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Thanks from PlanOn……………………………………………………….. 

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Introducing the 
PRINTSTIK…………………………………………………... 

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PRINTSTIK 
Specifications……………………………………………………. 

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PRINTSTIK 
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Charging the 
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PRINTSTIK Main Hardware Control 
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Personal Computer Software Installation………………………………….. 

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PRINTSTIK Personal Computer Software 
Usage……………………………... 

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PRINTSTIK Personal Computer Bluetooth 
Pairing……………………………. 

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Windows Printing Preferences…………………………………………….. 

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Printing Paper……………………………………………………………

 

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PRINTSTIK Cartridge Removal
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Paper 
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Blackberry 
Bluetooth…………………………………………………………

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Frequently Asked Questions……………………………………………….. 

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Warranty Information……………………………………………………… 

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Summary of Contents for Printstik 900 series

Page 1: ...PlanOn System Solutions Inc 15 5155 Spectrum Way Mississauga Ontario Canada L4W 5A1 1 888 507 3926 1 PLANON PRINTSTIK 900 SERIES USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...l Panel Pg 8 10 Personal Computer Software Installation Pg 10 13 PRINTSTIK Personal Computer Software Usage Pg 14 15 PRINTSTIK Personal Computer Bluetooth Pairing Pg 15 16 Windows Printing Preferences Pg 16 17 Printing Paper Pg 17 PRINTSTIK Cartridge Removal Paper Insertion Pg 18 21 Pg 22 29 Blackberry Bluetooth Pg 30 36 Frequently Asked Questions Pg 37 41 Warranty Information Pg 42 2 ...

Page 3: ...ver Originally impacting the market with our portable color and black and white scanners we have brought customers practical personal and business solutions And now with a proven successful track record we have come to a new horizon in a new arena with this Bluetooth mobile printer known as the PRINTSTIK You will find the PRINTSTIK to be light weight and durable We here at PlanOn hope you make the...

Page 4: ...n The PRINTSTIK is a fully self contained and most convenient printer complete with paper and battery making it the smallest in the market Using advanced Printing Technology the Bluetooth enabled PRINTSTIK eliminates the need for messy and expensive ink toner or ribbons The Bluetooth connectivity provides a simple reliable cable free printing connection of up to 100 meters approximately 300 feet t...

Page 5: ...rtridge 8 5 wide 20 pages Interface Wireless Bluetooth Standard USB 2 0 Power supply Options AC 100 240 VAC 50 or 60 Hz with AC Adapter DC 12 24V VDC from standard Automobile cigarette lighter socket Number of pages per charge Up to 18 pages 15 page equivalent Battery type PRINTSTIK Rechargeable Lithium ion Polymer Charging 3 hours for Full charge Regulatory CE IC FCC Operating System Supported XP...

Page 6: ...e you have the following items inside the box PRINTSTIK Retractable USB Cable Hard Case Wall Charger Car Adapter Charger Travel Case Quick Start Guide Installation CD NEED PIC These items are included only in the 950 series PRINTSTIK These items are only included in the 910 series PRINTSTIK 6 ...

Page 7: ...nnected the PRINTSTIK battery symbol light will turn RED This light will stay red as the printer charges see page 9 for more information This signifies the charging of the PRINTSTIK It takes 3 hours for a full charge Connecting to a DC Outlet The PRINTSTIK has the ability to charge through the PRINTSTIK s car charger This can be done by connecting the PRINSTIK s car charger to the car lighter Conn...

Page 8: ...ased At this point the Battery Life Light and Data Stream will light up signifying the PRINTSTIK is on and operational When turning PRINTSTIK off the power button would need to be pressed down firmly for another three seconds Once the button is released the Data Stream Light and Battery Life Light should both be turned off signifying the PRINTSTIK is off 8 Power Button Paper Feed Button Printing S...

Page 9: ...age will print showing that the PRINTSTIK if functioning properly The Printing Status being on provides notification that the PRINTSTIK is currently printing The Battery Life light shows different color lighting in relation to the amount of battery life remaining The color code and representation is shown below 51 100 percent battery life remaining 26 50 percent battery life remaining 5 25 percent...

Page 10: ...personal computer This requires that the computer is Bluetooth enabled whether internally or externally upgraded for Bluetooth capability 1 Open your PRINTSTIK installation CD 2 Select the Install PRINTSTIK exe file 3 The following page will appear It addresses copyright information and advises the importance of closing any other programs to ensure a complete and smooth installation Left click Nex...

Page 11: ...n 5 As depicted below installation has begun and its status is shown by the blue bar that progressively extends as the PRINTSTIK driver files are being installed The files from the CD are being copied into the designated area of your computer automatically Once completed left click Finish 11 Choose Install to begin installation Installation Progress and Status ...

Page 12: ...Select the SetupApp exe file 2 The following page will appear click next 3 At this point a search will begin to check whether your computer already contains the USB driver click next after search complete 12 Choose Next to begin Click Next ...

Page 13: ...le into your PC or Laptop 2 Your PC or Laptop s operating system will search and locate the driver automatically and complete the installation or it will walk you through its installation instructions Your PRINSTIK must be powered on if the PRINSTIK turns off by itself turn it on again and complete the installation 13 Click Next to install driver Click Finish to complete Choose the Install option ...

Page 14: ...the PRINTSTIK selected to adjust printing preferences ie resolution settings When the Properties button is selected the following screen will appear with two tabs for setting the printing preferences of the PRINTSTIK There is the Layout tab Figure 1 and the Paper Quality tab Figure 2 Select and set accordingly The Advanced button can be selected for more advanced options Figure 1 Figure 2 14 The P...

Page 15: ...ired with the computer before printing as is described below 1 The PRINTSTIK must first be turned on Refer to Page 8 for more details Once on Bluetooth connectivity is immediately available It is ready to be paired with any Bluetooth enabled device at this point 2 To prepare the computer for pairing please refer to the instruction manual that addresses the computer s Bluetooth capability this may ...

Page 16: ...l be requested An example is shown below of this kind of request This can be carried out in different ways depending on the Bluetooth device s software being used The code to enter in is 0000 Double Click the Serial Port icon Once the serial port connection is established the PRINTSTIK is fully paired and can be chosen to print IMPORTANT If the PRINTSTIK is not plugged in via USB when powered on i...

Page 17: ...sted accordingly through this screen It can be clicked on to look at the printing queue status of the PRINTSTIK when it has been chosen to print This is a part of the windows configuration It can also be accessed through the Control Panel found in the start menu of windows For more information consider the Windows instruction manual in regards to Printers 17 Access to adjust PRINTSTIK ...

Page 18: ...nly be those that PlanOn has approved Currently available through PlanOn are 8 5 by 11 and 8 5 by 14 thermal paper sheets There will also be different kinds of thermal paper rolls available And of course the standard printing cartridge is also available For more information and pricing please talk to a PlanOn representative PlanOn PlanOn com for more details PlanOn PRINTSTIK Cartridge Removal Use ...

Page 19: ...2 Release the cartridge lock by pressing down on the small snap 3 Hold PRINTSTIK cartridge firmly and raise upwards as depicted in the pictures below 19 ...

Page 20: ...4 Raise cartridge completely up as depicted below 5 The cartridge can now be pulled from its metal arms as shown 20 Metal Arms ...

Page 21: ... from the metal arms 7 Once the cartridge has been detached from the metal arms the paper can be torn to separate the cartridge from the PRINTSTIK 8 Press the paper feed button to remove remaining paper that is within the PRINTSTIK 21 ...

Page 22: ...PlanOn PRINTSTIK Cartridge Loading 1 Locate the Insertion point on the printer 22 PRINTSTIK removed from Paper Insertion area Each cartridge has a paper leader at the beginning of the paper roll ...

Page 23: ... of the paper roll with the paper leader through the insertion slight 23 Paper lengthened from cartridge and cut in 4 6 inch triangle for insertion Each cartridge has a paper leader at the beginning of the paper roll ...

Page 24: ...ed the paper through the insertion slight have the PRINTSTIK laid down Now press the paper feed button to draw the paper in 24 Paper lengthened from cartridge and cut in 4 6 inch triangle for insertion Paper Inserted ...

Page 25: ...s drawn through guide it to make sure it s centered with a result as depicted below 5 Once some paper has been taken into the PRINTSTIK raise the metal arms upwards with the PRINTSTIK laid down the logo would be up 25 ...

Page 26: ...26 6 Metal arms can now be lined up with the slots on the PRINTSTIK cartridge as depicted in the picture This will slide the cartridge into place ...

Page 27: ...7 Once the cartridge is fully inserted with the metal arms Slightly pull the paper as depicted below 27 ...

Page 28: ...8 Now you can close the cartridge down into the printer as shown below 9 To completely lock the cartridge slightly press on the cartridge cover as show below 28 ...

Page 29: ...nd the cartridge is secure 11 Now you are ready to print NOTE After installing paper cartridge and printing try and avoid taking out cartridge and re installing cartridge again if needed to do so please see instructions in FAQ section question 1 29 ...

Page 30: ...owing link to download this program http na blackberry com eng services desktop 2 Use the BlackBerry USB data cable to connect your Smartphone Device and computer 3 After you have installed BlackBerry desktop manager Run it 4 The following screen will appear 5 Double click the icon Application Loader to run 30 Choose Application Loader ...

Page 31: ...6 Choosing the Application Loader leads to the screen below Click Next to continue 7 Click Add to continue 31 Click Add to continue Click Next to continue ...

Page 32: ...the window below should appear Choose the files settingManager PRINTSTIKDriver FileExplorer and finally the com_rim_demores file Chose open to copy the files you select 9 Once this window appears click next 32 1 Click open Click next ...

Page 33: ...10 Click on finish to start the loading process 11 Click the Close button to close the loading application 33 Click Finish Click Close ...

Page 34: ...lick on the PrinterDriver settingManager icon and set the following parameters Print Margin Setting Leave default settings Print Mode Setting Choose from Small Normal and High Quality Font Style Setting Should be set to Default font Save Paper Setting Choose from Print Only Printable Remove White Space and Print full page Reload Hooks if print item is no longer in menu see FAQ 15 Image Resolution ...

Page 35: ... List Print appointment List Print task detail for chosen contact Print contact detail for chosen appointment Print memo list Print Text Message Print Word Document Printing example 1 a Go to your applications and locate your contact list most of the time you can find this from your address book b Click on the Menu key on your Blackberry device c Scroll and choose print contact list Printing examp...

Page 36: ...nts open your word document Select word letter and copy Now create new MemoPad MemoPad is found in the application menu Now paste word letter in MemoPad and save Finally choose print memo Here are the supporting Languages for Blackberry Afrikaans Albanian Basque Breton Catalan Danish Dutch English US and modern British Estonian Faroese Finnish French Galician German Icelandic Irish new orthography...

Page 37: ...e PRINTSTIK printer Pull the cartridge out please see pgs 18 21 for cartridge removal Now cut off the jammed paper and do the following A After pulling out the cartridge tear or cut off the remaining jammed paper have 4 6 inches of paper pulled out then cut a triangular shape with a pair of scissors as shown below 37 ...

Page 38: ...utout of paper into the insertion slight C Once the paper is in the printer pull some paper in guide the paper so it is centered and insert the cartridge into the metal arms on the printer Close the cartridge and lock it into the printer 38 ...

Page 39: ... when trying to pair it When turned on the PRINTSTIK will continuously emit a Bluetooth signal Therefore make sure that the PRINTSTIK is turned on and try to pair again If this does not help consider the configuration setting of the Bluetooth device that is trying to be paired with the PRINTSTIK 5 The PRINTSTIK seems to get very hot Is there something wrong The PRINTSTIK does not use ink but therm...

Page 40: ...ndow choose Serial Port and click on Configure In Bluetooth Properties window uncheck Secure Connection and apply and finish the setup 10 I want to pair with other Bluetooth enabled devices other than my blackberry Will it work The PRINTSTIK will continually have more drivers available at no charge for it to be able to pair with many devices like Smartphone s Please keep abreast with the latest fr...

Page 41: ...tridge Please contact PlanOn for more information via the PlanOn com website and or PlanOn PlanOn com 15 When I lost a print item from the print menu in my Blackberry phone what can I do Since you have lost the print item from your menu you should check the following two applications on your BlackBerry PrinterDriver settingManager PRINTSTIK driver BlackBerry FileExplorer If those applications are ...

Page 42: ...difications to this equipment not expressly approved by Planon for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Ordering Information If you would like to purchase additional PRINTSTIK products please visit the website www planon com 42 ...

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