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    DOT MA TRIX PRINTER DP8340RC SERIES [P ARALLEL INTERF ACE] USERS MANUAL[...]

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    Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested 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 interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environ[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OUTLINE .............................................................................................. 1 2. UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION ................................................ 2 2-1. Unpacking .................................................................................... 2 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders and R[...]

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    – 1 – 1. OUTLINE The DP8340RC series of serial dot matrix printers is for use in ECR, POS, electronic instruments, banking machines and computer peripheral equipment. The DP8340RC series include the following features; 1) 2 color printing (Red and Black) 2) High-speed bidirectional printing (2 line/sec, 29 or 44 columns per line) 3) 9-pin print[...]

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    – 2 – 2. UNP A CKING AND INST ALLA TION 2-1. Unpacking After opening the box, check if all necessary accessories are included. (A) Printer (B) Power Supply Unit Figure 2-1. Unpacking 1 Printer 2 User’s Manual 3 Paper Holders 4 Re-Roll Prevention Guard 5 Ink Ribbon 6 DIP Switch Cover 1 1 Power Supply Unit 2 User’s Manual[...]

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    – 3 – 2-2. Installation o f P a per Holders and Re-Roll P r e v ention Guar d Install the Paper Holders in the intermost holes in the rear of the printer. Figure 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders[...]

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    – 4 – Install the Re-Roll Prevention Wire in the holes of the printer cover. Twisting the Wire as shown in the figure below, will make the installation easier. Figure 2-3. Installation of Re-Roll Prevention 2-3. Handling Notes (1) Install the printer near an easily accessible socket-outlet. (2) Place the unit on a flat and stable surface for op[...]

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    – 5 – 3. P A R T ID ENTIFIC A TION AND NOMENCLA TURE 3-1. Power Supply Unit Figure 3-1. Power Supply Unit DC Power Connector (Output) Shape of AC Power plug will vary according to destinations.[...]

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    – 6 – 3-2. Printer Figure 3-2. Printer: Front View Figure 3-3. Printer: Rear View[...]

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    – 7 – 3-3. Part Functional Description (1) AC Power Plug Connect to an outlet of the specified voltage. (2) DC Power Outlet Supplies DC 12V power to the printer. (3) Printer Cover Protects the printer against dust and reduces noise. (4) POWER Lamp Lights up (green LED) when power is on. (5) ON LINE Lamp Lights up (green LED) when the unit is in[...]

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    – 8 – 4. INST ALLA TION OF INK RIBBON AND PAPER 4-1. Installation of Ink Ribbon (1) Turn power off, lift the Printer Cover up and remove it. Note: Be careful not to touch the print head immediately after printing, because it can get very hot. Figure 4-1. Printer Cover Removal (2) Unwind ribbon so that the spools are separated as shown in Figure[...]

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    – 9 – Figure 4-2. Installation of Ink Ribbon Figure 4-3. Ribbon Spools 4-2. Removal of Ink Ribbon Hold the spool and lift gently, rotating it until the ribbon sags. Push the ribbon detecting lever out, lift the spool until it comes off the shaft. Remove the second spool in a similar manner. (Do not apply excessive force when lifting spools.) Ri[...]

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    – 10 – 4-3. Paper Insertion 4-3-1. For Roll Paper (1) Cut the Roll Paper end straight and square. Hold the roll so that the paper comes from the bottom. (2) Attach the Roll Paper to the Holders Paper by slipping one side of the roll onto the Hub and pulling the other Hub out to allow the roll to slip in place. (3) Insert the paper evenly into t[...]

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    – 11 – 4-3-2. Roll Paper Installation (When using the optional Printer Cover 8340R) When installing roll paper with the optional “Ptinter Cover 8340R”, please use the following procedure. (1) Turn power off, lift the Printer Cover up and remove it. Note: Be careful not to touch the print head immediately after printing because it can get ve[...]

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    – 12 – 4-3-3. Validation Option Installation The validation printing requires the optional printer cover 8340R. Refer to item 4-3-2 for the installation. (1) Turn power ON. (2 ) Enter the printer the validation mode. (Refer to the control code “GS” in Chapter 5.) (3) Insert the material to be validated against the right side of the slot in [...]

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    – 13 – 5. CONTROL CODES CODE LF (0A) H FUNCTION Print and line feed instruction OUTLINE The LF code causes the data in the line buffer to be printed, followed by a single line feed. When the line buffer is empty, only the feed takes place. CODE CR (0D) H FUNCTION Print and line feed instruction OUTLINE Same function as of LF code. However, when[...]

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    – 14 – CODE SI (0F) H FUNCTION Inverted print instruction OUTLINE This function causes the printing to be inverted. This code must be received at the beginning of a line. If this code is received anywhere other than at the beginning of a line, it is disregarded. Accordingly, normal characters and inverted characters, can not be mixed on the sam[...]

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    – 15 – CODE ESC a n (1B) H (61) H n FUNCTION n-line feed OUTLINE After printing the data in the current line, n lines are fed by this code. The value of n ranges from 1 to 120. CODE ESC C n (1B) H (43) H n FUNCTION Sets page length in lines OUTLINE This code sets the length of a page to n lines. The value of n ranges from 1 to 120. On initializ[...]

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    – 16 – CODE ESC @ (1B) H (40) H FUNCTION Printer initialization OUTLINE All printing conditions except ESC BEL n 1 n 2 , the line buffer and data buffer are set to the power on default condition. CODE ESC BEL n 1 n 2 (1B) H (07) H n 1 n 2 FUNCTION Sets peripheral unit drive 1 pulse duration. OUTLINE This command sets the pulse duration for peri[...]

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    – 17 – CODE FS (1C) H FUNCTION Trigger peripheral unit drive 1 (immediate) OUTLINE Causes a peripheral drive 1 pulse to be generated immediately CODE SUB (1A) H FUNCTION Trigger peripheral unit drive 2 (immediate) OUTLINE This command causes a peripheral unit drive 2 pulse to be generated. Pulse Duration : 200ms (fixed) Delay : 200ms (fixed) RE[...]

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    – 18 – CODE GS (1D) H FUNCTION Validation printing instruction OUTLINE This code causes the printer to perform validation printing of a maximum of 32 subsequent characters (at 15 CPI, from the thirteenth to the forty-forth column). After the GS code is received, a maximum of 32 characters should be input, followed by the LF code which indicates[...]

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    – 19 – Character Code List Character Code Function 1 LF (0A)H Print and line feed instruction 2 CR (0D)H Print and line feed instruction (same as LF) 3 SO (0E)H Expanded character instruction 4 DC4 (14)H Expanded character release 5 ESC-1 (1B)H (2D)H(01)H Underline instruction (1B)H (2D)H (31)H 6 ESC-0 (1B)H (2D)H(00)H Underline release (1B)H ([...]

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    – 20 – 6. GENERAL SPECIFICA TIONS Printing method Serial impact dot matrix printing, 9 wires Number of print columns 29 columns (10CPI), 44 columns (15CPI) Print speed Approx. 2 lines/sec Print direction Bi-directional Line spacing 1/6 inch Paper feed method Friction Feed Paper feed speed Approx. 12 lines/sec Character set ASCII 96 characters S[...]

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    – 21 – Power supply unit Four supplies available with following ratings Input Output AC 100 – 240 V DC 12.0 V ± 5% 47Hz – 63 Hz 0.8 A Max 2.0 A Paper specification Paper type Ordinary and carbonless copy paper Size Paper width 82.55 ± 0.5mm (3.25 inches) Roll diameter 80 mm outer diameter (Max) Thickness (single) 0.07 mm (52.3 g/m 2 ) to [...]

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    – 22 – Figure 6-1. Roll Paper and Print Area Figure 6-2. Material to be validated and One Line Validation Printing[...]

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    – 23 – Shape of AC Power plug will vary according to destinations. Figure 6-3. External Dimensions (Printer) Figure 6-4. External Dimensions (Power Supply Unit) 120mm 2.0m 36mm 60mm[...]

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    – 24 – 7-1. Interface Specifications This printer has a parallel interface to communicate with the computer. The operating specifications of the parallel interface are as follows. (1) Data transfer rate 1000 to 6000 characters per second (2) Synchronization Via externally supplied STROBE pulses (3) Handshaking ACK and BUZY signals (4) Logic lev[...]

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    – 25 – Pin No. Signal Name IN/OUT Function Signals when data is ready to be read.Signal 1 STROBE IN gose from HIGH to LOW (for at least 0.5 microsec.) when data is available. These signals provide the information of the 2-9 DATA1-8 IN first to eighth bits of parallel data.Each signal is at HIGH level for a logical 1 and at a LOW level for a log[...]

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    – 26 – 7-4. Setting of the DIP Switches Factory settings : all ON Switch Function ON OFF 1 Character Table U.S.A. & Europe Japan 2 Unused 3 CR cord Disable Enable 4 Unused 5 (*1) Ink Ribbon 2-color Monochrome 6 7 International Character Set (See below) 8 (*1) DIP Swich 5 should be set to ON when you use a 2-color ribbon for 2-color printing[...]

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    – 27 – 7-5. Peripheral Unit Dr i v e Circuit The Control Board of this printer is equipped with a circuit for driving peripheral units (Paper Cutter, Take-Up Device, Cash Drawer, etc.) The 6P Modular Jack is used as the Drive Circuit. When using this circuit, connect the peripheral unit cable to the 6P Modular Jack (cable is not included). Note[...]

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    – 28 – When printer power is supplied by the user rather than through the accessory power source unit, please be careful of the following points. Note 1: The power supply must be +12V 2A or above. An electrolytic ca- pacitor (C = 4700µF/25V to 6800µF/25V) must be connected across the output of the power supply. Note 2: A DC power plug is avai[...]

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    – 29 – VAC 14V C2 100 ~ 200µF/25V VDC 12V ZD1 VZD = 14V (1W) IAC 2 ~ 3A C3 4700 ~ 6800µF/25V C1 6800µF/25V TR1 2SD633 (TOSHIBA) Other parameters may be determined by user. Figure 8-1. Power Supply Reference Circuit +10% –5%[...]

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    – 30 – 9 . CHARACTER CODE LIST 1) U.S.A. & Europe (DIP SW1: ON)[...]

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    – 32 – 2) JAPAN (DIP SW1: OFF)[...]

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    – 34 – International Character Sets[...]

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    1999.05.30 Printed in Japan, 80870195 ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS DIVISION STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 536 Nanatsushinnya, Shimizu, Shizuoka 424-0066 Japan Tel: 0543-47-0112, Fax: 0543-48-5271 Please access the following URL http://www.star-micronics.co.jp/service/sp_sup_e.htm for the lastest revision of the manual. OVERSEAS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES STAR MICRONIC[...]