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Star TCP300 SERIES User Manual

Thermal re-writable card reader / writer
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This 'User's Manual' describes important information to enable you to use
the reader/writer safely.
Carefully read this manual before using the reader/writer and observe the
descriptions herein.
CARD SYSTEM SALES SECTION
STAR MICRONICS CO., LTD.
536 Shimizuanatsushinnya, Shizuoka,
424-0066 Japan
Tel: 0543-47-0122, Fax: 0543-48-5013
Please access the following URL
http://www.star-micronics.co.jp/service/
frame_sp_car_e.htm
for the lastest revision of the manual.
THERMAL RE-WRITABLE
CARD READER / WRITER
TCP300 SERIES
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User's Manual
OVERSEAS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
STAR MICRONICS AMERICA, INC.
1150 King Georges Post Road, Edison,NJ 08837-3729 U.S.A.
Tel: 732-623-5555, Fax: 732-623-5590
http://www.starmicronics.com
STAR MICRONICS U.K. LTD.
Star House, Peregrine Business Park, Gomm Road,
High Wycombe, Bucks, HP13 7DL, U.K.
Tel: 01494-471111, Fax: 01494-473333
http://www.starmicronics.co.uk
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Printed in Japan, 59082065
2003.09.01

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  • Page 1 Tel: 732-623-5555, Fax: 732-623-5590 Tel: 0543-47-0122, Fax: 0543-48-5013 http://www.starmicronics.com STAR MICRONICS U.K. LTD. Please access the following URL Star House, Peregrine Business Park, Gomm Road, http://www.star-micronics.co.jp/service/ High Wycombe, Bucks, HP13 7DL, U.K. frame_sp_car_e.htm Tel: 01494-471111, Fax: 01494-473333 for the lastest revision of the manual.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Precautions for Safe Use ............1 2. General Description ..............4 3. Unpacking ................5 4. External Appearance and Part Names ........6 5. Connect to and Setting External Devices ........ 7 6. Interface Board Replacement (RS-232C to USB) ....10 7.

  • Page 3: Precautions For Safe Use

    7. Avoid using near objects that emit a magnetic field. Magnetic fields can erase the information recorded on cards. 8. Use the appropriate power conditions for the TCP300 series. The wrong type of power will cause the reader/writer to become hot and can cause mis-operate or reader/writer failure.
  • Page 4 Drinking the liquid can cause health problems in children. Precautions for Reader/Writer Use 1. Use only Star recommended cards. The reader/writer and the card may not operate normally if other cards are used. 2. Do not use cards that are dirty or oily or wet in any other manner. Also, do not handle cards with dirty or wet hands.
  • Page 5 9. Do not cut the power while a card is being processed. Cutting the power can erase the information recorded on cards. 10. In case of reader/writer error (abnormal sounds, abnormal odors, smoke, fire) turn off the reader/writer immediately and unplug it from the power outlet. Continuing use under such errors will cause the reader/writer failure or burns.

  • Page 6: General Description

    2. General Description The TCP300 series reader/writers are equipped with a thermal type display mechanism on a PET magnetic strip card reader/writer. They are connected to electrical devices such as POS and are used to print/erase characters and images freely onto the surface of cards.

  • Page 7: Unpacking

    3. Unpacking The following outlines the reader/writer and its accessories. The reader/writer (TCP300 Series) 1. TCP300 reader/writer 2. Cleaning cards (2 cards) 3. Cleaning fluid 4. This manual 5. Ferrite core – 5 –...

  • Page 8: External Appearance And Part Names

    4. External Appearance and Part Names The reader/writer (TCP300 Series) 1. Power Switch ......This turns the power to the reader/writer on and off. 2. Power Indicator Lamp ....Indicates that reader/writer power is on. 3. Status Indicators ....... Indicates printing ready, printing and errors.

  • Page 9: Connect To And Setting External Devices

    clean the reader/writer. 5. Connect to and Setting External Devices 5-1 RS-232C Interface <Mounting the RS-232C Interface Cable> 1. Cut the power to the host computer and reader/writer. 2. Connect one end of the interface cable to the reader/writer and the other end to the host computer.
  • Page 10 <Settings for Communication Speed> To change the serial communication settings, change the following DIP switch settings. (Ex-factory Default Settings: DSW 1 to 6 are ON, 7 and 8 are OFF.) Switches DSW 1-1 Baud Rate Setting (See table below) DSW 1-2 DSW 1-3 8 bit 7 bit...

  • Page 11: Usb Interface

    5-2. USB Interface <Mounting the USB Interface Cable> 1. Connect one end of the interface cable to the reader/writer and the other end to the host computer. 2. Mount the accessory ferrite core to the interface cable. 3. If a driver for the reader/writer is required, use the media that was distributed by your agent to install the driver.

  • Page 12: Interface Board Replacement (Rs-232C To Usb)

    6. Interface Board Replacement (RS-232C to USB) Replacement Procedures 1. Turn off the power switch. Then, unplug the power cord from the outlet. 2. Remove the two screws as shown in the figure below. 3. Pull the RS-232C interface board in the direction of the arrow to remove it. 4.

  • Page 13: Cleaning Cards

    7. Cleaning Cards There are two cleaning cards per reader/writer to clean the rollers. They are in a plastic bag. 7-1 External Shape Felt Surface Felt Surface 85.6 89.6 7-2 Frequency of Use 1. Everyday, or once every 300 prints. 2.

  • Page 14: Troubleshooting

    8. Troubleshooting • Trouble when Turning on the Power Symptom Possible Cause What to Do The power indicator Won’t accept The power plug is not Correct connect the power lamp does not light. cards. correctly connected. plug. Broken wire in power cord. Broken wire in fuse.
  • Page 15 • Removing Jammed Cards 1. Turn off the power and unplug the reader/writer. 2. Press the cover opener. 3. Lift the upper cover while the cover is open. Upper cover Cover Opener 4. While pulling the mechanism’s snap lever (green), lift the mechanism. Snap lever 5.

  • Page 16: General Specifications

    1.5 G 7 to 100 Hz XYZ Directions for one hour (When packaged) Reliability Reader/Writer Life 500,000 card passes under normal conditions. Recommended cards STAR Recommended Thermal Re-writing Cards Power Source * AC 90 to 132V/198 to 264 V Interface * RS-232C D-sub 9 Pin/USB (optional) Mass Approximately 2.5 kg...

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