Citizen CMP-20II series User manual

Mobile Printer CMP-20II/30II/40
Utility Manual
V2.64

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1. Startup screen
On this screen, you can set following items. (Note: Related emulation with the function)
Printer Connection Settings (Common)
Density Settings: Default density (ESC/POS)
Code Page Settings: Default code page (ESC/POS)
Emulation Settings (Common)
Power Save Mode (Common)
Label Media Settings / Sensor to detect label (CPCL)
Wi-Fi or Bluetooth Settings (Common)
True-Type Font Download (CPCL)
Advanced Options (CPCL)
CMP-20/30 compatible mode settings (Common)
Calibration (CPCL)
Additional screens show up for the settings of Advanced Options (CPCL), Wi-Fi settings and
Bluetooth settings.
Caution: When the application connects to the printer, emulation setting is checked. The settings
items are not for the emulation, you cannot change it.

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2. Settings other than Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
2-1. Printer Connection Settings
You can connect the printer to PC by Serial (COM1 – COM9) or USB port.
When you use Serial Port, you have to check the Baud Rate setting between the printer & PC.
Once the printer is connected with PC via serial interface, you can change the Baud Rate setting of
the printer and you can save the changed Baud Rate to the printer by ‘Save Serial Port
Configuration’.
You can disconnect printer from the PC by clicking ‘Close Port’.
2-2 Density (ESC/POS)
Print density can be set in five grades between -1 to +3.
2-3 Code Page (ESC/POS)
You can choose codepage and print the codepage data here.

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2-4. Emulation settings
“Get Emulation” shows current emulation.
Press “Set CPCL” or “Set ESC/POS” to change the emulation. It turned the printer off automatically.
2-5. Power Save/Power Off Mode
You can set the power save mode like “No Power Save”, “Power Save Mode” & “Power Off Mode”
and you can set the waiting time to Power Save Mode.
Mode
Description
No Power Save
Do not use Power Save Mode
Power Off Mode
After the fixed time passes without working, the printer power
becomes off automatically.
Power Save Mode
After the fixed time passes without working, the printer goes into
Power Save Mode automatically. To go back to normal mode,
printer needs to receive few bytes dummy data. We recommend
using NULL for dummy data.

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2-6 Label Media Settings (CPCL)
Media can be set here for CPCL. You can choose Label paper (Set Gap), Black mark paper (Set
Black mark) or Receipt paper (Set Continuous).
If you choose Black mark, sensor position needs to be set as well. If black mark is on backside of
paper, choose “Upper”. If black mark is on recording side of paper, choose” Lower”.
2-7 True-Type Font Download (CPCL)
You can see the dialogue below by pressing “Open File”. Choose the TrueType font to download.
You can check and delete the already downloaded TrueType font on the printer too. After choosing
TypeType font, press Download button on the original screen. Then chosen TrueType font data is
downloaded to the printer.

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2-8 Advanced Options (CPCL)
By pressing this button, the dialogue below shows up.
On this dialogue, you can check and set the Language setting, Left margin, Top margin and margin
from TOF to print area.

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2-9 CMP-20/30 compatible mode setting (ESC/POS)
This function make the ID of CMP-20II/30II same as CMP-20/30 type I. If the applicatio for type1
does not work for typeII, try this function. (This does not guarantee to solve the issue.)
2-10 Calibration (CPCL)
If label gap or black mark cannot be recognized well and printing from top of form does not work
well, try to adjust the sensor level by this function. Please refer to the User’s manual for the
condition to use this function.

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3. Bluetooth Interface settings
3-1. Start Bluetooth Settings
If you connect this software to the pritner, “Start Bluetooth Settings” button on top screen of this
software becomes effective. Then press the button.
Then the screen below shows up.

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3-1. BT address and device name
There is unique 12 digits BD address assigned to each Bluetooth module.
You can check the BD address by “Get Bluetooth Information” button,
Bluetooth device name can be changed by “Set Bluetooth Information” however if the firmware
version is old and does not support this function, the message “Not supported…” is shown.
3-2. PIN Code Information
When you try to connect to the printer via Bluetooth, you may be required to enter PIN code to
establish the connection. In such case, you need to enter PIN code. Default PIN code is “0000”.
To change the Bluetooth PIN Code, enter new PIN Code and press “Save Bluetooth PIN Code”
button
3-3. Discoverable Mode Information
If you set “Discoverable Mode” ON, other Bluetooth devices (PDA, Smart Phone…) can detect the
printer and if you set it “OFF”, other devices cannot detect the printer.

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3-4. Auto Connection Settings
If the printer supports Auto connection setting of Bluetooth to iOS device and you want to disable
the function or change back to enable the function, press Disable/Enable buttons.
3-5. Auto Connection Settings
There is no plan to use this function so far. So please keep it Disabled.

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4. Wi-Fi Interface setting screen
Basic flow for settings is as follows.
Start=>Port Information=>Get Wi-Fi Information=>Change settings=>Save Wi-Fi Information
4-1 Start
On the start-up screen of the utility, press “Start Wi-Fi Settings” button.
(If the port of the utility is open for other settings, press “Close Port” first)
Then the screen below shows up.

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4-2 Port Information
These are the settings of the port to communicate with printer for changing Wi-Fi settings.
You can connect the printer from PC by Serial (COM1 – COM9) or USB.
If you use Serial Port, you have to check the Port Settings between the printer & PC such as Baud
Rate.
Communication starts by pressing “Open Port” button.
4-3 Get Wi-Fi Information
After “Get Wi-Fi Information” button becomes effective by opening the communication port, press
the button to read current Wi-Fi settings from the printer.
When reading the settings is finished, “Read Complete” message shows up,
“WPS” button becomes effective by opening the communication port as well.
For the first communication with Access Point if you want to avoid entering details of settings, press
this button first ａｎｄ then enable WPS function at Access Point. Necessary settings for Wi-Fi
communication with the Access Point are automatically set and printer becomes ready to
communicate via Wi-Fi

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Here is the result of “Get Wi-Fi Information” with the printer of default setting.
4-4 Save Wi-Fi Information and Reset (Factory Settings)
After entering necessary changes, press “Save Wi-Fi Information” button to save the changes then
changed Wi-Fi settings are saved on the printer.
If you want to go back to Wi-Fi initial settings, press Reset （Factory Setting）button.

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4-5 Wi-Fi Setting Items
Followings are the explanation of each setting items.
Note: Please note that you cannot choose the invalid combination of setting items
SSID This should be same as SSID of Access Point.
IP Enter IP address for the Static IP address setting.
Net Mask This is normally set for 255.255.255.0.
Gateway Enter IP address of Access Point
DNS If DNS server is used, enter the server address.
TCP PORT If other port than 9100 is used for printing, changes here.
DHCP Settings Check here if you use DHCP for IP address assigning (Note1)
LPD Enable Check here if you use LDP for printing system.
LPD Queue Name This is the name for LPD Queue.
Country Name Choose country here for 5GHｚchancel allowed for each country.
Wi-Fi Country Channel Choose the chancel for 5GHz.
Wi-Fi Band Choose Wi-Fi band from either 2.4GHz or 5GHz
Wi-Fi Mode Choose Wi-Fi mode from Infrastructure / Adhoc / SoftAP (Note2)
Wi-Fi Channel Choose from 1-14 for 2.4GHz channel
Wi-Fi Encryption Choose Encryption mode from No / WEP64 / WEP128 / WPA / 802.1x
Wi-Fi Authentication Choose Authentication method from None / Open System / Shared Key /
Both
Using KEY ID Choose WEP KEY from 1 to 4 = >Need to enter Key ID column accordingly
WPA Authentication Enter WPA Key for WPA encryption (Note3)
Note1
If DHCP Setting is enabled, printer receives IP address from DHCP server. Normally, it is
recommended to use static IP address for the printer.
The timing to get IP address from DHCP server is either power on or closing cover. If IP address is
assigned successfully to the printer, IP address is printed and if it fails, buzzer sounds.
Note2
Adhoc: As Adhoc is not stable, we do not recommend using it.
SoftAP: With this function, printer works as Access Point and the host communicate with the printer
directly.

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SSID of the printer in SoftAP mode is CMP-_xxxx（xxxx is last 4 digits of Mac Address）.
If you search the printer in SoftAP mode from the host and choose CMP-xxxx then IP address
192.168.100.1 is assigned to the host. (Printer IP address is fixed as 192.168.100.10.)
Note3
As strong security, you can choose WPA PSK (TKIP) and WPA2 PSK (AES).
Choose WPA in Wi-Fi Encryption and choose either WPA or WPA2 then enter WPA key here.
4-6 Enterprise Settings
If you choose 802.1x in Wi-Fi Encryption, “Enterprise Settings” button becomes effective.
To use this function, Radius server is required.