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PP-55
Pocket PC User’s Manual
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Contents
Magnetic Card Reader (MS Version only)........................................................... 15
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Technical Data
Feature
Printing method
Printing speed
Dot density
Resident fonts
Loadable fonts
Printing columns
Logo Registration
Specifications
Line thermal dot printing
50 mm per second
8 dot/mm, 203 dpi – Horizontal and Vertical
A – 12 x 24 B – 9 x 16
C – 12 x 24 D – 9 x 16
Font A, C – 32 columns
Font B, D – 42 columns
1 Black & White BMP format ( 1-bit per pixel)
Size: 384 x 240
Resident Barcodes
Communications
Magnetic Card Reader
1D Barcode Reader
Power supply
Environment
Reliability
Dimensions
Thermal paper
EAN13, EAN8, UPCA, UPCE, Code39, Code93, Code 128,
Interleave 2 of 5, Codebar, PDF417
Serial RS232, Optional 2 x USB Master/Slave
3 track head, ISO7811
Symbol Linear Image Scanner
Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery, 7.4V @ 2000 mAh
Battery capacity: ~ 4 Rolls (Alpha-numeric data)
AC adapter – 9V @ 1000 mA
Operating temp. -10°C to 45°C @ 10 to 90 % RH
Storage temp. -25°C to 70°C @ 10 to 90 % RH
50 Million pulses
50 km
L – 195 mm, H – 50 mm, W – 87 mm
Weight – 390 grams including battery and paper roll
Roll 57.5 ± 0.5 mm wide
40 mm Ø (~ 80 feet)
Thickness 0.06 ~ 0.10 mm
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Box Contents
Your IPC PP-55 comes with the following items listed below:
Item Part Number Descriptions Image
1 PP55XX-XX PP55 Thermal Printer
2 P50-DAT02-55 LiIon Battery for PP55
3 P50-DAT03-55 Power Adapter 115 Volt for PP55
4 P50-DAT06-55 Interface cable (Hot Sync) for PP55
5 P5802 (1) Roll Thermal Media
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Software ( Drivers & SDK ):
Because of the continually evolving Driver & SDK to support new Pocket PC device, Drivers &
SDK are distributed online and is available for download at our website indicated below. For details on using the PP55 Pocket PC device Drivers & SDK, please refer to the SDK’s documentation.
For the latest PP-55 SDK’s, visit our developer web site at: http://www.ipcprint.com/support/default.asp
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Getting Started
The IPC PP-55 allows you to print information from your Pocket PC PDA & Smartphone. Before using the printer the battery should be properly charged and thermal media installed. The following Quick Start guide will help to get your PP55 ready for use.
Quick Start:
Steps What to do Purpose
Where to find more information
1
Charge the PP-55 rechargeable battery pack as recommended in this manual.
The Lithium Ion battery pack should be fully charged before use to ensure long battery life.
Charging Battery, Page 5
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3
Load PP-55 print media (Thermal
Paper)
PP-55 requires Thermal paper for printing.
Install Print Software
To print from your Pocket PC device, software needs to be installed on to your device.
Loading Paper, Page 7
Printing software is not provided by IPC.
Please contact your PP55 reseller or Infinite Peripherals for recommendations on
Third-Party solutions.
Developers should refer to the section in this manual on
“Developing Solutions”.
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About Your PP-55
♦ PP-55 Overall View
Paper cover Battery cover Device carrier
ON/OFF LED indicator
♦ Control Panel
Battery
charge LED
indicator
ON/OFF
and Paper Feed
button Serial / USB Port
♦ Battery recharge
Adapter inlet
NOTE: With a fully charged
battery, PP-55 can print
out more than 5000 inches
of (alpha numeric) data.
To recharge the battery, plug AC/DC
adapter supplied with printer and
charge until the red battery charge
indicator turns to green.
Prolonged periods of storage can
cause a drop in the power of the
printer’s rechargeable battery!
Adapter inlet
Figure 1
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Charging Battery
Charging PP-55:
The PP-55 uses a Lithium Ion rechargeable battery pack. Before first use, the PP-55 battery pack should be charged for at least 4 hours.
To prevent electrical damage to the printer and/or battery pack, please use approved AC/DC adapter only.
AC Adapter
Adapter inlet
Figure 2
Charging PP-55 & Pocket PC device:
The PP-55 has a built-in charging circuit to enable the charging of (selected models) of Pocket
PC device while in the PP-55’s cradle. PDA charging only occurs when the external AC/DC adaptor is connected to PP-55 adapter inlet.
Solid RED = charging
Solid GREEN = fully charged (~4 hrs.)
Figure 3
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Printer Status & Operating Modes
The PP-55 uses LEDs to indicate various conditions of operation. This may be charging, printing, out of paper or error conditions. The following explains these conditions and LED indication.
ON/OFF LED Charging LED
Feed Button
Printer Status
Solid GREEN = Battery at full charge
Battery Charging LED
Solid RED = Battery charging
Solid GREEN = Power ON
ON/OFF LED
Solid RED = Low battery
Slow Blinking = High temperature error
Short Push
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The PP-55’s paper feed switch/button is used for entering various printer modes. These modes can be used to assist developers in debugging problems related to programming and communication. The following explain how to access the various operating modes.
Operation Modes
N/A
Fast Blinking = Printer out of paper
Paper feed
1 - beep Self-test
Push and Hold - release after the number of beeps
2 - beeps Hex dump
3 - beeps Reserved – For factory use only
4 - beeps Reserved – For factory use only
5 - beeps Reserved – For factory use only
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Note: Care must be taken when entering operating modes to prevent the clearing of factory preset configuration information.
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Loading Paper
The PP-55 uses a drop-and-load design making paper loading easy and trouble free. To load paper, simply remove the paper cover and drop in the new roll as shown in the steps below.
Make sure that the paper is placed in the printer as shown in step 2 below.
Open paper cover holder with both
fingers and remove the remaining
part of the old paper roll.
Place the paper
roll and cover in
position.
Press with both
fingers to click cover
of shell in place.
Make sure that the pa-
per is fed out from the
printer at a right angle
If not pull paper verti-
cally by hand.
Figure 4
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Running Self-test
The PP-55 has a built-in test pattern that shows the printer’s current configuration as well as the various resident printer fonts. The self-test can also be used as a troubleshooting tool to determine printing problems or battery level. The steps below show how the self-test is activated.
Step #1: Make sure the On-line LED is OFF. Before
performing step #2.
Step #2: Press and hold the paper feed button in for
one beep. Release the feed button after the
first beep. The printer should start printing
the internal test pattern
• Resident font sizes
• Number of characters per line
• Resident character set
• Resident barcode symbols
Figure 5
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Compatible Devices
The PP-55 / PP-55MS portable thermal printer is designed specifically for use with most Pocket
PC devices.
The PP-55 can be used in a variety of applications where hardcopy printouts are required.
End Users – for printing Emails, HTML pages, Graphics files, Clipboard data, text only files, Screen Captures, and more.
Manufacturers – for shipping & receiving goods, date and time printing, inventory control and W.I.P. management.
Distributors – for marking prices, sales receipts, route deliveries.
POS – for mobile sales receipts and credit card verifications in POS application.
The following is a list of devices that the PP-55 currently supports.
Compatible Pocket PC products:
No. Pocket PC Device Operation System (OS)
1 HP iPAQ 3800, 3900, 4200, 5100, 5400, 5500, 2200 Pocket PC
2 Samsung i700
3 HP 1700, 1900
Pocket PC
Pocket PC
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Devices are added continually. Visit our web site at : http://www.ipcprint.com/products/mobility/complist_thermpp55-50.asp
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Attaching Device
The PP-55 has several versions designed to be used with specific Pocket PC devices. Care must be taken to ensure that the PP-55 cradle connector and PDA connector are not accidentally damaged. The figures below show how to attach the different device to the PP55 printer and how to remove the device from the printer.
Soft Cradled (Cabled) version:
No soft cradle version available.
Figure 7
Hard Cradled version:
Slide device into cradle.
Slide to remove device.
Figure 8
. RIM De
No.
1
Pocket PC Device
HP iPAQ 3900, 4200, 5100, 5400, 5500, 2200
3 HP 1700, 1900
4
Hard Cradle Soft Cradle
X
X
X
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Attaching Mobile Device
The PP-55 has several versions designed to be used with specific devices. See section on compatible products to make sure your device will work with the PP-55.
Care must be taken to ensure that the PP-55 cradle connector and PDA connector are not accidentally damaged. The figures below show how to attach the different device to the printer and how to remove the device from the printer.
No. Palm Device
Attaching PDA
(see Figure 7 - 10)
1
2
3
HP iPAQ 3900, 4200, 5100, 5400, 5500, 2200
Samsung i700
HP 1700, 1900
4
Device Type #1
Device Type #1
Device Type #1
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Attaching Mobile Device
Figure 10
Although the PP-55 cradle is designed to hold the device in place, this does not prevent the device from accidentally slipping out if the printer is held in the position below.
Figure 11
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Magnetic Card Reader
(MS Version only)
The PP-55MS has a built-in magnetic card reader. The card reader incorporates a (3)-track magnetic read head requiring a single swipe to read field data from all three tracks.
Magnetic Card Reader
Reader Activation
(Indicator)
Figure 12
The magnetic read head faces towards the PDA cradle. When placing the card into the reader, the magnetic strip must be facing away from the PDA’s cradle as show in the figure below.
Keep the edge of the card flat on the inner base of the reader to ensure that the magnetic strip passes over the read head evenly.
Magnetic surface
(Direction)
Figure 13
User Notes:
To use the magnetic card reader feature, special software must be used to read and process the information. Please consult your reseller if this software is available or contact Infinite
Peripherals for recommendations on compatible third party software solutions.
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Barcode Reader
(MS BC Version only)
The PP-55MS BC offers a version with built-in barcode reader. The barcode reader incorporates a linear image scan head and is capable of reading 1D barcodes.
Barcode Reader
Figure 14
The effective reading distance of the PP-55 barcode reader is approximately 10 cm. To scan a barcode, position the read head as close to the barcode label as possible. Activate the scanner then slowly pull back the unit increasing the distance between the barcode and read head until the barcode has been read by the scanner.
Effective Reading
Distance (~10 cm)
Figure 15
User Notes:
To use the barcode reader feature, special software must be used to read and process the information. Please consult your reseller if this software is available or contact Infinite
Peripherals for recommendations on compatible third party software solutions.
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Syncing Using PP55
The PP-55 is designed to work as cradle for syncing your Pocket PC device to your desktop PC through the standard PC USB port.
To sync your Pocket PC device to the PC, using the USB sync cable that is supplied with the
PP5 connect one end of the cable to the PP55 and the other to any standard USB port as shown in the figure below.
Run the Windows Active Sync “supplied with Pocket PC device” to start the syncing process.
Interface cable (Hot Sync) for PP55 ( P50-DAT06-55 )
Figure 16
User Notes:
When using the PP55 for syncing your PDA or Smartphone to desktop it is recommended that the PP55 USB cable is used. The PP55 Serial cable may not work properly for syncing with all
Pocket PC devices.
Please contact Infinite Peripherals with your question regarding syncing.
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Replacing PP55 Battery
To replace the battery in the PP55 printer follow the steps below.
Hard Cradled version:
1. Remove the device from the cradle.
2. Using a Philips screw driver remove the (2) cradle screws at point (A). Note: do not detach the flex cable that connects the cradle to the base unit.
3. Using a Philips screw driver remove the battery cover screw at point (B).
Soft Cradled (Cabled) version:
1. Detach the device from the PP55 interface cable.
2. Using a Philips screw driver remove the battery cover screw at point (B).
B
A
Battery Cover PDA Cradle
Figure 17
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Loading Device Software
The PP-55 comes with software package used for printing data from Pocket PC standard applications running on your handheld device.
The following is a description of these files and the file names:
Installation File Name Description Where to Load
PrintManager PP55 (WinCE 1.4) build 1141.exe PP55 Print Manager PDA
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Installing Software Steps:
1. [Download] Print Manager from: http://www.ipcprint.com/support/default.asp
2. [Unzip] Print Manager Installation file.
3. Place device into cradle.
4. Locate the Print Manager software [installation file] as indicated above.
5. [Run] the installation.
Figure 18
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Print Manager
Print Manager is a print driver for PP55 thermal printer. Print Manager does not allow you to open documents on the Pocket PC device and print it on the PP55 thermal printer. It simply allows you to configure how printed documents are rendered on the PP55 printout. Special software written to use the PP55 Print Manager is required for printing and reading barcodes and magnetic card information.
After installing the PP55 Print Manager on to your PDA, open the Print Manager to setup the printer and general print settings.
* The Print Manager can be found under: [ Start \
PrintManager ]
* From the Print Manager’s main screen you can print various types of documents using the PP-55 thermal printer.
Figure 19
* The [ Other ] menu item lets you configure Print Manager and also lets you Scan Barcodes (requires PP-55 with barcodes scanner) and read Debit or Credit Cards
(requires PP-55 with card reader).
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Printer & Port Configuration
Depending on your Pocket PC device, Print Manager [Ports] options must be configured correctly in order for the PP55 to properly communicate with your device.
* Tap on the [ Other ] menu item and select [ Printer
Settings ] as shown in the figure on the right.
Printer:
By default, printer is configured to use the [ PP55 ] thermal printer. If PP-55 is not selected, use the drop-down arrow to select the PP-55 printer.
Figure 21
Note:
The default printer needs only to be set once. After the initial configuration Print Manager remembers that last configuration. Installing Print Manager resets the default printer settings and requires reconfiguration
Connection:
By default, Print Manager is configured to use the [ RS232
] communications port.
If you are not certain what communications port your device supports, use the default printer port settings.
Note:
The default port speed should be the same as the PP55 port speed. Factory default of the PP55 port speed is set to
[115200]. Do not use other port speed unless you are certain that the PP55 port speed is different from the factory default.
Figure 22
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Verify Printer Connected
After installing the Print Manager software package on to your PDA, do a quick check to determine if the printer is charged and PDA is securely in the PP-55 cradle.
The following will help you to determine these conditions.
Case #1: Open the Print Manager so that
the screen on the right is displayed.
Note that the printer [Voltage] indicates
no data.
The same is true for the [Temperature] option.
This means that PP-55 is not connected.
Figure 23
Case #2: Open the Print Manager so that the
screen on the right is displayed.
Tap the [ Connect ] command option.
If connection was successful, the Voltage
and Temperature fields should now indicate
values as shown in the example on the right.
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Note: If Voltage and Temperature fields still show no connectivity as in Case #1 and the battery
has been initially charged, refer back to section “Attaching PDA” to make sure the PDA
has been attached correctly.
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Using Logo
Print Manager can be used stored a logo to the PP-55 flash memory so it can be used for printed receipts. Print Manager also let you enable or disable the printing progress dialog screen.
Load File:
Is used to open and display the logo as shown in the figure on the right.
Download:
Download is used to store the logo in the PP-55 flash memory.
Delete:
Delete removes the logo currently stored in PP-55 flash memory.
Test:
Is a test-print of the stored logo.
Logo Manager (PC Utility):
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For help with creating and testing logos for the PP55, use Logo Manager. Logo Manager is available for download at: http://www.ipcprint.com/support/default.asp
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Note: Testing logos using Logo Manager requires the use of a special PP55 serial cable.
The PC serial cable # P50-DAT07-55 can be purchase from Infinite Peripherals.
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Developing Solution
Integrating the PP-55 into your Pocket PC solution requires the use of the Pocket PC OS SDK for PP-55. The SDK incorporates API specific to developing application using the integrated
Card reader, Barcode reader as well as incorporating Graphics, Barcode and Text printing capability of the PP-55.
The table below shows the SDKs currently available for Pocket PC OS devices.
SDKs
VB CF.Net Basic
Language IDE
Visual Studio .Net - Microsoft
Embedded VB
Embedded VC
Appforge
Basic
C++
Basic eVB - Microsoft eVC - Microsoft
Appforge - Appforge
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The figure below shows the relationship of these SDKs. Note that library extensions require the root library be installed on the device along with extensions.
Figure 27
For details on using the different SDK, refer to the SDK’s (SDK_Help.html) file located in the
SDK’s sub-directory.
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Troubleshooting
If you’re having a printing problem refer to the table below for possible causes.
Item Problem Possible Cause
1
Paper feeds after issuing a print job but no printed text visible on paper.
Thermal media is specially coated on outside of roll. Remove paper roll and reload properly. See section “Loading Paper” for details on loading paper.
Paper cover not installed properly.
See section “Loading Paper” for details on replacing paper cover.
2
3
On-line LED blinks fast continuously.
Text and/or graphics are printed very light.
Printer out of paper.
Paper not properly loaded. See section “Loading Paper” for details on loading paper.
Battery voltage low. See section on charging battery pack.
Thermal media not imaging correctly. Verify that you are using the recommended thermal media.
4
Strange characters are printed when printing.
Battery voltage low. See section on charging battery pack.
5 On-line LED always solid RED
Battery voltage low. See section on charging battery pack.
6
7
Printer stops responding to print and paper feed commands.
Remove battery for 5 seconds and reconnect battery.
Printing is light or missing only on half of the print width.
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Paper cover not properly installed.
See section on loading paper.
Mechanism jarred loose. Contact technical support.
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Contact Information
National Sales Headquarters: Infinite Peripherals, Inc.
Midwest Sales Office:
East Coast Sales Office
Technical Support: www.ipcprint.com
Infinite Peripherals, Inc.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004 www.ipcprint.com
Infinite Peripherals, Inc.
700-76 Broadway, #136
Westwood, NJ 07675
Phone: 201-647-3025
Fax: 866-247-1935 www.ipcprint.com
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