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1. INTRODUCTION

The CBM-920II is a dot-impact printer widely usable with various data communication
terminals, POS terminal and measurement terminals.THE CBM-920II, a compact type
printer with rated into a rack.
This printer, being compact and equipped with extensive functions, is suitable to a
wide range of applications.
Read this manual thoroughly to understand the product before use.

1.1 Features

1. Compact desk-top dot matrix printer
2. Light weight
3. Paper-near-end detecting function
4. Autoloading function
5. Conformity to RS-232C and Centronics.
6. 40 digit 24 print digit number digits/type is prepared.
7. Low price
8. Abundant initialization functions with external switch and internal memory switch
9. CBM-920 emulation
10. CBM-920, iDP3110 emulation selectable

1.2 Accessories

Confirm that the printer is supplied together with the following accessories.

Paper roll (1 roll)
Ribbon cassette (1 unit)
I/F cable (1)
Rack Including mounting brackets (1 unit)
Installation metal fittings fixation screw (2)
Wire clamping (1)
User’s manual (1 booklet)

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Summary of Contents for CBM-920II

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Page 3: ...kers muß nahe dem Gerät angebracht und leicht zugänglich sein For Uses in Canada This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 This digital apparatus does not exceed the class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian department of communications Pour L utilisateurs Canadiens Cet appareil numérique de...

Page 4: ...ept explained elsewhere in this manual do not attempt to service disassemble or repair this product Note that Citizen Systems is not responsible for any damage attributable to incorrect operation handling or improper operating environments that are not specified in this manual Data is basically for temporary use and not stored for an extended period of time or permanently Please note that Citizen ...

Page 5: ...recautions indicated by this symbol may result in injury or damage to properties This symbol is used to alert your attention to important items 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 pad dipped intoethyl alcohol When cleaning the surface of the main unit case use soft cloth In case the d...

Page 6: ...only on the specified voltage and frequency Do not connect disconnect the power cord or data cable by holding the cable Do not pull or carry the printer in such a manner that undesirable force is applied to the cables Do not drop or insert any foreign substances such as paper clips or pins into the printer Avoid using excessively long power cord or data cable or multiple connections Do not use pow...

Page 7: ...sufficient electrical capacity Avoid sharing a single electrical outlet with other devices or using excessively extended power cord otherwise the electrical capacity may be exceeded causing the power cord to emit smoke or fire or the power supply to be shut down Also do not stamp on the power cord or put any object on it Do not use the printer with excessive stress tension load etc applied on the ...

Page 8: ...t unused for a long time Leaving the printer unused for a long time with a ribbon cassette loaded may cause smudged printing Continuous printing at low temperature may cause thin printing due to the characteristic of ink Do not deliver the printer with a ribbon cassette and roll paper loaded To Prevent Injury and Spreading of Damage Do not touch the printing part of the print head While the equipm...

Page 9: ...ssette 16 4 6 Setting Paper 17 4 7 Auto Loading Function 19 4 8 Self printing Function Hexadecimal Printing Function 20 4 9 Memory Switch Setting 21 4 10 PNE PE Other errors 25 4 11 Clearing Lamp Status I F signal status error etc 26 4 12 Special Functions 27 5 PARALLEL INTERFACE 28 5 1 Specifications 28 5 2 Connector Pin Assignment 28 5 3 Description of Input Output Signals 29 5 4 Electrical Char...

Page 10: ... 2 Parallel Interface Type 34 7 3 Serial Interface Type 35 8 PRINT CONTROL FUNCTION 36 8 1 List of Control Codes 36 8 2 Control Code Details 37 9 CHARACTER CODE TABLE 49 9 1 Code page table 49 9 2 International Character Code Table 53 10 EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS 54 ...

Page 11: ...p dot matrix printer 2 Light weight 3 Paper near end detecting function 4 Autoloading function 5 Conformity to RS 232C and Centronics 6 40 digit 24 print digit number digits type is prepared 7 Low price 8 Abundant initialization functions with external switch and internal memory switch 9 CBM 920 emulation 10 CBM 920 iDP3110 emulation selectable 1 2 Accessories Confirm that the printer is supplied ...

Page 12: ...nd current capacity of 2 5A or more and a peak current of 4 A or more NOTE The power supply of this printer is internally separated in two one is for control circuit and the other is for driving mechanism The supply voltage may be lowered even if the rating of the power used is sufficient depending on the current consumption during printing or on the length of the power cord In such a case reconfi...

Page 13: ...countries is available 16 Special mode Hexadecimal dump printing Memory SW setting 17 Paper near end detection Detected when printing paper gets scarce 18 Paper end detection Printing suspended when printing paper is lost 19 Autoloading function Feeds paper by a specified amount when printing paper is set 20 Error detection Mechanical lock error Memory check error Low voltage High voltage error 21...

Page 14: ...Mounting bracket 2 FEED switch 4 Knob 3 Paper lamp Fixed axis 7 PE sensor 3 EXTERNAL APPEARANCE AND PART DESCRIPTIONS 3 1 External Appearance 5 Ribbon cover Case Rear cover 6 Paper holder Roller 9 DIP switch SW1 10 Back switch 11 POWER lamp 8 PNE sensor Ratings seal ...

Page 15: ...ition of memory switch setting 4 Knob Used to set paper or to open the front cover when setting or replacing paper 5 Ribbon cover Opened closed when replacing the ink ribbon cassette Can open when you pull the left side of the front face toward you 6 Paper holder Printing paper is set and fixed here Insert the print paper into the paper inlet and then set the paper 7 PE sensor Detects no paper con...

Page 16: ...firm opening closing of the front panel etc NOTE The mount rack etc shall be about 1 to 3 mm in thick Use the material that is free from deformation for the mount when the printer is placed to the mount Tighten the screws taking not to give deformation to the printer bracket or mount Excessive tightening of screw not only provides stress on the printer but also causes failure in the printer Recomm...

Page 17: ...e bottom of the main body as shown in the drawing This cable is integrated with the communication cable The power cable is larger than the communication cable which is colored in red and in orange for 5V use and in black for GND 4 Connect a power supply cable to the power supply Pay attention not to connect power supply cable in reverse polar NOTE Be sure to connect power cord and interface cable ...

Page 18: ...d is heard Also confirm on closing that paper is free of slackening 4 3 2 Opening Closing of Ribbon Cover 1 When paper is out of the front cover cut it off 2 Applying your finger on the dent on the left side of the ribbon cover pull it forward It opens by about 180 centering around the fixed axis 3 For closing pressing the ribbon cover close it tightly NOTE When closing the front cover be sure not...

Page 19: ...3 Confirming the correct direction of a new ribbon cassette insert ribbon between the printing head and the platen and press cassette down from the knob side 4 Turning the ribbon cassette knob in the arrowed direction remove slack 5 On replacing a ribbon cassette pull it out as holding the PULL part NOTE Leaving the printer for a long time with a ribbon cassette loaded may cause smudged printing C...

Page 20: ...while pressing and holding the FEED button Keep the FEED switch held until paper appears from the paper exit 5 Eliminating slack on the printing paper close the front panel Be sure not to catch paper 6 When replacing printing paper remove the core with the paper holder turned in the arrow direction Press the FEED switch to remove the paper remained Do not pull the paper forcibly when removing pape...

Page 21: ...use roll paper of φ50 mm or more Otherwise paper jam or the like may occur NOTES ON PAPER Shape Use the roll paper with the beginning of winding innermost end of the paper roll treated as follows 1 No fold and well aligned to inside diameter 2 No flap 3 Not pasted to the paper core if any 4 No colored part facing PNE sensor Otherwise variations in PNE sensor detection may occur Recommended paper O...

Page 22: ...e FEED switch If Auto clear after paper setting is set the printer enters the data ready and print ready state after completing paper setting Note that printing starts automatically if print data is present in the receiving buffer If Clear with FEED switch after paper setting is set press the FEED switch once after completing auto loading If paper removal is attempted or paper is not inserted corr...

Page 23: ...n the printer power on with the FEED switch pressed and held Release the FEED switch in 3 seconds after printer power on and self printing starts After self printing normal printing state is restored 2 Hexadecimal printing function Turn the printer power on with the FEED switch pressed and held for approx 6 seconds and then release the FEED switch The printer prints Hexadecimal Dump and then stops...

Page 24: ...id B Auto loading Valid short C Clear after auto loading FEED SW D Supply voltage check Only at power ON E Paper lamp CBM920 emulation 1 Effective only for parallel I F P model 2 Applicable to parallel I F P model 3 Applicable to serial I F R model Memory switch setting can be changed by a command or by manual operation a Change by command Memory switch can be changed by a command For details refe...

Page 25: ...n selecting an option press the FEED switch short Specified options are printed one by one When the last option is reached selection is returned to the first To decide the selection press and hold the FEED switch for more than 1 second Setting options is restored to changing setting items Writing the setting items to memory switch registration When the last setting item is selected after setting t...

Page 26: ...indows Code page 864 10 A CP 864 Code page 869 11 B CP 869 920 Japan 253 C 920Jpn 3 920 International 254 D 920Intl 2 Blank code page 255 E Space 2 Emulation selection CBM920 Emulation 0 CBM 920 Emulation iDP3110 Emulation 1 iDP3110 3 ACK Timing Before clearing BUSY 0 Before ACK Timing 4 Before and after clearing BUSY 1 Center After clearing BUSY 2 After 3 Communication error data processing Ignor...

Page 27: ...heck At Power ON 0 PowerON Power Check Always 1 Always E Paper lamp CBM 920 Emulation 0 CBM 920 Paper LED CBM 920II 1 CBM 920II 1 Value in is the one printed as the initial setting items in self printing 2 Initial setting value of overseas specification F model 3 Initial setting value of domestic specification J model 4 Setting item of parallel I F P model 5 Setting item of serial I F R model 6 In...

Page 28: ...r off and verify the error status 4 Memory error RAM error This error is issued when error occurs in the memory built in the printer at the time of printer power on The PAPER lamp blinks and outputs BUSY and FAULT to the host Turn the printer power off and then turn the printer on If error still occurs with the printer power on this is an unrecoverable error Contact your nearest CITIZEN SYSTEMS de...

Page 29: ...witch Lights BUSY FAULT PNE detection 2 MSW 9 0 PNE clear Lights Lights BUSY PE 1 MSW 9 1 PNE clear Turning off Lights PE 1 MSW 9 2 PNE clear Lights Lights None PE detection MSW E 0 PE clear Lights Lights BUSY PE MSW E 1 PE clear Lights BUSY PE Voltage error Impossibility BUSY FAULT In auto loading Lights Lights BUSY PE PE clear MSW C 0 FEED switch Lights Lights BUSY Pressing FEED switch MSW A 0 T...

Page 30: ...h setting When the printer is ready for selecting items in the state of transferring to memory switch setting mode pressing and holding this switch for approx 3 seconds or more and then releasing it results in transfer to the last item selection state state of re setting or selecting memory switch writing If this switch is pressed for approx 6 seconds or more and then released the memory switch is...

Page 31: ... GND For circuit control 9 DATA 8 19 5V For mechanism drive 10 ACK 20 GND For mechanism drive 5 PARALLEL INTERFACE 5 1 Specifications 1 Data input system 8 bit parallel DATA 1 8 2 Control signal ACK STB BUSY PE RESET FAULT 3 Power cable 5V GND and FG 4 Compatible connector HIF3F 20PA 2 54DS 71 Hirose Electric compatible HIF3C 20D 2 54C Hirose Electric compatible 5 2 Connector Pin Assignment 19 20 ...

Page 32: ... Input new data when the signal is in LOW condition positive logic PE Signal that shows form cutting positive logic FAULT Signal that shows that trouble like mechanism alarm etc occurred 3 Other GND Ground commonly used in the circuit FRAME GND Frame ground case ground 4 Timing chart Busy signal timing Clear timing can be selected by the memory switch ACK signal timing The following kinds of timin...

Page 33: ...Ω it can be used at TTL level CMOS Level TTL Level HIGH level 4 0 V MIN HIGH level 2 4 V MIN LOW level 1 0 V MAX LOW level 0 4 V MAX 2 Output signal level All inputs are TTL level As the input side is pulled up with a resistance of 10 kΩ it can be used at TTL level HIGH level 2 4 V MIN LOW level 0 4 V MAX 3 I O conditions HOST SIDE PRINTER SIDE HC573 or equivalent HC04 or equivalent 7406 or equiva...

Page 34: ...FAULT 6 Signal polarity RS 232C TTL CMOS Mark Logic 1 3 V to 12V H level Logic 1 Space Logic 0 3 V to 12 V L level Logic 0 7 Power cable 5V GND and FG 8 Compatible connector HIF3F 20PA 2 54DS 71 Hirose Electric compatible HIF3C 20D 2 54C Hirose Electric compatible Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 to 8 N C Unconnection 15 GND For interface 9 RxD 16 FRAME GND FG 10 TxD 17 5V For circuit control 11 ...

Page 35: ... command from the host If transmission is made when this signal is Busy Mark overrun error occurs If the signal is ready even if the printer is in printing operation data can be sent to the input buffer At the time of printer power on test printing reset occurrence and memory switch setting this signal is Busy 4 Signal output from printer TTL CMOS PE Signal indicating end of paper positive logic F...

Page 36: ...aracters set by the memory switch and then prints the characters Parity error Parity error occurs when parity check is specified and parity is not observed in the even and odd parity checks Framing error When space state detected on detection of stop bit Overrun error This error occurs when next data is transferred to receiving buffer though input buffer is full of data RECEIVING CONTROL AND BUFFE...

Page 37: ...3 4 5 6 7 8 1 ON 2 3 4 Serial Parallel 7 2 Parallel Interface Type Difference may occur in accordance with the emulation set by the memory switch After setting DIP switch No 4 to ON turning the printer power on with the SEL switch pressed and held causes the printer enter the Manual memory switch setting mode After manual setting mode be sure to set this switch to OFF Switch No Function OFF ON Fac...

Page 38: ...ion OFF ON Factory Setting 1 Character direction Normal Inverted OFF 2 920 CR command Ignore CR CR LF OFF 2 3110 CR command OFF 3 Reset in Disable Enable ON 4 Memory switch Disable Setting Enable Setting OFF 5 OFF 6 OFF 7 OFF 8 OFF Baud Rate bps Difference may occur in accordance with the emulation set by the memory switch Set DIP switch No 4 to ON Then turn the printer power on while pressing and...

Page 39: ... O 10 ESC 1B 25 Enable Disable registered characters O 2 O 2 11 ESC 1B 26 Register user defined character O 3 O 3 12 ESC K 1B 4B Print bit image O O 13 FS W 1C 57 1 Double height and width character clear O 14 ESC A 1B 41 Set line spacing O 15 DC4 14 Clear double width character O 2 DC3 13 Power down function O 4 O 4 16 DC2 12 Power down function O 16 ESC 1B 29 Change memory switch O O 17 Symbol F...

Page 40: ...re assigned serial communication data bit length which however are divided under 7 bit assignment into SI 20H 7FH characters print assignment and SO A0H FFH characters print assignment functions 1 Standard letter assignment SO RS command With SI 0FH US 1FH codes input lateral enlargement is cancelled and the data following are printed in standard letters This command can cancel only lateral enlarg...

Page 41: ...ut either DC2 again or DC1 initial setting 5 Initial Setting DC1 Command With DC1 11H input various conditions set after power supply are cancelled and the state as at supply of power is restored Content of the input buffer however is held unchanged 6 Continuous Paper Feed Assignment ESC B Command With ESC 1BH B 42H n code input continuous paper feed at n dot line is executed However n allows cont...

Page 42: ... Select ESC R Command By entering the code ESC 1BH R 52H n characters input hereafter are set to the characters for the following countries With n other than those specified the set value for the U S is assigned Note International character set at printer power on and after reset signal input differs depending on the status of memory switch setting 8 Codepage Select ESC t Command By the entry of E...

Page 43: ... 40 bytes is registered and the data following is printed out as print data The ESC command cannot be registered The registered data is cleared when the printer is turned off 10 Registered Sentence Printing ESC Command With ESC 1BH 21H n code input the statement already registered in the numeral assigned to n is printed Assign to n a numeral of 1 to 8 With any other numeral having been set no exec...

Page 44: ...t to Valid Set to Invalid CBM 920 Emulation 40 digits O O CBM 920 Emulation 24 digits O iDP3110 Emulation 40 digits O iDP3110 Emulation 24 digits O O Operation enabled by the Valid Invalid command of registered characters As the registered characters are valid by the Register User defined Character command it is not necessary to set the registered characters to be valid 12 Character Registration E...

Page 45: ...character registration a maximum of 8 characters can be registered When defining multiple characters in a successive address character code register pattern data for a maximum of 8 characters by designation A1 as the starting address and A2 as the ending address A1 A2 1 x6 bytes are required for pattern data Note A1 A2 A2 A1 7 Pattern data configuration Pattern data to be registered must consist o...

Page 46: ...permost bit used If 0 is set to this parameter regardless of whether most significant bit is specified character as imaged cannot be registered Setting of addresses A1 Registration starting address 20H FFH A2 Registration ending address 20H FFH Pattern data configuration Pattern data to be registered must consist of 9 bytes per character That is pattern data configured by 9 8 dot matrix is broken ...

Page 47: ...ata and configuring one double width character is available Example When registering a Japanese character by using two characters 41H and 42H In iDP3110 emulation 3 2 1 6 5 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 41H 22H 55H 08H 41H 00H 41H 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 3 2 1 6 5 41H 42H 4 9 8 7 Following ESC 01 Note 41H 42H sending data 80H 00H 81H 00H 89H 00H 89H 00H FFH 00H 89H 00H A9H 40H 81H 00H 80H 00H allows...

Page 48: ... dot in a particular position put 1 in binary and 0 for a space Model n1 n2 n3 24 columns 1 18 0 255 0 1 40 columns 1 23 0 255 0 1 Parameter assignable range In case that assignment has been made out of the assignable range or n2 n3 0 has been assigned Bit Image mode is cancelled and Text mode starts On completion of receiving 4 dot line data or on completion of receiving n1 n2 n3 assigned data th...

Page 49: ... A Command Sets a line space of n dot line by the entry of ESC 1BH A 41H n code Initial setting is 2 dot line space Here n is an even number in the range of 0 n 255 Note When an odd number is set to n a line space of n 1 dots is specified When n 0 or 1 is specified continuous printing is permitted W 1 CR 123456789 FS W 0 CR 123 FS W 1 12345678901B FS W 1 ABC A FS W 1 The last letter although in 4 ...

Page 50: ... By the entry of the ESC 1BH 29H 55H n1 n2 AAH code contents of memory switch shown in the table below can be changed When receiving this code the printer enters the BUSY state and writes specified data value to the memory switch In this case the printer performs reset operation Here the input buffer print buffer is cleared all set values are restored to the initial value and the contents of memor...

Page 51: ...e 6 Busy signal clear timing 0 Standard The function is not provided in cereal I F model 1 CBM 920 Emulation 7 Input buffer Size 0 2k bytes 1 72 bytes 8 PE output at PNE 0 Valid When it is a parallel I F model 1 Inalid Communication data bit length selection 0 8 bits When it is cereal I F model 1 7 bits 9 I F LED state at PNE 0 I F LED I F shows the BUSY signal and 1 I F only LED shows the Paper l...

Page 52: ... 49 9 CHARACTER CODE TABLE 9 1 Code page table 1 ASCII 2 CBM 920 Emulation International 3 CBM 920 Emulation Japan ...

Page 53: ... 50 4 CP437 USA Std Europe 5 Katakana 6 CP858 Multilingual 7 CP860 Portuguese ...

Page 54: ... 51 8 CP863 Canadian French 9 CP865 Nordic 10 CP852 Eastern Europe 11 CP866 Russian ...

Page 55: ... 52 12 CP857 Turkish 13 WPC1252 Windows Latin1 14 CP864 Arabic 15 CP869 Greek ...

Page 56: ... 53 9 2 International Character Code Table Country U K Denmark I Sweden Italy Spain I Japan Norway Denmark II Spain II Latin Korea Germany France U S A ...

Page 57: ... 54 10 EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS ...

Page 58: ...1 01E 0612 Printed in Japan ...

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