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Follow the wizard and 

browse to the folder that holds 
the driver and specify this 
location for the wizard again. 

 

 

 

 

The process for this stage USB serial port converter driver 

installation is quite similar to the last stage for the USB printer 
device driver. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After “Finish” in the right picture above for Win2000/XP or 

“New Hardware Found” message disappear in Win98, a serial 

Summary of Contents for Aura PP-7000IIUSB

Page 1: ...I PP 7000IIUSB Thermal Printer IMPORTANT Please read carefully before using this printer Before opening the Top Hood make sure there is no paper jam or cutter jam trouble Read page 3 4 3 5 and Warranty Limit in the user s Manual ...

Page 2: ... 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 Aura PP 7000 series wh...

Page 3: ...DING PAPER 2 1 Desk top application 2 1 When to replace paper 2 2 CONNECTING CABLES 2 2 Serial connection 2 2 Parallel connection 2 2 USB connection 2 3 Peripheral connection 2 7 Power connection 2 8 Power on 2 8 Self test 2 8 SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS 2 9 Paper near end sensor 2 9 Paper roll placement 2 10 Spacer plate 2 10 Paper cutting 2 11 Wall mount application 2 11 MAINTENANCE GUIDES 3 1 MAINTENAN...

Page 4: ...am problems 3 4 Auto cutter problems 3 4 Advanced analysis tool 3 5 SPECIFICATIONS 4 1 PRINTER 4 1 PAPER 4 1 POWER ADAPTOR 4 2 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 5 1 INTERFACES 5 1 Peripheral interface 5 1 SETUP WINDOW 5 2 INTERNAL SWITCH 5 4 SOFTWARE COMMANDS 5 5 Paper out alarm 5 5 Enhancement commands 5 5 CHARACTER CODE PAGES 5 7 ...

Page 5: ...al sensitive paper in form of a roll at a width of 80 mm standard or 58 mm option The Aura PP 7000II PP 7000IIUSB series printer serves the stand alone desk top application as well as the application within a Posiflex integrated POS system equally perfect The Aura PP 7000II series support two types of interface input through different sub codes to the model number The interfaces are RS232 for seri...

Page 6: ...model from earlier PP 7000 for higher print speed The Aura PP 7000II PP 7000IIUSB series make beeping sound as response to Paper End or Paper Near End signals C UNPACKING Followings are items you may find when you carefully unpack the carton that delivers Aura series printer If there is any discrepancy or problem contact your dealer immediately Be sure to save the packing materials in case the pri...

Page 7: ...wer sources a Power adaptor power cord depend on country type ordered b Power supply cable when no power adaptor ordered This printer power supply cable is used to supply power to the printer from the Posiflex POS system h This User s Manual D OPTIONS 58 mm paper guide adaptor can be modified at distributor s site only Kitchen bell Wall mount kit Model select Standard model PP 7000II European mode...

Page 8: ...PARTS ON THE EXTERIOR Front View Bottom View Bottom Cover Power LED Error LED Paper Out LED FEED Switch Top Hood Top Cover Hood Release Power Switch Cutter Cover Power Switch Screws Window Plate Screw Setup Window ...

Page 9: ...tilated and free of excessive dust smoke or fume Do not put the printer under direct sunlight or near a heater Ideal room temperature is from 5ºC to 40ºC Ideal humidity is from 20 to 85 RH no condensation Power Connector USB Connector Frame Ground Peripheral Connector Parallel Connector Serial Connector Frame Ground Rear View of PP 7000II Rear View of PP 7000IIUSB ...

Page 10: ...s a copier or a coffee maker Do not touch any connector contacts to avoid possible electrostatic damage Do not allow the cut receipt to slide back into the cutter during the operation As this would lead to multiple cutting at the lower edge of a receipt and the multiple cut thin slips tend to cause mechanical malfunction H USEFUL TIPS Do not touch the areas around the print head and motor during o...

Page 11: ...age formation ability may be reduced or the printed image may fade If thermal paper touches diazzo copy paper immediately after copying the printed surface may be discolored Thermal paper must not be stored with the printed surfaces against each other as the printing may be transferred between the surfaces If the surface of thermal paper is scratched with a hard object such as a nail the paper may...

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Page 13: ... printer to release the hood 2 Raise the released hood wide open manually 3 Drop the thermal paper roll inside the printer in the orientation as shown in the picture 4 Close the hood back leaving the tail of the paper roll coming out of the opening between the hood and the top cover Tear off excessive paper ...

Page 14: ...he male connector of RS232 cable to this port for serial application Please note that when serial connection is used there must be no cable connection at the parallel port on the printer The default protocol used in serial connection is 19200 bps none parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit Set in setup window the switch positions both 1 and 2 to OFF leaving the rest unchanged as factory default setting 2 P...

Page 15: ... connector at rear bottom of the printer and insert the type A connector to a USB port of the host Please set in setup window the same way as in serial connection i e switch positions both 1 and 2 to OFF leaving the rest unchanged as factory default setting There are 2 stages of device driver installations and a port setup procedure required for the USB interface printer First is to install PP 700...

Page 16: ...e Wizard for Win98 is also very similar to what shown here for Win2000 XP There are however some differences after this For Win98 the left picture below will show up for a while and the USB serial converter driver will be installed automatically in the background For Win 2000 XP the right picture above will show up and the USB serial converter driver installation will keep on as in pictures below ...

Page 17: ...s location for the wizard again The process for this stage USB serial port converter driver installation is quite similar to the last stage for the USB printer device driver After Finish in the right picture above for Win2000 XP or New Hardware Found message disappear in Win98 a serial ...

Page 18: ...OM port number as in one of the pictures below Click right button of mouse on this item and select Properties then Port Settings please set parameters in the right window according what the system integrator requires with the Application Program A common practice is to set 19200 for Bits per second 8 for Data bits None for Parity 1 for Stop bits Hardware for Flow control if not specified Click Adv...

Page 19: ...ation please always remember to assign the necessary properties as above to the succeeding printer before putting it to operate as the successor 4 Peripheral connection The peripheral controller is a RJ11 jack near the serial connector for PP 7000II and is the middle connector for PP 7000IIUSB With use of Posiflex cash drawer cable 20863018001 CCBLA 180 1 come with cash drawer this port can contro...

Page 20: ...ternal latch Failure to do this could damage the power plug Such damage is considered as an artificial destruction and is not covered by the warranty 6 Power on When all the above cable connections are made correctly you may connect your power adaptor to the wall outlet Make sure that the type of power cord and the voltage requirement of the power adaptor meet the local power conditions Now the pr...

Page 21: ...est printing please turn the printer off and on again C SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS 1 Paper near end sensor The near end sensor for paper roll in the printer is now able to have the printer work with paper rolls of several bobbin sizes Please refer to the picture at right from inside the paper roll compartment that there are a fixing screw and a sensor head in the wall Slightly Fixing Screw Sensor Head ...

Page 22: ...diameter of the paper roll bobbin It is also noticed that some market available paper roll has extremely light bobbin easily causing the paper roll to go off position when paper feeding with low remaining paper In this case the paper near end sensor may function abnormally and it would be a good solution to set in the setup window to have the printer to send busy only when input buffer is full and...

Page 23: ... logo printed on top of each slip it is also highly suggested to print the logo and necessary paper feeding to make 12 mm paper advance right after each cut to prevent curling up and jamming of paper front edge inside the paper exit slot 5 Wall mount application In wall mount application the paper near end sensor will not have proper operation and it is suggested to set in the setup window to have...

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Page 25: ...se use soft hair brush or compressed air to clear away any dust or paper scraps accumulation inside the printer Check also the area of the auto cutter regularly C PRINT HEAD CLEANING The print head is located underneath the roll paper passage at the exit as in the picture below You can clean the thermal elements of the print head and paper sensor gently using a cotton swab moistened with isopropyl...

Page 26: ...he paper roll is not installed or is at or near the end Install a new paper roll If the Paper Out LED is OFF please check if the print hood is properly closed There are 2 internal check points inside the printer to assure the locking of the hood for a decent printing Therefore any dislocation of the hood may cause an error status and inhibition to printing Press down the hood at middle of the open...

Page 27: ...elf test fails contact your dealer or a qualified service person Poor printing quality Contaminants like paper scraps and dusts on the thermal print head can lower the print quality drastically Clean the print head as described in previous section Printer trembles when printing Since PP 7000II prints at 180 mm sec that is extremely high speed the printer may tremble due to frequent engagement of t...

Page 28: ... staple or paper clip or excessive paper scraps fall into the auto cutter mechanism the auto cutter may lock up and so does the print hood In such case please pull the cutter cover forward to expose the cutter mechanism Apply some mechanical assistance below to reset the cutter blade back to its home position Please lift up if exist a transparent protective cover over the adjustment wheel Turn thi...

Page 29: ... mode Turn off printer Open print hood Hold down FEED button while turning printer on Close the hood To stop the dump mode Press the FEED button to print out the last line Turn off the printer During dump mode All commands except DLE EOT and DLE ENQ are disabled Turn the wheel downward till a hole in Open Cutter Cover Lift transparent the plastic gear appears in this window when hood locked protec...

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Page 31: ...ethod Drop and use Auto cutter capability Partial cut 1 point at center left Manual cutter Saw tooth blade Dot Pitch 0 125 x 0 125 mm Input power type DC Input voltage 24 V 5 Dimension mm 148 W x 199 D x 144 H Weight 1 35 Kg net B PAPER Paper type Thermal roll paper Paper roll formation External side is heat sensitive side Paper width 80 or 58 0 1 mm Paper roll outer diameter 83 mm max Paper roll ...

Page 32: ...UIREMENT INPUT VOLTAGE 100 V AC 240 V AC INPUT FREQUENCY 50 60 HZ INPUT CURRENT 1 8 A MAX 115 V AC OUTPUT VOLTAGE 24 V DC OUTPUT POWER 60 W STATIC LOAD 0 A 2 5 A OUTPUT REGULATION 5 MTBF 30 000 HRS EMI STANDARDS VDE B FCC B VCCI B ...

Page 33: ... using an optional split cable 20867023800 CCBLA 238 Aura series controls two cash drawers through this connector Please connect the CR1 plug to the cash drawer CRA to be opened by command Esc p 1 n1 n2 and the CR2 plug to the cash drawer CRB to be opened by command Esc p 0 n1 n2 PIN Definition Description 1 FG Frame ground 2 CRB Drawer kick for cash drawer controlled by software command Esc p 0 n...

Page 34: ...s following Switch position ON OFF 1 2 RS232 baud rate definition or Parallel interface definition ref separate table below 3 Even parity None parity 4 XON handshaking Hardware handshaking 5 Busy on buffer full Busy on off line 6 Immediate cut Protective cut 7 CR code effective CR code ineffective 8 Factory internal setting Application standard mode Effect of positions 1 2 on baud rate is defined ...

Page 35: ...n when there is still a long way to go before the paper roll is actually exhausted Taking the paper out beep into consideration the printer will keep on beeping at Paper End completely no paper till paper is replaced when S1 5 is ON Yet when S1 5 is OFF the printer will keep on beeping every 3 seconds at Paper Near End still long paper in replace till paper is replaced For switch position 6 when i...

Page 36: ...rts from the nearest side to the 8 position DIP switch This 4 position DIP switch works as following Switch position Setting Effect Ð Function ON OFF 1 Factory internal setting Disable Default 2 Paper width 58 mm 80 mm 3 Line format 576 dots line 512 dots line 4 Reserved N A N A The Switch position 1 default set to ON The print speed is fixed at 42 5 lines sec Switch position 2 is usually set to O...

Page 37: ...ignal is neutralized When Paper Near End signal is detected the printer gives a beep every 3 seconds and stops receiving data 2 Enhancement commands Following commands are included in the printer firmware version since ver 3 2 ESC o Beep command GS o m Beep definition 0 m 16 default 3 seconds ESC p m n1 n2 Cash drawer kick or kitchen bell drive command GS p m n Beep when cash drawer remain open 0 ...

Page 38: ...hen bell for about half a second on each such command If this command is sent to the printer multiple times consecutively the bell will ring for about half a second and rest for also about half a second then ring again for multiple times GS p m n Beep when cash drawer remain open 0 m 256 n 0 or 1 Hexadecimal codes are 1D 70 m n If the cash drawer connected to the printer remains open for more than...

Page 39: ...rdic for Standard Arabic model Page 17 PC866 Cyrillic 2 for European model Page 18 PC852 Latin II for European model Page 19 PC858 Euro Dollar Sign included in PC850 for European model Page 255 Thai for Standard model Page 255 Greek for European model Page 255 PC864 Arabian as Default setting for Arabian model Further support to some double byte language system can be achieved by adding each relev...

Page 40: ...e code or the sequence of codes will be discarded However when image print data character registration data or command parameters are received they are handled as ordinary data The user may visit our web at http www posiflex com tw or http www posiflex com for a view of the fonts in the code pages and character sets ...

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