TH230 Thermal Printer User Manual (including MF-related Features)
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TH230 Thermal Printer User Manual Edition April 2007
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Contents Manufacturer’s Certification Tested Safety FCC-Class A Declaration Warranty 1 1 1 2 General Safety Information Safety instructions Caution: 3 3 3 Overview Operator Panel FEED POWER PAPER ERROR OPEN On/off switch 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 Maintenance of the TH230 Print head/Rubber Roller Cleaning 10 10 Paper Roll Exchange 12 ‘Paper near end’ Sensor Adjustment 14 Connecting the TH230 Connector variants 15 16 Self test printout 17 TH230: MF-related Features TH230-MF: Overview Self test printout
TH230 Technical Data Paper Specification Print area 27 28 29 _____________________________________________________________________ 6
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ Manufacturer’s Certification The device complies with the requirements of the EEC directive 89/336/EEC with regard to ‘Electromagnetic compatibility’. Therefore, you will find the CE mark on the device or packaging. Tested Safety The TH230 has been provided with the symbol for “Tested Safety”. In addition, the TH230 has received the UL symbol and cUL symbol.
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ Warranty Wincor Nixdorf generally guarantees a limited warranty engagement for 12 months beginning with the date of delivery. This warranty egagement covers all those damages which occur despite a normal use of the product. Damages because of - improper or insufficient maintenance, - improper use of the product or unauthorized modifications of the product, - inadequate location or surroundings will not be covered by the warranty.
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ General Safety Information Before installing and using the printer, please read the following items carefully. Safety instructions Do not touch the cutter and tear bar of the printer. The print head is a thermal element and it is at high temperature during printing or just after operation, therefore please do not touch it and its peripherals for safety reasons. The thermal head is an ESD-sensitive device.
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ - - Disconnect the DC adapter when the printer is not used for a long time. Don’t spill water or other materials on the printer. If this happens, turn off the power immediately. Do not allow the printer to start printing when there is no recording paper installed, otherwise the print head and platen roller will be damaged. To ensure quality print and normal lifetime, use recommended or good quality paper.
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ Overview Printer cover Paper output Operator panel On/Off switch _____________________________________________________________________ 5
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ Operator Panel FEED If you push this button once and release it, the printer feeds paper for one line (1/6 inch). If you push this button and hold it down, the printer feeds the paper as long as the button is not released. The button can be locked by the application software and then will be without function.
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ PAPER Yellow PAPER LED off: Paper is properly inserted. Yellow PAPER LED on: Paper roll near end. Yellow PAPER and red ERROR on: Paper end is reached. ERROR Red ERROR LED off: normal condition Red ERROR LED on: not ready for operating. Printer cover is not closed or in combination with Yellow PAPER LED on, paper end is reached Red ERROR LED blinking: an error occurs. Switch the printer off and on again.
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ OPEN Press this button to unlock and open the cover. Thereby the switch sheet flaps into an upright cover position Switch sheet ! If an error occurs do not open the cover by force Open the printer cover only if the cutter is in its home position. Otherwise the cutter or the cover may be damaged.
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ On/off switch Pressing this button will switch the printer on or off. To switch off the printer press the button for at least one second. The button can be locked by the application software and then will be without function.
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ Maintenance of the TH230 Print head/Rubber Roller Cleaning Clean the print head and the rubber roller at least every three months. In case of an intensive use of the printer clean both items more often to guarantee a stable print quality. Rubber roller Print head Open the printer cover and remove the paper-roll; the rubber roller and the print head mechanism are then visible. ! Let the print head cool down before cleaning it.
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ Visually inspect the print head. If you can still see dirt, the cleaning procedure must be repeated. You can identify the relevant and important thermal element zone by the thin line crossed by wires. Paper end Sensor Pay attention not to damage the paper end sensor when cleaning the print head. ! Do not touch the rubber roll with your fingers.
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ Paper Roll Exchange For a paper roll exchange follow the steps below: - Open the printer cover - Remove the (nearly) empty paper roll and any residual paper. - If necessary clean the print head and the rubber roller. - Unwind the outer layer (winding) of the paper roll. - Insert the paper roll. Lay the unwinded paper over the front edge of the printer.
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ - Hold down the paper and close the printer cover. Press on the middle of the cover until it audibly and distinctly locks into place. - Tear off residual paper at the tear-off edge.
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ ‘Paper near end’ Sensor Adjustment The paper end premonition is a control function. It allows adjusting a predefined amount of remaining paper on the roll. The paper end premonition depends on the core diameter and the paper thickness of the paper roll in use. You can adjust the remaining amount of paper yourself follow the steps below: - Open the printer cover. - Remove the paper roll.
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ After determining the distance mark: - Tighten the locking screw - Insert the paper roll - Close the printer cover and lock it Connecting the TH230 The connectors are located at the bottom side of the printer. The picture shows the USB/CASH DRAW/DC24V variant. CASH DRAW DC24V USB Strain relief Connect the hosiden plug of the low voltage cable to the low voltage socket of the printer (DC24V).
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ Connector variants USB/CASH DRAW/DC24V CASH DRAW/Powered USB RS232/DISPLAY/CASH DRAW DC24V / MF _____________________________________________________________________ 16
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ Self test printout 1) Turn off the printer. Press the On/Off button for at least one second. 2) Push the FEED button while turning on the printer. A service menu will be printed.
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ 3) Press the FEED button two times shortly to select the self test. Press same button for more than one second to start the printout. 4) Press the FEED button one time shortly and one time for more than one second to end the self test.
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ TH230: MF-related Features The TH230-MF has some special features due to fiscal law requirements. According to fiscal legislation in a number of countries the TH230-MF is sealed from outside. It incorporates extra hardware (fiscal interface board, fiscal memory and SD card) to comply fully with all countryspecific fiscal requirements.
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ TH230-MF: Overview Printer cover Paper output Operator panel Keyboard Connection LED’s Seal On/Off Button _____________________________________________________________________ 20
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ Self test printout 1) Turn off the printer. Press the On/Off button for at least one second. 2) Push the FEED button while turning on the printer. A service menu will be printed. 3) Press the FEED button two times shortly to select the self test. Press same button for more than one second to start the printout.
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ Exchanging the SD Card - Open the printer cover. SD Card - Shortly push the SD Card to release it. - Remove the old SD Card and insert the new one until it audibly locks into place. - Close the printer cover and lock it.
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ TH230-MF: MF-LED’s The MF-LED’s are located on the right side of printer. The following table shows the possible different blink codes and their meaning. Approximately 2.9 sec 120 ms State Description Normal Operation HWDATA present in the MFMEM. SNO Block already burned. MFMEM HWDATA not present There is no HWDATA in the MFMEM. The MFMEM maybe empty MFMEM HWDATA present Only HWDATA present in MFMEM.
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ Blockade (General) The MF Controller is in the fiscal blockage mode. The MF Controller is in the fiscal blockage mode. Blockade (Hardware) Possible reasons: EM_RTC_BATTERY_EMPTY EM_RTC_RAM_ERROR EM_CPU_DEFECT EM_RAM_DEFECT EM_EPROM_CHECKSUM_ERROR EM_RAM_CHECKSUM_ERROR The MF Controller is in the fiscal blockage mode.
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ TKD Reset in progress A TKD-Reset procedure is currently in progress. Parsing MFMEM The MF controller is busy while parsing the complete MFMEM. This operation does take some time.
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ Recycling the TH230 Environmental protection does not begin when it is time to dispose of the TH230; it begins with the manufacturer. This product was designed according to our internal norm “Environmental conscious product design and development”. The TH230 thermal printer is manufactured without the use of CFCs und CCHS and is produced mainly from reusable components and materials.
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ Technical Data Technology Resolution Printing speed Interface options Cutter Paper transport Control functions Option Housing colour Power supply Dimensions Weight Features High-speed thermal print 8 dots/mm (203 dpi), 640 dots/line one colour: 220 mm/s, two colour: 110 mm/s USB 2.
TH230 _____________________________________________________________________ · High voltage/low voltage error counter · Number of firmware updates · Power on time in hours · Power on counter Environmental conditions Humidity Noise Reliability Graphic feature 5° - +45° Celsius; 5 % - 95% (not condensed) <= 55dB(A) operation 55 Mio lines 1,5 Mio cuts with 55g/m² 150km at 12,5% print density TH230 is fully graphic-compliant Paper Specification Paper width Paper weight Paper thickness Paper roll outer diamete
TH 230 _____________________________________________________________________ Print area _____________________________________________________________________ 29
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