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    DOT MA TRIX PRINTER DP8340 SERIES [P ARALLEL INTERF ACE] USERS MANUAL[...]

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    Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environ[...]

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

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    – 1 – 1. OUTLINE The DP8340 series of serial dot matrix printers is for use in ECR, POS, electronic instruments, banking machines and computer peripheral equipment. The DP8340 series include the following features; 1) 2 color printing (Red and Black) 2) High-speed bidirectional printing (2 line/sec, 40 columns per line) 3) 9-pin print head 4) P[...]

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

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    – 3 – 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders and Re-Roll Pr e vention Guard (Only Model DP8340FC) Install the Paper Holders in the outermost holes in the rear of the printer. Figure 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders[...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    – 10 – 4-3. Paper Insertion 4-3-1. Model DP8340FC (1) Cut the Roll Paper end straight and square. Hold the roll so that the paper comes from the bottom. (2) Attach the Roll Paper to the Holders Paper by slipping one side of the roll onto the Hub and pulling the other Hub out to allow the roll to slip in place. (3) Insert the paper evenly into t[...]

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    – 11 – 4-3-2. Model DP8340SC 1. Make a straight cut along the top of the paper, about 1/4 inch away from the sprocket holes, (as shown in the figure). If there is perforation, cut the paper on the perforation. 2. Insert the paper squarely into the paper insertion slot until the ALARM lamp goes out. Then, hold down the FEED switch to advance the[...]

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    – 12 – 4-4. Paper Removal Cut the paper close to the slot and use the feed button until paper has passed completely through the printer. Note: Do not try to remove the paper by hand as it could become crooked and get jammed inside the printer.[...]

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

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

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    – 15 – CODE ESC R n (1B) H (52) H n FUNCTION Select an international character. OUTLINE This command selects one of the international character sets in accordance with the value of “n” as shown below. n = 0 : U.S.A. 3 : England 6 : Italy 1 : France 4 : Denmark 7 : Spain 2 : Germany 5 : Sweden 8 : Japan International character set can be spe[...]

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    – 16 – Relation Between Character Pattern Data and the Print Head CODE ESC % 1 (1B) H (25) H (01) H or (1B) H (25) H (31) H FUNCTION Select download character OUTLINE This code specifies the download mode. Download char- acters defined by the previously explained <ESC>&0 code cannot be printed unless this code is first sent to the pri[...]

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    – 17 – If the position into which the download character is written (the character code) is defined as (21) H , (22) H , (23) H , then we have n 1 = (21) H , n 2 = (23) H The relation between the character pattern data and the print head assigns the 9 pin as unused. Therefore, m 0 = (80) H . If data m 1 to m 18 is converted to hexadecimal, it a[...]

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    – 18 – CODE ESC N n (1B) H (4E) H n FUNCTION Sets bottom margin in lines OUTLINE Upon receiving this code, the bottom margin is set to n lines. 0 n 120; Default Value n = 0 CODE ESC O (1B) H (4F) H FUNCTION Cancels bottom margin. OUTLINE Upon input of this code, bottom margin setting is cleared. CODE FF (0C) H FUNCTION Form feed OUTLINE The FF [...]

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

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

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    – 21 – Character Code Function 23 ESC BEL (1B)H (07)H Set peripheral unit drive pulse duration n 1 n 2 n 1 n 2 1 n 1 127, 1 n 2 127 (default n 1 = n 2 = 20) 24 BEL (07)H Trigger peripheral unit drive 1 (Deferred) 25 FS (1C)H Trigger peripheral unit drive (Immediate) 26 SUB (1A)H Trigger peripheral unit drive 2 (immediate) 27 CAN (18)H Clears pr[...]

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    – 22 – 6. GENERAL SPECIFICA TIONS Printing method Serial impact dot matrix printing, 9 wires Number of print columns 40 columns, 12 CPI Print speed Approx. 2 lines/sec Print direction Bi-directional Line spacing 1/6 inch Paper feed method Friction Feed or Sprocket-feed Paper feed speed Approx. 12 lines/sec Character set ASCII 96 Special 64 Bloc[...]

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    – 23 – Paper specification Paper type Ordinary and carbonless copy paper Size Paper width 114.3 mm (4.5 inches) Roll diameter 80 mm outer diameter (Max) Thickness (single) 0.07 mm (52.3 g/m 2 ) to 0.09 mm (64g/m 2 ) (2 copy) One copy and one original (max 0.13 mm) Paper end Paper should not be attached to the core Ink ribbon specification Color[...]

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    – 24 – Figure 6-1. Roll Paper and Print Area [Model DP8340FC] Figure 6-2. Sprocket-feed Paper and Print Area [Model DP8340SC][...]

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

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

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

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    – 28 – 7-4. Setting of the DIP Switches Factory settings : all ON Switch Function ON OFF 1 Character Table (See below) 2 3 Control cord CR Disable Enable 4 (*1) Printing Direction (Red printing) Bi. Uni. 5 (*2) Ink Ribbon 2-color monochrome 6 7 International Character Set (See below) 8 (*1) DIP Swich 4 should be set to OFF when you use 2-part s[...]

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    – 29 – 7-5. P eripheral Unit Drive Cir cuit The Control Board of this printer is equipped with a circuit for driving peripheral units (Paper Cutter, Take-Up Device, Cash Drawer, etc.) The 6P Modular Jack is used as the Drive Circuit. When using this circuit, connect the peripheral unit cable to the 6P Modular Jack (cable is not included). Note:[...]

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    – 30 – 8 . CHARA CTER CODE LIST 1) U.S.A. & Europe (DIP SW1: ON, SW2:ON)[...]

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    – 32 – 2) IBM Character Set #1 (DIP SW1: OFF, SW2: ON)[...]

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    – 34 – 3) IBM Character Set #2 (DIP SW1: ON, SW2: OFF)[...]

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    – 36 – 4) JAPAN (DIP SW1: OFF, SW2: OFF)[...]

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    – 38 – International Character Sets[...]

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    – 39 – 9. FONT LIST 1) U.S.A. & Europe (DIP SW1: ON, SW2:ON)[...]

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    – 42 – 2) IBM Character Set #1 (DIP SW1: OFF, SW2: ON)[...]

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    – 45 – 3) IBM Character Set #2 (DIP SW1: ON, SW2: OFF)[...]

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    – 48 – 4) JAPAN (DIP SW1: OFF, SW2: OFF)[...]

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    – 51 – International Character Sets[...]

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

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

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    - MEMO -[...]

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    1999.05.30 Printed in Japan, 80870175 ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS DIVISION STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. 536 Nanatsushinnya, Shimizu, Shizuoka 424-0066 Japan Tel: 0543-47-0112, Fax: 0543-48-5271 Please access the following URL http://www.star-micronics.co.jp/service/sp_sup_e.htm for the lastest revision of the manual. OVERSEAS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES STAR MICRONIC[...]