TP UP-PH User manual

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Content
Breif Introduction.....................………………………2
Chapter 1 Features.......................……………………3
Chapter 2 Installation and Operation.....…………….7
Chapter 3 Printing Control Command......………….13
Chapter 4 Cleaning Printhead.………………………30
Chapter 5 Battery Charge and Discharge.………….31
Appendix 1 CODE128 Explanation........…………..33
Breif Introduction
TP UP-PH portable thermal printer features as
following:
ØStructure for easy paper loading
ØRechargeable battery pack for quick replacing and
portability
ØIrDA infrared interface for easy interfacing and
communication wireless
ØBuilt-in Chinese font level 1 & 2 for quick and nice
printing Chinese character
ØBlack mark sensor for implement of printing pre-
printed bill on position
ØSmall size for easy hold by hand or hang by waist
TP UP-PH portable thermal printer is suitable for
application of mobile instrument or such as PDA
device

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Chapter 1Features
1.1Printing Features
•Printing method : direct thermal line printing
•Ptint paper width: 58 +0/-1 mm
•Print desity: 8 dot/mm, 384 dot/line
•Valid print width: 48mm
•Print Speed: 30mm/s(with full charged battery)
1.2 Print Paper
•Thermal paper roll with width 58mm
•Paper roll diameter: 45mm(OD),10mm(ID)
•Paper thickness: 0.065μm,53~64g/m2
1.3 Print Character
•IBM Character Set II: 12×24 dot,1.5(w)×3.0(h)mm
•Chinese Character(GB 2312): 24×24 dot,3.0(w)×3.0(h)mm
1.4 Data Receiving Buffer
•14K bytes
1.5 Print Control Command
•Command set: EPSON ESC/POS compatible
•FS commands for Chinese printing
Command Description
LF Line feed
ESC ！n Set character print mode
ESC 2 Set 1/6” line space
ESC 3 n Set n dot-line space
ESC * Set bit-map graphics
ESC % n Select user-defined character
ESC & s n m [a[p]sxa]m-n+1 Define user-defined character
ESC ' k n1 n1'..nk nk' CR Print curve graphics
ESC c 7 n On/off curves compensation
ESC @ Initialize printer
ESC J n Print and feed n dot
ESC c 5 n On/off panel buttons function
ESC R n Select international character
set
GS * n1 n2 [d]k Set down-load bit-map
graphics
GS / n Print down-load bit-map
graphics
GS FF Detect black mark and feed
to next page top
GS h Set bar code height
GS k Print bar code
GS w Set bar code stripe width
FS & Enter Chinese mode
FS . Exit Chinese mode
1.6 Working Mode
•Print text, bit-map graphics, Chinese character and bar
code
•Self-test print
•Paper feeding
1.7 Printhead Protection
•Stop printing while paper end
•Pause printing while out of temperature range of printhead

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1.8 Inteface
TP UP-PH provides both interfaces of RS-232 serial port
and IrDA infrared port
•RS-232 Serial port
Baud rate: 9600bps
Handshaking: RTS/CTS
Data format: 8-bit data,none parity, 1-bit stop
Connector: 6 pin RJ-11 modular jack
Signal level: EIA level +/-(3 – 15V)
•IrDA infrared port
Communication distance: 0.6m(max.)
Communication angle: 30
1.9 Black Mark Detecting
•Black mark should be printed on printing side close edge
left or right with a height 5mm and width 15mm；
•Reflectivity of black mark should be less than 10% and the
others should be more than 90%.
1.10 Power Supply
•DC 6V 1500mAh rechargeable battery pack.
•Battery slowly charging on printer with external
DC12V/600mA adaptor
•Battery fast charging on CX-101 quick charger(option)
1.11 Power On and Off Automatically
•Press button “On” for printer power on
•Power off automatically for 20 seconds no operations
1.12 Operation Environment
•Temperature: 5~50℃
•Humidity: 10~80%RH
1.13 Outline Size
•153(L)×116(W)×65(H)mm
1.14 Weight
•500g(excluding paper roll)

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Chapter 2 Installation and Operation
2.1Installation
TP UP-PH portable thermal printer has an outline as shown
figure 2-1：
Battery installation：put the battery into the battery house in
the bottom of the printer. Please notice the polarity of the
battery fitting to the electrode in the battery house. When heard
a sound of “peng” the battery has installed and locked into the
house. For taking out the battery push the release bar(see figure
2-2) to the battery.
Figure 2-1 TP UP-PH outline
2.2 Power Connection
A rechargeable battery is packed with TP UP-PH printer. It
can be installed and locked on the bottom of the printer. Slow
charging is used by a DC12V/600mA adaptor packed. When the
plug of the adaptor is inserted into the DC jack on the bottom
of the printer, trickle charging started. Full charging need 14
hours. Fast charging need take off the battery and put it on the
optional quick charger CX-101. Full charging need only 4
hours.
Figure 2-2 Battery installation
2.3 Loading Paper
TP UP-PH portable thermal printer provides a method of
easy paper loading:
Figure 2-3 Loading paper
(1) Open the cover of the printer;
Holder
ON(power on)
IrDAwindo
outlet
LF(line feed)
cover
Release Bar
Electrode
DC Jack
Serial Port
Battery House

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(2) Put a paper roll into the printer shown as figure 2-3. The
core of the roll should be put on the paper holder and paper
edge should be pull out;
(3) Close the cover and let paper edge locate outside.
2.4 Interface Selection
TP UP-PH printer allows to select using RS-232 serial port
or IrDA infrared port.
1). RS-232 serial interface：
Connect the RS-232 serial interface cable specified with
the printer, the printer will set to use RS-232 serial
interface.
2). IrDA infrared interface：
If there is no RS-232 serial interface cable connected with
the printer, the printer will set ot use IrDA infrared
interface.
2.5 Interface Connection
2.5.1Serial Interface Connection
TP UP-PH portable printer provides a RS-232 serial port
socket: 6PIN RJ-11 modular jack.
1). RJ-11 Pin Alignment
Figure 2-4 RJ-11 Pin Alignment
2). Serial Port Signal Defination
Pin Signal Source Description
1 GND Printer Connect with Pin6,set to RS-232C serial
interface mode
2 RXD Host Printer receiving data sent by host
3 TXD Printer Printer sent data to host
4 GND Printer Signal ground
5 RTS Printer “Mark” indicates printer is busy and
cann’t receive data; “Space” indicates
printer is reday.
6 CON Printer Connect with Pin1,set to RS-232C serial
interface mode
Mark=logic“1”（EIA level -3V~-15V）
Space=logic“0”（EIA level +3V~+15V）
3). Conneting with Personal Computer
Figure 2-5 Connecting with PC
4). Communication Parameters：
Buad rate : 9600bps
Handshaking: RTS/CTS
Data Bit : 8
Parity : none

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2.5.2 IrDA Infrared Interface：
IrDA works in semiduplex mode wireless.To communicate
the IrDA infrared transmmiter and receiver of the host should
aim at the infrared window of the printer.
Communication parameters are following as:
Baud rate: 9600bps
Data bit: 8
Parity: none
Handshaking: none
Distance: 0.6m(max.)
View angle: 30°
2.6 Operation of Indicators and Buttons
TP UP-PH has two indicators: green one is a power indicator,
and lights while power on; red one is a error indicator, and
lights or flash when the printer is in following cases:
1) Paper end;
2) Head lever lift up;
3) Head temperature is out of the range;
4) Not found black mark.
Error indicator flashes as shown as figure 2-7.
Figure 2-6 Indicators and Buttons
Figure 2-7 Error indicator flash mode
TP UP-PH has two buttons: ON and LF. Their functions are
following:
1) Power on: press button ON and release it until green
indicator lights. That means power is ON;
2) Power off: press button ON more than 5 seconds until
red indicator on and all indicators off. That means
power is Off;
3) Self Test: when power off, press and hold button LF,
and then press button ON, both indicators light, then
release button LF and button ON, printer will print out
self-test list;
4) Paper feed: when power on, press button LF and paper
feed until release the button;
5) Battery discharging: when power off, press button ON
more than 10 seconds, both indicators light, printer
enters battery discharging status, and no normal
operations can be made. When the battery dsicharged to
empty, printer power off automatically.
LF0N
Out of temperature
Paper end
Lever lift up
BM detect error

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Chapter 3 Print Control Command
3.1Command Introduction
TP UP-PH portable thermal printer provides a set of print
control commands compatibale ESC/POS.
The format of command description is following:
Control Code Function
Format: ASCII: ASCII character sequence
Decimal: Decimal number sequence
Hexadecimal: Hexadecimal number sequence
Explanation:
Explain the function and of the command and method of
usage.
Example: list some program example for understanding the
command usage more easily.
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3.2
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.2 Paper Feed
LF Print and line feed
Format: ASCII: LF
Decimal: 10
Hexadecimal: 0A
Explanation:
Print content in line buffer and feed paper one line. If line
buffer is empty, feed one line only.
ESC J Print and feed paper n dotline
Format: ASCII: ESC J n
Decimal: 27 74 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 4A n
Explanation:
Print content in line buffer and feed paper n dotline(1/203
inch) as shown as following figure.
The function of the command is valid only in current line.
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3.3
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.3 Line Space Setting
ESC 2 Set line space in default value
Format: ASCII: ESC 2
Decimal: 27 50
Hexadecimal: 1B 32
Explanation:
Set line space in 30 dotline(default value).
ESC 3 Set line space in n dotline(1/203 inch)
Format: ASCII: ESC 3 n
Decimal: 27 51 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 33 n
Explanation:
Set line space in n dotline(1/203 inch) as shown as following
figure. n=0–255. Default n=30.

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3.4
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.4 Character Control
ESC R Select international character set
Format: ASCII: ESC R n
Decimal: 27 82 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 52 n
Explanation:
The command selects one set of 11 different countries as
shown as following table. n=0-10, default n=0.
ESC ! Set character printing mode
Format: ASCII: ESC ! n
Decimal: 27 33 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 21 n
Explanation:
This command selects the size of the character to be printed.
Parameter n is a byte, and the definination of each bit is as
following:
Bit Function 0 1
0 Not defined
1 Not defined
2 Not defined
3 Not defined
4 Double height Off On
5 Double width Off On
6 Not defined
7 Not defined
Default n=0, i.e. normal character size.
3.5 User-Defined Character
ESC % On/off user-defined character
Format: ASCII: ESC % n
Decimal: 27 37 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 25 n
Explanation:
n=1 to select user-defined character set; n=0 to select
internal character set. Default n=0.
ESC & Set user-defined character
Format: ASCII: ESC & S n m [a[p]s×a]m-n+1
Decimal: 27 38 S n m [a[p]s×a]m-n+1
Hexadecimal: 1B 26 S n m [a[p]s×a]m-n+1
Explanation:
ESC & defines several user-defined characters. S=3, 32≤n≤
m≤126. 0≤a≤12, 0≤p≤225.
®S is the number of bytes arranged vertically. Here S≡3.
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®n is the beginning ASCII code of the user-defined
characters.
®m is the ending ASCII code of the user-defined characters.
When only one user-defined character is defined, n=m. The
maximunm number of the user-defined characters can be
defined in each character set.
®a is the number of the horizontal dots for the user-defined
character.
®p means the data of the user-defined character. Each
character consists of bytes in s×a. Total nubmer of the
characters to be defined is m-n+1.
®The user-defined characters are valid until re-definning,
initializing printer , or power off.
3.6 Bit-map Graphics Setting
ESC * Set printing mode of bit-map graphics
Format: ASCII: ESC * m n1 n2 [d]k
Decimal: 27 42 m n1 n2 [d]k
Hexadecimal: 1B 2A m n1 n2 [d]k
Explanation:
This command is used to set the graphics and its printing
mode.
m=0,1,32,or 33. n1=0~255,n2=0~1. d=0~255.
k=n1+256×n2 (m=0,1)
k=(n1+256×n2)×3 (m=32,33)
®The number of the horizontal dots is n1+256×n2. The
maximunm number of the horizontal dots is shown as
below table.
®When the bit-map data exceed the width of the line, the
exceeded part will be ignored.
®d is the data byte of the graphic. The bit of the byte is
corresponding to the dot of the graphic. The bit=1 means
the dot will be printed, otherwise the dot not printed.
®m is used for selecting the printing mode.
®When executed command LF, ESC J, or the bit-map data
of next line is received after the current line is full, the
bit-map graphics in the current line will be printed out.
The command allows mixed printing in characters and
graphics.
Vertical Horizontal
m Mode Dots density density Max.dots
0 8-dot single
density 8 68DPI 101DPI 192
1 8-dot double
density 8 68DPI 203DPI 384
32 24-dot single
density 24 203DPI 101DPI 192
33 24-dot double
density 24 203DPI 203DPI 384
aDot
24Dot
MSB
LSB