Citizen Systems CT-S601 manual

LINE THERMAL PRINTER MODEL CT-S601 User’s Manual[...]

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Declaration of Conf ormity This printer confor ms to the following Sta ndards: The Low Voltage Directive 2006/ 95/EC, the EMC Directive 2004/108/E C, the RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC, and the WEEE Directive 20 02/96/EC. LVD : EN60950-1 EMC: EN55022 Class A EN61000-3-2 EN61000-3-3 EN55024 This declaration applies only to the 230-V model. IMPORTANT : Th[...]

—1— GENERAL PREC A UTIONS z Before using this product, be sur e to read thro ugh this manual. After having read this manual, keep i t in a safe, readily accessible place for future reference. z The informatio n contained herei n is subject to cha nge without prior notice. z Reproduction or transfer of part or al l of this docum ent in any mean [...]

—2— Before using this product fo r the first time , carefully read these SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. Improper handling may resu lt in accident s (fire, electric sh ock or injury). In order to prevent injury to operators, third partie s, or damage to property, special warning symbols are used in the User’s Manual to ind icate important items to be str[...]

—3— PRECA UTIONS ON PRINTER INS T ALLA TION WA R N I N G  Do not use or store this product in a p lace where it will be exposed to: * Flames or moist air . * Direct sunlight . * Hot airflow or radiation from a h eating device. * Salty air or corrosive gases. * Ill-ventilated atmo sphere. * Chemical reactions in a laborato ry . * Airborne oil[...]

—4— CA U T I O N Do not use the print er under the following conditi ons.  A void locations subject to vibration or instability .  A void locations where the printer is not level. • The pr inter may f all and cause an i njury . • The quality of printing may det erior ate.  Do not obstruct the printer ’ s air vents.  Do not pla[...]

—5— PRECA UTIONS IN HANDLING THE PRINTER WA R N I N G Please observe the following precaution s for power source and power cord:  Do not pl ug or unplug th e power cord wit h a wet hand.  Use the printer only at the specif ied su pply voltage and frequency .  Use only the specified AC adapter with the printer.  Chec k to mak e sure [...]

—6— CA U T I O N Caution label is attac hed in the posit ion shown in the fo llowing figure. Carefully read the handling prec autions before using the print er .  Do not transport this printer with the paper roll inside. • Pr inter f ailure or damage may occur . T o prevent possible malfunction or failu re observe the following.  A void[...]

—7— CA U T I O N T o prevent injury and printer failures from wor sening, observe the following:  While the paper cover is open, be carefu l to not touch the manual cutter that is in the paper eject slot.  Do not touch the printing su rface of the thermal head.  Do not touc h any of the moving parts (e.g., paper cutter , gear s, active[...]

—8— 1. GENERAL OUTLINE .............. ...................................................... 9 1.1 Features .. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. .............. 9 1.2 Unpacking .............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ......... 10 1.3 Model Classificat ion ......[...]

—9— The CT-S601 line thermal printer ser ies is designed for use with a broad ar ray of terminal equipment including data, POS, and ki tchen terminals. These printers have extensive features so they can be used in a wide range of applications. z High-speed (200 mm/s) printing. z Design so comp act it can be instal led anywhere (maximum 3-inch ([...]

—1 0— Make sure the following items are included with your prin ter. Model numbers indicate printer features accord ing to the following system. Note: *: A C power cord, serial I/F screw, firmw are and other specifications vary according to markets. 1 .2 Unpac king z Printer: 1 z Interface cover: 1 z AC power cord: 1 z Power switch cover: 1 z S[...]

—1 1— 1 .4 Basic Specifications Item Specif ications Model CT -S60 1 Print method Line thermal dot print method Print width *1 80 mm/ 640 dots, 72 mm/576 dots, 64 mm/5 12 dots, 54.5 mm/436 dots, 54 mm/432 dots, 52.5 mm/420 dots, 48 mm/384 dot s, 45 mm/360 dots, 48.75 mm/390 dots, 68.25 mm/546 dots Dot density 8 × 8 dots/mm (203 dpi) Print spee[...]

—1 2— Notes: *1: When paper width is 83, 80, 60, or 58 mm. *2: The number of printable columns is selected using a memory switc h. The number of columns noted in this table refer to typical models. The number of columns varies depending on specifications. *3: Characters appear small because the di mensions i nclude a blank area surrounding eac [...]

—1 3— z Power switch Press this button to tu rn the po wer on or off. z Maintenance cover Not applicable for this product. Operation pa nel z POWER LED (green) Lights when the power is on, tu rns off when th e power is off. Flashes when data is incoming or a memory erro r has occurred. z PAPER LED (orange) Lights orange when paper i s low (pape[...]

—1 4— Rear connectors z Interface connector (serial, parallel, USB , etc.) Connects to the interface ca ble. The serial interface board is equipped with a DIP switch. z Cash drawer kick-out connector Connects to the cable from the cash drawer. z Power connector (A C adapter type) Connects to the AC adapter cable. z AC inlet (built-in power sup [...]

—1 5— z Platen Feeds the paper. z Paper near-end sensor (PNE sensor) Detects when the paper is near the end of the roll. Adjust the position of th e sensor to determine when it dete cts the end of the paper is near. z Button to change pap er near-end sensor Change the position of the pap er near-end sensor to match the paper being used. z Manua[...]

—1 6— z Paper thickness selection lever Use this lever to select regular or thi ck paper according to the thickness of the paper being loaded. z Buzzer Buzzes when errors occu r or when operations or command operations are performed. z User memory You can save user-defined logo and ch aracter data in this memory. Data remains stored in this mem[...]

—1 7— 1. Turn off the power. 2. z For the built-in power type pr inter, connect the AC power cord to the AC inlet, and insert the plug into an electric outlet. z For the AC adapter type printer, connect the cable connector of the AC adapter to the power connector. Next, connect the AC power cord to the AC inlet, and insert the plug into an elec[...]

—1 8— 1. Turn off the power. 2. Orient the interface cable correctly an d insert it into the interface connector. Ethernet and Powered USB inter faces ar e available as options in a ddition to those listed here . 3.2 Connecting In terface Cables CA U T I O N  Always unplug the A C adapter from the pr in ter bef ore connecting the pr inter to[...]

—1 9— Use a serial interface cable with the connection layo ut shown below. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Confirm the orientation of the cash drawer kick-out cable co nnector and connect it to the cash drawer kick-out connector at th e back of the printer. 3. Remove the screw for the ground wire. 4. Screw the cash drawer’s ground wire to the body[...]

—2 0— (1) Connector pin configu ration (2) Electric characteristics 1) Drive voltage: 24 VDC 2) Drive current: Approx. 1 A max. (not to exceed 510 ms.) 3) DRSW signal: Signal levels: “L” = 0 to 0.8 V, “H” = 2 to 3.3 V (3) DRSW signal DRSW signal statu s can be teste d with the DLE+EOT, GS+a, or GS+r command or at pin 34 on the par allel[...]

—2 1— The printe r can be used horizontal ly, vertically , or install ed on a wall. Howeve r, the CT-S601S (built-in power supply type) cannot be u sed vertically or installed on a wall. Use the optional stand for vertical appl ications, and the opti onal brackets for wall installations. Pl ease refer to the manu al for further details. Change [...]

—2 2— Set the partition to the width of the paper roll you are loading. The partition is set at the factory to the position sho wn below. z For 3-inch typ e: 80-mm wide paper roll z For 2-inch typ e: 58-mm wide paper roll 1. Turn off the power. 2. Press the cover open lever. 3. Open the paper cover. 4. Set the partition in a slot that matche s [...]

—2 3— 1. Turn off the printer and u nplug the power cord from the electric outlet. 2. Remove the mounting screws of the serial interface board. 3. Remove the serial interface board from the printer. 4. Set the DIP switch accord ing to the following table. The function o f each switch is shown be low. (Shaded values are factory settings. However[...]

—2 4— Change the settin gs of the paper nea r-e nd sensor to set the position at which the near-end of the paper is detected. 1. Use a pointe d object, such as a pen, to gently p ress the button to c hange the paper near-end sensor. 2. Press and hold down the b utton while moving the pap er near-end sensor up, down, right and lef t. The sensor [...]

—2 5— Set the paper thickness selection lever to the thickness of the paper. (Thick paper can only be used with the label-printing model) To get the best print quality, do not ch ange the factory setti ngs unless printing on thick paper or t here is a problem with the print density. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Press the cover open lever. 3. Open [...]

—2 6— 1. Press the cover open lever while the power is on. 2. Open the paper cover. 3. Load the paper roll so that the printable si de of the p aper is facing d own, as shown by arrow A. 4. Pull a few cm of paper straight ou t in the direction of arrow B. 5. Close the paper cover in the direction of a rrow C until you hear a click. Paper is fed[...]

—2 7— Attach this cover to prevent th e power switch from being used. 1. Press the power switch co ver onto the po wer switch compartment until it clicks. Put a screwdriver or other pointed object into the groo ves on the power switch cover to remove it. 3.1 0 At tac hing the P ow er S witc h Cov er Power switch c over[...]

—2 8— Attach the interface cover to the back of the printer. The shape of the interface cover is different depen ding on the type of power source. 1. Press the interface cover as shown in the dia gram until you hear it click. Press in on both sides at the poi nt indi cated by A to remove the inte rface cover. 3.1 1 At tac hing the Interface Cov[...]

—2 9— A dirty print head or platen m ay reduce printing quality or cause malf unctions. Also, if paper dust co llects on the se nsor’s protective sheet, paper cannot be detected correctly. We reco mmend cleaning the printer periodically (every 2 to 3 months) as shown below. 1. Turn off the power. 2. Press the cover open lever. 3. Open the pap[...]

—3 0— The ERROR LE D flashes and the a uto cutt er blade remains extended because a foreign object or paper jam is obstructing it. If the ERROR LED is flash ing, clear the locked cutter as shown below. 1. Press the cover open lever while the power is on. 2. Open the paper cover. 3. Remove any jammed paper in cluding any scraps of paper. (Remo v[...]

—3 1— The paper cover is designed to be open ed if the cutter locks by pressing the cover open lev er. If this does not op en the paper cov er, use the following procedure to clear the locked cutte r. 1. Turn off the printer and u nplug the power cord from the electric outlet. 2. Press the front cover release button with a pointed o bject, such[...]

—3 2— While paper is loaded, pre ss and hold the FEED butto n while turning the power on. Hold the FEED button do wn for about one second and then re lease it to start self-printing. The p r inter prints its model name, version, DIP switch settings, memory switch settings , and a list of built-in fonts. Note: *: P rinters with a USB interface d[...]

—3 3— Print received data in hexadecimal. If problems such as missing or duplic ated data occur, this fu nction allows you to check whether or not th e printer is receiving data correctly. How to do hexadecimal dump printing 1. Load paper. 2. While the paper cover is open, press and hold the FEED button w hile turning the power on, and then clo[...]

—3 4— z Paper-end The end of the roll of paper is detect ed at two stages, paper near-end and paper-end. When paper near-end is detected, the PAPER LED lights. Prepare a new paper roll. When paper end i s dete cted, the PAPER LED and ERROR LED light. Load a new paper roll. z Paper cover open Do not open the pa per cover during prin ting. If the[...]

—3 5— The status display for vari ous messages is shown below. Notes: *1: If the paper cover or front cover is open in standby . *2: If the paper cover or front cover is open when p rinting or feeding paper. *3: Buzzer sounds when MSW5-1 (buzzer setting) is set to ON. Status PO WER LED (gr een) P APER LED (orange) ERROR LED (r ed) Buzzer *3 Pap[...]

—3 6— (Unit: mm) 5. O THER 5.1 External V iews and Dimensions 145 140 192 148 155 16 31 Built-in power supply type 145 192 120 31 AC adapter type[...]

—3 7— Use the paper shown i n the following table or p aper of the same quality. (Unit: mm) 5.2 Printing P aper P aper type Product name Recommended paper roll TF50KS-E2D from Nippon Paper PD150R or PD160R from Ohji Paper P A220AG, HP220A, HP220AB-1, F230AA, P220AB, or PB670 (2-color paper) from Mitsubishi Paper CA U T I O N Use paper that is w[...]

—3 8— Memory switches a re used to set variou s printer settings. The memory switches can be set manual ly (set by hand on the pri nter) or by commands. This section explains how to p erform manual settings. For information on how to set the memory switch es using commands, please refer to the Command Reference. Quick setting mod e The settings[...]

—3 9— Individual setting mode Set the memory switches individually. Do the settings while confir ming the memo ry switch function and settings on the printout. 1. Load paper. 2. While the paper cover is open, press and hold the FEED button while tu rning the power on . 3. Press the FEED button twice and close the paper cover. The printer enters[...]

—4 0— 5. Press the FEED button for at least tw o seconds. A setting for the m emory switch is printed, through the cycle, eac h time the FEED button is press ed for at least two s econds. Press the FEED button for at least t wo seconds to cycle throug h the list until the function of the memory switch you want to change is prin ted. 6. Press th[...]

—4 1— The function o f each memory switch is shown in the foll owing table. (Shaded values are factory settings.) Switch no . Function OFF ON MSW1- 1 Power O N Info Va l i d Not Se nd MSW1- 2 Buffer Size 4K bytes 45 bytes MSW1-3 Busy Con dition Full/E rr Full MSW1- 4 Receive Error Pr int“?” No Print MSW1- 5 CR Mode Ignored LF MSW1-6 R eserv[...]

—4 2— Note: *: If print dat a is very dense, the print head is hot , data transmiss ion is slow, or some other conditions, the motor and printing may occasi onally stop which causes white stripes in the printout. T o print high-density data, set MSW2-3 (Spool Print) to ON t o reduce striping, although this increases the time before printing sta[...]

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