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Introduction 

Thank you

 for purchasing a 

Printek Mt2 Series Mobile Printer

.  The Mt2 printers have been designed to 

provide you years of service, handling your most demanding printing requirements in the mobile arena.  If you 
have any questions or would like more information on the various supplies and accessories that are available for 
the Mt2 Series, please visit us on the internet at www.printek.com, or call our Sales Department at (800) 368-
4636. 

 

 

Printer Models and Options 

The Mt2 is a mobile thermal printer capable of printing on roll media up to 2.25” in width.   

The Mt2B adds Bluetooth Wireless connectivity for ultra-convenient data communication with no need for 
cables or line-of-sight orientation. 

Either model can also be purchased with a Magnetic Card Reader for point-of-sale credit card data capture, 
“line busting”, and other customer convenience applications. 

In addition, Printek provides many useful accessories such as weather-proof cases, shoulder straps, serial cables, 
external battery chargers, and in-vehicle power adapters to cover all the needs of your user environment.  Please 
visit our website at www.printek.com for more information. 

 

 

Manual Contents 

Getting Started

 provides information on the printer’s features, instructions for installing and charging the 

battery, and installing print media. 

Operation

 describes initial power up, performing Self-Test, tearing off printed output, interpreting the status 

indicators, and using the Magnetic Card Reader. 

Printer Configuration

 provides detailed information on how to set up the printer interfaces and power control. 

Printer Maintenance

 gives tips about cleaning, battery charging, and other battery information. 

Troubleshooting

 offers solutions to common problems. 

Specifications 

lists the operating ranges and ratings of the printer. 

Glossary of Terms

 is a reference for terminology used within this manual and in the computer and printer 

industry. 

 

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Summary of Contents for Mt2

Page 1: ...Mt2 Series Operator s Manual Printek Inc 1517 Townline Road Benton Harbor MI 49022 269 925 3200 www printek com Printek Part Number 5753 Rev E...

Page 2: ...or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different...

Page 3: ...den Drucker nicht in einem kleinen geschlossenen Raum es sei denn dieser wird ordnungsgem bel ftet Achten Sie darauf dass die L ftungen nicht blockiert oder versperrt sind denn dies kann zum berhitzen...

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Page 5: ...Print Job 8 Reading The Status Indicators 9 Using The Optional Magnetic Card Reader MCR 10 Printer Configuration 11 Serial RS 232C Interface Configuration 12 Infrared IrDA Interface Configuration 13 B...

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Page 7: ...e applications In addition Printek provides many useful accessories such as weather proof cases shoulder straps serial cables external battery chargers and in vehicle power adapters to cover all the n...

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Page 9: ...ce field sales restaurants ticketing and many other applications where point of service receipts are required Each printer includes An Mt2 or Mt2B Printer One Battery One Roll of Paper A Belt Loop Sys...

Page 10: ...set the battery into the compartment A label showing this orientation is also located inside the battery compartment Close the battery door Lock the battery door closed by sliding the Battery Door Rel...

Page 11: ...ase the paper door by pressing down on the LOAD button on the top of the printer near the paper door as shown in the following illustration The paper door will pop open a short way Grasp either side o...

Page 12: ...strap of the belt loop Insert the knob located on the bottom of the printer into the slot of the belt loop connector Pull down on the printer until you hear a click The printer is now secure and can...

Page 13: ...ome period of time does not necessarily indicate a full charge Amber indicates that the battery charge is low and the battery needs to be recharged soon Red indicates that the battery is not charged e...

Page 14: ...first few lines of self test show the printer firmware version the current printer settings for example IrDA or Serial Bluetooth mode and a list of any optional or special features installed Tearing O...

Page 15: ...ompletely discharged or removed Amber The battery charger is charging the battery at a fast rate If the battery is below 5 0V the battery is being trickle charged until the battery voltage reaches 5 0...

Page 16: ...reader and the application software asks for the card to be read Quickly swipe the card through the reader either left to right or right to left The magnetic stripe must be facing toward the paper su...

Page 17: ...ne of these switches These switch assignments are shown in the following table Following the table are detailed descriptions of how to use these switches to control each interface and the printer s po...

Page 18: ...baud rate on switches SW2 SW3 and the parity on switches SW6 SW7 must be set to match the settings on the host computer The RS 232C Interface signals are provided on a 6 Pin RJ type data connector loc...

Page 19: ...all be in the Off position To use the Bluetooth interface the host computer must also have an interface that is compatible with the Bluetooth wireless communication standard To have the host computer...

Page 20: ...lts to 24 column mode SI 0F 15 Shift In Defaults to 42 column mode XON 11 17 Transmitter On Printer to Host Printer ready to receive data Host to Printer Host ready to receive data AUXON 12 18 Printer...

Page 21: ...nt Commands Command String Printer Action ESC F 1 Selects International character set ESC F 2 Selects PC Line Draw character set ESC U 1 Enable emphasized print ESC U 0 Disable emphasized print Line S...

Page 22: ...C Q J n Reverse Dot Feed ESC Q Q n Set Out of Paper Sensitivity ESC Q F m Set Forward Black Mark Seek ESC Q B m Set Reverse Black Mark Seek Printer Supervisory and Control Commands Command String Prin...

Page 23: ...esident Character Sets The following tables show the symbols for character values 32 through 255 decimal These character sets are selected using the ESC F n command International Character Set PC Line...

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Page 25: ...If a cleaning pen is not available use a cotton swab moistened with isopropyl alcohol Clean the platen roller located on the paper supply door with a dry cloth or small brush You can also use the pri...

Page 26: ...available from Printek for 120VAC 240VAC 12VDC or 24VDC environments Charging time in the printer is approximately 180 minutes The recommended room temperature for charging is 68 77 degrees Fahrenhei...

Page 27: ...complete and the printer turns itself off repeat this test with a known good battery Once this test has completed successfully turn off the printer and allow the battery to fully charge 180 minutes A...

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Page 29: ...AC adaptor Replace adapter Battery not charging Faulty battery Replace battery Low battery Check and recharge battery Print head dirty Clean print head Poor print quality Poor quality or old paper Ver...

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Page 31: ...munications Standard Interfaces RS232C and IrDA standard Baud Rate 2 4k 9 6k 19 2k 38 4k baud IrDA Transfer Speed Fast Up to 38 4k depending on computer capability Standard 9600 connect and transfer H...

Page 32: ...n condensing Drop Test Meets industry standard Agency Approvals FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B En55022 Class B EN50024 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 AS NZS3548 Class B Media Specifications Specification Para...

Page 33: ...of one year from date of shipment This warranty does not apply to defects resulting from action of the user such as misuse improper wiring operation outside of specification improper maintenance or re...

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Page 35: ...reset dpi Dots per inch Generally used to refer to graphics density or resolution escape sequence String of characters beginning with the escape ESC character which is used to control the configuratio...

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