Chapter1 Introduction

Thank you very much for purchasing the Citizen Dot Matrix Printer CD-S500 series. This printer is a dot matrix printer developed for use with various kinds of data communication terminals, POS terminals, and kitchen printers.

It can be used for a wide range of applications thanks to its rich selection of functions.

Features

￿Compact design￿A paper drop in mechanism that simplifies paper loading￿High speed printing to a maximum of 240cps￿Multiple copy printing (original form + 2 copies)￿Input buffer available￿Black mark sensor mechanism￿Versatile printing layout using the page mode￿Logo data or text data prepared by the user can be stored in its user memory￿Built-in drawer kick-out interface￿Optional auto-cutter (full cut/partial cut)￿Capacity for paper with widths of 76.2/69.5/57.5mm

￿Serial (RS-232C) or Parallel (IEEE and Centronics compliant) interface is available as a factory option

￿Selection of functions diversified by its operation panel (Soft SW setting mode)

￿Can be wall mounted (optional)￿Built-in buzzer￿Built-in or external AC adapter types available￿Dual color printing (red/black)

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