SPRT SP-POS801 User manual

SPRT®
Thermal Receipt Printer
User’s Manual
SP-POS801
（Ver 1.02）
Beijing Spirit Technology Development Co.,Ltd.
www.sprt-printer.com

Content
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 1
Chapter 1 Feature and Performance...................................................................................................1
1.1 Print Performance.................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Print Paper................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 Print Font................................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Interface.....................................................................................................................................2
1.5 Print Control Commands........................................................................................................ 2
1.6 Power Supply............................................................................................................................2
1.7 Operation Environment........................................................................................................... 3
1.8 Outline Dimension....................................................................................................................3
Chapter 2 Operation Specification.......................................................................................................4
2.1 Printer Appearance.................................................................................................................. 4
2.2 Installation of the printer..........................................................................................................6
2.3 Paper Installation..................................................................................................................... 7
2.3.1 Paper Loading...............................................................................................................7
2.3.2 Solution to Paper Jam................................................................................................. 7
2.4 Interface.....................................................................................................................................8
2.4.1 Serial Interface.............................................................................................................. 8
2.4.2 USB interface.............................................................................................................. 10
2.4.3 Power Connection......................................................................................................10
2.5 Buttons and Indicators.......................................................................................................... 10
2.6 Turn on the printer................................................................................................................. 12
2.7 Self test....................................................................................................................................12
2.8 Hexadecimal Printing............................................................................................................ 13
2.9 Setup of printer parameter................................................................................................... 13
2.10 Entering program upgrading mode...................................................................................14
APPENDIX A:Parameters Setting............................................................................................. 14

1
Introduction
POS801 printer is a new type line thermal printer, which features
in fast speed print, low print noise, high reliability, perfect print quality
and ribbon needless, avoiding the vexation of regular maintenance.
Chapter 1 Feature and Performance
1.1 Print Performance
● Print method: direct thermal
●Print paper width: 79.5±0.5mm
●Print density: 8 dots/mm, 576 dots/line
●Print speed: max 170mm／sec.
●Reliability
(1)Print head life: 100km
Using condition:
＊Print 12 × 24 ANK characters, print 50 lines each time,
intermittent print repeatedly
＊Use specified thermal paper
（2）Cutter life: 1000,000 cuts
Using condition: less than 30 cuts/minute
●Valid print width: 72mm
1.2 Print Paper
●Thermal paper roll model: TF50KS－E（Japan paper co.ltd）
AF50KS-E (JUJO THERMAL)
●Thermal paper roll:
Paper Type－－－thermal paper 79.5xф80mm（max）
Inner Diameter－－－ 13mm（min.）
Thickness －－－ 0.06mm～0.08mm

2
1.3 Print Font
●ANK Character Set
12×24 dots,1.5（W）×3.00（H）mm
●GB18030(Chinese):
24×24 dots,3.00（W）×3.00（H）mm.
1.4 Interface
●RS－232C Serial Interface:
IDC10 socket, supports XON/XOFF and DTR/DSR protocols.
Baud rate:1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600,
115200bps adjustable.
Data structure: 1start bit + (7 or 8) data bits + 1 stop bit.
Parity checking: no parity or odd, even parity optional.
●USB Interface:
Mini USB interface
1.5 Print Control Commands
● Character print commands: support double-width, double height
print of ANK characters, user-defined characters and Chinese
characters, the character line spacing is adjustable.
●Graphics print commands: support the print of bit-map graphics and
download bit-map graphics with different density
●GS bar code print commands: support
UPC-A,UPC-E,EAN-13,EAN-8,CODE39,ITF,CODEBAR,CODE93,CO
DE128,PDF417,QR code, DATA Matrix bar code print.
1.6 Power Supply
●DC24V±10％,2A,2114s-02 power socket.

1.7 Operation Environment
●Operation temperature: 0～50℃; Operation humidity: 10～80％
●Storage temperature: -20～60℃; Storage humidity: 10～90%
1.8 Outline Dimension,Weight and Installation Picture
● Weight: 400g (not including paper roll)
● Outline dimension: 132mmx125.5x87mm (LxWxH)
Pls check outline dimension in the below picture 1-1:
Fig.1-1

Installing hole dimension of customer’s panel, as picture1-2:
Fig.1-2
Chapter 2 Operation Specification
2.1 Printer Appearance
About the name of each part of printer, pls refer to picture 2-1:

Paper cover
Paper exit
Door handle
Feed button Power button
Indicator （Red）Power indicator(Green)
Serial interface
Power socket USB Interface
Paper ending sensor socket
Fig.2-1 Printer Appearance

2.2 Installation of the printer
Embedded printer in the installing hole of customer’s panel. open the
printer paper cover, clockwise to tighten the two screws to complete the
installation of the printer . Print installation shown in Figure 2-2.
Clockwise rotation
FIG 2-2

2.3 Paper Installation
2.3.1 Paper Loading
POS801 adopts 79.5mm±0.5mm width thermal paper roll.
Steps of Loading Thermal Paper are as below:
Hold down the upper cover button on the left side, open the movable
upper cover, draw a certain length of the paper roll, put the paper end
on the print head, close the upper cover and press it downwards lightly.
1.Pay attention to the direction of loading
paper,make the printing surface face to the print
head.
2.Please don’t feed or draw the paper forwards or
backwards with hands.
3.Keep clean of the print head,avoid to influence
the printing quality.
2.3.2 Solution to Paper Jam
If cutter is jam, turn off the power, and turn on again, the cutter will
be back to original position. If paper jam, open the paper storage cover,
and take out the paper. If the cutter can not be back to the original
！Caution!

position after power on again, open the cover of paper case directly, the
cutter will be back to original position before the cover opening.
2.4 Interface
2.4.1 Serial Interface
The serial interface of SP-POS88IⅤprinter is compatible with
RS-232C, supports DTR/DSR and XON/XOFF handshaking protocols,
uses IDC10 socket. The pin order of the serial port is as Fig.2-3 shows:
Fig.2-3 Pin Order of Serial Port
The pin assignment of serial interface is shown in Fig. 2-3:
Pin No.
Signal
Name
Signal
Direction
Source
Description
2
DTR
Output
Printer
Signal “MARK” means the
host is busy and can not
receive data.Signal
“SPACE” means the host is
ready to receive data.
3
TXD
Output
Printer
Printer transmits control
code X-ON/X-OFF and data
to host

4
DSR
Input
Host
Signal “MARK” means the
host is busy and can not
receive data.Signal
“SPACE” means the host is
ready to receive data.
5
RXD
Input
Host
Printer receives data from
host
6
RTS
Output
Printer
Same with Pin No.2 DTR
Signal
9
GND
----------
----------
Signal Ground
Fig. 2-3 The pin assignment of serial interface
Note: (1)“Source” denotes the source that signal come from;
(2)Logical signal level is EIA.
The baud rate and data structure in serial interface mode is 9600bps,
8-bit data bits, no parity bit and 1 stop bit. The serial interface of
SP-POS801 can be connected to standard RS-232C interface. When it
is connected to IBM PC or its compatible machine, connection can
accord to Fig.2-4.
Fig.2-4 Connection between SP-POS801 and IBM PC Serial Interface

2.4.2 USB interface
The USB interface of the POS801 printer is mini-USB interface, outer
appearance and pin assignment is shown in Figure 2-5:
Figure 2-5 Mini-USB socket and pin definitions
2.4.3 Power Connection
SP-POS801 printer uses the external power supply adopter as
24V±10％、2A, power socket is 2114S-02 model, as Fig. 2-6 shows:
Fig.2-6 Power Socket
2.5 Buttons and Indicators
There are two buttons, one inner buzzer and two indicators for POS801.
【POWER】is power button. When printer is off, press【POWER】button
for one second, the buzzer will sound, then release 【POWER】button.
Printer gets into the normal working status. When the printer is on,

press【POWER】button for one second, the buzzer will sound, then
release 【POWER】button. Printer is powered off.
【FEED】is paper feed button. The function of this button is on/off can
be set by print command. When the function of this button is on, press
【FEED】button to feed paper; release【FEED】button to stop feeding
button.
The buzzer can indicate the error and cutter status. Through
parameters setting, the buzzer can be set into error alarm, paper-cut
indicating or both above. The types of error status are same as ERROR
indicator.
The green POWER light is the power indicator. POWER indicator
lighting means the printer is power on.
The red ERROR light is error status indicator. It is off when the printer
works
normally; while it flashes, the printer has abnormal alarm.
If ERROR indicator flashes and the buzzer sounds, it means the printer
has error.
According to different flashing types, the different errors of printer are
indicated:
1. Unrecoverable error: the times of indicator flashing and buzzer sound
indicate the error type, then indicator persistently light.
2. Recoverable error: the times of indicator flashing and buzzer sound
indicate the error type, then indicator is persistently off.
3. Automatic recoverable error: the indicator flashes and the buzzer
sounds continuously.
4. Paper out: the indicator lights and the buzzer sounds persistently.
The details are as below,
a. Unrecoverable error, the indicator flashes several times, then
persistently lights. Then cycle. The times of flashing means the error
type.
Error type
Description
Types of ERROR
flashing
Unrecover
able error
LED flashes once :
Memory read - write errors
LED flash twice:
Over-voltage
LED flashes three times:
the voltage is lack
LED flashes four times :

CPU Execution error
(wrong address ion )
LED flashes five times :
UIB error
LED flashes eight times :
temperature detection of
circuit is wrong
b. Recoverable error: the indicator continuously flashes and persistence
off for a period.
Error type
Prescription
Type of flash
Recoverabl
e error
LED flashes once .the
place of cutter is wrong
c. Automatic recoverable error: the indicator flashes continuously.
Error type
Description
Type of flash
Automatic
recoverable
error
LED continues
flashing :the temperature
of printing head is over
high and the cover is
wrong
2.6 Turn on the printer
When the printer is off and paper case cover is closed, press the
POWER button to turn on the printer and the ERROR indicator flashes
twice, then indicator off. The printer enters into the normal working
mode.
2.7 Self test
The self-test will check the condition of printer, if the printer prints out
the self-test receipt correctly, it means the printer works normally except

interface with host. Otherwise it needs to repair.
The self-test will print out: Manufacturer name, printer model, software
version, interface type, default value of printer parameters, 96 ANK
characters in ASCII code, content of default Code page (if language is
set English) or name of Chinese character library (if the language is set
Chinese), Bar code type, at last four lines black and white alternating
icon.
Way of self-test: hold down【FEED】button and press【POWER】button
to turn on the printer, after buzzer sounds, release 【POWER】button
firstly, then release 【FEED】button. At this time, printer will print out
self-test receipt.
2.8 Hexadecimal Printing
Turn on the printer according to the step below, it will enter the
mode of Hexadecimal Printing
1.Open the cover;
2.Hold down【POWER】button to turn on the printer
3.Close the cover, the printer will print out 3 lines as below:
Hexadecimal Dump
To terminate hexadecimal dump,
Press FEED button three times.
This means the printer has entered hexadecimal printing mode, and
under this mode,all of the input will be printed out as hexadecimal
number. Paper will feed one line with single-click of “FEED” button, after
3 times, it will print out “*** Completed ***”, and exit hexadecimal
printing mode.
2.9 Setup of printer parameter
This function is for the setup of parameters.
Steps for setting parameters: Power off , open 【Printer upper
cover】and press the【FEED】button at the same time; release the
【FEED】button after light flashing ; then press the 【FEED】twice and
close the 【Printer upper cover 】; printer is in the parameter setting
mode . Print the first parameter which can be set and its current setup;
Details can be seen according Appendix.
Steps for exiting of parameter setup: open 【Printer upper cover】

and press the【FEED】button; then close the【Printer upper cover】,
release the 【FEED 】button and save the setup of parameter and
exit ;enter the normal mode ;the date will not saved if turn off the printer
just through pressing 【FEED】button.
2.10 Entering program upgrading mode
When printer power is off,open paper case cover, hold down the
【FEED】button, then press【POWER】button and turn on the printer.
After hearing the buzzer “one low one high” sound, release【POWER】
button. Printer enters into the program upgrading mode. At this time, the
indicator flashes once each second.
Notice: Both serial interface and USB interface can support program
upgrading online.
APPENDIX A:Parameters Setting
This appendix is the method of setting default parameters of printer by
buttons.
Setting instruction: Using button for paper case cover to choose setting
item. Pressing this button once, the setting item will go to the next and
also print out the current value of this item. Using 【FEED】button to
choose the setting value of item. Press the button once, the setting
value will go to the next.
Summary setting:
Paper case Paper case Paper case
Cover Cover Cover
Paper case paper case
Cover cover
Paper case Paper case Paper case
Cover Cover Cover
Baud rate
Density
Speed
Font Dot
Language
Buzzer
Print lack of
paper
Black mark

Baudrate:
FEED FEED FEED
MODE
FEED FEED FEED
Language:
FEED FEED
FEED
Font:
FEED
FEED
Density:
FEED FEED
FEED
Buzzer:
FEED FEED FEED
FEED
Print lack of paper:
FEED
FEED
Black mark:
FEED
FEED
English
Traditional Chinese
Chinese-BIG5
12×24
9×17
Middle
Low
High
9600
57600
38400
19200
4800
115200
1200
2400
OFF
Cut ON
Error ON
ALL ON
OFF
ON
Off
On