AMS Pocket Spectrum, User Manual

Page 1: ...artial reproduction of this manual in whatever form whether by printed or electronic means is forbidden Copyright ⓒ 2003 Advanced Merchant Solutions Inc Advanced Merchant Solutions Inc 604 Princeton Circle West Fullerton CA 92831 714 449 0211 ...

Page 2: ...ter 7 Printer Features 8 Printer Description 8 Turning the printer ON OFF 9 Recharge cradle 9 Battery 9 Recharging battery 9 Information regarding battery use 10 Loading paper 11 Resetting the Printer 13 Communication by Bluetooth 14 Communication via Serial Port Cable 15 Swiping a Magnetic Card 16 Cleaning 17 Software Configuration 18 iPAQ 18 Nokia Series 60 20 Sony Ericsson P800 P900 22 ...

Page 3: ...erface option Bluetooth RS 232C USB TTL Head life 50km Data memory 1Mbit Power 4 8V DC Ni MH 800mAH Standard pack 4 8V DC Ni MH 1600mAH Extended pack option Drop test 1meter Dimensions mm W x L x H Spectrum I 84x141x36 with card reader Weight with standard power pack Spectrum I 271g MSR Spectrum I ISO I II Bar code printing UPCA UPCE JAN8 EAN CODE39 CODE93 CODE128 ITF CODABAR Note Specifications s...

Page 4: ... 4 Printer Components A Pocket Spectrum Front external view 1 Paper cover 2 Paper cover open button both sides 3 LED Window 4 Power Button 5 Paper exit slot 6 I O connector 7 External Power ...

Page 5: ... 5 B Mobile Pro Spectrum Bottom view 1 Battery compartment 2 4 8V DC Ni MH 800mAH or 1 600mAH option Battery Pack ...

Page 6: ...rinter label If in doubt contact your retailer When deciding where to place the printer make sure it is positioned where it will not be damaged Do not introduce foreign object of any kind into the printer as they could cause a short circuit and could damage the printer Disconnect the printer from the electrical supply and have it repaired by a specialized technician when o Liquid has entered the p...

Page 7: ...al so that it may be re used if the printer is be transported in the future Make sure that all the components illustrated in fig 1 are present and that there are no signs of damage If there are contact Advanced Merchant Solutions Inc 1 User s manual 2 Cable 3 Paper roll 4 Battery charger 5 Battery 6 Printer ...

Page 8: ...pocket or purse and weighs just 10 oz The Pocket Spectrum with Bluetooth interface is primarily intended for Credit card and Check Guarantee applications combined with Bluetooth equipped PDA s It is important to note that Pocket Spectrum is designed for easy paper loading making it simple and more convenient to use It has a 203 dpi thermal print mechanism that utilizes 58mm 0 5mm wide paper rolls ...

Page 9: ...rinter is equipped with a rechargeable battery pack To recharge the battery use the recharge cradle that comes packed with the printer and following the instructions reported in the 3 1 paragraph Battery Recharging battery To recharge the battery use the recharge cradle packed with the printer and proceed as follows Put the battery onto the recharge cradle and plug the recharge cradle into the ele...

Page 10: ...s type of battery and battery cradle used Batteries may be recharged and discharged hundreds of times but they do wear out over time When battery life both print and stand by is noticeably shorter than usual it is time to purchase a new battery Only utilize batteries that conform to specifications and only recharge them using a battery cradle approved by Advanced Merchant Solutions Inc When the ba...

Page 11: ...e printer put the roll with the edge lifted into the printer To change the roll of paper proceed as follows 1 Open the paper cover pushing on the printer lateral buttons and position the paper roll so that it unrolls in the direction shown in the above figure 2 Pull up on the edge of the paper and close the cover pushing the left part of the cover ...

Page 12: ... 12 3 Tear off the paper The printer is now ready ...

Page 13: ...rocessor Like all computing devices it may need to be reset from time to time In order to reset the printer simply use a paper clip and press the reset button located inside the printer through the reset access aperture This is a small hole in the bottom of the printer ...

Page 14: ...Communication by Bluetooth The printer communicates with any equipment including a Bluetooth emitter by RF up to 10m of distance and with a 720Kbytes data transmission flow while maintaining this printer s performance ...

Page 15: ...onnector into the printer port Connect the other end of the cable to the device to be connected For applications that do not require Bluetooth or USB we recommend our Pocket Merchant which has an RS 232 interface and a large library of pre configured PDA cables available For more information on this please go to www merchantanywhere com ...

Page 16: ...card started in the slot Wipe the card with a smooth even motion Do not jerk the card or stop during the swipe Make sure that the card slides firmly against the bottom of the slot as you pull it through The unit will beep and the red LED will flash once if the read was successful If there was an error during the read the red LED will flash three times and the unit will beep three times If this hap...

Page 17: ...an the printer use a vacuum cleaner or soft cloth Before cleaning the printer make sure that the printer is off Do not use alcohol solvents or hard bristled brushes Do not let water or other liquids seep into the printer ...

Page 18: ...In this example we will use the iPAQ s Bluetooth manager to establish a connection between the Pocket Spectrum and the iPAQ Tap New Tap on No Device selected Turn on Pocket Spectrum and choose Explore Select Pocket Spectrum from list ...

Page 19: ... 19 When asked for a Pass key enter 1000 Click OK button PDA is now setup to work with software Choose Pocket Spectrum BT from Options screen when using Pocket Verifier ...

Page 20: ...then turn on the Spectrum printer 2 Choose New paired device from Options When Mobile Pro appears select Stop if still Searching then choose the Mobile Pro item Enter Passkey 1000 Then select OK Mobile Pro will appear as a paired device along with any others that you may have Then select Exit and Back to return back to the phone s main menu ...

Page 21: ...then select Spectrum as the Reader With Spectrum as the Reader Com Settings from the Options menu to confirm that the port settings are setup as 38400 N 8 1 The software may display a list of Paired devices if there is no connection Choose Mobile Pro Your software is now setup to use the Pocket Spectrum ...