Tally Dascom DM-210/220 Important Safety Instructions (English) Read the following instructions thoroughly before starting up your printer. • The device and mains-socket must all times be easily accessible. • Never carry out maintenance or repair work yourself. Always contact a qualified technical service.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise (German) Lesen Sie bitte diese Sicherheitshinweise durch, bevor Sie den Drucker in Betrieb nehmen. • Das Gerät und die Netzsteckdose müssen jeder Zeit leicht zugänglich sein. Führen Sie Wartungsarbeiten und Reparaturen keinesfalls selbst aus, sondern verständigen Sie immer einen qualifizierten Servicetechniker.
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Tally Dascom DM-210/220 Consignes importantes de sécurité (French) Lire attentivement les instructions suivantes avant de mettre l’imprimante en service. • Le dispositif et la prise principale doivent toujours être accessibles facilement. Ne jamais effectuer soi-même les travaux d’entretien et de réparations. Contacter toujours un dépanneur qualifié.
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Tally Dascom DM-210/220 Indicazioni di sicurezza importanti (Italian) Prima di mettere in funzione la stampante, leggere attentamente le seguenti indicazioni. Il dispositivo e la presa di corrente devono essere sempre facilmente accessibili. 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 DM-210/220 Instrucciones de seguridad importantes (Spanish) Lea las siguientes instrucciones con esmero antes de poner la impresora en servicio. El dispositivo y la toma de corriente deben estar ubicados de forma que sea fácil acceder a ellos.
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Tally Dascom DM-210/220 Правила по технике безопасности. (Russian) Прочитайте, пожалуйста, инструкцию по технике безопасности перед включением в работу принтера. Устройство и розетка должны быть всегда легко доступна. Не выполняйте технические работы и ремонт техники самостоятельно, но сообщайте о...
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Tally Dascom DM-210/220 Instruções Importantes sobre Segurança (Portuguese) Leia as instruções de segurança antes de usar a impressora. A impressora e a tomada devem ser facilmente em todos os momentos acessí veis. Consulte sempre um técnico qualificado para executar uma reparação .
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Tally Dascom DM-210/220 Önemli Güvenlik Talimatları (Turkish) Lütfen, yazıcıyı işletime geçirmeden önce bu güvenlik talimatlarını bütünüyle dikkatle okuyun. Cihaz ve elektrik prizinin her zaman kolayca erişilebilir olması gerekir. Bakım ve tamir çalışmalarını kesinlikle ve hiçbir surette kendi başınıza yapmayın; her zaman kalifiye bir uzman servis-teknisyenine haber verin.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS “IBM” is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. “EPSON” is a trademark of Epson America Incorporated. “DEC” is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation. “Centronics” is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation. “DOS” is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 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 DM-210/220 Difference between models Paper Cut Interfaces Function Model No. Cash Black Tear Bar Auto-Cutter Serial Parallel Bluetooth Wi-Fi Drawer mark √ √ √ DM-210 √ √ √ DM-220 Note: “√” indicates standard configuration. “O” indicates optional configuration.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 1.3 Printer Components Components Function Cover Open Key Open the Printer Cover (DM-210 only). Top Cover Open the cover for loading or replacing roll paper. Front Cover Open the cover for loading or replacing ribbon cartridge. Power Switch Powers printer ON or OFF.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 1.4 Connecting the Interfaces The USB, Cash drawer, Serial or Parallel interfaces are located at the rear of the printer. Choose the interface which suits your system. Make sure the printer and the computer are switched off before connecting or disconnecting the interface cable to prevent electrical damage to the interfaces.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 1.4 Connecting the Power Checking the voltage of the power adapter Before you connect the power adapter to the power socket check if the voltage is correct. If you connect the power adapter to power with incorrect voltage this may result in electrical damage to adapter and printer.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 1.5 Installing Roll Paper (1) Keep power on and open the top cover. (2) When you load the roll paper for the first time, insert the paper as shown below, the paper feed motor will move the paper into paper path automatically. And then you can proceed with Step (4).
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 1.6 Installing Ribbon Cartridge 1. DM-210: Open the top cover and then front cover. DM-220: Open the top cover and then front cover; turn up the cut device. DM-210 DM-220 2. Stretch the ribbon fabric by turning the ribbon knob - pay attention to the arrow on the ribbon cartridge.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 1.7 Installing the Printer Driver Switch 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”. Installation guide for USB, serial and parallel driver program 1.
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Tally Dascom DM-210/220 3. Choose the desired port to use, and then click “Next” to continue. 4. Click “Finish” to finish the installation process successfully. 5. You will see the screen as below. Click “OK” to install the printer driver successfully.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 2 Control Panel Operation The printer control panel consists of one Feed key, a green Power LED, a red Paper end LED and a red Error LED. 2.1 Feed Key After installing ribbon cartridge and roll paper, you can do function test with feed key.
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Tally Dascom DM-210/220 Self-test Page Reference Sample Bidirectional Printing Reference Typeface Press the feed key first time Press the feed key second time Press the feed Hexadecimal Dump Reference Sample key third time Press the feed key forth time When the printing quality becomes best, you can turn off the power and the printer will save the parameters automatically.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 2.2 LED Indicators The power indicator (green LED) lights up when printer is switched on. Error LED Paper end LED Description Recovery Hardware failure. Ask your technical Flash Memory Error service or dealer for assistance. Do not print untill the print head...
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 3 Function Setting 3.1 Black Mark Setting This section describes how to set up printers with black mark sensor. You can execute self-test to check whether your printer configure with black mark function or not. The self-test page will display black mark is enabled or disabled.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 3.1.3 Setting Length between Two Marks 127mm ② ③ ① ① Click “BM Enable” (Black Mark enable button) in the setting window. The black mark function will be valid if the Paper End LED and Error LED flash twice simultaneously.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 HHHHHHHHHHH HHHH If offset is negative, the printing home position will be above the black mark (shown as the left figure). ② Click “OK” to save the setting, the printer prints the corresponding message. The offset range is -27mm ~ (the distance between two adjacent black marks - 27) mm.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Cutting position If offset is negative, the cutting position is above the next black mark (shown as the left figure). 25.5mm Once the cutting position exceeds the offset range, then you can input negative data, i.e. setting offset for next black mark.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 3.2.3 Black Mark Setup Option Function No data for seeking black mark commands. You can choose Without blackmark this option when you do not need black mark function. Feed black mark after printing Seeking black mark and orientation after printing.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 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, please contact your technical service or dealer for assistance.
After printing, print head may be hot, please do not touch! (1) Turn the printer off, open the top cover and front cover. (2) DM-210: Pull up the ribbon cartridge and print head cover. DM-220: Turn up the cut device; pull up the ribbon cartridge and print head cover.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 5 Specifications 5.1 Printer Specification ∮ Print method 9 pin dot matrix (Pin 0.30mm) Print direction bidirectional logic-seeking Resolution max 160dpiH x 144dpiV Print speed 4.3lps (4.3 line / sec at 42 columns) Paper feed speed max 5.51ips (14cm/s) Print width 42cpl @ 16.7cpi (7x8 matrix)
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Tally Dascom DM-210/220 Operating 0~40 /40~90%RH °C condition Storage condition -40~55 /≤93%RH °C Physical Spec. Dimensions 156×260×130 (L×W×H mm) Color Black Weight Approx. 1.85kg (excluding roll paper) Emulation ESC/POS Compatible command set Noise The noise level is less than 50 dBA...
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 5.2 Interfaces Power Supply interface, USB interface and cashbox interface are standard interfaces for the printer. Serial or Parallel interface is a factory feature only. The interface pin assignment is listed below. 5.2.1 USB interface USB interface pin assignment PIN No.
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 5.2.3 Serial interface The serial interface of this printer is compatible with RS-232C, use DB25 hole type socket, support hardware handshaking protocol, the default baud rate and data format are 9600BPS, 8 data bit, no parity, and 1 stop bit.
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Tally Dascom DM-210/220 Parallel Interface Pin No.25 Below is the pin signal definition of parallel interface socket: Pin No Signal Name Direction Illumination Select trigger, input data when the signal is at falling /STB Input edge. DATA1 Input DATA2 Input...
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 5.3 Power Adapter The external power supply of this printer is 24VDC,2.1A. The type of power socket is A-1009-3P. Power supply socket pin assignment Pin Number Signal Name +24 V F.G. Power supply connector diagram...
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 5.4 Paper Specification The printer paper is supplied by the user. Please use only paper that fulfills the following requirements to assure good print quality and stable paper feed. Paper width 76.2 ± 0.5(3 ± 1/36 inches)...
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 7 Printing Control Command Sets The control command sets are compatible with ESC/POS command set. List of Commands: ASCII Code Function Illumination Moves the print head to the next horizontal tab position Causes the data in the line buffer to be printed and advances the...
Tally Dascom DM-210/220 FCC STATEMENT 1. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: a)This device may not cause harmful interference. b)This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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