Posiflex-business-machines PP3000 User Manual

PP3000 SERIES POS PRINTER USER’S MANUAL Rev.B

cover again. (ref. Fig. 2, the example uses parallel interface) Aim the rear hook to the rectangular opening on the printer platform and push the pri

For Other System Install the printer on a stand or table which has a flat, even surface. Connect the power cord supplied for the power adapter (ref.

25PF 25PM Parallel interface cable Power cable from PST system9PM9PF Power cablefrom adapter Fig. 4 Cable connection examples Serial interface ca

Ribbon cartridge inserted in place Ribbon cartridge Ribbon feed knob Ink ribbon Fig. 5 Loading ribbon cartridge Fig. 6 Detail of ink ribbon a

LOADING PAPER • Be sure to turn off the power for the printer. • Press the two sides of the top cover near the rear part a little bit inward and l

(the thinner spacer for 3” and the thicker for 2.25” both with the flat side facing inward) and put the whole assembly onto the roll paper shaft hold

Insert paper through the paper cut slot behind the tear bar Fig. 8 Putting spacer to roll paper shaft Fig. 9 Finish paper loading Remov

OPERATION GUIDE FRONT PANEL The positions of the below mentioned switches and LED’s are indicated in Fig. 10. “ON LINE” switch Switches the printer

When all LEDs light up simultaneously and the buzzer sounds continuously, a CPU error has occurred. In case of a CPU error, turn off the power then t

continuously during self printing, only the characters will be printed out repeatedly. A sample of the output of self print is given in Fig. 11. Fi

WARRANTY AND EXCEPTIONS Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply w

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 comp

Operation Method 1. Open the top cover, pull the adjust lever one notch from standard position toward the operation panel side. When you cannot fin

Printing Format Prints one line in 7 x 9 font normal printing. 32 columns (from the 5th to the 36th column) Even if the setting for paper width is c

• Data received before a <GS> code is printed out when the printer receives the <GS> code. PERIPHERAL UNIT DRIVE CIRCUIT A drive circu

2. The status of the cash drawer open detection switch is interpreted as bit 7 of the printer status data (Refer to Data Structure in Serial Interfa

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND BLOCK DIAGRAM Printer mechanism Control board Parallel interface 24 VDC 5 VDC Paper out detector Control panel board

CIRCUITRY LAYOUT & CONNECTORS Fig. 17 Board layout CN1 : Reserved CN2 : Control panel connector This CN2 connector connects the control pane

has to be installed in U2 to use RS-422A interface. The details are described in the table below. U3 U2 RS-232C Install MAX232A NOT installed R

U6&U8 : Font and BIOS socket This socket is used to install BIOS and character font. Each type of printer requires different BIOS and character f

Data transmission rate ( baud rate ) bps 1-1 1-2 1-3 150 OFF OFF OFF 300 OFF OFF ON

Table of Contents GENERAL DESCRIPTION · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 - 1 OVERVIEW · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·

Character code table Switch U.S.A. & Europe IBM #1 IBM #2 Japan 2-7 ON ON OFF OFF 2-8 ON OFF ON OFF D

Note: The addressable mode is valid only when an optional RS-422A serial interface is mounted. a) When DIP SW4-1 through 4-4 are all ON (DC1/DC3 inva

DIP-SW 2 Switch Function ON OFF 2-1 2-2 International character set See table below 2-3 2-4

DATA STRUCTURE IN SERIAL INTERFACE DTR Mode This mode is accessed when the DIP switch 1-5 is ON. Signals are controlled using the DTR line as BUSY f

out”, load paper into the printer and press the “ON LINE” switch to set the printer to “ON LINE”. Mechanical error Mechanical errors are detected w

completely full). Output of the X-ON signal is resumed when the data in the buffer is printed out and drops to below 256 bytes. Status Bit position

Framing error A framing error occurs when “SPACE” is detected at the stop bit. When a framing error or a vertical parity error occurs for the data w

Horizontal parity check RET Ends the STX -ETX mode Starts the STX-ETX mode YES NO Is the status an error? Check byte = test byte? Is there a data

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MAIN SPECIFICATION INTERFACE Parallel Interface 25 pin Female D-sub connector Pin # Signal Name I/O Function 1 STROBE I Signals when data is read

VALIDATION PRINTING · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3 - 4 OPERATION METHOD · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3 - 5 PRINTING FO

9 DATA 7 I This signal provides the information of d7 the eighth bit (MSB) of parallel data. The signal is at HIGH level for a logical 1 and at a L

Serial Interface 9 pin Female D-sub connector Pin # Signal Name I/O Function 1 DCD O Data carrier detect 2 TXD O Transmit data 3 RXD I Receiv

POWER SUPPLY PIN ASSIGNMENT OF 3 PIN JACK: PIN DEFINITION 1 +24 V 2 GND 3 N.C. CASE CHASSIS GND 2 CASE 1 3 Fig. 18 Pin layout of power plug +IMPO

The specifications for each character size are listed in the following table: Character size 15 CPI 12 CPI 8 CPI Font type 7 x 9 half dot 5 x

COMMANDS Friction type: 100% compatible to STAR SP312FV EPSON compatible model is option. Sprocket type: 100% compatible to STAR SP322S EXTERNA

MAINTENANCE CAUTION: Do not open the top cover and touch the print head immediately after printing, because the print head may be very hot. CLEANIN

CAUTION: Remove the remaining paper in a forward direction. Do not pull it backwards. • Clean the paper path when necessary. • Reload the paper as

CONTROL CODES STAR COMPATIBLE MODE Control Codes for Character Setting Control Codes Hex Codes Function ESC R “n” <1B> <52> <n>

Control Codes for Line Spacing Control Codes Hex Codes Function LF <0A> Line feed CR <0D> Line feed (same as LF) ESC z 1 ESC z <

Control Codes for Graphics Printing Control Codes Hex Codes Function ESC 1 <1B> <31> Set 7/72 inch line feed ESC A “n” <1B> &l

STX-ETX MODE · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4 - 12 MAIN SPECIFICATION · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5 - 1 INTERFACE

Control Codes for Peripheral Units Control Codes Hex Codes Function ESC BEL “n1” “n2” <1B> <07> <n1> <n2> Adjust drive puls

Reference Epson Models Emulated EPSON TM-300 series. Character Size/Font Matrices Refer to page 5 - 4, the 8 CPI character size (5 x 9 pulse 3 full d

Control Codes Hex Codes Function HT <09> Horizontal tab LF <0A> Print and line feed CR <0D> Print and carriage return ESC SP

APPENDIX Q & A Q.: Are all technical aspects described in this manual applicable throughout the PP-3000 product series? A.: This could be true

Q.: How to convert a serial printer into a parallel printer for this printer series, and vice versa? A.: Converting from serial to parallel is easie

MAINTENANCE · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6 - 1 CLEANING · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6 - 1 PAP

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OVERVIEW The PP3000 series POS printer is a stream-lined low profile 40 column 9 pin dot matrix printer designed to fit the PST

FEATURES • Dot matrix 9 pin printer head • Bi-directional printing • Friction type paper feed with optional sprocket paper feed • 40 columns for

INSTALLATION UNPACKING CONTENTS • The printer • Test ribbon cartridge • Roll paper shaft • Spacer for 3” paper roll (2 ea.) • Spacer for 2.25” p