Mustek PP4000 Series Manuel utilisateur
Rev.: Original
PP4000 Series
Thermal Printer
User's Guide
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency
Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his own expense.
For compliance with Federal Noise Interference Standard, this equipment requires a shielded cable.
This statement will be applied only for the printers marketed in U.S.A.
CE manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity
(EC Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May 1989)
This product has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the International Standards
EN50081-1/01.92 and EN50082-1/01.92 following the provisions of the Electro Magnetic
Compatibility Directive of the European Communities as of May 1989
Warranty Limits
Warranty will terminate automatically when the machine is opened by any person other than
the authorized technicians. The user should consult his/her dealer for the problem happened. Warranty
voids if the user does not follow the instructions in application of this merchandise. The manufacturer is
by no means responsible for any damage or hazard caused by improper application.
About This Manual
This manual is aimed to assist the user to utilize the PP4000 series which is a series of POS
thermal printers delicately designed to work with either serial or parallel interface connection. This
manual covers both operational and technical aspects. This manual is revised to cover also the Epson
emulation commands and some frequently asked questions.
The manufacturer of the PP4000 series heartily apologizes to the user for reserving the right to
change or to modify this manual without notice due to the rapid and constant progress and improvement
on science and technology. The user may always obtain the most up to date information through our
web site: http://www.posiflex.com.tw .
©Copyright Mustek Corp. 1998
All rights are strictly reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced, stored in a
retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or
otherwise, without the prior written consent of Mustek Corp. the publisher of this documentation.
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Table Of Contents
GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-- 1
CONGRATULATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-- 1
PRODUCT BRIEFING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-- 2
MODEL NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 3
UNPACKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 4
MAIN PARTS ON THE EXTERIOR . . . . . . . . . 1-- 5
INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-- 6
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 7
USEFUL TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-- 8
QUICK START-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-- 1
LOADING PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-- 1
AUTO PAPER FEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-- 2
MANUAL PAPER FEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-- 3
WHEN TO REPLACE PAPER . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 3
CONNECTING CABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 4
SERIAL CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-- 4
PARALLEL CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 5
PERIPHERAL CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 5
POWER CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-- 6
POWER ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 6
SELF TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-- 7
MAINTENANCE AND INTERNAL PARTS . . . . 3 -- 1
MAINTENANCE GUIDE LINES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-- 1
INTERNAL PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-- 1
PAPER JAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -- 2
PRINT HEAD CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-- 2
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -- 1
PRINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-- 1
PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -- 1
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POWER ADAPTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -- 2
TECHNICAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -- 1
INTERFACES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-- 1
SERIAL INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-- 1
RS232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-- 1
RS422 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-- 1
PARALLEL INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -- 2
PERIPHERAL INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -- 2
HARDWARE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -- 3
SOFTWARE COMMANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-- 5
CHARACTER CODE PAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-- 1
PAGE 0 ENGLISH / JAPANESE . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-- 1
PAGE 1 ENGLISH / EUROPEAN . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -- 2
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I. GETTING STARTED
A. CONGRATULATION
You have made a very wise decision by purchasing the high
speed –low noise –high resolution –light weight –high
reliability thermal printer PP4000 series of Posiflex products. This
series of printers has been elegantly designed for a Point-Of-Sale
application. The manufacturer of this printer not only wishes to
take this opportunity to congratulate your smart investment on
buying this printer but also likes to express the wishes for your
prosperous future by using it.
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B. PRODUCT BRIEFING
The PP4000 series printer uses thermal sensitive paper in
form of a roll at a width of 80 mm. The PP4000 printer serves the
stand-alone POS application as well as the application within a
PST system equally perfect.
The PP4000 series can support different interface input
through different sub-codes to the model number. The interfaces
include RS232 for serial interface and Centronics for parallel
interface. PP4000 printer of different model number sub-codes
utilizes different connector, accessory cable and part of internal
circuitry to accommodate the requirement of different interface.
As a variation from the RS232 for serial interface, RS422 serial
interface is also available.
In addition to the capability of supporting international
character sets, there are also some models in PP4000 series that
supports the oriental characters as indicated in the following
paragraph about model numbers.
The PP4000 supports an auto cutter. The PP4000 also
supports application in different countries of various kinds of
power systems by changing the power adaptor and/or the power
cord to the power adaptor. The PP4000 further supports some
built-in bar code printing commands for UPC-A, EAN8, EAN13,
CODE 39, ITF and CODABAR.
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C. MODEL NUMBERS
EXAMPLE: PP 4 00 0 S0
Power adaptor:
0: No adaptor
1: USA adaptor
2: European adaptor
3: UK adaptor
4: SA adaptor
5: AUS adaptor
Interface:
B: serial (RS422)
C: parallel
S: serial (RS232)
Reserved
Language/Expanded character set
0: English (standard)
1: GB-code Chinese
2: BIG-5 code Chinese
3: Korean
4: Thai
5. Japanese Kanzi
Reserved
Product series
4: thermal printer
POS printer
The last two digits in the model number structure as
explained above are called sub-codes. The rest are the basic
model number.
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D. UNPACKING
As illustrated in the above picture, followings are items you
may find when you carefully unpack the carton that delivers
PP4000 series printer. If there is any discrepancy or problem,
contact your dealer immediately. Be sure to save the packing
materials in the event that the printer needs to be shipped at
some point in the future.
•The printer itself. Choices are PP4000S, PP4000C and
PP4000B.
‚Thermal paper roll. 80 mm wide, outer diameter 83 mm max.
ƒaSerial cable with 9 pin D sub Female to 9 pin D sub Male
connectors for PP4000S
ƒbParallel cable with 25 pin D sub Male to 25 pin D sub
Female connectors for PP4000C
„Power adaptor. (depends on sub-code ordered)
…Power cord for power adaptor (depends on sub-code ordered)
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E. MAIN PARTS ON THE EXTERIOR
Power LED (green)
Paper End LED (red)
Paper feed button
Power On / off switch
Paper exit slot
Bottom base
Top cover
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F. INDICATORS
•POWER LED: green
•PAPER END INDICATOR: red. Different lighting
pattern indicates each error status.
Lighting pattern Meaning
Constant light up Paper End
Constant blinking Paper Near End
1 blink plus OFF 1.2 seconds ABMARK
2 blinks plus OFF 1.2 seconds HEAD UP
3 blinks plus OFF 1.2 seconds TEMPERR
4 blinks plus OFF 1.2 seconds VOLTERR
5 blinks plus OFF 1.2 seconds HWRERR
Parallel connector
Serial connector
Power connectorPeripheral connector
Bottom plate
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