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BIXOLON STP-131 User Manual

BIXOLON STP-131 User Manual

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USER'S MANUAL
STP-131
THERMAL PRINTER
www.samsungminiprinters.com

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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL STP-131 THERMAL PRINTER www.samsungminiprinters.com...

  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    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 slight wound or damage the appliance. Violating following instructions can cause serious injury or death. Keep the desiccant out of children’s Install the printer on the stable surface.
  • Page 3 Warning - U.S Caution Some semiconductor devices are easily damaged by static electricity. You should This equipment has been tasted and found to comply with the limits for a Class A turn the printer "OFF", before you connect or remove the cables on the rear side, digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1. Setting Up the Printer 1-1. Unpacking Chapter 1. Setting up the printer Your printer box should include these items. If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer for assistance. 1-1. Unpacking 1-2. Connecting the cables 1-3.

  • Page 5: Connecting The Cables

    1-2. Connecting the Cables 1-3. Connecting the Computer You can connect up to three cables to the printer. They all connect to the connector You need an appropriate interface cable. panel on the back of the printer, which is shown below: 1.

  • Page 6: Connecting The Power Supply

    1-5. Connecting the Power Supply 1-6. Installing or Replacing the Paper Roll CAUTION : NOTE : Be sure to use paper rolls that specifications. Do not use papaer rolls that have the paper glued to the core because the printer When connecting or disconnecting the power supply from the printer, make sure that cannot detect the paper end correctly.

  • Page 7: Adjustments And Settings

    5. Be sure to note the correct direction that the paper comes off the roll. 1-7. Adjustments and Settings The STP131 Series is set up at the factory to be appropriate for almost all users. It does, however, offer some settings for users with special requirements. It has DIP switches that allow you to change communication settings, such as handshaking and parity check, as well as print density.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2. Hexadecimal Dumping

    Chapter 2. Hexadecimal Dumping This feature allows experienced users to see exactly what data is coming to the printer. Serial Interface Specification This can be useful in finding software problems. When you turn on the hexadecimal KONKSDOBH S/ W : 1 dump function, the printer prints all commands and data in hexadecimal format along KONKSDOBH S/ W : 2...

  • Page 9: Chapter 3. The Self Test

    Chapter 3. The self test The self-test checks whether the printer has any problems. If the printer does not function properly, contact your dealer. The self-test checks the following; 1. Make sure paper roll has been installed properly. 2. Turn on the power while holding down the FEED button. The self-test begins. 3.

  • Page 13: Chapter 4. Code Table

    Chapter 5. Control Commands The commands listed in the table below are available for control of the printer. Commands Command Classification Standard Command Name Mode Executing Setting Horizontal tab Print and line feed Print and carriage return DLE EOT Real-time status transmission ESC SP Set right-side character spacing ESC !

  • Page 14: Control Commands

    Control Commands [Name] Horizontal tab. Command Classification [Format] ASCII Standard Command Name Executing Mode Setting Decimal Turn upside-down printing mode on/off ESC { [Description] Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab position. Print NV bit image FS p FS q Defined NV bit image GS !
  • Page 15 n = 3 : Error status DLE EOT n Off/On Decimal Function [Name] Real-time status transmission. Not used, Fixed to Off. [Format] ASCII Not used. Fixed to On. Undefined. Decimal Not used. Fixed of Off. 1 < n < 4 [Range] Not used.
  • Page 16 ESC SP n ESC % n [Name] Set right-side character spacing. [Name] Select/Cancel user-defined character set. [Format] ASCII [Format] ASCII Decimal Decimal 0 < n < 255 0 < n < 255 [Range] [Range] [Description] Sets the character spacing for the right side of the character to [n x [Description] Selects or cancels the user-defined character set.
  • Page 17 ESC ? n ESC - n [Name] Cancel user-defined characters. [Name] Turn underline mode on/off. [Format] ASCII [Format] ASCII Decimal Decimal 32 < n < 126 [Range] 0 < n < 2, 48 < n < 50 [Range] [Description] Cancels user-defined characters. [Description] Turns underline mode on or off, based on the following values of n: Function...
  • Page 18 ESC G n ESC V n [Name] Turn on/off double-strike mode. [Name] [Format] ASCII [Format] Decimal 0 < n < 255 [Range] [Range] [Description] Turns emphasized mode on or off. When the LSB is 0, double-strike mode is turned off. [Description] When the LSB is 1, double-strike mode is turned on.
  • Page 19 ESC c 3 n ESC \ nL nH [Name] Select paper sensor(s) to output paper end signals. [Name] Set relative print position. [Format] ASCII [Format] ASCII Decimal Decimal 0 < n < 255 0 < nL < 255 [Range] [Range] 0 <...
  • Page 20 ESC t n ESC c 5 n [Name] Enable/Disable panel buttons. [Name] Select character code table. [Format] ASCII [Format] ASCII Decimal Decimal 0 < n < n, n = 255 0 < n < 255 [Range] [Range] [Description] Enables or disables the panel buttons. [Description] Selects a page n from the character code table.
  • Page 21 FS p n m GS ! n [Name] Print NV bit im age. [Name] Select character size. [Format] ASCII [Format] ASCII Decimal Decimal 0 < n < 255 [Range] [Range] (1 < vertical number of times < 8, 1 < horizontal number of times < 8) 3, 48 [Description] Selects thecharacter height using bits 0 to 2 and selects the character width...
  • Page 22 GS / m GS H n [Name] Print downloaded bit image. [Name] Select printing position of HRI characters. [Format] ASCII [Format] ASCII Decimal Decimal 0 < m < 3, 48 < m < 51 [Range] [Description] Selects the printing position of HRI characters when printing a bar code. [Description] Prints a downloaded bit image using the mode specified by m.
  • Page 23 GS P x y GS ^ r t m [Name] Set horizontal and vertical motion units. [Name] Execute macro. [Format] ASCII [Format] ASCII Decimal Decimal 1 < x < 255 [Range] 0 < r < 255 [Range] 0 < y < 255 0 <...
  • Page 24 GS k m d1... dk NUL, GS k m n d1... dn GS r n [Name] Print bar code. [Name] Transmit status. [Format] ASCII d1...dk [Format] ASCII d1...dk Decimal d1...dk Decimal ASCII n d1... [Range] n = 1, 2, 49, 50 n d1...

  • Page 25: Appendix

    APPENDIX GS w n [Name] Set bar code width. [Format] ASCII A. Connectors Decimal 2 < n < 6 [Range] [Description] Set the horizontal size of the bar code. n specifies the bar code width as follows. Module width for Binary-level bar code multi-level bar code Thin element width (mm)

  • Page 26: Drawer Connector

    Serial Communication Interface(Example) Drawer Connector Printer Host Pin No. Signal name Direction TXD(O) RXD(I) Frame ground RXD(I) TXD(O) Drawer kick-out drive signal 1 Output RTS(O) CTS(I) Drawer open/close signal Input CTS(I) RTS(O) 22~25 FG, SG (GND) FG, SG (GND) +24V DTR(O) Drawer kick-out drive signal 2 Output...

  • Page 27: Specification

    C. Specification Printing method Thermal line printing Dot density 180 X 180 dpi (7dots/mm) 72.192 + 0.2 mm Printing width Paper width 79 ~ 80 mm Characters per line (default) 42 (Font A) (12 x 24) 56 (Font B) ( 9 x 24) Printing speed 17.3 lines/sec(1/6"...

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