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.