Oneil VMP Series User manual

User's Guide

VMP SERIES OF PRINTERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VMP Printer Views 4

Open View 4

Closed View 4

Setting Up the Printer 5

Installing a Radio Card (VMP-2000 Only) 6

Using the Ribbon 7

Installing the Ribbon 7

Removing the Ribbon 8

Loading Paper 9

Paper Quantity Guidelines 11

Setting Top of Form 11

Tearing Paper 12

Configuring the Printer 12

Using the Control Panel 13

LED Indicators 13

Audio Indicators 14

Button Functions 15

Troubleshooting 15

Supplies 18

VMP SERIES OF PRINTERS USER'S GUIDE

VMP Printer Views

Open View

Closed View

Paper exit

Printer's

cover

Control

panel

PCMCIA

slot

(under

access

cover)

Paper exit

Control

panel

VMP SERIES OF PRINTERS USER'S GUIDE

Setting Up the Printer

The printer mounts to a wall or surface with the

optional dashmount bracket assemblies. For installation

instructions, refer to the instruction sheet supplied with

the accessory.

1. After mounting the printer, connect the cigarette

lighter adapter cable or power cable to the

connector with the white tag (Figure 1a and 1b).

2. Plug the cigarette lighter adapter or power cable

into your vehicle's cigarette outlet or power source.

3. If required, connect the communications cable to a

host device.

Figure 1a

Communications

cable

Figure 1b

Power cable

VMP SERIES OF PRINTERS USER'S GUIDE

Installing a Radio Card (VMP-2000 Only)

1. Open the printer's cover.

2. Push in the locking tab and lift the access cover

(Figure 2).

3. Insert the radio card face up into the PCMCIA slot

(Figure 3).

4. Close the access cover and press down until the

locking tab clicks into place (Figure 4).

Warning: Disconnect the power before installing or

removing a radio card.

Note: If the access cover is attached to the printer

with screws, using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the

access cover's four (4) screws.

Figure 2 Figure 3

Locking

tab

Figure 4

VMP SERIES OF PRINTERS USER'S GUIDE

Using the Ribbon

Installing the Ribbon

1. Remove the ribbon from its packaging.

2. Open the printer's cover.

3. Orient the printer so that you can access the ribbon

as shown in Figure 6.

4. Remove the orange “Open Printer” label from the

locking lever (Figure 5), if applicable.

5. Slide the printhead away from the edge of the

printer (Figure 6).

6. Hold the ribbon by the flat handle (Figure 7).

7. Install the ribbon on the printhead (Figure 8). Verify

the ribbon is fully installed.

8. On the ribbon, turn the knob counter-clockwise

several times to fully seat the ribbon to the

printhead (Figure 8)

Figure 6

Figure 5

Open

Printer

label

Figure 7 Figure 8

Knob

Printhead

VMP SERIES OF PRINTERS USER'S GUIDE

Removing the Ribbon

1. Slide the printhead away from the edge of the

printer (Figure 9).

2. Pull the ribbon away from the printer (Figure 10).

Figure 9

Figure 10

VMP SERIES OF PRINTERS USER'S GUIDE

Loading Paper

1. Open the printer’s cover to the fully open position.

2. Orient the printer so that you can access the locking

lever.

3. Depress the locking lever to open the print

mechanism (Figure 11).

4. Verify the center guide is centered (Figure 12).

5. Lift the two tractor feed clips (Figure 13).

Note 1: Do not use paper that has glued edges or

paper with carbon between the sheets; only use paper

with clawed crimps.

Note 2: For information on the printer's paper capacity,

see

Paper Quantity Guidelines on page 11

Locking lever

Figure 11

Figure 12

Center

guide

Figure 13

VMP SERIES OF PRINTERS USER'S GUIDE

6. Align the first sheet of paper on top of the open

tractor feed wheel. The holes in the paper should

align with the studs in the tractor feed wheel

(Figure 14).

7. Close both tractor feed clips (Figure 15).

8. Adjust the tractor feed clips so that the paper is taut.

9. Close the print mechanism.

10. Feed the paper through the paper slot on the

printer's cover.

11. Close the printer’s cover.

12. Set top of form. For more information, see

Setting

Top of Form on page 11

Note:

Printing occurs “face up;” therefore, when you are

loading paper, the white page should be facing up. If the

paper has pre-printed text and/or graphics, the text and/

or graphics should be upside down as it exits the printer.

Note: The left tractor feed is adjustable. To release

the tractor feed, lift the locking lever

Figure 14 Figure 15

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