Star Micronics TSP828L Series - Manuals

– 3 – Choosing a place for the printer Before actually unpacking the printer, you should take a few minutes to think about whereyou plan to use it. Remember the following points when doing this. ✓ Choose a firm, level surface where the printer will not be exposed to vibration. ✓ The power outlet you...

– 4 – 3. Setup 3-1. Connecting the Cable to the PC 3-1-1. USB Interface cable Connect the USB interface cable to a USB port of your PC. Note: The dialog shown below may appear on your PC screen if your PC is running Windows98 or Me, and if you turn ON the power of the printer for the first time whil...

– 6 – 3-2-2. RS-232 Interface Cable (1) Make sure the printer is turn off. CAUTION Before connecting/disconnecting the interface cable, make sure that power to the printer and allthe devices connected to the printer is turned off. Also make sure the power cable plug isdisconnected from the AC outlet...

– 8 – 3-4. Connecting the AC Adapter Note: Before connecting/disconnecting the AC adapter, make sure that power to the printerand all the devices connected to the printer are turned off. Also make sure the powercable plug is disconnected from the AC outlet. (1) Connect the AC adapter to the power ca...

– 9 – Power switch 3-5. Turning Power On Make sure that the Power cord has been connected as described in 3-4. Turn ON the power switch located on the front of the printer.The POWER lamp on the control panel will light up. CAUTION We recommend that you unplug the printer from the power outlet whenev...

– 10 – 3-6. Loading the Roll Paper 3-6-1. Thermal Label Roll Paper (Peel Mode) CAUTION When using a thermal label roll paper, do not install the tension bar, two tension folders, and twosprings; otherwise, a paper jam could result. (1) Check that dip switch 1-8 is ON (default: thermal label roll pap...

– 11 – (6) Peel off a label that is within 150 mm from the end of the roll paper, and place the rollpaper in the direction shown. (7) Pull out the end of the backing paper to- wards you. (8) Close the inner cover, and firmly press both its ends.

– 14 – (6) Peel off a label that is within 100 mm from the end of the roll paper, and place the rollpaper in the direction shown. (7) Pull out the end of the backing paper to- wards you. (8) Check that the power switch is ON. (9) Leaving the backing paper as is, close both the outer and inner covers...

– 17 – (8) Pull out the end of the roll paper towards you. (9) Leaving the paper as is, close both the outer and inner covers. Push both sides ofthe printer cover with your hands as shown,until the printer cover is securely closed. (10) Cut the portion of the paper that extends from the front cover....

– 18 – WARNING • Do not touch the tear bar blade. - There is a tear bar blade inside the paper outlet slot. Not only should you not put your hand in the paper outlet slot while printing is in progress, never put your hand into the outlet evenwhen printing is not in progress. • During and immediately...

– 19 – 4. Thermal Roll Paper Specification When consumable parts have run out, use those specified below. Note: Access the following URL for the information of the recommended paper.http://www.star-m.jp/eng/dl/dl02.htm 4-1. Thermal Label Roll Paper • Backing paper width: 45 ± 0.5 mm to 112 ± 0.5 mm ...

– 20 – • Recommended label paper: Print Density and Speed SettingsDepending on the type and thickness of the paper, it may be necessary to changethe settings for print density / speed. To change the settings, use the print density setting command<ESC><RS> ‘d’ n and print speed setting co...

– 21 – • Recommended label paper specifications: Use roll paper that meets the conditions below. Printing direction Base material(label paper) Peel paper (backing paper) 32 to 300 (label length) A=36 to 304 (label pitch) 41 to 108 ± 0.5 (label width) 45 to 112 ± 0.5 (backing paper width) Unit: mm 4 ...

– 24 – 4-2. Thermal Roll Paper • Paper width: 45 ± 0.5 mm to 112 ± 0.5 mm• Paper thickness: 65 µ m to 150 µ m • Roll paper outer dimensions Roll diameter: ø110 mm maximum roll diameterOverall width: 45 ± 0.5 mm to 112 ± 0.5 mm • Core inner/outer diameters: (1) When 65 µ m paper thickness 75 µ m core...

– 25 – 5. Control Panel and Other Functions 5-1. Control Panel 1 POWER lamp (Green LED)Lights when the power is ON. 2 ERROR lamp (Red LED)Indicates various errors in combinationwith POWER lamp. 3 FEED buttonPress the FEED button to feed roll paper. 5-2. Errors 1) Automatically recoverable errors 3 F...

– 26 – 2) Non-recoverable errors Error DescriptionHead thermistor error Power voltage error EEPROM error Flash access error SRAM error POWER LampOff Off Off Off Off ERROR LampFlashes at 1.5-second inter-vals Flashes at 2-second intervals Flashes at 0.75-second in-tervals Flashes at 0.5-second inter-...

– 27 – 5-4. Adjusting the Sensors This printer is equipped with three types of paper sensors. A. Label roll paper transmission type sensor This sensor detects the presence of thebacking paper for the label roll paper.Because this sensor is affected by the thick-ness and the color of the backing pape...

– 31 – 6. Preventing and Clearing Paper Jams 6-1. Preventing Paper Jams The paper should not be touched during ejection and printing.Pressing or pulling the paper during ejection may cause a paper jam or line feed failure. 6-2. Removing Paper Jam If a paper jam occurs, clear it as described below. (...

– 32 – 7. Periodic Cleaning At times, the printer might leave some characters partially unprinted due to paper particles ordebris from the adhesive used on label paper. As a preventive measure, clean the printer regularlyevery month or after printing 200,000 lines. 7-1. Cleaning the Thermal Head and...

– 34 – 8-2. Interface • Bidirectional parallel interface: IEEE 1284 compatibility and nibble modes• Dual interface: RS-232 D-Sub 9 pin USB USB type-B connector 8-3. Electrical Characteristics (1) Input: 100 to 240V AC, 50/60 Hz (2) Output: DC 24V ± 5% (3) Current Consumption Operating: Approx. 2.0 A...

– 36 – 9. Dip Switch Setting Two DIP switches are provided at the bottom of the printer, and can be set as given in the tablebelow. Be sure to set the power switch to off before changing the settings. It is recommended touse a pointed item like a pen or flat-blade driver screw to change the settings...

– 37 – 9-1. Parallel Interface Type ON ON OFF OFF DIP-SW 1 Switch Function ON OFF 1-1 Command emulation See table below 1-2 1-3 Should not be changed (Should be set to on) 1-4 Sensor adjustment Valid Invalid 1-5 Pin #31 (INIT) reset signal Valid Invalid 1-6 Handshaking conditions Offline or receive ...

– 42 – Parallel interface connector (printer side) This connector mates with anAmphenol 57-30360 connector 10. Parallel Interface The two-way parallel interface is compatible with the IEEE1284 compatibility mode and nibblemode. Refer to the separate specification manual for details. Table of Connect...

– 46 – 12. Memory Switch Settings Each memory switch is stored in EEPROM. For details on the functions and settings of memoryswitches, see the separate Specification Manual.The table below shows the factory settings for the memory switches. Memory Switch Hexadecimal Code 0 0000 1 0000 2 0000 3 0000 ...