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2 OKIPOS 80 Plus III Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. Oki assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. Oki also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect [...]
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3 User’s Guide English Contents Safety Instructions .......................................................... 4 About the OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer ........................ 5 What Is in This Book? ............................................. 5 Description of the OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer ...... 6 Setting Up the Printer .......................[...]
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4 OKIPOS 80 Plus III Safety Instructions Your Oki printer has been carefully designed to give you years of safe, reliable performance. As with all electrical equipment, however, there are a few basic precautions you should take to avoid hurting yourself or damaging the printer: • Read the setup instructions in this handbook carefully. Be sure to [...]
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5 User’s Guide English About the OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer What Is in This Book? Who Is It For? This book is an operator’s guide intended for new and experienced operators. If you are going to set up, use, or maintain the OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer with any point-of-sale system, then this book is for you. What Does It Cover? Of course, this bo[...]
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6 OKIPOS 80 Plus III Description of the OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer The OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer is a stand-alone, 40-column, thermal printer. The OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer performs high speed receipt printing in a point-of-sale environment and is available in the following models: • OKIPOS 80 Plus III Serial • OKIPOS 80 Plus III Serial with [...]
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7 User’s Guide English Optional Features The optional features either replace a standard feature or enhance the operation of the printer. All optional features are installed at the factory and must be selected when the printer is ordered. • IEEE 1284 Bi-Directional Parallel (Optional) • Custom colors and logo Reliability • Mean Time between[...]
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8 OKIPOS 80 Plus III Setting Up the Printer Follow the instructions in this chapter to quickly set up the OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer. We recommend that you check it out first before you connect it to your system to make sure everything is working properly. You should have it ready to hook up to your system in just a few minutes. Here is a list of w[...]
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9 User’s Guide English Check That All Items Are Present The following items are packed in the box and supplies envelope. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. • OKIPOS 80 Plus III Operator’s Guide • Printer • Supplies Envelope • Paper Roll • Power Supply Unit (if applicable) 80p3gb.p65 12/01/99, 11:43 9[...]
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10 OKIPOS 80 Plus III Choosing a Location for the Printer The OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer is designed to be placed on point-of-sale terminals, counter tops, or any other flat stable surface that can support the weight of the printer (about 1.8kg). Please refer to the dimensions when selecting the best possible location. Be aware of the environmental[...]
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11 User’s Guide English Connecting the Power Cable The external power supply and AC power cable are ordered and shipped separately. The printer must be earthed through the three-pin power connector. DO NOT use any ground defeating adapter. 1. Connect the external power supply cable to the power supply connector located on the back of the back of [...]
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12 OKIPOS 80 Plus III Loading and Removing Paper This section describes how to load and remove paper. Change the paper when the Status LED flashes. This indicates that the paper is low. The printer will stop. You must change the paper for the printer to resume operating. Put in the New Paper Roll Follow these instructions for loading paper. If this[...]
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13 User’s Guide English Testing the Printer You can test the printer to ensure that it is running properly. The sample on the following page shows what a printout of the test may look like. The test pattern varies depending on the printer model and the character set selected when the printer was ordered. Run the test after loading the paper, but [...]
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14 OKIPOS 80 Plus III Connecting the Cables Now that you have set up and tested the printer, you are ready to connect it to the point-of-sale system. Connecting the Communication Cable Depending on the interface your system uses, connect either the serial or parallel communication cable to the appropriate connector on the back of the printer. Cable[...]
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15 User’s Guide English Connecting the Cash Drawer Cables 1. Unplug the AC power cable from the earthed three- pin power socket. 2. Connect the cash drawer cable to the connectors located on the back of the printer. Adapters are available for connecting cash drawers equipped with BNC style connectors (the standard is a modular, telephone style co[...]
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16 OKIPOS 80 Plus III Operating the Printer Once the printer has been setup, there is very little that you need to do during daily operation because most functions are controlled by the host system. This chapter describes the following few tasks that you will need to perform, some more often than others: • Operating the keypad • Cleaning the pr[...]
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17 User’s Guide English Cleaning the Thermal Printhead Under normal conditions the thermal printhead does not need cleaning. If the print characters are not printing correctly, wipe the thermal printhead with alcohol and a lint free cloth. Do not get any alcohol on any of the other parts of the printer mechanism or the casing. 80p3gb.p65 12/01/99[...]
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18 OKIPOS 80 Plus III Appendix Cash Drawer Pin Assignments Function Drawer 1 Drawer 2 Drawer Drive + Pin 4 Pin 4 Drawer Drive - Pin 5 Pin 1 Status Signal Pin 2 Pin 2 Status Ground Pin 3 Pin 3 Frame Ground Pin 6 Pin 6 RS-232C Communication The RS-232C interface uses the following protocol and communication characteristics: • Up to 19.2K Baud • U[...]
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19 User’s Guide English Serial Cable Configurations The following cable configurations are for different host requirements. 9-pin Serial Cable Parallel Cable Cable Requirements The OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer requires a 25-pin male D-Shell connector at the printer. To connect the printer to most PC’s use a 25-pin male to 25-pin male parallel int[...]
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20 OKIPOS 80 Plus III Index B buttons ....................................................... 1 6 C cables connecting ........................................... 1 4 cash drawer connector pin assignments ................................... 1 8 character pitch ............................................ 7 character set sample printout .............[...]