Star TSP400 SERIES User Manual

THERMAL PRINTER
TSP400 SERIES
USERS MANUAL
GUIDE D’UTILISATION BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI
Radio Frequency Interference
Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
For compliance with the Federal Noise Interference Standard, this equipment requires a shielded cable.
This statement will be applied only for the printers marketed in U.S.A.
Statement of
The Canadian Department of Communications
Radio Interference Regulations
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada.
The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Canada.
CE
Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity
(EC Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May 1989)
This product has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the International Standards EN50081-1/01.92 and EN50082-1/01.92 following the provisions of the Electro Magnetic Compatibility Directive of the European Communities as of May 1989.
NOTICE
All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever,
without STAR’s express permission is forbidden.
The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the
time of going to press. However, should any errors be detected, STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them.
The above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this
manual.
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Copyright 1995 Star Micronics Co., LTD.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SETTING UP ........................................................................................1
1-1. Loading the Paper Roll ................................................................1
1-2. Adjusting the Head Position ........................................................3
2. CONTROL PANEL ..............................................................................4
3. COMMAND SUMMARY ....................................................................5
3-1. Page Mode....................................................................................6
3-2. Line Mode ....................................................................................8
APPENDIX ............................................................................................. 48
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1. SETTING UP
First, remove the blue semi-transparent tape from all parts.
1-1. Loading the Paper Roll
Your printer accepts thermal roll paper 60mm ~ 82mm wide.
The procedure for loading a paper roll is as follows. The illustrations show the TSP412 printer, however, the loading procedure for the TSP442 is the same.
1 Switch off the printer’s power.
2 Open the printer cover.
3 Cut the top edge of the paper straight
across. If the paper end is secured to the roll by a label or by tape, unroll the paper one turn and cut away all traces of adhesive. (Adhesive can stick to the internal paper roller and interfere with paper feeding.)
4 Insert the paper-roll shaft into the
paper roll.
Fig. 1-2
Fig. 1-3
Printer cover
Paper roll
Paper-roll shaft
Fig. 1-1
Before loading the first paper roll, be
sure to remove the cardboard and the protective paper (under the tear bar) that were inserted to protect the print head during shipping.
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5 Temporarily place the paper roll on
the printer cover. Be sure that the roll is correctly oriented for load­ing.
6 Pull on the green release bar so that
it unlocks, then tilt the print head unit. Avoid touching the print head with your fingers.
7 Insert the paper so that it passes
under the paper-guide roller shaft and between the transmissive sen­sors.
8 Push the paper until the edge moves
all the way through to the tear bar.
Fig. 1-4
Fig. 1-5
Fig. 1-6
Paper roll
Release bar
Print head unit
Paper guide roller shaft
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Thick paper
Thin paper
0.6mm
9 Return the print head unit to its
original position and be sure that it locks into place. (The printer cover will not close unless the print head unit is locked.)
0 Move the paper roll onto the print-
er’s paper-roll holder.
A Hold the roll down and pull on the
leading edge of the paper to re­move any slack.
B Close the printer cover.
1-2. Adjusting the Head Position
Fig. 1-7
1 You can set the print head position
to accommodate thick or thin paper. Change the position by moving the left-side and right-side levers for­ward or back.
2 Be sure to unlock the print head
before moving the levers.
Fig. 1-8
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2. CONTROL PANEL
The buttons and indicators on the control panel operate as follows.
Fig. 2-1
ON LINE switch/indicator
Press the button to toggle the printer online or offline. The indicator lights up to indicate that the printer is online. When the printer goes offline, it ceases printing and becomes unable to receive data from the host. NOTE: If the print head overheats during long continuous use, the printer
automatically stops printing and the ON LINE indicator begins to flash. The printer will automatically resume printing when the print head cools down.
FEED switch
This button generates continuous or full paper feed, depending on the setting of Memory Switch. The FEED switch operates regardless of whether the printer is online or offline. If Memory Switch is set to Start-position detect = OFF, hold the FEED switch down to feed paper continuously. Paper feed stops when you release the button. If Memory Switch is set to Start-position detect = ON, each press of the FEED switch feeds the paper to the next top position.
POWER indicator
Lights up to indicate that the printer’s power is on.
HEAD UP indicator
Lights up to indicate that the print head unit is unlocked. Do not try printing while this indicator is on. If this indicator comes on suddenly during printing, it is likely that a paper jam has pushed the print head unit out of position.
ON
OFF
POWER HEAD UP NO PAPER ERROR
ON LINE
FEED
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The printer has two different software modes which can be selected using the memory switch. In order to enable changed memory switch settings, turn the printer OFF and ON again or send printer reset command (<ESC>“?”) to the printer. (Factory setting: Page Mode)
Page Mode:
Code <ESC> “#0,0000” <LF> <NUL> Hex 1B 23 30 2C 30 30 30 30 0A 00 Ideal for bar code label, graphics and text data printing. Can locate and rotate bar code and text. Accepts a non-compressed BMP file so that the printer can import and print a BMP file which is scanned or edited in Windows applications. The printer has the following control commands. Each control code starts with <ESC> code and ends with <LF> <NUL> codes, except for the Request status command <ENQ> and the Call Download Character command <ESC> “G”.
Line Mode:
Code <ESC> “#0,0001” <LF> <NUL> Hex 1B 23 30 2C 30 30 30 31 0A 00 This mode is compatible with Star Receipt printers, such as the SP300 and SP200 series.
For improvement purposes, the descriptions and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.
3. COMMAND SUMMARY
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3-1. Page Mode
Format Definition
Hexadecimal codes 1B 43 0A 00 1B 44 n1n2n3n4 0A
00 1B 4C n1n2 3B x1x2x3x4
2C y1y2y3y4 2C x5x6x7x8 2C y5y6y7y8 2C d 2C w 0A 00
1B 45 n1n2 0A 00 1B 50 43 n1n2 3B x1x2x3x4
2C y1y2y3y4 2C w 2C h 2C c 2C r1r2 2C d1d2 0A 00
1B 50 42 n1n2 3B x1x2x3x4 2C y1y2y3y4 2C w 2C b 2C m 2C h1h2h3h4 0A 00
1B 59 d1d2 0A 00
Control codes <ESC> “C”<LF> <NUL> <ESC> “D n1n2n3n4” <LF>
<NUL> <ESC> “L n1n2 ; x1x2x3x4
, y1y2y3y4, x5x6x7x8 , y5y6y7y8, d, w” <LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “E n1n2” <LF>: <NUL> <ESC> “PC n1n2 ; x1x2x3x4
, y1y2y3y4, w, h, c, r1r2, d1d2” <LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “PB n1n2 ; x1x2x3x4 , y1y2y3y4, w, b, m, h1h2h3h4” <LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “Y d1d2” <LF> <NUL>
Function Clear format Define print area
Define ruled line format
Cancel ruled line format Define character string format
Define bar code format
Define character pitch
Hexadecimal codes 1B 52 43 n1n2 3B a1a2.…an
0A 00 1B 52 42 n1n2 3B a1a2.…an
0A 00 1B 51 3B x1x2x3x4 2C
y1y2y3y4 2C|1|2|3|4 2C w1w2w3 2C n11n12n13 n.…n1k <LF>.…nm1nm2 .…nmk” 0A 00
1B 48 m x1x2x3x4 2C y1y2y3y4 2C (BMP file data) 2C 0A 00
1B 47 n1n2 2C n3n4 1B 30
1B 58 0A 00
Control codes
<ESC> “RC n1n2 ; a1.....an”
<LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “RB n1n2 ; a1.....an”
<LF> <NUL> <ESC> “Q ; x1x2x3x4,
y1y2y3y4, |1|2|3|4, w1w2w3, n11n12n13 n.…n1k <LF>.…nm1nm2 .…nmk” <LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “H m x1x2x3x4, y1y2y3y4, (BMP file data) ,” <LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “G n1n2, n3n4” <ESC> “0”
<ESC> “X” <LF> <NUL>
Function Set character string data
Set bar code data
Store dot graphic data into image memory
Copy BMP file to printer
Call download character
Clear image data
Print Data Settings
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Other commands
Hexadecimal codes 1B 49 0A 00 1B 54 d n1n2 0A 00 1B 42 d n1n2 0A
00 1B 23 N 2C n1n2n3n4 0A
00 1B 3F 0A 00 05 1B 4E n1n2 0A 00 1B 46 n1n2 3B d1.…d48
0A 00 1B 5A n 0A 00
Function Print Label Set Feed Length after Printing Enable cutter
Set Memory Switch
Reset printer Request status Select international character set Register download character
Select “zero”style
Control codes <ESC> “I” <LF> <NUL> <ESC> “T d n1n2” <LF> <NUL> <ESC> “B d n1n2” <LF>
<NUL> <ESC> “# N, n1n2n3n4” <LF>
<NUL> <ESC> “?” <LF> <NUL> <ENQ> <ESC> “N n1n2” <LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “F n1n2 ; d1.....d48”
<LF> <NUL> <ESC> “Z n” <LF> <NUL>
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3-2. Line Mode
Commands to Select Characters
Control codes
Hexadecimal
Function
codes <ESC> “R” n 1B 52 n Select international character set <ESC> “/” “1” 1B 2F 31
Select slash zero
<ESC> “/” <1> 1B 2F 01 <ESC> “/” “0” 1B 2F 30
Select normal zero
<ESC> “/” <0> 1B 2F 00 <ESC> “b” n1 n2 n3 n4 1B 62 n1 n2 n3 n4 Select bar code printing
d1 ... <RS> d1 ... 1E <ESC> “M” 1B 4D Select 12-dot pitch printing
<ESC> “p” 1B 70 Select 14-dot pitch printing <ESC> “P” 1B 50 Select 15-dot pitch printing <ESC> “:” 1B 3A Select 16-dot pitch printing <ESC> <SP> n 1B 20 n Set character spacing <SO> 0E Sets the printing magnified double in
character width.
<DC4> 14 Resets the printing magnified in
character width.
<ESC> “W” n 1B 57 n
Sets the magnification rate in character width.
<ESC> <SO> 1B 0E Sets the printing magnified double in
character height.
<ESC> <DC4> 1B 14 Resets the printing magnified in character
height.
<ESC> “h” n 1B 68 n
Sets the magnification rate in character height
.
<ESC> “i” n1 n2 1B 69 n1 n2 Sets the magnification rates in character
width and height.
<ESC> “–” “1” 1B 2D 31
Select underlining
<ESC> “–” <1> 1B 2D 01 <ESC>“–” “0” 1B 2D 30
Cancel underlining
<ESC> “–” <0> 1B 2D 00 <ESC> “_” “1” 1B 5F 31
Select overlining
<ESC> “_” <1> 1B 5F 01 <ESC> “_” “0” 1B 5F 30
Cancel overlining
<ESC> “_” <0> 1B 5F 00
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Control codes
Hexadecimal
Function
codes <ESC> “4” 1B 34 Select highlight printing
<ESC> “5” 1B 35 Cancel highlight printing <SI> 0F Inverted printing <DC2> 12 Cancel inverted printing <ESC> “E” 1B 45
Select emphasized printing
<ESC> “G” 1B 47 <ESC> “F” 1B 46
Cancel emphasized printing
<ESC> “H” 1B 48
Commands to Set the Page Format
Control codes
Hexadecimal
Function
codes <ESC> “C” n 1B 43 n Set page length in lines
<ESC> “C” <0> n 1B 43 00 n Set page length in inches <ESC> “N” n 1B 4E n Set bottom margin <ESC> “O” 1B 4F Cancel bottom margin <ESC> “l” n 1B 6C n Set left margin <ESC> “Q” n 1B 51 n Set right margin
Commands to Move the Print Position
Control codes
Hexadecimal
Function
codes <LF> 0A Line feed <CR> 0D Carriage Return <ESC> “a” n 1B 61 n Feed paper n lines <FF> 0C Form feed <HT> 09 Horizontal tab <VT> 0B Vertical tab <ESC> “z” “1” 1B 7A 31
Set line spacing to 4 mm
<ESC> “z” <1> 1B 7A 01 <ESC> “0” 1B 30 Set line spacing to 3 mm
<ESC> “J” n 1B 4A n One time n/4 mm feed <ESC> “j” n 1B 6A n One time n/4 mm backfeed <ESC> “I” n 1B 49 n One time n/8 mm feed <ESC> “B” n1 n2 ... <0> 1B 42 n1 n2 ... 00 Set vertical tab stops <ESC> “D” n1 n2 ... <0> 1B 44 n1 n2 ... 00 Set horizontal tab stops
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Commands to Print Dot Graphics
Control codes
Hexadecimal
Function
codes <ESC> “K” n <0> 1B 4B n 00 m1 m2 Print normal density graphics
m1 m2 ... ...
<ESC> “L” n1 n2 1B 4C n1 n2 m1 m2 Print high density graphics
m1 m2 ... ...
<ESC> “k” n <0> d1 ... 1B 6B n 00 d1 ... Print fine density graphics <ESC> “X” n1 n2 m1 ... 1B 58 n1 n2 m1 ... Print fine density graphics
Commands to Print Download Characters
Control codes
Hexadecimal
Function
codes <ESC> “&” <1> <1> 1B 26 01 01 n Define download character
n m1 m2 ... m48 m1 m2 ... m48 <ESC> “&” <1> <0> n 1B 26 01 00 n Delete a download character <ESC> “%” “1” 1B 25 31
Enable download character set
<ESC> “%” <1> 1B 25 01 <ESC> “%” “0” 1B 25 30
Disable download character set
<ESC> “%” <0> 1B 25 00
Commands to Control Peripheral Devices
Control codes
Hexadecimal
Function
codes <ESC> <BEL> n1 n2 1B 07 n1 n2 Define drive pulse width for peripheral
device #1 <BEL> 07 Control peripheral device #1 <FS> 1C Control peripheral device #1 immediately <EM> 19 Control peripheral device #2 immediately <SUB> 1A Control peripheral device #2 immediately
Commands to Control Auto Cutter
Control codes
Hexadecimal
Function
codes
<ESC> “d” “0” 1B 64 30 <ESC> “d” <0> 1B 64 00
Full-cut command to the auto cutter <ESC> “d” “1” 1B 64 31
<ESC> “d” <1> 1B 64 01
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Other Commands
Control codes
Hexadecimal
Function
codes
<CAN> 18 Cancel last line & Initialize printer <DC3> 13 Deselect printer <DC1> 11
Set select mode <DC1> n 11 n
<RS> 1E Beep the buzzer <ESC> “#N, n1 n2 n3 n4”
1B 23 N 2C n1 n2 n3 n4
Set memory switch <LF> <NUL> 0A 00
<ESC> “@” 1B 40 Initialize printer <ENQ> 05 Enquiry <STX> 02 Enter STX-ETX mode <ETX> 03 Terminate STX-ETX mode <ESC> “?” <LF> <NUL> 1B 3F 0A 00 Reset printer hardware
TABLE DES MATIERES
1. INSTALLATION ................................................................................13
1-1. Chargement du rouleau de papier ..............................................13
1-2. Réglage de la position de la tête.................................................15
2. TABLEAU DE COMMANDE ...........................................................16
3. RESUME DES COMMANDES .........................................................17
3-1. Mode Page..................................................................................18
3-2. Mode Ligne ................................................................................20
APPENDICE ...........................................................................................48
L’appendice n’est pas traduit.
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1. INSTALLATION
Commencer par enlever la bande bleue semi-transparente de toutes les pièces.
Avant de charger le premier rouleau
de papier, veiller à enlever le carton ainsi que le papier de protection (sous la barre de découpe) qui ont été insé­rés en vue de protection de la tête d’impression lors de l’expédition.
Fig. 1-1
Fig. 1-2
Printer cover
Paper roll
Paper-roll shaft
Fig. 1-3
1-1. Chargement du rouleau de papier
L’imprimante accepte un rouleau de papier thermosensible d’une largeur de 60 mm ~ 82 mm.
La procédure de chargement d’un rouleau de papier est décrite ci-dessous. Les illustrations décrivent l’imprimante TSP412, mais il faut préciser que la procé­dure de chargement de l’imprimante TSP442 est identique.
1 Eteindre l’alimentation de l’impri-
mante
2 Ouvrir le couvercle de l’imprimante
3 Couper le bord supérieur du papier
d’un bout à l’autre. Si l’extrémité du papier est immobilisée au rouleau par une étiquette ou par une bande, dérouler le papier d’un tour, puis le couper pour enlever toute trace d’ad­hésif. (Il est possible que l’adhésif colle au rouleau de papier interne et donc qu’il entrave l’avance du pa­pier).
4 Insérer l’arbre du rouleau de papier
dans le rouleau de papier.
Couvercle d’imprimante
Rouleau de papier
Arbre de rouleau de papier
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5 Mettre le rouleau de papier sur le
couvercle de l’imprimante à titre temporaire. S’assurer que le rou­leau est orienté correctement en vue de chargement.
6 Tirer la barre de déclenchement verte
de manière qu’elle se débloque, puis incliner la tête d’impression. Eviter de toucher des doigts la tête d’im­pression.
7 Insérer le papier de manière qu’il
passe sous l’arbre du rouleau du guide-papier et entre les détecteurs de transmission.
8 Pousser le papier jusqu’à ce que le
bord parvienne entièrement à la barre de découpe.
Fig. 1-4
Fig. 1-5
Fig. 1-6
Paper roll
Release bar
Print head unit
Paper guide roller shaft
Rouleau de papier
Arbre de rouleau de guide-papier
Tête d’impression
Barre de déclenchement
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