POS 58 Thermal Line Printer User's Manual Feb. 2000
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1. dots line Printing Speed approx 26mm sec 7 lines sec 23 Reliability Printing head 2 x 10 6 character line MCRF 5 x 10 6 line Under condition Not more than 50 lines each time for non continuous printing with ANK character size of 12 x 24 Printing dots at same time per one dot line not more than 25 while vertical printing dots per one character line not more than 11 times Using specified thermal paper Thermal Paper Model TF50KS E Japan Paper Co Ltd AF50KS E JuJo Thermal Thermal Paper Roll Paper Width 57 5 0 5mm OD 50 mm max ID 13 mm min Thickness 53 60g m Printing Character IBM Character set II 12 x 24 dots 1 25 mm w x 3 00 mm h GB Chinese Level 1 amp 2 24 x 24 dots 3 00 mm w x 3 00 mm h Serial Interface RS232C compatible D SUB 25 pin female connector XON XOFF or RTS CTS handshaking Baud Rate 9600 bps Data transfer format 1 Start Bit 8 Data Bits 1 Stop Bit Parallel Interface 8 bit parallel D SUB 25 pin male connector BUSY handshaking paper end detector 24 Cash Drawer Interface DC12V 1A 6 line RJ 11 connector Power Supply 9 12v 2A Working Environment Operating temperature 5 40 C Relative humidity 10 80 Storage temperature 20 60 C Relative humidity 10 90 While operating temperature is 34 C relative humidity lt 80 while operating temperature is 40 C relative humidity lt 58 Appendix 22. of Parallel Port as follows Pin No Signal Vo Description 1 STB In Strobe pulse to latch data Reading occurs at falling edge 10 2 DATA1 In These signals represent the Ist bit to 8th bit of the parallel data respectively Each signal is at HIGH level when data is logical 1 and LOW when data is logical 0 3 DATA2 In 4 DATA3 In 5 DATA4 In 6 DATAS In T DATA6 In 8 DATA7 In 9 DATA8 In 10 ACK Out Pull up to HIGH logical level by a resistor 11 BUSY Out HIGH level signal indicates that the printer is BUSY and can not receive data 12 PE Out HIGH level signal indicates that paper running out 13 SEL Out Pull up to HIGH logical level by a resistor 15 ERR Out Pull up to HIGH logical level by a resistor 14 16 17 NC No connection 18 25 GND Grounding logical 0 level Notes 1 In represents input to printer Out represents output from printer 2 signal level is TTL standard fig 2 8 Pin Assignment of Parallel Port The timing chart for handshaking signals in parallel port is as follows 11 DATA ISTB 0 5us min O 5ps min 0 5us min fig 2 9 Signal timing chart of parallel port 2 5 3 Connecting of Cash Drawer POS58 adopts RJ 11 6 line type cord with required power supply VH DC12V Ga Fig 2 10 Cash drawer connection Pin Assignment Definition Pin No Signal Direction 1 structure grand wenn 2 cash drawer driver signal out 3 cash drawer on off status in 4 12V DC ou
3. CTS and XON XOFF handshaking Use a D Sub 25 pin female socket Pin order of serial port is as follows eooo0ooooooo00 eo000ooo00000 l4 w Ao kia fig 2 4 Pin order of serial port Pin Assignment of Serial Port Pin No Signal Source Description 3 RXD Host Printer receives data from host 2 TXD Printer Printer send control code XON XOFF to host while in use of handshaking of XON XOFF 4 RTS Printer There are two states of this signal Mark and Space Mark indicates that the printer is busy and unable to receive data Space indicates that printer is ready to receive data 7 GND Signal ground Note 1 Source represents signal source 2 Signal level is 3V to 15V fig 2 5 Pin Assignment of Serial Port Default setting of baud rate is 9600 bps 8 data bit 1 or more stop bit and none parity bit Serial port can be connected with standard RS232C such as IBM PC or compatible PC which is listed as follows Printer DB 25 Socket IBM PC Serial Port DB 9 Printer DB 25 Socket IBM PC Serial Port DB 25 PRINTER IBM PC PRINTER IBM PC DIB 25 SERIALINTERFACE DIB 25 SERIAL INTERFACE DB 9 DB 25 fig 2 6 Connection between POS58 and IBM PC serial ports 2 5 2 Connecting of Parallel Interface Parallel port of POS58 is 8 bit interface which support BUSY handshaking Using a D Sub 25 pin male socket Pin order of parallel port is as follows fig 2 7 Pin order of parallel port Pin Assignment
4. FF or RTS CTS handshaking Baud Rate 9600 bps Data transfer format 1 Start Bit 8 Data Bits 1 Stop Bit Parallel 8 bit parallel D SUB 25 pin male connector BUSY handshaking paper end detector Cash Drawer DC12V 1A 6 line RJ 11 connector 1 5 Printing Commands Character Printing Commands Support printing in double width or and double height for ANK character user defined character and Chinese character and line space adjustment Graphic Printing Commands Support various density graphics printing and down load graphics printing 1 6 Power Supply DC9 12v 2A 1 7 Working Environment Operating temperature 5 40 C Relative humidity 10 80 Storage temperature 20 60 C Relative humidity 10 90 While operating temperature is 34 C relative humidity lt 80 while operating temperature is 40 C relative humidity lt 58 1 8 Models TP POSS8S Serial Interface TP POSS8P Parallel Interface 1 9 Weight 840G without paper roll 1 10 Dimension 116 W x 185 L x 140 H mm Chapter 2 Installation and Operation 2 1 Appearance REMOVABLE UPPER COVER PAPER OUT SLOT LOWER CASE CONTROL BUTTON fig 2 1 Appearance DC POWER JACK INTERFACE CONNECTOR 2 2 Control Panel There are two buttons and two indicators on Panel of POS58 as below POWER INDIC ATOR ON LINE BUTTON f LF BUTTON a s I ON LINE INDICATOR SEL a fig 2 2 POS58 Control Panel 2 3 Conn
5. Index of Printing Command Quick reference Command Description Page No Printing command LF Print amp Line feed 15 ESC J Print amp n dot line feed 15 Line space command ESC 2 Set line space at 1 6 inches 16 ESC 3 Set line space to n dot n 137 inches 16 Character printing ESC Set character print mode 16 command ESC SO Enable character double width print 17 ESC DC 4 Disable character double width print 17 ESC On off user defined characters 17 ESC amp Set user defined characters 18 Special control command ESC c 5 On off Push button function 19 Graph printing command ESC Set bit map graphics 19 GS Set down load bit map graphics 21 GS Print down load bit map graphics 20 Other command ESC Initialize printer 21 ESC p Control cash drawer 22 ESC v Send printer status to Host 22 ESC u Send equipment status to Host 23 25 Appendix3 Index of Printing Character 26
6. SO within one line will be printed out in double width For cancellation use DC4 or return key ESC DC4 Cancel Double width Character Printing Format ASCII ESC DC4 Decimal 27 20 Hexadecimal 1B 14 Explanation Resume normal printing ESC Enable Disable User defined Character Format ASCII ESC n Decimal 27 37n Hexadecimal 1B 25 n 17 Explanation n 1 for enable user defined character set n 0 for internal character set Default value n 0 ESC amp Define User defined Characters Format ASCII ESC amp Sn m a phs xa lane Decimal 27 38 S n m a pls xa m n Hexadecimal 1B 26 S n m a phis xa m n 1 Explanation ESC amp is used to define user defined characters This command is powerful and complicated S 3 32 lt n lt m lt 126 0 lt a lt 12 0 lt p lt 225 s is number of vertical bytes Default value S 3 n is starting ASCII code for user defined character m is ending ASCII code for user defined character when define one character only m n maximum number of user defined characters is 96 a is the number of the horizontal dots p is the data byte of user defined character each character contains sxa bytes total number of user defined characters is m n 1 User defined characters remain unchanged till redefining or printer turning off The User defined Character s Bitmap Data as follows d1jd4 fi MSB d2 d5 d3 d6 Si 18 3 2 4 Special Control Commands ESC c5 O
7. Warning No warranty will be provided for printer head damage also for bad printing quality due to use of non specified thermal paper No warranty will be provided if printer or control board has been disassembled or POS 58 Thermal Line Printer altered The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice User s Manual Feb 2000 Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Features and Specifications 1 1 Printing Features 1 2 Printing Paper 1 3 Printing Character 1 4 Interface 1 5 Printing Commands 1 6 Power Supply 1 7 Working Environment 1 8 Models 1 9 Weight 1 10 Dimension Chapter 2 Installation and Operation 2 1 Appearance 2 2 Control Panel 2 3 Connecting of Power Supply 2 4 Installing Printing Paper 2 5 Connecting of Interface 2 5 1 Connecting of Serial Interface 2 5 2 Connecting of Parallel Interface 2 5 3 Connecting of Cash Drawer 2 6 Indicator and Function Key 2 7 Self test Chapter 3 Printing Commands 3 1 Summary 3 2 Commands 3 2 1 Printing Commands 3 2 2 Line Space Setting Commands 3 2 3 Character Setting Commands LoS AaAaAnnb H amp B WW W 3 2 4 Special Control Commands 3 2 5 Graphic Line Printing Commands 3 2 6 Other Commands Appendix 1 Specifications Appendix 2 Index of Printing Command appendix 3 Printing Character Set 23 25 26 Introduction POSS8 is a new type of thermal line printer Unlike impact printers it needs no ribbon cassette The special features of this
8. command prints out the down load bit map graphics n 0 3 n for selection printing mode of the bit map graphics To define the down load bit map graphics using GS command n Bit map mode Vertical dot density horizontal dot density 0 normal 203DPI 203DPI 1 double width 203DPI 101DPI 2 double height 101DPI 203DPI 3 double height amp width 101DPI 101DPI 20 GS Set Down load Bit Map Graphics Format ASCII GS n m dk Decimal 29 42 nm d k Hexadecimal 1D 2A n m d k Explanation This command for set of down load bit map graphics nl 1 48 n2 1 255 nlx n2 lt 1200 k n1x n2 x 8 d is data byte of the down load bit map graphics horizontal n1 x 8 dots vertical n2 x 8 dots Setting of down load bit map graphics remain valid till new definition or power off EBD d dn2 MSB dn2x2 1 he d2 dnz 2 2 nixg Dot dn2xz 2 alee LSB Heb ima SEa dnxn2x8 t 3 2 6 Other Commands ESC Initialize Printer Format ASCII ESC Decimal 2T 64 Hexadecimal 1B 40 Explanation This command initializes printer in following aspects clear data in printing buffer reinstate default value select character printing mode clear user defined characters 21 ESC p Control Cash Drawer Format ASCII ESC p m n m Decimal 27 112 m n m Hexadecimal 1B 70 m n m Explanation This command is to generate a pulse to trigger the opening of the cash drawer n and n define the duration of the
9. ecting of Power Supply Please use included power supply shown as follows TP POS58 DC9 12V24 POWER SUPPLY PARALLEL SERIAL INTERFACE fig 2 3 POS58 System Installation Caution 1 Connecting the output plug of the power supply cable to POSS8 first before plug the power supply cord into AC Main to avoid power supply output plug damage 2 Using of improper type of power supply will cause printer damage 3 Paper will be moved forward a little further automatically after power on If no paper is loaded indicator will flash 2 4 Loading Paper 1 Open the removable upper cover of printer place thermal paper roll on the paper holder 2 Insert the paper end deep down into the paper in slot of the printer mechanism 3 Turn power on press lt LF gt key under off line status paper will be automatically moved upwards to the paper out slot on top of printer mechanism 4 Pull the paper out through paper out slot on the upper cover and then close the cover 5 Press lt LF gt button to feed paper to the proper position Suggestion Power off before loading paper for easy installation and protecting printing mechanism Caution 1 Do not press lt LF gt button while no paper in printer mechanism 2 Do not pull paper forward or backward by hand Press lt LF gt for paper release 2 5 Connecting of Interface 2 5 1 Connecting of Serial Interface Serial interface of POS58 is compatible with RS232C which support RTS
10. ed Format ASCII ESC J n Decimal 27 74 n Hexadecimal 1B 4A n Explanation print data in buffer of the printer and feed n dot line forward n 203 inches The value of n is between 0 255 This command is valid for the current line only and line space settings set by ESC 2 amp ESC 3 remains unchanged Example AAA BBB 1 203 inches n dot line 15 3 2 2 Line Space Setting Commands ESC 2 Set Character Line Spacing to 1 6 Inches Format ASCII ESC 2 Decimal 27 51 Hexadecimal 1B 33 Explanation The line spacing is set to 1 6 inch ESC 3 Set Line Spacing to n dot n 203 inches Format ASCII ESC 3 n Decimal 27 51 n Hexadecimal 1B 33 n Explanation The line spacing is set to n dot lines The value of n can be any number in the range 0 255 One dot lines is 1 203 inch for POS 58 Default setting n 30 Example AAA BBB n 30 dot 30 203 inches 3 2 3 Character Setting Commands ESC Set Character Print Mode Format ASCII ESC n Decimal 27 33 n Hexadecimal 1B 21 n Explanation 16 ESC nis a compound command to set character printing mode This is used to set character printing size Each bit of parameter n is defined as follows x xX D5 D4 X X X X 1 double height print 1 double width print Default value n 0 normal character size ESC SO Set Double width Character Printing Format ASCII ESC SO Decimal 27 14 Hexadecimal 1B OE Explanation All characters after ESC
11. n off Switch Button Function Format ASCII ESC c 5 n Decimal 27 99 53 n Hexadecimal 1B 63 35 n Explanation n lt SEL gt amp lt LF gt buttons functional while n 0 lt SEL gt amp lt LF gt buttons non function Default value n 1 3 2 5 Graphic Printing Commands ESC Set Bit Map Graphics Printing Format ASCII ESC m nl n2 d k Decimal 27 42 m nl n2 d k Hexadecimal 1B 2A m nl n2 d k Explanation m for setting bit map graphics mode n1 n2 for setting number of dots d k for setting content of dots m 0 1 32 33 n1 0 255 n2 0 3 d 0 255 k n1 256 x n2 m 0 1 k n1 256 x n2 x 3 m 32 33 Horizontal dots is n1 256 x n2 E Ifthe number of dot is more than one line the extra portion will be ignored refer to following table M dis data byte of the bit map graphics For 1 of bit means the related dot will be printed and for 0 of bit means the dot not printed k for number of data bytes Mm for selection of bit map graphics mode M Mode Vertical Horizontal dot dot density dot density max dot 0 8 dot single density 8 68DPI 101DPI 192 19 1 8 dot double density 8 68DPI 203DPI 384 32 24 dot single density 24 203DPI 101DPI 192 33 24 dot double density 24 203DPI 203DPI 384 8 dot mode 24 dot mode Msp MSB di a2 a3 _ A 15B i LSB BitMap Data GS Print Down load Bit Map Graphics Format ASCII GS n Decimal 29 47 n Hexadecimal 1D 2F n Explanation This
12. printer are small in size high in printing speed and low in noise It comes to represent first class printing quality and high reliability POSS8 is easy to operate It can be used in wide range of applications specially for ECR Electronic Cash Register and POS Point Of Sales system and various receipt printing Chapter 1 Features and Specifications 1 1 Printing Features Printing Method Direct thermal line printing Printing Paper Width 57 5 0 5mm Printing Density 8 dots mm 384 dots line Printing Speed 26mm sec or 7 lines sec Approx Reliability Printing head 2 x 10 6 character line MCRF 5 x 10 6 line Under condition Not more than 50 lines each time for non continuous printing with ANK character size of 12 x 24 Printing dots at same time per one dot line not more than 25 while vertical printing dots per one character line not more than 11 times Using specified thermal paper Valid Printing Width 48mm Line Feed Speed 37 5mm sec Approx or 10 lines sec 1 2 Printing Paper Thermal Paper Model TF50KS E Japan Paper Co Ltd AF50KS E JuJo Thermal Thermal Paper Roll Paper Width 57 5 0 5mm OD 50 mm max ID 13 mm min Thickness 53 60g m 1 3 Printing Character IBM Character set II 12x 24 dots 1 25 mm w x 3 00 mm h GB Chinese Level 1 amp 2 24 x 24 dots 3 00 mm w x 3 00 mm h 1 4 Interface Serial RS232C compatible D SUB 25 pin female connector XON XO
13. t 5 NGC nee 6 cash drawer on off signal grand 12 2 6 Indicator and Function Key There are two buttons and indicators on the panel of POS58 the Red one is Power indicator and Green one is status indicator While Green indicator in light this means printer is in ON LINE mode otherwise in OFF LINE mode Green indicator flashing stands for warning signal Situation timely flashing explanation 1 Paper out 4 Paper out Printer in offline status Green indicator flashing 3 waiting for paper feed 160ms Printhead overheat 300s Printer will be back to normal H automatically after printhead temperature cooling down to 2 45 C 300ms Thermal resistor of iga Unrecoverable Turn off power for inspection Cable connection printer mechanism fault problem usually T50ms There are two push buttons lt LF gt line feed and lt SEL gt on line Functions of these buttons can be set to enabled or disabled by printing commands In enabled status functions of these two buttons are listed as follows On line Off line method Indicator Green lights under on line status press lt SEL gt once the indicator Green darks under off line status printer stop receiving data from host Press lt SEL gt again resume on line status 13 Paper feed methods Press lt LF gt Line Feed Button while off line starting paper feeding release it stop paper feeding Self test method Hold down lt SEL gt bu
14. trigger pulse m 0 0 lt n lt n lt 255 n x 2ms is the pulse width in high level for opening of drawer n2 x 2ms is the pulse width in low level for closing of drawer ESC v Send Printer Status To Host Format ASCII ESC v Decimal 27 118 Hexadecimal 1B 76 Explanation This function only valid to printer with RS232 interface When printer receive the command it transfers one byte through TXD line of the interface Definition of said byte is as follows Digit Function Value 0 1 0 not defined weet net 1 not defined weet OO Ae 2 paper test with paper without paper 3 not defined weet nett 4 not in use 0 0 5 not defined weet net 6 not defined weet atten 7 not defined weet nett 22 ESC u Send Equipment Status To Host Format ASCII ESC u n Decimal 27 117 n Hexadecimal 1B 75 n Explanation This function only valid to printer with RS232 interface Default value n 0 When printer receive the command it transfers one byte through TXD line of the interface Definition of said byte is as follows Bit Function Value 0 1 0 Cash Drawer on off Pin low high 1 not defined sere nnn 2 not defined seer nee 3 not defined wetter nen nee 4 not in use One nen nna 5 not defined weteteeee stn enen 6 not defined weteeeeee wenn J not defined o sem oo 1e Appendix 1 Specifications Printing Method Direct thermal printing Paper Width 57 5 0 5mm Printing Width 48 mm Printing Density 8 dots mm 384
15. tton and turn on power when paper feeding start release the button self test print out automatically Hexadecimal printing method Hold down lt LF gt button and turn power on into hexadecimal printing mode Printer will print out all received data in hexadecimal format regardless of command code or ASCII code 2 7 Self test Self test checks condition of printer If the printer prints out the Self test sample correctly it is working normally Self test will print out in order of software version interface and 128 ANK characters To start Self test press and hold down lt SEL gt button while power on when paper starts to move forward release the button then Self test sample will be printed Chapter3 Printing Commands 3 1 Summary POS58 provides ESC POS compatible commands Each command is described in following format Printing command Function Format ASCII the standard ASCII characters sequence Decimal the decimal numbers sequence Hexadecimal the hexadecimal numbers sequence 14 Explanation What the command does and how to use it Example Some program examples are listed to illustrate the commands for better understanding 3 2 Commands 3 2 1 Printing Commands LF Print amp Paper Feed Format ASCII LF Decimal 10 Hexadecimal OA Explanation Print data in buffer of the printer and feed one line forward Feed one line forward only if no data in buffer of the printer ESC J Print amp n Dot Line Fe
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