Samsung STP-103PDG manual

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    User ’ s Manual STP-103 Thermal Printer Rev . 1.04 P O W E R E R R O R FE E D O N LIN E http://www .bixolon.com[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 2 - STP-103 ■ Safety Precautions In using the present appliance, please keep the following safety regul ations in order to prevent any hazard or material damage. W ARNING Violating following instructions c an cause serious injury or death. Do not bend the cable b y force or leave it under any heavy objec t. • A damaged cable can ca[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 3 - STP-103 CAUTION Violatin g follow ing inst ructions c an cause sli ght wound or dam age the app liance. Do not use the printer when it is ou t of order . This can cause a fire or an electro cution. • Switch off and unplug the printer before calling your dealer . Do not let water or othe r foreign object s in the printer . • If [...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 4 - STP-103 ■ W arning - U.S.A This equipment has been tasted 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 interfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment gener[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 5 - STP-103 ■ Introduction * Printer Part Names (1) Cover top (2) Case top (3) Case bottom (4) Control panel (5) Roller (6) Power switch (7) Interface connector (male) (8) DC Jack (9) Interface connector (female) (10) Roll paper (1 1) Detector switch Rear V iew STP-103S STP-103P (6) (7) (8) (9) The STP-103 and STP-103P Roll Printer a[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 6 - STP-103 ■ T able of Content s 1. Setting Up the Printer ................................................................................................... 7 1-1 Unpac king .................................................................................................................. 7 1-2 Locating t he Printer................[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 7 - STP-103 1. Setting Up the Printer 1-1 Unpacking The items illustrated below are included with your printer . If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer for assist ance. Roll paper Adaptor Power cord Cable Printer 1-2 Locating the Printer A void location in direct sunlight or excessive heat. A void or storing th[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 8 - STP-103 1-3 Functions The control panel has two buttons and two light s POWER ERROR FEED ON LINE Buttons The control panel buttons perform p aper feeding and on line function. ON LINE Press the ON LINE button to ready to receive data from the computer . FEED Press the FEED button once to advance paper one line. Y ou can also press [...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 9 - STP-103 2. Connecting the cables 2-1 Connecting the AC ad apter to the printer When the printer is used, use the optional AC adapter . ※ W ARNING Using an incorrect power supply may cause fire or electrical. ※ CAUTION When connecting or disconnecting the power supply from the prin ter , make sure that the power supply is not pl[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 10 - STP-103 2-2 Connecting the printer to your Computer Y ou need an appropriate serial or parallel inte rface cable to connect your computer to the printer's built-in interface. - Make sure that both the prin ter and computer are turned of f : then plug the cable connector securely in to the printer's interface connector. -[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 1 1 - STP-103 2-2-1 STP-103 Serial Interface PRINTER HOST 20 TXD (O) ----------- ---------- 2 RXD (I) 19 RXD (I) ----------- ---------- 3 TXD (O) 21 CTS (I) ----------- ---------- 7 RTS (O) 22~25 GND --------------------- 5 GND 18 R TS (O) ----------- ---------- 8 CTS (I) FGND 4 DTR (O) 25 PINE MALE 6 DSR (I) FGND 9 PINE FEMALE 2-2-2 S[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 12 - STP-103 2-2-3 STP-103DK Serial Interface (Option) PRINTER HOST 19 RXD (I) -------- --------------- ------------ 3 TXD (O) 20 TXD (O) -------- --------------- ------------ 2 RXD (I) 18 R TS (O) ------------------ ----------------- 8 CTS (I) 21 CTS (I) ------------------ ----------------- 7 RTS (O) 4 DTR (O) 6 DSR (I) FGND FGND 22~2[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 13 - STP-103 2-2-4 STP-103DK Parallel Interface (Option) PRINTER HOST 1 /STROBE (I/O) 1 /STROBE (I/O) 2 DA T A0 (I/O) 2 DA T A0 (I/O) 3 DA T A1 (I/O) 3 DA T A1 (I/O) 4 DA T A2 (I/O) 4 DA T A2 (I/O) 5 DA T A3 (I/O) 5 DA T A3 (I/O) 6 DA T A4 (I/O) 6 DA T A4 (I/O) 7 DA T A5 (I/O) 7 DA T A5 (I/O) 8 DA T A6 (I/O) 8 DA T A6 (I/O) 9 DA T A7 ([...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 14 - STP-103 3. Setting the Dip Switches ※ CAUTION T urn off the printer while setting the DIP swit c h to prevent an electrical short, which can damage the printer. Y ou can change your interface and printer density settings by changing the DIP switch setting. 3-1 Make sure the printer is turned off. 3-2 There are a switch. Notice t[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 15 - STP-103 4. Roll Paper Installation Use a paper roll that matc hes the specifications. NOTE ※ The printer must be turned off before inst alling the paper roll. 4-1 Open the printer cover and remove the used paper roll core if there is one. 4-2 Insert the paper roll as shown below. 4-3 Pull out the paper roll until the p aper come[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 16 - STP-103 5. Self Test 5-1 Self-test printing * S tarting the self test T o st art printing the self-test on a paper roll, hold down the P APER FEED button and turn on the printer with the co ver closed. The self-test print s the current printer settings, which provide the following information : - control software version - dip swi[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 17 - STP-103 6. Hexadecimal Dumping This feature allows experienced users to see exactly what data is coming to the printer . This can be useful in finding software problem s. When you turn on the hexadecimal dump function, the printer prints all commands and data in hexadecimal format along with a guide section to help you find specif[...]

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    Rev . 1.04 - 18 - STP-103 7. Specification Printing method Thermal line printing Dot density 203 x 203 Dpi (8 dot/mm) Printing width 48mm Paper width 58.0 ± 0.5mm Characters per line 32 (Font A) (12x24) , 42 (Font B) (9x24) Printing S peed Approximately 1.97 inches / sec 5 0 m m / s e c at 25 ℃ /printing duty 12.5% Paper thickness : 0.062 ~ 0.07[...]