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Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OUTLINE .............................................................................................. 12. UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION ................................................ 2 2-1. Unpacking ..................................................................................

Page 5 - Model Name Notation

– 1 – 1. OUTLINE The DP8340R series of serial dot matrix printers is for use in ECR, POS,electronic instruments, banking machines and computer peripheral equipment.The DP8340R series include the following features;1) 2 color printing (Red and Black) 2) High-speed bidirectional printing (2 line/sec, ...

Page 6 - UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION; Unpacking

– 2 – 2. UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION 2-1. Unpacking After opening the box, check if all necessary accessories are included. (A) Printer (B) Power Supply Unit Figure 2-1. Unpacking 1 Printer 2 User’s Manual 3 Paper Holders 4 Re-Roll Prevention Guard 5 Ink Ribbon 6 DIP Switch Cover 1 1 Power Supply Uni...

Page 7 - Installation of Paper Holders and Re-Roll Prevention Guard; Figure 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders

– 3 – 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders and Re-Roll Prevention Guard Install the Paper Holders in the intermost holes in the rear of the printer. Figure 2-2. Installation of Paper Holders

Page 8 - Handling Notes; Install the printer near an easily accessible socket-outlet.

– 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...

Page 9 - PART IDENTIFICATION AND NOMENCLATURE; Power Supply Unit

– 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.

Page 10 - Printer

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

Page 11 - Part Functional Description

– 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 ...

Page 12 - INSTALLATION OF INK RIBBON AND PAPER; Installation of Ink Ribbon; Turn power off, lift the Printer Cover up and remove it.

– 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...

Page 13 - Removal of Ink Ribbon; Ribbon Life

– 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...

Page 14 - Paper Insertion; For Roll Paper; Insert the paper evenly into the Paper Insertion Slot.

– 10 – 4-3. Paper Insertion 4-3-1. For Roll Paper (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 ...

Page 16 - Validation Option Installation; Figure 4-8. Insertion of Material to be validated; Roll Paper Removal; get jammed inside the printer.

– 12 – 4-3-3. Validation Option Installation The validation printing requires the optional printer cover 8340R. Refer toitem 4-3-2 for the installation.(1) Turn power ON. (2) Enter the printer the validation mode.(Refer to the control code “GS” in Chapter 5.) (3) Insert the material to be validated ...

Page 17 - FUNCTION

– 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 ...

Page 19 - CODE; CODE; Sets bottom margin in lines; CODE; Cancels bottom margin.; Upon input of this code, bottom margin setting is cleared.; CODE; Form feed

– 15 – CODE ESC a n(1B) H (61) H n FUNCTION n-line feed OUTLINE After printing the data in the current line, n lines are fed by thiscode. The value of n ranges from 1 to 120. CODE ESC C n(1B) H (43) H n FUNCTION Sets page length in lines OUTLINE This code sets the length of a page to n lines. The va...

Page 22 - REMARKS

– 18 – CODE ESC M(1B) H (4D) H FUNCTION Select 15 CPI OUTLINE This code causes the printer to print at 15 CPI. The numberof columns per line is 44. When the power is turned on, the15 CPI mode is selected. CODE GS(1D) H FUNCTION Validation printing instruction OUTLINE This code causes the printer to ...

Page 23 - Character Code List

– 19 – 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...

Page 24 - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

– 20 – 6. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Printing method Serial impact dot matrix printing,9 wires Number of print columns 29 columns (10CPI), 44 columns (15CPI)Print speed Approx. 2 lines/sec Print direction Bi-directional Line spacing 1/6 inch Paper feed method Friction Feed Paper feed speed Approx. 12 li...

Page 28 - Interface Specifications; Synchronization system Asynchronous; Interface Circuit

– 24 – 7. INTERFACE FOR MODEL DP8340RM (MODULAR JACK CONNECTOR) 7-1. Interface Specifications (1) Synchronization system Asynchronous (2) Baud rate 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600,BPS (Selectable) (3) Word lengthStart bit: 1 bit Data bit: 7 or 8 bits (Selectable) Parity bit: Odd, Even, or None...

Page 29 - Setting of the DIP Switches; Note: DIP switches are only read by the

– 25 – TYPE ONLY M 7-3-2. DIP-SW2 Switch ON OFF Factory setting 2-1 International character set : ON U.S.A FRANCE 2-2 Always ON ON 2-3(*2) 2-color Ribbon Monochrome Ribbon ON 2-4 CR Invalid CR Valid ON 7-3. Setting of the DIP Switches 7-3-1. DIP-SW 1 Switch ON OFF Factory setting 1-1 ON 1-2 Data tra...

Page 30 - Connectors and Signals

– 26 – 7-4. Connectors and Signals Pin No. Signal Direction Function Name 1 GND — Shield Ground 2 GND — Frame Ground 3 TXD OUT This pin carries data from the printer. (Return channel) 4 RXD IN This pin carries data to the printer. 5 RTS OUT This is SPACE when the printer power is ON. 6 FAULT OUT Thi...

Page 31 - Interface Connections

– 27 – TYPE ONLY M 7-5. Interface Connections For interface connections, refer to the instructions for interface of the hostcomputer. The following gives basic examples. Figure 7-4. Interface Connections using Modular/D-Sub 25 Adapter to IBM PC (Use with straight through cable wiring) Before selecti...

Page 32 - Peripheral Unit Drive Circuit; Cable Connection

– 28 – Figure 7-6. Wiring of cable for direct connection between DP8340 and IBM PC serial part 7-6. Peripheral Unit Drive Circuit The Control Board of this unit is equipped with a circuit for driving a peripheralunit (Paper Cutter, Take-Up Device, Cash Drawer, etc.)The Control Board Connector (CN3) ...

Page 33 - Peripheral Drive Circuit

– 29 – TYPE ONLY M Absolute Ratings (Ta = 25˚C) D1 Voltage Breakdown 100V Peak Forward Current 1A Figure 7-8. Cable Connection 7-6-2. Peripheral Drive Circuit Figure 7-9. Drive Circuit Caution: Do not use external power supply with peripheral drive circuit. 7-6-3. Control Codes Codes for Drive Circu...

Page 35 - Current Loop

– 31 – TYPE ONLY D 8-2. Interface Circuit 8-2-1. RS-232C Input (RXD, CTS) Output (DTR, FAULT, TXD, RCH, RTS) Figure 8-1. RS232-C Interface 8-2-2. Current Loop Input (TTY-RXD, TTY-RXDR) Output (TTY-TXD, TTY-TXDR) Note: Resistance should be set so that Current Loop is restricted to the range of 10 ~ 2...

Page 37 - Jumper Setting; Removal of the Bottom Cover

– 33 – TYPE ONLY D 8-4. Jumper Setting The serial interface is set to the RS-232C mode upon shipment from the factory.When using in the 20mA current loop mode, it is necessary to set the jumpers.The jumpers built into the Control Board allow for setting of functions shown inthe table. However, the B...

Page 39 - with D-Sub 25 Pin Connector to IBM PC

– 35 – TYPE ONLY D Figure 8-5. D-Sub 25 Pin Connector 8-6. Interface Connections For interface connections, refer to the instructions for interface of the hostcomputer. The following gives one basic example of connections. Figure 8-6. Interface Connections with D-Sub 25 Pin Connector to IBM PC *1 Er...

Page 41 - Do not use external power supply with peripheral drive circuit.; Control Codes; Codes for Drive Circuit control are ESC BEL n

– 37 – TYPE ONLY D Figure 8-8. Cable Connection 8-7-2. Peripheral Drive Circuit Absolute Ratings (Ta = 25˚C) D1 Voltage Breakdown 100V Peak Forward Current 1A Drive Output 12V, MAX. 1A Figure 8-9. Drive Circuit Caution: Do not use external power supply with peripheral drive circuit. 8-7-3. Control C...

Page 42 - DATA STRUCTURE AND CONTROL

– 38 – 9. DATA STRUCTURE AND CONTROL 9-1. DTR Mode (1 BLOCK) Controls Data Transfer by using DTR line as BUSY FLAG(a) (b) In case of Paper Empty Paper EmptyWhen the paper out detector indicates end of paper, the printer stops printing aftera maximum of two lines of printing or paper feed. The printe...

Page 44 - STATUS

– 40 – Paper EmptyWhen the paper out detector indicates end of paper, the printer stops printing aftera maximum of two lines of printing or paper feed. The host computer can receivethe printer status by transmitting an ENQ code to the printer. The printer goes OFFLINE and sets the DTR to “MARK” stat...

Page 46 - STX-ETX Mode Flow Diagram

Page 47 - CHARACTER CODE LIST

Page 49 - International Character Sets

Page 50 - Note 2: A DC power plug is available as an option.; WHEN POWER IS SUPPLIED BY THE USER

– 46 – 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...

Page 51 - Other parameters may be determined by user.; Figure 11-1. Power Supply Reference Circuit

– 47 – 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 11-1. Power Supply Reference Circuit +10%–5%