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TELPAR

SP-327 Receipt Thermal Printer

For Sales, Technical Support, Warranty Returns and Repairs, please contact us at

800-872-4886

Please visit our website at any time at

www.telpar.com

© Copyright 2008, Telpar, Inc. All Rights Reserved
(Document Name and Revision: SP327Manual050808.doc)

187 Crosby Road

Dover, NH 03820

Summary of Contents for SP-327

Page 1: ...cal Support Warranty Returns and Repairs please contact us at 800 872 4886 Please visit our website at any time at www telpar com Copyright 2008 Telpar Inc All Rights Reserved Document Name and Revision SP327Manual050808 doc 187 Crosby Road Dover NH 03820 ...

Page 2: ...erations Typically 7K Character Buffer Four Standard Character Sets Raster Graphics Bar Coding Capabilities Barcode 3 of 9 and Interleaved 2 of 5 Thermal Paper unwinds from the top of the roll with the thermal coated side of the paper facing down as shown To auto feed paper into the printer guide the leading edge of the paper into the paper entry slot in the chassis until it stops Within a second ...

Page 3: ...er Features 3 8 Printer Mechanism Features 4 9 Controller Features 5 10 Self Test Mode 5 11 Default RS 232 Settings 5 12 Chassis Mechanism Dimensions 6 13 Printed Circuit Board Dimensions 6 14 ERROR CODES LED Beeper Status 7 15 Character Sizes for Various Fonts 7 15 Paper Roll Part Number for Reordering 7 15 Serial RS 232 Cable Pinout Suggestion 8 16 Sample Code in MS Visual Basic 6 0 9 10 17 Main...

Page 4: ...l NA NA 2 INPUT VOLTAGE OPTIONS For most typical printing applications the SP 327 standard input voltage rating is 18 VAC rms power supply rated at least 20VA OR 24 VDC regulated power supply rated at least 2 1Amps 50Watts An optional 115 V A C wall transformer Cable assembly is available à Telpar Part 780327 0010 Note All raw input voltage options listed above are provided with input transient su...

Page 5: ...nter Status Error Status See Section 6 DC4 14H 20 Disable Double Width Print M_REQ 15H 21 Ask for current Print Mode See Section 7 CAN 18H 24 Clears all data in the buffer ESC 1BH 27 Escape Bit ESCAPE SEQUENCES Escape Sequence HEX DEC Description ESC 40H 64 Reset Printer clears all data in the buffer ESC 3 n 33H 51 Set Line feed space to n 0 0097 Inches Default n 4 See SLF in Table above ESC c 63H...

Page 6: ...7 is equipped with a long life guillotine paper cutter that is user activated via the escape code ESC c The printer controller board monitors the paper cutter s home switch If the cutter blade is not on the home position example due to tampering then the controller card will energize the cutter and home the guillotine blade When the cutter is energized an internal watch timer is set for 1 second I...

Page 7: ...ity is 448 dots per line Print speeds of up to 10 character lines per second 10 full lines consisting of 24 characters per line Integrated Paper Out Top of Form Sensor Embedded Thermistor for monitoring Print Head Temperature One piece cutter mechanism assembly with tapped holes for easy mechanical mounting and service Page 4 ...

Page 8: ... PAPER FEED the Paper Feed position is temporary the switch should spring back into the ON position whenever the switch is released from the Paper Feed position To place the unit into self test mode first turn the power switch to the off position Next push the power switch all the way over to the Paper Feed position Release the switch after one second and a self test sample will be printed and cut...

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Page 10: ...eter of the paper roll decreases to approximately 43mm approx 1 7 inches Character Sizes for Various Fonts Font Type Characters Line Lines Inch Normal Default 24 6 2 Normal Double Wide 12 6 2 Normal Double High 24 4 2 Normal Double Wide Double High 12 4 2 Condensed 48 11 8 Condensed Double Wide 24 11 8 Condensed Double High 48 6 2 Condensed Double Wide Double High 24 6 2 PAPER The recommended ther...

Page 11: ... Host Side TELPAR Printer End of Cable 9 Position Female D Sub Connector 9 Position male D Sub Connector Socket Position Pin Position 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 Page 8 Transmit Receive Receive Transmit Signal Common Line CTS Printer Busy Line DTR DSR Jumper ...

Page 12: ...omm1 Output Chr 13 Carriage Return MSComm1 Output Chr 10 MSComm1 Output Chr 13 End If If there is an error then Debug Print info to VB s Immediate Window Ref User Manual Section 6 0 If Right Status 1 1 Or Right Status 1 3 Or Right Status 1 5 Or Right Status 1 7 Then Debug Print PAPER LOW SENSOR DOES NOT SEE PAPER ROLL If Right Status 1 2 Or Right Status 1 3 Or Right Status 1 6 Or Right Status 1 7 ...

Page 13: ...rleave 2 of 5 Barcode MSComm1 Output Chr 27 i Chr 12 Chr 3 123456 Chr 13 MSComm1 Output Chr 13 MSComm1 Output Chr 10 MSComm1 Output Chr 13 MSComm1 Output Barcode 2 of 5 123456 MSComm1 Output Chr 10 MSComm1 Output Chr 13 Example of Landscape Mode MSComm1 Output Chr 2 Enter Landscape Mode MSComm1 Output Landscape Mode MSComm1 Output Chr 10 MSComm1 Output Chr 13 Example of Barcode 3 of 9 Barcode in l...

Page 14: ...stalled in the mechanism Operation without paper may cause damage to the thermal print head When the printer is not in use it is recommended that the paper release lever be switched to the release position This will prevent deformation of the soft print platen from constant spring pressure In applications were prolonged dense printing is performed condensation may occur This condition occurs when ...

Page 15: ... orientation of platen and paper release cam lever position 5 Once the platen has been removed the thermal print elements will be visible The print head may be cleaned with a cotton swab moistened with alcohol Do not use an abrasive cleanser paper or shop cloth to clean the print head as damage may occur to the heating elements 6 The print head assembly may be reassembled in the reverse order once...

Page 16: ...ed on the cutter assembly Cutter blades are sharp and may cause serious injury The cutter assembly can be cleaned with alcohol and cotton swabs Moisten a cotton swab to clean the blade and associated mechanical components Once the cutter assembly has been cleaned wipe off excess solvent Low temperature grease may be applied to the cutter as shown below CUTTER IN FLIPPED POSITION MM3 ...

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