TH230/TH230+ Thermal Printer User Manual
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TH230 TH230+ Thermal Printer User Manual Edition May 2011
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Contents Manufacturer´s Certification Tested Safety FCC-Class A Declaration Warranty Safety Instructions 1 1 1 2 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 Cash Drawer Connector Cash Drawer Cables 15 16 17 18 Self Test Printout 19 Energy-saving Mode (firmware 1.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ Manufacturer´s Certification The device complies with the requirements of the EU directive 2004/108//EC with regard to ‘Electromagnetic compatibility. Therefore, you will find the CE mark on the device or packaging. Tested Safety The TH230/TH230+ has been provided with the symbol for “Tested Safety”. In addition, the TH230/TH230+ has received the UL symbol and cUL symbol.
TH230/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.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ 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. To prevent damage, do not touch either its printing part or connecting parts.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ - Set the print darkness to a lower grade as long as the print quality is acceptable. This will help to keep the print head durable. The printer should only be disassembled or repaired by a technician, who is certified by Wincor Nixdorf. Operate the printer only with power supplies and cables approved by Wincor Nixdorf Keep this manual safe and at hand for ready reference.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ Overview Introduction The TH230 and the TH230+ are powerful and low cost thermal printers for all kind of POS systems. In the following both printer will be mentioned as TH230. Only differences will be described as TH230 and TH230+.
TH230/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.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ PAPER Yellow PAPER LED off: Yellow PAPER LED on: Yellow PAPER and red ERROR on: Paper is properly inserted. Paper roll is near end. Paper end is reached. Red ERROR LED off: Red ERROR LED on: ormal condition not ready for operating. Printer cover is not closed or in combination with Yellow PAPER LED on, paper end is reached an error occurs. Switch the printer off and on again.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ OPEN Press this button to unlock and open the cover. Thereby the switch sheet flaps into an upright cover position Switch sheet Caution: If an error occurs do not open the cover with force Open the printer cover only if the cutter is in its home position. Otherwise the cutter or the cover may be damaged.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ 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/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.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ 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. Caution: Do not touch the rubber roll with your fingers.
TH230/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.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ - 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/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ Paper Near End Sensor Adjustment The paper end premonition is a control function. It allows to adjust 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.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ After determination of 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/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ Connector Variants USB/CASH DRAW/DC24V CASH DRAW/Powered USB RS232/DISPLAY/CASH DRAW DC24V ETHERNET/ DISPLAY/ CASH DRAW/ DC24V _____________________________________________________________________ 16
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ Cash Drawer Connector RJ12 connector pin usage PIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 Description Frame Ground Opening pulse for cash drawer 1 Status cash drawer 1 and 2 +24V DC Opening pulse for cash drawer 2 Signal Ground The Wincor Nixdorf cash drawers KA17, KA18 and KA21 can be connected by cash drawer cables (CR KB – 0930; CR KB – 0940; CR KB – 0941, cable lengths: 0.8m; 1.5m; 5.0m). Caution: Connect cash drawers only.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ Cash Drawer Cables The cash drawer cable connects the printer to one or two cash drawers. Caution: Be careful to connect correct cable to the printer-cash drawer connector. Plug the cable into the cash drawer connector (standard phone jack) located at the rear of the printer. If your system has two cash drawers, attach a Y-cable to the printer’s cash drawer connector as shown.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ 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/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.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ Energy-saving Mode (TH230+ always, TH230 as of firmware 1.06) If the TH230 is switched on but without a print job it stays in standby mode, which means, that all functions of the printer are powered with low voltage to be ready for operation. In order to save more energy the printer changes into idle mode after an adjustable waiting time. Under idle condition the least amount of energy will be consumed.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ Recycling the TH230/TH230+ This product was designed according to our internal norm “Environmental conscious product design and development”. The TH230/TH230+ thermal printer is manufactured without the use of CFCs und CCHS and is produced mainly from reusable components and materials. Please do not stick labels onto plastic case parts. This would help us to re-use components and material.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ Technical Data Technology High-speed thermal print Resolution 8 dots/mm (203 dpi) Printing speed One colour: 220 mm/s, Two colours: 110 mm/s TH230+ draft mode up to 300 mm/s (reduced density) Cash Drawer Interface 6pin RJ12, 1A@24V max. Interface Options USB 2.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ Power Supply 24 V DC Automatical and manual capacity control: 48 – 110 Watt Dimensions 148 x 145 x 195mm (H x W x D) Weight approx. 2kg (w/o paper roll) Features Simple Paper roll exchange: Optional two colour print with special paper (100mm/sec) Paper near end message: adjustable by user Statistical Data: · Total number of dots · Total line feeds · Total number of cuts · Max.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ Paper Specification Paper width Paper weight Paper thickness Thermo-Coat Paper roll outer diameter Paper roll width Paper length Core size 79.5mm - 80mm optional 57.0 - 57,5mm, 55g/m² ± 5 g/m² 0.055mm – 0.08mm Outside of paper roll 90mm max. 80.3 mm max. ~100m Core diameter: 10mm +2mm Wall thickness of the core: 2mm ± 0.3mm; Paper end not glued to core.
TH230/TH230+ _____________________________________________________________________ Print Area For optional paper width 57,5mm, print width =51mm = 408 dot _____________________________________________________________________ 26
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