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Senor GTP-250 User Manual

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GTP-250
Thermal Printer
Rev. 1.00
http://www.senortech.com

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual GTP-250 Thermal Printer Rev. 1.00 http://www.senortech.com...

  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    GTP-250 ■ Safety Precautions In using the present appliance, please keep the following safety regulations in order to prevent any hazard or material damage. WARNING Violating following instructions can cause serious injury or death. Do not plug several products in one multi-outlet.
  • Page 3 GTP-250 CAUTION Violating following instructions can cause slight wound or damage the appliance. If you observe a strange smoke, odor or noise from Keep the desiccant out of children’s reach. the printer, unplug it before taking following measures. • If not, they may eat it.

  • Page 4: Emc And Safety Standards Applied

    GTP-250 ■ EMC and Safety standards Applied Product Name : GTP-250 The following standards are applied only to the printers that are so labeled. Europe : CE marking North America : EMI : FCC Class A ■ WARNING The connection of a non-shielded printer interface cable to this printer will invalidate the EMC standards of this device.
  • Page 5 GTP-250 ■ Introduction The GTP-250 Roll Printer are designed for use with electronic instruments such as system ECR, POS, banking equipment, computer peripheral equipment, etc. The main features of the printer are as follows: 1. High speed printing : 47/52 (1/6” Feed) lines per second.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    GTP-250 ■ Table of Contents 1. Setting Up the Printer ....................7 1-1 Unpacking........................7 1-2 Connecting the Cables ....................8 1-2-1 Serial Interface (RS-232C) ................8 1-2-2 Parallel Interface (IEEE1284) ................ 9 1-2-3 USB2.0 Interface ..................10 1-3 Connecting the Drawer .................... 10 1-4 Setting the Dip Switches..................

  • Page 7: Setting Up The Printer

    GTP-250 1. Setting Up the Printer 1-1 Unpacking Your printer box should include these items. If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer for assistance. GTP-250 Cover Cable Roll Paper AC Adapter USB A-A CABLE - 7 -...

  • Page 8: Connecting The Cables

    GTP-250 1-2 Connecting the Cables You can connect up the three cables to the printer. They all connect to the connector panel on the back of the printer, which is shown below: ※ NOTE Before connecting any of the cables, make sure that both the printer and the host are turned off.

  • Page 9: Parallel Interface (Ieee1284)

    GTP-250 1-2-2 Parallel Interface (IEEE1284) Drawer Interface connector Power kick-out supply connector connector Pin No. Source Compatibility Mode Nibble Mode Byte Mode Host nStrobe HostClk HostClk Host / Printer Data 0 (LSB) Data 0 (LSB) Host / Printer Data 1...

  • Page 10: Usb2.0 Interface

    GTP-250 1-2-3 USB2.0 Interface Drawer Power USB2.0 connector kick-out supply connector connector Pin No. Signal Name Assignment (Color) Function Shell Shield Drain Wire Frame Ground VBUS Host Power White Data Line(D-) Green Data Line(D+) Black Signal Ground 1-3 Connecting the Drawer ※...

  • Page 11: Setting The Dip Switches

    GTP-250 1-4 Setting the Dip Switches 1-4-1 Serial Interface (RS-232C) • DIP Switch 1 Function Default Auto Line Feed Enable Disable Handshaking XON/XOFF DTR/DSR Data Length 7bits 8bits Parity Check Parity Selection EVEN Baud Rate Selection Refer to the following table 1 (bps) •...

  • Page 12: Auto Cutter Enable / Disable Selection

    GTP-250 • Table 1 – Baud rate (bps) Selection Transmission Speed Default 2400 4800 9600 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 • Table 2 – Print Density Selection Print Density (Mono color) Default Reserved 1(Light) Reserved Reserved Reserved 4(Dark) Print Density (Two colors )

  • Page 13: Setting The Memory Switches

    GTP-250 1-5 Setting the Memory Switches This printer has “Memory Switch” set which is software switches. Memory Switch set has “MSW1”, “MSW2”, “MSW8”, “MSW9” “Customize value”, “Serial communication condition”. “Memory Switch setting utility” can change the Memory Switch set to ON or OFF as shown in the table below.
  • Page 14 GTP-250 MSW2-8 MSW2-7 MSW2-6 MSW2-5 MSW2-4 MSW2-3 Character Table Page 0 437 (USA, Standard Europe) Page 1 Katakana Page 2 850 (Multilingual) Page 3 860 (Portuguese) Page 4 863 (Canadian-French) Page 5 865 (Nordic) Page 16 1252 (Latin I) Page 17 866 (Cyrillic #2)

  • Page 15: Installing Or Replacing The Paper Roll

    GTP-250 1-6 Installing or Replacing the Paper Roll ※ NOTE Be sure to use paper rolls that meet the specifications. Do not use paper rolls that have the paper glued to the core because the printer cannot detect the paper end correctly.
  • Page 16 GTP-250 1-6-5 Be sure to note the correct direction that the paper comes off the roll. 1-6-6 Pull out a small amount of paper, as shown. Then close the cover. ※ NOTE When closing the cover, press the center of printer cover firmly to prevent paper miss-loading.

  • Page 17: Adjustments And Settings

    GTP-250 1-7 Adjustments and Settings The GTP-250 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 18: Connecting The Computer

    GTP-250 1-9 Connecting the computer You need an appropriate interface cable. 1-9-1 Plug the cable connector securely into the printer’s interface connector. 1-9-2 Tighten the screws on both sides of the cable connector. 1-9-3 Attach the other end of the cable to the computer.

  • Page 19: Self Test

    GTP-250 2. 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; 2-1 Make sure paper roll has been installed properly. 2-2 Turn on the power while holding down the FEED button. The self-test begins.

  • Page 20: Hexadecimal Dumping

    GTP-250 3. Hexadecimal Dumping 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 hexadecimal dump function, the printer prints all commands and data in hexadecimal format along with a guide section to help you find specific commands.

  • Page 21: Specification

    GTP-250 4. Specification Item Details Printing Method Thermal Line Printing Dot Density 180 (7dots/mm) Printing Width 72mm Characters per line (Default) 42 (Font A) / 56 (Font B) Printing Speed *1) 47 lines/sec, 200 mm/sec Receive Buffer Size 4KBytes SMPS Input Voltage...

  • Page 22: Appendix

    GTP-250 5. Appendix 5-1 Cleaning Printer Paper dust inside the printer may lower the print quality. In this case clean the printer as follows. 5-1-1 Open the printer cover and remove the paper if exists. 5-1-2 Clean the print head with a cotton swab moistened with alcohol solvent.

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