Star Micronics TSP400 Series User manual

THERMAL PRINTER
TSP400 SERIES
USERS MANUAL
GUIDE D’UTILISATION
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG
MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI

Federal Communications Commission
Radio Frequency Interference
Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct
the interference at his own expense.
For compliance with the Federal Noise Interference Standard, this equipment requires a
shielded cable.
This statement will be applied only for the printers marketed in U.S.A.
Statement of
The Canadian Department of Communications
Radio Interference Regulations
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department
of Communications.
Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites
applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le
brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada.
The above statement applies only to printers marketed in Canada.
CE
Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity
(EC Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May 1989)
This product has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the International
Standards EN50081-1/01.92 and EN50082-1/01.92 following the provisions of the
ElectroMagneticCompatibilityDirectiveoftheEuropeanCommunitiesasofMay1989.
NOTICE
•All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever,
without STAR’s express permission is forbidden.
•The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
•All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the
time of going to press. However, should any errors be detected, STAR would greatly
appreciate being informed of them.
•The above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this
manual.
©Copyright 1995 Star Micronics Co., LTD.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SETTING UP ........................................................................................1
1-1. Loading the Paper Roll ................................................................1
1-2. Adjusting the Head Position ........................................................3
2. CONTROL PANEL ..............................................................................4
3. COMMAND SUMMARY ....................................................................5
3-1. Page Mode....................................................................................6
3-2. Line Mode ....................................................................................8
APPENDIX .............................................................................................48

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1. SETTING UP
■First, remove the blue semi-transparent tape from all parts.
1-1. Loading the Paper Roll
Your printer accepts thermal roll paper 60mm ~ 82mm wide.
The procedure for loading a paper roll is as follows. The illustrations show the
TSP412 printer, however, the loading procedure for the TSP442 is the same.
1Switch off the printer’s power.
2Open the printer cover.
3Cutthetopedgeofthepaperstraight
across.Ifthepaperendissecuredto
the roll by a label or by tape, unroll
the paper one turn and cut away all
traces of adhesive. (Adhesive can
stick to the internal paper roller and
interfere with paper feeding.)
4Insert the paper-roll shaft into the
paper roll.
Fig. 1-2
Fig. 1-3
Printer cover
Paper roll
Paper-roll shaft
Fig. 1-1
■Beforeloadingthefirstpaperroll,be
suretoremovethecardboardandthe
protective paper (under the tear bar)
thatwereinsertedtoprotecttheprint
head during shipping.

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5Temporarily place the paper roll on
the printer cover. Be sure that the
roll is correctly oriented for load-
ing.
6Pull on the green release bar so that
it unlocks, then tilt the print head
unit. Avoid touching the print head
with your fingers.
7Insert the paper so that it passes
under the paper-guide roller shaft
and between the transmissive sen-
sors.
8Pushthepaperuntiltheedgemoves
all the way through to the tear bar.
Fig. 1-4
Fig. 1-5
Fig. 1-6
Paper roll
Release bar Print head unit
Paper guide
roller shaft

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Thick paper
Thin paper
0.6mm
9Return the print head unit to its
original position and be sure that it
locks into place. (The printer cover
will not close unless the print head
unit is locked.)
0Move the paper roll onto the print-
er’s paper-roll holder.
AHoldthe rolldown andpull onthe
leading edge of the paper to re-
move any slack.
BClose the printer cover.
1-2. Adjusting the Head Position
Fig. 1-7
1You can set the print head position
toaccommodatethickorthinpaper.
Change the position by moving the
left-side and right-side levers for-
ward or back.
2Be sure to unlock the print head
before moving the levers.
Fig. 1-8

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2. CONTROL PANEL
The buttons and indicators on the control panel operate as follows.
Fig. 2-1
ON LINE switch/indicator
Press the button to toggle the printer online or offline. The indicator lights up to
indicatethattheprinterisonline.Whentheprintergoesoffline,itceasesprinting
and becomes unable to receive data from the host.
NOTE: If the print head overheats during long continuous use, the printer
automatically stops printing and the ON LINE indicator begins to flash.
Theprinterwillautomaticallyresumeprintingwhentheprintheadcools
down.
FEED switch
This button generates continuous or full paper feed, depending on the setting of
Memory Switch. The FEED switch operates regardless of whether the printer is
onlineoroffline.IfMemorySwitchissettoStart-positiondetect=OFF,holdthe
FEEDswitchdowntofeedpapercontinuously.Paperfeedstopswhenyourelease
the button. If Memory Switch is set to Start-position detect = ON, each press of
the FEED switch feeds the paper to the next top position.
POWER indicator
Lights up to indicate that the printer’s power is on.
HEAD UP indicator
Lightsuptoindicatethattheprintheadunitisunlocked.Donottryprintingwhile
thisindicatorison.Ifthisindicatorcomesonsuddenlyduringprinting,itislikely
that a paper jam has pushed the print head unit out of position.
ON OFF
POWER
HEAD UP
NO PAPER
ERROR
ON LINE
FEED

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The printer has two different software modes which can be selected using the
memory switch. In order to enable changed memory switch settings, turn the
printer OFF and ON again or send printer reset command (<ESC>“?”) to the
printer.
(Factory setting: Page Mode)
Page Mode:
Code <ESC> “#0,0000” <LF> <NUL>
Hex 1B 23 30 2C 30 30 30 30 0A 00
Ideal for bar code label, graphics and text data printing.
Can locate and rotate bar code and text. Accepts a non-compressed BMP file so
that the printer can import and print a BMP file which is scanned or edited in
Windows applications.
The printer has the following control commands. Each control code starts with
<ESC> code and ends with <LF> <NUL> codes, except for the Request status
command <ENQ> and the Call Download Character command <ESC> “G”.
Line Mode:
Code <ESC> “#0,0001” <LF> <NUL>
Hex 1B 23 30 2C 30 30 30 31 0A 00
ThismodeiscompatiblewithStarReceiptprinters,suchastheSP300andSP200
series.
Forimprovementpurposes,thedescriptionsandspecificationsinthismanualare
subject to change without notice.
3. COMMAND SUMMARY

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3-1. Page Mode
Format Definition
Hexadecimal codes
1B 43 0A 00
1B 44 n1n2n3n4 0A
00
1B 4C n1n2 3B x1x2x3x4
2C y1y2y3y4 2C x5x6x7x8
2C y5y6y7y8 2C d 2C w 0A
00
1B 45 n1n2 0A 00
1B 50 43 n1n2 3B x1x2x3x4
2C y1y2y3y4 2C w 2C h 2C
c 2C r1r2 2C d1d2 0A 00
1B 50 42 n1n2 3B x1x2x3x4
2C y1y2y3y4 2C w 2C b 2C
m 2C h1h2h3h4 0A 00
1B 59 d1d2 0A 00
Control codes
<ESC> “C”<LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “D n1n2n3n4” <LF>
<NUL>
<ESC> “L n1n2 ; x1x2x3x4
, y1y2y3y4, x5x6x7x8
, y5y6y7y8, d, w” <LF>
<NUL>
<ESC>“En1n2”<LF>:<NUL>
<ESC> “PC n1n2 ; x1x2x3x4
, y1y2y3y4, w, h,
c, r1r2, d1d2” <LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “PB n1n2 ; x1x2x3x4
, y1y2y3y4, w, b,
m, h1h2h3h4” <LF> <NUL>
<ESC>“Yd1d2” <LF><NUL>
Function
Clear format
Define print area
Define ruled line format
Cancel ruled line format
Define character string format
Define bar code format
Define character pitch
Hexadecimal codes
1B52 43n1n2 3Ba1a2.…an
0A 00
1B52 42n1n2 3Ba1a2.…an
0A 00
1B 51 3B x1x2x3x4 2C
y1y2y3y4 2C|1|2|3|4 2C
w1w2w3 2C n11n12n13
n.…n1k <LF>.…nm1nm2
.…nmk” 0A 00
1B 48 m x1x2x3x4 2C
y1y2y3y42C(BMPfiledata)
2C 0A 00
1B 47 n1n2 2C n3n4 1B 30
1B 58 0A 00
Control codes
<ESC> “RC n1n2 ; a1.....an”
<LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “RB n1n2 ; a1.....an”
<LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “Q ; x1x2x3x4,
y1y2y3y4, |1|2|3|4,
w1w2w3, n11n12n13
n.…n1k <LF>.…nm1nm2
.…nmk” <LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “H m x1x2x3x4,
y1y2y3y4, (BMP file data)
,” <LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “G n1n2, n3n4” <ESC>
“0”
<ESC> “X” <LF> <NUL>
Function
Set character string data
Set bar code data
Store dot graphic data into image
memory
Copy BMP file to printer
Call download character
Clear image data
Print Data Settings

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Other commands
Hexadecimal codes
1B 49 0A 00
1B 54 d n1n2 0A 00
1B 42 d n1n2 0A
00
1B 23 N 2C n1n2n3n4 0A
00
1B 3F 0A 00
05
1B 4E n1n2 0A 00
1B 46 n1n2 3B d1.…d48
0A 00
1B 5A n 0A 00
Function
Print Label
Set Feed Length after Printing
Enable cutter
Set Memory Switch
Reset printer
Request status
Select international character set
Register download character
Select “zero”style
Control codes
<ESC> “I” <LF> <NUL>
<ESC>“Tdn1n2”<LF><NUL>
<ESC> “B d n1n2” <LF>
<NUL>
<ESC> “# N, n1n2n3n4” <LF>
<NUL>
<ESC> “?” <LF> <NUL>
<ENQ>
<ESC>“Nn1n2” <LF><NUL>
<ESC> “F n1n2 ; d1.....d48”
<LF> <NUL>
<ESC> “Z n” <LF> <NUL>