QzTech Introduction SP-POS88III printer is a new type line thermal printer, it features in fast speed print, low print noise, high reliability, perfect print quality and ribbon needless, avoiding the vexation of regular maintenance. SP-POS88III printer: small in outline dimension, simple operation, and extensive application, especially suitable for commercial cash register, PC-POS, bank POS and all kinds of receipts print.
QzTech DB-25 socket (female), supports XON/XOFF and RTS/CTS protocols. Baud rate: 12000~115200bps adjustable. Data structure: 1start bit + (7 or 8) data bits + 1 stop bit. Parity checking: no parity or odd, even parity optional. ● Parallel interface DB-25 socket (male) or 36-pin is optional, 8-bit parallel interface, BUSY/ACK handshaking protocol, TTL signal level.
Fig.2-1 printer appearance 2.2 Paper Installation 2.2.1 Paper Loading SP-POS88III adopts 80mm width thermal paper roll. If you prepare to load the paper, you can do as the following steps. Hold down the upper cover button, open the movable upper cover, move...
QzTech Caution! 1. When there is no paper in the print head, don’t press 【FEED】 button, avoiding to shorten the print head life; 2. Please don’t feed or draw the paper forwards or backwards with hands. When returning paper, please cut the extra paper, and press 【LF】button, paper will go forwards.
QzTech Printer Signal “SPACE” indicates that the printer is “ONLINE” — Signal Ground Printer Same to signal CTS ① Note: “Source” denotes the source that signal come from; ② Logical signal level is EIA. Fig.2-3 Pin Assignment of Serial Interface The baud rate and data structure in serial interface mode is 9600bps, 8-bit data bits, no parity bit and 1 stop bit.
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QzTech The pin assignment of DB25 parallel interface is shown in Fig. 2-6 shows: Pin No. Signal Direction Description Strobe pulse to latch data, /STB Reading occurs at falling edge. DATA1 These signals represent the 1 DATA2 bit to 8 bit of the parallel data DATA3 representatively, each signal is...
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QzTech The pin assignment of 36pin parallel interface is as Fig.2-7 shows: pin No. Signal Direction Description Strobe pulse to latch data, /STB Reading occurs at falling edge. DATA1 These signals represent the 1 DATA2 bit to 8 bit of the parallel DATA3 data representatively,...
Cash drawer driver signal Cash drawer on/off status signal +24VDC Cash drawer on/off status signal ground 2.3.4 Power Connection SP-POS88III uses the external power supply adopter as 24V±10%、2A, power socket is A-1009-3P model, Fig.2-10 Power Socket as Fig. 2-10 shows: 2.4 Buttons and Indicators...
QzTech into the printer; release【FEED】 button, paper feeding stops. The green POWER light is the power indicator, red ERROR light is status indicator, it is dark when the printer works normally, while it flashes when reporting an abnormal emergency, as the following form shows: ERROR Error Indicator status...
QzTech ANK characters. Hold down【FEED】button and turn on the power, then release the button, self-test begins automatically at this moment. 2.6 DIP Switch Setting DIP Switch1 is used to set the baud rate and data structure of serial interface, setting is as Fig. 2-11 shows. Function Baud rate selection See Fig.2-12...
QzTech Each command is described in following format: Print command Function Format: ASCII: the standard ASCII character sequence Decimal: the Decimal number sequence Hexadecimal: the Hexadecimal number sequence Explanation: what the command does and how to use it. Example: some examples are listed to illustrate the command for better understanding.
Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hexadecimal: 1B Explanation: Set line spacing to n dot lines. n=0~255. One dot-line is 1/203 inch for SP-POS88III, that means this command set the dot-line spacing to n/203 inch. Default n=30. Example: 3.2.3 Character Print Commands ESC !...
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QzTech ESC DC4 Cancel Double Width Character Print Format: ASCII: ESC DC4 Decimal: Hexadecimal: Explanation: After carrying out this command, the characters will be printed with normal width. ESC % Select/Cancel User-defined Characters % Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hexadecimal: 1B Explanation: When n=1, select user-defined character set;...
QzTech 3.2.4 Special Control Commands ESC c 5 On/Off Switch Button Function Format: ASCII: ESC c Decimal: Hexadecimal: 1B Explanation: When n=1, button【FEED】is enabled; When n=0, button【FEED】is disabled; Default n=0. 3.2.5 Graphics Print Commands ESC * Set Bit-map Graphics Command Format: ASCII:...
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QzTech Vertical Horizontal Mode Density Density Max. Dots 8-dot single 68DPI 101DPI density 8-dot double 68DPI 203DPI density 24-dot single 203DPI 101DPI density 24-dot double 203DPI 203DPI density GS / Print download bit map graphics / Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Explanation: This command is used to print download bit-map graph.
Format: ASCII: GS W Decimal: Hexadecimal: 1D 57 Explanation: n1: bar code narrow bar width, unit: dot. Each dot for SP-POS88III is 1/203 inch or 0.125mm. Default n1=3. n2: bar code broad bar width GS k Print Bar Code n [d]...
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QzTech Pay attention to the specified character number of each bar code. EAN-13 and EAN-8 can generate parity characters automatically. [d]is the printing bar code data. NUL denotes GS K command is over,and carry out bar code print. GS H Select/cancel Printing HRI Characters Format: ASCII:...
QzTech Its unit is dot. Each dot for SP-POS88III is 1/203 inch or 0.125mm. Default n=3. 3.2.7 Other Commands ESC @ Initialize Printer Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hexadecimal: 1B Explanation: ESC @ command is to initialize the following contents of the printer: ·Clear the data in the print buffer;...
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QzTech Paper running Paper running With paper Not in use On original Cutter position False position position --- --- Undefined --- --- Undefined ESC u Transmit Status of Equipment Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Explanation: Send the peripheral equipment status to the host: Default n=0 When printer received this command, it transmits one byte through TXD line of the serial interface to the host.
QzTech DC24V,1A,6-pin RJ-11 socket. ·Power Supply DC24V±10%,2A,A-1009-3P power socket. ·Operation Environment Operation temperature: 5~50℃; relative humidity: 10~80% Storage temperature: -20~60℃; relative humidity: 10~90℃ Appendix 2 Index of Print Commands Command name Command Description Print commands Print and feed line ESCJ Print and feed n dot lines Line spacing setting Set character line spacing to 1/6...
QzTech GS w Set bar code horizontal size Other commands ESC @ Initialize printer ESCp Cash drawer control ESCv Transmit status of printer ESC u Transmit status of equipment GS V Paper cutting Appendix 3 Index of Print Characters 24...
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