Elcometer 345 User manual

English

Elcometer

Portable Miniprinter

Operating Instructions

English

The Elcometer Portable Miniprinter has been tested in accordance with EEC regulations governing

Electro-magnetic compliance and it meets the required directives.

is a registered trademark of Elcometer Instruments Ltd.

All other trademarks acknowledged.

system or otherwise) or translated into any language, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical,

magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise) without the prior written permission of Elcometer Instruments Ltd.

A copy of this Instruction Manual is available for download on our Website via www.elcometer.com/downloads.

Doc.No. TMA-0102 Issue 05

Text with Cover No: 4821

CONTENTS

Section Page

1 About this printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 The power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3 Switching the printer on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

4 Connecting to your gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

5 Loading paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

6 Changing the ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

7 Changing the baud rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

8 Data connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

9 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

10 Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

11 Related equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Thank you for your purchase of this Elcometer Portable Miniprinter. Welcome to Elcometer.

Elcometer are world leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of coatings inspection equipment. Our

products cover all aspects of coating inspection, from development through application to post application

inspection.

The Elcometer Portable Miniprinter is a world beating product. With the purchase of this instrument you now

have access to the worldwide service and support network of Elcometer. For more information visit our

website at www.elcometer.com

1 ABOUT THIS PRINTER

The Elcometer Portable Miniprinter is a portable serial and parallel printer which can accept a signal from

all Elcometer Gauges with a cable output. Using a cable allows the user to be confident that all data stored

in the gauge will be printed, without loss or interruption.

CHECKING THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX

• Elcometer Portable Miniprinter

• Paper Roll

• Battery Charger

• Printer/Gauge Connecting Cable

• Operating Instructions

Your Elcometer Portable Miniprinter is packed in cardboard and plastic packaging. Please ensure that this

packaging is disposed of in an environmentally sensitive manner. Consult your Local Environmental

Authority for further guidance.

To maximise the benefits of your new Elcometer Portable Miniprinter please take some time to read

these Operating Instructions. Do not hesitate to contact Elcometer or your Elcometer supplier if you

have any questions.

2 THE POWER SUPPLY

Your instrument is powered by a rechargeable battery pack. Use only the battery charger supplied - use of

any other battery charger may cause damage to the printer and will invalidate the warranty.

Your Elcometer Portable Miniprinter is dispatched from the factory with the battery discharged. Recharge

the battery fully before using for the first time. The batteries will take a maximum of 14 hours to recharge.

3 SWITCHING THE PRINTER ON AND OFF

To switch on, press the ON button. The printer mechanism will

make a slight noise.

To switch off, press the OFF button.

Note: The printer will also switch off automatically after 5

minutes of inactivity.

ON OFF

4 CONNECTING TO YOUR GAUGE

Connect your gauge to your printer via the 25 way D-type

socket at the rear of the printer.

Plug the Elcometer printer/gauge connection cable supplied

into the 25 way D-type socket on the printer and the socket on

the gauge (3 way for 345 models, 25 way ‘D’ for 355 models, 5

way for 224 and 456 Models) before switching on either the

printer or gauge. The printer is supplied setup ready to operate

with the relevant instrument as shown in the following table:

Note: The 355 connecting lead (Part No. 11837) has a 25-pin plug at both ends. The plug with the label

marked ‘355’ should connect to the instrument.

Note: The baud rate can be changed - see page 7.

Elcometer Instrument Model Baud Rate

Connecting

Cable Part

Number

Elcometer 345 1200 7667

Elcometer 355 9600 11837

Elcometer 224 & 456 9600 16267

Insert printer/gauge

connection cable

here

Insert battery

charger

cable here

5 LOADING PAPER

1. Switch on the printer, open the lid and remove the old

paper still left in the mechanism by pressing the paper feed

button - do not pull the paper out of the back of the

mechanism.

2. Pull off a few centimetres of paper from the new paper roll

and check that the end of the paper is square. If the paper

is not square, then cut the end to ensure that it is.

3. Place the paper roll in the well within the printer, with the

end of the paper coming from the bottom of the roll.

4. Feed the paper into the back of the mechanism whilst

pressing the paper feed button. Keep the button pressed

until enough paper has been fed through the mechanism

to allow it to be inserted through the slot in the lid.

5. Feed the paper through the slot and then close the lid.

PAPER

FEED

PAPER

6 CHANGING THE RIBBON

1. Switch off the printer and then open the lid.

2. To remove the old ribbon cassette, push down at

the right-hand end, unclip from the left-hand end

and then lift the cassette out of the printer.

3. Take the new ribbon cassette and check that the

ribbon is taut by turning the small wheel in a

clockwise direction. Clip the cassette into position,

ensuring that the paper still feeds between the

ribbon and the cassette body.

4. Wind the wheel in a clockwise direction to tighten

the ribbon.

5. Close the lid.

PUSH

EJECT

Push this edge

to eject ribbon

cassette

Turn wheel in

direction shown

to wind ribbon.

7 CHANGING THE BAUD RATE

If you need to change the baud rate of the printer (for example, when using the printer with a different type

of gauge) refer to the table shown on page 4.

To change the baud rate setting:

1. Hold down the Set Up button and at the same time press

the On button to switch the printer on. The printer will print

out the current settings.

2. Each time the Set Up button is pressed, another

parameter will be printed.

3. When the Baud Rate setting has been printed, press the Paper Feed button until the correct setting is

printed.

4. Press both Set Up and Paper Feed buttons together to set the new Baud rate and enter that setting

into the printer memory.

Note: Do not change any of the other following settings:

Data Bits: 8

Country: UK

Auto-off: 5min

DTR: Normal

Parity: None

Print Mode: Text

Emulation: Standard

PAPER

FEED ON

SET

8 DATA CONNECTIONS

9 MAINTENANCE

The printer does not contain any user-serviceable components. In the unlikely event of a fault, the

instrument should be returned to your Elcometer supplier or directly to Elcometer. Contact details can be

found on the outside cover of these operating instructions and at www.elcometer.com

10 SPARE PARTS

The following spare parts are available from Elcometer, or your Elcometer supplier. To place an order

please quote the sales part number which follows the description of each part:

Paper Roll: T9999993-

Ribbon x 5: T9769992-

Function Pin No. Input/Output

TX 2 Output

RX 3 Input

CTS 5 Input

GND 7 ———

DTR 20 Output

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