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  • Page 1 Mobile Printer SM-L200 SERIES Hardware Manual...
  • Page 2 Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules and Industry Canada’s licence-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of this device.
  • Page 3 Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d’’exposition aux rayonnements énoncées pour un environnement non contrôlé et respecte les règles les radioélectriques (RF) de la FCC lignes directrices d’exposition dans le Suppl ément C à OET65 et d’’ exposition aux fréquences radioélectriques (RF) CNR-102 de l’’ IC. Cet équipement émet une énergie RF trés faible qui est considérée conforme sans évaluation de l’’...
  • Page 4 Manufacturer's Name Manufacturer's Address 20-10 Nakayoshida, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 422-8654 Japan Importer's Name Star Micronics Europe Ltd. Star House, Peregrine Business Park, Gomm Road, Importer's Address High Wycombe, Bucks. HP13 7DL, U.K. Type of Equipment Thermal Printer SM-L200 , SM-L204 Model Name Ref.
  • Page 5 Trademark acknowledgments SM-L200: Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Notice All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever, without STAR’s  express permission is forbidden. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 6 Caution Symbol This symbol is placed near the thermal head to indicate that it may be hot. Never touch the thermal head immediately after the printer has been used. Let the thermal head cool for a few minutes before touching it. This symbol is placed near the thermal head to indicate that it is easily damaged.
  • Page 7  Using the Printer  Some semiconductors can be damaged by static electricity.Be sure to turn off the printer when inserting or removing the battery pack.  Do not drop the printer or hit it against a hard object.  Do not open the printer cover while the printer is printing. ...
  • Page 8  Operating Environment for the Printer Before actually unpacking the printer, you should take a few minutes to think about where you plan to use it. Remember the following points when doing this.  Do not use the printer in an environment in which it will be subject to strong shaking while it is printing. ...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Product Overview ..............................1 1.1 Printer & Accessories ..........................2 1.2 Appearance and Components ........................3 2. Setup ..................................4 2.1 Battery Pack ..............................4 2.1.1 Inserting into the Printer ......................... 4 2.1.2 Charging the Battery ........................5 2.2 Connecting a tablet or PC to the printer (pairing) ..................

  • Page 10: Product Overview

    1. Product Overview This printer is perfect for mobile banking systems, retail, POS (point of sale) terminals and other forms of mobile computing. The characteristics of this printer are listed below: •Pocket size (83x122.5x44mm) •Extremely light and mobile (220g including Battery pack) •Ultra-long standby time(20h) and continuously work for 1.2 hours •1.2m Drop Resistance •Very silent printing thru direct thermal printing method...

  • Page 11: Printer & Accessories

    1.1 Printer & Accessories The printer is packaged with the following accessories. If any of these accessories is broken or missing, please contact the dealer that you bought the product. Printer Battery Pack Printer paper sample Belt Clip USB Cable Safety Instruction Sheet Easy Setup Guide The optional items for this printer are listed below.

  • Page 12: Appearance And Components

    1.2 Appearance and Components OLED...

  • Page 13: Setup

    2. Setup 2.1 Battery Pack 2.1.1 Inserting into the Printer 1. Make sure that the printer has been turned off before you insert or remove the battery pack. 2. Insert the battery pack into the back of the printer as in the figure shown below, following the direction of the arrow.

  • Page 14: Charging The Battery

    2.1.2 Charging the Battery Insert the battery pack into the printer to charge it. Plug in socket with USB charging. Charging via PC. USB Cable (Standard Accessory) When battery pack runs out of power, the battery icon will flash. It powers off automatically when continues printing.
  • Page 15 Notes about the Battery Pack General Battery Characteristics The battery is a consumable and its performance over time gradually decreases.  While not in use, the battery will slowly discharge itself.  Prepare a battery pack that has been charged relatively recently (1 to 2 days earlier). To ensure that the battery lasts for a long time, we recommend that you turn off the printer whenever ...
  • Page 16 Charging the Battery Pack The battery pack can be charged at ambient temperatures between 0 and 40°C.  The time required to charge the battery pack varies depending on the voltage and the ambient  temperature. Normally, it takes 4 to 5 hours to charge the battery pack. It will take longer to charge the battery pack if you print while charging the battery pack.
  • Page 17 Notes about Storing the Battery Pack The characteristics of the battery pack may degrade if you store it in a charged state for a long period of  time. If you do not intend to use the battery pack for a while, use up its power before storing it. If you do not intend to use the battery pack for a long time, be sure to remove it from the printer.

  • Page 18: Connecting A Tablet Or Pc To The Printer (Pairing)

    Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Star is under license.(Design and specifications subject to change without notice.) You can test the connectivity with a host device by using StarIO SDK Application which is available...

  • Page 19: Ios

    1. Press and hold MODE button for approx. 2 seconds, and printer is turned on. 2. Open the tablet settings screen and select Bluetooth. 3. Turn ON Bluetooth. Select the displayed device name (STAR L200-XXXXX), and enter the PIN code. 4. When the device name is displayed under "Paired devices", pairing is completed.

  • Page 20: Windows10

    Select the displayed device name (STAR L200-XXXXX), and enter the PIN code. 4. When "Connected" is displayed, pairing is completed. You can test the connectivity with a host device by using Star IO SDK Application which is available on Apple Store and Google play.

  • Page 21: Loading Paper

    2.3 Loading Paper Refer to Section 4 “Paper” (p. 25), to select roll paper that conforms to the specifications. 1) Press the cover open button to open the paper cover. 2) Load the roll paper in the orientation shown in the figure below. 3) Pull the end of the roll straight toward you.
  • Page 22 CAUTION When ERROR lamp is flashing, please make sure the cover is closed correctly. If it’s not, open the cover and close it correctly. When the paper is jammed, be sure to open the printer cover before removing the jammed paper. Do not under any circumstances try to pull out the jammed paper forcefully while the printer cover is closed, doing so may damage parts of the printer.

  • Page 23: Belt Clip

    2.4 Belt Clip 2.4.1 Attaching to the Printer Follow the procedure below to attach the belt clip to the printer. 1. Make sure that you are attaching the belt clip in the right orientation, then screw the screw that comes with the belt clip into the designated screw hole to attach the belt clip to the printer.

  • Page 24: Printer Features

    3. Printer Features 3.1 Control Panel OLED 3.1.1 Button 1) MODE Button: ①Pressing and holding the MODE button for 2 seconds or more will turn the power on or off. ②Pressing and holding MODE & FEED buttons for 5 seconds will put the printer into Memory Switch Setting mode.

  • Page 25: Panel Lamp

    3.1.2 Panel Lamp 1) POWER (Green): Printer is ON and ready to receive data. 2) ERROR (Red): Indicates an error has occurred. (Ex.: Paper Out, Cover Open, etc) Power lamp Error lamp Status (green) (blue) Flash Power-on charging Flash Power-off charging Power-on charging , Battery full Power-off charging , Battery full Power on...

  • Page 26: Buzzer Description

    Bluetooth connection status The mark on the left indicates that there is no Bluetooth connection. The mark on the left indicates that there is a Bluetooth connection Paper type Receipt Black mark (Front) Black mark (Back) Out of paper 3.1.4 Buzzer Description Buzzer Status No ring...

  • Page 27: Printing The Bluetooth Device Name And Mac Address

    3.2.2 Printing the Bluetooth Device Name and MAC Address 1) Follow the procedure in section 3.2.1 to perform a self test. 2) Before the self test finishes, press and hold FEED and MODE at the same time. 3) The printer will print the Bluetooth device name and MAC address, and the self test will finish automatically.

  • Page 28: Memory Switch Settings

    3.3 Memory Switch Settings Change the Memory switch by following operations. (Refer to P16 “Memory Switch Setting Table”). 1.Press and hold MODE button for approx. 2 seconds, and printer is turned on. 2.To put the printer into Memory Switch Setting mode, press and hold both the MODE & FEED buttons for 5 seconds.
  • Page 29 Example When you want to change the settings of the printer mode as shown below, Item Factory Setting Configuration Example 1 Density 0(Medium) 1(Low) 2 Standby Time 0060(Sec) 0080(Sec) 3 Auto Off Time 0000(Invalid) 1000(Min) 4 Smart Power 0(Disable) 0(Disable) 5 Paper Type 0(Receipt) 2(BM(Back))
  • Page 30 →Press the MODE button once to input the number 1, then press and hold FEED button to confirm the new setting and return to the previous menu. (The density has set to Low) 0(Medium) → 1(Low) Please use at a room temperature if you want to set the density to ‘3 Special’. Some type of the paper are not suitable for use in low temperature environment.
  • Page 31 [Standby Time] Press the MODE button once to switch the menu item--Standby Time. →Press the FEED button once to get into the menu. Display: Standby Time: [0010-9999(Sec)] 0060 →Press the FEED button twice to move cursor(“-”), then press the MODE button twice to input the number: 8, finally press and hold FEED button to confirm the new setting and return to the previous menu.
  • Page 32 [Paper Type] Press the MODE button 4 times to switch the menu item--Paper Type. →Press the FEED button once to get into the menu. Display: 0-Receipt 1-BM(Front) 2-BM(Back) →Press the MODE button twice to input the number:2, then press and hold FEED button to confirm the new setting and return to the previous menu.
  • Page 33 Display: 1 Self Test 2 System Setting 3 Exit Menu [Self Test] Press the MODE button 2 times to switch the menu item--Self Test. Press the FEED button once to enter the menu item--Self Test. Display: 1 Print 2 MSR 3 MSR Key Inject 4 Hex Dump Mode 5 Previous Menu...
  • Page 34 Memory Switch Setting Table First-level menu Second-level menu Third-level menu Default 1 Print Press Feed To Print 2 MSR Please Swipe Card 1 Self Test 3 Hex Dump Mode Hex Dump Mode 4 Previous Menu 0-Medium 1-Low 1 Density Medium 2-High 3-Special 2 Standby Time...

  • Page 35: Instruction For Power Management

    3.4 Instruction for Power Management The printer in the Standby(Sleep) Mode will recover to the Print Ready Mode when receiving print data or button operations. Press the FEED button or the MODE button and confirm that the Power lamp(Green LED) is turned on. When the Power lamp is not turned on, it is possible that the printer is turned off by the Power OFF mode.

  • Page 36: Magnetic Card Reader (For Msr Model)

    3.5 Magnetic Card Reader (For MSR model) Please keep the following points in mind when reading a card. Swipe the card with its magnetic stripe side towards the printer.  Hold the card in the center and swipe it straight at a steady speed in the directions of arrows.You can swipe ...
  • Page 37  Correct example: Make sure the magnetic stripe is towards to the magnetic head. Hold the card in the center as illustrated below and swipe it straight at a steady speed in the direction of arrows. Incorrect example: To grasp a magnetic card If you grasp the front/rear part of a card and move it through the MSR slot,the front /rear part is loose and a read error occurs.

  • Page 38: Paper

    4. Paper 4.1 Paper Specification Paper type Thermal paper Paper width 58mm Paper thickness 0.053mm≤X≤0.12mm Roll paper diameter 13mm≤Ø≤40.5mm 4.2 Recommended Paper Manufacturer Product Name Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited P220AG Oji Paper Co., Ltd. PD450 Appvion, Inc Alpha 400-2.1 Oji Paper Co., Ltd. FD200 4.3 Printing Range CAUTION...

  • Page 39: Specification Of Black Mark

    4.4 Specification of Black Mark SM-L200 supports black mark on both sides of the paper and the specification of black mark is illustrated by the following image. Note:PCS value of BM should be more than 0.9...

  • Page 40: General Specification

    5. General Specification Table 5-1 General Specification (1/2) Item Specifications Printing method Direct line thermal printing Resolution 203dpi (8dots/mm) Printing Printing speed 35mm/s Valid printing width 48mm (384dots) Bluetooth Ver 3.0/4.0 [BLE] Bluetooth Spec Dual Mode Frequency range 2.4GHz ISM band Data transmission rate 115200bps adjustable Bluetooth...
  • Page 41 Table 5-1 General Specification(Continued) (2/2) Item Parameter USB charge Charging Output DC 5V 0.5A,Time required for full charge: Battery 1700mA 3.7V rechargeable battery pack Power supply Battery Approximately 13 hour printing (12 receipts per hour with operating time sleep mode) OLED 128 x 64 dots with Blue Backlight ISO 7810, ISO 7811, ISO7812 1st, 2nd and 3rd Track/ JISII...
  • Page 42  Dimensions ・External Dimension: 86mm (W) x 122.5mm(D) x 46mm (H) : 220g (including battery pack) ・Weight ・Body color : Black 122.5...
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