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9203
DIGITAL PRINTER
May 2012 Revised edition 11 9203A981-11 12-05H

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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual 9203 DIGITAL PRINTER May 2012 Revised edition 11 9203A981-11 12-05H...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction Inspection Safety Notes Precautions Maintenance Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Names and Functions of Parts 1.1.1 Front Panel 1.1.2 Side Panel Chapter 2 Setting Up the Unit 2.1 Interface Connections 2.2 Loading Recording Paper 2.3 Self-Test 2.4 Adjusting the Display Contrast Chapter 3 Mode Settings 3.1 Menu Screen 3.2 Print Setting Screen...
  • Page 4 Chapter 6 Other Functions 6.1 System Reset 6.2 Error Indications Chapter 7 External I/O Terminals 7.1 Terminals 7.2 Ground Terminal 7.3 Output Terminals 7.4 Input Terminals Chapter 8 Specifications Chapter 9 Maintenance and Servicing 9.1 Power Fuse Replacement 9.2 Ultimate Disposal...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    If damage is evident, or if it fails to operate according to the specifications, contact your dealer or Hioki representative. ・ The 9203 is a special-purpose printer for use with the NOTE following HIOKI products only. Do not connect it to other products.
  • Page 6: Safety Notes

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Safety Notes This product is designed to comply with IEC 61010 WARNING Safety Standards, and has been thoroughly tested for safety prior to shipment. However, mishandling during use could result in injury or death, as well as damage to the product. Be certain that you understand the instructions and precautions in the manual before use.
  • Page 7: Precautions

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Precautions Before turning the product on, make sure the WARNING supply voltage matches that indicated on the its power connector. Connection to an improper supply voltage may damage the product and present an electrical hazard. The product is constructed so as to be connected to a ground line via a three-core power cord that is supplied with the product.
  • Page 8 ・ This product uses a thermal print head, using selected NOTE thermal recording paper. Use only the correct recording paper: HIOKI 9233 RECORDING PAPER. ・ The thermal recording technique uses a thermochemical reaction in the recording paper. Note the following points on handling recording paper and recordings carefully.
  • Page 9: Maintenance

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Handling recording paper and recordings Storing recording paper ・ Store rolls of thermal paper at not more than 40℃. ・ The paper will change color if exposed to light over a long period, so do not unwrap a roll of paper until you are ready to use it.
  • Page 10 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――...
  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Overview

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 1 Overview This product is a digital printer, also equipped with functions for statistical calculations such as standard deviation and printing histograms. It can be exploited for data analysis and management. 1.1 Names and Functions of Parts 1.1.1 Front Panel ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――...
  • Page 12 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Recording paper compartment Insert a roll of recording paper. LCD display This shows various settings and the printer status. STAT key Press this to compute and print the statistics for the input data. HIST key Press this to print a histogram of the input data. PLOT key Press this to print a time-series graph of the input data.
  • Page 13: Side Panel

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 1.1.2 Side Panel Power inlet Plug in the power cord. Power fuse holder This holds the power fuse and also contains a spare fuse. POWER switch This powers the product on and off. Connection cable connector Connect the 9425 CONNECTION CABLE. External I/O terminals This is the ground terminal for the external I/O terminals.
  • Page 14 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Contrast adjustment knob Turn this to adjust the contrast of the LCD display. ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 1 Overview...
  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Setting Up The Unit

    Use a 9425 CONNECTION CABLE (option) to connect the 9203 to the printer connector of the tester. Use the supplied connection leads to connect the 9203 to the mΩ HiTESTER. For details of the connection, see Chapter 7, "External I/O Terminals."...
  • Page 16 ・When connecting the 9203 to the mΩ HiTESTER only Use the supplied connection leads to connect the TRIG terminal of the 9203 to the PRINT terminal of the mΩ HiTESTER, and the GND terminals of both the units. mΩ HiTESTER...
  • Page 17 HiTESTER 9203 9425 CONNECTION CABLE Controller The trigger signals of the 9203 are controlled by the NOTE internal timer, so they can be output only at intervals of 1 second. Therefore, when printing at intervals of less than 1 second, or when synchronizing printing with the mΩ...
  • Page 18: Loading Recording Paper

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 2.2 Loading Recording Paper 1. Press the cover of the recording paper compartment, as shown in the figure, then open the cover. 2. Raise the printer head, then feed the end of the recording paper fully through the paper path, so that the paper projects adequately from the printer.
  • Page 19 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 3. Lower the printer head. 4. Feed the paper through the cutter, then close the cover. ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 2 Setting Up the Unit...
  • Page 20: Self-Test

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 2.3 Self-Test When powered on, the product carries out a self-test. After being powered on, the model number and version appear in the LCD display, and if the result of the self- test is normal, next the menu screen appears. If the self-test procedure finds a fault, a display like the following one appears.
  • Page 21: Adjusting The Display Contrast

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 2.4 Adjusting the Display Contrast Turn the contrast adjustment knob on the side panel to adjust the contrast of the LCD display. ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 2 Setting Up the Unit...
  • Page 22 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 2 Setting Up the Unit...
  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Mode Settings

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 3 Mode Settings 3.1 Menu Screen From the menu screen you can access the various settings. Move the flashing cursor, to select the setting keys screen. Switch to the setting screen indicated by the cursor. (1) PRINT Switch to the print setting screen. This selects the data to be printed, the printing interval, and the time to be printed (real or elapsed).
  • Page 24: Print Setting Screen

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 3.2 Print Setting Screen In this screen, select the data to be printed, the printing interval, and the time to be printed (real or elapsed). Data print selection Interval setting Time printed keys Move the flashing cursor, to select the item to set.
  • Page 25 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Interval setting Set the interval at which the data input from the mΩ HiTESTER is printed. There are two modes for this setting: manual and auto. ・ Manual (MANU) mode In the manual mode, whenever you press the key, PRINT or when a PRINT signal is input, data is input into memory.
  • Page 26: Statistics Setting Screen

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 3.3 Statistics Setting Screen In this screen, select the upper and lower limits required for calculating the process productivity index Cp (dispersion) and CpK (bias). Upper limit Lower limit Setting a numeric value The numeric value display consists of seven characters: a sign, five digits, and a unit multiple prefix.
  • Page 27: Histogram Setting Screen

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Using the Using the □ □ □.□ □ m   □ □ □.□ □ k ↓ ↓ □.□ □ □ □     □ □.□ □ □ k ↓ ↓ □ □.□ □ □     □.□ □ □ □ k ↓ ↓ □ □ □.□ □     □ □ □.□ □ ↓ ↓ □.□ □ □ □ k   □ □.□ □ □ ↓ ↓ □ □.□ □ □ k   □.□ □ □ □ ↓ ↓ □ □ □.□ □ k   □ □ □.□ □ m Return to the menu screen. 3.4 Histogram Setting Screen In this screen, select the conditions for drawing histograms.
  • Page 28 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Selecting the creation mode This selects the way in which the histogram is created. There are two modes: auto and manual. ・ Auto mode In auto mode, an optimized histogram for the input data is created by automatically determining the center value and rank width.
  • Page 29: Time Setting Screen

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 3.5 Time Setting Screen In this screen, set the current date and time. Year Month Hours Minutes Move the flashing cursor, to select the item to keys adjust. keys Change the setting of the selected item. Return to the menu screen. The clock is started, with a zero seconds value, at this point.
  • Page 30 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 3 Mode Settings...
  • Page 31: Chapter 4 Printing Operations

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 4 Printing Operations 4.1 Starting Printing During printing, the number of values in memory is displayed, as follows. Number of values If a fault occurs in the printer (head up, or paper end), a NOTE signal is output from the ERROR external output terminal, and the product stops operation until the fault is cleared.
  • Page 32 With the BATTERY HiTESTER After all the values in memory of the BATTERY HiTESTER are printed, printing stops automatically. After the 9203 stops a printing operation, pressing the key of the BATTERY HiTESTER transfers all the PRINT measurement values in memory of the BATTERY HiTESTER to the 9203, and prints them.
  • Page 33 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Example of printing (with the mΩ HiTESTER) Data print setting Interval Time printed elapsed time (ACCUMLATE)       ← key pressed PRINT ←Interval print ←Interval print ←Interval print ← key pressed PRINT ← key pressed PRINT ← key pressed PRINT ・...
  • Page 34 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ・ When the data print selection is set to "OFF," no values NOTE are printed. ・ With the 3560, resistance values and voltage data transferred are each printed on two lines. Example of printing (with the BATTERY HiTESTER)     ...
  • Page 35: Ending Printing

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 4.2 Ending Printing With the mΩ HiTESTER, when you press the key, STOP or when a STOP signal is input, the capture of data to memory stops. With the BATTERY HiTESTER, after all the values in memory of the BATTERY HiTESTER are printed, printing stops.
  • Page 36 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ← key pressed CANCEL ← key pressed CANCEL ← key pressed CANCEL It is also possible to resume a printing operation by pressing the key. CANCEL ← key pressed STOP ← key pressed CANCEL It is not possible to cancel or resume printing the NOTE BATTERY HiTESTER values.
  • Page 37: Chapter 5 Printing Details

    With the 3560 and BATTERY HiTESTER, the multiple statistics are printed depending on the number of values transferred to the 9203 at the same time. ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 5 Printing Details...
  • Page 38 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Number of values Number of valid values (excluding "OF" and "NG" results) Average value Minimum value Number of minimum value (if multiple values, the latest one) Maximum value Number of maximum value (if multiple values, the latest one) Standard deviation Standard deviation Process productivity index (dispersion)  ...
  • Page 39: Histograms

    With the 3560 and BATTERY HiTESTER, the multiple histograms are printed depending on the number of values transferred to the 9203 at the same time. Number of remaining values ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 5 Printing Details...
  • Page 40 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Number of first value Number of last value Number of values Count (minimum value) Count (maximum value) Values below lower limit of range Center value Values above upper limit of range Center values of each rank Count of values in each rank Measurement data values are assigned to a rank by the following comparison: (rank minimum) ≦...
  • Page 41: Graphs

    While the graph is being plotted, the following appears in the LCD. With the 3560 and BATTERY HiTESTER, the multiple graphs are printed depending on the number of values transferred to the 9203 at the same time. ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 5 Printing Details...
  • Page 42 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Number of first value Number of last value Number of values Measurement value (minimum value) Measurement value (maximum value) Value numbers On the measurement axis of the graph, the minimum and maximum valid data values in memory are used as the limits of the full-scale range, and the values are plotted evenly spaced by value number.
  • Page 43: Chapter 6 Other Functions

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 6 Other Functions 6.1 System Reset Power on the product while holding down the keys simultaneously to reset the product. At this point the following appears in the LCD. This carries out a system reset, which returns all the settings of the product to their factory default values.
  • Page 44: Error Indications

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 6.2 Error Indications If any sort of error is detected in the product, this is shown in the LCD display. Either after the error is cleared, or after displaying for about one second, the display returns to the previous indication. Indication Problem Follow-up...
  • Page 45: Chapter 7 External I/O Terminals

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 7 External I/O Terminals 7.1 Terminals (1) Use appropriate wires, with about 10 mm of the insulation stripped. (2) As shown in the figure, push in the terminal button with a screwdriver or similar implement, and insert the wire into the terminal aperture.
  • Page 46: Ground Terminal

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 7.2 Ground Terminal The GND terminal is a common ground terminal for all external I/O. 7.3 Output Terminals These are open collector outputs. The transistors are turned on when the following signals are effective. TRIG A print trigger is output. Connect to the mΩ HiTESTER.
  • Page 47: Input Terminals

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 7.4 Input Terminals These are TTL negative logic inputs (rating: 5 V maximum). To make the following signals effective, short to ground. PRINT External input terminal for a print command signal. (Same effect as pressing the PRINT key.) External input terminal for a stop command STOP signal.
  • Page 48 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 7 External I/O Terminals...
  • Page 49: Chapter 8 Specifications

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 8 Specifications Thermal line printer Printer ■ Print medium 9233 recording paper, 58 mm × ■ 10 m (approximately 3000 lines equivalent) At least 2 million lines Lifetime ■ splay Character LCD module ■ Display digits 16 digits × 2 lines ■...
  • Page 50 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Dielectric strength 1.5 kVAC (perceptible current: 20 ■ mA) between case and power supply line Insulation resistance 100 MΩ min. between case and ■ power supply line Operating temperature 0 to 40℃(32 F to 104 F), ■ and humidity range 80% RH max.
  • Page 51 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Supplied accessories Power cord, spare fuse ■ (T4.0AL/250 V 20 mm×5 mm dia.), recording paper (1 roll), connection leads for mΩ HiTESTER (2×2 m)  Options 9425 CONNECTION CABLE ■ 9233 RECORDING PAPER (10 rolls) Printed data Maximum number of 99,999 (After 99,999 values are ■...
  • Page 52 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Computation functions* Data handling capacity 99,999 values ■ Functions computed number of values, maximum, ■ minimum and average values, standard deviation, process productivity index* (dispersion and bias) (from upper and lower limit settings) Histogram printing* Data handling capacity 5000 values* (if more than 5000 ■...
  • Page 53 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― With the BATTERY HiTESTER, the maximum number of printed values is 260. With the BATTERY HiTESTER, these settings are ignored. With the BATTERY HiTESTER , the cancel function is invalid. The multiple computations, histograms and graphs are printed depending on the number of values transferred at the same time.
  • Page 54 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 8 Specifications...
  • Page 55: Chapter 9 Maintenance And Servicing

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Chapter 9 Maintenance and Servicing 9.1 Power Fuse Replacement The power fuse is contained in the power inlet compartment, together with a spare fuse. Use the following procedure to replace the fuse. To avoid electric shock, turn off the power switch WARNING and disconnect the power cord before replacing the fuse.
  • Page 56 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― (2) Check the fuse, then replace it with the spare. Spare fuse (3) Push the fuse holder back into the power inlet to complete the procedure. Replace the fuse only with one of the specified WARNING characteristics and voltage and current ratings. Using a non-specified fuse or shorting the fuse holder may cause a life-threatening hazard.
  • Page 57: Ultimate Disposal

    ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― 9.2 Ultimate Disposal The product includes a lithium battery which provides a backup power supply for the settings in memory. When disposing of this product, remove the lithium battery and dispose of battery and product in accordance with local regulations.
  • Page 58 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Tools required for disassembly The following tools are required for disassembling the product: ・Phillips screwdriver ・Miniature pliers (or nippers) Disassembly procedure (1) Remove the two screws fastening the case of the product as shown in the figure below. (2) Lift the upper case vertically to remove it. (3) Use the pliers to wrench the lithium battery from the PCB on which it is mounted.
  • Page 59 INDEX 1 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Index - A - - L - Average value Lithium battery 53,54 - C - - M - Cancel function Maximum value Center value Menu screen 23, 24 19, 25 CONNECTION CABLE Minimum value 9, 11 Connection leads 9, 11 Contrast (display) 10, 17...
  • Page 60 INDEX 2 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Index...

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