POSIFLEX Aura-900, User Manual

Page 1: ...orial or other errors or omissions contained herein nor for direct indirect incidental consequential or otherwise damages including without limitation loss of data or profits resulting from the furnishing performance or use of this material This information is provided as is and Posiflex Technology Inc expressly disclaims any warranties expressed implied or statutory including without limitation i...

Page 2: ...can be use to drive a separately purchased kitchen bell for reminder function in noisy environment This series make beeping sound as response to Paper End or Paper Near End signals 20 plus code pages are supported in the standard model for application convenience Other useful functions such as paper saving and 1D 2D barcode printing are design in this printer to help user to gaining the convenienc...

Page 3: ...ura 9000W d USB cable for Aura 9000U 5 One of the power sources a Power adaptor power cord depend on country type ordered b Power supply cable when no power adaptor and no powered USB cable ordered 6 User s Manual 7 Driver CD for Aura 9000U and Aura 9000L W OPTIONS Kitchen bell Alarm type KL 100 Wall Mount Kit Parallel Interface Kit Serial Interface Kit LAN Interface Kit Wi Fi Interface Kit Langua...

Page 4: ...er Connector CR Port Rubber Foot Window Plate Screw Setup Window Plate Rubber Foot Mounting Hole Bottom Cover Power Switch Cover Release Paper Exit LAN Port I O Area for Aura 9000L LAN Adaptor Fixation Screw I O Area for Aura 9000P Parallel Port Parallel Adaptor Fixation Screw ...

Page 5: ...mble to the original position after turn on the printer LOADING PAPER Desk Top Application 1 Pull the hood release button to release the top cover as in Pix 1 and lower right picture 2 Raise the released hood wide open manually as in Pix 2 Drop the thermal paper roll inside the printer in direction as shown in Pix2 Pix 3 Pix 1 Pix 2 Release Button I O Area for Aura 9000W Wi Fi Indictor Reset Butto...

Page 6: ... a 9 PIN D sub Female connector at the left in this area Apply the male connector of RS232 cable to this port for serial application The default protocol used in serial connection is 115 200 bps none parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit Virtual Serial Port A virtual serial port is a redirector driver used in USB interface which is usually used to create a pair of back to back virtual COM ports on the sam...

Page 7: ...tion To use Wi Fi connection please set up through official utility Posiflex Wi Fi POS Printer Manager There are two interfaces to organize Aura 9000W which are USB and Wi Fi When the first time use Aura 9000W please set the host terminal s Wi Fi configuration to AD HOC peer to peer mode when setting through Wi Fi interface Another method to setup Aura 9000W is by USB interface and please uses Wi ...

Page 8: ...gain SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS Paper Near End Sensor The near end sensor for paper roll in the printer is able to have the printer work with paper rolls of several bobbin sizes Please refer to the picture at right for the inside of the paper roll compartment that there are a plastic thumb for bobbin size adjustment and a sensor block in the wall Adjust the thumb to change the proper position of sensor b...

Page 9: ...wing pictures and use flat screw driver to remove the shaft hold as arrowed in the picture Please exchange the right and the left position and reassemble them INSTALLING DRIVER There will be a Posiflex Product Information CD or DVD or a separate CD of similar nature which is specifically create for the Aura 9000U Aura 9000W and Aura 9000L Please find the appropriate subfolder from the non specific...

Page 10: ...rectly connected local printer So for direct I O control by tools like HyperTerminal all commands applicable to the serial or parallel interface model can work on Aura 9000L in the same way as Aura 9000 except the port must be TCP IP with the IP address of the printer Similarly for Windows printer driver setup please Add Printer and select for Local printer and select port TCP IP with the printer ...

Page 11: ...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 sensor gently using a cotton swab moistened with isopropyl alcohol solvent Before putting back the paper roll for printing alcohol solvent must be dry completely NOTE Never do this when print head is still hot Do not touch the print head thermal elements a...

Page 12: ...l it audibly clicks into place If both situations are not the cause please try pulling the hood lock forward If the top hood won t release automatically check for paper jam described in next item 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 c...

Page 13: ...information such as driver installation DIP switch settings and command sets etc if required Place the printer on a sturdy level surface Choose a place that is well ventilated and free of excessive dust smoke or fume Do not put the printer under direct sunlight or near a heater Ideal room temperature is from 5ºC to 40ºC Ideal humidity is from 20 to 85 RH no condensation Do not set any liquid or dr...

Page 14: ...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 SPECIFICATIONS PRINTER ITEM SPECIFICATION Interface USB Interface Maximum Printing Sp...

Page 15: ...ddition to Parallel port For Aura 9000S there are 2 connectors for host connection USB Port and in addition to the Serial port For Aura 9000L there are 2 connectors for host connection USB and in addition to the LAN port Please always connect only one interface at a time Simultaneous multiple host connections could result in unexpected results UPOS CONCERNS The UPOS compliance and WEPOS compliance...

Page 16: ...of the firmware The information below applies to the latest version to the date of print of this manual The 8 position SW1 DIP switch works as following Switch position ON OFF 1 2 Baud rate definition ref separate table below 3 5 Paper Width Printable Width 6 USB interface Default Other interface 7 Auto Cutter Disable Auto Cutter enable 8 Firmware Update Enable Firmware Update Disable Effect of po...

Page 17: ...software switch setting which means other functions must be change by software utility Please visit our web site http www posiflex com or http www posiflex com tw to download the Aura 9000 software switch utility Software switches has divided into SW1 SW2 SW3 and SW4 Following information is going to describe these settings SW2 software switch works as following Switch position ON OFF 1 Paper Back...

Page 18: ... for printed lines cut prevention issue For switch position 5 if the switch is set to ON the busy signal set to host only when input buffer is full When it is set to OFF busy signal is sent to host whenever the input buffer is full or an off line status occurs Therefore signals including the paper near end detect will generate busy signal to the host Moreover the printer will keep on beeping at Pa...

Page 19: ...ON ON OFF OFF SW3 Pos 4 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON Printing Speed 300 mm sec 280 mm sec 250 mm sec 220 mm sec 200 mm sec 180 mm sec Please notice when system recognizes barcode will be printing the speed will automatic set to 180mm sec to ensure these barcode prints perfectly Effect of positions 5 6 7 on Print Density is defined as below SW3 Pos 5 OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF SW3 Pos 6 OFF OF...

Page 20: ...Line Space Reduction as in table below SW4 Pos 4 OFF ON OFF ON SW4 Pos 5 OFF OFF ON ON Line Space Reduce Disable Reduce 25 Reduce 50 Reduce 70 For switch 4 position 6 7 it can reduce the spare space between paragraphs No matter how many blank lines this function will reduce the total unused space for three particular percentages which are 25 50 and 75 Please refer to the following table to adjust ...