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Byte 2

Parameter

Bit

Value

Explanation

Wide print

0

0
1

switched off
switched on

-

1

undefined

Unidirectional printing

2

0
1

switched off
switched on

selected
station

4, 3

00
01
10

11

Journal
Receipt & Journal
Receipt
Document

-

7, 6, 5

fixed 111

not used

Byte No.: 3 Bit 0-3 : international character set

(see ESC R)

Bit 4-7 : not used, fixed 0000

Byte No.: 4 Print stop sensors

(see ESC c4)

Byte No.: 5 Waiting time for document insertion

(see ESC f)

Byte No.: 6 Waiting time for restart

(see ESC f)

ESC + 4

The set printer parameters can be read. A data field of 7 bytes (n2 = 7)
with the following meaning is transmitted:

Byte No.: 1 Sensors

Bit

Function

0="1"

Document at start position

1="0"

Document at end position

2="0"

Receipt end

3="0"

Journal end paper roll

4="1"

not used

5="1"

not used

6="1"

not used

7="1"

Unidirectional printing

Description

Control Sequences

GB - 74

Summary of Contents for ND69

Page 1: ...ND69 Modular POS Printer ND69 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ND69 Modular POS Printer User Guide Edition July 2000 ...

Page 3: ...ts created by patent grant or registration of a utility model or design are reserved Delivery subject to availability technical modifications possible BEETLE is a registered trademark of the Wincor Nixdorf GmbH Co KG WN MS DOS and Microsoft are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation SINIX is a registered trademark of the Wincor Nixdorf GmbH Co KG UNIX is a registered trademark of the X...

Page 4: ...Device 5 Cabling of the ND69 5 Securing the Data Communication Cable 6 Connecting to the Mains Power Supply 6 Disconnecting Cables 7 Connecting to the POS System 8 DIP Switches 8 Compatibility 10 Data Retention and Loss When Opening Cover 11 Data Retention and Loss at Paper End 11 Connecting Peripherals 11 Cash Drawer CASHDRW 11 Customer Display 12 The Operator Control Panel 13 Online Button 13 Re...

Page 5: ...nces of the ND69 Printer 39 Notation of the Command Description 41 Description of the Control Characters and Sequences 42 Character Set 78 Appendix 80 Technical Data 80 Paper Specifications 82 Receipt Journal paper single ply 82 Document Paper 82 Useable Surface 83 Print range backside Receipt Journal 84 Interfaces 85 Parallel Interface to the System 85 Serial Interface to the System 88 Connecting...

Page 6: ...t generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Le présent appareil numérique ne génère ...

Page 7: ... steps on or trips over them To disconnect the device from the supply voltage completely switch off the device and disconnect the power plug Make sure that no objects for example paper clips or liquids get into the inside of the device Electric shocks or short circuits can be caused in this way Never plug or unplug data communication lines during thunderstorms Protect the ND69 from vibrations dust...

Page 8: ...vestment you have made is protected even when you make use of a different POS system With its performance the ND69 is an essential supplement to your entire point of sale system About this manual About this manual This manual provides you with all the information you require to ensure that your ND69 Printer operates without a single hitch It tells you everything you need to do before switching on ...

Page 9: ...vironmentally safe disposal of these parts in a Recycling Center which is certified according to ISO 9001 So don t just throw your ND69 on the scrap heap when it has served its time Make use of our environmentally sound and up to date recycling methods The operation of your printer also generates waste material that should be disposed of in an ecologically sound manner Wincor Nixdorf WN provides a...

Page 10: ...se you need to transport the device in the future protection against knocks and bumps Setting up the Device Set up the ND69 system where it will not be exposed to extreme environmental conditions Protect the device against vibrations dust moisture heat and strong magnetic fields Cabling of the ND69 The devices should be installed in the following order Make sure that the power switch on the back o...

Page 11: ...the same electric circuit Ensure that the power switch on the POS terminal housing is switched off Make sure that all data cables on the system unit and all the peripherals are con nected correctly Plug all the power cables from the peripherals into the grounded contact mains supply sockets The settings require no additional alteration on the part of the user as the adapter on the printer adapts a...

Page 12: ... Follow the procedure described below when disconnecting cables Switch off all power and device switches Unplug all data communication cables from the sockets of the data networks Unplug all power plugs from the grounded contact mains power sockets Unplug all cables from the devices On Off switch Installation POS System GB 7 ...

Page 13: ...ected DIP Switches DIP Switches The DIP switches make it possible for the ND69 to be operated in the ND69 mode or to be compatible with other printers so that existing application software can be used The DIP switches are located on the terminal strip on the underside of the ND69 on the right beside the V 24 interface Centronics socket V 24 interface 1 2 3 4 The terminalstrip is located on the und...

Page 14: ...l commands between the operating modes ND69 mode BEETLE 60 mode or EPSON TM930 mode Moreover the switches are used to execute an AUTOFEED i e an automatic line feed with the control character CR Switch 2 off and The ND69 is in the ND69 mode and CR is executed without a Switch 3 off line feed Switch 2 on and The ND69 is in the BEETLE 60 mode and CR is executed Switch 3 off without a line feed Switc...

Page 15: ... setting DIP 1 ON DIP 2 OFF DIP 3 OFF DIP 4 OFF Compatibility Compatibility The combined controller is executed in such a way that the ND69 depending on the position of two DIP switches see Chapter DIP Switches either works in the ND69 mode is compatible with the BEETLE 60 printer or with the EPSON TM930 printer and thus understands the control characters and sequences that apply in each case More...

Page 16: ... carried out as to whether paper is present at the selected station prior to every line feed and or printing operation If there is no paper there a user error is issued All further data and commands are ignored until the error message is queried see control sequence ESC 1 and ESC v In ND69 mode and in EPSON TM930 mode paper end is reported when there is no paper present at the selected station All...

Page 17: ... is visible Now remove the cable from the connection socket Customer Display The customer display is connected to the serial interface The interface connection on the ND69 is a 9 pin D sub connector To prevent possible malfunctions make sure that the connector for the customer display is plugged firmly into the socket The power is supplied via this jack Peripherals Installation GB 12 ...

Page 18: ...his mode cannot then be changed by means of the online button After switching on the ND69 in the BEETLE 60 mode the online key is locked because the BEETLE 60 printer itself does not have an online key Receipt Line Feed Button A line feed at the receipt station is executed when this button is pressed The line spacing corresponds to either the default value of 1 6 or it depends on the last command ...

Page 19: ...en the line feeds are effected quickly LEDs Green LED on This LED is connected to the mains supply and it lights up when the printer is switched on Green LED online This LED lights up when the printer is in the online mode and is off in the offline mode Red LED error This LED lights up when the cover is open It flashes when a device error has occured During normal operation it is off Red LED paper...

Page 20: ...er width setting The device configuration is printed The status of all the sensors and the cover switch are checked and printed Firmware version in this example Promversion 03 Plug in place 01 and sub version 44 The power up diagnosis is started The result of the hardware check is clearly printed at the receipt and or journal station DIP switches see also page 8 onwards Default 1 ON 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 ...

Page 21: ...mer display are printed The following appears on the customer display ND69 SELF TEST Following this a document is requested see example on following page Cash drawer 1 is open Cash drawer 2 is closed or not installed At the end of the self test the printer switches into the normal mode and the customer display is extinguished Self Test Installation GB 16 ...

Page 22: ... print out of the self test on receipt or journal paper the following A4 print out is produced this print out can take place on either an A4 sheet or is printed in lettersize format Installation Self Test GB 17 ...

Page 23: ...key As soon as the ND69 is in the Hex Dump mode it prints out a heading on the receipt Characters below 20 Hex are represented in the ASCII field as decimal points While Hex Dump is active all commands with the exception of GS ENQ are ignored The command RESET ESC is also disabled The international set of characters used is the US character set The receipt roll used must have a minimum width of 76...

Page 24: ...hanging the receipt and journal paper For reasons of safety the printing and cutting devices are shut down as soon an the printer cover is opened Inserting the receipt and journal paper is made easier by a semi automatic paper feed An individual company logo can be created by means of a block print which is produced with graphic print quality The logo is produced in your application software and l...

Page 25: ...date narrower rolls of paper This is done by means of the enclosed spacers and is described in the following chapter Inserting the Spacers Inserting the Spacers There are two spacers and two adapters for the division of the receipt or journal compartments in the additional package The larger spacers are suitable for both compartments The long adapters are different for receipt and journal mirror i...

Page 26: ...ooves in the paper compartment Then as can be seen in the illustration the appropriate adapter is inserted in the paper feed magazine Document Processing Document Processing The ND69 prints documents up to a size of DIN A4 Consult the appendix for the print area and the paper specifications Operation of the ND69 POS printer Document Processing GB 21 ...

Page 27: ...er this will lead to a printing stop In ND69 and EPSON TM930 modes take out the document and insert a second document sheet if the yellow LED flashes The printing can now be continued or completed as the case may be In the BEETLE 60 mode the application program regulates the paper outfeed and the request for a new document yellow LED flashes Changing the Receipt and Journal Paper Changing the Rece...

Page 28: ...t might be left over If paper is inserted at a printing station after the cover has been opened the feed motor of this station switches on at a lower speed If the paper end sensor of a printing station issues the messsage paper present after the paper is inserted pressing the paper line feed button will produce a line feed at this station only If paper is inserted at the receipt station the paper ...

Page 29: ...dge is created Now you can remove the remaining paper with the help of the paper line feed button Do not tear the remaining receipt paper in such a way that you leave it too short If it is not possible to remove the paper by means of the paper line feed it is quite easy to remove manually If it is not possible to take out the receipt paper by means of the paper line feed it can be taken out as fol...

Page 30: ...ism Close the upper part of the printer you should hear it click into place Inserting the Receipt Roll Open the cover of the paper compartment Make sure that the paper on the new re ceipt roll is evenly cut Insert the new re ceipt roll in the paper compartment as shown in the illustration Only use paper which is intended to be used for your purpose and which is acceptable for your printer The spac...

Page 31: ...e paper Check whether the paper is straight then close the paper compartment cover After closing it some paper will be automatically advanced and cut off Press the online button and your printer is again ready for operation Always complete the paper change at one station at a time as the paper feed only functions at one printing station at a time It is therefore not possible to change paper at the...

Page 32: ...a few centimetres of journal paper left in the paper compartment Lift the paper compartment cover up to gain access to the paper roll Remove the remaining journal paper by pressing the green button until the paper has come out of the paper guide completely Do not tear the remaining journal paper in such a way that you leave it too short If it is not possible to remove the paper by means of the pap...

Page 33: ...e but ton Take the reception spool with the printed journal out of the paper compartment cut the journal and remove it from the recep tion spool Draw back the green lever to rai se the printing mechanism see illustra tion You may now pull the remaining jour nal paper upwards and out of the paper magazine Changing the Receipt and Journal Paper Operation of the ND69 POS printer GB 28 ...

Page 34: ...ake sure that the paper on the new jour nal roll is evenly cut Insert the new journal roll in the paper compartment as shown in the illustration Only use paper which is intended to be used for your purpose and which is acceptable for your printer The spacers and adapters might have to be inserted see Inserting the Spacers Next place the end of the paper on the gui de in the paper feed magazine The...

Page 35: ...tton pressed until the paper protrudes sufficiently from the journal opening to allow it to be threaded into the spool Fold the paper over approx 2 cm and thread it under the black rod on the spool Changing the Receipt and Journal Paper Operation of the ND69 POS printer GB 30 ...

Page 36: ...ore paper slack Close the paper compartment cover Press the online button and your printer is again ready for operation Always finish the paper change at one printing station at a time as the paper feed only functions at one station at a time It is not possible to change paper at the receipt and journal stations at the same time Operation of the ND69 POS printer Changing the Receipt and Journal Pa...

Page 37: ... lever to raise the prin ting mechanism see illustration You now have access to the document plate Holding the dark grey document plate on the right and left by the thumb and index finger lift it gently and remove it in a for ward direction from the printer housing Document plate with integrated ribbon Changing the Ribbon Cassette Operation of the ND69 POS printer GB 32 ...

Page 38: ...d of in an ecologically sound manner Take the new ribbon cassette out of the pack and insert it into the underside of the document plate You will hear the cassette click into place on the document plate Before re inserting the cassette in the printer housing tension the ribbon by means of the wheel on the side Operation of the ND69 POS printer Changing the Ribbon Cassette GB 33 ...

Page 39: ...ent plate gently until it clicks into place Now lower the printing station again by drawing the green release lever forwards Close the housing until you hear it click into place Press the online button and your printer is again ready for operation Changing the Ribbon Cassette Operation of the ND69 POS printer GB 34 ...

Page 40: ...n order to raise the printing mechanism You can now find out where the paper jam has occurred Remove the remaining paper then pull the lever forwards again in order to re insert the paper into the paper feed magazine Close the upper part of the printer until you hear it click into place If paper residues have collected in one of the paper feed magazines clean the maga zine using the residual paper...

Page 41: ...inter mechanism in this way you protect the rib bon cassette against paper dust Insert the residual paper remover into the paper feed magazine until the paper resi dues fall out Clearing Paper Jams Operation of the ND69 POS printer GB 36 ...

Page 42: ... device from the mains supply Then open the upper part of the printer by pressing the release lever on the left beside the receipt output Hold this lever pressed while lifting the upper part of the printer backwards Draw the green lever back in order to raise the printing mechanism Now remove the document plate Operation of the ND69 POS printer Replacing the Print Head GB 37 ...

Page 43: ...e ope ned Press the clips to the left or right as the case may be The print head is now loose and can be removed easily Then unplug the flexible cable in a downward direction To insert the new print head follow the same procedure in reverse order Observe the cleaning instructions for the printing mechanism which appear in the appendix Ein Fehler Papierende Beleg Online Replacing the Print Head Ope...

Page 44: ...m of control commands as with the BEETLE 60 Compact POS System Via this V 24 interface it is possible to synchronize the user software and the printing properties This occurs with the aid of the ESC v con trol command The command set of the ND69 represents an upper quantity limit of command sets of the BEETLE 60 and of the EPSON TM930 The individual modes BEETLE 60 ND69 and EPSON TM930 provide mor...

Page 45: ...SC R Select International Character Set 53 ESC Activate User Defined Character Set 54 ESC X 3 Copy Character Set into RAM 54 ESC 02 H Load User Defined Characters 55 ESC U Unidirectional Print on off 56 ESC c 0 Select Printing Station 57 ESC c 1 Select Station Set Line Spacing 58 ESC X 4 Set Paper Width 58 ESC c 3 Select Paper End Signal for Parallel Interface 59 ESC c 4 Select Paper Sensors for P...

Page 46: ... control command operates in the two compatibility modes no entry the control command is compatible but must not necessarily be available in the BEETLE 60 B E N the control command is not compatible B E and N stand for BEETLE 60 EPSON TM930 and ND69 compatibility Control Sequences Notation of the Command Description XXX Command Character or Command Sequence Notation Function Name of the command Co...

Page 47: ...mmand ESC d should be used for line feeds of more than one line The line spacing of one line feed can be set with the commands ESC c1 ESC 2 and ESC 3 Default 1 6 FF Function Print and Document Transport Code 0C H Description Prints the data located in the buffer and then transports a document which was previously inserted Remarks The command only functions when the document station has been activa...

Page 48: ...on If the document is pulled out of the printer from this position a user error is reported when a V 24 interface is connected If a Centronics interface is connected the paper end signal appears If a control command ESC C n with n 0 has been received beforehand the document is transported out by the specified number of lines The document station remains selected after the transport If the output l...

Page 49: ...ns if the receipt journal station is selected and parallel printing is not switched on by means of ESC z ESC SPn Function Select Character Spacing Code 1B 20 H n Range 1 n 32 Description Sets the distance between consecutive characters as the number of half dots indicated by n Remarks The space for characters of double width is double the value of n The setting is valid for the current print stati...

Page 50: ...off 1 on 6 undefined 7 undefined The same mode is set for all stations In the case of BEETLE 60 or ND69 mode if the value of the lower 3 bits for n 3 only the wide print is switched off on e g n 24 H switch on wide print character density unchanged n 04 H switch off wide print character density unchanged Default no wide print In addition in BEETLE 60 or ND69 mode all stations 14 cpi in EPSON TM930...

Page 51: ...0 2 4 6 1 3 5 7 3 undefined 4 undefined 5 undefined 6 undefined 7 undefined Remarks Byte m is for the journal station n for the receipt station and a for the document printing If the receipt and journal station is selected the character density for the receipt station will be used Default in BEETLE 60 or ND69 mode all stations 14 cpi in EPSON TM930 mode all stations 11 7 cpi ESC m n1 n2 data Funct...

Page 52: ...ng area of the selected printing station the extra data bytes have no effect When m 0 the maximum number of columns is exactly half of this amount when m 1 it is exactly this amount After the graphic has been printed the printer returns to the text mode text can be printed directly after the graphic The following illustration shows the relationship between the data bit and the matrix point of the ...

Page 53: ...33 H n Range 1 n 255 Description The line spacing in the subsequent line feeds and for the automatic line break of lines which are too long is set in n microsteps Remarks The line spacing is only set for the station s previously selected with the control command ESC c 1 Default n 24 1 6 ESC Function Move Print Head to Home Position Code 1B H 3C H Description The print head is moved from whatever p...

Page 54: ...e state after switching on the printer and norms the printer Print station Receipt ND69 mode receipt BEETLE 60 mode receipt and journal EPSON TM930 mode Character 14 cpi ND69 mode density 14 cpi BEETLE 60 mode 11 7 cpi EPSON TM930 mode Character set Integrated Standard Int character set Germany ND69 mode Germany BEETLE 60 mode USA EPSON TM930 mode Wide print No Unidirect print No Waiting time m 1 ...

Page 55: ...lowing reception Any data in the reception buffer that have not yet been processed are erased If the document station was selected beforehand this command advances the document and switches off the yellow document LED The print head returns to the home position ESC C n Function Select Document Output Length Code 1B H 43 H n Range 0 n 127 Description The number of lines by which the document is tra...

Page 56: ...that they are preserved even if the character density is altered later If the receipt journal station without parallel printing is selected the tab positions apply from the beginning of the receipt In the character count the gap between receipt and journal is bypassed and the first character position on the journal is always the beginning of the journal even when the length of the receipt printing...

Page 57: ...unction Print and Line Feed in Microsteps n 144 Code 1B H 4A n Range 0 n 255 Description The contents of the data buffer are printed and the paper is line fed by the amount of microsteps specified by n This command sets the next print position on the left edge of the selected print station The line spacing set with ESC 2 or ESC 3 is not influenced by this control sequence ESC K n Function Print an...

Page 58: ...control sequence ESC R n Function Select International Character Set Code 1B H 52 H n Range 0 n 12 Description By means of the variable n one of the following sets of characters can be selected n Set of Characters 0 USA 1 France 2 Germany 3 Great Britain 4 Denmark I 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spain I 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Denmark II 11 Spain II 12 Latin America Standard Value n 2 Germany compatible with BEE...

Page 59: ...e standard set of characters Remarks As with the standard set of characters a switch to country specific characters can be made by means of ESC R n insofar as they have not been written over with the load user defined characters sequence ESC 2 m n data Default n 0 ESC X 3 n Function Copy Character Sets Code 1B H 58 H 33 H n Range 1 n 3 Description The internally stored character sets ROM are copie...

Page 60: ...ters for k2 n m 1 a is the character width in half dots This value has to be passed on for each character however it must not change during loading Character sets which are loaded with a 7 can be printed with a character density of 14 or 15 6 cpi Character sets which are loaded with a 9 can be printed with a character density of 10 or 11 7 cpi p is the user data pin information The amount of user ...

Page 61: ...unction Unidirectional Print ON OFF Code 1B H 55 H n Range 0 n 255 Description With this command it is decided whether the print head should print in only one or in both directions Only bit 0 of n is relevant bits 1 7 can have arbitrary values Bit 0 0 Unidirectional Print off Bit 0 1 Unidirectional Print on Remarks With Unidirectional Print ON printing occurs from left to right Default n 0 Descrip...

Page 62: ...me specified by ESC f During this period the yellow LED document flashes If no document is inserted within the specified time a user error message is issued and the receipt station is selected If the document is inserted within the specified time the yellow LED lights up con tinuously and printing takes place The wait for a document yellow LED flashing can be interrupted by the command initialize ...

Page 63: ...e station has to be selected Bit Function Value 0 1 0 Journal off on 1 Receipt off on 2 Document off on 3 undefined 4 undefined 5 undefined 6 undefined 7 undefined ESC X 4 m n a Function Set Paper Width of the 3 Stations Code 1B H 58 H 34 H m n a Description This command sets the paper widths to be used The values are in millimetres The following values are permissible Description Control Sequence...

Page 64: ...ors with the switching signal on issues the message no paper Bit Function Value 0 1 0 Journal End off on 1 Receipt End off on 2 undefined 3 undefined 4 Document End off on 5 undefined 6 undefined 7 undefined Remarks The sensors are selected when the command is executed A delay can therefore occur between transmission of the command and selection of the sensors the extent of this delay depends on h...

Page 65: ...select more than one sensor at a time The printing is only stopped when the end of a line has been reached and a line feed has been executed If a paper end has been found at the receipt or journal station the printer goes into the offline mode after the printing has been halted Two sensors are present at the document station document beginning and document end however this command regards them as ...

Page 66: ...s Bit 0 1 all control keys disabled Bit 0 0 all control keys enabled Remarks In the BEETLE 60 mode this command has no influence upon the ONLINE button Default n 0 ESC c 6 n Function Enable Disable of ONLINE Button Code 1B H 63 H 36 H n Range 0 n 255 Description This command enables or disables the ONLINE button Only bit 0 of n is relevant bits 1 7 can have arbitrary values Bit 0 1 ONLINE button d...

Page 67: ...n Range 0 n 255 Description Prints the contents of the data buffer then executes n reverse line feeds at the document station This command sets the next printing position at the left edge of the selected printing station Remarks This command only applies when the document station has been selected If the appropriate sensors for the station have been activated with ESC c4 they must issue the messag...

Page 68: ...f a docu ment without interruption Further functions of the printer start after after a delay of n 100ms following insertion of a document Default m 1 n 10 compatible with BEETLE 60 printer and ND69 printer or m 0 n 10 compatible with EPSON TM930 printer ESC i Function Cut Off Receipt Code 1B H 69 H Description The command means that the receipt is cut off Remarks The command only applies at the b...

Page 69: ...n but only at the receipt or document station If the journal station has been selected or if no logo has been loaded the control command has no effect Remarks The command only applies at the beginning of a line See ESC 3 to load the logo ESC 03 m n1 n2 data Function Load Logo Code 1B H 26 H 03 H m n1 n2 p k Range 0 m 18 and m 255 n1 0 0 n2 200 k n2 256 n1 0 p 255 Description A logo is a series of ...

Page 70: ... data byte moves the start position of the logo a whole character If the data byte equals 01 H then the start position is not being moved If moved too far over it is possible in certain circum stances that the logo can no longer be printed in its entirety The excess data bytes are then ignored Missing lines in the control command sequence are left empty in the logo If a control command with line 0...

Page 71: ...mer display Remarks No data are transmitted from the customer display to the host computer After switching on the customer display transmits data ID These can be printed during the self test ESC p m n1 n2 Function Open Cash Drawer Cover Code 1B H 70 H m n1 n2 Range m 0 or 1 0 n1 255 0 n2 255 Description The opening impulse defined by n1 and n2 is transmitted to the selected cash drawer m 0 Open fi...

Page 72: ...Cash Drawer Status Code 1B H 75 H n Range n 0 Description The status of the cash drawer s connected to the system is trans mitted to the system via the V 24 interface The status byte has the configuration Bit Meaning Value 0 1 0 Cash drawer 1 open closed 1 Cash drawer 2 open closed 2 not used fixed 1 3 not used fixed 1 4 not used fixed 1 5 not used fixed 1 6 not used fixed 1 7 not used fixed 0 Con...

Page 73: ...e of the parallel interface it is ignored This command induces the controller to transmit the current status via the V 24 interface After the system has indicated that it is able to receive the printer transmits a byte status byte Depending on the position of DIP switches 2 and 3 which determine the compatibility of the ND69 the status byte contains the following Bit Meaning BEETLE 60 mode ND69 mo...

Page 74: ...not used fixed 1 3 not used fixed 1 4 not used fixed 0 5 Document paper available no paper 6 not used fixed 0 7 not used fixed 0 Remarks The status is transmitted back when the command is executed A delay can therefore occur between transmission of the command and reception of the status bytes the extent of this delay depends on how full the reception buffer is applies to both cases ESC m Function...

Page 75: ... contrast to ESC POSTM standard e g ESC the data field length is indicated with the high byte n1 first followed by the low byte n2 ESC 0 With the device configuration the printer controller supplies a state ment about the configuration the expansion stage and the program version in use The information is transmitted by means of n2 24 All the information is coded in ASCII which means it can be read...

Page 76: ...utter available cutter not available 24 1 c 63 configuration end The data field program version provides the version number of the firmware used by the controller The program sub version is a version of the software used internally The numbers of characters per printing station represent the current value that results either when the printer is switched on default value or when the control command...

Page 77: ...cognized by timeout of con secutive carrier pulses Interference in cutter movement recognized by timeout of the cutter disc revolutions and or a change of signal at its home sensor Device error message in BEETLE 60 mode occurs only when a cut command was sent to the printer Bit 1 cover error In the EPSON TM930 and ND69 modes Bit 1 always equals 0 A cover error is reported when a print job cannot b...

Page 78: ...ations when print stop is switched on In this mode bit 6 is set at each received control sequence when one of the other error bits 0 to 5 is set at the same time Remarks Unlike the BEETLE 60 printer all jobs that do not lead to printing or line feed are correctly executed e g setting line space ESC 3 The set printer parameters can be read A data field of 6 bytes n2 6 with the following meaning is ...

Page 79: ...not used fixed 0000 Byte No 4 Print stop sensors see ESC c4 Byte No 5 Waiting time for document insertion see ESC f Byte No 6 Waiting time for restart see ESC f ESC 4 The set printer parameters can be read A data field of 7 bytes n2 7 with the following meaning is transmitted Byte No 1 Sensors Bit Function 0 1 Document at start position 1 0 Document at end position 2 0 Receipt end 3 0 Journal end ...

Page 80: ... are not used The bit power failure is transmitted after switching on the ND 69 After transmission of the command ESC 5 it will be deleted ESC 128 When the status byte reports a power up error a more detailed description of the cause of the error is provided by this enquiry A data field of 2 bytes n2 2 with the following meaning is transmitted Byte 1 Contents Error Messages 66H No Error 01H CPU Er...

Page 81: ...ing of a print line and only when with ESC c 0 the receipt journal is selected as one printing station With parallel printing OFF receipt journal are interpreted together as one printing station with one print line that covers both stations With parallel printing ON receipt journal are two separate printing stations at which the same text is printed Default n 0 GS ENQ Function Status Enquiry Code ...

Page 82: ... are selected this command is ignored This command is also executed when the printer is in the offline mode when the reception buffer is full or when a device error has occurred Attention The controller transmits the status byte even when it finds the sequence 1D H 05 H in the data of another control command Bit 6 device error Device errors are reported when mechanical malfunctions in the printer ...

Page 83: ...et table 437 USA IBM standard The characters in the halftone fields can be changed according to the requirements of specific countries The character set of a certain country can be selected by means of ESC R The default setting for Germany n 2 is illustrated Character Set Control Sequences GB 78 ...

Page 84: ...Store of country specific characters Control Sequences Character Set GB 79 ...

Page 85: ...mm Overall Height 222 mm Weight 13 5 kg Climatic Category IEC 721 3 3 Class 3K3 Operating Temperature 5 40 C Input Voltage 88 132 V and 176 264 V AC autoranging Power 80 Watts Power Consumption 1 6 0 8 A max 3 1 5 A Frequency of System Voltage 50 60 Hz GB 80 ...

Page 86: ...76 2 mm Receipt Journal 42 38 31 27 DIN A4 Document 124 112 93 80 Print bidirectional Printing Basis 9 pins Max Print Speed 4 lines per sec receipt printing on 76 2mm roll width 1 8 lines per sec document printing on 210 mm roll width Transmission Speed 9600 Baud Ribbon violet 9m characters black 5m characters Head Service Life approx 100 million characters Cutter Service Life approx 500 000 cuts ...

Page 87: ...1mm 64 mm 1 mm 2 28 1mm 69 mm 1 mm 2 38 1mm 76 mm 1 mm 2 12 1mm Basis Weight 60 g m2 4 Paper Thickness max 0 1 mm min 0 075 mm Usable Length approx 90 m Journal approx 60m red warning strips at paper end paper end not glued to cover Dimensions single ply paper Length max 300 mm min 70 mm Width max 218 mm min 50 mm Thickness max 0 5 mm min 0 08 mm Basis Weight 60 300 g m2 Dimensions multi ply paper...

Page 88: ...ble Surface 3 7 0 7 202 4 3 8 1 8 4 2 0 3 1st line Print range DIN A4 document 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 68 68 Receipt 76mm wide Journal 76mm wide The minimum edge spacing is 0 7mm Appendix Paper Specifications GB 83 ...

Page 89: ...pt Journal If you intend to use the backside of the receipt and journal paper for advertising purposes please note that the marked area 11 mm must not be printed on 11 20 11 24 Receipt Journal Paper Specifications Appendix GB 84 ...

Page 90: ...vel All interface signals are TTL compatible Connector Type 26 pin Centronics connector Allocation of Connectors and Description of Signals Pin Name Direction Description of Signal 1 STROBE N Input Strobe impulse for reading in data In the idle state the signal is high Immediately after the change to low the data are read by the printer The impulse length must be at least 0 5µs at the printer 2 DA...

Page 91: ...t paper is available 13 SELECT Output If DIP switch 1 is on this signal indicates whether the cover is open High means that the cover is closed Low that the cover is open If DIP switch 1 is off this signal indicates which interface to the system is active HIGH indicates that the parallel interface is active LOW indicates that the serial interface is active 14 AUTOFEED N Input If this signal is at ...

Page 92: ...s switched on or not High means that the power supply is switched on 36 SELECTIN N Input This signal is set at High by the controller All signal names with the ending N are Low active all others are High active Note The connection cable to the system must be screened off and contain twisted wire pairs for each signal The second wire of each pair is to be connected to the signal ground The screenin...

Page 93: ...ity odd or none automatic parity check the type of parity check odd or no parity is detected and set automatically when the signals 0D H 80 H 80 H 80 H 0D H are received To alter the parity these signals must be received as the first signals after switching on the printer If these signals are not detected the default value odd parity remains switched on These signals will not be printed Data Bits ...

Page 94: ...g the self test printing when the reception buffer is full If the XON XOFF control is switched on DTR is always 0 except in the following cases during switch on norming during the self test printing when a device error has been recognized Connecting Cable A standard cable for connecting printers to the serial interface is used to connect the ND69 to a PC or PC compatible unit e g BEETLE In the cas...

Page 95: ...is cable the system must have a sufficiently large reception buffer for reception data e g for 64 bytes Serial Interface to the Customer Display The serial interface for connecting a Wincor Nixdorf customer display e g BA 63 is a V 24 RS 232C interface Technical Data Data Transmission serial full duplex Synchronization asynchronous Handshaking CTS RTS control Baud Rate 9600 Parity odd Data Bits 8 ...

Page 96: ...a 5 SG signal ground 7 RTS Input This signal indicates whether the customer display data can be received or not RTS 0 indicates that the system can receive data otherwise RTS 1 The printer only transmits when RTS 0 8 CTS Output This signal is always switched at 0 it is only at 1 during the switch on norming and during the self test printing 4 6 9 NC not connected Appendix Interfaces GB 91 ...

Page 97: ...awer 1 3 Ground 4 Opening impulse for cash drawer 2 5 Status cash drawer 2 6 12V DIP Switches DIP Switches The DIP switches make it possible for the ND69 to be operated in the ND69 mode or to be compatible with other printers so that existing application software can be used The DIP switches are located on the terminal strip on the underside of the ND69 on the right beside the V 24 interface Defau...

Page 98: ...2 off and The ND69 is in the ND69 mode and CR is executed without a Switch 3 off line feed Switch 2 on and The ND69 is in the BEETLE 60 mode and CR is executed Switch 3 off without a line feed Switch 2 off and The ND69 is in the EPSON TM930 mode and CR is Switch 3 on executed without a line feed Switch 2 on and 1 The ND69 is in the EPSON TM930 mode and the Switch 3 on parallel interface is active ...

Page 99: ...t Check whether the cover of the printer is closed Check that there is no paper jam in the printer Check whether the selected printing station receipt or journal station contains paper If the error lamp does not ligth up but the printer self test still does not produce a print out then contact customer service Red error lamp lights up The cover is open Ensure that the cover is closed and press the...

Page 100: ...ther the recommended type and quality of paper have been used Check whether the print head is used up If so change the print head see Page 37 The printing is slowed down Check whether the transport rolls of the print head require cleaning Printer does not print The data from the host computer are not being transmitted Carry out the self test see Page 15 If the printer function is not disrupted che...

Page 101: ...aring can be negatively affected Do not grease or oil the transport axles after cleaning Cleaning the Printing Mechanism Other sections of the printing mechanism can also be cleaned in this way Use a clean soft lint free cloth to clean the document transport and press rollers as well as the receipt journal drive rollers The whole document section can be cleaned in the same way A brush or a Q Tip c...

Page 102: ...rmissible Bit A bit is a binary digit 0 or 1 It is the smallest unit used in data processing Decimal System The decimal system is based on the unit 10 The digits 0 9 are permissible DIP Switch Dual In LinePackage Switch DTR DSR Data Terminal Ready Data Set Ready ESC Sequence A series of ASCII characters for appropriate activation of the printer and which begins with the command ESCAPE ESC is descr...

Page 103: ...interface transmits the information elements simultaneously and via several channels V 24 Serial interface corresponding to CCITT norms Unidirectional Printing During this printing process the print head always prints from left to right The printing speed is considerably lower than with bidirectional printing but the vertical positioning of the print image is more precise With your ND69 you can pr...

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