Sony SnapLab UP-CR15L Instruction manual

Connection Manual
to Job Ticket Printer
This manual explains the steps involved in printing job tickets
when a commercially available thermal receipt printer is connected
to the UP-CR15L/UP-CR25L.
UP-CR15L
UP-CR25L
4-198-679-11 (1)
© 2010 Sony Corporation

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Outline ..........................................................3
Sample Job Ticket......................................... 3
Setup ............................................................4
Connecting the Printer .................................. 4
Setting Up the Thermal Receipt Printer........ 4
Preparing Image Data ................................... 5
Setting Up the Unit ....................................... 6
Printing Job Tickets ....................................6
When the Image Is Not Printed on the Job
Ticket................................................... 6

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Outline
Outline
You can print job tickets that include the order contents of
the UP-CR15L/UP-CR25L. To print the job tickets, you
will need one of the following thermal receipt printers.
• Epson TM-T88 III/TM-T88 IV series
• CITIZEN SYSYTEMS JAPAN CO.,LTD. CT-S800/
S600/S280 series
Use the RS-232C-interface models of the above thermal
receipt printers.
Epson is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
Sample Job Ticket
You can print job tickets similar to the following example.
AUpper image area
The same image is printed in this area for each order.
This area is suitable for printing store logos.
When printing images in this area, be sure to insert the
expansion CompactFlash card containing the image data in
the specified format into the UP-CR15L/UP-CR25L.
BPrice display area
The contents of an order are printed in this area.
The printed contents include the order time, order number,
print size, print type, price per print, print quantity, and
total price. The prices printed are based on those set on the
UP-CR15L/UP-CR25L.
CLower image area
Depending on the print sizes and print types of an order,
you can change the image to be printed in this area. By
printing a barcode here, you can differentiate each of the
print contents.
When printing images in this area, be sure to insert the
expansion CompactFlash card containing the image data in
the specified format into the UP-CR15L/UP-CR25L.
When an expansion CompactFlash card is not inserted into
the unit, only the price display area, B, is printed.
CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the
United States and other countries.
Note
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Setup
Setup
Connecting the Printer
For the UP-CR15L
Connect the thermal receipt printer to the UP-CR15L’s
RS-232C connector with an RS-232C cable.
Cable to use: RS-232C cross (reverse) cable
(9-pin D-sub female - 25-pin D-sub male)
For the UP-CR25L
Connect the thermal receipt printer to the UP-CR25L’s
RS-232C connector with an RS-232C cable.
Cable to use: RS-232C cross (reverse) cable
(9-pin D-sub female - 25-pin D-sub male)
Setting Up the Thermal Receipt
Printer
Configure the serial interface settings as shown in the
following table.
For details on how to configure the settings, refer to the
operating instructions for the thermal receipt printer.
When using a TM-T88 III/TM-T88 IV series
thermal receipt printer
Set the DIP switch on the thermal receipt printer according
to the following chart.
TM-T88 III/TM-T88 IV
or CT-S800/CT-S600/
CT-S280 series
thermal receipt printer
RS-232C
cable
Baud rate 38,400 bps
Handshake XON/XOFF protocol
Data length 8 bits
Parity check None
RS-232C
cable
TM-T88 III/TM-T88 IV or
CT-S800/CT-S600/
CT-S280 series thermal
receipt printer

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Setup
Recommended DIP switch settings:
When using a CT-S800/S600/S280 series thermal
receipt printer
Memory switch setting is necessary. Refer to the operating
instructions for the thermal receipt printer.
Preparing Image Data
Perform the following steps to prepare image data.
1 Create the image data on your computer.
2 Copy the image data onto an expansion CompactFlash
card.
The following gives detailed information on the above
steps.
Creating Image Data on Your Computer
Create the image data according to the following
specifications.
Specifications for job ticket images
Image size: 360(H) × 2 to 360(V) pixels
Format: 24-bit Windows BMP
File storage location: For the UP-CR15L
\Sony\UPCR15\Ticket
For the UP-CR25L
\Sony\UPCR20\Ticket
Data file name for upper image: Logo.bmp
Data file name for lower image:
A combination of letters and numbers that indicate the
print type and print size are used for file names. Name
the data files as follows.
When creating an image for the initial fee, name the
data file “INIT_FEE.bmp”.
ALetters that indicate print types
BNumbers that indicate print sizes
The thermal receipt printer prints in two-tone black and
white.
The UP-CR15L/UP-CR25L does not process color with an
artificial multi-tone method such as error diffusion, but
performs two-tone processing on the green channel at a
threshold of 128. To print high quality images, we
recommend to create a two-tone black and white image
with artificial multi-tone processing using image
processing software in advance and to save that image as a
24-bit Windows BMP file.
When you want to display text in the upper or lower image
area, create the text as a bitmap image.
Copying Image Data Onto Expansion
CompactFlash Cards
Copy the prepared image data onto the UP-CR15L/
UP-CR25L’s expansion CompactFlash card.
1 Insert an expansion CompactFlash card into the
computer.
SW1
1-1 OFF
1-2 OFF
1-3 ON
1-4 OFF
1-5 OFF
1-6 OFF
1-7 ON
1-8 ON
SW2
2-1 OFF
2-2 OFF
2-3 OFF
2-4 OFF
2-5 OFF
2-6 OFF
2-7 OFF
2-8 OFF
Example: P_3x5.bmp
AB
Print type Finish Letters
Select & Print Glossy P
ProMatte PM
Index print Glossy I
ProMatte IM
Split image Glossy S
ProMatte SM
Border print Glossy B
ProMatte BM
Print size Numbers
3 × 5 inches (9 × 13 cm) 3x5
4 × 4 inches (10 × 10 cm) 4x4
4 × 6 inches (10 × 15 cm) 4x6
4 × 7 inches (10 × 18 cm) 4x7
4 × 8 inches (10 × 20 cm) 4x8
5 × 7 inches (13 × 18 cm) 5x7
6 × 8 inches (15 × 20 cm) 6x8
8×10inches(20×25cm) 8x10
8×12inches(20×30cm) 8x12
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Printing Job Tickets
2 Create the following folder on the expansion
CompactFlash card, and save the prepared image data
in that folder.
For the UP-CR15L
\Sony\UPCR15\Ticket
For the UP-CR25L
\Sony\UPCR20\Ticket
For details on preparing an expansion card, refer to “Using
Expansion CompactFlash Card” in the Operating
Instructions for the UP-CR15L/UP-CR25L.
If your computer is not equipped to handle CompactFlash
cards, you can copy the image data onto another memory
card format, and then use the UP-CR15L/UP-CR25L to
copy that data onto a CompactFlash card. For details on
how to copy, refer to “Using Expansion CompactFlash
Card” in the Operating Instructions for the UP-CR15L/
UP-CR25L. The image to be printed on the job ticket is
simultaneously copied when the template is copied.
Sample images for job tickets are included on the CD-
ROM supplied with the UP-CR15L/UP-CR25L1).
1) These images are for sample purposes only and cannot be used.
Setting Up the Unit
To enable job ticket printing, one of the following settings
on the UP-CR15L/UP-CR25L must be configured. For
details on configuring each setting, refer to the Operating
Instructions for the UP-CR15L/UP-CR25L.
• Order Numbering (Print Tab)
• Price Indication ON (Pricing Tab)
When the pricing setting is not configured, 0 (zero) is
printed for prices and totals.
When the currency setting is not configured, only the
numeric values are printed.
Printing Job Tickets
The job ticket is printed when the following operations are
performed.
In Event Mode
When the [Print Start] button is pressed in the image
selection screen
In Quick Print and Full Mode
When the [Print Start] button is pressed in the order
confirmation screen
• Do not disconnect the RS-232C cable while a job ticket
is printing.
• If the thermal receipt printer stops in the middle of a
printing, restart the printer.
When the Image Is Not Printed on
the Job Ticket
Job tickets are printed without any images
though the expansion CompactFlash card has
the image data.
• Make sure that the image data is in 24-bit Windows
BMP format.
• Make sure that the image data file is stored in the
following folder.
– For the UP-CR15L
\Sony\UPCR15\Ticket
– For the UP-CR25L
\Sony\UPCR20\Ticket
Memo
Notes