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FTP-637MCL401/411/601
n Overview
The FTP-637 MCL Series are 24V driven high-speed printers
with a ultra low prole auto cutter and long life.
The FTP-637 MCL Series can be used for a variety of
applications, such as POS terminals, ticket vending machines,
label printers, banking terminals, and measurement and
medical equipment.
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Height 21.8 mm, width 103.2/104.5 mm, depth 42.2 mm
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It can print at 100/150 mm/s maximum by using Fujitsu's
unique head drive control.
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Long life and high reliable guilotine with dedicated motor.
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Our lever platen release mechanism allows a
wide paper route, so paper can be easily inserted.
Conventional auto loading is also available.
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Wide operating temperature range, long continuous
printing, high ESD absorbtion and discharge of static
electricity vibration and shock resistant.
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FTP-637MCL401/411/601
24v driveN, FTP-607 S
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FTP-637MCL401/601
FTP-637DSL291
FTP-637DSL601R
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FTP-637MCL401/411/601
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Part number FTP-637MCL401/601
Printing method Thermal-line dot method
Dot structure 576 dots/line
Dot pitch (Horizontal) 0.125 mm (8 dots/mm)—Dot density
Dot pitch (Vertical) 0.125 mm (8 dots/mm)—Line feed pitch
Effective printing area 72 mm
Number of columns ANK 48 columns/line (maximum 12 x 24 dot font)
Paper width 80 mm
Paper thickness 60 to 85 µm (some paper in this range may not be used because of
paper characteristics)
Printing Speed MCL401 Maximum 100mm/sec. (800 dot line/sec.)
MCL411 Maximum 170mm/sec. (1,360 dot line/sec.)
MCL601 Maximum 150mm/sec. (1,200 dot line/sec.)
Alphanumeric, kana: 159 types
International characters: 195 types
JIS Kanji (Kanji CG loaded board): about 6800 types
12 × 24 dots, (1.5 × 3.0 mm), 48 columns: ANK
24 × 24 dots, (3.0 × 3.0 mm), 24 columns: ANK
8 × 16 dots, (1.0 × 2.0 mm), 72 columns: ANK
16 × 16 dots, (2.0 × 2.0 mm), 36 columns: ANK
SpecicationsItem
Character types
Character, dimensions (W×H), number of
columns
Part Number
Easy Load Model with low prole cutter FTP-637MCL401
FTP-637MCL411
FTP-637MCL601
LSI for driving MCL401 FTP-627CU301R
MCL601 FTP-627CU601R
Interface
board for
Mech/Cutter
Cutter
supported
MCL401 FTP-637DSL291R Parallel (Centronics) /Serial (RS-232C)
MCL411 FTP-627DSL413R
FTP-627DSL415R
MCL601 FTP-627DSL601R High-speed serial (RS-232C) / USB
MCL401 FTP-637DSL623R USB (V 1.1)
FTP-637DSL625R High-speed serial (RS-232C)
MCL601 FTP-637DSL633R USB (V 1.1)
FTP-637DSL635R High-speed serial (RS-232C)/
Interface
cables
Parallel (Centronics) FTP-628Y202
Serial (RS232C) FTP-628Y302
USB FTP-629Y301
Power
cables
Logic FTP-629Y401
Head, motor FTP-629Y601
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Item Specication
Interface Conforms to RS232C/Centronics
Power supply For print
head
MCL401 24 VDC average current, 0.7A (1.3A peak)
MCL601 24 VDC average current, 1.3A (2.5 A peak)
(print ratio: 12.5%, print speed 100mm/sec.)
For motor 24 VDC ±5%, 1.0 A maximum
For cutter MCL401 24 VDC ±5%, 1.1 A maximum
MCL411 24 VDC ±5%, 1.2 A maximum
MCL601 24 VDC ±5%, 1.3 A maximum
For logic MCL401/601 4.75 to 5.25 VDC, 0.2 A maximum
MCL411 3.3 to 5.25 VDC, 0.1 A maximum
Dimensions Mechanism with cutter 104.5 x 42.2 x 21.8 mm (WxDxH)
Interface
board
DSL291 70 x 60 x 12 mm (WxDxH)
DSL6xx 95 x 70 x 21.6 mm (WxDxH)
Weight Mechanism with cutter Approximately 118g/122g
Interface board Approximately 50g / 50g
Life Head MCL401 Pulse durability: 50 million pulses/dot (print ratio: 12.5% or less).
MCL411 Pulse durability: 100 million pulses/dot (print ratio: 12.5% or less).
MCL601 Pulse durability: 100 million pulses/dot (print ratio: 12.5% or less).
MCL401 Abrasion resistance: paper traveling distance 50km
MCL411 Abrasion resistance: paper traveling distance 100km
MCL601 Abrasion resistance: paper feed length 100km.
Cutter MCL401 500,000 cuts
MCL411 500,000 cuts
MCL601 1,000,000 cuts
Platen 5,000 times (open/close)
Operating
environment
Operating temperature 0ºC to +50ºC (+5˚C to +40˚C printing density assurance range)
Operating humidity 20 to 85% RH (no condensation)
Storage temperature -20ºC to +60ºC (paper not included)
Storage humidity 5 to 95% RH (no condensation)
Detection
function
Head temperature detection Detected by thermistor
Paper out/mark detection Detected by photo-interruptor
Platen release Detected by sliding switch
Recommended thermal sensitive paper High sensitive paper TF50KS-E4 (Nippon paper)
Standard paper TF60KS-E (Nippon paper),
FTP-020PU001 (58mm)
PD150R (Oji paper)
FTP-020PU701 (58mm)
Medium life paper TF60KS-F1 (Nippon paper)
FTP-020P0102 (58mm)
PD170R (Oji paper)
P220VBB-1 (Mitsubishi paper)
Long life paper PD160R (Oji paper)
AFP-235 (Mitsubishi paper)
TP50KJ-R (Nippon paper)
HA220AA (Nippon paper)
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Unit: mm
Note: 1. Dimensions are nominal value (tolerance ±5 unless otherwise specied).
2. Platen unit (lever, platen, etc) moves by approximately 0.7mm toward paper insertion direction when platen is
open.
FTP-637MCL401/601
11degrees
27.7
1.6
103.2 / 104.5
55
28.3 (29.3 max.)
21.8
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5.4
(42.2)
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36.0
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22.1
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7.5
Center of paper
Center of mechanism
Item Item
1. Test print function 8. Cutter trouble detect
2. Paper out detection 9. Motor power saving function
3. Paper near end detection 10. Mark detection function
4. Paten open detection 11. MCU operation abnormality detection
5. Thermal head temperature abnormality
detection 12. Power ON/OFF sequence protection
6. Blow-out fuse detection 13. Motor over-current protection
7. Head voltage abnormality detection 14. Hardware timer
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(1) Connector
Mechanical unit side: FPC connector
Remote side (housing site): 52610-3071 (made by Molex)
(2) Pin assignment on the mechanical side
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Platen unit
Thermal head
Motor
Sensor (Photo-
interruptor)
30, 29, .....................2,1
Connector No
(FPC pin numbers)
FPC
Connect terminal:
surface side
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Connector on control circuit side: 52610-0871 Molex or equivalent
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Rev. August 7, 2012.