Samsung SRP-250 Series manuale d’uso

Operator ’ s Manual All specifications are subjected to change without notice SRP - 250 SERIES 1 STATION PRINTER[...]

Warning - U.S. 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 environment. This equipment generates uses, and can radiate radio [...]

2 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. UNPACKING ................................................................... 3 1 - 1. C HECKING THE C ONT ENTS OF THE PRINTER BOX ............................... 3 1 - 2. L OCATING THE PRINTER ................................................................. 3 1 - 3. F UNCTIONS .......................................[...]

3 Chapter 1. Unpacking 1 - 1. Checking the Contents of the printer box After unpacking the unit, check that all the ne cessary accessories are included in the package. 1 - 2. Locating the printer l Avoid locations in direct sunlight or subject to excessive heat. l Avoid using or storing the printer in the places subject to excessive moisture. l Do [...]

4 1 - 3. Functions l The power switch is used to turn the printer on and off. l The FEED button is used to feed roll paper. l The POWER light (green) is on when the printer is turned on and is off when the printer is turned off. l The ERROR light (red) is on when the printer cover i s opened.[...]

5 Chapter 2. Connecting the cables 2 - 1. Connecting the AC adapter to the printer 1) . Make sure that the printer is turned off. 2) . CHECK the label on the AC adapter to make sure the voltage required b y the AC adapter matches that of your electrical outlet. 3) . Plug the DC cord connector into the printer ’ s power connector. 4) . Plug the AC[...]

6 2 - 2. Connecting Interface Cable and Drawer Cable to th e printer Connect the Host Computer(POS/ECR) to the printer using an interface cable that matches the specifications of the printer and the Host computer(POS/ECR). Be sure to use a drawer that matches the printer's specification. 1). Turn off the printe r and the Host computer(POS/ECR)[...]

7 Chapter 3. Installing the roll paper 3 - 1. Ribbon Cassette Installation 1) . Before inserting the ribbon cassette, turn the knob counterclockwise to prevent twi sting the ribbon. 2) . Insert the ribbon cassette as shown below and pay particular attention to the placement of the ribbon behind the Print Head. 3) . During inserting the ribbon casse[...]

8 3 - 2. Roll Paper Installation Be sure to use roll paper that matches the printer's specifications. 1) . Make sure that the printer has no received data. Otherwise, data may be lost. 2) . Open the printer cover and r emove the used paper roll core if there is one. 3) . To use a new roll paper, unroll the paper and tear off the end of the pap[...]

9 4) . Insert the Shaft - Pulley into the hole of roll paper core and load the roll paper on the paper holder. Don't forget to turn the printer's POWER on at this time.[...]

10 5) . Insert the end of the roll paper straight into the paper inlet. The printer feeds the paper automatically(All SRP - 250 model) and then the printer will cut the paper a utomatically(SRP - 250C/CP and SRP - 250D/DP only). 6) . Tear off the paper as shown, if necessary.[...]

11 7) . Insert the end of the roll paper into the groove on the Roller - Pulley and wrap the paper around the spool two or three times. 8) . Load the Roller - Pulley onto the groove of the Guide - Pulley. 9) . Close the printer cover.[...]

12 Chapter 4. Setting the DIP switches The DIP switches are located on the bottom of the printer. The DIP switches are used to set the printer to perform various functions. Follow these steps when changing DIP switch settings : 1. Turn the printer power switch off. 2. Turn the printer over and remove the dip switch cover. 3. Flip the DIP switches u[...]

13 Serial Interface Specification DIP Switch 1 Functions SW FUNCTION ON OFF DEFAULT 1 Data Receive Error Ignore Print ¡ ° ? ¡ ± OFF 2 Hand Shaki ng XON/OFF DTR/DSR OFF 3 Word length 7 bits 8 bits OFF 4 Parity check Yes No OFF 5 Parity selection EVEN ODD OFF 6 OFF 7 Baud Rate selection Refer to the following table OFF 8 Hexadecimal dump ON OFF O[...]

14 Parallel Interface Specification Dip Switch Set Function SW FUNCTION ON OFF DEFAULT 1 Reserved OFF 2 Reserved OFF 3 Reserved OFF 4 Reserved OFF 5 Reserved OFF 6 OFF 7 Mode Selection Refer to the following table OFF 8 Hex D ump ON OFF OFF Mode Selection MODE SW – 6 SW – 7 Epson OFF OFF Star ON OFF Citizen OFF ON[...]

15 Chapter 5. Hexadecimal Dumping This feature allows experienced users to see exactly what data is coming to the printer. This can be useful in finding sof tware problems. 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 specific commands. To [...]

16 Chapter 6. The self test The self - test checks whether the printer has any problems. If the printer does not function properl y, contact your dealer. The self - test checks the following; 1. Make sure paper roll has been installed properly. 2. Turn on the power while holding down the FEED button. The self - test begins. 3. The self - test print[...]

17 Chapter 7. Code Table The following pages show the character code tables. To find the character corresponding to a hexadecimal number, count across the top of the table for the left digit and count down the left column of the table for the right digit. For example, 4A = J. Page 0 ( PC437 : USA, Standard Europe) ( International Character Set : US[...]

18 Page 2 ( PC850 : Multilingual )[...]

19 Page 3 ( PC860 : Portuguese )[...]

20 Page 4 ( PC 863 : Canadian - French )[...]

21 Page 5 ( PC 865 : Nordic )[...]

22 I n t e r n a t i on a l C h a r ac t e r[...]

23 Chapter 8. Control Commands Command Notation [Name] The name of the command. [Format] The code sequence. ASCII indicates the ASCII equivalents. Hex indicates the hexadecim al equivalents. Decimal indicates the decimal equivalents. [ ] k indicates the contents of the [ ] should be repeated k times. [Range] Gives the allowable ranges for the argum[...]

24 DLE E OT n [Name] Real - time status transmission. [Format] ASCII DLE EOT n Hex 10 04 n Decimal 16 4 n [Range] 1 ≤ n ≤ 4 [Description] Transmits the selected printer status specified by n in real time, according to the following parameters: n = 1 : Tr ansmit printer status. n = 2 : Transmit off - line status. n = 3 : Transmit error status. n[...]

25 n = 3 : Error status Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function 0 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off. 1 On 02 2 Not used. Fixed to On. Off 00 0 No mechanical error. 2 On 04 4 Mechanical error occurred. 3 - - - Undefined. 4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On Off 00 0 No auto - recoverable error. 6 On 40 64 Auto - recoverable error has occurred. 7 Off 00 0 Not used[...]

26 DLE ENQ n [Name] Real - time request to printer. [Format] ASCII DLE ENQ n Hex 10 05 n Decima l 16 5 n [Range] 1 ≤ n ≤ 2 [Description] Recovers from an error after clearing the receive and print buffers. • This command is available only with a serial interface, and is ignored with a parallel interface. ESC SP n [Name] Set right - side char [...]

27 ESC % n [Name] Select/Cancel user - defined character set. [Format] ASCII ESC % n Hex 1B 25 n Decimal 27 37 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] Selects or cancels the user - defined character set. When the Least Significant Bit(LSB) is 0, the user - defined character set is canceled and the internal character set is enabled. When the LSB is [...]

28 ESC * m nL nH d1…dk [Name] Select bit - image mode. ASCII ESC * m nL nH d1 … dk [Format] Hex 1B 2A m nL nH d1 … dk Decimal 27 42 m nL nH d1 … dk [Range] m = 0, 1 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255 0 ≤ nH ≤ 1 0 ≤ d ≤ 255 [Description] Selects a bit - image mode using m for the number of dots specified by nL and nH. Horizont al Direction m No. Verti[...]

29 ESC 2 [Name] Select default line spacing. [Format] ASCII ESC 2 Hex 1B 32 Decimal 27 50 [Description] Sets the line spacing to 1/6 - inch line spacing. ESC 3 n [Name] Set line spacing. [Format] ASCII ESC 3 n Hex 1B 33 n Decimal 27 51 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] Sets the line spacing to [n × vertical or horizontal motion unit] inches.[...]

30 ESC @ [Name] Initialize printer. [Format] ASCII ESC @ Hex 1B 40 Decimal 27 64 [Description] Clears the data in the print buffer and resets the printer mode to the mode that was in effect when the power was turned on. ESC D n1... nk NUL [Name] Set horizontal tab positions. [Format] ASCII ESC D n1... nk NUL Hex 1B 44 n1... nk 00 Decimal 27 68 n1..[...]

31 ESC E n [Name] Turn emphasized mode on/off. [Format] ASCII ESC E n Hex 1B 45 n Decimal 27 69 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 (Only the lowest bit of n is enabled) [Description] Turns emphasized mode on or off. • When the LSB of n is 0, emphasized mode is turned off. • When the LSB of n is 1, emphasized mode is turned on. ESC G n [Name] Turn on/off[...]

32 ESC R n [Name] Select an international character set. [Format] ASCII ESC R n Hex 1B 52 n Decimal 27 82 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 10 [Description] Selects an international character set n from the following table. [Defau lt] n=0 n Character set n Character set 0 U.S.A. 6 Italy 1 France 7 Spain 2 Germany 9 Norway 3 U.K. 10 Denmark 2 4 Denmark 1 5 Swed[...]

33 ESC c 3 n [Name] Select paper sensor(s) to output paper end signals. [Format] ASCII ESC c 3 n Hex 1B 63 33 n Decimal 27 99 51 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] Selects the paper sensor(s) to o utput paper end signals. This command is available only with a parallel interface and is ignored with serial interface. • Each bit of n is used as[...]

34 ESC m [Name] Executes partial cut. [Format] ASCII ESC m Hex 1B 6D Decimal 27 109 [Description] Executes partial cut with one point uncut. ESC p m t1 t2 [Name] Generate pulse. [Format] ASCII ESC p m t1 t2 Hex 1B 70 m t1 t2 Decimal 27 112 m t1 t2 [Range] m = 0, 1, 48, 49 0 ≤ t1 ≤ 255 0 ≤ t2 ≤ 255 [Description] Outputs the pulse specified b[...]

35 ESC t n [Name] Select character code table. [Format] ASCII ESC t n Hex 1B 74 n Decimal 27 116 n [Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 5, 254 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] Selects a page n from the c haracter code table. n Page 0 0 (PC437 {USA, standard Europe}) 2 2 (PC850 {Multilingual}) 3 3 (PC860 {Portuguese}) 4 4 (PC863 {Canadian - French}) 5 5 (PC865 {Nordic}) [...]

36 ESC v [Name] Transmit paper sensor status. [Format] ASCII ESC v Hex 1B 76 Decimal 27 118 [Description] Transmits the current paper sensor status. • When DTR/DSR control is selected, the printer transmits only 1 byte after confirming that the host is ready to receive data (DSR signal is SPACE). • If the host computer is not ready to receive d[...]

37 n=2, Type ID Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function 0 Off 00 0 Two - byte character code not supported. 1 Off 00 0 Auto cutter not equipped. 2,3 - - - Undefined. 4 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off. 5,6 - - - Undefined. 7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off. [Notes] • When DTR/DSR control is selected, the printer transmits only 1 byte after confirming that[...]

38 Paper sensor status(n=1, 49): Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Status Off 00 0 Paper roll end sensor: paper adequate. 0 On 01 1 Paper roll end se nsor: paper end. Off 00 0 Paper roll end sensor: paper adequate. 1 On 02 2 Paper roll end sensor: paper end. Off 00 0 Paper roll end sensor: paper present. 2 On 04 4 Paper roll end sensor: no paper present. Off [...]

39 Appendix A Connectors SRP - 250 Connector ( Serial Interface ) SRP - 250P Connector ( Parallel Interface )[...]

40 Interface Connector Serial Interface Pin No. Signal name Direction Function 1 FG - Frame Ground 2 TxD Output Transmit Data 3 RxD Input Receive Data 4 RTS Output Request To Send 6 DSR Input Data Set Ready 7 SG - Signal Ground 20 DTR Output Data Terminal Ready Serial Interface Connection(Example) Host(DTE ex 8251) Printer TXD RXD DSR DTR RXD TXD D[...]

41 Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name 1 STB 19 GND 2 DATA 1 20 " 3 DATA 2 21 " 4 DATA 3 22 " 5 DATA 4 23 " 6 DATA 5 24 " 7 DATA 6 25 " 8 DATA 7 26 " 9 DATA 8 27 " 10 ACK 28 " 11 BUSY 29 " 12 PE 30 " 13 SLCT 31 INIT 14 AUTO FEED 32 FAULT 15 NC 33 GND 16 SIGNAL GND 34 NC 17 FRAME GND 35 NC 1[...]

42 Drawer Connector Pin No. Signal name Direction 1 Frame ground - 2 Drawer kick - out drive signal 1 Output 3 Drawer open/close signal Input 4 +24V - 5 Drawer kick - out drive signal 2 Output 6 Signal ground -[...]

43 Appendix B Specification Printing method Serial impact dot matrix Number of head pin 9 wires Printing direction Bi - directional Lines per second Approx. 3.5 LPS Printer Characters per line 40 (9*7), 32(9*9) Ribbon type Cartridge type Color Red & Black Rib bon Ribbon life Approx. Red (0.8 Million characters), Black(1.5 Million characters) Pa[...]

44 Appendix C Removing Jammed Paper (A) When the paper is jammed near the head carriage. 1) Open the front - cover and rear - cover. 2) Loosen the screw securing the head cover as sh own the illustration. CAUTION : The printer head becomes very hot during printing. Allow it to be cool before you reach into the printer.[...]

45 3) Remove the roll paper from the printer. 4) Remove the ribbon cassette. 5) Mov e the head carriage to the reverse direction of paper jammed by 1st gear reduction as shown illustration. 6) Remove the jammed paper by rotating the paper - feed knob. 7) Replace the head cover and secure it with screw. 8) Replace the ribbon cassette and roll paper,[...]

46 Removing Jammed Paper (B) Paper is jammed when you insert the paper. 1) Open the front - cover and rear - cover. 2) Loosen the screw securing the guide - paper as shown the illustration. 3) Remove the roll paper from the printer. 4) Remove the ribbon casset te. CAUTION : The printer head becomes very hot during printing. Allow it to be cool befo[...]

47 5) Remove the jammed paper by rotating the paper - feed knob. 6) Replace the head cover and secure it with screw. 7) Replace the ribbon cassette and roll paper, then close the printer cover.[...]

CONTROL CODES STAR mode Control code Hexadecimal code Function <ESC> "C" n 1B 43 n Set page length at n lin es <ESC> "R" n 1B 52 n Select international character set. Default is according to the dip switch settings 3, 4 and 5. <ESC> "M" 1B 4D Select 7 × 7(Half dots) character size(Default setting) &l[...]

<ESC> "z" "1" <ESC> "z" <1> 1B 7A 31 1B 7A 01 Set 1/6 inch line feed <FF> 0C Page feed (form feed) <ESC> d "0" 1B 64 30 Full cut <ESC> d "1" 1B 64 31 Partial cut CITIZEN mode Function code Hexadecimal code Function <FF> "n" 0C + n "n" - l[...]