PYLE Audio PP5600 User Manual
is product yourself.
Do not connect cables in ways other than those mentioned
in this manual. Different connections may cause equipment
PP5600 SERIES
POS PRINTER
USER’S MANUAL
Rev.: A
damage and burning.
Never attempt to repair th
Improper repair work can be dangerous.
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency
Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his own expense.
For compliance with Federal Noise Interference Standard, this equipment requires a shielded cable.
This statement will be applied only for the printers marketed in U.S.A.
CE manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity
(EC Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May 1989)
This product has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the International Standards
EN50081-1/01.92 and EN50082-1/01.92 following the provisions of the Electro Magnetic
Compatibility Directive of the European Communities as of May 1989
Warranty Limits
Warranty will terminate automatically when the machine is opened by any person other than
the authorized technicians. The user should consult his/her dealer for the problem happened. Warranty
voids if the user does not follow the instructions in application of this merchandise. The manufacturer is
by no means responsible for any damage or hazard caused by improper application.
About This Manual
This manual is aimed to assist the user to utilize the PP5600 series which is a series of POS
printers delicately designed to work with either serial or parallel interface connection. This manual
covers both operational and technical aspects.
The manufacturer of the PP5600 series heartily apologizes to the user for reserving the right to
change or to modify this manual without notice due to the rapid and constant progress and improvement
on science and technology. The user may always obtain the most up to date information through our
web site: http://www.posiflex.com.tw, http://www.posiflextw.com,
http://www.posiflexuk.com or http://www.posiflexusa.com
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Table Of Contents
BEFORE STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 1
CONGRATULATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 1
PRODUCT BRIEFING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 1
Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 2
MODELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 -- 3
UNPACKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 3
OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 4
IMPORTANT TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 5
MAIN PARTS ON THE EXTERIOR . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 6
INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -- 7
QUICK START-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 1
CONNECTING CABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 1
Serial connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 1
Parallel connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 1
Peripheral connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 1
Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 2
LOADING / REPLACING RIBBON CASSETTE . . . .
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LOADING PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 4
SELF TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 5
SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -- 6
Paper near end sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 6
DIP switch setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 -- 6
MAINTENANCE GUIDES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -- 1
MAINTENANCE GUIDE LINES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -- 1
GENERAL CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 1
TROUBLE SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 1
General problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -- 1
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Printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 2
Paper jam problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -- 3
Auto cutter problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -- 3
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -- 1
PRINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -- 1
PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 -- 1
RIBBON CASSETTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -- 2
POWER ADAPTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -- 2
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I. BEFORE STARTED
A. CONGRATULATION
You have made a very wise decision by purchasing the easy
loading; high performance; high reliability 9 pin dot matrix
impact printer Aura PP5600 series of Posiflex products. This
series of printers has been elegantly designed for a Point-Of-Sale,
kitchen & kiosk application. The manufacturer of this printer not
only wishes to take this opportunity to congratulate your smart
investment on buying this printer but also likes to express the
wishes for your prosperous future by using it.
B. PRODUCT BRIEFING
1. DESCRIPTIONS
The Aura PP5600 series printer is a stream-lined low profile
40 column 9 pin dot matrix easy loading impact printer designed
to fit the Posiflex POS system perfectly well and also for other
POS printing applications. The Aura PP5600 series printer serves
the stand-alone desktop application. The print mechanism applied
in this printer series is remarkably reliable. as well as the wall
mount application
The Aura PP5600 series utilizes friction type paper feed
mechanism and supports two types of interface input in one
machine through semi-automatic detection on which type of cable
connected. The interfaces are RS232 for serial interface and
Centronics mode for parallel interface. Cabinet color is selectable
between beige and charcoal.
The Aura PP5600 supports an optional guillotine type auto
cutter for paper partial cut and a standard manual cut mechanism.
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It even supports some enhancement capability for reminder
function to persons around. It can be used to drive a separately
purchased kitchen bell for such reminder function in noisy
environment. This printer also supports application in different
countries of various kinds of power systems by changing the
power cord to the power adaptor. The Aura PP 5600 series also
supports an optional journal paper roll rewinder when non-carbon
copy paper roll is used.
2. Features
• Dot matrix 9 pin printer head
• Bi-directional printing with logic seeking
• Friction type paper feed
• 40 columns for 16.9 CPI
• Print on ordinary paper or up to 3-fold non-carbon copy paper
• DC 24V powered
• Selectable parallel or serial (RS232C) interface by detection
on cable change and DIP switch settings
• 5 character code pages for code range 80h to FFh supported:
USA & Europe PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865
• 15 international character sets of a dozen characters each
within code range 20h to 7Fh supported: USA, France,
Germany, England, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Japan,
Norway, Denmark II, Spain II, Latin America, Korea, Croatia
• Versatile print function as emphasized printing and
underlining set by software print commands
• About 20KB input buffer available enabling simultaneous
printing and data receiving
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• Supports Posiflex kitchen bell drive when used as kitchen
printer
• Hardware hand shaking in serial interface through DIP switch
selection
• Manual paper cut mechanism for PP5600D or guillotine type
auto cutter plus manual cut mechanism for PP5600B
• Supports ESC command
• Dimension: 228 mm (l) x 158 mm (w) x 140 mm (h)
C. MODELS
PP5600D – with manual cutter
PP5600B – with auto cutter
PP5600A – with take up rewinder and auto cutter
D. UNPACKING
Followings are items you may find when you carefully
unpack the carton that delivers Aura PP5600 series printer. If
there is any discrepancy or problem, contact your dealer
immediately. Be sure to save the packing materials in case the
printer needs to be shipped at some point in the future.
• The printer itself.
‚ Test paper roll 76 mm in width.
ƒ Ribbon cartridge
„ One of the interface cables:
a Serial cable with 9 pin D sub Female to 9 pin D sub Male
connectors
b Parallel cable with 25 pin D sub Male to 25 pin D sub
Female connectors
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Length of the interface cable depends on whether the order
includes the power adaptor. When power adaptor is included, the
interface cable is 6 ft long for stand alone application. When the
power adaptor is not included in the order, the interface cable is a
shorter one for integrated application in Posiflex POS system.
… One of the power sources:
a Power adaptor + power cord (depend on country type
ordered).
b Power supply cable (when no power adaptor ordered)
This printer power supply cable is used to supply power to
the printer from the PB or PST series of Posiflex POS system.
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E. OPTIONS
The underlined items below must be well defined in order, they
can not be field added or changed.
• Paper near end sensor
• Special language selection
• Case color option
• Inked ribbon cartridge
• Kitchen bell
• Guillotine type auto paper cutter
• Journal paper roll rewinder
• Wall mount kit
• Paper roll
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