Star Micronics SM-S220i-DB40 manual

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    Mobile Prin ter SM-S220 I SERIES Hard w are Ma nu al[...]

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    < USA model > F ederal Communications C ommission Radio Frequency Interference Sta tement FCC ID : R49SM-S220 This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this devic e must accept any interference receiv ed, including inte[...]

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    T rademark acknowledgments SM-S220I : S tar Micronics Co., L td. Notice • All rights reser ved. Reproduction o f any part of this man ual in any fo rm whatsoe ver , withou t ST AR ’ s exp ress permission is fo rbidden. • e con tents o f this manual are sub jec t to cha nge without no tice. • All eorts hav e be en made to ensur e the a[...]

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    Caution S ymbol This symbol is placed near the thermal head to indicat e that it may be hot. Never touch the thermal head immediately after the print er has been used. Let the thermal head cool for a f ew minutes befor e touching it. This symbol is placed near the thermal head to indicat e that it is easily damaged. Observe the precautions f or han[...]

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    n U sing the Prin ter P Some semicond uctors can be damaged b y static electricity . B e sure to t urn o the print er when inser ting or r emoving the ba ttery p ack. P Do not dro p the print er or hit it a gainst a har d object. P Do not o pen the printer co ver while the printer is p rinting. P Befor e you open the prin ter cov er , make su[...]

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    n Oper a ting Enviro nment f or the Prin ter Before actually unpacking the printer , you should take a f ew minutes to think about where y ou plan to use it. Remember the follo wing points when doing this. P Do not use the p rinter in an en vironm ent in which it will be subject to stro ng shaking while it is prin ting. P Be careful to ensur e that[...]

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    T able of C ont ents 1. Pr oduc t Overview ............................................................................ 1 1.1 P rinter & Ac cessories .................................................................................................. 2 1.2 External Appear ance and P ar t Names .....................................................[...]

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    - 1 - iP od, iPhone and iP ad compatibility list Made for • iP od touch (5th generation) • iP od touch (4th generation) • iPhone 5 • iPhone 4S • iPhone 4 • iP ad (4rd generation) • iP ad (3rd generation) • iP ad 2 • iP ad • iP ad mini Note: as of December . 2012 1. Pr oduc t O v er view This printer is perfect for mobile bank in[...]

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    - 2 - 1.1 Printer & A cc essories The printer is packaged with the following acc essories. If any of these accessories is broken or missing , please contact the dealer that you bought the pr oduct. u The optional items for this print er are listed below . Battery Pack Serial Communication Cable Printer paper sample Printer Battery Charger Safet[...]

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    - 3 - 1.2 Ex ternal Appearanc e and P ar t Names COM1(Serial 6P) For connecting to the host device For connecting to a PIN pad or RFID module COM2(NFC/PED 8P) Cover Open Lever ERROR Lamp POWER Lamp FEED Button MODE Button Printer Cover LCD Mechanism Platen Platen Gear Power Inlet for Charging Power Switch Thermal Print Head * The LCD is covered wit[...]

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    - 4 - 2. Setup 2.1 Batter y P ack 2.1.1 Inser ting into the Prin ter 1. Make sure that the printer has been turned o bef ore you insert or remove the ba tter y pack. 2. I nser t the battery pack into the back of the printer as in the gur e shown below , following the direc - tion of the arrow . 3. T o remove the batt er y back , pull back the[...]

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    - 5 - Notes about the Batter y Pack u General Battery Characteristics • The battery is a consumable and its per formance ov er time will gradually decrease . • While not in use, the batt er y will slowly discharge itself . Pr epare a battery pack that has been charged relativ ely recently (1 to 2 da ys earlier). • T o ensure that the batter y[...]

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    - 6 - < F or U .S.A. and Canada > Lithium-Ionbatteriesarer ec yclable . Y oucanhelppreserveourenvir onmentbyre - turning your used rechar geable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you . F or more information regar ding recycling of rechargeable batt eries, calltollfree1-800-822[...]

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    - 7 - 2.2 Bluetooth 2.2.1 Connection 1. When you turn on the printer , it is ready to pair with another Bluetooth device . 2. If necessar y , enter the f ollowing information into the t erminal that you are using . PIN: 1234 (default) Device name: Star M icronics (default) F or secur ity purposes, we r ecommend that you change the PIN. F or details[...]

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    - 8 - 2.2.2 Aut o Connection F unc tion (only for iOS *1 ) When the Bluetooth connection with your iOS devic e (*2 is disconnected, it is r equired to establish a connection by tapping the printer you wan t to use on the Bluetooth setting screen. This Re - Connec - tion Specication is exactly based on the iOS specications, and this specica[...]

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    - 9 - 2.3 Loading P aper Refer to chapter 4, “Paper ” (page 20), to select roll paper that conf orms to the specications. 1. T ur n on the printer . 2. Put y our nger on the lever for opening the co ver , and then open and raise the printer cov er . 3. L oad the roll pape r in the orientation shown i n the gure below , and then pull th[...]

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    - 10 - 4. Press down on both sides of the print er cover to close it rmly . When y ou close the printer cov er , make sure that it is closed on both sides. 5. Use the tear bar to cut the extra paper . CA UTION When the paper is jammed, be sure to open the print er cov er before removing the jammed paper . Do not under any circumstances try to pu[...]

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    - 1 1 - 2.4 M emor y Swit ch Settings Change the Memor y switch by this operation. (Ref er to “Memor y Switch Setting T able ”). MODE button : Changing OPTION status . FEED button : Chang ing PRINTER MODE status * Example: When you w ant to switch from the default settings t o the following settings. a 1 Bluetooth/ 2 9600bps/ 3 Even[...]

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    - 12 - After you hav e congured all of the settings , press and release FEED and MODE at the same time . The new settings will be printed. If the settings were not c ongured correctly , fol low the above pr ocedure to c ongure the settings again. 8. Pr ess FEED once to switch the displa yed setting from the black mark sensor mode to the bl[...]

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    - 13 - Print er Mode Setting Display 1 Communication P ort v 1) Bluetooth(iOS) * Bluetooth(iAP) Bluetooth Bluetooth Mode RS-232C U ART Mode 2 Baud Rate 9600 bps 9600 BPS 38400 bps 38400 BPS 115200 bps * 115200 BPS 3 P arity Bit No P arity * NOP ARIT Y Odd P arit y ODDP ARIT Y Even P ar ity EVENP ARIT Y 4 Stop Bit 1 Stop bit * 1 ST OP BIT 2[...]

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    - 14 - v 1 ) Communication mode It is possible to change the communication mode setting between Bluetooth and serial. Please see below for details t o select the proper communication mode for y our application. Bluetooth (iOS): The display sho ws [Bluetooth(iAP)]. At the Bluetooth (iOS) mode , the printer can communicate with an iOS device ov er Bl[...]

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    - 15 - 2.5 B elt Clip 2.5.1 Attaching t o the Printer F ollow the procedur e below to attach the belt clip to the print er . 1. Make sure that you ar e attaching the belt clip in the right orientation, then screw the screw tha t comes with the belt clip into the desig nated screw hole to attach the belt clip t o the printer . 2. Use a screw driver [...]

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    - 16 - 3. Prin ter F eatures 3.1 Contr ol Panel 3.1.1 Buttons 1) FEED button: When the printer is on, you can press FEED t o feed the paper . 2) MODE button:  Y ou can change the communication mode and print settings by conguring the printer ’ s mode settings.Y ou can congure the?[...]

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    - 17 - Printer S tatus Action LED LC D Buzzer POWER (Green) ERROR (Red) Printer Initialization(P ower On) Flickering Flickering Display : [ Bluetooth Mode ] Back Light : Flickering during initialization Beep 3 On-Line COM1 Cable not Stand-by ON OFF Display : [ Bluetooth Mode ] Bluetoothconnected/disconnected Back Light : 1 sec ickering [...]

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    - 18 - 3.2 Self T est Y oucanuseaselftesttochecktheprinter ’ ssettings. Before y ou star t the self test, make sure that r oll paper has been properly loaded into the printer . 3.2.1 Self T est Pr ocedure 1) T urn on the power while holding down FEED . 2) The printer will print the current printer status , including [...]

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    - 19 - 3.3 I nstruction for Aut o P ower Do wn(Sleep) Mode The printer in the P ower Do wn(Sleep) Mode will recover t o the Print Ready Mode when receiving commands or button operations . Howev er , pr int data r eceived while shifting from the Sleep Mode to the print Ready Mode (for ap - pro x. 1 sec.) is discarded and cannot be printed . Theref o[...]

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    - 20 - 4.2 Recommended Paper ( Common thermal roll paper) Manufacturer Product Name Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited P220AG Oji Paper C o., L td. PD450 APPLETON Alpha 800-2.4 KANZAKI (Oji P aper USA) P-350 4.3 Printing Range 4. P aper 4.1 Paper Specications T ype : Thermal Paper P aper width : 57.5±0.5 mm P aper thick ness : 65±5 µm External di[...]

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    - 21 - 5. G ener al Specic ations Item Specications Printing method Dir ect line thermal pr inting Characters per line Maximum 42 cpl Character size Alphanumeric characters: 12 X 24 dots, 9 X 24 dots, and 9 X 17 dots Japanese characters: 24 X 24 dots Character types Alphanumeric characters, expanded graphic char ac ters, JIS L evel-1 Kanji Se[...]

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    - 22 - n External Specications External dimensions: Appro ximately 82 mm ( W ) × 140 mm (D) × 47 mm (H) W eight:   289g(printer+batterypack). * The weight of the r oll paper is not included. Body color: Front g Shiny black Back g Black Side g Blue silver 47 140 82 42[...]

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    - 23 - Appli cation of Counci l Di recti ve(s ) R& T TE 1999/5/EC of 9 M ar. 1999 Standard( s) to w hich C onf orm ity i s Decl ared Radi o : EN 300 328 V1.7.1 EN 50371 : 2002 E MC : EN 301 489 -1 V1.9.2 EN 301 489-17 V2.1.1 EN 55022:2010 (Cl ass B ) EN 55024:2010 LV : EN 60950-1 : 2006 +A 12 : 2011 M anufacturer ’s Nam e Star M icro ni[...]

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