Brother PocketJet PJ-622 User Manual
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Page 1: Mobile Printer
USER’S GUIDE PJ-622/PJ-623/ PJ-662/PJ-663 Mobile Printer Before using this printer, be sure to read this Users Guide. We suggest that you keep this manual in a handy place for future reference. Version A US ENG... -
Page 2: Symbols Used In This Document
Introduction Thank you for purchase of the Brother mobile printer PocketJet PJ-622/PJ-623/PJ-662/PJ-663. The PJ-622/PJ-623/PJ-662/PJ-663 (hereafter referred to as “the printer”) is a mobile thermal ® printer. Be sure to read User’s Guide, Safety and Legal Guide, Quick Setup Guide and P-touch Editor Software User’s Guide (PJ-623/663 only) before using the printer. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Setting Up the Printer General Description ....................1 Connecting the Printer to External Power..............1 Connecting to an AC Power Outlet (Optional)..........1 Connecting to a DC Power Outlet (Optional)...........2 Using the Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery (Optional)..........2 Installing the Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery .............2 Charging the Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery .............3 Tips on Using the Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery..........4 Explaining Battery Terms ................5... - Page 4 Tips on Using Paper ....................24 Use Genuine Brother Thermal Paper ............24 Usage and Handling Instructions..............24 Clearing a Paper Jam ..................25 Cutting Roll Paper ..................25 PJ-600 Series Utility Overview ......................26 Installing PJ-600 Series Utility ................26 ® For Windows Users ..................26 ® For Mac OS Users..................26 Uninstalling PJ-600 Series Utility.................27...
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Page 5: Setting Up The Printer
Setting Up the Printer General Description Connecting the Printer to External Power Connecting to an AC Power Outlet (Optional) Connect the printer to a nearby AC power outlet to power the printer or charge the rechargeable battery using AC power. Connect the AC adapter to the printer. -
Page 6: Connecting To A Dc Power Outlet (Optional)
Chapter 1 Using the Connecting to a DC Power Outlet (Optional) Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery (Optional) Connect the printer to your vehicle’s 12 V DC power outlet (cigarette lighter, etc.) to power the printer or charge the rechargeable battery Installing the Rechargeable using the vehicle’s DC power. -
Page 7: Charging The Rechargeable Ni-Mh Battery
Setting Up the Printer Grasp the battery removal ribbon, which Gently pull the battery removal ribbon is attached to the inside of the battery until the rechargeable Ni-MH battery compartment. Make sure that enough starts to tilt out of its compartment. ribbon is exposed after the rechargeable Ni-MH battery installed so that you can pull the ribbon to remove the battery. -
Page 8: Tips On Using The Rechargeable Ni-Mh Battery
Chapter 1 Tips on Using the Install the rechargeable Ni-MH battery in the printer. Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery Use the AC adapter and AC power cord Charge the rechargeable Ni-MH battery to connect the printer to an AC power immediately after purchase. Do not use it outlet, or use the DC cable to connect before it is charged. -
Page 9: Explaining Battery Terms
Setting Up the Printer Using the Explaining Battery Terms Rechargeable Li-ion Discharge Battery (Optional) Discharge occurs when the rechargeable Ni-MH battery's power is depleted. The battery discharges slowly over time, even Installing the Rechargeable when the battery is not in use. When the Li-ion Battery battery has been fully-discharged, it cannot be used until it is recharged. -
Page 10: Charging The Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
Chapter 1 Charging the Rechargeable Note Li-ion Battery When installing the rechargeable Li-ion battery, insert the battery removal ribbon The rechargeable Li-ion battery can be into the battery compartment, and then charged while it is inserted in the printer and install the battery. -
Page 11: Tips On Using The Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
Setting Up the Printer Tips on Using the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery Charge the rechargeable Li-ion battery immediately after purchase. Do not use it before it is charged. Darker prints discharge the rechargeable Li-ion battery faster than lighter prints. Adjust the print density setting in the printer driver’s dialog box (see Setting 1 POWER indicator... - Page 12 Chapter 1 When charging the rechargeable Li-ion battery while the DC cable is connected, the amount of voltage required to fully charge the rechargeable Li-ion battery may not be supplied by the DC power outlet. When 180 minutes (max.) have passed since charging started, the battery indicator turns off and charging stops even if the rechargeable Li-ion battery has not...
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Page 13: Rechargeable Battery Overview
Setting Up the Printer Rechargeable Battery Overview The characteristics of the two types of rechargeable batteries that can be used with the printer are described in the following table. Ni-MH battery Li-ion battery Battery mounting Internal External Print while charging Trickle charge battery Battery charger location Inside Printer... -
Page 14: Installing And Uninstalling The Driver
Chapter 1 Installing and Select the model. Uninstalling the Driver Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. Install the Printer Driver Click [Finish] to close the installation screen. Note ® For Mac OS Users • Please do not connect the printer to your computer via the USB cable until you have Insert the CD-ROM into your computer’s installed the printer driver. -
Page 15: Uninstall The Printer Driver
Setting Up the Printer Uninstall the Printer Driver Click the [Drivers] tab and choose [Brother PJ-XXX]. Then, click [Remove...]. ® For Windows Users Choose [Remove driver and driver ® Windows package] and click [OK]. Follow the on-screen instructions. Turn off the printer. Close the [Print Server Properties] [start] - [Control Panel] - [Printers window. -
Page 16: Connecting The Computer And Printer
Chapter 1 ® Connecting the For Mac OS Users Computer and Printer Turn off the printer. ® Mac OS X 10.4.11: The printer can be connected to your ® Double-click the drive where Mac OS computer via USB cable and Bluetooth is installed, and double-click (PJ-662/663 only). -
Page 17: Bluetooth Connection (Pj-662/663 Only)
Setting Up the Printer Bluetooth Connection Select the port name confirmed in step b (“COM” plus a number). (PJ-662/663 Only) Click [OK] to close the properties dialog box. Note Follow the recommendations of the Close the printers window to finish. manufacturer of your Bluetooth-equipped computer or Bluetooth adapter and install Note... - Page 18 Chapter 1 ® ® Mac OS X 10.4.11: Mac OS X 10.6: Select [Passkey Options...] in the Select [Use a specific passcode] [Bluetooth Device Set Up] screen, enter to the printer’s Bluetooth select [Use a specific passkey], passkey (PIN code), click [OK], and and then click [OK].
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Page 19: Switching Between Irda And Bluetooth (Pj-662/663 Only)
Setting Up the Printer Select [RS-232] in the [Port type] Note (10.4.11) / [Protocol] (10.5.x-10.6) A PIN may be required to pair the printer pull-down menu, select [SPP and the computer or Bluetooth adapter. Printing] in the [Device service] The default PIN is the last four characters (10.4.11) / [Service] (10.5.x-10.6) of the printer’s serial number. - Page 20 Chapter 1 • To connect to a portable terminal using a IrDA or Bluetooth connection, refer to the documentation included with the portable terminal.
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Page 21: Using The Printer
Using the Printer Operation Panel The operation panel consists of the (Power) button, (Feed) button and the indicators. (Power) button (Feed) button 3 POWER indicator 4 DATA indicator 5 STATUS indicator (Bluetooth) indicator (PJ-662/663 only) Power Button and Feed Button Functions Operation (Power) button function Turn the printer on... -
Page 22: Indicators
Chapter 2 Operation (Feed) button function Eject the paper manually (manual Make sure that the printer is turned on and that there is paper loaded, form feed) and then press the (Feed) button. Paper is slowly ejected as long as the button is held down. If you continue to hold down the (Feed) button after about 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) of paper has been ejected, about one page length of paper... -
Page 23: Printing Solutions
Using the Printer Printing Solutions Printing Your printer can be used with several For typical printing, use the following procedure. ® ® versions of the Windows and Mac OS operating systems. Open the document to be printed. In most situations, the printer requires driver software to communicate with your computer. -
Page 24: Making Prints Lighter Or Darker
Chapter 2 • If you load paper before you start the print job, you will have time to adjust the paper. If the paper is skewed after the printer pulls it into the starting position, open the release cover completely, remove the paper, and then close the cover and load the paper again (see Clearing a Paper Jam on page 25.) -
Page 25: Setting Printer Driver Options
Using the Printer Setting Printer Driver Form Feed Mode Options Available settings: [No Feed], [Fixed Page], [End of Page], [End of Page Retract] When printing from a computer program, Default setting: [Fixed Page] various printing options can be selected using This option determines how paper is ejected;... -
Page 26: Roll Paper Pause (Windows ® Only)
Chapter 2 Setting Paper Size Note This option only affects the last page of a To use a pre-defined paper size (letter, legal, document. The bottom margin specified A4, etc.), select the desired paper size in the by the computer program has no effect, page setup dialog. -
Page 27: For Mac Os Users
Using the Printer Selecting Paper Type ® Windows Start button - [Devices and Paper type can be set to [Cut Sheet], [Roll], Printers]. [Perforated Roll] or [Perforated Roll Retract]. Select [Brother PJ-XXX], and then click [Print server properties]. Cut Sheet Paper Click the [Forms] tab, and then click [Change Form Settings]. -
Page 28: Perforated Roll Paper
Chapter 2 Tips on Using Paper Infinite Length Pages (Such as Geological Recordings or Polygraph Charts) Use Genuine Brother Thermal Set the paper size to [Infinite]. Paper ® Windows only, set [Paper Type] to Thermal paper eliminates the use of toner, [Roll]. -
Page 29: Clearing A Paper Jam
Using the Printer Clearing a Paper Jam Close the release cover. Insert a new sheet of paper and print If paper becomes jammed, remove the paper again. according to the following procedure. Cutting Roll Paper Press and hold the (Feed) button. The drive motor will start and move Roll paper can be cut using the printer’s tear slowly for a few seconds, then move... -
Page 30: Pj-600 Series Utility
PJ-600 Series Utility Overview Installing PJ-600 Series Utility PJ-600 Series Utility is computer program that allows you to change the printer's default ® settings. For Windows Users Normally when using a computer program to print a document, print settings are specified Insert the CD-ROM into your computer's in the printer driver's dialog box and then the CD-ROM drive. -
Page 31: Uninstalling Pj-600 Series Utility
PJ-600 Series Utility Uninstalling PJ-600 Using PJ-600 Series Series Utility Utility ® For Windows Users Before Using PJ-600 Series Utility ® Windows Connect the printer to an AC or DC power [start] - [Control Panel] - [Add or outlet, or make sure that the battery is Remove Programs]. -
Page 32: How To Use Pj-600 Series Utility
Chapter 3 The main window (shown below) opens, and Settings that are specified using the the printer’s default settings are displayed. printer driver are used during printing and are saved until the printer is turned off. When the printer is turned on again, the settings specified using PJ-600 Series Utility are used as the default settings. -
Page 33: Parameters
PJ-600 Series Utility Parameters Note • Most users will not need to change these settings; generally they are relevant only when printing simple text data from a computer that does not have this printer's driver installed. • The parameters which are common to all operating systems include Auto Power On, Auto Power Off and Pre-feed. - Page 34 Chapter 3 Defining Paper Size 1 Paper Size Note Available settings: [Letter], [A4], [Legal], If this parameter is changed in the printer [Custom] driver’s dialog box, that setting has priority. Default setting: [Letter] This parameter determines the default paper 2 Form Length size.
- Page 35 PJ-600 Series Utility The height of the bottom margin is expressed Use Paper Size - The default margins in lines of text. For example, if [Bottom determined by the paper size setting are Margin] is set to 6 lines, and if [Text Line used, providing for 8 inches (203.2 mm) of Spacing] is set to 6 lines per inch, the actual available print width.
- Page 36 Chapter 3 Defining Power and Roll Paper Options 1 Auto Power On This parameter determines how much time passes before the printer turns off Available settings: [Disable], [Enable], automatically to conserve power when it is [Enable (No Main Button)] being powered by the rechargeable Ni-MH Default setting: [Disable] battery.
- Page 37 PJ-600 Series Utility This parameter is used to print dash lines between pages, useful when printing on roll paper. When [Enable] is selected, set [Form Feed Mode] to [Fixed Page]. Note that dash lines are printed on the paper; they are not punched in the paper.
- Page 38 Chapter 3 Defining Print Density and Other Options 1 Print Density End of Page Retract - Paper is fed until the paper sensor detects a pre-printed Available settings: [0] - [10] end-of-page mark on the paper or the end Default setting: [6] (PJ-623/663), [4] (PJ- of the sheet.
- Page 39 PJ-600 Series Utility When the device sends data to the printer, it may send both an LF and a CR command at the end of a line in order to move the print head to the left margin (via the CR command) of the next line (via the LF command).
- Page 40 Chapter 3 Defining Internal Font Settings 1 Extended Characters Default Pitch Reduced Size Available settings: [Italic], [Graphics] Default setting: [Graphics] 10 characters/inch 16.67 characters/inch This parameter determines which characters 12 characters/inch 20 characters/inch are used when printing ASCII characters 128 Proportional Half the character to 255.
- Page 41 PJ-600 Series Utility PJ-600 Series Utility Menu 1 Select All If [Enable] is selected in the [PIN code] pull-down menu, the PIN code specified Click [Select All] to select all of the check here must also be stored on the computer boxes in PJ-600 Series Utility.
- Page 42 Chapter 3 Clean Unit See Cleaning the Platen Roller on page 40. Print Unit Settings Click [Print Unit Settings] to print a report containing firmware version, image quality, and configuration information, as shown below. You can also print this report using the (Feed) button (see Printing a Printer Report on page 46).
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Page 43: Other Function
Other Function JPEG Printing The image is printed with the height-to-width proportion of the received data. ® When using an IrDA connection (Windows only) or a Bluetooth connection (PJ-662/663 only), image data (JPEG) can be printed without using the printer driver. Note •... -
Page 44: Maintaining The Printer
Maintaining the Printer Cleaning the Platen Remove the backing paper on the upper half of the cleaning sheet, as shown. Roller Dirt and debris on the platen roller can cause the roller to feed paper into the printer at an angle and degrade the quality of the printed image. -
Page 45: Cleaning The Printer's Exterior
Maintaining the Printer Cleaning the Printer’s Exterior Clean the exterior of the printer by wiping it with a dry cloth. Note • Do not wet the cloth or allow water to enter the printer. • Do not use benzene, alcohol, paint thinner, or cleaners that are abrasive, alkaline, or acidic. -
Page 46: Reference
Reference Indicators The indicators light and flash to indicate the printer’s status. The following symbols are used in this section to explain the meaning of the different indicator colors and patterns. Indicator is lit in the color shown Indicator is blinking in the color shown Indicator is blinking in alternating colors as shown Indicator is lit or blinking in any color or pattern Indicator is off... - Page 47 Reference POWER DATA STATUS Description (Bluetooth) Receiving flash upgrade Printer Receiving upgrade Printer is in service mode (for printing a printer report) System error (call for service) No rechargeable Ni-MH battery found when charging Time-out when charging the rechargeable Ni-MH battery Head or motor is cooling down Data reception error Buffer full or format error...
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Page 48: Indicator Warnings
Chapter 6 Indicator Warnings Problem Solution The POWER indicator does not light The printer is receiving no power. If you are using AC or DC power, make sure that the AC adapter or DC cable is properly connected (see Connecting the Printer to External Power on page 1) and make sure that the AC or DC power outlet is turned on. - Page 49 Reference Problem Solution Head or motor is cooling down The thermal head or motor is too hot. Head: If the thermal head becomes even hotter, the thermal head may produce imaging on the paper in areas not intended to be printed.
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Page 50: Printing A Printer Report
Chapter 6 Printing a Printer Report This feature is used to print a letter-size printer settings report without connecting the printer to a computer. The report contains firmware version, image quality, and configuration information. Make sure that the printer is turned on and that no paper is loaded. -
Page 51: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Overview If you have any problems with the printer, first check to make sure that you have performed the following tasks correctly. Install the battery or connect the printer to an AC or DC power outlet (see Connecting the Printer to External Power on page 1). -
Page 52: Paper Problems
Chapter 7 Paper Problems Problem Solution The paper is jammed in the printer See Clearing a Paper Jam on page 25. The paper moves through the printer, but Make sure that you are using genuine Brother thermal paper nothing appears on the paper and that the paper is loaded properly, with the smooth, coated side (the print side) facing down (see Printing on page 19). -
Page 53: Pages Don't Print
Troubleshooting Problem Solution The image for one page requires more or Make sure that the computer program, the printer, and the fewer sheets than you expected printer driver have been set to match the paper size of the paper that is loaded in the printer. If the computer program or printer driver has been set to print legal-size paper and you insert letter-size paper, the image will require two sheets. -
Page 54: Pages Are Partially Printed
Chapter 7 Pages Are Partially Printed Problem Solution The DATA indicator turns off while a page The computer program may not have sent a full page of data. remains in the printer Try printing the document again. The computer program may have sent the wrong page size information, or the paper loaded is the wrong size. -
Page 55: Technical Information
Technical Information Product Specifications (PJ-622/623) Model Name PJ-622 PJ-623 Dimensions 10.04 (W) x 2.17 (D) x 1.18 (H) in. / 255 (W) x 55 (D) x 30 (H) mm Weight Approximately 1.036 lb. / 470g (excluding battery, paper) Printing Method Direct thermal printing Print Speed Average: 9.4 sec./page... - Page 56 Chapter 8 Model Name PJ-622 PJ-623 Operating environment ® ® ® Windows XP/Windows Vista /Windows 7 (USB) ® Mac OS X 10.4.11 - 10.6 (USB) ENVIRONMENTAL 41 - 95 F/5 - 35 C Operation temperature Operation humidity 30 - 80 % (No condensation) 5 - 122 F/-15 - 50 C Storage temperature Storage humidity...
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Page 57: Product Specifications (Pj-662/663)
Technical Information Product Specifications (PJ-662/663) Model Name PJ-662 PJ-663 Dimensions 10.04 (W) x 2.17 (D) x 1.18 (H) in. / 255 (W) x 55 (D) x 30 (H) mm Weight Approximately 1.043 lb. / 473g (excluding battery, paper) Printing Method Direct thermal printing Print Speed Average: 9.4 sec./page... - Page 58 Chapter 8 Model Name PJ-662 PJ-663 ENVIRONMENTAL 41 - 95 F/5 - 35 C Operation temperature Operation humidity 30 - 80 % (No condensation) 5 - 122 F/-15 - 50 C Storage temperature Storage humidity 30 - 85 % (No condensation) These figures vary by environment.
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Page 59: Character Sets
Character Sets Extended Graphics Character Table MSB> LSB 0 Ç É á ü æ í ß “ é Æ ó â ô ú ä ö ñ à ò Ñ & å û µ ÷ ‘ ç ù ê ÿ ¿... -
Page 60: International Character Set Table
International Character Set Table ¦ France à Ç § é ù è Ø Germany § Ä Ö Ü ä ö ü ß United Kingdom £ ¦ Denmark I Æ Ø Å æ ø å Sweden ¤ É Ä Ö Å...