Star Micronics TSP2000 Series Operating and maintenance manual

THERMAL PRINTER
TSP552
TSP552II
TSP2000
PROGRAMMER'S MANUAL

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ESC/POS: Seiko Epson Corporation
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Dip Switch Setting (TSP552 / 552II) ..................................................................... 1
1-1. Serial Interface Type..................................................................................... 1
1-2. Parallel Interface Type .................................................................................. 2
2. Dip Switch Setting (TSP2000) ............................................................................... 3
2-1. Serial Interface Type..................................................................................... 3
2-2. Parallel Interface Type .................................................................................. 4
3. Control Codes ......................................................................................................... 5
3-1. Star Mode Command Summary ................................................................... 5
3-2. Star Mode Command Specifications ............................................................ 9
3-3. ESC/POS Mode Command Summary ........................................................ 60
4. Character Code Tables ........................................................................................ 62
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1. Dip Switch Setting (TSP552 / 552II)
1-1. Serial Interface Type
DIP-SW 1
Switch Function ON OFF
1 Data receive error Error is ignored. “?” is printed.
2 Receive buffer size 45 bytes 4 k bytes
3 Handshaking XON/XOFF DTR/DSR
4 Data bit 7 bits 8 bits
5 Parity check Yes No
6 Parity Even Odd
7Baud rate See Table 1.
8DIP-SW 2
Switch Function ON OFF
1 Handshaking conditions Receive buffer full Offline or
(conditions for BUSY) receive buffer full
2 <FF> Code (Star mode) Form Feed Cut Command
Graphic Adjustment (ESC/POS mode) 203 DPI 180 DPI
3Print density See Table 2.
4
5 Command STAR ESC/POS
6 Should not be changed (should be set to on).
7 #6 pin reset signal Valid Invalid
8 #25 pin reset signal Valid Invalid
Table 1 Baud Rate
Data Rate SW 1-7 SW 1-8
2400 ON ON
4800 OFF ON
9600 ON OFF
19200 OFF OFF
Table 2 Print Density
Print Density SW 2-3 SW 2-4 Contents of Test Print Page
Light ON ON Level 1
(Standard) OFF ON Level 2
ON OFF Level 3
Dark OFF OFF Level 4

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1-2. Parallel Interface Type
DIP-SW 1
Switch Function ON OFF
1 Auto CR Valid Invalid
2 Receive buffer size 45 bytes 4 k bytes
3
4
5 Do not change. (Should be set to OFF)
6
7
8 Cut position adjust*1 Invalid Valid
(ESC/POS mode only)
*1: Approximately 9mm of paper is fed before cutting.
DIP-SW 2
Switch Function ON OFF
1 Handshaking conditions Receive buffer full Offline or
(conditions for BUSY) receive buffer full
2 <FF> Code (Star mode only) Form Feed Cut Command
Graphic Adjustment (ESC/POS mode) 203 DPI Adjust for 180 DPI
3Print density See Table 3.
4
5 Command STAR ESC/POS
6 Do not change. (Should be set to ON)
7 ACK plus width 1 µs8µs
8 #31 pin (INIT) reset signal Valid Invalid
Table 3 Print Density
Print Density SW 2-3 SW 2-4 Contents of Test Print Page
Light ON ON Level 1
(Standard) OFF ON Level 2
ON OFF Level 3
Dark OFF OFF Level 4

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2. Dip Switch Setting (TSP2000)
2-1. Serial Interface Type
DIP-SW 1
Switch Function ON OFF
1 Data receive error Error is ignored. “?” is printed.
2 Receive buffer size 68 bytes 4 k bytes
3 Handshaking XON/XOFF DTR/DSR
4 Data bit 7 bits 8 bits
5 Parity check Yes No
6 Parity Even Odd
7 Baud rate 19200 bps 9600 bps
8 Automatic Status Back function Valid Invalid
DIP-SW 2
Switch Function ON OFF
1 Handshaking conditions Receive buffer full Offline or
(conditions for BUSY) receive buffer full
2 <FF> Code (Star mode) Cut Command Form Feed
Graphic Adjustment (ESC/POS mode) 180 DPI 203 DPI
3Print density See Table 2.
4
5 Should not be changed (should be set to off).
6 Command ESC/POS STAR
7 Pin #25 (INIT) reset signal Valid Invalid
8 Pin #6 (DSR) reset signal INIT DSR
Table 2 Print Density
Print Density SW 2-3 SW 2-4
Power economy mode ON ON
Standard OFF OFF
ON OFF
Dark OFF ON

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2-2. Parallel Interface Type
DIP-SW 1
Switch Function ON OFF
1 Auto CR Valid Invalid
2 Receive buffer size 68 bytes 4 k bytes
3 Should not be changed (should be set to off).
4 Device ID reply Valid Invalid
5 Automatic Status Back function Valid Invalid
6 Negotiation Status Back function Valid Invalid
7Treatment of missing data during reverse Store Delete
8 Cut position adjust *1 Valid Invalid
DIP-SW 2
Switch Function ON OFF
1 Handshaking conditions Receive buffer full Offline or
(conditions for BUSY) receive buffer full
2 <FF> Code (Star mode) Cut Command Form Feed
Graphic Adjustment (ESC/POS mode) 180 DPI 203 DPI
3Print density See Table 2.
4
5 Should not be changed (should be set to off).
6 Command ESC/POS STAR
7 Always ON Should be set to on.
8
*1 ESC/POS mode only
Table 2 Print Density
Print Density SW 2-3 SW 2-4
Power economy mode ON ON
Standard OFF OFF
ON OFF
Dark OFF ON

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3. Control Codes
3-1. Star Mode Command Summary
The details of each command are shown in the following sections.
Commands to Select Characters
Control codes Hexadecimal Function Page
codes
<ESC> "R" n 1B 52 n Select international character set 9
<ESC> <GS> t n 1B 1D 74 n Select character table 10
<ESC> "/" "1" 1B 2F 31 Select slash zero 10
<ESC> "/" <1> 1B 2F 01
<ESC> "/" "0" 1B 2F 30 Select normal zero 11
<ESC> "/" <0> 1B 2F 00
<ESC> "b" n1 n2 n3 n4 1B 62 n1 n2 n3 n4 Select bar code printing 11
d1 ... dk <RS> d1 ... dk 1E
<ESC> "M" 1B 4D Select 12-dot pitch printing 16
<ESC> "p" 1B 70 Select 14-dot pitch printing 16
<ESC> "P" 1B 50 Select 15-dot pitch printing 16
<ESC> ":" 1B 3A Select 16-dot pitch printing 16
<ESC> <SP> n 1B 20 n Set character spacing 17
<SO> 0E Sets the printing magnified double 17
in character width.
<DC4> 14 Resets the printing magnified in 17
character width.
<ESC> "W" n 1B 57 n Sets the magnification rate in 18
character width.
<ESC> <SO> 1B 0E Sets the printing magnified 18
double in character height.
<ESC> <DC4> 1B 14 Resets the printing magnified 18
in character height.
<ESC> "h" n 1B 68 n Sets the magnification rate 19
in character height .
<ESC> "–" "1" 1B 2D 31 Select underlining 19
<ESC> "–" <1> 1B 2D 01

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Control codes Hexadecimal Function Page
codes
<ESC> "_" "1" 1B 5F 31 Select overlining 20
<ESC> "_" <1> 1B 5F 01
<ESC> "4" 1B 34 Select highlight printing 21
<ESC> "5" 1B 35 Cancel highlight printing 21
<SI> 0F Inverted printing 21
<DC2> 12 Cancel inverted printing 22
<ESC> "E" 1B 45 Select emphasized printing 22
<ESC> "F" 1B 46 Cancel emphasized printing 22
Commands to Set the Page Format
Control codes Hexadecimal Function Page
codes
<ESC> "C" n 1B 43 n Set page length in lines 23
<ESC> "C" <0> n 1B 43 00 n Set page length in inches 23
<ESC> "N" n 1B 4E n Set bottom margin 24
<ESC> "O" 1B 4F Cancel bottom margin 24
<ESC> "l" n 1B 6C n Set left margin 25
<ESC> "Q" n 1B 51 n Set right margin 26
Commands to Move the Print Position
Control codes Hexadecimal Function Page
codes
<LF> 0A Line Feed 27
<ESC> "a" n 1B 61 n Feed paper n lines 27
<FF> 0C Form Feed 27
<HT> 09 Horizontal tab 28
<VT> 0B Vertical tab 28
<ESC> "z" "1" 1B 7A 31 Set line spacing to 4 mm 29
<ESC> "0" 1B 30 Set line spacing to 3 mm 29

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Control codes Hexadecimal Function Page
codes
<ESC> "J" n 1B 4A n One time n/4 mm feed 29
<ESC> "I" n 1B 49 n One time n/8 mm feed 29
<ESC> "B" n1 n2 ... <0> 1B 42 n1 n2 ... 00 Set vertical tab stops 30
<ESC> "D" n1 n2 ... <0> 1B 44 n1 n2 ... 00 Set horizontal tab stops 30
<ESC> <GS> "A" n1 n2 1B 1D 41 n1 n2 Absolute position setting 31
<ESC> <GS> "R" n1 n2 1B 1D 52 n1 n2 Relative position setting 31
<ESC> <GS> "a" n 1B 1D 61 n Alignment 32
Commands to Print Dot Graphics
Control codes Hexadecimal Function Page
codes
<ESC> "K" n <0> 1B 48 n 00 m1 m2 Print normal density graphics 34
m1 m2 ...
<ESC> "L" n1 n2 1B 4C n1 n2 m1 m2 Pring high density graphics 36
m1 m2
<ESC> "k" n <0> d1 1B 6B n 00 d1 Print fine density graphics 38
<ESC> "X" n1 n2 1B 58 n1 n2 Print fine density graphics 41
<ESC> <FS> "p" n m 1B 1C 70 n m Print NV bit image 42
<ESC> <FS> "q" 1B 1C 71 Define NV bit image 43
Commands to Print Download Characters
Control codes Hexadecimal Function Page
codes
<ESC> "&" "1" "1" 1B 26 31 31 n
n m1 m2 ... m48 m1 m2 ... m48
Define download character 46
<ESC> "&" <1> <1> 1B 26 01 01
n m1 m2 ... m48 n m1 m2 ... m48
<ESC> "&" "1" "0" n 1B 26 31 30 n
Delete a download character 48
<ESC> "&" <1> <0> n 1B 26 01 00 n
<ESC> "%" "1" 1B 25 31 Enable download character set 48
<ESC> "%" <1> 1B 25 01
<ESC> "%" "0" 1B 25 30 Disable download character set 48
<ESC> "%" <0> 1B 25 00
<ESC> <GS> "*" xy 1B 1D 2A 78 79 Definition of download bit image 48
<ESC> <GS> "/" m 1B 1D 2F 6D Printing of download bit image 50

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Commands to Control Peripheral Devices
Control codes Hexadecimal Function Page
codes
<ESC> <BEL> n1 n2 1B 07 n1 n2 51
.
<BEL> 07 Control peripheral device #1 51
<FS> 1C Control peripheral device #1 immediately. 52
<EM> 19 52
<SUB> 1A 53
Commands to Control Auto Cutter
Control codes Hexadecimal Function Page
codes
<ESC> "d" n 1B64 n 53
Other Commands
Control codes Hexadecimal Function Page
codes
<CAN> 18 54
<DC3> 13 Deselect printer 55
<DC1> 11 Set select mode 55
<RS> 1E Beep the buzzer 55
<ESC> "@" 1B 40 Initialize printer 55
<ENQ> 05 Enquiry (Status inquiry) 56
<EOT> 04 Near end status inquiry 57
<ESC> "?" <LF> <NUL> 1B 3F 0A 00 Reset printer hardware (Perform test print) 58
<ESC> "8" n1 n2 1B 38 n1 n2 Registers a logo pattern 58
<ESC> "9" n1 n2 1B 39 n1 n2 Prints a logo pattern 59
Control peripheral device #2
immediately.
Define drive pulse width
for peripheral device #1.
Control peripheral device #2
immediately.
Partial-cut command to the
auto cutter.
Cancel last line & Initialize
printer immediately

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3-2. Star Mode Command Specifications
Commands to Select Characters
Select international character set
<ESC> "R" n
1B 52 n
n = 0
Selects an international character set according to the
value of n , as shown below.
n Character set n Character set
0 U.S.A. 7 Spain I
1 France 8 Japan
2 Germany 9 Norway
3 England 10 Denmark II
4 Denmark I 11 Spain II
5 Sweden 12 Latin America
6 Italy
When the value of n is 0 to 9, 0 (00H) to 9 (09H) or "0"
(30H) to "9" (39 H) can be set. When the value of n is 10
to 12, 10 (AH) to 12 (0CH) or "A" (41H) to "C" (43H) can
be set.
Function
Code
Hex
Remarks
Initial Value

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Select character table
<ESC> <GS> t n
1B 1D 74 n
n = 0
Selects page n from the character code table shown
below.
n Character Table
0 Normal
1 PC437 (USA: Standard Europe)
2 Katakana
3 PC437 (USA: Standard Europe)
4 PC858 (Multi-lingual)
5 PC852 (Latin-2)
6 PC860 (Portuguese)
7 APC861 (Icelandic)
8 PC863 (Canadian-French)
9 PC865 (Nordic)
10 PC866 (Russian)
When the value of n is 0 to 9, 0 (00H) to 9 (09H) or "0"
(30H) to "9" (39 H) can be set. When the value of n is
10, 10 (AH) or "A" (41 H) can be set.
Select slash zero
<ESC> "/" "1" <ESC> "/" <1>
1B 2F 31 1B 2F 01
Causes subsequent zero characters to be printed with a
slash when n = 1 and without a slash when n = 0.
Function
Code
Hex
Remarks
Initial Value
Function
Code
Hex
Remarks

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Select normal zero
<ESC> "/" "0" <ESC> "/" <0>
1B 2F 30 1B 2F 00
Selects a normal 0.
Select bar code printing
<ESC> "b" n1 n2 n3 n4 d1 ... dk <RS>
1B 62 n1 n2 n3 n4 d1 ... dk 1E
Prints bar codes according to the value of n1. Refer to
the following table for bar code types.
The value of n1 can be set to 0 (00H) or 8 (08H) or "0"
(30H) to "8" (38H).
Function
Code
Hex
Remarks
n1 Type
0 UPC-E
1 UPC-A
2 JAN/EAN-8
3 JAN/EAN-13
4 CODE 39
5 ITF
6 CODE 128
7 CODE 93
8 NW-7
Function
Code
Hex
Remarks

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n2: Designates printing characters below bar code or a
line feed.
Thevalueof n2 canbesetto1(01H)to40(04H)or"1"(31
H) to "4" (34H).
n3: Designates the mode. The width of the minimum
module is determined.
n3 Multi Level Code 39, NW-7 ITF
1 2 Dots 2 Dots (6) 2 Dots (6)
2 3 Dots 3 Dots (9) 4 Dots (9)
3 4 Dots 4 Dots (12) 6 Dots (12)
4 — — 2 Dots (5) 2 Dots (6)
5 — — 3 Dots (8) 4 Dots (9)
6 — — 4 Dots (10) 6 Dots (12)
7 — — 2 Dots (4) 2 Dots (6)
8 — — 3 Dots (6) 4 Dots (9)
9 — — 4 Dots (8) 6 Dots (12)
Note: Numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of
dots for bold patterns.
Note: Multi Level indicate the following bar codes.
a UPC-E c JAN/EAN-8 e CODE 128
b UPC-A d JAN/EAN-13 f CODE 93
n2 Action
1 Does not print characters below the bar code. Line
feed occurs after execution of the command.
2 Prints characters below the bar code. Line feed
occurs after execution of the command.
3 Does not print characters below the bar code. Line
feed does not occur afte execution of the command.
4 Prints characters below the var code. Line feed does
not occur after execution of the command.
The value of n3 can be set to 1 (01H) to 9 (09H) or to "1"
(31 H) to "9" (39H). can be set.

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n4: Designates the height of the bar code. If the bar
code is higher than the amount for the line feed, the
amount of the line feed will automatically be ad-
justed.
Precautions
1. The starting position of the bar code is above the
current line.
2. If the bar code exceeds the right edge, characters
below the bar will not be printed.
3. You can combine characters and bit images.
4. If the height of the bar code (n4) is higher than the
amount for the line feed, that amount for the line feed
will be L x a. (L = n4/n rounded values.)
a: Line feed pitch (Dot lines)
n: Maximum expansion rate of characters (1 to 6)
n4: Maximum height of the bar code. (1 to 255)
5. When characters and bar codes are being used
together, the larger of n x a and L x a will be used for
the amount of line feed.
d1...dk: Bar code data
UPC-E/UPC-A: K = 11 (or 12)
The check digit at the 12th digit is automatically added,
and ignored even if it is specified.
JAN/EAN-8: K = 7 (or 8)
The check digit at the 8th digit is automatically added,
and ignored even if it is specified.
JAN/EAN-13: K = 12 (or 13)
The check digit at the 13th digit is automatically added,
and ignored even if it is specified.
CODE 39:
The value of k is optional and the maximum value also
differs according to the modes (21 digits maximum in
mode 7). The start/stop code ("*") is automatically
added.

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ITF:
The value of k is optional and the maximum value also
differs according to the modes (40 digits maximum in
mode 4). If the data is a number of an odd digit, 0 is
automatically added at the beginning of the data.
CODE 128:
The value of k is optional and the maximum value also
differs according to the modes and the types of char-
acter number (51 digits maximum in mode 1). The
check character is automatically added.
CODE 93:
The value of k is optional and the maximum value also
differs according to the modes and the types of char-
acter (30 digits maximum in mode 1). The check
characters (C and K) are automatically added.
NW-7:
The value of k is optional, and the maximum value also
differs according to the modes and the types of char-
acter number (29 digits maximum in mode 7). The
start/stop code is also contained in the data (it is not
automatically added).
The bar code printing start position is at the upper end of
the current line. If the bar code is positioned beyond the
right margin, neither the bar code nor the character below
the bar code will be printed.
Data of CODE 128 and CODE 93
When <LF> is used in a command, some kinds of
control code cannot be sent by the host PC. The
control code should be sent as the data as shown
below.
When sending the following data, express as a set of
two characters.
Express "% (25H)" as "%0 (25H30H)"
Add "40H-5FH" after "%" for the control codes (00H -
1FH).
Express the control code (7FH) as "%5 (25H35H)."
Add "1-4 (31H - 34H)" after "%" for the function code.
Add "6-8 (36H - 38H)" after "%" for the start code.

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Character Codes
Control Codes Special Codes
CODE FORMAT CODE FORMAT
NUL 00H %@ 25H 40H % 25H %0 25H 30H
SOH 01H %A 25H 41H
STX 02H %B 25H 42H
ETX 03H %C 25H 43H Function Codes
BOT 04H %D 25H 44H CODE FORMAT
ENQ 05H %E 25H 45H FNC 1 %1 25H 31H *
ACK 06H %F 25H 46H FNC 2 %2 25H 32H *
BEL 07H %G 25H 47H FNC 3 %3 25H 33H *
BS 08H %H 25H 48H FNC 4 %4 25H 34H *
HT 09H %I 25H 49H
LF 0AH %J 25H 4AH
VT 0BH %K 25H 4BH Start Codes
FF 0CH %L 25H 4CH CODE FORMAT
CR 0DH %M 25H 4DH START A %6 25H 36H *
SO 0EH %N 25H 4EH START B %7 25H 37H *
SI 0FH %O 25H 4FH START C %8 25H 38H *
DLE 10H %P 25H 50H * For Code 128 only.
DC1 11H %Q 25H 51H
DC2 12H %R 25H 52H
DC3 13H %S 25H 53H
DC4 14H %T 25H 54H
NAK 15H %U 25H 55H
SYN 16H %V 25H 56H
ETB 17H %W 25H 57H
CAN 18H %X 25H 58H
EM 19H %Y 25H 59H
SUB 1AH %Z 25H 5AH
ESC 1BH %[ 25H 5BH
FC 1CH %¥ 25H 5CH
GS 1DH %] 25H 5DH
RS 1EH %ˆ 25H 5EH
US 1FH %_ 25H 5FH
DEL 7FH %5 25H 35H

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Select 12-dot pitch printing
<ESC> "M"
1B 4D
Prints 12 x 24 dot font characters without spaces.
Select 14-dot pitch printing
<ESC> "p"
1B 70
Prints 12 x 24 dot font characters with 2 dot spaces.
Select 15-dot pitch printing
<ESC> "P"
1B 50
Prints 12 x 24 dot font characters with 3 dot spaces.
Spaces are added to the right of the characters.
Select 16-dot pitch printing
<ESC> ":"
1B 3A
Prints 12 x 24 dot font characters with 4 dot spaces.
Spaces are added to the right of the characters.
Function
Code
Hex
Remarks
Function
Code
Hex
Remarks
Function
Code
Hex
Remarks
Function
Code
Hex
Remarks

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Set character spacing
<ESC> <SP> n
1B 20 n
n =0
Sets the amount of space between characters where n is
amount set.
Spaces are added to the right of the characters.
When the value of n is 1 to 9, 1 (01H) to 9 (09H) or "1"
(31H) to "9 (39H) can be set. When the value of n is 10
to 15, 10 (0AH) to 15 (0FH) or "A" (41H) to "F" (46H) can
be set.
Sets the printing magnified double in character width.
<SO>
0E
Doubles the width of subsequent print data, including
character spacing pitch, horizontally.
Resets the printing magnified in character width.
<DC4>
14
esets the printing expanded in character width.
n Space n Space
1 1 Dot 9 9 Dots
2 2 Dots 10 10 Dots
3 3 Dots 11 11 Dots
4 4 Dots 12 12 Dots
5 5 Dots 13 13 Dots
6 6 Dots 14 14 Dots
7 7 Dots 15 15 Dots
8 8 Dots
Function
Code
Hex
Remarks
Function
Code
Hex
Remarks
Function
Code
Hex
Remarks
Initial Value