Citizen CLP-6401 manual

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

- i - F CC COM PL IANCE S T A T E 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 envir[...]

- ii - EM I COM PL I ANCE S T A T E 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 [...]

- iii - Im port ant Saf e ty Ins tr uctions 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 . 5[...]

- iv - N o ti ce 1. B ef o re u se, be s u re t o read th is man ual . A n d k eep it h an dy f o r ref erence w hen needed. 2. T h e co n ten ts o f th i s man u al may ch an ge w ith o u t prio r n o tice. 3. Reprodu ctio n , tran sf er , o r tra n smis sio 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 co n sen t i s s tric tly p[...]

- v - n T o preven t perso n al in ju ry o r pro perty damage, th e f o ll o win g s h all be s tric tly o bs erved. n T h e degree o f po s si bl e inj u ry an d damage du e t o i n c o rrec t u s e o r i mpro perly f o l l o w ing in st ru c tio n s is descri bed below . T h is is a mark to c all att en ti o n to 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 w ing. If n o t avo ided, these may cau se damage o r tro u bl e to th e prin ter o r cau se the prin ter t o o verh eat an d rel ease smo ke an d c au s e bu rn s o r an electric al sh o ck . If th e pri n ter i s damaged o r is mal f u n ctio n i n g, be su re to tu rn th e po wer o f f and remo [...]

- vi i - Gen eral P r ecauti on s 1. P rio r to o peratio n , read th e saf ety in stru c tio n s caref u l l y an d o bserve t h em. 2. B e caref u l w h en mo ving o r carryi n g th e printer . D ro ppi n g the prin te r 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 v er , i t i s o pened al l th e w ay [...]

- v iii - P r ecau ti on s W h en I nst a llin g th e P r in t e r 1. P rio r to o peratio n , read th e saf ety in stru c tio n s caref u l l y an d o bserve t h em. 2. Do n o t u se o r sto re th e prin ter n ear f ire, ex c essive mo is tu 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 c e o f[...]

- ix - C h ap t e rs in Th 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 th e carto n as w el l as th e n ames an d f u n cti o n s o f parts. Ch apter 2 Co n t ro l Pan el Describ e s th e n ecessa r y item s fo r oper a tio n s, su ch as th e co n tro l pan el , pri n te r setti n gs an d indicati o n s o n t h [...]

- x - T a bl e of C ont e nts FCC Co mpl i an c e Statemen t f o r A merican U sers . . . i E M I C o mplian ce Statemen t f o r Can adi an U sers . . . i i Im porta n 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 roubleshooti ng . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 4.1 E rro r M es sages . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 4.1.1 E rro r des cri ptio n s an d i n di cati o n s . . . . . . 4-2 4.1.2 E rro r i n dic ati o n s and c o rrec tiv e act io n s . . . 4-4 4.2 Po w er Tro 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 cti o n s 1-3 1 . 3 C o nne c t i o n t o P o w e r 1-7 1.4 Co n nectio n to a Co mpu t er 1-8[...]

1-2 1 . 1 C onf i r ma t i on of Ca r t on C ont e nts C A U T I O N B e caref u l w h en mo vi n g o r carryi n g th e pri n ter and w h en tak in g th e prin ter o u t o f th e carto n . T h e prin ter may ca u 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 sin g tigh tl y w h en takin g it o u t o f th e ca[...]

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 di cat o r ligh t s an d an LCD sc reen t h at di splays prin ter messages . ① LE Ds On e LE D i s the power in di cato r an d the o th er i s t h e erro r in dicato r . ② LCD Displ ays th e cu rre n t prin ter stat u s, co n f igu ra[...]

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 nctio n s o f each part C A U T I O N · W h en o pen in g th e co ver , o pen it al l th e w ay . If o n l y part w ay o pen , th e co ver co u l d sl am sh u t, possi bl y cau sin g in ju ry . · B e caref u l o f th e edge o f t h e c o v er w h en th e co ver is o pen ed. It may cause in j u ry o r pro perty damage. · B e [...]

1-6 SI DE VI EW n In ter f ace co n n ecto rs T o co n n ect t h 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 PCM CIA m emo 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 mem o ry card, f irst u n h o o k th i s co ver , th en sl ide it o u t. n Po we r sw itch T o tu rn o n /o f f [...]

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 t l et th at accepts a t h ree-pro n ged plu g. Oth erwise, st atic el ectrici ty may be gen erat ed an d th ere w ill be dan ger o f el ectri c shoc k . Co n n ect to an A C o u tl et as f o l lo w s : 1 Ch eck th at th e po we r sw itc h o n th e prin ter is set to OFF . 2 Co n n ect [...]

1-8 1.4 Co nn ecti on to a C o m p uter A n i n t erf ac e cable is n ecessary f o r co n n ectin g th e printer to a co mpu t er . T o co n n ect them, pro ceed as f o l l o w s: 1 Tu rn o f f bo t h po w er switc h es o f th e prin ter an d th e co mpu t er . 2 C o n n ec t th e co n necto r o f o n e en d o f th e in terf ace c abl e to th e i n[...]

2-1 Chapter 2 Cont r ol Panel 2.1 C o ntro l P an el 2-2 2.2 LCD /LE D In di cat io n s and A dju st men t C o ntro l s 2-3 2.3 No rmal Operatin g M o de 2-3 2.4 P rin ter S etu p Mo 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 , co n sis ts o f th ree co n tro l k eys (P au s e, Feed an d Sto p), two LED i n di cato r ligh ts (P o wer , E rro r), an d a LC D message s creen . On th e l ef t si de o f th e co n t ro l pan el th ere are th ree adj u s tmen t co n t ro ls (paper gap[...]

2-3 2 . 2 L C D / L ED Indi c a t i ons a nd A dj us t me nt Cont r ol s 1 LCD T h e eigh t-ch aract er LCD sc reen di splays th e cu rren t printer statu s, co n f igur atio n settings, o r an erro r mes sage. 2 LE Ds P o wer: Th e green LE D po w er indicato r go es o n w h en t h e po w er is tu n ed O N. E rro r: T h e red LE D erro r indicato [...]

2-4 2 . 4 P r i nt e r Se t up M ode T o en ter the Prin ter Setu p Mo de, press an d hold do wn th e P au s e k ey th en press th e Feed key an d release bo th k eys . In a f ew seco n ds yo u w i l l h ear a beep an d see T ransfer or Dir ectT M di splayed o n t h e LC D s creen . T h e f u n ctio n s o f t h e co n tro l k eys are descri bed bel[...]

2-5 Du rin g execu ti o n of th e prin ter s el f -test , th e prin ter w i ll eject an al i gn men t label , th en pri n t a stat u s repo rt an d f in all y , print a series o f h ead t est patt ern s . Us e th e h ead t est patt ern s to iden ti f y an y pro blems w ith mi ss ing do t ro ws, u n ev en h ead pressure, h eat set ting an d tran s f[...]

2-6 2.6 S y stem Mai nten ance Mo d e T o en ter t h e pri n t er ’ s mainten an ce mo de, press and h o ld th e Pau se , Feed an d St o p k eys si mu ltan eo u s l y wh ile tu rn in g o n the prin ter ’s po wer . In a f ew seco n ds yo u wil l h ear a beep and see S M ai n t e displayed o n t h e LC D s creen . No te: T o reset al l val u es t[...]

2-7 T h e f i n al display in t h e mai n t en an ce mo de is th e Vo l tage s etting mo de. T h e dis pl ay wil l s h o w ‘P E #.##V ’ an d as th e sec o n d o pt io n ‘ B L #.##V ’ f o r G ap mo de an d Bl ack 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 perat io n o[...]

2-8 P ri nter Defaul t Val ues B au d R ate: 9600 RS -232C setti n g Data Length : 8 bi t P rin t M o de S etti n g T h ermal T ran s f er P eel in g: OFF Au to -cu tter: OFF Optio n al Fu n ctio n s T ear-o f f : OFF P aper Senso r S etti n g E dge Ad j u st a bl e s e n sor AJSe n sOF M o del Nativ e ON[...]

3-1 Chapter 3 Prep ar at i on f or Pri nti 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 ett in g 3-9 3.6 H ead Of f s et A dj u stmen ts 3-10 3.7 H ead P ressure A dj u s tmen ts 3-1 1 3 . 8 R i b b o n Te ns i o n A d jus t m e nt s 3-12 3.9 A dju stable Sen so [...]

3-2 3 . 1 K i nds of Pape r 1 K inds o f Paper T h e prin ter is c apabl e of pri n t in g o n direct-thermal o r th ermal-tran s f er paper . T h e paper mu st be high -qu ality . O th erwise, go o d prin t qu al ity an d exten ded print h ead l if e c an n o t be gu aran teed. 2 Type o f paper · Label (co n tinu o u s, die-c u t, f anf o ld) · [...]

3-3 M i nimu m val ue mm ( in) M a ximum v a l ue mm ( i n) A Label w idth 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 position 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 pit ch 5. 08 (0. 20) 2539. [...]

3-4 U ni t s for positi on a nd l ength T h e pr in t po sitio n s may be sp ecif ied in eith er in ch o r m etr ic syste m. Sw itch in g be tw een th e tw o system s is acco mp l ish ed th ro u gh so f tw are . T h e prin t po si tio n s can be f reel y desi gn ated with i n th e max imum l abel size, regardl ess o f w h ic h system you u se. n In[...]

3-5 R eferenc e li ne a nd poi nt s T h e ref eren ce l in e an d po ints are descri bed h ere. T h e po sit io n o f 2.5 mm f ro m th e lef t edge o f th e paper i s the ref eren c e l in e f o r paper . A l ways th e lef t bo t to m i s t h e ref eren ce po in t f o r pri n t in g ch aract ers an d bar co des. T h e co n cept o f t h 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 t h e edges o f th e plates so inj 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 easy l o adin g o f paper an d ribbo n . Af ter o pen i n g th e co ver , set the register paper as f o l l ows: 1 P u s h do w n t h e o pen lever ① to l if t th e prin t [...]

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 ri bbo n T h is prin ter u ses a mel t in k ribbo n. 1) W ax : mu l ti pu rpo s e ribbo n . 2) W ax resi n : mu l tipu rpo s e h i gh er-qual i ty ri bbo n . 3) Resi n : spec ial ribbo n with weath er res is tan ce. W h en u s in g resin ribbo n , prin t speed must be slo w er an d th e prin tin g energy mu st be gr[...]

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 t h e edges o f th e plates so inj u ry o r pro perty damage do es n o t o c cu r . A f te r o pen in g th e co ver , i n st al l th e ribbo n as f o ll o ws: 1 P u sh do wn th e open l eve r ① to lif t th e pri n t h ead u p. 2 In sert th e ribbo n i n t h e ri bbo n sh af t ⑪ u n t[...]

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 adju st men ts are made pro perly acco rding to th e type o f pri n t medi a (th i ckn ess & w idth ). In c o rrect ad j u s tmen ts c an cau se f ail u re o f th e prin t h ead. T h e prin ter h as already been f acto ry-set to t h e pro per prin t qu a[...]

3-1 1 H eat in g el emen t b[...]

3-12 3.7 H ead P ressure Ad j ustm ent s T h e prin ter h as already been f acto ry-set w ith the l abel w i dth o f 1 18 mm. W h en u s in g paper with a di f f eren t width , adju s t th e h ead pressure in th e f o ll o w in g way: a) Lo o k t h ro u gh th e veri f icat io n win do w o n th e u pper f rame, adju st th e mark to th e valu e in mm[...]

3-13 3 . 8 Ri bbon Tens i on A dj us t me nts When th e ri bbo n sl ips o r wrin kl es du ri n g pri n ti n g, adju st th e ri bbo n ten sio n. The prin ter h as already been f act o ry s et with t h e ri bbo n w i dth o f 1 14 mm. When u s in g ribbo n with a dif f eren t width , adj u st it ac co rdin g to th e f o ll o win g pro cedu re: a) Ho l[...]

3-14 3.9 Ad j u st ab l e Sen sor 3. 9. 1 E xt eri o r vi ew an d part n ames Exterio r v iew an d part n ames Adju st -kn ob Mar k (Y el low ) G u i de r ai l 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 stab l e sen so r (1) M o ve th e adju s table sen so r u nit to y o u r requ ired po sit io n by tu rnin g th e adj u st-k n o b. First measu re th e po s itio n to detect, th en align th e mark o f th e measu re o n th e gu i de rai l u pper with th e sen so r po s iti o n mark (yell o w) o n t h e u pper s[...]

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 a ximum v a l ue mm ( i n) A Label w idth 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 position 0 2. 54 ( 0. 10) D Label paper- gap len gt h 2. 54 (0. 10) 2539. 00 ( 99. 96) E Label l[...]

3-17 3.10 Cl ean i ng Wi pe o f f an y f o reign matter su c h as du s t, ri bbo n resi du e, an d adh esive s u bs tan c e stu ck to th e th ermal h ead, ribbo n guide ro ll er , an d pl aten w ith a s o f t clo th so ak ed in eth yl al c o h ol. P erio dic clean in g o f th e th ermal prin t head is ess en ti al to gu aran tee qu al ity pri n ti [...]

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 ptio n s an d indicati o n s 4-2 4.1.2 E rro r in dic ati o n s an d co rrect ive ac ti 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 Troubl eshoo ti n g 4-8 4.4 Ri bbo n F eed T ro u blesh o o ti n g 4-9 4.5 P rint Tr o u blesh o o ti n g 4-10 4.6[...]

4-2 4.1 E r ror Messag es When th ere is a pro blem w it h the prin ter: - A bu zzer so u n ds - T h e erro r indicato r ligh ts u p - An erro r message i s di splayed o n th e LCD sc reen E rro r des cript io n s an d c o rrec tiv e acti o ns are sh o wn belo w . 4. 1. 1 E rro r d escri p t i o n s an d i nd i cat i o ns Des c r ipt io n In d i ca[...]

4-3 Des c r ipt io n In d i ca tio 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 sen sor in f or mation repeat edly displayed M c om m an d: S ets l en g th for 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 olt age 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 correct i ve act i on s In di ca ti on Des c r ipt ion Corr ec t iv e ac t ion s B atte ry Batt er y dead Au tom ati ca l l y r etu rn ed afte r di sp l ay in g th e e rror fo r a c e rtai n tim e. Ch an g e th e l i th i u m ba tter y ( CR 2032 ) . N ot e: Con t ac t ou r ser v ice per son n el t o r ep[...]

4-5 In di ca ti on Des c r ipt ion Corr ec t iv e ac t ion s O v er H eat Coo lin g H ead ov er heat W ait 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 low , t h e r e mainin g p r int ing r es umes. 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 Pa[...]

4-6 In di ca ti on Des c r ipt ion Co r r ec t ive ac t ions Ri bon O u t Ribbon en d Ch ec k t h e con t en t s an d clear w it h t h e S t op key . I n s t all th e r ibbon . C h ec k th at th e ri bb on wi n ds fu l l y . C orre ct th e fau l ty s e tti n g o f th e p ri n t m od e (d i re ct-th erm al or th er m al -tran sfe r). O v er H eat PC[...]

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 power sw 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 e t. • 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 vol t age is n ot cor r ect ; in pu t v olt age is great er or less t[...]

4-8 4 . 3 P a pe r F e e d Tr 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 . ® Close th e mech an ism h ead. Paper skew. ･ Paper en d is n ot in con t ac t w it h t h e paper gu ide. ･ Roll g uide is not in co n tac t wi th th e ro[...]

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 is set t o di rec t-th erm al pri n t i n g. ･ Wr on g r ibbon pat h . ･ Ri bbon w in d direc t 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 al -tran sfe r 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 does n 't star t. ･ P owe r to th e p ri n te r i s o ff. ･ Prin t er is n ot pr oper ly con n ect ed to comp u ter. ･ P ri n ter s e tti n g i s n ot corr ect. ® T u rn th e p owe r swi tch to ON . I f po w e r s t ill do es n't t urn on , f o llo w[...]

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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 . Th e f ollowin g are t h e pr obable cau s es: Prin t disor der ed. Err or message is displayed an d prin t er doesn 't prin t . ･ I n t er f ace c able is n ot proper ly con n ect ed. ･ I n t er f ace c able is n ot t h e st an dar d [...]

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5-1 Chapter 5 O pt ions Fa cto ry o r Re se l l er ( Deal er) Option s: 5.1 Au to -Cu tter Un i t 5-2 5.2 P eeler Un i t 5-2 User Optio n s: 5.3 P CM CI A Memo ry C ard 5-3[...]

5-2 5.1 A u to -Cu tter U n i t T h e cu tter mec h anism is a ro t ary cutter designed to h andl e paper , label s , ti ck et an d tag st o ck. It h as an ex tremel y du rable mech an is m desi gn ed f o r in ex ces s o f 1,000,000 cuts. S ee th e C u tter U ser ’ s M an u al f o r detai ls. n S pe cif ication s ･ Cu tti n g meth o d: Ro tary [...]

5-3 5.3 P CMCI A Mem ory Card T h e P CM CIA mem ory card is u s ed to : 1 Sto re pri n t f o rmat f i l es. Data i n th e f i eld 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 c o rpo rate l o go can be sto red an d rec al led f ro m th e PCM CIA memo ry card an d printed. 3 Sto re[...]

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6-1 Chapter 6 S peci f i cati ons 6.1 M ain Specif ic atio n s 6-2 6.2 Interf ace 6-6 6.2.1 S ys tem co n f igur ati o n 6-6 6.2.2 Specif ic ati o n o f interf ace 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 C o mman d S ys tem 6-13 6.4 E x ample of C o n n e [...]

6-2 6.1 Mai n S p eci fi cati o n s Ite m D esc ri 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 head (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 / mm ) ･ Max. pr in t w idt h : 4. 2 in ( 105. 7 mm ) ･[...]

6-3 Ite m D esc ri pti on S t an dar d f on t s ･ F on t N o. 0 - 6 ( f ix ed pit ch , 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 s et is in accor dan ce w it h [...]

6-4 Ite m D esc ri 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 dica t ion s, keys an d sw i t ch es ･ LE Ds : P owe r an d erro r ･ LCD : Di splays pr in t er st at us, er r or con t en t s, m ode switch 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 esc ri 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 c on 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 l ati on : Con v ect iv e c ircu lation . Air v en t mu st be aw ay f r om wall[...]

6-6 6.2 I nterface 6. 2. 1 Syst em co n f i g u rati o n T h e prin ter is c o n n ec ted to a co mpu ter an d prin ts l abel s ac co 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 t erf ac e w i th a c o mpu ter are as f o l l o w s: (1) S erial in terf ace: RS -232C (sta n dard) Comput er RS - 232C in t er f ace RS - 23[...]

6-7 6. 2. 2 S p eci f i cat i o n o f i n t erf ace (1) S erial i n terf 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 F F and CTS/ DTR Rec e ive buff er siz e 32K bytes Receiv in g dat a st ops w h en t h e remain in g bu f f er r eac h es 2K byt es an d r esu mes wh en [...]

6-8 6. 2. 3 RS- 232C l oopb ack test Af ter co n n ecto r w irin g as sh own i n th e f igu re, th e test mode is tu rn ed o n . T h e prin ter w i l l rec eiv e data th at h as been tran smi tted by pri n ter it self an d t h e test o f recei ving an d t ran s mitti n g data w il l 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 ( se e th 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) and th e data tran smi ss io n s to p requ est 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 co de: ･ Wh en th e po wer 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 gh) / B usy (L o w) le v e l. Req u ire m en ts of DT R "High ": ･ Wh en th e prin ter is " o n l in e." ･ When t h e R ecei ve bu f f er h as at least 2K bytes avai l able. DTR sign al [...]

6-1 1 6. 2. 5 I n t erf ace p i n assi g nmen t S erial an d paral l el in t erf ac e pin assign men t tables are sh o w n belo w . n S erial in t erf ac e pin assign men t table P i n N o . S i gn al In pu t/Ou tp u t D esc ri pti on 1 F .GN D - Fr am e groun d 2 TX D Ou tpu t R S -2 32 C o u tpu t da ta 3 RXD I npu t RS- 2 3 2C inpu t d a t a 4 R[...]

6-12 n P aral lel i n terf ace pi n ass ign men t table P i n N o . S i gn al In pu t/Ou tp u t D esc ri pti on 1 S TROBE In pu t S tr obe s ign al for r eadin g 8- bit dat a 2 - 9 D A T A1-8 I n put 8-bit par allel sign al 10 AC KN LG O u t pu t 8- bit dat a r equ est sign al 1 1 B U S Y Ou tpu t Si g n al sp ec i fyi n g p ri n te r bu sy 12 PE R[...]

6-13 6.3 O utli n e o f Co mm an d Sy stem For det a il s abou t co mm a n d system , se e th e Co mman d Ref ere n ce man u al avail abl e separately . Co mman ds f o r th i s pri n ter c o n sist o f a stri n g o f A S CII co de an d en d with " C R" (deci mal : 13, h ex : 0D ). Gen eral ly , co mman ds are classif ied i n to tw o types[...]

6-14 6.4 E xamp l e of Co n nection to a C o m pu ter When R S -232C i s u sed: IBM PC c o mpatibl e Co mm u n icat io n co n tr ol : XON/XOF F or CTS /DTR P in 20 sh o u ld be DT R o n P rin ter side (wh en high go o d, wh en low n o t ready) B u s y – B u s y h igh is n o t ready no prin t. CLP -6401 (DB 25P ) “P C” (DB 25P )[...]

6-15 6.5 T ear-O ff Fun cti o n T h e tear-o f f f u n c ti o n elimin ates the w as te o f l abel s w h en tearin g man u al ly . It all o w s th e paper to au t o mati call y advan ce to th e tear po sit io n af ter prin tin g. When t h i s f u nctio n i s tu rn ed o n , paper w i l l be f ed to t h e man u a l tear po sit io n af t er prin tin g[...]

6-16 ･ P aper is f ed to th e c u t po si ti o n ･ When manu al teari n g i s n eeded, tear t h e label at t h i s ti me. ･ P erf o rms n ex t label printin g. W h en n ex t pri n t dat a is t ran s mitted f ro m the co mpu t er , t h e pri n ter f eeds bac k paper to t h e prev io u s prin t c o mpleted po si ti o n an d resu mes pri n t in [...]

6-17 6. 5. 4 T ear- o f f an d t yp e o f d ata When th e tear-o f f is valid, th e prin ter mo n i to rs th e prin t dat a f o r 0.5 s eco n d du ri n g o r af ter prin tin g . If prin t data i s transmitted with in 0.5 seco nd du rin g o r af ter prin tin g, th e prin ter w i l l start n ex t prin tin g w i th o u t tear- of f . (Wh en data is re[...]

6-18 ･ In iti alizati o n parameter val u es In it ializati o n val u es f o r prin t o r cu t po s it io n are desc ribed belo w by each o perati n g mo de. In N ative ON Unit : mm ( i nc h) No r m a l prin t A u to- c u tter P ee li n g T e ar -off M inimum va l ue Pr int po s it ion  ( O nnnn, f o r m o ffse t) 55. 9(2. 2) 55.9 (2.[...]

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