SPRT Introduction POS58 printer is a new type line thermal printer ,it features in fast Ⅳ speed printing, low ribbon needless avoiding the printing noise, high reliability, perfect printing quality and vexation of regular maintenance. POS58Ⅳ printer: small in outline dimension, simple operation, and extensive application,...
SPRT Figure 2-2 Printer appearance(back view) 2.2Paper Installation POS58Ⅳadopts57.5±0.5mm width thermal paper. The steps of thermal paper installation are as the following: 1.When there is no paper in the print head, please don’t press【FEED】button ,avoiding to influence the printing head life; as figure2-3,hold down【PUSH】,so open the paper case...
SPRT Figure 2-3 Paper Installation Please don’t draw the paper forwards or backwards with hands . Interface Connection 2.3.1 Serial Interface Connection The serial interface of SP-POS58 Ⅳ printer is compatible with RS232C standard, supports RTS/CTS handshaking protocol, it uses DB25 socket (orifice),the pin order of...
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SPRT Fig.2-4Pin Order of the Serial Port The pin assignment of serial interface is shown in Fig.2-1: Pin No. Signal Source Description Host Printer receives data from host 2 RXD 3 TXD Printer Printer transmits control code X-ON/X-OFF and data to host Signal “MARK”...
SPRT Fig.2-5Connection between POS58S and IBM PC Serial Interface Sketch Map 2.3.2 Parallel Interface Connection The parallel interface of SP-POS58P printer is compatible with CENTRONICS, supports DB25socket (needle), the pin order of parallel BUSY and /ACK handshaking protocol, it uses port is as Fig.2-6 shows:...
SPRT The cash drawer interface of POS58Ⅳ adopts RJ-1160 pin socket ,as Fig2-7 shows: Pin No. Signal Direction Description Strobe pulse to latch data, reading occurs at falling /STB edge. DATA1 In These signals represent the 1st DATA2 In bit to 8th bit of the parallel...
SPRT Signal Direction Pin No. Cash is Ground Cash drawer driver signal Cash drawer on/off status signal +12VDC Cash drawer on/off status signal ground Figure 2-8 The pin assignment of the cash drawer interface 2.3.5 Power Connection POS58Ⅳ uses external power supply as12V DC±10%,3.5A, power socket is A-1009-3P model, as Fig.2-8 shows:...
SPRT The assignment Status indicator(green) as follows : Indicator status Introduction bright Online turn off Offline Scintillation 1 times out Lack paper Printer head Scintillation 2 times out over temperature Figure 2-10 Self-test The self-test can check the condition of printer, if the printer prints out the self-test receipt correctly, It means the printer works normally.
SPRT Command Specifications 3.2.1 Printing Command Print and Feed Line Format ASCII: Decimal: Hex: Explanation: Print the content in the buffer and feed paper one line. Only feed paper Forwards one line if the buffer is empty Print and Feed n Line...
SPRT Set Line Spacing to n Dot Lines(n/203inch) Format : ASCII : Decimal: Hex: Explanation : Set line spacing to n dot lines .n=0~255 n=0~255。 One dot line is 1/203 inch for POS58Ⅳ, this command sets the dot-line spacing to n/203inch.Default n=10.
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SPRT Explanation: All characters following this command on the same line are printed in double width, this command can be canceled by a carriage return or DC4 command Cancel Double Width Character Print Format : ASCII : Decimal : Explanation:...
SPRT 3.2.4 Special Control Commands Enable/Disable Switch Button Function ESC c 5 Format ASCII : : Decimal : : Explanation : When n=1,button【LF】is enabled; When n=0,button【FEED】is disabled; Default n=0 3.2.5 Graphics Printing Commands Set Bit-map Graphics Format : ASCII: ESC n1 n2 [d]k Decimal:...
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SPRT ◆ d is the bit map data,for1of bit means the related dot will be printed And for 0 of bit means the related dot will not be printed.(k is the total number of dot m is the selected bit map mode ◆...
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SPRT To define downloading bit-map graphics using GS* command: Bit-map mode Vertical density Horizontal density Normal 203DPI 203DPI Double width 203DPI 101DPI Double height 101DPI 203DPI Double height 101DPI 101DPI And double width...
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SPRT Define download bit-map graphics Format [d]k : ASCII: Decimal [d]k : Hex: [d]k Explanation : This command is used to define download bit-map graphics n1=1~48,n2=1~255,n1×n2<1200,k=n1×n2×8。 d is the bit-map data ◆ 。 The horizontal size of this graphics is n1×8 dots, and vertical size is ◆...
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SPRT Printing barcode [d] Format ASCII : [d] Decimal : [d] : n---Select the printing barcode system : Barcode EAN-13 EAN-8 Pay attention to the specified character number of each barcode.EAN-13 and EAN-8 can generate parity characters automatically is the printing barcode data.
SPRT Explanation: Set the width of printing barcode 。 n=1~4. When n is different, the width of bar code will be different, as shows in the following tab Narrow size Broad size Its unit is dot. Each dot forPOS58 is1/203 inch or 0.125mm.
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SPRT m=0 or 30H,0<nl≤n2≤255。 Opening time is nl×2ms,closing time is n2×2ms Transmit Status of Printer Format : ASCII: Decimal : : Explanatio : Send printer status to the host When printer received the command, it transfers one byte through TXD serial interface.
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SPRT Function Cash drawer on/ High off signal level LOW Undefined ――― ――― Undefined ――― ――― Undefined ――― ――― Not in use Undefined ――― ――― Undefined --- --- Undefined --- --- Setting serial command Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hex: [Description]:The command set serial n show serial baud and data format as follows :...
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SPRT The default is;9600,without check,8 bit data,RTS/CTS SSL The method of this command setup leads for passing printer connecting orifice sending into the command to setup baud rate. Note :when the set is over ,if have not power ,the baud still be the baud before setting, the set baud will be effective until renew give power.
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SPRT n = 1: Printer state Decimal Function Fix as 0 Fix as 1 One or two cash boxes are opening Both of cash boxes are closed Online Offline Fix as 1 undefined Fix as 0 n = 2: Off line state...
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SPRT n = 3: Error state Decimal Function Fix as 0 Fix as 1 Undefined Noun cutter error POS58Ⅳ fix as 0 Cutter error Fix as 1 Noun unrecoverable error,fix as 0 Have unrecoverable error Printer head’s temperature is normal Printer head’s temperature is over range...
SPRT Index of Printing Commands Appendix 2 Command Description Command name Page Print commands Print and feed line ESC J Print and feed n dot lines Line spacing ESC 2 Set character line spacing setting commands ESC 3 Set line spacing to n dot lines(n/203inch) 15...
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SPRT Print barcode GS k Set barcode horizontal size GS w Initialize printer Other commands ESC @ Cash drawer control ESC p Transmit status of printer ESC v Transmit status of equipment ESC u ESC # Serial setting commands State in time...
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