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P C OS SERIES 80PLUS POS Ther mal Printer[...]
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WARNING: To prevent fi re or shock hazard, do not expose thi s printer to rain or moisture.[...]
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Discla im er © 2003 Trans Act Techn ologies, Inc. All rights res erved. The information in this document is subj ect to change witho ut noti ce. No part of t his document may be reproduce d, stor[...]
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Federa l Com m unicati ons Com m iss ion Radio Frequency Interfer ence Stat em ent The Seri es 80PLUS Printer complies with th e limits for a Class A computing device in accor dance with the spe cifica tions in Pa rt 15 of FCC rul es, which are designed to minimize radio freque ncy interf erence duri ng installa tion; however, t here is no guaran t[...]
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Table of Contents About this Operat or’s Guide ......................................................................... 1 Who should read t his book? .[...]
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Series 80 PLUS Operator’s Guide Environmental Conditions ................................................................. 15 Connecting the Power Cord ........................................................................ 16 Loading and Remov ing Paper ..................................................................... 18 Installin[...]
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About the Series 80PLUS Printe r [...]
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Series 80PL US Operator’s Gui de ! " ! " A Programmer’s Guide i s available t o help you program a point-of-sale terminal or per sonal computer to work with the print er. It describes all the commands the print[...]
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About the Series 80PLUS Printe r ! " All Tra nsAct PCOS (persona l computer, point-of-sale) Serie s 80PLUS Printer s come with a standard 24-m onth warranty covering both part s and labor that starts upon shipment from the fact ory. An o[...]
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# Series 80PL US Operator’s Gui de Your POSjet supplies c an be ordere d easily dire ct from Trans Act via our website ( www.tra nsact-tech.com ) or our te lephone number (withi n the US toll free: ( 877) 7itha ca). (othe r inquir es: (607) 257-8901). When calli ng by phone[...]
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About the Series 80PLUS Printe r $ ! The PcOS Seri es 80PLUS Printer is a sta nd-alone, 40-column, therm al print er. The Seri es 80PLUS Printer performs high-speed receipt printin g in a point-o[...]
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Series 80PL US Operator’s Gui de PRINT SPEEDS TEXT (6 lpi) TEXT (8 lpi) GRAPHICS POWER SUPP LY 31.8 lps 42.5 lps 5.3 in/s (135 mm /s) 48 watts (minimum required) ! The fol lowing feature s and [...]
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About the Series 80PLUS Printe r ♦ Character s and Graphics Text pr int speed - 5.3 inches (135 mm) per second Paper slew spe ed - 5.3 inches (135 mm) per second Wide pri nt zone - 2.83 inches (72 mm) 8 dots per mm (203 dpi) horizonta l and vertical Various layouts possi ble using page mode All-points-addressable ( APA) bit map graphics ♦ R[...]
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Series 80PL US Operator’s Gui de The Seri es 80PLUS Printer prints characte rs in a varie ty of pitches a s shown in the fol lowing table and print sa mples. All pitches are scal eable up to eight times horizontall y or vertically. For information a bout pr[...]
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About the Series 80PLUS Printe r %[...]
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Series 80P LUS Operator’s Guide[...]
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Setting up the Printer By following the instr uctions i n this ch apter, the Series 80PLUS Pri nter should be re ady to hook up to your system in just a few minutes. Here is a l ist of what is covered in t his chapt er: ♦ Unpacking the printer ♦ C[...]
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Series 80 PLUS Operator’s Guide Operator's Gui de Supplies Order Form Paper Roll A C Po w er Cord ( o ptional) Externa l Po w er Suppl y ( o ptional) Protective Foam Pad Protective Foam Pad PcOS Ser ies 80PLUS Printer[...]
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Setting up the Printer Note: Be sure t o save the box and pa cking m aterial s in case you need to se nd the print er in f or service. 1. Before removing the printer , examine the outsi de of the box f or signs of damage. If any dam age has occurred to t he box, care fully examine the printer and accesso ries bef ore sett ing up the print er[...]
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# Series 80 PLUS Operator’s Guide " The fol lowing items are packed in t he box and suppli es envelope. If any items are missing, contact your dealer, or i f you purchased t he printe r direct ly from TransAct , contact [...]
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Setting up the Printer $ ! The Seri es 80PLUS Printer is desi gned to be placed on point-of-sale terminals, counter t ops, or any other f lat, st able surf ace that can support the weight of the print er (about[...]
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Series 80 PLUS Operator’s Guide Caution: T he printe r must be grounded through the three-prong power connecto r. Do not use a ground-defeati ng adapter. Back o f Printer Po w er Su pply Connector Po w er S upply Cable Externa l Powe r Sup p[...]
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Setting up the Printer Po w er Cord External Po wer Supply 2. Connect the power cord to t he externa l power suppl y. 3. Plug the power cord i nto a grounded thr ee-prong power socket. The LED turns green indicat ing the print er is func tioning. Note: The printer takes about 1.5 se conds to begin oper ation.[...]
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Series 80 PLUS Operator’s Guide " This se ction des cribes how t o load and re mov e paper. Change the pape r when the stat us LED flashes. This i ndicates that the paper is l ow. The pri nter will stop. You must change the paper for[...]
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Setting up the Printer % Paper Roll Paper Edge 2. Place the p aper roll , so the pape r unwinds fr om the bottom (front). Paper Edge Paper Cover 3. Close the cover.[...]
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Series 8 0PLUS Operator’ s Guide You may want to tes t the pri nter to e nsure that it is running properl y. The sample on the foll owing page shows what a print out of the test may look like. The t est patt ern varies depe nding on the print er model and the ch[...]
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Setting up the Printer Now that you have set up and te sted the p rinter, you are ready to connect it to t he point-of-sale system. " " [...]
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# Series 80 PLUS Operator’s Guide Connect th e Parall el Cabl e Back of Printer 25- p in P arallel Interface Connect or 1. Unplug the AC power cord fr om the grounded three-prong power socket, and turn o ff the hos t system or personal c omputer. 2. Connect the 25 -pin parallel i nterfac e cable to the connector l ocated on t he back of the pr[...]
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Setting up the Printer $ Back of Printer Cash Dra w er Connector 2 Cash Dra w er Conn ector 1 1. Unplug the AC power cord fr om the grounded three-prong power socket. 2. Connect the c ash drawer ca ble to th e connec[...]
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Series 80 PLUS Operator’s Guide Did you follow all of the st eps to set up the prin ter? Here they are again fo r you to check. Unpack the printe r. Choose a locat ion for t he print er. Check the environmental condit ions. Connect the po wer cord. Load the [...]
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Operating the Printer Once the pri nter has be en setup, th ere is l ittle that you need to do during daily operati on because most func tions are controll ed by the host syste m. This ch apter desc ribes t he followin g few tasks that you will nee d to p[...]
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Series 80 PLUS Operator’s Guide Top of Printer LED Series 80 PLUS FEED Button The keypad contains one button and one status LED for easy operati on. There i s a single st atus LED to dis play one-line and error conditio[...]
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Operating the Printer % The Seri es 80PLUS PcOS thermal print er uses a single statu s LED to display on-line and error cond itions. T he tabl es below desc ribe the t ypes of error condition s possibl e and the patte[...]
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Series 8 0PLUS Operator’ s Guide The pri nter has a FEED button that advances recei pt paper. Cleaning the pri nter occa sionall y and keeping it well maintained will help it t o last l onger and run bett er. Caution: Do not us[...]
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Appendix " & ' " ( Cash Draw er J7 3-4* Pin # Epson/Axiohm 1 Frame Gro und 2 Drawer Drive - (Ground ) 3 Status Switc h + 4 Drawer Drive + (2[...]
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Series 80 PLUS Operator’s Guide Pin 1 ) " The PcOS Seri es 80PLUS Printer require s an RS-232C shielded cable , no more than 50 feet long. The cable must be UL and CSA approved. * " &quo[...]
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Appendix " ! % * Pin Signal Nam e Signal Function PC Host 9-pin Cross Connect Pin # 1 Received line signa l detec tor Not used 2 Serial re ceive Input s ignal to rece ive data fro m the h[...]
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# Series 80 PLUS Operator’s Guide ! The fol lowing cable conf igurations ar e for dif ferent host requi rements. Serial PC to Serie s 80PLUS TransAct s’ part number 10-2020, 9- pin to 9-pin female cable, is u sed to connect PcOS Seri es 8[...]
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Appendix $ ) " The PcOS Seri es 80PLUS Printer require s a 25-pin male D- shell connec tor at the print er. To c onnect the printer to most personal c omputers, use Tr ansActs’ part number 253-9800007, 25-pin male to 2[...]