User`s manual
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User’s Manual
4.5 LEDs
POWER Lights green when the printer is switched on.
ERROR Flashes red when the printing head is overheated.
PAPER Flashes red when the printer is out of paper, lights red con-
stantly
if the paper is put, but the lever is not pushed down.
4.6 FEED Switch Function
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3 Pressing this button feeds the paper until it is released.
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3 The button must be pressed to continue printing after out of paper error.
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3 If a manual macro execution is selected the button must be pressed for
each macro execution.
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3 Holding down the button while the printer is switched on prints the self
test when the button is released.
4.7 Paper End Function
After replacing the paper the printer will resume printing after the Line Feed
buttons pressed once. Replace the paper according to “4.3 Inserting the Paper.”
4.8 How to Remove Remaining Paper Roll
1 Remove the printer cover.
2 Raiser the head-up lever.
3 Gently pull out the paper to the near side. If the paper roll is still remaining,
cut it just before the paper insertion slot before pulling it out.
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CAUTION
y Do not pull out the paper roll in the opposite direction.
y Never take out paper with the head-up lever lowered, because it could
damage the printing head.
y The printer mechanism may be very hot just after printing, so be duly careful.
5. DIP SWITCH SETTING
5.1 Location of DIP Switch
1 Turn off the power.
2 Detach the printer cover, and take out the paper roll. (The switch is ound under
the paper roll.)
3 There is 1 DIP switch (8-pole ) for the serial interface.
5.2 DIP Switch Function
OFF ON
Sw4 Hardware protocol XON / XOFF protocol
Sw5 Standard commands Extended commands
Sw1 Sw2 Sw3 Baud rate (bps)
OFF OFF OFF 1200
ON OFF OFF 2400
OFF ON OFF 4800
ON ON OFF 9600
OFF OFF ON 19200
ON OFF ON 38400
OFF ON ON 57600
ON ON ON 115200
Sw6 Sw7 Sw8 Code page
OFF OFF OFF Uses the flash setting, ESC t enabled
OFF OFF ON USA CP437
OFF ON OFF Bulgarian CP856
OFF ON ON Russian CP866
ON OFF OFF Latvian
ON OFF ON Lithuanian
ON ON OFF Polish
ON ON ON Uses the flash setting, ESC t disabled