Thermal Printer, Thermal Receipt Printer, Mini Thermal Printer - SPRT
User Manual for SPRT models including: SP-RMD17 Thermal Printer, SP-RMD17, Thermal Printer, Printer, SP-RMD17 Thermal Printer
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SPRT ThermalPrinterUserManual (SP-RMD17) (Ver1.05) BeijingSpiritTechnologyDevelopmentCo.,Ltd. www.sprt-printer.com
Printer Thermal, Thermal Receipt Printer, Mini Thermal Printer - SPRT
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DocumentDocumentSPRT® Thermal Printer User Manual (SP-RMD17) (Ver 1.05) Beijing Spirit Technology Development Co.,Ltd. www.sprt-printer.com CONTENT Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Feature and Performance ............................................................................................... 1 1.1 Print Performance ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Print Paper ................................................................................................................... 1 1.5 Print Control Commands ............................................................................................. 2 1.6 Power Supply ...............................................................................................................2 1.7 Operation Environment ....................................................................................................... 2 1.8 Outline Dimension and installation size ..............................................................................2 Chapter 2 Operation Specification ............................................................................................3 2.1 Printer Appearance ...................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Installation of the printer .............................................................................................. 6 2.3 Paper Installation ................................................................................................................ 6 2.3.1 Paper Loading ...........................................................................................................6 2.4 Interface ...............................................................................................................................7 2.4.1 Serial Interface ..........................................................................................................7 2.4.2 USB interface ............................................................................................................8 2.4.3 Power Connection .................................................................................................... 9 2.4.4 Parallel interface connection .................................................................................... 9 2.4.5 Bluetooth Connection ............................................................................................. 10 2.4.6 Cash Drawer Interface ............................................................................................11 2.5 Indicators, Buzzer and Buttons Operation ........................................................................11 2.6 Power on the printer ..........................................................................................................12 2.7 Self test ..............................................................................................................................13 2.8 Hexadecimal Printing ........................................................................................................ 13 2.9 Printer Parameter Setting ...............................................................................................13 2.10 Entering program upgrading mode .................................................................................13 Appendix A: Parameter Setting ...................................................................................................... 14 Introduction RMD17 printer is a new type line thermal printer, which features in fast speed print, low print noise, high reliability, perfect print quality and ribbon needless, avoiding the vexation of regular maintenance. Chapter 1 Feature and Performance 1.1 Print Performance Print method: direct thermal Print paper width: 57.5±0.5mm Print density: 8 dots/mm, 384 dots/line Print speed: max 70mmsec. Reliability (1)Print head life: 60km Using condition: Print 12 × 24 ANK characters, print 50 lines each time, intermittent print repeatedly Printing density of every dot line cannot be over 25%, repeat printing cannot exceed over 11 times on same dot of every character line. Use specified thermal paper Valid print width: 48mm 1.2 Print Paper Thermal paper roll model: TF50KSE(Japan paper co.ltd) AF50KS-E (JUJO THERMAL) Thermal paper roll: Width 57.5±0.5mm Outer Diameter 60mm(max.) Inner Diameter13mm±0.3(min.) Thickness0.06mm0.08mm 1.3 Print Font ANK Character Set 12×24 dots, 1.5(W)×3.00(H)mm GB18030(Chinese): 24×24 dots, 3.00(W)×3.00(H)mm. 1 1.4 Interface RS232C Serial Interface: IDC10 socket, supports XON/XOFF and DTR/DSR protocols. Baud rate:1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200bps adjustable. Data structure: 1 start bit + (7 or 8) data bits + 1 stop bit. Parity checking: no parity or odd, even parity optional. USB Interface: PH4 interface Parallel Interface: IDC26 pin socket. Cash drawer control DC12V, 1A, 6 cable RJ-11 socket.(support 24V cash drawer) 1.5 Print Control Commands Character print commands: support ANK characters, user-defined characters and double-width, double height print of Chinese characters, the character line spacing is adjustable. Graphics print commands: support the print of bit-map graphics and download bit-map graphics with different density GS bar code print commands: Support print UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, CODE39, ITF25, CODABAR, CODE93, CODE128 barcode 1.6 Power Supply DC12V±10, 2A, 2114s-02 power socket. 1.7 Operation Environment Operation temperature: 050; Operation humidity: 1080 Storage temperature: -2060; Storage humidity: 1090 1.8 Outline Dimension and installation size Installation size111.5mm×128.5mmW×H depth:77mm Outline dimension132mm×115mm×79.5mmW×H×D Please find outer dimension in pic.1-1: 2 Pic.1-1 RMD17outline dimension drawing Chapter 2 Operation Specification 2.1 Printer Appearance About the name of each part of printer, please refer to picture 2-1: 3 4 Fig.2-1 Printer Appearance 5 2.2 Installation of the printer Embedded printer in the installing hole of customer's panel. open the printer paper cover, clockwise to tighten the two screws to complete the installation of the printer . Print installation shown in Figure 2-2. Fig.2-2 Printer installation pic. 2.3 Paper Installation 2.3.1 Paper Loading RMD17 adopts 57.5mm±0.5mm width thermal paper roll. Steps of Loading Thermal Paper are as below: Hold down the upper cover button on the left side, open the movable upper cover, draw a certain length of the paper roll, put the paper end on the print head, close the upper cover and press it 6 downwards lightly. Caution! 1.Pay attention to the direction of loading paper,make the printing surface face to the print head. 2.Please don't feed or draw the paper forwards or backwards with hands. 3.Keep clean of the print head,avoid to influence the printing quality. 2.4 Interface 2.4.1 Serial Interface The serial interface of SP-RMD17 printer is compatible with RS-232C, supports DTR/DSR and XON/XOFF handshaking protocols, uses IDC10 socket. The pin order of the serial port is as Fig.2-3 shows: Fig.2-3 Pin Order of Serial Port The pin assignment of serial interface is shown in Fig. 2-4: Pin No. Signal Signal Source Description Name Direction DTR Signal "MARK" means the host is busy and can not receive 2 Output Printer data.Signal "SPACE" means the host is ready to receive data. 3 TXD Output Printer Printer transmits control code X-ON/X-OFF and data to host DSR Signal "MARK" means the host is busy and can not receive 4 Input Host data.Signal "SPACE" means the host is ready to receive data. 5 RXD Input Host Printer receives data from host 7 6 RTS Output Printer Same with Pin No.2 DTR Signal 9 GND ---------- ---------- Signal Ground Fig. 2-4 The pin assignment of serial interface Note: (1) "Source" denotes the source that signal come from; (2) Logical signal level is EIA. The baud rate and data structure in serial interface mode is 9600bps, 8-bit data bits, no parity bit and 1 stop bit. The serial interface of SP-RMD17 can be connected to standard RS-232C interface. When it is connected to IBM PC or its compatible machine, connection can accord to Fig.2-5. Fig.2-5 Connection between SP-RMD17 and PC Serial Interface 2.4.2 USB interface The USB interface of the RMD17 printer is PH-4A interface, outer appearance and pin assignment is shown in Figure 2-6: PIN Assignment 1 2 3 4 Function V BUS DataData+ GND Reference Power + 5V Data Data + Ground Figure 2-6: USB socket and pin definitions 8 2.4.3 Power Connection SP-RMD17 printer uses the external power supply adopter as 12V±10,2A, power socket is 2114S-02 model, as Fig. 2-7 shows: Pin Signal GND Fig.2-7: Power socket and pin assignment 2.4.4 Parallel interface connection The parallel interface of RMD17is compatible with CENIRONICS standard,and the interface socket is36-pin flat cable socket,or its substitute for connecting with it .the pin order if parallel port is showed as below: Pin No. 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 Signal /STB DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 DATA8 /ACK BUSY Direction in In In In In In In In In Out Out Explanation Strobe pulse to latch date reading occurs at rising edge. These signals represent the 1st bit 8th bit of the parallel date respectively ,each signal is at HIGH level when data is logic1,and LOW when data is logic 0 Answering pulse ,LOW level signal indicated that data have already been received and the printer gets ready to receive the next data HIGH level signal indicates that the printer is 9 23 /PE Out 25 SEL --- 4 /ERR Out 2,6,8 NC --- 10,12,14,1 6,18,20,22 GND --- ,24 BUSY and can not receive data . HIGH means printer is out of paper ; LOW means there is paper . It is raised to "HIGH" level through electric resistance and means the printer is ONLINE . HIGH means trouble free Unconnected Ground-connected .The logic is "0" level . Notice: "in" means sending into the printer. Out means sending out from printer. The logic electrical level if signal is TTL electrical level . 2.4.5 Bluetooth Connection Hand-held device, laptop and other information terminal devices with Bluetooth can drive SP-RMD17 to print by the Bluetooth interface. SP-RMD17 printer is compatible with Bluetooth2.0 standard. Power class is CLASS 2, effective communication distance is 10meters. The Bluetooth of the printer belongs to the slave device. The initial name of the printer is D17 BT Printer, the initial password is `1234'; users can change the printer name and password by using<SP-RMD17 Setting Tools> software. Please see the details in help file of <SP-RMD17 Setting Tools>. Before working, SP-RMD17 Printer needs to be paired with primary device. Pairing begins from the host device. Usual pairing course is as below: 1. Power on printer; 2. Host device searches for the outer Bluetooth device; 3. If there are other Bluetooth devices, please select D17 BT Printer; 4. Enter the password `1234'; 5. Pairing finished. Please see details in primary device Bluetooth function instruction for reference. Illustration: The Bluetooth of SP-RMD17 Printer divided into dual mode Bluetooth and one-to-many Bluetooth. Dual mode Bluetooth can support Android device and IOS 4.0, but only one device can be connected meanwhile. One-to-many Bluetooth supports seven Android devices and one IOS device connect printer simultaneously. Notice: 1. When pairing, please keep SP-RMD17 printer switch on. 2. If the name of printer didn't changed, don't switch on more than one printer, otherwise it may confused which one paired successfully. 3. If Bluetooth connected successfully, green power indicators flickers every 500ms, and it will 10 keep green when Bluetooth disconnected. 2.4.6 Cash Drawer Interface The cash drawer interface of RMD17 printer is RJ-11, 6 pin socket, as below: Pic.2-8, cash drawer port The pin assignment of the cash drawer interface is as follows: Pin No. Signal Direction 1 Chassis Ground ---- 2 Cash drawer driver Out 3 NC ---- 4 +12VDC ---- 5 NC ---- 6 Signal ground ---- 2.5 Indicators, Buzzer and Buttons Operation There are two buttons, one inner buzzer and two indicators for RMD17. Note: The specification of buffer is for the printers with buffer function. SETis setting button, the function of this button is on/off can be set by print command. FEED is paper feed button, the function of this button is on/off can be set by print command. When the function of this button on, press FEED button to feed paper; release FEEDbutton to stop feeding button. The buzzer can indicate the error and cutter status. Through parameters setting, the buzzer can be set into error alarm, paper-cut indicating or both above. The types of error status are same as ERROR indicator. The green POWER light is the power indicator. POWER indicator lighting means the printer 11 is power on. The red ERROR light is error status indicator. It is off when the printer works normally; while it flashes or persistently lights when the printer has abnormal alarm. If ERROR indicator flashes or persistent lights and the buzzer sounds, it means the printer has error. According to different flashing types, the different errors of printer are indicated: 1. Unrecoverable error: the times of indicator flashing and buzzer sound indicate the error type, then indicator persistently light. 2. Recoverable error: the times of indicator flashing and buzzer sound indicate the error type, then indicator is persistently off. 3. Automatically recoverable error: the indicator flashes and the buzzer sounds continuously. 4. Paper out: the indicator light blinks, and the buzzer sounds persistently. The details are as below: Unrecoverable error, the indicator flashes several times, then persistently lights. Then cycle. The times of flashing means the error type. Error type Description Types of ERROR flashing LED flashes once : Memory read - write errors LED flashes twice: Over-voltage Unrecoverable error LED flashes three times: the voltage is lack LED flashes four times: CPU Execution error (wrong address ) LED flashes five times : UIB error LED flashes eight times : temperature detection of circuit is wrong Automatically recoverable error: the indicator flashes continuously. Including printer head temperature error and house cover error. Error type Description Type of flash Automatically LED continues flashing the recoverable error temperature of printing head is over high and the cover is wrong 2.6 Power on the printer When the printer is off and paper case cover is closed, press the POWER button to turn on 12 the printer and the ERROR indicator flashes twice, then indicator off. The printer enters into the normal working mode. 2.7 Self test The self-test will check the condition of printer, if the printer prints out the self-test receipt correctly, it means the printer works normally except interface with host. Otherwise it needs to repair. Self test method: Under power off status, paper house closed and ensure there is paper inside, keep pressing FEED button and power on the printer, red indicator will flicker every 1s, then release FEED button after indicator flickers 3 times, printer will print out self-test paper. Self test paper can test the printer working normally or not, if the printer can print out self test normally, it means the printer is normal except interface with host, otherwise it need to be repair. 2.8 Hexadecimal Printing Turn on the printer according to the step below, it will enter the mode of Hexadecimal Printing. Power off, PressFEEDbutton with opening the paper house cover. Power on, close the paper house cover. The printer will print out 3 lines as below: Hexadecimal Dump To terminate hexadecimal dump, Press FEED button three times. This means the printer has entered hexadecimal printing mode, and under this mode,all of the input will be printed out as hexadecimal number. Paper will feed one line with single-click of "FEED" button, after 3 times, it will print out "*** Completed ***", and exit hexadecimal printing mode. 2.9 Printer Parameter Setting This function is for the setup of parameters. Steps for setting parameters: Power off, pressSETbutton and power on, the printer will enter into setting mode,and print the firs t parameter option and current setup. Details could be checked on attached Appendix A. Steps for exiting of parameter setup: Press SET button andFEED button at the same time to save the setup of parameter and exit, the printer will enter into normal mode.If power off directly, parameters will not be saved. 2.10 Entering program upgrading mode When printer powers off, pressFEED and SET buttons, power on and release the buttons. Printer will enter into upgrading mode, status indicator light will flicker every one second. 13 Notice: RMD17 only support USB interface and parallel interface can support program upgrading online. Appendix A: Parameter Setting This appendix is the method of setting default parameters of printer by buttons. Setting instruction: Using SET button to choose setting item. Pressing this button once, the setting item will go to the next and also print out the current value of this item. Using FEED button to choose the setting value of item. Press the button once, the setting value will go to the next. Summary Setting: Bau SET serial port SET languag parameters SET Font Dot SET Codepage SET Command SET Printing SET Choose set direction Black Baud Rate: mark 9600 FEED 19200 FEED 38400 FEED 57600 Printing Density SET SET Paper sensor Sensitivity FEED 4800 FEED 2400 FEED 1200 FEED FEED 115200 Serial port parameters: 8bit/RTS/CTSF/ENEoDn FEED 8bit/RTS/CTS/Odd FEED 8bit/RTS/CTS/Eve FEED 7bit/XON/XOF/Eve FEED 8bit/XON/XOF/Odd FEED 8bit/XON/XOF/Non FEED 7bit/XON/XOF/Od FEED 8bit/XON/XOF/Eve FEED 7bit/RTS/CTS/Non FEED 7bit/XON/XOF/Non FEED 7bit/RTS/CTS/Eve FEED FEED 7bit/RTS/CTS/Odd Language: China FEED China-BIG5 FEED English FEED 14 Font size: 12×24 FEED 9×17 FEED Printing density: Medium FEED HigFhEED FEED Low FEED Paper sensor sensitivity: Medium FEED HigFhEED FEED Low FEED Choose black mark: Closed FEED Open FEED Printing direction: Forward FEED Reverse FEED Command set: SPMP FEED OtFhEeEr D FEED ESC/PO FEED 15