sauermann NT MPT-II Mobile Thermal Printer User Manual

sauermann NT MPT-II Mobile Thermal Printer

Product Information

The Mobile Thermal Printer is a portable device designed for printing on the go. It is equipped with a Li-polymer battery and various interfaces for easy connectivity. The printer supports different fonts, barcode symbologies, and graphics printing. It has LED indicators to display the printer status and comes with accessories such as a Li-polymer battery, paper roll, USB cable, and user manual.

Specifications

• Power saving: Sleep mode
• Character set: ESC/POS
• Barcode Symbologies: 1D
• Interface: USB, RS232
• Font: 203 dpi, 8 points/mm
• Graphics: Max. 60 mm/s
• LED indicator: Red, Blue
• Power supply: USB charging, Li-polymer battery
• Paper type: Thermal paper
• Paper width: 48 mm
• Paper thickness: Max. 76K (total)
• Paper roll diameter: Recommended
• Paper loading: Sensor-based
• Reliability: TPH (Thermal Print Head)
• Dimensions: Compact and portable
• Weight: Lightweight
• Driver: ESC/POS compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win7/Win8

Product Usage Instructions

Preparation before using:
Li-polymer battery loading:

1. Refer to the picture and carefully insert the Li-polymer battery into the battery slot, ensuring correct polarity.
2. Close the battery case securely.

Paper loading:

1. Press the designated area to open the top cover.
2. Insert the thermal paper into the paper case, paying attention to the direction of the paper. Ensure it is loaded correctly; otherwise, it won’t print.
3. Pull out a sufficient length of paper from the paper case.
4. Make sure the paper is aligned in the center and close the top cover.

Basic Functions:
The printer has a paper sensor to detect the paper end. If there is no paper, the function indicator and power indicator will flash slowly. If the paper runs out during printing, the printer will continue printing the unfinished task when a new paper is loaded.

Battery Charging:
The Li-polymer battery can be charged in two ways:

1. Power-off charging: Connect the printer to a computer via USB. The LED light will indicate a blue color and turn off when fully charged.
2. Power-on charging: Connect the printer to a computer via USB. The LED light will blink in blue color and its behavior depends on the current state of the printer. Note that you can use the printer while it is charging.

LED Indicator and Buzzer Definition:
The printer has one buzzer and two LED indicators to indicate its status. The LED indicators show the current status, while the buzzer indicates any changes in status.

Software Tools:
The printer comes with software called MPTTools. This software allows you to set various printer parameters, such as the Bluetooth device name and password, standby time, sleep time, maximum feed length, and more. Please refer to the MPTTools Guide for detailed instructions on using the software.

Precautions

Safety Precautions

1. Be sure to use the specified battery and power source provided by our company.
2. Connection to an improper power source may cause fire, explosion, or damage to the printer.
3. Don’t put the battery into fire or water, don’t disassemble or modify the battery, and don’t be short-circuit, otherwise may result in injury or fire or even explosion.
4. If the printer has not been used for a long time, be sure to take off the battery, otherwise, the battery may leak liquid which is corrosive, if improper operation causes a battery leak, and the liquid is sprayed on the skin or clothes, please wash it with water, if spared into the eyes, please rinse them with water thoroughly and see a doctor.
5. Please do not open the paper case cover when it is printing or just when printing is over, do not touch the print head with your hand or body, overheating may cause scald.

Operation Precautions

1. Water or other liquid should not spill into the printer, also the printer should not be exposed to rain, or else may cause printer damage.
2. Please do not open the paper case cover when it is printed, otherwise, the printer may work improperly.
3. If printed with a serial interface, should not unplug the interface cable in the course of printing, or else some printing data may be lost.
4. When printing with Bluetooth® interface, the communication distance should be within 10 meters, otherwise, the printer doesn’t print or print rubbish codes.
5. Too high 40°C or too low (0°C) temperature and too high (85%) or too low (20%) relative humidity both effect the print quality.
6. The print paper in poor quality or stored for too long time also may reduce the print quality and even damage the printer.
7. Be sure to use up the power of the battery before charging it, as it can ensure the life of the battery.

Storage Precautions

1. The printer should be placed in such an environment that the temperature is between -20°C and 70°C and the relative humidity is between 5%RH and 95%RH.
2. If the printer will be stored for a long time, please be sure to take out the battery, otherwise may damage the battery and printer.
3. Normal thermal paper can’t be kept too long, if you need to keep the receipt for a long period, please choose long-term effective thermal paper.
4. The print paper should be kept away from high-temperature environments and point-blank sunshine.

Battery Safety Precautions

Be sure to read the user manual carefully before using the product. Ignoring the following instructions may cause battery overheating, fire, explosion, damage and/or performance, and reduced product life.

1. Do not allow water or seawater to enter or leak into the battery. If the battery’s internal safety device burns, when charging it, it may produce abnormal current and/or voltage, or abnormal chemical reaction when charging it, then may cause the battery overheate, fire, and/or explosion.

2. Do not use or place the battery near the stove or other high-temperature places. Excessive heat may damage the resin shell and/or the insulation materials, thereby causing a short-circuit inside the battery, then the battery may overheat, burn, and/or explode.

3. Do not make the battery contact with the power outlet and/or car cigarette lighter socket. This may cause high pressure and excessive current, and lead to the battery overheating, burning, and/or explosion.

4. Do not heat the battery or put the battery into fire. This may melt
   insula?on material and/or damage safety devices or safety equipment, then ignite electrolytic solution and cause the battery to overheat, burn, and/or explode.

5. Do not use the battery with contrary (+) and (-) locations. In the charging process, this will cause reverse charging and may cause abnormal chemical reactions. During use, may appear unpredictable current excepon, and cause the batt`ery overheat, ignite, and/or explosion.

6.  Do not make the battery (+) and (-) contact with any metal. Also, do not carry along or store batteries with metal objects, such as necklaces, hair clips, and so on.
   Battery internal short circuit may cause excessive current, and lead to the bakery overheating, igniting, and/or explosion, and the adjacent metal objects (necklaces, hairpins, etc.) may be overheating.

7. Do not throw or attack the battery heavily. If the internal safety device of the batteries burns, the battery charging may cause any abnormal current and/or voltage, and an abnormal chemical reaction, and lead to the battery overheating, igniting, and/or explosion.

8.  The end-of-life battery pack must be disposed of correctly and only in the containers provided for this purpose.
   The user must ensure, at his own expense, that the device is selectively collected and correctly recycled.

Introduction

Appearance

Accessories

Specifications

Operation Methods

Preparation before using
Li-polymer battery loading

1. Refer to the picture, put the battery in the battery slot, and please pay attention to the correct positive and negative.
2. Close the battery case.

Paper loading

1. Pull to open the top cover.
2. Put the paper into the paper case, pay attention to the direction of the paper. If loaded reversely, it won’t print.
3.  Pull the paper out of the paper case.
4. Make sure paper is in the center then close the top cover.

Basic Function
Printer on
The printer is powered on by pressing the [Power] button and lasts for about 2 seconds, the power indicator is on with a red color whenever the printer is on.
Notice : When the battery is almost exhausted, the LED indicator blinks with a blue color, in this case, you must charge the battery. For the method of charging the battery, please refer to 3.2.7.

Printer off
The printer is off after pressing the [Power] button lasts for about 2 seconds. All the indicators are off whenever the printer is off.

Self-test
The self-test checks the printer’s current settings, status, and whether the printer has any problems. Hold down the [FEED] bu?on while pressing the [Power] button for about 2 seconds, and the selection begins. The printer is ready to receive data as soon as it completes the self-test.

Paper feeding
Users could use the [FEED] button to feed paper manually. The printer will stop feeding when reaching the maximum feeding distance. Max feeding distance could be set by the PC software “MPTTools”, please refer to your distributor for more technical information on “MPTTools”.

Standby/Sleep

• MPT-II/Si-AQ Bluetooth® Printer/Si-CA 8500 Printer has auto-sleep and auto-wake-up functions to save battery power.
• When the printer is powered on, but during the pre-set standby me, no data is sent to the printer, no operation is done to the printer, it will enter auto standby mode. When the printer enters auto standby mode, the power indicator will show in red. When the printer enters auto standby mode, the power consumption will decrease a lot but have no influence to the printer working. The printer will auto-wake up when receiving printing data without any extra operation.
• When the printer enters auto standby mode, and during the pre-set auto sleep time, it receives no data and has no operation, the printer will auto turn off with all the lights on. The users have to turn on the printer again if they want to use the printer.
• The users can use the MPTTOOLS to set the printer standby time and sleep time. Though the printer has auto-standby and auto sleep functions to save battery power, pls turn on the printer when it is not in use, which is the optimal way to save battery power.

Paper status alarm
The printer has a paper sensor to detect whether the paper ends or not.
If the printer has no paper, the function indicator and power indicator will flash slowly. If the paper is used up when the printer is doing the prin?ng duty, the printer will continue to print the unfinished printing duty when a new paper id loaded.

Battery charging
When the Li-polymer battery runs out of power, the blue LED indicator will flash slowly. It will power off automatically when continues printung. If you want to go on, please charge it.

Charging method:

• The printer is connected to a computer via USB, which provides power and collects the data.
• Power-off charging: LED light will always indicate a blue color and goes off when fully charged.
• Power-on charging: LED light will keep blinking in blue color and depends on the current state of the printer when fully changed. The printer could be in use when charging.
  NOTE : Please use the manufacturer’s supplied battery and USB cable, otherwise cause to printer damage and battery leakage, light, and/or explosion.

Bluetooth® and printing
PDA with Bluetooth® interface, laptop, and other information terminals can drive the mobile thermal printer instructions as follows:

1. Power on printer.
2. Main device search for outer Bluetooth® devices.
3. If there are some outer Bluetooth® devices, choose the MPT-II.
4. Enter password “0000”.
5. Finish matching.

Note : when pairing, do not set many printers on, otherwise it can‘t figure out which one succeeds in pairing.
Having finished pairing, other main devices still can pair with mobile thermal printer. The max main devices of each printer are 8. If more than 8, the earliest ones will be deleted from the printer paring list automatically. If these earliest main devices want to drive the printer to print and need pairing again.
After pairing, main devices with a virtual Bluetooth® interface (smartphone, pocket PC, palm, notebook) can drive the mobile printers to print through such virtual Bluetooth® interface.

LED indicator and Buzzer definition
There are one buzzer and two LED indicators to indicate the printer status. LED indicators indicate the current status and the buzzer indicates the changes of status.

Software Tools
There is software which called MPTTools.It’s software to set the printer parameters, it is used to set the printer Bluetooth device name and password, standby time, sleep time, Max feed length, and so on. For the instructions pls refer to MPTTools Guide.

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