DATECS

USER'S
MANUAL

ESC/POS
Thermal Printer
EP-700
 We wish you a pleasant work
with EP-700!

The information contained in this document is subject to change without prior notice.
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or adaptation of the information in this document
without prior written permission from DATECS Ltd. is prohibited

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Е-mail: sales@datecs.bg

Version: December 2012 г.

 CONTENTS
DATECS ЕP-700

Introduction
Main features..........................................................................................................................4

1. Technical Specifications....................................................................................................5

2. Safety Instructions...............................................................................................................7
3. Confirmation of Carton Contents...................................................................................9

4. Part Names and Functions

External views and dimentions .........................................................................................10
Front view/rear view............................................................................................................10
Printer inside........................................................................................................................11
Operation panel...................................................................................................................12
ON/OFF switch and FEED button......................................................................................12
5. Setup
Installing the printer............................................................................................................14
Printer Configuration..........................................................................................................15
Memory Switches Setup.....................................................................................................16
Adjusting the paper near-end sensor..............................................................................17
Loading Drivers for ЕP-700................................................................................................17
Loading Paper......................................................................................................................18
SELF TEST Printing.............................................................................................................19

6. Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................21

7. List of Commands for ESC/POS mode.......................................................................22

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 INTRODUCTION
DATECS ЕP-700

 Main
Features

DATECS EP-700 is a ESC/POS thermal printer with 3-inch wide printing mechanism. It is
designed for use with a broad array of terminal equipment, including data, POS and
kitchen terminals. With extensive features, it can be used in a wide range of applications.
Printer can quickly and easily print text and/or graphics, depending on customer’s needs
– barcodes, logo, etc.

Features:

– Compact, easy-to-use universal design;

– High speed (220 mm/s) printing;

– Low noise;

– Easy paper-loading;

– Can be used with 2 types of thermal paper – 78 mm or 58 mm wide;

– Serial RS232 ,USB interfaces and Ethernet interface

– Built -in cash drawer and external display interfaces;

– Auto cutter mechanism;

– Paper near-end sensors;

– Supports protocol for POS and BARCODE;

– Capable of printing alpha-numeric and graphical data;

– ERROR indication is available with LED or buzzer or on the LCD;

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1 Technical Specifications
DATECS ЕP-700

Parameter Description
Printing Printing Method Line thermal dot printing method
Resolution 203 dpi (8 x 8 точки/mm)
Dot pitch Horizontal – 0.125 mm (8 dot/mm)
Vertical – 0.125 mm (8 dot/mm)
Max. Print Width 72 mm / 576 dots per line
Number of characters 48 – for fonts А and С
per line 64 – for fonts B and D
Paper Feed System Step

Printing Speed (Max) 220 mm/s (1760 dots/s)

Fonts Resident Fonts Font А: 12 х 24 dots (48 char./ line);

Font B: 9 х 16 dots (64 char./line);
Loadable Font C: 12 х 24 dots (48 char./line);
Font D: 9 х 16 dots (64 char./line);
Paper widith, mm 80 or 58
Media:
Diameter, mm 57-86
Roll Thermal Paper
Paper thickness, m 59-150

Resident 1D EAN 13
Barcodes EAN 8
UPC A
UPC E
Codabar
Code 39
Code 128
2D PDF417, QR code
Logo Registration 1 Black & White Size: 576 x 248 dots
Serial RS232 C – max. 115200 bps
Interfaces USB USB v 1.1, compatible with 2.0
LAN 100 Mbps (100 BASE-TX)

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1 Technical Specifications
DATECS ЕP-700

Parameter Description
Emulation ESC/POS Continuous paper Mode
Input Buffer 131 072 bytes
Indication LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
128*32 DOTS

Built-in AC adapter Model: Citizen 35АD1

Input: AC 100 – 240 V, 1,3 A, 50/60 Hz
Output: DC 24 V, 1,9 A

Operation FEED/ENTER button Paper feed, Self test, Dump Mode

switches
Switch ON/OFF Switch On/Switch OFF
BACK button
Move Up button
Move down button
FWD button

Power Switch ON/OFF

Weight Without paper: ∼ 2 kg

Dimensions (mm) 147 (W) X 207 (D) Х 147 (H)

Operating temperature Temperature from 0оС to 40оС
Environment conditions: Humidity from 35% RH to 85% RH

Storage temperature Temperature from -20оС to 60оС

conditions: Humidity from 10% RH tо 90% RH

Reliability Printing Head: 150 km paper long

Auto cutter life: 2 million cuts

(at normal temperature/humidity/with recommended paper used)

Cables Power cable

RS-232 interface cable

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2 Safety Instructions
DATECS ЕP-700

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
which must be strictly observed!

Indicates a situation, which if was not observed

Warning and handled properly, could result in serious
injury.

Warning

● Do not use or store the printer in places where it will be exposed to: direct
sunlight; chemical reactions in laboratory; airborne oil, steel particies or
dust.
● Do not place any objects on the printer.
Be careful when moving or carrying the printer. Dropping the printer may
cause injury or property damage. The printer must be operated horizontally
only.

● Do not drop or put foreign matter such as clips and pins into the printer.
This may cause problems.

● Do not spill drinks such as tea, coffee and juice on the printer or spray
insecticide on the printer. If drink or water is spilled, first be sure to turn the
power off and then consult our service personnel.

● When cleaning the surface of the printer case, do not use the cloth that is
soaked in thinner, trichloroethylene, benzine, ketone or similar chemicals.

● Operate the control panel properly. A careless, rough handling may cause
problems or malfunction. Do not use such sharp-edged tool as a ballpoint pen
for operation.

● When printer trouble occurs, do not try to dissemble it. Instead, consult our
service personnel.

● Do not disassemble or modify the printer.

● Clean regularly print head paper dust and other impurities using a soft cloth
soaked in ethyl alcohol.

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2 Safety Instructions
DATECS ЕP-700

DATECS
NOTICE

● Before use, be sure to read this manual. And keep it handy for reference when
needed.

● DATECS reserves the right to change the content of this manual without prior notice.

● Reproduction, transfer, or transmission of the contents of this manual without prior

consent is strictly prohibited.

● DATECS is not liable for any problems resulting from the use of optional products and
consumable supplies other than the designated products contained herein.

● Do not handle, disassemble or repair the parts other than those specified in this manual.

● DATECS is not liable for any damage caused by user's erroneous use of the printer and
inadequate environment.

● Data residing in the printer is temporary. Therefore, all data will be lost if power is lost.
DATECS is not liable for any damage or loss of profits caused by data loss due to failures,
repairs, inspections, etc.

● Please contact us if there are any mistakes or ambiguities within this manual.
We would be grateful!

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 3 Confirmation of Carton Contents
DATECS ЕP-700

When unpacking the printer, check carefully that the following accessories are included in the
carton:

Item Part Name

1 EP-700 Thermal printer

2 AC power cord

3 RS232 Interface cable

1 Test Roll of thermal paper

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5 User's Manual

6 EP-700 Drivers

7 Partition for 58/60 mm paper rolls

Because of the continually evolving Drivers & SDK to support new mobile devices,
Drivers & SDK are distributed online andis available for download at our website
indicated below:
http://datecs.bg/support.php?cat=4&soft=1#1

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 4 Part Names and Functions
DATECS ЕP-700

External view and dimentions

Front view / rear view

 ON/OFF power switch

 Operation panel
 Printer cover
 Cover open button
 Connectors

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 Printer’s parts and their functions
DATECS ЕP-700

Printer inside 1

5
 Printing (thermal head)
2

 Auto cutter

 Paper near-end sensor

 Paper end sensor

 Paper feed roller 3 4

Connectors

1 2 3 4 5

1. LAN
2. RS232
3. Display
4. USB
5. Drawer

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4 Part Names and Functions
DATECS ЕP-700

Opertion panel
Back button
Move up button
Move down button
FWD button
Enter/PF button .

ON/OFF switch and FEED button functions

Functions
ON/OFF 1. Switch ON / Switch OFF the printer.
1. Pressing LF button – feeding the media while the button is pressed, after
releasing the button the feeding stops.
2. Push and Hold After ~ 0.5 sec SHORT
while Power ON – and after the 1-beep SELF TESTprint
Release after the number
of beeps: After ~ 2.5 sec Hex DUMP mode
FEED and after the 2-beep
After ~ 4.5 sec LONG
and after the 3-beep SELF TEST
print
After ~ 8.5 sec Program mode –
and after the 5-beep loading
4-tone beep the firmware

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 5 Setup
DATECS ЕP-700

Installing the printer

The printer must be operated horizontally only. Do not operate vertically or install on a wall..

Connecting the AC power cord

AC inlet
AC power cord

Interfaces

RS 232 USB

LAN – 100 Mbps (100 BASE-TX)

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DATECS ЕP-700

Printer Configuration
EP-700 uses nonvoltatile memory for storing some of the printer default configuration. The
following table shows the available options:

Memory Switch (see GS command) 1000000111000

BAUD RATE 115200 bps
PRINT DENSITY 100%
CHARACTER TABLE WESTERN (1252)

To change the settings:

1. Switch OFF the printer.
2. Press and hold the power button for about 5 secconds, after the beep sound on the
display will appear a message Initializing…..
3. Release the power. The printer will print a warning message. If you want to enter the
hardware setup menu you have to press the ENTER/PF button. If you want to exit, press the
power button.
4. If you access the hardware menu, the printer will prints the current settings.
In the Hardware menu you can use the folloing buttons:
ENTER/PF – to enter the sub-menus and to select the options.
Move up button - to scroll up
Move down button – to scroll down
BACK button – to exit the sub-menus.

Memory Switches Setup

EP-700 has 13 memory switches, which have the following action:

Flag OFF ON
1 Power ON/OFF sound disabled Power ON/OFF sound enabled
2 CR (ASCII code 13) is not executed CR is executed LF (ASCII code 10)
3 LF (ASCII code 10) is executed LF (ASCII code 10) is not executed
4 LF immediately after CR LF immediately after CR
as selected by flag 3 is not executed
5 Default is Font A (12x24) Default is Font B (9x16)
6 Wide paper (78 mm) Thinner paper (58 mm)
7 Not used

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8 Hardware flow control Xon/Xoff flow control

9 USB interface disabled USB interface enabled
10 USB is ALWAYS in DEVICE mode
11 Normal operation mode Protocol mode
12 Cutter enabled Cutter disabled
13 Default select printer Default select customer display
The hardware menu have the following structure:

FACTORY DEFAULT
YES
NO
MEM.SWITCHES:
ENABLE SOUND
EXECUTE <CR> AS <LF>
DISABLE <LF> COMMAND
DISABLE <LF> AFTER <CR>
DEFAULT SMALL FONT
NARROW PAPER
BLACK MARK MDE
XON/XOFF
ENABLE USB INTERFACE
USB IN DEVICE MODE
PROTOCOL MODE
CUTTER OFF
DEFAULT SELECT DISPLAY
BAUD RATE:
9600 bps
19200 bps
57600 bps
115200 bps

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38400 bps
1200 bps
2400 bps
4800 bps
PRINT DARKNESS
60 %

75 %
90 %
100 %
120 %
140 %
160 %
CHARACTER TABLE
WESTERN (1252)
CE (1250)
TURKISH (1254)
BALTIC (1257)
CYRILLIC (1251)
GREEK (1253)
HEBREW (1255)
KATAKANA
ARABIC
ARABIC (1256)
ARABIC (1256A)
ARABIC (1256F)
ENGLISH (437)
LATIN 1 (850)
PORTUGUESE (860)
LITHUANIAN

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LATIN 2 (852)
POLISH
TURKISH (857)
BALTIC (775)
BULGARIAN (856)
RUSSIAN (866)
LATVIAN
GREEK (737)
HEBREW (862)
USB DEVICE CLASS:
PRINTER
SERIAL
SAVE & EXIT MENU
PRINT SETTINGS
SAVE & EXIT
DISCARD & EXIT
CANCEL

To exit the hardware menu switch off the printer.

Care must be taken when changing factory preset

configuration information.

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 Setup
DATECS ЕP-700

Adjusting the paper near-end sensor

1. Lightly push in the paper near-end sensor unit
2. Move the paper near-end sensor unit to the right and left while keeping to press it.
The sensor position is as shown below depending on the diameter of the roll paper
used.

Sensor Roll paper diameter Outer core diameter

position at the detection of near-end (mm) of roll paper used
1 22 18
2 25 22
3 29 25
4 34 32

Paper near-end
sensor unit

Loading Drivers for ЕP-700:

To print information from your device it is necessary to install ESC/POS drivers.

Current versions of application programs, drivers and SDK are distributed online and are
available for free download at the website, indicated below:
www.datecs.bg

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 5 Setup
DATECS ЕP-700

Loading/Replacing the paper roll

EP-700 uses a roll thermal paper for printing. The width and diameter of the paper roll are
specified in the printer's technical spesification.
EP-700 uses a drop-and-load design making paper loading easy and trouble free. To load
paper, simply lift up the paper cover latch and drop in the new roll as shown in the steps
below.
1. Lift the cover open button
2. Open the printer cover.
3. Insert a new paper roll.
The thermal roll must be placed as shown in the figure
on the right – the thermal surface of the media must be
faced to the thermal head.
4. Close theprinter cover until aclick can be heard.
Be sure to pull at least 12 mm or more of media above the top
of the printer before closing.

The paper roll recomended

parameters

Max. paper width, mm 80/58

Max. print width, mm 72/52.5
Max. paper roll diameter, mm 102
Paper thickness, m 65-85
Core outer diameter (D), mm 18 (for 65-75m) / 32 (for 75-85m)
Core inner diameter (d), mm 12 (for 65-75m) / 25.4 (for 75-85m)

Partition for paper roll

Put the partition for 58/60 mm paper roll cirrectly, as shown in the picture below.

partition

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SELF TEST printing

Short SELF TEST
Press and Hold the LF button, while Power On the printer. Release – after ~ 0.5 sec
and after the 1-beep. The printer will print a Short Self Test, which contains information
about priter cofiguration.

The Short SELF TEST looks as shown below:

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Long SELF TEST

Press and Hold the LF button, while Power On the printer. Release – after ~ 4.5 sec
and after the 3-beep. The printer will print a Long Self Test, which contains
additional information about:
– Rezident font sizes;
– Characters per line;
– Text formating;
– Rezident character set;
– Rezident barcode symbols;

A Long SELF TEST is shown in the image on the right:

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 6 Troubleshooting
DATECS ЕP-700

Troubleshooting
If you're having printing problem refer to the table below for possible causes:

№ Problem Possible Causes

1. Paper feeds after Thermal media is specially coated on outside of roll. Remove
issuing a print job, but paper roll and reload properly.
no printed text vizible
on paper. See section "Loading Paper" for details on loading paper.

Paper cover not installed properly. See section "Loading Paper"

for details on replacing paper cover.

SD card menu

While the printer is ON press and hold the BACK button and the FWD button to
access the SD card menu.
The menu have the following structure :

BY DATE

CONTINOUS

REPAIR DATES

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7 List of Commands for ESC/POS Mode
DATECS ЕP-700

№ Command Description
1 BEL Sounds the buzzer
2 HT Horizontal Tab Command
3 LF Printing а line and Paper Feeding command
4 FF Printing and paper feeding to the black mark position
5 CR The operation of the command depends on the state of the configuration
flags 2, 3 and 4
6 DC2 = DC3 (Ruled line) commands sequence start
7 DC3 ( Sets the ruled line ON
8 DC3 + Sets the ruled line off
9 DC3 - Selects ruled line A
10 DC3 A Selects ruled line B
11 DC3 B Clears selected ruled line buffer
12 DC3 C Sets a single dot in selected ruled line buffer
13 DC3 D Ruled line pattern set
14 DC3 F Ruled line line set
15 DC3 L Selects ruled line combine mode
16 DC3 M Ruled line 1 dot line print
17 DC3 P Ruled line n dots line print
18 DC3 p Ruled line image write
19 DC3 v Canceling print data in page mode
20 CAN Printing data in page mode
21 ESC FF DC3 (Ruled line) commands sequence start
22 ESC RS Sounds the buzzer
23 ESC SP Setting character spacing
24 ESC # Setting EURO symbol position
25 ESC $ Specifying the absolute horizontal position of printing
26 ESC % Selecting/Canceling the printing of downloaded user character sets
27 ESC & Selecting user character set
28 ESC ! Specifying printing mode of text data
29 ESC * Printing graphical data
30 ESC - Selecting/Canceling underlining
31 ESC . Printing self test/diagnostic information

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 List of Commands for ESC/POS Mode
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32 ESC 2 Specifying 1/6-inch line feed rate

33 ESC 3 Specifying line feed rate n/203 inches
34 ESC < Changes print direction to opposite
35 ESC = Data input control
36 ESC > Selecting print diraction
37 ESC @ Initializing the printer
38 ESC D Setting horizontal tab position
39 ESC E Specifying/Canceling highlighting
40 ESC F Filling or inverting the page area in page mode
41 ESC G Specifying/Canceling highlighting
42 ESC I Specifying/Canceling Italic print
43 ESC J Printing and Paper feed n/203 inches
44 ESC L Sellecting page mode
45 ESC N Reading programmed serial number
46 ESC R Selecting country
47 ESC S Specifying speed (bps) of the serial port
48 ESC T Printing short self test
49 ESC U Selecting/Canceling underlined printing
50 ESC V Selecting/Canceling printing 90°- right turned characters
51 ESC W Defining the print area in page mode
52 ESC X Specifying max printing speed
53 ESC Y Selecting intensity level
54 ESC Z Returning diagnostic information
55 ESC \ Specifying relative horizontal position
56 ESC ] Loading the default settings stored in Flash memory
57 ESC ^ Saving current settings in Flash memory
58 ESC _ Loading factory settings
59 ESC ` Reading the Battery Voltage and Thermal head temperature
60 ESC a Aligning the characters
61 ESC b Increasing text line height
62 ESC c5 Enabling/Disabling the functioning of the button LF
63 ESC d Printing and feeding paper by n- lines

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7 List of Commands for ESC/POS Mode
DATECS ЕP-700

64 ESC f Select symbol ‘0’ printing style

65 ESC i Feeding paper backwards
66 ESC o Temporarily feeding paper forward
67 ESC p Generating a drawer pulse
68 ESC r Full command for sounding buzzer
69 ESC s Reading print settings
70 ESC u Selecting code table
71 ESC v Transmitting the printer status
72 ESC { Enabling/Canceling printing of 180° turned characters
73 GS FF Printing in page mode and returning to standard mode
74 GS $ Specifying the absolute vertical position in page mode
75 GS ) Setting printer flags (memory switches)
76 GS * Defining a Downloaded Bit Image (logo)
77 GS / Printing a Downloaded Bit Image
78 GS : Starting/ending macro definitions
79 GS B Enabling/Disabling inverse printing (white on black)
80 GS C Read the Real Time Clock
81 GS H Selecting Printing position of HRI Code
82 GS L Setting the left margin
83 GS Q Printing 2-D barcodes
84 GS R Filling or inverting a restangle in page mode
85 GS S Selecting 2-D barcode cell size
86 GS T Sellecting the print direction in page mode
87 GS U Selecting standard mode
88 GS V Paper cutting
89 GS W Setting the print area width
90 GS X Drawing a rectangular box with selected thickness in page mode
91 GS Z Printing the non blank page area only in page mode
92 GS \ Specifying the relative vertical position in page mode
93 GS ^ Executing macro
94 GS c Setting the Real Time Clock
95 GS f Setting the font of HRI characters of the barcode
96 GS h Setting the height of the barcode

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97 GS k Printing a barcode
98 GS p Settings for 2D barcode PDF417
99 GS q Selecting the height of the module of 2D barcode PDF417
100 GS w Selecting the horizontal size (Scale factor) of the barcode
101 GS x Direct text print in page mode

Asian Languages Support

102 FS ! Specifying printing mode of two-byte text data
103 FS & Selecting two-byte text mode (JIS or GB2312)
104 FS - Selecting/Canceling underline mode for two-byte text mode
105 FS . Canceling two-byte text mode
106 FS 2 Defining one custom Kanji character
107 FS C Selecting Shift-JIS mode (Japanese version only)
108 FS S Specifying character spacing for two-byte text mode
109 FS W Selecting double size characters for two-byte text mode

SD card Support
110 ESC c0 n Selects printing head.
111 ESC zE This command reformats the SD card and erases all data. This
command is available only in Service Mode
112 ESC zD Retrieves the data saved in the SD card

* For details about commands for ESC/POS mode see Programmer's User.

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