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EC-520 User’s Manual

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Important Safety Instruction

Be sure to have read the manual carefully before your operation. Neither our Corporation nor its

affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses,

costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or

abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or

failure to strictly comply with our Corporation’s operating and maintenance instructions.

z Follow all warnings and instruction marked on the product.

z Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.

Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

z Do not use this product near water.

z Be sure to set this equipment on a firm, stable, horizontal surface. The product may break or

cause injury if it falls.

z Slots and opening on the cabinet at the back or bottom are provided for ventilation. To ensure

reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, do not block or cover these

openings. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug or

other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation unless proper

ventilation is provided.

z This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat origin, and should avoid of

direct sunshine.

z Do not locate this product where the cord will be walked on. When the cord or the plug is

mangled, please stop using and get a new one replaced. Make sure the old one is far away

from the printer, so it can avoid someone who does not know the inside story getting damage.

z Be sure to use the specified power source. Connection to an improper power source may cause

fire or shock.

z Do not use in locations subject to high humidity or dust levels. Excessive humidity and dust may

cause equipment damage or fire.

z Never push objects of any kind into this product though cabinet slots as they may touch

dangerous voltage dots or short out parts.

z Don’t remove the printer’s out-cover and repair the printer. When needed, call or take it to the

professional.

z If water or other liquid spills into this equipment, unplug the power cord immediately, and then

contact your dealer or a service center for advice.

z To ensure safety, please unplug this product prior to leaving it unused for an extended period.

The wall outlet you plan to connect to should be nearby and unobstructed.

z Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under

the following conditions:

A. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed.

B. If liquid has been spilled into the product.

C. If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

D. If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed.

E. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.

F. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service.

Note: The contents of this manual may be changed without prior notice.

* All the parts of the printer can be recycled. When it is abandoned, we can callback it

freely. Please contact us when you abandon it.

Summary of content (41 pages)

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EC-520 User’s Manual Important Safety Instruction Be sure to have read the manual carefully before your operation.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Table of contents Important Safety Instruction...................................................................................................................i Chapter 1 Overview ................................................................................................................................1 1.1 PRINTER TYPES ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Printer Types EC-520 ( micro bill printer ) are series products developed by our Corporation according to different requirement and different using environment. “TP” means micro printer , “220” means printer type, “C” means having paper cutter module. EC-520 series printers can be choose by Parallel interface, USB interface or Serial interface. Note: EC-520 printers have no paper cutter module ; while EC-520C printers have paper cutter module 。 1.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Unpacking Check the pack list as following (See the Figure 2-1). It includes the following items:（1）Printer;（2） Power cord;（3）Interface cable;（4）AC adapter;（5）57.5mm roll paper guide; (6) 57.5mm Partition board; (7) Printer Driver Disk (Including user's manual and windows driver); (8) Ribbon cassette JMR113; (9) Facility User's Guide; (10) Warranty card. If any item is missing or damaged, please contact your dealer.
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EC-520 User’s Manual 2.3.1 Connecting the Cash drawer Cable Make sure the printer is turned off. Plug the interface cable into the cash drawer connector of the printer and the other end connector to cash drawer. Cash drawer connector Cash drawer cable Figure 2-2 Connecting the cash drawer cable Must use the cash drawer following the requirement noted by Table A-1 (Part 5.2) ，or the printer damage caused by this reason is out of maintenance service by our corporation. 2.3.
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EC-520 User’s Manual USB interface USB interface cable Figure 2-4 Connecting the USB interface cable 2.3.4 Connecting the Serial Interface Cable 1. Make sure that the host computer and the printer are both turned off, connect the serial interface cable to the connector of the printer and tighten the screws as shown in Figure 2-5. Screw Serial interface Serial interface cable Figure 2-5 Connecting the serial interface cable 2.
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EC-520 User’s Manual 2.4 Connecting the Power Supply 1. Make sure the power switch is in the OFF position (when the pressed side of power switch is in the “O” position). 2. Check and ensure the voltage supplied from electrical outlet is matching with the printer’s specification. 3. Plug the AC adapter to printer's power connector. 4. Plug one side of the power cord to the AC adapter, and then plug the other side of the power cord to the electrical outlet with ground. Warning: 1.
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EC-520 User’s Manual 57.5mm Partition Board Ribbon core Ribbon Knob Roll Paper Cover Ribbon Cassette Ribbon Cassette Cover Paper filler Cover opening button Power Switch Figure 2-8 Installing the ribbon cassette (without auto-cutter) 57.5mm Partition Board Ribbon core Ribbon Knob Roll Paper Cover Ribbon Cassette Ribbon Cassette Paper filler Cover Auto-cutter Power Switch Cover opening button Figure 2-9 Install the ribbon cassette (with auto-cutter) Note: 1.
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EC-520 User’s Manual 2.6 Installing the Driver Install the driver after connecting the host computer, insert the driver disk to the computer, and then follow the steps below: Auto-install way Double click the file "Setup.exe" in the driver disc, install driver by the following direct. Hand operated installing way The flow of hand operated installing driver on windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win7 system as follows, another system's please refer to the User's Manual. 1.Click “Start” -->"Settings", select "Printers".
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EC-520 User’s Manual Chapter 3 Control Panel 3.1 Control Panel There are three LEDs and one key on the control panel as shown in Figure 3-1. Figure 3-1 Control panel 3.1.1 Indicator LEDs LED On Blinks Off POWER Power on —— Power off PAPER OUT Paper out ; Alarm voice is emitted. Paper near end Paper in ERROR Error occurs Print head is too hot and protected Normal status 3.1.2 Function Keys While pressing the FEED key and holding on, turn on the printer at the same time.
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EC-520 User’s Manual 3.2 Printer Default Setting EC-520 9Pins Mini Printer V2.00 Have no Cut 200903110KY76F Black Mark setting： Valid Print Direction： BI-DIR Paper Width： 76mm EC-520C 9Pins Mini Printer V2.00 Have Cut 200903110KY76F Black Mark setting： Valid Print Direction： BI-DIR Paper Width： 76mm Figure 3-2 EC-520/C Default Setting ( Parallel and USB Interface ) EC-520 9Pins Mini Printer V2.
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EC-520 User’s Manual “No check mode” is the factory default setting. ④ Data Length Data length is pre-set by 8 bits with no change. ⑤ Stop Bit Stop bit Data length is pre-set by 1 bit with no change. ⑥ Control mode DTR/DSR, XOFF/XON; “DTR/DSR” is the factory default setting. ⑦ Black mark setting Black mark setting can be selected by “Black mark invalid “ or “Black mark valid “. mark valid “is selected in the factory default setting.
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EC-520 User’s Manual ■ Print-Pins Test While pressing the FEED key and holding on, turn on the printer. The printer sounds two beeps, and you should release the FEED key at the same time. The printer will print the print-pins test. As shown in the following figure. EC-520 9Pins Mini Printer V2.00 Have no Cut 200903110KY76F print-pins TEST 1 2 5 6 3 7 EC-520C 9Pins Mini Printer V2.
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EC-520 User’s Manual NOTE： Adjustment of column can have effect on printing quality. You must think carefully before adjusting and must operate strictly according to instruction. ■ Hexadecimal Printing Mode While pressing the FEED key and holding on, turn on the printer. The printer sounds four beeps, and you should release the FEED key at the same time. The printer will enter the Hexadecimal Printing Mode, as shown in the following figure. Figure 3-7 Sample of Hexadecimal Printing Mode 3.
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EC-520 User’s Manual 5. The setting way is corresponding with that of printer menu system. In the “Printer Settings” layout, select the first class menu in the combo box of “Select Printer Setting Class”, select the second menu in the “Configuration” and set the item in the current parameters list. 6. Click the button “Reset All” to reset all the parameters to be the driver’s default, but not change the printer’s settings. 7.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Chapter 4 Loading Paper The printer can use the paper with the width 76mm or 57.5mm, and it is easy to load paper. How to load paper will be introduced in this chapter. 1. Press the open button to open the roll paper cover. If you want to use 57.5mm paper roll to print, you must install the 57.5mm roll paper guide and 57.5mm partition board, and set the paper parameter (as shown in Part 5.2). 2.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Chapter 5 Specifications 5.1 Basic Specifications Printing method Dot matrix impact Printing Direction Bidirectional wizard Printing width 42 columns / 63mm (76mm paper width) 30 columns / 45mm (57.5mm paper width) Printing Speed: 4.7rows/s (paper width 76mm, 40 columns); 6.0 rows/s (paper width 57.5mm, 30 columns) Printer head 9 pins; Diameter of pin is 0.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Operating panel Paper Type 1 key and 3 indicator lights Roll paper Paper Width: 76mm or 57.5mm 2 Paper Specifications Paper Weight: 52.3~64.0 g/ m Paper Thickness: 0.06~0.20mm Outer Diameter: 83mm (3.27’’) max. Inner Diameter : 10mm (0.394’’) min. Copy Capability 3 pieces (Original + 2 copies) Black Mark With black mark detecting device External dimensions: 236mm(L) X 156mm(W) X131mm(H) Weight About 2.1 kg (with auto-cutter) About 1.
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EC-520 User’s Manual 5.2 Interface 5.2.1 Cash drawer Connector (1) The cash drawer connector on rear panel of printer is RJ-11 connector (6 lines), shown as below. Figure 5-1 cash drawer connector (2) Definition of pins The definition of the cash drawer connector pins is shown as the Table below: Table A-1 Definition of the Cash drawer Connector Pins Pin NO.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Table A-2 Pin function of parallel interface connector Pin return Signal name Direction 1 19 /STROBE Data selected IN 2 3 20 21 DATA1 DATA2 Date bit 1 Date bit 2 IN / OUT IN / OUT 4 22 DATA3 Date bit 3 IN / OUT 5 6 23 24 DATA4 DATA5 Date bit 4 Date bit 5 IN / OUT IN / OUT 7 8 25 26 DATA6 DATA7 Date bit 6 Date bit 7 IN / OUT IN / OUT 9 27 DATA8 Date bit 8 IN / OUT 10 28 /ACKNLG Answer out OUT Description Width of selected pluse is 0.5 µ sec.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Error happens with printer. 32 /ERROR 33 GND 34 NC 35 +5V +5V supply /SLCTIN Printer is selected and answered. 36 Out --Ground Empty pin --- Out In When the printer is in state of paper out, offline condition or error, this signal level becomes low. Same with 19～30 pins. This pin is empty. Pull up to 5V by the 3.3KΩpull-up resistor. Only when this signal level is low, can the data be put into the printer.
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EC-520 User’s Manual 5.2.3 USB Interface 1. The USB interface connector is USB-B type (as shown by figure 5-4): Figure 5-4 USB-B type connector 2. The connecting figure of printer and computer with USB interface (as shown in figure 5-5). Printer’s 26PIN connector PDIUSBD12 chip USB-B connector Figure 5-5 connecting figure of printer and computer with USB interface USB Interface is 2.0 Full-Speed interface, and displayed as an USB port in the computer finally.
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EC-520 User’s Manual (3) Definition of pins Definition of each pin of RS-232 serial interface is shown in Table A-3: Table A-3 Definition of pins of RS-232 serial interface Pin NO. Signal name Signal Direction 1 FG Frame GND 2 TXD Data output Output 3 RXD Data input Input 4 RTS Ask for Sending 5 CTS Allowable to Send Input 6 DSR Data Set Ready Input 7 GND power GND 8 DCD Data Carrier Detect Input DTR Data Terminal Ready Output Output …… 20 …… 5.2.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Chapter 6 Printer’s maintenance 6.1 Clean the Printer It’s necessary to clean the printer periodically. Carriage shaft Carriage module Figure 6-1 Interval and Material for cleaning Interval： Every 6 months or 300 hours of working time. Material：Dry cloth（soft cloth for metal parts）. Cleaning the paper feed pathway and the area under the moving path of carriage Wipe soiled parts of the printer with clean cloth. Remove bits of paper by tweezers.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Phenomenon: Paper out LED is on and cannot print; Or the printing action stops suddenly while printing, and paper out LED is on; and at the same time the alarm voice is presented by the printer. Reason: Paper out Solution: Install paper roll once again, the printer will resume normal. Phenomenon: Paper out LED is blinking. Reason: Paper is about to use up. Solution: Prepare to install new paper roll. （4）Print head overheat protection Phenomenon: The print head move, but not print.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Chapter 7 Command Code Summary 7.1 General The EC-520 printer‘s control commands are compatible with ESC/POS. Explanation of every command include format and description. ”Format ” parts give three kinds of command format including ASCII Code, Decimal code and hexadecimal code. “Description” parts describe the function of command. These three kinds of command format are equivalent, and you can select anyone by your need.
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EC-520 User’s Manual FF Print and change page Format： ASCII： FF Decimal： 12 Hex： 0C [Description] Prints one line data in the line editing buffer and feeds to the top of next page based on the current page length. ESC SP Set right-side character spacing Format： ASCII： ESC SP n Decimal： 27 32 n Hex： 1B 20 n [Description] Sets the right-side character spacing to n times of half dot spacing ( 1/144 Inch). n=0～32; Default n=0.
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EC-520 User’s Manual ESC & Define user-defined characters Format： ASCII： ESC & s n m a d1 d2……db Decimal： 27 38 s n m a d1 d2……db Hex： 1B 26 s n m a d1 d2……db [Description] This command is used for self-defining characters. The meaning of each parameter is shown as follows: s： The number of longitudinal byte。 Here S=1,2。 When n=1, define 7×7 character. When n=2, define 7×9 or half-size character. n： Starting ASCII code of user-defined character set。n≥32.
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EC-520 User’s Manual ESC - Turn underline mode on/off Format： ASCII： ESC Decimal： 27 45 Hex： 1B 2D n n n [Description] n=0, turns off underline mode; n=1, turns on underline mode. ESC 2 Set 1/6 inch line spacing Format： ASCII： ESC 2 Decimal： 27 50 Hex： 1B 32 [Description] Set the line spacing to 1/6 inch. ESC 3 Set n/144 inch line spacing Format： ASCII： ESC 3 Decimal： 27 51 Hex： 1B 33 n n n [Description] Set the line spacing to n/144 inch.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Format： ASCII： ESC C Decimal： 27 67 Hex： 1B 43 n n n [Description] The command sets the length of detecting black mark in the meantime. If the black mark can’t be detected in this length, then it is considered that the paper has no black mark. The specified page length = current line spacing* n.
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EC-520 User’s Manual When double-strike mode is turned on, the same character will be printed twice in the same position. • When n is 0, double-strike mode is turned off. • When n is 1, double-strike mode is turned on. ESC J Print and feed paper Format： ASCII： ESC J n Decimal： 27 74 n Hex： 1B 4A n [Description] Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds the paper by n/144 inch. If there is no content in buffer, the printer will feed paper directly without printing.
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EC-520 User’s Manual • When n＝＜*******0＞B, all buttons are enabled (Default) . • When n＝＜*******1＞B, all buttons are disabled. ESC d Print and feed n lines Format： ASCII： ESC d Decimal： 27 100 Hex： 1B 64 n n n [Description]Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds n lines. n=0～255. ESC e Print and feed reversely n lines Format： ASCII： ESC e Decimal： 27 101 Hex： 1B 65 n n n [Description]Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds n lines in the reverse direction. n=0～2.
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EC-520 User’s Manual ESC v Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hex: transmit printer status ESC v 27 118 1B 76 [Description] This command is effective by using serial interface, and its function is to transmit the status of paper sensor as 1 byte of data.
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EC-520 User’s Manual FS 2 Self-define Chinese characters Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hex: FS 28 1C 2 50 32 a1 248 F8 a2 d1 d2 d3 …d32 a2 d1 d2 d3 …d32 a2 d1 d2 d3 d32 [Description] Defines the user-defined Chinese characters. a1=F8 (Hex); A1 ≤ a2 ≤ FE (Hex). Chinese code has two bytes: a1 is the first byte and a2 is the second byte.
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EC-520 User’s Manual GS （ F set offset of black mark for printing and cutting position Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hex: GS 29 1D （ 40 28 F 70 46 pL pL pL pH pH pH a a a m m m nL nL nL nH nH nH [Description] The parameters set by this command will be valid even after the printer is restarted. This command is used for selecting permission of orientation control by black mark and used for setting the beginning print-position offset or tearing/cutting position offset from black mark.
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EC-520 User’s Manual position offset from the beginning print-position is same with the inherent mechanical value Q0 of the printer (shown as figure 7-2) , all the offset value set by “GS （ F” command is 0. Figure 7-3 Figure 7-2 2.
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EC-520 User’s Manual GS r Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hex: Transmit printer status GS 29 1D r 114 72 n n n [Description]This command is effective at serial interface. If n=1 or n=49, paper status is returned. If paper is present, the bit2, 3 of the returned byte is 0; if paper is not present, the bit 2, 3 of the returned byte is 1.
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EC-520 User’s Manual Appendix. Commands List Control Code Hexadecimal Code Function HT 09 Horizontal tab LF 0A Print and line feed CR 0D Print and carriage return FF 0C Page mode print and return ESC SP 1B 20 n Set right-side character spacing ESC ！ 1B 21 n Select print mode(s) ESC % 1b 25 n Select/cancel user-defined character set ESC & 1B 26 s n m a d1..
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EC-520 User’s Manual GS ( pH n A pL m 1D m 28 41 pL pH n Test command GS ( F pL pH a m nL nH 1D 28 46 m nL nH pL pH a set offset of black mark for printing and cutting position GS r 1D 72 n Transmit status GS V m n 1D 56 m n select cut mode and cut paper - 38 -
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