BIXOLON BGT-100P Installation Manual

KN04-00111A (Rev.1.1)
◈ Information
This installation guide contains quick information required for the product installation.
Please refer to the Software and Documents provided on the Download section of the
BIXOLON Website(http://www.bixolon.com) for more information on how to setup.
1. Manual: User's Manual, Code table, and Control commands
2. SDK: iOS, Windows (Refer to the SDK manual for details.)
3. Utility: iOS, Android, Windows (Setting the interface and peripheral devices.)
We at BIXOLON maintain ongoing efforts to enhance and upgrade the functions and
quality of all our products. In following, product specifications and/or user manual
content may be changed without prior notice.

◈ Checking the Contents

Cover Cable
BGT-100P/102P
AC/DC Adaptor
◈

Connecting Cables

1. Turn off the printer and peripheral devices.
2. Connect the power cord to the adapter and connect the adapter to the power supply
connector of the printer.
3. Check the type of the interfaces at the back of the printer (USB, Ethernet, WLAN
Dongle) and connect the interface cable.
4. Connect the drawer kick-out cable to the drawer kick-out connector of the printer.
Ethernet
Connector
USB
Cable
USB Connector
※ Do not connect the USB A-A type cable with the Printer and HOST(ex. PC)
◈ Installing Paper Rolls
Installation
Roll Paper Guide
Power Cord
Drawer Connector
Power Connector
Adaptor
Power Cord
Ethernet
Cash
Cable
Drawer
Cable
1. Press the Open Cover button and open
the cover.
2. Insert new paper roll in the correct
direction.
3. Pull the paper slightly, and close the
cover.
※ Note
When closing the cover, hold down the
center of the cover so that the paper is
closely attached to the roller.
Printing quality may not be optimum if
recommended paper is not used.
(Refer to the User's Manual.)
Printer Installation Guide
mPOS Thermal Printer BGT-100P/102P
◈ Using Operation Panel
• POWER indicator
Green light will be on when power is supplied to the printer after 10
seconds.
• ERROR indicator
Red light will be on for error conditions such as no paper or open
cover.
• PAPER indicator
Red light will be on when the paper is about to run out or if there is
no paper. If this light keeps blinking, it means either self test state or
macro execution standby state.
• FEED button
Press feed button to feed the paper. Pressing and holding the feed
button will feed the paper continuously.
※ Note
When the printer is powered on, the Error indicator blinks in
conjunction with the Paper indicator during the initialization process.

◈ DIP switch setting

DIP switch setting must be done while the printer is turned off. Changes during power on
are not recognized.
Switch (SW1)
1-1
1-2
1-3
Print Density
1-4
1-5
1-6
Emergency
1-7
Download
1-8
*1) Print Density (DIP Switch)
Print Density
Level 1 (Low)
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4 (High)
※ Print density can be adjusted to 16 levels using the virtual memory switch.
Changing print density will affect the printing speed. Please refer to the following table
for details.
*2) Print Density (Print Density Switch)
Speed
Light
4 (High) 1
3 5
2 9
1 (Low) 12
The items indicated with "*" refers to the density when DIP Switch is set.
※ It is recommended to select Unified Utility or Self-Test mode to change print density
using the virtual memory switch.

◈ Self Diagnostics

1. Check whether the paper is inserted correctly.
2. Turn on the printer while depressing the Feed button. Self diagnostics will begin.
3. The printer prints the current status of the printer such as the version of the ROM and DIP
switch setting.
4. The printer prints the current status and stops after printing the following statement.
(PAPER indicator keeps blinking.)
PLEASE PRESS THE FEED BUTTON
Continuous SELF-TEST : Less than 1 second
VMSM Selection : 1second or more
5. Press the FEED button to resume printing or hold down the FEED button for 1 second to
set the virtual switch.
1) Self-Test
1-1) If you press the FEED button for less than 1 second, the printer will print in the
preset character type.
1-2) The self-test completes automatically and cuts the paper after printing the following
line.
1-3) The printer goes into standby mode when the self-test is complete.
Function ON
None
None
Refer to the following table
None
None
Deactivated Activated
None
*2)
1-3 1-4
OFF OFF
OFF ON
ON OFF
ON ON
Print Density
Print Density (DIP Switch)
Dark
*)
2 3 4
*)
6 7 8
*)
10 11 12
*)
13 14 16
SELF-TEST PRINTING.
*** COMPLETED ***
OFF Default
OFF
OFF
OFF
*1)
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
Default
Level 1
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4