User’s Manual Line Thermal Printer Model : iDP-3210 Rev. Issued Japan CBM Corporation Information Systems Div.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 1996.08.02(10-DCL)15 Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer's Name : Manufacturer's Address : Japan CBM Corporation : 1-1-7, Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169, Japan Declare the Product Product Name Model Number (s) Thermal Printer iDP3210 (iDP3210R, iDP3210P) (S.NO.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS l l l 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. l Do not use this product near water. l Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand of table. The product may fall, causing serious damage to the product.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 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.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Before using the equipment, be sure to read this User’s manual thoroughly. Please keep this manual handy to refer to when needed. Portions of the contents of this User’s manual may be changed without prior notice. The reproduction of parts or all of the contents of this User’s manual without permission is strictly forbidden. Absolutely do not carry out maintenance, disassembly, or repair of parts that are not specified in this User’s manual.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual ! WARNING l l l l l l l l l l l l l Do not subject this equipment to excessive force or shocks such as by treading on it, dropping it or hitting it. Do not install this equipment in locations with poor ventilation, and do not use the equipment in such way that the ventilation port is obstructed. Do not use this equipment in locations such as laboratories in which chemical reaction takes place, or in locations in which the air includes salt or toxic gases.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual Precautions for installation l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l Do not install or store this printer near fire, water, a heater, in the direct sunshine in the locations such as high-temperature, high humidity, oily and dusty. This may cause fire and abnormality. Do not use this printer in locations such as laboratories in which chemical reactions take place, or in locations in which the air includes salt or toxic gases. This may cause a fire or electric shock.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual Caution for Handling Do not carry out the following operation, since they may damage the printer. l l l l l l l Do not carry out blank printing in the condition where there is no recording paper, this may damage the print head. Do not drop any foreign subjects like paper clips, or splits pins, etc. into the printer unit. Do not spill any drinks or chemical liquid onto the printer units.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual This Caution label is attached in the following position. Make sure to use this equipment properly reading the cautions for handling carefully. This label indicates the danger of burn due to the heat of print head.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual Ordinary Maintenance l l l l l Make sure to maintain the equipment after switching OFF the power . When cleaning the platen of printer mechanism, wipe out the dirty portion by a cotton pud dipped into ethyl alcohol. When cleaning the surface of the main unit case, use soft cloth. In case the dirty portion can not be cleared out by the soft cloth, use wet cloth squeezed tightly.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual CONTENTS 1. OUTLINE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13 1.1 Features ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 1.2 Unpacking .....................................................................................................
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 7. Drawer Kickout Connector............................................................................................................................................. 43 7.1 Specifications............................................................................................................................................................ 43 7.2 Connector’s Pin Configurations........................................................................................................
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 1. OUTLINE This printer, a small-sized line thermal printer, has been developed to be applicable to various data communication terminals, POS terminals, kitchen printers, etc.. Since the printer is equipped with abundant functions, it can be used widely in various applications. Read this manual thoroughly before you start using the printer. 1.1 Features (1) Light weight and small foot print. (2) Easy paper setting due to auto loading function.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (2) When using the printer, remove the protective paper of the thermal head in the following manner: 1) Open the printer cover. 2) Holding the paper guide of the platen roller section, pull it in the arrowed direction. 3) Pull out the protective paper in the arrowed direction. 4) In case the printer is not used for a long time period of time, set the protective paper to keep platen roller away from thermal head. Caution : Install this printer on a flat and stable table.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 2. BASIC SPECIFICATIONS 2.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 2.2 Basic Specifications Item Printing system Print width Dot pitch Printing speed No. of printing columns Character size Character type Bar code type Line pitch Paper Interface Input buffer Power supply voltage Power consumption Spec. of AC Adapter Model Weight External dimensions (main body) Operating temperature/humidity Storage temperature/humidity Reliability Description Line thermal dot printing system 73.92 mm/448 dots Horizontal 0.165mm (approx. 6 dots/mm) Vertical 0.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 2.3 Printing Paper Specifications 2.3.1 Recommended Paper Type Paper width Paper thickness Roll diameter Printed surface Recommended paper Core Caution : CITIZEN : Thermal paper : 80 plus 0/minus 1 mm : 65 ± 5 micro m : Ø83mm or less : Outside of the roll (surface) : TF50KS-E2C by Nippon paper Mil. or other equivalent : Ø12mm (inner diameter), Ø18mm (outer diameter) 1. Print quality may vary if you use paper other than specified. 2.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 2.3.2 Printing position 2.3.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 3 OUTER APPEARANCE AND COMPONENTS CITIZEN 19
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 4.OPERATION 4.1 Connecting AC Adapter (1) Turn off the power switch. (2) Holding the AC Adapter cable connector with its arrowed side facing downward, put it into the power connector on the rear side of the printer. (3) Connecting the AC power cord to the AC Adapter, put the AC plug of the cord into the plug socket. ! Cautions : Do not use the power supply unit other than the specified. In connecting / removing the cable connector, make sure to do this holding the side of arrow mark.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 4.2 Connecting Interface Cable (1) Turn OFF the power switch. (Both for the printer and the host side.) (2) Confirming the up and down side of the cable terminal, connect it to the interface connector. (3) Fix the cable terminal. Serial interface: Tighten screws. Parallel interface: Turn to tighten the fixing parts. (4) Connect the cable to the host side.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 4.3 Connecting Drawer Kickout Connector (1) Turn OFF the power switch. (2) Confirming the up and down side of the drawer kickout cable connector, put it into the drawer kickout connector on the rear side of the printer. (3) Fix, with a screw, the drawer earth wire to the printer earth terminal. Cautions : Do not connect the drawer (solenoid) other than the specified in this manual.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 4.4 Inserting the Paper Roll Cautions : Do not use a paper roll other than the one specified in this manual. In case of using a paper roll other than the one specified, there is a case the print quality and reliability may not be guaranteed. (1) Holding the projections on both sides of the printer cover, open it until it stops. Cautions : The printer cover is not detachable. Do not try to further open beyond the stop position.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual Cautions : CITIZEN In case the slack of paper remains, remove the slack by rolling up the roll paper. In case the paper is tilting, keep pressing FEED switch after closing printer cover. Then, this tilting is automatically corrected. Do not open printer cover during printing. Do not hold the paper coming from the outlet during printing, this may cause a paper jam. When using auto paper cutter at full cut mode, please remove printed paper which was cut before next printing starts.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 4.5 How to Remove Remaining Roll Paper (1) Open the printer cover. (2) Holding the paper guide, pull it in the arrowed direction. The platen roller is detached from the print head and the remaining paper can be pulled out. Caution : Be sure to use the paper guide for pulling out paper. (Opposite direction) 4.6 Removing Paper Jam (1) Turn Off power switch (2) Open the printer cover. (3) Cut off the paper roll near the paper inlet.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual Caution : Since print head and motor are hot, do not carry out this action right after printing. In case of moving the head springs, do not move it beyond the removable range of the springs. When removing the remaining paper, do not touch the surface of heating unit of the print head by naked hands or by a metal piece etc. Except for the necessary case of removing paper jam, do not remove the platen roller unit.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 4.7 Canceling Cutter Lock (1) As referring to "4.6 Removing Paper Jam", remove the roll paper remains inside the paper course. (2) Press the FEED switch. The auto cutter performs initialization, returning the blade to home position and canceling alarm state.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 4.8 Cleaning Print Head (1) As referring to "4.6 Removing Paper Jam”, remove the platen roller unit. (2) Using a cotton pud containing ethyl alcohol, wipe off dust, etc. on the surface of the surface of the head. heating unit. (3) Mount the platen roller unit. Caution : Do not touch the surface of heating unit of the print head by naked hands or by a metal piece etc. Since print head and motor are hot, do not carry out this action right after printing.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 4.9 OPERATION PANEL AND DISPLAY OF ERROR (1) POWER LAMP (Green) With power switch is turned ON, this lamp lights up. Further, when "Memory Check Error" has occurred, this lamp lights up, too. (2) ERROR LAMP (Red) Error details are indicated by lighting or blinking state as follows.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual Details of error Cover open : Print Head overheat : Paper near end : Paper end : Cutter motor lock : When printer cover is opened, printer cover open sensor detects the cover opening and has ERROR LED illuminate, then stops printing operation. But, depending on dip switch setting, paper feed can be performed when printer cover is opened. To protect print head from excessive heat, in case the temperature of print head goes high(approx.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 5 Dip Switch Setting 5.1 Location of Dip Switch (1) Turn OFF the power switch. (2) Remove the rear cover. (Remove it by taking off two screws at the bottom and turning the cover in the arrowed direction.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 5.2 Dip Switch Setting DS1 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 FUNCTION Paper cutter Cover open CR switching Unused Print columns International Characters International Characters International Characters Print density -10 Print density ON Enabled Disabled LF activate OFF Disabled Enabled Ignored 44 columns FACTORY SETTING ON OFF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 42 columns See the table below.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 6. INTERFACE (Connecting with Peripheral Equipment) 6.1 Parallel Interface 6.1.1 Specifications Data input method : 8 bit parallel signal (DATA 1 - 8) Control signals: ACK ,BUSY ,STB ,FAULT Applicable connector : ,PE ,RESET Printer side 57LE-40360 (Equivalent to amphenol ) Cable side 57-30360 (Equivalent to amphenol ) 6.1.2 CONNECTOR’S PIN CONFIGURATION No.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 6.1.3 I/O SIGNALS (1) Input Signals to the Printer l DATA : 8-bit parallel signal (positive logic) l STB : Strobe signal to read 8-bit data (negative logic) l RESET : Signal to reset the entire printer (negative logic) 1m sec or more (2) Output Signals from Printer l ACK : An 8 bit data request signal. Pulse signal output at the end of the BUSY signal. (negative logic) l BUSY : The signal to indicate BUSY state of the printer. Input new data for "LOW".
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 6.1.4 Electrical Characteristics (1) Input Signal Level All the input signals are at C-MOS level. "HIGH" level : 4.0V MIN "LOW" level : 1.0V MAX (2) Output Signal Level All the output signals are at C-MOS level. "HIGH" level : 4.5V MIN "LOW" level : 0.1V MAX (3) I/O Conditions Both input signal of STB and RESET are pulled up by 3.3K Ohm, and all of the other is pulled up by 50K Ohm. All the output signals are pulled up by 50K Ohm.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 6.1.5 TIMING CHART (1) Data Input and Printing Timing T1, T2, T3 : 0.5λs MIN T4 : 270 ns MAX T5 : 2.3λs TYP T6 : 500 ms MIN (On supplying power) 6.1.6 Data Receiving Control When BUSY signal is "LOW", data from the host can be received. When it being "HIGH", data can not be received. 6.1.7 Buffering As the buffer of 4K byte can be buffered in input buffer, the host side can be released immediately.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 6.2 Serial Interface 6.2.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 6.2.2 Connector’s Pin Configurations No. 1 7 3 20 2 6 SIGNAL NAME FG GND RD DTR TD DSR I/O Input Output Output Input FUNCTION Frame Grand Signal GND Receiving data Printer BUSY signal Transmission data Data set READY Applicable connector (D-Sub connectors) Printer side : 17LE-13250 (Equivalent to DDK) Cable side : 17JE-23250 (Equivalent to DDK ) Cautions : 1. Signal for RS-232C conforms to EIA RS-232C. 2.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 6.2.3 I/O SIGNALS (1) RD Serial receiving data signal. On occurrence of framing error, overrun error, or parity error, the data is printed as "?". (2) DTR When this signal is READY, write data or a command. When they are written in BUSY, overrun error is occurred and data is ignored. Even during printing, data can be loaded in the input buffer. Further, BUSY can take place on supply of power, during test printing, during on-line, or on resetting.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 6.2.4 Data Configuration -------à t Mark Space 1 2 1. 2. 3. 3 Start bit Data bit (+ parity bit) Stop bit ( 1 or more ) (1) Start Bit In 1/2 bit from the mark-to-space starting edge, state is read once again. When "space" state is confirmed, it is recognized as the start bit. If it is "mark" state, it is not taken as the start bit. Without taking it as an error, detection of a start bit is carried out once again.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 6.2.5 Error Detection Parity, framing, and overrun are detected. On detection of any error, the data are stored in the buffer as "?". (1) Framing Error With "space" state having been detected on detection of a stop bit, error takes place. The data are stored in the buffer as "?". (2) Parity Error With an error having been detected under specifying parity check, the data is stored in the buffer as "?".
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 6.2.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 7. Drawer Kickout Connector 7.1 Specifications (1) Drawer-Kick Drive Signal Pulses specified by ESCp are output. Also, SW(+) state, in parallel interface, can be observed by Pin 34 of the interface connector and, in serial interface, by ESC u command. (2) Electrical Characteristics 1) Drive voltage : 2) Drive current : 3) SW signal : DC24V Max. 0.8A (within 510ms) signal level "L"= 0 - 0.5V "H"= 3 - 5V 7.2 Connector’s Pin Configurations No.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 8 POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR SPECIFICATIONS This is the connector for power supply from exclusive AC Adapter. Connector’s Pin Configurations No. 1 2 3 SHELL Connector used Applicable connectors CITIZEN Function +24V GND N.C F.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 9 PRINT CONTROL FUNCTION 9.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 9.2 Command Details (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. (2) Print Command (CR) Code : [0D]h 1) When DS 1 -3 is OFF: This command is ignored. 2) When DS 1- 3 is ON: With data held inside the input buffer, printing and line feed are performed.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (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.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (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.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (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. l The no. of dots printed is divided by 256, whose quotient is taken as n2 and residualas n1. l The total no. of dots printed in the bit image is equal to n1 + (256 x n2).
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (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. l An underline is attached to the full character width. It is, however, not attached to the part having been horizontal tab command. l An underline is not attached to a 90 °- right-turned characters. l Types of underlines by n value are shown below: n (Hex) 0 1 2 Type Canceling an underline. Specifying an underline for 1-dot width.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (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. l "n" is valid only for the lowest bit (n0). l Control by the lowest bit (n0) is shown as follows: l l n0 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.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (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. l 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 l The initial value of n indicates the character set specified by the dip switch.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (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. l "n" is valid only in the lowest bit (n0). l "n" bit means the followings. n0 Condition 0 Paper feed SW valid. 1 Paper feed SW invalid. l The initial value of n is "0". (20) 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.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (23) Transmitting the printer status (ESC v) Code : [1B]h + [76]h Current printer status is transmitted.. l Status sent out consists of 1 byte whose content is as in the table below. l 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.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (25) specifying/Canceling Inverted Characters Code : [1B]h + [7B]h + n * {0 ≤ n ≤ FF} Data is described in Hex code. Specifying/canceling inverted characters. l "n" is valid only for the lowest bit (n0). l Bit n (n0) means the followings. n0 0 1 l l l Condition 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".
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (26) 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. l No underlines are attached to 90°-right- turned characters . l "n" means the followings. n (Hex) 0 1 l Condition Canceling 90° -right- turned Characters Specifying 90° -right- turned Characters The initial value of n is "0".
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (29) 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. l The beginning of line is considered as the next printing start position. l Depending on the value of n, the following bar code can be selected. l Dn indicates a character code to be printed.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (32) 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. l "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 l The initial value of n is "0".
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (35) 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. l 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.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual (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. l Each bit of n indicates as follows: VALUE BIT EQUIPMENT 0 1 0 Printer Invalid Valid 1 Not defined 2 Not defined 3 Not defined 4 Not defined 5 Not defined 6 Not defined 7 Not defined l When the printer has not been selected, this printer abandons all received data until it is selected by this command.
iDP-3210 User’s Manual 10 CHARACTER CODE TABLE 10.
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iDP-3210 User’s Manual Appendix 1 Outline Drawing 1.
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iDP-3210 User’s Manual Appendix 2 Block Diagram CITIZEN 65
