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USER’S MANUAL Impact Receipt Printer BTP-M170 Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co., Ltd. ORIENT Technologies bv...
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Items shall be strictly followed to avoid damages to body and equipment. Caution: Items with important information and prompts for operating the printer. The quality control system of SNBC has been approved of the following certification. The environmental control system of SNBC has been approved of the following certification.
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BTP-M170 has been approved of the following certification. Contact us In CHINA: Address: No.169 Huoju Rd, Weihai, Shandong, China. 264209 Hot line: +86-631-5673777 Fax: +86-631-5673778 E-mail: sales@newbeiyang.com Website: www.newbeiyang.com (via Contact button) In EUROPE: ORIENT Technologies bv Address: Meerheide 115, 5521 DX Eersel, The Netherlands...
3.2 LEDS AND BUZZER ... 7 4 INSTALLING ... 8 4.1 UNPACKING ... 8 4.2 INSTALLING POSITION AND DIRECTION OF THE PRINTER ... 8 4.3 CONNECTING THE POWER ADAPTER ... 8 4.4 CONNECTING SIGNAL CABLE ... 9 4.5 CONNECTING THE CASH DRAWER ... 9 4.6 LOADING THE ROLL PAPER ...
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6.4 SIGNAL DEFINITION OF CASH DRAWER CONNECTOR ... 22 7 TROUBLESHOOTING ... 23 7.1 PRINTER DOESN’T WORK ... 23 7.2 ERROR LED AND BUZZER ... 23 7.3 PROBLEMS DURING PRINTING ... 23 7.4 PROBLEMS DURING USING DRIVER ... 23 - 4 - BTP-M170 User’s Manual...
3) Keep the printer away from water source, direct sunlight, strong light and heat. 4) Do not use or store the printer in a place exposed to heat or fire, moisture or other pollution. 5) Do not place the printer on a place exposed to vibration or impact.
1 Overview 1.1 Outline The BTP-M170 is a 9-pin serial impact dot matrix receipt printer offering high quality, high speed, and stable performance. It is widely used in real-time printing on-site, such as POS system and hospitality applications. The BTP-M170 can be connected with other devices via parallel interface and serial interface, and also offers drivers and applications under WINDOWS98 /NT4.0 /2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Please use the recommended paper type or its equivalents. Using other paper types may affect the print quality or shorten print head lifetime. Do not paste the paper to the core. 5mm<L1(B/M width)<10mm L2(B/M length)>12mm 20mm<L3(near marks space)<500mm - 4 - BTP-M170 User’s Manual...
69.5±0.5 mm, 57.5±0.5 mm. Power switch Turn on/off the printer. “O” is to turn off the printer; “—” is to turn on the printer. FEED button Press the button while turning on the printer, a self-test page will be printed.
3m or paper roll O/D is less than 25mm. Caution: The paper guide is a necessary part of the printer for adjusting paper width, please keep it carefully. 3.2 LEDs and Buzzer...
4.2 Installing Position and Direction of the Printer The printer should be mounted on a flat and stable surface. It is recommended to use horizontal installing mode; the slanting angle of the printer should not exceed ±15°only in paper feeding direction.
Do not place the power adapter cord near a heating device, otherwise, the cover of the cord may melt, causing a risk of fire or electric shock. When the printer is not used for a long period of time, disconnect the power Adapter from the wall outlet for safety.
After connecting the power adaptor and signal cable, you can load the media for printing. Before loading roll paper, you should confirm the type of the paper to be used for printer. The default paper type is continuous paper. If marked paper will be used, please contact SNBC or your local agents.
Turn the ribbon knob two or three times according to mark to tighten the ribbon again. Caution: It is recommended to use EPSON original ribbon, otherwise, it will affect the reliability of ribbon driving organ and print head. Ribbon should be mounted between print head and paper, without folds or drapes.
If you accept it, please click “I Accept”, then click “Next” button. Select the model and the name of the printer to be installed. If you set it as default printer, please select “Set As Default Printer”, then click “Next” button.
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Select the setup type “Typical”, then click “Next” button. Select the current system type and click “Next” button. Set printer port. The default port is “LPT1”. User can install it based on actual port. Under Windows NT4.0 or above, please select “BYCOMx” for serial driver (x equals to 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 or 8).
“Printers and other hardware” in “Control panel”, next click “Printers and faxes” button. After select this printer, click “File” menus, then click “Service Properties” submenus. In “Forms” item, select “Create a new form”. Write the name of self-defining paper in “Form name”.
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Click “Save Form” button. Click “Apply” button to finish paper self-definition. Caution: Before set paper self-definition, please ensure that the printer driver has been installed properly. In application, you can select the page in varieties of official software such as WOED, EXCEL and so on.
Optional paper type: roll paper and marked paper. Setting cash drawer parameters This option could set if cash drawer shall be opened in the beginning of file and which cash drawer shall be opened. - 16 - BTP-M170 User’s Manual...
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Setting resolution parameter BTP-M170 driver supports three kinds of resolution: 160 x 144 dpi, 160 x 72 dpi, 80 x 72 dpi. Users can select it according to their requirement. High resolution: clear resolution and slower print speed; low resolution: higher print speed and less clear printout.
5.1 Daily Maintenance Daily maintenance means inspect printer functions and key parts everyday in order to check the printer status. If the printer can not work normally, please contact SNBC or your local agents to get quick technical support. Daily inspection includes: Printout Abnormal status: printout not clear.
5.2 Routine Maintenance To ensure all parts of the printer work stably, it should be maintained at least once a month. If the printer works heavily, the maintenance cycle should be shortened accordingly. The routine maintenance includes printer status check, dust clearance and parts lubrication.
Do not use alcohol or gasoline to clean any parts of the printer. During the clearance, be careful not to spread dirt onto screw rod or other transmission parts. 5.2.3 Lubricating the printer Lubricant position and model: Inject 013 lubrication into felt at two sides of the carriage.
Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 (MSB) Busy PError Select nFault Rise to 5V via a resistance Rise to 5V via a resistance Logical ground Signal definition Frame Ground Signal Ground - 21 - BTP-M170 User’s Manual...
Cash drawer connector socket is RJ-11 6P connector. Connector signal definition Item Caution: Do not connect or disconnect signal cable when printer power is on. Signal cable should be far away strong current. Signal cable should be shielded. Signal Frame Ground...
7 Troubleshooting If the printer works abnormally, consult the troubleshooting table below. If there are still problems that can not be solved, please contact SNBC or your local agents for assistance. 7.1 Printer doesn’t Work Problems Printer power is off...