SPRT SP-POS88VI User manual

SPRT®
POS Thermal printer user manual
（SP-POS88Ⅵ）
（Ver 1.02）
Beijing Spirit Technology Development Co., Ltd
www.sprt-printer.com

Contents
Brief Introduction.........................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 1 Feature and Performance...................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Print Performance........................................................................................................................1
1.2 Print Paper................................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 Print Font.......................................................................................................................................2
1.4 Interface.........................................................................................................................................2
1.5 Print Control Commands............................................................................................................ 3
1.6 Power Supply............................................................................................................................... 3
1.7 Operation Environment...............................................................................................................3
1.8 Outline Dimension.................................................................................................................... 3
1.9 Model classification..................................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 2 Operation instruction...............................................................................................................5
2.1 Printer Appearance......................................................................................................................5
2.2 Paper Installation......................................................................................................................... 6
2.2.1 Paper Loading...................................................................................................................6
2.2.2 Solution to Paper Jam..................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Interface.........................................................................................................................................7
2.3.1 Serial Interface..................................................................................................................7
2.3.2 Parallel Interface............................................................................................................9
2.3.3 Cash Drawer Interface...................................................................................................11
2.3.4 Power Connection..........................................................................................................12
2.4 Indicator, buzzer and button.................................................................................................... 12
2.5 Turn on the printer..................................................................................................................... 14
2.6 Self-test....................................................................................................................................... 14
2.7 Hexadecimal Printing................................................................................................................ 14
2.8 Printer parameter Settings....................................................................................................... 15
2.9 Enter the program upgrade mode...........................................................................................15
Appendix A: Parameter setting...............................................................................................................16

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Brief Introduction
SP-POS88VI 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.
SP-POS88VI printer: small in outline dimension, simple operation, and extensive
application, especially suitable for commercial cash register, PC POS, bank
POS and all kinds of receipts print.
Warning
This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause rad
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interference in which case the user may be
required to take adequate measures.
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 250mm／sec.
● Reliability
(1)Print head life: 100km
Using condition:
* Print 12 × 24 ASCII 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

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1.2 Print Paper
●Thermal paper roll model：TF50KS－E（Japan paper co.ltd）
AF50KS-E(JUJO THERMAL)
●Thermal paper roll: Width－－－ 79.5xф80mm（max）
Outer Diameter －－－ 80mm（max.）
Inner Diameter－－－ 13mm（min.）
Thickness －－－ 0.06mm～0.08mm
1.3 Print Font
● ANK Character Set :
12×24 dots，1.5（W）×3.00（H）mm
●GB2312-80(Chinese):
24×24 dots，3.00（W）×3.00（H）mm
1.4 Interface
●RS－232C Serial Interface：
DB-25 socket (female), supports XON/XOFF and TR/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.
●Parallel Interface：
36-pin, 8-bit parallel interface, BUSY/ACK handshaking protocol, TTL signal
level.
●Ethernet Interface：
Standard Ethernet interface.
●USB Interface： ：
Standard USB interface

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●Cash Drawer Control：
DC24V，1A，6-pin RJ-11 socket.
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，CODE128,PDF417,QR bar code print.
1.6 Power Supply
●DC24V±10％，2A，A-1009-3P power socket.
1.7 Operation Environment
●Operation temperature: 5～50℃; Relative humidity: 10～80％
●Storage temperature: -20～55℃; Relative humidity: 10～90%
1.8 Outline Dimension and Weight
● Dimension: 212（L）mm×150（W）mm×135（H）mm
● Weight: 1456g (not including paper roll)

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1.9 Model classification
Model
Interface
SP-POS88ⅥSF
SP-POS88ⅥS
RS－232C Serial Interface
SP-POS88ⅥPF
SP-POS88ⅥP
Parallel Interface
SP-POS88ⅥEF
SP-POS88ⅥE
Ethernet Interface
SP-POS88ⅥUF
SP-POS88ⅥU
USB Interface
SP-POS88VIWF
WIFI Interface,USB Interface, Ethernet Interface
SP-POS88VIMF
RS－232C Serial Interface, USB Interface,
Ethernet Interface
SP-POS88VIBTF
USB Interface, Blutooth2.0
SP-POS88VIBT4F
USB Interface, Blutooth4.0

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Chapter 2 Operation instruction
2.1 Printer Appearance
Paper Cover
Power Indicator（green
Status Indicator (red)
Paper-end Indicator (red)
Paper Feed
Decap button
Paper-out slot
Cutter cover

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2.2 Paper Installation
2.2.1 Paper Loading
POS88Ⅵadopts 79.5mm 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
and put the paper roll into it, 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.
2.2.2 Solution to Paper Jam
If cutter jam, turn off the power, and turn on again, the cutter will be back to original
Power Switch
Cash driver interface
Interface socket
Power socket
！Caution!

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position. If paper jam, open the paper storage cover, and take out the paper. If the
cutter can not be back to the original position, open the cover of it, and turn the
white plastic gear by the direction suggestive on the cutter by hand to make the
cutter be back to the original position.
If cutter jam, but hope no loss of data in printer, can’t turn off the power. It has to get
the cutter back to the original position by the above mentioned method by hand.
Then open the paper storage cover and take out the paper, close the paper storage
cover. The printer will recover automatically from Cutting Error.
2.3 Interface
2.3.1 Serial Interface
The serial interface of SP-POS88VI printer is compatible with RS-232C, supports
DTR/DSR and XON/XOFF handshaking protocols, uses DB25 socket (female). The
pin order of the serial port is as Fig.2-2 shows:
Fig.2-2 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
1
FG
——
——
Cover ground
2
TXD
Output
Printer
Printer transmits control code
X-ON/X-OFF and data to host
3
RXD
Input
Host
Printer receives data from host
4
RTS
Output
Printer
The same with 20pins DTR signal
6
DSR
Input
Host
Signal “MARK” means the host is
busy and can not receive
data.Signal “SPACE” means the

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host is ready to receive data.
7
GND
——
——
Signal Ground
20
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.
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-POS88VI 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-POS88VI and IBM PC Serial Interface Sketch Map
The pin assignment of DB9 interface is as below shows:
Pin No.
Signal Name
Source
Description
2
TXD
Printer
Printer transmits control code
X-ON/X-OFF and data to host
Printer
25PIN
IBM PC
DB9
Printer
25PIN
IBM PC
DB25

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3
RXD
Host
Printer receives data from host
6
DSR
Printer
The same as CTS
8
CTS
Printer
When this is “MARK” status, it
means the printer is “busy” and
can’t receive the data. When
this is “SPACE” status, it means
the printer is “ready” to receive
the data.
5
GND
——
Signal Ground
2.3.2 Parallel Interface
The parallel interface of POS88VI printer is compatible with CENTRONICS,
supports BUSY or ACK handshaking protocol,
The pin assignment of 36PIN parallel interface is as Fig. 2-5 shows:
Pin No.
Signal
Direction
Description
1
STROBE
In
Strobe pulse to latch data,
Reading occurs at falling edge.
2
D1
In
These signals represent the 1st
bit to 8th bit of the parallel data
respectively, each signal is at
HIGH level when data is logic 1,
and LOW when data is logic 0.
3
D2
In
4
D3
In
5
D4
In
6
D5
In
7
D6
In
8
D7
In
9
D8
In

10
10
ACK
Out
Answer pulse, LOW level signal
indicates that data have already
been received and the printer
gets ready to receive the next
data.
11
BUSY
Out
HIGH level signal indicates that
the printer is BUSY and can not
receive data.
12
PE
Out
HIGH level signal indicates that
paper is end.
13
SEL
Out
Pulling up to HIGH level signal
by a resistor
17
FG
---
Signal Cover
18
Logic-H
---
Logic “1” level
32
nFault
Out
Low level means the printer is at
fault
14,15,17,
18,34,36
NC
---
No connection
16,19~30, 33
GND
---
Grounding logical 0 level
35
+5V
---
+5V power
Fig.2-6 Signal Timing Chart of Parallel Interface：

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2.3.3 Cash Drawer Interface
The cash drawer interface of POS-POS88VI adopts RJ-11 6-pin socket, as Fig.2-7
shows:
Fig.2-7 Cash Drawer Interface
The pin assignment is as below：
Pin No.
Signal
Direction
1
Chassis Ground
——
2
Cash drawer driver signal 1
Out
3
Cash drawer on/off status signal
In
4
+24VDC
——

12
5
Cash drawer driver signal 2
Out
6
Signal ground
——
2.3.7 Power Connection
SP-POS88Ⅵuses the external power supply adopter as 24V±10％、2A,
power socket is A-1009-3P model, as Fig. 2-10 shows:
Pin No.
Signal
1
+24VDC
2
Ground
3
NC
The pin assignment is as above：
2.4 Indicator, buzzer and button
There is one button, one buzzer and three indicators on POS88VI printer.
【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 PAPER OUT light indicate the paper status. It means printer lack paper
when it lights.

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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
Unrecoverabl
e 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 )
LED flashes five times : UIB error
LED flashes eight times :
temperature detection of circuit is
wrong
b. Recoverable error: the indicator continuously flashes and persistently off for a
period.
Error type
Prescription
Type of flash
Recoverable
error
LED flashes once .the place of
cutter is wrong
c. Automatic recoverable error: the indicator flashes continuously.
Error type
Description
Type of flash

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Automatic
recoverable
error
LED continues flashing ：the
temperature of printing head is
over high and the cover is wrong
2.5 Turn on the printer
When the printer is off and paper case cover is closed, press the POWER button to
turn on the printer. The status indicator and Paper Out indicator flashes twice
alternatively, then indicator off. The printer enters into the normal working mode.
2.6 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.
Way of self-test: hold down【FEED】button and turn on the printer, At this time,
printer will print out self-test receipt.
2.7 Hexadecimal Printing
Turn on the printer according to the steps below, it will enter the mode of
Hexadecimal Printing
1.Open the cover；
2.Hold down【FEED】button，and connect with power；
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, feed one line with
single-click of “FEED” button, after 3 times, it will print out “*** Completed
***”,and exit hexadecimal printing mode.

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2.8 Printer parameter Settings
This function is for the setup of parameters.
Steps for setting parameters: When printer power is off, open paper case cover
firstly, then press the 【FEED】button and turn on the printer. After status indicator
and paper out indicator flash twice alternatively, press 【FEED】button twice, then
close pape case cover. Printer enters into parameter setting mode and print out the
first set parameter and its default value. The details method of setting parameter
can refer to Appendix A.
Steps for exiting of parameter setup: open paper case cover and press the【FEED】
button; then close paper case cover and release the 【FEED】button. The printer
will save the setup of parameters, exit setting mode and enter the normal working
mode.
The data will not be saved if turn off the printer directly.
2.9 Enter the program upgrade mode
When printer power is off，open paper case cover, hold down the【FEED】button,
then turn on the printer. After the status indicator and paper out indicator flash
alternatively, release【FEED】button. Then press 【FEED】button five times and
printer enters into the program upgrading mode. At this time, the indicator flashes
once each second.
Quick method of entering this mode: when printer power is off, open paper case
cover, hold down the【FEED】button, then turn on the printer and release the
【FEED】button. Printer enters into the program upgrading mode. At this time, the
indicator flashes once each second.
Notice: After printer enters into Program Upgrading Mode, if paper out indicator
lights, it means this interface can’t support program upgrading. Only serial interface
or USB interface can support program upgrading online.

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Appendix A: Parameter setting
This appendix is the method to set default parameters of printer by buttons.
Setup instruction: use the button of【paper case cover】to choose the setting items,
change the item by press the button【paper case cover】, and print out the current
value. Use the button of 【FEED】to set the parameter, the parameter will be
changed by press the 【FEED】button.
Summary setting：
Paper case paper case paper case paper case
Cover cover cover cover
Paper case Paper case Paper case Paper case
Cover cover cover
Baud rate：
FEED FEED FEED
FEED FEED
FEED FEED FEED
Language：
FEED FEED
FEED
Font dots：
FEED
FEED
Print Density ：
FEED FEED
FEED
Print speed：
FEED FEED FEED
FEED
China
English
12×24
9×17
Middle
Low
High
220mm/s
150mm/s
250mm/s
200mm/s
China-BIG5
Baud rate
Density
Speed
Font dots
Language
Buzzer
function
Print function
for out of paper
Black label
option
9600
57600
38400
19200
4800
115200
1200
2400

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Buzzer：
FEED FEED FEED
FEED
Re-printing lack of paper：
FEED
FEED
Black label mode：
FEED
FEED
OFF
Cut ON
Error ON
ALL ON
OFF
ON
off
on