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1. Denmark 1 Denmark 2 Germany Great Britain France Sweden 1 Sweden 2 Sweden 3 Oy Oy Oy Or a Oy G E Sweden 4 _ The Netherlands 1 The Netherlands 2 Japan Norway Latin America USA Hp WwW B el S SI Gy oy i el C bf ej e Fig 17 IBM character set II national options Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 101 Appendix Character sets 102 OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Figures Figures 1 Principle of thermal paper oo o oooooooomoooo 4 2 Principle of thermal printing o oooooooooooo 5 or OP 210 2 Thermal printer toria 6 4 Printer external components oooooooooo ooo o 12 he Operating elements ia RAGE 13 BEPLINtEr DOTS a ar hs Ila ea A ROEM Po Beni fos 14 T Loading paper uu Seis See Sac A need wee cea 20 8 Opening closing of print engine 00084 37 9 Unlocking print engine oss dob a e er be Ir rb re Certe 43 TO Removing paper oso xb 03 946 04463084 and 43 11 Reception at parallel interface o 57 12 Transmission only for bidirectional interface 58 13 Parallel interface ad
2. 5096 4096 3096 O normal 11096 20 90 100 Menu 2 Fonts 00g Roman 7 8cpi 01H Monospace 10cpi 02g Roman 12 5cpi 03g Roman 15 5cpi 04g Roman 17cpi 05g Roman 20cpi default default n3 Menu 3 Line spacing 00g Line space 1 6 inch default Oly Line space 1 8 inch Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 74 78 n4 n5 n6 n7 n8 n9 n10 Appendix Print control and menus Menu 4 Left margin 00g Print position left margin 0 0mm 014 Print position left margin 0 2mm 024 Print position left margin 0 4mm 03g Print position left margin 0 6mm 04g Print position left margin 0 8mm 05g Print position left margin 0 10mm 06g Print position left margin 0 12mm 07g Print position left margin 0 14mm 08g Print position left margin 0 16mm 09y Print position left margin 0 18mm OAy Print position left margin 0 20mm OBy Print position left margin 0 22mm OCH Print position left margin 0 24mm ODy Print position left margin 0 26mm OEg Print position left margin 0 23mm OFy Print position left margin 0 30mm Menu 5 AutoCut 00y AutoCut on O1g AutoCut off Menu 6 Cut at formfeed 00g Form feed with cutting 014 Form feed without cutting Menu 7 Tear function 00g Tear function on O1g Tear function off Menu 8 Formlength 00g A4 01g Continuous form 02g 1 inch 03y 2 inch 04y 3 inch 05y 4 inch 06
3. Data i 05 us min 05 us 05 us min Strobe i Busy 05 us 65 us Ack Fig 11 Reception at parallel interface The PC sends a data item to the bus and generates a STROBE pulse This pulse stores the data item in a latch and indicates to the printer that a character is available The hardware activates the BUSY signal As soon as the printer has fetched the signal from the interface it issues an ACK pulse and deactivates the BUSY signal to indicate that the interface is again available Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 57 Appendix Hardware interfaces Printer sends to system H Busy L l H nAck L L L 1us H StatReq L nFault H DirReq L Select H Strobe L DirCtrl H L OOOO H Daten L JJ lo Fig 12 Transmission only for bidirectional interface If a signal is to be sent from the printer to the computer the printer initially activates the BUSY signal followed by a lag time of 15 us The interface is thereby blocked If during this period a STROBE pulse is received the printer processes the signal as if in reception mode However the BUSY signal is thereby not deactivated After the lapse of the lag time the printer activates the signals StatReq nFault and DirReq Select and sends an ACK pulse The computer subsequently switches its bus driver to reception mode and replies with a STROBE pulse The printer responds by deactivating the StatReq and the DirCrtl signals switc
4. za Colour reaction Leuco dye Top Coat through heat Co Reactant Melting point regulator Fig 1 Principle of thermal paper The formulation of the coating applied onto the paper determines the print quality print speed and the energy level necessary for printing Although thermal paper is specially treated it is fully recyclable Depending on the application thermal paper of various grammage is needed OPTIMA recommends that you use only approved paper products with a grammage of approx 80g m for high performance printing OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual A few words in advance about this product The principle of thermal printing Thermal head Thermal paper 4 Fig 2 Principle of thermal printing As shown in figure 2 the thermal paper is reeled off the roll arrow pointing to left and fed between the platen roll feed roll and the thermal head where a colour reaction is induced by electronically controlled heat emitted by the thermal head see also figure 1 There is no need for further processing and no by products are produced Thermal printing is thus a most flexible and efficient printing method and thermal printers are known for their reliability 1 4 about this product The OP 210 2 printer is a compact high tech thermal printer designed for the printing of messages and logs onto continuous form paper The integrated high precision cutting unit allows f
5. 92 Appendix Detailed descriptions of the commands A 8 7 Graphic printing in line print mode Graphic data for line graphics Dec Hex ASCII 2742111 n87 Vx 1B 2A 6F n 57 Vx ESC o n W Vx This control code transfers the line graphic data to the printer The number of bytes is defined by n whereby n is a sequence of between 1 and 3 numerical digits Vx represents the actual graphic data In this mode the graphic data is transmitted line by line whereby the entire line width is divided into groups of 8 dots each For each group the print data must be defined in a single byte 8 bits The highest bit is thereby located to the very left in the dot group Line width for OP210 2 1728 dots Activating line graphic aligned to the left Dec Hex ASCII 27 42 114 48 65 1B 2A 72 30 41 ESC rOA This command prepares the printer for the processing of a line graphic It must be transmitted prior to the actual graphic data to ensure that this data is correctly interpreted as line graphic data The graphic is aligned to the fixed left margin Line graphic at current cursor position Dec Hex ASCII 27 42 114 49 65 1B 2a 72 31 41 ESC r1A This command prepares the printer for the processing of a line graphic at the current print position It must be transmitted prior to the actual graphic data to ensure that this data is correctly interpreted as line graphic data OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Detaile
6. Function Dec Hex ASCII Underline on 27 45 49 1B 2D 31 ESC 1 Underline off 27 45 48 1B 2D 30 ESC 0 With this command all printable characters including spaces are underlined Graphics are not underlined Invert print Function Dec Hex ASCII Invert print on 30 1E RS Invert print off 31 1F US not implemented After output of control code Invert print on all following characters are printed in invert mode until control code Invert print off is transmitted A 8 3 Multifunction commands Combined print modes Function Dec Hex ASCII Combined print modes on 27 33n 1B 21n ESC n Invert print not implemented character spacing underline Caution This command is not activated in emulation 2 This command allows for the combination of the various print functions in a single control sequence Parameter n indicates how invert print character spacing and underline are to be combined see reference table below Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 87 88 Appendix Detailed descriptions of the commands Print function Hexadecimal Decimal Invert print 08 8 not implemented Character spacing 20 32 Underline 80 128 A 8 4 Page formatting Defining the page length Function Dec Hex ASCII Set page length in lines 27 67 n 1B 43n ESC Cn n 1 to 252 Set page length ininches 27 670 1B 43 00 ESC NUL n 1to 19 Set page length in dot lines27 67 255n 1B43FFn ESCCFFn n1 n2 1 to 4000 hex n1 0
7. READY BUSY protocol With the READY BUSY protocol the printer informs the computer by means of the voltage level at pin DTR 4 whether it is ready to receive data or whether the input buffer is full The polarity of the BUSY line can be defined in the printer menu The signal is switched to BUSY in the event of e the printer buffer has reached its maximum capacity The print buffer has an additional space for 16 more characters Characters that are transmitted after the BUSY signal are accepted until the printer buffer is full e the end of the paper roll is reached or after an error has occurred 64 OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Configuration software XON XOFF protocol With the XON XOFF protocol the printer informs the computer by means of the control command XON DC1 via line TXD 2 that it is ready for operation and can receive data With command XOFF DC3 the printer indicates that its input buffer is full and no data can be received XON 114 DC1 XOFF 134 DC3 ETX ACK auxiliary protocol In addition to the above protocols you have the option to run the ETX ACK protocol to monitor function blocks If the comptuer sends an ETX signal after a function block has been transferred e g one line of print the printer confirms the processing of the function block with an ACK signal If an error occurs in the processing of the function block the printer returns an NAK signal ET
8. 8 bit unidirectional interface compatible with Centronics or in bidirectional mode as 8 bit bidirectional parallel interface 8 bit unidirectional interface compatible with Centronics Specifications Data frame 8 bit Synchronisation STROBE pulse N Handshake BUSY and ACK signal N Signal level TTL compatible Plug adapter 36 pin 57 30360 Amphenol plug or similar compatible design Pin assignment and signals Direction Function STROBE N to printer Pulses through this line indicate that data can be read DATA 1 to printer Data bit 0 DATA 2 to printer Data bit 1 DATA 3 to printer Data bit 2 DATA 4 to printer Data bit 3 DATA 5 to printer Data bit 4 DATA 6 to printer Data bit 5 54 DATA 7 to printer Data bit 6 Table 2 Parallel interface pin assignment OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Hardware interfaces Shield ing DATA 8 Direction to printer Function Data bit 7 ACK N from printer LOW with a pulse width of approx 2 us indicates that data has been received and that the printer is again ready for reception from printer At HIGH the printer is unable to receive data Signal is set to HIGH in the event of 1 printer buffer is full 2 error message The polarity can be switched in the printer menu from printer Signal HIGH indicates 1 paper nearly used up 2 end of paper roll error mode SL
9. Parameters V1 Vx represent the dot graphic data After the correct volume of graphic data defined in n1 n2 has been received the printer returns to standard character mode The values n1 and n2 define the number of horizontal column positions whereby n1 is the lower and n2 is the higher significant LSB HSB byte Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 95 Appendix Detailed descriptions of the commands Each byte consists of 8 bits bit O to bit 7 whereby bit 7 contains the graphic data for the 1st print line and bit 0 contains the data for the last print line line 8 As the standard character height corresponds to 24 lines each graphic line is printed three times allowing for aligned combinations of graphics and text A 8 9 Other commands Print head return Function Dec Hex ASCII Printer head return 13 OD CR This control command returns the printer head to the left margin as defined by the user Clearing of buffer Function Dec Hex ASCII Clear buffer 24 18 CAN With this command you have the option to delete all text with the exception of the control code Initialising printer Function Dec Hex ASCII Initialise printer 27 64 1B 40 ESC With this code the entire printer buffer is cleared including data defining page forms All configured character attributes are reset and character size selected in the menu is activated The print cursor is set to the left print position as configured
10. ENTER To close the submenu press ESC Continue with the next submenu item and proceed accordingly Intensity See page 77 CPI Font See page 77 Line spacing See page 77 Left margin See page 78 AutoCut See page 78 Cut at formfeed See page 78 Tear function See page 78 Formlength See page 78 Emulation See page 78 National Character set See page 79 Zero appearance See page 79 Paperwidth See page 80 Interface status Select the respective submenu by pressing the first highlighted letter on your keyboard A window showing the available values is displayed Select the correct value by using the arrow keys and confirm your selection by pressing ENTER To close the submenu press ESC Proceed accordingly for all other submenu items OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Configuration software Baud rate See page 79 Data frame See page 79 Parity See page 79 Transmission control See page 79 Status report mode See page 79 Interface selection See page 79 After you have completed all settings for your printer close the programme by selecting menu option End of configuration and pressing the ESC key The system shows again the command line of your operating system The selected parameters are now permanently saved in your printer A 4 5 Automated configuration This option allows for the automated configuration and updating of your printer parameters In this chapter you find the various command line parame
11. LPT1 COPY B C Letters Letter TXT gt LPT1 Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 33 34 Printing Print control The COPY command also allows for the copying of keystrokes to the printer COPY CON LPT1 This is a short test Ctrl Z or F6 CTRL P After keystroke CTRL P press CTRL key and the press P the text shown on the monitor is also output to the current printer unit and logged If for instance the DIR command is keyed in the current directory file names is not only shown on the monitor but also output to the printer By means of the key combination CTRL P the logging of the monitor data on the printer is again deactivated 3 2 3 Printing in DOS via serial interface RS 232C When printing from DOS through a serial interface please note that only the READY BUSY protocol hardware handshake is supported Printing with XON XOFF software handshake is however possible by means of a data communication software such as Telix Procom Such EDI programmes are suitable for the testing of interfaces as they allow for simple modifications of parameters Please also note that e the settings for the serial interface of the printer must correspond to the settings of the serial port of the PC e the interface cable must be wired to suit the actual settings see also appendix A 3 2 OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Printing Consumables The settings of the serial interface at the comp
12. Manual Installation Unpacking and connecting the printer Step by step instructions for connection to serial port 1 Ensure that both the printer and the computer are switched off 2 Connect the printer plug of the cable into the socket at the rear of the printer 3 Connect the other end of the cable to the respective port on your PC For instructions please refer to the PC manual 4 Switch on your printer and then the computer When the printer is switched on an automatic printer system check is carried out If no paper has been loaded the LED flashes For instructions on how to load paper please refer to chapter 2 2 7 2 2 7 Loading paper To load paper proceed as follows 1 Open the top cover of the printer 2 Rotate the paper roll until the edge of the paper is visible Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 19 20 Installation Unpacking and connecting the printer 3 Carefully lift the edge of the paper from the roll and 7 remove the first layer Pull out approximately 10 to 15 cm of paper and insert the edge into the paper feed until the printer begins to pull in the paper Ensure that the paper is pulled in straight and fully aligned to the guides Fig 7 Loading paper The printer cuts off the edge of the paper Remove the cut off section If the cut is not completed automatically press the Cut button Close the top cover The LED should now be continuously on i
13. RESET is completed The following processes are completed e Resetting of all VO lines and ports e RAM test loading of FPGA OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Processes e All connected modules such as the cutter unit etc are reset e After completion of the initialisation the printer is ready for operation e The ports are enabled The READY indicator is on as soon as the printer is ready for operation If there is no paper in the printer the LED is flashing For error codes please refer to chapter 4 2 1 A 6 2 End of paper and paper jam The end of the paper and a paper jam are detected by means of sensors End of paper 1 Sensor near the paper roll Printing is halted when only approx 15 cm of paper are left End of paper Sensor located immediately in front of the printing module The sensor prevents printing without paper Paper jam Sensor located behind the cutting unit This sensor monitors the paper transport In connection with the cutting unit control it also monitors the removal of the cut paper end Procedure The paper end sensor 1 is triggered if there is only approx 15 cm of paper left on the roll The printer transmits a hardware status byte to the system indicating that the end of the paper roll is nearly reached Printing is immediately halted and the printer switches to print stop The READY indicator is flashing The remaining paper is automatically removed to the o
14. The LED is flashing 4 times 0 2 seconds on and 0 5 seconds off 4 error code According to table 1 this error code indicates that the housing cover of the printer is open OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Troubleshooting Common disruptions and error messages Description Elimination by Paper jam End of paper roll Print engine open Housing cover open Ticket too long Error in cutting unit ser Power supply error Service Paper feed error User Memory error Service Table 1 Error codes Caution If the LED is flashing at short intervals on for 30 ms off for irregular periods this is known as a flash alert It indicates that your printer firmware is not ready for operation Contact your supplier 4 2 2 Solving minor problems This overview contains a description of how an error manifests itself and how it can be eliminated Firstly establish where the error is caused and then follow the instructions to solve the problem If an error cannot be eliminated contact your supplier Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 41 Troubleshooting Common disruptions and error messages What should I do if nothing happens after I have switched on the printer The printer might not be connected to the socket Check the power cable and ensure that it is plugged in at both the printer and the earthed power socket lf the printer fails to print although
15. all the information needed for the daily running of the printer including detailed instructions on e Operating elements e Printer settings e Consumables e Cleaning and maintenance 3 1 Operating panel and buttons The display and operating devices for the operation of the printer are integrated into the housing In addition to the properties described here please also refer to the information on the identification of errors in chapter 4 3 1 1 Operating panel The operating panel includes buttons for the control of certain printing and cutting functions By means of the operating panel you have the option to directly select the basic functions for the printing The LED indicates the current operating mode of the printer 3 1 2 Buttons The functions of the buttons depend on the operating mode of the printer If the printer is in ready mode the functions indicted above the buttons apply This mode is automatically activated when the printer is switched on In this mode the LED is on The LED generally indicates the operating mode of the printer ready not ready Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 31 Printing Print control To advance the paper by one line press the LineFeed button For continuous pressing the paper is advanced form feed and cut For manual cutting the paper at the tear position press the Cut button This function Tear ON is only available ifit has been previously enabled
16. connecting the printer Important safety instructions Your printer has been developed and produced with the greatest care to ensure that our customers enjoy many years of safe and reliable use As the printer is an electrically powered device there are a few general safety precautions that you should always be aware of These instructions are provided for your own safety and the protection of your printer against any inadvertent damage Please read this manual carefully and keep it available for future reference Read all warnings and safety instructions in this manual and on the device prior to installing the printer Important warnings are highlighted in this manual with special symbols see chapter 1 1 2 2 Unpacking and connecting the printer The following items that are included in the delivery are required to install and connect the printer Printer Power cable Interface cable parallel Printer driver on CD Thermal paper Place the printer onto a level and clean surface of minimum 0 35 m x 0 35 m Ensure that the paper output is not obstructed 2 2 1 Unpacking The printer is delivered in a cardboard box that allows for easy unpacking 1 Open box 2 Remove padding material OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Installation Unpacking and connecting the printer 3 Remove printer and accessories from the box 4 Place printer on a suitable surface see chapter 2 2 3 The following accessories are
17. data has been sent to it from the PC Check whether your printer is in OFF LINE mode If the LED is not continuously on check whether the communication cable between the printer and the PC is connected to the correct ports at both ends if the paper is jammed Paper jams should only occur very rarely However if the paper is jammed check whether the paper has been pulled along the guide rail into the automatic feed mechanism If the paper is jammed please proceed as follows 1 Switch off the printer 2 Open the top cover and then the front cover of the housing 42 OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Troubleshooting Common disruptions and error messages 3 Open the locking mechanism to the right and the left of the print engine cover Fig 9 Unlocking print engine 4 Lift the print engine cover to the stop position Fig 10 Removing paper 5 Rotate the paper roll so that the paper is pulled from the print engine Remove all pieces of paper that might still be in the print engine Ensure that there are no pieces of paper left in paper run in front of and behind the rubber roller 6 Cut the end of the paper roll to obtain a straight edge Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 43 Troubleshooting Common disruptions and error messages 7 Close and lock the print engine cover Close the front cover of the printer housing Switch on the printer 10 Insert the straight pap
18. documentation CD contains both the printer driver and a utility for the configuration and control of the printer 2 4 Printer driver Currently we provide graphic drivers for the following Operating systems e Windows 95 98 e Windows NT4 0 Graphic driver installation This chapter contains general instructions for the installation of a printer driver The actual steps might vary between the different operating systems Please always read the instructions of your operating system for the installation of printer drivers 1 Connect your printer to the PC as described in chapter 2 2 2 Switch on your PC and the printer and insert the CD by OPTIMA Note the drive letter of your CD ROM drive The Drive letter depends on your actual system configuration In these instructions we refer to the CD ROM drive as drive E 3 Click Start gt Settings gt Printers to access the printer overview window 4 Double click Add printer and start the Add Printer Wizard Continue by clicking Next Select Local printer and confirm with Next The next window lists all printer drivers known to your system Click the Have Disk button Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG o 23 Installation Printer driver 7 In the Install from Disk dialog enter the following path E driver winnt oemsetup inf Windows NT 4 or E driver win95_98 oemsetup inf Windows 95 98 Confirm by click
19. feed with cutting Dec 2751n 10 12 2774n 2874n Character sets Page 91 ff Function Select national character set Dec 2782n emulation 1 27 54n emulation 2 Hex 1B 21 n Hex 1B 43n 1B 43 00 1B 43 FFn 1B 6Cn Hex 1B 33n OA OC 1B 4An 1C 4A n Hex 1B 52n 1B 36 n Appendix Overview of commands ASCII ESC n ASCII ESC Cn ESC C NUL ESC C FF n ESC ln ASCII ESC 3 n LF FF ESC Jn FS Jn ASCII ESC Rn ESC 6 n OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Overview of commands Line graphics Page 92 ff Function Dec Hex ASCII Send data for line see command description graphics Set line graphics to left see command description alignment Line graphics from current see command description cursor position Stop line graphics see command description Resolution in graphic mode see command description Selection of graphic height see command description Graphic printing in columns Page 95 ff Function Dec Hex ASCII Graphic printing in columns see command description Other commands Page 96 ff Function Dec Hex ASCII Printer head return 13 OD CR Clear buffer 24 18 CAN Initialise printer 27 64 1B 40 ESC Special commands Page 97 ff Function Dec Hex ASCII Setting of dot current density see command description Adjusting dot current density see command description Cutting Compression on off see command description Copy
20. in the menu OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Detailed descriptions of the commands A 8 10 Special commands Intensity Function Dec Hex ASCII Change intensity 28 113n 1C 71n FSqn This control sequence allows for the adjustment of the thermal printer to suit different paper qualities By default the intensity is set to n 5 which is most suitable for the recommended paper products A higher value might be selected for printing on thermally less sensitive paper or special paper and results in a lower output speed Current density Lowest current density level Level 50 Default value Standard level Level 10 Highest current density level Level 100 Table 7 Current density An increase of n by 1 corresponds to an increase of approx 10 These current settings are not overwritten when the printer is initialised by means of the control sequence ESC E Please note that all parameters are hex values A Automatic cutting AutoCut ASCII LF LF LF N N N N SPACE XXXX Decimal 10 10 10 78 78 78 78 32 XXXX Hexadecimal OA OA OA 4E 4E 4E 4E 20 XXXX Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 97 Appendix Detailed descriptions of the commands This command activates the automatic cutting function provided that it is enabled in the menu see chapter A 5 2 After the paper is cut the printer retracts the paper to the 3rd print line of the next sheet xxxx is a seq
21. in the menu see menu settings in appendix A 5 2 If this function is not enabled Tear OFF paper can be manually cut by pressing and holding down the LineFeed button When the cover is open press the Cut button to transport paper in reverse direction e g to remove paper in order to replace the roll 3 2 Print control To ensure that the printer can be used in conjunction with as many applications as possible it is equipped with an Emulation Emulation basically describes the ability of mimicking the functions of a specific device This means that emulation enables your printer to execute the commands and functions of a printer that is predefined in an application Most emulations also come with additional functions that exceed those of the emulated device thus providing special printing options for your modern thermal printer 3 2 1 Printer driver In order to write application programmes that are not linked to a specific output device such as a monitor or a printer they generally come with drivers which basically consist of exchangeable programme sections for the output of data The driver receives output commands from the actual application These commands are of a general nature and are subsequently converted into specific commands and functions for the respective printer OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Printing Print control When installing and or modifying printer drivers you should always consult th
22. internal printer switches and the already completed printing performance of your device This page is particularly helpful for the detection of errors A 4 4 Manual operation To change the settings of your printer press the first highlighted letter of the respective menu on your keyboard A window with all the relevant submenu options is displayed Press F1 to access the help for the selected menu item Press ESC to close the help window OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Configuration software The following overview lists all available menu options of the configuration program Menu Connection Save Connection for printer setup Port Device parameters of your parallel port Interrupt Device parameters of your parallel port Printer test Print file Name of text file to be printed Configuration file Load Loading of existing configuration file Save Creating a configuration file Firmware Flash Loading of new firmware file XXXXXXXX bin Caution Do not load unreleased firmware or a file from a different source as this could lead to a complete failure of your printer Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 69 Appendix Configuration software Print settings Select the respective submenu by pressing the first highlighted letter on your keyboard A window showing the available values is displayed Select the correct value by using the arrow keys and confirm your selection by pressing
23. o a Ae Eas d 32 3 2 1 Printer driver reds dud bs VEA A PA ASA A OSA AIO AG 32 3 2 2 Printing in DOS via parallel interface lesse 33 3 2 3 Printing in DOSQ via serial interface RS 232C 34 2 9 Consumables oov VS Ta V by VHS TE AU X Voy xad t VR 35 3 4 Cleaning and maintenance 20 0 ee eee e 36 3 5 Packaging for shipping es doe Apa CTS a P eee ORS ADR ORG ES 37 Contents 4 Troubleshooting se sr ey ob OL altas 39 4 1 General instructions 1 4040 Dd ea 3 XA RE TA 39 4 2 Common disruptions and error messages 0000005 39 4 2 1 Error descriptions ac a RU URL KO ovata cR Mia 40 4 2 2 Solving minor problems 00 eee eee ee eee 41 POPUP CIA e nee hg pte bt Leth eo eG ERs Oeil se eee as 45 A 1 Warranty and customer service 0 0 00 eee eee eee 45 A 2 Technical parameters 5 2 sse xr ERAS GAG EERE EER ES ERG LR 46 A 2 1 Technical data at a glance eee 46 A 2 2 Detailed description of technical features 47 A 2 3 Technical data of the modules and assemblies 49 A 2 4 Technical specifications of the printer 52 A 2 5 Paper specikeations 544 o ERA AA Wala ee eee ek 53 A3 Hardware interfaces sos cas 2a arena 54 Ac3 1 Parallel intertace era ea A 54 A 3 2 Serial mierface yerna n ARA aa 62 A 4 Configuration software 344 00 54 40 2440 64455 rear ERED HOA o 65 HAL TRREOQUUCHOD a
24. supplied with your printer e 1roll of thermal paper in the printer e 1 power cable e 1 cable for parallel communication e 1 CD containing the driver software and the documentation below the printer The following optional accessories might be included in your delivery e 1 cable for serial communication e 1 out tray The manual is available in PDF format on the CD and is filed in the following directory lt CD ROM Drive gt doc pdf user_manual_eng pdf 2 2 2 Main printer components The following figures show the main printer components and provide you with an overview of the rear panel connections and the operating devices These illustrations are used as references in the later chapters of this manual Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 11 Installation Unpacking and connecting the printer External elements The following figure shows the main external components of the OP 210 2 e Top cover e Front cover e Function buttons Front Operating devices cover Top Paper output cover Fig 4 Printer external components OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Installation Unpacking and connecting the printer Operating devices The printer is equipped with the following operating elements LED and two buttons e Cut button e ineFeed button These elements are shown in more detail in the next figure Line Feed Indicator Signal S j ES schn tden Zeile vors
25. test allows you to check the printing quality and to ensure that the paper feed and the cutting system are working properly If there are difficulties with the paper feed and output the print might also be affected This test is carried out independently of the interface to the PC and concerns the principle functions of the printer To start the test proceed as follows 1 Switch off the printer 2 Switch printer on again while pressing the LineFeed button After switching on the printer keep the button pressed for approximately 5 seconds 3 The printer prints the standard Dr Grauert letter and cuts it After cutting the printer is automatically reset to standard mode and the test is completed Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 27 Installation Function tests 2 5 2 Online tests Test with Windows printer drivers This test allows you to check whether the printer driver has been correctly installed and is working properly and whether the PC and the printer are properly connected The test is integrated into the properties of the installed printer To start the test proceed as follows 1 Select Start gt Settings gt Printers 2 Select the OP 210 2 printer driver Click the right mouse button and select Properties 3 In the dialog click the Print Test Page button 4 Ifa test page is printed the devices and software components are working properly If you encounter an
26. the CUT button to move to the next group Saving menu After all required changes to menu items have been made press the CUT button until the modified menu is printed out min 2 seconds You have the option to decide whether the settings have to be saved or whether you wish to return to the previous settings Saving menu e Press CUT button to save the settings The printer is automatically restarted and loads the new menu settings e Press the LineFeed button to abort the procedure and to return to the previous menu values OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Print control and menus The menu configuration process is monitored by a timer 1 minute If no button is pressed for a period of more than 1 minute the process is aborted and the printer automatically returns to the previous settings and is again ready for normal operation General information regarding the behaviour of the interfaces The printer supports communication with the computer through 2 different interface types one direction only with unidirectional parallel interface The active interface is configured by means of the printer menu The not selected interface is thereby automatically deactivated serial interface RTS inactive parallel interface ACKN ERRORN and SELECT 0 BUSY 1 A 5 2 Parameters n1 Menu 1 Intensity n2 00g Level Ol Level 02g Level 05y Level 06g Level 07g Level OEg Level OFg Level
27. 0 9600 19 200 38 400 baud Data frame 7 bits or 8 bits Start bit 1 bit Parity bit even odd no parity Stop bit 1 bit or 2 bits asynchronous READY BUSY protocol DTR protocol ETX ACK protocol XON XOFF protocol EIA standard 25 pin D SUB female plug Shielded Beldon cable or similar of max 15 m in length twisted pair wires to prevent communication errors MARK polarity 3 to 15V LOW OFF logical 1 SPACE polarity 3 to 15V HIGH ON logical 0 The interface parameters can be set in the printer menu of the configuration sofware For more details please refer to Chapters A 4 and A 5 1 In parity mode the printer prints a question mark if it detects a parity error Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 63 Appendix Hardware interfaces Pin assignment and signals Direction Function Chassis ground connected to the printer housing from printer data transmitted by the printer to printer data received by the printer from printer READY BUSY control signal for the control of the data traffic from the computer to the printer The polarity can be selected in the printer menu to printer Control signal for the control of the data traffic from the printer to the computer to printer indicates whether the system is ready for operation Signal GROUND from printer connected to pin 6 DSR Table 5 Serial interface pin assignment Protocols
28. 0 Unencoded byte i e only included once C2 MCC for 41 C1 MCC for DO DO gt C0 would otherwise be interpreted as MCC for multiplication of the subdquent byte with 16 C2 MCC for B8 If blocks that are greater than 63 bytes are to be encoded several blocks of 63 bytes each must be generated whereby each block must be equipped with an MCC The compression must be transmitted prior to the transfer of the control sequence for the activation of the graphic A 9 Character sets The printer uses the IBM character set II inlcuding the respective special national characters The national character set is selected by means of the print menu or a control code The tables on the following pages show the base character set and the avaiablel national options Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 99 Appendix Character sets A 9 1 IBM character set II pp Y O w om H t H oO a Y Hex ES 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B D ET 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fig 16 IBM character set II gt 1 to gt 12 indicate characters that are part of specific national character sets These characters are explained in the next section 100 OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Character sets A 9 2 Table of national character options ASCII Codes hex Country 5C 5D 5E 60 5 x6
29. 1 rang PT rpm I HI Fablllgg s A os e Guach wet e e arr ese docct ARTE A III Eidos A dE de p id etu ced V iii Contents iv A few words in advance about this manual 1 A few words in advance Thank you for having chosen the high quality OP 210 2 printer by Optima Printsystems AG You have purchased a versatile thermal printer with many special features that are explained in this manual 1 1 about this manual Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate It includes all you need to know in relation to the installation and operation of the printer The introduction gives you a brief overview of the basic principles of thermal printing making it easier to understand the detailed instructions for your device Depending on whether you are already familiar with this product we recommend that you proceed as follows e Ifyou are not familiar with thermal printers please read chapters 1 to 4 in full This way you will be introduced to the printing technology and will learn all you need to know to install and run your printer You will also find out what to do in the event of minor problems e Ifyou have previously used a similar product and only wish to read about certain features refer to the contents and the index to find the relevant chapters e The appendix provides you with technical information in relation to the configuration and technical adminis
30. 1 n2 00 to n1 AO n2 OF n1 lsb n2 msb 1 dot line 2 0 125 mm Select the page length which will then be communicated to your printer The maximum page length that can be selected by means of this command is 50 cm As the actual length of pages where the length is defined in lines depends on the set line advance the maximum selectable value is defined by parameter n For a standard advance of 1 6 the max value for Nmax 117 When switching on the printer the page length saved in the printer s menu EEPROM is applied With the above command codes you have the option to override these basic settings whereby the data is however not saved in the internal EEPROM of the printer The current position is defined as the top edge of the page Due to the design of the printer only page lengths of more than 3 inches are actually useful as the minimum page length is 3 inches this applies in particular if form feed with cutting is selected OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Detailed descriptions of the commands Defining the page margins Function Dec Hex ASCII Set left margin 27 108 n 1B 6Cn ESC In Parameter n defines the width of the left margin in characters The actual width of the margin is thus dependent on the set character spacing After the right margin has been set its position is maintained also after the character spacing is changed For n values between 0 and 170 are permitted depe
31. CT from printer HIGH indicates that the printer is ready for operation AUTO FD N to printer no function assigned NC not assigned NC not assigned NC not assigned 5 V DC from printer 5 V max 50 mA GND Return conductors for twisted pair wires INIT N to printer Printer is being initialised The LOW level must be held for more than 0 5 ms FAULT N from printer Signal is set to LOW in the event of 1 end of paper roll 2 error message NC not assigned NC not assigned NC not assigned SLCTIN N Table 2 Parallel interface pin assignment Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG not supported 55 56 Appendix Hardware interfaces Note In column Shielding the pins used as signal grounds are listed For the wiring of the interfaces use only twisted pair cables connected to the respective signal and ground pin To prevent interference use only shielded cables Signal levels LOW level 0 0V to 0 8V HIGH level 2 4V to 5 0V 8 bit bidirectional parallel interface Timing of parallel interface The two figures below show the timing for transmission and reception at the parallel interface OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Hardware interfaces System is sending to printer
32. IMA e Even if your device is covered by warranty you might be charged by the after sales services for costs in relation to servicing that you could have carried out yourself according to the instructions in this chapter e Insurance companies and hauliers reject any claims for damages caused to equipment that has not been properly packed 4 2 Common disruptions and error messages Most disruptions can easily be eliminated by the user Prior to calling our customer service consult the following checklist and try to eliminate the error by following the relevant instructions Minor problems can generally be eliminated without any difficulties Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 39 40 Troubleshooting Common disruptions and error messages 4 2 1 Error descriptions If the printer encounters any difficulties during operation the user is generally alerted by the flashing LED This is always the case in the event of errors with the exception of errors that result in a complete failure of the printer The flashing of the LED indicates the nature of the error To identify the error proceed as follows Note the error code on the basis of the LED signals The LED is switched off for one second and the begins to flash at the following intervals 0 2 seconds on 0 5 seconds off The code corresponds to the number of on offs of the LED Error signals Example The LED is off for 1 second start to count now
33. OP 210 2 Thermal Printer Optima Printsystems AG User Manual and System Documentation Copyright information 9 Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced translated or stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Optima Printsystems AG Liability Optima Printsystems AG reserves the right to make changes to this document without prior notice Every effort has been made to ensure that the informa tion contained in this document is accurate and that all current product fea tures are covered Optima Printsystems AG shall not be held liable for damages arising out of errors or inaccuracies or from the use of this manual We welcome your suggestions on how to improve this manual Please send your comments to Optima Printsystems AG Registered trademarks Microsoft Windows Windows NT9 Windows 20009 MS DOS are regis tered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AIX9 OS 2 and VMS are regis tered trademarks of IBM Corporation Mac OS9 is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc This document might contain references to other products that might also be the registered property of the above or of other companies The use of such product names without reference to trademark ownership in this document shall not be construed as a waiver of such ownership OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Ver
34. X 034 ACK 06 NAK 15g A 4 Configuration software This chapter outlines the properties and available options of the configuration software A 4 1 Introduction The configuration programme PRT EXE German PRTENG EXE English is a text based utility that allows for direct access to the parallel interface It can be run on any 1386 PC with a DOS operating system MS DOS PC DOS Caldera DOS Windows 959 Windows 98 etc Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 65 Appendix Configuration software A 4 2 Preparation Please ensure that the BIOS settings for the parallel port are as follows EPP or standard bidirectional Also ensure that the parallel interface of your printer is activated factory settings If this is not the case please follow the instructions in chapter 2 2 9 Connect the parallel interface of the printer with the supplied cable to the parallel port of the computer Connect the printer to the socket and switch it on If there is paper in the printer which is the case if the printer is installed as supplied it is now ready for operation and the LED is continuously on If there is no paper in the printer please insert a roll as described in chapter 2 2 7 If you wish to run the configuration software while there is no printer connected please enter PRT EXE x 1 in the command line The configuration programme is now run in offline mode and does not require that a printer
35. a long service life of your equipment Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 35 36 o Printing Cleaning and maintenance 3 Ifthermal paper without the approval mark is used in the OP 210 2 the printer could be seriously damaged whereby such damages are not covered by our warranty 4 Never use paper rolls that are damaged as this could lead to a paper jam 5 Store paper rolls in the original packaging in a dry and cool location in an upright position 3 4 Cleaning and maintenance The printer is specifically designed to require minimum maintenance and cleaning To ensure disruption free printing we recommend that you clean your printer every six months or after 300 hours of operation Cleaning instructions Caution Prior to cleaning your printer disconnect it from the socket and the PC by removing the power and the interface and network cables Open the top cover and remove the paper roll 2 Remove all paper residue and dust by brushing out the interior of the printer with a soft brush OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Printing Packaging for shipping 3 Unlock and open the print engine and clean the area around it Near the thermal line clean surfaces only with a soft cloth or brush as the device could otherwise be damaged Fig 8 Opening closing of print engine Do not lubricate the internal printer components Do not use any solvents or detergents to clean the printe
36. age in flash PROM e Detailed status and error messages via RS 232C V 24 interface or bidirectional parallel interface e Printer drivers for Windows NT 4 0 Windows 95 and Windows 98 specifically designed for high data throughput rates e All sensors are adjusted and controlled by an integrated microprocessor ensuring proper functioning even under adverse conditions A 2 3 Technical data of the modules and assemblies Combined printing and cutting unit and paper output sensor The combined printing and cutting unit is a compact assembly allowing for virtually straight paper feed and controlled paper transfer between the print engine and the cutter In the event of an error such as a paper jam the entire paper run can be accessed and easily cleared The paper feed of the printing module is equipped with a see through sensor located at the centre of the feed indicating when a paper roll is used up This sensor also monitors the automatic paper threading A second optional sensor located in the paper run of the printing module allows for controlling of the format of pre printed stationary paper See through sensor for format control through punch reflex sensor for black marks The load of the thermal line is controlled by means of a temperature sensor located in the line itself and the history control function This ensures that the thermal line is operated within the permitted range even at highest loads tempera
37. apter 00 020 ee ee eee 62 14 Configuration software parameters page 1 67 15 Configuration software parameter page 2 68 T6 IBM character set I ino sd a ae 100 17 IBM character set II national options 101 Figures u Tables II Tables Tables Prior TOLOSA RES ED e 41 Table 2 Parallel interface pin assignment 54 Table 3 Signals of parallel interface o ooooooo oo o o 60 Table 4 Parallel interface adapter assignment 61 Table 5 Serial interface pin assignment 00000 64 Table 6 Graphic output 2 2 0 cee eee 95 Table 7Gurrent density 452v eens Lod A ae en es Sn Res 97 IH Tables IV III Index A Accessories 11 Adjusting paper width 14 Approval mark 35 Assemblies 49 B Bidirectional parallel 22 BIOS 25 Bootable floppy disk 26 Bootloader version 22 C Change ofinterface 21 Cleaning 36 Configuration software 21 25 Consumables 35 Customer service 45 Cut button 13 Cutting unit 50 D Delivery 10 Disruptions 39 Dr Grauert letter 27 Driver installation 23 E Emulation 32 End of paper roll 41 Error code 40 Error in cutting unit 41 Error in paper feed 41 Error messages 39 Error signals 40 Errors 40 Index F Firmware version 22 Front cover 12 Function buttons 12 Function tests 27 G General Business Terms and Cond
38. chub OP 210 2 Fig 5 Operating elements Ports All ports at the printer and the power switch are located at the rear of the device These ports are shown in more detail in the next figure e Power connector e Parallel port e Serial port and e Power switch Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 13 Installation Unpacking and connecting the printer Power switch Parallel port Power connector Serial port Fig 6 Printer ports Important special features Paper width Thermal paper rolls with a width of 210 mm standard corresponds to factory settings or 216 mm can be used Open the printer Near the base of the rear panel and near the top front there are two guide plates each The guides at the right front and rear bottom corner are fixed To change to a different paper width loosen the screws at the left guides The left guides have two grooves Secure guides to the groove to the right for paper with a width of 210 mm For paper with a width of 216 mm align the left guides to the grooves to the left OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Installation Unpacking and connecting the printer 2 2 3 Location for printer After you have unpacked your printer and have familiarised yourself with its main features install the device at a suitable location Please ensure that e the printer is placed onto a stable and level surface Never place the printer directly beside a ra
39. d descriptions of the commands End of line graphic printing Dec Hex ASCII 27 42 114 66 1B 2A 72 42 ESC r B This control sequence indicates the end of the line graphic The previously sent graphic data is printed Data that is received after the above code is interpreted as ASCII codes or control commands Resolution in graphic mode Dec Hex ASCII 27 42 116 n 82 1B 2A 74 n 52 ESC tnR The printer supports three different resolutions for line graphics The resolutions apply in both horizontal and vertical direction Available resolutions n dpi dot size mm 50 50 0 5 x 0 5 101 101 0 25 x 0 25 203 203 0 125 x 0 125 The resolution must be set prior to the printing of the line graphic Please note that n stands for a sequence of between 2 and 3 numerical digits Selection of graphic height Function Dec Hex ASCII Selection of graphic height 28 118 n 1C 76n FSvn Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 93 94 Appendix Detailed descriptions of the commands In line graphic mode the graphic data is printed with a height of a multiple of n whereby n indicates the spacing factor in vertical direction 0 lt n lt 64 This command only applies to the graphic output and must thus be transmitted to the printer prior to the actual graphic data Example for line graphic BASIC 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 width 1pt1 1000 REM demo line gra
40. diator or heat vent of an air conditioning system e the printer is not brought into contact with liquids of any kind Therefore never handle liquids in the vicinity of the printer e no objects are introduced into the printer as there is a risk of fire or injury to the operator from electric shock e only routine maintenance as described in this manual is carried out Don t disassemble the printer as this could lead to damage to the device or injury by electric shock Do not make any modifications other than those described in this manual to your printer The device might otherwise be damaged so that costly repairs might be necessary Prior to connecting the printer to your computer it must be powered 2 2 4 Power connection When connecting the printer to the socket proceed with all necessary care Always ensure that e the supplied power corresponds to the details on the type plate located on the left side of the printer If you are in doubt please contact your supplier e the printer is only connected to an earthed power socket Always use the supplied cable to connect your printer to the socket Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG o 15 Installation Unpacking and connecting the printer e the load limit of extension cables and multiple adapters is not exceeded e the power and interface cables are protected against damage Do not place any object onto the power cable Ens
41. e manual of the relevant application as features might vary between different software and language versions of the program The instructions below might therefore not apply to your specific programme 3 2 2 Printing in DOS via parallel interface Although DOS in contrast to word processing or graphic design programmes does not include functions for printing it is possible to print out ASCII or print files in DOS The following examples apply to systems where the printer is connected to the parallel LPT1 port of the PC If the printer is connected to another interface e g LPT2 LPT3 COM1 COM2 the address in the following examples must be changed accordingly For more information on serial interfaces please refer to the next chapter TYPE With the TYPE command and routing to device LPT1 it is possible to print ASCII or print files TYPE C Autoexec BAT gt LPT1 TYPE C Letters Letter TXT gt LPT1 In the first example the AUTOEXEC BAT file in the root directory is printed while the second example prints file Letter TXT located in the Letters directory COPY With the COPY command files can be copied from one storage device floppy disk hard disk to another With COPY you can also transfer printable files to the printer When using the COPY command we recommend activating option B in order to ensure that also binary and graphic files can be copied without restrictions COPY B C Autoexec BAT gt
42. ely applied in connection with logistics and planning systems where time is of the essence OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Installation Disclaimer 2 Installation This chapter explains in detail all the necessary steps for the installation and connection of your printer For information on consumables please refer to chapter 3 3 and appendix A 2 5 2 1 Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure that all the information contained in this manual is accurate complete and up to date Subject to applicable law Optima Printsystems AG shall not be held liable for any direct or indirect damages that result from the use of this manual and the printer Liability on the part of Optima Printsystems AG is limited to claims for damages due to malice or gross negligence Software and devices referred to in this manual and produced by manufacturers other than Optima Printsystems AG might be modified from time to time and such changes might affect the usability of this manual All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form of by any means electronic mechanical photocopying or otherwise without the prior consent of the publisher The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Optima Printsystems AG may change or improve the product without prior notice Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 10 o Installation Unpacking and
43. er edge into the feed mechanism and ensure that the paper is properly pulled in After the paper has been fed through the print engine it is cut see also chapter 2 2 7 11 Close the top cover of the housing The printer returns to standard operating mode LED continuously on Uf there is no print on the paper even though it is properly fed through the engine Only one side of the paper is equipped with a thermo sensitive coating Please ensure that the paper roll has been correctly inserted Uf printouts produced with a word processing programme are differently formatted than defined in the programmes print menu and settings Upon the transfer of print data many applications send control commands to the printer which define the printer settings for the subsequently transmitted file These initiating commands override the basic settings Consult the manual of the application to find out how this initialisation can be modified and delete all commands that you wish to eliminate OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Warranty and customer service A Appendix The appendix covers all technical aspects of your printer In order to use this information to modify the configuration of your printer you should have a good technical understanding of the device If in doubt always contact your system administrator or the Optima service desk Incorrect modification can lead to disruptions in the printing process o
44. eried via the interface not available with Centronics unidirectional interface Power supply Power adapter Input voltage 100 V AC 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Load 150 W Option 24 V DC Hardware controller Scope Control of all functions in connection with paper transport printing cutting output and monitoring of all processes Interface Centronics parallel interface unidirectional or bidirectional RS 232C V 24 Emulation OP 210 2 special emulation Emulation I similar to EPSON Emulation II similar to IBM Character sets IBM2 character set including national sets Flash PROM up to 640 Kb for firmware loadable RAM On board 512 Kb Extended memory RAM card extendible up to 6 Mb optional EEPROM Non volatile memory of 512 bytes for the storage of interface parameters the selected current density values for the thermal line the operating points of the photoelectric barriers etc Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 51 52 o Appendix Technical parameters Control of thermal line Temperature sensor integrated in line History control Adjustment of dot performance by means of control code enabling the adjustment of the thermal line to different paper qualities Control of the photoelectric sensors All photoelectric sensors that monitor the paper feed are readjusted by the processor A 2 4 Technical specifications of the printer Service life Printer withou
45. ers Integrated cutting unit Paper roll holder for 6 inch rolls diameter 152 mm Controller with Centronics parallel interface unidirectional or bidirectional serial interface RS 232C V 24 Loadable firmware flash PROM VO for page memory 1 Mb at 203 dpi 3 Mb at 300 dpi Integrated power supply 100 V AC to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 150W Housing containing all above components and one 6 inch paper roll diameter 152 mm General features The printer is designed for direct thermal printing resolution of 203 dpi on continuous form paper widths 210 mm and 216 mm of 80 to 120 g m The printer has specifically been developed for use in a modern industrial environment High output rate up to 80 mm second approx 10 pages minute No pre heating Full graphics support seamless printing across the entire printing area No need for additional consumables Suitable for large paper rolls with a diameter of up to 152 mm corresponds to approx 190 m of paper with a grammage of 80 g m Minimum cut paper length of 3 inch no limit regarding maximum paper length Extremely high availability thanks to industrial design with minimum number of moving parts OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Technical parameters e The entire paper run through the printing module is accessible so that errors can be easily eliminated e The controller is capable of handling software updates loadable firmware stor
46. espective of parameter value n Value for n 0 to 255 Line Feed with cutting Function Dec Hex ASCII Line Feed 28 74n 1C 4A n 28 74n with cutting At n 0 the data in the print buffer is printed and the paper is subsequently transported to the cutting position After the paper has been cut it is advanced to the position of the first print line of the next page whereby the height of any set page header is taken into account Value for n 0 OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Detailed descriptions of the commands A 8 6 Selection of character set Character sets Function Dec Hex ASCII Select national 27 82n 1B 52n ESC Rn character set emulation 1 27 54n 1b 36n ESC 6n emulation 2 With this command you have the option to access the special characters of a specific national character set within decimal 32 to 127 ASCII standard range To activate one of these character sets parameter n must be set to a value according to the table below After switching on the printer or after a reset the value set in the printer menu EEPROM applies see also A 9 Charactersets National character sets 00y Denmark 1 01y Denmark 2 02g Germany 03g United Kingdom 04g France 05y Sweden 1 06y Sweden 2 07y Sweden 3 08g Sweden 4 095 Netherlands 1 OAg Netherlands 2 OBy Japan OCy Norway ODy Latin America OEy USA Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 91
47. g 013 01 002 001T34 Bootloader version e g 013 02 002 001B10 Serial number of printer e g 0007654321 In addition to this information the menu initially provides you with the option to choose between a German or an English user interface To make your selection press the respective buttons Cut or LineFeed After you have chosen the language the above specifications are printed again and the currently activated interface is shown menu 14 Press the LineFeed button to change the configuration The printer produces a printout showing the new settings You have the option to choose between the following configurations e Serial communication e Uni directional parallel communication e Bidirectional parallel communication To confirm that you wish to change to the displayed interface press the Cut button To change to another interface press the LineFeed button Subsequently press the Cut button and hold it for approximately 2 to 5 seconds The new settings are printed out To accept these settings press the Cut button To reject them press the LineFeed button Please confirm your selection The printer cuts the previous printouts and returns to standard mode Caution If in configuration mode no button is pressed for more than 60 seconds all changes are rejected and the printer automatically returns to standard mode OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Installation Software 2 3 Software The driver and
48. hes its bus driver to transmission mode and confirms this by an ACK pulse The computer must acknowledge this process by sending a STROBE pulse OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Hardware interfaces Subsequently the printer sends the first byte to the bus and sends an ACK pulse As soon as this byte is fetched by the computer it sends a STROBE pulse to acknowledge the reception This procedure is repeated until the last byte is acknowledged The printer deactivates the DirReq signal sends the last byte to the bus and issues an ACK pulse As soon as this byte is fetched by the computer it issues a STROBE pulse to acknowledge the reception The printer switches its bus driver to reception mode enables the interface by deactivating the BUSY signal and issues a ACK pulse The computer responds by switching its bus driver to transmission mode The data transfer from the printer to the computer is now completed Physical interfaces The interface is designed for reception and transmission of data in 8 bit frames The data transfer to the system is carried out automatically and is initiated by the printer The data transfer is controlled by a software protocol at both the computer and the printer end The signals of the parallel interface are explained in detail in the two tables below Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 59 Strobe Appendix Hardware interfaces Direction Description to
49. i tions 45 H Hardware controller 51 HEX DUMP 28 Housing cover open 41 L LED 13 Liability 9 LineFeed button 13 Loading paper 19 M Main external printer components 12 Maintenance 36 Memory error 41 0 Offline test 27 Online test 28 Online tests 28 Operating conditions 53 Operating elements 13 Operating keys 31 Operating panel 31 Outside dimensions 53 Index P Website 3 45 Paper jam 41 42 Parallelport 13 17 18 Photoelectric barriers 51 Power connection 13 15 Power supply 51 52 Power supply error 41 Power switch 13 Print control 32 Printer driver 23 32 33 Printer engine 37 Printer engine open 41 Printer ports 13 Printing in DOS 33 34 Printing module 50 Printing modules 49 S Selection of language 22 Serial 22 Serial number of printer 22 Serial port 13 18 19 Service 45 Service life 52 Special papers 35 Symbols 2 T Tear OFF 32 Tear ON 32 Technical parameters 46 Text format 2 Thermal head 5 Thermal line 37 Thermal paper 4 35 Thermal printing 4 Ticket too long 41 Top cover 12 Transport 37 U Uni directional parallel 22 W Warranty 45 VI
50. ing OK 8 Inthe next dialog click the listed printer and click Next The printer driver is now being installed 9 Select the printer port LPT1 for connection to the parallel port or COM1 or COM2 for connection to the serial port Continue by clicking Next 10 Select Default printer for Windows programmes and confirm with Next 11 The settings regarding the sharing of the printer within your Windows network depend on the actual network configuration Please consult your system administrator 12 Print out a test page If the test page is printed correctly click Yes The printer and the necessary software are now installed If you encounter any problems please refer to chapter 4 and consult your system administrator 2 4 1 Configuration software The configuration software provides you with a wide range of options to configure and manage your printer The programme runs in MS DOS and is menu driven so that you will have no difficulties to use it without mouse support 24 OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Installation Printer driver The technical details of the menu control and the programme options are described in detail in appendix A 4 The configuration software can be used directly from the supplied bootable CD or from a boot floppy If the printer is to be connected to a system that does not support MS DOS e g Unix system the printer must be temporarily connected to a PC for co
51. is connected A 4 3 Starting the configuration programme The configuration programme is included on the supplied installation CD in folder CD ROM drive gt tools prt exe lt CD ROM drive gt tools prteng exe OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Configuration software The software can be started in three different ways 1 Run PRT EXE or PRTENG EXE directly from the command line of your operating system Boot your PC from a 3 5 startup disk which can be created with BOOTDISC EXE Boot your PC from the installation CD For methods 2 and 3 the BIOS settings of your PC might have to be adjusted For detailed instructions please refer to chapter 2 4 1 Start the configuration program by selecting one of the above methods 1 to 3 Fig 14 Configuration software parameters page 1 A programme screen with three distinct sections is displayed The top section contains the available menu options The centre section shows the settings of the printer parameters the installed firmware versions and the serial number of the printer Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 67 Appendix Configuration software e The bottom section includes the status bar and a reference to the help function To go to the second page press the space bar Fig 15 Configuration software parameter page 2 This page shows the current settings for the interface parameters the status of the
52. junction with x 1 z 3 0 32767 display status line and refresh rate in 1 18 s Help Return codes in batch mode No errors No port at address Port not in bidirectional mode No interrupt Printer in serial mode Transmission aborted due to timeout Reception aborted due to timeout O UV FPF U N FP O Incorrect reply header Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 73 74 Sample configuration file Appendix Configuration software Example of a printer configuration file G 005 c 001 Z 000 R 001 A 000 S 000 T 000 B 001 E 000 N 003 D 000 m 000 r 004 000 o 000 u 000 d 001 P 000 Comment The configuration programme must be run in conjunction with a OPTIMA 210 2 or If used together with th might crash command line parameter x 1 ird party devices the programme OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Print control and menus A 5 Print control and menus A 5 1 The printer menu The printer menu allows for the configuration of the printer according to your specific needs In this menu you can for example select the interface to be used All available menu items are explained in this chapter Menu items that can be accessed from the printer menu are marked with printer menu The other options are accessible through a special DOS based configuration software which is described in detail in chapter A 4 The modifications made in the menu are perma
53. line to the visual edge manual cutting by pressing the CUT button subsequent retration of the paper to 3rd print line is as follows e Character print mode and no reception of data at the interface for a period of 5 seconds A 7 Overview of commands The overview below lists the main control sequences and the respective chapters where you find detailed descriptions of the relevant features Print modes Page 86 ff Function Dec Hex ASCII Horizontal character 27 87 n 1B 57n ESC Wn spacing Start horizontal character 14 OE SO spacing for one line alternatively Start horizontal character 27 14 1B OE ESC SO spacing for one line Stop horizontal character 20 14 DC4 spacing before line end Print styles Page 87 ff Function Dec Hex ASCII Underline on 27 45 49 1B 2D 31 ESC 1 Underline off 27 45 48 1B 2D 30 ESC 0 Invert print on 30 1E RS not implemented Invert print off 31 1F US not implemented Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 83 Multifunction command Page 87 ff Function Combined print modes on 27 33n Invert print spaced print underline Dec Page formatting Page 88 ff Function Set page length in lines Set page length in inches Set page length in dot lines 27 67 255 n Set left margin Dec 2767n 27670 27 108 Paper feed Page 89 ff Function Activate variable line spacing n 216 inch Line feed Page feed Variable line spacing n 216 inch Line
54. ndicating that the printer is ready for operation standard mode OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Installation Unpacking and connecting the printer All settings identified as default settings in chapter A 5 2 of the appendix apply Proceed by carrying out an offline test to check the main functions of the printer For detailed instructions please refer to chapter 2 5 1 2 2 8 Switching printer to serial port To configure your printer for operation via serial port you have the option to connect it to the PC using the parallel connection and start the configuration software to change the settings where appropriate The options provided by the configuration software and detailed instructions on its use are included in chapter A 4 in the appendix 2 2 9 Manual change of printer interface If your printer is currently connected via serial interface to the PC and you wish to change to connection via parallel interface you must manually change certain settings in the printer s control menu The following chapter describes the steps necessary to enable the parallel interface 1 Switch off the printer 2 Switch printer on again while pressing the Cut button The printer is now in configuration mode Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 21 Installation Unpacking and connecting the printer The printer automatically initiates a menu showing the following specifications Firmware version e
55. nding on the selected character set After switching on the printer the value saved in the printer menu is applied A 8 5 Paper feed Line spacing in dot lines Function Dec Hex ASCII Activate line 2751n 1B 33n ESC 3 n spacing n 203 inch This control code defines the line spacing in n 203 inch for all subsequent feed commands Values between 1 and 255 are permitted Values that are smaller than the character height of the actually activated character set result in a reverse paper transport in printed lines Line Feed Function Dec Hex ASCII Line Feed 10 OA LF With the line feed command the printer advances the paper by the set line distance before the next line is printed In line emulation the command initiates printing Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 89 Appendix Detailed descriptions of the commands Form Feed Function Dec Hex ASCII Form Feed 12 OC FF When a form feed command is transmitted all data in the printer buffer is printed and the print position is moved forward to the top of the next page Variable Line Feed Function Dec Hex ASCII Variable Line Feed 27 74n 1B 4An ESC Jn n 203 inch Caution This command is not activated in emulation 2 With this command all data in the print buffer is printed and the print position is advanced by a distance defined by parameter n n 203 inch A minimum line feed that corresponds to the current character height is completed irr
56. nently stored in the printer and are not deleted when device has been switched off Please note when using the menu control For these commands the printer uses its internal data buffer for the generation of print data New data may only be sent to the printer after the requested printout is been printed Otherwise there is a risk that all or part of the commands are included in the print file and that subsequent commands are thus made invalid The printer menu is designed as follows e At the top level all functions are assigned to menu GROUPS e Within each group there are several menu ITEMS Activating menu mode To change the value of a menu item activate the menu mode This is only possible if the printer is switched off LED off and if the paper is properly inserted Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 75 Appendix Print control and menus To activate the menu mode press the CUT button when switching on the printer and hold it until the following details are printed e Firmware version e Bootloader version e Serial number of printer Subsequently you are requested to select the language 1 To select German press the CUT button 2 To select English press the LineFeed button Adjusting menu settings To access the next group and its menu items press the CUT button To move to the next menu item within a group press the LineFeed button After selecting the respective menu item press
57. nfiguration Configuration with bootable CD Prior to installing or using the configuration software and if your printer is connected to the parallel port of the PC check the BIOS settings for this port If in doubt consult your PC manual The parallel port settings must read EPP or standard bidirectional communication 1 Insert the OPTIMA CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer and restart the PC 2 If the CD ROM drive is bootable and if your PC supports MS DOS the following menu is displayed after a few seconds A Abort default settings the startup process is automatically aborted if no entry is made within 60 seconds B Konfigurations Software German C Configuration Software English 3 Press C to start the English version of the configuration utility Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 25 26 1 Installation Printer driver For all menu items and settings there is context sensitive help available which covers all issues in detail To access the help press F1 For further information please refer to appendix A 4 If the above programme is not displayed or the PC cannot be booted as described above when the CD is inserted please create a bootable floppy disk as described below insert it into the drive and restart your system After your PC is restarted the above boot menu is displayed and the configuration software can be run Creating a bootable floppy disk Star
58. or unsupervised printing Due to its compact design high performance and outstanding flexibility the thermal printer is suitable for a wide range of applications Thanks to its very low noise level versatile manual control features and user friendly software control the printer is also suitable as a desktop printer to be operated at a workstation Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG A few words in advance about this product Fig 3 OP 210 2 thermal printer The following main features will be explained in more detail in the following chapters Versatile hardware and software interfaces Robust low maintenance industrial design guaranteeing long service life No need for consumables other than thermal paper Excellent warranty concept Thermal printing has several advantages over other printing methods Fast printing Thermal printers are able to print at speeds between 10 and 300mnvs irrespective of the width of the paper Wide paper formats can thus be printed at the same rate as small tickets and there is no delay between the print command and the output Low noise level As the printing is not by mechanical impact printing is virtually noiseless OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual A few words in advance about this product Low energy consumption The printer consumes relatively little energy Today there are even portable thermal printers available e g for conductors in t
59. out online documentation always up to date 1 2 about online documentation always up to date Today printed documents have a short life span as the technical development progresses at a fast pace This obviously also applies to this manual We therefore provide you with updated product information and details on changes to the firmware and software on the World Wide Web You will find us at http www optima printer com Ww or http www optima printer de This well designed site provides you with easy access to all relevant information and includes download areas for updates of e Firmware e Control software e Drivers For technical support please contact us at Y technik optima printer com If you have queries in relation to sales and services please send an E mail to contact optima printer com Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 3 A few words in advance about thermal printing 1 3 about thermal printing Thermal printing uses heat to fix the printed image onto specially treated paper Electrical energy is thereby converted into heat temperature of approx 160 C in the printer head The heat melts the dye couplers in the special paper resulting in a chemical process involving the colour developers also contained in the paper The respective sections of the paper are thereby black in colour see figure 1 The way thermal paper works using label paper as an example
60. phic open lpti for output AS 1 print 1 chr 10 print 1 chr 27 for k 1 to 10 read a b c print 1 chr 27 REM linefeed r0A EM line graphic R REM left aligned on R EM 10x3 bytes transmitted o2W REM data sequence for REM Line Graphic print 1 chr a chr b chr c next k print 1 chr 27 print 1 chr 12 close 1 end data 255 130 128 TB REM end of line graphic REM form feed 28 134 194 128 142 226 REM line 1 data 128 158 246 REM to 3 28 190 254 255 190 254 REM line 4 data 255 158 246 2 data 255 130 128 REM to 6 55 142 226 255 134 194 REM line 7 REM to 9 REM Line 10 OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Detailed descriptions of the commands OUTPUT 1st byte 2nd byte 3rd byte A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2A E Table 6 Graphic output A 8 8 Graphic printing in column print mode Graphic output in column print mode Dec Hex ASCII 27 75 n1 n2 V1 Vx 1B 4B n1 n2 V1 Vx ESC K n1 n2 V1 Vx Caution This command is not activated in emulation 2 This mode allows for the printing of up to 1728 dots per line provided that the entire thermal line width is available i e no left and right margins The printer ignores all graphic data that exceeds this limit
61. print menu 00g READY BUSY BUSY HIGH default 01g READY BUSY BUSY LOW 02y XON XOFF protocol n19 Menu 19 Status report mode print menu 00y on 01g off default Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 79 Appendix Processes 80 n20 Menu 20 Paperwidth 00g DIN 210mm default 01y USA 215 9mm Note re menu 10 Emulation OP 210 2 EMULATION 2 is a project related subset of emulation 1 where all GS control sequences have been eliminated For a more detailed list of the differences between the emulations please refer to the command description Note re menu 19 Status report mode This option is currently not supported by the printer It will however in the future be integrated into the device and allows for the automatic output of error messages from the printer without request by the computer This however means that the computer must be able to interpret such messages This is currently not possible in Windows Activating the interface parameters With this command the transferred configuration parameters for the serial interface are stored and activated by the printer To enable communication by means of the transmitting programme it must be switched over We recommend to synchronise the sender and the recipient by means of a RESET or power OFF ON A 6 Processes A 6 1 Initialisation of the printer The printer is initialised every time the power supply is switched on or a
62. printer Reception mode With this signal the computer indicates to the printer that a byte is on the bus Transmission mode The computer activates the signal to confirm a request by the printer BUSY from printer With this signal the printer informs the computer that no data can be received This might be the case if the printer buffer is full or if a message is to be sent from the printer ACK from printer Reception mode The printer activates this signal after it has fetched the byte from the interface Transmission mode The printer activates this signal to inform the computer of changes at the interface Stat Req from printer Reception mode always 0 Transmission mode The printer activates this signal in order to initiate a message to the computer DirReq from printer Reception mode always 0 Transmission mode This signal indicates the direction to which the bus is to be switched DirCtrl Internal This signal switches the direction of the printer signal data bus in printer Data 60 bidirectional DO D7 Table 3 Signals of parallel interface OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Hardware interfaces Parallel interface pin assignment Adapter 36 pin Amphenol socket Contact Input output Signal function Input DATA STROBE N Bidirectional DATA 1 Bidirectional DATA 2 Bidirectional DATA 3 Bidirectional DATA 4 Bidi
63. r housing 3 5 Packaging for shipping To transport your printer shipment relocation of office repairs please comply with the packaging instructions below to protect your printer o If your printer is not properly packed for transport it might be damaged Any warranty is voided if the thermal printer is not packed for transport as described here All costs for cleaning and repairs are payable by the owner of the device Always pack the printer in the original packaging material 1 Switch off the printer Disconnect all cables at the rear Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 37 38 Printing Packaging for shipping Remove the paper roll Pack the printer in the supplied plastic bag Secure the printer in the box with the foam inserts Seal the cardboard box with tape Insurance companies and hauliers reject any claims for damages caused to equipment that has not been properly packed OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Troubleshooting General instructions 4 Troubleshooting The instructions in this chapter allow you to identify and eliminate minor problems with your printer and gives instructions on how to proceed in the event of more serious problems that require servicing and or repair by specialists 4 1 General instructions Before you send your device back to base for repair please consider the following e We recommend that you read this chapter carefully prior to contacting OPT
64. r damage to your device whereby such damages are not covered by warranty A 1 Warranty and customer service All warranty and customer services are provided directly by OPTIMA For details on how to contact us please refer to our website at www optima printer com or contact us by e mail to contact optima printer com On request we will send you the General Business Terms and Conditions of Optima Printsystems AG All statutory regulations governing warranty apply For specific arrangements regarding services and warranty please refer to your purchase contract Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 45 A 2 Appendix Technical parameters Technical parameters This chapter provides and overview of the main technical features and data which are described in detail in the subsequent chapters A 2 1 Printer model Printing method Service life of print head Line spacing Printing speed Service life of cutting unit Paper Grammage Paper widths Paper format Resolution Output formats Autocut at text end code Housing Technical data at a glance OP 210 2 Direct thermal printing minimum 50 000 m approx 200 000 DIN A4 pages 1 6 inch 1 8 inch up to 80 mm second approx 1 million cuts paper 80 g m Thermal paper 80 120 g m 210 216 mm Rolls diameter 6 inch 152 mm width 210 mm core diameter 2 inch 203 x 203 dpi DIN A4 continuo
65. rains who print out tickets on the spot Virtually maintenance free Thermal printing is virtually wear free and thermal printers therefore need very little maintenance further reducing the operating costs User friendly operation All you have to do is from time to time to replace the paper roll There are no other consumables Applications for thermal printers Thermal printing offers many advantages and therefore the technology is constantly updated to make it suitable for a wider range of applications Over the last few years only a range of new options have become available and this trend will continue in the near future A few examples Labels Self adhesive labels e g at weighing scales in supermarkets in industrial warehouses for barcode systems for automatic product labelling as baggage tags at airports etc Tickets of all kinds Admission tickets flight tickets horse race slips etc Lottery More and more lotteries use online systems where the customer receives a receipt produced by a thermal printer Parking tickets Parking tickets can be retrieved from solar powered thermal printing systems Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG A few words in advance about this product Bank statements Thermal printers are used in banks to produce statements and receipts at the counter Tickers News agencies use thermal printers for incoming messages thermal printers are also wid
66. rectional DATA 5 Bidirectional DATA 6 Bidirectional DATA 7 Y 0 XA DA oy A ww N e Bidirectional DATA 8 Output ACK N Output BUSY Output END OF PAPER Output SELECT HIGH if ONLINE Input AUTO FDN NC Output VCC max 50mA SIGNAL GROUND NC SIGNAL GROUND RESET N FAULT N NC SEL IN not supported Table 4 Parallel interface adapter assignment N active LOW Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 61 62 Appendix Hardware interfaces If the interface is operated in bidirectional mode the Select signal is assigned the DIR_REQ while the Fault signal is assigned the STAT_REQ function The socket shown below is located at the housing of the printer Fig 13 Parallel interface adapter Note In order to ensure error free data communication only use shielded interface cables that are connected at both ends computer and printer to the chassis ground Also ensure that all signal ground pins are correctly connected A 3 2 Serial interface In serial communication the bits of each byte are sent through the line one after the other whereby the data flow is controlled by additional control lines OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Hardware interfaces Specifications Baud rate Word length Synchronisation Handshake Adapter Cable connection Signal level 2400 480
67. ree sia S6 Xo en SR e ROA 65 4 2 Preparalion ze A AAA E PAO A A 66 A 4 3 Starting the configuration programme 66 A44 Manual Operation a a AAA A 68 A 4 5 Automated configuration 0 0 eee ee eee 71 A 5 Print control and menus 0 eee ee eee cee teens 75 A 5 1 The printer menu 2 isk ede a a wee 75 Ac DA Parameters ea ee ee A 77 ALG PEOCOSSOS a p Ay TER oh ee COOPER Ao REC dte 80 A 6 1 Initialisation of the printer 20 00 00 ee eee 80 A 6 2 End of paper and paper jam llle 81 A 6 3 Special functions u cus 1 ge ERR EXERCENDA OR TCR 82 A 7 Overview of commands eee 83 A 8 Detailed descriptions of the commands occcccccoooooo o 86 ACS T Print modes ou bs Ep s Boo cac Io blu Bos ut IDA 86 As8 2 Printing styles sre ee Su LIE air 87 A 8 3 Multifunction commands 0 00 eee eee 87 A 8 4 Page formatting Vac oe boe takes aa o 88 AUS a Paper teed a e 89 A 8 6 Selection of character set eere 91 A 8 7 Graphic printing in line print mode l l 92 A 8 8 Graphic printing in column print mode 2 95 A 8 9 Other commands y 40 ee RE ee EES SORE a 96 A 8 10 Special commands o o oo ooooooo eee eee eee eee 97 ii Contents Ax 9 Character Sets ia Sa RW ee ee ae OR s 99 A 9 1 IBM character set I oo oc con 100 A 9 2 Table of national character options 0 10
68. right 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 85 Appendix Detailed descriptions of the commands A 8 Detailed descriptions of the commands The following chapters contain detailed descriptions of all control sequences and commands in the overview A 8 1 Print modes Character spacing Function Dec Hex ASCII Start horizontal 27 87 49 1B 57 31 ESC W 1 character spacing End horizontal 27 87 48 1B 57 30 ESC W 0 character spacing Start horizontal character 14 or OE or SO or spacing for one line 27 14 1B OE ESC SO Caution This command is not activated in emulation 2 Stop horizontal character 20 14 DC4 spacing before line end Caution This command is not activated in emulation 2 With this command the characters are spaced out by 200 double their standard width Example text with a current character width of 10 cpi is printed at 5 cpi if horizontal character spacing is activated The command for character spacing for one line is particularly useful for titles and headings as the function is automatically deactivated before the end of the line To deactivate the character spacing command prior to the end of a line command DC4 or ESC W 0 must be transmitted If the character spacing has been permanently activated with ESC W1 it can only be deactivated with ESC W 0 and not with DC 4 OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Detailed descriptions of the commands A 8 2 Printing styles Underline
69. sion 1 3 July 2003 Optima Printsystems Aktiengesellschaft Postbox 1352 D 25709 Marne Germany Contents 1 Contents RN A A E BS wien a AD acne ee i TA Tew words in G0Vancesc costal RE Wc PERESTaOGORE GR A a 1 1 1 about this manual corista 94 04 be PhO a SX vas 1 1 2 about online documentation always up to date 3 1 3 about thermal printing cia AR eR E AA 4 IT AOU ALIS Product ita A ROO SONUS TE 5 2 Installations cds re AAA 9 ZA O EN 9 2 2 Unpacking and connecting the printer o o occooooooooooo 10 22 1 UNPACKING id o En 10 2 2 2 Main printer components ga ana a 11 2 2 3 Location Tor Printer serg deng rd lack 15 2 2 A Power COMNCCUON rer o RUN ee 15 2 2 5 Connection to parallel port o 17 2 2 6 Connection to serial port 43x osos A 18 22 0 Loading Paper is ds 19 2 2 8 Switching printer to serial port elles 21 2 2 9 Manual change of printer interface o o o oooooooooo o 21 23 SOLLWHEBS wits tite E O O 23 E A ra v So iT o o pe ES 23 2 4 1 Configuration software see 24 2 9 Function tesis sas uer y er Rab A doy ed sp Baw Baw a dey Red Hd A AC 27 A A a P be Ue DE Wa BRR tee 27 2052 Unlmetesis dl o bte betae Es st EA en 28 3 Printing 2 3 qu lan ES dd tipa 31 3 1 Operating panel and buttons ooooocococoooorooo eee 31 3 1 Operate panel user 31 SML se ee RE re T 31 2 2 PEIBEUCOBIEOL 5 22 525 s ee ls
70. t thermal line Thermal line Cutting unit Caution MTBF 40 000 hours duty cycle 15 Pulse load min 50 million pulses Wear min 50 000 m 1 million cuts 80 g m thermal paper The above service life figures for the thermal line and the cutting blade refer to blank paper of a quality approved by the printer manufacturer For pre printed stationary the service life must be individually determined in paper tests Power supply Power adapter Input voltage 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Load 150W Option 24 V DC OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Technical parameters Operating conditions Temperature Humidity Approvals Outside dimensions Height Width Depth Operation 5 to 30 C Storage 30 to 70 C Operation 10 to 90 no condensation Storage 10 to 90 CE Mark Safety certificate according to EN 60950 and UL in preparation 245 mm 320 mm 330 mm A 2 5 Paper specifications Paper type Paper roll diameter Grammage Cut paper length Thermal sensitive paper Outer diameter max 6 inch 152 mm Core diameter 2 inch Core wall thickness min 4 mm Paper width 210 mm and 216 mm 80 to 120 g m min 3 inch max roll length Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 53 Shield ing Appendix Hardware interfaces A 3 Hardware interfaces A 3 1 Parallel interface The integrated parallel interface can be operated as
71. t your computer and insert the OPTIMA CD into the drive Open the file manager or Windows Explorer and select the following directory on the CD ROM E tools This directory contains the file bootdisc exe Start this executable file by double clicking it and then select the English version of the configuration software You are prompted to insert a floppy disk Please ensure that the floppy is not write protected The floppy disk is now formatted if necessary and the required files are copied After successful completion you can immediately restart your PC while the floppy is in the drive The configuration software is now available This floppy disk can be used at any time as a bootable disk to start your system OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Installation Function tests 2 5 Function tests There are various options available to test the printer functions and the communication between PC and printer e The offline test allows you to check whether the printer itself is working properly irrespective of the PC It can be completed with or without a connection of the printer to the PC e The online tests can be used to check the printer functions and the communication between the printer and the computer There are also tests available to establish whether the printer driver has been correctly installed and is working properly 2 5 1 Offline test To check the printer functions carry out a self test The
72. ters and return codes of the configuration programme This information is intended for experienced system programmers and allows for the compilation of batch commands All available parameters and settings are listed and explained on the following pages Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 71 72 Appendix Configuration software Printing parameters A 0 0 1 B 1 0 12 C 0 5 D 0 0 1 E 0 0 1 G 5 0 15 N 3 0 14 P 0 0 1 R 1 0 15 S 0 0 1 T 0 0 1 Z 0 0 1 AutoCut Formlength CPI Zero appearance Emulation Intensity National character set Paperwidth Left margin Cut at formfeed Tear function Line spacing Parameters for printer interface d 1 0 1 0 5 m 0 0 2 o 0 0 1 r 4 0 5 u 0 0 2 Status report mode Data frame Interface selection Odd even parity Baud rate Transmission control The values of the printer parameters can be evaluated by saving an ini file in the menu mode OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Configuration software Configuration programme start parameters b 1 0 1 Batch mode c 1C Opt initialisation control port i 7 3 5 7 Interrupt k prt ini Configuration file da 1 3 LPT number 1 to 3 p 378 0 FFD Address of LPT port E 3 1 20 Printer timeout in seconds w log txt Printer communication log file x 1 No communication with printer offline mode y 1 Send to printer only only in con
73. tration of the printer For details on our after sales service and warranty please refer to appendix A 1 Prior to installing the printer and even if you are in general familiar with thermal printers we recommend that you read the important chapters on installation the safety instructions and the specification of consumables Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 6 33 o A few words in advance about this manual Text formats in this manual 1 Important information is printed in italics Example The settings for this special printing mode Warnings and notes in relation to safety are printed in bold italics Example Prior to opening the cover always Entries in the command line mode of the operating system are in Courier Example C gt type c test txt gt LPT1 In this manual Optima Printsystems AG is referred to as OPTIMA in small caps The following symbols are used to highlight information of a specific nature Note Important additional information within a comprehensive description or explanation Please write down Please write down any details given beside this symbol as they might be of use at a later stage when you do not have access to the manual Caution This symbol highlights instructions where special safety precautions are to be taken Please proceed therefore with special care OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual A few words in advance ab
74. ture print volume In order to process different paper types the software allows for the adjustment of the dot performance Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 49 Printing module Printing method Print resolution Printing speed Printing width Paper width Sensors Cutting unit Method Cutting speed Paper width 50 Appendix Technical parameters Thermal printing 203 dpi x 203 dpi up to 80 mm second depending on paper quality 216 mm Adjustable 210 mm or 216 mm Housing cover Open closed Print engine Open closed End of paper roll The respective sensor is located at the centre of the paper feed slot and fulfils 2 functions 1 Paper end alert 2 Monitoring of automatic paper threading upon change of paper roll Format control optional See through sensor for punched forms reflex sensor for black marks the sensor can be continuously adjusted across the entire paper width Self sharpening reel cutter with cutter motor equipped with sensors for left and right initial positions of the blade approx 600 mm s 210 mm or 216 mm OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Technical parameters Control of the photoelectric sensors All photoelectric sensors for paper detection are readjusted by the printer controller This ensures that the printer can be used even if the photoelectric barriers are highly blinded The degree of the deviation adjustment can be qu
75. uence of 4 numerical digits Compression Function Dec Hex ASCII Compression on off 28 75 n 1C 4B n FSKn n 0 data uncompressed n 1 data compressed This control sequence indicates whether the subsequent data is to be transmitted in a compressed format or uncompressed Compression of data In order to reduce the volume of data for transmission the data is encoded by means of the RLE Run Length Encoding method This method combines adjacent bytes if they have the same value The sequence of characters is thus replaced by the actual character and a control character referred to as the multiply control character MCC The MMC preceeds the actual print data To identify the MCC as a control character the two higher bits are set in this byte The MCC code is thus always greater than COH The lower 6 bits of the MCC indicate the factor with which the subsequent byte is to be mulitplied in order to obtain the original content of the data in uncompressed format This method allows for the transmittsion of a block of up to 63 bytes by means of only 2 bytes If characters that are not encoded and that have a code higher than COH are to be transmitted an MCC must be sent prior these characters OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Character sets Example Original sequence of characters F3 F3 F3 F3 F3 F3 F3 20 41 41 DO B8 B8 Compressed data C7 F3 20 C2 41 C1 DO C2 B8 C7 MCC for F3 2
76. ure that nobody can stand on or trip over the cable e the serial and parallel cables are not installed or used together at the same time e damaged power cables are immediately replaced e the power cable is disconnected from the socket prior to cleaning the exterior of the printer To clean the printer use only a dry cloth Never use liquid or spray cleaners For the connection of the printer to the socket we recommend the following approach 1 Check the power switch and ensure that it is in position 0 For safety reasons the printer must remain switched off for all following steps described below 2 Remove the screws and the shackle for the power cable at the rear of the printer 3 Plug the power cable first to the printer and then to the power socket Connect the printer to the computer by following the instructions in the next chapters 16 OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Installation Unpacking and connecting the printer 2 2 5 Connection to parallel port Always comply with the safety instructions on the first page of this manual Before you start printing the printer must be properly connected to the socket Please follow the instructions in the previous chapter To connect your printer to your PC you have the option ofusing a parallel or a serial connection By default your printer is configured for connection to the parallel port of your computer This chapter explains in detail ho
77. us form 3 inch 4 inch 5 inch 6 inch 7 inch 8 inch 9 inch 10 inch 11 inch 12 inch yes Shielded metal housing provided that only materials that fulfil the requirements of the printer manufacturer are used OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Technical parameters Printer driver for graphics printing Windows NT 4 0 Windows 95 Windows 98 Printer driver for text printing OS 28 AIX MAC OS VMS etc Generic Text Driver Emulations OP 210 2 graphics printer Emulation I similar to EPSON Emulation II similar to IBM Interfaces 8 bit unidirectional bidirectional parallel interface and serial interface RS 232C V 24 Noise 48 dB A Supply voltage 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Option 24V DC Power consumption Printing 50 to 80 W Stand by 8W Dimensions LxWxH 330 x 310 x 235 Approvals CE and UL amp EN 60950 in preparation Weight approx 16 kg System compatibility gt 6 years Subject to technical changes without prior notice A 2 2 Detailed description of technical features Design The printer has been designed as a compact desktop printer and consists of the following main components e Thermal printing module for output rates up to 80 mm second at 203 dpi Printing widths 210mm DIN A4 and 216 mm US letter Printer resolution 203 dpi optional 300 dpi Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 47 48 Appendix Technical paramet
78. ut tray After a new paper roll has been inserted printing is resumed The printer is automatically switched to standard operation Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 81 Appendix Processes Note When replacing the paper ensure that no paper is left in the output slot of the printer as the new paper will otherwise not be detected Special measures in the event of torn paper After a paper jam all printed paper must be removed For this purpose the print engine must be opened After the print engine is closed the new paper must be inserted into the engine and the remaining lines are printed The paper is thereby not transported to the tear position In this case press the LineFeed button to advance the paper to the tear position where it is cut A 6 3 Special functions The printer provides 2 product specific functions that can be enabled in the printer menu Automatic cutting AutoCut The printed paper is automatically cut provided that the following applies in character print mode e 3 times Line Feed and 4 times character N at positions 1 to 4 e one space at position 5 and sequence of 4 numerals at positions 6 to 9 NNNN 1234 After the paper is cut the printer retracts the paper to the 3rd print line of the next sheet OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Overview of commands Tear function The instruction for the execution of the tear function advance last print
79. uter side can be defined by means of the MODE command as follows MODE COM1 9600 n 8 1 p For more detailed instructions regarding the MODE command please refer to the manual of your operating systems e g Windows 98 Chapter A 3 Hardware interfaces contains more information in relation to wiring pin assignment etc in connection with the serial interface 3 3 Consumables To ensure error free printing and best output quality we strongly recommend the use of thermal paper approved by OPTIMA We shall not be liable for damages resulting from the use of consumables that are not approved by OPTIMA and which would not have occurred if approved consumables had been used Approved thermal paper is available directly from OPTIMA Please contact OPTIMA for detailed specifications of suitable products and a supplier list for approved papers All servicing that exceeds the routine maintenance tasks and cleaning described in this manual should only be carried out by OPTIMA We shall not be liable for damages caused by unauthorised servicing or improper maintenance Selecting suitable printing paper 1 Use only thermal paper approved by OPTIMA Such paper products carry the OPTIMA approval mark 2 When purchasing thermal paper look for paper with the OPTIMA approval mark All special papers have been extensively tested by the printer manufacturer Only products that have been approved guarantee disruption free printing and
80. w such a connection to the parallel port is to be established Caution Never plug in the parallel and the serial cable at the same time as this could lead to errors In chapter 2 2 6 you will find all necessary instructions for connection to a serial port Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG o 17 o Installation Unpacking and connecting the printer Step by step instructions for connection to parallel port 1 Ensure that both the printer and the computer are switched off 2 Insert the printer plug of the cable into the socket at the rear of the printer 3 Connect the other adapter of the cable to the respective port on your PC For instructions please refer to the PC manual 4 Switch on the printer and then the computer When the printer is switched on an automatic printer system check is carried out If no paper has been loaded the LED flashes For instructions on how to load paper please refer to Chapter 2 2 7 2 2 6 Connection to serial port To connect your printer to your PC you have the option of using a parallel or a serial connection By default your printer is configured for connection to the parallel port of your computer This chapter explains in detail how to proceed if you wish to connect the printer to a serial port at your computer Caution Never plug in the parallel and the serial cable at the same time as this could lead to errors OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User
81. y 5 inch 07y 6 inch 08y 7 inch 09y 8 inch OAg 9 inch OBy 10 inch 0Cy 11 inch Menu 9 reserved Menu 10 Emulation 00y OP 210 2 emulation 1 01y OP 210 2 emulation 2 default default default default default default OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Appendix Print control and menus n11 Menu 11 National Character set 00y Denmark 1 01y Denmark 2 02y Germany 03g United Kingdom 04g France 05g Sweden 1 06y Sweden 2 07g Sweden 3 08g Sweden 4 09g Netherlands 1 OAg Netherlands 2 OBg Japan OCy Norway ODg Latin America OEY USA default n12 Menu 12 Command mode 00g Line emulation default n13 Menu 13 Zero appearance 00g Zero without slash default 01 Zero with slash n14 Menu 14 Interface selection print menu 00g Unidirectional parallel interface default 01g Serial interface used in text mode 02g 8 bit bidirectional parallel interface n15 Menu 15 Baud rate print menu 00y 2 400 Baud 01y 4 800 Baud 02y 9 600 Baud 03g 19 200 Baud default 04y 38 400 Baud n16 Menu 16 Data frame print menu 004 8 bit no parity 1 stop bit default O1g 8 bit no parity 2 stop bits 02g 8 bit parity 1 stop bit 03g 7 bit no parity 2 stop bits 04g 7 bit no parity 1 stop bit 05y 7 bit parity 1 stop bit n17 Menu 17 Parity print menu 00g odd default 01y even n18 Menu 18 Transmission control
82. y difficulties contact your system administrator and refer to the instructions for troubleshooting in chapter 4 Testing the printer by analysing a HEX DUMP To analyse the data sent from the PC to the printer you have the option to view the hexadecimal output All data sent to the printer including text and printing commands are printed in both hexadecimal and ASCII format in ASCII format all non printable codes are shown as dots To activate this mode switch on the printer while pressing the LineFeed and the Cut button Caution Ensure that paper has been loaded OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Installation Function tests Example of test result The BASIC line 10 LPRINT CHRS S 27 0 CHRS 30 This is an example of a hexadecimal dump is for example printed as follows Hex Data Dump 1B 30 1E 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 61 6E 20 65 78 0 This is an ex 61 6D 70 6C 65 20 6F 66 20 61 20 68 65 78 61 64 ample of a hexad 65 63 69 6D 61 6C 20 64 75 6D 70 2E OD OA ecimal dump To return to standard printing mode switch the printer off and on again Printing from MS DOS For instructions on how to test the online function in MS DOS please refer to chapters 3 2 2 and 3 2 3 Copyright 2000 Optima Printsystems AG 29 30 Installation Function tests OP 210 2 Thermal Printer User Manual Printing Operating panel and buttons 3 Printing This chapter contains

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