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- Page 1 Blue Bamboo P25 Series End User Guide Firmware version: V1.0.58 (or higher) Document version: 1.6.3 Document date: 2011-11-06 Products: P25 / P25-M / P25i / P25i-M...
- Page 2 P25 Series End User Guide P25 Printer Series P25 Bluetooth Portable P25-M Bluetooth Portable Thermal Thermal Receipt Printer Receipt Printer with MSR P25i Bluetooth Portable P25i-M Bluetooth Portable Thermal Thermal Receipt Printer Receipt Printer with MSR www.bluebamboo.com...
- Page 3 P25 Series End User Guide Headquarters Blue Bamboo Transaction Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 6 Floor, Huishan Technology Park, No. 3333 Changning Road, Shanghai, P.R. China 200336 Tel: +86 21 5219 0333 Fax:+86 21 5219 0603 www.bluebamboo.com Copyright © 2011 BLUE BAMBOO All rights reserved.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
P25 Series End User Guide Table of Content Precaution ............................5 Introduction ..........................6 Specification..........................7 Unpacking the Unit Carton ......................8 P25 Printer Series Operation..................... 9 4.1. Hardware Features ......................9 4.2. Paper and Printing ......................10 4.2.1. Loading paper ......................10 4.2.2. -
Page 5: Precaution
P25 Series End User Guide Precaution Using the Printer − Do not drop the printer on hard surfaces. − Do not permanently install the printer in direct sunlight. − Do not operate the printer near devices that generate strong electromagnetic fields such as a copy machine. -
Page 6: Introduction
P25 Series End User Guide 1. Introduction The P25 printer series are designed to be portable, compact and affordable. They are intended to be used with mobile phones, laptops, netbooks, tablets, POS terminals, PDA’s and other similar portable devices. This manual contains the basic instructions for installing and using these printers. -
Page 7: Specification
P25 Series End User Guide 2. Specification Item Specification Print width 48mm Print resolution 203dpi (8 dpmm) horizontal & vertical Print speed 50mm/sec at 1/6 print ratio in 7.4V, 25℃ Feed speed 50mm/sec Dimension(W × D × H) P25 / P25i: 72mm x 96mm x 45mm (2.8” x 3.8” x 1.8”) (without rubber case) P25-M / P25i-M: 72mm x 110mm x 45mm (2.8”... -
Page 8: Unpacking The Unit Carton
P25 Series End User Guide 3. Unpacking the Unit Carton When opening the original shipping carton, carefully inspect the contents and check for the following items. If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer. Printer (P25-M shown) -
Page 9: P25 Printer Series Operation
P25 Series End User Guide 4. P25 Printer Series Operation 4.1. Hardware Features Note: For all printers produced before 04/22/2009, the location of the PIN code label is underneath the lid: Figure 2 - Hardware feature www.bluebamboo.com... -
Page 10: Paper And Printing
P25 Series End User Guide 4.2. Paper and Printing The printer can hold a roll of single-ply thermal-sensitive paper, 58 mm wide, and 40 mm or less in diameter. A pink out-of-paper indicator line appears on the edge of the paper approximately 18 inches before the end of the roll. -
Page 11: Recommended Paper
P25 Series End User Guide 4.2.2. Recommended Paper Item Specification Type Thermal paper Paper width 56~58mm Paper thickness 60 to 100um Paper roll diameter 50mm at max Recording side Outside of roll 4.2.3. Using Thermal Paper a. Chemicals and oil in the thermal paper may cause discoloration and faded printing. Therefore, pay attention to the following;... -
Page 12: Printer
P25 Series End User Guide 4.2.5. Printer a. The thermal elements of the print head and driver ICs are easy to break so do not touch them with your fingers or metal objects. b. Since the print head becomes very hot during and just after printing, do not touch the print head. -
Page 13: Battery
P25 Series End User Guide 4.3. Battery Warning: − Please do not dispose of the battery in fire or water. − Extreme temperatures will degrade the performance of your battery. Do not store the battery in an area with a temperature below -20°C or above 60°C. -
Page 14: Battery And Charging
P25 Series End User Guide 4.3.2. Battery and Charging Power to the printer is supplied by a polymer lithium ion battery which uses a 100 - 240VAC Power adapter for charging. A typical battery can last for ~500 charging cycles and will run a printer for up to 100 hours in standby Mode and print more than 200 pieces of 100 mm receipts for each charge. -
Page 15: Using The Printer
P25 Series End User Guide 5. Using the Printer 5.1. Control Panel Buttons − Power button ---The Power button switches the power on/off. To power off, press the Power button for more than 1s. − Feed button--- The Feed button advances the paper roll continuously until the button is released. -
Page 16: Printer Test Receipt
P25 Series End User Guide Flashing type Error description Check Remedy Steps , Green, Blue There is no more paper Add paper Close the paper cover The paper cover is open (B R) transmission error Check transmission occurred status (B R R) - Page 17 P25 Series End User Guide Printer test receipt displays the following: − Compiling date: The compiling date of the software. − Compiling time: The compiling time of the software. − SN: XXXXXXX: Serial number of the printer. − HW ver: Hardware version of the printer.
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Page 18: Interface
P25 Series End User Guide 6. Interface 6.1. Data Port The Data port allows the P25 printer series to connect via a USB cable or Serial port connection to host device. Mini USB-A (White) is for RS232 serial port Mini USB-B (Black) is for USB Figure 7 - Data port 6.2. -
Page 19: Bluetooth Discovery Mode
P25 Series End User Guide 6.2.1. Bluetooth Discovery Mode There are three discovery modes to Bluetooth connection on P25 printer series. Before you start to do the Bluetooth connection, please make sure that you already know which mode you have on the printers. - Page 20 P25 Series End User Guide − On your Apple device’s home screen tap Settings → General → Bluetooth. − If your Apples device Bluetooth is not tuned on at this time, then move the Bluetooth slider to "On". − Your Apple device will then search and list all discoverable Bluetooth devices within range.
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Page 21: Using Msr Function
P25 Series End User Guide 6.3 Using MSR Function The Magnetic Stripe Reader (MSR) will read three tracks in both directions (bi-directional). Please see Figure 11. After the P25-M / P25i-M read the card information, all card information will be sent to host device by printer. -
Page 22: Troubleshooting
P25 Series End User Guide 7. Troubleshooting The printer does not print a. Make sure that the paper cover is properly closed. b. Check if the paper is properly inserted. c. Check the voltage of battery, and confirm whether it stands in proper range or not, if the battery voltage is low, please recharge it at once. -
Page 23: Known Issues
P25 Series End User Guide 8. Known Issues The first line of the characters on the printed receipt is too light. (before version 2007-10-10) The motor of the printer is quite slow when printing the first line of a receipt, so that the time between two heat strobes are very long and the characters printed seems to be light. -
Page 24: Revision History
P25 Series End User Guide 9 Revision History Revision 1.0 (June 29, 2007) Initial Release. Revision 1.1 (February 03, 2008) Add Serial Port Support Revision 1.2 (June 16, 2008) Add section Known Issues Revision 1.3 (April 23, 2009) Add the note for the location change of PIN code label and SN label Revision 1.4 (Dec 08, 2009)
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