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USER’S GUIDE Thermal Printer DPU-S445 SERIES Read this user ’ s guide carefully before using the printer. Keep this user ’ s guide in a place where it can be accessed quickly.
DPU-S445 SERIES THERMAL PRINTER USER’S GUIDE Document Number: U00110291502 First Edition: April 2008 Second Edition: May 2008 Third Edition: July 2008 Copyright © 2008 by Seiko Instruments Inc.
Product: A C adapter PW-0904-W1-E Directive: Title 2004/108/EC EC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2006/95/EC EC Low Voltage Directive Standards EN 55022:2006 EN 61000-3-2:2006 EN 61000-3-3:199.
Federal Communications Co mmissio n (FCC) compliance statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply w ith the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential inst allation.
- 1 - INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the DPU-S445 thermal printer. This USER’S GUIDE explains how to handl e DPU-S445 thermal printer (hereinafter referred to as printer), specified AC adapter, specified battery char ger, specified battery pack and specified AC cable (her einafter, omit “specified”).
- 2 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The following symbols are used in this User’s Guide in order to make use of the printer properly and prevent the printer from being damaged. Follow the instructions marked with the symbol. WARNING Failure to follow the guidelines marked with this symbol could result in severe personal injury or death.
- 3 - WARNING DO NOT use the printer, the AC adapter, the AC cable and the battery charger in the country which has not complied with regulations. Doing so, we do not assure the safe ty of these products and you will be responsible for violat ion of regulations.
- 4 - DO NOT connect except s pecified battery pack with the battery charger. Doing so may cause explosion, over heating or fire leading to fire or injury. DO NOT put the printer into water in a place where it could get wet. Doing so may cause fire, a failure or other accidents.
- 5 - CAUTION If the printer is not used for a l ong time, unplug the AC plug from the outlet and remove the battery pack from the printer. If not, it might cause fire or electric shock. When cleaning the printer, unplug t he AC plug from the outlet and remove the battery pack from the printer.
- 6 - DO NOT touch the cutter. Doing so may cause injury. Be sure to hold the battery cover to the printer when the battery pack is inserted in the printer. Fall of the battery pack due to the batte ry cover slid off may cause injury or any damages. DO NOT make your hair, etc.
- 7 - Precautions in the Battery pack (Option) WARNING If you find any of the following abnormalit ies in the battery pack, remove the battery pack from the printer and keep away from fire. u When the battery pack gave out a nasty smell, reached an extraordinarily high temperatur e or showed any unusual sign.
- 8 - DO NOT apply strong impact to the battery pack with a hammer or a nail, and DO NOT crush it. Doing so may cause liqui d leakage, explosion, ov erheating or fire leading to fire or injury. DO NOT put the battery pack into wate r. Always keep it away from rain and water.
- 9 - OPERATING PRECAUTIONS Please follow the precautions below to enjoy and maintain the full performance of the printer. Using the Printer u Be careful not to drop or bump the printer on a hard surface. u DO NOT install the printer in direct sun light or such areas.
- 10 - u The AC adapter, the battery charger and the battery pack may become warm when in use. This is norma l and is not a malfunction. u When the battery pack is used at low temper ature, the length of time the printer can be used may be shortened.
- 11 - deterioration of performance. HINT • Items To Remember This box contains helpful hints to remember when using the printer..
- 12 - 1 PREPARATION Once you have opened the carton, make sure it contains the printer and all accessories. Keep the package and packing materials for futu re transportation or long-term storage. The following are available as options: *1: Additional clamped ferrite core on AC cable will be implemented to the production line.
- 13 - 2 EACH PART OF PRINTER ③ ⑬ ⑪ ④ ⑭ ① ⑧ ⑨ ⑦ ② ⑩ ⑥ ⑤ ⑫ ⑮ ⑯ (1) POWER sw itch The POWER switch turns the printer ON or OFF. To turn the printer on, hold down the POWER switch until the POWER lamp lights. To turn the printer off, hold down the POWER switch until the POWER lamp goes off.
- 14 - standards of the physical layer of IrDA (Ver1.2). (6) Interface connector Connects with the inte rface cable. Open the rubber cover and insert the connector. (7) Paper outlet Paper port with a paper cutter. (8) Thermal head The thermal head prints characters on the thermal paper.
- 15 - Lamp Display Lamp display POWER lamp (Green) ERROR lamp (Orange) Power OFF Off Off Power ON (Print-ready) On Off Initializing On On Out-of-paper On Blink Paper cover open On Blink twice Battery.
- 16 - 3 POWER CONNECTION The printer can be powered with a battery pack or an AC adapter. Always refer to Section 11 SPECIFICATIONS before using the battery pack and the AC adapter. Installing a Battery Pack The battery pack should be fully recharged.
- 17 - HINT • If the battery pack starts to run out s oon, it means that the battery life has expired. Purchase a new battery pack. • When used in the condition of low temperature, operation time of the printer is shorter than that average. • Even if the battery pack is not us ed, its performance will be deteriorated with time.
- 18 - Connecting the AC Adapter (1) Connect the AC cable to the AC adapter. (2) Insert the DC jack of the AC adapter to the power connector of the printer. (3) Insert the AC plug of the AC cable to an electric outlet. NOTE - Before installing or removing t he AC adapter, turn the printer off.
- 19 - 4 PAPER SETTING This printer can feed cut sheets and paper ro ll. The printer function setting for cut sheets is different from that for paper roll.
- 20 - Setting Paper roll (1) Press the paper cover open button to open t he paper cover in the direction of the arrow. (2) Install the paper roll to the paper holder and make sure that the tip of the paper 5 cm or longer appears from the paper outle t and straighten the paper setting.
- 21 - 5 TEST PRINTING After loading thermal paper in the printer, perfo rm test printing. In test printing, the printer's function setting and character strings for testing are printed. (1) Make sure that the thermal paper is loaded in the printer and the printer is off.
- 22 - 6 FUNCTION SETTING This printer allows you to set various func tion according to operati ng conditions or uses. The settings are stored in the software DIP swit ches (NV memory) in the printer. They can be set by using switches or by entering commands.
- 23 - HINT • The printer enters the HEX Dump mode by pressing the POWER switch. This mode can be checked to see the printer's transmission status. See the Technical Reference for details. • If you do not press any switch wi thin 30 seconds after a message is printed, the printer turns off.
- 24 - (2) Changing software DIP switch settings When the message shown at the following is printed in the function setting mode, press the POWER switch. Load Default Setting? Yes: Feed SW / No: Power SW HINT • There are DIP switches from 1 to 4 in the printer, so set 8 bits within DIP switches respectively.
- 25 - FEED, POWER, FEED, POWER, F EED, FEED, FEED, FEED, POWER. (2) When the switches are pressed eight times (for eight bits), the following message is printed. DIP SW-1=******** Save Setting? Yes: Feed SW / No: Power SW When the FEED switch is pressed, the message shown at the following is printed, and the setting is saved.
- 26 - Software DIP Switch Setting List : Factory settings DIP switch 1 Posi -tion Function Setting 1 Busy control bit8 Data control 0 Xon/Xoff control 1 1 bit bit7 Stop Bit 0 2 bits 1 Even bit6 0.
- 27 - DIP switch 2 Posi- tion Function Setting 1 Disable bit8 Auto Status Output 0 Enable 1 JIS code bit7 Kanji Code 0 Shift-JIS Code 1 24 dots bit6 Font Size 0 16 dots 1 Disable bit5 Auto Power Off .
- 28 - DIP switch 3 Posi- tion Function Setting bit8 Reserved 1 Fixed to 1 bit7 0 0 1 1 bit6 Print Density *3 0 95% 1 100% 0 105% 1 110% 0 0 0 0 bit5 0 0 1 1 0 PD160R-N 1 TC98KS-LH 0 P350 1 Reserved b.
- 29 - 7 CONNECTING TO THE HOST DEVICE This printer supports serial and USB co mmunication through an interface cable and infrared communication based on IrDA (Ver1. 2). Moreover, the Bluetoorh supported model supports Bluetooth (Ver.2.0+EDR )-compliant wireless communication.
- 30 - Serial/USB Communication with an Interface Cable (1) Turn the printer off. (2) Open the interface connector cover and c onnect the interface c able. The connector of serial interface cable has lo ck for preventing from falling off. (3) Turn the printer on and send data fr om the host device to the printer.
- 31 - Infrared communication by IrDA (1) Turn the printer off. (2) Turn the printer on without c onnecting the interface cable to it. (3) Place the infrared transmitter/receiv er of the host device and the infrared transmitter /receiver of the prin ter as shown in the figure.
- 32 - Bluetooth-based Wireless Communication (Bluetooth supported model) (1) Turn the printer off. (2) Turn the printer on without connec ting the USB interface cable to it. (3) Check communication stat us from the host device. (4) Send data from the host devic e to the printer.
- 33 - 8 RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK The battery pack is partially charged prior to shipping, and provides sufficient power to check the printer operation. To use the printer for an extended time, fully recharge the battery pack. This battery pack does not need to be us ed up or discharged before recharging.
- 34 - HINT • The printer can print or receive dat a while it is recharging the battery pack, too. While printing or rece iving data, the POWER lamp lights continuously and the printer pauses to recharge. The printer recharges the battery again after printing and receiving data are completed.
- 35 - NOTE - When the battery charger is connec ted to the outlet, do not bring any metal object into contact with the metal terminal. - Unplug the battery charger from t he outlet after using. Remove the recharged battery pack from the battery charger within 24 hours.
- 36 - 9 THERMAL HEAD MAINTENANCE The thermal head of this printer does not require user maintenance. If paper dust accumulates, clean the thermal head to maintain maximum print quality for an extended time. Cleaning the Thermal Head (1) Turn the printer off.
- 37 - 10 TROUBLESHOOTING Check the following points before you make a request for repair. The power does not turn on. · Is specified AC adapter or battery pack being used ? · Are the AC cable a.
- 38 - 11 SPECIFICATIONS Printer Specifications Item Specification Model DPU-S445-00A-E (Bluetooth unsupported model) DPU-S445-01A-E (Bluetooth supported model) Printing method Thermal Characters .
- 39 - Interface Specifications · Serial interface Item Specification Synchronous Asynchronous system Baud rate 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200bps Data length 7 or 8 bits Pari.
- 40 - List of Compliance with Regulation This printer and accessories comply with the regulation under countries as shown below. Be sure to use the products in the followi ng countries because acc eptable one differs in each countries.
- 41 - 12 OPTIONS AND CONSUMABLE PARTS Options Name Model Specified Battery pack BP-L0720-A1-E Specified AC adapter PW-0904-W1-E Specified AC cable (for specified AC adapter) *1 For Japan CB-JP02-.
Seiko Instruments Inc. 1-8, Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8507, Japan Print System Division Telephone:+81-43-211-1106 Facsimile:+81-43-211-8037 Seiko Instruments USA I nc.
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