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MP-2100 TH User´s Manual P/N: 5686 . Rev.1.1 November 2005 (First edition: July 2004) Copyright© by Bematech S.A. Curitiba-PR, Brazil. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, adapted or translated without the prior written permission of Bematech S.A., except when allowed by patent rights. Information in this publication is purely informative, subjected to change without notice and no liability is assumed with respect to the use of this.
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 EMC and Safety Standards Applied Product Name: MP-2100 TH Model Name: All *EMC is tested using an EPSON PS180 power supply Europe: CE marking Safety: EN60950 North America: EMI: FCC Class A WARNING Unauthorized changes or modifications on the equipment could void the certifications described in this page. Please contact your dealer for further information.
User’s Manual Safety Precautions This section presents important information intended to ensure safe and effective use of this product. Please read this section carefully and store it in an accessible location. English WARNING: Immediately unplug the equipment if it produces smoke, a strange odor, unusual noise or if foreign matter including water or other liquid falls into the equipment. Continued use may damage it or lead to fire *. Please contact your dealer or a BEMATECH service center for advice.
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Summar y Chapter 1 - Presentation .......................................................................... 6 Chapter 2 - Technical Specifications MP-2100 TH ................................ 10 Chapter 3 - Communication Interfaces .................................................... 11 11 12 13 Serial Interface ........................................................................................................................ Parallel Interface .........................
User’s Manual Chapter 1 Presentation Printer Description Explanations about how each MP-2100 TH part operates are described in this manual. Whenever some note refers to one of the parts, the corresponding number of such part will be in brackets, next to the note.
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Unpacking Take the printer out of its box and verify that the following items are included: • Printer • User´s Manual Keep the box and packing materials for future use if necessary. The appropriate thermal paper should be used. Refer to the Technical Specifications section in this manual for paper details. Powering GROUND Make sure that the printer is turned off. Connect the power cord to the power supply‘s AC connector and to an electrical outlet.
User’s Manual Inserting the Paper To insert the paper roll, open the back cover and the front cover according to Figures 6 and 7. Release the roll from the rollers. Figure 6 Figure 7 The MP-2100 TH offers easy automatic paper placement . Just position it in the gutter entrance pushing it inwards (Figures 6 and 7). That makes the mini-printer to activate the automatic paper advance mechanism, thus making the paper replacing easier.
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Operation Modes The printer can be operated in the following modes: Normal (Remote mode) In this state, the printer is being controlled by the host through the serial, parallel or USB interfaces. Dump mode In this mode advanced users and programmers can identify communication problems between the host and the printer or check if a certain programmed data is correctly being sent to the printer, thus being a debugging tool.
User’s Manual Chapter 2 Technical Specifications Characteristics Specifications Printing Method: Dot Density: Width: Speed: Paper forward unit: lines of thermal dots 8 dots per mm 72 mm 80 mm/s 0.125 mm Characters supported: CODE PAGE850, CODE PAGE 858, CODE PAGE 860 and CODE PAGE 437 UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN13, EAN8, CODE 39, ITF, CODABAR, CODE 93, CODE 128, ISBN, MSI, PLESSEY, PDF0417.
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Chapter 3 Communication Interfaces Communication between a host and the printer can be performed in three communication interface: USB, Parallel or Serial RS-232, according to the printer model. Communication cables are not supplied with the printer Serial Interface The RS232 serial interface uses a female DB-9 connector. The serial port can operate using the RTS/CTS mode, with 8 data bits, without parity, one start bit and one stop bit.
User’s Manual Parallel Interface The unidirectional parallel interface has the following specifications: • Synchronization: Externally supplied Strobe signal • Handshaking: Ack and Busy signal • Signal levels: TTL compatible • Data transmission: 8-bit parallel ................. 13 ................. 12 ................. 11 ................. 10 ................. 09 ................. 08 ................. 07 ................. 06 ................. 05 ................. 04 ................. 03 ...........
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Signal pin Associated return pin Signal Direction 10 28 /ACK OUT 11 29 BUSY OUT When high, indicates that the printer cannot receive data. 12 30 PE OUT 1 – Paper end. OL OUT OUT On line Out. When high, indicates operation in remote mode. When low, indicates operation in local mode. 13 Description This pulse is active low and indicates that data sent to the printer has been received. The pulse width must be larger that 10us. NC Not connected.
User’s Manual Chapter 4 Character TTables ables ASCII Table The codes from 00h up to 7Fh are shown below: Characters from 00h to 1Fh are “command characters” and therefore are not represented in the following tables Code Page 850 14
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MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Chapter 5 MP -2100 TH Commands MP-2100 This section contains general information regarding the MP-2100 TH commands. The MP-2100 TH printer has a series of programming commands that may be used in the remote mode. Two types of commands can be sent: Direct Command In this mode, a simple ASCII code is enough to command the printer. For example: ASCII Code: LF Decimal: 10 Hexadecimal: 0A This command causes the printer to perform a line feed.
User’s Manual Chapter 6 Command TTables ables Operation ASCII Dec Hex Description ESC @ 64 40 Initializes the printer ESC b n 98 62 Enable (1): Status drawer sensor Disable (0): Status paper sensor ESC v n 118 76 Activate drawer (n miliseconds) -50ms < n < 200ms ESC w 119 77 Performs a paper cut ESC x 120 78 Enable Dump Mode ESC y n 121 79 Enable (1) or Disable (0). Keyboard default (1) ESC z 1/0 122 7A Enable automatic line feed (n=1).
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Horizontal Positioning ASCII Dec Hex Description ESC f 0 n 102 66 Horizontal skipping of n characters. ESC Q n 81 51 Program right margin to column n ESC I n 108 6c Program left margin to column n ESC a n 97 61 Aligning the characters. Centering if n=1 or left end alignment if n=0. Character Types ASCII Dec Hex Description ESC - n 45 2D Underlined mode on (n=1) or off (n=0). ESC 4 52 34 Italic mode on. ESC 5 53 35 Italic mode off.
User’s Manual Print Width, Character Width And Height ASCII Dec Hex Description DC2 18 12 Condensed mode (42 columns) off. DC4 20 14 One-line expanded mode off. ESC d n 100 64 Double height on (n=1) or off (n=0). ESC H 72 48 48-column mode on (default). ESC P 80 50 48-column mode on (default). ESC SI 15 0F Condensed mode (64 columns) on. ESC SO 14 0E One-line expanded mode on. ESC V 86 56 One-line double height on. ESC W n 87 57 Expanded mode on (n=1) or off (n=0).
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Hexadecimal Decimal Description GS k 67 12 d1...d12 1D 6B 43 0C d1...d12 29 107 67 12 d1...d12 Prints an EAN-13 barcode where d1...d12 is a sequence of 12 bytes containing the barcode information with 48 -d -57. GS k 3 d1...d7 NUL 1D 6B 03 d1...d7 00 29 107 3 d1...d7 0 GS k 68 7 d1...d7 1D 6B 44 07 d1...d7 29 107 68 7 d1...d7 GS k 4 d1...dn NUL 1D 6B 04 d1...dn 00 29 107 4 d1...dn 0 GS k 69 n d1...dn 1D 6B 45 n d1...dn 29 107 69 d1...dn GS k 5 d1...dn NUL 1D 6B 05 d1.
User’s Manual Bit Images And Graphics ASCII Dec Hex Description ESC $ n1 n2 36 24 Fill in blank bit columns, from the actual column until column number (n1+n2*256), where n1+n2*256<=576. ESC * ! n1 n2 b1...bn 42 33 2A 21 24-bit graphics. Programs bit image for 24 bits, in double density where n1+n2*256 is the number of bit-columns that will be sent (see below) and b1...bn are the bytes that compose the bit image. For each column one may need 3 bytes to complete.
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Data Control ASCII Dec Hex Description CAN 24 18 Cancel last line DEL 127 7F Cancel last character Communication ASCII Dec Hex Description ENQ 05 05 Serial communication status inquiry. After this command is issued, the printer returns a status, defined below. ETX 03 03 Ends buffer – the printer will be BUSY while the printing is performed, changing status only when the buffer is empty.
User’s Manual Serial interface status byte The serial interface status byte is composed of 8 bits – 7 through 0 – the most significant bit is Bit 7 and the least significant bit is Bit 0. Status bit number Logic “0” Logic “1” 0 Printer Off Line Printer On Line 1 Printer has paper Printer without paper 2 (After ESC b 1) Drawer sensor level low Drawer sensor level high 3 Print head down Print head raised 4–7 Not used (will always be logic “0”) USB interface status bytes Bit 3.
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Appendix I Tr oubleshooting The following table described some of the problems that might occur while using the printer. For every problem there is a possible cause described here and a suggested procedure to solve the problem. Problem Possible Cause Possible Cause There is no power in the electric outlet. Check if there is a central switch for the room / outlets. Connect some other equipment to the outlet to check its operation.
User’s Manual Appendix II Automatic Line Advance When the automatic line forward (Automatic LF) is turned on, it makes the MP-2100 TH to automatically go ahead one line, after receiving a CR command (Carriage Return). When it starts, the MP-2100 TH's automatic line forward is turned off. In order to turn it on, just use the ESC z 1 command, as described in Chapter 5.
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Appendix III Cutter (Optional) The following considerations will be valid only if your printer contains a cutter. Head Handle Cutter Latch Figure 17 About the Cutter The cutter is a shearing blade that cuts the paper totally or partially, doing away with the use of a cutting edge . For a perfect operation of the equipment, do not insert any object that should obstruct this shearing blade course. It will cause a permanent damage to the printer.
User’s Manual Appendix IV Special Care MP-2100 TH Cleanup In order to maintain your printer in good shape, you should clean it regularly according to the following procedure: 1. Turn the MP-2100 TH off; 2. Open the front cover; 3. Unlock and open the cutter activating the green lock (in case your printer has a cutter); 4. If the paper is inserted, lift up the thermal head handle by activating the green handle; 5. Open the back cover and remove the paper coil; 6.
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Use Location The MP-2100 TH should operate placed on a plain surface where its air inlets are kept unobstructed. Avoid placing the printer in humid places, subject to dust or to heat action, such as sun light and heaters.
User’s Manual Appendix V Drawer Activation A connector is located in your MP-2100 TH's rear for the drawer activation. Its pinning is described below: Figure 18 • Pin 1 = GND • Pin 2 = Solenoid activation for drawer opening • Pin 3 = Sensor of open/close drawer (the Printer comes back 1 for sensor open and 0 for sensor closed).
MP-2100 TH · Revision 1.1 Appendix VI Errors Signaling Table In case an error occurs, it may be indicated through the LED PAPER. The quantity of LED blinks will indicate a possible error. After the corresponding quantity of blinks to the possible error, a pause will occur. The blinks and the pause are cyclical, according to the following table: Error Quantity of blinks Possible Cause Mechanism 3 Thermal head damaged or connection problem of the mechanism with the controlling board.
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