Blue Bamboo P25 Series End User Guide Firmware version: V1.0.58 (or higher) Document version: 1.6.
P25 Series End User Guide P25 Printer Series P25 Bluetooth Portable Thermal Receipt Printer P25i Bluetooth Portable Thermal Receipt Printer P25-M Bluetooth Portable Thermal Receipt Printer with MSR P25i-M Bluetooth Portable Thermal Receipt Printer with MSR www.bluebamboo.
P25 Series End User Guide Headquarters Blue Bamboo Transaction Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 6 Floor, Huishan Technology Park, No. 3333 Changning Road, Shanghai, P.R. China 200336 Tel: +86 21 5219 0333 Fax:+86 21 5219 0603 www.bluebamboo.com Copyright © 2011 BLUE BAMBOO All rights reserved.
P25 Series End User Guide Table of Content Precaution ......................................................................................................................................... 5 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 6 2. Specification.............................................................................................................................. 7 3.
P25 Series End User Guide Precaution Using the Printer − Do not drop the printer on hard surfaces. − Do not permanently install the printer in direct sunlight. − Do not operate the printer near devices that generate strong electromagnetic fields such as a copy machine. − Do not remove or install the communication cable during printing or transmission. − Turn off the printer before removing or installing the Power and/or communication cable to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage.
P25 Series End User Guide 1. Introduction The P25 printer series are designed to be portable, compact and affordable. They are intended to be used with mobile phones, laptops, netbooks, tablets, POS terminals, PDA’s and other similar portable devices. This manual contains the basic instructions for installing and using these printers. Take some time to familiarize yourself with this manual, the printer, and its accessories.
P25 Series End User Guide 2. Specification Item Specification Print width 48mm Print resolution 203dpi (8 dpmm) horizontal & vertical Print speed 50mm/sec at 1/6 print ratio in 7.4V, 25℃ Feed speed 50mm/sec Dimension(W × D × H) (without rubber case) P25 / P25i: 72mm x 96mm x 45mm (2.8” x 3.8” x 1.8”) P25-M / P25i-M: 72mm x 110mm x 45mm (2.8” x 4.3” x 1.
P25 Series End User Guide 3. Unpacking the Unit Carton When opening the original shipping carton, carefully inspect the contents and check for the following items. If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer. Printer (P25-M shown) Data Cable Power Adapter Paper Rugged Case Buckle Shaft Battery Quick Installation Guide Figure 1 - P25 printer series packing list www.bluebamboo.
P25 Series End User Guide 4. P25 Printer Series Operation 4.1. Hardware Features Note: For all printers produced before 04/22/2009, the location of the PIN code label is underneath the lid: Figure 2 - Hardware feature www.bluebamboo.
P25 Series End User Guide 4.2. Paper and Printing The printer can hold a roll of single-ply thermal-sensitive paper, 58 mm wide, and 40 mm or less in diameter. A pink out-of-paper indicator line appears on the edge of the paper approximately 18 inches before the end of the roll. When this line appears, there is enough paper remaining for at least one more transaction. Warning: − Only use paper rolls that meet the specifications.
P25 Series End User Guide 4.2.2. Recommended Paper Item Specification Type Thermal paper Paper width 56~58mm Paper thickness 60 to 100um Paper roll diameter 50mm at max Recording side Outside of roll 4.2.3. Using Thermal Paper a. Chemicals and oil in the thermal paper may cause discoloration and faded printing. Therefore, pay attention to the following; b. When gluing thermal paper, use water paste, starch paste, polyvinyl paste, or CMC paste. c.
P25 Series End User Guide 4.2.5. Printer a. The thermal elements of the print head and driver ICs are easy to break so do not touch them with your fingers or metal objects. b. Since the print head becomes very hot during and just after printing, do not touch the print head. c. Do not touch the surface of the print head because dust and dirt can stick to its surface and damage it. 4.2.6. Printing Position Figure 4 - Printing position www.bluebamboo.
P25 Series End User Guide 4.3. Battery Warning: − Please do not dispose of the battery in fire or water. − Extreme temperatures will degrade the performance of your battery. Do not store the battery in an area with a temperature below -20°C or above 60°C. 4.3.1. Battery Installations and Removal Installing battery for the first time: a. Remove rugged case from printer (if installed). b. Flip printer over and locate battery. c. Pull battery clip back towards battery and tilt battery up and out of printer.
P25 Series End User Guide 4.3.2. Battery and Charging Power to the printer is supplied by a polymer lithium ion battery which uses a 100 - 240VAC Power adapter for charging. A typical battery can last for ~500 charging cycles and will run a printer for up to 100 hours in standby Mode and print more than 200 pieces of 100 mm receipts for each charge. Battery specifications: − Rate Voltage: 7.
P25 Series End User Guide 5. Using the Printer 5.1. Control Panel Buttons − Power button ---The Power button switches the power on/off. To power off, press the Power button for more than 1s. − Feed button--- The Feed button advances the paper roll continuously until the button is released. Also, the Feed button enters into boot loader mode when holding the Feed button and powering on the printer. − Mode button a. The Mode button prints a self-test receipt when pressed together with Feed button. b.
P25 Series End User Guide Flashing type Red , Green, Blue (B R) (B R R) Error description Check Steps Remedy There is no more paper 1 The paper cover is open 2 Add paper Close the paper cover An transmission occurred error 3 Check status An overheat error occurred 4 Wait until the print head cools down Battery voltage is low 5 Charge the battery (B R R R) the transmission (B R R R R) Note: − If an error has occurred while charging, the LED will show the above error messages. 5.2.
P25 Series End User Guide Printer test receipt displays the following: − Compiling date: The compiling date of the software. − Compiling time: The compiling time of the software. − SN: XXXXXXX: Serial number of the printer. − HW ver: Hardware version of the printer. − SW ver: Software version of the printer. − Battery voltage: Battery level of the printer.
P25 Series End User Guide 6. Interface 6.1. Data Port The Data port allows the P25 printer series to connect via a USB cable or Serial port connection to host device. y Mini USB-A (White) is for RS232 serial port y Mini USB-B (Black) is for USB Figure 7 - Data port 6.2. Bluetooth The P25 printer series can communicate with other Bluetooth SPP compatible devices, such as peripheral equipment PDAs, mobile phones, and computers.
P25 Series End User Guide 6.2.1. Bluetooth Discovery Mode There are three discovery modes to Bluetooth connection on P25 printer series. Before you start to do the Bluetooth connection, please make sure that you already know which mode you have on the printers. (Refer Section 5.2 “Printer Test Receipt” to know the Bluetooth discovery mode of your printer.) “Always” means the printer can be discovered by other devices via Bluetooth at any time when it powers on.
P25 Series End User Guide − On your Apple device’s home screen tap Settings → General → Bluetooth. − If your Apples device Bluetooth is not tuned on at this time, then move the Bluetooth slider to "On". − Your Apple device will then search and list all discoverable Bluetooth devices within range. − Find your P25i/P25i-M printer on the displayed list and select it. The printer’s LED will flash blue for several seconds. (The printer’s Bluetooth name can be found under the printer paper roll.
P25 Series End User Guide 6.3 Using MSR Function The Magnetic Stripe Reader (MSR) will read three tracks in both directions (bi-directional). Please see Figure 11. After the P25-M / P25i-M read the card information, all card information will be sent to host device by printer. Figure 8: MSR function www.bluebamboo.
P25 Series End User Guide 7. Troubleshooting 1. The printer does not print a. Make sure that the paper cover is properly closed. b. Check if the paper is properly inserted. c. Check the voltage of battery, and confirm whether it stands in proper range or not, if the battery voltage is low, please recharge it at once. 2. Bluetooth does not work a. Confirm Bluetooth host device supports SPP master profile. b. Check that the PIN code has been correctly entered. 3. USB or serial port does not work a.
P25 Series End User Guide 8. Known Issues 1. The first line of the characters on the printed receipt is too light. (before version 2007-10-10) The motor of the printer is quite slow when printing the first line of a receipt, so that the time between two heat strobes are very long and the characters printed seems to be light. However, if the first line is left blank (only CR) then the receipt will be alright. This problem has been resolved in later release versions.
P25 Series End User Guide 9 Revision History Revision 1.0 (June 29, 2007) Initial Release. Revision 1.1 (February 03, 2008) Add Serial Port Support Revision 1.2 (June 16, 2008) Add section Known Issues Revision 1.3 (April 23, 2009) Add the note for the location change of PIN code label and SN label Revision 1.4 (Dec 08, 2009) Add the version number and section Revision History Revision 1.5 (May 12, 2011) Add the pic of P25Mi printer and serial cable. Update the print test receipt. Add section 6.
