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  • Page 1 User Manual DPP-250 ESC/POS PRINTER...
  • Page 2 1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT CANNOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC WAY AND UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT FROM DATECS LTD. VERSION: April 2013...

  • Page 3: Legal Notice

    1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual Legal Notice “Made for iPod,” “Made for iPhone,” and Made for iPad” mean that an electronic accesory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, iPhone, or iPad, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.
  • Page 4 1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1. Technical specification ........................6 2. Box Contents ............................8 3. Compatible Devices..........................8 4. Getting Started ............................ 9 5. About Your DPP-250 ......................... 10 5.1 DPP-250 right view 1........................10 5.2 DPP-250 right view 2........................10 6. Charging the DPP-250 ........................10 6.1 DPP-250 Charging ........................

  • Page 6: Technical Specification

    1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual 1. Technical specification Direct line thermal Printing Method 48mm, 384 dots/line Print Width 8 x 8 dots/mm (203 dpi x 203 dpi) Dot Density Print Speed 60mm/sec max Loadable Fonts: Resident Fonts: Font C: 12 х 24 dots (32 characters/line) Font А: 12 х...
  • Page 7 1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual up to 128 kB Buffer Size • Magnetic Stripe Reader - 3-track bi-directional reading Periphery - Compliant with ISO 7810, 7811 and 7813 • Smart Card Reader - Compliant with ISO7816 Emulation • ESC/POS AC Adapter Power Supply •...

  • Page 8: Box Contents

    SDK’s documentation. For the latest DPP-250 SDK’s, visit our developer web site at: http://www.datecs.bg 3. Compatible Devices The DPP-250 (Serial & USB) / DPP-250 (Bluetooth®) portable thermal printer is designed specifically for use with most PDA &...

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    DPP-250 driver for your device. Determine the method of communications your device supports. Next determine if your device is supported by the DPP-250 Drivers & SDKs. Because of the continually evolving Driver & SDK to support new mobile devices, visit our developer web site at: http://www.datecs.bg...

  • Page 10: About Your Dpp-250

    Figure 1 5.2 DPP-250 right view 2 Figure 2 6. 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. prevent electrical damage...

  • Page 11: Dpp-250 Charging

    6.1 DPP-250 Full Charge Figure 4 7. Status & Operating 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.

  • Page 12: Loading Paper

    Table 4 8. 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.

  • Page 13: Diagnostic Information

    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.
  • Page 14 1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual • Resident font sizes • Characters per line • Text formatting • Resident character set • Resident barcode symbols • Printer’s Configuration...

  • Page 15: Dip Switch Settings

    1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual 10. DIP Switch Settings DPP-250 designed different methods communications. Care must taken ensure that Switches are not changed from its default factory configuration unless required. 10.1 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS: The printer has two absolutely different operation modes.

  • Page 16: Memory Switch Settings

    1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual Figure 10 10.3 Memory Switch Settings The DPP-250 uses nonvolatile memory for storing some of the printer default configuration. The following table shows the available options. Memory Switch Options Memory Switch 1000000010 (see command reference GS...

  • Page 17: Memory Switch Details

    1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual The pressing LF (YES) – confirms changes. The pressing ON/OFF (No) – cancels changes. Note: Care must be taken when changing factory preset configuration information. 10.5 Memory Switch Details •SW1: Enable/Disable buzzer.

  • Page 18: Pairing Info Details

    1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual •SW2: Disable CR / CR is executed as LF •SW3: Enable/Disable LF •SW4: LF immediately after CR/ Disable LF immediately after CR •SW5: Font A (12x24)/ Font B (9x16) •SW6-7: Reserved for future features. •SW8: Prevents others from discovering printer when set to ENABLE.

  • Page 19: Connecting Device

    12. Connecting Device DPP-250 designed different methods communications. Care must be taken to ensure that the DPP-250 USB or Serial connector and PDA & Smartphone connector are accidentally damaged. The figures below show how to attach the different device to the DPP-250.

  • Page 20: Serial / Usb ( Cabled ) Version

    1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual 12.1 Serial / USB ( Cabled ) Version: • Connect the DPP-250 using Mini USB or Serial cable is shown in the figure below. Figure 11 12.2 BLUETOOTH® Version: DPP-250 Bluetooth® version uses Bluetooth® wireless technology to connect to Bluetooth®...

  • Page 21: Bluetooth® Setup

    13. Bluetooth® Setup Adding New Bluetooth® Device to PDA or Smartphones The following is a brief explanation on how to [Pair] your Bluetooth® DPP-250 to PDA, Smartphones and iOS device. BlackBerry Devices: Add Device or Pairing Bluetooth® peripherals to BlackBerry devices require the use of the device Bluetooth®...
  • Page 22 DPP-250, use the [0000] pairing key when prompted. iOS Devices: Enable Bluetooth on iOS device. Select Bluetooth device, after this Pair to DPP-250. When is connected DPP-250 to iOS device, blue LED on DPP-250 will start blinking. Start app “Library Demo” and select “Print”.

  • Page 23: Loading Drivers

    Enable Bluetooth and press search device. On the list with available device will show “DDP-250”, pair device. Default PIN is “0000”. When is paired open application “Printer Sample”. Select a device to connect “DPP-250”. For test Bluetooth connection press “Print self test”.
  • Page 24 Please review your device’s documentation on how to use the Palm Install Manager 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.

  • Page 25: Magnetic Card Reader (Ms Version Only)

    DATECS for recommendations on compatible third party software solutions. 16. 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...

  • Page 26: Replacing Battery

    To use the smart card reader feature, special software must be used to read and process the smart chip information. Please consult your reseller if this software is available or contact DATECS for recommendations on compatible third party software solutions. 17. Replacing Battery To replace the battery in the DPP-250 thermal printer follow the steps below.

  • Page 27: Developing Solutions

    Mobile C ++ Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (.Net) C Sharp Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (.Net) 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.datecs.bg...

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual 19. Troubleshooting If you’re having problems capturing signatures refer to the table below for possible causes. Item Problem Possible Cause Thermal media is specially coated on Paper feeds outside of roll. Remove paper roll and after issuing a reload properly.

  • Page 29: List Of Commands For Esc/Pos Mode

    1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual 20. List of commands for ESC/POS mode № Command Description Sounds the buzzer Horizontal Tab command Printing а line and Paper Feeding command Printing and paper feeding to the black mark position The operation of the command depends on the state...
  • Page 30 1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual ESC D Setting horizontal tab position ESC E Specifying/Canceling highlighting ESC F Filling or inverting the page area in page mode ESC G Specifying/Canceling highlighting ESC I Specifying/Canceling Italic print ESC J Printing and Paper feed n/203 inches...
  • Page 31 1 DATECS DPP-250 User manual GS * Defining a Downloaded Bit Image (logo) GS / Printing a Downloaded Bit Image GS : Starting/ending macro definitions GS B Enabling/Disabling inverse printing (white on black) GS C Read the Real Time Clock...

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