AutoTest USER MANUAL. MPT-II Thermal Printer. MPT-II User Manual

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1 AutoTest MPT-II Thermal Printer MPT-II User Manual USER MANUAL XiamenPRT Technology Co.,Ltd. ADD: 4&5, 8#, Gaoqi Nan Shi'erRoad (AideAirport Industrial Park), Xiamen, China Tel: +86-(0) Fax: +86-(0) Web: Normanby Road, Port Melbourne VIC 3207 tel fax

2 PRECAUTIONS MPT-II User Manual 1. Safety Instructions 1) Be sure to use the specified battery and power supply provided by AutoTest. 2) Connection to a defective power supply may cause fire, explosion or damage to the printer. 3) Don t expose the battery to a fire and keep it away from water, don t disassemble or modify the battery, and don t short-circuit the battery. Such actions may result in injury, fire or even an explosion. 4) If the printer is not used for a long time, be sure to remove the battery. Otherwise, the battery may leak corrosive liquid. If incorrect operation causes a battery leak and the corrosive liquid makes contact with skin or clothes, please wash the area thoroughly with water. If any of the corrosive liquid gets in your eyes, please rinse them thoroughly with water and visit a doctor immediately. 5) Please do not open the paper case cover while in use, or immediately after use. Do not touch the print head with your hands or body, as the heat may cause burns. 2. Operation Instructions 1) No liquid should make contact with the inside of the printer. Please exercise caution when operating the printer in wet or humid surroundings, since damage may occur. 2) Please do not open the paper case cover while printing, otherwise the printer may stop working properly. 3) If you are printing with the serial interface, you should not unplug the interface cable while you are still printing or else some printing data may be lost. 4) When printing via the Bluetooth interface, maintain a distance within 10 meters, otherwise it may print incorrectly or fail to print altogether. 5) Too high (50 C) or too low (-5 C) temperatures and too high (80%) or too low (25%) relative humidity may adversely affect the print quality. 6) Printing using poor quality paper or paper that has been stored for too long may also reduce the print quality or even damage the printer. 3. Storage Instructions 1) The printer should be stored in a room where the temperature is between -40 C and 60 C, and the relative humidity is kept below 93% (40 C). 2) If the printer is going to be stored for long periods, please be sure to remove the battery, otherwise damage may occur to the battery and the printer. 3) Normal thermal paper cannot be stored for long periods of time. If you need to keep the receipt, please choose long-term effective thermal paper. Rev

3 4) The print paper should be kept away from high temperature environments and sunlight. 4. Battery Safety Instructions 1) Be sure to carefully read this user manual before using the product. 2) Failure to read the following instructions may cause battery overheating, battery leakage, fire, explosion, damage and/or performance loss, and reduced product life. 3) Do not allow water to enter or leak into the battery chamber. If the battery s internal safety device is disabled when charging, it may produce an abnormal current and/or voltage and may cause an abnormal chemical reaction that leads to overheating, fire and/or explosion. 4) Do not use or place the battery near cooking appliances or other high temperature environments. Excessive heat may damage the resin shell and/or the insulation materials, thereby causing the battery to short-circuit that could result in overheating, burning and/or explosion. 5) When charging, use only the specified charger provided by AutoTest. Other conditions (high temperature, high pressure, high current, using a modified battery charger etc.) may result in over-charging the battery or causing an abnormal chemical reaction and may result in the battery overheating, burning and/or exploding. 6) Do not allow the battery to make contact with a power outlet and/or car cigarette lighter socket. This may cause high pressures and an excessive current, and lead to the battery overheating, burning and/or exploding. 7) Do not heat the battery or put the battery into a fire. This may melt insulation materials and/or damage safety devices or safety equipment. It could then ignite the electrolytic solution within the battery causing overheating, burning and/or an explosion. 8) Do not use the battery with contrary/reversed (+) and (-) locations. In the charging process, this will cause reverse charging and may cause abnormal chemical reactions. 9) The battery is clearly marked with the positive and negative terminals. When connecting the battery with the charger and/or printer, be sure to verify the correct battery orientation. Reverse insertion will cause reverse charging and may cause abnormal chemical reactions, and result in overheating, burning and/or exploding. 10) Do not allow the battery s (+) and (-) terminals to make contact with any metal. Do not carry or store batteries with metal objects such as necklaces, hair clips, coins and so on. A short circuit in the battery s internals may cause an excessive current, and lead to the battery overheating, igniting, and/or exploding and the metal objects (necklaces, hairpins, coins, etc.) may also be damaged or destroyed. Rev

4 11) Do not throw or intentionally damage the battery. If the internal safety device of the batteries is damaged, this may adversely affect the battery charging and cause an abnormal current and/or voltage, and an abnormal chemical reaction, thus resulting in overheating, burning and/or exploding. Rev

5 CHAPTER 1 BRIEF INTRODUCTION 1.1 Appearance 1.2 Accessories Standard accessories Optional accessories Rev

6 CHAPTER 2 SPECIFICATIONS MPT-II User Manual Item Parameter Printing method Thermal line printing Resolution 203dpi, 8dots/mm Printing Printing speed MAX.70mm/s Valid printing width 48mm Interface Bluetooth,RS-232,USB(optional) Power saving Sleep mode YES Character Set Font ASCII:8 16,9 24,12 24;Multiple code pages support UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN8, EAN13, CODE39, ITF, CODEBAR, 1D Barcode Symbologies CODE128, CODE93 2D QR code Support bitmap printing with different density and user Graphics defined bitmap printing. (Max. 40K per bitmap, and Max. 64K for total) Detection Sensors Paper out detection LED indicator Power indicator Red Error indicator Blue Charging Power charger 12V 0.5A Battery 1500mAh 7.4V rechargeable Li-ion battery Paper type Thermal paper Recommended paper FD210,PD150R,PD160R (OJI Paper CO.,LTD.) Paper Paper width 58mm Paper thickness 0.1mm Paper roller diameter 40mm Paper loading Easy loading mechanism Working condition -5 C~50 C, 25%~80%RH Physical characteristics Storage condition -40 C~60 C, 93%RH(40 ) Dimension 102.5*75*45mm Weight 279g (without paper roll) Reliability TPH 50km(not more than 12.5% printing density)/100 million pulses Software Emulation ESC/POS Driver Windows XP/Vista/Win7/Win8 NOTE: Please use the recommended thermal paper or the same quality paper. Otherwise, it will influence the printing quality and decrease the thermal print head life. Rev

7 CHAPTER 3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3.1 Preparation Before Using Li-ion Battery Installation 1) Place the battery in the battery slot, paying careful attention to the correct positive and negative terminals. (Refer to picture) 2) Close the battery case Paper Loading Operation Methods: 1) Use two fingers to press the place indicated in the picture and open the top cover. 2) Put the paper into the paper case, paying attention to the direction of the paper. If loaded in reverse, it will not print. 3) Pull paper out of the paper case. 4) Make sure the paper is in the center before closing the top cover. 3.2 Basic Function Power On To turn on the printer, press and hold the POWER button down for 2-3 seconds, or until the power indicator light turns red. Note: When the battery is almost flat, the power indicator blinks in a blue colour. In this case, you must charge the battery. See more information about the method of charging the battery in Battery Charging Power Off The printer is turned off by holding down the POWER button for 2-3 seconds. All of the indicator lights will switch off when the printer is off Self-test The self-test indicates the printer s current settings, status and whether the printer has any problems. Hold down the FEED button while pressing the POWER button for 2-3 seconds or until the self-test begins. The printer is ready to receive data as soon as it completes the self-test. Rev

8 3.2.4 Paper Feeding Users can use the FEED button to feed paper manually. The printer will stop feeding when it reaches its maximum feeding distance. The maximum feeding distance can be set by going into the PC software MPTTools. Please ask your distributor for the technical information of MPTTools Standby/Sleep The MPT-II has auto-sleep and auto-wake up functions to help save the battery power. When the printer turns on during the pre-set standby time, no data is sent to the printer. When no job is sent to the printer after a period of time, it will enter auto standby mode. When the printer enters auto standby mode, the power indicator will turn red and the power consumption will significantly decrease, but will have no impact on the printer working. The printer will automatically wake up when receiving printing data without any extra operation. If the printer enters auto standby mode during the pre-set auto sleep time and it receives no data and has no job sent to it, the printer will automatically turn off completely. Users will have to turn on the printer again if they want to use it. The users can use the MPTTOOLS to set the printer standby time and sleep time. While the printer has the auto standby and auto sleep function to save the battery power, please turn off the printer when it is not in use, which is the optimal way to save battery power No Paper Warning MPT-II printer has a paper sensor to detect paper. If the printer has no paper, the function indicator and power indicator will flash slowly. If the paper is used up while the printer is doing the printing job, the printer will continue to print the unfinished printing job when a new paper roll is loaded Battery Charging When the Li-polymer battery runs out of power, the blue LED indicator will flash slowly. It will turn off automatically after a period if you try to continue printing. If you want to continue printing, please charge it. Rev

9 Charging Method: 1) Connect the power charger to the power connector of the printer. 2)Plug the power charger into an electrical outlet. Power-off charging: LED light will always indicate blue colour and will switch off once fully charged. Power-on charging: LED light will keep blinking blue and will depend on the current state of the printer when fully charged. The printer can be used while charging. Note: Please use the original battery and power charger, otherwise it may cause printer damage and battery leakage, fire and/or explosion. 3.3 Bluetooth Most mobiles, Laptops and other information terminals with a Bluetooth interface can operate the mobile thermal printer MPT-II. Instructions: 1. Power on the printer. 2. On the primary device, search for outer Bluetooth devices. 3. In the list of outer Bluetooth devices, choose MPT-II. 4. Enter password Finish matching. For detailed pairing methods, please refer to the primary device s Bluetooth Names. In pairing, mobile thermal printer MPT-II must be turned on. Note: When pairing, do not have more then one printer on at once, otherwise it may not be able to figure out which one it needs to pair with. 3.4 LED Indicator and Buzzer Definition There is one buzzer and two LED indicators to indicate the printer status. The LED indicators show current status and the buzzer indicates the change of status. Status Indicator Power Indicator Status (blue) (red) Flashing OFF Power-on charging ON OFF Power-off charging Flash OFF Battery low Depends on the current state of the printer Power-on charging, battery full OFF OFF Power-off charging, battery full OFF ON Power on Flashing Flashing Paper end OFF Flashing Standby Rev

10 Buzzer Once Twice Once Three times Four times Status Power on Power off Press FEED button Power-on charging, battery full Enter to the parameter setting mode Download the Font library 3.5 Software Tools of MPT-II There is software called MPTTools which can be used to set the printer parameters, the printers Bluetooth device name and password, Standby Time, Sleep Time, Max Feed Length and so on. Please refer to MPTTools Guide for the instructions. CHAPTER 5 OTHER INFORMATION 5.1 Printer Technical Manual Please refer to MPT-II technical manual. 5.2 Preprinted Black Mark Specification If the user wants to locate a receipt by detecting a preprinted black mark, it needs to meet the following specifications for the black mark. Otherwise the printer may not recognise the black mark. Printing position: black mark should preprint at the left side of the receipt. Width range: 7mm Height:4mm height 6mm Reflection rate to IR:<10% (reflection rate to the black mark on paper >65% ) Hps :Hps indicates the distance from the bottom edge of the detecting mark from the beginning line.(0mm Hps 1mm) Rev

11 CHAPTER 6 CLEAN PRINTER MPT-II User Manual 6.1 Cleaning Head Dust, foreign substance, adhesive substance, or other contaminative materials stuck in the printer head or inside the printer may degrade the printing quality. When dirty, clean the print head as follows: NOTE: 1. Make sure to turn the printer off prior to cleaning. 2. As the print head gets very hot during printing, if you intend to clean the print head, turn the printer off and wait approximately 2-3 minutes before commencing. 3. Open the paper cover and ribbon assembly, and remove the paper and ribbon. 4. Use the cleaning pen to clean the head. When cleaning the print head, take care not to touch the heated portion of the print head. The printer head is susceptible to damage from static electricity. 5. Take care not to allow the print head to become scratched and/or damaged in any way. 6.2 Cleaning Sensor, Platen and Paper Path Clean the parts when there is a degradation of performance in the printing quality or paper detection. 1) Open the paper cover and ribbon assembly, and remove the paper and ribbon. 2) Remove any dust or foreign substance using a dry cloth or cotton swab. 3) Soak the cloth or cotton swab in appropriate cleaning liquid (cleaning alcohol) and use it to remove any foreign substance or contaminative materials on the parts. 4) After cleaning the parts, do not use the printer until the alcohol evaporates completely (1-2 minutes) and the printer has completely dried. Rev