RP-3180 MINI Thermal Printer USER'S MANUAL MANUAL REVISION V8.
NOTICE You must use the supplied adapter only. It is dangerous to use other adapters. Avoid external impact when operating, do not fall the printer down and avoid vigorously impact. Make sure the printer power is off before plug or unplug the cable. Do not plug or unplug with your hands wet. You can be electrocuted. Please don t place the printer in humidity or dusty space, excessive humidity and dust may damage it. Avoid magnetic objects near the printer.
INTRODUCTION The RP-3180 Thermal Printer is designed for use with electronic instruments such as system ECR, POS, banking equipment, computer peripheral equipment, etc. The main features of the printer are as follows: 1. High speed printing: 180mm per second max. 2. Low noise thermal printing. 3. RS-232, Parallel, USB interface Selectable. 4. The data buffer allows the unit to receive print data even during printing. 5. Peripheral units drive circuit enables control of external devices such as cash drawer.
Chapter 1. Setting up the Printer 1-1. Unpacking Your printer box should include these items. If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer for assistance. 1-3. Using the Printer BUTTON Press the FEED button once to advance paper one line. You can also hold down the FEED button to feed paper continuously. Panel lights POWER The POWER light(green) is on whenever the printer is on. ON LINE This light(green)is on when the printer is on line.
Chapter 2. Connecting the cables 2-3. Connecting Interface Cable and Drawer Cable to the printer 2-1. Connecting the AC Cable NOTE:To remove the DC cable connector, make sure that the power supply s power cord is unplugged; then grasp the connector at the arrow and pull it straight out. 2-2. Connecting the AC adapter to the printer You can connect up the three cables to the printer.
Chapter 3. Installing the roll paper 3-1. Installing or Replacing the Paper Roll 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Make sure that the printer is not receiving data; otherwise, data may be lost. Open the paper roll cover by pressing the cover-open button. Remove the used paper roll core if there is one. Insert the paper roll as shown. Be sure to note the correct direction that the paper comes off the roll. Pull out a small amount of paper, as shown. Then close the cover. A 3-2. Removing Jammed Paper 1.
Chapter 4. The self test The self-test checks whether the printer has any problems. If the printer does not function properly, contact your dealer. 1. Make sure paper roll has been installed properly. 2. Turn on the power while holding down the FEED button. The self-test begins. 3. The printer is ready to receive data when it completes the self-test. Chapter 6. DIP Switch Functions There is a DIP Switch on the bottom of printer.
Chapter 7.Interface RS-232C Cable Connection PRINTER SIDE(25P) HOST SIDE(9P) (F.G) 1 1 (F.G) (TXD) 2 (RXD) 3 3 (TXD) 2 (RXD) 7 (RTS) 8 (CTS) (DSR) 6 (DTR) 20 6 (DSR) 4 (DTR) (S.G) 7 5 (S.G) Interface Connector Serial Interface (RS-232) Pin No.
Chapter 7.Specification Printing method Dot density Printing width Characters per line Character size Number of characters Print speed Paper feed speed Line spacing (default) Character structure Paper roll (single-ply) Interface (compatible) Receive buffer Power supply Life MTBF MCBF Temperature Humidity Overall dimensions Weight (mass) Thermal line printing 203 dpi 203 dpi ( 8 8 dots/mm) 72 mm {2.83"}, 576 dot positions 48 (default) or 72 1.25 3.00 mm Alphanumeric characters: 95 Approx. 150 mm/s {5.
[Description] 8-2 Descriptions of Each Item [Name] [Format] [Range] [Description] [Details] [Default] [Example] Selects print mode(s) using n as follows: The name of the command. The code sequence. Gives the allowable ranges for the arguments. Describes the command's function. Describes the usage of the command in detail. Gives the default values, if any, for the command parameters. Gives examples of how to use the command. Bit 0 1 2 3 4 Hex indicates the hexadecimal equivalents.
[Details] If the values of m is out of the specified range, n1 and data following are processed as normal data. The n1 and n2 indicate the number of dots of the bit image in the horizontal direction. The number of dots is calculated by n1 + n2 x 256. If the bit-image data input exceeds the number of dots to be printed on a line, the excess data is ignored. d indicates the bit-image data. Set a corresponding bit to 1 to print a dot or to 0 to not print a dot.
ESC H n [Name] [Format] [Range] [Description] ESC V n1 n2 d1...dk Select character Double-height mode ASCII ESC H n Hex 1B 48 n Decimal 27 72 n 1 n 8 Select character Double-height mode. [Name] [Format] [Range] [Description] ESC I [Name] [Format] [Description] Select character Double-height mode ASCII ESC I Hex 1B 49 Decimal 27 73 Select character Double-height mode.
If the horizontal length or vertical length is 0, this command is canceled and the next data is handled as normal data. If the horizontal start point + horizontal length is greater than the horizontal printable area, the horizontal printable area horizontal start point is taken as the horizontal length. If the vertical start point + vertical length is greater than the vertical printable area, the ertical printable area vertical start point is taken as the vertical length.
ESC m [Name] [Format] [Description] [Details] GS ! N Partial cut ASCII ESC m Hex 1B 6D Decimal 27 109 Cut the paper partially. During cutting, printing and paper feeding is stopped. This command is valid only when an auto-cutter is connected.
GS n1 n2 d1...d(n1 x n2 x 8) [Name] [Format] [Range] [Description] [Details] m Define downloaded bit image ASCII GS * n1 n2 d1...d(n1 x n2 x 8) Hex 1D 2A n1 n2 d1...d(n1 x n2 x 8) Decimal 29 42 n1 n2 d1...d(n1 x n2 x 8) 1 n1 255, 1 n2 48, n1 x n2 1536 , 0 d 255 Defines a downloaded bit image using the number of dots specified by n1 and n2 n1 specifies the number of dots in the horizontal direction. n2 specifies the number of dots in the vertical direction.
GS v 0 m xL xH yL yH d1...dk [Name] [Format] [Range] [Description] Printing of raster bit image ASC II GS v 0 m xL xH yL Hex 1D 76 30 m xL xH yL Decimal 29 118 48 m xL xH yL 0 m 3, 48 m 51, 0 xL 255, 0 0 yL 255, 0 yH 8, 0 d 255, k=(xL+xH x 256) x (yL+yH x 256), however, Prints raster bit images in mode m . m [Example] yH d1...dk yH d1...dk yH d1...
For (2): n indicates the number of bar code data, and the printer processes n bytes from the next character data as bar code data. If n is outside of the specified range, the printer stops command processing and processes the following data as normal data. In standard mode: If d is outside of the specified range, the printer only feeds paper and processes the following data as normal data. If the horizontal size exceeds printing area, the printer only feeds the paper.
Chapter 10. Printer Driver 10-1.How to use Logo Download Tool RP-3180 receipt printer supports Store Logo printing. You can download max four images into printer and select which one to print on receipt. 1) 2) 3) 4) Install the driver for Logo Download Tool on Computer. Run [Logo Download Tool]. Select the correct connected port of printer. The default port is LTP1. Click [Open file] to select a image. NOTE: * The image must be Monochrome BMP file.
2) After install the software successfully, open [Printing Preferences...]. 10-2.Setting Printer Properties The printer driver software can be found from CD disk packaged with printer. 1) Install the printer driver software. The printer driver should be installed according to following steps: Go to [Printers and Faxes] folder, click [Add a printer]; Click [next] according to the direction of installation; Click [have disk...] , to find & open *.inf file of printer driver. See Pic 10.
