To assemble the paper holder kit in the 4 po
9. Adjust the notch sensor position see previous paragraphs ATTENTION Make sure the cut is straight ESS Position the paper roll so that it unrolls correctly as shown in figure User Manual VKP80III 27 CUSTOM 4 OPERATION Inserire la carta nella bocca di ingresso carta ed attendere il caricamento automatico The following figure gives the limit positions of the paper roll related to the printer for a correct paper loading without a paper roll holder support The direction of the paper will always form a maximum angle of 90 or 90 with the insertion plane of paper inside the printer 28 VKP8OII User Manual CUSTOM 4 4 4 Issuing ticket The printer allows you to choose between different operating modes for the issuance of printed tickets The operating modes shown in the following images depend on the settings of the configuration parameters and commands sent to the printer EJECT MODE Printing head Paper input Ejector rollers Printing head
10. NOTCH B MARK POSITION NOTCH THRESHOLD NOTCH DISTANCE CUSTOM 5 CONFIGURATION PRINTHEAD TEST Setting of the performing of the print head test POWERON Disabled the test is performed only during the printing of the setup report Enabled test is performed at each power on DATA LOGGER Setting of the data logger function on the LOG folder on the Flash memory Disabled data logger function disabled Text the printed text is stored in txt file Graphic the printed graphic is stored in bmp file Text Graphic both text and graphic are stored in txt and bmp files NOTE The parameter is printed only with VKP80III emulation enabled NOTE The name of the first text file stored will be 00000001 txt the name of the first graphic file stored will be 00000001 bmp the file number is incremented automatically when there is no more space the oldest files are deleted PRINT DENSITY Adjusting the printing density 50 12 25 37 0 37 25 12 50 5 5 Hexadecimal dump This function is used to diagnose the characters received through the communication port the characters are printed out both as hexadecimal codes and ASCII codes Once the self test routine has finished the printer enters Hexadecimal Dump mode The printer remains in standby until a key is pressed or characters are received through the communication port For example in the 200 dpi model for every 8 characters received the hexadecim
11. USB Mass Storage USB Address Number USB Virtual Prin Mode rene Autofeed 2 Chars Ihchrs eerie Speed Quality Paper Retracting 1 011 Paper Threshold Notch B Mark Position Notch Threshold Notch Distance mm PrintHead Test Data Logger Print LF enter Printer setup FF skip Setup PRINTER NAME and FIRMWARE MODULE RELEASE PRINTING HEAD STATUS DEVICE STATUS PRINTER PARAMETERS KEYS FUNCTIONS User Manual VKP80III 39 CUSTOM 5 CONFIGURATION 5 3 Printer status Printer operating status is indicated in the configuration print out in which next to the name of the components dis played the following information is given is given the device model is given the presence of the barcode reader is given the presence of the board for managing the RGB led bar is given the printing head model is given the interface present the message OK appears if functioning and NOT OK if faulty the message OK appears if functioning and NOT OK if faulty the message OK appears if functioning and NOT OK if faulty the message OK appears if functioning and NOT OK if faulty is given the voltage of the head is given the temperature of the head is given the number of power ups made is
12. Optional NON THERMAL SIDE Notch B Mark Position Top Side CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 25 4 To adjust the mobile sensor position according to the notch position on paper proceed as follows Adjust the paper width see previous paragraphs b ATTENTION To avoid damaging the sensor use the plastic tabs as foothold for the screwdriver to push the sensor in the desired position Move the lower sensor to the desired position using a small screwdriver or a pointed object 26 VKP8OII User Manual CUSTOM 4 4 3 Paper roll insertion At every change of paper roll check inside the printer To change the paper roll proceed as follows Adjust the paper width see previous paragraphs
13. ded fonts 11 15 and 20 cpi The quality of TrueType fonts and the correct positioning into the printable area will result from the font producers and the font implementation The available code tables are PC437 PC850 PC860 PC863 PC865 PC858 PC866 PC852 WPC1252 For the correct printing of the code tables it is necessary that the selected TrueType font contains all the characters in the tables Otherwise the Q symbol will be printed instead the missing character All commands for printing con figuration are usable both with TrueType fonts and with embedded fonts It is possible to address the TrueType font respects the UNICODE standard see www unicode org by using UTF 8 or UTF 16 encoding CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 67 7 SPECIFICATIONS 68 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 8 CONSUMABLES 8 CONSUMABLES The following table shows the list of available consumables for device DESCRIPTION CODE 67300000000395 THERMAL PAPER ROLL WITH BACK SIDE PRE PRINTED weight 2 75 width 80mm external 48mm SN core 25mm 67300000000380 THERMAL PAPER ROLL weight 58g m width 80mm external 130mm SN core 25mm CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 69 8 CONSUMABLES 70 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 9 ACCESSORIES 9 ACCESSORIES The available accessories for the device are listed in the following table CODE 963GE020000003 26900000000005 S 974DW0100003
14. 000 cutter number 24 10 optional external power supply 1 0 04 A 7 SPECIFICATIONS Paper width Paper weight Recommended types of paper Paper end External roll diameter Internal roll core diameter Core type CUTTER Paper cut Estimated life ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS VKP80III Power supply Medium consumption Stand by consumption ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS POWER SUPPLY cod 963GE020000003 OPTIONAL from 100Vac to 240Vac from 50Hz to 60Hz 24 10 60 W from 0 C to 50 C from 10 Rh to 80 Rh from 20 C to 70 C from 10 Rh to 90 Rh Power supply voltage Frequence Current output Power ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Operating temperature Relative humidity Storage temperature Storage relative humidity NOTES 1 Control board 2 Respecting the regular schedule of cleaning for the device components 9 Veramono ttf and Vera ttf are installed on printer flash disk 9 You can print the formats of bidimensional barcode PDF417 DATAMATRIX AZTEC QRCODE only with the VKP80III emulation enabled 9 Referred to a standard CUSTOM receipt L 10cm Density 12 596 dots on 6 For external rolls diameter higher to 120mm it s recommended to use a paper pretensioning device CUSTOM 56 VKP8OIII user Manual 7 SPECIFICATIONS 20 cpi 64 4266 66 1 25x3 20 cpi 160 3200 20 0 Ticket presentation 10mm 10
15. Manual VKP80III 23 4 4 2 Adjusting alignment sensors Printer is provided with a mobile sensor for the detection of alignment notch placed on the non thermal side of paper located lower than the plane of the paper inside the printer The device user will need to manually move this mobile sensor according to the position of the notch on the paper see next sections To use this sensor for notch detection you must set the Notch B Mark Position setup parameter on the Bottom value see Chapter 5 THERMAL SIDE MOBILE SENSOR FOR NOTCH NON THERMAL SIDE Notch B Mark Position Bottom 24 User Manual CUSTOM 4 In addition the printer be optionally equipped with sensor for alignment notch placed on the thermal side of paper located upper than the plane of the paper inside the printer This optional sensor can be placed on the left cursor or on the right cursor of the paper infeed The sensor position is adjusted by moving the paper infeed cursors during the paper width adjusting To use this sensor for notch detection you must set the Notch B Mark Position setup parameter on the Top Side value see Chapter 5 FREMME SIDE UPPER RIGHT SENSOR Optional NON THERMAL SIDE Notch B Mark Position Side NGS N LN S THERMAL SIDE UPPER LEFT SENSOR
16. given the number of centimetres of paper printed is given the number of cuts made is given the number of retract made CUSTOM PRINTER TYPE BARCODE READER LED BAR RGB hardware PRINTING HEAD TYPE INTERFACE PROGRAM MEMORY TEST DYNAMIC RAM TEST EXTERNAL MEMORY TEST CUTTER TEST HEAD VOLTAGE HEAD TEMPERATURE POWER ON COUNTER PAPER PRINTED CUT COUNTER RETRACT COUNTER 40 80 1 User Manual 5 CONFIGURATION 5 4 Printer parameters This printer allows the configuration of the parameters listed in the following table The parameters marked with the symbol P are the default values Settings remain active even after the printer has been turned off and they are stored in non volatile memory Available emulations for the device VKP80III P Communication speed of the serial interface 115200 19200 2400 57600 9600 1200 38400 4800 NOTE Parameter valid only with serial interface Number of bit used for characters encoding 7 bits car 8 bits car NOTE Parameter valid only with serial interface Bit for the parity control of the serial interface None parity bit omitted Even even value for parity bit Odd odd value for parity bit NOTE Parameter valid only with serial interface Handshaking XON XOFF software handshaking Hardware hardware handshaking CTS RTS NOTE Parameter valid only with serial interface NOTE When the receive buffer is full if handshaking is set
17. the printer enters parameter configuration When the FORM FEED key is pressed the printer exits setup and terminates the Hexadecimal dump function 38 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 5 CONFIGURATION 5 2 Setup report The following figure shows the setup report of the printer The shown values for parameters are sample values for the list and the description of printer parameters see the following paragraphs 1 00 1 00 rel rel VKP80 III printer SCODE lt code gt DCODE lt code gt PRINTER SETTINGS 640 PRINTHEAD WORKING GOOD Not present Not Present VKP80 III 115200 bps 8 bits chr None Hardware RxFull Disabled 0 Disabled Normal CR Disabled A 15 8 20 cpi Normal Disabled 76mm 40 Bottom 40 15 Disabled Disabled 0 PRINTER TYPE Barcode Reader LED bar RGB hardware PRINTING HEAD TYPE INTERFACE PROGRAM MEMORY TEST DYNAMIC RAM TEST EXTERNAL MEMORY TEST CUTTER TEST HEAD VOLTAGE HEAD TEMPERATURE POWER ON COUNTER PAPER PRINTED CUT COUNTER RETRACT COUNTER C cm Printer Emulation RS232 Baud Rate 5232 Data Length 52321 RS232 Handshaking Busy Condition
18. value for the Characterize Paper parameter the device prints a graphic representation see fol lowing figures of the outgoing voltage of the alignment sensor expressed as a percentage and the Notch B Mark Threshold value This graphic representation is useful to set the most suitable value to assign to the Notch B Mark Threshold param eter and then to better identify the optimal threshold value which takes into account the variations of the signal and the small oscillations around zero The following figure shows an example of paper with the non thermal paper printed with black marks the outgoing voltage is constant while passing the white paper between two notches and presents a peak at each black mark In this case the optimal value for the Notch B Mark Threshold parameter is placed about half of the peak NON THERMAL SIDE Notch B Mark Threshold 86 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 10 ALIGNMENT The following figure shows an example of paper with the non thermal paper printed with black marks and other graph ics for example barcode the outgoing voltage is constant while passing the white paper between two notches presents a peak at each black mark and presents some noise at each barcode In this case the optimal value for the Notch B Mark Threshold parameter is located about halfway between the peak value and the maximum value of the noise NON THERMAL SIDE peak No
19. 0 USER MANUAL Commands manual 77200000000200 THE MARKAFFIXED TO THE PRODUCT CERTIFY THAT THE PRODUCT SAT ISFIES THE BASIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS The device is in conformity with es sential Electromagnetic Compatibility and Electric Safety requirements laid down in Directives 2006 95 CE and 2004 108 CE inasmuch as it was designed in conformity with the provisions laid down in the follow ing Standards EN 55022 Class Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance characteristics of Information Technol ogy Equipment EN 55024 Information Technology Equipment Immunity characteristics Limits and methods of measurement EN 60950 1 Safety of information equipment including electrical business equipment GUIDELINES FOR THE DISPOSAL OF THE PRODUCT The crossed out rubbish bin logo means that used electrical and electronic products shall NOT be mixed with unsorted munici pal waste For more detailed information about recycling of this product refer to the instructions of your country for the disposal of these products Do not dispose of this equipment as miscellaneous solid municipal waste but arrange to have it collected separately The re use or correct recycling of the electronic and electrical equipment EEE is important in order to protect the environment and the wellbeing of humans n accordance with European Directive WEEE 2002 96
20. 18 976DX010000001 User Manual VKP80I 71 DESCRIPTION POWER SUPPLY for technical specifications see paragraphs 7 1 and 7 5 ADAPTER CABLE FOR POWER SUPPLY see the paragraph 9 1 PAPER ROLL HOLDER WITH NEAR PAPER END SENSOR to assemble on the right side of the device see the paragraph 9 2 ADJUSTABLE PAPER ROLL HOLDER WITH NEAR PAPER END SENSOR to assemble both on the left and the right side of the device see the paragraph 9 3 SHUTTER DEVICE KIT see the paragraph 9 4 CUSTOM 9 ACCESSORIES 9 1 Adapter cable for power supply For the device is available an adapter cable cod 26900000000005 supplied as an accessory for connecting the printer to the external power supply unit cod 963GE020000003 optional ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Connect the adapter cable to the power supply unit as follows 72 VKPS80I User Manual CUSTOM 9 ACCESSORIES 9 2 Paper roll holder A paper roll holder kit cod 974DW010000318 is available for the printer to make it possible to use larger width rolls of paper max 150 mm The paper roll holder can be only assembled on the destro side of the printer as shown in the following figures The kit includes see figure 1 Instruction sheet 2 for roll blocking 3 No 4 fasteni
21. ALLATION MODEL WITH REAR CONNECTORS Standard serial cable USB standard cable Power supply cable supplied Adapter cable MICROFIT 6PIN DB9 supplied POWER SUPPLY ATTENTION In some using conditions we recommend the installation of a ferrite core on the power supply cable Note If RS232 and USB connectors are inserted communication port is USB CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 19 3 INSTALLATION 3 3 Pinout 2 POWER SUPPLY he Male Molex connector series 5569 vertical no 39 30 1020 1 24 GND ATTENTION Respect power supply polarity Note Power supply cable The following figure shows the connector pinout of the power supply cable for the device Female Molex connector series 5557 n 39 01 3022 B NN 3 PIN Cable Signal n color Red 24V 2 Black ND Power supply cable EEE EE USB INTERFACE Female USB type B connector 1 USBO VBUS DO in out DO in out GND SHIELD SHIELD 20 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 3 INSTALLATION SERIAL INTERFACE Female MICROFIT 6PIN connector cable insertion side out Data terminal ready in Data reception signal out Data transmission signal RTS out Request to send NOTE Use the adapter cable MICROFIT 6PIN DB9 supplied and a RS232 serial cable to
22. E Information or suggestions relative to the use of the printer ATTENTION Information required to guard against damaging the printer DANGER Information required to guard against operator injury or damage CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 7 1 INTRODUCTION 8 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 2 DESCRIPTION 2 DESCRIPTION 2 1 Unpacking the device Remove the device from its carton being careful not to damage the packing material so that it may be re used if the printer is to be transported in the future Make sure that all the components illustrated below are present and that there are no signs of damage If there are contact Customer Service Installation instructions Power supply cable Adapter cable Printer Foam packing shell Box Open the printer packaging e Remove the upper packing frame content and remove the packing frame e out the printer e Keep the box trays and packing materials in the event the printer must be transported shipped in the future CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 9 Connector for near paper end sensor external Expansion connector for optional external device Product label Status led 5232 interface connector USB interface connector Power supply connector 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 DESCRIPTION 2 2 Device component EXTERNAL VIEW models with lateral connectors Printer cover Opening lever Paper output Left cursor for paper
23. EC special collection points are available to which to deliver waste electrical and electronic equip ment and the equipment can also be handed over to a distributor at the mo ment of purchasing a new equivalent type The public administration and producers of electrical and electronic equipment are involved in facilitating the processes ofthe re use and recovery of waste elec trical and electronic equipment through the organisation of collection activities and the use of appropriate planning ar rangements Unauthorised disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment is punishable by law with the appropriate penalties The format used for this manual improves use of natural resources reducing the quantity of necessary paper to print this GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION Your attention is drawn to the following actions that could compromise the char acteristics of the product Read and retain the instructions which follow Follow all indications and instructions given on the device Make sure that the surface on which the device rests is stable If it is not the device could fall seriously damaging it Make sure thatthe device rests on a hard non padded surface and that there is sufficient ventilation When positioning the device make sure cables do not get damaged Use the type of electrical power supply indicated on the device label If uncer tain contact your dealer Make sure the electrical sy
24. ENANCE CASE ATTENTION b Do not use alcohol solvents or hard brushes Do not let water or other liquids get inside the machine 4 A H gt To clean the machine use pneumatic air or soft cloth 52 VKP8OIII user Manual CUSTOM 6 MAINTENANCE Select the serial communication port ex COM1 Select the system communication port xi Avaible port N Selected port LUM com File psw Data flush status Upgrade status Port config Ready to start Communication port not init Detecting and setting of the parameters necessary for serial communication are performed automatically and then updating begins After a few minutes a message on the screen warns that the update is completed Upgrade succesfully completed Upgrade OK Print a new SETUP report to verify the new firmware release see chapter 5 User Manual VKP80I 53 10 11 12 6 3 Upgrade firmware WARNING During communication between PC printer for the firmware update it is strictly forbidden to disconnect the communication cable or to remove the power supply of the devices not to endanger the proper functioning of the printer Note Install on the PC used for printer upgrading the UPGCEPRN software available in the download area of the web site www custom biz UPDATE VIA SERIAL INTERFACE Proceed as follows
25. M 6 MAINTENANCE UPDATE VIA USB INTERFACE ATTENTION Only during the firmware update the connection between PC and printer must be direct without the use of wireless HUB ATTENTION Only during the firmware update do not connect or disconnect other USB devices NOTE For communication via USB you must install on PC the printer driver available in the download area of the web site www custom biz Proceed as follows 1 Write down the product code 14 digits printed on the product label see par 2 2 2 Go to the web site www custom biz and download the appropriate firmware release from the DOWNLOAD area Print the SETUP report see chapter 5 Switch OFF the printer Connect the printer to the PC using a USB cable or a serial cable see paragraph 3 2 Switch ON the printer Start the software UPGCEPRN 8 Select the update file PSW location Firmware rel None Printer type None Hardware rel None Selected port None PSW Version None File cfg None File psw Bean upgrade Upgrade status Port config No upgrade thread active Communication port not init 54 VKP8OIII User Manual 7 SPECIFICATIONS 7 SPECIFICATIONS 7 1 Hardware specifications GENERAL Ticket presence on input ticket presence on output printing head temperature ejector position mobile detector for notch on non thermal side of paper Sensors fixed detec
26. Manual CUSTOM 3 INSTALLATION 3 INSTALLATION 3 1 Fastening The printer is provided with three fixing holes on the bottom of device see following figure To fasten the printer on a panel use three M4 screws 100 It s very important to consider the screws length to not damage the internal components placed near the fixing holes see following figure Section E E max 13 printer chassis fixing panel fixing screw The screw length L will be calculated according to the thickness of the panel SP on which the printer is fixed as follows Sp L lt 13mm Sp For example if panel thickness is 10mm Sp 10mm the max screw length will be 23mm CUSTOM User Manual VKP80I 17 3 INSTALLATION 3 2 Connections The following figures show the pollible connections for device MODEL WITH LATERAL CONNECTORS Power supply cable supplied USB standard cable Adapter cable MICROFIT 6PIN DB9 supplied Standard serial cable POWER SUPPLY ATTENTION In some using conditions we recommend the installation of a ferrite core on the power supply cable Note If RS232 and USB connectors are inserted communication port is USB 18 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 3 INST
27. P report IEEE Fast push 22 S Fast push Ne skip the SETUPMODE enter the MODE LF Fast 7 S push parameter selected parameter 14 user Manual CUSTOM 2 DESCRIPTION STANDBY 4 LF FF LF FF QA Fast push Fast push LI Is the Notch B Mark Position parameter set on Disabled see Setup advance the paper l preset length NO YES perform the printing ticket alignment demo ticket CUSTOM User Manual VKP80I 15 2 DESCRIPTION 2 4 Status led flashes The Status led indicates hardware status of device Given in the table below are the various led signals and the cor responding printer status STATUS LED DESCRIPTION O OFF PRINTER OFF GREEN PRINTER ON ERROR 1x RECEIVE DATA GREEN 2 ERRORS PARITY FRAME ERROR OVERRUN ERROR COMMUNICATION SATUS 3x COMMAND NOT RECOGNIZED 4x COMMAND RECEPTION TIME OUT 2 HEADING OVER TEMPERATURE 3X PAPER END YELLOW RECOVERABLE 47 PAPER JAM ERROR 5x POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE INCORRECT 6 COVER OPEN 1x EJECTOR ROLLER ERROR 2X EJECTOR BULKHEAD ERROR RED cs UNRECOVERABLE 3x RAM ERROR ERROR 1 4x EXTERNAL FLASH ERROR 5x CUTTER ERROR 16 VKP8OIII User
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29. Write down the product code 14 digits printed on the product label see par 2 2 Go to the web site www custom biz and download the appropriate firmware release from the DOWNLOAD area Print the SETUP report see chapter 5 Switch OFF the printer Connect the printer to the PC using a USB cable or a serial cable see paragraph 3 2 Switch ON the printer Start the software UPGCEPRN Select the update file PSW location Firmware rel None Printer type None Hardware rel None Selected port None PSW Version None File cfa None File psw Bean upgrade Data flush status Upgrade status Port config No upgrade thread active Communication port not init 1 O amp O 9 Select item USB and then select the USB device among those proposed ex Select Printer Custom Custom MYPrinter Custom KPM216H 2004 7 1 XN Selected Printer Custom VKP80III OK filtering USB File psw i CAVKPBOIILPSW Begipuparade Ny Data flush status Upgrade status Port config Ready to start Communication port not init 10 After a few minutes a message on the screen warns that the update is completed Upgrade OK E Upgrade succesfully completed 11 Print new SETUP report to verify the new firmware release see chapter 5 CUSTO
30. abled Font selection 11 cpi B 15 cpi 15 cpi 20 cpi 20 cpi B 15 cpi NOTA CPI Characters Per Inch Setting of printing speed and printing quality High Quality Normal High Speed Setting of the retract function of the paper with paper presence on ejector during power up Disabled retract function disabled Enabled X retract function enabled NOTE The parameter is printed only with emulation enabled Wiath of printing area 48 mm 58 mm 68 mm 78 mm 50 mm 60 mm 70 mm 80 mm 52 mm 62 mm 72 mm 54 mm 64 mm 74 mm 56 mm 66 mm 76 mm NOTE The parameter is printed only with VKP80III emulation enabled With emulation enabled the printing width is fixed to 76mm Threshold value in percent for the recognition of the presence of paper by the paper presence sensor 30 70 4096 80 50 90 60 NOTE The parameter is printed only with VKP80III emulation enabled 5 CONFIGURATION USB VIRTUAL COM PRINT MODE AUTOFEED CHARS INCH SPEED QUALITY PAPER RETRACTING PRINT WIDTH PAPER THRESHOLD 42 user Manual CUSTOM 5 CONFIGURATION Position of the alignment notch and choice of appropriate notch sensor Disabled the notch alignment is not performed Bottom the notch position is detected by the lower mobile sensor the notch can be positioned anywhere across the width of the non thermal side of paper T
31. al and corresponding ASCII codes are printed out if the characters are underlined the receive buffer is full Shown below is an example of a Hexadecimal Dump HEXADECIMAL DUMP 12345678 90123456 789uisdf hkjsdhfh sdfkjhsd fsdfkhjw eioyuwqe oriuweri ouweriou weriouwe riouwerh klsdfhks dfksdfhj sdfkj2sd fk2jshdf jklh 6 MAINTENANCE 6 MAINTENANCE 6 1 Planning of cleaning operations The regular cleaning of the device keeps the print quality and extends its life The following table shows the recom mended planning for the cleaning operations EVERY ROLL CHANGE Printing head Use isopropyl alcohol Rollers Use isopropyl alcohol EVERY 5 ROLL CHANGES Cutter Use compressed air Cutter compartment Use compressed air or tweezers Paper path Use compressed air or tweezers Sensors Use compressed air EVERY 6 MONTHS OR AS NEEDED Printer case Use compressed air or soft cloth For specific procedures see the following pages NOTE If you use the device in dusty environments you must reduce the intervals between the cleaning operations CUSTOM User Manual VKP8OII 5 6 MAINTENANCE 6 2 Cleaning For periodic cleaning of the printer see the instructions below CUTTER COMPARTMENT 1 ATTENTION Do not use alcohol solvents or hard brushes Do not let water or other liquids get inside the machine To remove paper scraps use tweezers or compressed air d Remove any scraps of paper and the ac
32. connect the printer to a per sonal computer The diagram below illustrate a sample connection between the printer and a PC using a 9 pin female connector 0 DEVICE ATTENTION It is recommended to secure with a tie the adapter cable MICROFIT 6PIN DB9 to a fixed support in order to prevent the connector on control board bears the weight of the cables Note When use serial cable we recommend the installation of ferrite core on the serial cable CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 21 3 INSTALLATION 3 4 Driver The drivers are available for the following operating system OPERATING SYSTEM INSTALLATION PROCEDURE Windows XP Windows VISTA 32 64bit From the START menu press Enter and key in the path where the SW was saved on your PC then click OK Follow the instructions that appear on the Windows 7 32 64bit screen to install the driver Opos Follow the instruction get back on the README TXT file you can find it in the de Sere bI software package downloaded in advance drivers can be found in the DOWNLOAD section of the web site www custom biz 22 user Manual CUSTOM 4 4 OPERATION 4 4 Adjusting paper width Paper width may be adjusted from 50mm to 82 5mm using the right and the left cursors located at the paper infeed CUSTOM User
33. cumulated paper dust from the cutter compartment 46 8 User Manual CUSTOM 6 MAINTENANCE CUTTER ATTENTION Do not use alcohol solvents or hard brushes Do not let water or other liquids get inside the machine FI SUM Unhook the printer cover by using the opening lever ATTENTION b Do not touch the head heating line with bare hands or metal objects Do not perform any opera tion inside the printer immediately after printing because the head and motor tend to become very hot Open the printer cover to the lock position CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 47 6 MAINTENANCE 1 C ATTENTION b Do not use alcohol solvents or hard brushes Do not let water or other liquids get inside the machine Unhook the printer cover by using the opening lever ATTENTION Do not touch the head heating line with bare hands or metal objects Carefully clean the printer sensors see par 2 2 Do not perform any opera tion inside the printer by using compressed air immediately after printing because the head and motor tend to become very hot
34. er with black mark on the non thermal side of paper NON THERMAL SIDE THERMAL SIDE 1 aper with black mark on the thermal side of paper THERMAL SIDE NON THERMAL SIDE CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 85 10 ALIGNMENT 10 2 Calibration The sensor calibration occurs automatically and consists in adjusting the quantity of light emitted to match the degree of whiteness of the paper used and the degree of black of the mark printed on paper The device automatically performs the self calibration during the Setup procedure only if the Notch B Mark Position parameter is set to value other than Disabled see chapter 5 When self calibration starts the device performs some paper feeds and then it prints the calibration result and the value of the PWM duty cicle also expressed as a percentage of the alignment sensor driver so that it can be perform an optimal notch detection Autosetting Notch OK PWM Duty Cycle 2 7V 82 The Autosetting Notch parameter indicates the result of the self calibration procedure OK will appear if it has been successful NOT OK will appear if the procedure has failed After the printing of the procedure result the device offers the execution of the function of paper characterization Characterize Paper and the change of the Notch B Mark Threshold parameter which represents the detection threshold of the notch Choosing the Yes
35. ine Unhook the printer cover 3 3 by using the opening lever ATTENTION b Do not touch the head heating line with bare hands or metal objects Do not perform any opera tion inside the printer immediately after printing because the head and motor tend to become very hot Open the printer cover to the lock position Close the printer cover 50 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 6 MAINTENANCE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 1 e ATTENTION b Do not use alcohol or hard brushes Do not let water or other liquids get inside the machine Unhook the printer cover by using the opening lever ATTENTION b Do not touch the head heating line with bare hands or metal objects Clean the dragging roller Do not perform any opera and the ejector roller tion inside the printer by using a soft cloth moistened with isopropyl immediately after printing because the head and motor tend to become very hot Open the printer cover to the lock position Close the printer cover CUSTOM User Manual VKP80I 51 6 MAINT
36. input Paper input Right cursor for paper input FORM FEED key LINE FEED key 08 WN CUSTOM 10 VKP8OIII User Manual 2 DESCRIPTION EXTERNAL VIEW models with rear connectors 1 Printer cover 9 LINE FEED key 2 Opening lever 10 Power supply connector 3 Paper output 11 USB interface connector 4 Left cursor for paper input 12 RS232 interface connector 5 Paper input 13 Connector for near paper end sensor external 6 Right cursor for paper input 14 Expansion connector for optional external device 7 Status led 15 Product label 8 FORM FEED key CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 1 CUSTOM 2 DESCRIPTION INTERNAL VIEW all models Ejector bulkhead Upper left sensor for notch optional Printing head Paper out presence sensors Paperin presence sensors built in printing head Upper right sensor for notch optional Lower mobile sensor for notch Cutter 12 VKP8OIII User Manual 2 DESCRIPTION PRODUCT LABEL all models PC SN HW Product code 14 digits Serial number Hardware release 0000000000000000000 PC SN HW CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 13 2 DESCRIPTION 2 3 Key functions The following figures show the functions of printer s keys according to the operating condition of the device POWER UP LF FF FF S Hold down Hold down printing printing SETU
37. mm 30 mm 10 mm 30 mm Ticket presentation 10mm 10 mm 30 mm 10 mm 30 mm User Manual VKP80III 57 15 cpi 45 3047 66 1 75 3 15 123 2460 20 1 625 x 3 11 cpi 35 2370 66 2 25 X3 11 cpi 88 1760 20 2 2b X3 Ticket length 70mm 80mm 80 mm 220 mm Ticket length 70mm gt 80mm 350 mm 7 2 Character specifications VKP80III EMULATION Character density Number of columns Printing speed Chars sec Lines sec Characters L x H mm Normal VKP80II EMULATION Character density Number of columns Printing speed Chars sec Lines sec Characters L x H mm Normal 7 3 Ejector specifications EJECTOR Retracting function Ejecting function NOTE 1 Maximum length recommended to guarantee the printer efficiency CUSTOM 143 5 with printing unit closed 76 4 mm with printing unit open 157 4 mm 116 mm 800 g 85 5 V Paper retract channel CUSTOM 7 SPECIFICATIONS 7 4 Printer dimensions Length Height Width Weight 9 5 100 95 87 6 Paper retract channel NOTE Referred to printer models without paper roll holder optional 58 VKP8OIII user Manual 7 SPECIFICATIONS 7 5 Power s
38. nce between cutter printing head 11 9mm fixed distance Value for the paper recovery after a cut in emulat Value for the paper recovery after a cut in VKP80III emulat variable from default value to 11 9mm according to the settings of 1C C1 command see Command Manual H Distance between the first and the last print line called Height of the printing area L Distance between an edge of the notch and the next one called Inter notch distance D Automatic feed for alignment at the next notch To use all the notches on the paper you must comply with the following equation H ASL The height of the printing area H can be increased to make no progress on alignment D 0 but no further CUSTOM User Manual VKP80I 91 10 ALIGNMENT 92 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 11 TECHINCAL SERVICE 11 TECHNICAL SERVICE In case of failure contact the Technical Service by sending an e mail to support Qcustom it detailing firmware release VKP80 III printer SCODE lt code gt rel 1 00 c UU DCODE code PRINTER SETTINGS support 2custom it Customer Service Department Send an e mail to the Technical Service with the data collected User Manual VKP80III 93 1 Product code 2 Serial number 3 Hardware release 4 Firmware release To get the necessary data proceed as follows 0000000000000000000 Write do
39. ng screws 4 Paper holder support with near paper end sensor and regulating system for paper width CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 73 9 ACCESSORIES ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION To assemble the paper roll holder to the printer proceed as follows Insert the connector for the near paper end sensor 74 VKP80I User Manual CUSTOM 9 ACCESSORIES PAPER WIDTH ADJUSTING Paper width may be set from 50mm to 82 5mm max To adjust the width of the paper roll housing rotate the knob shown in figure CUSTOM User Manual VKP80I 75 9 ACCESSORIES NEAR PAPER END ADJUSTING Rotate the lever to adjust the position of the sensor for near paper end Move the lever up to in crease the reserve of paper move the lever down to decrease the reserve of paper see following figure USE OF TIE FOR ROLL BLOCKING Insert the tie as shown in figure to avoid the paper roll come out accidentally from the pin 76 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 9 ACCESSORIES The following figure shows the printer dimensions with the paper roll holder assembled
40. nter has 3 fonts of varying width 11 15 and 20 cpi which may be accessed through programming or control characters Each of these fonts offers the following code tables PC437 PC850 PC860 PC863 PC865 PC858 PC437 CODE TABLE Usa Standard Europe 175 8 mls 3 CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 61 7 SPECIFICATIONS PC850 CODE TABLE Multilingual Char Hex Dec 191 62 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 7 SPECIFICATIONS 860 CODE TABLE Portuguese gt X 143 0 A I a CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 63 7 SPECIFICATIONS PC863 CODE TABLE Canadian French Char Hex Dec 175 64 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 7 SPECIFICATIONS PC865 CODE TABLE Nordic gt 143 f 5 A I a CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 65 7 SPECIFICATIONS PC858 CODE TABLE Euro symbol 218 U NOTE To print the Euro symbol the command sequence is 1B 74 13 D5 see Commands Manual 66 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 7 SPECIFICATIONS 7 8 True Type Font In VKP80III emulation it is possible to use TrueType fonts To be used a TrueType font must be monospace type every character of the font must have the same dimension The check is made by the printer when the font is selected TrueType fonts will be automatically scaled by the printer in order to obtain the same available width for the embed
41. op Side the notch position is detected by the upper optional sensor the notch is located on the thermal side of paper and near the edge of the paper NOTE The Top Side value is printed only with VKP80III emulation enabled Threshold value in percent for the recognition of the presence of notch by the notch sensor 30 70 4096 8096 50 90 60 NOTE If the Position parameter is disabled this parameter is not printed Notch Distance is the minimum distance in mm between the upper edge of ticket and the notch The numeric value of the distance is made up with the following four parameters for the setting of three digits two for the integer part of the number and one for the decimal part and of the sign Sign setting NOTCH DISTANCE SIGN positive distance negative distance Setting the digit for tens 0 4 8 1 5 9 2 6 7 Setting the digit for units NOTCH DISTANCE mm x 10 D 0 4 8 1 5 9 2 6 3 7 Setting the digit for decimals NOTCH DISTANCE mm x 1 09 4 8 NOTCH DISTANCE mm x 1 1 5 9 2 6 3 7 NOTE For example to set the notch distance to 15 mm modify the parameters as follows Notch Distance Sign Notch Distance 10 1 Notch Distance mm x 1 5 Notch Distance mm x 1 0 NOTE If the Notch Position parameter is disabled the parameters for the Notch Distance are not printed User Manual VKP80III 43
42. ows an example of paper with alignment point set by a positive value of Notch Distance Notch Distance A PRINTING DIRECTION alignment point notch front 88 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 10 ALIGNMENT To set negative value of the Distance parameter is useful in cases where the alignment point refers to the notch printed on the previous ticket In the following images the value of Notch Distance parameter is set to A PRINTING DIRECTION Notch front Alignment point The following figure shows section of the device with the paper path and the distances between the alignment sen sors the printing head and the cutter cutting line where A 11 9mm distance between the cutting line cutter and the printing line head on paper 15 3mm distance between the the printing line head and the mobile alignment sensors bottom 11 8mm distance between the mobile alignment sensor bottom and the upper alignment sensor only for models with left upper sensor or right upper sensor Er J e d AA E ee 7 EN Ag SW VW ZZ lt UG Z p ES LZ NEE A DVD 777 222 EG 2 AK 4 Apes pay 7 7 VIG 7 2 Map x A NAN
43. ssible mounting positions refer to the instruction sheet enclosed with the kit 78 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 9 ACCESSORIES The following figure shows the printer dimensions with the adjustable paper roll holder assembled in one of the four possible mounting positions 5 3 from 3 ux e 5 5 G L5 ax cua 32 11 5 11 5 AE 76 4 100 95 15742 E amp 1 k v 8 5 a 9 9 a 5 i 8 3 3 amp 1 gt d N d Y 1 181 5 re CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 79 9 ACCESSORIES 9 4 Shutter device A shutter device cod 976DX010000001 is available for the printer This device prevents the insertion of paper or foreign objects into the outlet of the paper The kit includes see figure 1 Ins
44. stem that supplies power to the device is equipped with a ground wire and is protected by a differential switch Do not block the ventilation openings Donotinsert objects inside the device as this could cause short circuiting or dam age components that could jeopardize printer functioning Do not carry out repairs on the device yourself except for the normal main tenance operations given in the user manual Make sure that there is an easily acces sible outlet with a capacity of no less than 10A closely to where the device is to be installed Periodically perform scheduled mainte nance on the device to avoid dirt build up that could compromise the correct safe operation of the unit Before any type of work is done on the machine disconnect the power supply Do not touch the head heating line with bare hands or metal objects Do not perform any operation inside the printer immediately after printing because the head and motor tend to become very hot GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS CUSTOM ENGINEERING S p A declines all responsibility for accidents or damage to persons or property occurring as a re sult of tampering structural or functional modifications unsuitable or incorrect in stallations environments not in keeping with the equipment s protection degree or with the required temperature and humidity conditions failure to carry out maintenance and periodical inspections and poor repair work CUSTOM ENGINEE
45. t returns to the sensor considering that the light is reflected by the white paper and absorbed by the black mark The following paragraphs show how to correctly set the configuration parameters of device in order to assure the alignment CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 83 10 ALIGNMENT 10 1 Enable alignment The device can be provided with two sensors for alignmentment placed as follows e mobile sensor facing the non thermal side of paper fixed sensor optional facing the thermal side of paper To guarantee the alignment it is necessary to correctly choose the sensor to use for the notch detection depending on the type of notch and its location on the ticket To do this you must enable the parameter Notch B Mark Position during the Setup procedure see chapter 5 and set the correct value of this parameter as described in the following table SEES VALUE OF THE Pee NOTCH B MARK POSITION NOTCH TYPE see following OF SENSORS fi PARAMETER igure Disabled Alignment disabled 1 Bottom Reflection Black mark printed on the non thermal side of paper 2 Top Side Reflection Black mark printed on the thermal side of paper only for models with upper notch sensor and with VKP80III emulation enabled THERMAL SIDE NON THERMAL SIDE The following figures show the usable format of paper and the corresponding sensors used for alignment 84 6011 User Manual CUSTOM 10 ALIGNMENT ap
46. tch B Mark Threshold If the maximum value of noise read by the sensor is very close to the peak value it might be difficult to place the value of the Notch B Mark Threshold at an intermediate point In these cases it is mandatory that the portion of paper between the point of printing end and the front notch is completely white no graphics In this way the only next graphic detected by the sensor for alignment after the printing end will be the notch CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 87 10 ALIGNMENT 10 3 Alignment parameters The alignment point is defined as the position inside the ticket to use for the notch alignment If you use paper with perforation FanFold modules the alignment point corresponds with the edge of the ticket The distance between the notch edge and the alignment point is defined as Notch Distance Referring to the front of the notch the value of Notch Distance varies according to emulation set emulation Notch Distance value varies from 5mm minimum and 99 9mm maximum VKP80II emulation Notch Distance value varies from minimum and 32mm maximum If the Notch Distance value is set to 0 the alignment point is set at the beginning of the notch alignment point notch front alignment point alignment point cc PRINTING DIRECTION 0 positive values of Notch Distance negative values of Notch Distance The following figure sh
47. the ejector and is caught between the ejector rollers The printed part of ticket is collected into the ejection canal while the device continues printing Ejector rollers Cutter Ejection canal When printing ends the device cuts the ticket printed 34 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 4 Ticket presented Paper output Ejector rollers The device presents portion of the ticket printed on the paper mouth The ticket is waiting on the paper mouth for preset period of time Ejector rollers Ejection canal Ticket withdrew The device retracts and collects the ticket from the mouth paper CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 35 4 COLLECT MODE Printing head Paper input Cutter Ejection canal Ticket withdrew bulkhead When printing ends the device cuts and collects the ticket printed without presenting it on the paper mouth NOTE For further information refer to Chapter 5 and to the Commands Manual 36 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 5 CONFIGURATION 5 CONFIGURATION 5 1 Configuration mode To enter the configuration mode and print a SETUP report with the operating parameters of the printer proceed as follows model with lateral connector LINE FEED KEY POWER SUPPLY model with rear connector
48. to XON XOFF the printer sends the XOFF 13 on the serial port When the receive buffer has cleared once again if handshaking is set to XON XOFF the printer sends the XON 11 on the serial port Activation mode for Busy signal OffLine RXFull Busy signal is activated when the printer is both in OffLine status and the buffer is full RXFull Busy signal is activated when the buffer is full NOTE Parameter valid only with serial interface Sharing mode from Mass Storage Disabled sharing mode disabled Enabled sharing mode enabled NOTE The parameter is printed only with VKP80III emulation enabled Numerical address code for the univocal identification of the USB device in case of more than a USB device connected with the same PC 09 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 9 User Manual VKP80III 1 PRINTER EMULATION RS232 BAUD RATE RS232 DATA LENGTH RS232 PARITY RS232 HANDSHAKING BUSY CONDITION USB MASS STORAGE USB ADDRESS NUMBER CUSTOM Setting the USB port as virtual serial port Disabled Virtual COM disabled Enabled Virtual COM enabled NOTE The parameter is printed only with emulation enabled Printing mode Normal enables printing in normal writing way Reverse enables printing rotated 180 degrees NOTE The parameter is printed only with 8 emulation enabled Setting of the Carriage Return character CR disabled Carriage Return disabled CR enabled Carriage Return en
49. tor for notch on thermal side of paper optional printing unit open tilting bulkhead position near paper end on external paper roll holder optional MTBF 147 823 h Emulations VKP80II VKP8OIII INTERFACES da 1200 230 400 bps 12 Mbit sec USB 2 0 full speed 1 Mbytes internal 4 Mbytes external of which 1Mbytes available 128 Kbytes internal 8Mbytes external 2 Kbytes 203 DPI 8 dot mm thermal fixed head 200 km from 48mm to 80mm 2mm step normal 90 180 270 height width from 1 to 8 bold reverse underlined italic PC437 PC850 PC860 PC863 PC865 PC858 euro PC437 PC850 PC860 PC863 PC865 PC858 euro 2 TrueType font 9 UPC A UPC E EAN13 EAN8 CODE39 ITF CODABAR CODE93 CODE128 CODE32 PDF417 DATAMATRIX AZTEC QRCODE High Quality 100 6 Normal 150 6 High Speed 200 6 Thermal rolls thermal side on outside of roll User Manual VKP8OII 55 RS232 serial connector USB connector MEMORIES Flash memory RAM memory Receive buffer PRINTER Resolution Printing method Head life Printing width Printing mode Printing format Character fonts VKP80II emulation VKP80III emulation Printable barcode Printing speed 5 PAPER Type of paper CUSTOM from 50 mm to 82 5 mm from 60 g m to 110 g m KANZAN KF50 KP460 and KP390 MITSUBISHI PF5075 TL4000 and TF 1067 not attached to roll core max 180 mm 25 mm Cardboard or plastic total 1 000
50. truction sheet 2 Shutter group NOTE To assemble the kit refer to the instruction sheet enclosed with the kit 80 VKP8OIII user Manual CUSTOM 9 ACCESSORIES The following figure shows the printer dimensions with the shutter device assembled 100 45 5 25 gt 95 87 6 Paper retract channel n N lon o jon ROH DO 8 m H F N 8 Y Mt UU Clo 0 0 E a 8 7 x 8 3 ij 4 2 o 5 OW Q 157 42 CUSTOM User Manual VKP80III 81 9 ACCESSORIES 82 60 1 User Manual CUSTOM 10 ALIGNMENT 10 ALIGNMENT Device is provided with sensors for the use of alignment notch in order to handle roll of tickets with pre printed fields and fixed length The alignment sensors assembled on printer are reflection sensors this kind of sensor emits a band of light and detects the quantity of light reflected to it The presence of the notch is therefore detected by the amount of light tha
51. upply dimensions cod 963GE020000003 optional 127 mm Length Height 35 5 mm Width 56 mm 9 AC INLET 2 T DC OUTPUT WIRE CUSTOM User Manual 59 7 SPECIFICATIONS 7 6 Paper specifications PAPER WITH ALIGNMENT NOTCH ON THE NON THERMAL SIDE The following figure shows sample paper with alignment notch placed on the non thermal side of paper The notch can be positioned anywhere across the width of the paper because the notch detector is a mobile sensor NON THERMAL SIDE D1 70mm Paper axis L paper width used adjustable from 50mm to 82 5 mm Dmin minimum notch dimension D1 minimum notch to notch distance PAPER WITH ALIGNMENT NOTCH ON THE THERMAL SIDE only with VKP80III emulation enabled The following figure shows a sample paper with alignment notch placed on the thermal side of paper This sample paper is for the printer models with the upper notch detector optional assembled on the right cursor For models with the upper notch detector optional assembled on the left cursor the paper will be symmetrical to its longitudinal axis THERMAL SIDE 01 70mm Sensor L paper width used adjustable from 50mm to 82 5 mm Dmin minimum notch dimension D1 minimum notch to notch distance 60 VKP8OIII User Manual CUSTOM 7 SPECIFICATIONS 7 7 Western characters The pri
52. wn the data printed on the product label see paragraph 2 2 VKP80 printer SCODE lt code gt rel 0 DCODE code rel 1 00 PRINTER SETTINGS PRINTER TYPE Barcode Reader psen Print Setup report see paragraph 5 2 CUSTOM 11 TECHINCAL SERVICE 94 8 User Manual CUSTOM 1 65 Part Number 76200000000300 GUS CUSTOM ENGINEERING S p A World Headquarters Via Berettine 2 43010 Fontevivo Parma ITALY Tel 39 0521 680111 Fax 39 0521 610701 info custom biz www custom biz All rights reserved www custom Diz
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