
EP-308A POS
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 2
1.2 FEATURES................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 FRONT PANEL............................................................................................................. 2
1.4 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................. 3
1.5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 4
1.6 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................... 6
2 INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................... 7
2.1 UNPACK THE PANEL PC.............................................................................................. 8
2.2 PACKING LIST............................................................................................................. 9
2.3 DRIVE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................... 10
2.3.1 Hard Drive Installation.................................................................................... 10
2.3.2 CompactFlash® Installation.............................................................................11
2.4 MOUNTING THE SYSTEM .......................................................................................... 12
2.5 BOTTOM PANEL CONNECTORS ................................................................................. 12
2.5.1 LAN Connection Cable .................................................................................... 13
2.5.2 RJ-45 to DB-9 Serial Cable Connection.......................................................... 13
2.5.3 USB Device Cable............................................................................................ 14
2.5.4 VGA Monitor Connection ................................................................................ 15
2.6 POWER CONNECTION ............................................................................................... 16
2.7 DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................................. 16
2.8 PRINTER PAPER INSTALLATION................................................................................. 17
2.9 THERMAL PRINTER SETUP........................................................................................ 18
2.9.1 Install the USB to Serial Bridge....................................................................... 19
2.9.2 Checking Installation....................................................................................... 20
2.9.3 Install the Printer Driver ................................................................................. 21
2.9.4 Setting the Communication Protocol ............................................................... 25
3 BIOS SETUP................................................................................................................ 27
3.1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 28