Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CBM-231 Citizen Systems
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LINE THERMAL PRINTER MODEL CBM - 230/231.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manua l CITIZEN Declarat ion of Con form ity Man uf act u rer ’ s Nam e : : Japan CB M Co rp orat io n Ma nufa c tur er ’s Addre ss : CB M Bldg.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual CITIZEN IM P ORT A NT SA FETY I NSTRUCTIONS • R e ad all o f th e se instruc tions and sav e th em f or fu ture r e fe rence . • Fo llow all w arn ings and instruc tio ns mar ke d on th e pr odu ct. • Unp lu g thi s pr oduct fr om th e w a ll outl et bef ore cl ean in g.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual CITIZEN CONTENTS 1. GENERAL DESCRIP TION ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Fe ature s ..................................
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual CITIZEN 7.3.5 B uf fe ring ................................................................................................................................ 24 7.3.6 Ele ctric al Ch arac te r i stic s ....................
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 1 CITIZEN 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION This is a sm all li n e t h er m al p ri nte r d eveloped t o be used for var ious data communicati on ter m inals s u ch a s POS te r m i na ls a n d ki tc he n pr int e rs . P OS t er mi na ls , kit c he n pr in te rs , a nd s o on.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 2 CITIZEN 2. BA SIC S PECIFICA TIO NS 2.1 Model Classif ication Th e m od el i s cla ssifie d by th e follo wing d esignati on m e thod.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 3 CITIZEN 2.2 Specificati ons List Item Desc ription Printin g m etho d Lin e the rm al do t printing sy stem Printin g w idth 72 m m /576 do ts * (63 m m /504 dots) D ot densi ty 8 dots /mm (hor i z onta l, ve rt ic al ) P r i n t i n g s p ee d 62.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 4 CITIZEN 2.3 Specifications for Pr inti ng Paper 2.3. 1 Speci f ied Paper T ype : Ther mal pa per Paper wid th : 80 + 0 or – 1m m Pa per t hic kness : 65 ± 5 µ m Ro.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 5 CITIZEN 3. APPEARANCE AND CO MPONENT PA RTS.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 6 CITIZEN 4. OPER A TION 4.1 Connecting the Interf ace Cabl e 1 . Tur n of f t he p ow er . 2. Confirm the v ert ical dir ection of a c able te r min al and connect it t o t h e inter face conne cto r . 3. Fix the cable ter minal.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 7 CITIZEN 4.2 Connect ing t he Drawer Kick Con nector 1. T ur n off the pow er. 2. Co nf ir m t he ver ti ca l di re c ti o n o f a dra wer ki ck ca b le c on ne ct or a nd i nser t it i nt o t he dra we r ki ck co nn ecto r on th e ba ck of the printe r.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 8 CITIZEN 4.3 Inser ting the Paper R ol l [Caution ] Be sure to use a s pecifie d pap er roll. 1. Open the printer cover . 2. Shift the head- u p lever in a n arr o w directio n to m ove up th e prin ting head. [Cau tion ] When se tting th e paper r oll, yo u do n ot h av e to op en the auto c utter.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 9 CITIZEN 3. Usin g the scisso rs, cu t the e nd of t he pap er at a righ t angle. [Caution ] Do no t inser t the paper with i ts end f lu ffed o r bent. 4. Co nf ir m t he w i ndi n g dir e ct io n o f t he p a pe r ro l l .
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 10 CITIZEN 5. In s ert t h e end of t he paper i n to t h e pape r inlet, turn the paper fee d knob in th e direction of the arr ow to fe ed o ut th e pa p er a bout 5 cm fr om th e pa per outle t of t he a ut o cutter or nose of the ma nu al c utt er .
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 11 CITIZEN 7. Cut off the s urpl us pa per a t th e e dge of the pa per out let of t he auto c ut ter o r b lade of the ma nu al cu t t er. 8. Close the prin ter cov er . Y ou are finish ed with settin g of th e pap er roll.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 12 CITIZEN 4.4 Oper ation Panel 1. P OWER LE D(g reen ) Il lum ina t ed when t he pow er is sup pli ed. 2. E RROR LED( red) Indi ca tes differ ent e r ror s , dependi ng on th e illu m in ated o r bli nking cond ition.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 13 CITIZEN 5. LF s witc h and powe r sw itch Self- p r inting is performed by turning on t he power switch with the LF switch held do wn.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 14 CITIZEN 5. S ETTING OF DIP SWITCHES Th e D IP sw itche s a re located in the po sition sh own in the fig ure below . Un screw and rem ov e the DIP sw itch c ov er. [Caution ] T ur n off the pow er to se t th e D IP s witc h.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 15 CITIZEN ON OFF Se ttin g u p o n Shipment DS1-1 P a p er cut ter Pr ovi d ed Un p r ovi de d * DS1 - 2 Cove r o p en Disa bled En abled OFF DS1 -3 Auto lo adin g Enab.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 16 CITIZEN 6. P ARALLEL INTERF ACE 6.1 Sp ecifications D at a i nput m e thod : 8 -b it pa r a ll el (D A T A 1 - 8) Cont rol s igna l : ACK , BUS Y , S TB, F AUL T , P .
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 17 CITIZEN 6.3 I nput / Output S ignals 6.3.1 Input / Output S ignals ( 1) Input s igna l s to t h e printer • D A T A : Th is is an 8 -bit para llel sig nal (Positiv .
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 18 CITIZEN 6.3. 2 Electr ical Characteristics ( 1) Input s igna l level All input signals are at the TTL level. "HIGH " leve l: 2.0 V at m inim um " L O W " l e v e l : 0 . 8 V a t m a x imum (2 ) Output signal level All outpu t s ignals a re a t the TTL level.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 19 CITIZEN 6.3.3 T iming Char t ( 1) D a ta i nput a nd p rinting timi ng T 1 ,T 2 ,T 3 0.5 MIN T 4 270 n s MAX T 5 TYP T 6 50 0 m s M IN ( a t powe r on) 6.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 20 CITIZEN 7. SERIAL INTERF ACE 7.1 Sp ecifications ( 1) Sync hroni z ing s yst em : As ynchr onous (2) Bau d rate 150, 300, 600, 1,200, 2,400, 4,800, 9,600, 19,200 bps .
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 21 CITIZEN 7.2 Connec tor 's Pin Configuration N o. Si gna l Na me Input/ Out put Funct ion 1F G F r a m e G r a n d 7 GND Si g n al GND 3 RD Input R eceiving data 20 D TR O utput Pr int er B USY s igna l 2 TD Ou tp u t T ran sm iss io n data 6 D SR Input D a ta s et r ea dy [Cautio ns] 1.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 22 CITIZEN 7.3 I nput / Output S ignals 7.3.1 Input / Output S ignals (1) R D This is a ser ial recei ve d at a signal. W hen t here is a fr a m i ng error, overru n err or , or p a rity err or , t hat data is printe d as "?.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 23 CITIZEN 7.3.2 Data Configur at ion (1) (2) (3) (1) Start b it (2) D ata bit(+ p ar ity bit) (3) Stop bit(1 or m ore) (1) Start b it Whe n half a bit has passed since a fall edge of a mark to a space, the state of the bit is read in a gai n, and i f it is a spac e, it wil l be r ecognized as a sta rt bit.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 24 CITIZEN (2) Parit y erro r Wh en a p arit y che c k h as been sp ecif ied and an erro r is de tec ted at p arit y che ck tim e, that dat a is st ore d in the buf fer a s "? ." (3) Ove rrun e rror Wh e n an ov err un error is detected, that d ata is st or ed in the bu ffe r as "?.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 25 CITIZEN 7.3. 6 Electr ical Characteristics (1) RS-232C circ ui t Input ( RD , D SR ) Ou tp ut (DT R, TD).
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 26 CITIZEN 8. DRA WER KICK CONNECTOR 8.1 Sp ecifications (1) D ra w er kick drive sign al The pul se s spe cif ie d by E SC p a re out put.
CBM-230/231 User’ s Manual 27 CIT IZEN 9. PRI NT CONTROL FUNCTION 9.1 Contr ol Codes List Character Comm and/Description 1 HT Horizontal tab com mand 2 CR Print comm and 3 LF Printin g and p a p er .
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 28 CITIZEN 9.2 Input Data F or mat ( 1) H ori z onta l T a b C om mand ( H T) Co d e : [ 09]h Mone s t he printing pos ition to th e next horizon tal ta b pos ition The h o riz ontal ta b positio n is s et b y ESC D.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 29 CITIZEN (5) Specify ing co llectiv ely th e print m od e (ESC ! n) Co d e : [1Bh ] + [21h] + n *{ 0 ≤ n ≤ FF} T he dat a i s describ ed with the hexa decim a l cod e. Spec ifi es t he print mode. Each bit of n ha s t he following meaning.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 30 CITIZEN ( 7) D efi ning t he downl oa d cha r ac ter s (E SC & s n m a { D1 D 2 ~ D n}) Co d e : [1B]h + [26]h + s + n + m +a + Dn * {s = 03} {20 ≤ n ≤ 7E} {20 ≤ m ≤ 7E} {F or t he Font A; 0 ≤ a ≤ 0 C, For t he Font B; 0 ≤ a ≤ 09} The data is describ ed with the hexa decim a l code.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 31 CITIZEN [Exam p le] For the F ont A.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 32 CITIZEN For the F ont B.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 33 CITIZEN ( 8) Spe cif ying t he b it Image ( ES C * m n1 n2 D 1 ~ D n) C o d e :[ 1 B ] h +[ 2 A ] h +m +n 1+n 2+D n * { m = Bit i m age mode (refer to t he t able below)} {0 ≤ n1 ≤ FF} {0 ≤ n2 ≤ 02} The data is describ ed with the hexa decim a l code.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 34 CITIZEN Th e follo win g sh ow s the relations between the bit im age d a ta and pr inted dots . • 8 -dot B it Ima ge • 2 4- dot Bi t Image.
CBM-230/231 User’ s Manual 35 CIT IZEN (9) Specifyi ng/canceling the underline (ESC – n) Code: [1B]h + [2D]h + n * {0 ≤ n ≤ 02} The data is described w ith the hexadecim al code. Specify ing or cancels the underline. • An underline is provided for the enti re printed character wi dth except a portion skipped by HT .
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 36 CITIZEN (13) Settin g the ho r izon tal ta b pos ition ( ES CDnN U L ) Co d e : [1B]h + [ 44]h + n [00]h *{ 0 ≤ n ≤ FF} T he dat a i s describ ed with the hexa decim a l cod e. Set s t he h ori z onta l t a b po sitio n.
CBM-230/231 User’ s Manual 37 CIT IZEN (15) Specifying/cancel ing double printing (ESC G n)| Code : [1B]h + [47]h + n * {0 ≤ n ≤ F F} The data is described wi th the hexadecim al code. Specify ing/canceling the doubl e printing. • Only the lowest bit (n0) is effective for "n".
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 38 CITIZEN Selec ting th e inte rnation al chara cte rs. • D ependi ng on the va lue s of " n ", follow ing c ha ra c ter s ets a r e s peci fie d. n (He x) Ch aract er Se t 0 U.S .A. 1F r a n c e 2G e r m a n y 3 U.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 39 CITIZEN (19 ) Settin g of p aper nea r end s ensor availabl e f or p rint stop (ESC c 4 n) Co d e : [1B]h + [ 63]h + [34]h + n *{ 0 ≤ n ≤ FF} T he dat a i s describ ed with the hexa decim a l cod e. Spec ifyi ng the condition of p aper near e nd se n so r to st op pr inting o p e ra tion.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 40 CITIZEN (21 ) Printing an d feed ing the paper by n -lines ( ESC d n ) Co d e : [1B]h + [ 64]h + n *{ 0 ≤ n ≤ FF} T he dat a i s describ ed with the hex adecim al code. Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds the p aper by n -lines.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 41 CITIZEN ( 23 ) Sel ect ing Cha r a cte r Code T a bl e ( ES C t n) Co d e : [1B]h + [ 74]h + n *{ 0 ≤ n ≤ 1} Th e da ta is descr ibed with the hexadecimal code. Sel ect ing P a ge n on the c h a rac te r code t ab le : • "n" h as the following meanings.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 42 CITIZEN (25) T ra n sm itting th e sta tu s of the p er ip hera l de vice (ESC u n) Co d e : [1B]h + [ 75]h + n *{ n= 0 } T r a nsmit s the cur r ent st a tus of connect or pi n N o.3 . • "n" h as the following meanings.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 43 CITIZEN ( 26 ) Spec ifyi ng/C a ncel ing the i nver te d Cha r ac ter s ( ES C { n) Co d e : [1B]h + [ 7B]h + n *{ 0 ≤ n ≤ FF} The data i s descr ibed wit h the hexa decim a l code. Specifying /ca nceling inv ert ed chara cter s.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 44 CITIZEN ( 28 ) Spec ifyi ng Ab sol ute Posi ti ons (E SC $ n1 n2 ) Co d e : [1B]h + [24]h + n 1 + n2 *{ 0 ≤ n1 ≤ FF} {0 ≤ n2 ≤ 1} The da ta i s describ ed with the hexa decim a l code.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 45 CITIZEN (30) Printin g the bar co de (G S k n D n N UL) Co d e : [1D] h + [6B]h + n + Dn + [ 00]h *{ 0 ≤ n ≤ 7} Th e data is descr ibed wi th the hexa decim a l cod e. Sel ect s t he bar code system and pr ints th e ba r code.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 46 CITIZEN ( 31 ) Sel ect ing B a r Code widt h ( GS w n) Co d e : [1D]H + [77] H + n *{ 2 ≤ n ≤ 4} The da ta is descr ibed with the hexadecimal cod e. Sel ect s t he hor iz onta l si ze of t he ba r c ode. • An in itia l value o f th e ho r izont al siz e is "3".
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 47 CITIZEN ( 34 ) Sel ect ing the font of t he H RI cha r a ct er s ( G S f n) Co d e : [1D] h + [66]h + n *{ 0 ≤ n1 ≤ 1} Th e da ta is descr ibed with the hexadecimal code. Sel ect the font o f t he H RI cha r a ct er s whe n pr inting t he b a r code.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 48 CITIZEN • T he fo lloein g fig ure sho ws the relations between the bit im a ge d ata an d def ined dots. (34 ) Printing Do wn load Bit Im a ge (GS / m ) Co d e : [1D] h + [2F]h + m *{ 0 ≤ m ≤ 3} Th e da ta is descr ibed wit h the hexa decim a l code.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 49 CITIZEN ( 37 ) St a rt ing/ ending t he ma cr o def inition ( GS :) Co d e : [1D] h + [3A]h Spec i fie s a starti or e nd of m a cro defini tion. Up t o 2,048 bytes can be d efined as m a cro . Th e bytes exceeding 2,048 byt es ca nnot b e define d.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 50 CITIZEN • Whe n this co mm a nd is accepted duri ng m a cro defi nition, it means cancella tion of m acr o definitio n . W hen this ti m e done, the def in ition is clear ed . • Nothing is executed wh en the macr o ha s been undefine d or n1=0 has been set.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 51 CITIZEN (41) Full c ut (ESC i) Co d e : [1B]h + [ 69]h Cu ts the paper fully. • Ef fectiv e on ly w hen this is entered at the beg innin g o f the l ine. • CBM-2 31 on ly . (42) Parti al cu t (ESC m ) Co d e : [1B]h + [ 6D]h Cu ts the paper partially.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 52 CITIZEN 10. Ch aracter Code T able 10.1 International.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 53 CITIZEN 10.2 Inter national Character Code T able.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 54 CITIZEN Appen dix 1. PRECAUTIONS AND M AINTENANCE 1.1 P r ecaution for Handl ing the Pr inter Mechanism 1. Use of un specified paper may no t as sure y ou of printin g quality a nd p roduct life. 2. With t he pr i nti ng he ad kept dow n, do n ot t urn t he p aper fe e d knob or pul l ou t t he pa per.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 55 CITIZEN 1.5 El iminating the Pape r Powde r W hen the pr i nter i s cont a m i na ted w ith pap e r powder, cle an i t w ith a b rush or vacuu m cl ea ner. [Caution ] Do no t tou ch the p rin ti ng h ea d or m ot or immediately afte r pr inting bec au se they are very hot.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 56 CITIZEN A pp e ndi x 2 . E xt er na l D i me ns i ons 1. CBM -230.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 57 CITIZEN 2. CBM -231.
CBM-230/231 U ser ’ s Manual 58 CITIZEN Appen dix 3. Block Diagram.
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