Safety Precautions In using the present appliance, please keep the following safety regulations in order to prevent any hazard or material damage. WARNING WARNING Violating following instructions can cause serious injury or death. Violating following instructions can cause slight wound or damage the appliance. Do not plug several products in one You must use only the supplied adapter.
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This equipment has been tasted and found to comply with the limits for a Class A The STP-103 and STP-103P Roll Printer are designed for use with electronic digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to...
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Unpacking 1-1. Checking the contents of the Printer ............7 Chapter 1. Unpacking The items illustrated below are included with your printer. If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer for assistance............7 1-1.
1-3. Printer Part Names 1-4. Operating Control Panel The control panel has two buttons and two lights. (10) (1) Cover top (2) Case top (3) Case bottom (4) Control panel (5) Roller POWER ERROR FEED ON LINE (6) Power switch (7) Interface connector (male) (8) DC Jack Rear View...
Chapter 2. Connecting the Cable 2-2. Connecting the printer to your Computer STP-103S 2-1. Connecting the AC adapter to your printer You need an appropriate serial interface cable to connect your computer to the When the printer is used, use the optional AC adapter, NH36-240150-I1 for your printer's built-in interface.
2-2. Connecting the printer to your Computer Chapter 3. Installing the Paper Roll STP-103P Use a paper roll that matches the specifications. You need an appropriate parallel interface cable to connect your computer to the NOTE printer's built-in interface. The printer must be turned off before installing the paper roll. 1.
Chapter 4. Setting the DIP Switches DIP Switch Functions Default CAUTION 2400 bps Turn off the printer while setting the DIP switch to prevent an electrical short, which 4800 bps can damage the printer. 9600 bps 19200 bps You can change your interface and printer density settings by changing the DIP 9600 switch setting.
Chapter 5. Running the Self-test Chapter 6. Hexadecimal Dumping 1. Self-test printing This feature allows experienced users to see exactly what data is coming to the printer. This can be useful in finding software problems. When you turn on the 1) Starting the self test hexadecimal dump function, the printer prints all commands and data in hexadecimal format along with a guide section to help you find specific commands.
Chapter 7. Code Table The following pages show the character code tables. To find the character corresponding to a hexadecimal number, count across the top of the table for the For example, 4A=J. Page1 : KATAKANA PC437 : USA, Standard Europe...
Chapter 8. Functions The commands listed in the table below are available for control of the printer. Commands Command Classification Standard Command Name Mode Execution Setting Horizontal tab ○ ○ Print and line feed ○ ○ Print and carriage return ○...
Chapter 9. Control Commands Command Notation XXXX Command [Name] The name of the command. [Format] The code sequence. Command Classification Standard Command Name Mode Execution Setting ASCII indicates the ASCII equivalents. Esc c 5 Enable/disable panel FEED buttons Hex indicates hexadecimal equivalents. Esc d Print and feed paper n lines Decimal indicates the decimal equivalent.
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n=3 : Error status [Name] Print and carriage return. Off/On decimal Function [Format] ASCII Not used. Fixed to Off. Not used. Fixed to On. Decimal Undefined. [Description] When automatic line feed is enabled, this command functions the Not used. Fixed to Off. same as LF;...
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ESC ! n ESC & y c1 c2 [x1 d1… d(y X x1)]…[xk d1…d(y X xk)] [Name] Select print mode(s) [Name] Define user-defined characters [Format] ASCII ASCII ESC & y c1 c2 [x1 d1… d(y X x1)]…[xk d1…d(y X xk)] 1B 26 y c1 c2 [x1 d1…...
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ESC 2 ESC @ [Name] Select 1/6-inch line spacing [Name] Initialize printer [Format] ASCII [Format] ASCII Decimal Decimal [Description] Selects 1/6-inch line spacing. [Description] Clears the data in the print buffer and resets the printer mode to the mode that was in effect when the power was turned on. ESC 3 n [Name] Set line spacing...
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ESC R n ESC V n [Name] Select an international character set [Name] Turn 90° clockwise rotation mode on/off [Format] ASCII [Format] ASCII Decimal Decimal [Range] 0 ≤n ≤10 [Range] 0 ≤n ≤1, 48 ≤n ≤49 [Description] Selects an international character set n from the following table: [Description] Turns 90°...
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ESC c 5 n ESC { n [Name] Enable/disable panel FEED buttons [Name] Turns upside-down printing mode on/off [Format] ASCII [Format] ASCII Decimal Decimal [Range] 0 ≤n ≤255 [Range] 0 ≤n ≤255 [Description] Enables or disables the panel buttons. [Description] Turns upside-down printing mode on or off. ●...
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GS ! n GS / m [Name] Select character size [Name] Print downloaded bit image [Format] ASCII [Format] ASCII Decimal Decimal [Range] 0 ≤n ≤255 [Range] 0 ≤m ≤3,48 ≤m ≤51 Where 1 ≤ Number of times of character height ≤2 [Description] Prints downloaded bit image in mode m.
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n selects the printing position as follows: GS P x y [Name] Set horizontal and vertical motion units Printing position [Format] ASCII 0,48 Not printed Decimal 1,49 Above bar code [Range] 0 ≤ x ≤ 255 2,50 Below bar code 0 ≤...
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● When the LSB of m = 1: Second byte (printer information) After waiting for the period specified by t, the LED indicator Off/On Decimal Status for ASB blinks and the printer waits for the PAPER FEED button to be Undefined pressed.
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GS f n Bar Code System Number of Characters Remarks [Name] Select font for Human Readable interpretation (HRI) characters. UPC-A 11≤n≤12 48≤d≤57 [Format] ASCII JAN13(EAN) 12≤n≤13 48≤d≤57 Decimal JAN8(EAN) 7≤n≤8 48≤d≤57 [Range] n = 0, 1, 48, 49 48≤d≤57,65≤d≤90,32, [Description] Selects a font for the HRI characters used when printing a bar code. CODE39 1≤n≤255 36,37,43,45,46,47...
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<Example> Printing GS k 72 7 67 111 100 101 13 57 51 ② Special characters are defined by combining two characters “{“ and one character. The ASCII character “{“ is defined by transmitting “{“ twice consecutively. Transmit data Specific character ASCII Decimal SHIFT...
APPENDIX B : Specification ※Option : STP-103DK Printing method Thermal line printing Dot density 200 x 200 Dpi (8 dot/mm) 1) Serial Interface Connector Specification Printing width 48mm Paper width 58mm Characters per line 32 (Font A) (12x24) , 42 (Font B) (9x24) PRINTER HOST Approximately 1.97 inchs / sec...
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