Epson TM-H5000IIP manual

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    Re tu rn to ma in m en u TM-H5000/H5000P Opera tor’s Manual Using th is onl ine operat or’s guid e The words on the l eft side of this screen are b ookm arks for all the topics in thi s g uide. Use th e scroll b ar next to the book marks to find any topic you want . Click a bookmark to ins tant ly jump to its topic. (If you wish , you can incre[...]

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    hy bri d pr in ter TM-H5000/H 5000P Op erator ’s Ma nual MICR Option Included 4006 137 04[...]

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    Printe r Pa rts and Labe ls Labels CAUTION : Cau tion l abels for dra wer ki ck-ou t an d displ ay mo du l e conn ectors. ERROR PAPER OUT POWER FEED Paper roll co ntrol p anel Paper roll cove r POWER FORWARD ERROR RELEASE SLIP REVERSE RELEASE Sli p paper co ntrol p ane l Front cover On/Off sw itch Aut o-cut ter c over Ribbon ins tallation front c o[...]

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    i Quick Refe rence This Q uick Referen c e will d irect you to key ar eas of this Opera tor’s Manual. For a comple te listin g of topics, s ee the Contents. Printer Parts and Labels inside front cover Ordering Paper and Ribbons page viii Whe re to ord er pap er and ri bbons. Setting Up the Printer page 1-1 How t o set up the printe r. Installing [...]

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    ii All rig h t s r e served . N o p art o f thi s p u b l icati o n may be re p r o d u ced , s t o red in a r e t r ieval s ystem, o r tra n smit t e d i n an y f o r m o r b y a n y me a ns , ele c tr o n i c , mec h a ni c al , p h o t o c o p y i n g , r e c o r d i n g , o r o t h e r w i se , w i t h o ut t he p r i o r w r i tt e n p e r m i[...]

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    iii FCC CLASS A FCC Compliance Statement For Ame rican Us ers This equipment ha s b een t es t ed a n d found to comply with the limits for a Class A di gital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reaso n able protec tion against harmful interf erence when the equipment is operat ed in a c o mmerc ial en[...]

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    iv Pro duct Name : Pri nter Type N ame: M128 A Thes e print ers co nfor m to the fo llow ing D irec ti ves and Nor ms Dire ct ive 8 9/33 6/ EEC EN 5 50 22 (1 986 an d 19 94) C lass B EN 5 00 82-1 (199 2) IEC 80 1-2 ( 1991 ) IEC 80 1-3 ( 1984 ) IEC 80 1-4 ( 1991 ) Dire ct ive 9 0/38 4/ EEC EN45 50 1: (199 2) DECL ARATION OF CONFORMIT Y[...]

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    v EMI an d Safety Standa r d s Applie d The fol lowing standar ds are applied on ly to the printers t hat are so labe led. (EMC is tes t ed using th e EPSO N P S-170 power supply) Euro pe: CE m arkin g EN550 22 EN500 82-1 EN455 01 Safety Sta ndard : TÜV Nort h Ameri c a: EMI: F CC Cl as s A Safet y s tandards: UL 1950-2TH-D3 C-U L Jap an : EMI: V [...]

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    vi About This Manual Setting Up an d Using ❏ Chapte r 1 contains information on u npacking the printer, setting it u p, setting the DI P switches, an d adjusti n g t h e paper n ear end sensor. ❏ Chapte r 2 c ontains inf o rma tion on using the p rin t e r. ❏ Chapte r 3 con t a ins troublesh ooting info rmation. Re f e rence ❏ Chapte r 4 co[...]

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    I ntrod u ct i o n v ii Introd uction Features T h e T M -H 5 00 0 an d T M -H5 0 00 P a r e h igh - qua l i t y P O S p ri n t ers t ha t ca n p rin t on sli p a nd recei p t p a p e r ( p a p er r o ll ) . The p r inters have t h e f o l l o wing f eat u re s : Slip Section ❏ Wide sli p p a p e r c a p ab ility ( m a x i m u m c ha r acters p e[...]

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    viii Introducti on Opt ions and Acc essories ❏ Magnetic Ink Charac t e r Recognit io n (MI CR) reader (factory inst a ll ed optio n) ❏ Dir ect connect ion displa y m odu les, DM-D1 02-012 an d DM-D2 03-012 ❏ EPS ON po wer s upp ly uni t, PS- 170 ❏ EPSON ri bbon c a sset te, ERC-31(P) ❏ Fr o nt e xten sion tab le (WT- 5000) Or dering Paper[...]

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    Introducti on ix In Southeast Asia: N.A.K . Mfg (Malaysia) SDN BHD Lot 1 9-11, Bersat u Industria l Complexs, Jalan Satu, Kaw Per. Ch eras Jaya,. Balak on g In dustrial Area, 43200 Ch er a s. Se la ng or Da ru l E hs a n, M al a ys ia Te l: 03- 9047896, 9047900, 9047691 Fax : 03-90 47889 Othe r Q ualified Suppliers for Thermal Pape r The f o llowin[...]

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    x In troduction Orig inal paper: F380 Kanzaki Special ty Pap ers, Inc. Cummings Street Ware, M A 010 82 U.S.A. Te l: (413)967 -6204 Fax : (413) 734-5101 Ordering Ribbon Cassettes The TM-H5000/ H5000P uses a long- lasting ri bb on cassett e i n the slip secti on. To orde r ribbon c asse ttes, conta ct you r dea l er or your loca l affilia te. See Ap[...]

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    xi Conten ts Qui ck Re fe renc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Intr odu ction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Cha pter 1 Setting Up the Prin ter Un packi ng . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    xii Cha pter 4 Ref ere nce Info rma tio n Pri ntin g S peci ficati on s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Slip P aper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 1 Re ceip t Pa per . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Setting Up the Prin ter 1-1 Cha p ter 1 Settin g U p t he P rinte r Un pac kin g Your print er box sh ould include t h ese it em s. If an y it em s ar e damaged or missing, pleas e contact y our dealer f or assistance. See the n ote on pa ge 1-4 for info rmati on ab out t he he xago nal loc k scr ews. Note: When you lift the print er, be sure to ho[...]

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    1-2 S etting Up the Printer Removing the protective material 1. Open the p rinter b y pu lling up o n the ta b on the front cove r. 2. Rem ove the two dampers from the print er as shown bel ow. 3. Sto re th e damp ers wi th the o ther pa cki ng mate rials a nd u se them when tr ans portin g your printe r. Tab[...]

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    Setting Up the Prin ter 1-3 Con nectin g t h e Cables an d Groun ding the P rinter You can conn ect up to five cables to the printe r. Th ey al l con nect t o the c onn e c tor p anel on th e b otto m of the pri nter, which i s show n below: Note: There are caut ion labels besid e the drawer k ick-out conn ec t or an d the dis pla y module connec t[...]

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    1-4 S etting Up the Printer 2. Tig hten the scr e w s on both si des of t he cable conne ctor. Note: Your print er h as inch-ty pe hexagon al lock screws in stalled. If your interfa c e c able requires m illimet er- typ e screw s, replace t h e inch-typ e sc rew s with the enclosed mil limeter-type screws using a hex screwdriver ( 5 mm). 3. Atta ch[...]

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    Setting Up the Prin ter 1-5 Connecting the Drawer WA RNI NG: Use a draw er that m atch es the p rinte r sp ec ificati on. Usin g an i mproper drawe r may damage th e drawer as w e ll as the pri nter. CAUTION : Do not connect a tel ephone line to the drawer kick- out conn ect or; oth erw ise th e prin ter a nd t he tel ephon e l i ne m ay be damag e[...]

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    1-6 S etting Up the Printer Anschließen der Lade WA RNU NG: Ein e für d en Dr uck er gee ignet e Lade verwen de n. Bei Verwe ndu ng e iner f alsche n La de ka nn diese od er de r Druck er b eschä digt w erde n. ACHTUNG: Kein Tel e fo nkabel an di e Sc hnapps teckerbu c h se ansc hließe n, d a sonst der Drucke r und die Telef onka bel bes ch ä [...]

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    Setting Up the Prin ter 1-7 Connecting the Display Module Plug t he c able c onnec tor (pro vide d with the d irec t con nection display module) s ec ur ely into the pri n ter ’s d i splay module connecto r unti l it clicks. CAUTION : Be sure not to connect this cable to the drawer kick- out connector, which is to the left of the power supply con[...]

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    1-8 S etting Up the Printer 2. Co nnect th e grou nd wi re to th e prin ter using t he FG screw o n the bo t tom of the prin ter, as shown. Connecting the Power Supply Use t h e opt ional EPSON PS-1 70 or equivalent pow er s upply fo r your printer. WA RNING : Mak e sure t h at yo u use the EPS ON P S -170 power su pply or equ i v alent. U sing a n[...]

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    Setting Up the Prin ter 1-9 CAUTION S: Whe n conn ect i n g or di scon necting the p ower supp ly from the printer , m ake su re th at the pow er s u pp ly is n ot pl ugge d i n to an e le ctric al outlet . Othe r wis e you may damage the power supply o r the prin ter. If the powe r supply’ s rat ed volt age a nd you r ou t l et’s vo ltag e do [...]

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    1-1 0 Set ting Up t he Pr inter Installing or Repla c ing th e Paper Roll Note: Be sure to use paper rol ls that meet the specific ations. D o not use paper rolls tha t have the paper glued t o the core because the printer canno t detect the paper end correctly. 1. Ma ke sure that th e p rinte r is not rec eiving data; o therw ise, d ata may b e lo[...]

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    Setting Up the Printer 1-11 4. Inse rt th e pape r roll as show n. 5. Be sure to n o te the correc t direct ion that the pa per co mes o ff th e roll.[...]

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    1-1 2 Set ting Up t he Pr inter 6. Pul l out a small a mount of paper, as shown. Then close t h e cov er. 7. Te ar off th e pap er as shown.[...]

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    Setting Up the Printer 1-13 Installing the Ribb on Cassette Use th e E PSON ERC -31(P) r ibbo n casset te for y our p rinter. Note the labe l ins ide this s ect ion that ca n assi st you i n replaci ng the ribbon. CAUTION : Never turn the ribbon knob in the opposite direction of the arrow marked on the cassette ; other w i se the ribbo n cassette m[...]

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    1-1 4 Set ting Up t he Pr inter 4. I f you are r eplac ing a u s ed ribbon, gr as p t he end of the tab an d remove it from the printer. See t h e illustration in s tep 5 for the loca tion of the tab. 5. T urn the ri bbon kno b two or t hree ti mes i n the d irecti on of the arrow to ta ke up an y slac k in the ribbon. 6. In sert the ribbon cass et[...]

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    Setting Up the Printer 1-15 Using t he Powe r Switch Co ver WA RNING : If an acc i d ent o cc urs wh en the pow er sw itch c over is at tached, unplug the power supply cord from th e outlet i mm ediat ely. Co ntinued usag e may lead to fir e or shock. You can use th e e nclose d pow er s witc h cov er t o mak e s ure tha t the power sw i tch is not[...]

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    1-1 6 Set ting Up t he Pr inter 2. Whil e holding down the FEED bu tton , turn o n the print er us i n g the s witch o n the f ront of the p rinter to begi n the se lf te st. Th e self test p rints the pri nter sett i n gs and then prints t he follo wing, cuts the paper, and pauses . (The PAPER OU T light blinks.) Self test printing. Please pre ss [...]

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    Setting Up the Printer 1-17 4. Remo ve the paper fr om the pri n te r and feed another shee t of slip pa per into th e printe r to print c harac ters from the charac ter table . Conti nue to feed slip pap er in to th e print er unti l the sel f tes t prints t he following: * **comp let ed* ** The pr in ter is r ea dy t o r ece ive data as s oon as [...]

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    1-1 8 Set ting Up t he Pr inter[...]

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    Using t h e Prin ter 2-1 Chapter 2 Using t he Printe r Operating th e Control Pan els You can control th e bas ic paper feedi n g operati o ns of th e printer with the butto ns on t he con trol pa nels . The ind icato r light s help you m onito r the pri nte r’s st a t us . Paper Roll Control Panel Bu tton The button c an be disabled by th e ESC [...]

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    2-2 U sing the P rinter Bu ttons The pri nter a nd th ese butto ns w ill not ope rate when th e cov er is open. Also these butt ons can be di s abled with the ESC c 5 com ma nd. FORW ARD When the printer is in the slip mode (t h e SL IP light is on or blinking), press the FORW ARD b ut t on o nc e t o ad va nc e s lip p ap er on e li ne. Y ou c an [...]

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    Using t h e Prin ter 2-3 Slip pane l li g hts POWER The POWER light i s on wh en th e printe r is on. ERRO R Thi s indi cates an error i n the s lip se ction of th e printe r. See Chap ter 3 for informatio n on what to do when this li ght comes on. RELEA S E This light indic a tes t h a t pla ten and paper feed roller are r eleased so that s lip pa[...]

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    2-4 U sing the P rinter 2. When the SLI P light bl inks, i nsert th e slip pa per in to the s lip paper i nlet u sing the r ight ed ge of the sl i p p aper i nlet as a gu ide. ( F o llow steps ➀ and ➁ in the ill u s t rat ion.) Note: There is a label on the doc ument table to assist yo u how to insert slip paper. 3. Ma ke sure you inse rt the s[...]

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    Using t h e Prin ter 2-5 Usi ng t he MI CR Read er (Op tio n) If y ou r p rinter has th e factory instal led option al Magnetic Ink Chara cte r Reco gnitio n (MIC R) rea der tha t en ables th e pri nter to read and process MI CR characte rs on p ersonal ch ecks, r ead this sec tio n. Reading MICR characters on personal checks To use the MICR functi[...]

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    2-6 U sing the P rinter 2. T urn the c heck over s o th at it is face do w n wi th the MICR char acter s on t he righ t-hand side . The M ICR char acters must be nex t to the right edge of the pa per inl et. 3. Inse rt th e chec k strai ght in to th e paper i nlet, u sing the righ t edge of the pa per inlet a s a guid e. 4. Inse rt th e chec k as f[...]

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    Troubl esh o oting 3-1 Chapter 3 Troub leshooting Tr oub les hoo ting This c hap ter giv es soluti on s t o s om e printer p roblem s you m ay hav e. General problems The lights o n the co ntrol panel do no t come o n. Make sure t hat the power s upp ly cable s are co rrectl y plu gged into the p rinter , the powe r unit, a nd to the p owe r outlet[...]

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    3-2 T roublesho oting If th er e is no paper jam and t he pr inter has been printing fo r q u i t e a while, the prin t head may be overheated. If the pri nt head is overheated, th e p rint er w il l resum e prin t i ng w hen t he he ad has cooled (usually withi n two or t hr ee m inu t es ) . If th ere is no p ap er jam and the print h ead i s not[...]

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    Troubl esh o oting 3-3 Pa per ro ll prin ting is poor. Paper dust on the heati n g element of t he t hermal print head can lowe r the pri nt qual ity. Try clea ning the print he ad a s descri bed below: Cleaning the paper roll print head CAUTIONS: After pr inting, the print head can be very hot. Be careful no t to touch it. Also let it cool be f or[...]

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    3-4 T roublesho oting A li ne o f do ts is miss ing in the pri nto ut. The pr in t h ead may be damaged. St op printin g and cont ac t y our dealer or a qualified ser v i ce person. Paper handling problems Pa per i s jammed i nside the pr inter. CAUTIONS: Do not touch the prin t head because it can be very hot after p rin ti ng c o nti n uo u sly f[...]

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    Troubl esh o oting 3-5 3. If pa per is caught in the auto matic c utte r in th e receip t sect ion and the paper roll cov e r can not be opened, open the cutter cover as shown b elow. 4. The n turn th e knob un til you s ee in the open in g, as shown in the illu stration below. This return s the c ut ter blade to the norm al p ositi on. Al so noti [...]

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    3-6 T roublesho oting Auto cutter problems The auto cutt er is j ammed. If a f oreign objec t s u ch as a push pin or paper c l ip drops in t h e au t o cu tter an d causes the a uto cutter t o lock up, th e prin ter ent ers an error s tate a nd beg ins t he rec overy operati on aut oma ticall y. If th e probl em is no t seri ous , t he aut o cutt [...]

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    Troubl esh o oting 3-7 2. Fol lowin g the inst ructi ons o n the label , ro tate t he k nob u ntil t he appears in th e hole. 3. Cl ose the cutter cover . Cl ean ing the O p tion al MI CR M ech ani sm MICA cleaning method (Recommended) * Combi ne these 2 procedures, if you enc ounter fre q uen t MICR readi ng errors. The cleaning procedure During i[...]

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    3-8 T roublesho oting 2) Tur n off th e power s witch. 3) O pen a front c ov er ( rid). 4) Turn on the power switch while turning on “JOURNAL / SLIP FEED bu tton . 5) Pus h “JOURNAL/SLIP FE ED” button 3 t imes. 6) Clos e a SLIP fro n t cover (rid). 7) Foll owing message w ill be pr inted on rece i p t paper an d “SL IP” LED fl ushes. 8) P[...]

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    Troubl esh o oting 3-9 9) As a check paper , in sert a cleaning sheet into a printer, * Set y ellow non-stick side to be upside wh en c l eaning using adh esi ve she et. 10) Remove and do a s h eet af ter cleaning sheet disc harge. 11) T urn off the po wer swi tch. C omma n d cod e seq uen ce 1) MICA cl ean i n g c om mand <F S c > w as in s [...]

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    3-1 0 T roubleshoo ting Hex adecimal Dump This featu r e allow s experi en ced users t o see ex ac tly w hat data is com ing to th e prin ter. T his ca n be u seful in finding sof twar e probl ems. W hen you tu rn on the he x dum p fun ction, t he prin ter prin t s all commands and other data in h ex ad ec imal fo r mat along with a guide section t[...]

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    R eference Informa tion 4-1 Chapter 4 Reference In f o rmation Printing Spe c ifications Slip Paper Pri nti n g me tho d: Seri al impa ct dot m atrix Head wir e co nfigurat ion: 9-p in v ertical line, 0.353 mm ( 1/ 72 -inch) wire pi tch Head wir e diameter : 0.2 9 m m (. 01") Pr inting di rec tion: Bi di re ct ion a l, m in i mu m d i sta n ce[...]

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    4-2 Ref erence Informa tion Receipt Paper Note: Printing sp eed may be slower, dep ending on the da t a transm ission speed and t h e c ombina tion of control c ommands. Pri nti n g me tho d: Thermal line printing Dot d ensity: 18 0 dpi × 180 d p i [the number of d ots per 25 .4 mm (1”) ] Pr inting di rec tion: Unid irectio nal with fric tion fe[...]

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    R eference Informa tion 4-3 * CPL = Ch a racters Per L ine * Spac e be tween chara cte rs is not inc luded * Ch aracte rs can be sc aled up to 6 4 tim es as la rge a s the standar d size s. Paper feeding s peed: Approxim at el y 7 0 m m /second (ap p rox im ately 2.76”/secon d) cont in uou s pr in ti ng Line s pacing ( defau lt): 4.2 3 m m (1/ 6?[...]

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    4-4 Ref erence Informa tion Ribbon Specific a t ions M ICR Re ader (Opt ion) The MICR r eader is a fac tory- in s talled opt i on. Type: Exclu siv e cass ette ribb on Rib bon c asse tte spec ificat ions: Par t n umber : ERC- 31 (P), ERC-31(B) Col or: (P) P ur p l e, (B) Bl ack Ribbon life: (P) 7,000,0 00 c h aracters (B) 4 ,500,000 charact ers (whe[...]

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    R eference Informa tion 4-5 Pap er Sp ecific ation s Paper feed me thod: Fric t i on feed Paper feed pi tch: Default 4.23 mm (1/6”) Paper feed speed: Slip: Approximately 60.3 msec/line (4. 23 mm (1/6”) feeding) Approxim at el y 86.4 m m /second ( 3.4 inches/s econd) (continu ou s feed in g) Paper roll: Approxim at el y 7 0 m m/s ec ond ( 2.76 i[...]

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    4-6 Ref erence Informa tion Slip paper Paper t ype: Norm al pa per Ca rb on c op y pa per Pr es su re se ns it iv e pa pe r To tal thic knes s: 0. 09 to 0.36 mm (.0035 t o .01 41”) See “ C op y cap a b i lity a nd p aper th ickne ss” on th e nex t page fo r more inform ation. Size (W × L): 70 m m × 70 mm to 210 mm × 29 7 m m (A4) (2. 76”[...]

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    R eference Informa tion 4-7 Note: When usin g m ulti-ply p a per that consists o f an original and three or four copies, be sure t o print with a 9 × 9 f o nt. If a 7 × 9 fo nt is used, some chara c t ers on some of the copies ma y not be reada ble. Cop y c apabil ity and pa per thic kness : Normal p aper (single-p ly): 0. 09 to 0.2 mm (. 0035 to[...]

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    4-8 Ref erence Informa tion Notes on s lip paper ❏ The sl ip pap er mu st be flat, with out c urls or wrin kles, especially at the top edges. Otherwise, the paper may rub again st th e r i b bon and become di rty. ❏ T her e must be no g l u e on the bottom edge. Ch oose slip paper carefully s in ce paper feedi n g and in s ert i on are af f ec [...]

  • Page 58

    R eference Informa tion 4-9 ❏ Since the TOF sen s or uses a refle ctive photo sen sor and it detects from th e back of slip paper, do not us e p aper that has hol es or d ark p orti ons wi th low refle ction (les s tha n 40% ref l e cti o n) at the se nsor po sitio n. ❏ Use th inner pa per (N3 0 or equ ivalent ) betwe en the to p and bottom sh [...]

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    4-1 0 Ref erence Informa tion El ectr i cal Ch arac te ris tic s Reliability Suppl y v o ltag e: + 24 V DC ± 10% (opt ional power su pply: E P SON PS-1 70) Ripple vol tag e: 300mVpp or les s (only when the print er is u sed with the M ICR read er). Current co nsumpti on: (at 24V, ex cept for d rawe r ki ck-o ut dr ivin g) Operating: Slip Mean: app[...]

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    R eference Informa tion 4-11 MICR reader me chani sm ( onl y whe n the pri nter is use d with the MICR reader ): 240,00 0 passes The MICR reader is defi ned to h ave reached the end of it s life when it r ea c hes th e b eginnin g of the Wearout Per iod. MTBF: 180, 000 hours Failur e is defined as Rand o m Fail ure occ urring at th e time o f the R[...]

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    4-1 2 Ref erence Informa tion Environmenta l Conditions Temperatu re: Operati ng: 5° t o 45°C (41° to 113° F) Storag e: -10° to 50°C ( 14° t o 122°F) (excep t for p aper) Hum idity: Operati n g: 10 to 9 0% RH Storag e: 10 t o 9 0% RH (ex cep t for paper)[...]

  • Page 62

    Command s 5-1 Chapter 5 Commands Command Notation [Nam e] The name of the comm and. [Forma t] The code s equence. ASCII indi c a tes th e ASC II equi valen ts. Hex ind icates the hexadeci m a l equivalents . De cimal ind icates the decima l equivalents . [ ]k ind icates the con tents o f the [ ] s hould be repeated k times. [Range] Gives the allowa[...]

  • Page 63

    5-2 Co mmand s [Forma t] ASCII FF Hex 0C De cimal 12 [Descripti on] ➀ Prints the data in the print buf fer and e jects the slip paper (when th e slip paper is selected a s the print sh eet). ➁ In pa ge mode, pr ints the data i n the prin t buf fer c o l lectively and r eturn s to standar d mode. CR [N am e] Prin t and ca rri age re turn [Forma [...]

  • Page 64

    Command s 5-3 [Descripti on] T ransm its the selected printer sta tus specified by n in rea l time, a cco rding to the following parameters: n = 1: T ransm it printer st atus n = 2: T ransmi t off-line status n = 3: T ransm it err o r sta tus n = 4: T ransmi t paper roll sensor status n = 5: T ra nsmit slip pa per st a tus DLE ENQ n [Name] Real-tim[...]

  • Page 65

    5-4 Co mmand s [Descripti on] Sets the character spa cing for the rig ht side of the c haracter to [n × hori zontal or v ertical m otion units]. ESC ! n [Name ] Sel ect print mode(s) [Forma t] ASCII ESC ! n Hex 1B 21 n De cimal 27 33 n [Rang e] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Descripti on] Sel ects print m ode(s ) using n as fo llows: • De term ine the value s[...]

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    Command s 5-5 [Rang e] 0 ≤ n L ≤ 255 0 ≤ n H ≤ 255 [Descripti on] Sets t he print s tarting position fr om the beg inning of the li ne. • The distance f rom t he beginning o f the lin e to the print position is [( n L + n H × 256) × (vertica l o r hori zon ta l m oti o n unit) ] inches. ESC % n [Name] Select / c ancel user-defined ch a [...]

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    5-6 Co mmand s • y specifies the nu mber of b ytes in the vertica l di r e ction. • c1 speci fi e s the begin ning ch a ract er code for t he definition, a nd c2 specifi es the final c ode. • x speci fies t h e nu mb er of dots in the h oriz o nta l dir ection. • d is the d ot d a ta for the characters. The dot pattern is in the horizont al[...]

  • Page 68

    Command s 5-7 (For slip pa per) •T h e n L and n H indicate the number o f dots of the bit image in the horizonta l dir ection. Th e number of dots is calc ulated by n L + n H × 256 . • If the bit-imag e data input exceeds the number of dots to be prin ted o n a lin e, the excess d ata i s ignor ed. • d indica tes the bi t-image data . S et [...]

  • Page 69

    5-8 Co mmand s [Forma t] ASCII ESC 3 n Hex 1B 33 n De cimal 27 51 n [Rang e] 0 ≤ n ≤ 25 5 [Description] Sets t he line spa cing to [ n × vertical or horizontal moti on unit] i nches. ESC < [Nam e] Return hom e [Forma t] ASCII ESC < Hex 1B 3C De cimal 27 60 [Description] Move s the pri nt head to the stand by posi tion. ESC = n [Name] Set[...]

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    Command s 5-9 [Forma t] ASCII ESC @ Hex 1B 40 De cimal 27 64 [Desc r ip tion] C le ars the data in the print buff er and r es e ts the print er mode to t h e mode that w a s in ef fect w hen the power was turned on. ESC C n [Name] Set cut sheet eject length [Forma t] ASCII ESC C n Hex 1B 43 n De cimal 27 67 n [Rang e] 0 ≤ n ≤ 25 5 [Description][...]

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    5-1 0 Co mmands De cimal 27 70 n [Rang e] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Desc ription] Sets or cancels the slip paper reverse eject • Wh en the LSB is 0, cancels the slip paper rever se eject and sets the slip paper forward eject. • Wh en the LSB is 1, sets the slip paper reverse eject. ESC G n [Name ] T urn do uble-stri ke mod e on/off [Forma t] ASCII ESC G[...]

  • Page 72

    Command s 5-11 ESC R n [N am e] Select a n inte rnat ional ch aracter set [Forma t] ASCII ESC R n Hex 1B 52 n De cimal 27 82 n [Rang e] 0 ≤ n ≤ 10 [Desc r i ption] Select s an inter national ch aracter set n from the fo llowing tab l e: ESC S [Nam e] Selec t standard mode [Forma t] ASCII ESC S Hex 1B 53 De cimal 27 83 [Descr i p tion] Swit c he[...]

  • Page 73

    5-1 2 Co mmands [Desc r ip tion] Selects the print direc tion and starting position in page mode. n spe c i fies th e print direction a nd starting position a s follows: ESC U n [Na m e] T urn u nid ire ct ion al p r in tin g mod e o n/ off [Forma t] ASCII ESC U n Hex 1B 55 n De cimal 27 85 n [Rang e] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Descripti on] T urns unidirect[...]

  • Page 74

    Command s 5-13 [Descripti on] • The horizon tal start i n g posi tion, vertic a l starti ng position, pri nting area width, an d pr intin g are a height are de fin ed as x 0, y0, dX, dY , r espec tivel y . Each setting for the printin g are a i s calc ul ated as follo w s: x0 = [ ( x L + x H ( 256) × (horizontal m otion unit)] y0 = [( y L + y H [...]

  • Page 75

    5-1 4 Co mmands [Desc ription] S el ects th e type of paper for printin g , using n as follows: ESC c 1 n [Name ] Sele ct pa p er type(s) for command setting s [Forma t] ASCII ESC c 1 n Hex 1B 63 31 n D e c i m a l 2 79 94 9 n [Rang e] 1 ≤ n ≤ 4 [Description] Sele cts paper type( s) for use w ith vari ous command settings. ESC c 3 n [Name] Sele[...]

  • Page 76

    Command s 5-15 • Each bit of n is us ed as f ollows: ESC c 4 n [Name] Select pap e r se nsor(s) t o stop pr i ntin g [Forma t] ASCII ESC c 4 n Hex 1B 63 34 n D e c i m a l 2 79 95 2 n [Rang e] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Description] Sele cts the paper sensor(s) use d to s t o p printing when a paper-end is dete cted , us ing n as foll ows: Bit Off/On Hex D[...]

  • Page 77

    5-1 6 Co mmands ESC c 5 n [Na m e] Ena b le/ dis ab le p an el bu tt on s [Forma t] ASCII ESC c 5 n Hex 1B 63 35 n D e c i m a l 2 79 95 3 n [Rang e] 0 ≤ n ≤ 25 5 [Descrip tion] Enables or d i sables the panel buttons. • Wh en the LS B is 0, the panel buttons a re enabled. • Wh en the LS B is 1, the panel buttons a re disabled. ESC d n [Nam[...]

  • Page 78

    Command s 5-17 • t1 sets the slip pa per wait tim e to [ t1 × 1] min ute s. • t2 sets the ti m e fro m insertion of the slip paper to the start of printin g to [ t2 × 0.1] seco nds. ESC p m t1 t2 [Name ] Gener ate pu l se [Forma t] ASCII ESC p mt1 t2 Hex 1B 70 mt1 t2 De cimal 27 1 12 mt1 t2 [Rang e] m = 0, 1, 48 , 49 0 ≤ t1 ≤ 25 5, 0 ≤ [...]

  • Page 79

    5-1 8 Co mmands ESC { n [Name ] T urns upside- down printing mode on/off [Forma t] ASCII ESC { n Hex 1B 7B n De cimal 2 7 1 23 n [Rang e] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Descripti on] T urns upsi de-down printing mode on or off. • When the LSB i s 0, upsi de-down printing m ode is turned of f. • When the LSB i s 1, upsi de-down printing m ode is turned on. GS[...]

  • Page 80

    Command s 5-19 GS $ n L n H [Name ] Set abs ol u te vertical print position in page mode [Forma t] ASCII GS $ n L n H Hex 1D 24 n L n H De cimal 29 36 n L n H [Rang e] 0 ≤ n L ≤ 255, 0 ≤ n H ≤ 255 [Description] • S et s the absol ute vertic a l pr i nt starting position for buffer chara cter data in page mod e. • This co mmand sets the [...]

  • Page 81

    5-2 0 Co mmands • The number of dots in th e ver tical dir ec tion is y × 8. •I f x × y is out of th e specified range , th is comm a n d is ignored . •T h e d indicates bit-i m age data. Data ( d ) specifi es a bit pr i nt ed to 1 and not printed to 0. • After a d o w n l o a d ed bit-im age is defined , it is avai lable unti l ESC @ or [...]

  • Page 82

    Command s 5-21 • When the LS B is 0, whit e/black re verse m ode is tur ned off . • When the LS B is 1, whit e/black re verse m ode is tur ned on. GS H n [Name] Select printing positi o n of HRI cha racters [Forma t] ASCII GS H n Hex 1D 48 n De cimal 29 72 n [Rang e] 0 ≤ n ≤ 3, 4 8 ≤ n ≤ 51 [Descripti on] Sel ects the pr inting position[...]

  • Page 83

    5-2 2 Co mmands GS L n L n H [Name ] Set l eft margin [Forma t] ASCII GS L n L n H Hex 1D 4C n L n H De cimal 29 76 n L n H [Rang e] 0 ≤ n L ≤ 255 0 ≤ n H ≤ 255 [Descr i p tion] Sets th e left margin usin g n L an d n H in stan da rd m ode. • The left mar gin is set to [( n L + n H × 256) × ho rizont al mot ion unit)] inch es from t h e[...]

  • Page 84

    Command s 5-23 [Descrip tion] Selects a mode for cuttin g paper and executes paper cutting. The value of m se lects the mode a s follows: GS W n L n H [N am e] Se t pri n t ing area w idth [Forma t] ASCII GS W n L n H Hex 1D 57 n L n H De cimal 29 87 n L n H [Rang e] 0 ≤ n L ≤ 255 0 ≤ n H ≤ 255 [Descriptio n ] Sets the printin g area w idth[...]

  • Page 85

    5-2 4 Co mmands • m specifies macro executing mode. • Wh en m = 0 : The macro executes r t im es continu ou sl y wit h interval specified by t . • Wh en m = 1 : After wa iting for the period spe c ifie d by t , t he P APE R OUT an d SL IP LED indicat o rs blink an d the printer wai ts for the FEED, FOR W ARD or REVERSE b utton to be pr essed.[...]

  • Page 86

    Command s 5-25 • When the LS B is 0, smoot h ing mode is tu rned off. • When the LS B is 1, smoot h ing mode is tu rned on. GS f n [Name ] Sele ct font for Human Readable I nterpretation ( HRI) chara cters [Forma t] ASCII GS f n Hex 1D 66 n De cimal 2 9 1 02 n [Rang e] n = 0, 1, 48, 4 9 [Desc ription] Selects a font for the HRI c h a racters us[...]

  • Page 87

    5-2 6 Co mmands m selec t s a bar c ode sy stem as f ollows: [Descripti on for ➀ ] • d ind icates the char acter co de to be pri nted and k in dic at es th e num ber o f charac ters t o be pr inte d. [Descripti on for ➁ ] • n indicat es the number of b a r c o de data, a n d the printer pr ocesses n byte s fro m the next cha ract er da ta a[...]

  • Page 88

    Command s 5-27 [Forma t] ASCII GS r n Hex 1D 72 n De cimal 29 1 14 n [Rang e] 1 ≤ n ≤ 3, 4 9 ≤ n ≤ 51 [Descrip tion] T ransmits the s t atus s pec ified by n as follows: GS w n [Nam e] Set b ar code widt h [Forma t] ASCII GS w n Hex 1D 77 n De cimal 29 1 19 n [Rang e] 2 ≤ n ≤ 6 [Descr i p tion] Set th e horizon tal siz e of the bar co d[...]

  • Page 89

    5-2 8 Co mmands MICR Control Commands (only for printers with MICR) DLE EOT B S n [Name ] Rea l-time MICR status transmissi on [Fo rmat] A SCII DLE EO T BS n H e x 1 00 40 8 n De cimal 16 4 8 n [Rang e] n = 1 [Descrip tion] T ransmits the s el ected MIC R status specified by n in r eal t ime as fo llo ws : FS a 0 n [N am e] Read check pap er [Forma[...]

  • Page 90

    Command s 5-29 FS a 1 [Name] Load c h eck paper to print s t arting positi on [Forma t] ASCII FS a 1 Hex 1C 61 31 D e c i m a l 2 89 74 9 [Description] Loa ds check paper to the print sta rting position FS a 2 [Name] Eject check paper [Forma t] ASCII FS a 2 Hex 1C 61 32 D e c i m a l 2 89 75 0 [Description] Ejects check paper FS b [Name ] Req uest [...]

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    5-3 0 Co mmands[...]

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    Dip Sw i t ch and Pa per Near End Sett ings A-1 Append ix A Di p Switch and Pap er Near End Set t in gs Alth ough the f ac tor y settings are b es t for almost all u ses, if you have sp ecial requir em ents, you c a n cha nge the DIP swit ch or paper nea r end s etti ngs. Setting th e DIP Sw itches DIP switch functions Yo ur pr inter has t wo se ts[...]

  • Page 93

    A-2 D ip Switch a nd Paper Ne ar End Setting s Prin t D en sity Se lec tio n Transm ission Spee d Transmission Spe ed (BPS)-bits per second 1-7 1-8 2400 ON ON 4800 OF F O N 9600 ON OFF 1920 0 OF F O FF Se t 2 SW Function ON OFF 2-1 Han ds hak i ng (BU SY con dition) Rece ive bu ffer fu ll Off line or re ceive buffer full 2-2 Cust omer disp lay (DM-[...]

  • Page 94

    Dip Sw i t ch and Pa per Near End Sett ings A-3 No tes : • When pin 6 of t he inter face connec tor is used for the rese t sign al, the print er is reset at MA RK o n the RS-23 2 leve l. • Whe n pin 25 of the i nterfa ce co nnec tor i s used for th e res et si gnal, t he p rinte r is re set at SPACE on the RS-23 2 le v el or at HIGH on the T TL[...]

  • Page 95

    A-4 D ip Switch a nd Paper Ne ar End Setting s Paralle l interfa ce spe cification Se t 1 Se t 2 SW Func tio n ON OFF 1-1 Auto lin e feed A lways enable d Alwa ys disab led 1-2 Rece ive buff er ca pacity 45 byte s 4K byt es 1-3 ~ 1-8 Undef ined — — SW Function ON OFF 2-1 Handsh aking (BUS Y conditio n) •R ece ive bu ffer fu ll •Readi ng dat[...]

  • Page 96

    Dip Sw i t ch and Pa per Near End Sett ings A-5 Prin t D en sity Se lec tio n No tes : • When pin 6 of t he inter face connec tor is used for the rese t sign al, the print er is reset at MA RK o n the RS-23 2 leve l. • Whe n pin 25 of the i nterfa ce co nnec tor i s used for th e res et si gnal, t he p rinte r is re set at SPACE on the RS-23 2 [...]

  • Page 97

    A-6 D ip Switch a nd Paper Ne ar End Setting s Changing the DIP switch settings If you n eed to ch ange s etting s, follo w the steps below to make yo ur chan ges: CAUTION: Turn off the p rinte r while re mo ving the DIP sw itch c over t o preve nt an elect ric sho rt, whic h can damag e the p rint er. 1. Ma ke sure t he prin ter is t urned o ff. 2[...]

  • Page 98

    Dip Sw i t ch and Pa per Near End Sett ings A-7 Ad j u stin g the Pape r Ne ar End Sen sor The paper n ear end s ensor detects wh en paper i s almost gone by measuring the diameter of the paper roll. The senso r has two sett ings . Because of variations in paper roll c ores, it is not possible f or th e sen sor to m easu re exac tly th e len gth of[...]

  • Page 99

    A-8 D ip Switch a nd Paper Ne ar End Setting s 4. Replace th e paper roll.[...]

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