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Star Micronics CBM-820 manual Producing a test print, Adjusting the dot alignment

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4.9.3Producing a test print

4.9.3Producing a test print

The following procedure can be used at any time to test the printer.

❏Turn on the printer and insert a piece of paper (page 11, 16).

❏Turn off printer power.

❏While holding down RELEASE, turn printer back on. Keep RELEASE depressed for a few moments until the printer beeps and the printer test print starts.

The printer test will continue until it reaches the end of the paper.

4.9.4Adjusting the dot alignment

You may never have to use the procedure described in this section, but after you have been using your printer for some time you may find that the dots of some graphics do not align correctly. For example, what should look like:

may come out looking like one of the following:

or like this

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Star Micronics CBM-820 manual Producing a test print, Adjusting the dot alignment

Contents

Page Declaration of Conformity IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSANWEISUNGEN For Uses in Canada CAUTION Use shielded cable for this equipment SicherheitshinweisPour L’utilisateurs Canadiens CAUTIONS BE SURE TO OBSERVE SAFETY PRECAUTIONSDo not connect/disconnect the AC adapter with wet hands PRECAUTIONS FOR INSTALLATION To Prevent Injury and Spreading of Damage PRECAUTIONS FOR HANDLINGDAILY MAINTENANCE 1.1 Choosing a place for the printer 1. Printer SetupFerrite core Fastener AC Cable 1.2 Unpacking the printerPrinter Ribbon cassette User’s Manualtape tape 1.3 Removing the protective materialsGeneral Speciﬁcations Speciﬁcations2.3 Paper Speciﬁcations and Print Area 2.2 Printing SpeciﬁcationsPaper feed Adjustable in n/60″ units approximatePrint Position Paper Feed2.4 Power Supply Speciﬁcations 3.1 General guide 3. Outer Appearance and Component Parts4. Operation 4.2 Installing the ribbon cassette4.1 Removing the printer cover Replace the printer cover Rotate the knob on the cassette again to take up any slack4.3 Removing the ribbon cassette 4.4 Connecting to a power outlet and turning power on and offPlug the other end of the power cord to a standard household wall outlet Ferrite core 28 mm diameter Cable Interface 4.5 Connecting to your host computerPass the fastener through the ferrite core 4.6 Connecting to a peripheral unit 4.7 Inserting the paper into the printer At least 3 cm Print start position mark 4.8 AutoSide LoadingSend data from your host computer to be printed on the paper PAPER OUT 4.9.1 Indicator lightsPOWER 4.9 Control Panel Operations4.9.3 Producing a test print 4.9.4 Adjusting the dot alignmentThis is caused when mechanical parts of the printer get out of alignment. This happens only rarely and you may never experience it at all throughout the life of the printer. If you do have problems, use the following procedure to correct it 4.9.5 Hexadecimal dump 3 Data Receive Error 4.9.6 Errors1 Recoverable Errors 2 Non-recoverable Errors4.10 Paper Sensors Page ON OFF Switch 5.2 Available DIP switch settingsSee table below 0000 5.3 Memory Switch SettingsThe table below shows the factory settings for the memory switches Memory Switch6. Interface 6.1 Pins and Signal NamesD-sub 25 pin 6.2 Interface Connections7.1 Modular plug 7. Peripheral Unit Driver Circuit7.2 Drive circuit North America 8. Maintenance and ServiceOther Areas 9. Print Control Functions 9.1 List of ESC/POS CommandsEnables/Disables Automatic Status Sending Enabled Line Enabled only at the head of the lineSet Only setting is enabled Only part of setting is enabled ¢ Ignores partially Disabled An argument is processed as next dataXXXX 9.2 Command Details9.2.1 Description of Each Items 9.2.2 Command Details Page Mode Standard Modesequence of 10H04Hn 1 n DLE EOT nDecimal DescriptionDecimal DescriptionESC u, ESC v, GS a, 6. Interface DescriptionDecimal Descriptionset print area ESC SP nESC ! n Sets Memory Switch ESC #Ignores MSW5-C ESC “q” Command FunctionDescription MSW5-D1B, the command selects the download character set ESC % nESC & y c1 c2 xdyxxc2-c1+1 Example When selecting the 5 ⋅ 7 font p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 MSB Mode ESC * m nL nH dkVertical Direction 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Bit Image Data High Low Print Data follows ESC 3 nESC = n ESC C n ESC @Initializes Printer ESC D nk NUL Decimal ESC F nESC J n 1B, the command selects reverse directional ejectionESC K n This command switches from the standard mode to the page mode ESC LFF, 6. Interface Japan ESC R nU.S.A SpainB ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ESC T ndy = dyL + dyH ⋅ ESC W xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyHESC c 4 n ESC d n ESC c 5 nESC f t1 t2 ESC e nGenerates Speciﬁed Pulses ESC p m t1 t2m = 0, 1, 48 Memory Switch ESC qSelects Character Code Table ESC t nwill send only 1 byte without conﬁrming the DSR signal status ESC u nGS a, 2.3 Paper Speciﬁcations and Print Area This command sends the status of the paper sensor when it is executedESC n Description GS I nGS a n Drawer kick connector No. 3 pin status = H Drawer kick connector No. 3 pin status = LFeeding the paper by the Paper Feed switch The bits 5 and 6 of the 3rd byte will be turned to 1 no paper and Sends the status of the drawer kick connector. Same as ESC u GS r nSends Status Status 1.1 Codepage PC437 USA, European Standard 1. Character Codes Table1.2 Codepage Katakana Japanese 1.3 Codepage PC850 Multilingual 1.4 Codepage PC860 Portuguese 1.5 Codepage PC863 Canadian-French 1.6 Codepage PC865 Nordic 1.7 Codepage PC852 Eastern Europe 1.8 Codepage PC866 Russian 1.9 Codepage PC857 Turkish 1.10 Windows Codepage 1.11 Codepage PC858 Multilingual Dimensions and Weight Appendix 1 Outline Drawing of Printer CBM-8201500 +100 Appendix 2 Outline Drawing of AC Adapter 31ADUnit mm AC ADAPTER1.1 Wahl eines Aufstellungsorts für den Drucker 1. Drucker-EinrichtungHinweis 1.2 Auspacken des DruckersKlebeband Klebeband 1.3 Entfernen der SchutzmaterialienWichtig Allgemeine DatenTechnische Daten Zeichenmatrix 2.2 DruckspeziﬁkationenPapier-Speziﬁkationen und Druckbereich Zeichensatzfixiert WichtigPapiervorschubrichtung Letzte DruckzeileWichtig 2.4 Technische Daten zur NetzversorgungEine Gleichspannungsquelle von 24 V ±5% und mehr als 1,9 A verwenden 3.1 Allgemeine Anleitung 3. Außenansicht und Bauteile4.1 Abnehmen der Druckerabdeckung 4. Betrieb4.2 Einsetzen der Farbbandkassette Die Abdeckung aufsetzen Hinweis 4.3 Entnehmen der FarbbandkassetteWichtig Den anderen Stecker des Netzkabels an eine Netzsteckdose anschließenWichtig 4.5 Anschließen an den HostcomputerFühren Sie den Kabelbinder durch den Ferritkern Wichtig 4.6 Anschluß an ein PeripheriegerätWichtig 4.7 Papier in den Drucker einlegenWichtig 4.8 Automatischer Papiereinzug AutoSide LoadingWichtig Page PAPER OUT 4.9 Bedienfeld4.9.1 Anzeigeleuchten POWERFORWARD REVERSE RELEASE 4.9.2 TastenSchalten Sie den Drucker ein und legen Sie ein Blatt Papier ein Hinweis 4.9.5 Sedezimaler DatenausdruckHinweis 3 Datenempfangsfehler 4.9.6 FehlerBehebbare Fehler Nicht behebbare Fehler4.10 Papiersensoren 5.1 Zugang zu den DIP-Schaltern 5. DIP-SchaltereinstellungHinweis HinweisDie Druckerabdeckung wieder ansetzen 5.2 Verwendbare DIP-Schaltereinstellungen Wichtig 5.3 Einstellen der Speicherschalter6. Schnittstelle Stifte und Signalnamen6.2 Schnittstellenanschlüsse 7.1 Modularstecker 7. Treiberschaltung für periphere EinheitenWichtig Hinweis 7.2 TreiberschaltungNordamerika 8. Wartung und DienstAndere Gebiete