Xiamen Rongta Technology RP80VI User manual

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Thermal Label Printer
RP80VI
User Manual
V1.0

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Content
Content......................................................................................................................................................2
1. Instructions........................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1safety warnings................................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Notices............................................................................................................................................. 3
2. SUMMARISATION.............................................................................................................................4
2.1Main Features................................................................................................................................... 4
3. Technical parameters...........................................................................................................................4
4. Printer installation and operation...................................................................................................... 6
4.1 The dismantle of the printer.............................................................................................................6
4.2 The connection of the printer...........................................................................................................6
4.3 The loading of the paper roll............................................................................................................7
4.4 Function of Starting Up................................................................................................................... 8
4.4.1 Interval Sensor Adjusting......................................................................................................... 8
4.4.2 Printer Initializing.....................................................................................................................8
5. Indicator Light and Button................................................................................................................. 9
5.1 Indicator........................................................................................................................................... 9
5.2 Fault Code........................................................................................................................................9
5.3 Button...............................................................................................................................................9
6. Printer Serial interface...................................................................................................................... 10
7. Printer parallel interface................................................................................................................... 11
8. Printer Ethernet Port.........................................................................................................................11
9. Printer Cash Drawer Port................................................................................................................. 13
10. Printer driver....................................................................................................................................13

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1. Instructions
RP80VI series is thermal barcode printer with high performance and reliability. It
is with high quality and competitive price and easy to use, so it is widely used in the
factory, logistics, restaurant, tea shop, etc.
Safety Notices
Please read the below warnings carefully and observe it strictly before operating
the printer.
1.1safety warnings
Warning: Do not touch the printer cutter or paper tearing cutter.
Warning: The print head is the head and the peripheral comp finishing the printing.
1.2 Notices
(1) The printer should be put on solid place. Don’t put printer on vibration and
shocking place.
(2) Don’t print or save printer in high-temperature, high-humidity and heavily polluted
place.
(3) Printer adapter should be connected to a properly grounded socket. Don’t use the
same socket together with large motors or other equipment that may cause voltage
fluctuations.
(4) Avoid water or conductive material (such metal) going into the inside of
the printer, once happen, should turn off the power immediately.
(5) If long time not uses printers, should disconnect the adapter power.
(6) Don't disassemble the printer for overhaul or transformation.
(7) Please only use the adapter, which is together with printer
(8) To ensure the quality and lifetime of printer, we recommend to use high-quality
thermal paper and ribbon.
(9) Make sure the printer power is turned off when Pull or plug connection lines.
(10) When Pull or plug power cord, please hold at the cord end, which is marked
with arrow (do not pull the soft part of the cord) .

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(11) Please keep this manual for reference.
2. SUMMARISATION
2.1Main Features
● Support thermal paper roll/thermal sticker/thermal label
● 2-6inch/s high printing speed
● Support 2D printing (QRCODE)
● Paper width from16mm-82mm and easy to use
● Paper automatic checking function
● Modular design to meet different application requirements
● Self-adaptive temperature control
● Low power consumption and low running costs
3. Technical parameters
● Printing method: Direct thermal printing
● Resolution: 203DPI
● Paper width: 16-82MM
● Printing speed: 150mm/s (max); 127mm/s (normally)
● Memory: DRAM: 8M FLASH: 4M
● Interfaces
Pictorial View
Type
Notes
USB
Universal USB interface (B standard)
Serial
interface
DB9 female interface, baud rate of 4800bps,
9600bps, 19200bps or 38400bps optional (via DIP
switch adjustments), data structures for no parity, 8
data bits, 1 stop bit, supports RTS / CTS and XON /
XOFF handshaking meeting.

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Parallel
interface
25PIN Parallel (male) bi-directional parallel interface,
8-bit parallel interface, support the BUSY/nAck
handshake protocol.
Ethernet
interface
Standard RJ45-8P interface, 10M / 100M adaptive
transmission speed, 100M LED indicates network, data
communication LED indicator.
Cash
drawer
port
Standard RJ-11-6P socket, output DC 24V / 1A power
supply signal to drive the cash drawer action.
Power Port
Power plug DC24V.
● Barcode:
1D code: CODE128、EAN128、CODE39、CODE93、EAN13、EAN8、CODABAR、
UPCA、UPCE、MSI、MSIC、I25
2D code: QRCODE
● Medium
Paper type: thermal paper roll, stickers, etc.
Paper width: 16mm-82mm
Diameter of the outside paper roll: 85mm Max
Paper-out method: automatically stripped or peeled off
● Power adapter of the printer:
Adapter input voltage: AC 110V/220V，50/60Hz
Adapter output voltage: DC 24V/2.5A
Printer input voltage: DC 24V/2.5A
● Environment:
Working temperature: 5~45°C; Working humidity:20-80%RH(Non-condensing)
Storage temperature: -40〜55°C; Storage humidity: ≤90%(Non-condensing)

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4. Printer installation and operation
4.1 The dismantle of the printer
Check the spare parts
Please check the spare parts when opening the box, please contract the supplier or
factory if anything missed.
printer
power adapter
power cord
paper roll
CD
cable
4.2 The connection of the printer
(1) Make sure that the printer and PC are turned off, connect the cable to printer and
the interface (Serial/Parallel/USB/Ethernet) of the equipment.
(2) If the automatic cash drawer is available, then connect the RJ-11 of the cash
drawer to the cash drawer port of the printer.(the specification of the cash drawer must
coincide with the driver of the printer’s cash drawer)
(3) Connect the dedicated adapter of the printer
Please use the dedicated adapter of the printer. Connection diagram is shown below:

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Attention:
(1) First plug the DC24V power cord of the printer, and then plug the AC220V power,
at last turns the power switch. Do not do that opposite way, or it will do harm to the
printer.
(2) Inappropriate use of the power adapter will lead to bad quality printing, or even do
harm to the printer.
(3) Do not connect the telephone line to the cash drawer port, or it will damage both
the printer and the telephone.
(4)When pull the power cord of the printer, please hold the pace where signed arrow
(Do not hold the soft cord to pull the power cord). Hold the soft cord and pull may
damage the printer or the power adapter.
4.3 The loading of the paper roll
Detailed operation as shown below:

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4.4 Function of Starting Up
4.4.1 Interval Sensor Adjusting
It is necessary to adjust sensitivity of interval sensor under the situation below:
1. new printer
2. change label
3. Printer initialization
This function is for testing sensitivity of interval sensor. When users change paper of
different specification or initialize printer, it needs to set up the interval sensor
adjusting.
Please follow up the steps below to adjust interval sensor:
1. turn off the power of printer
2. make sure the paper exists and cover is closed
3. press the PAUSE button and turn on the printer, when printer open interval sensor
adjustment, loosen PAUSE button.
4.4.2 Printer Initializing
This function is for clearing data downloaded in DRAM and resetting the printer.
Please start adjustment of interval sensor after initialization.

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5. Indicator Light and Button
There is tow indicator lights: blue light for power and red light for error. Tow
button: PAUSE and FEED. Showed as follows:
5.1 Indicator
S/N
Status
Function Declaration
1
Power light normally on, error light off
Normal
2
Power light normally on, error flashing
Error and refer to fault code
5.2 Fault Code
LED light
Buzzer
Indication
LED light flashes 2 times
Buzzer rings 2 times
Error in mechanism
LED light flashes 3 times
Buzzer rings 3 times
Paper out
LED light flashes 4 times
Buzzer rings 4 times
Error in cutter
LED light flashes 5 times
Buzzer rings 5 times
Overheat
LED light flashes 6 times
Buzzer rings 6 times
Uncover
LED light flashes 7 times
Buzzer rings 7 times
Error in seam mark
LED light flashes 8 times
Buzzer rings 8 times
Error in black mark
LED light flashes 9 times
Buzzer rings 9 times
Failure to find SDRAM
LED light flashes 10 times
Buzzer rings 10 times
Failure to find flash
5.3 Button
Serial No.
Function
Description

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1
Feed
While power light is on, and ERROR light is off, when press
FEED button, printer can feed to the front of next label paper.
2
Pause
When the printer is working, if press PAUSE button, the printer
will stopping working.
3
Gap sensor
calibration
1.Close printer power
2.Make sure printer is feed paper and cover the upper cover.
3.Press on PAUSE button, and open printer power, now printer
will automatic calibrate the sensitivity of gap sensor and then
save the parameters into memory. Finally, loosen PAUSE button.
6. Printer Serial interface
RP80VI Printer Serial interface is RS-232 standard, communication baud rate is
4800bps、9600bps、19200bps or 38400bps optional (you can adjust it by DIP switch),8
data bits, without odd and even number validation, one stop bit, support RTS/CTS and
XON/XOFF Handshake Protocol.
Printer serial interface, the definition of each pin function is as follows:
Pin no.
Model
name
Signal source
Description
2
TXD
Printer
When use XON/XOFF handshake
protocol, printer will send control code
XON/XOFF to host.
3
RXD
host
Printer will receive data from host
8
RTS
Printer
The signal response current printer state,
High level shows printer is busy, it can not
receive date. While low level shows
printer is ready, and it can receive data.
5
GND
--------
Signal Ground
4
DTR
Printer
It is same as RTS signal(PIN 8)

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The Connection diagram between printer serial interface and POS host serial
interface:
Printer serial interface DB9 POS host serial interface DB9
7. Printer parallel interface
RP80VI printer parallel interface socket is 25PIN Parallel socket, 8 bits
parallel transmission, support BUSY/nAck handshake protocol. Each PIN function of
Printer parallel interface socket is as follows:
PIN
no.
Signal
name
Signal
source
Description
1
/STB
Host
Data gate trigger pulse, it will read-in
data when negative edge
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
DATA2
DATA3
DATA4
DATA5
DATA6
DATA7
DATA8
DATA9
Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
Host
These signals separately represents NO.1
to No.8 information of Parallel data. And
when logic is 1, it is high level, when
logic is 0, it is low level.
10
nAck
Printer
Printer answering signal, It shows printer
has received previous byte data
11
BUSY
Printer
High level shows printer is busy, it can
not receive data
12
Paper-out
-----
Indicates whether the paper is missing
Paper-out PE.
13
Select
Printer
By resistance to pull high level
18-25
GND
-----
Ground connection, logic low level
15
NError(nFa
ult)
Priner
The resistance pulls up high electrical
level.
8. Printer Ethernet Port

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The Ethernet interface socket of RP80VI is RJ45-8P, supporting 10M/100M network,
and the transmission speed is adaptive.
Pin
No.
Description
Instruction
1
TX+
Send differential line+
2
TX-
Send differential line -
3
RX+
Receive differential line+
4
NC
No function
5
NC
No function
6
RX-
Receive differential line -
7
NC
No function
8
NC
No function

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9. Printer Cash Drawer Port
The printer cash drawer port is with standard RJ-11, 6-wires socket, output DC
24V/1A and work by power signal. Plug the RJ-11 crystal plug into cash drawer port
and then you can open the cash drawer via printer.
Printer cash drawer interface pin functions are defined as follows:
Pin No.
Signal
Instruction
1
GND
Power ground
2
DK1
Cash box 1# cathode
3
DK-1N
Open detection
4
PWR
Power supply/cash box anode
5
DK2
Cash box 2# cathode
6
GND
Power ground
10. Printer driver
Two types of drive for RP80VI Series: one is to install driver program directly
under Windows9x/7/8/10/ME/2000/XP/Linux/Mac, the other is to install drive
through Serial, Parallel, USB or Ethernet.
(1) Install driver under Windows
Add printer in the Windows, and appoint the driver documents in the driver disk
to Windows. It can print once you start print command in the program. In this way,
windows printer driver turns characters to graphics dot-matrix for printing.
(2) Install driver by Interface
In this way, no need for drive program. It can print just when it output character
to port and the hard font inside printer realizes the character exchange printing. By
port for driver, the printing type transforms page printing to line printing, which
controls printing more conveniently.