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3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS

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DPT100-B/I/BT

[Description]

Carries out the number of line feeds specified in (n)

[Notes]

•The number must be ASCII and between 0 and 9 (when  n=0 the command is ignored)

• This command clears the line buffer

[Default]

[Reference]

$0A

[Example]

To forward feed fast, 5 lines at a time:

$35 $0B (or  5 and the command $0B)

D

0

$

[Name]

Print the line buffer

[Format]

ASCII

CR

Hex

0D

Decimal

13

[Description]

This command prints the line buffer

[Notes]

• If the line buffer is empty, the command is ignored

• If the CRLF option is set, this command is ignored and printing can only be ordered
through the command $0A

[Default]

[Reference]

$0F

[Example]

F

0

$

[Name]

Set CRLF mode

[Format]

ASCII

SI

Hex

0F

Decimal

15

[Description]

Inhibits the command $0D maintaining enabled only the command $0A for printing

[Notes]

• To disable this option, reset the printer

• This command clears the line buffer

• On switching on the default value is in the Option Register

[Default]

Setting in the option register by means of the front keys

[Reference]

$0D

[Example]

1

1

$

[Name]

Graphic mode

[Format]

ASCII

DC1

Hex

11

Decimal

17

[Description]

Enables graphic mode:

a line in 24 column mode corresponds to 144 horizontal dots divided into 24 blocks of 6
dots each; a line in 40 column mode corresponds to 240 horizontal dots divided into 40
blocks of 6 dots each.

[Notes]

To obtain graphic printing, enter the command $11 at the beginning of each line. The
format of the byte in graphic configuration is:

X

R

P6

P5

P4

P3

P2

P1

D7 D6

D5

D4

D3

D2

D1

D0

Summary of Contents for s'print DPT100-B

Page 1: ...DPT100 B I BT User Manual Portable thermal printer s print www custom it ...

Page 2: ...used Information regarding any errors found in it or suggestions on how it could be improved are appreciated Since products are subject to continuous check and improvement CUSTOM ENGINEERING SPAreserves the right to make changes in information contained in this manual without prior notification COD DOME DPT100 B Rev 3 20 Copyright 2001 CUSTOM ENGINEERING SPA Italy CUSTOM ENGINEERING SPA Str Berett...

Page 3: ...MPONENTS A DPT100 B Front external view 1 Printer base 2 Cover 3 Paper holder 4 Printing mechanism 5 Multi function ON key 6 Paper exit slot 7 Infrared device B DPT100 B Under view 1 Serial connector and battery recharger 2 Battery compartment ...

Page 4: ...DPT100 B I BT Blank page ...

Page 5: ...OAD 1 11 1 6 MAINTENANCE 1 12 1 6 1 Changing the paper roll 1 12 1 6 2 Cleaning 1 13 2 INTERFACES 2 1 RS232 SERIAL 2 1 2 2 INFRARED BIDIRECTIONAL SERIAL 2 4 2 2 1 Standard Mode 2 4 2 2 2 InfraRed communication protocol 2 6 2 2 3 Printing instructions 2 8 2 3 IrDA PROTOCOL OVERVIEW 2 9 2 3 1 IrDA Data protocols supported 2 10 2 3 1 1 Physical signal layer PHY 2 10 2 3 1 2 IrLAP 2 10 2 3 1 3 IrLMP 2...

Page 6: ...CIFICATIONS 4 1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4 1 4 2ADAPTOR SPECIFICATIONS 4 4 4 3 DIMENSIONS 4 5 5 CHARACTER FONTS 5 1 CHARACTER SETS 5 1 APPENDIX A ACCESSORIES AND SPARE PARTS A 1 TICKETALIGNMENT A 1 A 1 1 Ticket alignment A 1 A 1 2Alignment Description A 1 A 2 ACCESSORIES A 3 A 2 1 Belt coupler A 3 A 3 SPARE PARTS A 3 ...

Page 7: ...ng the printer disconnect the power supply and make sure that the printer is off Clean the printer with a damp cloth Do not use liquid or spray products Do not operate the printer near water Only use approved accessories and batteries Do not connect to products that are not compatible Use the type of electrical power supply indicated on the printer label If in doubt contact your retailer When deci...

Page 8: ...ic identification and mobile telephony market combined with portable terminals without printer the infrared bidirectional interface with which it is equipped makes cable connection so inconvenient for portable devices unnecessary The BT version is powered by batteries 5 rechargeable AA penlight batteries and communicates through RS232 serial interface and Bluetooth wireless technology s print BT i...

Page 9: ...ns in stand by to receive characters from the serial interface that are printed out in hexadecimal code If the key is pressed the printer by passes the setup mode and terminates the hexadecimal dump function Pressing the key quickly will exit the configuration mode while if it is held down for at least a second it is possible to make changes in the individual parameters The red LED displays printe...

Page 10: ...INTRODUCTION DPT100 B I BT 4 Blank page ...

Page 11: ...teries use the connection cable fig 1 2 that comes packed with the printer and following the instructions reported in the 1 2 1 paragraph 1 1 2 Turning the printer On and Off How to turn the printer On by briefly pressing the multi function key by sending a characters set on the serial line it is better to send characters that are not read as printer controls ex 0x0E with the battery recharger con...

Page 12: ...ared device 3 NOTE The printer start up will not occur before 200 250 msec This delay is caused by internal component 1 2 BATTERIES 1 2 1 Recharging batteries Appearing in the printer set up print out see sec 1 3 is the parameter HEAD VOLT that gives the battery charge level To recharge the batteries 4 use the cable packed with the printer and proceed as follows connect the battery recharger jack ...

Page 13: ... out over time When battery life both print and stand by is noticeably shorter than usual it is time to buy a new battery Only utilize batteries that conform to specifications and only recharge them using battery rechargers approved by CUSTOM ENGINEERING SPA When the battery recharger is not in use unplug it from the electrical mains If not used even a completely charged battery will automatically...

Page 14: ... fig 1 7 and re position the battery removal tape 7 Note when inserting the batteries make sure the and signs are positioned correctly reclose the battery compartment by tightening the fastening screws 1 2 4 Disposing of batteries Batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly Do not throw batteries away as part of normal refuse disposal Do no throw batteries into open flame Fig 1 5 Fig 1 6 Fi...

Page 15: ...D even or odd Handshaking XON XOFFD or Hardware 10 Autofeed CR deactivatedD or CR activated Battery 1000 mAh 1100 mAh 1200 mAh 1300 mAh 1400 mAh 1500 mAh 1600 mAh 1700 mAh 1800 mAh 1850 mAhD Alkaline 11 Standby 1min 5minD 10 min 30 min 12 1 h 2h None Alignment DisableD Enable Print density 2 1 0D 1 2 Please note the parameters marked with the symbol D represent the default values Fig 1 9 SETUPDEFA...

Page 16: ... battery recharge is disabled If another type of battery other than those supplied with the printer is used select the closest appropriate charge value from the list 12 Note This parameter regulates the period of inactivity after which the printer shuts off automatically to avoid battery discharge Each time the key is pressed quickly the parameter will change and the current value will be printed ...

Page 17: ...at permit to connect to the printer if some Bluetooth wireless devices request it 14 NOTE BT Name ID needs to diversify one printers from another that have the same name inside the same area The index will be added at the end of the name example S print BT 1 It s possible that some Bluetooth wireless remote device don t update immediatly printer name but only at the beginning of new connection Thi...

Page 18: ...34 35 36 37 38 39 456789 61 62 63 64 65 66 abcdef 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C ghijkl 6D 6E 6F 70 71 72 mnopqr 73 74 75 76 77 78 stuvwx 79 7A yz 1 5 SIXLOAD The printer has been designed with an easy paper load system to improve handling and simplify use This easy paper loading system is called sixload because when the paper is loaded into the printer it looks like the number 6 the roll on the bottom with th...

Page 19: ...1 INSTALLATION AND USE 9 1 DPT100 B I BT 2 Pull up on the edge of the paper and close the cover fig 1 14 3 Tear off the paper The printer is now ready fig 1 15 Fig 1 14 Fig 1 13 Fig 1 15 ...

Page 20: ...6 2 Cleaning To clean the printer use a vacuum cleaner or soft cloth Before cleaning the printer unplug its electrical cord and make sure that the printer is off Do not use alcohol solvents or hard bristled brushes Do not let water or other liquids seep into the printer ...

Page 21: ...the other side of the same connector is a RJ11 connector fig 2 2 B For the layout of signals on the connectors please refer to tables 2 1 and 2 2 RJ11 connector DPT100 fig 2 1 Fig 2 1 Fig 2 2 Fig 2 3 N I P L A N G I S T U O N I A N O I T P I R C S E D 1 C I R V N I e g a t l o v e g r a h c e r y r e t t a B 2 D N G D N G l a n g i s d n u o r G 3 X R N I D X T a t a d e v i e c e R 4 X T T U O D ...

Page 22: ... t i m s n a r T 3 D X R N I D X T t s o h o t t u p n i a t a d l a i r e S a t a d e v i e c e R 4 C N C N d e t c e n n o c t o N 5 D N G D N G l a n g i s d n u o r G 6 R S D T U O R S D t a e v i t c a g n i t a r e p o d n a N O r e t n i r P y d a e r t e s a t a D h g i h 2 3 2 S R 7 C N C N d e t c e n n o c t o N 8 S T R T U O S T C 2 3 2 S R t a e v i t c a a t a d e v i e c e r o t y d...

Page 23: ...nt cable Infrared port Fig 2 5 2 2 INFRARED BIDIRECTIONAL SERIAL only DPT100 B model The printer has a serial interface for bidirectional data exchange The infrared port is centered on the power part of the front see fig 2 4 it uses the encode method bits as described in the IrDA physical layer for speeds up to 115 2 kbps a 3 16th optical pulse time of bit time Fig 2 6 ...

Page 24: ...et the IR protocol parameter to Disabled In this mode the data flow to the printer must be structured as follows START COMMAND 1B 02 the IR port opening command it is composed of 2 bytes with values 1B 02 All characters received before this command when the communication port is closed are ignored DATA COMMANDS the part of the data and or commands the printer must elaborate and its length is varia...

Page 25: ...characters see Section 3 Printer Functions ID JOB 1byte ID of the data packet received The 00 value of this data field is reserved This number must be different for each transmission a data packet with the same ID JOB as the previous data packet is formally accepted an ACK message is transmitted but it is not interpreted by the printer CKS 1byte Check sum of the transmitted bytes the check sum is ...

Page 26: ...paper head overheating or incorrect electrical voltage the BUSY message has been generated because the buffer is full and it is necessary to wait for the buffer to empty then change the IDJOB field and repeat the transmission EXAMPLE To use this protocol to print the text CUSTOM in double height and width send the following data to the printer 2 2 3 Printing instructions 1 To use the printer s inf...

Page 27: ... Protocol InformationAccess Service IrLMP IAS The IrDA data lists optional protocols These are Tiny TP Ir Tran P IrOBEX IrLAN IrCOMM IrMC IrDA Lite Figure 2 6 shows the IrDA data protocol stack and which components are implemented by the printer Printer Application Asynchronous Serial IR 9600 38400b s 2 IrTran P IrObex IrLan IrComm 1 IrMC LM IAS Tiny Transport protocol Tiny TP IR Link Access Proto...

Page 28: ... receiver has to wait for the transmitter to finish sending This is sometimes referred to as a Half Duplex connection The IR LinkAccess Protocol IrLAP provides the structure for packets or frames of data to emulate data that would normally be free to stream back and forth Figure 2 7 shows how the IrLAP frame is organized The frame is proceeded by some number of Beginning of frame characters BOFs T...

Page 29: ...tions Depending on the answers to these questions the Primary device may or may not elect to connect to the Secondary device The queries from the Primary device are carried to the Secondary device using IrLMP The responses to these queries can be found in the Information Access Service IAS of the Secondary device The IAS is a list of the resources of the Secondary device The Primary device compare...

Page 30: ...urpose it is for printing only IrCOMM 3 Wire raw can be used forboth printing and non printing tasks 3 Wire raw uses an IAS entry with classname IrDA IrCOMM and at least two parameters Its IAS definition may be modified or extended over time IrLPT has classname IrLPT only one parameter and the IAS definition isfixed IAS entry formats are defined in the next section Beyond these two distinctions 3 ...

Page 31: ...y IrDA IrLMP LsapSel Once connected there is no control channel and no control parameters of any kind to look for the only data that comes over 3 Wire raw is the user data that would flow over TD and RD on a serial port or the 8 data lines of a Centronics port This means 3 Wire raw cannot be used to emulate any kind of hardware handshaking or error reporting 2 4 BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY PROTOCOL OVERV...

Page 32: ...h of removedevices the optional request of the password chanal setting RFCOMM ecc 2 4 1 2 Object Push Profile L object push profile uses the Generic Object Exchange Profile GOEP services that defines 2 rules the first is a server devices that the object can be send or receive the printer is a server devices and a client devices that can send or receives data objects from the server for example a P...

Page 33: ... D I r e t n i r p t i m s n a r T 0 3 B 1 0 C S E f f o r e t n i r p e h t g n i n r u T 0 4 B 1 C S E r e t n i r p e h t s t e s e R 1 4 B 1 A C S E d e e f e n i l s t o d n s e t u c e x E 2 4 B 1 B C S E N I P s e n g i s s a e r r e t n i r p s e m a n e R D 4 B 1 d d M C S E d d e d o m t n i r p n i d d e u l a v s e t i r W E 4 B 1 N C S E g n i t n i r p e d o m l a m r o n s t e S 1 5...

Page 34: ... not cancel the print buffer The commands which modify the direction of the characters are only active at the beginning of the line Default Setting in option register by means of front keys Reference 00 02 03 04 Example 2 0 Name Double height printing Format ASCII STX Hex 02 Decimal 2 Description The printer prints in double height format Notes The commands 00 09 do not cancel the print buffer The...

Page 35: ...ginning of the line Default Setting in the option register by means of the front keys Reference 00 01 02 03 Example 7 0 Name Cancel print data buffer Format ASCII BEL Hex 07 Decimal 7 Description Deletes all the print data in the current print buffer Notes If data that existed in the previously specified printing area also exists in the currently specified printing area it is deleted Default Refer...

Page 36: ... Set CRLF mode Format ASCII SI Hex 0F Decimal 15 Description Inhibits the command 0D maintaining enabled only the command 0A for printing Notes To disable this option reset the printer This command clears the line buffer On switching on the default value is in the Option Register Default Setting in the option register by means of the front keys Reference 0D Example 1 1 Name Graphic mode Format ASC...

Page 37: ... 0 B 1 Name Enable infrared port Format ASCII ESC STX Hex 1B 02 Decimal 27 2 Description Enable infrared port Notes if the printer doesn t receive this command all data sent to infrared port are ignored After receiving this command the infrared led is always switched on Default Reference 1B 03 Example 3 0 B 1 Name Close down the communication with infrared port Format ASCII ESC ETX Hex 1B 03 Decim...

Page 38: ...ence Example 0 4 B 1 Name Resets the printer Format ASCII ESC Hex 1B 40 Decimal 27 64 Description Cancels all the data in the print buffer and resets the printer mode restoring the mode which was enabled at the moment of switching on Notes Same as hardware reset After the command has been transmitted 1 5 seconds elapse before the printer is enabled Default Reference n D I r e t n i r P n o i t a c...

Page 39: ...n l s Decimale 27 66 n l s Range n 1 2 1 l 16 Description With n 1 set printer name where l lenght charactre of s s string indicate the name that want to use for the communication With n 1 set PIN code where l enght charactre of s s string indicate the PIN code that want to use for the communication n l s 1 6 1 1 e m a n e h t t r e s n i 2 6 1 1 N I P e h t t r e s n i Note Max lenght name printe...

Page 40: ...s out of the printer with the printing upside down running from right to left Notes Default Setting in option register by means of front keys Reference 1B 52 Example 1 5 B 1 Name Enable underlined printing Format ASCII ESC Q Hex 1B 51 Decimal 27 81 Description After this command has been received the characters are printed underlined Note Default Reference 1B 71 Example 2 5 B 1 Name Set reverse mo...

Page 41: ...hexadecimal byte and correspond to the number of dot lines between one print line and another Notes Default 0 Reference Example 3 6 B 1 Name Management of bar code printing Format ASCII ESC c code height position options length data Hex 1B 63 Decimal 27 99 Description This command executes a barcode printing depending on the following parameters code Type of bar code ASCII character VALUES I Inter...

Page 42: ... r o n h t g n e l e d o c r a b 0 1 e l b u o d 1 0 e l p i r t 1 1 d e s u t o N 1 t i B n o i t c n u F n o i t p i r c s e D 6 d e s u t o N 7 d e s u t o N maximum length Interleaved 2 5 12 characters Code 39 10 characters CodaBar 10 characters EAN8 8 characters EAN13 13 characters data Expressed in ASCII Notes Default Reference Example D 6 B 1 Name Transmits the print mode in serial Format A...

Page 43: ...ext character in serial Format ASCII ESC s Hex 1B 73 Decimal 27 115 Description Transmits the next character it receives on the serial port Notes Default Reference Example If you transmit 1B 73 41 the last character 41 will not be printed but immediately transmitted on the serial line 2 n 1 n A F B 1 Name Print graphic bank 384 85 dots Format ASCII ESC n1 n2 Hex 1B FA n1 n2 Decimal 27 250 n1 n2 Ra...

Page 44: ...a P n O C 0 2 1 r o s n e s d n e r e p a P t n e s e r p t o n r e p a P 4 d e v r e s e R 5 f f O 0 0 0 t c e r r o c e r u t a r e p m e t d a e H n O 0 2 2 3 r o r r e e r u t a r e p m e t d a e H 6 f f O 0 0 0 t c e r r o c e g a t l o v y r e t t a B n O 0 4 4 6 r o r r e e g a t l o v y r e t t a B 7 d e v r e s e R Default Reference Example n 4 2 D 1 Name Set absolute shift into a graphic...

Page 45: ...mple 5 5 D 1 Name Resets the printer parameters to default Format ASCII GS U Hex 1D 55 Decimal 29 85 Description Resets the printer parameters to the default configuration Notes After executing this command the printer is initialized Default Reference Example n d 1 d n 7 5 D 1 Name Prints n byte of a 200 dpi graphic line Format ASCII GS W n d1 dn Hex 1D 57 n d1 dn Decimal 29 87 n d1 dn Range 1 n 4...

Page 46: ...tch on the paper and aligns the ticket at the first line to be printed Note nH and nL are the values of the shift to be made once the notch has been found The command is only performed if alignment is enabled under setup see parameter Reference Example To print a logo on a ticket that is 25 mm long with the hole or notch at the end of the ticket the following command must be sent 1D F6 FF 7B perfo...

Page 47: ...t c e r i d i B 2 3 2 S R 2 3 2 S R s w o d n i W r o f e v i r D K 2 W T N 8 9 5 9 e t a r e d u a B s p b 0 0 4 8 3 a 0 0 6 a d r e f f u b t n i r P s e t y b 8 2 1 y r o m e m h s a l F K 2 3 y r o m e m s c i h p a r G s t o d 5 8 x 4 8 3 a d o g o l 1 d e e p s t n i r P c e s m m 0 5 o t p U 2 y l p u s r e w o P r e g r a h c e r y r e t t a B A 6 0 C D V 6 3 2 1 s e i r e t t a B t h g i ...

Page 48: ...n i r p r o f y r a r b i L P X K 2 T N 8 9 5 9 C P t e k c o P d n a S O m l a P e t a r e d u a B s p b 0 0 4 8 3 o t 0 0 2 1 m o r F r e f f u b t n i r P s e t y b 8 3 1 y r o m e m h s a l F K 7 1 y r o m e m s c i h p a r G s t o d 5 8 x 4 8 3 f o o g o l 1 d e e p s t n i r P c e s m m 0 5 o t p U 2 y l p u s r e w o P r e g r a h c e r y r e t t a B A 6 0 C D V 6 3 2 1 s e i r e t t a B t ...

Page 49: ... p h t o o t e u l B e c n a t s i d g n i t a r e p O t m 0 1 o t p u e c i v e d s s a l C r e w o P 3 r e w o p t u p t u O m B d 0 W m 1 z H G d n a B M S I 5 3 8 4 2 0 0 4 2 d n a B d r a u G r e w o L z H M 2 d n a B d r a u G r e p p U z H M 5 3 l e n n a h C e l b a l i a v A 9 7 n o i t a l u d o M t f i h S y c n e u q e r F n a i s s u a G K S F G g n i y e K d n a b e s a B d e e p S x...

Page 50: ...frared LED rays remember that infrared rays are not visible do not attempt to observe infrared LED rays with any type of optical aid 4 2 ADAPTOR SPECIFICATIONS 220VacAdaptor s n o i t a c i f i c e p s t u p n I e g a t l o v t u p n I c a V 0 3 2 e c n e u q e r f t u p n I z H 0 5 s n o i t a c i f i c e p s t u p t u O e g a t l o v t u p t u O c d V 8 1 120VacAdaptor s n o i t a c i f i c e p ...

Page 51: ...4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 5 4 DPT100 B I BT R 7 5 145 96 64 61 88 2 213 9 88 18 4 3 DIMENSIONS Printer dimensions are shown below Fig 4 1 ...

Page 52: ...4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 6 4 DPT100 B I BT Blank page ...

Page 53: ...5 CHARACTER SETS 1 5 DPT100 B I BT 5 1 CHARACTER SETS The printer has a 224 character font a print out of which is shown below Fig 5 1 ...

Page 54: ...5 CHARACTER SETS 2 5 DPT100 B I BT Blank page ...

Page 55: ...r move in the exact point for printing on the label just give the right values to parameters nH and nL Example To print a logo on a ticket like in to fig A1 with the hole or notch at the end of the ticket the following command must be sent 1D F6 FF 7B perform alignment 1B FA 00 55 print logo In this example nH and nL are expressed in module 2 so that the motor will recede The nH e nL parameter are...

Page 56: ...a d A 8 G U L P I L O P 9 B C e l b a c l a i r e S T N I C O I C N A G A V r e l p u o c p o o l t l e B T N I C A I D O T S U C A V t l e b r o f e s a c t n i r p s A 3 SPARE PARTS Tab A 2 A 2 ACCESSORIES A 2 1 Belt coupler In the s print B battery model there is a support kit available for the printer that consists of a belt and fastening screws The figure below illustrates how the belt couple...

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