PP5600 SERIES POS PRINTER USER’S MANUAL Rev.: Original Do not connect cables in ways other than those mentioned in this manual. Different connections may cause equipment damage and burning. Never attempt to repair this product yourself. Improper repair work can be dangerous.
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Table Of Contents BEFORE STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CONGRATULATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 PRODUCT BRIEFING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 MODELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 UNPACKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 2 Paper jam problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 3 Auto cutter problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -- 3 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -- 1 PRINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 RIBBON CASSETTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 POWER ADAPTOR . . . . . . . .
I. BEFORE STARTED A. CONGRATULATION You have made a very wise decision by purchasing the easy loading; high performance; high reliability 9 pin dot matrix impact printer Aura PP5600 series of Posiflex products. This series of printers has been elegantly designed for a Point-Of-Sale, kitchen & kiosk application.
It even supports some enhancement capability for reminder function to persons around. It can be used to drive a separately purchased kitchen bell for such reminder function in noisy environment. This printer also supports application in different countries of various kinds of power systems by changing the power cord to the power adaptor. The Aura PP 5600 series also supports an optional journal paper roll rewinder when non-carbon copy paper roll is used. 2.
• Supports Posiflex kitchen bell drive when used as kitchen printer • Hardware hand shaking in serial interface through DIP switch selection • Manual paper cut mechanism for PP5600D or guillotine type auto cutter plus manual cut mechanism for PP5600B • Supports ESC command • Dimension: 228 mm (l) x 158 mm (w) x 140 mm (h) C. MODELS PP5600D – with manual cutter PP5600B – with auto cutter PP5600A – with take up rewinder and auto cutter D.
Length of the interface cable depends on whether the order includes the power adaptor. When power adaptor is included, the interface cable is 6 ft long for stand alone application. When the power adaptor is not included in the order, the interface cable is a shorter one for integrated application in Posifle x POS system. … One of the power sources: a Power adaptor + power cord (depend on country type ordered).
F. IMPORTANT TIPS Place the printer on a sturdy, level surface. Choose a place that is well ventilated and free from direct sunshine and excessive heat, dust, smoke or fume. Never attempt to disassemble or modify this product. Unauthorized interior access voids product warranty. Do not connect a telephone line to the peripheral port. Otherwise, both printer and telephone line may be damaged. Do not touch the print head after printing. It can become very hot. Use a grounded AC power outlet.
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Interior View Auto Cutter Ribbon Cassette Area Paper Guide Roller Paper Roll Area Lift Tab Indicators • Power LED: green • Error LED: red • Paper Out LED: red 1-7
II. QUICK START-UP A. CONNECTING CABLES 1. Serial connection All the external connectors are in the recessed area at the rear bottom. The serial connector is a 9 pin D sub Female connector at the right in the picture above. Apply the male connector of RS232 cable to this port for serial application. Please note that when serial connection is used, there must be no cable connection at the parallel port on the printer.
When the printer is used as a kitchen printer, please use this port for kitchen bell connection instead. 4. Power connection The power connector is a 3 pin jack between the peripheral connector and the parallel connector. Either a Posiflex supplied power adaptor or a printer power cable from a Posiflex POS system can be connected to this connector to supply power for this printer. During insertion of the power plug, be sure to hear the click to obtain a firm contact.
• • • • turning the ribbon feed knob of the Fastening ribbon cartridge counterclockwise. Knob The ribbon must be properly tightened to be able to set in position in installation. Never turn the knob the other way round or the ribbon may mess up inside the cassette and ruin Pressing this end the whole cassette. If in process of replacing the ribbon cassette, the cassette shall be removed in the manner that the side of the knob is pulled up first with the end of the holding tab remain held down.
bracket of the print mechanism as in the picture. • Close the top cover by fitting its rear end lug first for ribbon replacement only or go on loadin g paper as in next paragraph. C. LOADING PAPER 1. Drop the paper roll inside the paper compartment in the orientation as shown in left picture below. 2. Cut the leading edge of paper roll perpendicular to paper direction and now please turn on the power to the printer by pressing the power button in front side of the printer.
D. SELF TEST Press and hold down the feed button while turning on the power. The printer will then perform a self test and print out some major settings detected. You may turn off the power and turn it on again to resume normal use of the printer at this stage. You may also press the feed button at this moment to have the printer further print out some basic font used and a special pattern to have the self test proceedings completed. A sample slip of whole self test result is printed here for reference.
E. SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS 1. Paper near end sensor If the paper near end sensor is Fixing Screw installed in the printer and enabled, a fine tuning on the position of the paper near end sensor may be required for different outer diameter of the paper roll bobbin. Please refer to the picture at right from inside the Sensor Head paper roll compartment that there are a fixing screw and a sensor head in the wall.
clearance will vary. This clearance can be observed from the offset pattern printed in bottom of self test. Whenever the lower part of the long vertical lines is shifted horizontally away from the upper part by about one dot width, the offset value should be adjusted to move it back for decent print if bi-directional print is engaged. Increasing the offset value by changing the S1 setting can move the lower part to right and decreasing the value moves the lower part to left. b.
III. MAINTENANCE GUIDES A. MAINTENANCE GUIDE LINES Always turn off and disconnect power before start. Please pay attention not to be hurt by any sharp edge of the metal parts when handling the interior of the printer. Do not touch the print head and motor after printing. It can become very hot. Never use benzene, benzine, thinner, trichloroethylene alcohol, or ketone based solvents on the printer’s plastic and rubber components. B.
2. Printing Problems Nothing can be printed with ERROR LED ON – Check the Paper Out LED. If it is ON, most probably the paper roll is not installed or is at or near the end. Install a new paper roll. If the Paper Out LED is OFF, please check for paper jam described in next item. If there is no paper jam and the printer has been printing for quite a period of time, the print head may be overheated. It will usually cool back in few minutes and the printing will resume.
3. Paper Jam Problems Paper is jammed inside the printer – Please follow procedures below. Do not touch the print head and motor after printing. It can become very hot. • Turn off the printer. • Open the top cover after the print head cools down. • Cut the paper roll from the paper intake slot with a pair of scissors. • Open the auto cutter by pulling the tab up if it is installed in the printer. (PP5600B) • Turn the printer power back to on.
Auto Cutter Adjustment Window To check for home position of the auto cutter, please open the auto cutter and look into the blade slot and the spindle hole as in pictures below. Use proper tool to cut away the paper around auto cutter if it presents obstacle to the actions. Clear away any paper scraps from the auto cutter once it is reset to position.
IV. SPECIFICATIONS A. PRINTER ITEM Printing method Print head configuration Printing direction Effective printing width Printing speed (max.) Paper feed method Paper load method Manual cutter Auto-cutter capability Dot Pitch Paper feed pitch (min.) Paper feed holding force Paper feed speed (max.) Input power type Input voltage Power consumption Dimension (mm) Weight SPECIFICATION Dot matrix impact method 9 pins Bi-directional; logic seeking 59.85 mm 4.
C. RIBBON CASSETTE ITEM RECOMMENDED TYPE COLOR RIBBON MATERIAL RIBBON WIDTH CASSETTE DIMENSION EXPECTED LIFE REQUIREMENT RC200P Purple Nylon 66 13 mm 144.4 (W) x 65 (D) x 26.7 (H) mm 3 million characters D. POWER ADAPTOR ITEM INPUT VOLTAGE INPUT FREQUENCY INPUT CURRENT OUTPUT VOLTAGE OUTPUT POWER STATIC LOAD OUTPUT REGULATION VPP RIPPLE & NOISE MTBF EMI STANDARDS REQUIREMENT 100 V AC ~ 250 V AC 50 ~ 60 HZ 1.5 A MAX. @ 115 V AC + 24 V DC 52 W MAX. 0 A ~ 2.
