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Be sure to have read the manual seriously before your operation. Neither EC PRINTER nor
its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages,
losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident,
misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to
this product, or failure to strictly comply with EC PRINTER's operating and maintenance
instructions.
Follow the notices and warnings carefully to avoid seriously bodily injury.
Don't touch the thermal head with your hand and other solid object at any moment to
avoid your body burned or the thermal head damaged.
Be careful the dentate cutter when you replace the paper.
You are forbidden to clean the printer with alcohol or other liquid when the printer is
connected to the power, pull the plug out when which is processed, using the soft cloth
instead of the hard object.
Please don't use the printer near the liquid.
Make sure that the printer is connected to a reliable power outlet. It should not be on the
same electric circuit as copiers, refrigerators, or other appliances that cause power
spikes.
Make sure the printer is far away from the appliance that can arouse electromagnetic jam,
such as loudhailer.
The power outlet you plan to connect to should be nearby and unobstructed.
Make sure that the surrounding area is clean, dry, free of dust and not exposed to direct
sunlight.
Don't remove the printer's out-cover and repair the printer。When needed, call or take it
to the professional.
Make sure to set the power switch OFF when connects the printer to the power or
computer.
When the following error or problem occurred, please contact the professional or dealer:
A:The power cable is damaged or broken.
B:The printer is sloppy by some liquid.
C:The printer didn't work when you operate according the manual.
D:The printer out-cover is broken.
E:The specification or print quality is going wrong obviously, need repaired.
Warning: In order to ensure the use life of printer, strictly prohibit printing full line full
black exceed than 2 CM.
Notice: The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
*All the part of the printer can be recycled. When it is abandoned, we can callback it
freely. Please contact us when you abandon it.
EC-80320 User's Manual
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  • Page 1 EC-80320 User’s Manual The Guide Be sure to have read the manual seriously before your operation. Neither EC PRINTER nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or failure to strictly comply with EC PRINTER’s operating and maintenance...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    EC-80320 User’s Manual Table of contents The Guide..............................i Chapter 1 Introduction ...........................1 1.1 Features............................1 1.2 Part Description ..........................1 1.3 Parts Identification ..........................1 Chapter 2 Connecting Cables .......................3 2.1 Unpacking ............................3 2.2 Unpack the Protect Materials ......................3 2.3 Connecting to Your Computer or Other Equipment.................3 2.3.1 Connecting the Parallel Interface Cable ...................3 2.3.2 Connecting the Serial Interface Cable (Optional) ..............4 2.3.3 Connecting the USB Interface Cable..................4...
  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Ethernet interface and USB interface. EC80320 serials printer is equipped with auto cutter, It have two kinds of cutter for the consumer to selected: partial cutter can only cut the paper with one point left while full cutter cuts the paper fully.
  • Page 4 EC-80320 User’s Manual Parallel (or serial or USB) Interface position Drawer connector Power connector Fig1-2 Back of the printer - 2 -...
  • Page 5: Chapter 2 Connecting Cables

    EC-80320 User’s Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Cables 2.1 Unpacking Check each item against the following packing list. If any of these items are missing. Please contact your dealer. The interface cable is optional, which will be equipped or cancelled according the customer’s request.
  • Page 6: Connecting The Serial Interface Cable (Optional)

    EC-80320 User’s Manual Clip Wires Parallel Interface Parallel Cable Fig 2-2 Connecting the parallel interface cable 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the host. Tighten the connector screws. 3. This printer can carry out a network printing through connecting parallel interface to network print server, which you can use are PS-1206, SX-110 and SX-3100 which have been validated.
  • Page 7: Connecting The Drawer Cable

    EC-80320 User’s Manual USB Interface USB Cable Fig2-4 Connecting the USB interface cable 2.3.4 Connecting the Drawer Cable Turn off the printer and plug the drawer cable into the drawer connector on the back of the printer as shown in Fig2-5. Drawer connector Drawer cable Fig2-5 Connecting the Drawer cable...
  • Page 8: Connecting The Adapter

    2. Please use the exactitude electrical outlet with ground wire. 3. Make sure to use EC PRINTER original adapter, or we will not assume to take ability for the printer damage. Power connector...
  • Page 9 5. Come out a window of “Install From Disk”. Please according to the operating system environment, such as Windows XP operating system you should select the path as follow: CD-ROM-“Driver”-“WIN2000(XP-Vista)”, which you can find a file named: EC80320.inf, click “Open”, then click “OK” to return to the window of “"Manufacturers/Printers" , click “Next”.
  • Page 10 EC-80320 User’s Manual Fig2-8 EC80320 Printing Preferences The following condition may cause the printer can’t cut paper properly in Win2000/XP (or updated version). 1. You do not setup the driver with the document setup.exe in the CD. Instead, you follow the Windows’...
  • Page 11: Network Settings

    Fig2-9 Modify the driver property 2.6 Network Settings Please use EC PRINTER network setting software NetFinder to set the IP address for EC PRINTER printers, which can be found in the CD or downloaded from EC products web site. 2.6.1 Connecting Printer...
  • Page 12 EC-80320 User’s Manual Fig2-10 Run NetFinder Software Button description: Exit—Exit from the software Search—Search printers in the same LAN Assign IP—Modify the IP address and other settings for the specified printer. 2. Search printer Click “Search” button in the main interface, the dialog box appearing will begin searching automatically and show appearance, listing a printer in the main interface if found.
  • Page 13 EC-80320 User’s Manual If the printer still can not be found out when the network connection is correct in the same network, Please check whether the network fire wall on the PC open or not. If there is fire wall, please close it temporarily, open again after finishing searching and setting a printer completely.
  • Page 14: Installing Printer Network Driver

    EC-80320 User’s Manual automatically. Please make sure there is a DHCP server in the network, or the printer can not receive an effective IP address. When to specify static address, uncheck “Use DHCP” and fill in “IP address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Default Gateway”.
  • Page 15 EC-80320 User’s Manual 5) Come out a window of “Add Port”, enter the IP address reported by the “Setting printer’s IP address” in the “Printer Name or IP Address” column. Take IP address “192.168.0.240” for example. “Port Name” is created automatically after finishing filling in IP address. 6) Come out a window of “Additional Port Information Required”, select “Custom”...
  • Page 16 If PC has installed the printer’s driver, set driver’s network port to carry out network printing. The concrete steps are shown below: 1) Click “Start” ”Settings”, select “Printers” 2) Right click EC80320 driver, click “Properties” on the window coming out. 3) Come out a window of “Properties”, click “Ports” and “Add Ports”. - 14 -...
  • Page 17 EC-80320 User’s Manual 4) Come out a window of “Printer port”, select “Standard TCP/IP Port”, click “New port”. 5) Come out a window of “Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard”, click “Next”. 6) Come out a window of “Add a port”, import the IP address reported by the “Setting printer’s IP address”...
  • Page 18 EC-80320 User’s Manual 7) Come out a window of “Port information”, select “User-defined” in the “Equipment style”, then click “setting”. Come out a window of “Additional Port Information Required”, select “Custom” in the “Device Type”, then click “settings”. 8) Come out a window of “Port Settings”. Affirm that “Port name” and “Printer name or IP address”...
  • Page 19 EC-80320 User’s Manual 9) Return to “Additional Port Information Required”, click “Next”. 10) Come out a window of “Completing the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard”, click “Finish”. 11) Return to “Printer Ports”, click “Close - 17 -...
  • Page 20 EC-80320 User’s Manual 12) Return to “Properties”, make sure the network port is selected, click “Apply”, and then click “Close”. Thus, printer’s network port setting is finished. - 18 -...
  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Base Control Panel Operations

    EC-80320 User’s Manual Chapter 3 Base Control Panel Operations 3.1 Control Panel There are three light indicators and one key on the control panel shown as Fig 3-1. Fig3-1 Control panel 3.1.1 Indicator Indicator Description Indicate whether the printer’s power supply is connected or not. The indicator is on POWER when the power is connected.
  • Page 22: Hex Dump Printing

    3.6 Online-aptitude Parameter Settings EC80320 supports the function of online-aptitude parameter settings, which can be set in the PC with the driver installed in. The parameter settings of serial interface can be modified in the driver’s property page.
  • Page 23 EC-80320 User’s Manual 3. Right click”EC80320”, select “Properties”. 4. Click “Printer settings” in the property page. Fig3-3 Parameter settings 5. Check whether the selected port in the “Ports” is matched with the port connecting to the printer in practical. Return to “Device Property” page layout, the list in the left are the items you want to set and the right are the item’s parameters.
  • Page 24: Chapter 4 Install And Replace The Roll Paper

    EC-80320 User’s Manual Chapter 4 Install and Replace the Roll Paper The printer can install the paper conveniently, which should be 80mm width. How to deal with the paper will be explained in details in this chapter 4.1 Paper Installed Steps !...
  • Page 25 EC-80320 User’s Manual Note: Paper head should be pulled out by the direction of paper-input slot, but not the opposite. 3. Pull out a small amount of paper as shown in Fig 4-3. Fig 4-3 Pull out the paper 4. Put the paper as shown below, and then close the cover. Fig 4-4 Close the cover 5.
  • Page 26: Chapter 5 Features

    EC-80320 User’s Manual Chapter 5 Features 5.1 General Specification Item Description Print method Direct thermal printing Print direction Line printing Paper width 72 mm Print speed 220mm/s(52line/s) Print head Lifespan: 100 Km Resolution 8 dot/mm, 576dot/line, 203DPI ASCII: 13 international character sets Character set Chinese: GB 18030 Code page...
  • Page 27: Interface Features

    Full-speed USB 2.0 interface+RS-232C serial interface or CENITRONICS Full-speed USB 2.0 interface+10/100Base-T Ethernet interface according your need. 5.2.1 Parallel Interface EC80320 printer’s parallel interface is compatible with protocol, supporting CENIRONICS BUSY/ACK handshaking protocol. The connector is a 36-PIN connector, whose pins are indicated as below.
  • Page 28: Serial Interface (Optional)

    The default setting in serial stands for 9600bps, 8 bits, parity check disabled and 1 stop bit. EC80320 printer can be connected to the standard RS-232C connector. When connecting with an IBM PC or compatible PC, the connecting picture is shown as figure 5-3. While connecting with a 25 pin PC, you can connect the cable as shown in Fig 5-4.
  • Page 29: Usb Interface

    EC-80320 User’s Manual Printer 9-Pin connector Host 9-Pin connector Fig5-3 TP820 connecting with 9-Pin PC Printer 9PIN connector Host 25PIN connector Fig5-4 TP820 connecting with 25-Pin PC 5.2.3 USB Interface Full-speed USB interface of version 2.0. Fig 5-5 USB interface 5.2.4 Drawer Connector The drawer connector on the back of the printer uses the RJ-11 connector, which is shown below.
  • Page 30: Power Supply Connector

    EC-80320 User’s Manual Table A-3: Drawer connector Pin assignments Pin number Signal Direction Frame GND Drawer kick-out drive signal Drawer Open/closed signal 24VDC Drawer kick-out drive signal Drawer kick-out Open/closed signal ground ≤1A/24V Drive electricity ≤1A/24V Note: Make sure the drawer meets the specification mentioned above, or we will not guarantee to keep the printer in good repair.
  • Page 31: Chapter6 Troubleshooting And Maintenance

    EC-80320 User’s Manual Chapter6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6.1 Maintenance To prolong the printer’s life, make sure that the printer is well away from heaters and other sources of extreme heat, and the surrounding area is clean, dry, and free of dust. Cleaning paper case and thermal head periodically is the main task of maintaining the printer.
  • Page 32 EC-80320 User’s Manual come out. Rotate the white plastic gear by hand in the direction of arrow to make the cutter return to the normal position which is shown as figure 6-1. Auto-cutter Figure 6-1 Adjust the cutter by hand - 30 -...
  • Page 33: Chapter 7 Control Commands

    EC-80320 User’s Manual Chapter 7 Control Commands 7.1 General The commands EC80320 supplies are based on ESC/POS, and are compatible with TM-88III serials. The format described as following: Command Function Format: ASCII: Indicates the ASCII equivalents Decimal: Indicates the decimal equivalents...
  • Page 34 EC-80320 User’s Manual DLE EOT n Real-time status transmission * Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hex: Description: Transmit the selected printer status according the specified parameter n, 1<=n<=4; n=1: Transmit print status n=2: Transmit off-line status n=3: Transmit error status n=4: Transmit paper roll sensor status *Note: Only valid in serial interface.
  • Page 35 EC-80320 User’s Manual ESC $ Set absolute print position Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hex: Description: Set the distance from the beginning of the line to the position at which subsequent characters are to be printed. The distance is (nL+nH*256)* (horizontal or vertical motion unit). Nl, nH=0~255. Horizontal or vertical motion unit are specified by GS P command.
  • Page 36 EC-80320 User’s Manual ESC - Turn underline mode on/off Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hex: Description: n=0, 48 Turn underline mode off. n=1, 49 one-dot thick underline mode on n=2, 50 two-dot thick underline mode on ESC 2 Set default line spacing Format: ASCII: Decimal:...
  • Page 37 EC-80320 User’s Manual ESC D Set horizontal tab position. Format: ASCII: D n1……nk NUL Decimal: 68 n1……nk NUL Hex: 44 n1……nk NUL Description: Set the horizontal tab position to the column specified by nk from the beginning of the line. n = 0~255;...
  • Page 38 EC-80320 User’s Manual ESC \ Set relative print position Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hex: Description: Set the print position at (nL+nH*256)* (horizontal or vertical motion unit) inches from current position; nL,nH=0~255. Horizontal or vertical motion unit is specified by GS P command. ESC a n Select justification Format:...
  • Page 39 EC-80320 User’s Manual ESC j Print and feed paper conversely Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hex: Description: Print the content in the buffer and feed paper n*vertical unit inch conversely. n=0~255. Horizontal or vertical motion unit is specified by GS P command. Note: This function is only for Micro-adjustment.
  • Page 40 EC-80320 User’s Manual Off/On Hex Decimal Function Not define Not define Double-width is not selected Double-width is selected Double-height is not selected Double-height is selected Not define Not define Not define Underline is selected Underline is not selected Selects the Chinese character mode according n as follows: FS &...
  • Page 41 EC-80320 User’s Manual Set Chinese character spacing Format: ASCII: Decimal: Hex: Description: 0 ≤ n1 ≤ 255, 0 ≤ n2 ≤ 255 Set the character left-side spacing to n1*(horizontal or vertical motion unit),right-side spacing to n2*(horizontal or vertical motion unit). Horizontal or vertical motion unit is specified by GS P command.
  • Page 42 EC-80320 User’s Manual GS BEL n1 n2 Beep for appointment Format: ASCII: BEL n1 n2 n3 Decimal: n1 n2 n3 Hex: n1 n2 n3 Description: N1 specifies the beeping times, n2 specifies the length of beeping time and n3 specifies the length of intermission time.
  • Page 43 EC-80320 User’s Manual Define downloaded bit image Format: ASCII: d1…dk Decimal: d1…dk Hex: d1…dk Description: Define the downloaded bit image in the downloaded graphic area. n1=1~48,n2=1~255,n1×n2<1200,k=n1×n2×8。 d specifies the bit image data . n1×8 dots in the horizontal direction and n2×8 dots in the vertical direction.
  • Page 44 EC-80320 User’s Manual GS L Set left margin Format: ASCII: GS L nL nH Decimal: 29 76 nL nH Hex: 1D 4C nL nH Description: Set the left margin to (nL+nH*256)*(horizontal or vertical motion unit); nL, nH=0~255. Horizontal or vertical motion unit is specified by GS P command. GS P Set horizontal or vertical motion unit Format:...
  • Page 45 EC-80320 User’s Manual GS k Print bar code Format: ASCII: d1..dk Decimal: d1..dk Hex: d1..dk ASCII: n d1..dn Decimal: n d1..dn Hex: n d1..dn *when m>64 Bar code Amount of The range of character Character code type data UPC-A Fixed 11<=k<=12 48<=d<=57 UPC-E...
  • Page 46: Appendix Commands List

    EC-80320 User’s Manual Appendix Commands List Here list the commands supported in the printer in alphabetical order. Control commands Functions Page Beeper Horizontal tab Print and line feed Print and Feed paper to next black mark position DLE EOT Real-time status transmission ESC BEL Beep for appointment Set right-side character spacing...
  • Page 47 EC-80320 User’s Manual Turn quadruple-size mode on/off for Chinese character FS W Print NV bit image FS p n m Define the NV bit image FS q n Beep for appointment GS BEL Print and Feed paper to next black mark position GS FF Select Character size GS !
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