Page 3 - INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION This manual is intended as a reference for maintenance personnel carrying out periodic maintenance or repairin the field. It is not intended for general users. • This manual is comprised of the following chapters. Chapter 1 Specifications and OperationChapter 2 Theory of OperationChapte...
Page 6 - SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATION
Page 9 - Setting the DIP Switches
– 5 – SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATION 3. DIP-Switch Settings DIP switches are located on the interface PCB. The number of switches depends on the interface type. (1) Setting the DIP Switches Fig. 1-3 DIP-Switch Settings 1 Remove the screw holding the ROM cover in place. (The screw is located at the bas...
Page 10 - Switch; Status of printer power
– 6 – SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATION Fig. 1-4 Main and interface PCBs 3 Set the DIP switches on the interface PCB. 2. DIP-switch values 1 RS232C interface This board has a single 8-bit DIP switch. Switch settings are as follows. Switch Setting ON OFF 1-1 Baud 1-2 1-3 Handshaking DTR XON/XOFF 1-4 Data ...
Page 11 - Baud
– 7 – SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATION Baud 1-1 1-2 2400BPS OFF OFF 4800BPS OFF ON 9600BPS ON ON 19200BPS ON OFF Mode Status of printer power 1-8 ON 1-8 OFF DC1/DC3 invalid Printer selected Printer de-selected DC1/DC3 effective Printer selected Printer de-selected Addressable Printer de-selected Printer...
Page 12 - Print-Density Adjustment
– 8 – SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATION Density Adjustment Aperture About 90˚ About 90˚ Light Dark 4. Print-Density Adjustment Adjust the print density in accordance with the sensitivity of the paper being used. The adjustment procedure is as follows. Fig. 1-5 Print-Density Adjustment 1 Remove the interf...
Page 13 - • In most generally not necessary to adjust the paper-out sensor.
– 9 – SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATION 5. Sensor Adjustment There are three different sensors: the transmissive sensor (label start-position detector), the black-mark sensor, and thepaper-out sensor. Adjustment procedures are described below. First note the following general points. • The transmissive s...
Page 14 - Remove the ROM cover, located beneath the paper-roll holding area.
– 10 – SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATION Sensor adjustment procedures are as follows.1) Remove the ROM cover, located beneath the paper-roll holding area. 2) Hold down the FEED and ON LINE buttons while switching on the power, and continue to hold them down untilyou hear a triple beep. (This will take ab...
Page 15 - Sensor Mode
– 11 – SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATION 6. Setting Memory Switches from the Control Panel The TSP400 uses EEPROM memory switches in place of corresponding hardware switches. All EEPROM switch settingscan be changed by software. A number of these switches are also changeable from the control panel. (1) P...
Page 19 - Remove the interface cover, located on the rear side of the printer.
– 15 – SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATION 11. Changing the Interface Board You can change the printer’s interface by replacing the interface board. The replacement procedure is as follows. Fig. 1-7 Changing the Interface Board 1 Remove the interface cover, located on the rear side of the printer. 2 Remove...
Page 22 - THEORY OF OPERATION
Page 24 - Contains the CPU control program.
– 20 – THEORY OF OPERATION 1. 1 Control boardThe interface board relays data from the host computer to the main board. The main board’s CPU stores the datainto local RAM.It then reads out the data, edits it according to the control program stored in the board’s ROM, and prints the resultsby issuing ...
Page 25 - Main and Interface PCBs; Main PCB
– 21 – THEORY OF OPERATION D2O D1O R1I R2I D2I D1I R1O R2O B12 B14 A15 B15 ACK DTR R-CH TXD RXD CTS TXD0 RXD0 RXD1 CN3 CN1 IC1 CN9 IC10 IC5 Gate array CPU HD151232FP B12 B14 A15 B15 2. Main and Interface PCBs The main PCB and interface PCB provide the drive circuitry for the TSP-400 printer series. ...
Page 27 - Parallel Interface PCB; Parallel interface
– 23 – THEORY OF OPERATION Parallel Interface PCB Main PCB DATA 1 DATA 2 DARA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DARA 6 DATA 7 DATA 8 STROBE BUSY ACK ERROR SELECTED PAPER OUT A4 B4 A5 B5 A6 B6 A7 B7 A13 A12 B12 A10 A11 B11 CN3 CPU CN1 IC5 CN9 A4 B4 A5 B5 A6 B6 A7 B7 A13 A12 B12 A10 A11 B11 Gate array IC10 LS05 IC1 CD0...
Page 28 - Editing
– 24 – THEORY OF OPERATION 2-2. Editing and Printing 2-2-1. Editing The CPU reads data sequentially from RAM and edits it in accordance with program instructions stored in EPROM. Theedited data undergoes parallel-to-serial conversion in the gate array, and is then output to the thermal head’s drivec...
Page 29 - Head current control
– 25 – THEORY OF OPERATION 24V t CLOCK SI LATCH STROBE1 STROBE2 STROBE3 STROBE4 STROBE5 COMMON STROBE1, STROBE2, STROBE3 STROBE4, STROBE5, t t 10 20 30 40 50 300 400 500 Head Energizing Time t ( µ sec) Thermistor Temp. ( ° C) 600 Fig.2-6 Timing Chart 2-2-3. Head current control Heat buildup in the h...
Page 32 - Fig. 2-11 Equivalence Circuit for Voltage Detecting IC
– 28 – THEORY OF OPERATION 2-5. +5V Line Voltage Detector Circuit The voltage-detection IC (IC4 in Fig. 2-10) detects momentary drops or unstable levels in the +5V line voltage. IC4operation is illustrated by the equivalence circuit shown below. Fig. 2-11 Equivalence Circuit for Voltage Detecting IC...
Page 37 - Note : The printer has no adjustable parts.
CHAPTER 3 PARTS REPLACEMENT AND RELATED ADJUSTMENTS This chapter describes disassembly and reassembly procedures.Please take note of the following. 1. ALWAYS disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet before beginning a disassembly or reassemblyprocedure. 2. Except where otherwise stated, the reas...
Page 38 - PARTS REPLACEMENT
Page 40 - Two tapping screws
PARTS REPLACEMENT – 36 – 2. Control-Panel Board (1) Remove: • Upper casing unit (See 1. above.) • Two tapping screws 1 • Front cover 2 • Two tapping screws 3 • Control-panel board 4 1 3 4 2
Page 48 - MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION
Page 50 - Location
– 46 – MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION 2. Lubrication Proper lubrication is essential for maintaining the printer’s performance level and preventing breakdowns or otherproblems. 2-1. Lubricants Choice of lubrication can significantly affect the printer’s performance, longevity, and low-temperature chara...
Page 53 - READING THE LISTS; Second edition
CHAPTER 5 PARTS LIST READING THE LISTS (1) DRWG. NO.Corresponds to the drawing number or to the silk-screened number on the board to which the part is mounted. (2) REVISED EDITON MARKThis column shows a revision number.Parts that have been added in the revised edition are indicated with “#”.Parts th...
Page 54 - Printer Assembly; D F
– 50 – 1. Printer Assembly 1-1. Disassembly Drawing A. TSP412D L C E D F K M O R P N Q O Q R T J G H A I T M C D E F G I H A B J 18 48 47 13 12 7 10 3 2 1 33 9 45 45 8 44 4 5 51 54 49 6 49 7 49 7 19 50 42 42 42 21 50 7 16 12 57 14 15 56 39 28 42 22 22 24 32 23 23 25 26 57 43 27 29 48 59 58 31 53 47 ...
Page 56 - PARTS NAME
– 52 – 1 87391070 LOWER CASE CHASSIS UNIT BCP4 1 2 87393030 POWER SUPPLY UNIT SLS-060P-50 1 US S 87393090 POWER SUPPLY UNIT SLS060PH-50A 1 EC,UK S 3 82011481 SHIELD CHASSIS A BCP4 1 4 87393040 CORD SET UNIT US BCP4 1 US S 87393070 CORD SET UNIT EC BCP4 1 EC S 87393080 CORD SET UNIT UK BCP4 1 UK S 5 ...
Page 58 - Printer Mechanism Assembly
– 54 – 2. Printer Mechanism Assembly 2-1. Disassembly Drawing 15-6 15-10 15-16 15-13 15-14 15-5 15-4 15-3 15-11 15 15-9 29 29 25 15-9 15-15 15-2 15-1 15-6 15-10 15-16 15-13 15-12 15-7 15-14 15-8 15-14 15-14 15-7 15-12 15-13 15-17 11 9 10 40 6 13 33 33 33 5 37 33 8 1 24 32 13 33 8 7 30 4 31 38 3 12 4...
Page 59 - Printer Mechanism
– 55 – 1 NPN FRAME ASSY 1 2 37412300 PF MOTOR ASSY TMP4 1 S 3 37417000 REFLECT SENSOR BD UNIT TMP4 1 S 4 83100460 IDLER GEAR 15X50X0.5 1 S 5 87340390 HEAD DETECTOR ASSY BMP8 1 S 6 *2 31375210 PLATEN TMP4 1 S #2 31375211 PLATEN TMP4 1 S 7 33102210 GEAR 28X0.5 TMP4 1 S 8 80203041 DRIVE SHAFT BEARING M...
Page 60 - Connector Wiring Diagram
– 56 – 3. Connector Wiring Diagram A. RS-232C Interface Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 PERIPHE...
Page 62 - C. Parallel Interface Type
– 58 – C. Parallel Interface Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 P...
Page 63 - Main Logic Board
– 59 – 4. Main Logic Board 4-1. Circuit Diagram ZD2 RD4. 7JSB1 R25 10K R120 10K C134 0.1U Q4 A1649 R119 10K VP Q5 A1388 R17 10K R124 10K DQ5 FA1A4P VH VCC 8 5 IC8 VCC GND CS SK DI DO 1 2 3 4 93C46 R18 33 C9 33P C126 33P C127 100P C8 33P R19 10K VCC DQ6 FA1A4P DQ7 FN1A4P VCC 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 2...
Page 70 - RS232C Interface Board
– 66 – CN3 TXD RXD CTS DTR RCH MP-DTR MP-TXD RTS FAULT GND GND F-GND MOUNT-HOLE 2 3 5 20 11 16 15 4 14 7 13 1 0 L5 L8 L4 L1 L9 DBLD-J255AF-21L91 B-01R × 9 L3 L7 L6 L2 R2 3.3K D2 D1 R4 3.3K DCB010 × 2 + + + + JP6 VCC C4 0.1U V+ C2 1U 50V C6 1U 50V 3 2 16 14 13 8 7 1 11 12 9 10 4 5 6 15 D1O R1I R2I D2...
Page 72 - RS422A Interface Board
– 68 – CN3 SD (+) SD (–) RD (+) RD (–) CS (+) CS (–) RS (+) RS (–) FAULT GND GND F-GND MOUNT-HOLE 9 10 17 18 19 23 24 25 14 7 13 1 0 L4 L1 L2 L6 DBLD-J255AF-21L9 L3 L8 L9 L5 L10 L7 JP1 CN2 PSW PEXT 1 PEXT 2 VEXT VEXT F-GND MOUNT-HOLE 52065-6645 6 2 5 3 4 1 0 CN1 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A1...
Page 74 - Centronics Interface Board
– 70 – CN3 INIT DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 DATA8 STROBE BUSY ACK ERROR SLCT PE SLCT-IN CPL VCC GND EXT-GND RETURN-GND F-GND MOUNT-HOLE 57RE-40360-BD29 VR1 EVN-D2A-10K TR1 FA1A4P CN2 PSW PEXT 1 PEXT 2 VEXT VEXT F-GND MOUNT-HOLE 52065-6645 6 2 5 3 4 1 0 CN1 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A1...
Page 76 - Control Panel Board
– 72 – 8. Control Panel Board 8-1. Circuit Diagram CN1 53014-1210 2 3 4 1 8 9 10 11 12 7 6 5 SW-CO SW-FEED SW-ONL GND LED-POW LED-ONL LED-PAR LED-HUP LED-ERR +5V PSW PSW-2 PSW-1 SW2 SW1 R1 270 LED1 LT-1E21A R5 270 LED5 LT-1E21A R3 270 LED3 LT-1D11A R2 270 LED2 LT-1D11A R4 270 JP2 D2 1S1588 JP1 D1 1S...
Page 77 - NOT MOUNTED
– 73 – R1-5 06052714 RD RESISTOR 270 OHM 1/6W 5 D1-2 08000039 DIODE 1S1588 2 LED1 08300058 LED LT-1E21A 1 LED2-4 08300081 LED LT-1D11A 3 LED5 08300058 LED LT-1E21A 1 SW1-2 *1 09010043 PUSH SWITCH SKHHAL=S 2 #1 09010041 PUSH SWITCH SKHHAL 2 CN1 09100444 CONNECTOR 53014-1210 1 CN2 NOT MOUNTED - 090900...
Page 78 - Transmissive Sensor
– 74 – 9. Paper-Out Detector Board 9-1. Circuit Diagram 9-2. Parts List Paper-Out Detector 10. Label Sensor Board 10-1. Circuit Diagram 10-2. Parts List Transmissive Sensor DRWG.NO. REV. PARTS NO. PARTS NAME Q'TY REMARKS RANK R1-2 06052211 RD RESISTOR 220 OHM 1/6W 2 PS1-2 08300082 PHOTO-INTERRUPTER ...
Page 80 - Distributed by
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