DPP-250
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1. PT do INFINITE PERIPHERALS DPP 250 Thermal Printer User Manual Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Legal notice The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by Infinite Peripherals is under license Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Contents olco AIA OE OE Oe Oe E EE 3 seal Np M C 4 IDox COMO ii 5 Compatible DEVICES 6 Getting Starod Pe RA 7 PRO VT ea 8 Status amp Operating Modes isses essen nennen nennen 10 FCR 11 Diagnostic Information BNET RA 12 SIEUT CTI 13 Dip Switch SE HINGS dalai 14 Memory Switch SettingS uri 16 Communication Configuration issie ss se ske ei age Ge N de ed ses ana ge de 20 Bluetooth SGUD RE OE EE RATA 22 Loading AIA 23 Magnetic Card Reader MS Version only ee EE Ee ee RR EE 24 Smart Card Reader SC Version only AR EE EE ee RR EE ee 25 Replacing Battery ee ie Ge EE ee 26 Developing Solution sees RR eed es si ee ee oe ie De Ee 27 SEA RR E TI 28 Troubleshooting ae EE EE GE Re GE GE ee ee RR GE GEE 29 Contact Information AE EE N EE 30 Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Technical Data Feature Printing method Specifications Line thermal dot printing Printing speed 60 mm s 480 dots sec at 8 5 V Print Width 48 mm 384 dots2. CHANGE MEMORY SWITCHES SAVE SETTINGS MEMORY SWITCHES 1000000011 BAUD RATE 115200 bps AUTO OFF TIME 5 min PRINT DENSITY 100 CHARACTER TABLE WESTERN 1252 HARDWARE SETTINGS STORED Infinite Peripherals Inc wwwipcprintcom Page 17 DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Memory Switch Details ENABLE SOUND EXECUTE CR AS lt LF gt DISABLE CR COMMAND N A N A N A N A DISABLE DISCOVERABELITY ENABLE USB INTERFACE USB IN DEVICE MODE CHANGE BAUD RATE CHANGE AUTO OFF TIME CHANGE PRINT DENSITY CHANGE CHARACTER TABLE CHANGE PAIRING INFO SAVE SETTINGS SW1 Enable Disable buzzer SW2 SW3 SW4 7 Reserved for future features SW8 Prevents others from discovering printer when set to ENABLE Must be set after pairing is completed SW9 Allow the use of USB port for communications SW10 OFF set USB as the host mode 9 Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Me Page 8 Pairing Info Details BAUD RATE Default is 115200 AUTO OFF TIME Default is 5 minutes PRINT DENSITY Default is 100 CHARACTER TABLE Default is WESTERN 1252 PAIRING INFO DEFAULT is SAVE No Notes When saving pairing information the printer remembers Bluetooth information of the last device connected paired to the printer Sav ing pairing info prevents the printer from asking for pa
3. Option Baud Rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 oo 57600 115200 Data Data Bits ua Table 12 Serial Cable The following is the serial port cable configuration D SUB 9P Female Stereo Jack Submini 2 5mm Figure 19 Serial Configuration See pages 14 18 for information on configuring serial port Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Troubleshooting If you re having problems capturing signatures refer to the table below for possible causes Problem Paper feeds after issuing a print job but no printed text visible on paper On line LED blinks RED continuously Text and or graphics are printed very light Strange characters are printed when printing Printer stops responding to print and paper feed commands Printing is light or missing only on half of the print width Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Possible Cause Thermal media is specially coated on out side 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 re placing paper cover Battery voltage low Printer out of paper or Paper not properly loaded See section Loading Paper for details on loading paper Battery voltage low See section on charging battery pack Thermal m
4. Slide the paper cover latch to unlock the paper cover as shown in the figure on the right Figure 5 2 Lift the paper cover latch to open the paper cover as shown in the figure on the left Figure 6 3 Drop in the new roll of thermal media Stand Paper or Labels as shown in the figure on the left Be sure to pull at lease V inch or more of media above the top of the printer before closing Figure 7 4 Close the paper cover until it snaps lock 5 Slide paper cover latch to lock the cover in place Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Diagnostic Information The DPP250 s LF 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 Step 1 Make sure the printer is OFF On line LED is OFF before performing step 2 Step 2 Press and hold the line feed button LF While pressing the LF button press the POWER button momentarily and release when one of the conditions bellow LF Button Operation Modes Holding LF button while power on for 0 5 sec and releasing it SHORT SELF TEST print after 1 beep Holding LF button while power on Hex DUMP mode All input data for 2 5 sec and releasing it after 2 beep are printed as hexadecimal Holding LF button while power on for 4 5 sec and rele
5. pairing the DPP 250 use the 0000 pairing key when prompted Windows Mobile Devices Creating a New Partnership or Pairing Bluetooth peripherals to your Windows Mobile devices require the use of the device Bluetooth manager Image on the right shows a typical Windows Mobile Bluetooth manager When adding pairing the DPP 250 use the 0000 pairing key when prompted Palm Devices Add Device or Pairing Bluetooth peripherals to your Palm devices require the use of the device Bluetooth manager Image on the right shows a typical Palm Bluetooth manager When adding pairing the DPP 250 use the 0000 pairing key when prompted Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 La z Actress A 1 eco ym Biurtooth Tap Mew Portscrsto to scan For other Bluetooth desee Tag ana device to nodi Loading Drivers Loading DPP 250 drivers for you re PDA or Smartphones BlackBerry Devices 7 ene med BlsckFeri p Dad Berta F4 Help Blackberry Desktop Manager shown in the fig ure on the right is used to load third party F BlackBerry software on to your device Please review your device s documentation on how to use the Application Loader Option to load software on to your device Windows Mobile Devices Active Sync shown in the figure on the right is used to install third party applications on to your mobile device Please review your device s documentation on ho
6. per line Resolution 203 dpi 8 x 8 dots mm Dot pitch Horizontal 0 125 mm 8 dots mm Vertical 0 125 mm 8 dots mm Resident fonts A 12 x 24 dots B 9 x 16 dots Loadable fonts C 12 x 24 dots D 9 x 16 dots Resident Fonts Font A 12 x 24 dots 32 char per line Font B 9 x 16 dots 42 char per line Loadable Fonts Logo Registration Font C 12 x 24 dots 32 char per line Font D 9 x 16 dots 42 char per line 1 Black amp White BMP format 1 bit per pixel Size 384 x 248 Input Buffer 128 KB 131072 bytes Resident Barcodes EAN13 EAN8 UPC A UPC E Codebar Code39 Code128 PDF417 QR Code Communications RS232 C max 115200 bps USB v 1 1 compatible with 2 0 Bluetooth Optional Readers Magnetic Card Reader 3 track head IS8O7811 optional Smart Card Reader ISO 7816 1 2 3 optional Emulation ESC POS Label Black Mark Mode Power supply Rechargeable Li ion battery 7 4 V 1100 mAh Battery capacity Per Charge 20 000 lines AC adapter DC 9V 1A AC 100 240 V 1 3 A 50 60 Hz Environment Operating temp 0 C to 45 C 35 to 85 RH Storage temp 20 C to 60 C 10 to 90 RH Reliability MTBF 50km printing rate 25 max Dimensions Weight 86 W X 113 D X 57 H 295 g without paper Thermal paper 58mm 0 1mm X 45mm diameter thickness 60 um Table 1 Inf
7. Peripherals for recommendations on Third Party solutions Developers should refer to the section in this manual on Developing Solutions dades ww dd NEE About Your DPP 250 DPP 250 left view Paper Cover Lever Paper Cover Latch Online Error LED Mini USB Port Power On Off Switch Charger Input Paper Feed Figure 1 DPP 250 left view Bluetooth Connection LED Battery Level LED Serial Port Smart Card Reader Magnetic Card Reader Optional Optional Figure 2 Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprintcom Pages DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Charging the DPP 250 The DPP 250 uses a Lithium Ion rechargeable battery pack Before first use the DPP 250 battery pack should be charged for at least 12 hours To prevent electrical damage to the DPP 250 and or battery pack please use approved AC Charger only DPP 250 Charging LED Flashing Figure 3 DPP 250 Full Charge LED Stopped Flashing Figure 4 Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprintcom Pege9 DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Status amp Oerating Modes The DPP 250 uses LEDs to indicate various conditions of operation This may be charging active or online battery low conditions The following explains these conditions and LED indication Function 1 It lights in green the printer power is on 2 It lights in red end of the paper or pape
8. asing it after 3 beep LONG SELF TEST print Holding LF button while power on Program mode for more than 8 5 sec and releasing it after the loading the printer firmware 5 beep 4 tone beep Holding ON button while power on Temporary forcing for 4 sec and releasing it after 1 beep 9600 bps serial speed Holding ON button while power on fora 6 een Hardware Setup Mode Table 5 Note Care must be taken when entering operating modes to prevent the clearing of factory preset configuration information Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com e e e e e e e e e e e e Page A 2 e DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Self test The DPP 250 has a built in test pattern e that shows the printer s current configuration MOL DPP 256 ver 1 2 as well as the various resident printer fonts Tuo internal fonts 9x16 amp 12x24 Tuo loadable fonts 9x16 8 12x24 The self test can also be used as a Up to 32 chars In from this font troubleshooting tool to determine printing o Up to 42 chars n fron this font problems or battery level The steps below Normal Bold ME Italic Under tne show how the self test is printed activated oak ge fi Pie od NOOB Da o o OD woo Dif Feet sizes cars 8123456789ABCDEF IESER C et 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJRLMNO PORSTUUUXVZ N abcdefghijkimno parstuvuxyzi a fnt ES HOS amp 5g 29 it nVIS Gagat 9423 H fl 10ykkkij AAAAAKACEEEEILIT 0R00606060x8 U00 0
9. bf a d d ece eB8lill dfho 000 nd Ae e Resident font sizes e Characters per line e Text formatting e Resident character set e Resident barcode symbols Pa 38 16 58 60 7a 80 98 Aa B8 CO DA EB Fa a p Spata ea e Printer s Configuration EAN13 EAN8 UPC A UPC E Code39 Code93 2 of 5 interleaued Codabar Cade128 PDF417 JA EED Interface Bluetooth Address 888198E 16728 USB made Deuice Country USA Code page Western 1252 Protocol mode Enabled Intensity 100 3 Auto off 18 min Temperature 32 C Figure 8 Date amp time ed 21 50 Battery Switches 4 a is ien 1234587898 Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com MBPage 3 DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Dip Switch Settings The DPP 250 is designed to use different methods of communications Care must be taken to ensure that the DIP Switches are not changed from its default factory configuration unless required DIP SWITCH SETTINGS The printer has two absolutely different operation modes They are determined by the state of switch Sw2 e Continuous Paper mode e Black Mark mode These two modes detect paper present conditions differently The black mark searching mode is designed for proper alignment of the starting print position on indexed media with printed information sw Ntwed Sw2 Continuous Paper mode Black Mark mode Sw3 Hardware protocol Xon Xoff protocol Sw4 Normal operation mode Proto
10. col mode Table 6 Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprntcom Page 14 DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 DIP Switch Location 1 Remove battery cover 2 Remove battery Figure 9 24 DIP Switch Figure 10 Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Memory Switch Settings The DPP350 uses nonvolatile memory for storing some of the printer default configuration The following table shows the available options Memory Switch Options Memory Switch BAUD RATE 115200 bps POWER OFF TIME PRINT DENSITY 100 CHARACTER TABLE WESTERN 1252 Table 7 Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprntcom Page 16 DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Setting Memory Switch MEMORY SWITCH SETTINGS Step 1 Make sure the printer is OFF STATUS LED is OFF before performing step 2 Step 2 Press and hold the line feed button LF While pressing the LF button press and hold the ON button until the status LED display solid RED Step 3 Release the ON button and count 2 Beeps or until the next solid RED LED is displayed Release LF button and follow the instruction printed Note Care must be taken when changing factory preset configuration information MEMORY SWITCHES 1000000010 BAUD RATE 115200 bps AUTO OFF TIME 10 min PRINT DENSITY 100 CHARACTER TABLE WESTERN 1252 HARDWARE SETUP lt ON OFF gt NO LF YES
11. e the 2 locking levers as shown in the figure on the right Figure 15 2 Lift the battery cover as showed in the figure on the right Figure 16 3 Lift the battery as shown in the figure on the right Figure 17 4 Detach the battery connector as shown in the figure on the right Reverse Steps 1 4 to install the new battery pack Figure 18 Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Developing Solution Integrating the DPP 250 into your mobile solution requires the use of the DPP 250 PDA amp Smartphone SDK The SDK incorporates API spe cific to developing printing applications and using the integrated Mag netic Card Reader Smart Card Reader capability of the DPP 250 The table below shows the SDKs currently available for PDA amp Smart phone devices OS Language SDK IDE BlackBerry RIM BlackBerry Java JDE 4 1 and higher Palm One Satellite Forms VB Net Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Net WIROOWS Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Net Mobile C Sharp Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Net Table 11 For details on using the DPP 250 SDK please refer to the SDK s documentation For the latest DPP 250 SDK s visit our developer web site at http www ipcprint com support default asp Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Serial Port The DPP 250 supports the following RS232 serial communications Serial Protocol Options Parameter
12. edia not imaging correctly Verify that you are using the recommend ed thermal media Battery voltage low See section on charging battery pack Remove battery for 5 seconds and recon nect battery Paper cover not properly installed See section on loading paper Mechanism jarred loose Contact techni cal support Table 13 Contact Information National Sales Headquarters Infinite Peripherals Inc 340 Reynolds Avenue Suite 101 Irvine CA 92614 Toll Free 866 278 7860 Phone 949 222 0300 Fax 949 222 0375 www ipcprint com MobileSupport ipcprint com HQ and Main Distribution Facility Infinite Peripherals Inc 3104 N Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights IL 60004 Phone 847 818 1260 Fax 847 818 1287 www ipcprint com MobileSupport ipcprint com Technical Support Infinite Peripherals Inc 1124 Main Street Suite B Irvine CA 92614 Phone 949 222 0300 Fax 949 222 0375 www ipcprint com MobileSupport ipcprint com Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05
13. inite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com Page 4 DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Box Contents Your IPC DPP 250 comes with the following items listed below Item Part Nunmber Descriptions 1 DPP 250 Thermal printer AC charger 1 Roll of thermal paper RS 232 interface cable DEN CNN EET DEN Table 2 Software Drivers amp SDK Because of the continually evolving Driver amp SDK to support new mobile devices Drivers amp SDK are distributed online and is available for download at our website indicated below For details on using the DPP 250 Drivers amp SDK please refer to the SDK s documentation For the latest DPP 250 SDK s visit our developer web site at http www ipcprint com support default asp Infinite Peripherals Inc wwwipcprintcom Pages DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Compatible Devices The DPP 250 Serial amp USB DPP 250 Bluetooth portable thermal printer is designed specifically for use with most PDA amp Smartphone devices The DPP 250 can be used in a variety of applications where Printing Card Reading is required User Notes Compatibility depends on the type of communication method Serial USB Bluetooth your PDA or Smartphone supports and the avail ability of DPP 250 driver for your device e Determine the method of communications your device supports e Next determine if your device is supported by the DPP 250 Drivers amp SDKs Co
14. mpatible devices are added continually Visit our web site at http www ipcprint com Because of the continually evolving Driver amp SDK to support new mobile devices visit our developer web site at http www ipcprint com support default asp Infinite Peripherals Inc WWW Ipeprint com ee ee Page 6 DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Getting Started The IPC DPP 250 allows you to printer information from your PDA amp Smartphone Before using the DPP 250 thermal printer the battery should be properly charged The following Quick Start guide will help to get your DPP 250 ready for use Quick Start Steps What to do Charge the DPP 250 rechargeable battery pack as recommended in this manual Load DPP 250 print media Thermal Paper Setup Bluetooth Pairing Install DPP 250 Software Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Purpose The Lithium lon battery pack should be fully charged before use to ensure long battery life DPP 250 requires Thermal paper for printing Setup Bluetooth pairing to allow DPP 250 to communicate with Bluetooth devices To print information from your device software needs to be installed onto your device Table 3 Where to find more information Charging Battery Page 9 Loading Paper Page 11 Bluetooth Setup Page 16 Printing software is not provided by IPC Please contact your DPP 250 re seller or Infinite
15. otes To use the magnetic card reader feature special software must be used to read and process the card information If you do not have card reading software please consult your reseller to find out if this software is available or contact Infinite Peripherals for recommenda tions on compatible third party software solutions Infinite Peripherals Inc WWW Ipeprint com ee ee Page 24 DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Smart Card Reader sc Version only The DPP 250 has a built in smart card reader optional The smart card reader is designed to read information stored embedded on smart chips and process the information using device side software Smart Chip Face this direction Card Insert Direction Figure 14 When placing the card into the reader the smart chip must be facing to the front of the printer as show in the figure above Insert the card in to the reader until the card stops User Notes To use the smart card reader feature special software must be used to read and process the smart chip information Please consult your reseller if this software is available or contact Infinite Peripherals for recommendations on compatible third party software solutions Infinite Peripherals Inc WWW IPeprint coM eee Page 29 DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Replacing Battery To replace the battery in the DPP 250 thermal printer follow the steps below Steps 1 Turn over the DPP 250 and place on a flat surface Rotat
16. r out After the loading a new paper roll LED turns green 3 It flashes green red the printer thermal head is overheat ing The printer stops printing When the printer head temperature returns to normal the STATUS LED light green and the printer continues to print 4 It flashes green low battery 5 When switching ON the printer while the LF button is pressed red and green lights are rotated after every beep up to the fifth 6 In the long pressing the button it flashes green red after a beep After releasing the ON OFF button it lights green 1 When the adapter is switched ON only one of the BATT LED diodes is lighting green depending on the battery status from left to right low battery to fully charged battery For details see Section Charging the Battery 2 When the adapter is switched ON the BATT LED diodes are lighting as shown on the illustration in Section Charging the Bat tery up to full battery charging 3 When reading a Magnetic Card the BATT LED are lighting simultaneously in both directions from the middle outwards to the left and right 1 It lights blue when PAIRING Table 4 Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 sa Page lg Loading Paper The DPP 250 uses a drop and load design making paper loading easy and trouble free To load paper simply lift up the paper cover latch and drop in the new roll as shown in the steps below 1
17. sskey upon initialization The process for using this option is described below To speed this programming process you may bypass the memory switch settings by indicating NO via pressing of the lt ON OFF gt but ton when the printer prints CHANGE MEMORY SWITCHES as shown on page 17 This will advance you to the next level of setting where pairing can be found Saving Pairing Info 1 Following instruction on page 17 change the Pairing Info option to Save Yes 2 Turn the printer on and pair the printer to your Bluetooth device 3 The printer will now remember the pairing information and not prompt user for a passkey on every printer initialization Clearing Pairing Info 1 Following instruction on page 17 change the Pairing Info option to Save No 2 Turn on the printer and pair the new Bluetooth device to the printer 3 The printer will prompt user for a passkey on every printer initialization Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Communication Configuration The following default configurations are used for the different com munication methods Bluetooth Memory Switch Options Memory Switch 1 thru 10 Memory Switch Options DIP Switch 1 2 3 4 OFF OFF OFF ON see page 14 i Table 8 USB Memory Switch Options Memory Switch 1 thru 10 Memory Switch Options see page 14 i Serial Memory Switch Options Memor
18. w to use the Active Sync Manager to load new software on to your device In most cases you only need to run the DPP 250 installer to start the installation Palm Devices Palm Install Manager Application shown in the figure on the right is used to install third party applications on to your device Please review your device s documenta tion on how to use the Palm Install Manager Application to load new software on to your device In most cases you only need to drag amp drop DPP 250 PRC files in installer and click Add Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Magnetic Card Reader us version only The DPP 250 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 Strip Face this direction Magnetic Card Reader Figure 13 The reader s magnetic head faces towards the front of the printer When placing the card into the reader the magnetic strip must be facing as show in the figure above Keep the bottom edge of the card flat on the inner base of the reader to ensure that the magnetic strip passes over the read head evenly When swiping the card through the reader use an even consistent motion from start to finish The speed of swiping can vary however the speed must be consistent from start to finish of the swipe in order to accurately read card data User N
19. y Switch 1 thru 10 Memory Switch Options see page 14 i Notes When not using Driver SDK developer tools set DIP Switch 4 to OFF Infinite Peripherals Inc www ipcprint com DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Connecting Device The DPP 250 is designed to use different methods of communications Care must be taken to ensure that the DPP 250 USB or Serial connector and PDA amp Smartphone connector are not accidentally damaged The figures below show how to attach the different device to the DPP 250 Serial USB Cabled Version e Connect the DPP 250 using Mini USB or Serial cable is shown in the figure below USB Port Figure 11 BLUETOOTH Wireless Version e The DPP 250 Bluetooth version uses Bluetooth wireless technology to connect to Bluetooth enable devices See page 18 for details on Bluetooth setup Figure 12 Infinite Peripherals Inc wwwipcprintcom Page 21 DPP 250 User Manual v1 05 Bluetooth Setup Adding New Bluetooth Device to PDA or Smartphones The following is a brief explanation on how to Pair your Bluetooth tootooth t Disati Siuetooth parui Cuviori FAN x 4 DPP 250 to PDA amp Smartphones BlackBerry Devices Add Device or Pairing Bluetooth peripherals to BlackBerry devices require the use of the device Bluetooth manager Image on the right shows a typical Blackberry Bluetooth manager When adding
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