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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC PP - 5 5 Pocket PC User’s Manual[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 2 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Content s Contents ................................................................................................................... 2 Technical Data ...............................[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 3 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC T echnical Dat a Feature Specifications Printing method Line thermal dot printing Printing speed 50 mm per second Dot density 8 dot/mm, 203 dpi – Horizontal and Vertical Resident fo[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 4 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Box Content s Your IPC PP-55 comes with the following items listed below: Item Part Number Descriptions Image 1 PP55XX-XX PP55 Thermal Printer 2 P50-DAT02-55 LiIon Battery for PP55 3 [...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 5 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Getting S t arted The IPC PP-55 allows you to print information from your Pocket PC PDA & Smartphone. Before using the printer the battery should be pro perly charged and thermal [...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 6 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC About Y our PP-55 ♦ PP-55 Overall View Device carri er Paper cover Battery cover ♦ Control Panel Battery charge LED indicator ON/OFF LED indicator ON/OFF and Paper Feed button Ada[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 7 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Charging Battery Charging PP-55: The PP-55 uses a Lithium Ion rechargeable battery pack. Before first use, the PP-55 battery pack should be charged for at least 4 hours. To prevent el[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 8 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Printer S t atus & Operating Modes The PP-55 uses LEDs to indicate various conditi ons of operation. This ma y be charging, printing, out of paper or error conditions. The followi[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 9 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Loading Paper The PP-55 uses a drop-and-load design making paper loading easy and trouble free. To load paper, simply remove the paper cover and drop in the new roll as shown in the s[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Running Self-test The PP-55 has a built-in test pattern that shows th e printer’s current configuration as well as the various resident printer fonts. The self-test can also be used as a t[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 11 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Comp atible Devices The PP-55 / PP-55MS portable thermal printer is designed specifically for use with most Pocket PC devices. The PP-55 can be used in a vari ety of applications whe[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 12 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Att a ching Device The PP-55 has several versions designed to be us ed with specific Pock et PC devices. Care must be taken to ensure that the PP-55 cradle connector and PDA connecto[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 13 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Att a ching Mobile Device The PP-55 has several versions designed to be used with specific dev ices. See section on compatible products to make sure yo ur device will work with the P[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 14 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Attaching Mobile Device Figure 10 Although the PP-55 cradle is designed to hold the dev ice in place, this does not prevent the device from accidentally slipping out if t he printer [...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 15 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Magnetic Card Reader (MS V ersion only) The PP-55MS has a built-in magnetic card reader. The card reader incorporates a (3)-track magnetic read head requiring a single swipe to read [...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 16 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Barcode Reader (MS BC V ersion only) The PP-55MS BC offers a version with built-in barcode reader. The barcod e read er incorporates a linear image scan head and is capable of readin[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 17 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Syncing Using PP55 The PP-55 is designed to work as cradle for synci ng your Pocket PC device to your desktop PC through the standard PC USB port. To sync your Pocket PC dev ice to t[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 18 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Replacing PP55 Battery To replace the battery in the PP 55 printer follow the steps below. Hard Cradled version: 1. Remove the device from the cradle. 2. Using a Philips screw driver[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 19 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Loading Device Sof tware The PP-55 comes with software package used for printing data from Pocket PC standard applications running on your handheld device. The following is a descrip[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 20 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Print Manager Print Manager is a print driver for PP55 thermal printer. Print Manager does not allow you to open documents on the Pocket PC device and print it on the PP55 thermal pr[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 21 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Printer & Port Configuration Depending on your Pocket PC device, Print Manager [Ports] options must be configured correctly in order for the PP55 to prope rly communicate with yo[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 22 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC V erify Printer Connected After installing the Print Manager software package on to your PDA, do a quick check to determine if the printer is charged and PD A is securely in the PP-5[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 23 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Using Logo Print Manager can be used stored a logo to the PP-55 flash memory so it can be used for printed receipts. Print Manager also let you enable or disable the printing progres[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 24 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Developing Solution Integrating the PP-55 into your Pocket PC solu tion requires the use of the Pocket PC OS SDK for PP-55. The SDK incorporates API specific to developing applicatio[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 25 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC T roubleshooting If you’re having a printing problem refer to the table below for possible causes. Item Problem Possible Cause Thermal media is specially coated on outside of roll.[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 26 www.ipcprint.com PP-55 User’s Manual v4.01 for Pocket PC Cont act Information National Sales Headquarters: Infinite Peripherals, Inc. 1340 Reynolds Avenue Suite 101 Irvine, CA 92614 Toll Free: 866-278-7860 Phone: 949-222-0300 Fax: 949-222-[...]