The BEETLE printer
The BEETLE printer
The printer used in the BEETLE has a needle head with nine needles that
services the three print stations for receipt, journal and document printing.
The characters are represented in a 9 x 9 or 7 x 9 matrix, depending on
the line spacing selected in your application program.
The BEETLE provides you with the option of controlling receipt and journal
paper feed by means of two touch-sensitive keys on the front panel. A
green paper feed button is located inside the housing for changing the
receipt and journal paper.
For reasons of safety, the printing mechanism and cut-off blade are
disabled whenever the printer cover is opened.
Insertion of the receipt and journal paper is facilitated by a semiautomatic
paper feed.
You can generate an individual, graphics-quality company logo by means
of the pixel printing function. The logo is generated in your application
program and loaded to the printer memory.
The printer is further characterized by a high print rate, low noise level and
ease of operation.
Always dispose of consumables properly (see section on
recycling).
Operation
The ribbon cassette is not installed in the document rest when the printer
is delivered. For more information, read the section “Changing the ribbon
cassette“.
The BEETLE is delivered with receipt and journal paper in the paper
compartments. The paper rolls are covered by cardboard sleeves to
protect them during shipping. Remove these sleeves and insert the paper
as described in subsequent sections. Since the BEETLE POS system
allows different paper widths for the receipt and journal, it may be
necessary to “reduce“ the paper compartments for narrower paper rolls by
means of the spacers provided. This procedure is described in the next
section, ”Inserting spacers“.
The BEETLE components
The BEETLE printer
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