VeriFone 250 User's Manual
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1. and then power up your computer Once your computer has completed loading proceed HA Hew Oice Document ar Open Office Document From your START menu select SETTINGS gt PRINTERS This will open the PRINTERS FOLDER in a new window From this new window double click the ADD PRINTER item from the list of printers This will open the ADD PRINTER WIZARD From here follow the diagrams of the ADD PRINTER WIZARD below to successfully install the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer e Taskbar t Stat bioi ENI Foke Options C4 Aive Desktop This wizard will help you to install your printer quickly and easily To begin installing pour printer click Next Cancel Click the NEXT button to proceed Page 8 of 8 Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 Add Printer Wizard Choose Local Printer This choice should already be selected Click the NEXT button to proceed Add Printer Wizard Po Generic Text Only Choose Generic from the Manufacturers list on the left and choose Generic Text Only from the Printers list on the left Click the NEXT button to proceed Page 9 of 9 Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 Add Printer Wizard Keep existing driver choice is highlighted and click the NEXT button to proceed Ensure the Add Printer Wizard CMW INDOWS VAll UserssDesktop pdt PDF Port COM Communication2. E ENSURE THAT THE POWER PACK IS NOT PLUGGED INTO THE WALL Setting DIP Switches By default the DIP Switches on your printer should already be correctly set However it is a good idea to check these setting before proceeding The DIP Switches on your printer are located under the Ribbon Cartridge Remove the Ribbon Cover from the Printer Unit by simultaneously pressing in and pulling up on the grooved thumb button on the front panel of your printer Below the printer nameplate If the Ribbon Cartridge is already installed gently remove it by pulling up on each side evenly To the right of the ribbon cartridge assembly the rectangular metal box that the Ribbon Cartridge sits over are the DIP Switches Turn the entire Printer Unit clockwise until you are looking at the right side of the unit Your DIP Switches should look like the diagram on the next page If they are not move each DIP Switch using a ballpoint pen or pencil until they all match the illustration Page 3 of 3 Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 switch off Switch on Hemove nbbon cover and ink Fibbon to locate DIF switches sl Installing The Ribbon Cartridge Remove the Ribbon Cover from the Printer Unit by simultaneously pressing in and pulling up on the grooved thumb button on the front panel of your printer Below the printer nameplate Check to determine if a printer Ribbon Cartridge is installed If a Ribbon Cartridge is
3. RE OFF BEFORE PROCEEDING NEVER INSTALL ANY SERIAL DEVICE TO YOUR COMPUTER IF THE DEVICE OR YOUR COMPUTER ARE POWERED UP THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE DEVICE OR YOUR COMPUTER Page 6 of 6 Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 The special serial cable has two very different plugs The small round plug on one end connects to the Printer Unit Refer to the diagram below for the location of the Serial Port on the Printer Unit and then plug the special serial cable into the correct port Rotate the serial cable until the pins line up with the holes in the serial port DO NOT FORCE THE CABLE INTO THE PORT Printer Unit Cait Your Computer Spacial Serial Cable To Power Pack Next attach the remaining end of the special serial cable to your computer s serial port Refer to your computer s manual for the location of the serial port Generally the serial port is near where your printer or other parallel device connects to your computer and just below where your keyboard and mouse connect DO NOT FORCE THE CABLE INTO A PORT IF IT DOES NOT FIT EASILY Ensure the thumbscrews on the special serial cable are securely tightened before proceeding Page 7 of 7 Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 Installing The Printer Driver Windows 9x 3 Windows Updsis ag Chace Map wirin We are now ready to install your Verifone 250 Receipt Printer on your computer Power up the receipt printer
4. Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer With MPI 2002 Revised November 1 2002 Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 Before You Begin MPI 2002 v 1 0 8 x has built in support for Verifone 250 receipt printers Support for this printer was included to provide a cost effective solution for receipt printing Supplies for the Verifone 250 are redily available through a number of vendors and both new and used Verifone 250 printers can be purchased from a number of outlets for far less than most other receipt printer models on the market To use your Verifone 250 receipt printer with MPI 2002 you will need to purchase a special serial RS232 cable from Verifone or an authorized vendor Part number 10765 00 This cable can be ordered from Verifone directly for about ten dollars Before continuing with this guide obtain this cable and check to make sure you have the necessary ribbons paper rolls etc You Verifone 250 receipt printer should have all of the parts shown in Figure 1 1 below Ribbon Cartridge Printer Unit Powar Pack Ribbon Covar FS232 Sarial eal PC Cabla Page 2 of 2 Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 Connecting The Verifone 250 Receipt Printer With all of the parts listed in the previous section we are now ready to connect the receipt printer to your computer First lets assemble the various receipt printer parts DO NOT INSTALL THE POWER PACK AT THIS TIM
5. installed skip to the section entitled Installing Power Pack Place the Ribbon Cartridge face up into the ribbon cartridge assembly The Ribbon Cartridge is face up if you can read the manufacturer s logo on the top of the cartridge and the ribbon advance spindle a small round toothed wheel on the top right of the cartridge is visible Ensure the ribbon itself is in front of the ribbon cartridge assembly Refer to the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer Manual for more information Turn the ribbon advance spindle clockwise until the ribbon is firmly seated in front of the ribbon cartridge assembly Lastly replace the Ribbon Cover and proceed to the next section Installing Power Pack We are now ready to install the Power Pack Before proceeding ensure that the Power Switch is in the OFF position From the front of the Printer Unit the Power Switch will be pushed back so that the 0 is down and the I is up In the diagram on the next page the Power Switch is in the ON position Page 4 of 4 Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 Power Switch Power Light Low Paper indicator Papar Feed Button Locate the Power Pack and plug the small round cable into the back of the Printer Unit Refer to the diagram below to locate the correct port Match the pins on the power cable with the pins holes on the back of the printer The power cable will only fit in the correct port and only in the correct p
6. nning Security Numbering General Settings Forme amp Contracts Checks Detered Deposit Collections Tite Loan Collections l Company Info Frinter Setup Check Cashing Check Cashing Receipt Printer Verifone 250 Receipt Printer on COM Check Types Check Description Transaction Type jal Checks General Check Cashing N Setup Camera Cancel Help In the Chcek Cashing Receipt Printer option open the drop down list of printers and find your new Verifone 250 Receipt Printer on COM1 Make sure you check the Use Built In Receipt Printer Driver option You are ready to use your new receipt printer in MPI 2002 NOTE Ensure your receipt printer is powered on before attempting to print a receipt in MPI 2002 If your receipt printer is not on or is out of paper MPI 2002 will attempt to reprint the receipt several times If this happens don t panic the computer has not locked up but it may take up to a minute or two for the program to realize the printer is not available Page 14 of 14
7. osition DO NOT FORCE THE POWER CABLE INTO THE PORT Instead rotate the power cable until the pins match the corresponding holes Next plug the Power Pack into an approved wall socket or power strip It is strongly recommended that you use a power strip with surge protection when installing your Verifone 250 Receipt Printer Page 5 of 5 Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 Finally toggle the Power Switch to determine if the installation was successful The printer will make some noises and the Power Light will turn green or red Installing Paper Roll Turn the power on before installing the Paper Roll Remove the Roll Cover from the Printer Unit if attached Put the Spindle through the Paper Roll Refer to the diagram below for the proper orientation of the paper roll before proceeding Aoli Insert ends of spindle into slots Paper Fsed Button Insert the Paper Roll and Spindle into the slots on each side of the paper bin Push the end of the Paper Roll into the paper feed slot and press the Paper Feed Button until the paper begins to be pulled through the Printer Unit Tighten the Paper Roll or use the Paper Feed Button to remove any slack in the Paper Roll and then replace the Roll Cover on the Printer Unit Installing Serial Cable Using the special PC to Receipt Printer serial cable Part number 10765 00 we can now connect your printer to your computer ENSURE THAT THE PRINTER AND YOUR COMPUTER A
8. reen looks the same Click the APPLY button and then click the OK button to complete setting up your printer in Windows 98 Page 13 of 13 Spool Felimgs Span pint pb co pigan Hreha pring kmi a ianea eea eo eed 1 Bret drent Io the pinis Spl clala forest E Eae e a apa e Lo Cred Resor Daat Venfone 250 Receipt Printer Properties General Details Sharing Paper Device Options Fonts Faper size User defined size 10 1 2 4 Pore bP bA Envelope Envelope Envelope Envelope Seon 14 Paper source Continuous No Page Break Unprintable Area About Restore Defaults Venfone 250 Receipt Printer Properties General Details Sharing Paper Device Options Fonts Printer mode S hues f Device codes Eegin print job End print job Paper size Paper source z Extended character mapping Character mapping f TTY custom Code page 437 Code page 50 On creen On printer lb2 j 163 164 5 Add New Model Hemose Curent toe Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 Using The Verifone 250 Receipt Printer in MPI 2002 Congratulations you are now ready to use the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer in MPI 2002 Start MPI 2002 and proceed to MAINTENANCE gt DEFAULT VALUES menu item Choose the CHECK CASHING tab Default Settings Title Loans Barcode amp MICA Sca
9. s Port COM Communications Fort FILE Creates a file on disk Printer Fort If not already selected choose LPT 1 as the Printer Port and click the NEXT button to proceed Page 10 of 10 Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 Add Printer Wizard In the Printer Name box delete the default name and type Verifone 250 Receipt Printer Choose NO for the remaining option and click the NEXT button to continue Add Printer Wizard Choose NO as we do not wish to print a test page Click the FINISH button to complete this portion of the setup You should now have a new printer named Verifone 250 Receipt Printer listed in the Printers window Page 11 of 11 Using the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 Now we need to tell Windows how to communicate with this printer Right click on the new printer in the Printers window From the menu that appears choose PROPERTIES and you should see a dialog similar to the illustration to the right Do not change any settings on this page From the dialog click on the DETAILS tab located near the top left corner and proceed to the next section Setting Printer Defaults in Windows 98 Verify that all settings on this page match the information on your screen and then click the PORT SETTINGS button in the lower right corner of the dialog COM Communications Port COHI Piro pete s Generic Text Only Page 12 of 12 U
10. sing the Verifone 250 Receipt Printer with MPI 2002 The Bits per second should be set to 9600 Change Data Bits to 7 and Parity to Even Finally set Stop Bits ERTLEA 1 and Flow Control to Hardware You do not need to click the ADVANCED RESTORE DEFAULTS buttons Click the OK button when you have completed the changes Now click the SPOOL SETTINGS button Choose Print directly to the printer and click the OK button to proceed Next click the PAPER tab at the top of the dialog and choose Custom from the list of paper sizes When you click on the Custom paper size enter 400 for Width and 300 for Length Click the OK button to return to the PAPER tab Change the Paper source to Continuous No Page Break Click on the UNPRINTABLE AREA button and ensure all values are set to O Click the OK button in the Unprintable Area dialog and return to the PAPER tab Now choose the DEVICE OPTIONS tab from the top of the dialog Set the Character Mapping option to TTY custom if not already selected Ensure appears in the On Printer box Finally place your cursor in the box to the right of the End Print Job option Hold down the control button on your keyboard and type a J The text J should appear in the box Refer to the diagram to the right and ensure your sc
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