Portable Printer PP-55 User’s Manual 115 A Tsarigradsko shosse Blvd, Sofia 1784, BULGARIA tel: +359 (2) 974 00 55; fax: +359 (2) 974 11 00; e-mail: sales@datecs.bg; www.datecs.
Contents Technical Data .............................................................................. 2 Getting Started.............................................................................. 3 About Your PP-55 ......................................................................... 4 Charging Battery.......................................................................... 5 Printer Status & Operating Modes................................................ 6 Loading Paper.............................
Contents 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).....,....
Technical Data Printing method: Printing speed: Dot density: Resident fonts: Loadable fonts: Printing columns: Logo Registration: Memory: Resident Barcodes: Communications: Magnetic Card Reader: 1D Barcode Reader: Power supply: Battery capacity: Environment: Reliability: Dimensions: Weight: Thermal paper: Line thermal dot printing 50 mm per second 8 dot/mm, 203 dpi - Horizontal and Vertical A - 12 x 24 B - 9 x 16 C - 12 x 24 D - 9 x 16 Font A, C - 32 columns Font B, D - 42 columns 1 Black & White BMP for
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, consult the full user’s manual on the enclosed CD ROM or : http://www.datecs.bg Quick Start: Where to find more information Steps What to do Purpose 1 Charge the PP-55 rechargeable battery pack as recommended in this manual.
About Your PP-55 Paper cover PP-55 Overall View Battery cover Control Panel ON/OFF LED indicator ON/OFF and Paper Feed button Serial / USB Port Device carrier Battery charge LED indicator Adapter inlet Battery recharge NOTE: With a fully charged battery, PP-55 can print out more than 5000 inches of (alpha numeric) data. To recharge the battery, plug AC/DC adapter supplied with printer and charge until the red battery charge indicator turns to green.
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. AC Adapter Adapter inlet 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.
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.
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. 1 3 Open paper cover holder with both fingers and remove the remaining part of the old paper roll. Press with both fingers to click cover of shell in place. 2 4 Place the paper roll and cover in position.
Running Self-test The PP-55 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 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.
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 printouts 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.
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.
Attaching Mobile Device Place: Place: Device Type #4 Take off: Device Type #5 Take off: Place: Device Type #6 Take off: Place: Device Type #7 Take off: Although the PP-55 cradle is designed to hold the device in place, this does not prevent the device from accidentally slipping out if the printer is held in the position below. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.bg PP-55 User’s Manual Version 2.
Installing PrintSuite onto PC The PP-55 comes with software package used for printing from your handheld 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.
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. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.bg PP-55 User’s Manual Version 2.
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. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.bg PP-55 User’s Manual Version 2.
Installing PrintSuite onto PC 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.
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 supported 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.
Loading Device Software (PalmOS) The PP-55 comes with software package used for printing data from applications 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 handheld. The remaining (2) programs with *.exe extension is Windows based and runs on your PC.
Loading Device Manually (PalmOS) Loading Device Manually: a. b. c. d. Start the [Install Tool] program. Add *.prc files to load onto device. Place device into hot sync cradle. Press hot sync button to begin sync process. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.bg PP-55 User’s Manual Version 2.
Software Compatibility (PalmOS) There are four (4) possible methods to print using the PP-55 software package. As shown in the diagram below, data or images from many PALM OS applications (black box) can be printed using one of the DATECS Print Manager or Palm Printer SDK printing tools (grey box). The printing method used depends on the type of data being printed "Text or Graphics" as well as the application's design.
Print Manager (PalmOS) After installing the software package on to your PDA, open the Print Manager to setup the printer and general print settings. The following is a step-by-step process of configuring Print Manager. Step #1: Open the category list in the upper right to display the list of categories as shown in the figure on the right. Select [Datecs] category option to display the Print Manager application that have been installed onto the device.
Verify Printer Connected (PalmOS) After installing the software package on to your PDA, do a quick check to determine if the printer is charged and PDA is securely in the PP-55 cradle. The following will help you to determine these conditions. Case #1: Open the Print Manager so that the screen on the right is displayed. Note that the [PDA] battery option indicates a FULL charge which means the PDA is OK. The same is true for the [Printer] option. The PP-55 was detected and is ready for printing.
Configuration (PalmOS) After launching the Print Manager application, the screen will be displayed as shown in the figure on the right. Step #1: Tap on the [Options] menu drop-down list as shown in the figure on the right. Step #2: Tap on the [General Settings] menu option as shown in the figure on the right. Note: The changes made here only need to be made once unless a device hard reset occurs or Print Manager is reinstalled. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.bg PP-55 User’s Manual Version 2.
General Settings (PalmOS) After selecting the General Settings menu option the screen on the right will be displayed. Select the printing options to be added to your printed receipts. Note: Options selected here, only applies to printing from Print Manager. Applications written to use the PP-55 printer must implement their own receipt formatting options. Setting Up Headers & Footers: Step #1: Tap on the [View] option to display the Header edit screen as shown in the figure on the right.
Printer Setup (PalmOS) The Printer Setup options is used to setup Print Manager so that it can communicate with the printer. Select the [Printer Setup] option to display the the setup screen in the figure below. Step #1: The following should be set for PP-55: Printer Model: Datecs PP-55 Connection: Serial Serial Speed: 115200 BPS Set other options if necessary. Step #2: Tap [Done] to save any changes made. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.bg PP-55 User’s Manual Version 2.
Printing (Palm OS) Print Manager can print information from standard Palm applications such as Date Book, Address, ToDo, and Memo applications. Opions: Print Manager can print information from the standard Palm applications shown in the figure on the right. Print Manager also let you load custom Fonts created by Font Manager and Logos created by Logo Manager. See section on Font / Logo Manager for Details. Options: The Others option displays the screen on the right.
Date Book (PalmOS) The Date Book option lets you view and print date book entries. The following is a step-by-step process of viewing and printing. Step #1: Tap the Date Book option icon shown in the figure on the right. Step #2: Enter the [From and To] dates for list display range. Tap the [View] option to display date book entries. Step #3: The screen on the right is displayed if there are entries in date book database that exist between the [From and To] date entered in the previous screen.
Address Book (PalmOS) The Address option lets you view and print address book entries. The following is a step-by-step process of viewing and printing. Step #1: Tap the Address option icon shown in the figure on the right. Step #2: Select the address to view or print as shown in the figure on the right. Step #3: Tap on the [View] option to view the Details of the selected address. Step #4: Tap on the [Print] option to print the details of the selected address. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.
Memo Pad (PalmOS) The Memo Pad option lets you view and print memo pad entries. The following is a step-by-step process of viewing and printing. Step #1: Tap the Memo Pad option icon shown in the figure on the right. Step #2: Select the memo entry to view or print as shown in the figure on the right. Step #3: Tap on the [View] option to view the Details of the selected memo. Step #4: Tap on the [Print] option to print the details of the selected memo. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.
To-Do List (PalmOS) The To-Do List option lets you view and print To-Do list entries. The following is a step-by-step process of viewing and printing. Step #1: Tap the To-Do List option icon shown in the figure on the right. Step #2: Select the [All or Uncompleted] entry to view or print as shown in the figure on the right. Step #3: Tap on the [View] option to view the Details of the list of To-Do items. Step #4: Tap on the [Print] option to print the details of the To-Do list. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.
Fonts (PalmOS) The Font option is a tool for loading new fonts into the PP-55 printer as well as editing existing fonts. Step #1: Tap the Font option as shown in the Figure on the right. Note: If no font name is listed, you can load the fonts supplied on the CD ROM using Hot Sync tool. Select the font to be loaded into the PP-55 then tap on the [Load] option. Notes: The PP-55 comes preloaded from the factory with two fonts. Western Font - the most widely used in Latin characters.
Logos (PalmOS) The Logo option is used for loading logos into the PP-55 flash memory. (see Logo Manager section for creating and formatting logos). Step #1: Tap the Logo option shown on the right. Note: If no logo name is listed, you must transfer the logo you created onto the device using the Hot Sync tool. Select the logo to be loaded into the PP-55 then tap on the [Load] option.
Other Options (PalmOS) The Others option let you use the barcodes scanner, magnetic card reader, and run various print test. The following is a description of the various options. Scan: Scans barcode (PP-55MS / BC only) Scan Barcode: Scans barcode (PP-55MS / BC only) MSR - Read Tracks: Reads card raw data (PP-55MS only) MSR- Read Payment: Reads card information (PP-55MS only) Print Clip: Prints clipboard data. Print Mail: Prints email items.
Logo Manager (Windows) Logo Manager (for Windows) is a DATECS Windows software utility that helps you create and format PC BMP graphics files into PALM OS format. Using Hot Sync tool, logo files are then transferred on to the PDA for use with the PP-55 printer. Logo Specifications: Image Size - 384 x 240 pixels (dots) File Format - PC BMP (Black & White) or monochrome After creating and saving your logo files, open the DATECS Logo Manager as shown below.
Font Manager (Windows) Font Manager "FontManager.exe" is a DATECS Windows software utility that helps you create and format PC font files into PP-55 format. Using Hot Sync, font files are then transferred onto the PDA for use with the PP-55 printer. Using the [Open] command option locate an existing file or using the [New] command option create a new font file.
Developing Solution (PalmOS) Integrating the PP-55 into your Palm solution requires the use of the PalmOS SDK for PP-55. The SDK incorporates API specific to developing application using the integrated Card reader, Barcode reader as well as incorporating Graphics, Barcode and Text printing capability of the PP-55. The table below shows the SDKs currently available for Palm OS devices.
PocketPC 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 Pocket PC OS. Therefore, the PP-55 printing tools and SDKs for Pocket PC OS will run on these devices. However, not all Pocket PC devices are supported 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.
Loading Device Software (PocketPC) The PP-55 comes with the PocketPC PrintManager used for printing documents created by applications running on your PocketPC device. PrintManager is first installed onto your PC using the steps in the section "Installing Software onto PC". Refer to the section "Installing Software onto PC" if you have not already installed the PrintSuite onto your computer.
Loading Device Software (Pocket PC) Installing Pocket PC device files: Step1: Click on the Windows [Start] menu then [Run] command. Browse to the C:\Program Files\ Datecs\PrintSuite folder as shown in the figure below. Note that this is the default folder used in the "Installing Software onto PC" section. If you changed the default folder during the installation, you must navigate to that folder's location. Step2: Click on the CE folder then select the Setup.exe file as shown in the figure below.
Loading Device Software (Pocket PC) Be sure that your Pocket PC device is placed in its cradle and ready for syncing before clicking on the [OK] command button. Step3: Click on the [OK] command option to finish the installation process. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.bg PP-55 User’s Manual Version 2.
Software Compatibility (PocketPC) There are four (4) possible methods to print to the PP-55 printer. As shown in the diagram below, data or images compatible with the PocketPC OS applications (black box) can be printed using PP-55 PrintManager's built-in features, from PP-55 applications written using the PP-55 Driver/SDK (gray box), or directly to the PP-55 using applications written with serial port drivers.
Verify Printer Connected (Pocket PC) After installing the PrintManager onto your device, do a quick check to determine if the PrintManager and PP-55 is software connected. The following steps will help you to determine these conditions. Step #1: Open the Print Manager as shown in figure on the right. Open the [Start] menu then scroll down the list for [PrintManager]. Step #2: To verify if the PP-55 and PrintManager is connected, Select the [Other] menu option located at the bottom left of the screen.
Verify Printer Connected (PocketPC) Before proceeding to verify if the PP-55 and PrintManager is connected, it is important to note that Step #3 requires setting the COM port communication speed. The PP-55 factory default is set to 115200 bps. Be sure to select this communication speed. Step #3: Notice that the battery voltage and head temperature boxes are empty. This is because the Print Manager is not software connected to the PP-55.
PrintManager (PocketPC) The PP-55 PocketPC PrintManager can print information in files created by Email application, Pocket Word, Text Editor, Graphics files, as well as Html documents. The following is an overview of the PP-55 PrintManager and its printing capabilities: Starting Print Manager: Open the Start menu as shown on the right. Tap on the Print Manager icon to start the PP-55 Print Manager application.
PrintManager Features (PocketPC) Before proceeding to print sample documents, there are a host of enhanced features that PrintManager provides. The following is an overview of the PP-55 PrintManager enhanced features: Text Formatting: Text formatting enables you to set the printing characteristics of a document. To access the text formatting options, select [Text Formatting] menu option as shown on the right.
Screen Capture (PocketPC) Screen printing is a process of capturing currently displayed screen onto the clipboard. Once the image is on the clipboard, the image can then be printed using the PP-55 or pasted into a document provided that the application has pasting capability. The following is a step-by-step process of printing screen captures stored on the clipboard. Step #1: Enabling Screen Capture Run PP-55 Print Manager. Tap on the [Other] menu option at the bottom left of the screen.
Screen Capture (PocketPC) Step #3: Capturing a Screen Display the screen to be captured. The example on the right shows the program folder screen. Press on the capture key [assigned in Print Manager] for capturing the screen. A beep sound will indicate that screen capture has completed. Step #4: Printing Screen Capture Navigate back to the PP-55 PrintManager as shown on the right. Select "Clipboard picture" from the “Select and print clipboard data" option as shown on the right. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.
Barcode Printing (PocketPC) The following is a step-by-step process of printing Barcodes. The barcodes supported by the PP-55 is listed below with data length and data type. Bar-code type UPC-A UPC-E JAN13 (EAN) JAN 8 (EAN) CODE 39 ITF CODABAR (NW-7) CODE 128 CODE 93 Data Length 11 11 12 7 - Data Type Numbers Numbers Numbers Numbers Alphanumeric Numbers Alphanumeric 128 ASCII Alphanumeric Step #1: Opening Print Barcode Run PP-55 Print Manager.
Barcode Printing (PocketPC) Step #2: Barcode Printing Select barcode type to print. Enter the data for the barcode. Set the Width and Height of the barcode. Set the size and position of the readable text. Tap on the [Print it] command to print barcode. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.bg PP-55 User’s Manual Version 2.
Magnetic Card Reader (PocketPC) The following is a step-by-step process of reading data using the magnetic card reader feature of the PP-55MS. Step #1: Open Magnetic Card Reader Run PP-55 Print Manager. Tap on the [Other] menu option at the bottom left of the screen. Tap on the [Magstripe Card Reader] menu Option. Step #2: Reading Card Data Select the tracks to read. Tap on the [Read card data] command option to start reading. Note: The card reader LED will turn On when the PP-55 is ready.
Barcode Reader (PocketPC) The following is a step-by-step process using the built-in barcode reader of the PP-55MS BC. Step #1: Open Barcode Reader Run PP-55 Print Manager. Tap on the [Other] menu option at the bottom left of the screen. Tap on the [Barcode Reader] menu Option. Step #2: Reading Barcodes Check to see if the symbol type is enabled. Tap on the [Read Barcode] command option to start reading barcode. The barcode data read is displayed here.
Document Printing (PocketPC) The following is a step-by-step process of printing a *.psw document created using Microsoft Pocket Word. Step #1: Select Pocket Word file: Create a new document using Pocket Word and save it. The new file is saved with the *.psw file extension. Open the PP-55 Print Manager. Under "Choose to print Pocket Word file", choose the file you created as shown on the right.
Document Printing (PocketPC) Step #3: Printing the document: Printer must be set to "PP55". Port must be set to "COM1: 115200". Orientation can be set to your preference. Tap on the [OK] command option to start printing. Note: Tapping on the [X Cancel] command option exits printing. Pocket Word document print results: 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.bg PP-55 User’s Manual Version 2.
Developing Solution (PocketPC) Integrating the PP-55 into your Pocket PC solution requires the use of the Pocket PC OS SDK for PP-55. The SDK incorporates API specific to developing application using the integrated Card reader and Barcode reader as well as incorporating Graphics, Barcode and Text printing capability of the PP-55. The table below shows the SDKs currently available for Pocket PC devices. SDKs VB CF.Net Embedded VB Embedded VC Appforge Language Basic Basic C++ Basic IDE Visual Studio .
BlackBerry OS Devices Devices compatible with the PP-55 are categorized by OS "Operating System" running on the device it self. For example the devices below all use some version of the BlackBerry OS. Therefore, the PP-55 printing tools and SDKs for BlackBerry OS will run on these devices. However, not all BlackBerry devices are supported 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.
Loading Device Software (BlackBerry) The PP-55 comes with a application used for printing messages from your BlackBerry device. The BlackBerryMail applications (for Java devices) and the DatecsPrint application (for C++ devices) are first installed onto your PC using the steps in the section "Installing Software onto PC". Refer to the section "Installing Software onto PC" if you have not already installed the PrintSuite onto your computer.
Loading Device Software (BlackBerry) Installing BlackBerry device files: Step1: Run the BlackBerry Desktop Manager application as shown below. Step2: Click on the "Application Loader" icon to launch the application loader wizard as shown below. Step3: Click on the [Add] command option in the application loader wizard to open the file open window as shown of following page. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.bg PP-55 User’s Manual Version 2.
Loading Device Software Step4: (BlackBerry) Locate the BlackBerryMail.alx or DatecsPrint.alx installation file as shown in the figure below and click on the [Open] command option to complete the installation of the mail application onto the BlackBerry device. Note that this is the default folder used in the "Installing Software onto PC" section. If you changed the default folder during the installation, you must navigate to that folder's location. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.
Software Compatibility (BlackBerry) As shown in the diagram below, data can be printed from the Datecs mail application as well as other applications written using the PP-55 SDKs or from applications written to send data directly to the printer. BlackBerry Mail Printing Application Applications developed with BlackBerry C++ Applications developed with serial port driver. Applications developed with BlackBerry Java JED Datecs BlackBerry Mail App.
Printing Contacts (BlackBerry) The DatecsPrint application (for older C++ OS devices) can print contacts from BlackBerry Address book application. The following is a step-by-step process of contact printing. Step #1: To open the DatecsPrint application, scroll through the Icons using the trackwheel as shown in figure on the right. Click the trackwheel or press on the [Enter] key to open the application.
Printing Messages (BlackBerry) The DatecsPrint application can also print message from BlackBerry message application. The following is a step-by-step process of message printing. Step #1: To open the DatecsPrint application, scroll through the Icons using the trackwheel as shown in figure on the right. Click the trackwheel or press on the [Enter] key to open the application. Step #2: Scroll down using the trackwheel and select [Print Messages] option as shown in figure on the right.
Printing Messages (BlackBerry) The BlackBerryMail application can print message from the newer BlackBerry devices with Java OS. The following is a step-by-step process of message printing. Step #1: To open the BlackBerryMail application, scroll through the Icons using the track-wheel as shown in figure on the right. Click the trackwheel or press on the [Enter] key to open the application. Step #2: Scroll down using the trackwheel and select [SENT] option as shown in figure on the right.
BlackBerryMail Options (BlackBerry) The BlackBerryMail application for newer BlackBerry devices with Java OS can be configured to print messages. The following is a step-by-step process of message printing. Step #1: To open the BlackBerryMail application, scroll through the Icons using the track-wheel as shown in figure on the right. Click the trackwheel or press on the [Enter] key to open the application.
Developing Solution (BlackBerry) Integrating the PP-55 into your BlackBerry solution requires the use of the BlackBerry OS SDK for PP-55. The SDK incorporates API specific to developing application using the integrated Card reader and Barcode reader as well as incorporating Graphics, Barcode and Text printing capability of the PP-55. The table below shows the SDKs currently available for BlackBerry devices. SDKs BlackBerry C++ BlackBerry Java BlackBerry Java Language C++ Java Java IDE Visual Studio 6.
Magnetic Card Reader (MS Version) The PP-55MS has a built-in magnetic card reader. The card reader incorporates a (3)-track magnetic read head requiring a single swipe to read field data from all three tracks. Magnetic Card Reader Reader Activation (Indicator) The magnetic read head faces towards the PDA cradle. When placing the card into the reader, the magnetic strip must be facing away from the PDA’s cradle as show in the figure below.
Barcode Reader (BC Version) The PP-55 BC offers a version with built-in barcode reader. The barcode reader incorporates a linear image scan head and is capable of reading 1D barcodes. Barcode Reader The effective reading distance of the PP-55 barcode reader is approximately 10 cm. To scan a barcode, position the read head as close to the barcode label as possible.
Smart Card Reader (SC Version) The PP-55 offers a version (factory option) with built-in smart card reader. The PP-55 SC supports smart cards that conform to ISO 7816-1/2/3. It reads and writes all microcontroller cards. Developer Notes: Integrating the Smart Card reader feature into an application requires the use of the SCR SDK’s. For detailed information on integrating the barcode reader feature, refer to the User’s Manual for your specific device type. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.
Installing Developer Tools The PP-55 comes with developer tools used for integrating printing into your mobile application. The installation program "PPDevelop.EXE" can be found on the CD that is supplied with the PP-55. The steps below will help you to install the developer tools. Step 1: Using the Windows [RUN] command, select the "PPDevelop.exe" file located on the CD-ROM provided with the PP-55 printer as shown below. Step 2: Click on the [Next] command button to continue. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.
Installing Developer Tools Step 3: Click on the [Next] command button to finish the installation. Note: For the latest developer tools and PrintSutes, visit our developer web site at http://pda.datecs.bg for the latest updates. 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.bg PP-55 User’s Manual Version 2.
Troubleshooting If you’re having a printing problem refer to the table below for possible causes. Item 1 Problem Paper feeds after issuing a print job but no printed text visible on paper. Possible Cause Thermal media is specially coated on outside of roll. Remove paper roll and reload properly. See section “Loading Paper” for details on loading paper. Paper cover not installed properly. See section “Loading Paper” for details on replacing paper cover. Printer out of paper.
Contact Information Headquarters: DATECS Ltd. 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria 115A Tsarigradsko shosse tel.: +359 2 974 00 55 fax: +359 2 974 11 00 http://www.datecs.bg e-mail: sales@datecs.bg 1 DATECS Ltd. www.datecs.bg PP-55 User’s Manual Version 2.
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