CBM-231 - Printer CITIZEN - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL CBM-231 CITIZEN

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+A1+A2:1993

EMC : EN55022 :1994 Class A

: EN61000-3-2 :1995

: EN50082-1 :1992

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

Place Tokyo, Japan

Date November, 1995

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.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTERUCTIONS

• Read all 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.

- Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where the cord will be walked on.

- In an extension 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 plugged 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.

IMPORTANT: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency 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.

CONTENTS

1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION....6

1.1 Features 6
1.2 Precautions for Installation 6

2 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS ....7

2.1 Model Classification....7
2.2 Specifications List 8

2.3 Specifications for Printing Paper 9

2.3.1 Specified Paper 9
2.3.2 Printing Position 9
2.3.3 Head and Cutter Positional Relations....9

3 APPEARANCE AND COMPONENT PARTS....10

4 OPERATION....11

4.1 Connecting the Interface Cable.... 11
4.2 Connecting the Drawer Kick Connector.... 12
4.3 Inserting the Paper Roll 13
4.4 Operation Panel....17
4.5 Opening the Auto Cutter(CBM-231).... 18

5 SETTING OF DIP SWITCHES....19

6 PARALLEL INTERFACE....22

6.1 Specifications 22
6.2 Connector's Pin Configuration.... 22
6.3 Input / Output Signals....23

6.3.1 Input / Output Signals....23
6.3.2 Electrical Characteristics.... 24
6.3.3 Timing Chart 25
6.3.4 Data Receiving Control 25
6.3.5 Buffering 25

7 SERIAL INTERFACE....26

7.1 Specifications 26
7.2 Connector's Pin Configuration.... 27

7.3 Input / Output Signals....28

7.3.1 Input / Output Signals 28
7.3.2 Data Configuration 29
7.3.3 Error Detection 29
7.3.4 Data Receiving Control 30
7.3.5 Buffering 30
7.3.6 Electrical Characteristics.... 31

8 DRAWER KICK CONNECTOR....32

8.1 Specifications 32
8.2 Connector's Pin Configuration.... 32
8.3 Drive Circuit 32

9 PRINT CONTROL FUNCTION ....33

9.1 Control Codes List....33
9.2Input Data Format 34

10 CHARACTER CODE TABLE....54

10.1 International 54
10.2 International Character Code Table....55

Appendix 1. Precaution and Maintenance ....56

Appendix 2. External Dimensions....57

Appendix 3. Block Diagram....59

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

1. Compact, light-weight, and small installation area required
2. High speed and low noise due to line thermal printing
3. High reliability due to long-life printing head and simple mechanism
4. Input buffer incorporated
5. Capable of printing a bar codes (exclusive command)
6. Drawer kickout interface incorporated
7. Equipped with an auto cutter (CBM-231)
8. User-Defined character registration function(95 characters)
9. Easy handling due to incorporated power supply

1.2 Precautions for Installation

1. Upon unpacking the printer, make sure that the following parts are contained in the package.

Printer main body 1 unit

Sample paper roll 1 roll

Instruction manual 1 copy

1. Install the printer on a flat and stable desk or table.
2. Do not install the printer near a heater or in the direct sunshine.
3. Do not use the printer in a high-temperature, high-humidity, or contaminated environment.
4. Prepare a separate AC power supply from other equipment which causes noises.
5. Connect only a specified solenoid to the drawer kick connector.
6. When transporting or not using the printer for a long period of time, leave the printing head kept up.

2 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 Model Classification

The model is classified by the following designation method.

graph TD
    A["CBM-230"] --> B["Model"]
    B --> C["CBM-230 : Standard model"]
    B --> D["CBM-231 : Auto cutter incorporated"]
    E["R"] --> F["F"]
    F --> G["Character set"]
    G --> H["F : International use"]
    I["120"] --> J["AC power source"]
    J --> K["120 : AC120V(60Hz)"]
    J --> L["230 : AC230V(50/60Hz)"]
    M["Interface"] --> N["R : Serial (RS-232C)"]
    M --> O["P : Parallel (Conforms to CENTRONICS)"]

2.2 Specifications List

Item Description
Printing system	Line thermal dot printing system
Print width 72 mm/576 dots
Dot density	8 dots / mm (Horizontal, Vertical)
Printing speed	62.5 mm/sec. (at Max. speed) (500-dot Line / sec.)
No. of columns	48 columns (12 x 24, Font A) *(42 columns)64 columns (9 x 17, Font B) *(56 columns)
Character size	1.25 mm x 3.00 mm (12 x 24, Font A)0.88 mm x 2.13 mm (9 x 17, Font B)
Character type Alphanumeric, International characters
Bar code type	UPC-A/E, JAN(EAN) 13 columns/18 columns, ITF CODE 39, CODE 128, CODABAR
Line pitch	1/6 inch (approx. 4.23mm) (can be selected by Command)Min. 1/203 inch
Paper	Thermal roll paper 80 mm x ∅83 mm(Refer to Specifications for Print Paper)
Interface	Serial (RS-232C), Parallel (Conforms to Centronics.)
Input buffer	72 byte / 4 K byte (Can be selected with the Dip switch)
Power supply voltage	120 V AC ± 10 %, 60 Hz230 V AC ± 10 %, 50 / 60 Hz
Power consumption	100W
Weight	1.70 kg (CBM-230), 1.85 kg (CBM-231)
External dimensions (main body)	145 (W) x 216 (D) x 150 (H)
Operating temperature/humidity	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature/humidity	-20 - 60 °C
Reliability	Print head's life :Pulse resistance 50 million pulsesWear resistance 30 Km(Printing ratio 12.5%, normal temperature,normal humidity, recommended paper)Auto cutter's life :300,000 cut (Normal temperature,normal humidity, recommended paper)

* Special ROM only

2.3 Specifications for Printing Paper

2.3.1 Specified Paper

Type : Thermal paper

Paper width : 80+0 or -1 mm

Paper thickness : 65 ± 5 Micro m

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 : ∅12 mm (inner diameter), ∅18 mm (outer diameter)

[Caution] Do not paste the paper to the core.

2.3.2 Printing Position

Paper Width: 80 mm 4 mm Printing Area: 72 mm 4 mm

2.3.3 Head and Cutter Positional Relations

Case Paper Outlet (CBM-231) Auto Cutter Position (CBM-231) Manual Cutting Position (CBM-230) Head Printing Position Approx. 30 mm Approx. 11 mm Approx. 8 mm Paper Feed Direction

3 APPEARANCE AND COMPONENT PARTS

Printer Cover Top Cover Bottom Cover POWER LED ERROR LED POWER LED LF Switch Drawer Kick Connector Power Switch Interface Connector Earth Terminal Power Cord

4 OPERATION

4.1 Connecting the Interface Cable

1. Turn off the power.
2. Confirm 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 Cable Serial Interface Connector Fixture Parallel Interface Cable Parallel Interface Connector

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.

Earthing Conductor Drawer Kick Cable Connector Drawer Kick Connector

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

1. 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.

Diagram showing four geometric shapes with symbols: circle, cross, wavy line, and triangular shape, likely illustrating a basic geometric concept.

1. Confirm the winding direction of the paper 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.

Paper Holder

1. 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 Paper Feed Knob Auto Cutter

1. When the paper is tilting, correct it and move the printing head down.

Simple line drawing of a printer with a stack of papers and a cross symbol above (no text or labels)

Simple line drawing of a mechanical or architectural component with no text, numbers, or symbols.

1. Cut off the surplus paper at the edge of the paper outlet of the auto cutter or blade of the manual cutter.

[CBM-231] Auto Cutter

[CBM-230] Manual Cutter

1. Close the printer cover. You are finished with setting of the paper roll. [Caution] Do not open the printer cover during printing.

2. When removing the remaining paper upon its replacement with new one, pull it out straight with the printing head kept up.

3. 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 automatically 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.

4.4 Operation Panel

1. POWER LED(green)

Illuminated when the power is supplied.

1. ERROR LED(red)

Indicates different errors, depending on the illuminated or blinking condition.

ERROR DETAIL DISPLAY PATTERN RESETTING METHOD
Printer cover open	Illuminated	Close the cover
Head Up	Illuminated	Move down the head
Memory check		Disabled
Head overheat		Automatically reset by temperature drop
Macro execution wait		Press the LF switch
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.

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 LF POWER LED (Green) ERROR LED (Red) 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

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 Position DIP Switch Cover Screw

DS1	FUNCTION	ON	OFF	FACTORY SETTING
-1	Paper cutter	Equipped	Not Equipped	*
-2 Cover open Disabled Enabled OFF
-3 Auto loading Enabled Disabled OFF
-4	Input buffer	72 bytes	4K bytes	OFF
-5	Paper near end	Disabled	Enabled	OFF
-6	Paper near end remainder 1	Refer to the table below		OFF
-7	Paper near end remainder 2			OFF
-8	CR switching	LF activated	Ignored	OFF

DS2	FUNCTION	ON	OFF	FACTORY SETTING
-1 Print density		Refer to the table below		ON
-2 Print density				OFF
-3	International character		International	OFF
-4	Unused			OFF
-5	International character	Refer to the table below		OFF
-6	International character			OFF
-7	International character			OFF
-8	International character			OFF

DS3		ON	OFF	FACTORY SETTING
-1	Bit length	7 bits	8 bits	OFF
-2	Parity	Equipped	Not equipped	OFF
-3	Odd / even	Even	Odd	OFF
-4	DTR / XON-XOFF	XON-XOFF	DTR / DSR	OFF

DS4		ON	OFF	FACTORY SETTING
-1 Baud rate		Refer to the table below		OFF
-2 Baud rate				ON
-3 Baud rate				ON
-4	Unused			OFF

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	0 cm	50 cm	1 m	2 m
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

Applicable connectors

: Printer side : 57LE-40360(equivalent to amphenol)

Cable side : 57-30360(equivalent to amphenol)

6.2 Connector's Pin Configuration

No. SIGNAL NAME No. SIGNAL NAME
1 STB 19 TWISTED PAIR GND
2 DATA 1 20
3 DATA 2 21
4 DATA 3 22
5 DATA 4 23
6 DATA 5 24
7 DATA 6 25
8 DATA 7 26
9 DATA 8 27
10 ACK 28
11	BUSY	29
12	PE	30
13 +5V DC 31 RESET
14		32	FAULT
15		33	GND
16	GND	34	Drawer switch output
17	FRAME GND	35	+5V DC
18		36

6.3 Input / Output Signals

6.3.1 Input / Output Signals

(1) Input signals to the printer

● 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) 1 ms or more

(2) Output signals from the printer

• ACK : 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)
  ● 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 a 5 V output pulled up at a 3.3 k Ohm resistor.
● GND : This is a common ground on the circuits.

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] Vcc 3.3K Twisted Pair Wire [Host Side] Data: Equivalent to 74LS240 Others: Equivalent to 7407

All output signals are pulled up at 3.3 k Ohm.

Vcc 3.3K Twisted Pair Wire Drawer switch: Equivalent to 74LS00 Others: Equivalent to 7407

6.3.3 Timing Chart

(1) Data input and printing timing

Power DATA STB T6 T1 T2 T3 BUSY ACK T4 T5 No ACK Issued

T1, T2, T3 0.5μs MIN

T 4 270 ns MAX

T 5 2.3 μs TYP

T 6 500 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.

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

● Mark : 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

7.2 Connector's Pin Configuration

No.	SIGNAL NAME I/O FUNCTION
1	FG Frame Grand
7	GND Signal GND
3	RD Input Receiving data
20	DTR Output Printer BUSY signal
2	TD Output Transmission data
6	DSR	Input	Data set READY

[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)

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 impossible 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

This is a common ground on the circuits.

7.3.2 Data Configuration

Mark Space b₀, b₁, b₂ .... 1 2 3 → t

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 it is 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. If a space is detected in detecting the stop bit, a framing error will result.

7.3.3 Error Detection

A parity 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 "?."

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)

7.3.6 Electrical Characteristics

(1) RS-232C circuit

Input (RD, DSR)

[Printer Side] [Host Side] • RD Mark = (-8V): Stop bit Space = (+8V): Start bit Equivalent to MAX232

Output (DTR, TD)

Equivalent to MAX232 • DTR { (-8V): BUSY (+8V): READY • TD Mark = (-8V): 1 Space = (+8V): 0

8 DRAWER KICK CONNECTOR

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 A at maximum(should be within 510 ms)
3) Switch signal : Signal level "L" = 0 to 0.5 V

$$ " \mathrm{H}" = 3 \text { to } 5 \mathrm{V} $$

8.2 Connector's Pin Configuration

No. SIGNAL NAME FUNCTION
1 FG Frame ground
2 DR RAWER 1 Drawer 1 driving signal
3 DR SW Drawer SW input
4 VDR Drawer driving power supply
5 DRAWER 2 Drawer 2 driving signal
6 GND Common ground on the circuits
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

1 2 3 4 5 6 VDR +5V

9 PRINT CONTROL FUNCTION

9.1 Control Codes List

	CONTROL CODE	FUNCTION
1	HT	Horizontal tab command
2	CR	Print command
3	LF	Printing and paper feed
4	ESC SP	Setting the right space amount of the character
5	!	Collective specifying printing mode
6	%	Specifying/canceling download character set
7	&	Defining download characters
8	*	Specifying the bit image mode
9	-	Specifying/canceling underline
10	2	Specifying 1/6-inch line feed rate
11	3	Setting line feed rate n/203 inch
12	@	Initializing the Printer
13	D	Setting horizontal tab position
14	E	Specifying/canceling highlighting
15	G	Specifying/canceling double printing
16	J	Printing and feeds paper n/203 inch
17	R	Selecting the international characters
18	c3	Setting of paper end sensor effective for outputting a signal for no paper(Parallel Mode Only)
19	c4	Setting of paper end sensor effective for print stop
20	c5	Enabling/disabling the panel switches
21	d	Printing and feeding the paper by n lines
22	p	Generating the specified pulse(Drawer Kickout)
23	t	Selecting the character code table
24	v	Transmitting the printer status(Serial Mode Only)
25	u	Transmitting the status of peripheral equipment(Serial Mode Only)
26	{	Specifying/canceling the inverted characters
27	V	Specifying/canceling the 90°- right-turned characters
28	$	Specifying the absolute positions
29	¥	Specifying the relative positions
30	GS k	Printing the bar code
31	w	Selecting the horizontal size (scale factor) of bar code
32	h	Selecting the height of the bar code
33	H	Selecting the printing position of HRI character
34	f	Selecting the font of HRI character
35	*	Defining the download bit image
36	/	Printing the download bit image
37	:	Starting/ending macro definition
38	^	Executing the macro
39	ESC =	Data input control
40	a	Aligning the characters
41	i	Full cut
42	m	Partial cut

9.2 Input 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 : [0D]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 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 : [0A]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 < n < 20} Data 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.

(5) Specifying Collectively the Print Mode (ESC ! n)

Code: [1Bh] + [21h] + n

* {0 < n < FF} The data is described in Hex code.

Printing mode is assigned. Each n bit indicates the following:

		VALUEBIT FUNCTION
		0	1
0	Character font	Font A	Font B
1 Undefined
2 Undefined
3 Highlighting Canceled Specified
4	Double height	Canceled	Specified
5	Double width	Canceled	Specified
6 Undefined
7 Underline Canceled Specified

• 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)

Code: [1B]h + [25]h + n

* {0 < n < 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 (n0) is valid for n. The lowest bit (n0) indicates the following:

n0= 0: Canceling download character

n0= 1: Specifying download character

(7) Defining Download Character (ESC & s n m a (D1D2 -Dn))

Code: [1B]h + [26]h + s + n + m + a + Dn
* {s = 02}
{20 (Hex) ≤ n ≤ 7E (Hex)}
{20 (Hex) ≤ m ≤ 7E (Hex)}
{0 < a < 0A (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 <20>H-<7E>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 @ execution, GS * execution, or power OFF is practiced.

Example

For Font A

12 Dots p1 p4 p7 p34 24 Dots MSB p2 p5 p35 LSB p3 p6 p36 p1 = <0F> p4 = <30> p7 = <40>H ... p2 = <03> p4 = <80> p7 = <40>H ... p3 = <00> p4 = p7 = <20>H ...

For Font B

9 Dots p1 p4 p7 17 Dots p2 p5 p3 p6 p25 MSB LSB p26 MSB p27 LSB p1 = <1F> p4 = <08>H p7 = <10>H ... p2 = p4 = <08>H p7 = <04>H ... p3 = <80> p4 = <00>H p7 = <00>H ...

(8) Specifying the Bit Image Mode (ESC * m n1 n2 D1 -Dn)

Code : [1B]h + [2A]h + m + n1 + n2 + Dn

* {m= bit image mode (See the table below.)}

0≤ n1≤ FF

0 ≤ n2 ≤ 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
m(Hex)	MODE	NO. OF DOTS	DOT DENSITY	DOT DENSITY	MAX. NO OF DOTS
0	8-dot single density	8	67 DPI	101 DPI	288
1	8-dot double density	8	67 DPI	203 DPI	576
20 24	-dot single density 24 203	DPI 101 DPI 288
21 24	-dot double density 24 203	DPI 203 DPI 576

- When the value set in m (bit image mode) are out of conditions, the data following after n1 is processed as printing data.

The relation between bit image data and printing dots are shown below.

8-dot Bit Image

d1 d2 d3 MSB Bit Image Data LSB Printed Data Bit Image Data d1 d2 d3 Printed Data Single Density Double Density Denotes 1 dot

24-dot Bit Image

d1 d4 d7 MSB Bit Image Data d2 d5 d8 LSB d3 d6 d9 Printed Data Bit Image Data d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 d7 d8 d9 Printed Data □ Denotes 1 dot Single Density Double Density

(9) Specifying/ Canceling Underline (ESC - n)

Code: [1B]h + [2D]h + n

* {0 ≤ 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(Hex)	Type
0 Canceling an underline.
1 Specifying an underline for 1-dot width.
2 Specifying an underline for 2-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 : [1B]h + [40]h

Clears data stored in the print buffer and brings various settings to the initial state (Default state).

● 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

* {0 ≤ n ≤ FF} 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.

(14) Specifying/canceling highlighting (ESC E n)

Code : [1B]h + [45]h + n

* {0 ≤ n ≤ FF} Data is described in Hex code.

Specifying/canceling the highlighted characters.

• "n" is valid only for the lowest bit (n0).
  ● Control by the lowest bit (n0) is shown as follows:

0	Type
0 Canceling highlighting.
1 Specifying 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 G n)

Code : [1B]h + [47]h + n

* {0 ≤ n ≤ FF} Data is described in Hex code.

Specifying/canceling the double printing.

• "n" is valid only for the lowest bit (n0).
  ● Control by n is shown as follows.

0	Type
0 Canceling double printing.
1 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 + [4A]h + n

* {0 ≤ n ≤ FF} Data 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.

(17) Selecting International Characters (ESC R n)

Code : [1B]h + [52]h + n

* 0≤ n≤ 0A ) Data is described in Hex code.

Selecting international characters.

● Depending on the value of n, following character sets are specified.

n(Hex) CHARACTER SET
0 U.S.A.
1 France
2 Germany
3 U.K.
4 Denmark 1
5 Sweden
6 Italy
7 Spain
8 Japan
9 Norway
A Denmark 2

● The initial value of n indicates the character set specified by the dip switch.

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 : [1B]h + [63]h + [33]h + n

* {0 ≤ n ≤ FF} Data is described in Hex code

Specifying the condition of paper end detector to stop printing operation.

- n is valid only for the lowest bit. (n0)

- n bit means the followings.

n0 Condition
0 Paper	near end disable (initial value)
1 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

* {0 ≤ n ≤ FF} Data is described in Hex code.

Specifying the condition of paper end detector to stop printing operation.

• n is valid only for the lowest bit. (n0)
• An initial value of “n” is specified by the Dip Switch (DS1-5).
• n bit means the followings.

n0 Condition
0 Paper	near end disable (initial value)
1 Paper	near end enable

(20) Enabling/Disabling Panel Switch (ESC c 5 n)

Code : [1B]h + [63]h + [35]h + n

* {0 ≤ n ≤ FF} Data is described in Hex code.

Selecting the paper feed switch valid/invalid.

• "n" is valid only in the lowest bit (n0).
• "n" bit means the followings.

0	Condition
0 LF switch	enabled
1 LF switch	disabled

● The initial value of n is "0".

(21)Printing and Feeding the paper by n lines (ESC d n)

Code : [1B]h + [64]h + n

* {0 ≤ n ≤ 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 n1 n2)

Code : [1B]h + [70]h + m + n + n2

* {m = connector pin No. (See table below.)}

$$ {0 \leq n 1 \leq \mathrm{FF} } $$

0≤ n2≤ FF Data is described in Hex code.

Signals specified by n1, n2 are output to Connector Pin m.

- Bit m (m0) means the followings.

m0 Condition

0 Drawer kick No. 2 pin

1 Drawer kick No. 5 pin

● ON time is considered as n1 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:

timeON time + OFF time ≤ 0.2

(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 + n

* {0 ≤ n ≤ 1} Data is described in Hex code.

Selecting Page n on the character code table:

- "n" means the followings.

n (Hex) Condition

0 IBM Character #2

1 Japanese Character

(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.

IT	FUNCTION	VALUE
		0	1
0	Paper near end	Paper available	Paper not available
1 Undefined
2	Paper end	Paper available	Paper not available
3 Undefined
4 Unused Fixed to 0 -
5 Undefined
6 Undefined
7 Undefined

Remarks. This command is valid only for serial interface model.

(25)Transmitting the status of Peripheral Equipment (ESC u n)

Code : [1B]h + [75]h + n

* {n = 0}

Current status of connector pin No.3 is transmitted.

- "n" means the followings.

n (Hex) Condition

0 Drawer Kick Connector No. 3

● Status transmitted consists of 1 byte whose content is as in the 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.

BIT FUNCTION 0 1		VALUE
0	Level of pin No. 3	“L”	“H”
1 Undefined
2 Undefined
3 Undefined
4	Unused	Fixed to 0	-
5 Undefined
6 Undefined
7 Undefined

Remarks This command is valid only for serial interface model.

(26)specifying/Canceling Inverted Characters (ESC {n})

Code : [1B]h + [7B]h + n

* {0 ≤ n ≤ FF} Data is described in Hex code.

Specifying/canceling inverted characters.

• "n" is valid only for the lowest bit (n0).
• Bit n (n0) means the followings.

n0	Condition
0 Canceling	inverted characters.
1 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 have been canceled:

When inverted characters have been assigned:

Japan CBM 813(3200)6293

813(3200)6293 Japan CBM

Paper feed direction

(27) Specifying/Canceling 90° - right- turned Characters (ESC V n)

Code : [1B]h + [56]h + n

* 0 ≤ n ≤ 1 Data is described in Hex code.

Specifying/canceling characters 90°-right- turned character.

• No underlines are attached to 90^ -right- turned characters.
• "n" means the followings.

(Hex)	Condition
0	Canceling 90° -right- turned Characters
1	Specifying 90° -right- turned Characters

● The initial value of n is "0".

(28)Specifying Absolute Positions (ESC \$ n1 n2)

Code : [1B]h + [24]h + n1 + n2

* {0 ≤ n1 ≤ FF}

0 ≤ n2 ≤ 1 Data is 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 n1. Therefore, the printing start position is equal to n1 + n2 × 256 from the beginning of line..
• Specifying beyond the line end is ignored.

(29)Specifying Relative Positions (ESC ¥ n1 n2)

Code : [1B]h + [5C]h + n1 + n2

* {0 ≤ n1 ≤ FF}

0≤ n2≤ FF 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 n1.
• Specifying exceeding the end of line is ignored.

(30)Bar Code Printing (GS k n Dn NUL)

Code : [1D]h + [6B]h + n + Dn + [00]h

* {0 ≤ n ≤ 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.

n (Hex) Bar Code System
0 UPC-A
1 UPC-E
2 JAN13 (EAN)
3 JAN 8 (EAN)
4 CODE 39
5 ITF
6 CODABAR
7 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 direction exceeds one line length, the excess part is not printed.

(31)Selecting Bar Code width (GS w n)

Code : [1d]H + [77]H + N

* {2 ≤ n ≤ 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 ≤ n ≤ FF} Data is described in Hex code.

Selecting bar code height.

- "n" 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 : [1d]H + [48]H + N

* 0≤ n≤ 3 Data is described in Hex code.

Selecting printing position of HRI characters for printing bar codes.

- "n" means the followings.

n (Hex) Printing Position
0	No printing
1	Above the bar code
2	Below the bar code
3	Both above and below the bar code

● The initial value of n is "0".

(34) Selecting the Font of HRI characters (GS f n)

Code : [1D]h + [66]h + n

* {0 ≤ n1 ≤ 1}

Data is described in Hex code.

Select the font of HRI characters when printing bar code.

- “n” has the following meanings.

n (Hex) Font
0 Font A
1 Font B

(35)Defining Download Bit Image (GS * n1 n2 Dn)

Code : [1D]h + [2A]h + n1 + n2 Dn

* {1 ≤ n1 ≤ FF}

1 ≤ n2 ≤ 48

n1 × n2 ≤ 1311 Data is described in Hex code.

Defines downloading bit images of the number of dots specified by n1/n2.

● The numbers of dots are n1 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 &, 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:

n1 × 8 Dots d1 dn2+1 dn2×2+1 d2 dn2+2 dn2×2+2 dn2 dn2×2 n2 × 8 Dots dn1:n2×3 MSB LSB

(36)Printing Download Bit Image (GS / m)

Code : [1D]h + [2F]h + m

* {0 ≤ m ≤ 3} Data 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.

	Mode Name Vertical Dot Density Horizontal Dot Density
0 Normal mode 203 DPI 203 DPI
1	Double wide mode	203 DPI	101 DPI
2	Double high mode	101 DPI	203 DPI
3	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. 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 (GS^ n1 n2 n3)

Code : [1D]h + [5E]h + n1 + n2 + n3

$$ * {0 \leq n 1 \leq F F } $$

$$ {0 \leq n 2 \leq F F } $$

0≤ 3≤ 1 Data is described in Hex code.

Executing contents defined in macro.

- "n1-n3" indicate as follows:

n1 : 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

n3	Mode
0	Continuous execution
1	Execution by the paper feed SW

Continuous execution

Execution by FEED SW

: The Macro is executed n1 times continuously at the time intervals specified by n2.
: 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.
• No execution takes place when macro is held undefined or n1=0.
  ● While in macro execution with n3=1, paper feed with the FEED SW is not available.

(38) Data Input Control (ESC = n)

Code : [1B]h + [3D]h + n

* {0 ≤ n ≤ FF} Data is described in Hex code.

Selecting equipment in which data input from the host is effective.

● Each bit of n indicates as follows:

IT	Device	VALUE
		0	1
0 Printer Invalid Valid
1 Undefined
2 Undefined
3 Undefined
4 Undefined
5 Undefined
6 Undefined
7 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".

(39) Aligning the characters (ESC a n)

Code : [1b]h + [61]h + n

* {0 ≤ n ≤ 2} Data is 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:

n (Hex) POSITION
0	Left end alignment
1	Centering
2	Right end alignment

● This is valid only when n is inputted at the beginning of line.
● The initial value of n is "0".

(40) Full Cut (ESC i)

Code : [1B]h + [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 m)

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.

10 CHARACTER CODE TABLE

10.1 International

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

A

B

C

D

E

F

0

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SP

0

@

P

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p

C

#

#

#

L

⊥

α

=

1

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!

1

A

Q

a

q

a

a

!

#

⊥

T

β

±

2

.

2

B

R

b

r

#

#

#

#

T

T

Γ

≥

3

...

#

3

C

S

c

s

#

o

o

!

.†

.L

π

≤

4

S

4

D

T

d

t

#

o

n

+

-

.L

Σ

Γ

5

%

5

E

U

e

u

#

o

#

+

+

.r

σ

?

6

&

6

F

V

f

v

#

o

!

+

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.r

μ

÷

7

.

7

G

W

g

w

c

o

!

#

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+

τ

≈

8

(

8

H

X

h

x

#

y

z

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+

Φ

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9

HT

)

9

I

Y

i

y

#

o

-

+

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J

θ

.

A

LP

*

:

J

Z

J

z

#

o

-

!

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Γ

Ω

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B

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+

:

K

[

k

(

!

#

#

#

T

#

δ

√

C

PS

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<

L

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l

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#

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=

=

∞

.

D

GS

-

=

M

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m

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#

φ

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E

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N

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n

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#

ε

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F

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SP

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SP

10.2 International Character Code Table

Country

23

24

40

5B

5C

5D

5E

60

7B

7C

7D

7E

0

U.S.A.

#

@

[

\

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^

`

(

1

)

~

1

France

#

a

`

¢

§

^

`

e

u

e

`

2

Germany

#

§

λ

0

0

`

`

a

o

o

o

3

U.K.

£

@

[

\

]

^

`

(

1

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~

4

Denmark 1

#

@

ä

θ

λ

`

`

z

ø`

ä

~

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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.

1.4 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 because 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 Head Platen Roller Hard Cardboard (Approx. 0.5 mm Thick) Approx. 15 mm Approx. 40 mm

Appendix 2. External Dimensions

1. CBM-230

90 87 145 216

Technical line drawing of a mechanical component with a dimension label (150) indicating size, no text or symbols present.

Line drawing of a device rear panel with buttons and ports (no text or symbols)

1. CBM-231
   

76 12 87 145 216

Technical line drawing of a mechanical component with dimension标注 (no text or symbols)

Line drawing of a portable electronic device with front panel, buttons, and ports (no text or symbols)

Appendix 3. Block Diagram

graph TD
    A["AC 120V 60Hz AC 220V 50/60Hz"] --> B["Power supply"]
    B --> C["Reset"]
    C --> D["Driver"]
    D --> E["CPU"]
    E --> F["DIP switch"]
    F --> G["G/A"]
    G --> H["ROM"]
    G --> I["RAM"]
    E --> J["CBM-231 only"]
    J --> K["Cutter"]
    K --> L["Driver"]
    L --> M["CPU"]
    M --> N["Power supply"]
    N --> O["Reset"]
    O --> P["Driver"]
    P --> Q["Stepping motor"]
    E --> R["Paper near end"]
    R --> S["Driver"]
    S --> T["CPU"]
    T --> U["DIP switch"]
    U --> V["G/A"]
    V --> W["ROM"]
    V --> X["RAM"]
    E --> Y["Paper end head-up"]
    Y --> Z["Printing head"]
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    style B fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style C fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style D fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style E fill:#ffc,stroke:#333
    style F fill:#cff,stroke:#333
    style G fill:#ffc,stroke:#333
    style H fill:#ffc,stroke:#333
    style I fill:#ffc,stroke:#333
    style J fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style K fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style L fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style M fill:#ffc,stroke:#333
    style N fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style O fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style P fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style Q fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style R fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style S fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style T fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style U fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style V fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style W fill:#cfc,stroke:#333