USER’S MANUAL Thermal Receipt Printer BTP-R681 Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co., Ltd.
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BTP-R681 User’s Manual General Safety Information Before installing and using the printer, please read the following items carefully. 1. Safety instructions Warning: Do not touch the cutter of the printer. Warning: The print head is a thermal element and it is at a high temperature during printing or just after operation, therefore do not touch it or its peripherals for reasons of safety.
BTP-R681 is developed for high-end thermal receipt printing market, which is widely used. BTP-R681 can be connected with other devices via serial, USB, Ethernet and WLAN. It provides drivers for operation systems such as Windows 2000 / XP /Server 2003 / Vista / Server200 / Win7 / Win8 /Win8.1 / Server 2012, POSReady2009 / POSReady7, Linux, Mac and...
BTP-R681 User’s Manual Paper type Thermal continuous paper, Thermal marked paper Paper Paper roll OD Max. 83mm 0.06mm~0.10mm thermal paper Paper thickness 0.13mm-0.15mm label paper Input 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz Power Output 24V ± 5% DC, average current 2.5A supply External or not...
Table 2.3-1 Recommended thermal paper model 2.3.2 Parameters of marked paper BTP-R681 can support marked paper printing and set the cutting and initial printing position accurately. The marked paper not only should meet the specifications of thermal paper roll, but also should meet the following requirements: Figure 2.3-1 Schematic drawing of marked paper specifications...
2.3.3 Parameters of label paper BTP-R681 can support label paper printing and set the cutting and initial printing position accurately. The label paper not only should meet the specifications of thermal paper roll, but also should meet the following requirements:...
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 3 Appearance and components 3.1 Appearance and modules Figure 3.1-1 Schematic drawing of appearance and modules 1—Front cover 2—Spanner for opening cover 3—Power switch 4—Button label 5—LOGO plate 6—Thumb wheel for adjusting paper guide 7—Spanner for adjusting paper near end sensor 8—cutter...
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BTP-R681 User’s Manual Button and component function: a Feed button (27) Feed paper: Printer will feed paper when the feed button is pressed down under normal condition. To feed continuously, keep pressing the button. Print configuration sample: Pressing down the feed button while turning on the power, the printer will print out the configuration sample, which includes print width, print speed, etc.
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 3.2 LED and buzzer Functions of LED LED name Status Description Always on Printer power is on. Power LED (green) Printer power is off. Printer is in normal status. Error LED (red) Flash Printer is in error status or paper near end status.
If any item is damaged or missing, please contact your dealer or the manufacturer. 4.2 Printer installation BTP-R681 can be installed in three methods: horizontally on the table, horizontally under the table and vertically hanging on the wall. When the printer is installed horizontally on the table, the incline installation angle should not exceed 5°, otherwise the paper near end...
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BTP-R681 User’s Manual Figure 4.2-3 Vertically hanging on the wall Keep the printer far away from water source; Do not place the printer in the place exposed to vibration and impact; The printer power must be safely grounded; It is recommended to keep proper space in order to guarantee the reliability and operational convenience of the printer during operation and maintenance.
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 4.3 Power and communication interface 4.3.1 Power connection 1) Ensure that the power switch is turned off; 2) Insert the power plug into the corresponding socket on the back of the printer. Caution: When the printer is not in use for a long period of time, disconnect the power cord from the printer.
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 4.3.3 USB interface connection 1) Ensure that the power switch is turned off; 2) Plug the USB cable into corresponding interface in place as shown in the figure; 3) Connect the other end of USB cable to the host.
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 4.4 Paper roll installation 4.4.1 Paper type confirmation After connecting the power cord and interface cable, confirm paper type after media installation before printing. 4.4.2 Install/replace paper roll 1) Turn off the printer; 2) Press cover open lever to pull out the printer mechanism;...
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 4.5 Paper near end position adjustment Figure 4.5-1 Schematic drawing of paper near end position adjustment The amount of remaining paper can be adjusted by adjusting the position of paper near end sensor. Paper near end has three levels with the mark line (green in fact) showing the current level, and the amount of remaining paper can be changed by rotating the paper near end adjusting gear to change the position of the mark line.
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 4.7 Hexadecimal dumping function After entering Hexadecimal dumping mode, the printer will print out the data transmitted from the host computer in hexadecimal and their corresponding ASCII characters. The sample printed under Hexadecimal dumping mode is as follows: Figure 4.7-1 print sample under Hexadecimal dumping mode...
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 5 Routine maintenance Caution: Before starting routine maintenance, ensure that the printer power is turned off. Do not use organic solvents like gasoline or acetone. When cleaning sensors, do not turn on the printer power until the pure alcohol has completely evaporated.
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 6 Interface signal 6.1 Serial interface The serial interface of the printer is compatible with RS-232 standard, and its interface socket is D-SUB25 socket. Signal Signal definition Function — House ground Output Data output Input Data input —...
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BTP-R681 User’s Manual Signal Ground (Data 1) Signal Ground (Data 2) Signal Ground (Data 3) Signal Ground (Data 4) Signal Ground (Data 5) Signal Ground (Data 6) Signal Ground (Data 7) Signal Ground (Data 8) Signal Ground (PError, Select, and nAck)
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 6.3 USB interface Parameters Data transmission: Support USB2.0 full speed protocol. Connector (Printer end): USB B type socket. Support USB HUB. Interface signal definition and function Pin No. Signal name Description VBUS Power DATA- Data minus DATA+...
BTP-R681 User’s Manual Interface signal definition Figure 6.4-1 Ethernet interface Interface adopts 10/100BASE-T standard which complies with IEEE802.3. The interface signal is defined as below: Pin No. Signal name Description Data transmission + Data transmission - Data receiving + Not connected...
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 6.6 Power interface definition Power interface signal definition (100-240V AC): Figure 6.4-1 schematic drawing of power interface Pin No. Signal name Table 6.6-1 Power interface definition Main control board power interface definition (24V DC): Figure 6.6-2 Schematic drawing of 24V power interface 6.7 Cash drawer interface signal definition...
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BTP-R681 User’s Manual Interface signal definition Signal Functions Frame Ground DRAWER 1 Cash drawer 1 driving signal DRSW Cash drawer status detection signal Cash drawer driving power DRAWER 2 Cash drawer 2 driving signal Circuit share ground Table 6.7-1 cash drawer interface definition Caution: Do not connect or disconnect communication cable plug when the printer is powered on;...
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 7 Troubleshooting When the printer has any problem, refer to this chapter for solution. If the problem still cannot be solved, please contact your local dealer or manufacturer for assistance. 7.1 Printer doesn’t work Problem Possible causes...
BTP-R681 User’s Manual 8 Power management The power management of BTP-R681 has four operation modes: Off, Standby, Active, Sleep. Printer will enter standby mode after powering on the printer or completing printing task. Printer will enter sleep mode if there is no printing task for 2 minutes in standby mode.
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