Nanoptix PayCheck, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...First Edition December 2008 Latest update February 2009 Document 720002 0000R...

Page 2: ...ix is a trademark Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders Federal Communications Commission FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement Warning Changes o...

Page 3: ...d power supply with standard 60Hz 50Hz 100 240VAC input and 24VDC output equipped with AC line filtering over current and short circuit protection Use of this product with a power supply other than th...

Page 4: ...us LED 8 2 6 Testing the Printer 9 2 7 Clearing Jams 10 3 Troubleshooting the Printer 11 3 1 Printer Interface Ports 11 3 2 Pin Designation of Communication Interfaces 12 3 2 1 RS 232 DB 9 12 3 3 Sens...

Page 5: ...URE 6 RESETTING PRINTER 7 FIGURE 7 PAPER FEED BUTTON 7 FIGURE 8 LED POSITIONS RED ON TOP GREEN ON BOTTOM 8 FIGURE 9 STATUS TICKET 9 FIGURE 10 LATCH 10 FIGURE 11 FRONT ASSEMBLY 10 FIGURE 12 CLEAR JAM 1...

Page 6: ...1 SPECIFICATIONS 2 TABLE 2 LED INFORMATION 8 TABLE 3 INTERFACE PORTS 11 TABLE 4 9 PIN RS232 SERIAL INTERFACE 12 TABLE 5 SENSORS SWITCHES 12 TABLE 6 TROUBLESHOOTING PRINTING PROBLEMS 13 TABLE 7 PRINTER...

Page 7: ...y fast quiet and very reliable With the technology of thermal printing there is no cassette or ribbon to change and paper loading is extremely simple The printer is portable and is easy to use with th...

Page 8: ...PC A UPC E interleaved 2 of 5 Code 39 Code 93 Coda bar EAN 8 EAN 13 Code 128 Note Other Bar Codes can be programmed quickly Speed Up to 200 mm second Monochrome 8 in Up to 125 mm second Two color mode...

Page 9: ...ut paper but it may continue to accept data from the host computer Because the printer cannot print any transactions the data may be lost 1 Unlock and push button to lift open the top cover 2 Reload t...

Page 10: ...e stack and align the left edge of the ticket to the left edge of the input paper guide Figure 3 Aligning Paper Edge 4 Slowly slide the paper towards the output tray The printer will grab the paper an...

Page 11: ...December 2008 Document 720002 0000R 5 5 Close the top cover making sure the button is latched Figure 4 Closing Cover Note In the event of a paper jam see section 2 7 Clearing jams...

Page 12: ...r feeding multiple tickets To calibrate the printer following these steps 1 Separate the ticket that is in the print head from the stack on the perforated line 2 Press the Paper Feed Button to eject t...

Page 13: ...rinter s power connector to reset Once the printer is re connected it will go through a startup routine and reset itself Figure 6 Resetting Printer 2 4 Paper Feed Button Use the Paper Feed Button to a...

Page 14: ...On Unit Standby Off Off Unit Powered Off Off Off Paper Low On Off Paper Out On Slow Blink Paper Jam On Fast Blink Black Index Mark Missing On Fast Blink Temperature Error On Medium Blink Voltage Error...

Page 15: ...e Serial Baud 9600 Data Bits 8 Parity NONE Handshaking PRT XON RTS Print Mode Line PRINT CONTROL Print Method No HPQ Speed 200 mm sec Black Bar Index Right No HPQ Burn Time 275 us Clear After Cut 254...

Page 16: ...move paper output tray Open top cover and unlatch the front mech assembly see Figure 10 Latch then lift up see Figure 11 Front assembly Finally clear jam from the paper path see Figure 12 Clear Jam Fi...

Page 17: ...eshooting the Printer 3 1 Printer Interface Ports Port Identification Connector Type Function A USB Type Mini B USB Communication B DB9 Receptacle RS 232 Communication C Molex 2 Pin Latching 24 VDC Ta...

Page 18: ...Transmit 3 RS232_RXD Input Output Data Receive 4 No Connect N A N A N A 5 DGND Ground Ground Signal Ground Aux Ground 6 No Connect N A N A N A 7 RS232_CTS Input Output Handshake 8 RS232_RTS Output In...

Page 19: ...t is not cut The printer is not configured for a cutter Contact your authorized service representative Paper stack loaded incorrectly Check that the paper is loaded properly Print is light or spotty T...

Page 20: ...foration burst strength or pull force shall be 1 3lbs 0 4lbs 0 59Kgs 0 18Kgs 4 2 Ordering Thermal Paper We recommend the following paper grade produced by Graphic Controls and Slot Tickets There are a...

Page 21: ...December 2008 Document 720002 0000R 15 5 Mechanical Drawings Figure 15 Side View with Cover Open in mm...

Page 22: ...December 2008 Document 720002 0000R 16 Figure 16 Side View with Cover Closed in mm Figure 17 Front View with Cover Closed in mm...

Page 23: ...e Nanoptix PayCheck printer is 3 months or 5 km of paper printed which ever comes first Note Pre saturated cleaning cards are also available for cleaning the thermal print head and platen roller 1 Ope...

Page 24: ...the printing elements line black line on the print head with a cotton swab and IPA isopropyl alcohol Figure 20 Clean printing head 4 Clean the platen roller with a cotton swab and IPA isopropyl alcoh...

Page 25: ...aced between thermal print head and roller during shipping and storage United States of America Canada and International RMA XXXXXX RMA XXXXXX Nanoptix Inc Nanoptix Inc C o Brunswick Brokers 699 Champ...