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User’s Guide
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Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in Oki and OKIPOS are registered trademarks of Oki Electric this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. Oki assumes Industry Company Ltd. no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. Oki also cannot guarantee that changes in software and Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the informa
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Contents Safety Instructions .......................................................... 4 Operating the Printer ................................................. 16 Operating the Keypad........................................... 16 About the OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer........................5 Cleaning the Printer............................................... 16 What Is in This Book? .............................................5 Cleaning the Thermal Printhead .......................... 17 Descr
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Safety Instructions Your Oki printer has been carefully designed to give you years • Aside from the routine maintenance described in this of safe, reliable performance. As with all electrical equipment, handbook, do not try to service the printer yourself; however, there are a few basic precautions you should take to opening the cover may expose you to shocks or other avoid hurting yourself or damaging the printer: hazards. • Read the setup instructions in this handbook carefully. If anything ha
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This book also provides some general and technical information About the OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer about the printer, so you’ll know what the features are, how reliable it is, and what its printing capabilities are. What Is in This Book? Where Can You Find More Information? Who Is It For? A Programming Guide is available if you need to know how to program a point-of-sale terminal or a PC to work with the printer. This book is an operator’s guide intended for new and It describes all the command
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• 4.0 inch (approx. 10cm) diameter thermal paper roll, 420 Description of the OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer feet (approx. 128m) per roll The OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer is a stand-alone, 40-column, • Automatic Cutter (partial cut) thermal printer. The OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer performs high • Easy paper load speed receipt printing in a point-of-sale environment and is available in the following models: • RS232C Serial Interface with 8K buffer • Epson® TMT-88 and Axiohm® 793/794 Emulation • OKIPOS 8
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Optional Features Print Characteristics The optional features either replace a standard feature or The OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer prints characters in a variety of enhance the operation of the printer. All optional features are pitches. All pitches are scaleable up to eight (8) times installed at the factory and must be selected when the printer is horizontally or vertically. ordered. For information about programming the printer to print a • IEEE 1284 Bi-Directional Parallel (Optional) particul
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Unpacking the Printer Setting Up the Printer Be sure to save the box and packing materials in case you Follow the instructions in this chapter to quickly set up the need to send the printer to be serviced. OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer. We recommend that you check it out first before you connect it to your system to make sure 1. Before removing the printer, examine the outside of the everything is working properly. You should have it ready to box for signs of damage. hook up to your system in just
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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) User’s Guide 9 80p3gb.p65 9 12/01/99, 11:43 English
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Environmental Conditions Choosing a Location for the Printer The printer will run at its best when stored and operated in an The OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer is designed to be placed on environment that meets the following temperature and humidity point-of-sale terminals, counter tops, or any other flat stable conditions: surface that can support the weight of the printer (about 1.8kg). Please refer to the dimensions when selecting the best possible • Operating temperature: 0° to 40°C location. Be
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Connecting the Power Cable 2. Connect the power cable to the external power supply. 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 the printer. 3. Plug the power cable into an earthed three-pin power socket. The power cable should be connected to a n
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Loading and Removing Paper 2. Place the paper roll so the paper unwinds from the bottom This section describes how to load and remove paper. Change (front). 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 is a new installation, a receipt roll is supplied with the printer. 1. Open the paper cover by firmly
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Testing the Printer 6. Close the paper cover. You can test the printer to ensure that it is running properly. The sample on the following page shows what a printout of the 7. The printer will print some technical information. test may look like. The test pattern varies depending on the 8. To print some sample code pages, press the line feed printer model and the character set selected when the printer button. was ordered. These modes are described in the OKIPOS 80 Plus III Run the test after loa
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Connecting the Cables Refer to the Appendix for information on the serial cable Now that you have set up and tested the printer, you are ready requirements. to connect it to the point-of-sale system. 3. Tighten the two mounting screws on each side of the cable connector. Connecting the Communication Cable Depending on the interface your system uses, connect either Connect the Parallel Cable the serial or parallel communication cable to the appropriate connector on the back of the printer. 1. Unp
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Connecting the Cash Drawer Cables Setup Checklist 1. Unplug the AC power cable from the earthed three- pin Did you follow all of the steps to set up the printer? Here they power socket. are again for you to check off. 2. Connect the cash drawer cable to the connectors located • Unpack the printer. on the back of the printer. • Choose a location for the printer. • Check the environmental conditions and the airflow around the printer. • Connect the power cord. • Load the paper. • Test the printer.
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Operating the Printer Once the printer has been setup, there is very little that you In order of precedence: need to do during daily operation because most functions are Printer not configured 5 quick flashes controlled by the host system. This chapter describes the thermal head overheat Rapid, continuous following few tasks that you will need to perform, some more Cutter error 3 quick flashes often than others: Cover open Continuous Paper out Slow, continuous • Operating the keypad Buttons • Cl
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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. User’s Guide 17 80p3gb.p65 17 12/01/99, 11:43 English
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RS-232C Communication Appendix The RS-232C interface uses the following protocol and communication characteristics: Cash Drawer Pin Assignments • Up to 19.2K Baud Function Drawer 1 Drawer 2 • Up to 6K Buffer Drawer Drive + Pin 4 Pin 4 Drawer Drive - Pin 5 Pin 1 • Ready/Busy or XON/XOFF Protocol Status Signal Pin 2 Pin 2 • Communications Diagnostic Mode Status Ground Pin 3 Pin 3 Frame Ground Pin 6 Pin 6 Pin Assignments for 9-pin Printer Connector Pin Name Description Pin 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect
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Serial Cable Configurations Parallel Cable The following cable configurations are for different host requirements. Cable Requirements The OKIPOS 80 Plus III Printer requires a 25-pin male D-Shell 9-pin Serial Cable connector at the printer. To connect the printer to most PC’s use a 25-pin male to 25-pin male parallel interconnect cable. Pin Assignments Pin Signal Description Direction Pin 1 STROBE Clock Data to printer Host to Printer Use this cable for OKIPOS 80 Plus III printers connected to P
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O R Index options......................................................... 7 reliability ..................................................... 7 repacking the printer.................................. 8 B P RS-232C communication ........................ 18 buttons....................................................... 16 paper loading ................................................. 12 S C parallel cable serial cable cables connecting ........................................... 14 configuration
