Epson TK14 Printer User Manual


 
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3.2- BUTTONS FUNCTIONS
Fig. 3.3-
TK14 led and buttons.
1)
PFEED Button
.
Functions:
If pressed on start-up, it activates the
SELF-TEST MODE.
If pressed together with PROG button on start-up, they activate the
HEXADECIMAL MODE
.
During
PROGRAMMING MODE
this is the
“YES”
button.
Paper feeding using the paper FEED button cannot be performed under the following
conditions:
The paper roll end sensor detects a paper end.
When the printer thermal head is opened.
2)
PROG Button
.
Functions:
If pressed on start-up, it activates the
PROGRAMMING MODE
.
If pressed together with PFEED button on start-up, they activate the
HEXADECIMAL DUMP
MODE
.
During
PROGRAMMING MODE
this is the
“NO”
button.
3.3- PAPER SENSORS
The TK14 has two specific photo sensors for paper: ‘out of paper’ and ‘near-end paper’.
The out of paper sensor has the basic function of informing the printer controller about the existence of
paper (on the printing line). Because there are some actions (as an example, printing without paper) that
could seriously damage the mechanism, this error blocks all the printer activities.
The ‘near-end paper’ sensor detects when the paper roll is near its end of file. This error, by default, does
not stop printing, but through the
ESC c 4
command, it can be achieved that the ‘near-end paper’
detection stops the printing. If a
25 mm
inner diameter paper roll is used, the sensor will trigger when
10 meters
of paper remain (approximately).
The final user can detect these errors by the LED, and the application developer can test them through the
DEL EOT
command, being able to act accordingly.
Fig.3.4-
Near-end paper sensor localization.
PFEED
BUTTON
PROG
BUTTON
LED indicator
Near-end paper sensor:
sensor will trigger when
10
meters
of paper
remain (approximately).