Star Micronics TSP492 User Manual

THERMAL UNIT PRINTER MECHANISM

TUP492-24

SPECIFICATION

AND

OPERATION MANUAL

NOTICE

• 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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CONTENTS

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ..........................................................................................................1

2. CONSTRUCTION ..........................................................................................................................2

2.1 Configuration .......................................................................................................................2

2.2 Principle of Operation..........................................................................................................2

3. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

4. PAPER ROLL SPECIFICATIONS

5. PRINTER SETTINGS

5.1 Switches and Buttons...........................................................................................................7

5.2 Setting the DIP Switches......................................................................................................8

5.3 Setting the EEPROM .........................................................................................................10

6. DISPLAYS AND FUNCTIONS

6.1 LEDs ..................................................................................................................................12

6.2 RESUME Button................................................................................................................12

6.3 Power Switch and Button Combinations ...........................................................................12

6.4 Sensor Adjusting Mode......................................................................................................13

6.5 Near-End Sensor ................................................................................................................13

6.6 Error Messages...................................................................................................................14

6.7 Near-End Sensor Position ..................................................................................................16

7. INTERFACE

7.1 Serial Interface (RS-232C or RS-422A) ............................................................................17

7.2 Parallel Interface ...............................................................................................................19

8. CUTTER

9. PRESENTER

10. CHARACTERS

10.1 Character Set......................................................................................................................22

10.2 Characters and Sizes...........................................................................................................22

11. POWER REQUIREMENTS

12. NOISE

13. STANDARDS

14. RELIABILITY

15. INSTALLING THE PAPER ROLL

16. INSTALLATION

17. MAINTENANCE

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14.1 During operation ................................................................................................................26

14.2 During storage....................................................................................................................26

14.3 Allowable Static Electricity Level ....................................................................................27

14.4 Vibration Test.....................................................................................................................27

14.5 Drop Test ...........................................................................................................................27

14.6 Life Test .............................................................................................................................28

16.1 Installation precautions ......................................................................................................32

16.2 Other precautions ...............................................................................................................32

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1. GENERAL DESCRIPT

The TUP492-24 printer is a line thermal printer and is used in various electronic equipment, such as game machines, ATMs and information kiosks. TUP492-24 is equipped with a presenter which discharge and collect paper.

These printers feature the following:

1. High-speed printing: 2 in./sec (50 mm/sec)

2. High resolution: 8 dots/mm vertically, 8 dots/mm horizontally (approx. 200 dpi)

3. Silent operation

4. Paper roll size: max. 8-inch diameter

5. Choice of three types of interfaces (optional)

6. Presenter function

Display of Model Name

TUP4 9 2 D 24 NL

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Equipped with no translucent sensor

Power supply voltage : DC 24 V

Interface D: RS-232C C: Parallel K: RS-422A

Mechanism type 2: 40 digits

Printer type 9: Equipped with a guillotine-type full cutter and presenter (discharge and collect)

TUP400 series thermal printer

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2. CONSTRUCTION

2.1 Conﬁguration

The unit printer mechanism is constructed of the following components:

Unit printer mechanism Thermal printer Sensor

Thermal head Drive Gear

Platen MotorPresenter

Cutter (guillotine-type full cutter)

2.2 Principle of Operation

2.2.1 Drive and paper feed

The rotation of the stepping motor is transmitted to the gear, which turns the platen. The rotation of the platen generates friction between it, the thermal paper and the thermal head, therefore causing the paper to be fed.

2.2.2 Printer

Color appears on the thermal paper as the temperature of the thermal head’s heat-generating element increases.

2.2.3 Presenter

The edge of the thermal paper stops just before the presenter’s ejector, the continuous feed of the thermal paper creates a loop and after printing is ﬁnished, the paper is cut. Then, the paper is fed out by the roller in front of the ejector (The DC motor rotates the roller). Detecting the paper bottom end, the roller stops its rotation.

Frame Control and interface boards

Near-end sensor

When the ﬁxed period of time passes, or the collection command is sent, the presenter collects the paper.

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Exterior Vie w

Inter face

Arm

Paper guide

Head stay

Thermal mechanism

Frame (Inside is the main PCB and interface PCB)

Presenter

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3. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Item Speciﬁcation

Printing method Line thermal direct printing Printing speed 50 mm/sec, 25 mm/sec Printing area 80 mm wide (page mode), 75 mm wide (line mode) Resolution 8 dot/mm (horizontal)

8 dot/mm (vertical) Paper width 82.55 mm (3.25 in.) Paper roll diameter Outer: max. 203 mm (approx. 8 in.)

Inner: 32 mm (approx. 1.26 in.)

Characters ASCII

International character set

Katakana (Japanese syllabary)

Bar code

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Paper detection Paper-out detection using a reﬂecting photo sensor

Black mark detection using a reﬂecting photo sensor

Paper near-end detection using a reﬂecting photo sensor Interface Serial (RS-232C or RS-422A (optional))

Parallel Data buffer Approx. 8 KB Auto cutter Guillotine-type full cutter Power supply voltage DC 24 V ± 7% Environment Temperature 5˚C to 40˚C

Relative humidity 25% to 80% (no condensation) External dimensions 173 mm (W) × 355 mm (D) × 175 mm (H)

(without paper roll inserted)

173 mm (W) × 382 mm (D) × 254 mm (H)

(with 8-in. paper roll inserted) Weight Approx. 3.45 kg

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4. PAPER ROLL SPECIFICATIONS

Item Speciﬁcation

Paper type Normal heat-sensitive paper Paper width 82.55 mm (3.25 in.) Paper thickness 60 to 100 µ m Core diameter Inner: 32 mm

Paper type Nippon Seishi TF50KS-E

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Outer: 35 mm

TF62KS-E

Shin Oji Seishi KF-730 Printing area

82.55 mm

275 mm

80 mm

Printing area

(Page mode)

3.775 mm

Black mark Printing density Macbeth valve 1.2 or higher

Printing position

26 mm

82.55 mm

75 mm

Printing area

(Line mode)

Paper feed

Max. 36 mm

Printing side Back (opposite to the printed side)

Size Width: 10 to 20 mm

(center of the paper must be avoided) Length: 3 to 10 mm

Reference position The end of the black mark should be positioned at

the front in the paper feed direction.

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Notes)

Use paper that is rolled inward.

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Do not afﬁx the end of the paper to the paper roller.

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Paper jams may occur depending on the paper quality used and the pattern printed. If the machine is turned off and left for a long time with paper caught in the thermal head, the

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paper should be removed and inserted again.

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Keep this machine on a level surface. The roller may leave short marks in the end of the paper.

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5.PRINTER SETTINGS

5.1Switches and Buttons

The DIP switches and memory switches (EEPROM) are used to make the printer’s settings. In addition, the sensor adjusting button and RESUME button, which are not used for making printer settings, are installed. The sensor adjusting button is located on the paper-out and near-end sensor’s PCB (N.EPCB), and is mainly used for adjusting the photo sensors, therefore, it is not used by the general user. The RESUME button is located on the casing (near the LF motor), and is used to bring the printer back on line after it goes off line (e.g. paper-out). For more details about the RESUME button, refer to “6. DISPLAYS AND FUNCTIONS”.

The DIP switches are mounted to the interface’s PCB and can be changed by operating them from the hole used for replacing the EPROM or by removing the interface’s PCB. The number of DIP switches differs according to the type of interface.

Centronics: 1(4-bit) RS-232C: 2 (10-bit and 4-bit) RS-422A: 2 (8-bit and 4-bit)

The EEPROM is 1 word by 16 bits. The EEPROM is mounted on the main unit’s PCB and can be changed with the commands.

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5.2 Setting the DIP Switches

All of the DIP switches have been set to ON at the time of shipping.

5.2.1 Serial Interface

a) DIP switch 1 (for both RS-232C and RS-422A)

Switch position Function ON OFF

1-1 Baud rate 1-2 1-3 Handshaking DTR XON/XOFF 1-4 Data length 8 bits 7 bits 1-5 Parity Disabled Enabled 1-6 Parity Odd Even 1-7 DC1, 3 (*1) Disabled Enabled 1-8 Power on (*2)

*1 Only for the RS-232C (This setting is made with DIP switch 2 on the RS-422A.) *2 For the power on function

1-8 ON 1-8 OFF

When DC1, 3 is disabled Select Select When DC1, 3 is enabled Select Deselect When addressable Deselect Select

Baud rate 1-1 1-2

2400BPS OFF OFF 4800BPS OFF ON 9600BPS ON ON

19200BPS ON OFF

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b) DIP switch 2 (only for the RS-422A)

SW 2-1 SW 2-2 SW 2-3 SW 2-4

DC1, 3 disabled ON ON ON ON Address #1 OFF ON ON ON

#2 ON OFF ON ON #3 OFF OFF ON ON #4 ON ON OFF ON #5 OFF ON OFF ON #6 ON OFF OFF ON #7 OFF OFF OFF ON #8 ON ON ON OFF #9OFFONONOFF #10 ON OFF ON OFF #11 OFF OFF ON OFF #12 ON ON OFF OFF #13 OFF ON OFF OFF #14 ON OFF OFF OFF

DC1, 3 mode OFF OFF OFF OFF

5.2.2 Parallel Interface

Switch position Function ON OFF

1-1 Mode 1-2 1-3 Not used 1-4 Not used

Mode 1-1 1-2

Compatibility mode ON ON Nibble mode (without negotiation, without termination) OFF ON Byte mode (without negotiation, without termination) ON OFF Not used OFF OFF

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5.3 Setting the EEPROM

The following command from the host computer is used to make the EEPROM settings. a) EEPROM settings command

<ESC> #N, n1 n2 n3 n4 <LF> <NUL> N: Memory switch no. n1 n2 n3 n4: Setting data For more details, refer to “Programmer’s Manual”.

b) Memory switch 0

N = 0 n1: Always 0 n2: Always 0 n3: Always 0 n4: Mode select

0 Page mode (Default) 1 Line mode

c) Memory switch 1

N = 1 n1: Sensor select n2: Start-position detect n3: Zero style n4: International character set

Parameter Setting 0 (Default) 1

n1 Sensor select Reﬂective sensor

Transmissive sensor

(Black mark) n2 Start-position detect OFF ON n3 Zero style Normal zero Slashed zero n4 International character set See below

n4 Country n4 Country

0 USA 7 Spain #1 1 France 8 Japan 2 Germany 9 Norway 3 UK A Denmark #2 4 Denmark #1 B Spain #2 5 Sweden C Latin America 6 Italy

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