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DOT MATRIX PRINTER
SP200F SERIES
USERS MANUAL
MODE D'EMPLOI
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG
MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI

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  • Page 1 DOT MATRIX PRINTER SP200F SERIES USERS MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI...
  • Page 2 The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of going to press. However, should any errors be detected, STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    5-1. Basic Operation ..................16 5-2. Switch Operation (Combined Switch Operation) ........ 17 6. Control Codes ....................19 STAR mode ....................19 6-1. Control Codes Used in Character Setting ..........19 6-2. Control Codes Used in Print Mode Setting..........19 6-3. Control Codes Used in Line Spacing ........... 19 6-4.

  • Page 4: Outline

    1. Outline The SP200 Series Serial Impact Dot Matrix Printer is designed for use with electronic instruments such as POS, banking equipment, computer peripheral equipment, etc. The major features of the SP200 Series are as follows: 1. Bi-directional printing at approx. 2.5 lines/sec. 2.

  • Page 5: Unpacking And Installation

    2. Unpacking and Installation 2-1. Unpacking After unpacking the unit, check that all the necessary accessories are included in the package. SP210 type Printer Ferrite core Fastener (EU only) (EU only) Ribbon cartridge User´s manual SP240 type Printer Ferrite core Fastener (EU only) (EU only)

  • Page 6: Locating The Printer

    2-2. Locating the printer When you locate your printer, keep the following tips in mind: 1. Protect your printer from excessive heat such as direct sunlight or heaters, and keep it away from moisture and dust. 2. Place the printer on a firm, level surface which is fairly vibration-free. 3.

  • Page 7: Parts Identification And Nomenclature

    3. Parts Identification and Nomenclature SP210 type Cover Protects the printer from dust and reduces noise. Do not open the cover while printing. Control panel Features two control switches and two indicators to indicate printer status. AC power cord Plugs into an outlet of the specified voltage.
  • Page 8 SP240 type Cover Protects the printer from dust and reduces noise. Do not open the cover while printing. Control panel Features two control switches and two indicators to indicate printer status. AC power cord Plugs into an outlet of the specified voltage. Shape of AC power plug will vary according to destinations.

  • Page 9: Loading The Ribbon Cartridge And Paper

    4. Loading the Ribbon Cartridge and Paper 4-1. SP210 type 4-1-1. Loading the Ribbon Cartridge 1 Turn off power to the printer. 2 Lift the cover up approx. 3 cm. Cover Hold the cover tilted at this an- gle, then pull it toward you to remove it.
  • Page 10 Note: When removing the ribbon car- tridge, raise the A section and then remove it by holding the B section as shown in Fig. 4-3. Fig. 4-3 4-1-2. Loading the Paper Cover 1 Lift the cover up approx. 3cm. Hold the cover tilted at this angle, then pull it toward you to remove it.
  • Page 11 2 Cut off the front edge of the roll Roll paper paper perpendicularly. 3 Confirm that the power of the printer is turned on. 4 While observing the direction of the roll paper, insert the top end of the Core paper beneath the paper guide as far as it will go.

  • Page 12: Sp240 Type

    4-2. SP240 type 4-2-1. Loading the Ribbon Cartridge 1 Turn off power to the printer. 2 Lift the cover up approx. 3 cm. Cover Hold the cover tilted at this an- gle, then pull it toward you to remove it. Power off Fig.
  • Page 13 4 Place the ribbon cartridge in the Print head direction shown in Fig. 4-10 and Ink ribbon Auto cutter press it down to load it. If loading of the ribbon cartridge is not sat- isfactory, press down the car- tridge while rotating the ribbon feed knob in the direction of the Ribbon feed knob...
  • Page 14 4-2-2. Loading the Paper Cover 1 Lift the cover up approx. 3cm. Hold the cover tilted at this angle, then pull it toward you to remove it. FEED switch Fig. 4-12 Removing the cover 2 Cut off the front edge of the roll Roll paper paper perpendicularly.
  • Page 15 7 Press the FEED (paper feed) switch to feed the paper approximately 10cm. Positioning rib Cover Roll paper Paper roll holder Fig. 4-14 8 Insert the tip of the roll paper in the auto cutter paper slit. • When using copying paper, insert Auto cutter only the original (the upper paper)
  • Page 16 Auto cutter Paper insertion slit Upper paper Paper insertion Upper slit paper Lower paper Platen Print head Lower paper Print head Platen Fig. 4-16 Insertion of the paper into the auto cutter (When using copying paper) 9 Pull on the edge of the paper to Paper remove any slack and then lower the outlet...

  • Page 17: Removing The Paper

    4-3. Removing the Paper Remove the cover, then cut off the paper near the rear of the paper guide and press the FEED switch to feed out the paper remaining in the unit. When the paper runs out, the POWER lamp will blink. Note 1.
  • Page 18 4-4-2. Serial Interface Cable 1 Turn off power to both the host computer and the printer. Ferrite core 2 Insert the connector at one end of (EU only) the interface cable into the connec- tor on the printer and the other con- nector into the connector for the Screws host computer.

  • Page 19: Control Panel

    5. Control Panel 5-1. Basic Operation 1 ON LINE switch POWER ON LINE FEED Switches the printer between ON LINE and OFF LINE. ON LINE and OFF LINE switching is possi- ble only when paper is loaded in the printer. 2 FEED switch •...

  • Page 20: Switch Operation (Combined Switch Operation)

    5-2. Switch Operation (Combined Switch Operation) 1 <SELF PRINTING> FEED + POWER ON (Turn the power on while holding the FEED switch depressed.) Self-printing will be performed according to the VER. NO., DIP switch settings and character order. When the FEED switch is held continuously or when the FEED switch is depressed at the time of the end of self-printing, only the characters will be printed out repeatedly.
  • Page 21 2 <Hexadecimal dump mode> ON LINE + POWER ON (Turn the power on while holding the ON LINE switch depressed.) Each of the signals sent from the computer to the printer will be printed out in hexadecimal code. This function allows you to check if a control code sent to the printer by the program being used is correct or not.

  • Page 22: Control Codes

    6. Control Codes STAR mode 6-1. Control Codes Used in Character Setting Control codes Hexadecimal codes Function <ESC> “R” n 1B 52 n Select international character set. Default is accord- ing to the dip switch settings 3, 4 and 5.

  • Page 23: Control Codes Used For Peripheral Units

    6-4. Control Codes Used for Peripheral Units Control codes Hexadecimal codes Function <ESC> <BEL> n1 n2 1B 07 n1 n2 Adjust drive pulse width for peripheral unit (Default setting) <BEL> Deferred drive command “A” for peripheral unit 1 <FS> Immediate drive command “B” for peripheral unit 1 6-5.
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  • Page 25: Appendix A: Serial Interface

    Appendix A: Serial Interface A-1. Connectors and Signals RS-232C Pin no. Signal name I/O direction Function F-GND — Frame ground Not connected Received data Data transmission request signal. This is always “SPACE” when the printer is turned on. (Always “SPACE” status) Not connected S-GND —...

  • Page 26: A-2. Interface Connections

    A-2. Interface Connections The following is a basic example of interface connections. (For interface connections, refer to the specifications for the respective interface.) Host computer Printer side (D-sub 25 pin) (D-sub 25 pin) F-GND F-GND S-GND S-GND FAULT Host computer Printer side (D-sub 9 pin) (D-sub 25 pin)

  • Page 27: A-3. Dip Switch Setting

    Power off DIP switch Fig. A-3 DIP switch array DIP-SW Factory presetting: all on Switch Function Command mode STAR mode VeriFone mode Control code CR Invalid Valid International character set Refer to the following. Data transmission rate Refer to the following.

  • Page 28: A-4. Communication Protcol

    Data transmission rate (baud rate) Baud rate Switch 6 Switch 7 1200 2400 4800 9600 A-4. Communication Protcol Signals are controlled using the DTR line as BUSY flag. Data Data Data Buffer full Buffer empty Printing Power on when paper is out OFF LINE ON LINE When printing...
  • Page 29 buffer is below 256 bytes. After the host computer detects that the DTR signal line is at “MARK”, transmission of the data text is stopped. In this instance, data can still be received up until the data buffer becomes completely full. When the empty space in the data buffer is increased by following printing (when the data in the data buffer is reduced to 256 bytes or less), the printer sets the DTR signal line to “SPACE”.

  • Page 30: Appendix B: Parallel Interface

    Appendix B: Parallel Interface B-1. Interface Specifications The operating specifications of the parallel interface are as follows. (1) Data transfer rate 1000 to 6000 characters per second (2) Synchronization Via externally supplied STROBE pulses (3) Handshaking ACK and BUSY signals (4) Logic level Compatible with TTL level B-2.

  • Page 31: B-3. Connectors And Signals

    B-3. Connectors and Signals Pin No. Signal Name IN/OUT Function STROBE Signals when data is ready to be read. Signal goes from HIGH to LOW (for at least 0.5 microsec.) when data is available. DATA1-8 These signals provide the information of the first to eighth bits of parallel data.

  • Page 32: B-4. Dip Switch Setting

    B-4. Dip Switch Setting Each of the switches in the DIP switch array is factory preset to ON. Be sure to turn the power to both the printer and host computer off before changing the setting of the DIP switches. The dip switch array will appear when the ROM cover is removed.

  • Page 33: Appendix C: Peripheral Unit Drive Circuit

    Appendix C: Peripheral Unit Drive Circuit A drive circuit for driving peripheral units (such as cash drawers) is featured on the main logic board of this printer. A modular connector for driving peripheral unit is featured on the output side on the drive circuit. When using this circuit, connect the cable for the peripheral unit.

  • Page 34: Drive Circuit

    2 Drive circuit TR: D2010 F.G. 1 With shield Cash drawer 7824 6-P modular jack connector M-GND Drive output 24V, max. 1.0 A Fig. C-3 Drive circuit – 96 –...

  • Page 35: Appendix D: General Specifications

    Appendix D: General Specifications Printing method: Serial impact dot matrix Print direction: Bi-directional Number of head pins: 7 wires Number of print columns: 42 columns, 16 CPI Character set: ASCII 96 (characters) Special characters IBM special characters 83 International characters 12 Font configuration 7 (Half dots) 7 or 9 (Half dots) 7...
  • Page 36 Ribbon life: Single color: Purple 3,000,000 characters Black 1,200,000 characters Two color: Black on two color 600,000 characters Red on two color 300,000 characters Interface Serial interface: RS232C serial interface Parallel interface: Centronics compatible Data buffer: Approx. 1K Peripheral unit drive circuit: 1 circuits (24V, max.
  • Page 37 SP210 Type SP240 Type Fig. D-1 Overall dimensions (mm) – 99 –...

  • Page 38: Appendix E: Character Font Table

    Appendix E: Character Font Table E-1. U.S.A. – 100 –...
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  • Page 40: E-2. Europe

    E-2. Europe – 102 –...
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  • Page 42: E-3. International Character Sets

    E-3. International Character Sets – 104 –...
  • Page 43 E-4. VeriFont – 105 –...
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  • Page 45 STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD. STAR MICRONICS U.K. LTD. 536 Nanatsushinnya, Shimizu, Shizuoka, 424-0066 Japan Star House, Peregrine Business Park, Gomm Road, Tel: 0543-47-0112, Fax: 0543-48-5271 High Wycombe, Bucks, HP13 7DL, U.K. Tel: 01494-471111, Fax: 01494-473333 Please access the following URL http://www.star-micronics.co.jp/service/sp_sup_e.htm...

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