Datecs PP-55 User manual

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User’s Manual
Portable Printer
PP-55

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Contents
Technical Data .............................................................................. 2
Getting Started.............................................................................. 3
About Your PP-55 ......................................................................... 4
Charging Battery.......................................................................... 5
Printer Status & Operating Modes................................................ 6
Loading Paper............................................................................... 7
Running Self-test.......................................................................... 8
Compatible Mobile Device.......................................................... 9
Compatible products: ................................................ 9
Attaching Mobile Device............................................................ 10
Installing PrintSuite onto PC ..................................................... 12
Palm OS Devices ........................................................................ 16
Loading Device Software (PalmOS) ......................... 17
Loading Device Manually (PalmOS) ....................... 18
Software Compatibility (PalmOS)..........................19
Print Manager (PalmOS).......................................... 20
Verify Printer Connected (PalmOS)......................... 21
Configuration (PalmOS)............................................ 22
General Settings (PalmOS)...................................... 23
Printer Setup (PalmOS)............................................. 24
Printing (PalmOS).................................................... 25
Date Book (PalmOS) ................................................. 26
Address Book (PalmOS) ......................................... 27
Memo Pad (PalmOS) ............................................... 28
To-Do List (PalmOS) ................................................. 29
Fonts (PalmOS)............................................................30
Logos (PalmOS)...........................................................31
Other Options (PalmOS) ........................................... 32

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Logo Manager (Windows) ......................................... 33
Font Manager (Windows) .......................................... 34
Developing Solution (for Palm)................................. 35
Pocket PC Devices....................................................................... 36
Loading Device Software (PocketPC) ............... 37
Software Compatibility (PocketPC)........................ 40
Verify Printer Connected (PocketPC).................... 41
PrintManager (PocketPC).....,................................... 43
PrintManager Features (PocketPC)........................... 44
Screen Capture (PocketPC)...................................... 45
Barcode Printing (PocketPC)..................................... 47
Magnetic Card Reader(PocketPC)............................ 49
Barcode Reader (PocketPC)....................................... 50
Document Printing (PocketPC).................................. 51
Developing Solution (PocketPC).............................. 53
BlackBerry OS Devices............................................................... 54
Loading Device Software (BlackBerry).................... 55
Software Compatibility (BlackBerry) ...................... 58
Printing Contacts (BlackBerry)............................... 59
Printing Messages (BlackBerry)............................... 60
BlackBerryMail Options (BlackBerry)................... 62
Developing Solution (BlackBerry)....................... 63
Magnetic Card Reader.............................................................. 64
Barcode Reader.......................................................................... 65
Smart Card Reader......................................................................66
Installing Developer Tools.......................................................... 67
Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 69
Contact Information................................................................... 70

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Technical Data
Printing method: Line thermal dot printing
Printing speed: 50 mm per second
Dot density: 8 dot/mm, 203 dpi - Horizontal and Vertical
Resident fonts: A - 12 x 24 B - 9 x 16
Loadable fonts: C - 12 x 24 D - 9 x 16
Printing columns: Font A, C - 32 columns
Font B, D - 42 columns
Logo Registration: 1 Black & White BMP format ( 1-bit per pixel)
Size: 384 x 240
Memory: RAM 1Mbit
Resident Barcodes: EAN13, EAN8, UPCA, UPCE, Code39,
Code93, Code128, Interleave 2 of 5,
Codebar, PDF417
Communications: Serial RS232, Optional 2 x USB Master/Slave
Magnetic Card Reader: 3 track head, ISO7811
1D Barcode Reader: Symbol Linear Image Scanner
Power supply: AC adapter - 9V @ 1000 mA
Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery -
7.4V @ 2000 mAh
Battery capacity: ~ 4 Rolls (Alpha-numeric data)
Environment: Operating temp. -10°C to 45°C @ 10 to 90 % RH
Storage temp. -25°C to 70°C @ 10 to 90 % RH
Reliability: 50 Million pulses
50 km
Dimensions: L - 195 mm, H - 50 mm, W - 87 mm
Weight: 390 grams including battery and paper roll
Thermal paper: Roll 57.5 ± 0.5 mm wide
40 mm O (~ 80 feet)
Thickness 0.06 ~ 0.10 mm

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Getting Started
The DATECS PP-55 allows you to print information from your PDA or
Smartphone. This Getting Started Manual provides you with a short list of
tasks to get your PP-55 up and running. For more in depth explanation, con-
sult the full user’s manual on the enclosed CD ROM or : http://www.datecs.bg
Quick Start:
Steps What to do Purpose Where to find
more information
1
Charge the PP-55
rechargeable battery pack
as recommended in this
manual.
The Lithium Ion battery pack
should be fully charged before
used to ensure long battery life.
Charging Battery,
in User’s manual.
2Install Print Software onto
PDA and Desktop.
Different device types such as
Palm, PocketPC, and
BlackBerry require different
software to run the PP-55.
Installing PrintSuite,
in User’s manual
3Load PP-55 print media
(Thermal Paper)
PP-55 requires Thermal paper
for printing.
Loading Paper,
in User’s manual.

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About Your PP-55
PP-55 Overall View
Control Panel
Battery recharge
Paper cover Battery cover Device carrier
ON/OFF LED
indicator
Battery
charge LED
indicator
ON/OFF
and Paper Feed
button
Adapter inlet
NOTE: With a fully charged bat-
tery, PP-55 can print out
more than 5000 inches of
(alpha numeric) data.
Prolonged periods of storage can
cause a drop in the power of the
printer’s rechargeable battery!
To recharge the battery, plug AC/DC
adapter supplied with printer and
charge until the red battery charge
indicator turns to green.
Serial / USB Port Adapter inlet

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Charging Battery
Charging PP-55:
The PP-55 uses a Lithium Ion rechargeable battery pack. Before first use,
the PP-55 battery pack should be charged for at least 4 hours.
To prevent electrical damage to the printer and/or battery pack, please use
approved AC/DC adapter only.
Charging PP-55 & PDA:
The PP-55 has a built-in charging circuit to enable the charging of PDA
device while in the PP-55’s cradle. PDA charging only occurs when the
external AC/DC adaptor is connected to PP-55 adapter inlet.
AC Adapter
Adapter inlet
Solid RED = charging
Solid GREEN = fully charged (~4 hrs.)

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Printer Status & Operating Modes
The PP-55 uses LEDs to indicate various conditions of operation. This
may be charging, printing, out of paper or error conditions. The following
explains these conditions and LED indication.
The PP-55’s paper feed switch/button is used for entering various printer
modes. These modes can be used to assist developers in debugging prob-
lems related to programming and communication. The following explain
how to access the various operating modes.
Note: Care must be taken when entering operating modes to prevent the
clearing of factory preset configuration information.
ON/OFF Led
Feed Button
Charging LED
Battery Charging LED
Solid GREEN = Battery at full charge
Printer Status
Solid RED = Battery charging
Solid GREEN = Power ON
Solid RED = Low battery
ON/OFF LED
Slow Blinking = High temperature error
Fast Blinking = Printer out of paper
Short Push N/A Paper feed
Operation Modes
1 - beep Self-test
2 - beeps Hex dump
Reserved – For factory use only
Push and Hold - release
after the number of
beeps Reserved – For factory use only
5 - beeps Reserved – For factory use only
3 - beeps
4 - beeps

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Loading Paper
The PP-55 uses a drop-and-load design making paper loading easy and
trouble free. To load paper, simply remove the paper cover and drop in the new
roll as shown in the steps below.
Make sure that the paper is placed in the printer as shown in step 2 below.
Open paper cover holder with both fingers
and remove the remaining part of the old
paper roll.
Place the paper
roll and cover in
position.
Press with both fingers to click cover
of shell in place.
Make sure that the paper is fed
out from the printer at a right
angle If not pull paper verti-
cally by hand.
WRONG
WRONG
RIGHT
12
34
90°

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Running Self-test
The PP-55 has a built-in test pattern that shows the printer's current config-
uration as well as the various resident printer fonts. The self-test can also be
used as a troubleshooting tool to determine printing problems or battery
level. The steps below show how the self-test is activated.
Step #1: Make sure the On-line LED is OFF
before performing step #2.
Step #2: Press and hold the paper feed button in for
one beep. Release the feed button after the
first beep. The printer should start printing
the internal test pattern
Resident font sizes
Number of characters per line
Text formatting
Resident character set
Resident barcode symbols
Printer's Configuration

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Compatible Mobile Device
The PP-55 portable thermal printer is designed specifically for use with the
world’s most popular PDA devices.
The PP-55 can be used in a variety of applications where hardcopy print-
outs are required.
End Users – for printing Emails, HTML pages, Graphics files,
Clipboard data, text only files, Screen Captures, and
more.
Manufacturers – for shipping & receiving goods, date and time printing,
inventory control and W.I.P. management.
Distributors – for marking prices, sales receipts, route deliveries.
POS – for mobile sales receipts and credit card verifications in
POS application.
The following is a list of devices that the PP-55 currently supports.
Compatible products:
Devices are added constantly. For updates on supported device,
visit our web site at http://www.datecs.bg
No PDA Device Operation System Device Type
(OS) (for attachment)
1 Tungsten C, W Palm Device Type #3
2 Tungsten T, T2, T3, Zire 71 Palm Device Type #3
3 Tungsten T5, E2 Palm Device Type #7
4 Zire 21 Palm Device Type #6
5 Zire 31 Palm Device Type #5
6 Palm 500 Palm Device Type #4
7 Palm V Palm Device Type #2
8 Tungsten E Palm Device Type #1
9 Zire 72 Palm Device Type #1
10 Treo 180, 270, 300, 600 Palm Device Type #1
11 Kyocera 7135 Palm Device Type #1
12 HP iPAQ 38XX, 39XX, PocketPC Device Type #1
41XX, 51XX, 54XX, 55XX,
22XX, 19XX, rz1710
13 HP iPAQ 2410 PocketPC Device Type #1
14 Samsung i700 PocketPC Device Type #3
15 iMATE/XDAII PocketPC Device Type #1
16 RIM 957, 5810, 6200, BlackBerry Device Type #1
6510, 6700, 7700
17 RIM 7200, 7510 BlackBerry Device Type #5

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Attaching Mobile Devices
The PP-55 has several versions designed to be used with specific devices.
See section on compatible products to make sure your device will work
with the PP-55.
Care must be taken to ensure that the PP-55 cradle connector and PDA
connector are not accidentally damaged. The figures below show how to
attach the different device to the printer and how to remove the device
from the printer.
Place: Device Type #1 Take off:
Place: Device Type #2 Take off:
Place: Device Type #3 Take off:

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Attaching Mobile Device
Although the PP-55 cradle is designed to hold the device
in place, this does not prevent the device from acciden-
tally slipping out if the printer is held in the position below.
Place: Device Type #5 Take off:
Place: Device Type #4 Take off:
Place: Device Type #6 Take off:
Place: Device Type #7 Take off:

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Installing PrintSuite onto PC
The PP-55 comes with software package used for printing from your hand-
held device. Also included in the software package are Printer Driver and
SDKs (Software Development Kits) for several IDE (Integrated
Development Environment).
The installation program "PrintSuite.EXE" can be found on the CD that is
supplied with the PP-55 or at our developer web site at:
http://pda.datecs.bg
The PP-55 software package must be installed onto the PC before it can
be loaded onto a specific device. The steps below will help you to install
the software package.
Step 1: Using the Windows [RUN] command, select the
"PrintSuite.exe" file located on the CD-ROM provided with
the PP-55 printer.
Step 2: Click on the [Open] command option to proceed with the
installation.

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Installing PrintSuite onto PC
Step 3: Click [Next] to continue the installation process.
Step 4: Leaving the default destination folder is recommended as
loading of software onto device will require locating
program files installed here.
Click [Next] to continue the installation process.

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Installing PrintSuite onto PC
Step 5: Check the components you want to install onto your PC
and PDA device.
For PocketPC device, the "PrintManager for PocketPC
(WinCE)" component should have a check in the box on
the left.
Click [Next] to continue the installation process.

Step 6: For Palm users only, check all components that will be
loaded onto your Palm device.
For Palm users only, select the "User" name of a device to
load the selected components onto.
If you are using a PocketPC or BlackBerry device, no items
should be checked.
Click [OK] to complete the installation process.
The PP-55 software package should now be installed onto
your PC. For loading printing software onto your device, see
sections "Loading Device Software" for (Palm OS),
(PocketPC OS), or (Blackberry OS) for details.
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Installing PrintSuite onto PC

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PalmOS Devices
Devices compatible with the PP-55 are categorized by OS "Operating
System" running on the device itself. For example the devices below all use
some version of Palm OS. Therefore, the PP-55 printing tools and SDKs for
Palm OS will run on these devices. However, not all Palm devices are sup-
ported by PP-55 Hardware or Software.
Please refer to the section "Compatible Mobile Device" and verify that your
device is currently supported by the PP-55.
These are a few of the Palm OS devices currently supported.
Tungsten | C Tungsten | T Tungsten | W
Kyocera 7135 Treo 300 Treo 600
Devices are added continuously. For updates on supported device,
visit our web site at: www.datecs.bg

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Loading Device Software (PalmOS)
The PP-55 comes with software package used for printing data from appli-
cations running on your handheld device. The PDA printing software must
be installed onto your PC using the steps in the previous section.
The following *.prc programs need to be installed on your Palm OS hand-
held. The remaining (2) programs with *.exe extension is Windows based
and runs on your PC. All files should have already been installed onto your
PC as explained in the previous section "Installing Software onto PC".
The following is a description of these files and the file names:
Installing the files onto your PDA device requires using Hot Sync and the
Install Tool program supplied with your PDA.
Your PDA Hot Sync and Install Tool program must be installed before con-
tinuing.
Loading Device:
1. Perform steps in previous section "Installing Software onto PC".
2. Place device into hot sync cradle.
3. Press hot sync button to begin sync process.
If for some reason the steps above failed to load the PRCs onto your device,
follow the steps in "Loading Device Manually:" section to load PRCs manually.
File Name Description Where to Load
DPSDKLib.prc Shared Library (Must be loaded) PDA
DatecsPrint.prc Print Manager Application PDA
ScreenPad.prc Drawing application PDA
LogoManager.exe Graphics conversion program PC
FontManager.exe Font editing program PC

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Loading Device Manually (PalmOS)
Loading Device Manually:
a. Start the [Install Tool] program.
b. Add *.prc files to load onto device.
c. Place device into hot sync cradle.
d. Press hot sync button to begin sync process.