Ticket Printer

FutureLogic GEN2
(PSA-66-ST2R)

Rev. 2.0 January 2009

1. Release Info / Disclaimer

Ticket Printer FutureLogic GEN2 (PSA-66-ST2R) Rev. 2.0 Rel. January 2009

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
1.Release Info / Disclaimer. ....................................................................................... 2 2.Introduction.................................................................................................................. 4 2.1Supported Software...................................................................................... 4 3.Components. ................................................................................................................ 5 4.Technical Data.............................................................................................................. 6 4.1Ticket Clearance. .............................................................................................. 6 4.2Printer Sensors................................................................................................. 7 5.Mounting........................................................................................................................ 8 6.Operating.....................................................................................................................10 6.1Loading Paper................................................................................................10 6.2Feed Button. ....................................................................................................10 6.3Printer Status Conditions...........................................................................11 6.4Self Test.............................................................................................................12 6.5DIP Switch Settings......................................................................................12 7.Firmware Download. ..............................................................................................13 7.1Firmware without "" Sign.........................................................................15 8.Pin-Out. .........................................................................................................................16

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2. Introduction

2. Introduction
This manual covers printer specifications and operating- and maintenance procedures for servicing the FutureLogic PSA66-ST2R (serial interface) voucher printer. This printer is also known by its trade name GEN2, which is also used within this manual.

This manual does not cover the PSA-66-ST2N (Netplex typ) printer, as this type is not supported by Atronic gaming machines.

2.1 Supported Software

The GEN2 printer is supported by following Atronic game software versions: Hi(!)bility / e-motion machines with software level B1.1 or higher. Hi(!)bility / Harmony machines with software level C1.1 or higher. Cashline machines with software P-Level only.

The GEN2 printer is not supported by: Hi(!)bility / e-motion machines with software level A. Cashline with software O-Level. Cashline AST (slant top) machines.

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3. Components

3. Components

Lid release bar

Print head Lid

Paper tray

Platen release lever

DIPs Keypad with FEED button and status LEDs Firmware upload port

Front bezel LED port

Mechanism release lever

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4. Technical Data

4. Technical Data
Dimensions
Width Length Height Weigth 110 mm 305 mm 64 mm 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs

Electrical Specifications
Print speed Resolution Interface Power requirement Print head life max. 90 mm/sec. 203 x 203 dpi Bi-directional, serial RS-232 (hot swapable) 24VDC, 2.2A avg. (4.0A peak) 50 km min. (320,000 standard vouchers)

Paper Specification
Width Length Thickness 66 mm (+0 mm, -1 mm) 156 mm (+/- 1 mm) 0.114 mm (4.5 mils)

4.1 Ticket Clearance

A minimum paper clearance of approx. 20 mm (0.75") is required above the printer's ticket tray. Please consider this when installing online system equipment to a machine where a printer is installed. 20 mm

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4.2 Printer Sensors

Paper Out The paper out sensor is located in the print head. It terminates the print operation when the paper has run out and checks for proper form registration. Correct a paper out condition by loading paper into the printer. Paper Low The paper low sensor is located in the paper tray. It determines when the paper stack has approximately 14 tickets remaining. The paper_low status is reported after the unit has printed out 10 more tickets. A paper low condition automatically resets once a new paper stack is loaded and the printer has been idle for some seconds. Paper Taken The paper taken sensor is located near the paper outlet. It determines when the customer has actually taken the cashout ticket. Drawer Open The drawer open sensor detects when the printer is open. Platen Engaged The platen engaged sensor is located in the print head. It detects when the printer platen is in use. Printer Open The printer open sensor is located in the front of the unit. It detects when the printer lid is open. Note: The actual status of certain sensors can be checked by using the host machine diagnostic function. Enter the host machine Service Menu, select "Diagnostics" and navigate to the printer test menu.

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5. Mounting

5. Mounting
This is brief instruction how to mount a GEN2 printer into a Harmony or an e-motion cabinet. Please note that for emotion machines usually a blue bezel is used. A mounting instruction for Cashline machines is available as a seperate document. 1. Check printer DIP switch settings (see chapter 6.5 DIP Switch Settings). 2. Mount the bezel LED board to the front bezel. The earthing cable has to be mounted as illustrated. Do not squeeze the cables between PCB and bezel. Note: Please note that the GEN2 printer uses a shorter bezel than the old Seiko/FutureLogic PSA-66-ST (GEN1) printer.

3. Mount the bezel to the printer. Connect it to the bezel port and fix the cables with a cable tie as illustrated.

4. Slide out the printer drawer and mount the retainer plate under the printer using 4 hex nuts M4. Take care not to damage the copper earthing clips on the bottom of the unit.

5. Thread the printer cable harness (connects the printer spiral cable to the filterboard signal) into the cabinet. Connect it to connector P1 at the filterboard signal (upper left) and the other end to the 14-pin Molex connector of the printer spiral cable. Leave the two smaller connectors of the printer spiral cable free.

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5. Mounting 5. Mounting cont. ... 5. Mount the printer with attached retainer plate into the cabinet and fix it with 2 knurled nuts. Do not fully tighten the knurled nuts to allow mounting depth adjustment along the obholes.

6. Remove the cover from the maindoor printer recess and mount the printer frame cover instead (use a T10 torx screwdriver). Do not fully tighten the screws to allow adjustment.

7. Now carefully close the maindoor and check the frame position. Adjust the printer mounting depth and the printer frame cover allignment for best fitting. The printer outlet should be in the middle of the frame cover and the space arround the outlet should be as small as possible. The unit should not be under pressure when the maindoor is closed.

8. When the allignment is done, do fully tighten the screws that hold the frame cover and the knurled nuts that hold the printer. Again make sure that the unit is not under pressure when the maindoor is closed. At this point the mouting is completed.

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6. Operating

6. Operating
6.1 Loading Paper
1. Make sure that power is applied to the printer. 2. Slide open the printer drawer until the paper tray is completely accessible. 3. Remove any loaded paper remaining from the old paper stack. 4. Remove the tear off band from the new paper stack and place the paper stack into the paper tray. Important: The printable (blank) side has to face down (even if otherwise stated on the paper itself). The top of form mark has to be on the leading edge of the ticket, facing upwards. Note: To prevent a new ticket stack from sticking together, fan out the paper before you place it in the paper tray.

5. Insert the leading ticket into the printer mechanism. When the ticket is fed about 15 mm into the mechanism, the printer automatically completes the feeding. 6. Remove the excess tickets from the printer. 7. Slide in the printer drawer. The printer is now ready for printing.

6.2Feed Button
Use the FEED button located on the keypad to remove remaining paper of an old paper stack or to advance loaded paper to the next index mark.

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6. Operating

6.3 Printer Status Conditions

The GEN2 printer features a LED indicator system that provides the condition of the printer by using solid or blinking LEDs on the keypad or the front bezel lighting to communicate the status of the printer. Front Bezel Status Codes Bezel Lighting
Solid On Slow Blink Fast Blink Off

Status
Printer is idle and ready Paper low or printer error Ticket printing and /or ticket in chute Printer power down

Keypad LED Status Codes. Condition

Unit is powered off Unit ready Unit flushed Paper out Head up or open Temperature error Voltage error Print head error Missing index mark Paper is jammed

Ready LED
Off blink On Off Off Off Off Off Off On

Paper LED
Off Off On On Off Off Off Off On Off

Open LED
Off Off On Off On Off Off Off Off Off

Fault LED
Off Off On Off Off On On On Off blink

Note: The actual printer status can be checked by using the host machine diagnostic function. Enter the host machine Service Menu, select Diagnostics and navigate to the printer test menu.

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6. Operating

6.4Self Test
The GEN2 printer features a self test function. This self test prints a configuration ticket if the test passes successfully. 1. Turn machine power off. 2. Press and hold the FEED button during power up. A configuration ticket is printed when the self test passes successfully. The configuration ticket provides information about loaded firmware and the communication settings made by means of the printer DIP switches. Following settings have to be configured to ensure proper printer operation: Function
Interface Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Handshaking

Setting
Serial 9600 8 NONE HARDWARE

6.5DIP Switch Settings

For proper operation in an Atronic gaming machine the printer DIP switches have to be set to 9.600 baud, RTS mode (hardware handshake).
ON

DIP settings - operating mode For a firmware update the printer DIP switches have to be set to 38.400 baud, Xon/Xoff mode.
ON

Printer DIP switches

DIP settings - programming mode

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7. Firmware Download

7. Firmware Download
This chapter describes how to re-flash the printer firmware using the FutureLogic download utility while the printer remains in the host machine. A special download cable (obtainable from Atronic or FutureLogic) is necessary to carry out this procedure. Do not use any firmware version that is not approved by Atronic. 1. Install the "FLI downloader V200011" application software (or a later version) to your computer. 2. Copy the new firmware file (*.VFX) into the folder where you have installed the "FLI downloader V200011" application (usually C:\Program Files\FLI downloader). 3. Power down the host machine (or disconnect the printer from the host machine). 4. Pull out the printer drawer to get access to the printer DIP switches. Set the printer DIP switches to 38.400 baud, Xon/ Xoff mode for programming. Do not alter the DIP switch settings while the printer is active.
ON

DIP settings - programming mode 5. Start the "FLI downloader V200011" application and click the stop download button to verify that the download process is not active. 6. Select the GEN2 printers only check box to prevent loading GEN2 firmware into other printers.

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7. Firmware Download 7. Firmware Download cont. ... 7. Set up the download preferences. a) Click the preferences button. The auto download preferences dialog is displayed. b) Select the COM port to which the printer is connected (usually COM1), set the baud rate to 38.400 and click the apply button. c) Click the select firmware button, select a firmware file (*.VFX) and click the open button. The version number of the selected firmware is displayed. d) Click the save to file button and overwrite the AutoDLPref.dat file. e) Click the back to prior button to return to the main menu. The main menu refreshes and displays file name, firmware version and (optionally) the ticket template. 8. Connect the download cable to the computer serial port and to the printer download port (next to the DIP switches) and apply power to the printer (power up host machine). 9. When the printer powers up and the connection is established the screen will change to indicate that the printer was detected. A COMM 1 folder tab is added to the main menu. 10. Feed paper into the printer (at least 2 tickets). 11. Select the comm 1 folder tab and click the start download button. The download process will start and the download progress is displayed. Do not abort this process until the download is complete and the printer automatically prints a ticket. A complete firmware update will take 2 - 8 minutes (depends on file size). 11. e) d)

c)

b)

11.

12. After the download is completed, the printer automatically prints a ticket showing the firmware version and ticket template. Compare the firmware version with the version displayed on screen. If the versions match, the download was successful. 13. Click the abort download button.

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7. Firmware Download 7. Firmware Download cont. ... 14. Power down the printer (or the host machine) and set the DIP switches back to operating mode (9.600 baud, hardware handshake).
ON

DIP settings - operating mode The firmware download is now completed.

15. (Optional) Print a self-test ticket. Press and hold the feed button and apply power to the printer (power up host machine).

7.1Firmware without "" Sign

If a printer firmware (for a Euro game) does not support printing the "" sign, the host machine currency setting must be set to "EUR" instead of "" during Initial Setup. (See also Software manual, chapter Initial Setup / Set Currency). Otherwise only the print control characters are printed on the ticket intead of the "" sign.

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8. Pin-out

8. Pin-Out
GEN2 printers for use in Atronic gaming machines are equipped with a spiral cable that ends in a 14-pin Molex connector, a 4-pin Molex connector and a 3-pin connector. Only the 14-pin Molex connector is connected to the host machine using an adapter cable that connects to P1 on the filterboard signal. The other 2 connectors are left free. Interface Cable Pin
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14

Function
MRESET Not connected +12 V DC Not connected GND +24 V DC GND +24 V DC Bezel lamp / switched +24 V DC GND RS-232 RXD RS-232 TXD DTR RTS

I/O
In In Out In Out Out Out

1 8

7 14

Printer spiral cable 14-pin interface connector

Printer Connectors Pin

01 02 03

Function
Modulated +24 V DC Not connected GND

Bezel LED control port

Pin
01 02 03 04

Function
GND RX2 TX2 Not connected

4 2

3 1

Firmware update port

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