Star Micronics TUP900 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Rev 0.01

TUP900 Series Specifications Manual 1-1

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The TUP900 series is a direct line thermal printer capable of high speed printing that employs a thermal

line dot printing system and is composed of a unit comprising thermal paper roll storage. This type is used,

embedded in electronic devices such as games, ATM, and information kiosks.

Model Name Display Directions

TUP9 9 2 – 24 J1

Installed Fonts None: Standard models

J1: Japanese Characters

Power Specifications 24: 24 VDC

Mechanism Type 2: Standard

Printer Type 9: Presenter equipped with a recovery function

as standard.

TUP900 Series Thermal Unit Printer

Contents

Main --- CONTENTS --- Page 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION TUP9 9 2 24 J1 2. PRINTER CONFIGURATION 2-1 Basic Configuration 2-1-1 Thermal Mechanism Module 2-1-2 Presenter Module 2-1-3 Control Board Module 3. BASIC SPECIFICATIONS 3-1 Printing Specifications 3-2 Character Specifications and Bar Code Specifications 3-2-1 STAR Line Mode 3-2-2 STAR Page Mode 3-3 Paper Specifications 3-3-1 Thermal Paper roll Head Adjust Lever Fig. 3.3.1.6.A Normal Position Head Adjust Lever Fig. 3.3.1.6.B Position for Thick Paper Page 3-3-2 Black Mark Specifications Page 3-4 Thermal Mechanism Module 3-4-1 Thermal Head 3-4-2 Auto-cutter 3-4-3 Paper Feed Motor 3-4-4 Sensors Page 3-6 Paper Roll Supply Module 3-6-1 Paper Roll Holder 3-6-2 Near-end Sensor 3-7 Reliability Specifications 3-7-1 Thermal Mechanism Module 3-7-2 Thermal Head 3-7-3 Auto-cutter 3-7-4 Presenter Module 4. EXTERNAL SPECIFICATIONS Page 5. ENVIRONMENT SPECIFICATIONS 5-1 Temperature and Humidity 5-1-1 When Operating 5-1-2 When Stored (Excluding Paper roll) Page 6. SAFETY 6-1 Standard 7. USAGE EXAMPLE (LAYOUT EXAMPLE) 7-1 Control Board Layout 7-1-1 Control Board Layout 2 7-1-2 Control Board Layout 3 7-2 High Volume Paper Roll Supply (RHU-T900, Optional Part) Page Fi g . 7.2 RHU-T900 External Dimensions Dia g rams Page Fig. 7.2.2 Vertical Layout 8. SETTING UP THE PRINTER UNIT 8-1 Mounting the Units 8-1-1 Mounting the Printer Unit 8-1-2 Mounting the High Volume Paper Roll Supply (RHU-T900) 8-1-3 Mounting the Printer Unit and the High Volume Paper Roll Supply (RHU-T900) 8-2 Mounting the High Volume Paper Roll Supply (RHU-T900) 8-3 Adjusting the Paper roll Holder Unit 8-3-1 Handling 111.5 mm Paper Width 8-3-2 Handling 82 mm Paper Width 8-3-3 Handling 79.5 mm Paper Width Page 8-4 Mounting the Friction Spring 8-4-1 Using the Spring Base 8-4-2 When Not Using the Spring Base Fig. 8.4.1.C Fig. 8.4.1.A Touch to boss. Touch to boss. ABCC' B' A' Reference a Fig. 8.4.2.A For Paper Widths of 111.5 0.5 mm Fig. 8.4.2.B For Paper Widths of 82 0.5 mm Fig. 8.4.2.C For Paper Widths of 79.5 0.5 mm 8-5 Adjusting the Near End Sensor 8-5-1 Adjusting to the Paper roll Width 8-5-2 Adjusting to the Paper roll Diameter Direction Page Fig. 8.5.1.A Fig. 8.5.1.B Fig. 8.5.2.A Fig. 8.5.2.B 9. HANDLING THE PRINTER UNIT 9-1 Precautions Regarding Designs 9-2 Precautions for Handling 9-3 Precautions Concerning Safety 9-4 How to Set the Paper roll Page Page Fig.9.4.F Fig.9.4.E Damper rollers Paper inlet Paper guide 9-5 Performing Maintenance 9-5-1 Cleaning the Thermal Head and Platen 9-5-2 Handling Recording Paper Jams 9-5-3 How to Release the Cutter Lock Knob Release lever Lock lever 10. Control board module (TBD900 Series) Refer to the separate TBD900-24-A / PBD-9 Secification Manual for details. 2) Memory Switches Page Distributed by