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LINE THERMAL PRINTER MODEL CBM-290/291 User’ s Manual[...]

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CBM-290/291 U ser ’ s Manual CITIZEN Declaration of Conformity This printer conforms to the following Standards : Low V oltage Directive 73/23/EEC, 93/68/ EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC, 93/68/EEC. LV D : EN60950 EMC : EN55022 Class A EN61000-3-2 EN61000-3-3 EN55024 This declaratio n is applied onl y for 230V m odel. W arning: Th[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al CIT IZEN IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. • Foll ow all warnings and instruct ions marked on the product. • Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleani ng. Do not use liquid or aerosol cl eaners. Use a damp clot h for cleaning. • Do n[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al CIT IZEN WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSANWEISUNGEN • Lesen Sie die nachfolgenden Anweisungen sor gfältig durch und bewahren Sie sie auf. • Befolgen Sie alle auf dem Drucker vermerkt en Hinweise und Anweisungen. V or dem Rei nigen grundsätzlich Stecker aus der St eckdose ziehen. K eine Flüssigkeiten oder Aerosolreiniger be[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al CIT IZEN IMPORT ANT : This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc tion manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and fou nd to comply with the limits for a Class A com puting d evice pursuant to Subp[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al CIT IZEN <CAUTIONS> 1. Prior to using the equipm ent, be sure to read this User's Manual thoroughly . Please keep it handy for reference whenever it may be nee ded. 2. The informat ion contained herein may be changed without prior notice. 3. Reproduction of part or all of this U ser's Manual without per[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al CIT IZEN W ARNING • Never handle the eq uipment in the fol lowing manners, as it may break, become out of order , or overheat causing sm oke and resulting in fire or electric shock. • If you find any damage, problem, smoke, or abnorm al odor/sound, turn of f the pow er , disconnect the power cable, and contact your[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al CIT IZEN PRECAUTIONS FOR I NST ALLA TION • Do not use or store the equipment in a place exposed to fire, m oisture, or direct sunlight, or i n a place near a heater or a therm al device where the prescribe d operating temperature and h umidity are not m et, or in a place exposed to m uch oil, iron pow der , or dust. [...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al CIT IZEN PRECAUTIONS FOR H ANDLING Do not handle the equipment in the following manners, because pro blems may result. • Do not print without setting a roll of pa per . • Be careful not to drop foreign substances, such as clips, pins, and screws, into th e mai n body. • Do not spill any li quid or spray any chem [...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al CIT IZEN A caution label has been p asted to the position shown in the figure below . Read the precautions for handling thoroughly , to operate the equipment corre ct l y. This label a lerts you to the danger t hat touching the pr inting hea d or motor can cause a burn i njury because th ey are hot.[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al CIT IZEN ORDINAR Y MAINTENANCE 1. Make sure to maintai n the equipment afterswiching O FF the powe r . 2. When cleaning t he platen of pri nter mechanism , wipe out the dirty portion by a cotton pud dipped into ethy l alcohol. 3. When cleaning the surface of the main unit case, use soft cloth. In case the dirty portion[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al CIT IZEN CONTENTS 1. OUTLI NE ...................................................................................................................... ........................................... 1 1.1 Features ................................................................................................................[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al CIT IZEN 6.2 Explanation of input / output signals ............................................................................................ ...................... 16 6.3 Electrical characteristi cs ................................................................................................... ..................[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 1 CIT IZEN 1 OUTLINE CBM-290 is a Line Th ermal printer which can be equipped in a rack and is widely used for various data communication, POS terminal an d various measurement devices. This printer can be used for various applications since abundant functions are inco rporated. Prior to actual u se, please read this i[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 2 CIT IZEN 2 BAS IC SPECIFICA TIONS 2.1 Model classifications CBM - 290 − − − − 34 F − − − − () Model name CBM-290 : No auto paper cutter CBM-291 : Auto paper cutter equipped Number of print colum ns 3 4 : 3 4 co l u m n s ( F on t A ) Character set F : I n ter n ati o n a l Supplement code N on e : S t[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 3 CIT IZEN 2.2 Specifications ITEM CONTENTS Printin g method Line Thermal Dot P rinting S ystem P r i n ts p e e d 5 0m m/s( M A X ) Dot density 8 Dots / mm (V ertical / Horizontal) Number of columns Font A : 34 columns Font B : 46 columns Character size Font A : 1.25 mm × 3.00 mm (10 × 24 + 2 dot space) Font B : 0.8[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 4 CIT IZEN 2.3 Specif ications of Roll paper 2.3.1 Recommended paper T ype : Thermal Paper Pap er width : 58 + 0, - 1 mm Paper thickness : 65 ± 5 micro m Outer diameter : Ø50 mm or less Recording side : Outside of r oll Recomm ended type : Japan Paper Mill TF 50KS-E2C or equival ent Core : Ø12 mm (I nner diameter) ,[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 5 CIT IZEN 2.4 Speci fied Power Supply The following speci fications is required for Power supply. VCC : DC 5V ± 5% 0.2 - 0.5 A VP : DC24V±5% 2 - 3 A (6A or more at peak) A void using power supply which its power capacity of pow er current is extremely high. 2.5 Outer appearances and parts name 2.5.1 Outer appearance[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 6 CIT IZEN 2.5.2 Explanation of each parts • Front cov er Open/close this cover in case of paper change or paper jam. • Paper lamp Light s up when paper runs out. • Feed switch Press this switch to feed the paper . P ressing this switch keeps paper feeding continuous ly. • Mechanism lock lever This lock lever i[...]

CBM-290/291 U ser ’ s Manual 7 CITIZEN 3. Operation 3.1 Rack mounting (1) Put the main body into the rack as shown in the foll owing drawing. (2) Hold the main bo dy from rear side with mounting bracket, fasten the screws to fix t he main body . (3) After mounting, m ake sure that front cover opens /closes properly . (4) In fasten screws, do no t[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 8 CIT IZEN 3.2 Connect ing a cable for power supply and inter face (1) Make sure that m ain power supply is t urned OFF before connecting this cable. (2) Prepare power supply w hich satisfies the power voltage and current capacity specified in this m anual. (3) F irmly connect, in appropriate direction, t he power supp[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 9 CIT IZEN 3.3 Opening/closing front cover (1) A pplyi ng your finger on the project ion on the left side of the front panel , pull it forward when the lock is released. It opens by about 180 ° cent ering around the fixed axis. (2) For closing, pressing the front panel , tightly close i t until click sound is heard . [...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 10 CIT IZEN 3.4 Paper feeding W ith the L F switch pressed once, paper is fed by one line. Paper is fed while it is continuousl y pressed. Do not pull paper forcibly to feed paper . Use the LF switch. While the front cov er is open or printer mechanism is pulled down, paper can be fed. But, do not do this often. This m[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 11 CIT IZEN Make sur e to pay attention to the followings. 1. In case that the paper is be nt or the paper is not fed properly , set print head at head u p condition and remov e the paper carefully by turning paper feed knob. 2. For replacing rol l paper , set print head at head up con dition, and remov e the paper whi[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 12 CIT IZEN 3.7 Removing paper j am and canceling cutter lock Remove paper j am or cancel cutter lock by following the procedure explained below. (1) Open front cover (2) Put mechanism l ock lever inside of main body , pull down printer mechani sm. When paper remains inside of printer , remove this paper . (3) Removing[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 13 CIT IZEN 3.8 Self print function By suppl ying power as pushing FEED switch or send RESET signal to thi s printer , type of characters w hich is used, RO M version and DIP switch setting etc are automatically printed. For CBM- 291, paper is automati cally cut of f after this se lf printing. 3.9 PE and Mechanical ala[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 14 CIT IZEN 4. Dip sw itch setting Dip switch locates on t he rear side of main body . Make sure that power is turned OF F before changing Dip switch sett ings. Change during power i s ON can not be effec tive. DIP SW ITCH ON OF F F ACTOR Y SETTING DS1-1 AUTO CUTTER EQUIPPED NONE OFF = CBM-290 ON = CBM- 291 2 CR SEL EC[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 15 CIT IZEN 5. Connecting connector Configuration of the connector for power and i nterface which is packed in this box is as follows. Make sure to confirm the followi ng configuration before connecting the connect or. 5.1 Function of each connector pins PIN NO. SIGNAL NAM E I /O F UNCTION 1 – 3 VCC OUTPUT POWER SUP [...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 16 CIT IZEN 5.2 Pr eca utions 1. F or LED ERROR , there is a resister of 330 Ohm on the c ircuit side to make c urrent val ue 10 mA. Please use LED which its voltage is approx. 2V . LED over 10 mA may break a control board. 2. Make sure to suppl y power to all pi ns of power supply for circuit and power suppl y for ope[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 17 CIT IZEN 6.3 Electrical ch aracteristics (1) Input Signal L evel All the input signals are a t TTL level. "HIGH" level : 0.7Vcc MIN "L OW" level : 0.3Vcc MAX (2) Output Signal Lev el All the input signals are a t TTL level. "HIGH" level : Vcc – 0.1V MIN "L OW" level : 0.1V M[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 18 CIT IZEN 6.4 Tim ing chart (1) D ata Input and P rinting T iming T1, T2, T3 : 0.5 m icro sec. MIN T4 : 270 ns MA X T5 : 2.3 m icro sec. TYP T6 : 500 ms MIN (On s upplying power) 6.5 Data r eceivin g control When BUSY signal is "L OW", data from the host can be received. When it being "HIGH", data[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 19 CIT IZEN 7. Serial Interface 7.1 Specifications (1) D ata tra nsfer system: Asynchrono us (2) Baud rates 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 bps (Selectable by user) (3) Confi gurati on of one wor d Start bit : 1 bit Data bit : 8 bits Parity bit : Add/ev en or no parity (Selectable by user) Stop bit : 1 bit or more (4) Si[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 20 CIT IZEN 7.2 Explanation of Input / Output signals 7.2.1 Input / Output signals (1) RD Serial receiving data signal. On occurrence of framing error, o verrun error, o r parity error , the data is printed as "? ". (2) DTR When this signal is RE ADY, write data or a command. When they are written in B USY, o[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 21 CIT IZEN 7.3 Date configuration 1 Start bit 2 D ata b it (+ parity bit) 3S t o pb i t(1o rm o r e) (1) S tart Bit In 1/2 bit from the mark-to-space starting edge, stat e is read onc e again. Whe n "space" st ate is confirmed, it is recognized as th e start bit. If it is "mark" st ate, it is not t[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 22 CIT IZEN 7.5 Data r eceivin g control When DTR/ DSR control having been selected , with BUSY signal at "LOW", data from the host side are received. With the signal at "HIGH", they can not be received. When DTR/DSR control not havi ng been selected, after X -ON transmission, data is received from [...]

CBM-290/291 U ser ’ s Manual 23 CITIZEN 8. MAINTENANCE AND SER VICE For the informati on on maintenance and service, please contact our dealer .[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 24 CIT IZEN 9. Print Contr ol Function 9.1 Comm and Lit CONTROL CODE FUNCTION 1H T Horizon tal tab c ommand 2C R P ri n t co mman d 3L F Printin g and p a p er feed 4 ESC SP Settin g the ri g ht s p ace a mount of the chara cter 5! Collective s p ecif y in gp rintin g mode 6% S p ecif y in g /cancelin g downloa d chara[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 25 CIT IZEN 9.2 Comm and Details (1) H orizontal T ab Comm and (HT) Code : (09)h Shifts the printing p osition to the next horizontal tab position. The horizontal tab position is set by ESC D. Initial setting of the horizontal tab position is each 8 chara cters in 9th, 17th, 25th, 33rd , columns. (2) Print C omm and (C[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 26 CIT IZEN • W ith double hei ght and doubl e width being specified si multaneously , double wide and double high characters are consisted. • An underline is attached to the full character width, whic h, however , is n ot attached to the part hav ing been skipped by the horizontal tab. Neither is it attached to 9 [...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 27 CIT IZEN [EXAMP LE] (8) Specifying t he Bit Im age Mode (ESC * m n1 n2 D1 - Dn) Code : [1B]h + [2A]h + m + n1 + n2 + Dn * {m = bit image mode (See the table below .)} {0 ≤ n1 ≤ FF} {0 ≤ n2 ≤ 02} Data is described in Hex code. According to the nu mber of dots specified in n1, n2, specify the bit i mage of mod[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 28 CIT IZEN • When the v alues set in m (bit im age mode) are out of the abov e range, the data foll owing after n1 i s processed as normal printing data. • After completion of bit image printing, printer returns to nor mal data processing mode. (9) Specifying/ Canceli ng Underline (ESC - n) Code: [1B]h + [2D]h + n[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 29 CIT IZEN (12) Initializing Printer (E SC @) Code : [1B]h + [40]h Clears data sto red in the print buffer and bring s various settings to the in itial state (Default state). • Data inside the internal input b uffer are not cleared. • Dip switches setting are read once again. (13) Setting Horizo ntal T ab P ositio[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 30 CIT IZEN (15) Specify ing/canceling Double Printing (ESC G n) Code : [1B]h + [47]h + n *{ 0 ≤ n ≤ FF} Data is described in Hex code. Specify ing/canceling the double printi ng. • "n" is v alid only for the lowest bit (n0). • Control by n is shown as follows. n0 T ype 0 Canceling double printing. 1 [...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 31 CIT IZEN (18) NOP (ESC c3) (19) NOP (ESC c5) (20) Enabling/Disabling P anel Switch (ESC c 5 n) Code : [1B]h + [63]h + [35]h + n *{ 0 ≤ n ≤ FF} Data is described in Hex code. Selecting the LF switch v alid/invalid. • "n" is v alid only in the lowest bit (n0). • "n" bit means the followings[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 32 CIT IZEN (22) Generating specifi ed Pu lse (ESC p m n1 n2) Code : [1B]h + [70]h + m + n + n2 * {m = connector pin No. (See table below .)} {0 ≤ n1 ≤ FF} {0 ≤ n2 ≤ FF } D ata is described in Hex code. Signals specified by n1, n2 are output to Connector Pin m. • Bit m (m 0) means the followings. m0 Condition[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 33 CIT IZEN (24) T ransmitting the prin ter status (ESC v) Code : [1B]h + [76] Current printer status is transmitted.. • Status sent out consists of 1 b yte whose content is as in the table bel ow. • In DTR/DSR control, after receptible state of the host (DSR signal being in SP ACE state) is confirmed, only 1 byte [...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 34 CIT IZEN VA L U E BIT F UNCTION 0 1 0 Not defined 1 Not defined 2 Paper end Paper remains Paper out 3 Not defined 4 Not used Fi xed to 0 – 5 Not defined 6 Not defined 7 Not defined (Remarks) This command is valid only for serial interface mode. (26) Specify ing/Canceling Inverted Characters (ESC { ) Code : [1B]h +[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 35 CIT IZEN (28) Specify ing A bsolute P ositions (ESC $ n1 n2) Code : [1B]h + [24]h + n1 + n2 *{ 0 ≤ n1 ≤ FF} {0 ≤ n2 ≤ 1} Data is described in Hex code. The printing start position is specified in the number of d ots from the beginning of line. (1/20 inch unit) • The number of dots is divided by 256, whos e[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 36 CIT IZEN • When data being held in the print buf fer , this com mand is ignored. • Regardless of the specified feed pitch, this comm and feeds the paper to be require d to print a bar code. • When the character code Dn cannot be pri nted, the data follow ing after this is printed as ordinary print data. • Wh[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 37 CIT IZEN (34) Selecti ng the font of HRI code (G S f n) Code : [1D]h + [66]h + N *n= 0 , 1 Selecting the font of HR I code in printing bar code. The type of font can be printed by selecting n is as follows. n Font 0 Font A 1 Font B (35) Defining Download Bi t Im age (GS * n1 n2 D n) Code : [1D]h + [2A]h + n1 + n2 D [...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 38 CIT IZEN (36) Printing Download Bi t Im age (GS / m) Code : [1D]h + [2F]h + m *{ 0 ≤ m ≤ 3} Data is described in Hex code. Prints download bit iamges i n a mode specified by m . • Modes can be selected by m are shown in table for selection with m are shown below . m MODE NAM E DOT DENSITY IN VER TICAL DIRECTI [...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 39 CIT IZEN Continuous execution : The Macro is executed n1 times continuously at the time interval s specified by n2. Execution by FEED SW : After waiting for lapse of time specified b y n2, the ERROR LED flickers and the LF switch is wa ited to be pressed. When it is pressed, the macro is executed once. This action i[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 40 CIT IZEN (40) Aligning the characters (ESC a n) Code : [1b}h + [61]h + n *{ 0 ≤ n ≤ 2} Data is described in Hex code. All the printed data within one line are aligned in the s pecified position. • Depending on n value, positi onal alignm ent is carried o ut as in the table below: n (Hex) POSITI ON 0 Left end a[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 41 CIT IZEN (42) Partial Cut (ESC m) (In selection of cutter option) Code : [1B]h + [6D]h Activating au to cutter un it (Partial cu t) • This is valid only when n is inputted at the beginning of line. • Make sure to feed the paper by 18 mm or more before cutting paper , unless characters remain before the cutting p[...]

CBM-290/291 User’s Manual CITIZEN 54 10. Character Table 10.1 International[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 43 CIT IZEN 10.2 International Character Code T able[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 44 CIT IZEN Appendix 1. Bloc k Diagram[...]

CBM-290/291 User’ s Manu al 45 CIT IZEN Appendix 2. Outer Appearance[...]

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