Citizen Systems CBM-291 User's Manual
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1. 46 CITIZEN 9 2 International Character Code Table J on a a o a wa ORR a n OJ USA EC Nd 4 ae 1 France S 4 E 7 2 Germany s A 0 R 4 0 0 0 3 UK s 0 SS g 4 Denmark 1 s e 5 Sweden a 6 Italy e 7 Spain R S 8 Japan 9 Norway Xx 10 Denmark I CITIZEN 47 Appendix 1 Block Diagram CBM 291 Cutter Driver I F Driver Parallel Centronics Timing Serial RS 232C Operation Panel 24V VP P GND 5V VCC OSC16 0MHz U CPU RAM DIP Switch Driver Printer Mechanism G A LT 282 Paper End Head Up Stepping Motor 48 CITIZEN Appendix 2 Outer Appearance Installating space diameter 103 7 ES U U 103 Plate thickness 1 3mm 992 CITIZEN 492. Precautions for installation gt Do not install or store this printer near fire water a heater in the direct sunshine in the locations such as high temperature high humidity oily and dusty This may cause fire and abnormality Do not use this printer in locations such as laboratories in which chemical reactions take place or in locations in which the air includes salt or toxic gases This may cause a fire or electric shock Make sure to install this printer on the vertical mounting panel with no vibration Do not use this printer in the locations which have environment to cause trouble in operations Do not put anything on the printer unit This may cause a breakage To fix this printer make sure to use enclosed rack mounting bracket and screws Do not fasten the screws excessively This may cause abnormality and breakage Do not use this printer near radio or television and do not use same outlet as the one used for radio and television This may cause a trouble with receiving an electric wave Do not use voltage or power supply other than specified in this manual Do not use this printer in case side and GND are not connected properly This may cause breakage and a fire Make sure that capacity of the power supply connected to this printer is enough before using this printer Do not arrange the power cable so that many plugs are using same power outlet This may cause heat or fire of power supply cable due to the excess of capacity
3. n2 n3 0 lt nl lt FF 0 lt n2 lt FF 0 lt 3 lt 1 Data is described in Hex code Executing contents defined in macro e nl n3 indicate as follows nl The number of times of macro execution n2 Waiting time on macro execution Waiting time of n2 x 100 msec is given for every execution n3 Macro execution mode o Continuous execution Execution by LF SW Continuous execution The Macro is executed n1 times continuously at the time intervals specified by n2 Execution by FEED SW After waiting for lapse of time specified by n2 the ERROR LED flickers and the LF switch is waited to be pressed When it is pressed the macro is executed once This action is repeated n1 times O When this command is received while in macro definition suspension of macro definition is indicated At this time the defined content is cleared O No execution takes place when macro is held undefined or n1 0 e While in macro execution with n3 1 paper feed with the LF SW is not available CITIZEN 43 39 Data Input Control ESC n Code 1B h 3D h n QO lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Selecting equipment in which data input from the host is effective O Each bit of n indicates as follows EQUIPMENT Printer Not defined Not defined ot defined Not defined Not defined Not defined Not defined O When the printer has not been selected this printer abandons all the received data until it is selected
4. DC1 11H data reception possible signals are output to the host When DTR DSR control having been selected in status information transmission it is first confirmed that DSR is space and data is sent When DTR DSR control has not been selected DSR is ignored and data is transmitted 4 FG Case GND 5 GND Common GND on the circuit CITIZEN 29 7 3 Date configuration gt MARK bo b bz SPACE Se E ES 1 Start bit 2 Data bit parity bit 3 Stop bit 1 or more 1 Start Bit In 1 2 bit from the mark to space starting edge state is read once again When space state is confirmed it is recognized as the start bit If itis mark state it is not taken as the start bit Without taking it as an error detection of a start bit is carried out once again 2 Data Bit Parity Bit Data bit and parity bit are sampled at 1 2 start bit for time length equal to 1 bit The state thus sampled is taken as the data for the bit concerned Bits are named as Bit 0 Bit 1 parity bit counted from the one close to the start bit 3 Stop Bit The stop bit is a mark level of 1 bit or more With space having been detected on detection of a stop bit framing error takes place 7 4 Error detection Parity framing and overrun are detected On detection of any error the data are stored in the buffer as 1 Framing Error With space state having been detected on detection of a stop bit error takes place The dat
5. however not attached to the part having been skipped by horizontal tab command O An underline is not attached to a 90 right turned characters O Types of underlines by n value are shown below Canceling an underline 33 CITIZEN 35 10 Specifying 1 6 inch line feed rate ESC 2 Code 1B h 32 h The line feed rate per line is specified by 1 6 inch 11 Setting line feed rate of minimum pitch ESC 3 n Code 1B h 33 h n 0 lt n lt FF data is described in Hex code The line feed rate per line is specified by n 360 inch O The initial value is n 60 1 6 inch 18H being 4 23 mm line feed rate 12 Initializing Printer ESC Code 1B h 40 h Clears data stored in the print buffer and brings various settings to the initial state Default state O Data inside the internal input buffer are not cleared O Dip switches setting are read once again 13 Setting Horizontal Tab Position ESC D n NUL Code 1B h 44 h n 00 h O0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying a horizontal tab position 6 n indicates the no of columns from the beginning to the horizontal tab position At this time n set position 1 is to be specified For example to set the position at 9th column n 8 is to be specified The tab position is set at position where it is character width x n from the line beginning The character width at this time includes the rightward space amount In double wide ch
6. Paper Feed Command LF Code OA h Prints data inside the input buffer and feeds lines based on the line feed amount having been set 4 Setting the right space amount of the characters ESC SP n Code 1B h 20 h n 0 lt n lt 20 Data is described in Hex code The rightward space amount is set in dot unit 1 203 inch unit In the initial value it is n 0 The rightward space amount in double wide mode is made double of the set volume 5 Collective Specifying Printing Mode ESC n Code IBh QDh n 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Printing mode is assigned Each n bit indicates the following PAL Dar o o ooo oa O CharacterFont_ FonA FomB 1 Undefined o y 2 Undefined H 6 Undefined S e With double height and double width being specified simultaneously double wide and double high characters are consisted O An underline is attached to the full character width which however is not attached to the part having been skipped by the horizontal tab Neither is it attached to 90 right turned characters O The underline width is as having been specified by lt ESC gt The default setting is 1 dot width In case that double wide character and normal character exist in same one line the layout of underline is consistent one CITIZEN 33 6 Specifying Canceling Download Character Set ESC n Code 1B h 25 h n 0 lt n lt FF data is described in Hex code Specifyi
7. and power supply may be cut off Do not tread on the power supply cable or do not put anything on this cable Absolutely do not connect the earth with gas pipe This may a possibility of explosion Make sure to remove the power plug from power outlet in case of connect or disconnect the earth Make sure to connect or disconnect the cable holding the main body of connectors after switching off the both power of this equipment and the equipment which this equipment is connected to Certainly connect the connector cables Especially if the polarity is connected in reverse way this may cause the damage to the internal parts or to the equipment which this equipment is connected to To avoid data transmission error due to noise make sure not to use too many extension power supply cables or not to connect the other equipment creates much noise with this single line CITIZEN 6 Caution label is attached on the following position Make sure to use this equipment properly Read the cautions for handling carefully A This label indicates the danger of burn due to the heat of print head CITIZEN 7 lt Ordinary Maintenance gt Make sure to maintain the equipment after switching OFF the power When cleaning the platen of printer mechanism wipe out the dirty portion by a cotton pad dipped into ethyl alcohol No 3 When cleaning the surface of the main unit case use soft cloth In case the dirty portion can
8. by this command Even when the printer has not been selected it can become BUSY state through printer operation O The initial value of nis 1 4 40 Aligning the characters ESC a n Code 1b h 61 h n Q lt n lt 2 Data is described in Hex code All the printed data within one line are aligned in the specified position Depending on n value positional alignment is carried out as in the table below POSITION 0 Left end alignment Right end alignment e This is valid only when n is inputted at the beginning of line O The initial value of nis 0 CITIZEN 44 41 Full Cut ESC i Code 1B h 69 h Activating auto cutter Full cut e This is valid only when n is inputted at the beginning of line O Make sure to feed the paper by 18 mm or more before cutting paper unless characters remain before the cutting point Print Result Cutting Condition 4 CUT POSITION DIRECTION AAAAA pee 4 CUT POSITION 42 Partial Cut ESC m In selection of cutter option Code 1B h 6D h Activating auto cutter unit Partial cut e This is valid only when n is inputted at the beginning of line O Make sure to feed the paper by 18 mm or more before cutting paper unless characters remain before the cutting point Print Result Cutting Condition ABAAA 4 CUT POSITION DIRECTION AAAAA t CUT POSITION CITIZEN 45 9 Character Table 9 1 International
9. in Hex code Selecting bar code width O The initial value of this width is 3 32 Selecting Bar Code Height GS h n Code 1d H 68 H N 1 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Selecting bar code height O n indicates the number of dots in vertical direction e The initial value of nis 162 33 Selecting Printing Position of HRI Characters GS H n Code 1d H 48 H N 0 lt n lt 3 Data is described in Hex code Selecting printing position of HRI characters in printing bar codes O n means the followings No printing O The initial value of nis 0 CITIZEN 41 34 Selecting the font of HRI code GS T n Code 1D h 66 h N n 0 1 Selecting the font of HRI code in printing bar code The type of font can be printed by selecting n is as follows 35 Defining Download Bit Image GS nl n2 Dn Code 1D h 2A h n1 n2 Dn 1 lt nl lt FF 1 lt n2 lt 48 nl X n2 lt 1311 Data is described in Hex code Defines downloading bit images of the number of dots specified by n1 n2 O The numbers of dots are n1 x 8 in horizontal direction and n2 x 8 in vertical direction Dn indicates bit image data e The download bit image thus defined remains effective until redefinition ESC E execution ESC amp or power OFF takes place e A download character and a download bit image cannot be defined simultaneously With this command executed defined content of a download character is cleared
10. of characters which is used ROM version and DIP switch setting etc are automatically printed For CBM 291 paper is automatically cut off after this self printing 3 9 PE and Mechanical alarm 3 9 1 Paper end PE This sensor detects the existence of paper Printer stops printing when roll paper runs out outputs BUSY and PE signal and lights up PAPER lamp When new roll paper is set this signal is canceled and PAPER lamp lights off And then printer starts printing and becomes data waiting status When any print data is remaining in print buffer make sure that printer starts printing the data after new roll paper is set 3 9 2 Mechanical alarm This printer stops printing stops supplying motor and print head with power and outputs BUSY signal and FAULT in Parallel interface signal to host computer when the motor of printer mechanism is locked auto paper cutter is locked or temperature of print head is getting high In this case turn OFF power supply and clear the problem To make printer stand by mode turn ON power supply after clearing the problem Make sure that the data which is stored in the buffer is to be cleared due to power supply is turned OFF Absolutely do not carry out clearing the problem during power is ON CITIZEN 21 e Auto paper cutter lock paper jam Turn OFF power supply and clear the problem To make printer ready for print turn ON power again after clearing the problem In this case the print data which is rema
11. 0 x 24 2 dot space Font B 0 88 mm x 2 13 mm 7 x 17 2 dot space Bar code D Interface Parallel conforms to Centronics or Serial conforms to RS 232C Selectable by dip switch Input buffer 4 K bytes Equipped Printer stops printing when roll paper runs out completely in paper inlet U S A France Germany U K Denmark 1 2 Sweden Italy Spain Japan Norway Specified by command Only CBM 291 Partial cut One tear point left and Full cut are available by command 5V 5 Stand by Aprrox 0 2A Printing Approx 0 2A 24V 5 Stand by Approx 10mA Printing Average 1 8 A Peak approx 6 A 5 40 C 35 85 RH No condensation 20 60 C 10 90 RH No condensation EMI FCC Class A VCC I Class A These standards are applied only for the printer which is used with our exclusive AC Adapter Reliability Print head life Pulse resistance 50 million pulse printing ratio 12 5 Wear resistance 30 km at normal temperature and humidity with recommended paper Auto cutter life 300 000 cuts CBM 291 type UPC A E JAN EAN 13 8 columns ITF CODE 39 CODE 128 CODABAR CITIZEN 13 2 3 Specifications of Roll paper 2 3 1 Recommended paper Type Thermal Paper Paper width 58 0 1 mm Paper thickness 65 5 micro m Outer diameter 50 mm or less Recording side Outside of roll Recommended type Japan Paper Mill TF50KS E2C or equivalent Core 12 mm Inner diameter 18 mm Outer di
12. 8 bit CITIZEN 23 5 Connecting connector Configuration of the connector for power and interface which is packed in this box is as follows Make sure to confirm the following configuration before connecting the connector 5 1 Function of each connector pins PIN NO SIGNAL NAME FUNCTION OUTPUT JPOWER SUPPLY FOR CIRCUIT 5V NP NPU Not available Using connector LY20 40P DT1 PS JAE or equivalent Applicable connector LY10 DC40 JAE or equivalent CITIZEN 24 5 2 Precautions 1 For LED ERROR there is a resister of 330 Ohm on the circuit side to make current value 10 mA Please use LED which its voltage is approx 2V LED over 10 mA may break a control board 2 Make sure to supply power to all pins of power supply for circuit and power supply for operation to keep required current capacity Serial interface equips a driver and receiver of RS 232C make sure to use it at RS 232C level RESET terminal is pulled up by 3 3K Ohm Make sue to make this terminal NC when this terminal is not used 5 Absolutely do not carry use No 19 No 21 and No 40 pins Since they are used for printer main unit In case they are used they may cause abnormality or break control board AY 6 Parallel Interface 6 1 Specifications Data input method _ 8 bit parallel signal DATAO 7 Control signals ACK BUSY STB FAULT PE RESET 6 2 Explanation of input output signals DATAO 7 8 bit parallel signal Po
13. CBM 290 291 User s Manual CITIZEN User s Manual Model CBM 290 291 Japan CBM Corporation Information Systems Div lt Important safety instruction gt O Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference e Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product e Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning e Do not use this product near water e Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand of table The product may fall causing serious damage to the product e Slots and openings on the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it form overheating do not block or cover these openings The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug of other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This product should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided e This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you re not sure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company e Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this product where the cord will be walked on O In an extension cord is used with this product make sure that the total of the ampere rat
14. IZEN 27 7 Serial Interface 7 1 Specifications 1 Data transfer system Asynchronous 2 Baud rates 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 bps Selectable by user 3 Configuration of one word Start bit 1 bit Data bit 8 bits Parity bit Add even or no parity Selectable by user Stopbit 1 bit or more 4 Signal polarity RS 232C Oo Mark logic 1 3V 12V O Space logic 0 3V 12V 5 Receiving data RD signal RS 232C Oo Mark 1 O Space 0 5 Receiving control DTR signal RS 232C O Mark Data transfer not available O Space Data transfer available 6 Transmission control TD signal DCI code 11H X ON Data reception available DC3 code 13H X OFF Data reception not available CITIZEN 28 7 2 Explanation of Input Output signals 7 2 1 Input Output signals 1 RD Serial receiving data signal On occurrence of framing error overrun error or parity error the data is printed as 2 DTR When this signal is READY write data or a command When they are written in BUSY overrun error is occurred and data is ignored Even during printing data can be loaded in the input buffer Further BUSY can take place on supply of power during test printing during on line or on resetting 3 TD When while in data reception the rest of input buffer on the printer side goes less than 128 bytes DC3 13H data reception impossible signals are output When the rest of input buffer goes more than 256 bytes
15. O Inverted printing means printing the line at 180 turned e This is valid only when this is specified at the beginning of a line O The initial value of nis 0 27 Specifying Canceling 90 right turned Characters ESC V n Code 1B h 56 h n 0 lt n lt 1 Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling characters 90 right turned character O No underlines are attached to 90 right turned characters O n means the followings Canceling 90 right turned Characters Specifying 90 right turned Characters O The initial value of nis 0 28 Specifying Absolute Positions ESC nl n2 Code 1B h 24 h nl n2 0 lt nl lt FF O lt n2 lt 1 Data is described in Hex code The printing start position is specified in the number of dots from the beginning of line 1 20 inch unit O The number of dots is divided by 256 whose quotient is taken as n2 and the residual as n1 Therefore the printing start position is equal to nl n2 x 256 from the beginning of line Specifying beyond the line end is ignored O Incase underline is specified no underline is provided to the skipped portion 29 Specifying Relative Positions ESC Y nl n2 Code 1B h 5C h nl n2 0 lt n1 lt FF 0 lt n2 lt FF Data is described in Hex code The printing start position is specified in the number of dots from the current position O Rightward direction is taken as plus and leftward direction as minus e To spec
16. O Relations between the bit image data and the dot defined are shown below _ HL X INI lLSp CITIZEN 42 36 Printing Download Bit Image GS m Code 1D h 2F h m 0 lt m lt 3 Data is described in Hex code Prints download bit iamges in a mode specified by m O Modes can be selected by m are shown in table for selection with m are shown below m MODE NAME DOT DENSITY IN DOT DENSITY IN VERTICAL DIRECTION HORIZONTAL DIRECTION Jo Normalmode 203 DPI 203 DPI Double wide mode 203 DPI 101 DPI Double high mode 101 DPI 203 DPI 3 Double wide double high 101 DPI 101 DPI mode When data exist inside the print buffer this command is ignored When a download bit image has not been defined this command is ignored A portion of a download bit image exceeding one line length is not printed A download character and a download bit image cannot be defined simultaneously 37 Starting Ending Macro Definition GS Code 1D h 3A h Specifying starting ending macro definition Maximum content available for macro definition is 2048 bytes A portion exceeding 2048 bytes is not defined O Even with ESC initialization of the printer having been executed defined content is not cleared Therefore it is possible to include ESC into the content of macro definition O Normal printing operation is carried out even while in macro definition 38 Macro Execution GS nl n2 n3 Code 1D h SE h nl
17. POS terminal and various measurement devices This printer can be used for various applications since abundant functions are incorporated Prior to actual use please read this instruction manual carefully for your correct understanding 1 1 Features 1 Ultra small sized rack mounting line thermal printer 2 High speed and quite printing 3 High reliability due to the long life of thermal print head and simple design 4 Serial RS 232C and Parallel Centronics interface are available by dip switch 5 Input buffer incorporated 6 Bar code printing by special command 7 Auto paper cutter is equipped CBM 291 only 8 User defined character registration function 94 characters 1 2 Package Make sure to confirm the following components are contained in this package Printer main unit 1 pe Roll paper sample 1 pe A cable for power supply and interface 1 pe Rack mounting bracket 1 pe Screw for mounting 2 pcs Wire cramp 1 pe User s manual 1 pe CITIZEN 11 2 Basic Specifications 2 1 Model classifications CBM 2900 34 E At 2 Model name CBM 290 No auto paper cutter CBM 291 Auto paper cutter equipped Number of print columns 34 34 columns Font A LT 282 mechanism Character set F International Supplement code None Standard model CITIZEN 12 2 2 Specifications ITEM CONTENTS Printing method Line Thermal Dot Printing System 50 mm s MAX Dot density Font B 46 columns Font A 1 25 mm x 3 00 mm 1
18. a are stored in the buffer as 2 Parity Error With an error having been detected under specifying parity check the data is stored in the buffer as 3 Overrun Error On detection of an overrun error the data are stored in the buffer as CITIZEN 30 7 5 Data receiving control When DTR DSR control having been selected with BUSY signal at LOW data from the host side are received With the signal at HIGH they can not be received When DTR DSR control not having been selected after X ON transmission data is received from the host side No transmission of data can take place after X OFF is transmitted 7 6 Buffering Data transfer to the input buffer include DTR signals and TD signals as the control signals concerned 1 DTR signals See 7 2 2 2 TXD signals See 7 2 3 7 7 Electrical characteristics 1 RS 232C Circuit Input RXD DSR lt Printer side gt lt Host side gt T L RXD Mark 8V Stop bit MAX 232 equivalent Space 8V Start bit Output DTR TXD D gt MAX 232 equivalent DTR 8V When busy TXD Mark 8V 1 8V When ready Space 8V 0 CITIZEN 31 8 Print Control Function 8 1 Command Lit L CODE Printing and paper feed Setting the right space amount of the character 5 Collective specifying printing mode wm pecifying canceling download character set 6 8 Specifying the bitimagemode 9 Specifyimg canceling underlin
19. ameter Cautions 1 Do not paste the paper to the core 2 Chemicals or oil may change the color of paper or printed characters may fade 3 Change of paper color starts from approx 70 C Pay attention to heat humidity and sun light 4 Color of paper may be changed by being scratched by nail or hard metal etc 2 3 2 Printing position 58 mm Paper Width 3 mm 3 mm 52 mm Printing Area A 2 3 3 Position of printer head and auto cutter Paper outlet position and manual paper cut position CBM 290 Auto cutter position approx 30mm CBM 291 Paper feed direction approx 12 mm Center of print head CITIZEN 14 2 4 Specified Power Supply The following specifications is required for Power supply VCC DC 5V 5 0 2 0 5 A VP DC24V 5 2 3 A 6A or more at peak Avoid using power supply which its power capacity of power current is extremely high 2 5 Outer appearances and parts name 2 5 1 Outer appearances and parts name PAPER Lamp Auto Paper Cutter CBM 291 only FEED Switch Printer Mechanism Mechanism Lock Lever Head Up Lever Paper Holl Setting Interface Connector for Power and Interface cable Dip Switch FG Terminal Ys Rack Mounting Bracket CITIZEN 15 2 5 2 Explanation of each parts Front cover Open close this cover in case of paper change or paper jam Paper lamp Lights up when paper runs out F
20. aracters 1t is made double of the ordinary case e Tab positions can be specified are maximum 32 Specifying exceeding this is ignored ESC D NUL clears all the set tab positions Following clearing horizontal tab command is ignored O Initial value is specified for each eight characters 9 17 25 33 of ANK characters 14 Specifying canceling highlighting ESC E n Code 1B h 45 h n 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling the highlighting characters n is valid only for the lowest bit n0 O Control by the lowest bit nO is shown as follows aa Canceling highlighting Specifying highlighting O This is effective to all characters e Dot configuration of a highlighted character includes one extra dot added at its side e The print result of Double printing and highlight character printing is completely same CITIZEN 36 15 Specifying canceling Double Printing ESC G n Code 1B h 47 h n 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling the double printing e n is valid only for the lowest bit n0 O Control by n is shown as follows 0 Canceling double printing Specifying double printing O The print result of Double printing and highlight character printing is completely same 16 Printing and feeding paper at minimum pitch ESC J n Code 1B h 4A h n 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Prints data inside the print buffer and feeds pap
21. cnnncnnncnnncnnnos 21 3 8 Self print Ee A a E Sd Dit css 21 3 9 PE nd H ee a a ee en eats ea ies 21 4 Dip Switch seta at ir din 23 5 Connecting connectors inicia aia aiii ias 24 Sal Function of each connector pS parle 24 5 2 O RN 25 6 Parallel Interface ais 25 6 1 Specifications A A aaa 25 6 2 Explanation of input output signals ooooonnncnnncnnocononononoconononoconnconn cono nono nono conocio nn nono nono i R REE 25 6 3 Electrical characte riSties ui A Ainas 26 0 4 Timing Chart eee E O 27 6 5 Data receiving COmtrOl nnie a E a NES Ea aa a S 27 GLO Buf TTT 27 A Serial Interface Lan A tE ALI EEA A E bath va EE E 28 Pal Specht CAOS ii T 28 7 2 Explanation of Input Output signals 0 0 sese eee ee eee 29 CITIZEN 9 73 Date confi Te TTT 30 KAError CECE Ct OM i RR 30 TS Data Tec COntrol 22 2 evade ceeded AA A ell oes eta eee REA 31 PO BULLETIN eA A ae ee ES E LER IE IA ASRS SSE OS 31 Tl Electrical CHAINS a sl 31 Print Control UICN A E tc cade eee SiO dete 32 Sl COMO A A Sees sass vad A A AR hes a aa 32 5 2 Command Detalla cido tete ia lib cie 33 9 Character Table in a eae les 46 9 LT International ide aa 46 92 International Character Code Table ici A a at S 47 Appendix Block Didetam cosita Ala 48 Appendix 2 Outer Appearance miis end ida T ESEE nei iTA o E ostias 49 CITIZEN 10 1 Outline CBM 290 is a Line Thermal printer which can be equipped in a rack and is widely used for various data communication
22. d in Hex code Signals specified by n1 n2 are output to Connector Pin m O Bit m m0 means the followings 0 Drawer kick No 2 pin Drawer kick No 5 pin ON time is considered as n1 x 2ms and OFF time as n2 x 2ms O When mis out of the defined range n1 n2 are discarded where no signals are output e Drive duty of Drawer is shown below ON time ON time OFF time lt 02 Take OFF time as being 4 times or more longer than ON time 23 Selecting Character Code Table ESC t n Code 1B h 74 h n 0 lt n lt 1 Data is described in Hex code Selecting Page n on the character code table O n means the followings IBM Character 2 Japanese Character O The initial value of n is specified by Jumper setting J1 J3 CITIZEN 38 24 Transmitting the printer status ESC v Code 1B h 76 h Current printer status is transmitted O Status sent out consists of 1 byte whose content is as in the table below 0 In DTR DSR control after receptible state of the host DSR signal being in SPACE state is confirmed only 1 byte is transmitted In XON XOFF control DSR signal state not being confirmed only 1 byte is transmitted O In DTR DSR control when the host is in unreceptible state DSR signal being in MARK state it waits until receptible state is created In paper end paper near end status this command may be unreceptible state due to BUSY state Remarks This command is valid only for serial in
23. e o o o O B D Setting horizontal tab position 14 yx ET 4 E g is G Specifying g R _ _ Selecting the international characters c3 c4 05 p Selecting the character code table Cid electing the character code table OP S g v Transmitting the printer status Serial type Specifying canceling the inverted characters S pecifying canceling the 90 ri oo ooa ES E V V Specifying the absolute positions Specifying the relative positions Selecting the horizontal size scale factor of bar code Selecting the height of the bar code Selecting of print position of HRI code f Selecting the font of HRI code Defining the download bit image Printing the download bit image Executing the macro Data input control Aligning the characters i Activating auto cutter Full cut 42 Activating auto cutter Partial cut CITIZEN 32 8 2 Command Details 1 Horizontal Tab Command HT Code 09 h Shifts the printing position to the next horizontal tab position The horizontal tab position is set by ESC D Initial setting of the horizontal tab position is each 8 characters in 9th 17th 25th 33rd columns 2 Print Command CR Code OD h 1 When DS 1 2 is OFF This command is ignored 2 When DS 1 2 is ON With data held inside the internal print buffer printing and line feed are performed Without data inside the internal print buffer however no printing is performed 3 Printing and
24. eed switch Press this switch to feed the paper Pressing this switch keeps paper feeding continuously Mechanism lock lever This lock lever is used to pull down the printer mechanism to lift up the print head and to remove the paper manually Or move the cutter blade in case the cutter blade is locked due to paper jam Head up lever This is the lever to lift up print head Cutter blade For CBM 290 Used to cut the paper manually Mounting bracket Used to mount this equipment on the rack etc Interface connector Connect a cable for power supply and interface to this connector DIP switch Used to set the initial setting such as he type of interface serial parallel or print density etc FG terminal Used to earth the frame of main body Connect it properly Auto paper cutter CBM 291 only Paper is cut automatically by command Complete full cut or partial cut one tear point remains can be specified CITIZEN 16 3 Operation 3 1 Rack mounting 1 Put the main body into the rack as shown in the following drawing 2 Hold the main body from rear side with mounting bracket fasten the screws to fix the main body 3 After mounting make sure that front cover opens closes properly 4 In fasten screws do not fasten the screws until the main body is deformed This may be abnormal force onto the main body as well as be an cause of breakage 5 Thickness of rack panel to fix the main body is to be approx 1 3 mm Cautio
25. er by n 360 inch Specified volume does not remain The beginning of the line is to be considered as the next printing start position O Initial value is not defined 17 Selecting International Characters ESC R n Code 1B h 52 h n 0 lt n lt 0A Data is described in Hex code Selecting international characters Depending on the value of n following character sets are specified o Usa IN gt os Sweden 6 Hay Oo 8 o Japan o 9 Nama O The initial value of n indicates the character set specified by Jumper setting J1 J3 18 NOP ESC c3 19 NOP ESC c5 CITIZEN 37 20 Enabling Disabling Panel Switch ESC Code 1B h 63 h 35 h n 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Selecting the LF switch valid invalid e n is valid only in the lowest bit n0 O n bit means the followings NO LF SW valid c5n 0521 O The initial value of n is 0 21 Printing and Feeding the paper by n lines ESC dn Code 1B h 64 h n 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Prints data inside the buffer and feeds paper by n lines O Specified line does not remain The beginning of the line is to be considered as the next printing start position e The initial value is not defined 22 Generating specified Pulse ESCp m nl n Code 1B h 70 h m n n2 m connector pin No See table below 0 lt nl lt FF 0 lt n2 lt FF Data is describe
26. he table below 0 lt nl lt FF 0 lt n2 lt 02 Data is described in Hex code According to the number of dots specified in n1 n2 specify the bit image of mode n e The no of dots printed is divided by 256 whose quotient is taken as n2 and residualas n1 O The total no of dots printed in the bit image is equal to n1 256 x n2 O When bit image data have been input in excess of dot position of one line 448 dots the excess data are discarded O dis bit image data the bits subject to printing are taken as 1 and those not as 0 O The bit image modes specified by m are shown as follows VERTICAL DIRECTION HORIZONTAL DIRECTION MODE NO OF DOTS DOT DENSITY DOT DENSITY MAX NO OF DOTS 0 8 dotsignle density 8 67 DPI 101 DPI 224 208 8 dot double density 8 67 DPI 203 DPI 448 416 24 dot single density 203 DPI 101 DPI 224 208 24 dot double density 203 DPI 203 DPI 448 416 O When the values set in m bit image mode are out of the above range the data following after n1 is processed as normal printing data O After completion of bit image printing printer returns to normal data processing mode 8 Dot Mode 24 Dot Mode Single Density Double Density Single Density Double Density 9 Specifying Canceling Underline ESC n Code 1B h 2D h n 0 lt n lt 02 data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling an underline O An underline is attached to the full character width It is
27. ify N dot in minus left direction use a complement of N for assignment N dots 65536 N The number of dots is divided by 256 whose quotient is taken as n2 and the residual as n1 Specifying exceeding the end of line is ignored O Incase underline is specified no underline is provided to the skipped portion CITIZEN 40 30 Bar Code Printing GS k n Dn NUL Code 1D h 6B h n Dn 00 h 0 lt n lt 7 Data are described in Hex code Specifying a type of bar code and printing bar codes The beginning of line is considered as the next printing start position Depending on the value of n the following bar code can be selected e Dn indicates a character code to be printed po UCA AAA A oee Al HA O amean BS ILIAN GAN gt 1 6 CODABARNW 18 O When data being held in the print buffer this command is ignored O Regardless of the specified feed pitch this command feeds the paper to be required to print a bar code O When the character code Dn cannot be printed the data following after this is printed as ordinary print data O When a bar code whose number of characters to be printed is fixed has been selected the number of characters have to be always made equal to the number of characters to be printed O When the horizontal direction exceeds one line length the excess part is not printed 31 Selecting Bar Code width GS w n Code 1d H 77JH N 2 lt n lt 4 Data is described
28. ings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord ampere rating Also make sure that the total of all products plugged into the wall outlet dose not exceed 15 amperes O Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product e Except as explained elsewhere in this manual don t attempt to service this product yourself Opening and removing those covers that are marked Do Not Remove may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks Refer all servicing on those compartments to service personnel e Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed If liquid has been spilled into the product If the product has been exposed to rain or water If the product dose not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation If the product has been dropped the cabinet has been damaged If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need fo
29. ining inside of print buffer is cleared due to power supply is turned OFF Absolutely do not carry out clearing problem supplying power O Head up condition Pull down had up lever forward Print head is pulled down and error signal is cleared then printer becomes ready for print O Heating up of print head temperature When temperature of print head is getting high due to continuous printing etc printer stops printing During temperature of print head is high any operation is not available keep printer without printing As soon as temperature of print head goes low error signal is canceled automatically and printer becomes ready for print CITIZEN 22 4 Dip switch setting Dip switch locates on the rear side of main body Make sure that power 15 turned OFF before changing Dip switch settings Change during power is ON can not be effective DIP SWITCH ACTORY SETTING DS1 1 AUTO CUTTER EQUIPPED OFF CBM 290 ON CBM 291 F DISABLE STANDARD S INTERFACE E A E T OFF SEE BELOW Es 7 6 s INPUTMETHOD PARY BAUD RATE os a PARALLEL INPUT Remarks For CBM 290 It make Error when ON is selected for DS1 1 DS1 4 is ignored when parallel input is specified Some specifications has been selected in factory setting by jumper as follows International model International model International character U S A Auto loading Enabled mpu Batis 4 K bytes J4 Serial communication bit length
30. it Do not install this equipment in locations with poor ventilation and do not use the equipment in such way that the ventilation port is obstructed Do not use this equipment in locations such as laboratories in which chemical reaction takes place or in locations in which the air includes salt or toxic gases Do not use this equipment at voltage other than the specified voltage or at frequencies other than at the specified frequencies Do not insert or remove the power cables or interface cable by pulling on the cable and do not carry the main unit in such way as to subject the cables to force Do not drop or insert foreign subjects like paper clips or split pins etc into the equipment In case of dropping those foreign object into the equipment remove power supply plug and contact your sales shop Do not arrange the power cable so that many plugs are using same power outlet Do not spill drinks such as tea coffee or juice or spray any chemicals liquid etc onto the equipment In case of spilling drinks like water switch off the power remove power supply cable and contact your sales shop Do not attempt to disassemble or modify this equipment since these actions will cause fire or electric shock Please keep the poly bag which this equipment is packed in away from children or throw it away to avoid children putting it on putting it on may cause suffocation CITIZEN 5 N E A 10 11 12 13 14 lt
31. ng canceling download characters Download characters and download bit images cannot be defined simultaneously Further only the lowest bit nO is valid for n The lowest bit n0 indicates the following oo Canceling download character Specifying download character 7 Defining Download Character ESC amp s n m a D1D2 Dn Code 1B h 26 h s n m a Dn s 03 20 Hex lt n lt 7E Hex 20 Hex lt m lt 7E Hex 0 lt a lt 0A Hex Defines the font of download characters of alphanumeric characters e s indicates the number of bytes in vertical direction O n indicates the start character code and m the end character code To define only one character set n m O Character codes definable includes 95 ASCII codes in total between lt 20 gt H lt 7E gt H e a indicates the number of dots in horizontal direction for definition O Dnis the data to be defined which indicate a pattern equal to a dot in horizontal direction from the left end The rest of the pattern on the right side is filled with space The rest of data to be defined is s x a e Download characters thus defined remain valid until redefinition ESC E execution GS execution or power OFF is practiced EXAMPLE 12 DOT MSB 4 t 17 DOT 24 DOT Cliss N FONT A FONT R CITIZEN 34 8 Specifying the Bit Image Mode ESC mn1n2 Dl Dn Code 1B h 2A h m nl n2 Dn m bit image mode See t
32. not be cleared out by the soft cloth use wet cloth squeezed tightly Absolutely do not use thinners trichlene benzine or ketone group solvents or chemical impregnated cleaning cloths 4 Incase the print head becomes dirty because of paper dust clean it by using a soft brush Cautions Do not carry out the maintenance right after printing since print head and motor are so hot CITIZEN 8 Contents Renn asas 11 A E A 11 1 2 PaCk A O 11 2 Basic Specifica ons ii A A A AR A A cee leess 12 21 Model classifications ss einna dain A ts 12 22 SpecifiCatlOns it al lid 13 2 3 Specifications ot RON Papet dt A cba 14 2 3 1 Recommended PAP a rai dashes reteset totems 14 23 22 PEN amp POSITION iaa ar ina 14 2 3 3 Position of printer head and auto cutter oo el eee eee eee 14 2 4 Specified Power Supply siii irse 15 2 5 Outer appearances and parts NAME sees sese eee eee eee eee 15 2 5 1 Outer appearances and parts MAME sese eee ee ee eee 15 2 5 2 Explanation of Each parts vecsiscess cece ii RTVE VICE TET VET SVET 16 O O o e e o e e de e ad ea Mee tated ata 17 Sth Rack DOI id pia 17 3 2 Connecting a cable for power supply and interface 0 eee eee eee eee 18 3 3 Opening closing front CO Viminale siii 19 3 4 Papertec MO cecilia liinda 19 3 5 A to paper loading TUNCHION A EEE E ADA tata N De 20 A E RN 20 3 7 Removing paper jam and canceling cutter LOCK ooooonnccinccinacinannnancnanonanonano nono nono nono cono cnnn
33. ns For mounting bracket length of the screws must be 15 mm or less CITIZEN 17 3 2 Connecting a cable for power supply and interface 1 Make sure that main power supply is turned OFF before connecting this cable 2 Prepare power supply which satisfies the power voltage and current capacity specified in this manual 3 Firmly connect in appropriate direction the power supply and the main body using this cable As shown in the drawing this connector locates on the rear side of main body This cable integrates the cable for power supply and the cable for interface 4 Connect this cable to external power supply Pay attention not to connect power supply cable in reverse polar 5 Earth the frame of main body Earthing this is recommended to avoid noise and electronic statistic problem For connecting fix it with FG terminal on rear side properly CITIZEN 18 3 3 Opening closing front cover 1 Applying your finger on the projection on the left side of the front panel pull it forward when the lock is released It opens by about 180 centering around the fixed axis 2 For closing pressing the front panel tightly close it until click sound is heard Also confirm on closing that paper is free of slack 3 4 Paper feeding With the LF switch pressed once paper is fed by one line Paper is fed while it is continuously pressed Do not pull paper forcibly to feed paper Use the LF switch While the fron
34. r service Please keep the poly bag which this equipment is packed in away from children or throw it away to prevent children from putting it on Putting on it may cause suffocation to them TES mj m CITIZEN 2 IMPORTANT This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference CAUTION Use shielded cable for this equipment For Uses in Canada This digital apparatus does not exceed the class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interface regulations of the Canadian department of communications CITIZEN 3 lt Cautions gt Before using this equipment be sure to read this User s manual thoroughly and save it for future reference Portions of the contents of this User s manual may be changed without prior notice The reproduction of parts or all of the contents of this User s manual without permis
35. rint head at head up condition and remove the paper which remains in printer unit carefully by turning paper feed knob CITIZEN 20 3 7 Removing paper jam and canceling cutter lock Remove paper jam or cancel cutter lock by following the procedure explained below 1 Open front cover 2 Put mechanism lock lever inside of main body pull down printer mechanism When paper remains inside of printer remove this paper 3 Removing paper jam Remove paper jam manually with care To pull out the paper from printer mechanism pull it out carefully at head up condition 4 Canceling cutter lock Remove paper inside of paper cutter and turn ON power In case cutter blades to home position and carries out initializing cutter lock was cleared completely In case cutter does not return to home position or occurs some error again turn OFF power turn the knob which locates on left bottom side of auto cutter to the front side as shown in the below then return cutter blade manually and remove the paper inside of auto cutter 5 After fixing the problem pull down head up lever and return printer mechanism to its home position Caution As print head and motor are hot do not carry out this action right after printing This may cause burning from this heat For removing the remaining paper do not touch the surface of print head and motor 3 8 Self print function By supplying power as pushing FEED switch or send RESET signal to this printer type
36. sion is strictly forbidden SANS Absolutely do not carry out maintenance disassembly or repair of parts that are not specified in this User s manual 5 Note that losses which may be attributed to the user s wrong operation method or operating environment will be outside the responsibility of this company 6 Do not carry out operations other than those explained in this User s manual since doing do so may cause a accident or breakdown 7 Because data is basically transient long period and permanent storage of data will not be possible Please note in advance that this company will not be responsible in any way for losses or lost profits caused through the clearing of the data due to breakdowns repairs investigations etc 8 If any questionable points mistakes omitted explanations etc are found in the contents of this manual please contact this company 9 Please note that notwithstanding the conditions in above 8 this company will not be responsible for the consequences of results obtained through operation of this equipment 10 Please make sure to carry out maintenance before using this equipment after long term storage AN This symbol represents an illustration shown to attract user s attentions This symbol represents an illustration shown the information like method etc CITIZEN 4 lt Warning gt Do not subject this equipment to excessive force or shocks such as by standing on it dropping it or hitting
37. sitive logic STB Strobe signal to read 8 bit data Positive signal RESET Signal to reset control board ACK 8 bit data request signal Pulse signal output at the end of the BUSY signal Negative logic BUSY Signal to indicate BUSY state of the printer Input new data for LOW Positive logic FAULT Signal which is made LOW when printer is in alarm state Negative logic PE Signal which is output when paper runs out Positive logic CITIZEN 25 6 3 Electrical characteristics 1 Input Signal Level All the input signals are at TTL level HIGH level 0 7Vcc MIN LOW level 0 3Vcc MAX 2 Output Signal Level All the input signals are at TTL level HIGH level Vcc 0 1V MIN LOW level 0 1V MAX 3 I O Conditions Input signal of STB and RESET are pulled up by 3 3K Ohm Others are pulled up by 50K Ohm lt Printer side gt lt Host side gt All the output signals are pulled up by 50K Ohm CITIZEN 26 6 4 Timing chart 1 Data Input and Printing Timing POWER a IS SUPPLY DATA STB BUSY ACK ACK is not outputted T1 T2 T3 0 5 micro sec MIN T4 270 ns MAX T5 2 3 micro sec TYP T6 500 ms MIN On supplying power 6 5 Data receiving control When BUSY signal is LOW data from the host can be received When it being HIGH data can not be received 6 6 Buffering 4 K bytes input buffer is incorporated Due to this large buffer host side is released immediately CIT
38. t cover is open or printer mechanism is pulled down paper can be fed But do not do this often This may cause a paper jam etc CITIZEN 19 3 5 Auto paper loading function This printer equips a function to feed the paper automatically when a new paper for replacement is inserted into paper inlet of printer mechanism This printer feeds paper automatically when the printer detects the paper in paper inlet 3 6 Setting roll paper 1 2 DRESS Open the front cover Cut the edge of paper at a right or bent angle as the following drawing Insert the edge of paper into the paper inlet of the printer mechanism When paper is inserted into paper inlet in printer mechanism paper is loaded automatically Make sure paper winding direction After setting paper set roll paper inside of main unit Eliminating slack on the printing paper and close the front panel Feed paper by pressing Feed switch if necessary Factory setting 15 Head up position Make sure to pull head up lever forward to pull down printer mechanism Because auto paper feed can not be carried out at had up condition When any print data is remaining us print buffer printer stars printing automatically after loading paper Make sure to pay attention to the followings 1 In case that the paper is bent or the paper is not fed properly set print head at head up condition and remove the paper carefully by turning paper feed knob 2 bor replacing roll paper set p
39. terface model VALUE BIT FUNCTION 1 EA EE Not defined ESA i Notdefned E Notdefined Notdefined Notdefined Notdefined 25 Transmitting the status of Peripheral Equipment ESC u n Code 1B h 75 h n n 0 Current status of connector pin No 3 is transmitted O n means the followings Drawer Kick Connector No 3 O Status transmitted consists of 1 byte whose content is as in the table below Any equipment has not been connected to this connector Bit 0 of n is always 1 e In DTR DSR control after receptible state of the host DSR signal being in SPACE state is confirmed only 1 byte is transmitted Further in XON XOFF control DSR signal state not being confirmed only 1 byte is transmitted e In DTR DSR control when the host is unreceptible state DSR signal being in MARK state it keeps waiting until receptible state is created VALUE BIT FUNCTION EE Notdefired Paper out EU Notdefined Notdefined Notdefined Remarks This command is valid only for serial interface mode N N Not defined N N N CITIZEN 39 26 specifying Canceling Inverted Characters ESC Code 1B h 7B h n Q lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling inverted characters e n is valid only for the lowest bit n0 e Bit n n0 means the followings NE Canceling inverted characters Specifying inverted characters
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