Star Micronics MP111MP-24G-A - Manuals

– 6 – 3.2 Paper Specifications Item Specifications Paper type Ordinary roll paper (1P) and carbonless roll paper (2P or 3P) Paper width 57.5 ± 0.5 mm (2.25 inch). With options, 44.5 ± 0.5 mm(1.75 inch) possible Roll diameter Max. 85 mm (3.35 inch) Thickness Single : 0.07 mm to 0.10 mm Copies : Origi...

– 7 – 3.3 Ink Ribbon Specifications 1) MP111 Item Specifications Type Dedicated cartridge Color Purple (standard) Ribbon material Nylon 66 Ribbon size Width: 13 mm Model name Purple (standard): Ribbon cassette RC100 PBlack (optional): Ribbon cassette RC100 B Ribbon life Purple: Approx. 1,500,000 cha...

– 9 – 3.4 Connector Specifications 1 HD #6 2 HD CMN 3 HD #4 4 HD #5 5 HD #1 6 HD CMN 7 HD #2 8 HD #3 9 HD CMN 10 HD #7 11 HD #8 12 HD #9 13 LF-ø4 14 LF-CMN A, B 15 LF-ø2 16 LF-ø1 17 LF-ø3 18 RS-Sig (Ribbon shift) MP115M only 19 S-GND 20 PE-Sig 21 CR MOTOR (–) 22 HP-Sig 23 RS-SOL (Ribbon shift) MP115...

– 12 – 3.6 Timing Chart (1) Printing Action Fig. 3-7 Printing action ON MOTOR PF MOTOR OFF HIGH HP-sig LOW HIGH T2-sig LOW HIGH T1-sig LOW PRINT T1-sig: Type 1660 Hz, Max. 1710 Hz (Software and CPU should be designed at Max. 2000 Hz.)Printing speed: T1-sig 1600 Hz = Approximately 3.84 lines/sec. 171...

– 14 – 3.7 Print Head Specifications (1) Basic Specifications Item Specifications Supply voltage 24 VDC ± 2.4 V Response frequency Max. 900 Hz Energized time See below Coil resistance 14.7 ± 0.4 Ω (includes cable resistance) Peak current 1.0 A/solenoid (for 24 VDC, 375 µ s) Timing Energizing is begu...

– 18 – 3.8 CR Motor Specifications Item Specifications Type DC motor Supply voltage 24 VDC + 1.2 V Start current Max. 1.6 A Average current Approx. 0.15 A Fig. 3-14 Current waveform of the motor

– 20 – 3.9 Paper Feed Motor Specifications Item Specifications Type PM type stepping motor Drive method 2-Phase excitation unipolar method Terminal voltage 24 VDC ± 1.2 V (for drive), 4.2 VDC (when holding) Peak current Max. 0.7 A Average current About 0.28 A Holding current About 0.08 A Amount of p...

– 22 – 3.11 Timing Signal Detector Specifications The timing signal detector is composed of a detection slit mounted on the motor shaft, a photo interruptor, and waveform shaping circuit. Timing signal 1 is generated 18 pulses and timing signal 2 is generated 1 pulse every time the motor rotates by ...

– 24 – 3.14 Ribbon Position Detector (RS-sig) Specifications (MP115MP only) The ribbon position is made up by a mechanical switch. When the ribbon is at the position for printing of black characters, the switch is ON. R1 10 k Ω R2 15 k Ω C1 0.022 µ F Fig. 3-23 Example of ribbon position detection ci...

– 27 – 4. RELIABILITY SPECIFICATIONS Item Specification Remarks Life O p e r a t i n genvironment S t o r a g eenvironment Printer reliability Print head life T e m p e r a t u r eR e l a t i v ehumidity T e m p e r a t u r eR e l a t i v ehumidity Except print head life 14 dots per characterRecomme...

– 28 – 5. SETTING THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE 1. Turn the ribbon feed knob of ribbon cartridge in the direction of the arrow to remove slack in the ribbon. 2. Place the ribbon cartridge and press it to set in the Unit. When the ribbon cartridge is hard to set to the proper position, turn the ribbon feed kn...

– 29 – 6. SETTING THE PAPER 6.1 Setting the Paper 1. Cut straight the leading edge of the paper. 2. Insert the paper squarely into the paper guide. 3. Turn the paper feed motor to feed the paper. 4. When the paper comes out of the paper outlet, turn the feed motor off, and stop the paper feed. 6.2 R...

– 35 – 8. OPERATIONAL NOTES 8.1 Power ON/OFF Note If the 5 V power supply line for logic has not fully risen or fallen immediately after the power supply is turned ON or OFF, the CPU or TTL in the logic circuit may misoperate. At such times, power is supplied to the motor or solenoid, causing, in th...

– 36 – TR1 2 S D 2 0 4 1 ( R O H M )HRT Type R1 1 k Ω R2 330 Ω VH 23 V+V CE (Sat.) of TR1=24 V Fig. 8-3 Circuit to control drive circuit (example) 8.2 Carriage Motor Protection Method (Against Mechanical Errors) If the carriage motor gets locked as a result of trapping foreign matter, etc. in the pr...

– 37 – 9. POWER SUPPLY CAPACITY 9.1 24 V Line Arrange for the following power supply, taking into account the voltage drop (about 1 V) of V CE (sat) of the power transistor for driving print solenoid. Power supply voltage 23V+1V = 24V ± 10 % Similarly, arrange for 2.0 A or larger power supply capaci...

– 38 – 10. OPTIONS You can also use 1.75 inch (44.5 mm) width roll paper by removing the paper guide B and attaching the optional guide C. (1) Removing the Paper Guide B Spread the boss unit on both sides of the paper guide B and remove the the boss from the paper guide A side. Rotate the paper guid...