Datecs FP-550F Manual

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FP-550F 1INTRODUCTIONDATECS FP-550F is a compact thermal printer with fiscal memory, which prints cashreceipts and daily reports on two separate paper rolls 58 mm wide. It is compatible tomost European and World fiscal legislation systems.The functions of the device are controlled with the help of buttons, located on its frontalpart as well as commands, sent via the serial interface. The couplings for the cableconnections are conveniently located for fast access and easy manipulations. The printingdevices have low noise emission levels and high printing speeds - 50 mm/sec.The printer has an automatic paper cutter. Optionally, it can support a display and acash drawer.Contemporary commercial activities and the demands of acting fiscal legislation systemsdemand a comparatively good knowledge on the ways to operate fiscal devices ofdifferent kinds - cash registers, electronic scales, different types of printing devices. Itis for this reason, that the careful reading of this manual before starting work with theprinter may save you lots of time and trouble later on.Working with the FP-550F fiscal printerThe over 40 different commands which the printer can execute may initially create theimpression that learning to work with it is a difficult job. Most of these commands,however, are related to the starting initialization, diagnostics and the generating ofreports thus decreasing greatly the number of commands directly engaged with theissuing of receipts and other user’s operations.As an example may serve the commands which must be sent to the printer to make itgenerate a fiscal and a non-fiscal receipt. Only the order numbers of the commands willbe presented and the data there related without getting into the details of the contents ofthe special symbols which guarantee the viability of the data and ensure the correctcommunication between the printer and the personal computer.Opening a fiscal receiptCommand:-48 (30h)Data: “1,000000,12”The first digit is the operator’s number (maximum nine), the second is the operator’spassword while the third is the order number of the point of sale (department or location).In a newly purchased printer the six zeros are the operator’s default password - youmay, naturally, enter your own. The third digit is suitable only in commercial centers