PYLE Audio Printer PP 5200 User Manual

Aura Series  
(PP-5000 / PP-5200)  
Thermal Printer  
User's Guide  
Rev.: A0  
IMPORTANT!!!!  
Please read carefully before using this printer  
Before opening the Top Hood, make sure there is no  
paper jam or cutter jam trouble. (Read page 3-4,  
3-5 and Warranty Limit in the user’ s Manual.)  
 
Table Of Contents  
GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 1  
CONGRATULATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 -- 1  
PRODUCT BRIEFING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 1  
UNPACKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 -- 2  
OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 -- 3  
MAIN PARTS ON THE EXTERIOR . . . . . . . . .1 -- 3  
INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 4  
QUICK START-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 1  
LOADING PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 1  
Desk top application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 1  
When to replace paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 2  
CONNECTING CABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 2  
Serial connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 2  
Parallel connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 2  
Peripheral connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 3  
Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 3  
Power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 4  
Self test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 4  
SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 5  
Paper near end sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 5  
Paper roll placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 5  
Paper cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 6  
Wall mount application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 6  
MAINTENANCE GUIDES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 1  
MAINTENANCE GUIDE LINES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -- 1  
GENERAL CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 1  
PRINT HEAD CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -- 1  
TROUBLE SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 2  
General problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 2  
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Printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 2  
Paper jam problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 4  
Auto cutter problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 4  
Advanced analysis tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 6  
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -- 1  
PRINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 -- 1  
PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 -- 1  
POWER ADAPTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -- 2  
TECHNICAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -- 1  
INTERFACES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -- 1  
Peripheral interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -- 1  
Serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -- 2  
SETUP WINDOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 -- 2  
ADVANCED SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 -- 4  
USEFUL TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 -- 1  
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I. GETTING STARTED  
A. CONGRATULATION  
You have made a very wise decision by purchasing the easy  
loading ; low noise ; high resolution ; light weight ; high  
reliability thermal printer Aura (PP-5000 & PP-5200) series of  
Posiflex products. This series of printers has been elegantly  
designed for a Point-Of-Sale, kitchen & kiosk application. The  
manufacturer of this printer not only wishes to take this  
opportunity to congratulate your smart investment on buying this  
printer but also likes to express the wishes for your prosperous  
future by using it.  
B. PRODUCT BRIEFING  
The Aura PP-5000 series (incl. model PP-5200) printer uses  
thermal sensitive paper in form of a roll at a width of 58 mm  
(standard) or 38 mm (option for PP-5000 only). The Aura PP-  
5000 series printer serves the stand-alone desk top application as  
well as the application within a Posiflex integrated POS system  
equally perfect.  
The Aura PP-5000 series support two types of interface  
input through different sub-codes to the model number. The  
interfaces are RS232 for serial interface and IEEE1284-A for  
parallel interface. Aura printer of different model number sub-  
codes utilizes different cabinet color and accessory cable and  
switch setting to accommodate the requirement of different  
interface.  
The Aura PP-5000 series supports a guillotine type auto  
cutter for paper partial cut and a manual cut mechanism. The  
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Aura series also supports user’ s company’ s LOGO downloading  
for superior performance. It even supports some enhancement  
capability for reminder function to persons around. It can be used  
to drive a separately purchased kitchen bell for such reminder  
function in noisy environment. This printer also supports  
application in different countries of various kinds of power  
systems by changing the power cord to the power adaptor. The  
Aura PP-5000 series make beeping sound as response to Paper  
End or Paper Near End signals.  
C. UNPACKING  
Followings are items you may find when you carefully  
unpack the carton that delivers Aura series printer. If there is any  
discrepancy or problem, contact your dealer immediately. Be sure  
to save the packing materials in case the printer needs to be  
shipped at some point in the future.  
The printer itself  
Thermal paper roll 58 mm wide  
ƒ One of the interface cables:  
a Serial cable with 9 pin D sub Female to 8 pin RJ 45 jack for  
Aura (PP-5000)S or Aura (PP-5200)S  
b Parallel cable with 25 pin D sub Male to 25 pin D sub  
Female connectors for Aura (PP-5000)C or Aura (PP-5200)C  
Length of the interface cable depends on whether the order  
includes the power adaptor. When power adaptor is included, the  
interface cable is 6 ft long for stand alone application. When the  
power adaptor is not included in the order, the interface cable is a  
shorter one for integrated application in Posiflex POS system.  
One of the power sources:  
a Power adaptor + power cord (depend on country type  
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ordered).  
b Power supply cable (when no power adaptor ordered)  
This printer power supply cable is used to supply power to  
the printer from the Posiflex POS system.  
This Users Manual  
D. OPTIONS  
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38 mm paper roll adaptor (for PP-5000 only)  
Kitchen bell (KL-200)  
Language to add to standard model: Japanese Kanji;  
Korean; Traditional Chinese or Simplified Chinese, etc..  
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Wall mount kit  
E. MAIN PARTS ON THE EXTERIOR  
Top Hood  
Case  
Cutter Cover  
Hood  
Release  
Button  
FEED Switch  
Paper Out LED  
Error LED  
Power LED  
Power Switch  
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Front View  
Rear View  
Serial Connector  
Parallel Connector  
Peripheral Connector  
Power Switch  
Power Connector  
Bottom View  
Screws  
Window Plate Screw  
Setup Window  
F. INDICATORS  
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Power LED: green  
Error LED: red  
Paper Out LED: red  
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II. QUICK START-UP  
A. LOADING PAPER  
1. Desk top application  
1. Press down the hood release button  
to release the top hood.  
2. Raise the released hood wide open  
manually.  
3. Drop the thermal paper roll inside  
the printer in the orientation as  
shown in the picture.  
4. Close the hood back leaving the tail  
of the paper roll coming out of the  
opening between the hood and the  
top cover. Tear off excessive paper.  
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2. When to replace paper  
Whenever the printer gives paper out signal or a red line  
appears on the thermal paper, it is the proper timing for replacing  
the paper. Do not wait till the print engine is dragging the paper  
roll at the very end. Remove the leftover and replace a new paper  
roll as illustrated above to prevent excessive paper dust in the  
printer and consequently possibility for paper jam.  
B. CONNECTING CABLES  
1. Serial connection  
All the external connectors are in the recessed area at the  
rear bottom. The serial connector is a 8 pin RJ 45 jack at the left  
in the picture above. Apply the RJ45 plug of RS232 cable to this  
port for serial application. Please note that when serial connection  
is used, there must be no cable connection at the parallel port on  
the printer. The default protocol used in serial connection is  
19200 bps, none parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit. Set in setup  
window the switch positions both 1, and 2 to OFF leaving the  
rest unchanged as factory default setting.  
2. Parallel connection  
The parallel connector is a 25 pin D sub Male connector at  
almost center in the connector area. Apply the female end of the  
parallel cable at this port for parallel application. Please note that  
when parallel connection is used, there must be no cable  
connection at the serial port on the printer. Please also note that to  
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keep parallel interface in fast operation, please adjust in setup  
window the switch positions both 1, and 2 to ON leaving the  
rest unchanged as factory default setting.  
3. Peripheral connection  
The peripheral controller is a 6 pin RJ11 jack between the  
power connector and the parallel connector. With use of Posiflex  
cash drawer cable 20863018001 (CCBLA-180-1) come with cash  
drawer, this port can control a Posiflex cash drawer CR3100 or  
CR3200 or CR4000 or CR4100. If a Posiflex special split cable  
20867023800 (CCBLA-238) is used instead, this port can control  
two cash drawers of above models.  
When the printer is used as a kitchen printer, please use this  
port for kitchen bell connection instead.  
4. Power connection  
The power connector is a 3 pin jack at the rightmost  
position in the connector area. Either a Posiflex supplied power  
adaptor or a printer power cable from a Posiflex POS system can  
be connected to this connector to supply power for this printer.  
During insertion of the power plug, be sure to hear the click to  
obtain a firm contact.  
CAUTION: Before doing the insertion or extraction of the  
power plug, be sure to pull the outer sleeve of the  
plug backward to release the internal latch.  
Failure to do this could damage the power plug.  
Such damage is considered as an artificial  
destruction and is not covered by the warranty.  
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5. Power on  
When all the above cable connections are made correctly,  
you may connect your power adaptor to the wall outlet. Make  
sure that the type of power cord and the voltage requirement of  
the power adaptor meet the local power conditions. Now the  
printer is ready for power on.  
6. Self test  
Press and hold down the feed button while turning the  
power switch on. The printer will then perform a self test. A  
sample slip of self test result is printed below. Please note that  
both serial and parallel interfaces are indicated. That means the  
printer is working on an auto-sensing and auto-select algorithm.  
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The header is printed in text mode and the rest part of this  
slip is printed in page mode. If FEED button is pressed at this  
moment, a font table will be printed in text mode again. To exit  
the test printing, please turn the printer off and on again.  
C. SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS  
1. Paper near end sensor  
The near end  
sensor for paper roll  
Paper Roll Shaft Hold  
in the printer is able  
to have the printer  
Sensor Block  
work with paper rolls  
of several bobbin  
Sensor Position Adjust  
sizes. Please refer to  
the picture at right for  
Support Roller  
one side of the paper roll compartment that there are a plastic  
thumb wheel for bobbin size adjustment and a sensor block in the  
wall. Turn the thumb wheel to adjust the proper position of sensor  
block. For desktop application, the sensor block should be above  
the bobbin seating on the 2 support rollers on bottom of paper  
compartment when paper near end. For wall mount application,  
the sensor block should be under the bobbin supported through a  
shaft held on paper compartment wall. The acceptable paper roll  
bobbin outer diameter is between 18 and 24 mm.  
2. Paper roll placement  
When the paper  
roll to put (back) in is  
Bobbin O.D.  
Bobbin I.D.  
already nearly used up,  
the paper roll must be  
placed without tilt so  
as not to obstruct  
Thermal  
Paper  
Surface  
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either paper near end sense or paper feed action. It is also noticed  
that some market available paper roll has extremely light bobbin,  
easily causing the paper roll to go off position when paper feeding  
with low remaining paper. In this case, the paper near end sensor  
may function abnormally and it would be a good solution to set in  
the setup window to have the printer to send busy only when  
input buffer is full and not based on every off line signal.  
3. Paper cutting  
The paper advance after a protective cut is now set to 12  
mm. In case the user uses direct cut instead of protective cut to  
have something like a logo printed on top of each slip, it is also  
highly suggested to print the logo and necessary paper feeding to  
make 12 mm paper advance right after each cut to prevent curling  
up and jamming of paper front edge inside the paper exit slot.  
4. Wall mount application  
In wall mount application, the option kit will include screws  
plastic cotters and a paper roll shaft. Screws and cotters are to be  
inserted to holes drilled on wall and the paper roll shaft should go  
through the paper roll and seat in hold on paper roll compartment  
wall. The paper near end sensor must be readjusted for wall  
mount application as it approaches the paper roll from different  
direction for desktop application.  
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III. MAINTENANCE GUIDES  
A. MAINTENANCE GUIDE LINES  
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Always turn off and disconnect power before opening  
the hood or cover.  
The areas around the print head and motor become very  
hot during and just after printing. Do not touch them.  
When handling the interior of the thermal printer, please  
pay attention not to be hurt by any sharp edge of the  
metal parts.  
B. GENERAL CLEANING  
Please use soft hair brush or compressed air to clear away  
any dust or paper scraps accumulation inside the printer. Check  
also the area of the auto-cutter regularly.  
C. PRINT HEAD CLEANING  
The print head is located underneath the roll paper passage  
at the exit as in the picture below. You can clean the thermal  
elements of the print head and paper end sensor gently using a  
cotton swab moistened with isopropyl alcohol solvent.  
NOTE: Never do this when print head is still hot  
Do not touch the print head thermal elements  
Do not scratch the print head  
Auto Cutter  
Thermal Elements  
Paper End Sensor  
PP-5200  
PP-5000  
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Before putting back the paper roll for printing, alcohol  
solvent must be dried completely.  
D. TROUBLE SHOOTING  
This section gives solutions to some printer problems you  
may have.  
1. General Problems  
No LED lights up on control panel when switched on –  
Make sure that the power supply cables are correctly plugged into  
the printer, the power adaptor and to the power outlet. Make sure  
that power is supplied to the power outlet. If the outlet is  
controlled by a switch or timer, try use another outlet.  
2. Printing Problems  
Nothing can be printed with ERROR LED ON – Check  
the Paper Out LED. If it is ON, most probably the paper roll is not  
installed or is at or near the end. Install a new paper roll. If the  
Paper Out LED is OFF, please check if the top hood is properly  
closed. There are 2 internal check points inside the printer to  
assure the locking of the hood for a decent printing. Therefore any  
dislocation of the hood may cause an error status and inhibition to  
printing. Press down the hood at middle of the opening when  
closing it till it audibly clicks into place. If both situations are not  
the cause, please try pressing the hood lock button down again. If  
the top hood won’ t release automatically, check for paper jam  
described in next item.  
If there is no paper jam and the printer has been printing for  
quite a period of time, the print head may be overheated. It will  
usually cool back in few minutes and the printing will resume.  
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If there is no paper jam and the print head is not overheated,  
turn off the printer and wait for half a minute then turn it back on.  
If the problem still remains, contact a qualified service person.  
Nothing can be printed with ERROR LED OFF – Try to  
run self-test according to previous chapter to check if the printer  
itself works properly. If the self-test passes, check the following:  
a. Check the connection of the interface cable at both the  
printer and computer ends. Also make sure that this cable  
meets the specification required for both the printer and  
the computer.  
b.Check the printer data communication settings against the  
computer. The printer settings can be found easily on the  
self-test print out.  
If the problem remains or the self-test fails, contact your  
dealer or a qualified service person.  
Poor printing quality – Contaminants like paper scraps and  
dusts on the thermal print head can lower the print quality  
drastically. Clean the print head as described in previous section.  
Printer trembles when printing – Since PP-5000/PP-5200  
prints at 120 or 220 mm / sec that is extremely high speed, the  
printer may tremble due to frequent engagement of the brake and  
acceleration of the motor. Such situation in turn can be  
consequences of very complicated printer operation command or  
heavily dense printing (like in inverse printing) in print content or  
irregular / insufficient data flow received from the host. When this  
happens, the print speed will be dragged down drastically since  
the motor has to be stopped frequently. Avoiding such drawbacks  
can free the printer from trembling and degraded performance.  
However, if it is impossible to avoid this for the serial interface  
printer, increasing the baud rate to 38400 bps in the host system  
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setup and changing the switch positions 1 and 2 in the printer  
setup window to ON may help.  
3. Paper Jam Problems  
Paper is jammed inside the printer – Turn off the printer  
and open the top hood by releasing the hood lock. Remove the  
jammed paper and reinstall the paper roll. Close the hood properly  
and firmly. Then turn on the printer for operation.  
If the auto cutter is jammed, the print hood will be locked.  
Please first resolve the auto cutter problems per description in  
next item and then come back to deal with the paper jam. Never  
force open the top hood. Please also clear away any  
contaminants accumulated in the cutter track above the thermal  
elements.  
Auto Cutter Blade  
The blade is completely out  
from its track in this sample  
picture for the reader to see  
where to find the cutter track.  
4. Auto Cutter Problems  
In case any foreign materials like a  
staple or paper clip or excessive paper scraps  
fall into the auto cutter mechanism the auto  
cutter may lock up and so does the print  
hood. In such case, please push the cutter  
cover down and forward as in the right  
picture to access the adjustment mechanism  
for cutter position.  
For PP-5000 please refer to the pictures below and find an  
opening on right side of plastic cover. Use a Phillips head (cross  
type) screw driver through this opening to adjust the position of  
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cutter blade along the track and reset it to home position. Please  
test push the top hood release button from time to time to see if  
the hood opens as result of cutter position reset. Close the cutter  
cover back when done.  
Push down to test  
release Top Hood  
Use Phillips screw driver  
to reset cutter for PP-5000  
back to home position  
For PP-5200 please refer to pictures below and lift up a  
transparent protective cover over the adjustment wheel. Turn this  
wheel downward to reset the cutter blade back to its home  
position. Apply some mechanical assistance if necessary. When  
the cutter blade returns to its standard position, a through hole in  
the plastic gear will show up in the window as illustrated below.  
Lift transparent  
protective foil  
Turn the wheel downward  
till a through hole in the  
plastic gear appears in  
this window  
Then close the cutter cover back to position when finish. The lock  
up of the print hood can then be released after this problem solved.  
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Please use manual cutter as temporary alternative measure  
once the auto cutter malfunctioned.  
5. Advanced Analysis Tool  
This printer supports Hexadecimal Dump for experienced  
user to view exactly what data is received by the printer. This can  
be useful in finding software problems.  
To start the dump mode: Turn off printer; Open print hood;  
Hold down FEED button while turning printer on; Close the hood.  
To stop the dump mode: Press the FEED button to print out  
the last line; Turn off the printer.  
During dump mode: All commands except DLE EOT and  
DLE ENQ are disabled.  
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IV. SPECIFICATIONS  
A. PRINTER  
ITEM  
SPECIFICATION  
Printing method  
Effective printing width  
Thermal head configuration  
Thermal sensitive line dot method  
54 mm  
432 dots / line  
PP-5000  
PP-5200  
120 mm /sec.  
220 mm /sec.  
Printing speed  
Paper feed method  
Paper load method  
Auto-cutter type  
Auto-cutter capability  
Manual cutter  
Dot Pitch  
Input power type  
Input voltage  
Friction auto-feed  
Drop and use  
Guillotine type  
Partial cut (1 point at center left)  
Saw tooth blade  
0.125 x 0.125 mm  
DC  
24 V + / - 5 %  
Dimension (mm)  
Weight  
120 (W) x 203 (D) x 124 (H)  
1.15 Kg net  
B. PAPER  
Paper type  
Thermal roll paper  
Paper roll formation  
External side is heat-sensitive side  
58 + 0 / - 1 mm  
Paper width  
38 + 0 / - 1 mm for PP-5000 with  
paper adaptor option  
Paper roll outer diameter 83 mm max.  
Paper roll inner diameter 12 + 1 / - 0 mm  
Paper thickness  
60 ~ 80 um  
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C. POWER ADAPTOR  
ITEM  
REQUIREMENT  
INPUT VOLTAGE  
INPUT FREQUENCY  
INPUT CURRENT  
OUTPUT VOLTAGE  
OUTPUT POWER  
STATIC LOAD  
100 V AC ~ 250 V AC  
50 ~ 60 HZ  
1.5 A MAX. @ 115 V AC  
+ 24 V DC  
60 W  
0 A ~ 2.5 A  
OUTPUT REGULATION  
MTBF  
+ / - 5 %  
30,000 HRS  
EMI STANDARDS  
VDE – B, FCC – B, VCCI – B  
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V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION  
A. INTERFACES  
1. Peripheral interface  
The connector for peripheral control is a 6P6C RJ11 jack  
with the following pin assignment. The best recommended cash  
drawers to this connector are Posiflex CR3100, CR3200, CR4000  
and CR4100. Using the cable 20863018001 (CCBLA-180-1)  
delivered with the cash drawer, the Aura series can control one  
dedicated cash drawer. However, by using an optional split cable  
20867023800 (CCBLA-238), Aura series controls two cash  
drawers through this connector. Please connect the CR1 plug to  
the cash drawer (CRA) to be opened by command Esc p 1 n1 n2  
and the CR2 plug to the cash drawer (CRB) to be opened by  
command Esc p 0 n1 n2.  
6
1
6
1
6P6C RJ11 jack  
6 pin plug  
PIN # Definition Description  
1
2
FG  
Frame ground  
Drawer kick for cash drawer controlled by  
software command Esc p 0 n1 n2  
Input peripheral status  
CRB  
3
4
SENSE  
VCC  
+ 24 V DC supply  
Drawer kick for cash drawer controlled by  
software command Esc p 1 n1 n2  
Signal ground  
5
6
CRA  
SG  
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2. Serial interface  
The serial interface cable is a RJ45 plug to DB9F cable of  
length 1.8 meters (about 6 feet). To use the serial interface with a  
distance longer than the cable length can be achieved through use  
of LAN cable and a RJ45 jack to DB9F converter. Please insert  
one end of the LAN cable into the RJ45 jack of the printer and the  
other end into the RJ45 jack of the converter. Connect the DB9F  
end of the converter to the COM port of host system. The LAN  
cable with all 8 wires connected and of the length required within  
signal propagation limit. The pins between the 2 plugs are  
connected pin to pin. That is pin 1 of one plug is connected to pin  
1 of the other plug and pin 2 connected to pin 2,  
etc.  
The converter could be market available.  
The connections between the two ends are:  
RXTXDTRGND--CTS  
8
1
RJ45 Plug  
DB9F  
RJ45 jack  
pin 1 ---  
pin 2 ---  
pin 3 ---  
pin 4 ---  
pin 5 ---  
pin 6 ---  
pin 7 ---  
pin 8 ---  
pin 9 N.C.  
pin 1  
pin 2  
pin 3  
pin 4  
pin 5  
pin 6  
pin 7  
pin 8  
8
1
RJ45 Jack  
5
1
9
6
DB9F Connector  
B. SETUP WINDOW  
On bottom cover of the Aura series thermal printer, there is  
screwed a metal plate for setup window. In this window, there is a  
8 position DIP switch for printer setup. Please use proper tool to  
change the switch setting when necessary. The switch position  
counting starts from the nearest edge of printer. The ON direction  
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points to the connector area of the printer. The OFF direction  
points to the power switch. The functions of each position may  
evolve with the revisions of the firmware. The information below  
applies to the latest version to the date of print of this manual.  
This 8 position DIP switch works as following:  
Switch  
position  
ON  
OFF  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
RS232 baud rate definition or Parallel interface  
definition (ref. separate table below)  
Even parity  
None parity  
XON handshaking  
Busy on “buffer full”  
Immediate cut  
Hardware handshaking  
Busy on “off line”  
Protective cut  
CR code effective  
Factory internal setting  
CR code ineffective  
Application standard mode  
Effect of positions 1 & 2 on baud rate is defined as in table  
below with parity check set according to position 3, number of  
data bits always set to 8, and stop bit set to 1. When the parallel  
interface is used, please set both positions to ON.  
SW Pos. 1 ON  
SW Pos. 2 ON  
OFF  
ON  
ON  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
Baud rate 38400 bps /  
or Interface (Parallel)  
4800 bps  
9600 bps  
19200 bps  
Switch position 3 defines the parity check regulation in  
serial interface. In Aura, it is selectable between even and none.  
Switch position 4 defines the handshaking method in serial  
interface. When it is set to ON, the printer transmits an “XOFF”  
for busy and sends an “XON” for not busy. When it is set to OFF,  
the printer signifies the busy status over hardware signals that can  
be detected by the host as “DSR” or “CTS”. When parallel  
interface is used, both switch positions 3 and 4 should be set to  
OFF.  
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For switch position 5, if the switch is set to ON, the busy  
signal is sent to host only when input buffer is full. When it is set  
to OFF, busy signal is sent to host whenever an off line status  
occurs. Therefore, signals including the paper near end detect will  
generate busy signal to the host. Consequently, the printing may  
be stopped even when there is still a long way to go before the  
paper roll is actually exhausted. Taking the paper out beep into  
consideration, the printer will keep on beeping at Paper End  
(completely no paper) till paper is replaced when S1-5 is ON. Yet  
when S1-5 is OFF, the printer will keep on beeping every 3  
seconds at Paper Near End (still long paper in replace) till paper is  
replaced.  
For switch position 6, when it is set to OFF, there will be a  
20 mm paper feed before cutting when software does not define  
this point and there will be further 10 mm paper after cutting to  
prevent paper jam. Before setting this switch to ON, please make  
sure that your software will take care of enough paper feed for the  
paper jam prevention issue.  
For switch position 8, when it is set to ON in the field, the  
printer maybe subject to unpredictable damages and must be  
strictly prevented.  
The factory default for each position is listed below:  
Switch Position  
Serial interface w/  
auto cutter  
Parallel interface w/  
auto cutter  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF  
ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF  
C. ADVANCED SETTINGS  
Please consult your system integrator once any advanced  
settings like that for using 38 mm width paper roll in PP-5000  
models.  
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VI. USEFUL TIPS  
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Please note that only those qualified technicians may  
adjust several jumpers for some technical settings.  
Please visit our web site http://www.posiflex.com or  
http://www.posiflex.com.tw for details of the technical  
information such as driver installation, DIP switch  
settings and command sets etc. if required.  
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Place the printer on a sturdy, level surface.  
Choose a place that is well ventilated and free of  
excessive dust, smoke or fume.  
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Do not put the printer under direct sunlight or near a  
heater.  
Ideal room temperature is from 0ºC to 50ºC. Ideal  
humidity is from 10% to 90% RH (no condensation).  
Do not set any liquid or drinks such as coffee on the  
printer case.  
Do not touch any metal part to avoid possible  
electrostatic damage.  
Do not touch the areas around the print head and motor  
during or right after printing. It can be very hot.  
Do not allow the cut receipt to slide back into the cutter  
during the operation. As this would lead to multiple  
cutting at the lower edge of a receipt and the multiple  
cut thin slips tend to cause mechanical malfunction.  
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Use a grounded AC power outlet with only the power  
cord and power adaptor furnished with the printer.  
6 - 1  
 
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Do not use a power outlet of a circuit shared with any  
equipment that uses a lot of power or causes great  
electrical noises, such as a copier, electric motors or a  
coffee maker.  
Do not use thermal paper containing Sodium (Na+),  
Potassium (K+) and Chlorine (Cl-) ions that can harm  
the print head thermal elements.  
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If the surface of thermal paper is scratched with a hard  
object such as a nail, the paper may become discolored.  
If thermal paper touches diazzo copy paper immediately  
after copying, the printed surface may be discolored.  
Use only water paste, starch paste, polyvinyl paste or  
CMC paste when gluing thermal paper.  
If thermal paper touches anything containing phthalic  
acid ester plasticizer for a long time, the image  
formation ability may be reduced or the printed image  
may fade.  
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Use of volatile organic solvents such as alcohol, ester  
and ketone or some adhesive tapes on thermal paper can  
cause discoloration.  
Thermal paper must not be stored with the printed  
surfaces against each other as the printing may be  
transferred between the surfaces.  
Since the paper roll is highly thermal sensitive, please  
keep them in a dark place that is 20º and 65% RH when  
not installed in the printer. Avoid extended exposure to  
direct light. Use only products made from polyethylene,  
polypropylene or polyester for storage of thermal paper.  
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