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User's Manual
PRP-080 Series
THERMALRECEIPTPRINTER
Specifications subjects to
change without notice
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Contents 1. General Information 1.1) Main Features...................................................................... 2 1.2) PRP-080I (Standard) & PRP-080II (Advanced) Function Comparison...................................... 3 2. Quick Start 2.1) Unpacking & Parts Identification....................................... 4 2.2) Loading the Paper Roll....................................................... 5 3. Printer Interface and Connection 3.1) Connecting the Interface Cable...................
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1. General Information Models 1.2) PRP-080I (Standard) & PRP-080II (Advanced) Function Comparison PRP-080 - - Interface P = Parallel 1. PRP-080I (Standard) S = Serial Color M = Beige 1. Maximum printing speed 220mm/sec B = Black 2. EPSON ESC/POS commands compatible (see PRP-080 command sets for programming reference) Font I = International font 3. Characters can be scaled up to 4 times larger than standard size (double width, B = Big 5 Chinese font double height) G = GB Chinese font 4. Transmit
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1. General Information Models 1.2) PRP-080I (Standard) & PRP-080II (Advanced) Function Comparison PRP-080 - - Interface P = Parallel 1. PRP-080I (Standard) S = Serial Color M = Beige 1. Maximum printing speed 220mm/sec B = Black 2. EPSON ESC/POS commands compatible (see PRP-080 command sets for programming reference) Font I = International font 3. Characters can be scaled up to 4 times larger than standard size (double width, B = Big 5 Chinese font double height) G = GB Chinese font 4. Transmit
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2. Quick Start 2.1) Unpacking & Parts Identification 2.2) Loading the Paper Roll a. Unpacking: a. Make sure that the paper roll matches the printer's specification. Do not use paper rolls that have the paper glued to the core because the printer cannot detect the paper end correctly. Important: The printing quality and lifespan of the thermal head cannot be guaranteed if any paper other than that recommended is used. Thus, the warranty will be void automatically if any fault occurs due to the us
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e. Tear off the paper outside the cover as shown. c. While observing the direction of the roll, set the paper roll into the hollow, and pull on the leading edge of the paper toward you as shown: d. Close the cover: When closing the cover, press the center of printer cover firmly to prevent paper miss-loading -6- -7-
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3. Printer Interface and Connection 3.1) Connecting the Interface Cable 3.3) Connecting the AC Adapter a. Before connecting/disconnecting the interface cable, make sure that power a. Connect the AC power cord to the inlet of AC adapter, and then connect the to the printer and all the devices connected to the printer is turned off. power cord plug to a suitable electrical outlet. b. Connect the interface cable to the connector on the rear panel of the printer. b. Connect the adapter cable to powe
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4. Configuration 4.2) DIP Switch Settings Printer Control Panel & Status Indication The DIP switch panel is locating at bottom of the printer as shown: 4.1) Panel LED indicators a. PRP-080I (Standard) a. PRP-080I (Standard) DIP Switch Functions: Switch Function ON OFF Default (Blue LED)The POWER light is on whenever the printer is on. 1 Baud Rate (*) 38400 19200 OFF 2 Auto Cutter No Yes OFF (Red LED)This indicates printer online/offline status or an error 3 Color Deepness Deeper Normal OFF 4 Bee
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3. Please choose the OS that matches with your computer system and press 4.3) Printer Self Test Next. This is to test whether the printer is working properly or not and also checks the printing quality, firmware version, and DIP switch settings 1. Hold the ONLINE (*) button first and then turn on the power at the same time, release the button after around 1 second. 2. If the printer is working properly, it should then automatically print the self- testing result that indicating the firmware vers
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5. Safety and Maintenance 5.1) Safety Information 5.4) Fixing Paper Jam 1. Do not touch the HEAD of printer with anything. The Status LED (Red) on the printer control panel will flash with beeps if paper 2. Do not touch the cutter blade. is jammed. Please follow the below instruction to remove paper jam. 3. Only use the power supply that is come along with the printer. 4. Do not bend the power cord excessively or place any heavy objects onto it. a. Switch the printer power off. 5. When connectin
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6. Appendix 1.4) Paper Specification 1. Product Specifications 1. Paper type: Specified thermal paper 1.1) Printing Specifications 2. Form: Paper roll 3. Paper width: 79.5 0.5 mm (3.13" 0.02") 4. Paper roll size: Roll diameter: Maximum 83 mm 1. Printing method: Thermal line printing 5. Specified paper: Specified thermal roll paper; 2. Dot density: 203 dpi 203 dpi. NTP080-80 3. Printing direction: Unidirectional with friction feed Original paper: PD 160R 4. Printing width: 72 mm (2.83"), 576 dot
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1.7) Reliability 2. CONFIGURATION 1. Life Span: Mechanism: 15,000,000 lines Thermal head: 100 million pulses, 100 Km 2.1) Interface Auto cutter: 1,500,000 cuts (End of life span is defined to have reached a. RS-232 serial interface the end of its life when it reaches the beginning of the Wear out Period.) a.1) RS-232 Specifications 2. MTBF: 360,000 hours (Failure is defined as Random Failure 1. Data transmission: Serial occurring at the time of the Random Failure 2. Synchronization: Asynchronous
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1.nterface connector terminal assignments and signal functions b.2) Parallel Interface Pin Assignments for Each Mode Pin number Signal name Signal Source Description Pin Mode Source 1 /STB Host The computer presents the data on the 2 TXD Printer When using XON/XOFF handshake protocol, printer data lines, and pulses STB transmits control code XON/XOFF 2 DATA0 Host Indicates the 1st data bit through 8th 3 RXD Host Printer receives data from host data bit 4 RTS Printer Indicates printer current sta
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2.2) Connectors a. Interface Connectors 3. Drawer kick-out drive signal Refer to Interface explain. Output signal: Output voltage: Approximately 24 V b. Power Supply Connector Output current: 1A or less This connector is used to connect the printer to an external power source. Power Supply Connector Pin Assignments Pin Number Signal Name 1 +24 VDC 2 GND 3NC Shell Frame GND c. Drawer Kick-out Connector (Modular Connector) The pulse specified by ESC p or DLE DC4 is output to this connector. The ho
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General Printer Commands Command Lists: Command Code Description Function Description Command Code Description Function Description (Hex) (Hex) HT 09 Horizontal tab GS*xyd1 d(x y 8) 1D2Axy d1(x y 8) Define downloaded bit image 1 x 255 1 y 48 LF 0A Print and line feed x y 1536 0 d 255 CR 0D Print and carriage return GS / m 1D 2F m Print downloaded bit image ESC SP n 1B 20 n 0 n 255 Set right-side character spacing 0m348m51 ESC ! n 1B 21 n 0 n 255 Select print mode(s) GS LnLnH 1D4CnLnH Set left ma
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PRP-080I & II COMMANDS COMPARISON Command Name PRP-080I PRP-080II Command Name PRP-080I PRP-080II (Standard) (Advanced) (Standard) (Advanced) HT Horizontal tab * * ESC p m t1 t2 General pulse * * LF Print and line feed * * ESC { n Turns on/off upside-down printing mode * * FF Print and return to standard * FSpnm Print NV bit image * mode in page mode GS ! N Select character size * CR Print and carriage return * * GS # n Define NV bit image number * CAN Cancel print data in page mode * GS $ nL nH
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Command classification Executing: Printer executes the command, which does not then affect ESCtn Select character code table the following data. Format ASC ESC t n Setting: Printer use flags to make setting and those setting affect the Hex 1B 74 n Decimal 27 116 n Range 0 <= n < =10, 16<= n < =19, Note: Description Selects a page n from the character code table: Commands for International Fonts ESCRn Select an International Character Set Format n Page Comment ASC ESC R n 0 Pc437: Hex 1B 52 n [US
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Character code can also be selected by utility program. 1. To install the PRP-080 Default Code Page Setting utility, please insert the bundled CD disk into the CD-ROM drive. 2. In the CD-Rom menu, please go to Receipt Printer > PRP-080 > Code Page and double click the setup.exe file to begin the installation process and follow the installation instructions. 3. After installation is done, go to Program Files > CodePageSet > CodePageSet to start the utility. 4. For Serial interface connection, ple
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Optional multilingual character model supports printing with one of the following characters: a. B - Traditional Chinese (Big 5) b. G - Simplify Chinese (GB) c. K - Korean d. J- Japanese Kanji (JIS) To enable/disable the multilingual character code use the following commands: (*) FS & Select Multilingual Character Mode ON [Format] ASCII FS & Hex 1C 26 Decimal 28 38 [Description] Enable multilingual character mode ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FS . Select
