Oneil OC3 User manual

The OC™The O’Neil Compact™Serial & Wireless Portable Thermal Printer OC3
www.oneilprinters.com
The O’Neil CompactTM - the OCTM,is the world’s most
streamlined, light weight, and ergonomic family of
portable label and receipt printers. Designed especially
for those labeling and transaction applications where
ergonomic considerations, ultimate portability, and smart
looks are paramount, the OC is ideal for a wide variety of
mission-critical applications.
The OC3 prints label and receipt media up to 3 inches
wide. Its streamlined design (35% smaller than the closest
competition) and light weight makes it ideal to meet the
continually expanding requirements associated with
retail, hospitality, transportation, and field sales and
services applications. The advanced features standard
with the OC3 offer extreme adaptability to meet the unique
and industry specific portable printing requirements
demanded in today’s evolving business environment.
These features include 802.11b/g or Bluetooth®
networking capabilities, high print quality,Flash memory,
intelligent power management, and font and language
flexibility.
Retail. The OC3 is ideal for printing price and markdown
labels and for printing shelf labels via wireless LAN.
Use the OC3 for mobile point-of sale and line/queue-
busting where it can print receipts and take payments
with its integrated magnetic stripe card reader. And
because of its sleek styling and good looks, the OC3 is at
home in any retail environment.
Hospitality.Let the OC3 eliminate long lines and improve
your customer service with mobile check-in and check-
out. In the restaurant environment, the OC3 is perfect for
order-taking at tableside. The integrated magnetic stripe
card reader allows you to quickly take payments and
issue receipts on the spot.
Healthcare. With the OC3, healthcare facilities and
pharmacies can print labels for medications, patient
charting, and specimen identification.
Law Enforcement. The OC3 is ideal for citation issuance to
replace manual tickets.
Distribution and Transportation. The OC3 can print bar
code labels for pallets and deliveries. Create and issue
boarding passes for passenger check-in. During in-flight
meal service and shopping, let the OC take payment and
issue receipts.
Field Sales and Service. Improve efficiency and
customer service with the OC3’s mobile receipt printing
and transaction processing capabilities.
Outstanding Print Quality. The OC3’s reliable print
mechanism offers outstanding print clarity, allowing the
printing of graphics, bar codes and logos. Its full two-year
warranty, even on the printhead*,offers peace of mind
with our promise to stand behind every product we sell.
Wireless Printing. When wireless is a necessity, count on
O’Neil to offer the most reliable solution. Our integrated
802.11b/g module connects the OC3 to your wireless
network. Our Bluetooth®module offers the convenience
of a wireless personal area network, eliminating the need
for mobile workers to return to their vehicle to print
receipts or tickets. O’Neil was the first portable printer
manufacturer to incorporate the Bluetooth protocol in
Flash memory, eliminating the need for costly software
and hardware upgrades whenever the wireless
specification changes.
Power to Spare. The OC3’sLithium-Ion batteries offer
maximum power capacity for a full 10+ hour shift, even
under the toughest conditions. It can print as many as
5,304 - 2” x 1.125” labels, on a single battery charge. Its
automatic “sleep” mode saves power and the fast 3.5/4.5-
hour recharging time, along with optional vehicle charger,
provides an ideal solution for long and intense printing
applications.
Flash Memory. As business changes, so might your
printer needs. We pioneered the use of Flash memory
many years ago allowing you to change fonts and
functions simply by connecting the printer to a computer.
There is no need to return the printer for an upgrade.
We Speak Your Language. Any Language. O’Neil has
eliminated the font and character limitations found in
other printers. In cooperation with Bitstream®fonts, any
international character set can be added to the OC3 with
aone-time minimal setup fee.
“When the decision was
made to begin our hand-
held project the supplier
options were numerous,
but the decision was
easy...it was O'Neil all
the way. And I’m
pleased to report that
O’Neil has far exceeded
our expectations.”
Matthew McGary
Chicago Tribune
An embedded 802.11b/g module connects the OC printer to a
wireless network in peer-to-peer or infrastructure mode and
complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g interoperability standards for
direct sequence wireless local area networks. When the printer
is configured with the integrated Bluetooth module, users can
realize all of the convenience, power efficiencies and cost
benefits of a wireless personal area network.
uWireless 802.11b/g or Bluetooth®
O’Neil offers the industry’s only two-year standard
warranty - twice that of the competition. In an
industry where standard warranties offer only one
year or less of coverage, O’Neil’s two-year
warranty not only doubles your protection but also
drastically reduces your total cost of ownership.
u2-Year Standard Warranty

Physical Characteristics
Dimensions 6.54" x 4.906" x 2.75"
(166.12 x 124.61 x 69.85 mm)
Weight 21.41 oz (0.61 kg) - printer only
27.68 oz (0.78 kg) - printer, paper & battery
User Environment
Operating Temperature -4° F to 122° F (-20° C to 50° C)
Storage Temperature -40° Fto 158° F (-40° C to 70° C)
Charging Temperature 41° F to 104° F (5° C to 40° C)
Relative Humidity 10% to 90% non-condensing
ESD Protection 15 kV Air, 8 kV contact
Communications
Serial RS-232, 460.8 kbps
802.11b/g
Frequency Band 2.4 to 2.4897 GHz
Data Rates Supported Standard 802.11b/g rates
Network Standard IEEE 802.11b/g
Network Architecture Types Infrastructure and ad hoc
Wireless Medium Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
Authentication Open or Shared key
Security Protocols 40 bit WEP, 128 bit WEP, WPA, LEAP, EAP-FAST,
plus others available
Network Support DHCP
Remote Management Support Compatible with the O’Neil Printer Management
Console and other remote management systems
Bluetooth®
Network Environment Ad hoc network environments
Supported Versions v1.2 (compatible with v1.1 devices)
Print Technology
Printhead Direct thermal, 203 dots per inch (8 dots per mm),
2.84” (72 mm) print width
Printhead Warranty 2 years*
Print Mechanism Speed 2” per second (51 mm per second)
Media
Type Labels 0.75” - 3” linered labels with Q-mark or gap sensing
Paper Direct thermal receipt paper (standard, premium, heavy
duty,long-life, image protect, hi-temp, and all weather),
synthetic media, UV coated media
Hang Tags 2” hang tags
For optimum print quality & printer performance, use Certified O’Neil supplies.
Capacity 2.25" (57 mm) maximum roll diameter (O.D.)
0.4” (10 mm), 0.75” (19 mm), or 1” (25 mm) I.D. core
Roll Width 1”- 3” (25.4 mm - 76.2 mm)
Thickness 0.002” (0.05 mm) minimum
0.007” (0.18 mm) maximum
Power Source
Battery (1) 7.2V Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion), 2200 mAh
DC Inputs External DC jack, 12-15V, built-in spike and surge
protection
External charge contacts, 12-15V, built-in spike and
surge protection
Endurance 802.11b/g Prints approx. 2,544 – 2” x 1.125” labels on a single
battery charge (10.6 hours)
Bluetooth Prints approx. 5,304 – 2” x 1.125” labels on a single
battery charge (22.1 hours)
Recharging 3.5-4.5 hours from AC adapter or cigarette adapter
Fonts & Languages
Memory Capacity Flash Memory: 4 MBytes
Ram Memory: 2 MBytes
Standard Fonts 5.5CPI, 7.2CPI, 10.7CPI, 18.5CPI 20.4CPI & 22.6CPI
(additional fonts available)
Optional Characters Arabic, Asian (incl Big 5, Simplified Chinese and Shift JIS),
Greek, Hebrew,OCRA, OCRB, Unicode subset including
Latin & Thai (additional international characters
available)
Bar Codes Linear Codabar,Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, EAN-8, EAN-13,
Interleaved 2 of 5, MSI/Plessey, UCC/EAN-128, UPC-A,
UPC-E
2D symbologies AZTEC, PDF417, QR
Graphics Supports storage of graphics/logos in Flash
memory and transient “print once” graphics
Software
Protocol Line Printer Mode, Easy Print®
Device Management O’Neil Printer Management Console (OPMC)
Drivers Windows CE and Desktop
Label Designers NiceLabel, BarTender®,DP Designer
Software Development Kit BlackBerry
Agency Approvals
FCC B, CE, UL/cUL
Warranty
2years (including printhead*)
Options / Accessories
• AC Adapter • DB9 F Cable (coiled)
•Charging cradle – single •External Battery Charger
•Charging cradle – 4 or 5 bay with •Magnetic Swipe Card Reader
dual bay battery charger • Paper/Labels
•Cigarette Lighter Adapter •Spare Batteries
•Cleaning Cards & Kits • Swivel Belt Loop
•Data Cables for Hand-Held Devices • Swivel-Mount Shoulder Strap
Standard Features at a Glance
Specification Highlights OC3 Serial & Wireless Portable Thermal Printer
•Optional 802.11b/g or Bluetooth®networking technologies.
•Designed to be approximately 35% smaller in total volume than the closest competitive label printer
•Advanced 32-bit architecture RISC processor for light-speed processing.
•Comes with the industry’s only standard two-year warranty - twice that of the competition!
•Supports a wide variety of hand-held computers from leading manufacturers.
•Accommodates variable media (1” to 3”) including linered labels, paper and hang tags.
•Exceptional print quality (203 dpi resolution).
•Fonts, graphics and operating system in Flash memory.
•Supports international character sets and any Bitstream®bitmap font**.
•Supports the printing of graphics, 1D and 2D bar codes and signature capture.
•Intelligent power management and programmable sleep mode for extended battery life.
•Charging options include a low cost AC adapter or 12V vehicle cigarette lighter adapter.
•Swivel belt belt clip included; optional swipe-style magnetic stripe card reader.
OC3
World Headquarters
O‘Neil Product Development
8Mason, Irvine, CA 92618-2705
Ph: 949.458.0500
Fx: 949.458.0708
email: [email protected]
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*When used with approved media grades.
** Contact Technical Support for more information.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
O’Neil Compact™,OC™,and Easy Print®are trademarks of O’Neil Product Development, Inc.
All other product and company names are trademarks, service marks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
Copyright 2007, O’Neil Product Development, Inc.
rev. 10/07 Made in the U.S.A.