Citizen CL-S703 manual

CL-S700 Series Thermal T ransfer Barcode & Label Printer U SER'S M ANUAL CL -S7 00 CL -S7 0 3 CL -S7 00R[...]

2 CONTENTS Befor e Oper ation INTR ODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 COMPLIANCE ST A TEMENT FOR EUR OPEAN USER S ----------------------------- 4 FCC COMPLIANCE S T A TEMENT FOR AMERICAN USER S ----------------------- 4 EMI COMPLIANCE S T A TEMENT FOR CANADIAN USER S ------------------------ 5 ET A T DE [...]

3 ❚❚❚ Main Features ❚❚❚ <Easy Access - Easy Operation> The printer is designed for all da y-t o-da y opera tions to be accessible fr om the front of the print er so there is no need t o mov e it ems near to the print er for access for media loading. <Hi-Open TM printer case> The main print er’ s case lifts dir ectly up war[...]

4 COMPLIANCE S T A TEMENT FOR EUR OPEAN USER S CE marking sho ws conformit y t o the following criteria and pr o visions: Low V oltage Dir ective (7 3/2 3/EEC)/EN6 0950 - 1 EMC Dir ectiv e (2 004/1 08/EC, formerl y 8 9/3 3 6/EEC)/EN5 5 0 2 2, EN5 5 0 2 4, EN6 1 000-3-2 & EN6 1 000-3-3 This product ha s been t e st ed under EN ISO 7 7 7 9 and ha[...]

5 EMI COMPLIANCE S T A TEMENT FOR CANADIAN USER S This Class A digital appar atus complies with Canadian ICES-00 3. This equipment gener at es and uses r adio frequency energy and if not inst alled and used pr operly , that is, in strict accordance with the manufactur er's instructions, ma y cause int er fer ence t o r adio and tele vision rec[...]

6 IMPOR T ANT S AFETY INSTR UCTIONS • R ead all of the se instructions and sav e them for lat er refer ence. • F ollo w all warnings and instructions mark ed on the pr oduct. • Unplug this pr oduct from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aer osol cleaner s. Use a damp clo th for cleaning. • Do no t use this product near w[...]

7 NO TICE • Before use, be sur e to r ead this manual. And keep it handy for r efer ence when needed. • The content s of this manual may change without prior notice. • Reproduction, tr ansfer , or transmission of the cont ent s of this man ual without prior consent is strictl y prohibit ed. • W e ar e no t liable for an y damage resulting f[...]

8 Indicat es a situa tion which, if not observ ed and handled properly , could result in death or serious injury . Indicat es a situa tion which, if not observ ed and handled properly , could result in injury . S AFETY INS TR UCTIONS which must be stric tly observ ed ! Caution • T o pr event personal injur y or proper ty damage, the follo wing sh[...]

9 • Prior t o opera tion, read the safet y instructions carefully and observe them. • Do no t drop or put for eign mat ter such as clips and pins into the print er . This ma y cause pr oblems. • Be careful when mo ving or carrying the printer . Dropping the print er ma y cause injury or proper ty damage. • Make sure if y ou open the t op co[...]

1 Se tup 10 Confirma tion of Car t on Cont ents Not e: The emp t y cart on and packing ma terials should be stor ed for futur e shipping of the printer . When removing the CL -S7 00R from the box, ther e is the extr a cardboard “sling” t o mak e lifting easier . R emoving the P acking Mat erial The printer is shipped with adhe siv e tape in pla[...]

11 Setup P ar t Name s and F unc tions Inside the print er 1 3 4 5 2 Operation Panel (p.16) 1 T op cover Is opened v ertically t o se t media or ribbon. 2 Oper ation panel This is used t o make change s and adjustment s to the print er and it s configur a tion. 3 T op cover windo w The amount of ribbon and media remaining can be check ed through th[...]

1 Se tup 12 2 3 1 P ar t Names and F unctions 1 Ribbon holder It is used t o at tach the ribbon and paper cor e. 2 Media holder guide This guide is mo ved horizontall y to ma tch the media size. The guide can be sliding it fr om the holder bar . 3 Media holder bar The media is suppor ted b y the media holder bar when inst alled in the print er .[...]

13 Setup P ar t Name s and F unc tions 1 Media thickness adjustment scr e w It is adjust ed t o ma tch the thickne ss of the media. 2 Media width adjustment indicat or 3 Media width adjustment knob It is adjust ed t o ma tch the width of the media. 4 Media thickness adjustment indicat or 5 Head open le ver The head unit can be r aised to install me[...]

1 Se tup 14 2 3 5 1 6 7 8 4 P ar t Names and F unctions 1 Thermal printhead This is the printhead. Av oid t ouching this with y our fingertips and leaving grea se or dir t on the printhead sur face. 2 Sensor arm The media can be inst alled by r aising this arm. The media can be held in place b y lowering this arm. 3 Adjust able (rear) sensor De tec[...]

15 Setup 1 Re winder cov er When using the r e winder function, open the door by pulling the opening handle on the fr ont. 2 Media entr y slit co v er When re winding the print ed batches of media, remo v e the Media Entry Slit Cov er and inser t the media fr om the head unit through the slit. It should then be r ew ound around the R ewinder Flange[...]

1 Se tup 16 P ar t Names and F unctions Oper ation P anel POWER ERR OR FEED STOP MENU P AUSE 1 2 4 5 3 6 7 1 LCD displa y This displa y s the operational st atus of the print er . 2 PO WER LED This is lit when the print er pow er is on. (green) 3 ERR OR LED This is lit or flashes when the printer is in an alarm or err or status. (or ange) 4 FEED k [...]

17 Setup P ar t Name s and F unc tions [Model CL -S7 00/CL -S7 0 3] 2 3 4 1 5 R ear V iew 1 P arallel interface (C entr onics par allel or IEEE1 2 84) This r eceive s parallel tr ansmission of dat a from a host comput er . 2 Serial int erface (R S2 32C) This r eceive s serial tr ansmission of data from a host comput er . 3 USB interface This r ecei[...]

1 Se tup 18 Connec tion t o P o w er 1. The po wer switch is located on the fr ont of the print er r ecessed belo w the control panel. Check tha t the pow er switch is turned OFF . 2. Inser t the po w er cor d in to the inlet on the printer . 3. Inser t the plug of the po wer cor d in the AC outlet. Caution Use an A C outle t that accep t s a thr e[...]

19 Setup C onnec tion t o a Comput er This pr oduct ha s three int er face s that can be used to r eceive printing data: a serial port (R S2 3 2C), par allel port (IEEE1 2 8 4, Non-L. P . S.), and a USB port (USB1.1). An op ti onal int ernal ne tw ork int er face can be added b y your dealer . T o connect the cable, pr oceed a s follo ws: 1. T urn [...]

2 Print er Oper ation 20 P ow er ON/OFF T urning on the pow er 1. The po wer switch is convenientl y loca t ed a t the front of the print er for ea s y acce ss during normal oper ation. It is in the recess undernea th the contr ol panel so it cannot be accident ally opera ted by mist ak e. 2. The PO WER LED is lit. T urning off the po wer 1. T urn [...]

21 Print er Opera tion 1 P A USE ke y: T empor arily pauses printing • When this k ey is pushed once, the L CD indica t es "P ause" and the printer t empor arily pauses. • When it is pushed during printing, the printer pauses aft er the label currentl y being print ed is issued. Pressing the ke y a second time r est arts printing and [...]

2 Print er Oper ation 22 LED F unc tions 1 PO WER LED It light s up when printer po wer is turned on. (gr een) 2 ERR OR LED This is lit or fla she s when the print er is in err or sta tus. (orange) T able of Alarm and Error Indications In addition t o normal oper ati ng mode, when an abnormal condition is det ected in the print er , an alarm sounds[...]

23 Print er Opera tion Se t ting the Media Media Size s The position of label and t ag media is sensed b y either a transpar ent sensor or a r eflectiv e sensor . T r anspar ent sensor: Detect s the gaps bet ween label media and no tche s of t ag media R eflective sensor: Detect s the black mark A C I I G H D K K F E B J L N M Notch detection Black[...]

2 Print er Oper ation 24 * Use a transparent sensor for label media gaps and media with black marks. * Use a transparent sensor for fan fold media. * If the label pitch is 1 inch or le ss, set the Small Media Adjustment men u t o ON and match it to the label that use s the v alue of the Small Media Length menu. Menu Setting Table (p.43) Minimum v a[...]

25 Print er Opera tion Media holder bar Media holder guide Sensor arm Lar ge blue-head open lever [ Model CL -S7 00/CL -S7 0 3 ] Sensor arm open lev er Head unit 2. F irstly , slide the t wo black pla stic par ts of the media holder a ssembly t ogether . Ensure correct alignment of the guide with the bar a s it can only be installed in one dir ecti[...]

2 Print er Oper ation 26 Se t ting the Media 4. Se t the media roll and media holder in to the print er a s shown abo v e. It is advisable to pull a length of media forw ar ds and thr ough the mechanism ready for lat er positioning. 5. Mo ve the media roll so it is touching the left side of the housing. Then slide the black mo vable media guide so [...]

27 Print er Oper ation Set ting the Media Using the Re winder as a P eeler (CL -S7 00R models/P eeling Mode) 1. Ensure tha t the optional r ewinder paper guide is not inst alled. 2. Open the r ewinder cov er and remo v e the rewinder flange. Rewinder flange 3. Pull out appro ximatel y 4 0cm length of the media fr om the head unit. Media Approx. 40c[...]

2 Print er Oper ation 28 Se t ting the Media 5. Insert the end of the liner in t o the slot in the r ewinder flange and wind the liner on t o itself with t wo or thr ee turns t o ensure it is held pr operl y . Se t the r ewinder flange back in to the print er . 6. Confirm that the liner unit is in place in the peeler r oller and close the r ewinder[...]

29 Print er Opera tion Set ting the Media Using the R e winder for Batches of Print ed Media (CL -S700R models/R e wind Mode) The optional R e winder P aper Guide is nece ssary for batch mode r ewinding. The op tional Adjust able R e winder Flange is nece ssary if a paper core is t o be inst alled to r eceive the media. 1. Hook the r ewinder paper [...]

2 Print er Oper ation 30 6. Insert the end of the media in t o the slo t in the re winder flange and wind the media on t o itself with two or three turns t o ensure it is held pr operl y . Se t the r ewinder flange back in to the print er . Rewinder paper guide Rewinder flange Se t ting the Media 5. Inser t the tip of the media thr ough the media e[...]

31 Print er Opera tion 7 . If the optional adjust able rewinder flange is being used with a paper cor e, the media can be a t tached t o the paper cor e directly with t ape or glue. Then the flange is se t in the printer . F or details on installing and r emoving the cardboard r efer to the instructions cont ained with the adjustable flange. Rewind[...]

2 Print er Oper ation 32 2. Install the un used ribbon and holder in t o the rear ribbon driv e unit. The spline s on the ribbon drive gear mechanism engage with the end of the ribbon holder . 1 2 Se t ting the Ribbon The follo wing kinds and sizes of ribbons can be used. T ypes ...................................................... Inside w ound a[...]

33 Print er Opera tion 3. Push the lar ge blue head-open le ver t o relea se the head unit. Pull out the ribbon fr om the bot t om of the head unit to the ribbon winding side. 4. Using t ape etc., fix the ribbon tha t you hav e pulled out on the ribbon holder on which the paper core has been se t and wind it on the ribbon holder . Winding side ribb[...]

2 Print er Oper ation 34 6. Lo wer the head unit back do wn t o the closed position. Push the head close knob firmly t o close and lock the mechanism. The mechanism is only lock ed corr ectly when you head a “click” . If the ribbon is wrinkled, push the FEED k ey until the wrinkles disappear . If the wrinkles do not disappear or if it slips, pe[...]

35 Print er Opera tion Mode Se t tings HEX Dump Mode  When using label media T urn on print er pow er while pushing the S TOP k ey . If the POWER LED is lit and the L CD indicat es "Hex Dump Mode" and "Label Media", r elea se the ST OP ke y , and then the print er enter s HEX DUMP mode.  When using continuous media T urn o[...]

2 Print er Oper a tion 36 Self Print Mode P erforming a self t est print is an eas y wa y to check on the st at e of print er set tings and printing qualit y . Install the media as e xplained in “Inst alling the Media” and then oper at e the printer a s follow s.  Case of label media T urn on printer power while pushing the FEED ke y . When [...]

37 Print er Opera tion Menu Se tup Mode If the MENU ke y is pr essed while the print er is in the On Line Read y stat e, the print er enter s men u se tup mode. In this mode, the print er's configuration can be changed using the oper a tion panel. During menu set ting mode, the L CD indica tes the curr ent men u set tings and the ke y function[...]

2 Print er Oper ation 38 Mode Se t tings Example of changing a menu This is an e xplanation of the me thod of changing the set v alue of print darkness from “1 2” to “1 4” in a ca se wher e the main menu is “P age Setup” and the sub men u is “Print Darkne ss” . 1. Entering Men u Setup Mode. Ensur e L CD displa y s “On Line R eady?[...]

39 Print er Opera tion Mode Se ttings 2. Ent ering Sub men u. Pr e ss the 3 k ey . The curr ently set it em, “Print Speed” , is displa y ed. P age Setup Print Speed Exit Enter The follo wing are the functions of each k e y . 5 k ey: displa y s the pre vious sub menu ∞ k ey: displa ys the next sub men u 3 key: displa y s the values se t by the[...]

2 Print er Oper ation 40 Mode Se t tings 6. Sav e Change s to Set tings. Unless y ou sav e y our set tings, your changes will be lost when y ou turn off the print er . T o Sav e Changes 1 Pr ess the 2 k e y twice to displa y the me ssage “Save Se t tings No-Discar d” . 2 Press the 5 ke y or the ∞ ke y t o display the message “Sav e Se t tin[...]

41 Print er Opera tion Machine Information Model Number : CL-S700 Boot V ersion : **** ROM V ersion : ******** ROM Date(DD//MM//YY) : XX/XX/XX ROMCheck Sum : **** Head Check : OK Print Counter : 0002.234km Service Counter : 0002.234km Sensor Monitor : 1.50V Option Interface : None Current Menu Setting [PageSetup Menu] Print Speed : 7 IPS Print Dark[...]

2 Print er Oper ation 42 Mode Se t tings Global Configur ation Set s The printer can st or e thr ee set s of configura tion se t tings that can be recalled quickly and easil y . Each “Config Set” (1, 2 or 3) can cont ain comple t el y differ ent configur ation set tings for all menu par ameters. F or ex ample, “Config Set 1” could be config[...]

43 Print er Opera tion Menu Set ting T able Page Setup Menu - allow s you t o change set tings r elat ed to the media or print qualit y . System Se tup Men u - allows y ou to change set tings for the print er hardware and basic contr ol s y stems. After Print Menu - change s how the printer r eacts aft er the label ha s been print ed. Interfaces - [...]

2 Print er Oper ation 44 Mode Se t tings [Da tamax ® Emulation] T op Menu Sub Menu Default Menu Remarks Cover Open Sensor Off On Sets the cov er open sensor . [Cover Sensor] Off Buzzer Select Ex ec/Err Ex ec/Err Set ting buzzer sounding conditions. All Err or Ke y None Me tric/Inch Inch Inch Sets the units. [Metric/Inch Sel] mm Max Media Length 1 [...]

45 Print er Opera tion T op Menu Sub Menu Default Menu R emarks R ewinder Auto Off On [CL -S7 00R only] Online*** Off Sets the R ewinder Aut o Online. [Re w Auto Online] In the case in which the set ting is On, when the Rewinder Open Error occur s, if the R ewinder Cover is closed, it will aut omatically return t o Online and printing will r estart[...]

2 Print er Oper ation 46 T op Menu Sub Menu Default Menu Remarks USB VCOM Prot ocol Aut o Aut o Selects the protocol (flo w contr ol) when [VCOM Protocol] D TR oper ating USB VCOM. X -ON Machine Model Number – CL -S*** Display s the model name. Information Boot V ersion – *.* Display s the boot version. [Machine Info] R OM V ersion – ********[...]

47 Print er Opera tion 7 Zebra ® Emula tion Mode Se ttings [Zebr a ® Emula tion] T op Menu Sub Menu Default Menu R emarks P age Se tup Print Speed* 7 IPS 2 t o 1 0 IPS [For CL -S700/CL -S7 00R] Printing speed se t ting. 7 IPS 2 t o 8 IPS [F or CL -S70 3] Printing speed se t ting. Print Darkne ss 1 2 00 t o 3 0 Adjusting print darkness. Darkness A[...]

2 Print er Oper ation 48 T op Menu Sub Menu Default Menu Remarks Media P ower Up Off On Selects whe ther or no t t o initiate media Off measurement when the power in ON. CI Lock Off On A ctiv ates/deactiv ate s the CI command. Off Em ulation Select ZPI2 DM4 Selects Dat aMax ® /Zebr a ® compa tibilit y [Em ula tion Sel] DMI DM4: Dat aMax ® 4 00 D[...]

49 Print er Opera tion T op Menu Sub Menu Default Menu R emarks Paper P osition 0.00 inch P eel/Cut/T ear Off A djusts the st op position. It is ba sed on the 0.00 mm 0.00 t o 2.00 inch inch/millimeter set ting. There ar e initial 0.0 to 5 0.8 mm v alues of the st op position for each de vice P eel/Cut/T ear On se t abo v e, and la t er , r elativ [...]

2 Print er Oper ation 50 Not e: T o r estor e fact ory default set tings, turn on print er po wer while pushing the MENU and P AUSE ke y s simult aneously , then press the FEED k ey and the ST OP ke y sequentially . T op Menu Sub Menu Default Menu Remarks T e st Mode Print Pat tern Current Config Current Config Execut es the test pa t tern. Global [...]

51 Print er Opera tion Quick Se tup of the Print Method The print method (thermal tr ansfer me thod/dir ect thermal me thod) can be se t using oper ation panel in addition to men u set ting mode. Se t ting method K eep the MENU ke y held do wn. Each time the P A USE key is pushed, the print er switches be tw een thermal transfer mode and dir ect th[...]

2 Print er Oper ation 52 Emulation Aut o-De t ec tion Ordinarily em ulation switching is conduct ed in the Menu Se tup mode. How ever , switching can also be conducted using the Emulation Auto- Detection function outlined belo w . The following me ssage is displayed on the L CD when the Zebr a ® emula tion (ZPI2) command is det ected during Da tam[...]

53 Print er Opera tion Menu Setup Mode (p.37) Menu Setting Table (p.43) ..... 0 t o 3 3% ..... 3 3 to 6 6% ..... 6 6 t o 99% ..... 1 00% (The LCD will indica te an err or if you at tempt t o print in this st ate) ..... When the door is relea sed ..... Re winder function off On Line Ready Rewind O f f Se t ting the menu for the Re winder (CL -S7 00R[...]

3 Print er Adjustment s 54 Sensor A djustments and Calibr ation The sensing le vel of both the tr ansparent (see thru) and r eflective sensors is adjust ed separ a tel y and independentl y . Firstly , the sensor t ype must be select ed using the Sensor Method Selection shown belo w. Then the adjustment and calibr a tion of the sensor can be made. T[...]

55 Print er Adjustment s Adjusting the T ranspar ent sensor 1. The tr ansparent sensor is select ed. 2. Install onl y the liner media (label backing paper) with the label media r emo ved so tha t it will pass bet w een the pla t en roller and the media sensor . (Be car eful tha t media with black marks does no t pass the media sensor .) Then close [...]

3 Print er Adjustment s 56 Adjusting the R eflec tiv e sensor 1. The r eflective sensor is select ed. 2. With the reflectiv e sensor select ed, inst all the label media so tha t it is be t w een the plat en r oller and the media sensor . Be car eful that black mark and media gap do not pass the media sensor . Then close the sensor arm and the print[...]

57 Print er Adjustment s Media Thickne ss Adjustment The print er is already fact ory-set t o the requirements of proper print qualit y while using the r ecommended labels. If the print quality is inferior because of the differ ent t ype of media, adjust the printhead position in the follo wing manner: When using st andar d labels, or thermal media[...]

3 Print er Adjustment s 58 Media W idth Adjustment The print er is alr ead y fact ory -set t o the v alue of media width: 1 1 2 mm (4.4 in). When y ou use narro w media, adjust the printhead pressur e in the follo wing: 1. Looking in at the check window on the upper fr ame, align the mark (the left end of whit e plastic) with the width of media b y[...]

59 Print er Adjustments Adjusting the Ribbon Ribbon t ension in this printer is alr eady adjust ed for the recommended ink ribbon and media and is very toler ant to different t ypes of media. How ev er , it ma y slip due t o imperfect combinations of ribbon and media and it is possible that you will see a “Ribbon End” me ssage e ven though the [...]

3 Print er Adjustment s 60 2. Eas y -t o-slip ribbon and media If a message ‘Ribbon Out’ is sho wn, set the mark on the feeding section t o LOW b y turning the adjust -scr ew . TENSION ST ANDARD LOW TENSION ST ANDARD LOW SUPER LOW F eeding section W inding section 3. Especially -eas y-t o-slip ribbon and media If a me ssage ‘Ribbon Out’ is [...]

61 Print er Adjustment s Mo ving the Adjust able Sensor Menu Setting Table (p.43) Ensure the adjustable sensor is selected. Oper ating procedur e Measure your r equir ed detection position befor ehand, using the scale on the upper guide r ail. Mov e the adjustable sensor t o the r equired de t ection position b y tuning the adjustable knob; it is u[...]

3 Print er Adjustment s 62 Cleaning W ipe off any foreign objects such as media dust, dirt and adhe siv e subst ances built up ar ound the printhead and plat en with the head cleaning pen (head cleaner) pr ovided, and use a soft clo th soaked in eth yl alcohol for the platen etc . It is par ticularl y impor tant t o clean the thermal printhead afte[...]

63 Print er Adjustments Cleaning Caution Do not use an y solv ent other than eth yl alcohol. Solvents such as benzene, acetone and thinner will dissolv e pla stic parts and destr oy the thermal printhead, plat en and much of the print er! T ry to a void using "e x cessive amounts" of ethyl alcohol to clean the plat en. Exce ssive use will[...]

4 T r ouble shooting 64 Indication The LED do no t light up when printer pow er is connected. Paper is feeding, but nothing is print ed. The printer is not printing neatly . Corr ective action 1 ) Inser t the plug of the power cor d correctl y in the electric outlet. 2) Inser t the connect or of the power cor d correctly into the po w er inlet of t[...]

65 T rouble shooting Indica tion The print er is not printing neatl y . The printing position change s. The ribbon is wrinkled The ribbon slips (ribbon dir t is pr oduced.) The ribbon doe s no t wind. Check 4) Is the thermal printhead dirt y? Is a label stuck t o the head. 5 ) Is the r ecommended ribbon or a ribbon of the same t ype used? 6) Is the[...]

Appendix e s 66 Item De scrip tion Printing Printing method Thermal transfer/Direct thermal R esolution M ai n scanning line densit y: 2 03 dot s/inch (8 dot s/mm) (CL-S7 00/CL -S7 00R) 3 00 do t s/inch (1 1.8 dots/mm) (CL -S7 03) Sub- scanning line densit y: 2 0 3 dot s/inch (8 do t s/mm) (CL -S7 00/CL -S7 00R) 3 00 do t s/inch (1 1.8 dots/mm) (CL[...]

67 Appendix e s Specifications Item De scrip tion Bar code One-dimension • Code 3 of 9 • UPC-A • UPC-E • EAN-1 3 (J AN-1 3) (for Da tamax ® emu la tio n) • EAN-8 (J AN-8) • Interleav ed 2 of 5 • Code 1 2 8 • HIBC (Modulus 4 3-used code 3 of 9) • Codabar (NW -7) • Int 2 of 5 (Modulus1 0-used Interleav ed 2 of 5) • Plesse y •[...]

Appendix e s 68 Specifications Item De scrip tion Media det ection T ransparent sensor De tect s media gap betw een labels, notches on t ags, and media out sensor s Reflectiv e sensor Det ects reflectiv e mark on back of media and media out Label peeling sensor *1 Comm unica tion P ar allel *8 IEEE1 2 8 4 (compatible, Nibble, ECP mode) int erface s[...]

69 Appendix e s Item De scrip tion Ext ernal dimensions Appro x. 2 5 4(W) X 4 80 (D) X 3 7 5 (H) mm (for CL -S7 00R) 1 0.2(W) X 1 9.2 (D) X 1 5 (H) inch W eight Appr ox. 1 3.3 kg (29.3 lb.) (for CL -S7 00/CL-S7 00R) Appr ox. 1 7 .6 kg (3 8.7 lb.) (for CL-S7 00R) A ccessories T est label media, T est ribbon, CD-R OM (User’ s Manual), Quick st ar t[...]

Appendix e s 70 Int erface s This print er is connect ed t o a computer and prints accor ding to commands sent fr om the computer . Ther e are three t ype s of comput er interface s, and these are connect ed to device s suit ed t o each type of int er face. The print er can also be connect ed t o a comput er by the optional Etherne t. Sy st em St a[...]

71 Appendix e s Int erfaces X ON/X OFF Prot ocol R equirements t o output X -ON code • Communica tion is possible when the pow er is on. • When the r eceive buffer ha s less than 1 2 8 b ytes a v ailable, X OFF code is output, then the r eceiv e buffer ha s a t least a t least 1 0 2 4 byt es a vailable. R equirements t o output the X -OFF code [...]

Appendix e s 72 P ar allel Interface Specifications T ransmission mode 8-bit parallel da ta Receiv e buffer size 1 6K byt e s T ransmission modes C ompa tible mode It is an asynchr onous forward direction of the b yt e width (from host t o print er) channel, and the interface line of the dat a is opera ted in accordance with signal line definitions[...]

73 Appendix e s Int erfaces Error Change in the sta tus of a signal line in compatible mode P aper end Busy : L  H PError : L  H Select : H  L nF ault : H  L Err or other than paper end Busy : L  H • Head open PErr or : L  unchanged • Other Select : H  L nF ault : H  L Conditions for Busy • R eceive buffer full • Dat[...]

Appendix e s 74 R elation of the timing of the B US Y signal and the *A CK signal [Cent er – A CK] [While r eceiving INIT signal] Not e: If the *Init signal doe s no t hav e width of 1 0 t o 1 5 µ sec or mor e, it canno t act as an Init signal. If it is low er , the *Init signal is ignored. BUS Y starts up when the *Init signal is per ceived. BU[...]

75 Appendix e s USB Int erface Specifications Standar ds Complies with Universal Serial Bus Specifica tion T ransmission speed Compa tible with 1 2Mbps (full speed) tr ansmission Receiv e buffer 1 6K byt e s Connect or DUSB DUSB-BRA4 2- T1 1(DDK) Pin No. Signal code Signal F unction 1 VBUS USB pow er USB power (+5V) 2 D+ Signal line + + signal line[...]

Appendix e s 76 R eplacing the Int erface Board R eplacement Method 1. R emov e the scre w s (2) that anchor the br ack e t of the int erface board then pull the int erface boar d t o war ds you. When y ou do this, be car eful no t t o perform any unrea sonable opera tions tha t will damage the connecting cable and do no t pull the cable t oo much.[...]

77 Appendix e s 3. Insert the int erface board into the print er so that the connecting cable does no t ca tch on the print er , then use the scre ws (2) tha t you r emov ed to anchor the brack et. Int erface Board Scre w Rear Side Replacing the Int erface Boar d[...]

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