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2. Basic Specifications

2-1. Type classifications

Printer types are classified according to the system shown below.

iDP 3540

120

220

240

Idp 3541

↑

IDP 3540 – F 23 R J 120 – G B

Model

Memory Back-up

IDP3540

B: With Back-up

IDP3541: With Auto Cutter

N: Without Back-

Paper feed system

F: Friction feed

G: Graphic

P: Pin feed

I: Character

Column capacity

Power source

23: 23 Columns / 230 dots (DP-610)

120: AC 120V

28: 28 Columns / 280 dots (DP-612)

220: AC 220V

40: 40 Columns / 400 dots (DP-617G)

240: AC 240V

40: 40 Columns / 360 dots (DP-614)

Interface
P: Parallel type P

Character set*2

R: Serial type R

J: Japanese

RS-232C

F: International

20mA Current loop

X: RS-422A*1

*1 RS-422A interface specifications are not included in this manual.
*2 The difference is ROM version only.

Summary of Contents for iDP-3540/3541

Page 1: ...iDP 3540 41 User s Manual CITIZEN 1 48 CITIZEN User s Manual MINI DOT MATRIX PRINTER MODEL iDP 3540 3541 Japan CBM Corporation Information Systems Div ...

Page 2: ...01 3 1984 3V m 27MHz 500MHz IEC801 4 1988 0 5KV Signal Line 1KV AC mains Supplementary Information The product complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC 93 68 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336EEC 92 31 EEC 93 68EEC Place Tokyo Japan Signature Date Sept 1995 Full Name Koji Tanabe Position General Manager R D Department Europe Contact Europe Liaison Office Kuruisweg 805 Ho...

Page 3: ...ake 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 s 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...

Page 4: ...r iDP3540P 17 6 5 Setting Removing the Paper Cover and Stacker 17 6 6 Self Test Printing 18 6 7 Alarm and Paper Near End Detection 18 7 Input Buffer Back up Function 18 7 1 Input Buffer Back up 18 7 2 Clearing the Input Buffer 18 8 Parallel Interface 19 8 1 Specifications 19 8 2 Connector Pin Assignment 19 8 3 Description of Input Output Signals 20 8 3 1 Input Output Signals 20 8 3 2 Electrical Ch...

Page 5: ...Only 37 12 2 13 1 9 inch Line Feed Pitch Set Command Graphic Type 38 12 2 14 2 9 inch Line Feed Set Command Graphic Type 38 12 2 15 Page Length Set Command 39 12 2 16 From Feed Command 39 12 2 17 Skip Perforation Command 39 12 2 18 Skip Perforation Cancel Command 40 12 2 19 Full Cut Command iDP3541 Only 40 12 2 20 Partial Cut Command iDP3541 Only 40 12 2 21 Drive Pulse Duration Setting Command For...

Page 6: ...as a built in automatic cutter capable of performing a partial cut or full cut one connecting point remaining Before using the printer please read this manual carefully to be certain you have an adequate understanding of its operation 1 1 Features 1 Desktop Compact Dot Impact Printer 2 High Speed Printing Bi directional Printing System 3 Built In Auto Cutter Partial Cut Full Cut iDP3541 only 4 Bla...

Page 7: ...ter N Without Back up Paper feed system More F Friction feed G Graphic P Pin feed I Character Column capacity Power source 23 23 Columns 230 dots DP 610 120 AC 120V 28 28 Columns 280 dots DP 612 220 AC 220V 40 40 Columns 400 dots DP 617G 240 AC 240V 40 40 Columns 360 dots DP 614 Interface P Parallel type P Character set 2 R Serial type R J Japanese RS 232C F International 20mA Current loop X RS 42...

Page 8: ...inch Paper roll Fan fold paper Paper roll 7 Paper size 76 x 0 5 mm W x 80 mm Dia 76 89 mm 76 x 0 5 mm W x 80 mm Dia 3 0 inch W x 3 0 inch Dia 3 0 3 5 inch 3 0 inch W x 3 0 inch Dia P Parallel interface 8 bit 8 Interface R Serial interface RS 232C 20mA current loop X Serial interface RS 422A 9 Input buffer 7K bytes or 2 lines buffer 1 Input buffer B type Duration of back up More than 24 hours 2 10 ...

Page 9: ... Input buffer can be selected by setting the DIP switch 2 However when the input buffer is set for two lines back up of graphic data is not possible 3 Single color cassette ribbon is available as option Black print IR 61B Purple print IR 61P ...

Page 10: ...iDP 3540 41 User s Manual CITIZEN 10 48 4 Block Diagram ...

Page 11: ...iDP 3540 41 User s Manual CITIZEN 11 48 5 External Appearance and parts Description 5 1 External appearance and parts names Model iDP3540 ...

Page 12: ...iDP 3540 41 User s Manual CITIZEN 12 48 5 2 External appearance and parts names Model iDP3541 ...

Page 13: ...h the power on 5 LF Switch Paper feeding is performed when this switch is pressed in DESELECT status only this is used when inserting the paper and for spacing up etc 6 SEL Switch When this switch is pressed the printer enters SELECT ON LINE status When pressed again the printer enters DESELECT OFF LINE status This switch is also used when clearing an alarm condition And if this switch is pressed ...

Page 14: ...oving the Printer Cover Inserting and removing the printer cover as shown in Fig 1 2 Fig 1 Fig 2 6 2 Opening and Closing the Cutter Unit iDP3541 1 To open the unit grasp two levers and lift upward 2 When closing the unit press downward until it completely lock place Fig 3 ...

Page 15: ... for many hours be careful not to touch the printer head as it might be hot 1 Remove the printer cover 2 While inserting the ribbon into the space between the print head and the ribbon guide press the cassette into the holder unit it clicks into place Ref to Fig 4 5 3 Turn the cassette ribbon knob in the direction of the arrow to take up slack in the ribbon Fig 4 Fig 5 ...

Page 16: ... its longitudinal center line as shown in Fig 7 2 Insert the paper into insertion inlet on the rear side of printer 3 Turn on the power switch and feed the paper by pushing the LF switch 4 When the printing paper comes out of the clearance paper cutter part on the printer cover fix the paper by means of paper holder then set in on the main unit ...

Page 17: ...ropriate position and lock them back 4 Hook some of the paper s perforations on the sprockets and forward the paper into the printer mechanism by pulling and turning the paper feed knob until the paper s tip reaches the platen Fig 8 6 5 Setting Removing the Paper Cover and Stacker 1 Setting and removing the paper cover and the stacker as shown i Fig 9 10 2 Capacity of stacker The maximum size of f...

Page 18: ... up Function 7 1 Input Buffer Back up If the power is turned off or there is a power failure during printing the data in the input buffer will be retained When the power comes back on the power failure symbol PD will be printed and then the data which was interrupted will be printed from the beginning of the line where the interruption occurred Note The input buffer back up function may not operat...

Page 19: ...onnector Printer side 57LE 40360 AMPHENOL or equivalent Cable side 57 30360 AMPHENOL or equivalent 8 2 Connector Pin Assignment Pin No Signal Name Pin 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 9 DATA 8 27 10 ACK 28 11 BUSY 29 12 PE 30 13 H Level 31 RESET 14 GND 32 FAULT 15 GND 33 16 GND 34 17 FRAME GND 35 ...

Page 20: ...uesting 8 bit data issued at the end of a BUSY signal Negative logic BUSY This signal indicates that your printer is in a BUSY state New data should be input when this signal is LOU Positive logic FAULT When your printer is in an alarm state this signal is LOW At this time all control circuits of your printer are interrupted Negative logic Note An alarm condition occurs when the timing of the prin...

Page 21: ...als are TTL level HIGH level 2 0V Min LOW Level 0 8V Max b Output Signal Level HIGH level 2 4V Min LOW Level 0 4V Max c Input Output Conditions All of the input signals are pulled up by 3 3K ohms Printer Side Host Side 7406 or equivalent All of the output signals are pulled up by 3 3K ohms 7406 or equivalent ...

Page 22: ...rom the host side when the BUSY signal is LOW but unable to receive when the BUSY signal is HIGH 8 3 5 Buffering 1 N Type Your printer is provided with a two line input buffer 2 B Type Your printer is provided with a 7K byte input buffer This makes possible a large amount of data buffering And therefore the host side is free immediately after data transmission ...

Page 23: ...S 232C type Mark Logic 1 3V to 12V Space Logic 0 3V to 12V Current Loop Mark Logic 1 Current ON Type Space Logic 0 Current OFF TTL type H level Logic 1 Ref to 8 3 2 L level Logic 0 e Received Data RS 232C Current Loop RD signal Mark 1 Space 0 f Receiving Control RD signal RS 232C Mark Data Transfer not possible Space Data Transfer possible Current Loop Mark Current ON Data Transfer possible Space ...

Page 24: ...rinter BUSY Signal 18 16 RD Received Data 23 RESET Printer RESET Signal Notes 1 The signals for RS 232C use are based on EIA RS 232C level 2 The loop current for Current Loop signal use should be restricted within the rage of 10 to 20 mA 3 Please always maintain the Mark state when received data are not being transferred 4 The assignment of RS 232C Current loop TTL can be performed with the slide ...

Page 25: ...ed To RESET this signal first correct the cause of trouble in the printer mechanism Then by pressing the SEL switch or by inputting 0 LOW LEVEL at the RESET terminal the FAULT can be cleared Causes of the FAULT signal are lack of paper and errors in the printer mechanism Printer errors include such as the print head stopping during print operation of failure of the print head to return to the home...

Page 26: ...ta bits are based on one point sampling 3 Stop bit The stop bit consists of one or more bits at mark level When space level is detected for a stop bit a framing error occurs 9 3 1 Error Detection The printer detects Parity Framing and Overrun Error When any error is detected the data is converted into 7FH 1 Framing Error Framing error occurs when SPACE signal is checked out at STOP BIT And the dat...

Page 27: ...BUSY signal is LOW your printer receives data from the host side but when this signal is HIGH it cannot receive data 9 3 5 Buffering Data transfer to the input buffer is controlled by the DTR and TD signals Please refer to 9 3 1 b for the DTR signal and 9 3 1 f for the TD signal ...

Page 28: ...t Mark 8V Stop bit Space 8V start bit Output DTR TD FAULT Printer Side Host Side MAX232 or equivalent DTR 8V BUSY TD Mark 8V 1 8V READY Space 8V 0 FAULT 8V Normal 8V Abnormal b TTL Circuit Output PE Printer Side Host Side 7406 or equivalent PE H Paper empty L Paper remaining Input RESET Printer Side Host Side 7406 or equivalent LOW for RESET ...

Page 29: ...Manual CITIZEN 29 48 c Current Loop Circuit Input RD Printer Side Host Side Mark Current ON Space Current OFF Output DTR TD Printer Side Host Side DTR Current ON READY Current OFF BUSY TD Mark Current ON Space Current OFF ...

Page 30: ...DP 3540 41 User s Manual CITIZEN 30 48 10 External Output Printer Side Host Side Remarks The solenoid for drawer should be more than 36 Ohms Connector Printer side 5045 04A Molex Cable side 5209 04 Molex ...

Page 31: ...r 7K Bytes 2 Lines OFF 5 Character direction Normal Inverted OFF 6 CR cord CR CR LF OFF 7 Mode Character Graphic 1 8 SEL DESEL at power on SELECT DESELECT OFF Notes 1 Setting is variable depending on the type of printer No USA FRANCE GERMAN Y ENGLAND 2 OFF ON OFF ON 3 OFF OFF ON ON 11 2 Setting DIP Switch DS2 1 Serial interface only No Function OFF ON Factory Setting 1 Word length setting 8 bits 7...

Page 32: ... OFF ON ON 7 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON 8 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 11 3 Slide Switch Setting Serial interface specifications only RS 232C or 20mA current loop can selected by changing slide switch SW1 on the control board The side labeled RS is for RS 232C and the side labeled CL is for 20mA current loop The switch is set at the factor for RS 232C 11 4 Dip Switch Location Power off and rem...

Page 33: ...aper full cut command ESC P 1 1B 50 01 Paper partial cut command ESC n 1B 2D n Underline command ESC n1 n2 1B 2A n1 n2 Graphic command ESC 1 1B 31 1 9 inch paper feed preset command ESC 2 1B 32 2 9 inch paper feed preset command ESC C n 1B 43 n Page length set command ESC f 1 1B 66 01 From feed command ESC N n 1B 4E n n line skip perforation command ESC O 1B 4F Skip perforation cancel command RS 1...

Page 34: ... at the time this command is applied this data will first to printed out and then line feeding of n lines will be performed 12 2 2 Enlarged character command D8 D1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 SO 0E H The data following this command are printed out in twice the normal width This mode will continue until the corresponding cancel command is input or automatically released after printing one line Since enlarged c...

Page 35: ...n order to accommodate the print data output formats of various computers the CR function is selectable Please refer to 11 1 DIP Switch Setting 12 2 6 Clear command D8 D1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 CAN 18 H Print data previously entered on the same line can be cleared by the command 12 2 7 Red color print command D8 D1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 DC3 13 H This command specifies red colored characters and all of the char...

Page 36: ...lines Line feed pitch set to 2 9 inch graphic type only 12 2 9 Inverted character command D8 D1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 DC2 12 H This command specifies inverted characters By entering this command at the beginning of print data and then sending the data to the controller all of the following characters will be printed upside down This command remains valid until either it is entered again or the initial s...

Page 37: ... D1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2D H 3rd byte D8 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N1 n Binary digits When n 1 the underline mode is set and when n 0 it is cancelled 12 2 12 Graphic Command Graphic Type Only 1st byte D8 D1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 ESC 1B H 2nd byte D8 D1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2A H 3rd byte D8 D1 n1 Binary digits 4th byte D8 D1 n2 Binary digits ...

Page 38: ...ncelled However since half dots are being used the next corresponding pin cannot print at the same time Further the maximum value of n1 and n2 is the number contained in one line and this cannot be exceeded Relation of Head Pins to Data 12 2 13 1 9 inch Line Feed Pitch Set Command Graphic Type 1st byte D8 D1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 ESC 1B H 2nd byte D8 D1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 31 H 12 2 14 2 9 inch Line Feed ...

Page 39: ... 1st byte D8 D1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 ESC 1B H 2nd byte D8 D1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 f 66 H 3rd byte D8 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 H The input of this command feeds the paper to the top of the next page after printing the data contained in the print buffer 12 2 17 Skip Perforation Command 1st byte D8 D1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 ESC 1B H 2nd byte D8 D1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 N 4E H 3rd byte D8 D1 0 N7 N6 N5 N4 N3 N2 N1 n Binary d...

Page 40: ...2 19 Full Cut Command iDP3541 Only 1st byte D8 D1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 ESC 1B H 2nd byte D8 D1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 P 50 H 3rd byte D8 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 H A full cut the paper is performed by this command one connecting point remaining 12 2 20 Partial Cut Command iDP3541 Only 1st byte D8 D1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 ESC 1B H 2nd byte D8 D1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 P 50 H 3rd byte D8 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 H A partial c...

Page 41: ...Drawer 1st byte D8 D1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 ESC 1B H 2nd byte D8 D1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 BEL 07 H 3rd byte D8 D1 n1 DEFAULT 20 4th byte D8 D1 n2 DEFAULT 20 This command adjusts the drive pulse duration for the first drawer Pulse duration 10 x n1 ms Delay 10 x n2 ms 1 n1 127 default n1 20 1 n2 127 default n2 20 ...

Page 42: ...Drawer Quick Drive Command D8 D1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 FS 1C H This command generates a drive pulse for first drawer based on the condition of drive pulse duration setting command This command is performed when the printer receiver it 12 2 24 Second Drawer Derive Command D8 D1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 SUB 1A H This command generates a drive pulse for second drawer And drive pulse duration is fixed at 200 ms ON 2...

Page 43: ... to its start position 2 SELECT ON LINE or DESELECT OFF LINE status may be chosen by the Dip Switches for Pre Setting 3 Print buffer is cleared 4 Standard character mode is set 5 66 lines per page is set 6 The first line set at the present line 7 Designation of Red printing is cleared 8 For 7 bit data character code SI is applied ...

Page 44: ...he power plug from the electric outlet before opening the printer case 15 General Cautions 1 Never operate your printer without loading paper and ribbon cassette Any printing without paper and ribbon cassette may cause damage to printer head 2 Replace ribbon cassette before it is worn with rents 3 Be careful not to drop any foreign matters such as paper clips pin and the like into your printer Tho...

Page 45: ...iDP 3540 41 User s Manual CITIZEN 45 48 16 Character Code Tables International Character Codes The following codes are set as space characters 20H 80H 9FH E0H FFH ...

Page 46: ...iDP 3540 41 User s Manual CITIZEN 46 48 Individual Country Character Codes ...

Page 47: ...iDP 3540 41 User s Manual CITIZEN 47 48 17 External Dimensions 17 1 Model iDP3540 ...

Page 48: ...iDP 3540 41 User s Manual CITIZEN 48 48 17 2 Model iDP3541 ...

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