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PRP-080 Series

THERMAL RECEIPT PRINTER

User's Manual

Specifications subjects to

change without notice

Summary of Contents for PRP-080 Series

Page 1: ...PRP 080 Series THERMAL RECEIPT PRINTER User s Manual Specifications subjects to change without notice ...

Page 2: ... Identification 2 2 Loading the Paper Roll 3 1 Connecting the Interface Cable 3 2 Connecting to a Cash Drawer 3 3 Connecting the AC Adapter 4 1 Panel LED indicators 4 2 DIP Switch Settings 4 3 Printer Self Test 4 4 Driver Installation 5 1 Safety Information 5 2 Periodical Cleaning 5 3 Preventing Paper Jams 5 4 Fixing Paper Jam Product Specifications Configuration 3 4 5 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 1...

Page 3: ...m printing speed 220mm sec 2 EPSON ESC POS commands compatible see PRP 080 command sets for programming reference 3 Characters can be scaled up to 4 times larger than standard size double width double height 4 Transmit status not supported 5 Print data in page mode not supported 6 Support Font A 12 24 characters 7 NV Image Download not supported 8 Two indicator LEDs Power and Status Two Panel Butt...

Page 4: ...m printing speed 220mm sec 2 EPSON ESC POS commands compatible see PRP 080 command sets for programming reference 3 Characters can be scaled up to 4 times larger than standard size double width double height 4 Transmit status not supported 5 Print data in page mode not supported 6 Support Font A 12 24 characters 7 NV Image Download not supported 8 Two indicator LEDs Power and Status Two Panel Butt...

Page 5: ...the core because the printer cannot detect the paper end correctly b Open the paper roll cover by pressing the cover open button Important mportant The printing quality and lifespan of the thermal head cannot be guaranteed if any paper other than that recommended is used Thus the warranty will be void automatically if any fault occurs due to the use of wrong paper rolls I Do not pull the cover ope...

Page 6: ... paper roll into the hollow and pull on the leading edge of the paper toward you as shown d Close the cover When closing the cover press the center of printer cover firmly to prevent paper miss loading 7 6 e Tear off the paper outside the cover as shown ...

Page 7: ... and that the computer is turned off before making connections Do not connect a telephone line into the peripheral drive connector Failure to observe this may result in damage to the printer 3 3 Connecting the AC Adapter a Connect the AC power cord to the inlet of AC adapter and then connect the power cord plug to a suitable electrical outlet b Connect the adapter cable to power connector of print...

Page 8: ...tate Off Normal condition 3 Paper roll end PAPER OUT LED Red On The paper roll near end is detected Off Paper is loaded Normal condition b PRP 080II Advanced 4 2 DIP Switch Settings The DIP switch panel is locating at bottom of the printer as shown SW 1 Select cutter No Yes OFF SW 2 Select beeper Yes No OFF SW 3 Print density Dark Light OFF SW 4 Two byte character code No Yes OFF SW 5 Reserve OFF ...

Page 9: ...lease press FEED button The above procedure does not test parallel or serial ports Please use communication utility such as Windows HyperTerminal to test the printer connection COMPLETED Note 1 To install the PRP 080 driver please insert the bundled CD disk into the CD ROM drive 2 In the CD Rom menu please go to Receipt Printer PRP 080 and double click the setupEN 4 0 exe file to begin the driver ...

Page 10: ...pe it with Isopropyl alcohol IPA Use a soft cloth to remove paper dust from the paper holder and paper transport section The paper should not be touched during printing Shift the paper during paper ejection may cause a feed failure or paper jam a Cleaning the Thermal Head b Cleaning the Paper Holder Note The thermal head is easy to damage so clean it gently with a soft cloth Take sufficient care n...

Page 11: ... to the printer as quickly as possible 1 Partial cut Cutting with one point left uncut 1 Supply method Drop in paper roll NOTE To prevent dot displacement after cutting paper must be fed approximately 1 mm 14 360 inches or more before printing 1 4 Paper Specification 1 5 Internal Buffer 1 6 Electrical Characteristics 1 Paper type Specified thermal paper 2 Form Paper roll 3 Paper width 79 5 0 5 mm ...

Page 12: ...nging bracket can attach the printer to a wall Following the procedures describes in the installation manual install the wall mount and change the location of the paper roll near end sensor then install the paper roll stopper and other parts NOTE If the printer is not used for a long time with paper installed some part of the printing may be light due to the deformation of the paper If the printer...

Page 13: ...nnector b IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel Interface Parallel Interface Specifications b 1 Parallel Specifications 21 20 b 2 Parallel Interface Pin Assignments for Each Mode Pin Mode Source 1 STB Host The computer presents the data on the data lines and pulses STB 2 DATA0 Host Indicates the 1st data bit through 8th data bit 3 DATA1 Host 4 DATA2 Host 5 DATA3 Host 6 DATA4 Host 7 DATA5 Host 8 DATA6 H...

Page 14: ...n This connector is used to connect the printer to an external power source Power Supply Connector Pin Assignments 1 24 VDC 2 GND 3 NC Shell Frame GND The pulse specified by ESC p or DLE DC4 is output to this connector The host can confirm the status of the input signal by using the DLE EOT GS a or GS r commands 1 Pin assignments Refer to Table 2 Connector model Printer side MOLEX 52065 6615 or RJ...

Page 15: ... n 0 n 255 Turn on off double strike mode ESC J n 1B 4A n 0 n 255 Print and feed paper Set relative print position Enable disable panel buttons Generate pulse Command Code Description Function Description Hex GS x y d1 d x y 8 1D 2A x y d1 x y 8 Define downloaded bit image 1 x 255 1 y 48 x y 1536 0 d 255 Print downloaded bit image Set left margin Set printing area width ESC E n 1B 45 n 0 n 255 Tur...

Page 16: ...n Enable disable panel buttons ESC d n Print and feed n lines o Command Name PRP 080I PRP 080II Command classification Standard Advanced ESC p m t1 t2 General pulse ESC n Turns on off upside down printing mode FS p n m Print NV bit image GS N Select character size GS n Define NV bit image number GS nL nH Set absolute vertical print position in page mode GS x y d1 Define downloaded bit image d x X ...

Page 17: ...nd which does not then affect the following data Setting Printer use flags to make setting and those setting affect the ESC t n Select character code table Format ASC ESC t n Hex 1B 74 n Decimal 27 116 n Range Description Selects a page n from the character code table n Page Comment 0 Pc437 USA Standard Europe 1 Katakana 2 PC850 Multilingual 3 PC860 Portuguese 4 PC863 Canadian French 5 PC865 Nordi...

Page 18: ...PRP 080 Code Page and double click the setup exe file to begin the installation process and follow the installation instructions 3 After installation is done go to Program Files CodePageSet CodePageSet to start the utility 4 For Serial interface connection please select the proper COM port and baud rate which matches the current setting of the printer For Parallel interface connection select the p...

Page 19: ... Simplify Chinese GB c K Korean d J Japanese Kanji JIS FS Select Multilingual Character Mode ON Format ASCII FS Hex 1C 26 Decimal 28 38 Description Enable multilingual character mode FS Select Multilingual Character Mode OFF Format ASCII FS Hex 1C 2E Decimal 28 46 Description Disable multilingual character mode Note This command enable disable the specific language according to the model B G K or ...

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