CBM 230/231 User`s Manual
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1. Code IB h 52 h n 0 xn X0A Data is described in Hex code Selecting intemational characters Depending on the value of following character sets are specified CHARACTER SET USA tay 8 tapan 4 The initial value of indicates character set specified by the dip switch However setting is available only through use of this command for Spain Norway and Denmark II 18 Setting of paper end detector available for output of paper end signal Code 1B h 63 h 33 h n X 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying the condition of paper end detector to stop printing operation is valid only for the lowest bit nO bit means the followings Paper near end disable initial value Paper near end enable Remarks This is valid only for parallel interface model 19 Setting of paper end detector available for print stop Code 1B h 63 h 34 h n X 0 lt lt Data is described in Hex code Specifying the condition of paper end detector to stop printing operation n is valid only for the lowest bit nO An initial value of n is specified by the Dip Switch DS1 5 n bit means the followings posee 1 Paper near end disable initial value Paper near end enable 20 Enabling Disabling Panel Switch ESC c 5 n Code 1B h 63 h 35 h n ve 0 lt lt Data is described in Hex code2. Code 1B h 76 h Current printer status is transmitted e Status sent out consists of 1 byte whose content is as in the table below In DTR DSR control after receptible state of the host DSR signal being in SPACE state is confirmed only 1 byte is transmitted In XON XOFF control DSR signal state not being confirmed only 1 byte is transmitted In DTR DSR control when the host is in unreceptible state DSR signal being in MARK state it waits until receptible state is created BIT FUNCTION VALUE Paper near end Paper available Paper not available ee ee Paper available Paper not available Pi an Fixedto0 PO 5 Undefined Remarks This command is valid only for serial interface model 25 Transmitting status of Peripheral Equipment ESC u n Code IB h 75 h n 0 Current status of connector pin No 3 is transmitted means the followings Drawer Kick Connector No 3 Status transmitted consists of 1 byte whose content is as in the table below Any equipment has not been connected to this connector Bit 0 of n is always 1 In DTR DSR control after receptible state of the host DSR signal being in SPACE state is confirmed only 1 byte is transmitted Further in XON XOFF control DSR signal state not being confirmed only 1 byte is transmitted In DTR DSR control when host is unreceptible state DSR signal being in MARK state
3. Code 1Bh 20h n 10xn 20 Data is described in Hex code The rightward space amount is set in dot unit 0 165 mm unit In the initial value it is n 0 The rightward space amount in double wide mode is made double of the set volume 5 Specifying Collectively the Print Mode ESC Code 1Bh 21h n X 0xn FF The data is described in Hex code Printing mode is assigned Each n bit indicates the follovving BIT FUNCTION VALUE Undefined n 1 Undefined OP Undefined 7 6 Undefined 7 With double height and double width being specified simultaneously double wide and double high characters are consisted An underline is attached to the full character width which however is not attached to the part having been skipped by the horizontal tab Neither is it attached to 90 right turned characters The underline width is as having been specified by ESC The initial value is 0 6 Specifying Canceling Download Character Set ESC n Code 1B h 25 h n 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling download characters Download characters and download bit images cannot be defined simultaneously Further only the lowest bit nO is valid for The lowest bit 10 indicates the following 0 0 Canceling download character 0 1 Specifying download character 7 Defining Download Character ESC amp s n m a D1D2
4. Data reception possible code 13H X OFF Data reception not possible 7 2 Connector s Pin Configuration VO 5312 RD mw Reccivingdaa Transmission data Data set READY Cautions 1 RS 232C signals are based on the EIA RS 232C 2 When no data is being transferred the receive data should be always maintained in the mark state Applicable connectors D Sub connectors Printer side 17LE 13250 Equivalent to DDK Cable side 17JE 23250 Equivalent to DDK 7 3 Input Output Signals 7 3 1 Input Output Signals 1 RD This is a serial receive data signal When there is a framing error overrun error or parity error that data is printed as 2 DTR Write the data or a command when this signal is ready If you write while it is busy the data will be ignored resulting in an overrun error The data can be written into the input buffer even during printing A BUSY signal is also issued at power on during test printing in the on line mode or upon occurrence of reset 3 TD When the remaining capacity of the input buffer on the printer side comes to 10 bytes at 72 bytes or 128 bytes at 4K bytes while receiving the data DC3 13H a data reception impossible signal is output When the remaining capacity of the input buffer comes to over 20 bytes at 72 bytes or 256 bytes at 4K bytes DC1 11H a data reception possible signal is output to th
5. n2 0 lt nl FF 0 lt 2 lt 1 Data is described in Hex code The printing start position is specified in the number of dots from the beginning of line The number of dots is divided by 256 whose quotient is taken as n2 and the residual as n1 Therefore the printing start position is equal to nl n2 x 256 from the beginning of line Specifying beyond the line end is ignored 29 Specifying Relative Positions ESC n1 n2 Code 5C h nl n2 0 lt nl FF 0 lt n2 lt FF Data is described in Hex code The printing start position is specified in the number of dots from the current position Rightward direction is taken as plus and leftward direction as minus To specify N dot in minus left direction use a complement of N for assignment N dots 65536 N The number of dots is divided by 256 whose quotient is taken as n2 and the residual as n1 Specifying exceeding the end of line is ignored 30 Bar Code Printing GS k n Dn NUL Code 1D h f6Bih n Dn 00 h X O lt n lt 7 Data are described in Hex code Specifying a type of bar code and printing bar codes The beginning of line is considered as the next printing start position Depending on the value of the following bar code can be selected Dn indicates a character code to be printed 50 UPC A ae CODE 39 YAN CODE 128 e Data when being held in the print buffer are ignored e When the character
6. Dn Code 1B h 26 h s n m a Dn X 5 02 20 lt n 7E 20 lt m lt 7E 0 lt a lt 0 Hex Defines font of download characters of alphanumeric characters 5 indicates the number of bytes in vertical direction n indicates the start character code and m indicates end character code To define only one character set n m Character codes definable includes 95 ASCII codes in total between lt 20 gt H lt 7E gt H e a indicates the number of dots in horizontal direction for definition Dn is the data to be defined which indicate a pattern equal to a dot in horizontal direction from the left end The rest of the pattern on the right side is filled with space Download characters thus defined remain valid until redefinition ESC execution GS execution or power OFF is practiced For Font p7 lt 10 lt 1 gt p lt 08 gt p2 lt FF gt 4 lt 08 gt 042H onn 005H 3 lt 80 gt p4 lt 00 gt H 7 8 Specifying the Image Mode ESC m nl n2 DI Dn Code 2A h m nl 02 m bit image mode See the table below 0 lt 1 lt 0 x n2 lt 02 Data is described in Hex code According to the bit image mode assigned in m prints data in the bit image The no of dots printed is divided by 256 whose quotient is taken as n2 and residu
7. DATA This is an 8 bit parallel signal Positive logic STB This is a strobe signal to read in 8 bit data Negative logic RESET This signal resets the entire printer Negative logic 1 ms or more 2 Output signals from the printer ACK This is an 8 bit data request signal Pulse signal output at the end of the BUSY signal Negative logic BUSY This signal indicates the BUSY state of the printer Enter new data when it is at LOW Positive logic FAULT This signal is set to low when the printer has an alarm When this is done all control circuits in the printer stop Negative logic e PE This signal is output when the printing paper has run out or is running out Positive logic Drawer switch output This signal is set to HIGH when the switch is opened and to LOW when shorted 3 Power signals 5VDC This is a 5 V output pulled up at a 3 3 kQresistor e GND This is a common ground on the circuits 6 3 2 Electrical Characteristics 1 Input signal level All input signals are at the TTL level HIGH level 2 0 V at minimum LOVV level 0 8 V at maximum 2 Output signal level All output signals are at the TTL level HIGH level 2 4 V at minimum LOW level 0 4 at maximum 3 Input output conditions All input signals are pulled up at 3 3 kQ Printer Side Host Side 3 3K Twisted Pair Wire f X Data Equivalent to 74LS240 4 Others Equivalent to 7407 out
8. Selecting the paper feed switch valid invalid n is valid only in the lowest bit nO n bit means the followings 900 LF switch enabled LF switch disabled The initial value of n is 21 Printing and Feeding the paper by n lines ESC d n Code IB h 64 h n ve 0 lt lt Data is described in Hex code Prints data inside the buffer and feeds paper by n lines Specified line does not remain The beginning of the line is to be considered as the next printing start position 22 Generating specified Pulse ESC m nl n2 Code 1B h 70 h m n n2 vc m connector pin No See table below 0 lt 1 lt 0x n2 lt FF Data is described in Hex code Signals specified by n1 n2 are output to Connector Pin m Bit m m0 means the followings DrawerkickNo 2pin ON time is considered as nl x 2 and OFF time as n2 2115 When m is out of the defined range n1 n2 are discarded where no signals are output Drive duty of Drawer is shown below ON time ON time OFF time Take OFF time as being 4 times or more longer than ON time 0 2 23 Selecting Character Code Table ESC t n Code IB h 74 h n 0 lt n lt 1 Data is described in Hex code Selecting Page n on the character code table moun e n means the followings IBM Character 2 Japanese Character 24 Transmitting the printer status ESC
9. into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product e Except as explained elsewhere in this manual don t attempt to service this product yourself Opening and removing those covers that are marked Do Not Remove may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks Refer all servicing on those compartments to service personnel Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed B If liquid has been spilled into the product C If the product has been exposed to rain or water D If the product dose not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation If the product has been dropped the cabinet has been damaged If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service IMPORTANT This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with instruction manual may cause interference to radio comm
10. it keeps waiting until receptible state is created VALUE BIT FUNCTION Level of pin No 3 45 1 Fixedto0 1 8 p J J 52 Undefined Undefined Undefined Remarks This command is valid only for serial interface model 26 specifying Canceling Inverted Characters ESC n Code IB h 7B h n ve 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling inverted characters n is valid only for the lowest bit nO Bit n n0 means the followings Canceling inverted characters Specifying inverted characters This is valid only when this is specified at the beginning of a line The printing example is shown below The initial value of is When inverted characters When inverted characters have been canceled have been assigned Japan CBM 813 3200 6293 Wado uedef 6 29 0025 LIS Paper feed direction 27 Specifying Canceling 90 right turned Characters ESC V n Code IB h 56 h n 0 lt lt 1 Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling characters 90 right turned character No underlines are attached to 90 right turned characters means followings 0 Canceling 90 right turned Characters Specifying 90 right turned Characters initial value of n is 28 Specifying Absolute Positions ESC ni 2 Code 24 h n1
11. 8 A at maximum should be within 510 ms 3 Switch signal Signal level L 0to 0 5 V H 3to5 V 8 2 Connector s Pin Configuration No 1 Connector used TM5RJ3 66 HIROSE Applicable connector Equivalent to TM3P 66P HIROSE Cautions 1 No output is allowed during printing 2 The drawers 1 and 2 cannot be driven at the same time 3 A solenoid for the drawer should be of 36 or more Gee to it that an output current will not exceed 0 8 Be careful not to use a drawer with a current over 0 8 to avoid damage to the printer 8 3 Drive Circuit 9 PRINT CONTROL FUNCTION 9 1Control Codes List CONTROLCOE 5 Collective specifying printing mode amp Specifying bit image mode Specifying canceling underline 2 3 Specifying 1 6 inch line feed rate 9 Palo 3 Setting line feed rate n 203 inch 13 Setting horizontal tab position 4 E specifyi ing highlight fis G Specifying g inting Printing and feeds paper n 203 inch 17 RO Selecting the international characters c3 Setting of paper end sensor effective for outputting a signal for no Paper Parallel Mode Only Setting of paper end sensor effective for print stop Enabling disabling the panel switches Generating the specified pulse Drawer Kickout 3 Selecting the character code table v Transmitting printer status Serial Mode Only 5 uw O Transmitting the status of peripheral e
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13. CITIZEN User s Manual LINE THERMAL PRINTER MODEL CBM 230 231 Japan CBM Corporation Information Systems Div 1996 08 02 10 DCL 15 Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer s Name Japan CBM Corporation Manufacturer s Address 1 1 7 Okubo Shinjuku ku Tokyo 169 Japan Declare the Product Product Name Thermal Printer Model Number s 230 Series CBM230R CBM230P CBM231R BM231P S NO 95Y0001 Conform to the following Standards LVD EN60950 1992 A1 A2 1993 EMC EN55022 1994 Class A EN61000 3 2 1995 ENS0082 1 1992 IEC801 2 1991 4KV CD 8KV AD IEC801 3 1984 3V m 27MHz 500MHz IEC801 4 1988 0 5 Signal Line 1KV AC mains Supplementary Information The product complies with requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC 93 68 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336EEC 92 31 EEC 93 68EEC Signature Tokyo Japan November 1995 A x Full Name Koji Tanabe Position General Manager R amp D Department Europe Contact Europe Liaison Office Kuruisweg 805 Holland Office Center Building 3 2132 NG Hoofddorp the Netherlands Warning This is a Class A products In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures This declaration is applied only for 230V model IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTERUCTIONS Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference Follow all warn
14. a 90 right turned characters An initial value is 1 Types of underlines by value are shown below Canceling an underline Specifying an underline for 1 dot width Specifying an underline for 2 dot width 10 Specifying 1 6 inch line feed rate ESC 2 Code 32 h The line feed rate per line is specified by 1 6 inch 11 Setting line feed rate n 203 inch ESC 3 n Code IB h 33 h n 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code The line feed rate per line is specified by n 156 inch The initial value is n 22 h 12 Initializing Printer ESC Code 1B h 40 h Clears data stored in the print buffer and brings various settings to the initial state Default state Data inside the internal input buffer are not cleared Dip switches are read once again 13 Setting Horizontal Tab Position ESC D n NUL Code 1B h 44 h n 00 h X 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying a horizontal tab position n indicates the no of columns from the beginning to the horizontal tab position At this time n set position 1 is to be specified The tab position is set at position where it is character width x from the line beginning The character width at this time includes the rightward space amount In double wide characters it is made double of the ordinary case Tab positions can be specified are maximum 24 Specifying exceeding this is i
15. acter DEESESE 5 053 OFF FACTORY SETTING 1 Bit length 7 bits OFF 2 Parity Equipped Not equipped OFF 3 OFF 4 DTR XON XOFF XON XOFF DTR DSR OFF pu T or TFActoRYSETT NG or TON 4 Um The Switch segment marked are set depending on each models The DIP switches DS3 and DS4 are only for the serial interface Remaining printable Length 50cm 1m 2m DS1 6 OFF ON OFF ON 7 OFF OFF ON ON Print density Light Standard Dark darker DS 1 OFF ON OFF ON 2 OFF OFF ON ON OL LVNH3LLNI BAUD RATE DS4 1 OFF OFF OF OF OF OFF OFF ON 9600 E F F N 9600 19200 AAYAN 19200 6 PARALLEL INTERFACE 6 1Specifications Data input method 8 bit parallel DATA 1 8 Control signal ACK BUSY STB FAULT PE RESET Applicable connectors Printer side 57LE 40360 equivalent to amphenol Cable side 57 30360 equivalent to amphenol 6 2 Connector s Pin Configuration SIGNAL NAME TWISTED PAIR GND Z Drawer switch output FRAME GND 5V DC SIGNALNAME TWISTED PAIRGND RESET 17 GND Drawer switch output VDC 6 3 Input Output Signals 6 3 1 Input Output Signals 1 Input signals to the printer
16. alas n1 The total no of dots printed in the bit image is equal to n1 256 x n2 When bit image data have been input in excess of 1 dot line 448 dots position the excess data are discarded In the bit image data Dn the bits subject to printing are taken as 1 and those not as The bit image modes are shown as follows ko il VERTICAL DIRECTION HORIZONTAL DIRECTION MODE NO OF DOTS DOT DENSITY DOT DENSITY MAX NO OF DOTS 8dotsingledensity 8 67 DPI 101 DPI 8 dot double density 8 670 1 203 DPI 24 dot single density 203 DPI 101 DPI 24 dot double density 203 DPI 203 DPI When the value set in m bit image mode are out of conditions the data following after n1 is processed as printing data The relation between bit image data and printing dots are shown below 8 dot Bit Image MSB Bit Image Data LSB Printed Data 24 dot Bit Image MSB LSB Printed Data Bit Image Data Bit Image Data di d2 d3 12 44 Printed Data Denotes 1 dot Bit Image Data d1 42 93 44 95 96 Single Density Double Density 9 Specifying Canceling Underline ESC Code 1B h 2D h n e 10 lt n lt 02 Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling an underline An underline is attached to the full character width It is however not attached to the part having been horizontal tab command An underline is not attached to
17. code Dn cannot be printed the data following after this is printed as ordinary print data e When a bar code whose number of characters to be printed 15 fixed has been selected the number of characters have to be always made equal to the number of characters to be printed e When the horizontal direction exceeds one line length the excess part is not printed 31 Selecting Bar Code width GS vv n Code 1d H 77 H N X 2 lt n lt 4 Data is described in Hex code Selecting bar code width The initial value of this width is 3 32 Selecting Bar Code Height GS h n Code 68 H 1 lt n lt Data is described in Hex code Selecting bar code height n indicates the number of dots in vertical direction The initial value of nis 162 33 Selecting Printing Position of HRI Characters GS Code 1d H 48 H N 0 lt n lt 3 Data is described in Hex code Selecting printing position of HRI characters for printing bar codes moun e n means the followings Noprinting Above the bar code Below the bar code Both above and below the bar code The initial value of is 34 Selecting Font of HRI characters GS Code 1D h 66 h n X 0xn1X1 Data is described in Hex code Select the font of HRI characters when printing bar code n has the following meanings n Hex Font 0 Font A 1 Font B 35 Defining Down
18. e host side When transmitting the status information if DTR DSR control has been selected the data will be transmitted after confirming that DSR is a space If DTR DSR control has not been selected the data will be transmitted ignoring DSR 4 FG This is a Frame ground 5 GND This is common ground on the circuits 7 3 2 Data Configuration Mark Space Start bit Data bit parity bit GsStop bit 1 or more 1 Start bit When half a bit has passed since a fall edge of a mark to a space the state of the bit is read in again and if it is a space it will be recognized as a start bit If itis a mark it will not be recognized as the start bit The start bit will be detected again without assuming it to be an error 2 Data bit parity bit The data bit and parity bit are sampled for one bit worth of time since the time of half the start bit and assume the then state to be the data for the relevant bits The bits are arranged in order of bit 0 bit 1 parity bit starting from the one next to the start bit 3 Stop bit The stop bit is a 1 bit or more mark level If a space is detected in detecting the stop bit a framing error will result 7 3 3 Error Detection A parity error framing error and overrun error are detected When an error is detected that data is stored in the buffer as 1 Framing error When space is detected at stop bit detection time an error result That data is stored i
19. erformed by turning on the power switch with the LF switch held down POWER ERROR PAPER POWER LED Green LF Line Feed Switch ERROR LED Red PAPER LED Red 4 5 Opening the Auto Cutter CBM 231 When the paper is jamming or when you open the auto cutter in order to clean the head raise the auto cutter pulling the cutter lock lever in the direction of the arrow Caution Immediately after printing the printing head and motor have a high temperature Never touch the printing head and motor when you open the auto cutter Cutter Lock Lever Auto Cutter 5 SETTING OF DIP SWITCHES The DIP switches are located in the position shown in the figure below Unscrew and remove the DIP switch cover Caution Turn off the power to set the DIP switch DIP Switch Cover a DIP Switch Position DIP Switch Layout n FUNCTION ON OFF FACTORY SETTING Equipped NotEqupped 2 Co veropn Disabled Enabled OF 0 3 1 Autoloading Enabled Disabled OF 0 4 mpatbuflr byes 4Kbyes 5 Papernearend Disabled Enabled 6 Paper near end remainder 1 Refer to the table below OF CFF eas CR switching LF activated Ignored 0F Refer to the table below ON 3 International character International OFF 2 00 00 E a SO 7 Refer to the table below OFF e UO OUT Er 1 i 3005 3 8 Intemational char
20. g of the DIP switch to the auto loading mode Turn on DSI 3 2 Move the printing head up 3 Insert the end of the paper straight into the paper inlet of the printer and move down the printing head The paper is automatically pulled in by a constant amount 4 Close the printer cover to finish setting of the paper roll Caution When the paper is tilting move up the printing head and correct it manually 4 4 Operation Panel 1 POWER LED green Illuminated when the power is supplied 2 ERROR LEDired Indicates different errors depending on the illuminated or blinking condition ERROR DETAIL DISPLAY PATTERN RESETTING METHOD Iuminated Head Up Illuminated Move down the head JUUUIUUL B Head overheat Automatically reset by temperature drop if we Cutter motor lock Eliminate paper jam and press LF switch 3 PAPER LED red Near end enabled Illuminated when the paper is near its end Stops after printing the set length Near end disabled Illuminated when the paper is at its end Stops printing Caution Use the DIP switch to enable or disable the near end detecting function 4 LF switch Pressing this switch for a short time feeds the paper by one line Holding it down feeds the paper continuously In case of macro execution wait pressing the LF switch executes it Caution Depending on a selection of the DIP switch the paper can be fed when the cover is opened 5 LF switch and power switch Self printing is p
21. ge cannot be defined simultaneously 37 Starting Ending Macro Definition GS Code 10 3A h Specifying starting ending macro definition Maximum content available for macro definition is 2048 bytes A portion exceeding 2048 bytes is not defined Even with ESC initialization of the printer having been executed defined content is not cleared Therefore it is possible to include ESC into the content of macro definition Normal printing operation is carried out even while in macro definition 38 Macro Execution GS ni n2 n3 Code f5Elh nl n2 n3 O lt nl lt FF 0 lt n2 lt FF 0 lt 3 lt 1 Data is described in Hex code Executing contents defined in macro nl n3 indicate as follows nl The number of times of macro execution n2 Waiting time on macro execution Waiting time of n2 x 100 msec is given for every execution n3 Macro execution mode Continuousexecution 1 Execution by the paper feed SVV Continuous execution The Macro is executed n1 times continuously at the time intervals specified by n2 Execution by FEED SW After waiting for lapse of time specified by n2 the ERROR LED flickers and the paper feed switch is waited to be pressed When it is pressed the macro is executed once This action is repeated n1 times When this command is received while in macro definition suspension of macro definition is indicated At this time the defined conten
22. gnored ESC NUL clears all the set tab positions Following clearing horizontal tab command is ignored Initial value is specified for each eight characters 9 17 25 33 41 of ANK characters 14 Specifying canceling highlighting ESC Code IB h 45 h n X 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling the highlighted characters n is valid only for the lowest bit nO Control by the lowest bit n0 is shown as follows 6 Canceling highlighting Specifying highlighting This is effective to all characters Dot configuration of a highlighted character includes one extra dot added at its side 15 Specifying canceling Double Printing ESC G n Code IB h 47 h n X 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling the double printing n is valid only for the lowest bit nO Control by is shown as follows Canceling double printing Specifying double printing The print result of Double printing and highlight character printing is completely same 16 Printing and feeding paper n 203 inch ESC J n Code 1B h 4 X 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Prints data inside the print buffer and feeds paper by n 156 inch Specified volume does not remain The beginning of the line is to be considered as the next printing start position 17 Selecting International Characters ESC
23. ing of line 10 Character Code Table 10 1International 10 2 International Character Code Table 0 U S Germany U K Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain Japan onan 0 Norway 23 R gt 90 Denmark 1 Appendix 1 PRECAUTIONS AND MAINTENANCE 1 1 Precaution for Handling the Printer Mechanism 1 Use of unspecified paper may not assure you of printing quality and product life 2 With the printing head kept down do not turn the paper feed knob or pull out the paper 3 Do not touch the heating element s surface of the head 1 2 Precautions for Handling the Thermal Paper 1 A contact of chemicals or oil may discolor or erase the record 2 Rubbing the paper hard with nail or hard metal may discolor it 3 Discoloring starts at approximately 70 Pay attention to an effect of heat humidity light etc 1 3 Other Precautions 1 Be careful not to drop foreign matter such as clip pin into the main body 2 When cleaning the surface of the main body case use neutral detergent Do not use alcohol thinner etc 1 4 Eliminating the Jammed Paper 1 Open the auto cutter move up the printing head and eliminate the paper CBM 231 2 When the paper is coiling around the platen roller eliminate it gradually turning the paper feed knob Caution Do not touch the printing head or motor immediately af
24. ings and instructions marked on the product Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning Do not use this product near water Do not place this product an unstable cart stand of table The product may fall causing serious damage to the product Slots and openings on the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it form overheating do not block or cover these openings The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug of other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This product should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you re not sure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this product where the cord will be walked on In an extension cord is used with this product make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord ampere rating Also make sure that the total of all products plugged into the wall outlet dose not exceed 15 amperes Never push objects of any kind
25. inting speed No of columns Character size Character type Bar code type Line pitch Paper Interface Input buffer Power supply voltage Power consumption Weight External dimensions main body Operating temperature humidity Storage temperature humidity Reliability Special ROM only 48 columns 12 x 24 Font A 42 columns 64 columns 9 x 17 Font 56 columns 1 25 mm x 3 00 mm 12 x 24 Font A 0 88 mm x 2 13 mm 9 x 17 Font B Alphanumeric International characters UPC A E JAN EAN 13 columns 18 columns ITF CODE 39 CODE 128 CODABAR Min 1 203 inch Refer to Specifications for Print Paper 120 V AC 10 60 Hz 230 V AC 10 Yo 50 60 Hz Print head s life Pulse resistance 50 million pulses Wear resistance 30 Km Printing ratio 12 596 normal temperature normal humidity recommended paper Auto cutter s life 300 000 cut Normal temperature normal humidity recommended paper 2 3 Specifications for Printing Paper 2 3 1 Specified Paper Type Thermal paper Paper width 8040 or 1 mm Paper thickness 65 5m Roll diameter 83mm or less Print surface Outside of the roll surface Recommended paper 50 5 2 made by Nihon Paper Mill or other equivalent Core 12 inner diameter 18 outer diameter Caution Do not paste the paper to the core 2 3 2 Printing Position Paper Width 80 mm Printing Area 72 mm 4mm 2 3 3 Head and Cutter Positional Relation
26. life printing head and simple mechanism 4 Input buffer incorporated 5 Capable of printing a bar codes exclusive command 6 Drawer kickout interface incorporated 7 Equipped with an auto cutter CBM 231 8 User Defined character registration function 95 characters 9 Easy handling due to incorporated power supply 1 2 Precautions for Installation 1 Upon unpacking the printer make sure that the following parts are contained in the package Printer main body 1 unit Sample paper roll 1 roll Instruction manual 1 copy 2 Install the printer on a flat and stable desk or table 3 Do not install the printer near a heater or in the direct sunshine 4 Do not use the printer in a high temperature high humidity or contaminated environment 5 Prepare a separate AC power supply from other equipment which causes noises 6 Connect only a specified solenoid to the drawer kick connector 7 When transporting not using the printer for a long period of time leave the printing head kept up 2 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS 2 1 Model Classification The model is classified by the following designation method CBM 230 R 120 power source CBM 230 Standard model 120 AC120V 60Hz CBM 231 Auto cutter incorporated 230 AC230V 50 60Hz Character set International use Interface R Serial RS 232C P Parallel Conforms to CENTRONICS 2 2 Specifications List Item Printing system Print width Dot density Pr
27. ll you do not have to open the auto cutter CBM 231 Printer Cover Head up Lever Auto Cutter CBM 231 3 Using scissors cut end of paper at a right angle Caution Do not insert the paper with its end fluffed or bent O X X X 4 Confirm the winding direction of the paper roll Opening the paper holder in the direction of the arrow set the paper and hold the core center properly Caution Make sure that the paper roll rotates smoothly without tilting the paper X 0 5 Insert end of the paper into paper inlet turn paper feed knob in the direction of the arrow to feed out the paper about 5 cm from the paper outlet of the auto cutter or nose of the manual cutter The figure below shows the CBM 231 Caution Do not turn the paper feed knob when the printing head is in its down position Paper Inlet Auto Cutter 6 When the paper is tilting correct it and move the printing head down x 7 Cut off the surplus paper at edge of the paper outlet of the auto cutter or blade of the manual cutter CBM 231 CBM 230 8 Close the printer cover You are finished with setting of the paper roll Caution Do not open the printer cover during printing 9 When removing the remaining paper upon its replacement with new one pull it out straight with the printing head kept up 10 When using the auto loading function follow the procedure below 1 Change the settin
28. load Bit Image GS ni n2 Dn Code ID h 2A h n1 n2 Dn ve 1 lt nl lt 1 n2 48 nl X n2 lt 1311 Data is described in Hex code Defines downloading bit images of the number of dots specified by n1 n2 The numbers of dots are n1 x 8 in horizontal direction and n2 x 8 in vertical direction Dn indicates bit image data The download bit image thus defined remains effective until redefinition ESC execution ESC amp or power OFF takes place A download character and a download bit image cannot be defined simultaneously With this command executed defined content of a download character is cleared Relations between bit image data and dot defined are shown below MSB LSB 36 Printing Download Image GS m Code 1D h 2F h m 0 lt m lt 3 Data is described in Hex code Prints download bit images in a mode specified by m Modes can be selected by m are shown table for selection with m are shown below Vertical Dot Density Horizontal Dot Density Normal mode 203 DPI 203 DPI Double wide mode 203 DPI 101 DPI Double high mode 101 DPI 203 DPI Double wide double high mode 101 DPI 101 DPI When data exist inside the print buffer this command is ignored When a download bit image has not been defined this command is ignored e A portion of a download bit image exceeding one line length is not printed e A download character and a download bit ima
29. n the buffer as 2 Parity error When a parity check has been specified and an error is detected at parity check time that data is stored in the buffer as 3 Overrun error When an overrun error is detected that data is stored in the buffer as 7 3 4 Data Receiving Control When DTR DSR control has been selected if the DTR signal is at SPACE the data from the host side can be received but when at MARK it cannot be received When DTR DSR control has not been selected the data from the host side can be received after transmitting XON but it cannot be received after transmitting XOFF 7 3 5 Buffering There are DTR and TD signals as control signals for data transfer to the input buffer 1 DTR signal Refer to 7 3 1 2 TD signal Refer to 7 3 1 7 3 6 Electrical Characteristics 1 RS 232C circuit Input RD DSR Printer Side Host Side EU Mark 8V Stop bit RD Space 8V Start bit Equivalent to MAX232 Output DTR TD Equivalent to MAX232 8V BUSY TD Mark 8V 1 Levy READY Space 8V 0 8 DRAWER CONNECTOR 8 1 Specifications 1 Drawer kick drive signal The pulses specified by ESC p are output The state of the switch can be known through the pin 34 of the interface connector when parallel interface is used and through the ESC u command when the serial interface is used 2 Electrical characteristics 1 Drive voltage DC 24 V 2 Drive current 0
30. put signals are pulled up at 3 3 Vec 3 3K Twisted Pair Wire d j Drawer switch Equivalent 000 d to 74LS00 Others Equivalent to 7407 6 3 3 Timing Chart 1 Data input and printing timing Power DATA STB BUSY ACK No ACK Issued 2 73 0 55 MIN 270 ns 5 2 3 T6 500 ms MIN at power on 6 3 4 Data Receiving Control When the BUSY signal is at LOW the data from the host side can be received but when at HIGH it cannot be received 6 3 5 Buffering A size of the input buffer be selected by setting the DIP switch segment DS 1 4 When a 4KB buffer is selected the host side is immediately free because a large amount of data can be buffered 7 SERIAL INTERFACE 7 1 Specifications 1 Synchronizing system Asynchronous 2 Baud rate 150 300 600 1 200 2 400 4 800 9 600 19 200 bps Selected by the user 3 Word Length Start bit 1 bit Data bit 7 bits or 8 bits Selected by the user Parity bit Odd even parity or no parity Selected by the user Stop bit 1 bit or more 4 Signal polarity RS 232C Mark Logic 1 3 V to 12 V Space Logic 0 3 V to 12 V 5 Receive data RD signal RS 232C Mark 1 Space 6 Data receiving control signal RS 232C Mark Data transfer not possible Space Data transfer possible 7 Data transmission control TD signal DCI code 11H X ON
31. quipment Serial Mode Only 10 Specifying canceling inverted characters 27 Specifying canceling 90 right turned characters 28 5 Specifying absolute positions 22 14 I Specifying the relative positions w 7 Selecting the horizontal size scale factor of barcode Selecting the height of the bar code 33 H selecing the printing position of HRI character Selecting the font of HRI character Defining the download bit image Printing the download bit image 37 58 Starting ending macro definition A Executing the macro Data input control 40 H Aligning the characters i 42 ral 21 Printing and feeding the paper bynlines 9 21 Data Format 1 Horizontal Tab Command HT Code 09 h Shifts the printing position to the next horizontal tab position The horizontal tab position is set by ESC D Initial setting of the horizontal tab position is in 9th 17th 25th 33rd 41st columns of FONT A 2 Print Command CR Code OD h 1 VVhen DS 1 8 is OFF This command is ignored 2 VVhen DS 1 815 ON VVith data held inside the input buffer printing and line feed are performed Without data inside the input buffer however no printing is performed 3 Printing and Paper Feed Command LF Code OA h Prints data inside the internal input buffer and feeds lines based on the line feed amount having been set 4 Setting the right space amount of the characters ESC SP
32. s 4mm Case Paper Outlet CBM 231 Auto Cutter Position CBM 231 Aoprox 30 mm Paper Feed Direction Manual Cuming Foston Head Printing Positi 3 APPEARANCE AND COMPONENT PARTS Printer Cover Top Cover Bottom Cover LF Switch Drawer Kick Connector Power Switch Interface Connector Earth Terminal Power Cord 4 OPERATION 4 1 Connecting the Interface Cable 1 Turn off the power 2 Confirm the vertical direction of a cable terminal and connect it to the interface connector 3 Fix the cable terminal Serial interface Tighten screws to fix Parallel interface Turn a fixture in an arrow direction to fix 4 Connect the cable to the computer Serial Interface Connector Parallel Interface Connector Parallel Interface Cable 4 2 Connecting the Drawer Kick Connector 1 Turn off the power 2 Confirm the vertical direction of a drawer kick cable connector and insert it into the drawer kick connector on the back of the printer 3 Using a screw fix a drawer s earthing conductor to the earth terminal of the printer Caution Connect only a specified drawer solenoid to the drawer kick connector Drawer Kick Connector Kick Cable Connector 4 3 Inserting Paper Roll Caution Be sure to use a specified paper roll 1 Open the printer cover 2 Shift the head up lever in an arrow direction to move up the printing head Caution When setting the paper ro
33. se deye 10 2 32 PAN tanp Positions eie ete be eie e e ie ets 10 2 3 3 Head and Cutter Positional 10 3 APPEARANCE AND COMPONENT 11 A OPERATION tied tee ite fet ada da iad dates 12 4 the Intertace C able ee ee ee ete nete eee te eee eet dene ennt 12 4 2 Connecting the Drawer Kick 13 4 3 Inserting the Paper Roll terere tete eerte eerte e eat e eyes ree vr ee neers eins 14 4 4 Operation Panel ertt t P e Fee tee ete te etae get ee getto 18 4 5 Opening the Auto Cutter CBM z231 inerenti eee ene er ee eem eee e e ete tae 19 S SELTING OEDIP SWITGHES 2 nua tat ea ate ga dua nae bet 20 6 PARALLEL INTERPAGCE Reels tcr a e dee dde eb Petre ease 23 GL Specilicatl Ons kwi yo wote kode yo patate no date yo pa lobo po pwo te ja yode vo la yd ve ka ou po ka oo de beeg owa d vo l w do ta kte de w ed pe gaya ad po din va ra dan da ao fan 23 6 2 Connectors Pin Configuration eerte 23 6 3 Input Output Sienals eee end een aee eq dee a eee eee 24 6 3 1 Input Output Signals 2 ee deter e e hee da eee dee e dene dee e eee 24 6 3 2 Electrical Characteristics epe ettet tere tte tei tti e lee Moe e eae ye Ie aep 25 6 3
34. t is cleared No execution takes place when macro is held undefined or n1 0 While in macro execution with n3 1 paper feed with the FEED SW 15 not available 39 Data Input Control ESC Code IB h 3D h n e 0 n SFF Data is described in Hex code Selecting equipment in which data input from the host is effective Each bit of indicates as follows BIT Device VALUE Invalid ndefined ndefined When the printer has not been selected this printer abandons all received data until it is selected by this command Even when the printer has not been selected it can become BUSY state through printer operation The initial value of n is 1 U U Cee c 40 Aligning the characters ESC a n Code 1b h 61 h n 10xn 2 Data is described in Hex code AII the printed data within one line are aligned in the specified position Depending on n value positional alignment is carried out as in the table below POSITION 505 Left end alignment Centering Right end alignment This is valid only when is inputted at the beginning of line The initial value of is 41 Full Cut ESC i Code 1B h 69 h Full cutting of paper is performed This is valid only when is inputted at the beginning of line 42 Partial Cut ESC Code 1B h 6D h Partial cutting of paper is carried out This is valid only when is inputted at the beginn
35. ter printing because they are very hot 1 5 Eliminating the Paper Powder When the printer is contaminated with paper powder clean it with a brush or vacuum cleaner Caution Do not touch the printing head or motor immediately after printing because they are very hot 1 6 Cleaning the Head 1 Open the auto cutter and move up the printing head CBM 231 2 Use the cardboard and gauze as shown in the figure below 3 Dip the gauze slightly into alcohol insert it in between the printing head and platen roller as shown in the figure and clean by moving it aside Caution Do not touch the printing head or motor immediately after printing because they are very hot Gauze Hard Cardboard Approx 0 5 mm Thick Head wf Platen Roller QO mm Approx 40 mm Appendix 2 External Dimensions 1 CBM 230 2 231 Appendix 3 Block Diagram Aiddns semog jasoy Ja 4010Uu M nd peey pue Jegu E menn LEZ W8J EZ ZHWO SZ 250 jeued uonesedo 2 09 08 1022 IV 2 09 AOCLOV JZEZ Sy 01 suuojuo2 8195 SIINOULNF5 01 5 8j BJBd ameg L
36. unications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference CAUTION Use shielded cable for this equipment For Uses in Canada This digital apparatus does not exceed the class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interface regulations of the Canadian department of communications CONTENTS T GENERAL DESCRIPTION bobin RO EGRE e OR an Aes 7 L IBeat res RUE eis Se ed en a a ee ae 7 1 2 Precautions for Installation e e ok eka an 7 2 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS tin e t get b t te dete ate te 8 2 I Model Classification amp 2 2 5 9 2 3 Specifications for Prin ng Paper 2 1 ied RI RR e 10 posede pou
37. ute in ee pen eigen eee ea 33 6 5 Drive Circle DE LE a O 33 0 PRINT CONTROL FUNCTION beta beetle 34 9 1 Control Codes List rite eret Ee e eee Pee kod leve ce ERE ee ue eee Ee ete i 34 9 Dnput Data FOrtat ye bave tte t RE 35 10 Character Code Tables RAI uhi uA 55 10 h n n 55 10 2 International Character Code 1 56 Appendix 1 PRECAUTIONS AND 57 Appendix 2 External Dimensions d et ren dei seks pw aba Per de ee Et kode va be bn 58 Appendix BleckiDiapratn E DOS UPC ERO ER IR ETHER C E 60 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION This is a small line thermal printer developed to be used for various data communication terminals such as POS terminals and kitchen printers POS terminals kitchen printers and so on With its abundant features it can be widely used for various types of applications Read this manual thoroughly prior to using the printer to understand its contents 1 1 Features 1 Compact light weight and small installation area required 2 High speed and low noise due to line thermal printing 3 High reliability due to long
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