User manual

ScanVue5
®
Mini Kiosk
User Manual
M37574–01T
Industrial Electronic Engineers, Inc.
23-June-2008 Rev T Page 14
Adding a Serial Printer
Software versions 4.16 and later provide support for an external serial printer as well as
a hand scanner. The factory default setting for serial port 2 is SCANNER for hand
scanner use. If a serial printer is required instead of the scanner, serial port 2 must be
changed to OUTPUT or BIDIRECTIONAL using UnitConfig or the modeset commands.
The port may also be disabled by setting it to NONE.
In OUTPUT mode the port parameters are pre-configured for the NCR model 7197
Thermal Receipt Printer. You must also purchase a special Y cable (IEE P/N 38094–XX,
where XX specifies the cable length) which breaks out the RS232 port for the printer
from the DIN power connector on the rear of Scanvue.
In BIDIRECTIONAL mode the port parameters are pre-configured for the NCR model
K590 Self Service Printer. A Y cable (IEE P/N 38254–XX) is required to connect this
printer to ScanVue5
®
. The K590 printer has built-in sensors and diagnostics to detect
error conditions that can be reported back to the server through this port.
Other manufacturers serial printers may require a different Y cable or port settings.
Check with the factory before attempting to connect a different printer.
In OUTPUT or BIDIRECTIONAL mode, serial port 2 is a transparent RS232 data port.
ScanVue5
®
receives pre-formatted data and control codes from a printer driver resident
on the network host, which it passes, unmodified, through serial port 2 to the printer.
Any data returned from the K590 printer in BIDIRECTIONAL mode will be passed up to
the network host unmodified. Printer drivers are specific to the printer used and must be
provided by the user.
Wiring and Configuring the Serial Port
Use the UnitConfig program or modeset utility to change the serial port configuration to
OUTPUT or BIDIRECTIONAL. If you are using an MS Windows system, open a DOS
box and change to the C:\POS directory where modeset is stored and send the 2
following lines. The modeset utility, found on the CD-ROM, must be copied onto your
server before these commands can be sent.
C:\POS modeset -iPort2function=OUTPUT {BIDIRECTIONAL} <IP> 
C:\POS modeset -c -r <IP> 
where <IP> is the unit’s IP address.
The default serial port 2 settings for OUTPUT are 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1
stop bit for and for BIDIRECTIONAL are 19200baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit.
The printer port settings must be set to the same parameters to be able to communicate
with it. If you want to run the printer faster or change other parameters, a utility program
PortSet is provided on the CD-ROM for modifying serial port settings.