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EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner's Manual First Edition: July 2004 Last Revision: July, 2005 Document #102136.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual Legal Notices Disclaimer Information in this docum ent is subject to change wit hout notice. Consult your Nan optix Inc.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual Nanoptix Inc. is not responsibl e for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modification of this equipmen t or the subs titution or attach ment of connec ting cables and equipment other than tho se specified by Nanoptix Inc.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual Table of Contents 1. About the Printer ..................................................................... 1 1.1 Description of Printer ........................................................................
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual Figures F IGURE 1: N ANOP TI X EZ-T EAR P RINTER ............................................................................................ 1 F IGURE 2: N ANOP TI X EZ-T EAR CONNECTIO N ......................
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual Tables T ABL E 1: S PECIFICATION ................................................................................................................... 3 T ABL E 2: T ROUBLESHOOTING WITH THE STATUS LED ...........
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual 1. About the Printer 1.1 Description of Printer The Nanoptix EZ-Tear thermal printers are extremely fast, quiet, and very reliable. With thermal printing technology, there is no ribbon cassette to change, and paper loading is extremely simple.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual 1.2 Models Available There are several models of Nanoptix EZ-Tear printers available. Options include: paper width, top of form, paper low, communication interface, left or right side and spindle bucket. Please contact your representative for the most up-to-date opt ions available.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual 1.3 General specifications Print Method Direct Thermal Resolution 8 dot/mm (203 dpi) Print Width 80mm Paper Width 80mm or 65 mm Max Roll Diameter 6” (152.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual 1.4 Installation Mounting your printer The Nanoptix EZTear printers have four 4.5mm mounting holes at the base that can be used to mount the printer on a variety of surfaces. Please refer to the drawings in Figure 8 for proper hole spacing.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual Paper Feed Button Use the Paper Feed Button to advance the paper. Paper Feed Button LED Figure 4: Paper Feed Button 102136 July, 2005 5.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual 1.6 Changing Paper Caution: Do not operate the printer if it runs out of paper. The printer will not operate without paper, but it may continue to accept data from the host computer. Because the printer cannot print any transactions, the data may be lost.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual 4. Pull up on the bottom of the paper roll and align the paper properly before closing the cover. 5. Advance the paper by pressing on the paper feed button and tear off the excess paper.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual 1.7 Testing the Printer Run this test to check the printer. The test prints a resident te st ticket. Verify this ticket to judge the printing quality. This is an example, the printer’s actual status and a ssociated printout will vary depending upon the configuration shipped to you.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual 1.8 Troubleshooting the Printer The printer is simple and generally trouble-free, but from time to time minor problems may occur. Follow these procedures to determine the cause and resolution of any problems the printer may be having.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual Printer Does Not Work Problem Possible Causes What to Do Check that printer cables are properly connected on both ends. Printer not plugged in. Check that the host or power supply is switched on. Check Printer LED.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual 2.3 Ordering Miscellaneous Supplies Power Supply and Power Cord Contact your sales representative to order the power supply and power cords listed in the table. The numbers are for reference only. Suppliers may use other numbers.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual Communication Cables Pin-Out The tables below detail the connection pin-out for the RS-232 interface (Female Receptacle DB-9).
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual 3. Communicating with the Printer Over the years, Nanoptix has developed emulations for compatibility with the most popular printers in the market.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual APPENDIX A: Mechanical Drawings Figure 8: Mechanical Dimensions (All dimensions in millimeters, tolerance +/-0.
EZ-Tear Thermal Printer Owner’s Manual Figure 9: Mechanical Dimensions (Clearance for Cov er) (All dimensions in millimeters, tolerance +/-0.2 5mm) 102136 July, 2005 15.
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