Seiko RP-F10 Series Use and care manual

RP-F10 SERIES
THERMAL PRINTER
TECHNICAL REFERENCE
Rev.01

Rev.01 April 2019
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PREFACE
This technical reference describes about RP-F10 SERIES THERMAL PRINTER (hereinafter referred to as
"printer").
See "RP-F10 SERIES THERMAL PRINTER USER'S GUIDE" for operation.
[Product name]
(1) : Model F: RP-F10 series
(2) : Case color W : White
K : Black
(3) : Model code 27J1: Standard model
(4) : Interface 2: USB + USB host
3: Ethernet + USB host
4: Bluetooth + USB host
The printer complies with EU RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU).
Follow “2.1 PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS” about the input rating of RP-F10 when the power is supplied from
customer’s device.
When a power supply other than the AC adapter of specified accessories is used, the customer must take
action to comply with the safety and EMC regulations of the country of use.
RP-F10-x
27J1-x
(1) (2) (3) (4)

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[Contents]
CHAPTER 1 : TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL
•This chapter describes the basic terms that are frequently used in this manual.
CHAPTER 2 : SPECIFICATIONS
•This chapter describes specifications of the printer and the thermal paper.
CHAPTER 3 : INTERFACE
•This chapter describes specification of the interface ports.
CHAPTER 4 : FUNCTION SETTINGS
•This chapter describes the Function Settings and test print.
CHAPTER 5 : LED INDICATION AND SWITCH FUNCTION
•This chapter describes the printer status by LED indication and functions of switches.
CHAPTER 6 : COMMAND FUNCTIONS
•This chapter describes the function of commands supported by the printer.
CHAPTER 7 : INITIALIZATION
•This chapter describes the initialization.
APPENDIX A : CHARACTER CODE TABLE (CHARACTER SETS)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL 1-1
CHAPTER 2 SPECIFICATIONS 2-1
2.1 PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1 Sale Destinations................................................................................. 2-4
2.1.2 Precautions for Use ............................................................................. 2-5
2.1.3 Dimensions.......................................................................................... 2-7
2.1.4 Label ................................................................................................... 2-9
2.1.5 Thermal Paper Specifications ............................................................ 2-10
2.1.6 Print Area .......................................................................................... 2-11
2.2 CUTTER SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................. 2-12
2.3 POWER SUPPLY SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................ 2-13
2.4 DRAWER KICK PORT SPECIFICATIONS......................................................... 2-14
2.5 COMMUNICATION CABLE SPECIFICATIONS.................................................. 2-15
2.5.1 Specified USB Cable Specifications .................................................. 2-15
2.5.2 Specified Powered USB Cable Specifications.................................... 2-16
CHAPTER 3 INTERFACE 3-1
3.1 USB + USB HOST MODEL.................................................................................. 3-1
3.1.1 USB Interface ...................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.2 USB Host Interface.............................................................................. 3-5
3.2 ETHERNET + USB HOST MODEL ...................................................................... 3-7
3.2.1 Ethernet Interface ................................................................................ 3-7
3.3 BLUETOOTH + USB HOST MODEL.................................................................. 3-10
3.3.1 Bluetooth Interface ............................................................................ 3-10
3.3.2 Precautions for Use Bluetooth............................................................ 3-11
CHAPTER 4 FUNCTION SETTINGS 4-1
4.1 FUNCTION SETTING METHOD .......................................................................... 4-1
4.1.1 Changing Memory Switch .................................................................... 4-2
4.2 FUNCTION SETTINGS (MS) ............................................................................... 4-6
4.3 TEST PRINT ...................................................................................................... 4-21

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CHAPTER 5 LED INDICATION AND SWITCH FUNCTION 5-1
5.1 PRINTER STATUS LED INDICATION ................................................................. 5-1
5.2 ERROR AND RECOVERY PROCEDURE............................................................ 5-3
5.3 SWITCH............................................................................................................... 5-4
5.3.1 POWER Switch ................................................................................... 5-4
5.3.2 FEED Switch ....................................................................................... 5-4
CHAPTER 6 COMMAND FUNCTIONS 6-1
6.1 CHARACTER CODES AND COMMANDS ........................................................... 6-1
6.1.1 JIS Code System ................................................................................. 6-1
6.1.2 Shift-JIS Code System......................................................................... 6-3
6.2 FLASH MEMORY................................................................................................. 6-4
6.3 STANDARD MODE AND PAGE MODE ............................................................. 6-10
6.3.1 Standard Mode .................................................................................. 6-10
6.3.2 Page Mode ........................................................................................ 6-10
6.4 RESPONSE DATA............................................................................................. 6-14
6.5 COMMAND DESCRIPTION ............................................................................... 6-16
6.5.1 Printing Command............................................................................. 6-17
6.5.2 Line Spacing...................................................................................... 6-20
6.5.3 Character Set .................................................................................... 6-21
6.5.4 Print Position ..................................................................................... 6-34
6.5.5 Image ................................................................................................ 6-44
6.5.6 Macro ................................................................................................ 6-57
6.5.7 Barcode ............................................................................................. 6-59
6.5.8 Two-Dimensional Barcode ................................................................. 6-69
6.5.9 Kanji .................................................................................................. 6-76
6.5.10 Auxiliary Functions ............................................................................ 6-82
6.5.11 Ruled Line ....................................................................................... 6-110
6.5.12 Download Mode............................................................................... 6-114
6.6 COMMAND LIST.............................................................................................. 6-117
CHAPTER 7 INITIALIZATION 7-1
7.1 INITIALIZATION................................................................................................... 7-1
7.2 INITIALIZATION OF SETTINGS .......................................................................... 7-2
7.3 INITIALIZATION BY SOFTWARE RESETTING................................................... 7-4
7.4 INITIALIZATION BY HARDWARE RESETTING .................................................. 7-4
APPENDIX A CHARACTER SETS (CHARACTER CODE TABLE) A-1
A.1 CHARACTER CODE TABLE (CODEPAGE).........................................................A-1
A.2 INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SET ................................................................ A-11
A.3 2-BYTE CHARACTER........................................................................................A-12

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FIGURES
Figure 1-1 Relationship Between Input Buffer and Line Buffer............................................... 1-1
Figure 1-2 Line Spacing ........................................................................................................ 1-2
Figure 1-3 Character Spacing................................................................................................ 1-2
Figure 2-1 Operating Temperature and Humidity Range........................................................ 2-5
Figure 2-2 RP-F10 Dimensions ............................................................................................. 2-7
Figure 2-3 RP-F10 Installation Position ................................................................................. 2-8
Figure 2-4 Print Area........................................................................................................... 2-11
Figure 2-5 Cut Position........................................................................................................ 2-12
Figure 2-6 Power Supply Connector (View from Joint Surface)............................................ 2-13
Figure 2-7 Drawer Kick Connector Circuit Sample............................................................... 2-14
Figure 3-1 Connector............................................................................................................. 3-2
Figure 3-2 Screen of [USB] Tab in SII Communication Settings Utility for Windows .............. 3-3
Figure 3-3 Screen of [Driver Type] Tab in Communication Settings Utility............................. 3-4
Figure 3-4 Connector............................................................................................................. 3-5
Figure 3-5 Connector............................................................................................................. 3-7
Figure 3-6 Bluetooth Interface ............................................................................................. 3-10
Figure 4-1 Properties of Printer Driver................................................................................... 4-2
Figure 4-2 Mode Selection Message...................................................................................... 4-3
Figure 4-3 MS Selection Message......................................................................................... 4-3
Figure 4-4 Function Selection Message (Example: Selected MS1) ........................................ 4-4
Figure 4-5 Setting Value Selection Message (Example: Selected Standby LED) ................... 4-5
Figure 4-6 Setting Value Confirmation Message (Example: Selected Green) ........................ 4-5
Figure 4-7 Test Print Sample............................................................................................... 4-21
Figure 6-1 Mapping of Character and Image Data ............................................................... 6-12
Figure A-1 USA, Standard Europe (Code Page437)...............................................................A-1
Figure A-2 Katakana..............................................................................................................A-2
Figure A-3 Multilingual (Code Page850) ................................................................................A-2
Figure A-4 Portuguese (Code Page860) ................................................................................A-3
Figure A-5 Canadian-French (Code Page863) .......................................................................A-3
Figure A-6 Nordic (Code Page865) ........................................................................................A-4
Figure A-7 Turkish (Code Page867).......................................................................................A-4
Figure A-8 Greek (Code Page737).........................................................................................A-5
Figure A-9 Latin (Code Page1252).........................................................................................A-5
Figure A-10 Russian (Code Page866)......................................................................................A-6
Figure A-11 Eastern Europe (Code Page852) ..........................................................................A-6
Figure A-12 Euro (Code Page858)...........................................................................................A-7
Figure A-13 Cyrillic (Code Page855)........................................................................................A-7
Figure A-14 Arabic (Code Page864) ........................................................................................A-8
Figure A-15 Central European (Code Page1250).....................................................................A-8

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Figure A-16 Cyrillic (Code Page1251)......................................................................................A-9
Figure A-17 Greek (Code Page1253).......................................................................................A-9
Figure A-18 Turkish (Code Page1254)...................................................................................A-10
Figure A-19 International Character Set.................................................................................A-11
Figure A-20 Special Character Set.........................................................................................A-12
Figure A-21 NEC Special Character Set ................................................................................A-12
Figure A-22 NEC Selection of IBM Extended Character Set ..................................................A-13
Figure A-23 IBM Extended Character Set ..............................................................................A-14

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TABLES
Table 2-1 Printer Specifications............................................................................................ 2-1
Table 2-2 Sale Destinations ................................................................................................. 2-4
Table 2-3 Thermal Paper Specifications............................................................................. 2-10
Table 2-4 Specified Thermal Paper Model ......................................................................... 2-10
Table 2-5 Cutter Specifications .......................................................................................... 2-12
Table 2-6 Power Supply Specifications .............................................................................. 2-13
Table 2-7 Specified AC Adapter Specifications (PW-G2421-W1) ....................................... 2-13
Table 2-8 Drawer Kick Port Specifications.......................................................................... 2-14
Table 2-9 Specified USB Cable Specifications ................................................................... 2-15
Table 2-10 Connection Cable for Specified USB Cable........................................................ 2-15
Table 2-11 Specified Powered USB Cable Specifications..................................................... 2-16
Table 2-12 Connection Cable for Specified Powered USB Cable ......................................... 2-16
Table 3-1 General Specifications of USB Interface............................................................... 3-1
Table 3-2 Pin Assignment of USB Interface ......................................................................... 3-1
Table 3-3 General Specifications of USB Host Interface....................................................... 3-5
Table 3-4 Pin Assignment of USB Host Interface ................................................................. 3-5
Table 3-5 General Specifications of Ethernet Interface......................................................... 3-7
Table 3-6 Pin Assignment of Ethernet Interface ................................................................... 3-7
Table 3-7 Network Communication System.......................................................................... 3-8
Table 3-8 Network Status Indication ..................................................................................... 3-8
Table 3-9 Print Communication Protocol (LPR) .................................................................... 3-8
Table 3-10 Print Communication Protocol (TCP Socket Port)................................................. 3-9
Table 3-11 Protocol for Getting and Setting the Status........................................................... 3-9
Table 3-12 Protocol for Monitoring Settings............................................................................ 3-9
Table 3-13 Protocol for Firmware Update............................................................................... 3-9
Table 3-14 General Specifications of Bluetooth Interface ..................................................... 3-10
Table 4-1 General Setting 1 (MS1)....................................................................................... 4-6
Table 4-2 Standby LED Selection (MS1-4 to 5) .................................................................... 4-6
Table 4-3 General Setting 2 (MS2)....................................................................................... 4-7
Table 4-4 Buzzer Count Selection When Error Occurs (MS2-1 to 2)..................................... 4-7
Table 4-5 Buzzer Pattern Selection When Error Occurs (MS2-3 to 4)................................... 4-7
Table 4-6 General Setting 3 (MS3)....................................................................................... 4-8
Table 4-7 Buzzer Count Selection When Cut Process Completes (MS3-1 to 2).................... 4-8
Table 4-8 Buzzer Pattern Selection When Cut Process Completes (MS3-3 to 4).................. 4-8
Table 4-9 General Setting 4 (MS4)....................................................................................... 4-9
Table 4-10 Number of Dots Selection for Fixed Division and Dynamic Division (MS4-1 to 2)4-10
Table 4-11 Maximum Print Speed Selection (MS4-7 to 8) .................................................... 4-10
Table 4-12 General Setting 5 (MS5)..................................................................................... 4-12
Table 4-13 Initialization Performance Selection After Paper Setting (MS5-6 to 7) ................ 4-12
Table 4-14 General Setting 6 (MS6)..................................................................................... 4-13
Table 4-15 Print Density Selection (MS6-1 to 8)................................................................... 4-13
Table 4-16 General Setting 7 (MS7)..................................................................................... 4-14

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Table 4-17 Thermal Paper Selection (MS7-1 to 8)................................................................ 4-14
Table 4-18 General Setting 13 (MS13) ................................................................................. 4-15
Table 4-19 International Character Set................................................................................. 4-16
Table 4-20 International Character Selection (MS15) ........................................................... 4-16
Table 4-21 Character Code Table ........................................................................................ 4-17
Table 4-22 Character Code Table Setting (MS16) ................................................................ 4-17
Table 4-23 General Setting 17 (MS17) ................................................................................. 4-18
Table 4-24 Paper Saving Setting (MS17-1 to 2) ................................................................... 4-18
Table 4-25 General Setting 18 (MS18) ................................................................................. 4-19
Table 4-26 Buzzer Count Selection (MS18-1 to 2)................................................................ 4-19
Table 4-27 Buzzer Pattern Selection (MS18-3 to 4).............................................................. 4-19
Table 4-28 Bluetooth Setting (MS39) ................................................................................... 4-20
Table 5-1 Printer Status ....................................................................................................... 5-1
Table 5-2 LED Blink Pattern................................................................................................. 5-2
Table 5-3 Error and Recovery Procedure ............................................................................. 5-3
Table 6-1 Memory Area After Initialization............................................................................ 6-5
Table 6-2 Number of Bytes of Memory Control Information for Each Function ..................... 6-6
Table 6-3 Commands Involving Allocation or Release of Memory Area................................ 6-7
Table 6-4 Printing Procedure for Printing One Page in Page Mode .................................... 6-10
Table 6-5 Printing Procedure for Printing Multiple Pages in Page Mode ............................. 6-11
Table 6-6 Maximum Print Area in Page Mode .................................................................... 6-13
Table 6-7 Response Identifiers........................................................................................... 6-14
Table 7-1 Setting Values After Initialization.......................................................................... 7-2
Table 7-2 Setting Values After Initialized by Software Resetting........................................... 7-4

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CHAPTER 1
TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL
This chapter describes the terms used in this manual.
•INPUT BUFFER AND LINE BUFFER
When the RP-F10 (hereinafter referred to as "printer") receives data (character codes and
commands) from the host devices, it stores the data in the printer input buffer. The input buffer has
a capacity of 4096 bytes. Then, the printer retrieves data which is stored to the input buffer. When
the data is character code, the data is mapped to the line buffer. The normal command is executed
immediately when the data is retrieved from the input buffer. Meanwhile, for the realtime
command, the command is executed when the data is stored the input buffer from the host.
The data capacity of the line buffer is 1 line. When the line buffer is filled to the capacity of
character codes for 1 line, the characters falling into the character codes are printed.
The printer repeats this operation to print all the character code.
The relationship between the input buffer and line buffer is illustrated in Figure 1-1.
One Line of Characters is Printed
Line Buffer Print Operation
Input Buffer
Host Device
Figure 1-1 Relationship Between Input Buffer and Line Buffer

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•Line Spacing
Line spacing is the space between the lines of printed characters (See Figure 1-2).
A B C
X Y Z
Figure 1-2 Line Spacing
The printer uses a line thermal print mechanism, therefore, a paper feed step is necessary before
printing characters or bit images. The line feed with printing feeds the paper for height of
characters or bit images. Therefore, a paper feed amount which is smaller than character or bit
image height is ignored. When the printing includes underlines, the printer feeds the paper with the
line spacing added 3 dot-lines to the character height.
Line feeding without printing feeds the paper for specified line feed amount.
•Character Spacing
Character spacing is the space area adding to between each character in the horizontal direction
(See Figure 1-3).
A A
Character spacing
Font size
Figure 1-3 Character Spacing
•Line
The word "line" in this manual indicates a line of characters printed on thermal paper.
For example, the sentence "the printer feeds paper 1 line" indicates that the printer feeds paper a
line of characters.
•Dot-Line
The word "dot-line" in this manual indicates an area of 1 dot in the vertical direction of thermal
paper.
For example, the sentence "the printer feeds paper by 1 dot-line" indicates that the printer feeds
paper by the space of 1 dot.
•Fixed Division Drive and Dynamic Division Drive of Thermal Head
In the fixed division drive method, the logical blocks (a group of physical blocks simultaneously
activated) are predetermined. In this method, high quality printing is available because the
physical blocks are always driven in the same order.
In the dynamic division drive method, counts the number of dots in each physical block so that the

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number does not exceed the specified maximum number of simultaneously activated dots when 1
dot-line is printed.
•Notation in the Technical Reference
Hexadecimal: the character 'H' which indicates hexadecimal is added behind a number.
Example: 0AH
Character: a character is enclosed with single quotation marks.
Example: 'G'

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CHAPTER 2
SPECIFICATIONS
2.1 PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
Table 2-1 Printer Specifications
(1/3)
Item Specifications
Paper Width 80mm*1 Paper Width 58mm*1
Printing method Thermal printing
Dot density 8 dots/mm
Number of effective dots 576 dots/line
(512 dots/line*2)
432 dots/line
(360 dots/line*2)
Printing width max. 72 mm (64 mm
*2
)54 mm (45 mm
*2
)
Operating
environment
Temperature 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F )
Relative humidity 10 %RH to 90 %RH (non-condensing)
Storage
environment
Temperature -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F)
Relative humidity 10 %RH to 90 %RH (non-condensing)
Printing speed max. 250 mm/s
*3
Paper-feed pitch 0.0625 mm
Dimensions (excluding projections) W 127 mm × D 127 mm × H 127 mm
Mass Approx. 840 g (excluding thermal paper)
Input voltage DC24.0 V ±10%
Mounting type Top eject : floor installation
Front eject : floor installation or wall-mount*4
Communication
system
USB Ver. 2.0 Full speed (12 Mbps)
Ethernet 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX
Bluetooth Ver. 3.0

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Item Specifications
Paper Width 80mm*1 Paper Width 58mm*1
Character
size
1-byte character font A 24 dots × 12 dots
1-byte character font B 16 dots × 8 dots
2-byte character font A 24 dots × 24 dots
2-byte character font B 16 dots × 16 dots
Character
type
1-byte character
USA, Standard Europe (Code Page437)
Katakana
Multilingual (Code Page850)
Portuguese (Code Page860)
Canadian-French (Code Page863)
Nordic (Code Page865)
Turkish (Code Page857)
Greek (Code Page737)
Latin (Code Page1252)
Russian (Code Page866)
Eastern Europe (Code Page852)
Euro (Code Page858)
Cyrillic (Code Page855)
Arabic (Code Page864)*5
Central European (Code Page1250)
Cyrillic (Code Page1251)
Greek (Code Page1253)
Turkish (Code Page1254)
User-defined character set
Downloaded character, Optional font
2-byte character
Kanji (JIS 1st and 2nd levels, NEC special characters,
NEC selection of IBM extended characters, IBM
extended characters), user-defined character
Characters
per line
1-byte character font A 48 (42
*2
) 36 (30
*2
)
1-byte character font B 72 (64
*2
) 54 (45
*2
)
2-byte character font A 24 (21
*2
) 18 (15
*2
)
2-byte character font B 36 (32
*2
) 27 (22
*2
)
Barcode
Barcode
UPC-A, UPC-E, JAN13 (EAN13), JAN8 (EAN8), ITF,
CODABAR, CODE39, CODE93, CODE128,
GS1 Databar Omni-directional, GS1 Databar Truncated,
GS1 Databar Limited, GS1 Databar Expanded
Two-dimensional barcode
QR Code (Model 2), PDF417, MaxiCode, Data Matrix,
GS1 Databar Stacked,
GS1 Databar Stacked Omni-directional,
GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked
Print mode Standard mode
Page mode
Input buffer 4096 bytes
Autocutter Paper cutting type Full cut
Partial cut (a tab left at the center)

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Item
Specifications
Paper Width 80mm*1 Paper Width 58mm*1
Drawer kick
port
Drawer drive output DC24.0 V, 1.0 A max., 2 circuits
*6
Drawer switch input 1 circuit
LED 3 color LED
Operation switch POWER Switch, FEED Switch
Reliability*7
Abrasion resistance 150 km or more
Activation pulse
resistance 150 million pulses or more
Cutting thermal paper 1.5 million cut or more
*8
MTBF/MCBF 360000 hours / 60 million lines
*1: Select the paper width by MS4-4 (Paper W idth Selection).
*2: When selecting 512/360 dots by MS4-5 (Number of Effective Dots Selection).
*3: Condition: our specified AC adapter (PW -G2421-W 1), function settings are default setting,
printing 1-byte character font A 'K' for all digits, ambient temperature 25°C (77°F) or more.
However, it may change depending on the connecting time and the printer settings.
*4: Use dedicated wall mounting kit (WLK-B01-1).
*5: Font B cannot be used when this character set is selected.
*6: 2 circuits cannot be driven concurrently.
*7: Except when specific dots are printed continuously. Reliance is a value at average print ratio 12.5%, print density 100%, ambient
temperature 25°C (77°F), and using specified thermal paper.
*8: Cut operation environment is a value at ambient temperature 25°C (77°F), humidity is 60%, and using specified thermal paper
indicated in Table 2-4.

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2.1.1 Sale Destinations
Sale destinations for the printer and the specified accessories are listed below.
Table 2-2 Sale Destinations
: Sale Destinations
Country/Region*1 RP-F10 AC Adapter AC Cable
(Bluetooth Model) (Other Models)
Japan 
PW-G2421-W1
CB-JP07-20A
CB-JP08-20A
EU(except UK),
EFTA CB-CE04-20A
CB-CE05-20A
Turkey - 
UK CB-UK03-20A
CB-UK04-20A
USA,
Canada CB-US05-20A CB-US05-20A
Brazil - *2
*1: Ask your SII sales representative when you want to operate the products in countries/regions other than listed above.
*2: Use the AC cable of 2.0 meters long that complies with Brazil safety standards.

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2.1.2 Precautions for Use
•When the two-dimensional barcode or ladder barcode is printed at high speed, it may reduce the
barcode's reading accuracy. In that case, print after switching the print speed to Middle (Quality).
Use Memory Switch or "Set Print Speed" command (GS 's') to change the print speed.
•When the line such as a ruler line is printed, at least 2 dots are needed for configuration.
By configuring with 1 dot only, the printed lines may be hard to see.
•Always use the printer within the shadowed range shown in the graph below for the relationship
between temperature and humidity.
Figure 2-1 Operating Temperature and Humidity Range
•When handling the printer, be aware of static electricity. When the static electricity is discharged,
this could cause USB communication failure. When this problem occurs, unplug the USB plug that
is connected to the printer and wait a few seconds before connecting it again.
•When the printer is left unused for a long period of time, white powder may appear to the surface
of platen. (This is the powder that an ingredient of thermal paper recrystallized.)
When the powder appears to the platen, wipe the platen with ethanol and use the printer after
ethanol has dried completely.
Also, do not use ethanol on the parts except the platen. When it adheres, wipe it off immediately.
•When printing at high print ratio under a low temperature or high humidity environment, steam
may be generated from thermal paper. This may cause the thermal paper to be contaminated, or
condensation may occur on the printer.
Stop printing when water drops are produced on the thermal head. It causes galvanic corrosion of
the thermal head. If condensation occurs, do not apply current until dewdrops disappear.
•Install the printer on the smooth surface because the rubber feet that adheres to the printer
installation surface are used. When the printer is installed on the uneven surface, it may move
during operation, or its surfaces may peel.
•When the printer is moved from the installation site, hold the printer main body tightly with both
hands, then lift it upward slowly to leave the rubber feet from the installation surface. Lifting it
rapidly or moving it horizontally may peel the entire rubber feet, peel their surfaces, or damage the
outer case.
•Paper feeding may be confused a few dot-lines when printing is started or when printing and paper
feeding are resumed from a pause state. When printing bit images and so on, always feed the
thermal paper for at least 24 steps at the start of printing, and print without interrupting.
10
20
30
40
50
90
80
70
[°C]
[% RH]
Temperature
Humidity
10
20
30
40°C, 65%RH
45°C, 50%RH
34°C, 90%RH
0
6
0
50
40

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•For other precautions, see "2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS" and "3 OPERATING PRECAUTIONS" in
"RP-F10 SERIES THERMAL PRINTER USER'S GUIDE" which is combined with the printer.

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2.1.3 Dimensions
USB + USB host model Ethernet + USB host model Bluetooth + USB host
model
Unit: mm
Figure 2-2 RP-F10 Dimensions