Datecs PP-60 User manual

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PP-60 User Manual v1.00
Thermal Printer
User Manual
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Contents
Contents ...............................................................................................2
Technical Data .....................................................................................3
Box Contents .......................................................................................4
Compatible Devices.............................................................................5
Getting Started .....................................................................................6
bout Your PP-60 ................................................................................6
Status & Operating Modes................................................................10
Loading Paper ....................................................................................11
PD Installation .................................................................................12
Diagnostic Information......................................................................13
Self-test...............................................................................................14
Dip Switch Settings ...........................................................................15
Memory Switch Settings ...................................................................17
Loading Drivers .................................................................................20
Magnetic Card Reader.......................................................................21
1D Barcode Scanning........................................................................22
2D Barcode Scanning........................................................................23
Replacing Battery ..............................................................................24
Developing Solution ..........................................................................25
Troubleshooting.................................................................................26
Contact Information...........................................................................27

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Technical Data
Feature Specifications
Printing method Line thermal dot printing
Printing speed 60 mm s (480 dots sec) at Full charged battery
Print Width 48 mm 384 dots per line
Resolution 203 dpi (8 x 8 dots mm)
Dot pitch Horizontal – 0.125 mm (8 dots mm)
Vertical – 0.125 mm (8 dots mm)
Resident fonts A: 12 x 24 dots B: 9 x 16 dots
Loadable fonts C: 12 x 24 dots D: 9 x 16 dots
Resident Fonts Font А: 12 х 24 dots (32 char. per line);
Font B: 9 х 16 dots (42 char. per line);
Loadable Fonts Font C: 12 х 24 dots (32 char. per line);
Font D: 9 х 16 dots (42 char. per line);
Logo Registration 1 Black & White BMP format ( 1-bit per pixel)
Size: 384 x 248
Input Buffer 128 KB (131072 bytes)
Resident Barcodes
UCC EAN 128, EAN 13, EAN 8, UPC A, UPC E, UPC E1, Code 11,
Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, GS1, Matrix 2 to 5, Code 11,2 of 5
industrial, 2 of 5 interleaved, Codebar, MSI Plessey, UK Plessey,
IATA,ISBN, ISMN, ISSN, S-code, Telepen, RSS 14, RSS Limited,
RSS- Expanded, PDF417 (2D Barcode: microPDF417, Data
Matrix, QR code, Aztec code, Maxi code, Micro QR code)
Communications
RS232 C – max. 115200 bps,
USB v 1.1, compatible with 2.0 (Host&Slave)
Bluetooth (Optional)
Readers
Magnetic Card Reader - 3 track head, ISO7811 (optional)
Barcode scan engine (optional): 1D - MDL 1000 2000
2D - MDI 1000 2000
EA 15
Emulation ESC POS
Label Black Mark Mode
Rechargeable Li-ion battery (7,4 V 1100 mAh)
Battery capacity: Per Charge (~20,000 lines)
Power supply AC adapter – DC 9 V, 1 A
AC 100 – 240 V, 1,3 A, 50 60 Hz
Environment Operating temp. +0°C to +45°C @ 35 to 85 % RH
Storage temp. -20°C to +60°C @ 10 to 90% RH
Reliability (MTBF) 50km (printing rate 25% max)
Dimensions 80 (W) X 198 (D) Х 56.3 (H) mm
Weight 258 g (without paper); 328 g (with paper)
Thermal paper 58mm +0 -1mm X 45mm diameter, thickness 60 µm
Cables Standard USB A to B cable; RS 232 cable
PDA device IPhone; Blackberry; Pocket PC
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Box Contents
Your PP-60 comes with the following items listed below:
Item Part umber Descriptions Image
1 PP-60xx PP-60 Thermal printer
2 - AC charger
3 - 1 Roll of thermal paper
4 - User's manual
5 - RS-232 interface cable
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Software ( Drivers & SDK ):
Because of the continually evolving river & S K to support new
mobile devices, rivers & S K are distributed online and is
available for download at our website indicated below. For details
on using the PP-60 rivers & S K, please refer to the S K’s
documentation.
For the latest PP-60 S K’s, visit our developer web site at:
http://www.datecs.bg/support.php?cat=4

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Compatible Devices
The PP-60 portable thermal printer is designed specifically for use
with many P A & Smartphone devices.
The PP-60 can be used in a variety of applications where Printing /
Card Reading / Barcode Scanning are required.
User otes:
Compatibility depends on the type of communication method your
P A or Smartphone supports and the availability of PP-60 driver for
your device.
 etermine the method of communications your device supports.
 Next determine if your device is supported by the PP-60 rivers
& S Ks.
Compatible devices are added continually. Visit our web site at:
www.datecs.bg
Because of the continually evolving river & S K to support new
mobile devices, visit our developer web site at:
http://www.datecs.bg/support.php?cat=4

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Getting Started
The PP-60 allows you to printer information from your P A &
Smartphone. Before using the PP-60 thermal printer the battery
should be properly charged. The following Quick Start guide will
help to get your PP-60 ready for use.
Quick Start:
Steps What to do Purpose Where to find more
information
1
Charge the PP-
60 rechargeable
battery pack as
recommended in
this manual.
The Lithium Ion
battery pack
should be fully
charged before
use to ensure
long battery life.
Charging Battery, Page 10
2
Load PP-60 print
media (Thermal
Paper)
PP-60 requires
Thermal paper for
printing.
Loading Paper, Page 12
3 Connecting PDA
to PP-60.
Attaching the
PDA to the PP-60
and securely
locking PDA
cover in place.
PDA Installation, Page 13
4 Install PP-60
Software
To print
information from
your device,
software needs to
be installed onto
your device.
Printing software is not
provided by Datecs.
Please contact your PP-60
reseller or Datecs Ltd. for
recommendations on
Third-Party solutions.
Developers should refer to
the section in this manual
on “Developing Solutions”.
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About Your PP-60
 PP-60 left view
Figure 1
 PP-60 right view
Figure 2
Paper Feed
1 / 2 Scanner
P A Cover
Paper Cover
Lock
Scan Button
Power
/Scan
Button
Paper Cover
Se
curity Lock
Card Reader

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About Your PP-60
 PP-60 left view
Figure 3
USB Port
Paper Cover Lever
Charger Input
Battery Cover

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Charging the PP-60
The PP-60 uses a Lithium Ion rechargeable battery pack. Before
first use, the PP-60 battery pack should be charged for at least 12
hours.
To prevent electrical damage to the PP-60 and/or battery pack,
please use approved AC Charger only.
 PP-60 Charging
Figure 4
 PP-60 Full Charge
Figure 5
ERR LED solid Red
indicates charging
ERR LED solid Green
indicate full charge

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Status & Operating Modes
The PP-60 uses LE s to indicate various conditions of operation.
This may be charging, active or online, battery low conditions. The
following explains these conditions and LE indication.
LE Function
STAT
Green – the printer power is on.
Red – no paper or cover open.
Charging Green – charge ready
Red – charging
BT
Green blinking - MSR
Green lighting – Barcode
Blue blinking - Bluetooth
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Loading Paper
The PP-60 uses a drop-and-load design making paper loading easy
and trouble free. To load paper, simply lift up the paper cover
latch and drop in the new roll as shown in the steps below.
1. Slide the paper cover latch to
unlock the paper cover as shown in
the figure on the right.
Figure 6
2. Lift the paper cover lever and open
the cover to its fully opened position.
Insert paper roll as shown in the
figure on the left.
Figure 7
3. Be sure to pull at lease ½ inch or
more of media above the top of the
paper cover before closing cover.
Figure 8
4. Close the paper cover until it snaps lock.
5. Slide paper cover latch to lock the cover in place.

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PDA Installation
The PP-60 uses a top cover P A snap/locking mechanism to hold
the P A securely in place. Care must be taken when installing the
P A to PP-60.
1. Remove the P A cover as
shown in the figure on the
right. There are 4-snap
locking mechanisms on
each corner of the cover.
Figure 9
2. Flip the P A cover and take
care not to damage the 4-
pins. Insert the USB connector
into the P A as shown in the
figure on the right.
Figure 10
3. Flip cover over then insert
the 4-pin header into the
connector before securely
snapping the cover back in
place as shown in the
figure on the left.
Figure 11

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Diagnostic Information
The PP-60’s FEE switch/button is used for entering various printer
modes. These modes can be used to assist developers in
debugging problems related to programming and communication.
The following explain how to access the various operating modes.
Step #1: Make sure the printer is OFF (BT LE is OFF) before
performing step #2 or step #3.
Step #2: Press and hold the Feed Button (FB). While pressing
the (FB) button, press the (POWER) button momentarily.
Step #3: Press and hold (POWER) button and release when one
of the conditions bellow.
Feed Button peration Modes
Holding Feed button while power on
for ~ 0.5 sec and releasing it
after 1-beep.
SHORT SELF TEST print.
Holding Feed button while power on
for ~ 2.5 sec and releasing it after 2-beep.
Hex DUMP mode. All
input data are printed as
hexadecimal.
Holding Feed button while power on
for ~ 4.5 sec and releasing it after 3-beep.
LONG SELF TEST print.
Holding Feed button while power on
for more than 8.5 sec and releasing it after
the 5-beep 4-tone beep.
Program mode –
loading the printer
firmware.
Holding Power button while power on
for ~ 4 sec and releasing it after 1-beep.
Temporary forcing
9600 bps serial speed or
clearing Bluetooth pair
info.
Holding Power button while power on
for ~ 6 sec.
Hardware Setup Mode.
Table 5
Note: Care must be taken when entering operating modes to prevent the
clearing of factory preset configuration information.

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Self-test
The PP-60 has a built-in test pattern that shows the printer’s
current configuration 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 printed activated.
• Resident font sizes
• Characters per line
• Text formatting
• Resident character set
• Resident barcode symbols
• Printer’s Configuration
Figure 12

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Dip Switch Settings
The PP-60 is designed to use different methods of communications.
Care must be taken to ensure that the IP Switches are not
changed from its default factory configuration unless required.
 DIP SWITCH SETTI GS:
The printer has two absolutely different operation modes.
They are determined by the state of switch Sw2:
 Continuous Paper mode
 Black Mark mode
These two modes detect paper present conditions differently. The
black mark searching mode is designed for proper alignment of the
starting print position on indexed media with printed information.
Switch FF N
Sw1 Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth disabled
Sw2 Normal Black Mark mode
Sw3 None Xon/Xoff Flow protocol
Sw4 Normal operation mode Protocol mode
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DIP Switch Location
The IP Switch is located under the PP-60 battery. Follow the steps
below to locate the switch.
Figure 13
DIP Switch
# 1 - Remove battery cover # 2 - Remove battery

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Memory Switch Settings
The PP-60 uses nonvolatile memory for storing some of the printer
default configuration. The following table shows the available
options.
Memory Switch ptions
Memory Switch
(see command reference GS command)
1000000011
BAUD RATE 115200 bps
P WER FF TIME 10 minutes
PRINT DENSITY 100%
CHARACTER TABLE WESTERN (1252)
Table 7

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Setting Memory Switch
 MEMORY SWITCH SETTI GS:
Step #1: Make sure the printer is OFF (STATUS LE is OFF) before
performing step #2.
Step #2: Press and hold the line feed button (LF). While pressing the
(LF) button, press and hold the (ON) button until the status
status LE display solid RE .
Step #3: Release the (ON) button and count (2) Beeps or until the next
solid RE LE is displayed. Release LF button and follow and
the instruction printed.
Figure 14
Note: Care must be taken when changing factory preset
configuration information.

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Memory Switch Details
Figure 15
 SW1: Enable Disable buzzer.
 SW2: Execute Carriage Return as Line Feed command.
 SW3: Disable Ignores Line Feed commands.
 SW4: Disables Line Feed command after Carriage Return command.
 SW5: Set small font as default character size.
 SW6: Reserved.
 SW7: Reserved.
 SW8: Prevents others from discovering printer when set to ENABLE. Must
be set after pairing is completed.
 SW9: Allow the use of USB port for communications.
 SW10: (OFF) set USB as the host mode.

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Loading Drivers
Loading PP-60 drivers for you’re PDA or Smartphones.
BlackBerry Devices:
Blackberry Desktop Manager shown in the
figure on the right is used to load third
party software on to your device.
Please review your device’s documentation
on how to use the Application Loader
Option to load software on to your device.
Windows Mobile Devices:
Active Sync shown in the figure on the
right is used to install third party
applications on to your mobile device.
Please review your device’s documentation
on how to use the Active Sync Manager to
load new software on to your device.
In most cases you only need to run the
PP-60 installer to start the installation.
Apple Devices:
Apple iTunes Application shown in the
figure on the right is used to install third
party applications on to your device.
Please review your device’s
documentation on how to use the Apple
iTunes Application to load new software
on to your device. In most cases you
only need to drag & drop PP-60 iOS files
into iTunes and sync.