Mobile Printer SM-T300I SERIES Hardware Manual
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules and Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
English: Hereby, STAR MICRONICS CO.,LTD. declares that this Wireless Device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/53/EU. Slovensky: [Slovak] STAR MICRONICS CO.,LTD. týmto vyhlasuje, že Wireless Device spĺňa základné požiadavky a všetky príslušné ustanovenia Smernice 2014/53/EÚ. Deutsch: [German] Hiermit erklärt STAR MICRONICS CO.,LTD.
STAR MICRONICS CO.,LTD. Head Office 20-10 Nakayoshida, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 422-8654, Japan Tel. + 81-54-263-1111 Fax. + 81-54-263-1057 STAR Quality Technical Center 18-12 Nakayoshida, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, 422-8001, Japan Tel. + 81-54-263-1303 Fax. + 81-54-263-6650 Declaration of Conformity Application of Council Directive(s) 1999/5/EC of 9 Mar. 1999 2011/65/EU of 8 Jun 2011 Standard(s) to which Conformity is Declared EN 300 328 V1.7.1 RADIO ： EN 301 489-1 V1.9.
Trademark acknowledgments SM-T300I : Star Micronics Co., Ltd. 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.
Caution Symbol This symbol is placed near the thermal head to indicate that it may be hot. Never touch the thermal head immediately after the printer has been used. Let the thermal head cool for a few minutes before touching it. This symbol is placed near the thermal head to indicate that it is easily damaged. Observe the precautions for handling electrostatic sensitive devices. Safety Precautions Please be sure to read To use this product in safety, please follow the precautions given below.
n Using the Printer P Some semiconductors can be damaged by static electricity. Be sure to turn off the printer when inserting or removing the battery pack. P Do not drop the printer or hit it against a hard object. P Do not open the printer cover while the printer is printing. P Before you open the printer cover, make sure that printing data is not being sent to the printer. P Do not unplug or plug in a communication cable while the printer is printing or during communication.
n Operating Environment for the Printer Before actually unpacking the printer, you should take a few minutes to think about where you plan to use it. Remember the following points when doing this. P Do not use the printer in an environment in which it will be subject to strong shaking while it is printing. P Be careful to ensure that the printer is not exposed to direct sunlight. The appropriate environment for using the printer is described below.
Table of Contents 1. Product Overview.........................................................................................................1 1.1 Printer & Accessories................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 External Appearance and Part Names.................................................................................................. 3 2. Setup...............................................................
This manual supports the following firmware version. Firmware Version: Ver 4.0 or later Refer to the appropriate hardware manual which supports the firmware version of your printer. The firmware version can be confirmed by the self-test. (refer to [3.
1. Product Overview This printer is perfect for mobile banking systems, retail, POS (point of sale) terminals and other forms of mobile computing. u The characteristics of this printer are listed below: • Pocket size (120 ×130.5 × 58.3 mm) • Extremely light and mobile (442 g) • Up to 13 hours of battery-powered operation (12 receipts per hour / Auto Power Down Mode) • International Splash/Dust Proof “IP54” Certified • 1.
1.1 Printer & Accessories The printer is packaged with the following accessories. If any of these accessories is broken or missing, please contact the dealer that you bought the product. Printer Serial Communication Cable Battery Pack Printer paper sample Safety Instruction Sheet Belt Clip Battery Charger u The optional items for this printer are listed below.
1.2 External Appearance and Part Names Platen Gear Thermal Head Platen Mechanism Feed Button LCD Printer Cover Magnetic Stripe Reader Error Lamp Power Lamp Cover Open Switch Power Button ※ Remove the films if you do not need them. Charge Connector Belt Clip Serial Connector Don’t connect USB mini B cable here.
2. Setup 2.1 Battery Pack 2.1.1 Inserting into the Printer or the Battery Holder 1. Make sure that the printer has been turned off before you insert or remove the battery pack. 2. Insert the battery pack into the back of the printer as in the figure shown below, following the direction of the arrow. Hook Push the battery pack until the hock clicks into place. 3. To remove the battery back, pull back the hook, and use the opposite procedure from the one you used to insert the battery pack. 4.
2.1.2 Charging the Battery Insert the battery pack into the printer to charge it. Insert the battery charger cable into the printer’s power inlet for charging. Lamp(Red) Lamp(Green) Charging Fully charged Note: When the battery charger is connected to the printer without the battery pack, the printer turns on but cannot print. Notes about the Battery Pack u General Battery Characteristics • The battery is a consumable and its performance over time will gradually decrease.
u Battery Pack Life • The battery can be charged approximately 500 times in the normal temperature range without losing performance. If an extreme decline in the running time of the battery is noticed, the battery is reaching the end of its usable life. It is recommended to replace the old battery with a new one. u Notes about Using the Battery Pack • Only use a designated battery pack. • Only use the designated battery charging method.
u Battery Disposal and Recycling A lithium-ion battery is used to power this device. Since the disposal process of batteries varies from country to country, refer to the appropriate measures mandating the disposal method of the country in which this device is used. < For U.S.A. and Canada > Lithium-Ion batteries are recyclable. You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you.
2.2 Bluetooth 2.2.1 Pairing 1. Press and hold POWER button for approx. 5 seconds, and printer is turned on. Then, it is ready to pair with another Bluetooth device. 2. On the host device, tap [Settings]. Set [Bluetooth] to ON. Select "Star Micronics". < iOS > < Android > 3. If necessary, enter the following information into the terminal that you are using. PIN: 1234 (default) Device name: Star Micronics (default) CAUTION 1) For security purposes, we recommend that you change the PIN.
2.2.2 Auto Connection Function (only for iOS*) When the Bluetooth connection with your iOS device(*1 is disconnected, it is required to establish a connection by tapping the printer you want to use on the Bluetooth setting screen. This Re Connection Specification is exactly based on the iOS specifications, and this specification is different from other OS such as Android.
2.3 Loading Paper Refer to chapter 4, “Paper” (p. 23), to select roll paper that conforms to the specifications. 1. Turn on the printer. 2. Put your finger on the switch for opening the cover, and then open and raise the printer cover. Cover Open Switch Printer Cover 3. Load the roll paper in the orientation shown in the figure below, and then pull the end of the roll straight toward you. 4. Press down on both sides of the printer cover to close it firmly.
Caution Symbol This symbol is placed near the thermal head to indicate that it may be hot. Never touch the thermal head immediately after the printer has been used. Also, even when the thermal head is not hot, do not touch it, because static electricity can damage the devices inside the thermal head. WARNING 1) Do not touch the tear bar. • There is a tear bar inside the paper outlet slot.
2.4 Belt Clip 2.4.1 Attaching to the Printer Follow the procedure below to attach the belt clip to the printer. 1. Make sure that you are attaching the belt clip in the right orientation, then screw the screw that comes with the belt clip into the designated screw hole to attach the belt clip to the printer. 2. Use a coin to firmly screw in the screw. Coin 2.4.2 Using the Belt Clip When the printer is attached to your belt, you can use it like the picture below.
3. Printer Features 3.1 Control Panel 1Mode Status 3POWER Lamp 4ERROR Lamp POWER ERROR 1POWER Button 7Remaining battery power FEED Bluetooth-Auto 6Data Communication Status 2FEED Button 8Bluetooth Connection Status 3.1.1 Button 1 POWER Button : Pressing and holding the POWER button for 5 seconds or more will turn the power on or off. 2 FEED Button : When the printer is on, pressing and holding the FEED button for 1 second or more feeds a paper.
3.2 Self Test You can use a self test to check the printer’s settings. Before you start the self test, make sure that roll paper has been properly loaded into the printer. 3.2.1 Self Test Procedure 1. Turn the printer power by holding down the FEED button and the POWER button simultaneously for 5 seconds or more. 2. The printer will print the current printer status, including the firmware version, communication mode, and print settings. 3. The self test will finish automatically.
3.3 Memory Switch Setting (By the buttons on the printer.) For details on the printer settings, refer to [Setting Table] of Page 18. The setting change by memory switch is enable before shipment. The setting change by memory switch is the following steps. 1. Turn on the printer power by pressing and holding down the FEED button and the POWER button simultaneously for 5 seconds or more. The printer will perform self printing. 3 seconds Start self test 2.
Change the Memory switch by following operations. Indicates the printer mode or currently setting . POWER ERROR Bluetooth Mode POWER button: Changes the setting. FEED button: Changes the printer mode. 1. Press and hold POWER for approx. 3 seconds, and printer is turned on. 2. To put the printer into Memory Switch Setting mode, press and hold both the POWER & FEED buttons for 3 seconds. After the ERROR LED flashes five (5) times, you can configure the settings.
3. To swith the printer mode , press FEED button. 4. If the current printer mode does not need to be changed, press FEED button again and swith the printer mode. To change the setting, press POWER button.
[Setting Table] Note : To change the memory switch setting of the table below, use the buttons on the printer or the StarPRNT Intelligence application that can be downloaded from our web site.
1) Communication mode It is possible to change the communication mode setting between Bluetooth and serial. Please see below for details to select the proper communication mode for your application. RS-232C: The display shows [UART Mode]. At the RS-232C mode, the printer can communicate with a device using the serial communication cable supplied with the printer. When you connect the serial cable, the printer is automatically switched to serial communication from Bluetooth communication.
Simple method of switching over between ESC/POS and StarPRNT emulation modes 1. Turn the printer power and open the printer cover. 2. Press and hold the MODE button and the FEED button simultaneously. As soon as the ERROR lamp flashes five times, release the buttons. The emulation switchover takes place automatically. 5 times As soon as, release the buttons. 3. After setting a paper, close the printer cover. The set emulation mode is printed out.
Initialization of memory switch setting (factory setting) To initialize the memory switch setting that has been changed, follow the steps below. 1. Turn the printer power and open the printer cover. 2. Press and hold the POWER button and the FEED button simultaneously and allow the ERROR lamp to flash five times. Continuously hold the buttons until the buzzer sounds five times. The POWER lamp and the ERROR lamp flash and the memory switch is initialized to the factory setting.
3.4 HEX Dump Mode All data sent from a host device is printed by hexadecimal codes. This mode can be used to check if a program to be sent to the printer is coded correctly. Follow the steps below. 1. While the printer cover is open, turn on the printer power by pressing and holding the FEED button and the MODE button simultaneously for five seconds or more. 3 seconds or more 2. After the POWER lamp and ERROR lamp flash alternately, the buzzer sounds and only the ERROR lamp flashes continuously.
3.5 Instruction for Auto Power Down(Sleep) Mode The printer in the Power Down(Sleep) Mode will recover to the Print Ready Mode when receiving commands or button operations. However, print data received while shifting from the Sleep Mode to the print Ready Mode (for approx. 1 sec.) is discarded and cannot be printed. Therefore, if the printer is in the Sleep Mode, please be sure to recover it to the Print Ready Mode before sending print data.
3.6 Card Reading (Only for Model with Card Reader) Please keep the following points in mind when reading a card. l l Swipe the card with its magnetic stripe side towards the printer. Hold the card in the center as illustrated below and swipe it straight at a steady speed in the directions of arrows. You can swipe the card in either direction to read the data. Be sure to hold the printer firmly with your hand while swiping.
4. Paper 4.1 Paper Specifications Type : Paper width : Paper thickness : Outer diameter : Inner diameter : Recording side : Thermal Paper 80 mm 65±5 µm Ø50 mm or less Ø12 mm or more Outside of roll 4.2 Recommended Paper (Common thermal roll paper) Manufacturer Product Name Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited P220AG Oji Paper Co., Ltd. PD450 PD160R APPLETON Alpha 800-2.4 KANZAKI (Oji Paper USA) P-350 4.
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n Dimensions External Dimensions : 120 mm (W) × 130.5 mm (D) × 58.3 mm (H) Weight : Body Color : 442 g (Including Battery Pack) Gray 120.0 130.5 58.3 120 mm (W) × 132.2 mm (D) × 58.3 mm (H) 18.4 21.4 43.6 53.8 61.0 76.8 - 27 - 132.
6. Version History Release Date Version Update 2013.04.10 Rev. 1.0 New Release 2013.05.21 Rev. 1.1 Add MSR spec. 2013.07.05 Rev. 1.2 Battery operating taime changed 2015.12.08 Rev. 1.3 StarPRNT supported 2016.09.02 Rev. 1.
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