TH200E High-Speed Thermal Printer User Guide Edition July 2008
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TH200E User Guide Contents Manufacturer’s Certification 1 Warranty 1 General Safety Information 2 Overview Of The Printer 3 Features 4 Installing The Printer 5 Unpacking And Checking The Printer Choose A Location Connecting Cables 5 5 6 Loading Receipt Paper 7 Adjusting Paper Roll Guide Adjusting Paper-Near-End Sensor Loading Paper 7 8 8 The Operator Control Panel 9 Status/Error LED 9 Autocutter 10 Configuring The Printer 11 Configuration Menu Example Menu Duty Cycle Restrictions
TH200E User Guide Manufacturer’s Certification The device complies with the requirements of the EEC directives 89/336/EEC with regard to “Electromagnetic Compatibility” and tested to safety according to CE requirements. You will find the CE mark on the device or packaging. Warranty Wincor Nixdorf guarantees a limited warranty engagement for 12 months beginning with the date of delivery. This warranty engagement covers all damages which occur during normal use of the product.
TH200E User Guide General Safety Information Please read the following items carefully before installing & using the printer. Safety Instructions Do not touch the printhead, it is hot and sensitive to ESD (Electrostatic discharge)! Do not touch the cutter and tear bar of the printer. CAUTION: Install the printer on a flat and stable surface. If the printer is brought in from a cold environment, dewfall condensation can occur.
TH200E User Guide Overview Of The Printer The TH200E thermal printer is a high-performance printer that is fast, quiet and reliable, yet easy to use. The printer is compact and will fit anywhere. Paper loading is simple with drop-in paper roll. It also comes with a cutter and cash drawer connections.
TH200E User Guide Features Print Speed 150mm/s Maximum Resident Character Sets PC437 (US), PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC852,PC858, WPC1252, PC866, Katakana, Thai (Standard English/Thai model) (Actual resident character sets may be different in other printer models) Others Languages Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Hong Kong, Vietnamese Integrated Bar Codes Code 39, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, Codabar, Code 128 Printer Resolution 203dpi×180dpi(dots/inch) Print Width 80
TH200E User Guide Installing The Printer Unpacking And Checking The Printer Unpack the printer and see if the contents of the box matches the packing list. If any damage has occurred in transit, or if there is any discrepancy between the contents and the packing list, please inform your supplier or Wincor Nixdorf’s representative.
TH200E User Guide Connecting Cables The cables must be connected before plugging in the power cable. Turn off the host computer, if necessary. 1 Plug in the communication cable. Secure the cable by tightening the two screws (for serial interface). 2 Plug in the cash drawer cable. The connector allows connection for one or two cash drawers. (use a “Y” cord for two drawers). 3 Finally plug in the 24V power cable for the printer.
TH200E User Guide Loading Receipt Paper Open the printer top cover by pulling the cover release lever. Adjusting Paper Roll Guide The printer can easily accommodate different paper roll widths by adjusting the position of the paper roll guide. Locate the paper roll guide on the right hand side of the paper cabin. Press at the top of the paper roll guide and take it out. Drop in the paper roll. Snap in the paper roll guide into one of the four guiding locations, depending on the width of the paper roll.
TH200E User Guide Adjusting Paper-Near-End Sensor The printer is equipped with a paper-near-end sensor to alert the user when the paper is running low. The amount of paper remaining can be adjusted by using the adjustment lever. The adjustable paper roll diameter range from 22mm to 34mm approximately. Max Detectable Roll Diameter Maximum Min Detectable Roll Diameter Minimum Core Adjusting Paper-Near-End Loading Paper Note: The paper must not be attached at the core.
TH200E User Guide The Operator Control Panel Power LED Continuous green light indicates POWER ON. Error LED Indicates status/error conditions through different blinking patterns. FEED Button Press to feed paper. Pressing FEED button for a few seconds while switching on the power will enable the printer menu.
TH200E User Guide Autocutter The autocutter unit is conveniently located at the front of the printer. In an unlikely case of cutter jam where you are not be able to open the printer top cover, do not force open the top cover, open the cutter cover instead. Cutter extending out and not at home position. Cutter at home position. The autocutter can be disabled using the configuration menu.
TH200E User Guide Configuring The Printer The printer has already been pre-configured. However, you can re-configure the printer using the FEED BUTTON MENU. The MENU can also display current configuration settings and perform self-tests. To access the menu, switch off the printer. Press the FEED button down for at least 2 seconds while turning on the power switch.
TH200E User Guide Configuration Menu Below settings are available in the configuration menu. Use this menu to enable/disable certain functions and to configure the printer. Use the FEED button to navigate to the respective sub-menu.
TH200E User Guide Example Menu Current setting Example Configuration Sub-Menu Example Print Self Test Page Duty Cycle Restrictions The supply current of the printer is directly proportional to the duty cycle (ie, amount of black of printing) and the darkness printing, the printer will adjust the print speed automatically according to the printing duty cycle. In LOW POWER MODE only “NORMAL” printing darkness is allowed. To improve the life of the print head, use the lowest acceptable darkness settings.
TH200E User Guide Care Of The Printer Remove any paper cuttings or foreign objects from the paper cabin to ensure smooth operation of the paper roll. Clean your printer at regular intervals with a commercially available cleaner for sensitive surfaces (alcohol solvent is recommended). Never use acidic solvents. Carefully clean the cutter area to remove paper dust. Before cleaning make sure that the power is switched off, the power supply plug is disconnected and that no moisture gets into the printer.
TH200E User Guide Appendix Technical Data Footprint: Height Width Depth 145mm 146mm 190mm Weight (w/o paper) 2.3Kg Operating Temperature 5℃ to 40℃ Power Supply: Normal Low Power Mode DC 24V+/-10%, 2.5A DC 24V+/-10%, 2.0A Power Consumption Approximately 60W Paper Roll Width 82.5+/-0.5mm,80.5+/-0.5mm,76+/-0.5 mm,69.5+/-0.5mm. 57.5+/-0.
TH200E User Guide Recommended Paper Thickness ≤75µm Interface Connectors Drawer Kick Out Connector Pin Number Signal Name Frame Ground Drive for cash drawer 1 Drawer open/close signal +24V DC Driver for cash drawer 2 Signal Ground 1 2 3 4 5 6 Power Supply Connector Serial Port Connector Ethernet Port Connector Pin Signal Name 1 2 3 4 6 7 20 FG TxD RxD RTS DSR SG DTR Pin Signal Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TX+ TXRX+ NC NC RXNC NC 16
TH200E User Guide USB Connector Type ‘B’ Pin Signal Name 1 2 3 4 +5VDC DataData+ GND Parallel Port Connector (IEEE 1284-B) Pin Compatibility Mode Nibble Mode 1 nStrobe HostClk 2 Data0(LSB) Data0(LSB) 3 Data1 Data1 4 Data2 Data2 5 Data3 Data3 6 Data4 Data4 7 Data5 Data5 8 Data6 Data6 9 Data7(MSB) Data7(MSB) 10 nAck PtrClk 11 Busy PtrBusy/Data3,7 12 PError AckDataReq/Data2,6 13 Select Xflag/Data1,5 14 nAutoFd HOSTBUSY 15 NC ND 16 GND GND 17 FG FG 18
TH200E User Guide Control Sequences The control sequences of the printer controller are based on the ECS/POSTM standard. For details, please refer to the programming manual.
TH200E User Guide ESC M Select character font ESC R Select an international character set ESC S Select standard mode ESC T Select print direction in page mode ESCV Turn 90º clockwise rotation mode on/off ESC W Set printing area in page mode ESC \ Set relative print position ESC a Select justification ESCc3 Select paper sensor(s) to output paper-end signals ESCc4 Select paper sensor(s) to stop printing ESCc5 Enable/disable panel buttons ESC d Print and feed n lines ESC p General puls
TH200E User Guide GS P Set horizontal and vertical motion units GSV Select cut mode and cut paper GSW Set printing area width GS\ Set relative vertical print position in page mode GS ^ Execute macro GS a Enable/disable Automatic Status Back (ASB) GS f Select font for HRI characters GS h Set bar code height GS k Print bar code GS r Transmit status GS v 0 Print raster bit image G8 w Set par code width FS ! Set print mode(s) for Kanji characters FS & Select Kanji character mode Fe -
