BIXOLON SRP-B300 User manual

User’s Manual
SRP-B300
THERMAL RECEIPT PRINTER
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Introduction
SRP-B300 series printers have been designed to be connected to various types of electronic
devices such as POS (Point Of Sales), and computer peripheral devices.
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The main features of the printer are as follows
1. THERMAL RECEIPT PRINTER
2. Low-noise thermal transfer method printing
3. Maximum 200mm/s printing speed
4. 132 x 178.4 x 124.7 (W X D X H)
5. On Board USB/Ethernet/Serial
6. Equipped with data buffer (receives print data even while printing)
7. Can print a range of barcodes
8. Range of printing density selectable
(controlled with virtual memory switch management)
It is advisable to read the contents of this manual carefully before using the printer for the first
time.
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Use only authorized supplies that can be trusted!
- We are not responsible for quality and service for damage caused by the use of
unauthorized products (or recycled ones).

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Safety Information
Warning: Warnings must be heeded carefully in order to prevent serious
physical harm.
Caution: Cautions must be heeded in order to prevent minor injuries, equipment
damage, or data loss.
Symbol Information
DC (Direct current)
Error, Warning
Paper Feeding
Stand-By
USB
Ethernet

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Table of Contents
1. Installing Printer and Getting Started.................................................................................5
1-1 Unpacking.........................................................................................................................5
1-2 Interface............................................................................................................................6
1-2-1 USB Interface........................................................................................................6
1-2-2 Ethernet Interface..................................................................................................7
1-2-3 Serial Interface......................................................................................................8
1-3 Drawer Port.......................................................................................................................9
1-4 Connecting Power Supply...............................................................................................10
1-5 Reconfiguration of Printer................................................................................................12
1-6 Installing & Replacing Paper...........................................................................................13
1-7 Recommended Papers ...................................................................................................16
1-8 Removing Paper Jam......................................................................................................16
1-9 Using Printer Functions...................................................................................................17
2. Self-Test..............................................................................................................................18
3. Hexadecimal Dumping.......................................................................................................20
4. Specifications.....................................................................................................................21
5. Appendix.............................................................................................................................22
5-1 Cleaning Printer ..............................................................................................................22

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1. Installing Printer and Getting Started
1-1 Unpacking
• Check the following contents list, and contact your dealer for assistance if any item is
missing or incorrect.
- Product
SRP-B300
- Standard Components
AC/DC Adaptor
Power Cord
Installation Guide
USB A-B Cable
- Optional Components
Serial Cable (9pin - 9pin)

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1-2 Interface
• Connect the printer to the host computer using the right interface cable that complies with
the specifications of the interface
1-2-1 USB Interface
Pin No.
Signal Name
Designation (Color)
Function
Shell
Shield
Drain Cable
Frame Ground
1
VBUS
RED
Host Power
2
D-
WHITE
Data Line (D-)
3
D+
GREEN
Data Line (D+)
4
GND
BLACK
Signal Ground
Caution All cables must be connected while the product is turned off.
USB Port

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1-2-2 Ethernet Interface
Pin No.
Signal Name
Designation (Color)
Function
1
TD+
WHITE ORANGE
Transmit +
2
TD-
ORANGE
Transmit -
3
TCT
WHITE GREEN
-
4
NC
BLUE
-
5
NC
WHITE BLUE
-
6
RCT
GREEN
-
7
RD+
WHITE BROWN
Receive +
8
RD-
BROWN
Receive -
* Refer to the Ethernet User’s Manual that is available from the BIXOLON website for more
detailed information.
Caution All cables must be connected while the product is turned off.
Ethernet Port

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1-2-3 Serial Interface
Pin No.
Signal Name
Direction
Function
1
NC
-
-
2
TxD
OUTPUT
Transmit Data
3
RxD
INPUT
Receive Data
4
DSR
INPUT
Data Set Ready
5
GND
-
-
6
DTR
OUTPUT
Data Terminal Ready
7
CTS
INPUT
Clear To Send
8
RTS
OUTPUT
Ready To Send
9
NC
-
-
Caution All cables must be connected while the product is turned off.
Serial Port

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1-3 Drawer Port
• Connect the cash drawer connection cable to the drawer kick-out connector on the rear side
of the printer.
Pin No.
Signal Name
Direction
1 Frame Ground -
2 Drawer Kick-out Drive Signal 1 Output
3 Drawer Open/Close Signal Input
4
+24V
-
5 Drawer Kick-out Drive Signal 2 Output
6 Signal Ground -
Caution
- Use a cash drawer that meets the printer specifications.
Using a cash drawer that is inappropriate to the specs or using
it as a power supply for a separate device may result in
damage to the product
- Do not connect a telephone line to the drawer kick-out
connector. Otherwise, the telephone line and the computer
may be damaged.
- Do not allow a foreign object such as a conductor to touch
the cash drawer port. This may result in damage to the product
- Make sure to use a cash drawer with an internal coil resistance of
24 Ωor higher. (The maximum current is 1A.)
- The open signal time for the cash drawer should not exceed 0.8
seconds. After opening the cash drawer, make sure to idle for at
least 3.2 seconds (at least 4 times that of the open signal time)
before operating it.
Drawer(DK) Port
Drawer Port

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1-4 Connecting Power Supply
1) Make sure the product is turned off before connecting the power supply.
2) Connect the power cable with the flat side pointing to the outside of the printer, as shown
in the diagram below.
Power Cable
Power Port

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Caution
- Only use a power supply provided by Bixolon. Bixolon shall
bear noresponsibility for damage caused by using a third-party
power supply.
- Check the power supply’s label to check its electronic specs.
- When removing the power supply, make sure you have a firm
grasp of the plug terminal of the power cable and the printer
and pull horizontally.
- When connecting or disconnecting power, make sure to remove
the power supply from the power outlet before removing.
- Pay attention to the direction in which you insert the power
cable.
Warning Do not connect a voltage out of the specifications of the power
supply. It can cause damage to the product or a fire.
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1-5 Reconfiguration of Printer
• This product does not support Dip Switch. In order to change the product’s configuration,
use either the virtual memory switch utility or the virtual memory switch management
function when performing a self-diagnosis.
• Please refer to the Utility and Service Manual for more information.
Caution
Make sure to turn the printer off and on again after using
the virtual memory switch utility to adjust the settings of the
product.

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1-6 Installing & Replacing Paper
1) Open the paper roll cover by raise the cover-open lever.
Caution Do not open the print cover while the printer is operating,
otherwise the printer may be damaged.

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2) Remove the empty paper roll and replace with a new one as shown in the image.
Caution
Check the orientation of the roll paper when inserting it into
the printer.
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3) Pull out a small amount of paper as shown in the picture, and close the cover.
Caution When closing the cover, hold down the center of printer cover
firmly so that paper roll is loaded correctly.
4) Cut the paper as shown in the following picture.
Caution
- Make sure to use the specified paper only.
- To prevent data loss, replace paper only when the printer is
not receiving any data.

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1-7 Recommended Papers
-TF50KS-E (Paper Thickness: 65μm): Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
-PD 150R (Paper Thickness: 75μm): New Oji Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.
-PD 160R (Paper Thickness: 75μm): New Oji Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.
-P350 (Paper Thickness: 62μm): Kansaki Specialty Paper, Inc. (USA)
-P220AG (Paper Thickness: 65μm): Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited
-P220A (Paper Thickness: 65μm): Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited
-F5041 (Paper Thickness: 65μm): Mitsubishi HitecPaper Flensburg Gmbh
-P5047 (Paper Thickness: 60μm): Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited
Caution
- Use of papers other than those recommended above may
damage TPH or degrade the printing quality and our company
Is not responsible for the damage caused by non-recommended
papers.
- If you have to use other products, we recommend that you use
papers with a similar level of quality to the recommended ones.
1-8 Removing Paper Jam
• Open the cover and remove the jammed paper.
Caution
- Placing your hand above the printer outlet may cause a paper
jam.
- If the cover will not open due to a minor paper jam, turning
the power OFF →ON will automatically return the blade to its
original position.
Warning If the cover does not open, do not use tools such as screw
drivers, and call the customer center. Forcing the cover
open may result in faulty paper cutting or damage to the product.

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1-9 Using Printer Functions
Caution If the printer does not power on, check that the adapter LED
indicates “ON”
• Power (Button)
- The POWER light is on whenever the printer is on.
• Error (Indicator Lamp)
- Red light will be on in various error conditions such as out of paper, cover open, etc.
• Feed (Button)
- Press this button to feed the paper out. Hold down this button to feed out the paper
continuously.

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2. Self-Test
The self-test checks whether the printer has any problems. If the printer does not function
properly, contact your dealer. The self-test procedure is as follows:
1) Make sure paper roll has been installed properly.
2) Turn on the power while holding down the FEED button and the self-test begins.
3) The self-test prints the current status of the printer including control ROM version.
4) After printing the current printer status, the printer wait for the next step after printing the
following lines. (The paper signal light keeps blinking.)
SELF-TEST PRINTING.
Select a button to run the following.
Continue test printing : Press the button briefly
Memory switch configuration mode : Press and hold down button
5) Press the Feed button to resume printing or hold down the button for at least one
second to change the VMSM settings.
• If “Continuous SELF-TEST” is selected
(1) Press the Feed button for less than one second to print the preset page.
(2) The self test ends automatically as it prints the following line and cuts the paper
*** COMPLETED ***
(3) The printer goes into normal print mode upon completion of the self test.

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• If “VMSM Selection” is selected
(1) The following lines will be printed when the VMSM opens.
** VMSM Selection **
0 : Exit and reboot printer
1 : Print current settings
2 : Set Print Density
3 : Set Cutting mode
4 : Set External Buzzer after cutting
5 or more : None
(2) Press the Feed button to run the above function.
- Step 1(Select Options): press the button a number of times as shown by each menu.
- Step 2(Enter Options): hold down the button for at least one second to apply each
item selected.
Note
If you select any items not listed above, the list of “VMSM Selection”
will be printed again.
Setting the mode will be canceled if no item is selected in Step 1.
(3) Hold down the Feed button for at least 1 second to save the changes.
The following line will be printed before cutting the paper.
If “0: Exit and reboot printer” is not executed, the new settings will not be saved.
*** COMPLETED ***
6) The new settings will be automatically applied when printer resets.
Caution Contact the customer center if the setting changes are
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3. Hexadecimal Dumping
This function allows experienced users to see exactly what data is coming to the printer.
This can be useful in finding software problems. When you turn on the hexadecimal dump
function, the printer prints all commands and data in hexadecimal format along with a guide
section to help you find specific commands.
To use the hexadecimal dump function, follow these steps.
1) After making sure that the printer is off, open the cover.
2) Turn the printer on, while holding down the FEED button.
3) Close the cover, and then the printer enters the hexadecimal dump mode.
4) Select the hexadecimal printing function in the mode selection menu to move to the
hexadecimal printing mode.
5) Run any software program that sends data to the printer.
The printer will print all the codes it receives in a two-column format.
The first column contains the hexadecimal codes and the second column gives the ASCII
characters that correspond to the codes.
1B 21 00 1B 26 02 40 40 40 40
. ! . . & . @ @ @ @
02 0D 1B 44 0A 14 1E 28 28 28
. . . D . . . . ( ( (
00 01 0A 41 0D 42 0A 43 43 43
. . . A . B . C C C
- A period (.) is printed for each code that has no ASCII equivalent.
- During the hex dump, all commands are disabled.
6) When the printing finishes, turn off the printer.
7) Turn on the printer and then the hexadecimal mode is off.
Caution Contact the customer center if the printer does not
enter hexadecimal printing mode.