User manual

1. INSTALLATION AND USE
21-
DPT100-B
SEND ONE OR MORE
CHARACTERS
TIME OUT LOAD
W/2000 mS
ERROR
RETRY 3 TIMES
PRINTER ON
PRINTER RTS
(TTL LEVEL)
TIME OUT
0
1
= 0
≠
0
WAIT 1mS
1.1.2 Turning the printer On and Off
How to turn the printer On
• by briefly pressing the multi-function key
• by sending one or more characters over the serial line—it is better to
send characters that are not read as printer controls (ex. 0x0E)
• with the battery recharger connected
How to turn the printer Off
(1)
• by briefly pressing the multi-function key
• by sending the character ESC 0 over the serial line
• following a given period of inactivity as specified in setup (see sec. 1.3)
(1)
NOTE
If the printer is connected to the battery recharger and it recharging the batteries it’s
not possible to turn off the printer. It must wait that the operation in terminated.
Turning the printer On and Off using software commands
If the printer is off, sending a character over the serial line will turn it on
(2)
.
Follow the instructions shown in the diagram below:
(2)
NOTE
It’s not possible to turn on the printer
sending one or more characters through
the infrared device.
(Fig.1.3)