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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. www.ipcprint.com PP-55 Getting Started Version 1.08 PP - 5 5 Getting Started Manual[...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. www.ipcprint.com PP-55 Getting Started Version 1.08 Contents Getting Started ......................................................................................................... 2 About Your PP-55 ...............................................[...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 2 www.ipcpri nt.com PP-55 Getting Started Version 1.08 Getting S t arted The IPC PP-55 allows you to print informat ion from your PDA or Smartphone. This Getting Started Manual provides you with a short list of tasks to get your PP-55 up and ru[...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 3 www.ipcprint .com PP-55 Getting Started Version 1.08 About Y our PP-55 ♦ PP-55 Overall View Device carri er Paper cover Battery cover ♦ Control Panel Battery charge LED indicator ON/OFF LED indicator ON/OFF and Paper Feed button Adapter i[...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charging Battery Charging PP-55: The PP-55 uses a Lithium Ion rechargeable ba ttery 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.[...]
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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 [...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 6 www.ipcpri nt.com PP-55 Getting Started Version 1.08 Comp atible Mobile Devices The PP-55 portable thermal printer is design ed specifically for use with the world’s most popular PDA devices. The PP-55 can be used in a variety of appl icati[...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 7 www.ipcprint .com PP-55 Getting Started Version 1.08 Att a ching Mobile Device The PP-55 has several versions designed to be used with specific devices. See section on compatible pr oducts to make sure your device will work with the PP-55. Ca[...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Mobile Device Figure 6 Device Type #5 Figure 7 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. Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 8 www.ipcp[...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 9 www.ipcpri nt.com PP-55 Getting Started Version 1.08 Inst alling Print Sof tware The PP-55 comes with software package us ed for printing from your handheld device. Also included in the software package are Printer Driver and SDKs (Software D[...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printer S t atus & 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. Charg ing LED ON/OFF LED Feed Button Printer S[...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magnetic Card Reader (MS V ersion only) The PP-55MS has a built-in magnetic card reader. The card reader incorporates a (3)-track magnetic r ead head requiring a single swipe to read field data from all three tracks. Magnetic Card Reader Reader Activation (Indicator) Figure 9[...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barcode Reader (MS BC V ersion only) The PP-55MS BC offers a version wi th built-in barcode reader. The barcode reader incorporates a linear image scan head and is capable of reading 1D barcodes. Barcode Reader Figure 11 The effective reading distance of the PP-55 barcode rea[...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 13 www.ipcpri nt.com PP-55 Getting Started Version 1.08 T roubleshooting If you’re having a printing problem refer to the table below for possible causes. Item Problem Possible Cause Thermal media is speci ally coated on outside of roll. Remo[...]
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infinite Peripherals, Inc. Page 14 www.ipcpri nt.com PP-55 Getting Started Version 1.08 Cont act Information National Sales Headquarte rs: Infinite Peripherals, Inc. 1340 Reynolds Avenue Suite 101 Irvine, CA 92614 Toll Free: 866-278-7860 Phone: 949-222-0300 Fax: 949-222-0375 [...]