Citizen Systems CLP-6401 manual

CLP-6401 User ’ s M anual C . IT OU[...]

- i - F CC COM PL IANCE S T A TE M E NT F OR AM E RI CAN US ERS T his equipm ent has been tested and found to com ply with the lim its for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese lim its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm ful interference when the equipm ent is operated in a com m ercial enviro[...]

- ii - EM I COM PL I ANCE S T A TE M E NT F OR CANADI AN US E RS T his equipm ent generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly , that is, in strict accordance with the m anufacturer's instructions, m ay cause interference to radio and television reception. T his digital apparatus does not ex ceed the Class A[...]

- iii - Im port a nt Sa fe ty Ins tr uct ions 1. Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions m arked on the product. 3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a dam p cloth for cleaning. 4. Do not use this product near water .[...]

- iv - N o ti ce 1. B ef o re u se, be su re to read t h i s man u al. An d k eep it h an dy f o r ref eren ce w h en n eeded. 2. T h e co n ten ts o f th i s man u al m ay ch an ge w ith o u t prio r n o ti ce. 3. Repro du ctio n , tran sf er , o r tran s missio n o f th e co n ten ts o f th i s man u al w ith o u t pri o r c o n s en t i s s tri [...]

- v - n T o preven t perso n al in ju ry o r pro pert y damage, th e f o ll o win g s h all be s tri ctly o bs erved. n T h e degree o f po ssi bl e in ju ry an d damage du e to in co rrect u s e o r impro perl y f o ll o w i n g i n s tru cti o n s is des cri bed bel o w . T h is is a mark to call at ten t io n t o th e reader . SA FET Y SI GNS ¾[...]

- vi - W A RNI NG n Nev er perf o rm th e f o ll o win g. If n o t avo i ded, th ese may cau se damage o r tro u bl e to th e pri n ter o r cau se t h e pri n t er to o verh eat an d rel ease smo ke an d c au s e bu rn s o r an electri cal sh o ck . If th e prin ter i s damaged o r is mal f u nctio n i n g, be sure to tu rn th e po wer o f f an d r[...]

- vi i - Gen eral P r ecau ti on s 1. P rio r to o perati o n , read t h e s af et y i n s tru c ti o n s c aref u ll y an d o bs erve th em. 2. B e caref u l wh en mo v in g o r carry in g th e pri n t er . D ro ppi n g th e pri n ter may cau se i n j u ry o r pro perty damage. 3. M ak e su re i f y o u o pen th e to p co ver , it i s o pen ed all[...]

- v iii - P r ecau ti on s W h en I nst a llin g t h e P r in t e r 1. P rio r to o perati o n , read t h e s af et y i n s tru c ti o n s c aref u ll y an d o bs erve th em. 2. Do n o t u se o r sto re th e prin ter n ear f ire, ex c essive mo istu re, in direct s unli g ht , ne a r a n a i r c o nd i t i o ne r o r he a t e r o r o t he r s o ur [...]

- ix - C h ap t er s in T h is Ma n u a l Ch apter 1 S etu p Des cribes th e packed items af ter o pen i n g t h e c arto n as w ell as th e n ames an d f u n ctio n s o f parts . Ch apter 2 Co n t ro l Pan el Describ e s th e n ecessa r y items fo r opera tio n s, su ch as th e co n t ro l pan el , pri n ter set tin gs an d i n di cati o n s o n t[...]

- x - T a bl e of Cont e nts FCC Co mpl i an c e Statemen t f o r A meric an U sers . . . i E M I C o mplian ce Statemen t f o r C an adi an Us ers . . . ii Im po r tan t Saf ety In str u ctio n s . . . . . . . . . iii No ti ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Saf ety Si gn s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v W arn in g . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

- x i - 3.10 Cl ean i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16 C hapter 4 T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 4.1 E rro r M es sages . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 4.1.1 E rro r desc ripti o n s an d i n dic ati o n s . . . . . . 4-2 4.1.2 E rro r in di cati o ns an d c o rrec tiv e act io n s . . . 4-4 4.2 Po w er Tr o u bl esh o o tin g . . . . . .[...]

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1-1 Chapter 1 Set up 1. 1 Co n f irm ation o f Cart o n Co n ten ts 1-2 1.2 P art N ames an d Fu n ct io n s 1-3 1 . 3 C o nne c t i o n t o P o we r 1-7 1.4 Co n n ec ti o n to a Co mpu ter 1-8[...]

1-2 1 . 1 C onf i r ma t i on of C a r t on Cont e nts C A U T I O N B e caref u l w h en mo vi n g o r carry in g th e pri n t er an d w h en tak i n g th e prin ter o u t o f th e carto n . T h e prin ter may c au s e in ju ry o r pro perty damage i f dro pped. B e su re to grip th e prin ter h o u si n g tigh tly w h en tak in g it o u t o f th [...]

1-3 1 . 2 P a r t Name s a nd F unc t i ons F RON T VI EW n Co n t ro l pan el T h e prin ter h as two LE D i n dic ato r ligh ts an d an LC D sc reen that displays prin ter messages . ① LE Ds On e LE D i s the po w er i n di cato r an d th e o t h er i s t h e erro r in dicato r . ② LCD Displ ays th e cu rre n t prin ter sta t u s, co n f igu [...]

1-4 I NSI DE VI EW ③ Ribbon id ⑦ Open lever ⑧ Offset verification window ② Ribbon holder ⑥ Paper holder ⑤ Roll guide ④ Roll holder ① Cover[...]

1-5 n Names an d f u n c ti o n s o f eac h part C A U T I O N · W h en o pen in g th e co ver , o pen i t al l th e w ay . If o n l y part w ay o pen , th e co ver co u ld sl am sh u t, po ssibl y cau sin g in ju ry . · B e caref u l o f th e edge o f th e co ver wh en th e co ver is o pen ed. I t may c au s e in ju ry o r pro perty damage. · B[...]

1-6 SI DE VI EW n In ter f ace co n n ecto rs T o c o n n ect th e i n t erf ac e cable. n P CM CI A memo ry c ard co ver T o pro tect th e PC M CIA me m o ry card f ro m ex po su re to du st an d f o reign matter . T o in stall a PC M CIA me m o ry card, f i rst u n h o o k th i s co v er , th en sl ide it o u t. n Po we r sw itch T o tu rn o n /o[...]

1-7 1.3 Co nn ecti on to P o wer C A U T I O N Us e an A C o u tlet th at ac cepts a th ree-pro n ged plu g. Oth erwise, s tatic el ectrici ty may be gen erat ed an d th ere w il l be dan ger o f el ectric s h o ck. Co n n ect to an AC o u tlet a s f o l l o ws: 1 Ch eck th at th e po wer switch o n th e prin ter is s et to OFF . 2 Co n n ect th e [...]

1-8 1.4 Co nn ecti on to a Co m pu ter A n i n t erf ac e cable is n ec essary f o r c o n n ecti n g th e pri n ter t o a c o mpu ter . T o co n n ect t h em, pro ceed as f o l l o w s : 1 Tu rn o f f bo th po w er sw it ch es o f th e pri n ter an d th e co mpu ter . 2 C o n n ect t h e c o n n ecto r o f o n e en d o f th e i n terf ace c abl e [...]

2-1 Chapter 2 Cont r ol Panel 2.1 C o n t ro l P an el 2-2 2.2 LCD /LE D In di cati o n s an d A dj u s tmen t C o n tro l s 2-3 2.3 No rmal Operatin g M o de 2-3 2.4 P rin ter S etu p M o de 2-4 2.5 S elf -T es t M o de 2-4 2.6 S yst em M ai n ten an ce M o de 2-6[...]

2-2 2 . 1 C ont r ol P a ne l T h e co n tro l p a n el , on th e f ro n t o f th e prin ter , c o n si sts o f th ree co n tro l k eys (P au s e, Feed an d Sto p ), two LE D i n di cat o r ligh t s (P o wer , E rro r), an d a LC D mess age screen . On th e l ef t si de o f th e co n tro l pan el th ere are t h ree adj u st men t c o n tro l s (pap[...]

2-3 2 . 2 L C D / L ED Indi c a t i ons a nd A dj us t me nt C ont r ol s 1 LCD T h e eigh t-ch arac ter LCD sc reen di splays th e cu rren t pri n t er statu s, co n f i gu rati o n s etti n gs , o r an erro r message. 2 LE Ds P o wer: T h e green LE D po wer in dic ato r go es o n w h en t h e po w er i s tu n ed O N. E rro r: T h e red LE D erro[...]

2-4 2 . 4 P r i nt e r Se t up M ode T o en ter t h e P ri n ter S etu p M o de, pres s an d h o ld do w n th e P au s e k ey t h en press th e Feed k ey an d release bo th k eys . In a f ew sec o n ds y o u wil l h ear a beep an d see T ran sfer or D i rectT M di spl ayed o n th e LCD sc reen . T h e f u n ct io n s o f th e co n tro l k eys are d[...]

2-5 Du rin g execu ti o n o f t h e pri n t er self -test , th e printer w i ll eject an align men t l abel, th en pri n t a st atu s repo rt an d f inal ly , prin t a s eries o f h ead test pattern s. Us e th e h ead t est pat tern s to iden ti f y an y pro bl ems w i th mi ss in g do t ro ws, u n even h ead press u re, h eat setti n g an d tran s[...]

2-6 2.6 S y stem Mainten an ce Mod e T o en ter t h e pri n t er ’ s mai n tenan c e mo de, press an d h o ld th e Pau se , Feed an d St o p k ey s si mu ltan eo u s l y w h i le tu rn i n g o n th e pri n ter ’s po wer . In a f ew seco n ds y o u w il l h ear a beep an d s ee S M ai n t e displayed o n th e LCD sc reen . No te: T o reset al l [...]

2-7 T h e f in al display in th e mai n ten an c e mo de i s th e V o ltage setti n g mo de. T h e dis pl ay wil l s h o w ‘ PE #.##V ’ an d as t h e sec o n d o ptio n ‘ B L #. ##V’ f o r Gap mo de an d B lack lin e mo de. T h e ‘ #.##’ represen ts th e cu rren t vo l tage readin g f o r t h es e sen so rs. Fo r pro per o perati o n o [...]

2-8 P ri nter Defaul t Val ues B au d R ate: 9600 RS -232C sett in g Data Len gth : 8 bi t P rin t M o de S etti n g T h ermal T ran sf er P eel in g: OFF Au to -cu tter: OFF Optio n al Fu n cti o n s T ear-o f f : OFF P aper Sen so r S etti n g E dge Ad j u st ab l e s en sor AJSe n sOF M o del Nati ve ON[...]

3-1 Chapter 3 Prep ar at i on f or Pri nt i ng 3.1 K in ds o f Paper 3-2 3.2 Specif ic atio n o f Label an d T ag 3-2 3.3 P aper S ett in g 3-6 3.4 R ibbo n 3-8 3.5 R ibbo n S ettin g 3-9 3.6 H ead Of f set A dj u stmen ts 3-10 3.7 H ead P ressu re A dj u st men ts 3-1 1 3 . 8 R i b b o n Te ns i o n A d j us t m e nt s 3-12 3.9 A dju stable S en s[...]

3-2 3 . 1 K i nds of Pape r 1 K i n ds o f P aper T h e prin ter is c apabl e o f pri n ti n g o n di rect -th ermal o r th ermal-tran sf er paper . T h e paper mu st be h i gh -qu al i ty . Oth erw ise, go o d pri n t qu ality an d exten ded pri n t h ead lif e c an n o t be gu aran teed. 2 Type o f paper · Label (co n ti n u o u s , die-c u t , [...]

3-3 M i nimu m val ue mm ( in) M aximum v a l ue mm ( in) A Label w idt h 7. 62 (0. 3) 1 18. 00 (4. 65) B Lin er w idt h 25. 40 (1. 0) 1 18. 00 (4. 65) C Label left - side edge pos ition 0 2. 54 ( 0. 10) D Label paper -gap len gt h 2. 54 (0. 10) 2539. 00 (99. 96) E Label len gt h 2. 54 (0. 10) 2539. 00 (99. 96) F Label pitc h 5.08 ( 0.20) 2539. 00 [...]

3-4 U ni t s for positi on and length T h e pr in t po sitio n s may be sp ecif ied in eith er in ch o r m e tric system . Sw itch in g be tw een th e tw o system s is acco mpl ish ed th ro u gh so f tw are . T h e prin t po si tio n s c an be f reel y design ated w i th i n th e max i mu m label s iz e, regardl es s o f wh ic h system you u se. n [...]

3-5 R eferenc e li ne a nd poi nt s T h e ref e ren ce lin e an d po i n ts are descri bed h ere. T h e po si ti o n o f 2.5 mm f ro m th e l ef t edge o f the paper is th e ref eren c e l i n e f o r paper . A l ways th e lef t bo tto m is th e ref eren ce po i n t f o r prin ti n g ch aract ers an d bar co des. T he co n cept o f th i s ref eren [...]

3-6 3 . 3 P a pe r Se t t i ng C A U T I O N B e caref u l o f th e edges o f th e plates so i n j u ry o r pro perty damage is po s si bl e. T h e prin ter is des ign ed f o r eas y lo adin g o f paper an d ribbo n . A f ter o pen i n g t h e co ver , set th e regi st er paper as f o ll o w s: 1 P u s h do w n th e o pen l ev er ① to lif t th e [...]

3-7 R o ll paper Roll p a p e r ① ⑩ ② ⑤ ④ ⑥ ③ ⑤ ④ ⑥ ③ ⑦ ⑨ Notch for ali g nm ent ⑧ ⑩ ① Reference plane[...]

3-8 3 . 4 Ri bbon 1. K in ds o f ribbo n T h is prin ter u ses a mel t in k ri bbo n . 1) W ax: mu ltipu rpo s e ribbo n . 2) W ax resin : mu ltipu rpo s e h i gh er-qu al ity ri bbo n. 3) Res in : s pecia l ribbo n w ith weath er res is tan ce. W h en u si n g res in ribbo n , prin t s peed mu s t be slo w er an d th e prin tin g en ergy mu s t be[...]

3-9 3 . 5 Ri bbon Se t t i ng C A U T I O N B e caref u l o f th e edges o f th e plates so i n j u ry o r pro perty damage do es n o t o ccu r . A f t er o pen ing th e co ver , i n s tal l th e ribbo n as f o l lo w s: 1 P u sh do w n th e o pen l ev er ① to lif t th e prin t h ead u p. 2 In sert th e ribbo n in th e ribbo n sh af t ⑪ u n t i[...]

3-10 3.6 H ead O ffset Ad j ustm ent s C A U T I O N E n s u re th e prin t h ead o f f set adj u stmen ts are made pro perly acc o rdi n g to th e ty pe o f prin t media (th i ck n ess & w idth ). In co rrect adj u stmen ts can c au se f ailu re o f th e prin t h ead. T h e prin ter h as already been f act o ry-s et to th e pro per pri n t qu [...]

3-1 1 H eat in g elem en t b[...]

3-12 3.7 H ead P r essu r e Ad j ustm ent s T h e prin ter h as already been f act o ry -set with t h e label width o f 1 18 mm. W h en u s in g paper with a di f f eren t w i dth , adju st t h e h ead press u re i n t h e f o ll o win g w ay : a) Lo o k th ro ugh th e veri f ic atio n w in do w o n the u pper f rame, adju st th e mark to th e valu[...]

3-13 3 . 8 Ri bbon T e ns i on Adj us t me nts When t h e ri bbo n sl ips o r wrin kl es du ri n g prin tin g, adj u st th e ri bbo n ten si o n . T h e prin ter h as already been f ac to ry set with th e ri bbo n w idth o f 1 14 mm. W h en u sin g ribbo n with a di f f eren t width , adju s t i t acc o rdi n g to th e f o ll o w in g pro cedu re: [...]

3-14 3.9 Ad j u st ab l e S en sor 3. 9. 1 E xt eri o r vi ew an d part n ames E x terio r view an d part n ames Adju st- kn ob Mar k ( Y el low ) G u ide rail u pper 3 7 . 7 7 0 . 6 192. 4[...]

3-15 3. 9. 2 Ho w t o o p erat e ad j u stabl e sen so r (1) M o ve th e adju stable sen s o r u n it to y o u r requ ired po si ti o n by tu rn in g th e adj u st-k n o b. First measu re th e po siti o n to dete ct, th en al ign th e mark o f th e measu re o n th e gu ide rai l u pper w i th th e sen so r po s it io n mark (yel l o w ) o n th e u [...]

3-16 3. 9. 3 S p eci f i cat i o n o f pap er ( f o r ad j u stabl e sen so r) M i nimu m val ue mm ( in) M aximum v a l ue mm ( in) A Label w idt h 25. 40 (1. 0) 1 18. 00 (4. 65) B Lin er w idt h 25. 40 (1. 0) 1 18. 00 (4. 65) C Label left - side edge pos ition 0 2. 54 ( 0. 10) D Label paper -gap len gt h 2. 54 (0. 10) 2539. 00 (99. 96) E Label le[...]

3-17 3.10 Cl ean i ng Wi pe o f f an y f o rei gn matter s u c h as du st , ribbo n resi du e, an d adh esi ve s u bs tan c e stu ck t o th e th ermal h ead, ri bbo n gu i de ro l l er , an d platen with a s o f t c l o t h s o aked in eth yl al co h o l. Pe rio dic cl ean in g o f t h e th ermal pri n t h ead i s es sen ti al to gu aran tee qu al [...]

4-1 Chapter 4 T roubl eshoot i ng 4.1 E rro r M es sages 4-2 4.1.1 E rro r descri pti o n s an d in di cati o n s 4-2 4.1.2 E rro r in di cati o n s an d co rrect iv e acti o n s 4-4 4.2 P o w er Tro u blesh o o ti n g 4-7 4.3 P aper Feed Tr o u blesh o o ti n g 4-8 4.4 Ri bbo n F eed Tro u bl esh o o ti n g 4-9 4.5 P ri n t Tro u blesh o o ti n g [...]

4-2 4.1 E r ror Messag es W h en th ere i s a pro bl em with th e pri n te r: - A bu zzer sou n ds - T h e erro r i n di cat o r ligh ts up - An erro r message i s di splayed o n th e LC D s creen E rro r des cript io n s an d c o rrec ti ve act io n s are sh o wn belo w . 4. 1. 1 E rro r d escri p t i o n s an d i n d i cat i o n s Des c r ipt ion[...]

4-3 Des c r ipt ion In d i ca ti o n LED Buzze r Paper ou t ( paper posit ion can ' t be det ec t ed) Err or con t en t s an d s en sor in f or mation repeat edly displayed M c om m an d: S ets l en g th fo r de tec ti on m iss ch ecki n g w ith syst em c o mma nd M M a xi m um: M a x. va l ue o f s e ns o r readin g v oltage M i ni m um : M i[...]

4-4 4. 1. 2 E rro r i n d i cat i o n s an d co rrect i ve act i o n s In di ca ti on Des c r ipt io n Cor r ect iv e act ion s B atte ry Batt er y dead Au to m ati ca ll y r etu rn ed afte r di sp l ay in g th e e rror fo r a c er tai n ti m e. Ch a n g e th e l i th iu m ba tter y ( CR 2032 ) . N ot e: Con t act ou r ser v ice per son n el to r e[...]

4-5 In di ca ti on Des c r ipt io n Cor r ect iv e act ion s O v er H eat Coo lin g H ead overh eat Wai t u n t il th e h ead t emperat u r e goes dow n . Wh en t h e t emperat u r e becomes l ow, t h e r e mainin g p r int ing r e s u mes . S t op S t op key pr essed En t er s a pau se af t er displayin g t h e st op by t h e S t op key. I f t he [...]

4-6 In di ca ti on Des c r ipt io n Co r r e c t iv e ac t ions Ri bon O u t Ribbon en d Ch eck t h e con t en t s an d clear w it h t h e S t op key . I n st all th e r ibbon . C h ec k th at th e ri bb on wi n ds fu l l y . C o rrec t th e fa u lty se tti n g o f th e p ri n t m od e (d i rec t-th erm al or th e rm al -tran sfe r). O v er H eat P[...]

4-7 4 . 2 P ow e r T r oubl e s hoot i ng Problem Cau se an d r emedy N o pow er ev en w ith pow er s w it ch tu rn ed ON . • P ower c ord i s n ot proper ly con n ect ed t o t h e o u tl et. • P ower c ord i s n ot proper ly con n ect ed t o t h e pow er in let . • I n pu t v oltage is n ot cor r ect ; in pu t vol t age is great er or less t[...]

4-8 4 . 3 P a pe r F e e d T r oubl e s hoot i ng Problem Cau se an d r emedy Paper doesn ' t f eed. ･ W r on g paper pat h . ･ Mec h an ism h ead is open . ® U se cor r ec t pat h . ® Cl ose t h e mech an ism h ead. Paper skew. ･ Paper en d is n ot in con t act w it h t h e paper gu ide. ･ Roll g uide is n o t in co n tac t wi th th[...]

4-9 4 . 4 Ri bbon F e e d T r oubl e s hoot i ng Problem Cau se an d r emedy Ri bbon doesn 't wi n d . ･ Prin t mode i s set t o di rec t-th erm al pri n ti n g. ･ Wr on g r ibbon pat h . ･ Ri bbon w in d dir ect ion is rev ers ed . ･ Ri bbon w in d t en sion is n ot corr ect . ® C h an ge to th e th e rm a l -tran s fer p ri n ti n g[...]

4-10 4 . 5 P r i nt T r oubl e s hoot i ng Problem Cau se an d r emedy Prin t in g doesn 't star t. ･ P owe r to th e p ri n ter i s off. ･ Prin t er is n ot pr oper ly con n ect ed to comp u t er . ･ P ri n ter s etti n g i s n ot corr ect. ® T u rn th e p owe r swi tch to ON . I f po w er s t ill d o e s n ' t t u r n on , f o ll[...]

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4-12 4.6 I nterface T r oubl e s hoot i ng Problem Cau se an d r emedy Prin t er does n 't prin t . The foll ow in g ar e t h e pr obable cau ses: Prin t disor der ed. Err or message is displ ayed an d prin t er doesn 't prin t . ･ I n t er f ace c able i s n ot proper ly con n ect ed. ･ I n t er f ace c able i s n ot t h e st an dar [...]

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5-1 Chapter 5 O pt i ons Fa cto ry o r Rese l l er ( Deal er) O p tio n s: 5.1 Au to -Cu tter Un i t 5-2 5.2 P eeler U n it 5-2 User Optio n s: 5.3 P CM CI A Me mo ry Card 5-3[...]

5-2 5.1 A uto -Cu tter U n i t T h e cu tt er mech an i sm i s a ro tary cu tter des ign ed to h a n dle paper , label s , ti ck et an d tag st o ck. It h as an ex tremel y du rable mech an ism desi gn ed f o r i n excess o f 1,000,000 c u ts . S ee th e Cu tter User ’s M an u a l f o r detai l s. n S pe cif ication s ･ Cu tti n g meth o d: Ro [...]

5-3 5.3 P CMCI A Mem ory Card T h e P CM CIA mem o ry card is u sed to : 1 Sto re pri n t f o rmat f iles. Dat a in th e f ield register area c an be s to red an d l o aded. 2 Sto re graph ic data. Fo r exampl e, graph i c data s u c h as a co rpo rate lo go ca n be sto red an d rec al l ed f ro m th e PC M CI A memo ry card an d prin ted. 3 Sto re[...]

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6-1 Chapter 6 S peci f i cati ons 6.1 M ain Specif i cati o n s 6-2 6.2 I n terf ace 6-6 6.2.1 S ys tem co n f i gu ratio n 6-6 6.2.2 Specif i cati o n o f i n t erf ac e 6-7 6.2.3 R S -232C lo o pback test 6-8 6.2.4 R S -232C pro to c o l 6-9 6.2.5 In terf ace pi n as si gn men t 6-1 1 6.3 Ou tlin e o f Co mman d S y stem 6-13 6.4 E x ampl e o f C[...]

6-2 6.1 Mai n S peci fi cati on s Ite m D es cri pti on Pr in t in g ･ Di r ect - t h er mal or t h er mal - t r an sf er pr in t in g ･ 400 dpi (16 dot s/ mm ) pr in t h ead (M ain scan n in g li n e den sit y: 15. 75 dot s/ mm ) ( S ub s c a nni ng l i ne d e ns i t y : 1 6 l i ne s / m m ) ･ Max. pr in t w idt h : 4. 2 in ( 105. 7 mm ) ･[...]

6-3 Ite m D es cri pti on S t an dar d f on t s ･ F on t N o . 0 - 6 (f ix ed pitch , alph an u meric) ･ F on t N o . 7 - 8: O CR- A, O CR- B ･ F on t N o . 9: CG T ri u m v i rate sm oo th fon t; 3 p t, 4 p t, 5 p t, 6 p t, 8 p t, 10 pt , 12 pt , 14 pt , 18 pt , 24 pt , 30 pt , 36 pt , an d 48 pt Ch ar act er set is in accor dan ce w it h c [...]

6-4 Ite m D es cri pti on C o m m uni c a t i o n in t erf ace ･ RS - 232C (st an dar d) ･ C e nt r o ni c s ( s t a nd a r d ) In dicatio n s, keys an d sw i t ch es ･ LE Ds : P owe r an d erro r ･ LCD : Displays prin t er s t at u s, er r or con t en t s , mode sw itch con t en t s, et c ･ Con t r ol pan el keys: Pau se, Feed an d S t o[...]

6-5 Ite m D es cri pti on En v ir onm en t ･ O perat in g con dition s : T em per at u r e: 5 - 35 ° C ( 4 1 - 95 ° F) H u m i di ty: 3 0 - 80% ( n on con den s in g) ･ S t orage: T em per at u r e: -20 - 60 ° C (-4 - 140 ° F) H u m i di ty: 5 - 85% ･ V en ti la ti on : Con v ect iv e circu lat ion . Air v en t mu st be aw ay f r om w all[...]

6-6 6.2 I nterface 6. 2. 1 Syst em co n fi g u rat i o n T h e prin ter is c o n n ected t o a c o mpu ter an d pri n ts l abel s acco rdin g to th e co mman d f ro m th e co mpu ter . Tw o met h o ds o f i n terf ace with a co mpu t er are as f o ll o ws: (1) S erial in terf ac e: RS -232C (st an dard) Comput er RS - 232C in t er f ac e RS - 232C [...]

6-7 6. 2. 2 S p eci f i cat i o n o f i n t erf ace (1) S erial interf ac e Meth od Asyn ch r on ou s ser ial in t er f ace RS - 232C C o nne c t o r DSU B 25- pin Prot ocol con t r ol XO N / XO FF and CTS/ DTR Rec e ive buff er siz e 32K byt es Recei v in g dat a st ops w h en t h e r emai n in g bu f f er r eac h es 2K byt es an d r esu mes w h e[...]

6-8 6. 2. 3 RS- 232C l oopb ack test Af ter co n n ecto r w irin g as sh o w n i n th e f igu re, th e test mo de is tu rn ed o n . T h e prin ter w i ll rec eive dat a th at h as been t ran smi tted by prin ter i tself an d th e test o f recei vi n g an d tran smi tti n g dat a w ill be perf o rmed. RS -232C test Fig. Lo o pback test[...]

6-9 6. 2. 4 RS- 232C p ro to co l (1 ) X-ON/X-OF F system (see t h e f igu re) T h is is a co n tro l system in w h ich th e data t r an smissio n req u est si gn al (X-ON (1 1H ) co de) an d th e data tran smiss io n s to p request si gn al (X-O FF (13H) co de) are o u tpu t. Requ iremen ts o f o u tpu t o f X-ON c o de: ･ Wh en th e po w er is [...]

6-10 (2) Ready /B u s y system ( see th e f igu re) T h is is a co n tro l system in w h ich th e DT R sign al is o u tpu t at R eady ( H i g h )/ B us y ( L o w) le v e l. Req u ire m en ts of DTR "High ": ･ Wh en th e prin ter is "o n l in e." ･ Wh en th e Rec eiv e bu f f er h as at l east 2K by tes av ailabl e. DTR sign [...]

6-1 1 6. 2. 5 I n t erf ace p i n assi g n men t S erial an d paral l el in t erf ac e pin as sign men t tables are sh o wn belo w . n S erial in t erf ac e pin as sign men t table P i n N o. Si gn a l In pu t/Ou tp u t D e sc ri pti on 1 F .GN D - Fr ame gr ou n d 2 T X D Ou tpu t R S- 23 2C o u tpu t d ata 3 RXD I npu t RS- 2 3 2 C in p u t da t [...]

6-12 n P aral lel i n t erf ac e pin ass ign men t tabl e P i n N o. Si gn a l In pu t/Ou tp u t D e sc ri pti on 1 STROBE I n pu t S t r obe s ign al for r eadin g 8- bit dat a 2 - 9 D A T A1-8 I n pu t 8- bit par allel sign al 10 AC KN LG O u t pu t 8- bit dat a r equ est s ign al 1 1 B U S Y Ou tp u t S i gn al sp ec i fyi n g p ri n ter bu sy 1[...]

6-13 6.3 O utli n e o f Co mm an d S y stem For det a il s a bo u t co mma n d system , se e th e Co mm an d Ref er en ce ma n u al avail abl e separately . Co mman d s f o r th is pri n t er co n s is t o f a st rin g o f AS CI I co de an d en d w i th " CR " (deci mal : 13, h ex : 0D ). Gen eral ly , co mman ds are classif i ed in to tw[...]

6-14 6.4 E xamp l e o f Co nn ecti on to a C o mp u ter Wh en RS -232C is u s ed: IBM PC co mpatibl e Co mm u n icat io n co n trol : XON/XOF F o r CTS/DTR P in 20 sh o u ld be DT R o n P rin ter side (wh en h igh go o d, wh en l o w n o t ready) B u s y – B u s y h i gh i s n o t ready n o pri n t. CLP -6401 (DB 25P ) “P C” (DB 25P )[...]

6-15 6.5 T ear-O ff Fu n cti on T h e tear-o f f f u n ct io n elimin ates th e waste o f label s w h en tearin g manu all y . It all o w s th e paper to au to matic al ly advan c e to th e t ear po si ti o n af ter prin tin g. When t h i s f u n ctio n i s t u rn ed o n , paper wil l be f ed to th e man u al tear po si ti o n af t er prin ti n g. [...]

6-16 ･ P aper is f ed to th e cu t po si tio n ･ Wh en man u al teari n g is n eeded, t ear th e label at th is ti me. ･ P erf o rms nex t label printin g. W h en n ex t pri n t data is tran s mitt ed f ro m th e c o mpu ter , th e prin te r f eeds back paper to t h e prev io u s prin t co mpleted po si ti o n an d resu mes prin ti n g. 6. 5.[...]

6-17 6. 5. 4 T ear- o f f an d t yp e o f d ata W h en th e tear-o f f i s v al i d, th e pri n te r mo n it o rs th e prin t data f o r 0.5 sec o n d du ri n g o r af ter pri n t in g. If pri n t data is tran s mit ted w i th in 0.5 seco n d du ri n g o r af ter prin tin g, th e prin ter w i l l start n ex t prin ti n g w ith o u t tear- o f f . ([...]

6-18 ･ In it ializati o n parameter v al u es In it ializati o n v al u es f o r pri n t o r cu t po si tio n are desc ribed belo w by eac h o perati n g mo de. In N ative ON Unit : m m ( i nc h) No r m a l prin t A u to- c u tter P ee l i n g T ea r-off M inimu m va l ue Pr int p os it ion  ( O nnnn, f o r m o ffse t) 55. 9(2. 2) 55.9?[...]

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