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THERMAL UNIT PRINTER MECHANISM
TUP452-24
TUP482-24
SPECIFICATION
AND
OPERATION MANUAL
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NOTICE • All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever, without STAR’s express permission is forbidden. • The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. • All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of going to press. However, should any errors be detected, STAR would greatly appreciate being informed of them. • The above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in t
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CONTENTS 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................1 2. CONSTRUCTION............................................................................................................................2 2.1 Configuration.........................................................................................................................2 2.2 Principle of Operation................
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1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION The TUP452-24/TUP482-24 printers are line thermal printers and are incorporated for use in various electronic equipment, such as game machines, ATMs and information kiosks. The TUP452-24 is the cut & drop type, while the TUP482-24 is the presenter type (i.e. the printer is equipped with a paper ejector). These printers feature the following: 1. High-speed printing: 2 in./sec (50 mm/sec) 2. High resolution: 8 dots/mm vertically, 8 dots/mm horizontally (approx. 200 dpi)
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2. CONSTRUCTION 2.1 Configuration The unit printer mechanism is constructed of the following components: Unit printer mechanism Thermal printer Sensor Thermal head Drive Gear Platen Presenter (TUP482 series only) Motor Cutter (guillotine-type full cutter) Frame Control and interface boards Near-end sensor 2.2 Principle of Operation 2.2.1 Drive and paper feed The rotation of the stepping motor is transmitted to the gear, which turns the platen. The rota- tion of the platen generates fr
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Exterior View Arm NE-PCB Resume button Interface Line thermal printer Presenter Cutter Frame (Inside is the main PCB and interface PCB.) – 3 –
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3. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Item Specification Printing method Line thermal direct printing Printing speed 50 mm/sec, 25 mm/sec Printing area 80 mm wide (page mode), 75 mm wide (line mode) Resolution 8 dot/mm (horizontal) 8 dot/mm (vertical) Paper width 82.55 mm (3.25 in.) 0 Paper roll diameter Outer: max. 203 mm (approx. 8 in.) -2 +1 Inner: 32 mm (approx. 1.26 in.) 0 Characters ASCII International character set Katakana (Japanese syllabary) Bar code Paper detection Paper-out
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4. PAPER ROLL SPECIFICATIONS Item Specification Paper type Normal heat-sensitive paper 0 Paper width 82.55 mm (3.25 in.) –1 Paper thickness 60 to 85 m m +1 Core diameter Inner: 32 mm 0 +1 Outer: 35 mm 0 Paper type Nippon Seishi TF50KS-E TF62KS-E Shin Oji Seishi KF-730 Printing area 82.55 mm 82.55 mm 1.275 mm 80 mm 3.775 mm 75 mm Printing area
Printing area
(Page mode) (Line mode) Black mark Printing density Macbeth valve 1.2 or higher Printing position 26 mm Paper feed Max. 36 mm Pri
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Notes) l Use paper that is rolled inward. l Do not affix the end of the paper to the paper roller. l Paper jams may occur depending on the paper quality used and the pattern printed. l If the machine is turned off and left for a long time with paper caught in the thermal head, the paper should be removed and inserted again. l Keep this machine on a level surface. l The roller may leave short marks in the end of the paper. l The cash drawer cannot be used when the PR112 (presente
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5. PRINTER SETTINGS 5.1 Switches and Buttons The DIP switches and memory switches (EEPROM) are used to make the printer’s settings. In addi- tion, the sensor adjusting button and RESUME button, which are not used for making printer settings, are installed. The sensor adjusting button is located on the paper-out and near-end sensor’s PCB (N.EPCB), and is mainly used for adjusting the photo sensors, therefore, it is not used by the general user. The RESUME button is located on the casing (nea
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5.2 Setting the DIP Switches All of the DIP switches have been set to ON at the time of shipping. a) DIP switch 1 (for both RS-232C and RS-422A) Switch position Function ON OFF 1-1 Baud rate 1-2 1-3 Handshaking DTR XON/XOFF 1-4 Data length 8 bits 7 bits 1-5 Parity Disabled Enabled 1-6 Parity Odd Even 1-7 DC1, 3 (*1) Disabled Enabled 1-8 Power on (*2) *1 Only for the RS-232C (This setting is made with DIP switch 2 on the RS-422A.) *2 For the power on function 1-8 ON 1-8 OFF When DC1, 3 is d
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b) DIP switch 2 (only for the RS-422A) SW 2-1 SW 2-2 SW 2-3 SW 2-4 DC1, 3 disabled ON ON ON ON Address #1 OFF ON ON ON #2 ON OFF ON ON #3 OFF OFF ON ON #4 ON ON OFF ON #5 OFF ON OFF ON #6 ON OFF OFF ON #7 OFF OFF OFF ON #8 ON ON ON OFF #9 OFF ON ON OFF #10 ON OFF ON OFF #11 OFF OFF ON OFF #12 ON ON OFF OFF #13 OFF ON OFF OFF #14 ON OFF OFF OFF DC1, 3 mode OFF OFF OFF OFF – 9 –
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5.3 Setting the EEPROM The following command from the host computer is used to make the EEPROM settings. a) EEPROM settings command #N, n1 n2 n3 n4 N: Memory switch no. n1 n2 n3 n4: Setting data For more details, refer to “Programmer’s Manual”. b) Memory switch 0 N = 0 n1: Always 0 n2: Always 0 n3: Always 0 n4: Mode select 0 Page mode (Default) 1 Line mode c) Memory switch 1 N = 1 n1: Sensor select n2: Start-position detect n3: Zero style n4: International character set P
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d) Memory switch 2 N = 2 n1: Always 0 n2: Always 1 n3: Always 0 n4: Printing speed 0 50 mm/sec. (Default) 1 25 mm/sec. e) Memory switch 3 N = 3 n1: Always 0 n2: Character table 0 Normal (Default) 1 Katakana 2 IBM 3 IBM n3: Print column 0 40 column (Default) 1 50 column n4: 0 Disabled Paper feed 4 mm (Default) 1 Disabled Paper feed 3 mm (Default) 2 Same as Paper feed 4 mm 3 Same as Paper feed 3 mm f) Memory switch B N = B n1: Always 0 n2: Presenter 0 Not installed (TUP
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6. DISPLAYS AND FUNCTIONS The LEDs and RESUME button are mounted on the NEPCB. 6.1 LEDs LED Function HU Lights up when errors occur PE (For more details, refer to “6.6 Error Messages”.) ERR 6.2 RESUME Button When no paper is inserted, insert more paper, then press this button to automatically feed the specified length of paper (approx. 80 mm when the presenter is installed or approx. 30 mm when it is not). After the paper is cut, the printer will go back on line. 6.3 Power Switch and
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6.4 Sensor Adjusting Mode a) Reflecting sensor (black mark sensor) l Insert the paper in front of the sensor mechanism so that a black mark is not positioned in front of the sensor. l Adjust the reflecting sensor controller VR4 on the PCB until the HU LED lights up. b) Paper-out sensor l Insert the paper in front of the sensor mechanism so that a black mark is not positioned in front of the sensor. l Adjust the paper-out sensor controller VR3 on the PCB until the PE LED lights up.
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6.6 Error Messages It is possible to determine the type of error occurring by observing the printing results and which LED lights up. a) Recoverable errors The printer goes off line when these errors occur. To resume operation, remove the cause of the error, then press the RESUME button. LED Error Cause ERR HU PE Head up error The head is raised. On Paper-out error No paper is inserted. On Label size error The paper size differs from the measured size. On b) Unrecoverable errors The printe
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6.7 Near-End Sensor Position The near-end sensors can be moved a maximum of 5 mm to the right or left by moving the near-end sensor PCB. Slightly loosen the three screws (without removing them) used to install the PCB, then move the PCB to the desired position. After making sure that the PCB fits properly (i.e. it is not loose), tighten the three screws. (Do not break the PCB.) Near-end sensor NEA Near-end sensor NEB Near-end sensor PCB Square hole Side frame Screw
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7. INTERFACE Three interface types are available: parallel, serial RS-232C or serial RS-422A. Any of these interfaces can be used by installing the corresponding PCB. 7.1 Serial Interface (RS-232C or RS-422A) RS-232C Item Specification Data transfer method Asynchronous serial interface Data transfer rate 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 Start bit: 1 Data bit: 7 or 8 Odd, even or no parity Stop bit: 1 Signal polarity Mark = logic “1” (–3 V to –15 V) Space = logic “0” (+3 V to +15V) Connector Pin Ass
