Rice Lake Prove Statistical Printer User Manual
Prove
Statistical Printer
User Guide
159225 Rev A
Contents
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1.0 Introduction............................................................................... 1
1.1 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Keypad Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 Low Power Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.5 Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.0 Setup ......................................................................................... 3
2.1 Insert Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Charging the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 Turning the Unit On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.4 Configuring the Printer For a Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.0 Configuration ............................................................................ 5
3.1 Set Print Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2 Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3 Software Selectable Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.0 Operation................................................................................... 8
5.0 Appendix ................................................................................... 9
5.1 Power on Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.2 Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.3 Paper Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.4 Head Thermal Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.5 Opening the Paper Reservoir Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.6 Replacing Paper Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.7 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.8 Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.9 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Prove Statistical Printer Limited Warranty ........................................ 13
© Rice Lake Weighing Systems. All rights reserved.
Rice Lake Weighing Systems is an ISO 9001 registered company.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
Version 1.0 November 2013
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1.0 Introduction
WARNING
Note
This manual contains operating procedures for the Prove statistical printer and
provides you with all the information necessary for setup and operation.
This manual can be viewed and downloaded from the Rice Lake Weighing
Systems website at www.ricelake.com.
1.1 Safety Instructions
Don’t pour any liquid near the equipment, as it may result in electric shock.
Only qualified service personnel should open the equipment.
Don’t repair or adjust energized equipment alone under any circumstances.
Someone capable of providing first aid must always be present for your safety.
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the
equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Hazardous moving parts, keep fingers and other body parts away.
Failure to heed may result in serious injury or death.
To prevent equipment damage:
Keep the equipment away from humidity.
Before you connect the equipment to the power outlet, check the
voltage of the power source.
Disconnect the equipment from the voltage of the power source to
prevent possible transient over-voltage damage.
1. 2 Ov e rv i ew
The Prove statistical printer is an ultra-compact, lightweight portable printer that is
housed in an innovative enclosure. It is designed to work with Rice Lake balances,
TC/TP, TA, Equipoise, the CW-90 indicator and A&D GF balances.
Features include:
• Easy load paper
• Power supply options
• RS-232 interface
• High speed, high resolution printing capability
• Quiet, non-impact system
• Maintenance free
• Ultra-compact and lightweight
• High reliability line head mechanism
• Versatile for use with text or graphics
• Low power mode
• Range of configurable options
Introduction 1
1.3 Keypad Functions
The Prove statistical printer has four buttons and a status LED light. The function of
each one is described below
Key Description
.
Used to turn the printer on or off.
Resets the printer back to zero.
Allows the user to access configuration
parameters.
Press this button to print out the statistical results.
Table 1-1. Key Functions
1.4 Low Power Mode
The Prove statistical printer incorporates two low power modes. These can be configured via
option 9 (see Section 3 on page 5 for more information), but the printer will not enter low
power mode if the charger is attached.
Sleep Mode
While in Sleep Mode, the printer enters low power mode after a preset period of inactivity.
Once asleep, the printer can be woken up by sending a NULL character one second before data
is to be printed, or the printer can be woken up by pressing the Mode button.
Auto Off Mode
In this mode, the printer cannot be woken by any data transfer and must be powered on
manually.
1.5 Status LED
The Prove statistical printer incorporates an LED indicator to report conditions of the printer.
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