Drivers & SDK are distributed online and is available for download at our website indicated below. For details on using the DPP-250 Drivers & SDK, please refer to the SDK’s documentation. For the latest DPP-250 SDK’s, visit our developer web site at: http://www.ipcprint.com/support/default.asp Infinite Peripherals, Inc.
The DPP-250 (Serial & USB) / DPP-250 (Bluetooth ® ) portable thermal printer is designed specifically for use with most PDA & Smartphone devices. The DPP-250 can be used in a variety of applications where Printing / Card Reading is required. User Notes: Compatibility depends on the type of communication method “Serial /...
Getting Started The IPC DPP-250 allows you to printer information from your PDA & Smartphone. Before using the DPP-250 thermal printer the battery should be properly charged. The following Quick Start guide will help to get your DPP-250 ready for use.
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Charging the DPP-250 The DPP-250 uses a Lithium Ion rechargeable battery pack. Before first use, the DPP-250 battery pack should be charged for at least 12 hours. To prevent electrical damage to the DPP-250 and/or battery pack, please use approved AC Charger only.
Status & Oerating Modes The DPP-250 uses LEDs to indicate various conditions of operation. This may be charging, active or online, battery low conditions. The following explains these conditions and LED indication. Function 1. It lights in green – the printer power is on.
Loading Paper The DPP-250 uses a drop-and-load design making paper loading easy and trouble free. To load paper, simply lift up the paper cover latch and drop in the new roll as shown in the steps below. 1. Slide the paper cover latch to unlock the paper cover as shown in the figure on the right.
Note: Care must be taken when entering operating modes to prevent the clearing of factory preset configuration information. Infinite Peripherals, Inc..... . www.ipcprint.com Page 12 DPP-250 User Manual v1.05...
Self-test The DPP-250 has a built-in test pattern that shows the printer’s current configuration as well as the various resident printer fonts. The self-test can also be used as a troubleshooting tool to determine printing problems or battery level. The steps below show how the self-test is printed activated.
Dip Switch Settings The DPP-250 is designed to use different methods of communications. Care must be taken to ensure that the DIP Switches are not changed from its default factory configuration unless required. DIP SWITCH SETTINGS: The printer has two absolutely different operation modes.
PRINT DENSITY 100% CHARACTER TABLE WESTERN (1252) Table 7 Infinite Peripherals, Inc..... . www.ipcprint.com Page 16 DPP-250 User Manual v1.05...
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SW10: (OFF) set USB as the host mode. Infinite Peripherals, Inc..... . www.ipcprint.com Page 18 DPP-250 User Manual v1.05...
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3. The printer will prompt user for a passkey on every printer initialization. Infinite Peripherals, Inc..... . www.ipcprint.com Page 19 DPP-250 User Manual v1.05...
When not using Driver/SDK developer tools, set DIP Switch 4 to OFF. Infinite Peripherals, Inc..... . www.ipcprint.com Page 20 DPP-250 User Manual v1.05...
Connecting Device The DPP-250 is designed to use different methods of communications. Care must be taken to ensure that the DPP-250 USB or Serial connector and PDA & Smartphone connector are not accidentally damaged. The figures below show how to attach the different device to the DPP-250.
BlackBerry devices require the use of the device Bluetooth ® manager. Image on the right shows a typical Blackberry Bluetooth ® manager. When adding / pairing the DPP-250, use the [0000] pairing key when prompted. Windows Mobile Devices: Creating...
Application to load new software on to your device. In most cases you only need to drag & drop DPP-250 PRC files in installer and click Add. Infinite Peripherals, Inc..... .
Magnetic Card Reader (MS Version only) The DPP-250 has a built-in magnetic card reader. The card reader incorporates a (3)-track magnetic read head requiring a single swipe to read field data from all three tracks. Magnetic Strip (Face this direction)
Smart Card Reader (SC Version only) The DPP-250 has a built-in smart card reader (optional). The smart card reader is designed to read information stored embedded on smart chips and process the information using device side software. Smart Chip (Face this direction)
Replacing Battery To replace the battery in the DPP-250 thermal printer follow the steps below. Steps: 1. Turn over the DPP-250 and place on a flat surface. Rotate the (2) locking levers as shown in the figure on the right.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (.Net) Mobile C Sharp Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (.Net) Table 11 For details on using the DPP-250 SDK, please refer to the SDK’s documentation. For the latest DPP-250 SDK’s, visit our developer web site at: http://www.ipcprint.com/support/default.asp Infinite Peripherals, Inc.
Serial Port The DPP-250 supports the following RS232 serial communications. Serial Protocol Options: Parameter Option 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, Baud Rate 38400, 57600, 115200 Data Bits Stop Bits Parity None Windows Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (.Net) Handshaking Hardware, XON / XOFF...
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