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Card Reade er & Therma al Receipt P Printer ‐ Op perating Inst tructions ‐ ⓒ Copyright 2011 Advanced Merchant Soluti ions, Inc., All righ hts reserved. iPh hone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nan no, iPod shuffle, and i iPod touch are tra ademarks of App ple Inc., registere ed in the U.S.
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iMerc chant batter ries are NOT T interchang geable with h other batte eries. Attach h all cables BEFORE tu urning on th e iMerchan t. See page 7 o on using the e iMerchant t with your Meritus Mo obile softwa are and phon ne or tablet Pack kage Conte ents e sure that a ll the compo nents are pr esent and th hat there are no signs of d damage. If the ere are, cont act your r retailer.
Do not introduce foreign objects of any kind into the printer as they could cause a short circuit and damage the printer. Disconnect the printer from the power supply and have it repaired by a specialized technician when: – Liquid has entered the printer – The printer has been exposed to rain or water. – The printer is not functioning normally – The printer has been dropped and its outer casing is damaged. – Printer performance is poor. – The printer is not functioning. Printer Features The iMerchant is a complete breakthrough in mobile printer design. It is a true Line Printer where the paper moves underneath a motionless head and has paper reliability rated in miles rather than just characters (31 to be exact). Powered by powerful, removable Lithium Ion rechargeable batteries, this printer can print at over 2 inches per second. The iMerchant weighs just under 10 ounces can easily fit into a pocket or a purse. It can also be attached to a counter top or mounted on the dash of you vehicle. Advanced Merchant Solutions, Inc., has a number of attachment options available for both the iMerchant and your phone or tablet). The iMerchant is primarily intended for credit card applications, but it can also be used as a printer‐ only device to print out text, graphics and/or barcodes for various needs. This ability is restricted to the iMerchant‐aware application that you use on your phone or tablet. It is important to note that iMerchant is designed for easy paper loading, making it simple and convenient to use. It has a 203 dpi thermal print mechanism that uses 58mm‐wide thermal paper rolls and can print in 42, 32 and 16 column formats. Page 2 iMerchant Card Reader and Thermal Receipt Printer...
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Load ding paper The printer has b been designe ed with an ea asy paper loa ad system to improve han nding and to simplify use en the paper is loaded int o the printer r, put the roll l with the ed ge lifted into o the printer. To ch hange a roll o of paper, foll low these ste eps: (1) Open the paper cover r by pushing on the printe er’s lateral b buttons. (2) Next, pos sition the pap per roll so th at it unrolls i in the directi ion shown b elow. (3) Pull up on n the edge of f the paper a nd close the...
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Invalid card read. blink 2 or 4 times 2 beeps Invalid card read Swipe card again or clean card head Authentication between iMerchant and blink 2 times ‐ ‐ When connecting printer cable phone/tablet failed. Try removing and reattaching the cable. Printer will turn off after displaying blink 4 times 2 beeps Low battery when turning on iMerchant status. Charge iMerchant. repeat blinking ‐ ‐ Low battery Charge iMerchant. If paper is loaded correctly and iMerchant will not turn off, reset the device (see page 6) ** The iMerchant can be used even when the battery is not attached, as long as the charging cable is attached and plugged into an outlet. The iMerchant will still display the yellow charging light, but no battery will be charged, since no battery is attached. Page 4 iMerchant Card Reader and Thermal Receipt Printer...
0~220V. To re echarge the b battery: (1) Attach th he battery to the iMerchan nt. (2) Plug the c charging cab ble into the ch harger. iMerchant charger and char rging cable (3) Plug the c charger into the wall outl let. (4) Plug the c charger into the iMercha nt (the LED l light on the c charger will d display a sol id red light) The fill time for a a complete re...
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Resetti ng the iMer rchant The i iMerchant co ontains a pow werful proce ssor. Like al ll computing devices, it m may need to b be reset from time to t time. In orde er to reset the e printer, use e a paper clip p and press t the reset but tton located i inside the printer t through the r reset access h hole. This is a small hole on the botto om backside of the printe er. To prope erly reset the e iMerchant w while using a an applicatio on: Unplug the p rinter cable f from the iMe erchant.
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The printer ca able included d in this pack kage has pas sed stringen tests s in order to m make it comp pliant to the regulations t that govern t the payment t industry. Infra red Notice: the e iMerchant ha as a window th hat appears to o be an IrDA (I Infrared) port. t. There are no IrDA compon ents in the e iMerchant. T The window ex xists only to su upport custom versions used in a non‐credi it card environ nment or for fu uture techn nologies such a...
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Pocket Verifi er is the iMe rchant‐awar re application n that you ca an use with th he iMerchan When you fir rst attach the e cables to th e iMerchant and your de vice, and the en power on nt, the iMerchan your r devices will l see if you ha ave an iMerc chant‐aware application. If none exist ts, you will b e given the optio on to downlo oad the Pock et Verifier ap pplication. Pock ket verifier is s a universal application t that can wor rk on both yo our phone an nd tablet.
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Item Description Printing Method Direct Thermal with 6 independent strobes Print Specifications Width: 48mm Density: 8 dots/mm (16 lines/mm), 384 dots/head Max Printing Speed 1.57 inches/sec (40mm/sec) Print Columns 16, 32, 42 Character Sets ASCII 96 Characters, Korean (KSC5601), Japanese JIS Level I, II (Option) Operating Temperature 40~100ºF (5~40ºC) Operating Humidity 0~70% Storage Temperature ‐4~175ºF (‐20~80ºC) ‐ without battery (remove battery if stored in vehicle) Operating Voltage Motor: 7.0V Head: 7.2V Logic: 3.3V Power Consumption Stand‐by: 50~80mA (Typical) 110mA (Max) Battery Type 7.4V 1100mA Li‐Ion (ABP‐1100) Charger Fill Time 70~90 min Charger Input AC 110~220 V Charger Output DC 8.4V 800mA iMerchant Card Reader and Thermal Receipt Printer Page 11...
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