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Part 2 

GETTING STARTED 

CONGRATULATION 

You have made a very wise decision by purchasing the easy loading; 

low noise; high resolution; light weight; high reliability and high performance 
thermal printer PP-6900, PP-6900S, PP-6900P, PP-6900L & PP-6900W series 
of Posiflex products. This series of printers has been elegantly designed for a 
Point-Of-Sale,  kitchen  &  kiosk  application.  The  PP-6900  series  comply  with 
UPOS 1.8 standards under Posiflex UPOS driver support. 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.

 

PRODUCT BRIEFING 

The  PP-6900,  PP-6900S,  PP-6900P,  PP-6900L  &  PP-6900W  series 

printer  uses  thermal  sensitive  paper  in  form  of  a  roll  at  a  width  of  80  mm 
(standard)  or  58  mm  (option).  These  printers  serve  the  stand-alone  desktop 
application as well as the application within a Posiflex integrated POS system 
equally perfect. 

PP-6900  series  support  5  types  of  interface  input  through  different 

sub-codes to the model number, also with USB ports supported. The standard 
model of PP-6900 is USB interface, PP-6900S is Serial interface, PP-6900W is 
Wi-Fi interface and for PP-6900P is parallel interface. The PP-6900L connects 
to a LAN port of POS systems. The PP-6900 is able to connect the USB port 
of  POS  systems  either  true  USB  interface  application  or  simulates  a  RS232 
device through driver and performs thermal printing particularly designed  for 
POS  applications  with  serial  interface.  The  PP-6900  series  is  already 
POSReady and Win 7 compliance. 

 
The  PP-6900  series  support  a  guillotine  type  auto  cutter  for  paper 

partial/full cut and a manual cut mechanism. The PP-6900 series also supports 
user’s  company’s  LOGO  downloading  for  superior  performance.  It  even 
supports some enhancement capability for reminder function to persons around. 
It can be used to drive a separately purchased 

kitchen  bell

 for such reminder 

function  in  noisy  environment.  This  printer  also  supports  application  in 
different  countries  of  various  kinds  of  power  systems  by  changing  the  power 
cord  to  the  power  adaptor.  It  offers  outstandingly  high  printing  speed.  This 
series make beeping sound as response to Paper End or Paper Near End signals. 
20  plus  code  pages  are  supported  in  the  standard  model  for  application 
convenience. 

 
 

Summary of Contents for PP-6900 Series

Page 1: ...torial or other errors or omissions contained herein nor for direct indirect incidental consequential or otherwise damages including without limitation loss of data or profits resulting from the furnishing performance or use of this material This information is provided as is and Posiflex Technology Inc expressly disclaims any warranties expressed implied or statutory including without limitation ...

Page 2: ...ber also with USB ports supported The standard model of PP 6900 is USB interface PP 6900S is Serial interface PP 6900W is Wi Fi interface and for PP 6900P is parallel interface The PP 6900L connects to a LAN port of POS systems The PP 6900 is able to connect the USB port of POS systems either true USB interface application or simulates a RS232 device through driver and performs thermal printing pa...

Page 3: ...5 pin D sub Female connectors for PP 6900P parallel model d No interface cable for PP 6900L or PP 6900W Length of the interface cable depends on whether the order includes the power adaptor When power adaptor is included the interface cable is 6 ft long for stand alone application When the power adaptor is not included in the order the interface cable is a shorter one for integrated application in...

Page 4: ...CTURES Top View Front View Bottom View Bottom Cover Power Switch Power LED Error LED Paper Out LED FEED Switch Top Cover Hood Release Paper Exit Rubber Foot Window Plate Screw Setup Window Plate Rubber Foot Paper Cover ...

Page 5: ...USB Port Serial Port Serial Adaptor Fixation Screw I O Area for PP 6900S Parallel Port Parallel Adaptor Fixation Screw I O Area for PP 6900P Wi Fi Indicator Reset Button I O Area for PP 6900W LAN Port LAN Adaptor Fixation Screw I O Area for PP 6900L Reset Button Wi Fi Adaptor Fixation Screw ...

Page 6: ...hood and the top cover as in Pix 3 5 Excessive paper will cut or roll automatically when changing the paper at power on status When to Replace Paper Whenever the printer gives paper out signal or a red line appears on the thermal paper it is the proper timing for replacing the paper Do not wait till the print engine is dragging the paper roll at the very end Remove the leftover and replace a new p...

Page 7: ...A virtual serial port is a redirector driver used in USB interface which is usually used to create a pair of back to back virtual COM ports on the same computer It can then communicate using virtual serial ports instead of conventional inter process communication mechanisms Parallel Connection The parallel connector is a 25 PIN D sub Male connector Apply the female end of the parallel cable at thi...

Page 8: ... 3 PIN jack Either a Posiflex supplied power adaptor or a printer power cable from a Posiflex POS system can be connected to this connector to supply power for this printer During insertion of the power plug be sure to hear the click to obtain a firm contact CAUTION Before doing the insertion or extraction of the power plug be sure to pull the outer sleeve of the plug backward to release the inter...

Page 9: ...compartment when paper near end The acceptable paper roll bobbin outer diameter is between 18 and 24 mm 58mm Paper Spacing Plate The application of 58 mm width paper roll in this printer can be achieved through adoption of an option spacing plate and an internal DIP switch setting Please refer to the last chapter of this manual for the DIP switch setting Please refer to the middle picture above fo...

Page 10: ...seconds into this hole will reset the LAN Wi Fi setup of the printer back to the default values at delivery so the user may re do all setup The LAN setup can be viewed in the second paragraph of self test printout for the PP 6900L LAN POS Printer Manager This utility can be used to manage multiple PP 6900L s connection in the same network under Windows as long as there is no conflicting IP in the ...

Page 11: ...PP 6900W right after change or update setting OPERATION GUIDE MAINTENANCE GUIDE LINES Always turn off and disconnect power before opening the cover The areas around the print head and motor become very hot during and just after printing DO NOT touch them When handling the interior of the thermal printer please pay attention not to be hurt by any sharp edge of the metal parts GENERAL CLEANING Pleas...

Page 12: ...side 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 in the middle of the opening when closing it till it audibly clicks into place If both situations are not the cause please try pulling the hood lock forward If the top hood won t release automatically check for pa...

Page 13: ...seful in finding software problems To start the dump 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 USEFUL TIPS Please note that only those qualified technicians may adjust several jump...

Page 14: ... after copying the printed surface may be discolored Use only water paste starch paste polyvinyl paste or CMC paste when gluing thermal paper If thermal paper touches anything containing phthalic acid ester plasticizer for a long time the image formation ability may be reduced or the printed image may fade Use of volatile organic solvents such as alcohol ester and ketone or some adhesive tapes on ...

Page 15: ...aper thickness 60 80 um POWER ADAPTOR ITEM REQUIREMENT 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 50 W Static load 0 A 2 08A Output regulation 5 EMI standards VDE A FCC A VCCI A MULTIPLE INTERFACE ISSUE For model PP 6900 there is only 1 connector for host connection through USB For PP 6900P there are 2 connectors fo...

Page 16: ... switches settings DIP Switch On bottom cover of the PP 6900 series thermal printer there is a screwed metal plate for setup window In this window there is an 8 position DIP switch for printer setup Please use proper tool to change the switch setting when necessary The switch position counting starts from the nearest edge of printer The functions of each position may evolve with the revisions of t...

Page 17: ...up for PP 6900 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Software switch Another method to set up PP 6900 series is through the software switch setting which means that other functions must be changed by software utility Please visit our web site http www posiflex com or http www posiflex com tw to download the PP 6900 software switch utility Software switches has divided into SW1 SW2 SW3 and SW4 The followi...

Page 18: ... care of enough paper feed for printed lines cut prevention issue For switch position 2 5 if the switch is set to ON the busy signal set to host only when input buffer is full When it is set to OFF busy signal is sent to host whenever the input buffer is full or an off line status occurs Therefore signals including the paper near end detect will generate busy signal to the host Moreover the printe...

Page 19: ...ies 3 Pass when it is set to On it signifies 1 Pass when it is set to Off For switch position 3 4 UPOS Auto Write is enabled when it is set to On Off it is disabled For switch 3 5 6 7 8 Print Density Adjust is enabled Effect of positions 5 6 7 8 on Print Density is defined as below SW3 Pos 5 OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF SW3 Pos 6 OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON SW3 Pos 7 OFF OFF O...

Page 20: ...ON ON Line Space Reduce Disable Reduce 25 Reduce 50 Reduce 75 For switch 4 position 6 7 it can reduce the spare space between paragraphs No matter how many blank lines this function will reduce the total unused space for three particular percentages which are 25 50 and 75 Please refer to the following table to adjust switch 4 6 7 Effect of positions 6 7 on Line Feed Reduction as in table below SW4...

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