Citizen Citizen CLP 6001 CLP-6001 CLP-6001 manual

CLP-6001/6002 User ’ s M anual[...]

-i- FCC C OMPLI ANCE S T ATEME NT FOR AMERICA N USERS This equ ip m e nt has bee n te sted and found to comply w ith the limits for a Class A digital device , pursuant to Part 15 o f the FCC Rule s. The se l imits are de signed t o prov ide reasonable pro tection aga inst harmfu l i n terfere nce whe n the equipment is operate d in a com m erci a l[...]

-i i- EMI COMPLIANCE S T A TEMEN T FOR CANADIAN USERS This equip m e nt gene rates and uses r adio fre quency ene rgy and if not installed and u sed properly , that is, in strict accorda nce with the m anu facturer's instruction s, may cause int e rfe rence to r ad io and television re ception. This digita l apparatus does not ex ceed the Cl a[...]

- iii - I mpor tant Safety I nstr uction s 1. Rea d al l o f these i n st r uc t i on s a n d sa ve t he m f or la ter r ef er ence . 2. Foll ow al l warnings and i nstruct ions m arked on the product . 3. Unplug this produc t from the wal l outlet before c leaning. Do not use liquid or ae rosol cleane rs. Use a damp cloth for c l eaning. 4. Do not[...]

-i v- Notice 1. B efo re us e, be sure t o re ad th is manu a l. And k eep it ha ndy f or reference when needed. 2. The contents of this manual may be changed without pr ior notice. 3. Repr o duc tion , tra ns fer , or tra nsm is sio n of th e c ont ents o f this m anua l wi thout pri or c onsent is stri ctly pr ohibited. 4. We are not li abl e for[...]

-v- T o prevent p er s onal injury o r pr operty damage , the followi ng shall be stri ctly obser ved. The degree of possible i n jury an d damage due to incorrect use o r improperly followi ng ins tructi ons i s described below . This is a mark to call attention to the reader. SA FETY SIGNS     must be strictl y obser ved ! W ARNING I [...]

-v i- W ARNING Never p er f orm th e follow i ng. I f n ot avoi ded, t hes e may ca use d ama ge or trou ble to th e pri nter or cause th e pr inter to ov er he at an d rel eas e smok e and c aus e burns or an el ec tri cal s ho ck. I f the pri nter i s dama ge d or is malf unct ion ing, b e sure to turn the power off and remov e the power cord fro[...]

-v i i- General Precautions 1. Prior to operation, read the safety instr uctions carefull y and observe them. 2. Be care ful w hen m ovi n g or carr yin g th e pr int er . Dro ppi ng t he pri n ter m ay cause inj ury or proper ty damage. 3. Make s ur e if you open the top c ove r , it i s ope ned al l th e way . If on ly p art ial ly open, the cove[...]

- viii - Prec autions When Installing t he Printe r 1. Prior to operation, read the safety instr uctions carefull y and observe them. 2. Do not us e or s tore t he pri nter near fir e, exc e ssi ve m oistur e , in di rect sunli g ht, ne ar an air co ndi tion er or he at er or other s our ce o f unus uall y hi gh or low te mperature or humidity or e[...]

-i x- Cha pte rs in T his M anua l Chapter 1 Setup Desc ri bes th e pac ked it ems after ope nin g the car ton as wel l as the names and funct ions of pa rts. Chapter 2 Contr ol panel Desc ri bes the neces sary item s for oper ati ons, s uch as the c ontr ol pa nel, print er s ettin gs a nd in dic ati o ns on t he LCD/L EDs. Chapter 3 Paper and Rib[...]

-x- T able of Content s FCC Compl iance S tatement f or Amer ican Us e rs.................................. i EM I Com pliance Statem ent for C an adi an User s .................................. ii Im portant S a f e ty Instr ucti ons .............................................................. iii Notice ........................................[...]

-x i- (c ontinued) Chapt er 4 T roubles hooti ng .................................................................. 4-1 4.1 Er ror M essages ..................................................................... 4-2 4.1.1 Error descri ptions and indica tion s .............................. 4-2 4.1.2 Error indic atio ns and c orrectiv e action s ....[...]

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1-1 Chapter 1 Setup 1.1 Confirm ati on of Cart on Con tents ........................... 1-2 1.2 Part N ames an d Func tion s .................................... 1-3 1.3 Connecti on to Power ............................................. 1-7 1.4 Connecti on to a C omp uter..................................... 1-8[...]

1-2 1.1 Confirmation of Carton Conten ts CA U TION B e c arefu l wh en moving or carrying the printer and when t aki ng th e pr int er ou t o f the c art on . Th e pr inter may caus e injur y or pr oper ty dam ag e if dr opp ed . B e sure to gr i p the pri nter h ou sing ti ghtly wh en t aki ng i t out o f the car t on. D o n ot gri p th e styr o- [...]

1-3 1.2 P art Names and Func tions FRONT VIEW Contr ol panel The pr int er has two LED i ndi cat or li ghts an d an LC D scr een t hat di spl ay s printer m essages. 1) LEDs One LED is the po wer ind ic ator and the other is the er ror indicator . 2) LCD Di splay s the c urr ent pr int er stat us, c on figur ation set tings , or a n err or message.[...]

1-4 IN SIDE VIE W Ribbon winder Open le ve r Offset verif icati on window Ribbon holder Pape r holder Roll guide Roll holder Cove r[...]

1-5 Nam es and f unctions of each par t CA U TION • W hen opening the cove r, open it all th e wa y. I f only p art way open, th e cov er co uld sl am sh ut , possibly caus ing injur y. • Be car e ful o f the edge o f th e cov er wh en t he c ove r is op en ed. I t may c au se i njur y or proper t y damage. • Be care ful o f the edg es o f th[...]

1-6 SID E VIEW I nterface connector T o connect the i nterface cabl e. PCM CIA mem ory card cover T o prot ect t he PCM CI A memor y car d from ex po sur e to d ust a n d forei gn mat ter . T o i nst all a P CM CIA memo ry c ard , f irst unhook this cove r , then slide it o ut. Powe r switch T o turn on/off the powe r. Power i nlet T o connect the [...]

1-7 1.3 Connection to Power CA U TION Use a n AC o utle t th at acce pts a thr ee- pron ge d plug. Other wi se, stati c el ectr ici ty may be ge nera te d and the re will be danger of electri c s hock. Connect to an AC outlet a s f ollows : 1 Check that the powe r s witch on the print er is set to OFF. 2 Connect the c onnector of the power cord to [...]

1-8 1.4 Connection to a Computer An inter face cable is necessar y for connecting the p rinte r to a computer . T o connect them, pr oceed as f ollows: 1 T urn off both power switches of the prin ter and the c omputer . 2 Connec t t he c onn ect or of on e e nd o f the i nterf ace c abl e to the i nt er face connector at the l ower s ide of the pri[...]

2-1 Chapter 2 Control Panel 2.1 Control P an el ...................................................... 2-2 2. 2 L CD/ LED Ind icat ion s and Ad ju stme nt C ont rol s .. . 2 -3 2.3 Norm al Opera ting M ode ...................................... 2-3 2.4 Printer Se tu p Mode ............................................. 2-4 2.5 Sel f-T e s t M ode ..[...]

2-2 2.1 Control Panel The co ntrol panel on the f ro nt o f the pr int er c ons ists of thr ee co ntrol k eys (Paus e, Feed and St op), tw o LED i ndic ator l ig hts (Pow er , Error ) an d a LCD me ssag e sc ree n. On t he lef t side of t he cont rol p ane l the re are th ree adjustm ent control s (paper gap, black l ine and LCD contras t). 1 Exte [...]

2-3 2.2 LCD/LED Indications and Adjustment Controls 1L C D The eig ht-ch ar ac ter LCD scre en dis play s the curr e nt printer sta tus , configuration setti ngs, or an error message. 2L E D s Power : The green LED pow er i ndicator goes on w hen the power i s tuned ON . Err or: The r ed LED error indi cator goes on when an er ror occur s. 3 Adjust[...]

2-4 2.4 Printer Setup Mode T o enter t he pri n ter s et up mod e, pr es s an d hold dow n the Pau se th en pr ess t he Fee d key and r el eas e b oth k ey s. Th e functi ons o f the c o ntrol keys are d esc rib ed below . Chan g es t o t he pr int er con figur a tio n ar e s tor e d in nonv olati le memor y . T his guar an tees t hat t he pri nt e[...]

2-5 2.6 Sy stem M aintenance M ode The printer enters the system mainte nance mode when the Pause , Feed a n d Stop keys ar e pressed and held down sim ultaneousl y w hile turning the printer on . [Functi ons] Hol din g dow n the P aus e, Fe ed and Stop k eys s i mul taneo usl y for m or e than four seconds after t ur ning on the power a llows the [...]

2-6 V oltage setti ng mode I n the v olta ge s et ting m ode, oper at e the paper ga p and blac k li n e adj us tme nt co nt rols so that th e vo ltage s of bo th " PE " an d "B L" d isp la yed on the L CD s cree n read 3.0 V − 3.3 V . Setting procedure: 1 Sets only the liner (glassin e paper) that has been peel ed off t he l [...]

3-1 Chapter 3 Paper and Ri bbon 3.1 Kinds of Paper .................................................... 3-2 3.2 Speci f icati on of Lab el and T ag............................. 3-2 3.3 Ribbo n ................................................................ 3-6 3.4 Paper S etti ng ...................................................... 3-7 3.5 Ribbo[...]

3-2 3.1 Kinds of Paper 1 Kinds of paper Di rect- therm al or ther mal -tr ans fer printi ng p ap er i s av aila ble. T he pa per must be high -quality . Othe rwise, print qualit y and long life of prin t h ead will no t be guaranteed. 2 T yp e of paper • Label ( conti nuous, die- cut, fanf old) • Ta g • T icket The r oll paper wit h i nki ng [...]

3-3 Un it: mm (inch ) CLP-6001 CLP-6002 Min. value M ax. value Min. value Max . value A Label width 25.40 (1. 0) 1 18.00 (4.65) 25.40 (1. 0) 1 18.00 (4.65) B Liner width 25.40 (1. 0) 1 18.00 (4.65) 25.40 (1. 0) 1 18.00 (4.65) C Labe l left-si de edge position 0 2.54 ( 0.10) 0 2.54 ( 0.10) D Labe l paper-gap l e ngth 2.54 (0. 10) 2539.00 (99.96) 2.5[...]

3-4 Uni ts for positi on and length The print p ositi on s m ay be specified in e it her inch o r metric system. Swit ching between the two systems is acc ompli shed through sof twar e. The pri nt p ositi o ns can b e freel y desi gnate d wi t hi n the m axim um l abel si ze , regar dless o f which system you use. Inch system Basic unit ( point) : [...]

3-5 Refe rence line and points The r efer enc e li ne and p oints are d escr ib ed her e. The posi tion of 2.5 mm from t he le ft e dg e o f th e paper is t he refer e nce li n e for pa per . Alw ays th e left bo ttom is t he re fere nce p oint for printi ng charac ter s an d bar c od es. The c on ce pt of t his r e fere nc e li ne a nd p oint s ar[...]

3-6 3.3 Ribbon Size o f ribbon W idth of ribbon: 25.4 mm − 1 1 4 . 3m m( 1i n − 4.5 in) The wi dt h of the ri bbo n for therm al-tr ans fer pr inti ng is r ecom m en ded to be t he ± 10% of the width o f th e paper . The i nner diameter of the ribbon c ore m ust not exceed 25.4 mm (1 i n). The ri bbon wit h inking sur face either rolle d inwar[...]

3-7 3.4 P aper Setting CA U TION Be careful of the edges o f the plat es so injury or proper ty damage is poss ibl e. The pri nter i s desi g ned for easy l oadi n g of pape r and rib bo n. Aft er openi ng the cover , set the register paper as follow s: 1 Push down the open l ever 1 to m ove the p rint head out o f the wa y. 2 Push down th e lever [...]

3-8 Roll paper Notch for ali gnment Re ference sid e Roll paper 1 10 2 5 4 6 3 10 1 5 4 6 3 7 9 8[...]

3-9 3.5 Ribbon Sett ing CA U TION Be care ful of th e e dges o f the pl at es so inj ury or proper ty damage is poss ibl e. After openi ng the cover , set the r ibbon a s f ollows : 1 Push down the open lever 1 to m ove the p rint head out of t he w ay. 2 In ser t the ribb on shaf t 11 in the roll ribbon s o t ha t it is in it s de ep es t po si ti[...]

3-10 3.6 P rint Head Offset A djustm ent s CA U TION Ensur e the pr int he ad o f fset a djus tme nts ar e ma de prop erl y ac cordi ng to the ty pe o f pr int m edi a (t hic knes s & width). Incorrect a djustments can ca use failure o f the pri nt head. The p r inter has al ready been factory s et wi th l ab el s 1 18 mm in w idt h. How ev er [...]

3-1 1 The r ela tio nshi p betw een th e of fset adjustm e nt s cr ew an d th e pri nt hea d heating element is show n bel ow: 2 W hen pr int dark ness on the left and right sides of the label is not equal: Adjus tm ents may be n eede d i f paper with di ffer e nt wi dt h is use d. Prin t dark nes s is af fec ted by the amoun t o f pr ess ure on th[...]

3-12 Adjustm ents Nor mal ly , the pr ess ure on th e l eft a nd ri ght sid es o f the pri nt head h as alr ea dy been adjus ted t o equal loads at the fact ory . The c heck mar ks ar e l oca te d under the upper f rame wi ndow . Adjustments are needed in the following cases: 1) W hen prin t on the le ft side is too l ight: T u r n the head pressur[...]

3-13 3.7 Ribbon T ension A djustments W h e n th e r ibb on sli ps or w ri nkl es duri ng pr in ti ng, adj ust t he r ib bo n tens io n. The pr int er ha s al read y been f act ory s et w ith the ribbon w idt h of 1 14 m m. W he n us ing ri bbon with a different width, adjust it accor ding to the followi ng procedure: a) Hold the ri bbon rol l with[...]

3-14 3.8 P aper Detector A djustm ents (for C LP-6001 only ) 3.8.1 Exter ior view and part names Exter ior view and pa rt names Adjust-k no b Mark (Y ello w ) Guide rail upper 37.7 70.6 192.4[...]

3-15 3.8.2 How to operate ad justabl e sensor (1) Move th e adj ust a ble se nsor uni t to y our r e quir ed posit io n to detect by t urn in g the a djust- k nob. Fir st m eas ure the positi on t o d etec t, then al ign t he m ark of the me asur e on the guide ra il upper w i t h the senso r po siti on mark (yellow) on th e upper sensor to set to [...]

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4-1 Chapter 4 T roubl eshooting 4.1 Error M essages ................................................... 4-2 4.1.1 Error descr iptio ns and indica tion s ............ 4-2 4.1.2 Error indic ati ons and corr ecti ve action s ... 4-4 4.2 Power T roubl esh ooti ng ....................................... 4-7 4.3 P ap er F eed T rou bles hootin g ........[...]

4-2 4.1 E rror Messages W h e n ther e is a probl em with th e prin ter , a buz z er soun ds, and t he err or lamp o n the control panel lights and an error m essage is displayed on the LCD screen. Err or descri ptions and corr ectiv e actions are shown bel ow. 4.1.1 Er ror description s and indications Descript ion Indi cati on LED Buzzer Batt ery[...]

4-3 Descript ion Indi cati on LED Buz zer Paper out (paper posi ti on can't be detec ted) Error c ontents and sens or inf orm at ion repeatedl y di splayed M com m and: Sets lengt h for det ecti on m i ss c hec ki n g wit h sy ste m com m and M Max im um : Max . v al ue o f senso r readi ng v ol tage Mi nim um : Mi n. v al ue o f senso r readi[...]

4-4 4.1.2 Er ror indication s and correcti ve actions Indi cati on Descript ion Correcti v e ac tions Battery Battery dead Autom ati call y returned a fter d ispl aying t he error f or a cer tai n ti me. Change the l it hium bat tery (CR2032) . No te : C on ta c t ou r se rvice per sonnel to repl ace the batter y. If the batte ry runs down, the r e[...]

4-5 Indi cati on Descript ion Correcti v e ac tions Ov erHeat Co o lin g Head over heat Wait un til the head temperature goes down. W hen t he t emper ature becomes lo w , the rem aini ng pr int ing resumes. Stop Stop k ey pressed E nters a pause after d is playing the stop by t he Stop key . If the P au s e key is pr e s s e d , the p ri nti n g w[...]

4-6 Indi cati on Descript ion Correct iv e ac tions RibonO ut Ribbon end Check the cont ents and cl ear wit h the St op key . Instal l t he ri bbon. Check t hat the r ibbon winds f ul ly . Correct the f aul ty sett ing o f th e print m ode (di rect- therm al or therm al -transf er). Ov erH ea t PCB overheat T u rn off the po we r and r e set the p [...]

4-7 4.2 Power T roubleshooting Probl em Cause and remedy No power even with powe r s wi tch turn ed ON . • Power cord i s not properly connected to the outl et. • Power cord i s not properly connected to the power inlet . • Input v ol tage i s not correc t; i nput v ol tage i s greater or l ess than the rated v ol tage. • Correct RS-232C ca[...]

4-8 4.3 Paper Feed T roubleshooting Probl em Cause and remedy Paper doesn't f eed. • W rong paper path. • M echanism head i s open. → Use correct pat h. → Close the m echani sm head. Paper skews . • P aper end i s not i n contact with the paper guide. • Rol l gui de i s not i n contac t wit h the rol l paper . • Head pressure is [...]

4-9 4.4 Ribbon Feed Troubles hooting Probl em Cause and remedy Ribbon doesn 't wind. • Prin t mod e is s et to dir ect-t herm al pri nti ng. • W r ong ribbon path. • Ri bbon wind d irec tion is rev ers ed. • Ri bbon wind tensi on is not corre ct. → Change to t he therm al -t ransfer pri nti ng. → Use correct pat h. → Set i t prop[...]

4-10 4.5 Print T roubleshooting Probl em Cause and remedy Pri nti ng doesn't st ar t. • Power t o the pr inter is off. • P rint er i s not pr operly connect ed to com puter. • P rint er sett ing i s not correct. → T urn the powe r swi tch t o ON . If power stil l doesn't t urn on , follo w s te p s in Se c tio n 4. 2 Power T roubl[...]

4-1 1 4.6 Interface T roubleshooting Probl em Cause and remedy Pri nter doesn't pri nt. The f ol l ow ing are the probabl e causes: Pri nt disordered. Error m essage is displ ayed and pri nter doesn't pri nt. • I nterf ace c able i s not properly conne cted. • I nterf ace c able i s not the standard ty pe. • Com m unic ati on param [...]

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5-1 Chapter 5 Options Fact ory or resell er (dealer ) options: 5.1 Auto-C utter U nit .................................................. 5-2 5.2 Peeler U nit .......................................................... 5-2 5.3 Adjus tabl e Sensor ( for CL P-600 2 only) ............... 5-2 User opti ons: 5.4 PCM CIA M emor y Car d.....................[...]

5-2 5.1 A uto- Cutt er Unit The auto-c utter unit that has been installed on th e printer will be available. See the operation manual of the auto -cutter for details . Specific ations • Cutting method: Cir cul ar cutter • Max. thi cknes s of cut paper: 0.01 in (0.254 mm ) • Mi n. length o f cut paper: 1 in (2 5.4 mm) 5.2 P eeler Unit The peel[...]

5-3 5.4 P CM CIA M emory Card The PCM CI A m emor y card is used to: 1 St ore prin t f ormat f iles. Data in the f ield register area can b e sto r ed and loaded. 2 Store gr aphi c dat a. F or exam pl e, gra phic d ata such as a corp ora te log o can be stored and recal led from the PCM CI A mem ory card and pri nted. 3 Store downloaded H P So ft f[...]

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6-1 Chapter 6 Specifications 6.1 Mai n Speci f icati ons ............................................. 6-2 6.2 Inter f ace .............................................................. 6-6 6.2.1 System con f ig urati on ............................... 6-6 6.2.2 Speci ficati on of int er face .......................... 6-7 6.2.3 RS-23 2C loopbac k [...]

6-2 6.1 M ain S pecificati ons Item D es cr iption Printi ng • Di rect-t herm al or t herm al-t ransf er print ing • 203 d pi (8 dots /mm) print head (Mai n scanning l ine dens ity: 8 dots/mm) (Subscanni ng li ne dens ity: 8 l ine s /mm ) • Max. prin t w idt h: 4. 1 in (1 0 4 mm) • M ax. paper widt h: 4.65 i n (1 18 m m ) • M ax. pr int l[...]

6-3 Item D es cr iption Standar d f onts • F ont No. 0 − 6 (f ix ed p itch, alphanumer ic) • F ont No. 7 − 8: OCR-A , OCR-B • F ont No. 9: C G Trium v i rat e smoot h f ont; 6 pt, 8 pt, 10 pt, 12 pt , 14 pt, 18 pt, 2 4 pt, 30 pt , 3 6 pt, and 48 pt Character set i s in accordance w ith code page 850 Medi a sens ors • Transparent t ype s[...]

6-4 Item D es cr iption Com muni cat ion int er fac e • RS -232C (standar d) • Cent roni cs (standard) Indi cati ons, k eys and sw it ches • LEDs: Powe r and error • LCD: Displ ays print er s tat us, error cont ents, m ode sw itc h content s , et c • Cont rol panel keys: Pause, Feed and Stop • M ode sw itc h: For param et er s ett ing f[...]

6-5 Item D es cr iption Env i ronm ent • O perati ng condi ti ons : T em peratur e: 5 − 35 ° C( 4 1 − 95 ° F) Hum idi ty: 30 − 80% ( noncondensing) • St orage: T em perat ure: -20 − 60 ° C( - 4 − 140 ° F) Hum idi ty: 5 − 85% • Ventil ati on: Conv ect iv e ci rcul ati on. Ai r v ent m ust be awa y fro m wall et c (to preven t f[...]

6-6 6.2 I nterface 6.2.1 Sy stem con figur ation The p rinter is connec ted to a co m pute r and p rints lab els accord ing t o t he com mand from the computer . T wo m ethods of interface wi th a computer are as follo ws: (1) Serial inte rface: RS-232C ( standar d) Com puter RS-232C i nterf ac e RS-232C i nterf ac e Printer (2) Parall el interface[...]

6-7 6.2.2 Specification of inter face (1) Serial inte rface Method As ynchr onous s eri al inter face RS-232C Connector DSUB 25- pin Prot ocol c ontrol XON/XOF F and CT S/DT R Re ce iv e bu f f er 32 K b ytes Receiv ing data stops when the rem aining buffer reaches 2K bytes and r esumes when the rem aini ng bu f fer reaches 4K b ytes Baud rate 300,[...]

6-8 6.2.3 RS-232C loopback test After c onn ect or wir ing as s how n in th e figur e, t he test m o de is tur ned on. The p rinter will receive data th at has been tran smi tted b y pr inter itse lf an d the test of receivin g and transmitti ng data will be pe rformed. RS- 232C test Fi g. Loopback test[...]

6-9 6.2.4 RS-232C pr otocol (1) X -ON/X-OF F system (s ee th e fi gure) Th is is a con tro l syste m i n whi ch the dat a transmi ssio n re ques t signal (X- ON ( 1 1H) c od e) and the data trans mission stop r eque s t signal ( X-OFF ( 13H) code) ar e output. Requi rem ents of output of X-ON code: • W hen the power is switched to ON. • W he n [...]

6-10 (2) Ready/Bus y system (see th e figure ) This is a co ntrol syst em in w hic h th e DTR signal i s ou tput at Re ady (H igh) /Busy( Low) l evel. Requi rem ents of DTR " Hi gh": • W hen the printe r is "on line." • W hen the rem aining buffer is less than 2K bytes. How ever , wh en th e remai ni ng buf fer o f less tha [...]

6-1 1 6.2.5 I nter face pin assignmen t Seri al and parallel interface pin ass ignment tables are shown below. Seri al inter face pin as signment table Pi n No. S ignal Inpu t/Outpu t De s cription 1 F .GND − Fram e ground 2 TXD Output RS-232C out put dat a 3 RXD I nput RS-232C i nput data 4R T S − RS-232C ( pull up t o +5V wit h 2 K Ω ] 5 CT[...]

6-12 Paral lel interface pin assignment table Pi n No. S ignal Inpu t/Outpu t De s cription 1 S TROB E Input S trobe signal f or readin g 8 -bi t data 2 − 9 DA T A1-8 I nput 8-bi t parall el si gnal 10 A CKNLG O utput 8-bi t data request signal 1 1 BUSY Out put Si gnal specif yi ng pr inter bu sy 12 P ERROR O utput Si gnal speci f ying paper abse[...]

6-13 6.3 Outline of Command Sy stem For details a bout command system, see the Comma n d Re f er en c e separately avail able. Comma nds for th is printer consist of a string of AS CII co de and e nd with "CR" (dec imal : 13, h ex: 0D). G en eral ly , com ma nd s are c l ass i fied i nt o tw o ty pes, system- level com mands and label f o[...]

6-14 6.4 Example of Connection to a Com puter W hen RS- 232C i s used: I BM PC compatible Com munic ation control: XON/XOFF or CTS/D TR[...]

6-15 6.5 T ear-Off Function The t ear- o ff func tio n eli mina tes the w aste o f label s w hen t eari n g ma nual ly . It allows the paper to au toma tically ad van ce to the t ear pos ition a ft er pri n tin g. W h e n this f u ncti on is tur ne d on, the pr int er ch ec ks for pri nt req ues t for 0.5 seco nd a fter printi ng and i f no print r[...]

6-16 • Paper is fed to the tear posi tion • W hen manual tearing i s needed, tear the l abel at this ti me. • Perform s next label printi ng. W h e n nex t print dat a is tra nsm itte d from the c om put er , the print er feeds b ack paper to the previous pr int compl eted po s ition and res umes printing. 6.5.3 T ear-off when feedin g • If[...]

6-17 6.5.4 T ear-off and ty pe of data W h en t h e t ear -o f f is vali d, the pri nt er m onit ors t he pri nt da ta f or 0 .5 sec o n d duri ng o r after pr int in g . If prin t da t a is tran sm itt ed w it hin 0 .5 sec o nd d uring or afte r p rinting, the prin ter will st art next p ri nting with out tear -off. (W he n dat a is receiv ed du r[...]

6-18 • Initi ali zati on parameter values I niti ali zatio n val ues for pri nt or tear posi tion are descri bed below by eac h operati ng mode. In N ative ON Un it: mm (in c h) Norm al pri nt Au to-c utte r Pee ling T ea r-off Minim um va lu e Pr int p o s itio n (Onnnn, f or m of f set) 55.9(2. 2)  12.7(0.5) T ear posit ion (f nnn, f e[...]

6-19 6.5.7 Pr iority or der The follow ing thr ee functions (optional ) cannot be perform ed si mul taneously . If co mm ands fo r those three func ti on s are received simu lt aneously , they will be executed i n the follow ing or der of pri ori ty: 1st: Auto-cutti ng 2nd: Peeli ng 3rd: T ear-off[...]

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