Citizen Systems iDP3110 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Citizen Systems iDP3110, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Citizen Systems iDP3110 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Citizen Systems iDP3110. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Citizen Systems iDP3110 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Citizen Systems iDP3110
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Citizen Systems iDP3110 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Citizen Systems iDP3110 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Citizen Systems iDP3110 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Citizen Systems iDP3110, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Citizen Systems service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Citizen Systems iDP3110.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Citizen Systems iDP3110 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    DOT MA TRIX PRINTER MODEL iDP 3110[...]

  • Page 2

    iDP3110 User's Manual CITIZEN Declarati o n o f Co n fo rmit y Man u f act ure r ’ s Nam e : : J ap an C BM Co rp orat io n Ma nuf a ct ur er ’s Addre ss : CB M Bl dg., 5 - 6 8 - 1 0, N a ka no, N a ka no- ku, T okyo, 16 4 - 0001, Ja p an D ecl a r e t he Pr oduct Pr oduct N a m e D ot Ma t r i x Pr i nt er Mod el Num be r(s) iDP31 10 Seri[...]

  • Page 3

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INST RUCT I ONS * Read all of th ese in st ructi ons and s av e th em fo r lat e r re fe ren ce. * Follo w a ll warnings and inst ructions marked on th e product. * Unplug this pr oduct f rom the wall outlet before cleaning. Do n o t use liquid or aerosol cl ea n ers. Use a damp cloth for c[...]

  • Page 4

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N IMPORT ANT : This equipm e nt generat es, uses, and can radiat e radio frequenc y ene rgy an d if not installed and us ed in acco rdan ce wit h the ins tr ucti on man ual , may cau se in t erfer ence to radi o com mu ni cati ons . It ha s been t ested and found to comply with the limits for a Cla ss A c omp u[...]

  • Page 5

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ ......................... 1 1.1 Features ...................................................................................................................................[...]

  • Page 6

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 1 1. INTRODUC T ION The iDP31 10 is a dot-imp a ct printer suitable f o r use with v a ri ous data communic ati on te r minals, and me as urement ter m i n als. This prod uct is ex tr e mely co mpact a nd feat ures exten si ve fun cti ons s uite d for a wi de r an ge o f ap pli ca tio ns. Pl ea se read th is [...]

  • Page 7

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 2 2. TYPE CL ASSIFI CA TI O NS 2.1 T ype The product is c ategorized acco r ding to the nam ing plan indicated be low . iDP3110 24 40 P R J F 120 230 A B iDP3110 24 P J 120 A Model Name Printer cover Number of columns A : 60mm(D i a .) 24 : 24 columns/144 dots P a per roll 40 : 40 columns/180 dots B : 80mm(Di[...]

  • Page 8

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 3 2.3 Spe cif icat ion s Item iDP31 10-24* iDP31 10-40* 1 Printing m et hod Dot m a trix 2 Pr i nt i n g di r e ct i on O ne- wa y pr i nt i n g 3 Cha ra cter con fi gura ti on (5 + 1 ) × 8 (4 + 0.5) × 8 (W × H) 4 Num b er of columns per line 24 co l umns: 144 do t /li ne 40 co l umns: 180 do t /li ne 5 Pr[...]

  • Page 9

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 4 3. EXTERNAL APPEARANCE A ND P ART DESCRI PT ION 3.1 E xter nal A pp earan ce[...]

  • Page 10

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 5 3.2 Part Descr i pt ion s 1. DC J a ck In s ert the output plug of the AC adapter attached. 2. Po wer Switch When s witc hed ON, power is supplied to the printer , sta rting the initializi ng opera tion. 3. Po wer La m p L i ghted when pow er is turned ON an d goes out when t urn ed OFF . 4. SEL Lamp Lighte[...]

  • Page 11

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 6 4. OPERA TIONS 4.1 Co nn ecti on of th e A C A dapt er (1) En sure that t h e power sw itc h is OF F . (2) In s ert the output plug of the AC adapter into the DC jack of the printer . (3) In s ert the powe r plug of the AC a dap ter i nto a powe r concent supp l ying the desi gn ated volta ge . (Use of ex c[...]

  • Page 12

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 7 4.2 S ett in g o f th e Prin ter Cover (1) Hol d th e pr ot r u di ng s e ct i o n a t t he r e a r of th e pr i nt e r c ov er a n d l if t in t he dir e ct i o n i n di c a te d. (2) Attach the c over by pressing downward after hooking the cover to the acce p tor located in the front part.[...]

  • Page 13

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 8 4. 3 S etti ng of Ri bbon C assettes (1) R em ove th e p rin te r co v er af te r tu rn ing OFF the p rin te r . (2) Press dow n on the Ribbon cassette while inserting the ribbon be twee n the printing head and the platen. (3) Wind u p t he r i bb o n sl a c k b y t ur ni ng t h e kn ob i n t h e d i r ect [...]

  • Page 14

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 9 4. 4 S etti ng P aper (1) Rem ove the pri nte r cover . (2) Ensu re that the e nd of the paper is stra ig ht or incline as indicate d in the diagra m . (3) Ins e r t t he e n d of t he pa per i nt o t he s l ot o f t he pr i nte r mec ha ni s m. (4) Af t er tur n ing ON the printer , press the LF switch unt[...]

  • Page 15

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 10 4.5 S elf T est Prin ti ng A s el f - pr i nt i n g f unc ti on i s i nc or p or a t e d i n t h is pr o duc t t o e na b le t h e pr i nt er t o c h ec k i t s el f. T his f u nc ti on is tr i g g er ed b y t he f ol l o wi n g pr oc ed ur e. (1) Set pa per t o t he pr i nt er. (2) En sure that t h e ribb[...]

  • Page 16

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 11 5. P ARALLE L INTE RF A CE 5.1 Spe cif icat ion s a) Data inpu t s yste m : 8 bit parallel (D A TA 1-8) b) Con tr ol signal : ACK, B USY , ST B, RESET , SEL ECT c) Com pat ible Connector : Prin ter side : 57LE-40360 (AMPHENOL or equiv a lent) : Cable side : 57-30360 (AMPHENOL or equiv a lent) 5.2 Co nn ect[...]

  • Page 17

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 12 5. 3 Descri pti on of Input / O utput Si gna ls (1) Inpu t si gnal All input signals utiliz e type 74HC of CM O S and c an be used in TTL l evel as th e input is pulle d up with 3.3 k Ω re sistance. - D A T A 8 bit parallel signal (positiv e logic) - STB Strobe signal for reading out dat a (ne gati ve lo[...]

  • Page 18

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 13 • Ou t put [ Pri n ter sid e ] [ Ho st sid e ] (4) T iming ch ar t 1) Timing for data entry and printing T1 0.5 µ s MIN T2, T 3 1 µ s MIN T4 2 µ s T YPE (5) Da ta recei vin g Printer is c apable of accep ting da t a f rom the h ost while the BUSY signal is in the “LO W ” state. P rinter c an not a[...]

  • Page 19

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 14 6. SERIAL INTERF A CE 6.1 Spe cif icat ion s 1) Synchr oni zation : Asynch ronous 2) Ba ud rate : User selection, 4,800; 9,600 B aud / sec 3) W ord conf iguration : Start bit 1 bit : Data bit 8 bit : Stop bit More than 1 bit 4) Signa l polarity RS-232C * Mark = Log ic “1” (-3 to –12V ) * S pa ce = Lo[...]

  • Page 20

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 15 6.2 Co nn ecto r Pin Assi gn ment SI GNAL SI GNAL S IGNAL DIRECTI ON FU NCTION RS 232C T TL PIN NAM E HO ST-PRIN TER 1 FG Frame ground 7 GND Sign al ground 3R D → Received data 20 DTR ← Prin ter BUSY signal 23 RESET → Printer reset si gn a l Note: 1. Signals fo r RS-232C are based on E IA RS-232C lev[...]

  • Page 21

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 16 3) RESET Signal re s ets the entire printer . (More than 4ms.) 4) FG Frame ground 5) GND Common ground for the circuit. (2) Da ta c onfi g ur a t io n (1) Start bit (1 bit) (2) Data bit (8 bit) (3) Stop bit ( mo r e than 1)[...]

  • Page 22

    iDP31 10 User's Manual CIT IZEN 17 (3) Electrical characteristics 1) RS-232C ci rcuit Input (RD) [PRINTER] [HOST] MAX 232 equiv alent Mark = (-8V) : Stop bit Space = (+8 V) : Start bit Output (DTR) MAX 232 equiv alent DTR (- 8V) when BUSY (+8V) when READY 2) TTL circuit Input (RESE T) 7HC14 equiv alent Set t o LOW when reset[...]

  • Page 23

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 18 7. DIP SWIT CH SETT ING 7.1 S erial In ter face T yp e Swit ch Fu ncti o ns OFF ON Shi ppi ng NO. Se tting 1 Cha r a c te r dir e c ti on N or ma l Inv er t e d O FF selec ti on char a cter char a cter 2 Baud rate selection 9600 BPS 4800 BPS ON 3,4 No t u s ed OFF 7.2 Parall el Int erf ace T ype Sw itc h F[...]

  • Page 24

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 19 8. PRINT CONTR OL FUNCTION 8. 1 Control Com m a nd (1) Print command (CR or LF ) In case of initiate parallel tra nsmission, select code CR (0 DH) o r LF (0AH) on the DIP swit ch 2. If the selected c o de (CR or LF) is input, the data in the print b uf f er is printed and line feed is performed. Whe n the [...]

  • Page 25

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 20 (4) Po w er do wn fun c tion In order to reduce po wer consumption wh e n printer is waiting for th e operation, 2 po wer do wn modes triggered by the codes DC2 a nd DC3 a re incorporat ed into this product. When the printer recei v es pow er dow n comma nds (DC2 or DC3), it switc h es to the po w er do wn[...]

  • Page 26

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 21 a) Line spacing setting command ( ESC + A + n) Dot line sp ace se tting is determined by entering the code ESC +A + n. Initia l setting is 2 dot line space. The n should b e an e ven number in the range of 0 ≤ n ≤ 255. Note) If an old number is entere d, the dot line is set to “n-1”. Continuous pri[...]

  • Page 27

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 22 As this printer prints out 4 dot lines as one unit, the lacking dat a is output as space once th e data for 4 dot lines are read in or the output o f data specifi e d in n1, n2 and n3 h as finish e d. Note 1 ) If n1 = 23 is sp ecified in iDP3110 -40 specific a tion, 4 dots from th e topmost dot (MSC DO T) [...]

  • Page 28

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 23 d) Character re gistration (ESC + & + A1 + A2 ) Individu a l pa tterns ca n be registered by enter ing the cod e ESC + & + A1 + A2, then ent ering the pattern data . A maximum of 8 characters can be registered, and a ny address in the r ange o f 20 H to FFH can be used fo r the registration. Ho wev[...]

  • Page 29

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 24 d-2) Multiple character registration By repea ting th e single character registration, a maximum o f 8 characters can be re gistered. When defining multiple characters in a successi ve address (ch arac t e r c ode), re gister pa tt ern data f or a maximum of 8 characters by designation A1 as th e starting [...]

  • Page 30

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 25 d-4) In case of iDP3110 -40* (40 columns) specific ation P a tter n data to be re gistered must consist of 7 bytes per char ac t e r . That is, pattern data conf igured by a 7 × 8 dot mat r ix is broken up into 7 v ertically positione d units each of which is represented by 1 byte of data. All together , [...]

  • Page 31

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 26 9. CHARACTER SET 9.1 Ch aract er cod e (In the following T able *1-* 12 a re the c h ara cters o f the next page by a comm a nd, ECS + R + n.)[...]

  • Page 32

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 27[...]

  • Page 33

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 28 Indiv idual Country Ch aract er Co de s[...]

  • Page 34

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 29 10. EXTERNAL DIM ENSIONS[...]

  • Page 35

    iDP3110 User's M a nu al CITIZ E N 30[...]

  • Page 36

    Information Systems Division CBM Bldg., 5-68-10, Nakano , Nakano-ku, T okyo 164-0001, J apan Head Office T el: (+81- 3) 5345-7540 F ax: (+81 - 3) 5345-7541 20-990914-5000-0036-005.25 Printed in Japan[...]