Axiohm Astrium User manual

AXIOHM
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THERMAL PRINTING SOLUTIONS
ASTRIUM PRINTER
USER MANUAL
Reference: 3108343 - Issue A

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E
EV VO OL LU UT TI IO ON NS S
Date Issue Modifications
02/2005 Z Creation
05/2005 A
Addition of duty cycle and more information about power supply

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INTRODUCTION
This single-station (receipt only) thermal printer is addressed to the retail market. Widely used in the
restaurant scenario, this printer model is also highly suitable for a number of other applications ranging
from newspaper agents to department stores, specialty stores and certain supermarkets.
Among the outstanding features this receipt-only printer model has to offer is a Clamshell-type opening
(for simplified paper roll loading), a very small footprint, an incorporated cutter the possibility of dual-
color printing, an interchangeable interface slot and a drawer kick-out connector.
The printer can be installed vertically (so the paper is output frontward) or horizontally (so the paper is
output upwards).
The following options are available:
a. Slot-pluggable interfaces:
1. RS232 C serial (female 25-pin connector)
2. RS232 C serial (female 9-pin connector) with RJ display
connector
3. USB with RJ display connector
4. Bi-directional PARALLEL
b. Wall mounting bracket (vertical position)
c. Kit for using 58 and 60 mm wide paper rolls
d. Spill resistance cover (available on specific request)

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CONTENTS
1TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.................................................. 7
2MECHANICAL FEATURES ......................................................... 8
2.1 General description ................................................................................... 8
2.2 Physical characteristics.............................................................................. 8
3INTERFACE BOARD FEATURE ................................................. 9
3.1 Printer location.......................................................................................... 9
3.2 Plugging & Connecting Your Printer ...................................................... 10
3.2.1 Connecting the power supply..................................................... 10
3.2.2 Powering on the printer ............................................................. 12
3.3 Communication’s Management ............................................................... 13
3.3.1 USB Interface Board ................................................................. 13
3.3.2 Parallel Interface Board ............................................................. 13
3.3.3 Serial Interface Board................................................................ 14
3.3.3.1 Serial Interface Board Pinouts.................................................... 14
3.3.4 Installation Procedure................................................................ 16
3.3.4.1 Display connector ..................................................................... 17
3.3.4.2 Drawer driver ........................................................................... 17
3.4 Software components and tools................................................................ 18
3.5 Main functional modules ......................................................................... 18
3.5.1 Printing module ........................................................................ 18
3.5.2 Cutter....................................................................................... 19
3.5.3 Main board............................................................................... 19
3.5.4 Slot-pluggable interface............................................................. 19
3.5.5 External power supply............................................................... 19
3.6 Paper Specifications ................................................................................ 20
3.7 Print specification.................................................................................... 20
3.7.1 Printable area............................................................................ 21
3.7.2 Character specifications............................................................. 22
3.7.3 Printing speed........................................................................... 22
3.7.4 Character sets ........................................................................... 22
3.7.5 Printable character sets .............................................................. 23
3.7.6 Printable character set tables ...................................................... 24
3.7.6.1 Codepage 210 (Greek)............................................................... 24
3.7.6.2 Codepage 437 (International)..................................................... 25
3.7.6.3 Codepage 850 (Multilingual) ..................................................... 26
3.7.6.4 Codepage 852 (Latin 2) ............................................................. 27
3.7.6.5 Codepage 857 (Turkish) ............................................................ 28
3.7.6.6 Codepage 858 (Multilingual Latin I + Euro)................................ 29
3.7.6.7 Codepage 860 (Portuguese) ....................................................... 30
3.7.6.8 Codepage 862 (Hebrew)............................................................ 31
3.7.6.9 Codepage 863 (Canadian-French) .............................................. 32
3.7.6.10 Codepage 864 (Arabic).............................................................. 33
3.7.6.11 Codepage 865 (Nordic) ............................................................. 34
3.7.6.12 Codepage 866 (Russian)............................................................ 35
3.7.6.13 Codepage WPC 1251 (Cyrillic).................................................. 36
3.7.6.14 Codepage WPC 1252 (Latin I)................................................... 37
3.7.6.15 Codepage WPC 1253 (Greek).................................................... 38
3.7.6.16 Codepage WPC 1254 (Turkish).................................................. 39
3.7.6.17 Codepage WPC 1255 (Hebrew) ................................................. 40
3.7.6.18 Codepage 1257 (Baltic)............................................................. 41
3.7.6.19 Codepage 255 (Space page) ....................................................... 42
3.7.6.20 National variants....................................................................... 43

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4CONFIGURATION MENU.......................................................... 44
4.1 Printer setup and self printing modes ...................................................... 44
4.1.1 Introduction.............................................................................. 44
4.1.2 Printer Configuration Menu ....................................................... 44
4.1.3 Self Test................................................................................... 45
4.1.3.1 SET UP ........................................................................................ 46
4.1.3.2 Button Functions in the Setup Mode ............................................... 47
4.1.3.3 Navigating through Printer Setup ............................................... 48
4.1.3.4 Notes and Meaning of the Parameters/ List of parameters that can
be changed ............................................................................... 52
4.1.3.5 How to select the parameters .......................................................... 54
4.1.4 Hex-Dump ............................................................................... 54
5. COMMAND DESCRIPTION ....................................................... 55
5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 55
5.2 List of control codes................................................................................. 56
5.3 List of TM-T88III Series Emulation Environment................................... 58
5.4 List of TM-T90 Series Emulation Environment ....................................... 59
5.5 Commands .............................................................................................. 60
5.5.1 Explanation of Terms................................................................ 60
5.5.2 Command conventions (AXIOHM)............................................ 61
6. COMMANDS FUNCTION........................................................... 62
6.1 Reset Commands..................................................................................... 62
INITIALIZE PRINTER ............................................................................. 62
6.2 Paper Cut Commands ............................................................................. 63
SELECT CUT MODE.............................................................................. 63
SELECT CUT MODE AND CUT PAPER ............................................... 63
6.3 Vertical positioning and print commands ................................................ 64
PRINT AND RETURN TO STANDARD MODE IN PAGE MODE.......... 64
PRINT AND LINE FEED......................................................................... 64
PRINT AND CARRIAGE RETURN ........................................................ 64
SELECT DEFAULT LINE SPACING ...................................................... 65
SET LINE SPACING............................................................................... 65
PRINT AND FEED PAPER..................................................................... 66
PRINT AND FEED NLINES................................................................... 66
6.4 Horizontal positioning commands............................................................ 67
HORIZONTAL TAB................................................................................. 67
SET ABSOLUTE PRINT POSITION ...................................................... 68
SET HORIZONTAL TAB POSITIONS.................................................... 69
SET RELATIVE PRINT POSITION ........................................................ 70
SELECT JUSTIFICATION ...................................................................... 71
SET LEFT MARGIN................................................................................ 71
SET PRINTING AREA WIDTH............................................................... 72
SET HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MOTION UNITS.......................... 73
6.5 Print characteristics commands............................................................... 74
SET RIGHT-SIDE CHARACTER SPACING .......................................... 74
SELECT PRINT MODE(S) ..................................................................... 74
TURN UNDERLINE MODE ON/OFF ..................................................... 76
TURN WHITE/BLACK REVERSE PRINTING MODE ON/OFF ............. 76

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TURN EMPHASIZED MODE ON/OFF................................................... 77
TURN DOUBLE-STRIKE MODE ON/OFF ............................................. 77
TURN 90° CLOCKWISE ROTATION MODE ON/OFF .......................... 78
TURN ON/OFF UPSIDE-DOWN PRINTING MODE.............................. 79
SELECT CHARACTER SIZE ................................................................. 80
SELECT CHARACTER STYLE (ONLY TM-T90 EMULATION)............. 81
(FUNCTION 48)...................................................................................... 81
TURNS SMOOTHING MODE ON/OFF.................................................. 81
6.6 Graphics commands ................................................................................ 82
SELECT BIT-IMAGE MODE................................................................... 82
PRINT RASTER BIT IMAGE .................................................................. 84
6.7 Font commands ....................................................................................... 85
SELECT AN INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SET .............................. 85
SELECT CHARACTER CODE TABLE .................................................. 86
SELECT/CANCEL USER-DEFINED CHARACTER SET ...................... 87
DEFINE USER-DEFINED CHARACTERS ............................................ 88
CANCEL USER-DEFINED CHARACTERS ........................................... 91
SELECT CHARACTER FONT ............................................................... 91
6.8 Logo commands ...................................................................................... 91
DEFINE DOWNLOADED BIT IMAGE .................................................... 91
CUSTOMIZE NV MEMORY AREA (ONLY TM-T90 EMULATION) ....... 93
(FUNCTION 1)........................................................................................ 93
(FUNCTION 2)........................................................................................ 93
(FUNCTION 6)........................................................................................ 94
SELECT GRAPHICS DATA (ONLY TM-T90 EMULATION) .................. 95
(FUNCTION 48)...................................................................................... 96
(FUNCTION 50)...................................................................................... 96
(FUNCTION 51)...................................................................................... 96
(FUNCTION 64)...................................................................................... 97
(FUNCTION 65)...................................................................................... 98
(FUNCTION 66)...................................................................................... 98
(FUNCTION 67)...................................................................................... 99
(FUNCTION 69).................................................................................... 100
(FUNCTION 112).................................................................................. 100
PRINT DOWNLOADED BIT IMAGE .................................................... 101
PRINT NV BIT IMAGE.......................................................................... 102
DEFINE NV BIT IMAGE ....................................................................... 103
6.9 Printer configuration, identification ...................................................... 105
EXECUTE TEST PRINT....................................................................... 105
6.10 Printer status commands ....................................................................... 105
TRANSMIT PRINTER ID ...................................................................... 106
TRANSMIT STATUS ............................................................................ 108
ENABLE/DISABLE AUTOMATIC STATUS BACK (ASB) .................... 109
6.11 Real time commands.............................................................................. 113
REAL TIME STATUS TRANSMISSION ............................................... 113
GENERATE PULSE AT REAL TIME ................................................... 115
REAL TIME REQUEST TO PRINTER ................................................. 116
6.12 Bar code commands............................................................................... 117
SELECT PRINTING POSITION OF HRI CHARACTERS .................... 117
SELECT BAR CODE HEIGHT ............................................................. 117
PRINT BAR CODE SECOND VARIATION .......................................... 118
SELECT BAR CODE WIDTH ............................................................... 122
SELECT FONT FOR HUMAN READABLE INTERPRETATION
(HRI) CHARACTERS ........................................................................... 122
6.13 Peripheral control command ................................................................. 123
GENERATE PULSE ............................................................................. 123
ISSUES AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL ............................................................ 123
SELECT PERIPHERAL DEVICE ......................................................... 123
ENABLE/DISABLE PAPER END SIGNAL ........................................... 124
6.14 Page Mode commands ........................................................................... 125

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PRINT DATA IN PAGE MODE............................................................. 125
SELECT PAGE MODE ......................................................................... 125
SELECT STANDARD MODE ............................................................... 126
SELECT PRINT DIRECTION IN PAGE MODE ................................... 127
SET PRINTING AREA IN PAGE MODE .............................................. 127
SET ABSOLUTE VERTICAL PRINT POSITION IN PAGE MODE ...... 129
SET RELATIVE VERTICAL PRINT POSITION IN PAGE MODE ........ 129
6.15 Macro commands .................................................................................. 130
CANCEL PRINT DATA IN PAGE MODE ............................................. 130
SELECT PAPER SENSOR(S) TO STOP PRINTING .......................... 131
ENABLE/DISABLE PANEL BUTTONS ................................................ 131
START/END MACRO DEFINITION ..................................................... 132
EXECUTE MACRO .............................................................................. 132
7. CONTROL PANEL................................................................... 133
7.1 Buttons .................................................................................................. 133
7.2 LEDS..................................................................................................... 133
8. OTHER INFORMATION........................................................... 134
8.1 Printing and Paper Feeding ................................................................... 134
8.2 Safety precautions and general operating norms ................................... 135
8.3 Loading the thermal paper roll.............................................................. 135
8.4 Adjusting the near paper end sensor...................................................... 136
9. TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................. 137
10.CLEANING YOUR PRINTER................................................... 138
11.TRANSMISSION STATUS IDENTIFICATION ......................... 139
12.PAGE MODE............................................................................ 140
12.1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 140
12.2 Setting Values in Standard and Page Modes .......................................... 140
12.3 Formatting of Print Data in the Printable Area ..................................... 140

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1TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
The following table gathers the main characteristics of the printing unit.
ITEM VALUE UNIT
Technology Direct thermal -
Printing resolution 203 dpi/8 dots per mm (8 dots per mm)
Resolution of the received bitmaps 203 x 203 dpi -
Character size Font A: 1.41(W) x 3.39(H)
Font B: 0.99 (W) x 2.40 (H) mm
Character sets Font A (predefined): 15 cpi,
Font B: 20 cpi -
Print field 72 mm, 576 dots -
Speed Up to 200 mm/s
Columns Font A: 42 / Font B: 56 -
Paper loading Clamshell TH -
Receipt width 80 mm
Paper roll diameter Up to 100 mm
Roll core diameter Internal: 12.7, External: 18
(suggested) mm
Cutter Automatic (partial cut), manual
(with tear bar) -
User Flash memory 384 KBytes
Data reception buffer 4 Kbytes / 45 bytes
Interface
(according to version)
Mutually exclusive, available
on a slot pluggable interface
board:
- RS 232 C (25-pin connector),
- RS 232 C (9-pin connector +
display connector),
- Bi-directional parallel,
- USB (with display connector)
- Ethernet soon available
-
Dimensions (WxDxH) 140 x 217 x 157 mm
Weight About 1.9 Kg
Temperature Operating: +10 to 40 °C,
Storage: -15 to 40 °C °C
Humidity
Operating: HR 20 to 85% (non-
condensing)
Storage: HR 5 to 90% (non-
condensing)
-
Power supply:
- Input
- Output
Power consumption:
- Standby
- Operating
100 - 240
50 – 60
24
72
< 5
36 (average)
V
Hertz
V DC
Watt
Watt
Watt
Power supply unit
External (110/240 Vac, 50-60
Hz), with detachable power
cord
Hertz

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2MECHANICAL FEATURES
2.1 General description
ON/OFF
OPEN
FEED
ON
ROLL
ERR
2.2 Physical characteristics
Width: 140 mm
Depth: 217 mm
Height: 157 mm
Weight: 1.9 Kg
Horizontal installation Vertical installation
OPEN

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3INTERFACE BOARD FEATURE
3.1 Printer location
Installing the printer horizontally or vertically so the paper is expelled upward, or vertically so the paper is
expelled from the front.
EXTERNAL VIEW
Horizontal Installation Vertical Installation
Paper output slot
Operating console
Operating console
Paper output slot
INTERNAL VIEW
Automatic cutter
counter blade
Printhead
Manual
cutter
Printer cover
Automatic cutter
blade Paper feed roller
Paper roll compartment
Almost out of paper
sensor adjustment