Megatron WSP-R241 Instructions Manual

WSP-R241

Mobile thermal printer

● Pocket size.

● Support text and graphic printing.

● Low power consumption

● Interface USB / Bluetooth Ver3.0

● High resolution (203 dpi : 8 dots /mm)

Version 0.1

Summary

Introduction...................................................................................................3

Operating precautions :.................................................................................4

Specifications :..............................................................................................5

Setting up the printer :..................................................................................6

Printer features :............................................................................................7

Dimensions :.................................................................................................8

Replacing the paper roll:...............................................................................9

Power supply :............................................................................................10

Control panel :............................................................................................12

Set operation mode :...................................................................................13

Interface :....................................................................................................15

The self-test :..............................................................................................18

Consumable parts :......................................................................................18

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Introduction

→ The WSP-R241 printer is suitable designed for use with a growing variety of
mobile devices. Bluetooth/USB interfaces make the WSP-R241 the perfect comrade for
applications such as point of transaction warehousing, distribution, point of sales,
hospitality, gaming and healthcare.

→ Her general features are as follows:

➢ Light weight (193.5g) for true mobility.
➢ Pocket size (79,5 x 104,4 x 37,6 mm)
➢ Very silent printing thru direct thermal printing method.
➢ High speed(100mm/sec, MAX)
➢ High resolution(203dpi : 8dots/mm)
➢ USB, Bluetooth Ver3.0 interface
➢ Intuitive LED’s indicate Power(on/off),Error, Bluetooth status, Battery status
➢ Support Magnetic Stripe Reader [option]
➢ Support text and graphic printing.
➢ Easier paper loading by CLAMSHELL design.
➢ One touch paper cover
➢ Printer door open & Paper-out sensor
➢ Easier maintenance with self-diagnostics.
➢ In field programming – Update Firmware, Download Fonts and Logos
➢ Microsoft Windows XP/VISTA/7/8/CE, Linux, Android compatible.
➢ Free fall: 1.5M drop resistance
➢ Flow control : Software (XON/XOFF)

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Operating precautions :

→ Please follow the precautions below to enjoy and maintain the full
performance of the printer.

Using the printer :

• Be careful not to drop or bump the printer on a hard surface;

• Do not install the printer in direct sunlight or such areas. Suitable environment

for the use of the printer is as follows:

Operating temperature : -10°c à 50°C

Relative humidity : 30 % et 80 %

• Do not install the printer near devices that generate strong electromagnetic fields

such as a copy machine.

• Do not open platen cover during printing.

• Do not remove or reinstall the communication cable during printing or

transmission.

• Do not touch the connectors of the communication cable during printing.

• Switch the POWER OFF when not in use.

• Do not use other solvent.

• The AC adapter, the battery charger and the battery pack may

become warm when in use. This is normal and is not a malfunction.

• When the battery pack is used at low temperature, the length of time

the printer can be used may be shortened.

Thermal paper handling :

• Store the thermal paper in a cool, dry and dark place.

• Do not rub the paper with hard object.

• Do not allow plastic film, erasers, or adhesive tape to touch the paper for long

periods.

• Do not use chemical glue.

• Always use the clean thermal paper.

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Specifications :

Item Specifications

Printing method Direct thermal line printing

Character size

Font size A: 12x24 / Font size B : 9x24 / Font size C : 8x16

KOR : 24x24(16x24) / CHN,JPN : 24x24

Characters per line

A : 32cpl / B : 42cpl / C : 48cpl

KOR : 16cpl(24) / CHN,JPN : 16 cpl

Character set

Alphanumérique : 95, extended graphics : 128x50 pages,

International : 10

Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean

Resolution 203dpi, 8 dots /mm

Dimensions

79,5 x 114,3 x 43,5 mm

79,5 x 118,4 x 43,5 mm (MSR*)

Weight 197,2 g / 202,1 g (MSR*)

Interface USB, Bluetooth ver3.0 interface

Paper supplied

Thermal roll paper, Label roll

(58 mm wide, 40 Ø)

Barcodes

1-D : UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, CODE-39, CODE-

93,

CODE-128, ITF, CODABAR

2-D : PDF417, Micro PDF417, Truncated PDF417, QR-

CODE,

DATA Matrix, Maxicode

Etc :GS1 databar

Driver

Microsoft Windows XP/VISTA/7/8/CE, Linux, Android

compatible

H/W spec.

MCU : RX-32bit, RAM : 128M bit, FLASH : 64M bit

Receive buffer size 1M bytes

MSR [option]

Triple tracks (1&2&3 tracks reading)

Supports 3DES & AES encryption

Battery Rechargeable, 7,4V DC, 1100mAh (Li-ion)

Battery duration 1 hours continuous printing

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Environment

conditions

Temperature : -10°C ~ 50°C (operating)

-10°C ~ 70°C (storage)

Humidity : 30 % ~ 80 % (operating)

10 % ~ 90 % (storage)

Limited warranty of

life

Head : 100km

-MSR : Magnetic Stripe Reader

Setting up the printer :

a) Printer & accessories

→ Your printer should include these items. If any items are damaged or missing,
please contact your dealer for assistance.

Box contents :

• Printer WSP-R241 :

• Thermal Roll Paper :

• Communication cable :

• Battery pack :

• Battery charger adaptor :

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Optional accessories:

• MSR :

• Car charger :

• External battery crade :

Printer features :

Note : The features are the same for the MSR printer.

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Dimensions :

MSR model :

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Replacing the paper roll:

Note : → Be sure too use paper rolls that meet the specifications.

→ Do not use paper rolls that have the paper glued to the core because the printer
can not detect the paper end correctly.

Steps to follow: →Make sure that the printer is not receiving data; otherwise, data may

be lost.

→ Remove the used paper roll (if there is one)

→ Install the paper roll as shown below :

1) – Open the paper cover by pressing the open switch:

2) – Insert the paper roll as shown:

3) – Tear the excess paper off using the edge of paper door as a tear bar :

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Power supply :

Power supply specifications :

→ The following specification is requested for power supply :

Input : 24V DC / Max 3A

Avoid using power supply which it’s power capacity of power current is extremely high.

Installing the battery :

→ To install the battery, please follow the steps as shown below :

1) – Insert the battery connector in the direction of the arrow :

2) – To remove battery pack, proceed the above order reverse.

Recharging the battery :

→ For recharging the battery pack, insert the battery pack in the printer. Insert
the battery charger to the charge connector of the printer:

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→ For the external battery cradle, just do as shown below :

Note :

→ Switch off the printer during charging.

→ Do not remove the battery during charging.

→ The battery is consumable part and when purchasing, compared to the use
hour is gradually decreases. (Warranty 6 month)

→ The recharging time depends on the voltage level and ambient temperature of
the battery. Normally, it takes around 4 to 5 hours to recharge a battery pack.

→ You must use only the supplied adapter.

→ Red lamp : charging the battery.

→ Green lamp : charging is finished.

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Control panel :

• Buttons :

→ FEED : Use FEED button to feed the paper continuously.

→ POWER : This button is used to power ON/OFF. You need to press it around

5 seconds to switch ON or OFF the printer.

• Lamps:

→ POWER (green) : The printer is on and ready to receive data.

→ ERROR (red) : Indicates a fault condition or a printer error (no paper, paper

cover open, etc...).

→ BLUETOOTH (blue) : Indicates a Bluetooth connection status.

→ BATTERY : Indicates the remaining battery power thanks to a progress bar

simulated by 3 lamps. If there is only one lamp ON, you must recharge your

battery using the battery charger.

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Set operation mode :

→ To switch on operation mode, press the FEED and POWER button
simultaneously. Then from this moment, the ERROR lamp blink. You need to keep
pressing on the FEED and POWER button until the ERROR lamp blink for 5 times. Then
you are now in the operation mode.

→The menu navigation in operation mode is done as:

 POWER button: Used for changing OPTION status of a mode. The lamps
showing the chosen option is the ERROR lamp.

 FEED button: Used to switch from one MODE to another. The lamp
showing the chosen option is the POWER lamp.

→ The WSP-R241 present the following modes and options :

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Amount of

blinking for

POWER lamp

Mode

Amount of

blinking for

ERROR lamp

Option

1

Type of

communication

1

USB

2

USB(pro)

3

Bluetooth

4

Bluetooth(pro)

5

Bluetooth(iAP)

2

Density

1

Low

2

Medium

3

High

3

Mark

1

No use

2

Use

4

Sensor sensitivity

1

Low

2

Medium 1

3

Medium 2

4

High

5

Power down

1

No use

2

1min sleep

3

2min sleep

4

3min sleep

5

4min sleep

6

5min sleep

7

1min OFF

8

2min OFF

9

3min OFF

10

4min OFF

11

5min OFF

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To leave the operation mode, press simultaneously on the FEED and

POWER button again.

Note :

→Bluetooth(iAP) is used only for Apple devices (iPod, iPhone, iPad,,,)

→ When you will leave the operation mode, the printer will print a
ticket with her setting on.

Interface :

a) USB interface

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→ The WSP-R241 printer has a USB interface and is connectd by a means of 5
pin mini USB socket. In the following table, the signal present on the mini-USB socket
are listed :

N° pin Name Function

1 VCC +5V

2 DM DATA « - »

3 DP DATA « + »

4 NC. -

5 GND Ground

b) Bluetooth interface

→ To switch on Bluetooth mode, refer to the “set operation mode” section.

→ To connect in great conditions, please proceed as shown below :

Steps : 1) Switch to Bluetooth mode in the operation mode.

2) Switch off the printer.

3) Switch on the printer.

4) Activate the bluetooth function of your device (mobile phone, tablet, etc...).

5) The connection is made and the BLUETOOTH lamp lights.

Note :

→ The printer only support one mode at a time. Thus, if the Usb cable is connected while
you are on the Bluetooth mode, nothing will happen. You need to unplus the Usb cable to
use the Bluetooth mode.

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Bluetooth specification :

Category Specification

Bluetooth spec. Bluetooth Ver3.0 / Class2 (10m)

Frequency band 2402~2480 MHz

Protocol L2CAP, RFCOMM, SDP

Profile GAP, SDAP, SPP

c) Read a magnetic stripe card (MSR) [option]

→ Check the direction of the magnetic stripe and read the card.

→ Please hold the card correctly as show above to pass the card at a steady
speed.

→ When the card reading is successful, buzzer sound one time. If it fails, buzzer
sounds three times.

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The self-test :

→ The self-test prints out the current setting value of printer. The way of self-test
is as follows:

1. Insert proper paper into the printer.

2. Power oon while pressing FEED button to start self-test.

3. The printer will print out her current settings (ROM version and communication
mode).

4. And then a pattern of characters will be printed out.

5. The self-test will be finished automatically and turned to the standby status.

Consumable parts :

a) Recommended paper

• Type : Thermal paper.

• Paper width : 58 mm

• Paper thickness : 60 + 5μm

• Outer diameter : Ø40 mm or less.

• Recording side : Outside of the roll.

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Caution

1) – Do not paste the paper to the core, and the roll paper which has near
end mark printing on its near end is recommended.

2) – chemicals or oil may change the color of paper, or printed characters
may fade.

3) – Change of paper color starts from approximatively 70°C.

4) – Color of paper may be changed by being scratched with a nail or hard
metal, etc...

Printing position :

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