Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Important Safety Instructions (English) Read the following instructions thoroughly before starting up your printer. • Never carry out maintenance or repair work yourself. Always contact a qualified service technician. • Keep this Operator’s Manual in a place which is easily accessible at all times.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise (German) Lesen Sie bitte diese Sicherheitshinweise durch, bevor sie den Drucker in Betrieb nehmen. Führen Sie Wartungsarbeiten und Reparaturen keinesfalls selbst aus, sondern verständigen Sie immer einen qualifizierten Servicetechniker. Bewahren Sie diese Dokumentation an einem jederzeit zugänglichen Ort auf.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Consignes importantes de sécurité (French) Lire attentivement les instructions suivantes avant de mettre l’imprimante en service. Ne jamais effectuer soi-même les travaux d’entretien et de réparations. Contacter toujours un dépanneur qualifié. Placer l’imprimante sur un support stable de façon à ce qu’elle ne puisse pas tomber.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Indicazioni di sicurezza importanti (Italian) Prima di mettere in funzione la stampante, leggere attentamente le seguenti indicazioni. Non eseguire mai da sé gli interventi di manutenzione e riparazione, ma rivolgersi sempre a un tecnico di assistenza qualificato.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Instrucciones de seguridad importantes (Spanish) Lea las siguientes instrucciones con esmero antes de poner la impresora en servicio. Nunca lleve a cabo trabajos de mantenimiento o reparación Ud. mismo, sino consulte a un técnico de servicio calificado.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Правила по технике безопасности. (Russian) Прочитайте, пожалуйста, инструкцию по технике безопасности перед включением в работу принтера. Не выполняйте технические работы и ремонт техники самостоятельно, но сообщайте о неисправностях квалифицированным сервисным техникам. Данная инструкция должна быть всегда доступна каждому пользователю.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Instruções Importantes sobre Segurança (Portuguese) Leia as instruções de segurança antes de usar a impressora. Consulte sempre um técnico qualificado para executar uma reparação . Coloque a impressora sobre uma base sólida e nivelada, para que ela não sofra quedas.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Önemli Güvenlik Talimatları (Turkish) Lütfen, yazıcıyı işletime geçirmeden önce bu güvenlik talimatlarını bütünüyle dikkatle okuyun. Bakım ve tamir çalışmalarını kesinlikle ve hiçbir surette kendi başınıza yapmayın; her zaman kalifiye bir uzman servis-teknisyenine haber verin. Yazıcıyı, üzerinden yere düşmesi mümkün olmayacak sabit ve düz bir zemine yerleştirin.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS “EPSON” is a trademark of Epson America Incorporated. “Centronics” is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation. “DOS” is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. “Windows”, “Windows 7”, and “Windows XP” are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........................I 1 PRINTER INSTALLATION GUIDE ......................1 Unpacking the printer ..............1 Placing the printer ..............2 Printer components ..............3 Connecting the interface cable ............4 Connecting the mains power ............5 Adjusting the near end sensor ............6 Installing Roll Paper ..............7...
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 1 Printer installation guide 1.1 Unpacking the printer Open the packaging, lift the printer out of the cardboard box and remove the remaining packaging material. Check the printer for any visible transport damage and missing items. If you find any transport damage or any accessories are missing, please contact your dealer for assistance.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 1.2 Placing the printer Place the printer on a solid, flat, stable surface; ensuring that the printer is positioned in such a way that it cannot move, and that there is easy access to the control panel and paper input devices. Also ensure that there is enough space for sufficient ventilation and for the printed output.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 1.3 Printer components Printer components and functions are shown as below: Component Function Printer Cover Open the cover when loading or reloading roll paper. Control panel Shows printer status for printer function setup. Power switch Powers printer ON or OFF.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 1.4 Connecting the interface cable The USB, Cash Drawer, Serial/Parallel/Ethernet/Wi-Fi interface ports are located at the rear of the printer. Choose the interface which suits your system. Note: Make sure the printer and the computer are switched off before connecting or disconnecting the interface cable to prevent electrical damage to the interface ports.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 1.5 Connecting the mains power Checking the printer voltage Make sure that the device has been set according to your country’s power supply voltage. To do this, check the rating plate at the rear of the printer. Contact your dealer if the setting is incorrect.
Open the printer cover you will see a black lever inside as shown below. The DT-230 has a paper near-end sensor that provides notice that the paper roll is nearly exhausted. When the paper is running low, the paper LED is lit red.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 1.7 Installing Roll Paper 1.7.1 Installing 80mm Roll Paper 1. Press the cover open button to open the cover. 2. The correct installing direction of the roll paper. 3. Remove any used roll paper core, and load the new roll paper.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 1.7.2 Installing 58mm Roll Paper If you want to install 58mm roll paper, open the printer cover, you will see an inserter on the right side of the paper warehouse. Move this inserter to the specified position on the middle of the warehouse. Then you...
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 1.9 Installing the standard option and optional kits Interface Cover (Standard Option) Adjust the relative positions between interface cover and printer as shown below, and push the interface cover as arrow shown below. Splash Cover (Optional Kit) Slip the fixed hooks on both sides of splash cover into the relative installing hole position on the printer, and close the splash cover.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 1.10 Installing the printer driver Installing the Windows Driver (Compatible with Windows XP/7) Note: Power off the printer before running the printer driver setup. Your printer CD-ROM comes with Windows drivers. Go to the Drivers folder and run the installer “DriverSetup.exe”.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 3. Choose the desired port to use, after selecting the “Port” option (USB001 for USB port, com1 for serial port and LPT1 for parallel port), click “Next” to continue. 4. Click “Finish” to finish the installation process successfully.
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Installation guide for Ethernet and Wi-Fi driver program 1. Install the printer driver as USB installation. 2. Click “Start” → “Control Panel” → “Hardware and Sound” → “Devices and Printers”, right click on the DT-230 Printer Driver, and then click “Printer Properties”.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 3. Then you will see the screen as below. Click “Ports” → “Add Port”.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 4. Select “Standard TCP/IP Port”, and click “New Port”. 5. You will see the screen as below, cilck “Next” to continue.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 6. Complete the “Printer Name or IP Address” and “Port Name”. 7. Click “Next” to access the screen as below.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 8. And then you will see the screen as below, click “Next” to continue. 9. Click “Finish” to complete the printer driver installation.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 10. Click “Start” → “Control Panel” → “Hardware and Sound” → “Devices and Printers”, right click on the DT-230 Printer Driver, and then click “Printer Properties”. Then click “Ports” → “Configure Port”, finish the setup parameter in the screen as below. Click “OK” to finish the setup.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 2 Control panel operation LED indicators and key Feed key Press Feed key to feed paper. Power LED Power LED turns on while printer is powering on. Error LED Error LED turns on means error occurs.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 3 Setting DIP Switches You will see a metal plate on the bottom of the printer. Remove the metal plate with a screwdriver you will find two DIP switches on the main control board as showm below.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Serial Interface (RS-232C) · DIP Switches 1 Function Default Auto Line Feed Enable Disable Handshaking XON/XOFF DTR/DSR Data Length 7bits 8bits Parity Check Parity Selection EVEN Baud Rate Selection (bps) Refer to the following table 1 ·...
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 · DIP Switches 2 Function Default Reserved Internal bell control Internal bell disable Internal bell enable Auto Cutter Disable Enable * Offline BUSY Condition Receive Buffer Full * Receive Buffer Full Print Density Refer to the following Table 2...
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 4 Troubleshooting Your printer is extremely reliable, but occasionally problems may occur. This chapter provides information on some of the common problems you may encounter and how you may solve them. If you encounter problems that you can not resolve, contact your dealer for assistance.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Troubles occur during printing Trouble Potential Problem Solution Coloured stripe in the paper Paper near end Reinstall the roll paper Incorrect roll paper installation Check if the roll paper is installed correctly Unqualified roll paper Use recommended thermal roll paper...
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Cleaning Thermal Print Head After printing, the thermal print head becomes very hot. Be careful not to touch it and to let it cool before you clean it. Do not damage the thermal print head by touching it with your fingers or any hard object.
Print width USB (On-board) + Cash Drawer (On-board) + one optional interface Interface (daughter board): Serial, Parallel, Ethernet, Wi-Fi or fiscal interface. DT-230: Adjustable from level 1 to level 4 Print density DT-210: Adjustable from level 1 to level 3 Power 51.6W(Normal)
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Black Color Approx. 1.8kg Weight splash cover and Hanging plate Optional Kits Standard Interface cable cover Option 150km TPH lifetime 360, 000 hours MTBF Reliability 2,000,000 cuts Cutter lifetime 15,000,000 lines MCBF 32bit: Windows (Win 7/Vista/XP/2000) Software...
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Interfaces Power Supply interface, USB interface and cash drawer interface are standard interfaces for the printer. Serial interface, Parallel interface, Ethernet interface and Wi-Fi interface are optional interfaces for the printer. The interface pin assignment is listed below.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 5.2.5 Parallel interface Parallel interface pin assignment Parallel interface with 36 pin CENTRONICS socket. Signal From Description Pin No. STB Signal; Data latch pulse, latch the data to the printer at the rising edge of the negative pulse.
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Paper specification Paper type Specified thermal paper Form Roll paper Roll paper diameter 83 mm {3.27"} maximum Size Min. core diameter 13mm Take-up roll paper width 80 + 0.5/-1.0 mm Paper width 79.5 ± 0.5 mm CAUTION •...
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Printing and Cutting Positions...
Tally Dascom DT-210/230 7 Printing Control Command Sets · Be compatible with EPSON TM-T88IV command sets; · Support NV image and page mode printing. List of Commands Command Name Horizontal tab Print and line feed Print and return to standard mode (in page mode)
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Command Name ESC a Select justification ESC c 3 Select paper sensor(s) to output paper-end signals ESC c 4 Select paper sensor(s) to stop printing ESC c 5 Enable/disable panel buttons ESC d Print and feed n lines...
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 Command Name GS ( k Set up and print symbol <Function 065> PDF417: Set the number of columns in the data region. <Function 066> PDF417: Set the number of rows. <Function 067> PDF417: Set the width of the module.
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Tally Dascom DT-210/230 The commands listed below in the first column are defined as “obsolete commands” in the ESC/POS command system. This printer supports both upward-compatible commands and obsolete commands. However, the upward-compatible commands are recommended to use. Obsolete command...
Tally Dascom DT-230 FCC STATEMENT 1. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.