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...figuration Utility 16 Controllable Printer Features 16 Installing the PocketJet 3 Utility 16 Using the PocketJet 3 Utility 17 Menu Bar...18 Configuration Options (Dropdown Menu Selections 20 Printer Commands (Function Buttons 31 Installing the Battery (Optional 34 Removing the Battery 36 Charging the Battery 37 Stopping the Charge Process 37 Tips on Using...
...figuration Utility 16 Controllable Printer Features 16 Installing the PocketJet 3 Utility 16 Using the PocketJet 3 Utility 17 Menu Bar...18 Configuration Options (Dropdown Menu Selections 20 Printer Commands (Function Buttons 31 Installing the Battery (Optional 34 Removing the Battery 36 Charging the Battery 37 Stopping the Charge Process 37 Tips on Using...
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Connect the AC power cord to the printer as shown in Figure 2. 2. Page 1 Please purchase appropriate adapter. Plug the AC power cord into a nearby AC power outlet (100~240 VAC, 50-60 Hz). Chapter 1 - Connect the AC adapter to the AC adapter. 3. Connecting the printer to charge the battery (See "Charging the Battery", page 37). 1. Figure 2. Setting Up the Printer Connecting to an AC Outlet (Optional) Connect the printer to a nearby AC power outlet to run it on AC power or to an AC power outlet NOTE: AC power cord and AC Adapter are optional.
Connect the AC power cord to the printer as shown in Figure 2. 2. Page 1 Please purchase appropriate adapter. Plug the AC power cord into a nearby AC power outlet (100~240 VAC, 50-60 Hz). Chapter 1 - Connect the AC adapter to the AC adapter. 3. Connecting the printer to charge the battery (See "Charging the Battery", page 37). 1. Figure 2. Setting Up the Printer Connecting to an AC Outlet (Optional) Connect the printer to a nearby AC power outlet to run it on AC power or to an AC power outlet NOTE: AC power cord and AC Adapter are optional.
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... a "12-volt" vehicle DC supply to a DC Supply (Optional) The PocketJet can be powered from its internal Ni-MH battery or from a vehicle DC supply. Connect a PA-AD-500CG / WR (either with a cigarette plug or direct wired) to DC power Page 2 Figure 3. Connecting the printer ...
... a "12-volt" vehicle DC supply to a DC Supply (Optional) The PocketJet can be powered from its internal Ni-MH battery or from a vehicle DC supply. Connect a PA-AD-500CG / WR (either with a cigarette plug or direct wired) to DC power Page 2 Figure 3. Connecting the printer ...
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... (same as when in normal operating mode). In this mode you may initiate self test printing (See Chapter 5) or head cleaning (See Chapter 4). Charge the Battery: With the printer off, push the main switch and hold it down for two or more seconds until charging is complete. In order to blink...
... (same as when in normal operating mode). In this mode you may initiate self test printing (See Chapter 5) or head cleaning (See Chapter 4). Charge the Battery: With the printer off, push the main switch and hold it down for two or more seconds until charging is complete. In order to blink...
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... either stay lit continuously or blink. Colour and blink/solid indicates approximate charge remaining. • POWER light is alternately blinking green/yellow: Battery is being discharged prior to the table in any colour (except when sending new flash code or fonts): An error has occurred... normal operation and error conditions. Page 4 Some of indicator lights and their meanings. See pages 16-33 for your printer through the PocketJet 3 Utility or PocketJet 3Plus Utility. NOTE: Additional functions such as green, red, or orange, and may appear as Auto On, Auto Off, and Pre...
... either stay lit continuously or blink. Colour and blink/solid indicates approximate charge remaining. • POWER light is alternately blinking green/yellow: Battery is being discharged prior to the table in any colour (except when sending new flash code or fonts): An error has occurred... normal operation and error conditions. Page 4 Some of indicator lights and their meanings. See pages 16-33 for your printer through the PocketJet 3 Utility or PocketJet 3Plus Utility. NOTE: Additional functions such as green, red, or orange, and may appear as Auto On, Auto Off, and Pre...
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.... Turn the printer on Using Paper". See Figure 9. Figure 8. Place the print side of paper Page 14 NOTE: You can print only one side of Brother Genuine (PA-C-410) into the paper input slot. Insert a sheet of the paper. Inserting a sheet of the paper away from you have installed a charged...
.... Turn the printer on Using Paper". See Figure 9. Figure 8. Place the print side of paper Page 14 NOTE: You can print only one side of Brother Genuine (PA-C-410) into the paper input slot. Insert a sheet of the paper. Inserting a sheet of the paper away from you have installed a charged...
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... or darker setting using a driver, you have inserted paper into the input slot and the green DATA light stays on page 7. NOTE: If a battery is powering the printer and the Auto-Off Timer feature is receiving data from any software application. The green DATA indicator light blinks to turn... itself off . Making Prints Lighter or Darker You can be printed. If you are not using the PocketJet 3 Utility. Print one or more pages from your computer. Turning the Printer OFF Press the main switch twice quickly to indicate that the printer...
... or darker setting using a driver, you have inserted paper into the input slot and the green DATA light stays on page 7. NOTE: If a battery is powering the printer and the Auto-Off Timer feature is receiving data from any software application. The green DATA indicator light blinks to turn... itself off . Making Prints Lighter or Darker You can be printed. If you are not using the PocketJet 3 Utility. Print one or more pages from your computer. Turning the Printer OFF Press the main switch twice quickly to indicate that the printer...
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...battery is freshly charged. • Assure that the Printer Driver has been installed and is functional. • Connect the supplied USB cable between the printer and host computer, or align the computer and printer Infrared ports. • From the Start Menu, select Programs, select "Brother" and "Brother PocketJet 3" or "PocketJet... 3Plus", and then select "PocketJet 3 Utility (or PocketJet 3Plus Utility)". The display above shows the parameters for some customers. Using the PocketJet 3 Utility : • Connect...
...battery is freshly charged. • Assure that the Printer Driver has been installed and is functional. • Connect the supplied USB cable between the printer and host computer, or align the computer and printer Infrared ports. • From the Start Menu, select Programs, select "Brother" and "Brother PocketJet 3" or "PocketJet... 3Plus", and then select "PocketJet 3 Utility (or PocketJet 3Plus Utility)". The display above shows the parameters for some customers. Using the PocketJet 3 Utility : • Connect...
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...the printer. What you get - meaning that what you will do so. 'Low' = lighter, and 'High' = darker print. If battery conservation is more battery power, but may be easier to text. For standard paper sizes, this character set is the Epson® ESC/P emulation in native serif...using those commands. Raster Graphics is made up of usage for each printed page. For the PocketJet 3 and PocketJet 3 Plus, this setting determines default margins and expected length for the PocketJet. The printer uses bit-mapped graphics as opposed to read if the font or other printed information...
...the printer. What you get - meaning that what you will do so. 'Low' = lighter, and 'High' = darker print. If battery conservation is more battery power, but may be easier to text. For standard paper sizes, this character set is the Epson® ESC/P emulation in native serif...using those commands. Raster Graphics is made up of usage for each printed page. For the PocketJet 3 and PocketJet 3 Plus, this setting determines default margins and expected length for the PocketJet. The printer uses bit-mapped graphics as opposed to read if the font or other printed information...
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...;nd that this feature. Pre-Feed: When the printer is powered on and paper is found in certain mobile installations where access to conserve the battery. Those users will normally advance the paper a short distance. power source is connected to have the printer turn the printer off. If no data is... to shut off . If Auto-On is difficult or unavailable. Auto-Off: When the printer is the default 'Enabled' operation of form on battery power, you may be useful in some mobile installations where the button could be used to turn off automatically to the Main Switch is set...
...;nd that this feature. Pre-Feed: When the printer is powered on and paper is found in certain mobile installations where access to conserve the battery. Those users will normally advance the paper a short distance. power source is connected to have the printer turn the printer off. If no data is... to shut off . If Auto-On is difficult or unavailable. Auto-Off: When the printer is the default 'Enabled' operation of form on battery power, you may be useful in some mobile installations where the button could be used to turn off automatically to the Main Switch is set...
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Push the cover away from the AC adapter receptacle. Figure 10. See Figure 11. Opening the Battery Cover 2. Gently push the battery connector into the terminal Page 34 Installing the Battery (Optional) 1. Open the printer's battery cover by pressing the cover latch. Pushing the battery connector into the terminal on the inside of the printer's battery compartment. See Figure 10. Figure 11. Swing the cover open and remove it. 3.
Push the cover away from the AC adapter receptacle. Figure 10. See Figure 11. Opening the Battery Cover 2. Gently push the battery connector into the terminal Page 34 Installing the Battery (Optional) 1. Open the printer's battery cover by pressing the cover latch. Pushing the battery connector into the terminal on the inside of the printer's battery compartment. See Figure 10. Figure 11. Swing the cover open and remove it. 3.
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...it securely into position. Make sure the side of the battery with Ni-MH marked face the outside of electricity if the battery overheats. 6. Placing the battery inside the battery compartment. NOTE: The side of the battery opposite the warning label contains a heat sensor that stops the... flow of the battery compartment. If necessary, gently push the cover latch towards the AC adapter receptacle until it inside the battery compartment 5. 4. Once the battery clears the outer edges of the battery compartment opposite the AC adapter receptacle. Page 35...
...it securely into position. Make sure the side of the battery with Ni-MH marked face the outside of electricity if the battery overheats. 6. Placing the battery inside the battery compartment. NOTE: The side of the battery opposite the warning label contains a heat sensor that stops the... flow of the battery compartment. If necessary, gently push the cover latch towards the AC adapter receptacle until it inside the battery compartment 5. 4. Once the battery clears the outer edges of the battery compartment opposite the AC adapter receptacle. Page 35...
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.... 3. NOTE: If the battery removal ribbon is caught behind the battery, insert a thin metal object such as shown in Figure 13 until the battery starts to tilt out of its compartment. Gently pull the battery connector from the compartment. 4. Remove the battery from the terminal inside the printer.... Figure 13. Pull out on the battery removal ribbon as a flat-blade screwdriver between the battery and the case at the end away from...
.... 3. NOTE: If the battery removal ribbon is caught behind the battery, insert a thin metal object such as shown in Figure 13 until the battery starts to tilt out of its compartment. Gently pull the battery connector from the compartment. 4. Remove the battery from the terminal inside the printer.... Figure 13. Pull out on the battery removal ribbon as a flat-blade screwdriver between the battery and the case at the end away from...
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... complete charging cycle (following steps 1 through 3 below) be completed before using the battery for a few seconds until charging is in Charge Mode and starts the charging of printing. Charging the Battery NOTE: Batteries are shipped from the factory uncharged. This puts the printer in Charge mode, press ...the main switch twice quickly. Brother recommends that when the printer is connected to an external source of...
... complete charging cycle (following steps 1 through 3 below) be completed before using the battery for a few seconds until charging is in Charge Mode and starts the charging of printing. Charging the Battery NOTE: Batteries are shipped from the factory uncharged. This puts the printer in Charge mode, press ...the main switch twice quickly. Brother recommends that when the printer is connected to an external source of...
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See "Accessing Advanced Software Features" on Using the Battery Darker prints discharge the battery faster than lighter prints do. Tips on page 7. Use the density adjustment from the driver dialog on your computer or use the Set-Up Utility to adjust lightness and darkness. Page 38
See "Accessing Advanced Software Features" on Using the Battery Darker prints discharge the battery faster than lighter prints do. Tips on page 7. Use the density adjustment from the driver dialog on your computer or use the Set-Up Utility to adjust lightness and darkness. Page 38
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Reference Indicator Lights The indicator lights tell you about the current status of the printer. Indicator Light Table = Solid =Blinking = Alternating Blinking POWER DATA ERROR = Doesn't matter External power in use Battery in use, > 14.0 Volts Battery in use, > 13.1 Volts Battery in use, > 10.0 Volts Battery in use, > 6.6 Volts Battery is discharging Battery is charging Printer is receiving data Unprinted data remains in buffer Printer is receiving flash upgrade Printer is in "service" mode Page 49 Chapter 5 -
Reference Indicator Lights The indicator lights tell you about the current status of the printer. Indicator Light Table = Solid =Blinking = Alternating Blinking POWER DATA ERROR = Doesn't matter External power in use Battery in use, > 14.0 Volts Battery in use, > 13.1 Volts Battery in use, > 10.0 Volts Battery in use, > 6.6 Volts Battery is discharging Battery is charging Printer is receiving data Unprinted data remains in buffer Printer is receiving flash upgrade Printer is in "service" mode Page 49 Chapter 5 -
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...that there are using the AC adapter, make sure it is good. POWER DATA ERROR Bad checksum of flash data No battery found when charging Time-Out when charging Low Thermal Head temperature High Thermal Head temperature Data Receive Error Indicator Light Warnings The POWER indicator... light does not light The printer is "live". No Battery Found When Charging If this indication occurs immediately when attempting to charge the battery, the printer did not detect a battery when you tried to an AC Outlet (Optional)". See page 34, "Installing the...
...that there are using the AC adapter, make sure it is good. POWER DATA ERROR Bad checksum of flash data No battery found when charging Time-Out when charging Low Thermal Head temperature High Thermal Head temperature Data Receive Error Indicator Light Warnings The POWER indicator... light does not light The printer is "live". No Battery Found When Charging If this indication occurs immediately when attempting to charge the battery, the printer did not detect a battery when you tried to an AC Outlet (Optional)". See page 34, "Installing the...
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...condition is being printed by removing background shading and colors (for example, background on Excel graphs or PowerPoint documents) and make sure that the battery should be returned for reliable printing (less than 0°C (32°F)). Time-Out When Charging The printer believes that it be re-transmitted...A maximum of "black space" being received but errors are causing the printer to request that too much time was required to bring the battery up to cool the printer. If this condition, you can print using a lighter density setting, reduce the amount of 150 minutes is not...
...condition is being printed by removing background shading and colors (for example, background on Excel graphs or PowerPoint documents) and make sure that the battery should be returned for reliable printing (less than 0°C (32°F)). Time-Out When Charging The printer believes that it be re-transmitted...A maximum of "black space" being received but errors are causing the printer to request that too much time was required to bring the battery up to cool the printer. If this condition, you can print using a lighter density setting, reduce the amount of 150 minutes is not...
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Page 53 Troubleshooting Overview If you have difficulty getting your printer to work properly, first check to make sure you have done the following tasks correctly (See Chapter 1, "Setting Up the Printer"). • Installing the battery or connecting the printer to an AC outlet • Connecting the printer to your computer Make sure you have installed and selected the proper printer driver as explained in this chapter for help correcting the problem. Look through the troubleshooting tips in Chapter 2, "Using the Printer". Chapter 6 -
Page 53 Troubleshooting Overview If you have difficulty getting your printer to work properly, first check to make sure you have done the following tasks correctly (See Chapter 1, "Setting Up the Printer"). • Installing the battery or connecting the printer to an AC outlet • Connecting the printer to your computer Make sure you have installed and selected the proper printer driver as explained in this chapter for help correcting the problem. Look through the troubleshooting tips in Chapter 2, "Using the Printer". Chapter 6 -
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... Size A4 (210 x 297 mm / 8.27'' x 11.69''), Letter (216 x 279mm / 8.5'' x 11''), Legal (216 x 356 mm / 8.5'' x 14'') Power (optional) Battery Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery 14.4V(Option) Adapter AC adapter (15 V) Car adapter Battery Yield Interface USB IrDA Bluetooth 2 types (Cigarette Car Adapter or Wired type) Approximately 70 sheets (printing duty 5% with density...
... Size A4 (210 x 297 mm / 8.27'' x 11.69''), Letter (216 x 279mm / 8.5'' x 11''), Legal (216 x 356 mm / 8.5'' x 14'') Power (optional) Battery Rechargeable Ni-MH Battery 14.4V(Option) Adapter AC adapter (15 V) Car adapter Battery Yield Interface USB IrDA Bluetooth 2 types (Cigarette Car Adapter or Wired type) Approximately 70 sheets (printing duty 5% with density...
