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- Page 1 Aura Series (PP7000 / PP7000-II) Thermal Printer User's Guide Rev.: A1 IMPORTANT!!!! Please read carefully before using this printer Before opening the Top Hood, make sure there is no paper jam or cutter jam trouble. (Read page 3-4, 3-5 and Warranty Limit in the user’s Manual.)
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Page 2: Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency
About This Manual This manual is aimed to assist the user to utilize the Aura (PP7000) series which is a series of POS thermal printers delicately designed to work with either serial or parallel interface connection. This manual covers both operational and technical aspects. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents GETTING STARTED ..... 1 -- 1 CONGRATULATION ..... . 1 -- 1 PRODUCT BRIEFING . - Page 4 PRINT HEAD CLEANING ....3 -- 1 TROUBLE SHOOTING ....3 -- 2 General problems .
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Page 5: Getting Started
You have made a very wise decision by purchasing the easy loading ; low noise ; high resolution ; light weight ; high reliability thermal printer Aura (PP7000 & PP7000-II) series of Posiflex products. This series of printers has been elegantly designed for a Point-Of-Sale, kitchen &... -
Page 6: Unpacking
This printer also supports application in different countries of various kinds of power systems by changing the power cord to the power adaptor. The PP7000-II is the enhanced model from PP7000 for higher print speed. UNPACKING Followings are items you may find when you carefully unpack the carton that delivers Aura series printer. -
Page 7: Options
Power adaptor + power cord (depend on country type ordered). b Power supply cable (when no power adaptor ordered) This printer power supply cable is used to supply power to the printer from the Posiflex POS system. This User’s Manual OPTIONS •... -
Page 8: Indicators
Front View Rear View Parallel Connector Power Switch Frame Ground Serial Connector Power Connector Peripheral Connector Bottom View Screws Setup Window Window Plate Screw INDICATORS • Power LED: green • Error LED: red • Paper Out LED: red 1 - 4... -
Page 9: Operating Environment
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT • Place the printer on a sturdy, level surface. • Choose a place that is well ventilated and free of excessive dust, smoke or fume. • Do not put the printer under direct sunlight or near a heater. •... -
Page 10: Useful Tips
USEFUL TIPS • Do not touch the areas around the print head and motor during or right after printing. It can be very hot. • Do not use thermal paper containing Sodium (Na+), Potassium (K+) and Chlorine (Cl-) ions that can harm the print head thermal elements. -
Page 11: Quick Start-Up
II. QUICK START-UP LOADING PAPER Desk top application Slide the hood lock toward the front of the printer to release the hood. Raise the released hood wide open manually. Drop the thermal paper roll inside the printer in the orientation as shown in the picture. -
Page 12: When To Replace Paper
When to replace paper Whenever the printer gives paper out signal or a red line appears on the thermal paper, it is the proper timing for replacing the paper. Do not wait till the print engine is dragging the paper roll at the very end. -
Page 13: Peripheral Connection
The power connector is a 3 pin jack between the peripheral connector and the parallel connector. Either a Posiflex supplied power adaptor or a printer power cable from a Posiflex POS system can be connected to this connector to supply power for this printer. -
Page 14: Self Test
sure that the type of power cord and the voltage requirement of the power adaptor meet the local power conditions. Now the printer is ready for power on. Self test Press and hold down the feed button while turning the on / off switch on. -
Page 15: Special Adjustments
moment, a font table will be printed in text mode again. To exit the test printing, please turn the printer off and on again. SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS Paper near end sensor The near end sensor for paper roll in the printer is now able to have the printer work with paper rolls of several bobbin sizes. -
Page 16: Spacer Plate
There will be 1 spacer plate in the accessory of the printer. If the user uses narrower paper roll and requires more spacer plates, it can be purchased from Posiflex. Paper cutting The paper advance after a protective cut is now set to 12 mm. -
Page 17: Maintenance Guides
III. MAINTENANCE GUIDES MAINTENANCE GUIDE LINES • Always turn off and disconnect power before opening the cover. • The areas around the print head and motor become very hot during and just after printing, do not touch them. • When handling the interior of the thermal printer, please pay attention not to be hurt by any sharp edge of the metal parts. -
Page 18: Trouble Shooting
Before putting back the paper roll for printing, alcohol solvent must be dried completely. TROUBLE SHOOTING This section gives solutions to some printer problems you may have. General Problems No LED lights up on control panel when switched on – Make sure that the power supply cables are correctly plugged into the printer, the power adaptor and to the power outlet. - Page 19 Clean the print head as described in previous section. Printer trembles when printing – Since PP7000-II prints at 180 mm / sec that is extremely high speed, the printer may tremble due to frequent engagement of the brake and acceleration of the motor.
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Page 20: Paper Jam Problems
speed by adjusting an internal switch describe in last chapter of the manual. Paper Jam Problems Paper is jammed inside the printer – Turn off the printer and open the print hood by releasing the hood lock. Remove the jammed paper and reinstall the paper roll. Close the hood properly and firmly. -
Page 21: Advanced Analysis Tool
it back to position when finish. The lock up of the print hood can then be released after this problem solved. Please use manual cutter as temporary alternative measure once the auto cutter malfunctioned. Lift transparent protective foil Open Cutter Cover when hood locked Turn the wheel downward till a hole in the plastic gear appears in this window... -
Page 23: Specifications
Effective printing width 64 mm Thermal head configuration 512 dots / line Text mode: 80 mm / sec PP7000 Page mode: 150 mm / sec Printing speed High speed mode: 180 mm /sec. PP7000-II Power saving mode: 120 mm / sec... -
Page 24: Power Adaptor
POWER ADAPTOR ITEM REQUIREMENT INPUT VOLTAGE 100 V AC ~ 250 V AC INPUT FREQUENCY 50 ~ 60 HZ INPUT CURRENT 1.5 A MAX. @ 115 V AC OUTPUT VOLTAGE + 24 V DC OUTPUT POWER 60 W STATIC LOAD 0 A ~ 2.5 A OUTPUT REGULATION + / - 5 %... -
Page 25: Technical Information
The connector for peripheral control is a 6P6C RJ11 jack with the following pin assignment. The best recommended cash drawers to this connector are Posiflex CR3100, CR3200, CR4000 and CR4100. Using the cable 20863018001 (CCBLA-180-1) delivered with the cash drawer, the Aura series can control one dedicated cash drawer. -
Page 26: Setup Window
SETUP WINDOW On bottom cover of the Aura series thermal printer, there is screwed a metal plate for setup window. In this window, there is a 8 position DIP switch for printer setup. Please use proper tool to change the switch setting when necessary. The switch position counting starts from the nearest edge of printer. - Page 27 Switch position 4 defines the handshaking method in serial interface. When it is set to ON, the printer transmits an “XOFF” for busy and sends an “XON” for not busy. When it is set to OFF, the printer signifies the busy status over hardware signals that can be detected by the host as “DSR”...
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Page 28: Internal Switch
INTERNAL SWITCH There is an extra internal 4 position DIP switch in PP7000- II for more technical settings. To access these setup, please first turn off the printer power and disconnect every cable from the printer. Remove 4 screws from bottom of printer and remove the plastic bottom cover with the power switch pressed. -
Page 29: Software Commands
The Aura thermal printer supports all commands applicable to Epson printer TM-T88II. The only difference is the smoothening command in enlarged text fonts. Please visit our web site http://www.posiflex.com.tw, http://www.posiflextw.com, http://www.posiflexuk.com or http://www.posiflexusa.com for detail description of the supported commands if required. - Page 30 Hexadecimal codes are: 1B 70 m n1 n2 This command can be used to drive a kitchen bell purchased from Posiflex when this printer is used as a kitchen printer and the environment could be so noisy that the beeper for reminding the kitchen staff of the printing can be not loud enough.
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Page 31: Character Code Pages
(However, when image print data, character registration data, or command parameters are received, they are handled as ordinary data.) The user may visit our web at http://www.posiflex.com.tw, http://www.posiflextw.com, http://www.posiflexuk.com http://www.posiflexusa.com for a view of the fonts in the code pages and character sets.
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