User`s Manual LINE THERMAL PRINTER CBM-230/231
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1. Data transfer not possible Space Data transfer possible 7 Data transmission control TD signal DC1 code 11H X ON Data reception possible DC3 code 13H X OFF Data reception not possible CITIZEN 26 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 7 2 Connector s Pin Configuration VO 3 RD Receiving data 00000000000000 Cautions 1 RS 232C signals are based on the EIA RS 232C 2 When no data is being transferred the receive data should be always maintained in the mark state Applicable connectors D Sub connectors Printer side 17LE 13250 Equivalent to DDK Cable side 17JE 23250 Equivalent to DDK CITIZEN 27 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 7 3 Input Output Signals 7 3 1 Input Output Signals 1 RD This is a serial receive data signal When there is a framing error overrun error or parity error that data is printed as 2 DTR Write the data or a command when this signal is ready If you write while it is busy the data will be ignored resulting in an overrun error The data can be written into the input buffer even during printing A BUSY signal is also issued at power on during test printing in the on line mode or upon occurrence of reset 3 TD When the remaining capacity of the input buffer on the printer side comes to 10 bytes at 72 bytes or 128 bytes at 4K bytes while receiving the data DC3 13H a data reception impossible2. LF Line Feed Switch PAPER LED Red 4 5 Opening the Auto Cutter CBM 231 When the paper is jamming or when you open the auto cutter in order to clean the head raise the auto cutter pulling the cutter lock lever in the direction of the arrow Caution Immediately after printing the printing head and motor have a high temperature Never touch the printing head and motor when you open the auto cutter Cutter Lock Lever Auto Cutter CITIZEN 18 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 5 SETTING OF DIP SWITCHES The DIP switches are located in the position shown in the figure below Unscrew and remove the DIP switch cover Caution Turn off the power to set the DIP switch DIP Switch Cover DIP Switch Position DIP Switch Layout CITIZEN 19 CBM 230 231 User s Manual pu 5 SENG Paperowter Equipped NotEquipped I 2 Covropen Disabled Enabled OF 3 Autoloading Enabled Disabled OFF 4 Input buffer 72byes 4Kbyes OFF Refer to the table below 7 Paper near end remainder 2 CR switching LF activated Ignored FUNCTION FACTORY SETTING Refer to the table below ON OFF 3 Intematonalcharacter International I I I OFF pz zl lr qno ilh _ Refer to the table below Br mE O 8 Intemational character r e DS3 ON OFF FACTORY SETTING 1 Bit len
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4. 120 V AC 10 60 Hz 230 V AC 10 50 60 Hz Print head s life Auto cutter s life Pulse resistance Wear resistance 13 columns 18 columns ITF 50 million pulses 30 Km Printing ratio 12 596 normal temperature normal humidity recommended paper 300 000 cut Normal temperature normal humidity recommended paper CBM 230 231 User s Manual 2 3 Specifications for Printing Paper 2 3 1 Specified Paper Type Thermal paper Paper width 80 0 1 mm Paper thickness 65 5 Microm Roll diameter 83mm or less Print surface Outside of the roll surface Recommended paper TF50KS E2C made by Nihon Paper Mill or other equivalent Core 012 mm inner diameter 018 mm outer diameter Caution Do not paste the paper to the core 2 3 2 Printing Position Paper Width 80 mm Printing Area 72 mm 4 mm A 2 3 3 Head and Cutter Positional Relations 4mm Case Paper Outlet CBM 231 Auto Cutter Position CBM 231 A Paper Feed Direction Manual Head Printing Positi CITIZEN 9 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 3 APPEARANCE AND COMPONENT PARTS Printer Cover Top Cover Bottom Cover ERROR LE POWER LED p LF Switch Drawer Kick Connector Power Switch Interface Connector Earth Terminal Power Cord CITIZEN 10 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 4 OPERATION 4 1 Connecting the Interface Cable 1 Turn off the power 2 Con
5. Maximum content available for macro definition is 2048 bytes A portion exceeding 2048 bytes is not defined Even with ESC initialization of the printer having been executed defined content is not cleared Therefore it is possible to include ESC into the content of macro definition Normal printing operation is carried out even while in macro definition 38 Macro Execution GSA nl n2 n3 Code 10 5E h nl n2 n3 0 lt nl lt FF 0 lt n2 lt FF 0 lt 3 lt 1 Data 15 described in Hex code Executing contents defined in macro nl n3 indicate as follows nl The number of times of macro execution n2 Waiting time on macro execution Waiting time of n2 x 100 msec is given for every execution n3 Macro execution mode Continuousexecution Execution by the paper feed SW Continuous execution The Macro is executed n1 times continuously at the time intervals specified by n2 Execution by FEED SW After waiting for lapse of time specified by n2 the ERROR LED flickers and the paper feed switch is waited to be pressed When it is pressed the macro is executed once This action is repeated n1 times When this command is received while in macro definition suspension of macro definition is indicated At this time the defined content is cleared execution takes place when macro is held undefined or 1 0 While in macro execution with n3 1 paper feed with the FEED SW
6. Readall of these instructions and save them for later reference Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning Do not use this product near water Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand of table The product may fall causing serious damage to the product Slots and openings on the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it form overheating do not block or cover these openings The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug of other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This product should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you re not sure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company Donotallow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this product where the cord will be walked on Inanextension cord is used with this product make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord ampere rating Also make sure that the total of all products p
7. 9 2 3 T Specified Paper a a u a a maa a RON manent ee ra ee 9 2 3 2 Panting Posto oe eee eee 9 2 3 3 Head and Cutter Positional 1 9 3 APPEARANCE AND COMPONENT 10 4 OPERATION jeg X EE 11 4 1 Connecting the Interface 11 11 00 bist deed ee egens 11 42 Drawer Kick Connector 1 5 5 PSS Eee 12 4 3 Inserting the Paper Roll eee eoe aaa 13 4 4 Operation Panel va tsss reis rssi 17 4 5 Opening the Auto Cutter CBM 29371 entere e n tet ete ede tete tete e etes 18 S SELTING OFEDIEP SWEIEICEDBS 2 2 rede nod teet u een done 19 OPARADEBISINTBREACE nen men eec cadi ben 22 6 Specifications ee ed e eee i et d 22 6 2 Gonnector s Pin Conf Quranic eoe o e eeu xk eee e rk ea eee uan 22 6 3 Input Output Signals dedo dedo 23 6 3 T Input Output SD mm Qua E 23 6 3 2 Electrical CBaracteristcs zou eret etete denies tenet et edes Sook shed et eet lal ed ed eee dede de ed pee atenta 24 6 33 Timing Chart esse qana unshiu us Rus us Rus uq nue ege dei siecle ined ena 25 6 344 Data Receiving Control 5 nie i 25 Ren DAREA ARARA 25 T SERIAEINTEREACE RN
8. ba aaa N DIN 26 7 1 Specifications cedi sdi ese sesde c eesesd e eode eee d di s eee 26 7 2 Connector s Pin 27 7 3 Inputs Output erre ee e dede et etes et hebes eb ed Ailes A HEEL ELLE ELLE ERE Hte ae uhu 28 7 331 Input Output u A secs eee et et ett titus 28 71 32 Contiguration 2 eee ene 29 7 3 Exmor Detecton Gee GG Get 29 73A Data Receiving Control saus S hws SAAS ASASSESSSESSSE GIOCO BAS 30 Bufferttig sce bua ud EL 30 7 3 6 Electrical 31 8 DRAWER KICK CONNECTOR DRESD OR Re EE one ected eve are cu Qs o Ce 32 S L Specifications y oui euius esr erit es 32 8 2 Connector s Pin 32 S Drive CAICUIE S iios Gb Gb bb eb oboe bs Gba eub bbb eb eoe ont 32 9 PRINT CONTROL FUNCTION ni e noe S RR e ee m ge eden Re RF er e 33 9 I Control Codes List etd de ede de oe e SESE eo Ed eo era ee a eee SESE SES USUS s Sets estiis 33 9 2Input Data Format seem sse 34 10 CHARACTER CODE TABLE 54 TO TInternational eects ee alte ae ata ae e eue ue D 54 10 2 International Character Code 55 Appendix 1 Precaution and Maintenance eroe ee mer e Re Ur Ree en RE eere
9. nl n2 Code 1B h 70 h m n 4 n2 m connector pin No See table below 0 lt nl lt FF 0 lt 2 lt FF Data is described in Hex code Signals specified by nl n2 are output to Connector Pin m Bit m m0 means the followings 0 Drawer kick No 2 pin Drawer kick No 5 pin ON time is considered as nl x 2ms and OFF time as n2 x 2ms When m is out of the defined range n1 n2 are discarded where no signals are output Drive duty of Drawer is shown below ON time ON time OFF time lt 02 Take OFF time as being 4 times or more longer than ON time 23 Selecting Character Code Table ESC t n Code 1B h 74 h 10 lt lt 1 Datais described in Hex code Selecting Page n on the character code table n means the followings IBM Character 2 Japanese Character CITIZEN 44 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 24 Transmitting the printer status ESC v Code 1B h 76 h Current printer status is transmitted Status sent out consists of 1 byte whose content is as in the table below In DTR DSR control after receptible state of the host DSR signal being in SPACE state is confirmed only 1 byte is transmitted In XON XOFF control DSR signal state not being confirmed only 1 byte is transmitted In DTR DSR control when the host is in unreceptible state DSR signal being in MARK state it waits until receptible state is created cis ibo udo Paper available Pa
10. number of dots specified by n1 n2 The numbers of dots are nl x 8 in horizontal direction and n2 x 8 in vertical direction Dn indicates bit image data The download bit image thus defined remains effective until redefinition ESC execution ESC amp or power OFF takes place A download character and a download bit image cannot be defined simultaneously With this command executed defined content of a download character is cleared Relations between the bit image data and the dot defined are shown below MSB CITIZEN 51 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 36 Printing Download Bit Image GS m Code 1D h 2F h m 0 lt m lt 3 is described in Hex code Prints download bit images in a mode specified by m Modes can be selected by m are shown table for selection with m are shown below ModeName Vertical Dot Density Horizontal Dot Density o Nomalmode 203 DPI 203 DPI Double wide mode 203 DPI 101 DPI Double high mode 101 DPI 203 DPI Double wide double high mode 101 DPI 101 DPI When data exist inside the print buffer this command is ignored When a download bit image has not been defined this command is ignored A portion of a download bit image exceeding one line length is not printed A download character and a download bit image cannot be defined simultaneously 37 Starting Ending Macro Definition GS Code 1D h 3A h Specifying starting ending macro definition
11. CITIZEN User s Manual LINE THERMAL PRINTER MODEL CBM 230 231 Japan CBM Corporation Information Systems Div CBM 230 231 User s Manual 1996 08 02 10 DCL 15 Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer s Name Japan CBM Corporation Manufacturer s Address 1 1 7 Okubo Shinjuku ku Tokyo 169 Japan Declare the Product Product Name Thermal Printer Model Number s CBM230 Series CBM230R CBM230P CBM231R BM231P S NO 95Y0001 Conform to the following Standards LVD EN60950 1992 1 2 1993 EN55022 1994 Class EN61000 3 2 1995 EN50082 1 1992 IEC801 2 1991 4 CD 8KV AD IEC801 3 1984 3V m 27MHz 500MHz IEC801 4 1988 0 5KV Signal Line IKV AC mains Supplementary Information The product complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC 93 68 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336EEC 92 31 EEC 93 68EEC Signature Tokyo Japan November 1995 E Full Name Koji Tanabe Position General Manager R amp D Department Europe Contact Europe Liaison Office Kuruisweg 805 Holland Office Center Building 3 2132 NG Hoofddorp the Netherlands Warning This is a Class A products In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures This declaration is applied only for 230V model CITIZEN 2 CBM 230 231 User s Manual IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTERUCTIONS
12. FF gt 4 lt 08 gt 045H p3 lt 80 gt p4 lt 00 gt p7 lt 00 gt 38 CITIZEN CBM 230 231 User s Manual 8 Specifying the Image Mode ESC mnln2 DI Dn Code 1B h 2A h m 01 n2 Dn m bit image mode See the table below 0 lt nl lt FF 0 lt 2 lt 02 Data is described in Hex code According to the bit image mode assigned in m prints data in the bit image The no of dots printed is divided by 256 whose quotient is taken as n2 and residualas n1 The total no of dots printed in the bit image is equal to n1 256 x n2 When bit image data have been input in excess of 1 dot line 448 dots position the excess data are discarded In the bit image data Dn the bits subject to printing are taken as 1 and those not as 0 The bit image modes are shown as follows VERTICAL DIRECTION HORIZONTAL DIRECTION MODE NO OF DOTS DOT DENSITY DOT DENSITY MAX NO OF DOTS 0 Sdotsingedensity 8 67 DPI 101 DPI 288 8 dot double density 8 67 DPI 203 DPI 576 24 dot single density 203 DPI 101 DPI 288 24 dot double density 203 DPI 203 DPI 516 When the value set in m bit image mode are out of conditions the data following after n1 is processed as printing data CITIZEN 39 CBM 230 231 User s Manual The relation between bit image data and printing dots are shown below 8 dot Bit Image Bit Image Data di d2 d3 M
13. G n Code 1B h 47 h n 0 lt n lt FF Data 15 described in Hex code Specifying canceling the double printing 15 valid only for the lowest bit nO Control by n is shown as follows RUNE NN o Canceling double printing Specifying double printing The print result of Double printing and highlight character printing is completely same 16 Printing and feeding paper n 203 inch ESC J n Code 1B h 4 n 0 lt lt is described in Hex code Prints data inside the print buffer and feeds paper by n 156 inch Specified volume does not remain The beginning of the line is to be considered as the next printing start position CITIZEN 42 17 Selecting International Characters ESC R n Code 1B h 52 h n lt lt 0 Data 15 described in Hex code Selecting international characters Depending on the value of n following character sets are specified Pp 0 _ USA Pp 4 Demma Pp 5 8 9 Nrwy The initial value of n indicates the character set specified by the dip switch CBM 230 231 User s Manual However setting is available only through use of this command for Spain Norway and Denmark II 18 Setting of paper end detector available for output of paper end signal Code 63 h 33 h n lt lt Data is described in Hex code Specifying the co
14. SB Bit Image Data gt N LSB Printed Data Double Density 24 dot Bit Image Bit Image Data d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 Bit Image Data 2 LI m ma HM HH ss s LIT Printed Data Printed Data 0 Denotes 1 dot aan a Single Density Double Density CITIZEN 40 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 9 Specifying Canceling Underline ESC n Code 1B h 2D h n 0 lt n 02 Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling an underline An underline is attached to the full character width It is however not attached to the part having been horizontal tab command An underline is not attached to a 90 right turned characters An initial value is 1 Types of underlines by n value are shown below n Type Hex Canceling an underline 2 Specifying an underline for 2 dot width Specifying an underline for 1 dot width 10 Specifying 1 6 inch line feed rate ESC 2 Code 1B h 32 h The line feed rate per line is specified by 1 6 inch 11 Setting line feed rate n 203 inch ESC 3 n Code 1B h 33 h n 0 n FF Data is described in Hex code The line feed rate per line is specified by n 156 inch The initial value is n 22 h 12 Initializing Printer ESC Code 40 h Clears data stored in the print buffer and brings various settings to the initial state Default stat
15. TIZEN CBM 230 231 User s Manual 10 2 International Character Code Table Te 0 2 U S A France Germany U K Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain Japan XN O m Norway 5 Denmark ff 23 R 900009 0 CITIZEN 55 CBM 230 231 User s Manual Appendix 1 Precaution and Maintenance 1 1 Precaution for Handling the Printer Mechanism 1 Use of unspecified paper may not assure you of printing quality and product life 2 With the printing head kept down do not turn the paper feed knob or pull out the paper 3 Do not touch the heating element s surface of the head 1 2 Precautions for Handling the Thermal Paper 1 A contact of chemicals or oil may discolor or erase the record 2 Rubbing the paper hard with nail or hard metal may discolor it 3 Discoloring starts at approximately 70 C Pay attention to an effect of heat humidity light etc 1 3 Other Precautions 1 Be careful not to drop foreign matter such as clip pin into the main body 2 When cleaning the surface of the main body case use neutral detergent Do not use alcohol thinner etc 14 Eliminating the Jammed Paper 1 Open the auto cutter move up the printing head and eliminate the paper CBM 231 2 When the paper is coiling around the platen roller eliminate it gradually turning the paper feed knob Caution Do not touch the printing head or motor immediately after printing becaus
16. TOR 8 1 Specifications 1 Drawer kick drive signal The pulses specified by ESC p are output The state of the switch can be known through the pin 34 of the interface connector when parallel interface is used and through the ESC u command when the serial interface is used 2 Electrical characteristics 1 Drive voltage DC 24 V 2 Drive current 0 8 at maximum should be within 510 ms 3 Switch signal Signal level L 0to 0 5 V H 3to5 V 8 2 Connector s Pin Configuration No SIGNAL NAME FUNCTION FG 1 6 Connector used TM5RJ3 66 HIROSE Applicable connector Equivalent to TM3P 66P HIROSE Cautions 1 No output is allowed during printing 2 The drawers 1 and 2 cannot be driven at the same time 3 A solenoid for the drawer should be of 36 Ohm or more See to it that an output current will not exceed 0 8 A Be careful not to use a drawer with a current over 0 8A to avoid damage to the printer 8 3 Drive Circuit CITIZEN 32 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 9 PRINT CONTROL FUNCTION 9 1Control Codes List CONTROLCOE FUNCTION O Printing and paper feed Le Collective specifying printing mode Specifying canceling download character set amp Defining download characters Specifying the bit image mode Specifying canceling underline Setting horizontal tab position Specifying e Printing and feeds paper n 203 inch Ln wz Selecting the international characters 18 c3 Setting of p
17. aper end sensor effective for outputting a signal for no paper Parallel Mode Only Setting of paper end sensor effective for print stop t Printing and feeding the paper by n lines Generating the specified pulse Drawer Kickout Selecting the character code table c5 Enabling disabling the panel switches D u Transmitting the status of peripheral equipment Serial Mode Only Specifying canceling the inverted characters v ight turned characters Specifying the absolute positions 29 Specifying the relative positions o o y O w Selecting the horizontal size scale factor of barcode Selecting the height of the bar code 33 H Selecting the printing position of HRIchaacter Selecting the font of HRI character Defining the download bit image Printing the download bit image 37 a Starting ending macro definition Executing the macro Data input control 40 Aligning the characters lt lt 27 z CITIZEN 33 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 9 21 Data Format 1 Horizontal Tab Command HT Code 09 h Shifts the printing position to the next horizontal tab position The horizontal tab position is set by ESC D Initial setting of the horizontal tab position is in 9th 17th 25th 33rd 41st columns of FONT A 2 Print Command CR Code OD h 1 When DS 1 8 is OFF This command is ignored 2 When DS 1 8 is ON With data held inside the input
18. ata Equivalent to 74LS240 d N Others Equivalentto7407 All output signals are pulled up at 3 3 k Ohm Vcc 3 3K Twisted Pair Wire i e 6 A gt ry po Drawer switch Equivalent m x 0741500 Others Equivalent to 7407 CITIZEN 24 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 6 3 3 Timing Chart 1 Data input and printing timing Power DATA STB BUSY ACK No ACK Issued T1 T2 T3 0 5 5 MIN T4 270 ns MAX T5 2 3 us TYP T6 500 ms MIN at power on 6 3 4 Data Receiving Control When the BUSY signal is at LOW the data from the host side can be received but when at HIGH it cannot be received 6 3 5 Buffering A size of the input buffer can be selected by setting the DIP switch segment DS1 4 When a 4KB buffer is selected the host side is immediately free because a large amount of data can be buffered CITIZEN 25 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 7 SERIAL INTERFACE 7 1 Specifications 1 Synchronizing system Asynchronous 2 Baud rate 150 300 600 1 200 2 400 4 800 9 600 19 200 bps Selected by the user 3 Word Length Start bit 1 bit Data bit 7 bits or 8 bits Selected by the user Parity bit Odd even parity or no parity Selected by the user Stop bit 1 bit or more 4 Signal polarity RS 232C Mark Logic 1 3 V to 12 V Space Logic 0 3 V to 12 V 5 Receive data RD signal RS 232C Mark 1 Space 0 6 Data receiving control DTR signal RS 232C
19. buffer printing and line feed are performed Without data inside the input buffer however no printing is performed 3 Printing and Paper Feed Command LF Code OA h Prints data inside the internal input buffer and feeds lines based on the line feed amount having been set 4 Setting the right space amount of the characters ESC SP Code 1Bh 20h n 0 lt lt 20 is described in Hex code The rightward space amount is set in dot unit 0 165 mm unit In the initial value it is n 0 The rightward space amount in double wide mode is made double of the set volume CITIZEN 34 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 5 Specifying Collectively the Print Mode ESC n Code 1Bh 2lh n O n FF The data is described in Hex code Printing mode is assigned Each n bit indicates the following FUNCTION d lI eee 0 Characterfont_ FontA 1 Undefined OP 0 2 q Undfned 6 Undefined With double height and double width being specified simultaneously double wide and double high characters are consisted An underline is attached to the full character width which however is not attached to the part having been skipped by the horizontal tab Neither is it attached to 90 right turned characters The underline width is as having been specified by ESC The initial value is 0 6 Specifying Canceling Download Character Set ESC n Cod
20. direction exceeds one line length the excess part is not printed CITIZEN 49 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 31 Selecting Bar Code width GS w Code 1d H 77 H 2 lt 1 lt 4 Data is described in Hex code Selecting bar code width The initial value of this width is 3 32 Selecting Bar Code Height GS h n Code 1d H 68 H N 1 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Selecting bar code height indicates the number of dots in vertical direction The initial value of n is 162 33 Selecting Printing Position of HRI Characters GS H n Code 48 H N 0 lt lt 3 Data is described in Hex code Selecting printing position of HRI characters for printing bar codes n means the followings 20 1 Noprinting 0 0 000 i Above the bar code Below the bar code Both above and below the bar code The initial value of n is 0 CITIZEN 50 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 34 Selecting the Font of HRI characters GS f n Code 1D h 66 h n O lt nl lt 1 Data is described in Hex code Select the font of HRI characters when printing bar code has the following meanings n Hex Font 0 Font A 1 Font B 35 Defining Download Bit Image GS nl n2 Dn Code 2A h n1 n2 Dn 1 lt nl lt FF 1 lt 2 lt 48 nl xn2 lt 1311 Data is described in Hex code Defines downloading bit images of the
21. e Data inside the internal input buffer are not cleared Dip switches are read once again 13 Setting Horizontal Tab Position ESC D n NUL Code 1B h 44 h n 00 h lt lt Data is described in Hex code Specifying a horizontal tab position n indicates the no of columns from the beginning to the horizontal tab position At this time n set position 1 is to be specified The tab position is set at position where it is character width x n from the line beginning The character width at this time includes the rightward space amount In double wide characters it is made double of the ordinary case Tab positions can be specified are maximum 24 Specifying exceeding this is ignored ESC D NUL clears all the set tab positions Following clearing horizontal tab command is ignored Initial value is specified for each eight characters 9 17 25 33 41 of ANK characters CITIZEN 41 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 14 Specifying canceling highlighting ESC E n Code 1B h 45 h n 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling the highlighted characters n is valid only for the lowest bit nO Control by the lowest bit nO is shown as follows AM O Canceling highlighting This is effective to all characters Dot configuration of a highlighted character includes one extra dot added at its side 15 Specifying canceling Double Printing ESC
22. e IB h 25 h n 0 lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling download characters Download characters and download bit images cannot be defined simultaneously Further only the lowest bit nO is valid forn The lowest bit nO indicates the following n0 0 Canceling download character n0 1 Specifying download character CITIZEN 35 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 7 Defining Download Character ESC amp s n m a DID2 Dn CITIZEN Code 1B h 26 h s n m a s 02 20 Hex lt n 7E Hex 20 Hex lt m 7E Hex lt lt Hex Defines the font of download characters of alphanumeric characters s indicates the number of bytes in vertical direction n indicates the start character code and m indicates the end character code To define only one character set n m Character codes definable includes 95 ASCII codes in total between lt 20 gt H lt 7E gt H a indicates the number of dots in horizontal direction for definition Dn is the data to be defined which indicate a pattern equal to a dot in horizontal direction from the left end The rest of the pattern on the right side is filled with space Download characters thus defined remain valid until redefinition ESC 9 execution GS execution or power OFF is practiced 36 CBM 230 231 User s Manual For Font B p7 lt 10 lt gt 4 lt 08 gt p2 lt
23. e they are very hot 1 5 Eliminating the Paper Powder When the printer is contaminated with paper powder clean it with a brush or vacuum cleaner Caution Do not touch the printing head or motor immediately after printing because they are very hot 1 6 Cleaning the Head 1 Open the auto cutter and move up the printing head CBM 231 2 Use the cardboard and gauze as shown in the figure below 3 Dip the gauze slightly into alcohol insert it in between the printing head and platen roller as shown in the figure and clean by moving it aside Caution Do not touch the printing head or motor immediately after printing because they are very hot Gauze Hard Cardboard Approx 0 5 mm Thick Head wf Xe Platen Roller Approx 40 mm CITIZEN 56 CBM 230 231 User s Manual Appendix 2 External Dimensions 1 CBM 230 CITIZEN 57 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 2 CBM 231 76 12 CITIZEN 58 CBM 230 231 User s Manual Appendix 3 Block Diagram A ddns yesoy 100w i Sy h peau puejeeu Sunuug NE i EN meo LEZ IWW8DS 0 OSO Ree ee ene ee ee ew eee 5554 5 jeued ZHO9 0S IV 2 09 OV IZEZ SH 03 enes SJINOYLNIJ 01 SUJJ0JUO2 8j BJBd
24. eei 56 Appendix 2 External 2 Ee 57 Appendix 3 Block Diagram k a ed rede petet ede e eel a ies 59 CITIZEN 5 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION This is a small line thermal printer developed to be used for various data communication terminals such as POS terminals kitchen printers With its abundant features it can be widely used for various types of applications Read this manual thoroughly prior to using the printer to understand its contents 1 1 Features O tA Compact light weight and small installation area required High speed and low noise due to line thermal printing High reliability due to long life printing head and simple mechanism Input buffer incorporated Capable of printing a bar codes exclusive command Drawer kickout interface incorporated Equipped with an auto cutter CBM 231 User Defined character registration function 95 characters Easy handling due to incorporated power supply 1 2 Precautions for Installation a ROO M CITIZEN Upon unpacking the printer make sure that the following parts are contained in the package Printer main body unit Sample paper roll 1 roll Instruction manual 1 copy Install the printer on a flat and stable desk or table Do not install the printer near a heater or in the direct sunshine Do not use the printer in a high tempe
25. eyond the line end is ignored 29 Specifying Relative Positions ESC Y nl n2 Code 1B h 5C h nl n2 OS nl lt FF 0 lt 2 lt Data is described in Hex code The printing start position is specified in the number of dots from the current position Rightward direction is taken as plus and leftward direction as minus To specify N dot in minus left direction use a complement of N for assignment N dots 65536 N The number of dots is divided by 256 whose quotient is taken as n2 and the residual as nl Specifying exceeding the end of line is ignored CITIZEN 48 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 30 Bar Code Printing GS k n Dn NUL Code 6B h n Dn 00 h 10 lt lt 7 Data are described in Hex code Specifying a type of bar code and printing bar codes The beginning of line is considered as the next printing start position Depending on the value of n the following bar code can be selected Dn indicates a character code to be printed Lt 0 UPC A EMI CODE 39 TORT CODE 128 Data when being held in the print buffer are ignored When the character code Dn cannot be printed the data following after this is printed as ordinary print data When a bar code whose number of characters to be printed is fixed has been selected the number of characters have to be always made equal to the number of characters to be printed When the horizontal
26. firm the vertical direction of a cable terminal and connect it to the interface connector 3 Fix the cable terminal Serial interface Tighten screws to fix Parallel interface Turn a fixture in an arrow direction to fix 4 Connect the cable to the computer Serial Interface Connector Fixture Parallel Interface Connector Parallel Interface Cable CITIZEN 11 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 4 2 Connecting the Drawer Kick Connector 1 Turn off the power 2 Confirm the vertical direction of a drawer kick cable connector and insert it into the drawer kick connector on the back of the printer 3 Using a screw fix a drawer s earthing conductor to the earth terminal of the printer Caution Connect only a specified drawer solenoid to the drawer kick connector Drawer Kick Connector Sus Kick Cable Connector CITIZEN 12 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 4 3 Inserting the Paper Roll Caution Be sure to use a specified paper roll 1 Open the printer cover 2 Shift the head up lever in an arrow direction to move up the printing head Caution When setting the paper roll you do not have to open the auto cutter CBM 231 Printer Cover Head up Lever Auto Cutter CBM 231 CITIZEN 13 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 3 Using the scissors cut the end of the paper at a right angle Caution Do not insert the paper with its end fluffed or bent O x x x 4 Confirm the winding direction of the paper
27. gth 7 bits 8 bits OFF 2 Parity Equipped Not equipped OFF 3 Odd even Even Odd OFF 4 XON XOFF XON XOFF DTR DSR OFF DS ON OFF FACTORY SETTING Refer to the table below OFF o eee it Ud o ur c The Switch segment marked are set depending on each models The DIP switches DS3 and DS4 are only for the serial interface Remaining printable Length 50cm Im 2m DS1 6 OFF ON OFF ON 7 OFF OFF ON ON Print density Light Standard Dark darker DS 1 OFF ON OFF ON 2 OFF OFF ON ON CITIZEN 20 CBM 230 231 User s Manual DENMARK 1 Bun FRANCE 2888 5 INTERNATIONAL Dn O O B O D m E lt x D lt ea 21 CITIZEN CBM 230 231 User s Manual 6 PARALLEL INTERFACE 6 1Specifications Data input method 8 bit parallel DATA 1 8 Control signal ACK BUSY STB FAULT PE RESET Applicable connectors Printer side 57LE 40360 equivalent to amphenol Cable side 57 30360 equivalent to amphenol 6 2 Connector s Pin Configuration STB Data 2 I s DATA2 D DATAS 22 I DATA 232 I 7 DATA 6 25 CITIZEN 22 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 6 3 Input Output Signals 6 3 1 Input Output Signals 1 Input signals to the p
28. is not available CITIZEN 52 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 38 Data Input Control ESC n Code 3D h n 10 lt lt is described in Hex code Selecting equipment in which data input from the host is effective Each bit of n indicates as follows Device IT Invalid cic Jndefined Undefined When the printer has not been selected this printer abandons all received data until it is selected by this command Even when the printer has not been selected it can become BUSY state through printer operation The initial value of n is 1 Cree 39 Aligning the characters ESC n Code 1b h 61 h n Q lt n lt 2 Data 15 described in Hex code All the printed data within one line are aligned in the specified position Depending on n value positional alignment is carried out as in the table below POSITION v l jj j0 Left end alignment This is valid only when n is inputted at the beginning of line The initial value of n is 40 Full Cut ESC i Code 69 h Full cutting of paper is performed This is valid only when n is inputted at the beginning of line 41 Partial Cut ESC Code 1B h 6D h Partial cutting of paper is carried out This is valid only when n is inputted at the beginning of line CITIZEN 53 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 10 CHARACTER CODE TABLE 10 1International 54 CI
29. lugged into the wall outlet dose not exceed 15 amperes Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product Except as explained elsewhere in this manual don t attempt to service this product yourself Opening and removing those covers that are marked Do Not Remove may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks Refer all servicing on those compartments to service personnel Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed B If liquid has been spilled into the product C If the product has been exposed to rain or water D If the product dose not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation E If the product has been dropped the cabinet has been damaged F If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service CITIZEN 3 CBM 230 231 User s Manual IMPORTANT This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio f
30. matically pulled in by a constant amount 4 Close the printer cover to finish setting of the paper roll Caution When the paper is tilting move up the printing head and correct it manually CITIZEN 16 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 4 4 Operation Panel 1 POWER LED green Illuminated when the power is supplied 2 ERROR LED red Indicates different errors depending on the illuminated or blinking condition ERROR DETAIL DISPLAY PATTERN RESETTING METHOD Iuminated Head Up Illuminated Move down the head d JUUUUUL B Head overheat Automatically reset by temperature drop 1 a Cutter motor lock Eliminate paper jam and press LF switch 3 PAPER LED red Near end enabled Illuminated when the paper is near its end Stops after printing the set length Near end disabled Illuminated when the paper is at its end Stops printing Caution Use the DIP switch to enable or disable the near end detecting function 4 LF switch Pressing this switch for a short time feeds the paper by one line Holding it down feeds the paper continuously In case of macro execution wait pressing the LF switch executes it Caution Depending on a selection of the DIP switch the paper can be fed when the cover is opened CITIZEN 17 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 5 LF switch and power switch Self printing is performed by turning on the power switch with the LF switch held down POWER ERROR PAPER POWER LED Green ERROR LED Red
31. ndition of paper end detector to stop printing operation nis valid only for the lowest bit nO n bit means the followings O 31 Paper near end disable initial value Paper near end enable Remarks This is valid only for parallel interface model 19 Setting of paper end detector available for print stop Code 1B h 63 h 34 h n Q lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Specifying the condition of paper end detector to stop printing operation nis valid only for the lowest bit nO An initial value of n is specified by the Dip Switch 051 5 nbit means the followings Paper near end disable initial value Paper near end enable CITIZEN 43 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 20 Enabling Disabling Panel Switch ESC c 5 n Code 1B h 63 h 35 h n 10 lt lt Data is described in Hex code Selecting the paper feed switch valid invalid 15 valid only in the lowest bit nO bit means the followings ae NELLE LF switch enabled LF switch disabled The initial value of n is 0 21 Printing and Feeding the paper by nlines ESC dn Code 1B h 64 h n Q lt n lt FF Data is described in Hex code Prints data inside the buffer and feeds paper by n lines Specified line does not remain The beginning of the line is to be considered as the next printing start position 22 Generating specified Pulse ESC p m
32. pecifying canceling inverted characters n is valid only for the lowest bit nO Bit n n0 means the followings n Condition 0 v ly 4 Canceling inverted characters Specifying inverted characters This is valid only when this is specified at the beginning of a line The printing example is shown below The initial value of n is 0 When inverted characters When inverted characters have been canceled have been assigned Japan CBM 813 3200 6293 Wad uedef 629 002 Paper feed direction 27 Specifying Canceling 90 right turned Characters ESC V n Code 1B h 56 h n O0 lt n lt 1 Data is described in Hex code Specifying canceling characters 90 right turned character No underlines are attached to 90 right turned characters means the followings Condition Hex Canceling 90 right turned Characters Specifying 90 right turned Characters The initial value of n is 0 CITIZEN 47 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 28 Specifying Absolute Positions ESC nl n2 Code 1B h 24 h n1 n2 0 lt nl lt FF O lt n2 lt 1 Data 15 described in Hex code The printing start position is specified in the number of dots from the beginning of line The number of dots is divided by 256 whose quotient is taken as n2 and the residual as nl Therefore the printing start position is equal to nl n2 x 256 from the beginning of line Specifying b
33. per not available Undfied 0 Paper available Paper not available Undefined f Undefined f 7 Undfmd Remarks This command is valid only for serial interface model P Undefined p T 7 CITIZEN 45 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 25 Transmitting the status of Peripheral Equipment ESC u n Code 1B h 75 h n nz 0 Current status of connector pin No 3 is transmitted n means the followings Drawer Kick Connector No 3 Status transmitted consists of 1 byte whose content is as in table below Any equipment has not been connected to this connector Bit 0 of n is always 1 In DTR DSR control after receptible state of the host DSR signal being in SPACE state is confirmed only 1 byte is transmitted Further in XON XOFF control DSR signal state not being confirmed only 1 byte is transmitted In DTR DSR control when the host is unreceptible state DSR signal being in MARK state it keeps waiting until receptible state is created VALUE BIT FUNCTION 1 Level of pin No 3 Undefined U J Undfimd Undefined Undfimd Undfimd Undefined 1 Remarks This command is valid only for serial interface model CITIZEN 46 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 26 specifying Canceling Inverted Characters ESC Code 1B h 7B h n lt lt Data 15 described in Hex code S
34. rature high humidity or contaminated environment Prepare a separate AC power supply from other equipment which causes noises Connect only a specified solenoid to the drawer kick connector When transporting or not using the printer for a long period of time leave the printing head kept up CBM 230 231 User s Manual 2 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS 2 1 Model Classification The model is classified by the following designation method CBM 230 120 AC power source Model 120 AC120V 60Hz CBM 230 Standard model 230 AC230V 50 60Hz CBM 231 Auto cutter incorporated Character set International use Interface R Serial RS 232C P Parallel Conforms to CENTRONICS CITIZEN 7 2 2 Specifications List Item Printing system Print width Dot density Printing speed No of columns Character size Character type Bar code type Line pitch Paper Interface Input buffer Power supply voltage Power consumption Weight External dimensions main body Operating temperature humidity Storage temperature humidity Reliability Special ROM only CITIZEN CBM 230 231 User s Manual 48 columns 12 x 24 Font A 64 columns 9 x 17 Font 42 columns B 56 columns 1 25 mm x 3 00 mm 12 x 24 Font A 0 88 mm x 2 13 mm 9 x 17 Font B Alphanumeric International characters UPC A E JAN EAN CODE 39 CODE 128 CODABAR Min 1 203 inch Refer to Specifications for Print Paper
35. requency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference CAUTION Use shielded cable for this equipment For Uses in Canada This digital apparatus does not exceed the class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interface regulations of the Canadian department of communications CITIZEN 4 CBM 230 231 User s Manual CONTENTS T GENERAL DESCRIPTION oiii rtt ti tet pe Ee de nine seein a ica ERR e n He Ere 6 Beatures on eee RU eed et eoe utere bete A eee HER RUE 6 1 2 Precautions for Installation 6 2 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS ated ol batted tae Gin eee a ced an QR Ee t fen ah eae 7 21 Model 7 2 2 Specifications EOS E al wd eee ea eee dense eis eles uuu 8 2 3 Speciiications for Printin Paper i ie bete deett ge Lada tie tesi ett bee Patet ee ette
36. rinter DATA This is an 8 bit parallel signal Positive logic STB This is a strobe signal to read in 8 bit data Negative logic RESET This signal resets the entire printer Negative logic ms or more 2 Output signals from the printer This is an 8 bit data request signal Pulse signal output at the end of the BUSY signal Negative logic BUSY This signal indicates the BUSY state of the printer Enter new data when it is at LOW Positive logic FAULT This signal is set to low when the printer has an alarm When this is done all control circuits in the printer stop Negative logic e PE This signal is output when the printing paper has run out or is running out Positive logic Drawer switch output This signal is set to HIGH when the switch is opened and to LOW when shorted 3 Power signals 5VDC This is 5 V output pulled up at a 3 3 Ohm resistor GND Thisisa common ground on the circuits CITIZEN 23 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 6 3 2 Electrical Characteristics 1 Input signal level All input signals are at the TTL level HIGH level 2 0 V at minimum LOW level 0 8 V at maximum 2 Output signal level All output signals are at the TTL level HIGH level 2 4 V at minimum LOW level 0 4 V at maximum 3 Input output conditions All input signals are pulled up at 3 3 k Ohm Printer Side Host Side Vcc 3 3K Twisted Pair Wire X D
37. roll Opening the paper holder in the direction of the arrow set the paper and hold the core center properly Caution Make sure that the paper roll rotates smoothly without tilting the paper gt 0 CITIZEN 14 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 5 Insert the end of the paper into the paper inlet turn the paper feed knob in the direction of the arrow to feed out the paper about 5 cm from the paper outlet of the auto cutter or nose of the manual cutter The figure below shows the CBM 231 Caution Do not turn the paper feed knob when the printing head is in its down position Paper Inlet Auto Cutter 6 When the paper is tilting correct it and move the printing head down x O CITIZEN 15 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 7 Cut off the surplus paper at the edge of the paper outlet of the auto cutter or blade of the manual cutter CBM 231 CBM 230 8 Close the printer cover You are finished with setting of the paper roll Caution Do not open the printer cover during printing 9 When removing the remaining paper upon its replacement with new one pull it out straight with the printing head kept up 10 When using the auto loading function follow the procedure below 1 Change the setting of the DIP switch to the auto loading mode Turn on DS1 3 2 Move the printing head up 3 Insert the end of the paper straight into the paper inlet of the printer and move down the printing head The paper is auto
38. signal is output When the remaining capacity of the input buffer comes to over 20 bytes at 72 bytes or 256 bytes at 4K bytes DC1 11H a data reception possible signal is output to the host side When transmitting the status information if DTR DSR control has been selected the data will be transmitted after confirming that DSR is a space If DTR DSR control has not been selected the data will be transmitted ignoring DSR 4 FG This is a Frame ground 5 GND CITIZEN This is common ground on the circuits 28 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 7 3 2 Data Configuration Mark Space 1 Start bit 2 Data bit parity bit 3 Stop bit 1 or more 1 Start bit When half a bit has passed since a fall edge of a mark to a space the state of the bit is read in again and if it is a space it will be recognized as a start bit If itis a mark it will not be recognized as the start bit The start bit will be detected again without assuming it to be an error 2 Data bit parity bit The data bit and parity bit are sampled for one bit worth of time since the time of half the start bit and assume the then state to be the data for the relevant bits The bits are arranged in order of bit 0 bit 1 parity bit starting from the one next to the start bit 3 Stop bit The stop bit is a 1 bit or more mark level Ifa space is detected in detecting the stop bit a framing error will result 7 3 3 Error Detection A parit
39. y error framing error and overrun error are detected When an error is detected that data is stored in the buffer as 1 Framing error When a space is detected at stop bit detection time an error result That data is stored in the buffer as 2 Parity error When a parity check has been specified and an error is detected at parity check time that data is stored in the buffer as 3 Overrun error When an overrun error is detected that data is stored in the buffer as CITIZEN 29 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 7 3 4 Data Receiving Control When DTR DSR control has been selected if the DTR signal is at SPACE the data from the host side can be received but when at MARK it cannot be received When DTR DSR control has not been selected the data from the host side can be received after transmitting XON but it cannot be received after transmitting XOFF 7 3 5 Buffering There are DTR and TD signals as control signals for data transfer to the input buffer 1 DTR signal Refer to 7 3 1 2 TD signal Refer to 7 3 1 CITIZEN 30 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 7 3 6 Electrical Characteristics 1 RS 232C circuit Input RD DSR Printer Side Host Side Mark 8V Stop bit Space 8V Start bit Equivalent to MAX232 Output DTR TD Equivalent to MAX232 ant 8V BUSY Mark 8V 1 8 READY Space 8V 0 CITIZEN 31 CBM 230 231 User s Manual 8 DRAWER KICK CONNEC
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