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Star Micronics TCP100 Series manual

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  • Page 1

    THERMAL REWRITE CARD READER / WRITER TCP100/2000 series Installation Guide & Specifications Thank you for choosing the TCP100/2000 Thermal rewrite card system. This “Installation Guide & Specifications” includes very important instructions for safety . Please read this manual before you start the system, and follow the instructions. Sta[...]

  • Page 2

    C • O • N • T • E • N • T • S 1. HANDLING NOTES --------------------------------------------------------- 1 2. OUTLINE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3. UNP ACKING ------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 4. APPEARANCE AND NOMENCLA TURE -----------------------------[...]

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    1 HANDLING NOTES At the installation: 1) Install the TCP100/2000 reader/writer on a flat surface. Minimize any shock or vibration to the reader/writer , as shock or vibration may cause injury and/or failure. 2) Keep the TCP100/2000 reader/writer away from hands of the children. 3) Do not use or leave the TCP100/2000 reader/writer in direct sunshine[...]

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    2 During the operation: 1) Do not use any other card but specified by Star Micronics Co., Ltd. It may cause malfunction, failure, etc. 2) Do not use wet or oily stained card. Do not touch card with wet or stained hand. It may cause malfunction, failure, etc. If the card gets stained, please perform cleaning of the card and the unit. (For the clean-[...]

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    3 10) When the unusual (such as noise, stench, smoke, fire, etc.) is found, turn off the power immediately . Then disconnect the plug. If the TCP100/ 2000 reader/writer being kept using, it may cause failure, skin burn, etc. Contact our sales/tech support team for repair . 1 1) Connect and disconnect the power cable only with power turned off and w[...]

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    4 OUTLINE The TCP100/2000 series is a reading/writing device for specified IC card or reading device for ISO magnetic stripe type card. It also has print/erase capability to human readable area on the surface of the card. This series is compatible with most host computers and various P .O.S. systems. (TCP2000 series does not support for IC card.) T[...]

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    5 2 5 4 3 1 UNP ACKING After unpacking the unit, check that all the accessories are included in the individual box. Housed unit (TCP100/2000 series) 1 TCP100/2000 unit 2 Power cable 3 Cleaning cards (2 pcs) 4 Cleaning liquid 5 Installation Guide & Specifications (this manual) 3[...]

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    6 0 6 1 5 4 8 3 7 2 0 A 8 7 9 APPEARANCE AND NOMENCLA TURE Housed unit TCP100/2000 series [TCP100] [TCP2000 back] 1 Switch Cover This cover protects the power switch of the system. Push to open and close. 2 Power Switch This switch turns the power of the system ON/OFF . 3 POWER LED This LED indicates that the power of the system is on. 4 READY LED [...]

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    7 CONNECTION TO EXTERNAL UNITS AND SETTING (Housed unit TCP100/2000 series) <Connecting the interface cable> 1 T urn OFF the power of the host computer and the reader/writer . 2 Plug in an end of the interface cable to the reader/writer connector and the other end to the serial port of the host computer . 3 Fasten two screws located at both t[...]

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    8 Cleaning switch Front cover CLEANING 6-1 Using the cleaning card T wo cleaning car ds and one bottle of cleaning liquid for cleaning the mag- netic head, rollers, etc. are supplied in the enclosed plastic bag. (1) Dimensions of cleaning card (2) Frequency of cleaning 1. Daily or every 300 times of printing. 2. When read/write errors occur continu[...]

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    9 TROUBLE SHOOTING Difficulties when the power is turned ON. Symptom Possible cause Remedy Power LED lamp does notlight up. Power LED lamp light up. Card is not accepted Card is accepted Card is not accepted Card is accepted, but main unit does no t properly run. Power cable is not properly plugged in. Power cable is broken. Power fuse is blown. LE[...]

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    10 TCP100 TCP2000 Card type PVC (thick card) PET (thin card) Card feeding part Driving method Feed roller Card inserting Face up in one direction direction Card feed speed 350mm/s (high speed) 350mm/s (high speed) 40mm/s (low speed) 30mm/s (low speed) Magnetic recording part ISO T rack 1,2 : read ISO T rack1, T rack2, T rack 3 : read/write Track 3 [...]

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    Special Products Operating Div . Card System Sales Section 536 Nanatsushinya, Shimizu, 424-0066, Japan T el: 81-543-47-0122 , Fax: 81-543-48-5013 http://www .star-micronics .co .jp 2000.07 59082055[...]