Page 2
STP-103III ■ Safety Precautions The instructions shown below must be followed to prevent possible danger or damage by using the product incorrectly. Warning Serious injury or death may result if the instructions associated with this sign are not followed. Do not plug in multiple products into one outlet at Use only the adaptor supplied with the product.
Page 3
STP-103III Caution Minor injury or product damage may result if the instructions associated with this sign are not followed. Keep the desiccant out of the reach of children. If smoke, strange smells or noises come from the product, turn off the power immediately and follow •...
Page 4
BIXOLON. This users’ manual may contain errors in printing or technical errors, and they are subject to change without prior notice.
Page 5
(10) Power terminals (11) Paper Rear view (12) Detection switch The STP-103III roll printer is designed to be used with other electric devices such as banking devices and peripheral devices, ECR, and POS. Main features are as follows. 1. Fast printing speed 2.
STP-103III 1. Installation and Basic Instructions of the Printer 1-1 Unpacking Check the following contents and contact the sales representative where you purchased the product if any item is missing or incorrect. Roll paper Power cord Adapter Printer Cable Installation Manual 1-2 Installation Location Avoid installing near heat or in direct sunlight.
STP-103III 1-3 Operation Control Panel There are two buttons and two lights on the control panel. Buttons Buttons are for paper feed and online functions. ON LINE Press ON LINE button to receive data from the computer. FEED Press the FEED button to print one line.
STP-103III 2. Connecting Cable 2-1 Connecting AC Adapter Use the optional AC adapter for the printer. ※ Warning Using an improper power supply device could cause fire or electric fault. ※ Caution Check that the power supply device is connected to the power terminal when turning the printer on or off.
STP-103III 2-2 Connecting Interface Cable In order to connect the printer to the computer, you need a proper serial, parallel, or USB interface cable. - Check that both computer and printer are turned off, and connect the cable connector to the interface connector of the printer.
STP-103III 3. DIP Switches Setting ※ Caution The printer must be turned off while setting the DIP switches in order to prevent electric short failures or other damage to the printer. Changes to connection device and printing density are configured with DIP switches 3-1 Make sure that the printer is turned off.
Page 14
STP-103III 3-3 Refer to the following table for switch settings Function Default SW 1-1 SW 1-2 Baud Rate Selection * Refer to the Following Table 1 SW 1-3 SW 1-4 Density Dark Normal SW 1-5 Handshaking Xon / Xoff DTR/DSR...
STP-103III 4. Installing Paper Roll Use the specified paper. ※ Caution The printer must be turned off when installing paper. 4-1 Open the printer cover and pull out and remove the completed used roll. 4-2 When installing the roll, insert it in the correct direction as shown in the picture.
STP-103III 5. Self Test 5-1 Self Test Printing * Starting the self test Mount the roll, close the cover, and turn on the printer while pressing the PAPER FEED button to start the self test. The self test printing will print the current settings of the printer including the following information.
STP-103III 6. Hexadecimal Dumping This function allows accurate checking of the exchanged data of the printer for advanced users so that software issues can be identified. As all data and commands are printed in hexadecimal when using hexadecimal dumping function, it is helpful to find special commands.
STP-103III 7. Specifications Printing method Thermal line printing Dot pitch 203Dpi (8 dot/mm) Printing width 48mm Paper width 57.5±0.5mm 32 (Font A) (12x24) Characters per line 42 (Font B) (9x17) 42 (Font C) (9x24) About 3.15 inches/sec Printing speed 80 mm/sec at 25℃/printing duty 12.5%...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the STP-103III and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers