Star Micronics TSP212, TSP242, TSP200 SERIES User Manual

THERMAL PRINTER

TSP200 SERIES

USERS MANUAL

GUIDE D’UTILISATION
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG
MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI

Federal Communications Commission

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.

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.

©

Copyright 1996 Star Micronics Co., LTD.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. SETTING THE PAPER ......................................................................1

1-1. Setting the Paper ..........................................................................1

1-2. Changing the Paper ......................................................................3

1-3. Paper Jams....................................................................................4

2. CONTROL PANEL ............................................................................5

2-1. Power ON.....................................................................................5

2-2. Errors............................................................................................6

3. CAUTIONS.........................................................................................7

3-1. Operating Cautions ......................................................................7

3-2. Safety Cautions ............................................................................7

4. COMMAND SUMMARY ..................................................................8

4-1. Star Mode.....................................................................................8

4-2. ESC/POS Mode*........................................................................12

APPENDIX .............................................................................................56

* ESC/POS is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.

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1 Open the cover.

2 If the unit has an auto-cutter unit,

move the unit in the direction of the
arrow until the lock engages. (This
step is unnecessary if there is no
auto-cutter unit.)

3 Widen the paper holder in the direc-

tion of the arrow and position the
paper in the manner shown in the
illustration. Make sure that the core
of the paper is firmly held by the
paper holder at this time.

1-1. Setting the Paper

Prepare a roll of paper. Make sure that the feeding edge of the paper is cut in a
straight right angle to the direction of feed.

Roll paper

Core

Axis

Paper roll holder

1. SETTING THE PAPER

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4 Auto Loading

Insert the edge of the paper into the
opening. The paper is properly in­serted when paper extends from the
printer mechanism. Check that the
paper is protruding approximately
15 to 20 centimeters from printer
mechanism. If the paper extends
less than 15 centimeters, press the
feed key to feed more paper. Once
these steps have been taken, remove
any remaining slack in the paper.
If the paper has not been inserted
straight, it will jam. If this happens,
pull the head up lever towards you
and pull on the edge of the paper
until the paper is moving straight.
After confirming that 15 to 20
centimeters of paper is extending
from the printer, push the head up
lever back to the previous position.

Manual Loading

Pull the head up lever forward to
bring the print head into the up po­sition. Insert the edge of the paper
into the opening and turn the green
knob located near the head up lever
until the edge of the paper protrudes
from the printer mechanism. Grab
the edge of the paper and pull the
paper until it is moving straight.
After confirming that 15 to 20
centimeters of paper is extending
from the printer, push the head up
lever back to the previous position.

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5 Hold the edge of the paper and press

it against the head and cut it. Be
careful not to cut your hands or
fingers on the edge of the auto­cutter unit.

6 Close the auto-cutter unit. (This step

is unnecessary if there is no auto­cutter unit.)

7 Close the cover and press the on-

line switch. The on-line lamp will
come on.

1 If the near-end sensor is operating

and there is still paper on the roll,
cut the paper just before the paper
opening and then press the (feed)
switch until the feed of paper stops.

2 Open the cover and pull the head up

lever forward so the print head is in
the up position and pull the paper
out.

3 Widen the paper holder in the direc-

tion of the arrow and remove paper
roll or the core.

4 Follow the procedure outlined in

“1-1 Setting the Paper” to replace
the paper roll.

1-2. Changing the Paper

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1-3. Paper Jams

1 Turn the power off and open the cover.
2 If the unit has an auto-cutter unit, move the unit in the direction of the arrow

until the lock engages. (This step is unnecessary if there is no auto-cutter unit.)

3 Cut the roll of paper just before the paper opening and remove the paper.
4 Using the same procedure outlined for cleaning the head, push the head open

lever back to release the set cover system and to place the head in the open
position.

5 Remove the paper jam. If the jam cannot be removed, turn the feed knob and

remove the paper.

6 Once the paper jam has been removed, press the top of the set cover and engage

the head open lever.

Caution

If the paper jam is in the auto-cutter, insert a Phillips screwdriver into the right
side of the auto-cutter and use it to turn the internal gears to free the paper jam.

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2-1. Power ON

Operating Panel
Paper - Yes

Paper - No

1 Power Lamp (Green LED)
2 On-Line Lamp (Green LED)
3 On-Line Switch
4 Feed Switch

When the power switch is turned on, the Power Lamp and On-Line Lamp will
come on. If there is no paper, the Power Lamp will flash at approximately one
second intervals.

ON LINE

POWER

FEED

ON LINE

POWER

FEED

12 3 4

2. CONTROL PANEL

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2-2. Errors

1) Automatic Recovery (Power Lamp: Flashing; On-Line Lamp: On)

Error Description

Abnormal head
temperature

Power Lamp Flashing Pattern Recovery Conditions

Automatic recovery after head
temperature lowers.

2) Recoverable Errors (Power Lamp: Flashing; On-Line Lamp: Off)

Power Lamp Flashing Pattern Recovery Conditions

Insert paper and press on-line
switch. (Star)
Insert paper and close cover. (ESC/
POS)

Lower head and press on-line
switch. (Star)
Lower head and close cover. (ESC/
POS)

Press on-line switch and printing
will continue. Both lamps light
when printing and power lamp
flashes and on-line lamp lights
when on-line. (Star)
Same as “No paper”. (ESC/POS)

Close cover and press on-line
switch. (Star)
Close cover. (ESC/POS)

If the blade is at the home position,
press on-line switch to continue
printing. If the blade is not at the
home position, it is not a recover­able error. (Star)
Command (ESC/POS)

Approx. 1 Sec Approx. 1 Sec

Approx. 1 Sec Approx. 1 Sec

Approx. 250 msApprox. 250 ms

Approx. 2 Sec Approx. 2 Sec

Approx.

500 ms

Approx.

500 ms

Approx. 125 msApprox. 125 ms

Error Description

No paper

Head up

Paper near end of
roll

Cover is open

Error during paper
cutting

3) Fatal Error (Power Lamp: Flashing; On-Line Lamp: Flashing) the unit

will have to be repaired.

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3-1. Operating Cautions

1 The service life of the thermal print head cannot be guaranteed if any paper

other than the recommended paper is used. There will be a noticeable decline
in the service life of the thermal element of the print head when the paper used
contains (Na+, K++, CI-).

2 Never print when there is water or any form of moisture, such as from

condensation, on the surface of the print head.

3-2. Safety Cautions

1 Never touch the thermal print head or motor during printing or immediately

after printing as these components are very hot.

2 Never touch any moving parts, such as gears or knobs, during printing.
3 Always use care near the edges of printer components, especially metal

components, as they may cause injury.

3. CAUTIONS

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4-1. Star 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

4. COMMAND SUMMARY

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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> “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> m1 ... 1B 6B n 00 m1 ... Print fine density graphics

Commands to Print Download Characters

Control codes

Hexadecimal

Function

codes
<ESC> “&” “1” “1” 1B 26 31 31 n

n m1 m2 ... m48 m1 m2 ... m48

Define download character

<ESC> “&” <1> <1> 1B 26 01 01
n m1 m2 ... m48 n m1 m2 ... m48

<ESC> “&” “1” “0” n 1B 26 31 30 n

Delete a download character

<ESC> “&” <1> <0> n 1B 26 01 00 n
<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

Partial-cut command to the auto cutter

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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

<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
<ESC> “?” <LF> <NUL> 1B 3F 0A 00 Reset printer hardware

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4-2. ESC/POS Mode

Control Code Hexadecimal Code Function

HT 09 Horizontal tab
LF 0A Print line feed
FF 0C Page mode print and return
DLE EOT 10 04 Real time transmission of status
DLE ENQ 10 05 Real time request to printer
CAN 18 Cancel print data in page mode
ESC FF 1B FF Print page mode data
ESC SP 1B 20 Set right space amount of character
ESC ! 1B 21 Universal print mode designation
ESC # 1B 23 Set memory switch
ESC $ 1B 24 Designate absolute printing
ESC % 1B 25 Designate/cancel download character set
ESC & 1B 26 Define download characters
ESC

*

1B 2A Designate bit image mode
ESC - 1B 2D Designate/cancel underline
ESC 2 1B 32 Set 1/6 inch line feed amount
ESC 3 1B 33 Set line feed amount
ESC = 1B 3D Select peripheral equipment
ESC ? 1B 3F Delete download characters
ESC @ 1B 40 Initialize printer
ESC D 1B 44 Set horizontal tab position
ESC E 1B 45 Designate/cancel emphasized print
ESC G 1B 47 Designate/cancel double print
ESC J 1B 4A Print and paper feed
ESC L 1B 4C Select page mode
ESC R 1B 52 Select international characters
ESC S 1B 53 Select standard mode
ESC T 1B 54 Select character print direction in print mode
ESC V 1B 56 Designate/cancel 90° character rotation
ESC W 1B 57 Set print range in page mode
ESC \ 1B 5C Designate relative position
ESC a 1B 61 Align position
ESC c4 1B 63 34 Select no valid paper detector at print stop
ESC c5 1B 63 35 Enable/disable panel switch
ESC d 1B 64 Print and paper feed “n” lines
ESC i 1B 69 Partial cut (one section remaining)
ESC p 1B 70 Designate pulse generation
ESC t 1B 74 Select character code table

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Control Code Hexadecimal Code Function

ESC u 1B 75 Transmission of peripheral equipment status
ESC v 1B 76 Transmission of paper detection status
ESC { 1B 7B Designate/cancel inverted printing
GS ! 1D 21 Designate character size
GS $ 1D 24 Designate absolute position of vertical direction of

characters in page mode

GS

*

1D 2A Define download bit image
GS / 1D 2F Print download bit image
GS : 1D 3A Start/finish macro definition
GS B 1D 42 Designate/cancel reverse printing
GS H 1D 48 Select print position of HRI characters
GS I 1D 49 Printer ID transmission
GS L 1D 4C Set left margin
GS P 1D 50 Set basic calculated pitch
GS V 1D 56 Paper cut
GS W 1D 57 Set print range
GS \ 1D 5C Designate the relative position of vertical characters when

printing in the page mode
GS ^ 1D 5E Execute macro
GS a 1D 61 Enable/disable automatic status transmission
GS f 1D 66 Select HRI character font
GS h 1D 68 Set bar code height
GS k 1D 6B Printing of bar code
GS r 1D 72 Transmission of status
GS w 1D 77 Set lateral size of bar code

TABLE DES MATIÈRES

1. MISE EN PLACE DU PAPIER........................................................15

1-1. Mise en place du papier .............................................................15

1-2. Changement de rouleau de papier..............................................17

1-3. Bourrages de papier ...................................................................18

2. TABLEAU DE COMMANDE .........................................................19

2-1. Mise sous tension....................................................................... 19

2-2. Erreurs........................................................................................20

3. PRECAUTIONS ...............................................................................21

3-1. Précautions relatives à l’utilisation ............................................21

3-2. Précautions relatives à la sécurité ..............................................21

4. RESUME DES COMMANDES .......................................................22

4-1. Mode Star...................................................................................22

4-2. Mode ESC/POS*........................................................................26

APPENDICE ...........................................................................................56

L’appendice n’est pas traduit.

* ESC/POS est une marque de fabrique de Seiko Epson Corporation.

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1 Ouvrir le capot.

2 Si l’imprimante dispose d’un méca-

nisme de découpe automatique, dé­placer ce dernier dans la direction
indiquée par la flèche jusqu’à ce
que le verrouillage soit effectué.
(Ignorer cette étape si l’appareil ne
dispose pas de mécanisme de dé­coupe automatique.)

3 Ecarter le support du rouleau de

papier dans la direction indiquée
par la flèche et installer le rouleau
de papier de la manière illustrée ci­contre. S’assurer lors de cette étape
que le rouleau de papier est main­tenu fermement en place par son
support.

1-1. Mise en place du papier

Préparer un rouleau de papier. S’assurer que le bord du papier est coupé à angle
droit par rapport à la direction d’avance du papier.

Roll paper

Core

Axis

Paper roll holder

Rouleau de
papier

Rouleau

Support du rouleau de papier

Axe

1. MISE EN PLACE DU PAPIER

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4 Chargement automatique

Insérer le bord du papier dans
l’ouverture. S’assurer que le papier
est correctement inséré en vérifiant
s’il ressort du mécanisme d’impres­sion. Le papier doit ressortir de 15 à
20 cm du mécanisme d’impression.
Si la portion de papier ressortant du
mécanisme d’impression est infé­rieure ou égale à 15 cm, appuyer sur
la touche d’avance FEED afin de
faire avancer le papier. Une fois ces
étapes effectuées, s’assurer qu’il n’y
a pas de mou dans le papier. Si le
papier n’est pas correctement in­séré, cela provoquera un bourrage.
En cas de bourrage, tirer le levier
vert de la tête de l’imprimante vers
soi et tirer sur le bord du papier
jusqu’à ce qu’il avance de façon
correcte. Après s’être assuré que 15
à 20 cm de papier ressortent de
l’imprimante, pousser le levier vert
de la tête de l’imprimante jusqu’à sa
position originale.

Chargement manuel

Tirer le levier vert de la tête de
l’imprimante vers l’avant afin
d’amener la tête d’impression en
position supérieure. Insérer le bord
de la feuille de papier dans l’ouver­ture et tourner le bouton vert situé à
proximité du levier de la tête de
l’imprimante jusqu’à ce que le bord
du papier ressorte du mécanisme
d’impression. Saisir le bord du pa­pier et tirer ce dernier jusqu’à ce
qu’il se déplace correctement. Après
s’être assuré que 15 à 20 cm de
papier ressortent de l’imprimante,
pousser le levier vert de la tête de
l’imprimante jusqu’à sa position
originale.

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5 Tenir le bord du papier et appuyer

ce dernier contre la tête et effectuer
la découpe. Prudence! Veiller à ne
pas se couper les mains ou les doigts
sur le bord tranchant du mécanisme
de découpe automatique.

6 Refermer le mécanisme de découpe

automatique. (Ignorer cette étape si
l’appareil ne dispose pas de méca­nisme de découpe automatique.)

7 Refermer le capot et appuyer sur le

commutateur ON LINE (en ligne).
Le témoin ON LINE s’allume alors.

1-2. Changement de rouleau de papier

1 Si le capteur de fin de rouleau fonc-

tionne lorsqu’il reste du papier sur
le rouleau, couper le papier juste
avant l’ouverture et appuyer en­suite sur la touche FEED jusqu’à ce
que l’avance du papier cesse.

2 Ouvrir le capot et tirer le levier vert

de la tête de l’imprimante vers
l’avant de sorte à ce que la tête
d’impression soit en position supé­rieure, et retirer le papier.

3 Ecarter le support du rouleau de

papier dans la direction indiquée
par la flèche et retirer le rouleau.