Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TM200 Epson
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TM200 Service Manual Service manual TM200 Rev . No. : V . 1.10.
TM200 Service Manual Contents 1 Features and General Descripti on ....................................................... - 1 - 1.1 Printer Pa rts .............................................................................. - 1 - 1.2 Major Component S pecificati ons .
TM200 Service Manual - 1 - 1 Features and General Description 1.1 Printer Part s Printer cover Control Panel Cutter cover Cover open button F i gu re 1- 1 T M200 ap pearance.
TM200 Service Manual - 2 - Printing Spe cifications Printing method: Thermal line printing Dot density: 203 dpi x 203 dp i (8 dot/mm) Printing direction: Unidirectional with friction feed Printing width: 72mm (2.83”), 576 dot positions Characters per line ( default): 48 (Font A) 64 (Font B) Character spacing (default): 0.
TM200 Service Manual - 3 - Auto cutter Pa rtia l cut: Cut t i n g with one p o in t center un cut ( s el ect able by ESC I or GS V ) Full cut: Cut t i n g w it hout un cut ( s el ect able by ESC i ) No te: T o preven t dot di spl a c e m e n t , af t er cut t i ng, paper mu st be f e d ap proxi mat el y 1 mm ( 1 4/360 or 0.
TM200 Service Manual - 4 - EMI and Saf ety Standards Applied T hese sta n d a r d s a r e o n ly v a li d for pr od ucts which b e ar a mar k o r st atement on t he mai n uni t .
TM200 Service Manual - 5 - Environmen tal Conditions T e mp erat ur e: Op era t i n g: 5 to 45 ℃ (4 1 to 11 3 ℉ ) St ora g e: –10 to 50 ℃ (1 4 t o 122 ℉ ) (excep t fo r p a per ) H um i di t.
TM200 Service Manual - 6 - 1.2 Major Component S pecifications TM200 Pri nter Mechanism P a pe r F eed M o t o r Ty pe : 4- p h ase, 4 8 - p ol ar it y, PM - t yp e step pi ng mot o r Dri v e vo l t a g e: 24 VDC ± 10 % Win d i n g resistan ce: 11.
TM200 Service Manual - 7 - Drawer Kick -out Connector Th e pu lse s p eci fied by ES C p i s out pu t t o t h is connect or . F o r the s e ri al int e rfac e mod e l, the h o st ca n confi r m t he stat us of t he i n pu t si gnal by usi n g t he DL E E O T , GS r , or GS a (ASB ) co mm and s .
TM200 Service Manual - 8 - Note: The ha ndsha k i n g, da t a word length, b a u d rate, a n d p a ri ty depend on th e DI P swit c h settings. Data transm i tted from th e p r i n ter h a s 1 st o p b i t (fi x ed ) Sw itch i ng be tw ee n on lin e a nd offl ine T he pr int e r d o es no t ha v e a n onl i ne/o ff l in e swit ch.
TM200 Service Manual - 9 - S e rial i n t erface connect io n example. Host Printer (DTE ex. 8251) TXD –––––––––– –––––– RXD DSR –––––– ––––––.
TM200 Service Manual - 10 - Pane l light s POWER : G r een On : P o w e r is on . Off: P o w e r is no t on . ERROR : Red On : O ff li n e (e x c e p t d u r i n g pa p e r fe e d in g u s i n g t h e F EED butt on and t he erro r stat e) Off: No r m a l c o n d it io n .
TM200 Service Manual - 1 1 - DIP switch 1 Note: TM200 accept ESC/POS comm and. Dip 1-1 for different printing format, ON(TM200) for 48 characters per line, OFF( EPSON Em ulation) for 42 Characters per line.
TM200 Service Manual - 12 - Transmission Speed DIP switch 3 Note: In order to connect Serial port, the host setting should be set as: Data bit s 8 bits Parity chec k None S top bits 1 bit Flow control.
TM200 Service Manual - 13 - P a ra ll e l i n te rf ac e mo de l DIP s w itch 1 Note: TM200 accept ESC/POS comm and. Dip 1-1 for different printing format, ON (TM200) for 48 characters per line, OFF ( EPSON Em ulation) for 42 Characters per line.
TM200 Service Manual - 14 - 1.6 Self-test T he pr int e r has a sel f-test functi o n th at checks the f o ll owi n g: Cont ro l ci rc uit funct io ns P r i n te r m e ch a n is m s P r i n t q u al it y Cont ro l soft war e v e r s io n D I P swit ch set t i n gs .
TM200 Service Manual - 15 - 1.7 Hexadecimal Dump Hexadecim al Dump Function T h is func ti on pr in ts t he d a ta tra nsm i tt ed from t he host compu t er in he x a d eci mal numb er s and in t h e i r co rr e s p o n d in g ch a r ac t e rs. Performing a Hexadecimal Dump T o use the hex dump featur e, follow these steps: 1.
TM200 Service Manual - 16 - 1.8 Paper Sensors T he pr int e r has 2 p a per sensor s as fol l ows: Pa per rol l near-en d sensor T he sensor d e tect s a ne ar-end of a pap e r r o ll .
TM200 Service Manual - 17 - 1.10 Options S tandard cable cover set (included wall mounting bracket) T op waterpro of cover 1.11 Consumables Specified p aper Sp ec ifi e d pape r R o ll p a per : NT P080 - 80 Or ig ina l p a per : T F 50K S- E Nip pon Pape r I n du st ri es Co.
TM200 Service Manual - 18 - O u t p ut s p e c if ic a t ions Ou tp ut v o l t a g e 24 VDC ± 5% Rat e d o u tp ut curr ent 2.5 A R a t e d o u tp ut power A pp ro x i mat e ly 60 W Ou tp ut p e ak cur r ent 4.
TM200 Service Manual - 19 - 2 Mechanisms and Operation 2.1 Component Connections T h is p r i n ter is mad e up of t he fol l owi n g m a jor compo nents: T M200 p r i n ter mechanism (swi tc h ci rcui t b o a r d assemb l y ) I / F ci rcu i t b oard as s e mb ly Ma in c i r c ui t b oar d u n it 2.
TM200 Service Manual - 20 - Printer Mec hanism Thermal head Module T he the r mal head is d e sig ned so it s heat i ng el em e n t i s posi ti oned wher e it comes i nto cont act wi th t he p l at en.
TM200 Service Manual - 21 - Au toc utt e r Module T h is p r i n ter is e q uip p ed wi th an aut ocut ter module for cu tt ing of t he rol l pap e r a n d a manu al c u tt er f o r manu al c u tt ing . T he autocu tt e r ha s two opp o sing cut t er bla d es t h at ope r at e l i ke a sci ssors t o cu t t he p a per .
TM200 Service Manual - 22 - CP U per i p heral l o gi c ci rcu i t s RA M (128 K byte ) R A M i s used f o r t e mpor ary stor ag e of th e f o ll owi n g: Data recei v e d fr om the i n t e rface.
TM200 Service Manual - 23 - T he cov e r open sen s o r i s lo cat e d next to the ther m a l p r i n ter mechanism, and it i s connect ed v i a Door Sensor board asse m b ly t o t h e m a i n ci rc u i t bo a r d un i t . D e te c t o r sig n a l INPUT_4 is i n pu t t o t he CPU .
TM200 Service Manual - 24 - 2.4 I/F Circuit Board Th i s pr in t e r u s e s a T M se ri e s un i v e r sal in t e rfa c e , w h i c h al lo w s su pp o r t of a va r i e t y o f di ffe r e n t i n ter f aces by c h anging t he i n ter f ace boar d .
TM200 Service Manual - 25 - 3 Handling, Maintenance, and Repairs 3.1 Handling Transport Pr ecautions T a ke t he fol l o w ing steps to pro t ect th e uni t ag ainst v i bra t i o n and i m p a ct whe.
TM200 Service Manual - 26 - Paper Prec autions CAUTION: B e sur e to use onl y p a pe r t h at confor m s wi th the sp ecifi cat i o n s in t he p r eced i n g sect ion of t h is man ual . Ther mal pap e r that i nclu d es N a , K , or C1 io ns c a n affect pr op er o p era t i o n of the t hermal head ’ s heat i ng element .
TM200 Service Manual - 27 - 4. I n s e rt the pap e r r o ll a s s hown . 5. B e sur e to note the c o rr ect d i rect io n tha t t he pa per comes off the ro ll.
TM200 Service Manual - 28 - 3.2 Problem Solving Errors See Chapt er 4, Err o r T y pes and P r oc essi n g. Pap e r r o ll co ve r do e s n o t o p e n ( pap e r ro ll co v er b utt on do es n o t wo rk) 1. T urn the printer off and press the cover open button to open the cover .
TM200 Service Manual - 29 - 3.3 Clearing Paper Jams CAUTION: T a ke care n o t t o let metal o b je cts co me in to c onta c t wi th the th er mal he ad. M e tal ca n da m a ge th e h e ad . D o not touch t he the r mal head or rad i a t i o n p l at e.
TM200 Service Manual - 30 - 3.4 Inspection and Maintenance Pr ope r p e rfor m a nce of t he i n spect io n and maint enanc e pr oced ures d e scr i bed b e l o w mak e s it p o ssible f o r t h is u n it to per f orm for the year s of tr oubl e - f r ee op era t i o n for which it is d e si gned .
TM200 Service Manual - 31 - 1. Op en t he pa per rol l cov e r. 2. Cl ean t he t hermal ele m en t (th e are a tha t l ooks li ke i t is mar k ed wit h a t h in b l ack li ne) of t he t hermal head wi th a cot t on s w a b moi s ten e d wi th an alcoho l sol v e n t ( e t h anol , meth anol , or IP A ) .
TM200 Service Manual - 32 - 4 Troubleshooting 4.1 Symptoms and Solutions T h is exp l ains how to fi nd the sou r ce of a p r oble m u s ing the sy m p to m . The nu m b er s in t he “Ch eckpo int s ” co lumn i n d i cat e t he or d e r to use t o check the pro b l e m.
TM200 Service Manual - 33 - 4.2 Error T ypes and Processing Print e r O p era t io n when an Er ro r Oc c u rs T he pr int e r ex e c ute s the fol l o wing op erat io ns upo n d e t ect ing an er ror . St ops a ll pr int e r oper ati o ns. F l ashes t he ER ROR L E D.
TM200 Service Manual - 34 - Lo cat i ons of the Main Element s o n the Ma in Circuit Board Unit T he fol l owi n g sho w s the loca ti ons of the mai n ele m ent s on t he mai n ci rcu i t b o ard uni t .
TM200 Service Manual - 35 - 5 Disassembly, Assembly, and Adjustment 5.1 Before S t arting disassembly , assembly , and adjustment Be su re t o ob se rv e t h e fo ll ow i n g i m p o r t a n t p o in t s w h en e v e r p e rfo r m i n g di sa sse m b l y , a sse m b ly , or ad ju s t ment.
TM200 Service Manual - 36 - 5.3 TM200 Disassembly , Assembly , and A djustment There are 5 block o f TM200 showing as fol lowing, Door sensor block Paper out sensor block and paper sensor bloc.
TM200 Service Manual - 37 - Door sensor block 1. Loose 4 screws beside the thermal cover and move them. 2. Screwing 4 screws (the place indicated by the red circle on the photo) on the bottom of the unit. 3. Reverse the printer , move the body cover apart.
TM200 Service Manual - 38 - 4. Open the up cover . 5. Move the 2 screws are ci rcled indicated on the photo. T o in s t al l, rev e rse t he r e m o v a l p r oced ur es.
TM200 Service Manual - 39 - Paper out sensor block and paper se nsor block: 1. Loose 4 screws beside the thermal cover and move them. 2. Screwing 4 screws (the place i ndicated by the red circle on the photo) on the bottom of the unit. 3. Reverse the printer , take the body cover apart.
TM200 Service Manual - 40 - 4. Remove the screws on the bottom of the printer mechanism . 5. Remove 2 screws circled on the photo and all the connections between prin ter mechanism and main circuit board. Then, you can dep art printer mechanism from its main board.
TM200 Service Manual - 41 - 6. Paper sensor connecte r beside the printer me chanism as the photo. 7. Remove the screw on the bottom of the printer me chanism as circled on photo, the p aper out sensor could be moved then. T o in s t al l, rev e rse t he r e m o v a l p r oced ur e.
TM200 Service Manual - 42 - Autocutter module: 1. Loose 4 screws beside the thermal cover and move them. 2. Screwing 4 screws (the place i ndicated by the red circle on the photo) on the bottom of the unit. 3. Reverse the printer , take the body cover apart.
TM200 Service Manual - 43 - 4. Remove the 2 screws beside the autocu tter and the connections from circuit board. T o in s t al l, rev e rse t he r e m o v a l p r oced ur e. CAUTION : When you installed the autocutter module, you must f o ll ow th e s t e p s below .
TM200 Service Manual - 44 - Thermal head module 1. Loose 4 screws beside the thermal cover and move them. 2. Screwing 4 screws (the place i ndicated by the red circle on the photo) on the bottom of the unit. 3. Reverse the printer , take the body cover apart.
TM200 Service Manual - 45 - 4. Remove the 2 screws beside the autocutte r and the connections from circuit board. 5. S tretch your forefinger to the bottom of the thermal head module and force up to depart it from the printer mechanism. 6. Remove the connections from circuit board.
TM200 Service Manual - 46 - CAUTION: N o te th at t h e ( t he rm a l he ad ) be c o m e s v e ry ho t d u ri ng no rm a l op er at i o n, cr e at i ng t h e da n g e r of b u rn in j u ry. Be su re t o w a i t fo r a b o u t 10 m i nu t e s afte r tu rni n g p ri n t e r p o w e r of f b e for e b egi nn in g th e pr ocedur es .
TM200 Service Manual - 47 - Main circuit boa rd 1. Loose 4 screws beside the thermal cover and move them. 2. Screwing 4 screws (the place i ndicated by the red circle on the photo) on the bottom of the unit. 3. Reverse the printer , take the body cover apart.
TM200 Service Manual - 48 - 4. Remove the screws on the bottom of the printer mechanism . 5. Remove 2 screws circled on the photo and all the connections between prin ter mechanism and main circuit board. Then, you can dep art printer mechanism from its main board.
TM200 Service Manual - 49 - 6. Remove the two screws on the circ uit board, you could depart it then. 7. Reverse the board, y ou could find the ROMs. T o in s t al l, rev e rse t he r e m o v a l p r oced ur es.
TM200 Service Manual - 50 - Appendix A Interface I EEE 12 84 Bid i re c t io na l Par a ll el I n te rf a c e Specificatio ns Da t a t r a n sm i ssi on : 8 -bi t Pa ra ll e l Sy nchro n iz ati o n: E.
TM200 Service Manual - 51 - Interface Pi n Assignments Pin Pin Name Pin Description and Function 1 P-/STROBE Data S trobe 2 PRINTER_D0 Dat a Bit 0 3 PRINTER_D1 Dat a Bit 1 4 PRINTER_D2 Dat a Bit 2 5 P.
TM200 Service Manual 52 Appendix B Exploded diagram.
TM200 Service Manual - 53 - Appendix C Panel light s and indicators Indication LED light Panel status Normal operation status z Power - Green z Error - OFF z Paper - Green Upper cover is open z Power .
TM200 Service Manual - 54 - Indication LED light s Panel status Enter ISP mode (DIP switch 1-8 on) z Power - Green z Error - OFF z Paper - OFF The printer was ready for receiving data from the host (a.
TM200 Service Manual - 55 - Appendix D Part s number list Item Part Number Descriptions 1 BK04001M TM200 Mainboard 2 BK04002D3 Parallel port interface board 3 CB00033A Parallel printer cable, white co.
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