PP-55 Getting Started Manual Infinite Peripherals, Inc. www.ipcprint.com PP-55 Getting Started Version 1.08 ............................
.. .. .. .. .Contents Getting Started......................................................................................................... 2 About Your PP-55 ................................................................................................... 3 Charging Battery..................................................................................................... 4 Loading Paper .........................................................................................................
.. .. .. . ..Getting Started The IPC 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 can be downloaded at: http://www.ipcprint.com/support/downloads/mobility/supdw_thermpp55d.
.. .. .. . ..About Your PP-55 ♦ PP-55 Overall View Paper cover 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 PP55 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 Figure 2 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.
.. .. .. . ..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. 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. Place the paper roll and cover in position.
.. .. .. . ..Compatible Mobile Devices 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 Device 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. Figure 5 Infinite Peripherals, Inc. www.ipcprint.
.. .. .. . ..Attaching Mobile Device Figure 6 Device Type #5 Figure 7 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. Figure 8 Infinite Peripherals, Inc. www.ipcprint.com PP-55 Getting Started Version 1.08 Page 8 ............................
.. .. .. . ..Installing Print Software 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 following steps explain installing the PP-55 print software. 1). 2). PP-55 software package must be installed onto the PC before it can be loaded onto a specific device.
.. .. .. . ..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.
.. .. .. . ..Magnetic Card Reader (MS Version only) 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) Figure 9 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 (MS BC Version only) The PP-55MS 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 Figure 11 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.
.. .. .. . ..Troubleshooting If you’re having a printing problem refer to the table below for possible causes. Item 1 Problem Possible Cause Paper feeds after issuing a print job but no printed text visible on paper. 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 National Sales Headquarters: Infinite Peripherals, Inc. 1340 Reynolds Avenue Suite 101 Irvine, CA 92614 Toll Free: 866-278-7860 Phone: 949-222-0300 Fax: 949-222-0375 www.ipcprint.com MobileSales@ipcprint.com Midwest Sales Office: Infinite Peripherals, Inc. 625 W. University Drive Suite C Arlington Heights, IL 60004 Phone: 847-818-1260 Fax: 847-818-1287 www.ipcprint.com MobileSales@ipcprint.com East Coast Sales Office Infinite Peripherals, Inc.
