Star Micronics Star DP8340 manual

DOT MA TRIX PRINTER DP8340 SERIES [SERIAL INTERF ACE] USERS MANUAL[...]

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 environ[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OUTLINE .............................................................................................. 1 2. UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION ................................................ 2 2-1. Unpacking .................................................................................... 2 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders and R[...]

8. INTERFACE FOR MODEL DP8340-D (D-SUB 25 PIN CONNECTOR) ......................................................... 28 8-1. Interface Specifications .............................................................. 28 8-2. Interface Circuit ......................................................................... 29 8-2-1. RS-232C .....................[...]

– 1 – 1. OUTLINE The DP8340 series of serial dot matrix printers is for use in ECR, POS, electronic instruments, banking machines and computer peripheral equipment. The DP8340 series include the following features; 1) 2 color printing (Red and Black) 2) High-speed bidirectional printing (2 line/sec, 40 columns per line) 3) 9-pin print head 4) T[...]

– 2 – 2. UNP A CKING AND INST ALLA TION 2-1. Unpacking After opening the box, check if all necessary accessories are included. (A) Printer (B) Power Supply Unit Figure 2-1. Unpacking 1 Printer 2 User’s Manual 3 Paper Holders 4 Re-Roll Prevention Guard 5 Ink Ribbon 6 DIP Switch Cover 7 Ferrite Core (EU only) 1 1 Power Supply Unit 2 User’s Ma[...]

– 3 – 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders and Re-Roll Pr e vention Guard (Only Model DP8340F) Install the Paper Holders in the outermost holes in the rear of the printer. Figure 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders[...]

– 4 – Install the Re-Roll Prevention Wire in the holes of the printer cover. Twisting the Wire as shown in the figure below, will make the installation easier. Figure 2-3. Installation of Re-Roll Prevention 2-3. Handling Notes (1) Install the printer near an easily accessible socket-outlet. (2) Place the unit on a flat and stable surface for op[...]

– 5 – 3. PAR T IDENTIFICA TION AND NOMENCLA TURE 3-1. Power Supply Unit Figure 3-1. Power Supply Unit DC Power Connector (Output) Shape of AC Power plug will vary according to destinations.[...]

– 6 – 3-2. Printer Figure 3-2. Printer: Front View Figure 3-3. Printer: Rear View[...]

– 7 – 3-3. Part Functional Description (1) AC Power Plug Connect to an outlet of the specified voltage. (2) DC Power Outlet Supplies DC 12V power to the printer. (3) Printer Cover Protects the printer against dust and reduces noise. (4) POWER Lamp Lights up (green LED) when power is on. (5) ON LINE Lamp Lights up (green LED) when the unit is in[...]

– 8 – 4. INST ALLA TION OF INK RIBBON AND PAPER 4-1. Installation of Ink Ribbon (1) Turn power off, lift the Printer Cover up and remove it. Note: Be careful not to touch the print head immediately after printing, because it can get very hot. Figure 4-1. Printer Cover Removal (2) Unwind ribbon so that the spools are separated as shown in Figure[...]

– 9 – Figure 4-2. Installation of Ink Ribbon Figure 4-3. Ribbon Spools 4-2. Removal of Ink Ribbon Hold the spool and lift gently, rotating it until the ribbon sags. Push the ribbon detecting lever out, lift the spool until it comes off the shaft. Remove the second spool in a similar manner. (Do not apply excessive force when lifting spools.)[...]

– 10 – 4-3. Paper Insertion 4-3-1. Model DP8340F (1) Cut the Roll Paper end straight and square. Hold the roll so that the paper comes from the bottom. (2) Attach the Roll Paper to the Holders Paper by slipping one side of the roll onto the Hub and pulling the other Hub out to allow the roll to slip in place. (3) Insert the paper evenly into th[...]

– 11 – 4-3-2. Model DP8340S 1. Make a straight cut along the top of the paper, about 1/4 inch away from the sprocket holes, (as shown in the figure). If there is perforation, cut the paper on the perforation. 2. Insert the paper squarely into the paper insertion slot until the ALARM lamp goes out. Then, hold down the FEED switch to advance the [...]

– 12 – 4-4. Paper Removal Cut the paper close to the slot and use the feed button until paper has passed completely through the printer. Note: Do not try to remove the paper by hand as it could become crooked and get jammed inside the printer.[...]

– 13 – 5. CONTR OL CODES CODE LF (0A) H FUNCTION Print and line feed instruction OUTLINE The LF code causes the data in the line buffer to be printed, followed by a single line feed. When the line buffer is empty, only the feed takes place. CODE CR (0D) H FUNCTION Print and line feed instruction OUTLINE Same function as of LF code. However, whe[...]

– 14 – CODE SI (0F) H FUNCTION Inverted print instruction OUTLINE This function causes the printing to be inverted. This code must be received at the beginning of a line. If this code is received anywhere other than at the beginning of a line, it is disregarded. Accordingly, normal characters and inverted characters, can not be mixed on the sam[...]

– 15 – CODE ESC a n (1B) H (61) H n FUNCTION n-line feed OUTLINE After printing the data in the current line, n lines are fed by this code. The value of n ranges from 1 to 120. CODE ESC C n (1B) H (43) H n FUNCTION Sets page length in lines OUTLINE This code sets the length of a page to n lines. The value of n ranges from 1 to 120. On initializ[...]

– 16 – CODE ESC @ (1B) H (40) H FUNCTION Printer initialization OUTLINE All printing conditions except ESC BEL n 1 n 2 , the line buffer and data buffer are set to the power on default condition. CODE ESC BEL n 1 n 2 (1B) H (07) H n 1 n 2 FUNCTION Sets peripheral unit drive pulse duration. OUTLINE This command sets the pulse duration for periph[...]

– 17 – CODE FS (1C) H FUNCTION Trigger peripheral unit drive (immediate) OUTLINE Causes a peripheral drive pulse to be generated immediately CODE ENQ (05) H FUNCTION Enquiry OUTLINE When this code is received, the printer outputs status data. If it is input after text data input in the STX-ETX mode, the printer outputs status data and the check[...]

– 18 – Character Code List Character Code Function 1 LF (0A)H Print and line feed instruction 2 CR (0D)H Print and line feed instruction (same as LF) 3 SO (0E)H Expanded character instruction 4 DC4 (14)H Expanded character release 5 ESC-1 (1B)H (2D)H(01)H Underline instruction (1B)H (2D)H (31)H 6 ESC-0 (1B)H (2D)H(00)H Underline release (1B)H ([...]

– 19 – 6. GENERAL SPECIFICA TIONS Printing method Serial impact dot matrix printing, 9 wires Number of print columns 40 columns, 12 CPI Print speed Approx. 2 lines/sec Print direction Bi-directional Line spacing 1/6 inch Paper feed method Friction Feed or Sprocket-feed Paper feed speed Approx. 12 lines/sec Character set ASCII 96 characters Inte[...]

– 20 – Ink ribbon specification Color Black and red Ribbon material Nylon (#40 denier) Ribbon size 13mm × 6m Spool 13mm (width), 35mm in diameter (two spool) Recommended ribbon SF-03BR (manufactured by Fuji Kagakushi Kogyo Co., Ltd.) or approved equivalent. Operating conditions Temperature +5˚C — +40˚C Humidity 10% — 80%RH Storage condit[...]

– 21 – Figure 6-3. External Dimensions (Printer) Figure 6-4. External Dimensions (Power Supply Unit) 120mm 2.0m 36mm 60mm Shape of AC Power plug will vary according to destinations.[...]

– 22 – 7. INTERF A CE FOR MODEL DP8340-M ( MODULAR JA CK CONNECT OR ) 7-1. Interface Specifications (1) Synchronization system Asynchronous (2) Baud rate 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, BPS (Selectable) (3) Word length Start bit: 1 bit Data bit: 7 or 8 bits (Selectable) Parity bit: Odd, Even, or None (Selectable) Stop bit: 1 or 2 bit len[...]

– 23 – TYPE ONLY M 7-3-2. DIP-SW2 Switch ON OFF Factory setting 2-1 International character set: ON 2-2 (1) ON, ON ... U.S.A. (2) OFF, ON...FRANCE ON (3) ON, OFF...ITALY (4) OFF, OFF...GERMANY 2-3 Paper type — see above (*2) ON 2-4 CR Invalid CR Valid ON 7-3. Setting of the DIP Switches 7-3-1. DIP-SW 1 Switch ON OFF Factory setting 1-1 ON 1-2[...]

– 24 – 7-4. Connectors and Signals Pin No. Signal Direction Function Name 1 GND — Shield Ground 2 GND — Frame Ground 3 TXD OUT This pin carries data from the printer. (Return channel) 4 RXD IN This pin carries data to the printer. 5 RTS OUT This is SPACE when the printer power is ON. 6 FAULT OUT This is MARK when the printer is abnormal. (M[...]

– 25 – TYPE ONLY M 7-5. Interface Connections For interface connections, refer to the instructions for interface of the host computer. The following gives basic examples. Figure 7-4. Interface Connections using Modular/D-Sub 25 Adapter to IBM PC (Use with straight through cable wiring) Before selecting interface cable wiring, it is necessary to[...]

– 26 – Figure 7-6. Wiring of cable for direct connection between DP8340 and IBM PC serial part 7-6. P eripheral Unit Drive Cir cuit The Control Board of this unit is equipped with a circuit for driving a peripheral unit (Paper Cutter, Take-Up Device, Cash Drawer, etc.) The Control Board Connector (CN3) is used to connect the Peripheral Unit to [...]

– 27 – TYPE ONLY M Absolute Ratings (Ta = 25˚C) D1 Voltage Breakdown 100V Peak Forward Current 1A Figure 7-8. Cable Connection 7-6-2. Peripheral Drive Circuit Figure 7-9. Drive Circuit Caution: Do not use external power supply with peripheral drive circuit. 7-6-3. Control Codes Codes for Drive Circuit control are ESC BEL n1 n2, BEL and FS. Ref[...]

– 28 – 8. INTERF A CE FOR MODEL DP8340-D ( D-SUB 25 PIN CONNECT OR ) 8-1. Interface Specifications (1) Synchronization system Asynchronous (2) Baud rate 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 BPS (Selectable) (3) World length Start bit: 1 bit Data bit: 7 or 8 bits (Selectable) Parity bit: Odd, Even, or None (Selectable) Stop bit: 1 or 2 bit leng[...]

– 29 – TYPE ONLY D 8-2. Interface Circuit 8-2-1. RS-232C Input (RXD, CTS) Output (DTR, FAULT, TXD, RCH, RTS) Figure 8-1. RS232-C Interface 8-2-2. Current Loop Input (TTY-RXD, TTY-RXDR) Output (TTY-TXD, TTY-TXDR) Note: Resistance should be set so that Current Loop is restricted to the range of 10 ~ 20 mA. Figure 8-2. Current Loop Interface[...]

– 30 – 8-3. Setting of the DIP Switches 8-3-1. DIP-SW 1 Switch ON OFF Factory setting 1-1 ON 1-2 Data transfer rate — see below (*1) ON 1-3 ON 1-4 Stop bit 1 Stop bit 2 ON 1-5 DTR MODE (1 BLOCK) X-ON/X-OFF MODE ON 1-6 8 data bits 7 data bits ON 1-7 No parity Parity checked ON 1-8 Odd parity Even parity ON (*1) Baud rate SW1-1 SW1-2 SW1-3 150 [...]

– 31 – TYPE ONLY D 8-4. Jumper Setting The serial interface is set to the RS-232C mode upon shipment from the factory. When using in the 20mA current loop mode, it is necessary to set the jumpers. The jumpers built into the Control Board allow for setting of functions shown in the table. However, the Bottom Cover must be removed to perform this[...]

– 32 – Pin No. Signal Direction Function Name 1 GND — Frame Ground 2 TXD OUT This pin carries data from the printer. (Return channel) 3 RXD IN This pin carries data to the printer. 4 RTS OUT This is SPACE when the printer power is ON. 5 CTS IN This pin is SPACE when the computer is ready to send data.The printer does not check this pin. 6 DSR[...]

– 33 – TYPE ONLY D Figure 8-5. D-Sub 25 Pin Connector 8-6. Interface Connections For interface connections, refer to the instructions for interface of the host computer. The following gives one basic example of connections. Figure 8-6. Interface Connections with D-Sub 25 Pin Connector to IBM PC[...]

– 34 – 8-7. P eripheral Unit Drive Cir cuit The Control Board of this unit is equipped with a circuit for driving a peripheral unit (Paper Cutter, Take-Up Device, Cash Drawer, etc.) The Control Board Connector (CN3) is used to connect the Peripheral Unit to the Drive Circuit. When using this circuit connect the peripheral unit cable to the CN3 [...]

– 35 – TYPE ONLY D Figure 8-8. Cable Connection 8-7-2. Peripheral Drive Circuit Absolute Ratings (Ta = 25˚C) D1 Voltage Breakdown 100V Peak Forward Current 1A Drive Output 12V, MAX. 1A Figure 8-9. Drive Circuit Caution: Do not use external power supply with peripheral drive circuit. 8-7-3. Control Codes Codes for Drive Circuit control are ESC [...]

– 36 – 9. DA T A STR UCT URE AND CONTR OL 9-1. DTR Mode (1 BLOCK) Controls Data Transfer by using DTR line as BUSY FLAG (a) (b) In case of Paper Empty Paper Empty When the paper out detector indicates end of paper, the printer stops printing after a maximum of two lines of printing or paper feed. The printer goes OFF LINE and sets the DTR to ?[...]

– 37 – 9-2. X-ON/X-OFF Mode The printer transmits an X-ON (Control Code; DC1, Hexadecimal Value; 11H,) signal after power is turned on, if there is no printer error being generated. When this signal is received by the host computer, the host computer transmits the data to the printer. The X-ON signal is output intermittently every three seconds[...]

– 38 – Paper Empty When the paper out detector indicates end of paper, the printer stops printing after a maximum of two lines of printing or paper feed. The host computer can receive the printer status by transmitting an ENQ code to the printer. The printer goes OFF LINE and sets the DTR to “MARK” status in 5 seconds after occurrence of a [...]

– 39 – 9-3. STX-ETX Mode The start of the STX-ETX mode should occur with a totally empty print buffer. This can be achieved by sending an ENQ code to the printer and checking the status until the status code indicates an empty buffer. At that point, the STX code is sent by the host computer followed by a data block. While receiving the data blo[...]

– 40 – STX-ETX Mode Flow Diagram[...]

– 41 – 10 . CHARA CTER CODE LIST[...]

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– 43 – International Character Sets[...]

– 44 – 11. FONT LIST[...]

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– 47 – International Characters[...]

– 48 – When printer power is supplied by the user rather than through the accessory power source unit, please be careful of the following points. Note 1: The power supply must be +12V 2A or above. An electrolytic ca- pacitor (C = 4700µF/25V to 6800µF/25V) must be connected across the output of the power supply. Note 2: A DC power plug is avai[...]

– 49 – VAC 14V C2 100 ~ 200µF/25V VDC 12V ZD1 VZD = 14V (1W) IAC 2 ~ 3A C3 4700 ~ 6800µF/25V C1 6800µF/25V TR1 2SD633 (TOSHIBA) Other parameters may be determined by user. Figure 12-1. Power Supply Reference Circuit +10% –5%[...]

– 50 – 13 . FERRITE CORE INST ALLA TION ( EU ONL Y ) If a peripheral unit drive circuit is to be used, attach a ferrite core using the following instructions. ■ A ferrite core noise filter for the peripheral unit cable comes packed with the printer for distribution throughout the European Union. Ferrite cores must be purchased separately in o[...]

– 51 – ■ Clamp the ferrite core onto the peripheral unit cable, looping the cable as shown in Figure 13-2. • Take care to avoid damaging the cable when installing the ferrite core. • The ferrite core should be anchored firmly in place with the fastener that comes with it, as shown in Figures 13-3. and 13-4. • Do not forget to loop the c[...]

– 52 – 1999.05.30 Printed in Japan, 80870165 ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS DIVISION STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 536 Nanatsushinnya, Shimizu, Shizuoka 424-0066 Japan Tel: 0543-47-0112, Fax: 0543-48-5013 Please access the following URL http://www.star-micronics.co.jp/service/ frame_sp_spr_e.htm for the lastest revision of the manual. OVERSEAS SUBSIDIARY COMPA[...]