MULDE Medi Cut
Compact panel-mount ticket printer for kiosks and terminals
Field of application: printing of tickets, travel tickets, receipts and vouchers in kiosk systems, vending machines, bank terminals and POS applications
Field of application: printing of tickets, travel tickets, receipts and vouchers in kiosk systems, vending machines, bank terminals and POS applications
Highlights
- Adjustable paper width from 45 to 86 mm
- Printing speed up to 250 mm/s
- Cutter for full and partial cuts
- Processing of paper thicknesses up to 140 µm
- Sensors for paper end, blackmark and open print head
- Transparent paper cover for quick supply check
- Designed for up to one million cuts, depending on the paper
Advantages
- Space-saving, cost-effective integration into compact devices
- Flexible use of different ticket and receipt formats
- Quick roll change thanks to Easy Paper Loading
- Clearly visible paper supply
- Long operating times and low service requirements
Drivers
ZIP
CUPS configuration file for CUPS versions up to 1.6 - for GeBE printers (MacOS X as well as Linux distributions Ubuntu und Debian). CUPS GeBE installer for versions 1.7 or higher on request.
Data sheets
Technical data
| GPT-88530 | |
|---|---|
| Paper loading | Easy Paper Loading |
| Printing method | Direct thermal printing |
| Resolution | 8 dots/mm (203 dpi), 640 dots/line |
| Printing speed | max. 250 mm/s (depending on settings) |
| Paper width | adjustable width: 45, 54, 60, 69, 76, 80, 82.5, 86 mm |
| Print width | 80 mm |
| Paper thickness | 60 – 140 µm |
| Paper roll diameter | max. 80 mm |
| Operating voltage | 24 VDC ±10% |
| Current consumption (printing) | adjustable by command: approx. 1.0 – 6.0 A (peak) |
| Current consumption solenoid | approx. 10 A | 60 ms (peak) |
| Current consumption (idle) | approx. 60 mA (depending on the interface) |
| Possible interfaces | USB 2.0 FS and RS232, (optional: TTL 3.3 V) |
| Sensors | PE, Blackmark and Head open |
| Fonts | 11 fonts, expandable, UTF-capable (optional: Unicode) |
| Barcode | EAN8, EAN13, UPCA, Code39, 2of5int, Code128, QR Code |
| MTBF*) | 100 km | 1 million cuts (depending on the paper); 500,000 cuts at 130 µm paper thickness |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 124 x 141 x 97 mm, installation depth: 87 mm |
| Weight | approx. 475 g |
| Housing | PC ABS, black similar to RAL 9005, with transparent paper compartment cover |
| Ambient temperature**) | -20°C – +70°C with specified paper |
| Humidity | 10 – 90 % relative humidity, without condensation |
| Storage conditions | -20°C – +70°C at 10 – 90 % relative humidity, without condensation |
Troubleshooting
Paper comes out but stays blank
The thermal paper is loaded the wrong way round — only one side can be printed. Load the paper so that the heat-sensitive side faces the print head (usually the outside of the roll).
Test: quickly run the tip of your fingernail over the paper with some pressure — the heat-sensitive side turns black from the friction heat.
Test: quickly run the tip of your fingernail over the paper with some pressure — the heat-sensitive side turns black from the friction heat.
Print faint, streaky or patchy
1) Clean the printhead.
2) Only use dry paper — damp paper prints faintly.
3) Use only specified thermal paper (specification TI-DE-0606).
2) Only use dry paper — damp paper prints faintly.
3) Use only specified thermal paper (specification TI-DE-0606).
Printer prints only a few dots | characters — or stops
The cause is almost always the power supply: thermal printers draw high peak currents while printing. Size the power supply adequately, use short supply lines with sufficient cross-section, and check the connectors for contact resistance.
Typical accompanying symptoms: the status LED goes out when printing starts; paper feed works, but the self-test does not.
Typical accompanying symptoms: the status LED goes out when printing starts; paper feed works, but the self-test does not.
USB: printout stops or keeps repeating
Check the COM port setting: set up the virtual COM port according to the installation instructions. In addition, disable the "end of job" action in the Windows driver.
Serial: printout incomplete after a few characters
The printer buffer is overrun because the transmitter does not observe a handshake. Enable handshake: Software Xon/Xoff or hardware CTS. Reduce transmission speed if necessary.
Serial: printer prints wrong | garbled characters
The transmission is disturbed. Use the correct interface levels (RS232 vs. TTL). The transmission cable may be too long.
Serial: sporadically corrupted data
With a poor ground connection, print current flows through the interface cable (potential rise → data corruption). Check and improve the ground connections; supply power via short, thick cables.
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