Page 2 - GETTING STARTED; CONGRATULATION; You have made a very wise decision by purchasing the easy loading; PRODUCT BRIEFING; WEPOS; The Aura PP-8000 series support a guillotine type auto cutter for; kitchen bell; for such reminder
Part 2 GETTING STARTED CONGRATULATION You have made a very wise decision by purchasing the easy loading; low noise; high resolution; light weight; high reliability and high performance thermal printer Aura (PP-8000, PP-8000L & PP-8000U) series of Posiflex products. This series of printers has be...
Page 3 - UNPACKING; Followings are items you may find when you carefully unpack the; Be sure to save the packing materials in; No interface cable for PP-8000L; OPTIONS; Wall mount kit
Part 3 UNPACKING Followings are items you may find when you carefully unpack the carton that delivers Aura 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 futur...
Page 4 - PRODUCT PICTURES; Top View; Wall Mount Hanging Hole
Part 4 PRODUCT PICTURES Top View Front View Bottom View Bottom Cover Power Switch Power LED Error LED Paper Out LED FEED Switch Top Hood Top Cover Hood Release Cutter Cover Paper Exit Rubber Foot Window Plate Screw Setup Window Plate Wall Mount Hanging Hole Rubber Foot
Page 5 - Rear View; INDICATORS
Part 5 Rear View Spill Protect Cover INDICATORS Power LED: green Error LED: red (brief lit indicates printer busy) Paper Out LED: red Paper Exit Serial Port Peripheral Port Parallel Port Frame Ground Screw Power Connector USB Port LAN Port Reset Pin Hole for LAN (I/O Area for PP-8000U) (I/O...
Page 6 - LOADING PAPER; Desk Top Application; CONNECTING CABLES; Serial Connection
Part 6 QUICK START-UP LOADING PAPER Desk Top Application 1. Remove the spill protect cover if the option is on. 2. Press down the hood release button to release the top hood as in Pix. 1 . 3. Raise the released hood wide open manually as in Pix. 2 . 4. Drop the thermal paper roll inside the printer ...
Page 7 - Parallel Connection
Part 7 in setup window the switch position 1 to OFF, and position 2 to ON leaving the rest unchanged as factory default setting. Parallel Connection The parallel connector is a 25-PIN D sub Male connector at the leftmost location in the connector area for PP-8000. Apply the female end of the paralle...
Page 8 - kitchen bell connection instead.; Power Connection; The power connector is a 3-PIN jack between the peripheral; Power On; When all the above cable connections are made correctly, you may; Self Test; Press and hold down the feed
Part 8 (CCBLA-238) is used instead, this port can control two cash drawers of above models. When the printer is used as a kitchen printer, please use this port for kitchen bell connection instead. Power Connection The power connector is a 3-PIN jack between the peripheral connector and the parallel ...
Page 9 - SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS; Paper Near End Sensor
Part 9 SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS Paper Near End Sensor The near end sensor for paper roll in the printer is able to have the printer work with paper rolls of several bobbin sizes. Please refer to the picture at right for the inside of the paper roll compartment that there are a plastic thumb wheel for bob...
Page 10 - front edge inside the paper exit slot.; INSTALLING DRIVER; There will always be a Posiflex Product Information CD or DVD or a; LAN PRINTER SPECIFIC ISSUES; Web Manager; As the LAN setup for the PP-8000L can be set freely, if the changes; LAN POS Printer Manager; This utility can be used to manage multiple PP-8000L’s connected in; Printer Driver Setup; Any PC connected in same network can use TCP/IP to use PP-8000L
Part 10 front edge inside the paper exit slot. INSTALLING DRIVER There will always be a Posiflex Product Information CD or DVD or a separate CD of similar nature but specifically created for the product delivered. Please find the appropriate subfolder from the non-specific Posiflex Product Informati...
Page 11 - OPERATION GUIDE; MAINTENANCE GUIDE LINES; Always turn off and disconnect power before opening the cover.; GENERAL CLEANING; NOTE: Never do this when print head is still hot; be dried completely.; TROUBLE SHOOTING; General Problems; –Make sure
Part 11 OPERATION GUIDE MAINTENANCE GUIDE LINES Always turn off and disconnect power before opening the cover. The areas around the print head and motor become very hot during and just after printing, DO NOT touch them. When handling the interior of the thermal printer, please pay attention...
Page 14 - USEFUL TIPS
Part 14 when finish. The lock up of the print hood can then be released after this problem solved. Please use manual cutter as temporary alternative measure once the auto cutter malfunctioned. Advanced Analysis Tool This printer supports Hexadecimal Dump for experienced user to view exactly what dat...
Page 16 - SPECIFICATIONS; PRINTER; ITEM SPECIFICATION; PAPER; PAPER TYPE; POWER ADAPTOR; ITEM REQUIREMENT
Part 16 SPECIFICATIONS PRINTER ITEM SPECIFICATION Printing method Thermal sensitive line dot method Effective printing width 64 mm Thermal head configuration 512 dots / line Printing speed 220 mm / sec. max. Paper feed method Friction auto-feed Paper load method Drop and use Auto-cutter capability P...
Page 17 - FURTHER TECHNICAL INFORMATION; PRINTER SETUP; Switch
Part 17 FURTHER TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRINTER SETUP On bottom cover of the Aura series thermal printer, there is screwed a metal plate for setup window. In this window, there is a 8 position DIP switch for printer setup. Please use proper tool to change the switch setting when necessary. The switch ...
Page 18 - ADVANCED SETUP; Switch position
Part 18 to host only when input buffer is full. When it is set to OFF, busy signal is sent to host whenever the input buffer is full or an off line status occurs. Therefore, signals including the paper near end detect will generate busy signal to the host. Consequently, the printing may be stopped e...
Page 19 - MULTIPLE INTERFACE ISSUE; only; . Simultaneous multiple host connections could result; UPOS CONCERNS; The UPOS compliance and WEPOS compliance ability of the PP-8000
Part 19 some cases, the printer may have to engage brake frequently waiting for next command resulting in trembling. When this switch is set to OFF, the printer starts printing only when more graphical data from Windows driver are collected thus performing a much smoother printing operation. Switch ...
Page 20 - Wall Mount Application; For wall mount application, the sensor block should be under the
Part 20 Wall Mount Application In wall mount application, the option kit will include screws, plastic cotters and a paper roll shaft. Screws and cotters are to be inserted to holes drilled on wall 80 mm apart center to center horizontally with the non-threaded part of the screw remain above the cott...