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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.

NOTE : Be sure to use paper rolls that specifications. Do not use papaer
             rolls that have the paper glued to the core because the printer 
             cannot detect the paper end correctly.

1. Make sure that the printer is not receiving data; otherwise, data may be lost.

2. Open the paper roll cover by pull up the cover.

You must turn on the printer before replace the paper roll.

NOTE : Do not open the print cover while the printer is operating.
             This may damage the printer.

3. Remove the used paper roll core if there is one.

4. Insert the paper roll.

1-5.  Connecting the Power Supply

1-6.  Installing or Replacing the Paper Roll

CAUTION :

When connecting or disconnecting the power supply from the printer, make sure that
the power supply is not plugged into an electrical outlet. Otherwise you may damage the
power supply or the printer.

If the power supply's rated voltage and your outlet's voltage do not match, contact your
dealer for assistance. Do not plug in the power cord. Otherwise, you may damage the
power supply or the printer.

1. Make sure that the Printer's power switch is turned off, and the power supply's power
    cord is unplugged from the electrical outlet.

2. Check the label on the power supply to make sure that the voltage required by the 
    power supply matches that of your electrical outlet.

3. Plug in the power supply's Adapter cale as shown below. Notice that the flat side of 
    the plug faces down.

Power connector

7

8

Adapter cable

Summary of Contents for STP131 Series

Page 1: ...rd the printer against the static electricity If the printer is damaged by the static electricity you should turn the printer OFF Get appareil est conforme aux normes class A d interference radio tel que specifier par ministre canadien des communications dans les reglements d interference radio Introduction The STP131 Series Roll Printer are designed for use with electronic instruments such as sys...

Page 2: ...decimal dumping 13 Chapter 3 The self test 14 Chapter 4 Code table 22 Chapter 5 Control commands 44 Appendix A Connectors Interface connector Drawer connector B Notes C Specification 44 44 46 46 47 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 4 Power cable Operator s Manual P...

Page 3: ... WARNING Use a drawer that matches the printer specification Using an improper drawer may damage the drawer as well as the printer CAUTION Do not connect a telephone line to the drawer kick out connector otherwise the printer and the telephone line may be damaged Plug the drawer cable into the drawer kick out connector on the back of the printer next to the power supply connector 3 Attach the othe...

Page 4: ...1 5 Connecting the Power Supply 1 6 Installing or Replacing the Paper Roll CAUTION When connecting or disconnecting the power supply from the printer make sure that the power supply is not plugged into an electrical outlet Otherwise you may damage the power supply or the printer If the power supply s rated voltage and your outlet s voltage do not match contact your dealer for assistance Do not plu...

Page 5: ...POWER light is on whenever the printer is on ERROR Red POWER ERROR FEED 10 1 7 Adjustments and Settings The STP131 Series is set up at the factory to be appropriate for almost all users It does however offer some settings for users with special requirements It has DIP switches that allow you to change communication settings such as handshaking and parity check as well as print density Ths STP131 S...

Page 6: ...et DIP Switch 2 sw 7 Hex dump mode of your printer off position and then hexadecimal mode is off 1B 02 00 A period is printed for each code that has no ASCII equivalent During the hex dump all commands except DEL EOT is disabled 21 0D 01 00 1B 0A 1B 44 41 26 0A 0D 02 14 42 40 1E 0A 40 28 43 40 28 43 D A B CCC 11 Serial Interface Specification DIP Switch Functions 12 BPS 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 ...

Page 7: ...ly 2 Turn on the power while holding down the FEED button The self test begins 3 The self test prints the current printer status which provides the control ROM version and the DIP switch setting 4 After printing the current printer status self test printing will print the following and pause 5 Press the FEED button to continue printing The printer prints a pattern using the built in character set ...

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Page 11: ...ripheral device Cancel user defined characters Initialize printer Set horizontal tab positions Turn emphasized mode on off Turn double strike mode on off Print and feed paper Select an international character set Turn 90 clockwise rotation mode on off Set relative print position Select justification Select paper sensor s to output Paper end signals Select paper sensor s to stop printing Enable dis...

Page 12: ...e table Turn upside down printing mode on off Select character size Define downloaded bit image Print downloaded bit image Start end macro definition Turn white black reverse printing mode on off Select printing position of HRI characters Transmit print ID Set left margin Set vertical and horizontal motion units Select cut mode and cut paper Set printing area width Execute macro Select font for HR...

Page 13: ...ff 00 02 00 0C 10 00 60 00 0 2 0 12 16 0 96 0 Not used Fixed to Off Not used Fixed to On Paper roll near end sensor Paper adequate Paper near end is detected by the paper roll near end sensor Not used Fixed to On Not roll end sensor Paper present Paper is detected by the paper roll end sensor Not used Fixed to Off Bit Off On Hex Decimal Function n 2 Off line status Bit 5 Becomes on when the paper ...

Page 14: ...ancel user defined character set ASCII Hex Decimal 0 n 255 Selects or cancels the user defined character set When the LSB of n is 0 the user defined character set is canceled When the LSB of n is 1 the user defined character set is selected ESC 1B 27 25 37 n n n Select bit image mode ASCII Hex Decimal m 0 1 32 33 0 nL 255 0 nH 3 0 d 255 Selects a bit image mode using m for the number of dots speci...

Page 15: ...Turns emphasized mode on or off When the LSB is 0 emphasized mode is turned off When the LSB is 1 emphasized mode is turned on ESC n Name Format Range Description Turn underline mode on off ASCII Hex Decimal 0 n 2 48 n 50 Turns underline mode on or off based on the following values of n ESC 1B 27 2D 45 n n n ESC 2 Name Format Description Select default line spacing ASCII Hex Decimal Select 1 6 inc...

Page 16: ... 2 3 4 n U S A France Germany U K Denmark I Character set Sweden Italy Spain Norway Denmark II Character set 5 6 7 9 10 n 0 48 1 49 n Function ESC 1B 27 V 56 86 n n n ESC V n Name Format Range Description 0 48 1 49 2 50 n Left justification Centering Right justification Justification ESC 1B 27 a 61 97 n n n ESC a n Name Format Range Description Select justification ASCII Hex Decimal 0 n 2 48 n 50 ...

Page 17: ...d Paper roll near end sensor disabled Paper roll near end sensor enabled Paper roll end sensor disabled Paper roll end sensor enabled Paper roll end sensor disabled Paper roll end sensor enabled Undefined Bit Off On Off On Off On Off On Off On 00 01 00 02 00 04 00 08 Hex 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 8 Decimal Function 0 48 1 49 2 50 n Left justification Centering Right justification Justification ESC 1B 27 a 61 ...

Page 18: ...c 5 n Name Format Range Description Enable Disable panel buttons ASCII Hex Decimal 0 n 255 Enables or disables the panel buttons When the LSB is 0 the panel buttons are enabled When the LSB is 1 the panel buttons are disabled ESC 1B 27 c 63 99 5 35 53 n n n ESC n Name Format Range Description Turn on off upside down printing mode ASCII Hex Decimal 0 n 255 Turns upside down printing mode on or off ...

Page 19: ... d x x y x 8 d1 d x x y x 8 d1 d x x y x 8 0 1 4 5 Bit Character height selection See Table 2 Character width selection See Table 1 Off On n Hex Decimal Function 00 10 Hex 0 16 Decimal Table 1 Character Width Selection 1 normal 2 double width Width 00 01 Hex 0 1 Decimal Table 2 Character Height Selection 1 normal 2 double width Width GS B n Name Format Range Description Turn white black reverse pr...

Page 20: ...n 30 02 10 ID hexadecimal GS P x y Name Format Range Description Set horizontal and vertical motion units ASCII Hex Decimal 1 x 255 0 y 255 Sets the horizontal and vertical motion units to approximately 25 4 x mm 1 x inch and and approximately 25 4 y mm 1 y inches respectively When x and y are set to 0 the default setting of each value is used GS 1D 29 P 50 80 x y x y x y GS V m GS V m n Name Form...

Page 21: ...ting the macro m specifies macro executing mode When the LSB of m 0 The macro executes r times continuously at the interval specified by t When the LSB of m 1 After waiting for the period specified by t the PAPER OUT LED indicators blink and the printer waits for the FEED button to be pressed After the button is pressed the priner executes the macro once The printer repeats the operation r times G...

Page 22: ... 77 119 n n n 1 49 2 50 n Transmits paper sensor status Transmits drawer kick out connector status Function 2 3 4 5 6 n 0 282 0 423 0 564 0 706 0 847 0 282 0 423 0 564 0 706 0 847 0 706 1 129 1 411 1 834 2 258 Module width for multi level bar code Thin element width mm Binary level bar code Thick element width mm APPENDIX STP131 Series Connector Serial Parallel Interface A Connectors Interface con...

Page 23: ...move the paper if exists Clean the print head with a cotton swab moistened with alcohol solvent Clean the platen roller and paper end sensor with cotton swab moistened with water Insert a paper roll and close the printer cover B Notes ÿ14 16 21 NC Host 20 19 18 21 22 25 TXD O RXD I RTS O CTS I FG SG GND Pri nter 25 PINE FEMALE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 22 25 STROBE I O DATA0 I O DATA1 I O D...

Page 24: ...pt for paper 15 000 000 lines 100million pulse Approximately 100 Km 1 500 000 Cuts 30 000 000 lines Printing speed may be slower depending on the data transmission speed and the combination of control commands Printing method Dot density Printing width Paper width Characters per line default Printing speed Receive Buffer Size NOTE Supply voltage Enviromental conditions LIFE MCBF JF01 000041 ÿPaper...

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