Star Micronics TSP400 User Manual

THERMAL PRINTER

TSP400 SERIES

USERS MANUAL

GUIDE D’UTILISATION
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG
MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI

Federal Communications Commission

Radio Frequency Interference

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

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.

Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity

Statement of

CE

(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.

©

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

1. SETTING UP

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■ First, remove the blue semi-transparent tape from all parts.

■ 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.

Fig. 1-1

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.

Fig. 1-2

Paper roll

Fig. 1-3

Printer cover

Paper-roll shaft

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.

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Release bar

Paper guide
roller shaft

Paper roll

Fig. 1-4

Print head unit

5 Temporarily place the paper roll on

the printer cover. Be sure that the
roll is correctly oriented for load­ing.

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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.

Fig. 1-5

Fig. 1-6

8 Push the paper until the edge moves

all the way through to the tear bar.

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Fig. 1-7

1-2. Adjusting the Head Position

Thick paper

0.6mm

Thin paper

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 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.

POWER
HEAD UP
NO PAPER
ERROR

ON LINE

FEED

ON

OFF

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.

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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.

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3. COMMAND SUMMARY

ENGLISH

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.

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3-1. Page Mode

Format Definition

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>

Print Data Settings

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>

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

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

Function
Clear format
Define print area

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Define ruled line format

Cancel ruled line format
Define character string format

Define bar code format

Define character pitch

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

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Other commands

Control codes

ENGLISH

<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>

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

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3-2. Line Mode

Commands to Select Characters

Control codes
<ESC> “R” n 1B 52 n Select international character set

<ESC> “/” “1” 1B 2F 31
<ESC> “/” <1> 1B 2F 01

<ESC> “/” “0” 1B 2F 30
<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

<DC4> 14 Resets the printing magnified in

<ESC> “W” n 1B 57 n
<ESC> <SO> 1B 0E Sets the printing magnified double in

<ESC> <DC4> 1B 14 Resets the printing magnified in character

<ESC> “h” n 1B 68 n
<ESC> “i” n1 n2 1B 69 n1 n2 Sets the magnification rates in character

<ESC> “–” “1” 1B 2D 31
<ESC> “–” <1> 1B 2D 01

<ESC>“–” “0” 1B 2D 30
<ESC> “–” <0> 1B 2D 00

<ESC> “_” “1” 1B 5F 31
<ESC> “_” <1> 1B 5F 01

<ESC> “_” “0” 1B 5F 30
<ESC> “_” <0> 1B 5F 00

Hexadecimal
codes

Function

Select slash zero

Select normal zero

character width.

character width.
Sets the magnification rate in character width.

character height.

height.
Sets the magnification rate in character height

width and height.
Select underlining

Cancel underlining

Select overlining

Cancel overlining

ENGLISH

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Control codes
<ESC> “4” 1B 34 Select highlight printing

ENGLISH

<ESC> “5” 1B 35 Cancel highlight printing
<SI> 0F Inverted printing
<DC2> 12 Cancel inverted printing
<ESC> “E” 1B 45

<ESC> “G” 1B 47
<ESC> “F” 1B 46

<ESC> “H” 1B 48

Hexadecimal
codes

Function

Select emphasized printing

Cancel emphasized printing

Commands to Set the Page Format

Control 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

Hexadecimal
codes

Function

Commands to Move the Print Position

Control 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

<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

Hexadecimal
codes

Function

Set line spacing to 4 mm

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Commands to Print Dot Graphics

Control 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

Hexadecimal
codes

Function

Commands to Print Download Characters

Control 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

<ESC> “%” <1> 1B 25 01
<ESC> “%” “0” 1B 25 30

<ESC> “%” <0> 1B 25 00

Hexadecimal
codes

Function

Enable download character set

Disable download character set

Commands to Control Peripheral Devices

ENGLISH

Control codes
<ESC> <BEL> n1 n2 1B 07 n1 n2 Define drive pulse width for peripheral

<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

Hexadecimal
codes

Function

device #1

Commands to Control Auto Cutter

Control codes
<ESC> “d” “0” 1B 64 30

<ESC> “d” <0> 1B 64 00
<ESC> “d” “1” 1B 64 31
<ESC> “d” <1> 1B 64 01

Hexadecimal
codes

Function

Full-cut command to the auto cutter

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Other Commands

Control codes

ENGLISH

<CAN> 18 Cancel last line & Initialize printer
<DC3> 13 Deselect printer
<DC1> 11

<DC1> n 11 n
<RS> 1E Beep the buzzer

<ESC> “#N, n1 n2 n3 n4”
<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

Hexadecimal
codes

1B 23 N 2C n1 n2 n3 n4

Function

Set select mode

Set memory switch

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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.

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

FRANÇAIS

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

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.

Couvercle
d’imprimante

Printer cover

1 Eteindre l’alimentation de l’impri-

mante

Fig. 1-2

Paper roll

Rouleau de papier

Arbre de rouleau de papier

Fig. 1-3

Paper-roll shaft

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.

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Rouleau de papier

Paper roll

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.

Barre de déclenchement

Release bar

Arbre de rouleau

Paper guide

de guide-papier

roller shaft

Fig. 1-4

Fig. 1-5

Tête d’impression

Print head unit

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.

FRANÇAIS

Fig. 1-6

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FRANÇAIS

Fig. 1-7

1-2. Réglage de la position de la tête

Papier épais,

0.6mm

Papier mince

9 Faire retourner la tête d’impression

en position d’origine et s’assurer
qu’elle se bloque en place. (Le cou­vercle d’imprimante ne fermera pas
tant que la tête d’impression n’est
pas bloquée).

0 Mettre le rouleau de papier sur le

porte-rouleau de papier de l’impri­mante.

A Maintenir le rouleau abaissé et tirer

le bord d’avance du papier afin d’éli­miner tout jeu éventuel.

B Fermer le couvercle de l’impri-

mante.

1 Il est possible de régler la position

de la tête d’imprimante en vue d’ac­ceptation de papier mince ou épais.
Changer la position en faisant avan­cer ou reculer les leviers droit et
gauche.

2 Veiller à débloquer la tête d’impres-

sion avant de déplacer les leviers.

Fig. 1-8

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