Sony SNAPLAB UP-CR20L Instruction manual

4-125-653-11 (1)
Connection Manual
to Job Ticket Printer
UP-CR20L
© 2008 Sony Corporation
This manual explains the steps involved in printing job tickets
when a commercially available Thermal Receipt Printer is
connected to the UP-CR20L.

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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 ................................... 4
Setting Up the Unit ....................................... 5
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-CR20L. To print the job tickets, you will need a
commercially available Epson TM-T88 III or TM-T88 IV
Series Thermal Receipt Printer with an RS-232C interface.
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-CR20L.
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-CR20L.
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-CR20L.
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.
Memo

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Setup
Setup
Connecting the Printer
Connect the Thermal Receipt Printer to the UP-CR20L’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
Set the DIP switch on the Thermal Receipt Printer
according to the following chart. For details on how to set
the DIP switch, refer to the operating instructions for the
Thermal Receipt Printer.
Recommended DIP switch settings:
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: \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
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
Thermal Receipt Printer
Print type Finish Letters
Select & Print Glossy P
ProMatte PM
Index print Glossy I
ProMatte IM
Split image Glossy S
ProMatte SM
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

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Setup
BNumbers that indicate print sizes
The Thermal Receipt Printer prints in two-tone black and
white.
The UP-CR20L 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-CR20L’s
expansion CompactFlash card.
1 Insert an expansion CompactFlash card into the
computer.
2 Create the folder “\Sony\UPCR20\Ticket” on the
expansion CompactFlash card, and save the prepared
image data in that folder.
For details on preparing an expansion card, refer to “Using
Expansion CompactFlash Card” in the Operating
Instructions for the UP-CR20L.
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-CR20L to copy that data
onto a CompactFlash card. For details on how to copy,
refer to “Using Expausion CompactFlash Card” in the
Operating Instructions for the UP-CR20L. 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-CR20L1).
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-CR20L must be configured. For details on
configuring each setting, refer to the Operating
Instructions for the UP-CR20L.
• 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.
Border print Glossy B
ProMatte BM
Print size Numbers
3 × 5 inches (9 × 13 cm) 3x5
4 × 6 inches (10 × 15 cm) 4x6
5 × 7 inches (13 × 18 cm) 5x7
6 × 8 inches (15 × 20 cm) 6x8
4 × 8 inches (10 × 20 cm) 4x8
8×10inches(20×25cm) 8x10
8×12inches(20×30cm) 8x12
Memo
Print type Finish Letters
Memo

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Printing Job Tickets
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
“\Sony\UPCR20\Ticket” folder.
Notes