Star Micronics SP300 manual Emergency Suspension

4. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION

If any of the following errors is detected while the printer is operating, the printer halts and ERROR signal turns to “LOW” level.

1Mechanical errors

∙Motor lock

∙Defective of timing detector (signal not issued)

∙Abnormal home position check.

∙Defective cutter movement (paper jam, etc.)

∙Timing error of Reset sig of the auto cutter during the auto cutter operation (Auto-cutting models only)

∙Abnormality of thermistor

To reset the emergency suspension, rectify the cause of trouble & adopt one of the following 2 methods.

∙Turn the printer power off and on again.

∙Push ON LINE switch.

Even while in the status of no backed up RAM with DIP SW1-7, the RAM is not cleared when power is turned OFF. Printing resumes from the line being printed when the mechanism stopped. (Single Head Only)

2If the front cover is opened while printing

If the front cover is opened while printing, the same operation as given in above item “ 1 Mechanical errors” takes place. To restart printing, close the front cover and push ON LINE switch.

3CPU error

If CPU goes erratic due to external noise, etc., the printer halts, treating it as CPU error. Normal operation can be resumed by turning ON the power supply again, but the data contained in RAM gets cleared.

4RAM Check Function

Before self-printing and when clearing the buffer, a RAM check is performed.

5Procedures at Time of Power Interruption (Single Head Only)

When using the backed up RAM function in valid status, the data in the buffer will be preserved even when there is a power interruption. When the power is

turned ON again, the power interruption message “ ” will be printed, and printing will be resumed from the line where it was stopped.

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