Star Micronics TSP600 Series Operating and maintenance manual

Thermal Printer
TSP600 Series
TSP700 Series
TSP800 Series
Programmer’s Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OUTLINE............................................................................................1
2. STAR LINE MODE............................................................................2
2-1. Command Summary ....................................................................2
2-2. Command Specification...............................................................6
3. STAR PAGE MODE (TSP800 Only) ...............................................46
3-1. Command Summary ..................................................................46
3-2. Command Specification.............................................................48
4. DP8340 MODE (TSP800 Only) .......................................................69
4-1. Command Summary ..................................................................69
4-2. Command Specification.............................................................70
5. ESC/POS MODE Command Summary ............................................75
Appendix 1 : How to set various bar codes ...........................................77
Appendix 2 : Sensor adjustment mode ..................................................85
Appendix 3 : Character code tables .......................................................86
A3-1. STAR Line mode .............................................................86
A3-2. STAR Page mode (TSP800 Only) .................................101
A3-3. DP8340 mode (TSP800 Only) .......................................105

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1.OUTLINE
1-1. TSP600/700 Series
The details of each command are shown in the following sections.
The printer has two different software modes (STAR Line mode and ESC/POS
mode ) which can be selected using the DIP switch.
(Factory setting: STAR Line mode)
DIP Switch #1
1-1 Mode Selection
ON STAR Line mode
OFF ESC/POS mode
For the detailed functions and settings of the DIP switches, please refer to the
User's Manual.
1-2. TSP800 Series
The details of each command are shown in the following sections.
The printer has three different software modes (STAR Line mode, STAR Pege
mode, DP8340 mode and ESC/POS mode ) which can be selected using the DIP
switch.
(Factory setting: STAR Line mode)
DIP Switch #1
1-1 1-2 Mode Selection
ON ON STAR Line mode
OFF ON STAR Page mode
ON OFF DP8340 mode
For the detailed functions and settings of the DIP switches, please refer to the
User's Manual.

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LINE MODE
2-1. 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” n1B 52 nSelect international character set 6
<ESC> “/” “1” 1B 2F 31 Select slash zero 6
<ESC> “/” <1> 1B 2F 01
<ESC> “/” “0” 1B 2F 30 Select normal zero 6
<ESC> “/” <0> 1B 2F 00
<ESC> “b” n1 n2 n3 n4 1B 62 n1 n2 n3 n4 Select bar code printing 7
d1 ... <RS> d1 ... 1E
<ESC> “M” 1B 4D Select 12-dot pitch printing 11
<ESC> “p” 1B 70 Select 14-dot pitch printing 11
<ESC> “P” 1B 50 Select 15-dot pitch printing 11
<ESC> “:” 1B 3A Select 16-dot pitch printing 11
<ESC> <SP> n1B 20 nSet character spacing 11
<SO> 0E Sets the printing magnified double in 12
character width.
<DC4> 14 Resets the printing magnified in 12
character width.
<ESC> “W” n1B 57 n Sets the magnification rate in character width. 12
<ESC> <SO> 1B 0E Sets the printing magnified double in 12
character height.
<ESC> <DC4> 1B 14 Resets the printing magnified in character 12
height.
<ESC> “h” n1B 68 n Sets the magnification rate in character height .13
<ESC> “i” n1 n2 1B 69 n1 n2 Sets the magnification rates in character 13
width and height.
<ESC> “–” “1” 1B 2D 31 Select underlining 13
<ESC> “–” <1> 1B 2D 01
<ESC> “–” “0” 1B 2D 30 Cancel underlining 13
<ESC> “–” <0> 1B 2D 00
<ESC> “_” “1” 1B 5F 31 Select upperlining 14
<ESC> “_” <1> 1B 5F 01
<ESC> “_” “0” 1B 5F 30 Cancel upperlining 14
<ESC> “_” <0> 1B 5F 00
2. STAR LINE MODE