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POSIFLEX Business Machines PP-8000 manual

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  • Page 1

    Part 1 FCC Notes: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are d[...]

  • Page 2

    Part 2 GETTING ST A R T E D CONGRATULATION You have made a very wise decision by purchasing the easy loading; low noise; high resolution; light weight; high reliability and high performance thermal printer Aura (PP-8000, PP-8000L & PP-8000U) series of Posiflex products. This series of printers has been elegantly designed for a Point-Of- Sale, k[...]

  • Page 3

    Part 3 UNPACKING Followings are items you may find when you carefully unpack the carton that delivers Aura series printer. If there is any discrepancy or problem, contact your dealer immediately. Be sure to save the packing materials in case the printer needs to be shipped at some point in the future . 1). The printer itself 2). Thermal paper test [...]

  • Page 4

    Part 4 PRODUCT PICTURES Top View Front View Bottom View Bottom Cover Power Switch Power LED Error LED Paper Out LED FEED Switch Top Hood Top Cover Hood Release Cutter Cover Pape r Exit Rubber Foot Window Plate Screw Setup Window Plate Wall Mount Hanging Hole Rubber Foot[...]

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    Part 5 Rear View Spill Protect Cover INDICATORS  Po wer LED: green  Error LED: red (brief lit indicates printer busy)  Paper Out LED: red Paper Exit Serial Port Peri p heral Port Parallel Port Frame Ground Screw Power Connecto r USB Port LAN Port Reset Pin Hole for LAN (I/O Area for PP-8000U) (I/O Area for PP-8000L) USB Adaptor Fi[...]

  • Page 6

    Part 6 QUICK ST A R T -UP LOADING PAPER Desk Top Application 1. Remove the spill protect cover if the option is on. 2. Press down the hood release button to release the top h ood as in Pix. 1 . 3. Raise the released hood wide open manually as in Pix. 2 . 4. Drop the thermal paper roll inside the printer in orientation as shown in Pix. 2 . 5. Close [...]

  • Page 7

    Part 7 in setup window the switch position 1 to OFF, and position 2 to ON leaving the rest unchanged as factory default setting. Parallel Connection The parallel connector is a 25-PIN D sub Male connector at the leftmost location in the connector area for PP-8000. Apply the female end of the parallel cable at this port for parallel application. Ple[...]

  • Page 8

    Part 8 (CCBLA-238) is used instead, this port can control two cash drawers of above models. When the printer is used as a kitchen printer, please use this port for kitchen bell connection instead. Power Connection The power connector is a 3-PIN jack between the peripheral connector and the parallel connector for PP-8000. Either a Posiflex supplied [...]

  • Page 9

    Part 9 SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS Paper Near End Sensor The near end sensor for paper roll in the printer is able to have the printer work with paper rolls of several bobbin sizes. Please refer to the picture at right for the inside of the paper roll compartment that there are a plastic thumb wheel for bobbin size adjustment and a sensor block in the wall[...]

  • Page 10

    Part 10 front edge inside the paper exit slot. INSTALLING DRIVER There will always be a Posiflex Product Information CD or DVD or a separate CD of similar nature but specifically created for the product delivered. Please find the appropriate subfolder from the non-specific Posiflex Product Information CD or DVD and check the information file like ?[...]

  • Page 11

    Part 11 OP E R ATION GUIDE MAINTENANCE GUIDE LINES  Always turn off and disconnect power before opening the cover.  The areas around the print head and motor become very hot during and just after printing, DO NOT touch them.  When handling the interior of the thermal printer, please pay attention not to be hurt by any sharp edge o[...]

  • Page 12

    Part 12 Printing Problems Nothing can be printed with ERROR LED flashing – Most possible cause for the flashing Error LED is that the printer has been printing for quite a period of time and the print head temperature become too high. After few minutes under normal ventilation, the print head should be able to cool down and the Error LED will sto[...]

  • Page 13

    Part 13 resolve the auto cutter problems per description in next item and then come back to deal with the paper jam. Never force open the top hood. Please also clear away any contaminants accumulated in the cutter track above the thermal elements. Auto Cutter Problems In case any foreign materials like a staple or paper clip or excessive paper scra[...]

  • Page 14

    Part 14 when finish. The lock up of the print hood can then be released after this problem solved. Please use manual cutter as temporary alternative measure once the auto cutter malfunctioned. Advanced Analysis Tool This printer supports Hexadecimal Dump for experienced user to view exactly what data is received by the printer. This can be useful i[...]

  • Page 15

    Part 15 a lot of power or causes great electrical noises, such as a copier, electric motors or a coffee m aker.  Do not use thermal paper containing Sodium (Na+), Potassium (K+) and Chlorine (Cl-) ions that can harm the print head thermal elements.  If the surface of thermal paper is scratched with a hard object such as a nail, the pape[...]

  • Page 16

    Part 16 SPECIFICA TIONS PRINTER ITEM SPECIFICATION Printing method Thermal sensitive line dot method Effective printing width 64 mm Thermal head configuration 512 dots / line Printing speed 220 mm / sec. max. Paper feed method Friction auto-feed Paper load method Drop and use Auto-cutter capability Partial cut (1 point at center left) Manual cutter[...]

  • Page 17

    Part 17 FURTHER TECHNICAL INFORMA TION PRINTER SETUP On bottom cover of the Aura series thermal printer, there is screwed a metal plate for setup window. In this window, there is a 8 position DIP switch for printer setup. Please use proper tool to change the switch setting when necessary. The switch position counting starts from the nearest edge of[...]

  • Page 18

    Part 18 to host only when input buffer is full. When it is set to OFF, busy signal is sent to host whenever the input buffer is full or an off line status occurs. Therefore, signals including the paper near end detect will generate busy signal to the host. Consequently, the printing may be stopped even when there is still a long way to go before th[...]

  • Page 19

    Part 19 some cases, the printer may have to engage brake frequently waiting for next command resulting in trembling. When this switch is set to OFF, the printer starts printing only when more graphical data from Windows driver are collected thus performing a much smoother printing operation. Switch position 2 is usually set to OFF for use with 80 m[...]

  • Page 20

    Part 20 Wall Mount Application In wall mount application, the option kit will include screws, plastic cotters and a paper roll shaft. Screws and cotters are to be inserted to holes drilled on wall 80 mm apart center to center horizontally with the non -threaded part of the screw remain above the cotter to hang the printer bottom at holes arrowed in[...]