Table Of Contents - Star Micronics Line Thermal Printer Specifications

Table of Contents

1. INTERFACE CONFIGURATION.........................................................................................................................1-1
1.1. RS-232 Serial Interface ..............................................................................................................................1-1
1.1.1. Specifications (Conforming to RS-232) ......................................................................................................1-1
1.1.2. Signal array and explanations according to interface connector pin ......................................................1-1
1.1.3. Communication Protocol ............................................................................................................................1-2
1.2. Parallel Interfaces (Amphenol 36 pins).......................................................................................................1-4
1.2.1. Specifications (Conforming to IEEE1284) ..............................................................................................1-4
1.2.2. Signal array and explanations according to interface connector pin ..........................................................1-4
1.2.3. Signal Output Timing ..................................................................................................................................1-5
1.2.4. Status Specification ....................................................................................................................................1-5
1.3. USB Interface.............................................................................................................................................1-6
1.4. Ethernet Interface.......................................................................................................................................1-6
1.5. Wireless LAN Interface...............................................................................................................................1-6
2. COMMAND FUNCTION LIST.............................................................................................................................2-1
3. COMMAND DETAILS .........................................................................................................................................3-1
3.1. Explanation of Terms..................................................................................................................................3-1
3.2. Exception Processing.................................................................................................................................3-2
3.3. Standard Command Details .......................................................................................................................3-3
3.3.1. Font style and Character Set......................................................................................................................3-3
3.3.2. Character Expansion Settings ..................................................................................................................3-11
3.3.3. Print Mode................................................................................................................................................3-15
3.3.4. Line Spacing.............................................................................................................................................3-19
3.3.5. Page Control Commands .........................................................................................................................3-22
3.3.6. Horizontal Direction Printing Position .......................................................................................................3-26
3.3.7. Download .................................................................................................................................................3-31
3.3.8. Bit Image Graphics...................................................................................................................................3-33
3.3.9. Logo .........................................................................................................................................................3-37
3.3.10. Bar Code..............................................................................................................................................3-41
3.3.11. Cutter Control.......................................................................................................................................3-43
3.3.12. External Device Drive...........................................................................................................................3-44
3.3.13. Print Settings........................................................................................................................................3-50
3.3.14. Status ...................................................................................................................................................3-52
3.3.15. Chinese Characters .............................................................................................................................3-55
3.3.16. Others ..................................................................................................................................................3-59
3.4. Raster Graphics Command Details ..........................................................................................................3-64
3.5. Black Mark Related Command Details.....................................................................................................3-79
3.6. USB Related Command Details ...............................................................................................................3-83
3.7. 2 Color Printing Command Details ...........................................................................................................3-84
3.8. Presenter Related Command Details .......................................................................................................3-93
3.9. Mark Command Details ............................................................................................................................3-96
3.10. AUTO LOGO Function Command Details ..............................................................................................3-101
3.11. Two-dimensional Bar Code PDF417 Command Details.........................................................................3-110
3.12. Details of the Print Starting Trigger Control Command...........................................................................3-115
3.13. Two-Dimensional Bar Code QR Code Command Details ......................................................................3-116
3.14. Page Function Command Details...........................................................................................................3-123
4. CHARACTER CODE TABLES............................................................................................................................4-1
5. APPENDIX .........................................................................................................................................................5-1
5.1. Appendix 1: Bar Code Specification Details ...............................................................................................5-1
5.1.1. Code 39......................................................................................................................................................5-1
5.1.2. Interleaved 2 of 5 ...................................................................................................................................5-1
5.1.3. JAN/EAN/UPC ...........................................................................................................................................5-2
5.1.4. Code 128....................................................................................................................................................5-3
5.1.5. Code 93......................................................................................................................................................5-5
5.1.6. NW7 (CODERBAR)....................................................................................................................................5-5
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