Microcom 814M Operators Manual - Manual (Page 7)

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1 General Description
1.1 Introduction
The 814M is a high performance thermal printer with a cutter and optional presenter. The printer can accept up
to 203mm (outer diameter) paper rolls. The maximum print width is 216mm. It is designed to be used in kiosk
applications such that require Letter or A4 paper widths.
The 814M printer consists of the following modules:
− Thermal printing unit,
− Cutter,
− Paper holder (optional),
− Presenter (optional),
Depending upon the paper roll installation mode, the 814M printer can be structured for either horizontal or
vertical modes. The 814M printer can be connected with host devices by serial, parallel, USB, or ethernet
interfaces. Drivers are available for WINDOWS XP/Vista/7/8 and LINUX.
1.2 Main Features
• Printing
− High-speed printing
− Thermal print with low noise
− High reliability
• Presenter
− Accommodate and present printout
− Retract printout after programmable wait time
− Hold printout for user to take
• Applications
− Character processing: 1-6 times enlargement vertically and horizontally, Rotation (0, 90, 180,
270°), white/black reverse, underline, inverse
− Barcode printing in both vertical and horizontal direction
− Character font size (font A or font B) can be selected via a command
• Printer maintenance
− Easy paper roll loading
− Easy printhead cleaning
− Various features and parameters can be selected via software
− Auto paper cutting
− Semi-automatic paper loading
− Mark identification and checkout