Citizen Systems CBM920II manual

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— 1 — IMPORT ANT : This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, wh[...]

— 1 — GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ● Before using this product, be sure to read through this manual. After having read this manual, keep it in a safe, readily accessible place for future reference. ● The information contained herein is subject to change without prior notice. ● Reproduction or transfer of part or all of this document in any means i[...]

— 2 — SAFETY PRECAUTIONS -WHICH SHOULD BE STRICTL Y OBSERVED In order to prevent injury hazard to operators, third parties or damage to property , special warning symbols are used in this user’ s manual to indicate important items to be strictly observed. Please be familiar with the following precautions before reading this manual. ● The fo[...]

— 3 — ● Never handle the printer in the manners described below; otherwise, it may be damaged, get out of order or overheated, possibly causing smoke, fire or electric shock. If the printer is damaged or breaks down, be sure to turn off the power , disconnect the power plug from the wall outlet, and contact your CITIZEN SYSTEMS dealer . • D[...]

— 4 — ● Do not use or store the printer in a place exposed to heat of fire, moisture or direct sunlight, or in a place where the prescribed operating temperature and humidity are not met, or in a place exposed to oily mist, iron powder or dust; otherwise, the printer may get out of order , emit smoke or catch fire. ● Do not install the prin[...]

— 5 — Do not handle the equipment in the following manners, because problems may result. ● Do not print when there is no recording paper or ink ribbon set in the printer . Otherwise, print head may be damaged. ● Be careful not to drop foreign substances, such as clips, pins, and screws, into the equipment. ● Do not spill any liquid or spr[...]

— 6 — THE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 8 1.1 Features .................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Accessories .....................................................................................[...]

— 7 — 7. DIP SWITCH (SW1) SETTING ........................................................... 34 7.1 DIP Switch Position ................................................................................ 34 7.2 Parallel Interface T ype ............................................................................ 34 7.3 Serial Interface T ype .....[...]

— 8 — 1. INTRODUCTION The CBM-920II is a dot-impact printer widely usable with various data communication terminals, POS terminal and measurement terminals.THE CBM-920II, a compact type printer with rated into a rack. This printer , being compact and equipped with extensive functions, is suitable to a wide range of applications. Read this manua[...]

— 9 — Model Name Number of columns 24: 24 columns/144 dots (MD-910 mechanism use) 40: 40 columns/180 dots (MD-911 mechanism use) Interface R: Serial (RS-232C) P: Parallel (Conformity to Centronics) CBM-920II - 24 R J -XXX CBM-920II 24 40 R P J F - XXX OEM spec. Character set J: Japan F: International 2. TYPE CLASSIFICA TIONS 2.1 T ype The produ[...]

— 10 — Item CBM-920II-24** CBM-920II-40** 1 Printing method Dot matrix 2 Printing direction One-way printing (normal character , inverted character) 3 Character configuration (W × H) (5 + 1) × 8 (4 + 0.5) × 8 4 Character size (W × H) 1.62 × 2.4 mm 1.08 × 2.4 mm 5 Number of columns per line 24 columns: 144 dots/line 40 columns: 180 dots/li[...]

— 11 — P A P E R F E E D Front cover Paper cutting part (1) I/F connector (12) Mounting bracket (2) FEED switch (4) Knob (3) Paper lamp Fixed axis (7) PE sensor 3. EXTERNAL APPEARANCE AND PA RT DESCRIPTIONS 3.1 External Appearance (5) Ribbon cover Case Rear cover (6) Paper holder Roller (9) DIP switch (SW1) (10) Back switch (11) POWER lamp (8) [...]

— 12 — 3.2 Part Descriptions (1) I/F connector Printer can be connected to the signal line of various kinds of host via a cable. Please ensure that both the printer and the host are turned off before connecting or disconnecting. This connector also has a power input. Connect the FG terminal to the earth. Cable connected differs with the interfa[...]

— 13 — 4. OPERA TIONS 4.1 Rack Mounting (1) As in the following drawing, insert themain body into the rack. (2) Inserting the main body on the rear side with mounting bracket, fasten thema in body with the screws. Pay attention not to tighten screws excessively . (3) After fixing, confirm opening/closing of the front panel, etc.. NOTE The mount[...]

— 14 — 4.2 I/F Cable Connection (1) Hold the protruding section at the rear of the printer cover and lift in the direction indicated. (1) Confirm that themain power supply , etc. are OFF . (2) Prepare power supply satisfying the power voltage and current capacity having been specified in the specifications. (3) Firmly connect, in appropriate di[...]

— 15 — 4.3 Panel Opening/Closing 4.3.1 Opening/Closing of Front Panel (1) Applying your finger on the projection on the left side of the front panel, pull it forward when the lock is released. It opens by about 180° centering around the fixed axis. (2) For closing, pressing the front panel, tightly close it until click sound is heard. Also, co[...]

— 16 — 4.4 Paper Feeding With the FEED switch pressed once, paper is fed by one line. Paper is fed while it is continuously pressed. To feed paper , do not pull it forcibly . Use the FEED switch. During pressing the FEED switch, the data can not be received. Printing does not start while the switch is pressed. Pressing this switch during printi[...]

— 17 — 4.6 Setting Paper (1) Open the front panel. (2) Use the paper with its end cut straight at right angle or obliquely as shown in the figure. (3) Set the roll paper while turning the paper holder in the arrow direction and putting paper roll core onto the holder . (4) Insert the end of print paper into the paper insertion slot of the print[...]

— 18 — NOTE • Set the print paper in the correct direction. • When closing the front panel, be sure not to catch paper . Otherwise, paper jam, etc. may occur . • Do not start printing without print paper properly held in the paper holder; otherwise, paper jam or the like may occur . • While replacing the paper , do not send data from th[...]

— 19 — 4.7 Auto Loading Function This printer is equipped with a function to automatically load paper . When print paper is inserted into the insertion slot in accordance with “Setting Printing Paper” causes paper to be fed automatically by a specified amount. If print paper is skewed or fed abnormally , remove it gently and insert the pape[...]

— 20 — 4.8 Self-printing Function, Hexadecimal Printing Function Tu rning the printer power on while pressing and holding the FEED switch causes the following state. Before operating the FEED switch, confirm that the DIP switch (SW1) No. 4 at the back of the printer is set to OFF . • Self-printing function Prints model name, version, initial [...]

— 21 — 4.9 Memory Switch Setting <Memory Switch Initial Setting> NO. Item Japan (920JPN) International (920Intl) 0 International character selection Japanese U.S.A 1 Code page selection 920 emulation (Japan) 920 emulation (International) 2 Emulation selection CBM920 emulation 3 Ack timing *2 After clearing BUSY (After) Communication error[...]

— 22 — b) Change by manual operation Set the DIP switch (SW1) No. 4 at the back of the printer to ON. T urn the printer power on while pressing and holding the FEED switch. The printer prints the information on the current memory switch setting and then enters the Change Setting mode. In this case, the P APER lamp and the POWER lamp blink alter[...]

— 23 — <Contents of Memory Switch Setting> NO. Setting items Options V alue*1 Printout of Factory (Printout in the lower) option setting 0 International character selection U.S.A 0 USA ● *2 country France 1 FRANCE Germany 2 GERMANY England 3 U.K. Denmark 4 DENMARK Sweden 5 SWEDEN Italy 6 IT AL Y Spain 7 SP AIN Japan 8 JAP AN ● *3 Norw[...]

— 24 — NO. Setting items Options V alue*1 Printout of Factory (Printout in the lower) option setting 8 PE output at PNE V alid 0 Enable ● PNE Peout Invalid 1 Disable 8 Communication data bit length selection 8 bits 0 8 bits ● Bit Length 7 bits 1 7 bits 9 I/F , LED state at PNE I/F and LED 0 I/F+LED ● PNE Signal *8 I/F only 1 I/F only LED [...]

— 25 — 4.10 PNE, PE, Other errors (1) Paper -near-end (PNE) When the print paper becomes scarce, the printer detects paper -near-end. This error occurs when the PNE sensor detects paper -near-end consecutively for approx. 2 seconds. When the printer detects enough paper for more than 1 second, the paper -near-end is cleared automatically . The [...]

— 26 — 4.11 Clearing Lamp Status, I/F signal status, error , etc. Lamp status and I/F signal status in various states of the printer are as shown below . Error state may vary a little depending on the printer mode. Note that the some indication and output status may vary depending on the setting of memory switch. State Memory switch Return P AP[...]

— 27 — 4.12 Special Functions This printer allows following printing and setting by using “Back switch” located on the back of the printer . (1) In case of normal printing operation When the printer is ready for printing in normal operation, press and hold this switch for more than 3 seconds (P APER lamp lights) and then release it. The pri[...]

— 28 — Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 STB 11 BUSY 2D A T A 1 1 2 P E 3D A T A 2 1 3F AUL T 4D AT A 3 14 RESET 5D AT A 4 15 GND (For interface) 6D AT A 5 16 FRAME GND (FG) 7D AT A 6 17 +5V (For circuit control) 8D AT A 7 18 GND (For circuit control) 9D AT A 8 19 +5V (For mechanism drive) 10 ACK 20 GND (For mechanism drive) 5. P ARALLEL INTERF[...]

— 29 — POWER DATA STB T1 DATA DATA DATA T2 BUSY ACK T3 T1: 2.0us MIN T2: 500ms MIN T3: 5us TYP 5.3 Description of Input/Output Signals (1) Input signal •D AT A 1 to DA T A 8 . . . 8 bit parallel signal (positive logic) • STB . . . Strobe signal for reading out data (negative logic) • RESET . . . Signal for resetting the entire unit (negat[...]

— 30 — DATA 10k STB ACK, BUSY, PE, FAULT RESET 10k 330 102 102 5k 104 10k 5.4 Electrical Characteristics (1) Input signal level The input except RESET are CMOS signal levels. As the input side is pulled up with a resistance of 10 k Ω , it can be used at TTL level. CMOS Level TTL Level “HIGH” level: 4.0 V MIN “HIGH” level: 2.4 V MIN ?[...]

— 31 — 6. SERIAL INTERF ACE 6.1 Specifications (1) Synchronization: Asynchronous (2) Baud rate 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 Baud/sec (User selection) (3) W ord configuration • Start bit: 1 bit • Data bit: 7 bits or 8 bits (User selection) • Parity bit: odd, even, no parity (User selection) • Stop bit: 1 bit or more (4) Data I/O signal [...]

— 32 — Mark One data frame Space t b0, b1, b2, ... (1) (2) (4) (3) (1) Start bit (1 bit) (2) Data bit (7/8 bits) (3) Parity bit (0/1 bit) (4) Stop bit (more than 1 bit) * Parity bit may or may not be present. 6.3 Description of Input/Output Signal (1) Signal input to printer (RS-232C) RxD(RECEIVE DA T A) . . . Serial receive data signal (2) Sig[...]

— 33 — (2) TTL circuit (PE/RESET/F AUL T) Input (RESET) The input signal level is TTL level. “HIGH” level: 2.4 V MIN “LOW” level: 0.4 V MAX Output (RE/F AUL T) The output signal level is TTL level. “HIGH” level: 2.4 V MIN “LOW” level: 0.4 V MAX 5K 104 10K RESET (7406 compatible) PE/F AUL T (HC05 compatible) 6.5 Error Detection T[...]

— 34 — 7. DIP SWITCH (SW1) SETTING 7.1 DIP Switch Position DIP switch (SW1) is located at the back of the printer as shown in the figure below . The polarity and part of the function of the switch differs depending on the interface. For memory switch setting, refer to “4.9 Setting Memory Switches”. NOTE Before setting, turn the printer powe[...]

— 35 — 7.3 Serial Interface T ype Switch No. 87 6 5 OFF OFF OFF OFF 4800 None O OFF OFF OFF ON 1200 None — OFF OFF ON OFF 2400 None — OFF OFF ON ON 4800 None — OFF ON OFF OFF 9600 None — OFF ON OFF ON 19200 None — OFF ON ON OFF 1200 Odd — OFF ON ON ON 2400 Odd — ON OFF OFF OFF 4800 Odd — ON OFF OFF ON 9600 Odd — ON OFF ON OFF [...]

— 36 — 8. PRINT CONTROL FUNCTION 8.1 List of Control Codes Code (Hexadecimal) CBM920 iDP3110 LF 0A Line feed after print O*1 O*1 1 CR 0D Carriage return and line feed O*1 O*1 1 SI 0F Normal size character O O 2 SO 0E Double width character O O 2 RS 1E Double width character O — 2 US 1F Normal size character O — 2 CAN 18 Cancel data O — 3 [...]

— 37 — 8.2 Control Code Details (1) Command for Line Feed After Printing (CR/LF) By entering CR (0DH)/LF (0AH) codes, data in the print buffer is printed followed by a line feed. Without data in the print buffer , only a line feed is performed. This command is ignored just after buffer full in case of 920 emulation. CR and LF are valid in the f[...]

— 38 — [Results of Printing] [Example of print data] ABC CAN ABC CR SO 123456 (3) Data Cancel (CAN) Command With CAN (18H) code input, print data held within the line before input of the CAN code are all cancelled. * As data “123456” are cancelled without the command “SO” cancelled, “ABC” is printed in lateral enlargement. (4) Inver[...]

— 39 — n Country n Country n Country 0 U.S.A. (USA) 5 Sweden (SWE) 10 Denmark 2 (DEM 2) 1 France (FRA) 6 Italy (IT A) 11 Spain 2 (SPN 2) 2 Germany (GER) 7 Spain (SP A) 12 Latin America ( ) 3 U.K. (U.K) 8 Japan (JPN) 13 Korea (KOR) 4 Denmark (DEM) 9 Norway (NOR) n Character Code T able n Character Code T able 0 CP437 (USA,Std-Europe) 8 CP857 (T [...]

— 40 — This is a pen CR Registered in 1. It this a pen ? CR No registration made with 9. Is this a pen CR Overwritten on sentence registered initially in 1. Printing of sentence registered in 1. ESC / 1 ESC / 9 ESC / 1 ESC ! 1 It is a pen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 [Application Example] [Registered State] [Printing Result] (Printed without registration) ([...]

— 41 — (11) Registered Letter V alid/Invalid (ESC + “%”) Command Whether a registered pattern is valid or invalid is set with ESC (1BH) + ”%” (25H) + n code being input. n = 1 (01H): Registered pattern to be made valid. (Addresses for which no registration change has been conducted are taken as inside fixed characters.) n = 0 (00H): Reg[...]

— 42 — [Method of data transmission] 1) Single character registration Select the address to be defined (character code) from among 20H to FFH and designate is as A1. When registering a single character , starting and ending addresses match each other . That is, A1=A2. <Example> A 6 × 6 dot matrix full dot pattern is to be registered in a[...]

— 43 — 2. For 40-column model In CBM-920 emulation (ESC + “&” + C1 + A1 + A2) In iDP3110 emulation (ESC + “&” + A1 + A2) With ESC (1BH) + ”&” (26H) + {C1} + A1 + A2 code and the pattern data following input, a pattern is registered. Only CBM-920 emulation is specified for { }. Up to 224 characters can be registered into [...]

— 44 — As the 40-column model is of half-dot printing system, continuous dots cannot be arranged in the printing direction (lateral direction). Therefore, even if any pattern is specified at point “*” at the right of point “ ● ” above, it cannot be registered as a pattern. In case of CBM-920 emulation, when data is printed with print [...]

— 45 — (13) Bit Image Printing (ESC +“K”) Command With ESC (1BH) + K (4BH) + n1 + n2 + n3 code being input, conversion from T ext mode into Bit Image mode takes place. The n1/n2/n3 assigns amount of transmission of bit image data which follows these. Where, n1 represents the no. of bytes in lateral direction and n2 (lowermost)/n3 (uppermost[...]

— 46 — (14) x4 Enlarged Letter Assignment / Cancel (FS + “W”) Command Specifies/clears double-height, double-width character by the entry of FS (1CH) + “W” (57H) + n code. If double-height, double-width character is specified, character data following this code is printed enlarged by 2 times both vertically and horizontally . n= (00H) :[...]

— 47 — 2. iDP3110 emulation In order to reduce power consumption when printer is not in operation, two power down modes triggered by the codes DC2 (12H) and DC3 (13H) are available with this printer . When the printer receives DC2 (12H) or DC3 (13H), it enters the power down mode after all data previously received is printed out. To exit the po[...]

— 48 — n1 Function n2 Content of Setting 0 Select international character set 0~13 See International Character Code T able. 1 Select code page. 0~11, 253, See Character Code T able Select 254, 255 Command. 2 Select emulation 0 CBM-920 Emulation 1 iDP3110 Emulation 3 ACK timing 0 Before clearing BUSY (When it is a parallel I/F model ) 1 Before a[...]

— 49 — 9. CHARACTER CODE T ABLE 9.1 Code page table (1) ASCII (2) CBM-920 Emulation (International) (3) CBM-920 Emulation (Japan)[...]

— 50 — (4) CP437 (USA, Std-Europe) (5) Katakana (6) CP858 (Multilingual) (7) CP860 (Portuguese)[...]

— 51 — (8) CP863 (Canadian-French) (9) CP865 (Nordic) (10) CP852(Eastern Europe) (11) CP866(Russian)[...]

— 52 — (12) CP857 (T urkish) (13) WPC1252 (Windows Latin1) (14) CP864 (Arabic) (15) CP869 (Greek)[...]

— 53 — 9.2 International Character Code T able Country U.K. Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain I Japan Norway Denmark II Spain II Latin Korea Germany France U.S.A[...]

— 54 — 10. EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS[...]

1.01E-0612 Printed in Japan[...]