PP-8900 Thermal Printer User Manual Package Contents PP-8900 thermal printer (x 1) Thermal paper roll (x 1) Interface cable (USB cable, or RS-232 cable) (x 1) Paper separator for 2” thermal paper roll (x Power Adaptor (x 1) ...
Views of PP-8900 Top View Power LED Error LED Paper Out LED Paper Exit FEED Switch Cover Release Button Left-side View Power Switch...
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Bottom View Rubber Pad Rubber Pad Mounting Holes Views of I/O Interface of PP-8900 USB (Type B) Port Serial Port 24 VDC-IN power jack RJ11 cash drawer (CR) port RJ45 LAN port...
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Loading 2” or 3” Paper Rolls Before operating the printer, please follow the below steps to load a paper roll. Press down the hood release button to open the top cover. Before installing 2-inch paper roll in the thermal printer, follow the instructions below to properly install plastic pad spacer and the separator.
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2.3. Push the right-angled part of paper separator into the slot on the top side of the paper roll compartment. Then, Slide another side of paper separator into the slot on the bottom of the paper roll compartment. 2.4. Make sure the paper separator is well inserted.
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1. Well attach power adapter to DC-IN power connector on the I/O plate. 2. Connect PP-8900 to the POS system with either USB or RS-232 cable, or to the wired network with Ethernet cable.
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Restore Software Switch to Factory Default via Software Switch Reset Software Switch Reset is the specially-designed function aimed to facilitate the factory reset process. Please go through the following instructions to reset your printer to factory settings using Software Switch Reset. Power OFF printer.
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Restore LAN Information to Factory Default via LAN Info Reset Among multiple built-in functions, LAN Info Reset mainly allows you to reset LAN information to factory default. The following steps are provided to help you complete the reset process. Power OFF printer. Open the cover of the printer.
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Mounting PP-8900 onto a Wall (Optional) Please follow the steps described below to mount POS printer on the wall using wall-mount kits. Define where the printer is mounted. Drill 2 holes about 3.15” or 80 mm apart. Each hole has to be at least 1/4” or 6.35 mm diameter and at least 1 and 3/16”...
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Take the plastic clip out of the wall-mount kits. Squeeze both side of the clip as illustrated in the figure, and then snap into the slot which you can locate inside of the lesft side of printer compartment. Push the clip down until it is well inserted into the slot with a click sound.
Troubleshooting Paper Jams When it comes to the common printing problems, it is inevitable that you might encounter the issue of paper jams at some point. The following steps are provided to assist you in fixing the problem. Before proceeding, make sure that your POS terminal is properly shut down.
Posiflex LAN Printer Manager, the utility which allows you to easily set up the LAN printer. 1. Before powering on PP-8900, well connect POS printer to your POS terminal via USB interface cable. Meanwhile, make sure that PP-8900 is also connected to the wired network with LAN cable.
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Error LED indicator is flashing Power off the printer; after 10 seconds, power it back on. If the error LED indicator turns on again even after turning the power back on, malfunction may occurs. Contact your dealer or Posiflex’ technical service team.
Printer Driver Windows Driver (APD), OPOS, JavaPOS (Win), JavaPOS (Linux), Virtual Port Driver, CUPS Driver (Linux), Mac Driver Software Posiflex Uitlity (Android), PP-8900 Utility (Windows Desktop), Development Tool, Monitoring Tool LED Indicators Green LED - On= Power Red LED - Error and/or Paper Out...
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Android, Linux, Windows Notice: PP-8900 model does not support across-network segments ※ The product information and specifications are subject to change without prior notice. To get the detailed information on the PP-8900, please check this model from Posiflex Global Website...
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