HP LD 220 User manual

HP LD 220 Pole Display
Installation Guide
HP LD220 Installation Guide v1.1 Release Date: 12/04/2016
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HP LD 220 Pole Display
Installation Guide
HP LD220 Installation Guide v1.1 Release Date: 12/04/2016
Confidential and proprietary information of UCS Technology Services (Pty) Ltd. Copying or dissemination of this document is prohibited
Compiled by: Wian Maree
Table of Contents
PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT.........................................................................................................................2
WHAT’S IN THE BOX.........................................................................................................................................2
FIRST TIME INSTALLATION ...............................................................................................................................3
CONFIGURING WINBRANCH/HIPOS.................................................................................................................6
VERSION CONTROL ..........................................................................................................................................7
Purpose of this document
The purpose of this document is to easily facilitate the installation and maintenance of the new HP
LD220 USB customer display in the Engen Retail Fuel environment.
This model is a replacement to the current Posiflex PD2600 (serial) customer display used at Engen
Retail Fuel Stores, which will be phased out on a brake and repair basis.
What’s in the Box
The installation of the HP LD220 USB customer display will not require any specific tools. It does not
make use of a separate power supply and is powered through a USB connection.
The box will contain
1 x VFD Display
3 x Pole sections
1 x Rectangular base
1 x USB cable
Point of Sale System Software and Documentation CD
The 3 pole sections may be used to adjust the display to the desired height.

HP LD 220 Pole Display
Installation Guide
HP LD220 Installation Guide v1.1 Release Date: 12/04/2016
Confidential and proprietary information of UCS Technology Services (Pty) Ltd. Copying or dissemination of this document is prohibited
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First Time Installation
1. After assembling the unit you may connect the USB cable to any open USB port on the back
of the PC, the front USB may not be used.
2. Once connected, Windows will automatically detect the USB device and install a generic USB
to Serial COM Port driver and will also assign a COM port number.
3. Ensure that you change the COM Port number to COM5 in Device Manager; this will be the
default COM port for the customer display on all Engen installations. (See image 1a).
Image 1a

HP LD 220 Pole Display
Installation Guide
HP LD220 Installation Guide v1.1 Release Date: 12/04/2016
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4. You may now proceed to install the drivers for the device and can be obtained from the
provided CD or from the Winbranch Utilities download site at
http://196.214.70.106/downloads/
5. Install the driver by running the sp69523.exe file in the Windows Device Manager Only
Drivers folder and complete the setup. (see image 1b and 1c)
Image 1b
Image 1c
6. Once completed, run the SetupUtility in the Pole Configuration Utility folder
7. This utility is used to save settings to the pole display. Ensure the following are set (see
image 1d)
a. Top left corner port settings must be COM5 9600,n,8,1
b. Character Type = US ENGLISH [CP 437]
c. Command Mode = EPSON (DEFAULT)
d. BaudRate = 9600,N,8,1
8. If all settings are correct you may click on the Download Setting to Display button.
9. A prompt will appear to indicate that the information has been saved to the pole display and
you must restart the pole display by powering it off and switching it on, there is a power
switch underneath the VFD display.

HP LD 220 Pole Display
Installation Guide
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Image 1d
10. After restarting the pole display you may test the device by running the HP Pole Display Test
utility found in the HP Pole Test Utility folder
11. The Display Point Test button will initiate a sequence of flashes on the VFD display
12. The Display Text button will display any text on the VFD display that is entered in the text
box. (see image 1e)
13. If the pole display responds correctly you may proceed to configure Winbranch and Hipos
Image 1e

HP LD 220 Pole Display
Installation Guide
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Configuring Winbranch/Hipos
1. From the Back-office PC, open and edit the P3SETUP.DBF file, located in the
C:\ROOT\B300\1 directory, with the DCLIP or DBASE editor utility.
2. In the CUST_PORT column, scroll to the POS line for which you wish to edit and change the
value to com5. (see Image 2a)
3. The entry must be made in lower case.
4. The com port number must be set to com5.
Image 2a
5. Continue by exporting the changes to the POS, from Winbranch, click HIPOS > Export To Tills
6. After completing the export you will need to edit and make changes to the HPBOOT.BAT file
on the POS where the pole display will be installed
7. On the POS, navigate to C:\B300, right-click on the HPBOOT.BAT file and click on Edit.
8. If prompted, select notepad to edit the batch file with and continue by adding the following
to the mode segment of the batch file. (see Image 2b)
mode com5:96,n,8,1

HP LD 220 Pole Display
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Image 2b
9. After editing the batch file you may save it and restart Hipos.
10. You may need to restart the Pole Display if the displayed text is not in line.
11. The Pole Display installation is now completed.
Version Control
1. v1.0 –Release
2. v1.1 –Updated document for use with the new driver for the pole display - sp69523.exe.
Updated layout.