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Page 1: Users Manual
Dot Matrix Printer DP8340RC SeRieS [ PARALLeL iNTeRFACe ] USERS ManUal... -
Page 2: Trademark Acknowledgments
DP8340: 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 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OuTlINE ................... 1 2. uNPACkINg ANd INSTAllATION ..........2 2-1. Unpacking ..................... 2 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders and Re-Roll Prevention Guard ................3 2-3. Handling Notes ..................4 2-4. Maintenance ..................5 3. PART IdENTIFICATION ANd NOMENClATuRE ..... 6 3-1. Power Supply Unit ................6 3-2. Printer ....................7 3-3. Part Functional Description ............... 8 4. INSTAllATION OF INk RIBBON ANd PAPER ......9 4-1. Installation of Ink Ribbon.............. -
Page 4: Outline
1. OUTLINE The DP8340RC series of serial dot matrix printers is for use in eCR, POS, elec- tronic instruments, banking machines and computer peripheral equipment. The DP8340RC series include the following features; 1) 2 color printing (Red and Black) 2) High-speed bidirectional printing (2 line/sec, 29 or 44 columns per line) 3) 9-pin print head 4) Parallel interface (Centronics compatible) 5) Commands for expanded characters, inverted characters, emphasized characters, red and black printing, and 10CPI or 15CPI characters etc. are provided, which makes the printer very versatile. 6) Simultaneous Data Communication and Printing 7) 2 Peripheral Drivers 8) One line validation printing (Option) Model Name Notation DP8340 R C Interface... -
Page 5: Unpacking And Installation
2. UNpackINg aNd INsTaLLaTION 2-1. Unpacking after opening the box, check if all necessary accessories are included. (a) Printer 1 Printer 4 Re-Roll Prevention Guard 2 User’s Manual 5 Ink Ribbon 3 Paper Holders 6 DIP Switch Cover (B) Power Supply Unit (Option: PS8340a) 1 Power Supply Unit 2 User’s Manual Figure 2-1. Unpacking – 2 –... -
Page 6: Installation Of Paper Holders And Re-Roll Prevention Guard
2-2. Installation of Paper Holders and Re-Roll Prevention Guard Install the Paper Holders in the intermost holes in the rear of the printer. Figure 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders Install the Re-Roll Prevention Wire in the holes of the printer cover. twisting the Wire as shown in the figure below, will make the installation easier. Figure 2-3. Installation of Re-Roll Prevention – 3 –... -
Page 7: Handling Notes
2-3. Handling Care 1. Be careful not to drop paper clips, pins or other foreign matter into the unit as these cause the printer to malfunction. 2. do not attempt to print when either paper or ribbon cartridge is not located in the printer, otherwise the print head can be damaged. 3. -
Page 8: Maintenance
2-4. Maintenance Essentially, your printer is a robust piece of equipment, but should be treated with a modicum of care in order to avoid malfunctions. For example: 1. keep your printer in a “comfortable” environment. Roughly speaking, if you feel comfortable, then the environment is suitable for your printer. 2. -
Page 9: Part Identification And Nomenclature
3. parT IdENTIfIcaTION aNd NOmENcLaTUrE 3-1. Power Supply Unit (Option) Model name : PS8340a Input : 100 to 240V aC, 50/60 Hz 6.0a Output : DC12V 5% 2.0a DC Power Connector (Output) Shape of AC Power plug will vary according to destinations. Figure 3-1. Power Supply Unit – 6 –... -
Page 10: Printer
3-2. Printer Figure 3-2. Printer: Front View Do not connect this to a telephone. Figure 3-3. Printer: Rear View – 7 –... -
Page 11: Part Functional Description
3-3. Part Functional Description (1) aC Power Plug : Connect to an outlet of the specified voltage. (2) DC Power Outlet : Supplies DC 12V power to the printer. (3) Printer Cover : Protects the printer against dust and reduces noise. (4) POWeR lamp : lights up (green leD) when power is on. (5) ON lINe lamp : lights up (green leD) when the unit is in the online mode. (6) alaRM lamp : lights up (red leD) when printer operation is not normal, or the printer is out of paper. It is necessary to install paper into the printer and press the ON lINe Button to recover from paper empty status. -
Page 12: Installation Of Ink Ribbon And Paper
4. INsTaLLaTION Of INk rIbbON aNd papEr 4-1. Installation of Ink Ribbon (1) turn power off, lift the Printer Cover up and remove it. Note: Be careful not to touch the print head immediately after printing, because it can get very hot. Figure 4-1. Printer Cover Removal (2) Unwind ribbon so that the spools are separated as shown in Figure 4-3. Hold the ribbon taut as shown with the drive pins facing down and slide the ribbon between the print head and the platen. While keeping the ribbon taut, wrap one side around the black ribbon guide on the end of the platen and drop one spool on the spool shaft. as you move the spool downwards, move the detecting lever aside to allow the spool to drop into place. Make... -
Page 13: Removal Of Ink Ribbon
Ribbon life Description Ribbon life Black approx. SF-03B 0.8 million characters Figure 4-2. Installation of Ink Ribbon Figure 4-3. Ribbon Spools 4-2. Removal of Ink Ribbon Hold the spool and lift gently, rotating it until the ribbon sags. Push the ribbon detecting lever out, lift the spool until it comes off the shaft. Remove the second spool in a similar manner. (Do not apply excessive force when lifting spools.) – 10 –... -
Page 14: Paper Insertion
4-3. Paper Insertion 4-3-1. For Roll Paper (1) Cut the Roll Paper end straight and square. Hold the roll so that the paper comes from the bottom. (2) attach the Roll Paper to the Holders Paper by slipping one side of the roll onto the Hub and pulling the other Hub out to allow the roll to slip in place. (3) Insert the paper evenly into the Paper Insertion Slot. (4) turn the Power Switch “ON”, and press the FeeD Button. The paper will be fed into the unit. Figure 4-4. Paper Insertion (1) Figure 4-5. Paper Insertion (2) – 11 –... -
Page 15: Roll Paper Installation (When Using The Optional Printer Cover 8340R)
4-3-2. Roll Paper Installation (When using the optional Printer Cover 8340R) When installing roll paper with the optional “Ptinter Cover 8340R”, please use the following procedure. (1) turn power off, lift the Printer Cover up and remove it. Note: Be careful not to touch the print head immediately after printing because it can get very hot. (2) Insert paper into the printer, and feed the paper so it extends 3 inches or more above the top surface of the printer. -
Page 16: Validation Option Installation
4-3-3. Validation Option Installation The validation printing requires the optional printer cover 8340R. Refer to item 4-3-2 for the installation. (1) turn power ON. (2) enter the printer the validation mode. (Refer to the control code “GS” in Chapter 5.) (3) Insert the material to be validated against the right side of the slot in the Printer Cover 8340R. Figure 4-8. Insertion of Material to be validated 4-4. Roll Paper Removal Cut the paper close to the slot and use the feed button until paper has passed completely through the printer. -
Page 17: Control Codes
5. cONTrOL cOdEs Character Code List Character Code Function 1 lF (0a)H Print and line feed instruction 2 CR (0D)H Print and line feed instruction (same as lF) 3 SO (0e)H expanded character instruction 4 DC4 (14)H expanded character release 5 eSC-1 (1B)H (2D)H(01)H Underline instruction (1B)H (2D)H (31)H 6 eSC-0 (1B)H (2D)H(00)H Underline release (1B)H (2D)H (30)H 7 SI (0F)H Inverted print instruction 8 DC2... -
Page 18: General Specifications
6. gENEraL spEcIfIcaTIONs Printing method : Serial impact dot matrix printing, 9 wires Number of print columns : 29 columns (10CPI), 44 columns (15CPI) Print speed : approx. 2 lines/sec Print direction : Bi-directional line spacing : 1/6 inch Paper feed method : Friction Feed Paper feed speed : approx. 12 lines/sec Character set : aSCII 96 characters Special 64 characters Block graphics* 64 characters katakana (Japanese) 64 characters 10CPI Ordinary characters 5 × 9 dots Font configuration : 6 × 6 dots Block graphics* 15CPI Ordinary characters 7 × 9 half dots 5 ×... - Page 19 Power supply unit : Four supplies available with following ratings Input Output DC 12.0 V ± 5% AC 100 to 240 V 50/60 Hz 0.6 A 2.0 A Paper specification : Paper type Ordinary and carbonless copy paper Size Paper width 82.55 0.5mm (3.25 inches) ±...
- Page 20 Figure 6-1. Roll Paper and Print Area Figure 6-2. Material to be validated and One Line Validation Printing – 17 –...
- Page 21 Figure 6-3. External Dimensions (Printer) 36 mm 114 mm 2.0 m Shape of AC Power plug will vary according to destinations. Figure 6-4. External Dimensions (Power Supply Unit) – 18 –...
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Page 22: Interface For Model Dp8340Rm (Modular Jack Connector)
7. INTErfacE 7-1. Interface Specifications This printer has a parallel interface to communicate with the computer. The operating specifications of the parallel interface are as follows. (1) Data transfer rate 1000 to 6000 characters per second (2) Synchronization Via externally supplied StROBe pulses (3) Handshaking aCk and BUSY signals (4) logic level Compatible with ttl level 7-2. Interface Timing Figure 7-1. Interface Timing Diagram Signal Name Circuit example 74LS Compatible Data1-Data8 (to Printer) 74LS Compatible StROBe (to Printer) 74LS Compatible BUSY, aCk (From Printer) Figure 7-2. -
Page 23: Connectors And Signals
7-3. Connectors and Signals Pin No. Signal Name IN/OUt Function Signals when data is ready to be read.Signal goes StROBe from HIGH to lOW (for at least 0.5 microsec.) when data is available. These signals provide the information of the first 2-9 Data1-8 to eighth bits of parallel data.each signal is at HIGH level for a logical 1 and at a lOW level for a logical 0. 10 OUt a 9 microsecond lOW pulse acknowledges aCk receipt of data. When this signal goes lOW, the printer is ready to accept data. When the printer is in one of the 11 OUt conditions below. ” HIGH” is set. BUSY 1. Data being entered. 2. Off line. 3. error condition. 12 OUt This signal is normally lOW. It will go HIGH if the PaPeR OUt printer runs out of paper. -
Page 24: Setting Of The Dip Switches
7-4. Setting of the DIP Switches Factory settings : all ON Switch Function Character table U.S.a. & europe Japan Unused CR cord Disable enable Unused 5 (*1) Ink Ribbon 2-color Monochrome International Character Set (See below) (*1) DIP Swich 5 should be set to ON when you use a 2-color ribbon for 2-color printing. It should be set to OFF when a monochrome ribbon is used. International Character Set SW NO. USa France Germany england Denmark Sweden Itary Spain OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF... -
Page 25: Setting Of The Dip Switches
7-5. Peripheral Unit Drive Circuit The Control Board of this printer is equipped with a circuit for driving periph- eral units (Paper Cutter, take-Up Device, Cash Drawer, etc.) The 6P Modular Jack is used as the Drive Circuit. When using this circuit, con- nect the peripheral unit cable to the 6P Modular Jack (cable is not included). Note: Peripheral unit drive circuit connector only connects to peripheral units such as cash drawers, etc. Do not connect it to a telephone. 1. Drive Circuit F.G. 1 Frame Ground(F.G.) Drive 12V,MaX. 1a 2 Peripheral Drive 1 Output +12V 3 +12V absolute Ratings (ta = 25˚C) 4 +12V Volta g e Breakdown 400V Peak Forward Current 5 Peripheral Drive 2 Note: It is impossible to drive pe- 6 Motor Ground(M.G.) ripheral devices 1 and 2 at... -
Page 26: When Power Is Supplied By The User
8. WhEN pOWEr Is sUppLIEd by ThE UsEr Note : The optional AC adapter (PS8340A) has been designed specifically for this unit(DP8340). Other AC adapters may not meet the EMC technical standards. When printer power is supplied by the user rather than through the accessory power source unit, please be careful of the following points. Note 1: An electrolytic capacitor (C = 4700µF/25V to 6800µF/25V) must be connected across the output of the power supply. Use a power supply of DC 12 V ± 5% and more than 2.0 A with SELV output and LPS or Class 2 (double-insulation structure) output approved by IEC60950. -
Page 27: Character Code List
9. characTEr cOdE LIsT 1) U.S.A. & Europe (DIP SW1: ON) – 24 –... - Page 28 – 25 –...
- Page 29 2) JAPAN (DIP SW1: OFF) – 26 –...
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- Page 31 International Character Sets – 28 –...
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