Star Micronics DP8340 - Manuals

– 3 – 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders and Re-Roll Prevention Guard (Only Model DP8340FC) Install the Paper Holders in the outermost holes in the rear of the printer. Figure 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders

– 4 – Install the Re-Roll Prevention Wire in the holes of the printer cover. Twisting theWire as shown in the figure below, will make the installation easier. Figure 2-3. Installation of Re-Roll Prevention 2-3. Handling Notes (1) Install the printer near an easily accessible socket-outlet. (2) Place...

– 5 – 3. PART IDENTIFICATION AND NOMENCLATURE 3-1. Power Supply Unit Figure 3-1. Power Supply Unit DC Power Connector (Output) Shape of AC Power plug willvary according to destinations.

– 6 – 3-2. Printer Figure 3-2. Printer: Front View Figure 3-3. Printer: Rear View

– 7 – 3-3. Part Functional Description (1) AC Power Plug Connect to an outlet of the specified voltage. (2) DC Power Outlet Supplies DC 12V power to the printer. (3) Printer Cover Protects the printer against dust and reduces noise. (4) POWER Lamp Lights up (green LED) when power is on. (5) ON LINE ...

– 8 – 4. INSTALLATION OF INK RIBBON AND PAPER 4-1. Installation of Ink Ribbon (1) Turn power off, lift the Printer Cover up and remove it. Note: Be careful not to touch the print head immediately after printing, because it can get very hot. Figure 4-1. Printer Cover Removal (2) Unwind ribbon so that...

– 9 – Figure 4-2. Installation of Ink Ribbon Figure 4-3. Ribbon Spools 4-2. Removal of Ink Ribbon Hold the spool and lift gently, rotating it until the ribbon sags. Push the ribbondetecting lever out, lift the spool until it comes off the shaft. Remove the secondspool in a similar manner.(Do not app...

– 10 – 4-3. Paper Insertion 4-3-1. Model DP8340FC (1) Cut the Roll Paper end straight and square. Hold the roll so that the papercomes from the bottom. (2) Attach the Roll Paper to the Holders Paper by slipping one side of the rollonto the Hub and pulling the other Hub out to allow the roll to slip ...

– 12 – 4-4. Paper Removal Cut the paper close to the slot and use the feed button until paper has passedcompletely through the printer.Note: Do not try to remove the paper by hand as it could become crooked and get jammed inside the printer.

– 13 – 5. CONTROL CODES CODE LF(0A) H FUNCTION Print and line feed instruction OUTLINE The LF code causes the data in the line buffer to be printed,followed by a single line feed. When the line buffer is empty,only the feed takes place. CODE CR(0D) H FUNCTION Print and line feed instruction OUTLINE ...

– 15 – CODE ESC R n(1B) H (52) H n FUNCTION Select an international character. OUTLINE This command selects one of the international character setsin accordance with the value of “n” as shown below.n = 0 : U.S.A. 3 : England 6 : Italy 1 : France 4 : Denmark 7 : Spain 2 : Germany 5 : Sweden 8 : Japan...

– 16 – Relation Between Character Pattern Data and the Print Head CODE ESC % 1(1B) H (25) H (01) H or (1B) H (25) H (31) H FUNCTION Select download character OUTLINE This code specifies the download mode. Download char-acters defined by the previously explained <ESC>&0 codecannot be printe...

– 19 – CODE FS(1C) H FUNCTION Trigger peripheral unit drive (immediate) OUTLINE Causes a peripheral drive pulse to be generated immediately. CODE SUB(1A) H FUNCTION Trigger peripheral unit drive 2 (immediate) OUTLINE This command causes a peripheral unit drive 2 pulse to begenerated.Pulse Duration :...

– 20 – Character Code List Character Code Function 1 LF (0A)H Print and line feed instruction 2 CR (0D)H Print and line feed instruction (same as LF) 3 SO (0E)H Expanded character instruction 4 DC4 (14)H Expanded character release 5 ESC-1 (1B)H (2D)H(01)H Underline instruction (1B)H (2D)H (31)H 6 ES...

– 22 – 6. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Printing method Serial impact dot matrix printing,9 wires Number of print columns 40 columns, 12 CPIPrint speed Approx. 2 lines/sec Print direction Bi-directional Line spacing 1/6 inch Paper feed method Friction Feed or Sprocket-feed Paper feed speed Approx. 12 lines...

– 27 – Pin No. Signal Name IN/OUT Function Signals when data is ready to be read.Signal 1 STROBE IN gose from HIGH to LOW (for at least 0.5microsec.) when data is available.These signals provide the information of the 2-9 DATA1-8 IN first to eighth bits of parallel data.Each signalis at HIGH level f...

– 28 – 7-4. Setting of the DIP Switches Factory settings : all ON Switch Function ON OFF 1 Character Table (See below) 23 Control cord CR Disable Enable 4 (*1) Printing Direction (Red printing) Bi. Uni. 5 (*2) Ink Ribbon 2-color monochrome 67 International Character Set (See below) 8 (*1) DIP Swich ...

– 29 – 7-5. Peripheral Unit Drive Circuit The Control Board of this printer is equipped with a circuit for driving peripheralunits (Paper Cutter, Take-Up Device, Cash Drawer, etc.)The 6P Modular Jack is used as the Drive Circuit. When using this circuit,connect the peripheral unit cable to the 6P Mo...

– 30 – 8. CHARACTER CODE LIST 1) U.S.A. & Europe (DIP SW1: ON, SW2:ON)

– 52 – When printer power is supplied by the user rather than through the accessorypower source unit, please be careful of the following points. Note 1: The power supply must be +12V 2A or above. An electrolytic ca- pacitor (C = 4700µF/25V to 6800µF/25V) must be connected acrossthe output of the pow...

– 53 – VAC 14V C2 100 ~ 200µF/25V VDC 12V ZD1 VZD = 14V (1W) IAC 2 ~ 3A C3 4700 ~ 6800µF/25V C1 6800µF/25V TR1 2SD633 (TOSHIBA) Other parameters may be determined by user. Figure 10-1. Power Supply Reference Circuit +10%–5%