Aroot Co., Ltd.

28-6, Gajangsaneopdong-ro, Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do ,18103, Republic of Korea

TEL +82-31-8077-5000 / FAX +82-31-624-5310 / http://www.miniprinter.com

P41 ENG Rev. I 01 / 2021

 MOBILE PRINTER

MODEL � LK-P41
USER�S MANUAL

All specifications are subject to change without notice

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions.
1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2) This device must accept any interference received, including 
interference that may cause undesired operation.

Vic Barczyk

19700 S Vermont Ave Ste 200 Torrance, CA 90502 | USA

[email protected]

Henning Mahlstedt

26188 Edewecht, Holljestr.9 | Germany

[email protected]

Victor Almazan

Paseo de la Reforma No. 265 Piso 2.Oficina SBC. Col.

Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06500 Ciudad de Mexico | Mexico
[email protected]

Yan xiao rui

Room 902, No. 7, Lane 118, Xiaojishan Road, Sheshan Town, 

Songjiang District, Shanghai | China
[email protected]

Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrectly type.

Dispose of used battery according to the local disposal instructions.

Disposal of Old Electrical&Electronic Equipment(Applicable in

the European Union and other European countries with separate
collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product
shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to
the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronics
equipment. For more detailed information about recycling of this product,
please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service
or the shop where you purchased the product.
Table of Contents

1. Safety Precautions 2

2. Unpacking 4

3. Product Overview 5

4. Usage and Installation 6

4-1. Control Panel Usage 6
4-2. Battery Installation 7
4-3. Charging Battery 8
4-4. Charging Cradle (Optional) 9
4-5. Car Charger Usage (Optional) 10
4-6. Paper Installation 11
4-7. Leather Case Usage (Optional) 12
4-8. Self Test 13

5. Cleaning the Printer 15

6. Peripheral Connection 16
6-1. Bluetooth Connection (Optional) 16
6-2. Wi-Fi Connection (Optional) 16
6-3. Interface Cable Connection 17

7. Printer Specification 18

8. CPCL Command Compatibility 20

9. Setting up the Software 23

10. Utilities 24

11. S/W 25
 1. Safety Precautions
For better safety and reliability, adhere to the following precautionary measures.
Read and follow the instructions carefully before operation of the product.

Indication

Prohibition Must follow

Unplug the power from the

Do not disassemble
outlet

Grounding to prevent Do not handle the product with

electric shock wet hands

WARNING
Failure to follow these instructions could result in fire, electric shock,
other injuries, or property damage.

Do not bend the

Do not pull or
wire and do not
touch the power
allow the wire to be
plug with wet
pinched or crushed
hands.
by heavy objects.
Potential risk of
Potential risk of
electric shock or fire
electric shock or fire

If a power plug is
Do not overload broken or a plug
an electrical is cut or worn, do
outlet. not use it.
Potential risk of
Potential risk of
electric shock or fire
electric shock or fire

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WARNING
Failure to follow these instructions could result in fire, electric shock,
other injuries, or property damage.

Do not disassemble,
repair or modify the
Do not unplug the
product.
power cable to turn
off the product. Potential risk of
malfunction, electric
Turn off the power
shock, or fire. When
using the power
the product needs to
button
be repaired, please
contact your reseller

CAUTION
Failure to follow these instructions could result in fire, electric shock, 
other injuries, or property damage.

If the product
Do not install
needs to be
the product on
Dealer repaired, please
an unstable or
contact your
inclined surface.
reseller.
May cause
Potential risk of fire
damage or injury
or unit malfunction

Keep product Avoid excessive

away from the shock or drops.
water and other
Potential risk of
material. fire or property
Potential risk of fire damage
or unit malfunction

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 2. Unpacking

Standard

Printer Battery Quick Manual

Charger USB Cable Serial Cable

Roll Paper CD

Optional

Battery Cradle
Car Adapter Leather Case Shoulder Strap
(Charging Cradle)

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3. Product overview

Front

Paper Feed Button

Power switch
Open Button

USB

SERIAL

Bottom

DC Power

Battery

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 4. Usage and Installation

4-1. Control Panel Usage

Button Name function

-
This button is used to turn the printer on and off.
-
When the printer is off, press this button for
Power
approximately 3 seconds and the printer will power
Button
on. When you press this button while the printer is
powered on, the printer will turn off.

-
This button can be used to manually feed the paper.
-
Additionally, this button is also used to initiate self-
Paper tests and Hexadecimal Dumping.
Feed 01 Refer to the Self Test section of this manual for
Button information regarding self-tests.
02 Refer to the Note in Self Test section of this manual
for information regarding Hexadecimal Dumping.

-
If the Batt LED is lit, the battery is fully charged.
Battery -
If you can hear a beeping sound and LED light is
Status turned off, the battery is at the lowest level.
Lamp -
If the battery is not charged at all, the printer turns
off automatically.

Error -
If the red light is turned on, there is no paper or the
Lamp paper cover is open.

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4-2. Battery Installation

Hook

1 Align battery hook as shown in the picture.

2 Push the battery into the printer until it locks in place.

NOTE

As the battery is not charged at the time of your purchase, charge the 
battery prior to using the printer. (Battery charger or Cradle can be used to charge)

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 4-3. Charging Battery

Lamp

1 Make sure the printer is turned off.

2 After opening the DC JACK cover, connect the DC JACK to the printer.
3 Plug the power cord into the electrical outlet.

The charging status LED

Status charging charging complete
Charging Lamp Red Green

NOTE

01 If the charger provided by the manufacturer is not used, the printer can be
damaged, and the manufacturer is not liable for the consequential damage.
02 Before removing the battery, make sure that power is turned off.
03 The printer does not work when only connected to the charger.
04 The battery needs to be installed to operate the printer.
05 While charging, do not turn on the power.
06 Do not operate the printer while charging the battery.
07 Do not connect the charger while the printer is operating.

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4-4. Charging Cradle Optional

Lamp

DC Jack

1 Insert the battery into the battery charger as shown above.

2 Connect the DC JACK to the charging cradle.
3 Plug the power cord into the electrical outlet.
4 Once the charging is completed, remove the battery from the charging cradle.

The charging status LED

Status charging charging complete
Charging Lamp Red Green

NOTE

In the case the battery is not inserted properly, the red LED will blink. Remove and
reinsert the battery.

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 4-5. Car Charger Usage Optional

Printer

Battery holder

Connect the car charger into the printer or battery cradle.

Input 12 ~ 24V
Output 8.4V 0.8 ~ 1.2A

NOTE

Only use the car charger included with the printer.

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4-6. Paper Installation

Press the PUSH button to open the Insert the paper in the correct direction.
paper cover. See the image above.

1 2
3 4

Pull a short length of paper out of the Tear off the additional paper using tear
printer and close the cover. bar.

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 4-7. Leather Case Usage Optional

Open the leather case. Place the printer into the leather case.

1 2
3

Close the cover and press down on the Velcro.

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4-8. Self Test

Turn off the power by pressing the While you are holding the FEED button,
power button for approximately 3 press the power button.
seconds.
1 2
3 4
NOTE

01 To print ASCII pattern additionally,

press the Feed button once more.
02 After printing ASCII pattern,
the self test will be finished
automatically.
03 If the Feed button is not pressed
to print ASCII pattern, self test will
be finished automatically after 3
seconds.

The self-test will print.

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 Self-Test Printout Sample
Upon initial installation or for
troubleshooting, you can run the
diagnostic test to get information
about:
- Firmware version, emulation,
codepage, sensor settings, interface
settings, etc.
If no issues are found with the
diagnostic test, examine other devices
and software.
The diagnostic test is working
independently of devices and software.

※ Motor protection from being

overheated
To prevent the motor from
overheating, stop the printer for at
least 30 seconds after continuously
printing 1.5 meters.

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5. Cleaning the Printer
If the interior of the printer is dusty, printing quality can be reduced.
In this case, follow the instructions below to clean the printer.

NOTE

01 Make sure to turn the printer power off prior to cleaning.

02 Regarding printhead cleaning, as the printhead gets very hot during printing,
turn off the printer power and wait approximately 10 minutes before cleaning.
03 When cleaning the printhead, take care not to touch the heated portion of the
printhead. The printhead can be damaged by static electricity.
04 Take care not to allow the printhead to become scratched and / 
or damaged in any way.

1 Use an applicator swab moistened with an alcohol solution to clean the print-
head and remove any dust.
2 Once the cleaning is completed, wait a few minutes before inserting the paper
roll into the printer.

Preventing Overheating

To prevent the motor from overheating, continuous driving of the printer should
be 1.5 m or less in print length. Set the pause time for 30 seconds or more after
driving the printer.

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 6. Peripheral Connection
This product can communicate with other devices via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or a
communication cable.

6-1. Bluetooth Connection Optional

1 The Printer can be connected to devices equipped with Bluetooth

communication capabilities(PDAs, PCs, etc.).
2 Use the Bluetooth connection function supported by your device to connect to
the printer.

NOTE

- Please refer to the configuration manual for details.

6-2. Wi-Fi Connection Optional

1 The Printer can be connected to devices equipped with Wi-Fi communication

capabilities(PDAs, PCs, etc.).
2 Use the Wi-Fi connection function supported by the device to connect to the printer.

NOTE

- Please refer to the configuration manual for details.

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6-3. Interface Cable Connection

Serial

USB

1 Connect USB or Serial cable to the connector on the printer.

NOTE
- Only use cables included with the printer.

2 Connect the interface cable to the USB port of the device(PDA, PC, etc.).

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 7. Printer Specification

Printing Method Direct Thermal

Printing Speed 80 mm/sec

Resolution 203 DPI

Font A(12x24), Font B(9x17), Asian Font(KOR,

ESC/POS
JPN, CHN_GB2312, CHN_BIG5)

Font0/1/2/4/5/6/7, 24x24 Asian Font(KOR,

Character
CPCL JPN, CHN_GB2312, CHN_BIG5), Resident TTF,
Set
Downloadable TTF

Font A~H, FontGS, Resident TTF(Font0),

ZPL
Downloadable TTF

-
1D: EAN-8, EAN-13, Code39, ITF, UPC-A,
ESC/POS UPC-E, Codabar, Code93, Code128
-
2D: QR, PDF417
-
1D: LUPC-A(+2,+5), UPC-E(+2, +5), EAN13(+2,
+5), EAN8(+2,+5), Code39 etc. (CPCL)
CPCL
Barcode -
2D: QR, PDF417, MicroPDF417, Maxicode,
Datamatrix, Aztec, TLC39, RSS14
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1D : Code11, ITF, Code39, Planet, EAN-8,
UPC-E, Code93, Code128 etc. (ZPLII)
ZPL
-
2D: QR, PDF417, MicroPDF417, Maxicode,
Datamatrix, Aztec, TLC39, RSS14

Emulation ESC/POS, CPCL, ZPL Command compatible

Windows Driver(10, 2012, 8, 7, 2008, VISTA,

2003, XP, 32bit & 64bit), Window CE &
Mobile Driver & SDK(CE 4.2~, Mobile 5.0~),
Driver
Linux Driver, Mac Driver, OPOS Driver,
JavaPOS Driver, iOS SDK, Android(2.1~) SDK,
Blackberry SDK, Symbian

Sensor Paper end, Gap, Black mark, Cover open

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 Paper Type Thermal Paper / Label

Width 50 mm ~ 112 mm

Thickness 0.06 mm ~ 0.16 mm

Paper
Roll Max 56 mm
Diameter

Roll Core 12.5 mm ± 0.5 mm

TPH 50km
Reliability Continuous printing: 48min
Battery
Standby: 165Hrs Stand-by(5200mAh)

Standard Serial(RS-232C), USB

Communications
Bluetooth Smart ready (Bluetooth 4.2+BLE) or
Optional
Wi-Fi(802.11a/b/g/n)

Battery input AC100 ~ 240V, 50 / 60 Hz

Charger output 8.4V , 800 ~ 1400mA

Battery type Li-ion

output 7.4V 2600mAh / 5200mAh (Optional)

Battery
3.3Hrs Charging time (2600mAh)
Charging time
6.2Hrs Charging time (5200mAh)

Wx Dx H(mm) 149 × 162 × 70

Size
W X D X H” 5.87 × 6.37 × 2.75

Weight 572g (with 2600mAh battery)

operation -10 ~ 50℃

Temperature
storage -20 ~ 60℃

operation 35 ~ 80%
Humidity
storage 10 ~ 90%

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 8. CPCL Command Compatibility

NOTE

Compatible Compatible with only Partially Not Compatible

commanders provided Compatible
by the manufacturer.
○ ● △ X

Printer Commands Compatibility

PRINT ○
FORM ○
JOURNAL ○
UNITS ○
Comments ○
TEXT Compatibility
TEXT ○
FONT-GROUP(FG) ○
TEXT CONCATENATION ○
MULTILINE(ML) ○
COUNT ○
SETMAG ○
SCALABLE TEXT X
LINEAR BARCODES Compatibility
BARCODE ○
BARCODE-TEXT ○
Two-Dimensional BarCodes Compatibility
PDF417(PORTABLE DATA FILE) ○
MAXICODE ○
QRCODE ●
DATAMATRIX ●
GS1(RSS) ●

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 GRAPHICS Compatibility
BOX ○
LINE ○
INVERSE-LINE ○
PATTERN ○
GRAPHICS ○
PCX ○
Advanced Commands Compatibility
CONTRAST ○
TONE ○
JUSTIFICATION ○
PAGE-WIDTH ○
PACE ○
NO-PACE ○
WAIT ○
REWIND X
TENSION X
SPEED ○
SETSP ○
ON-OUT-OF-PAPER X
ON-FEED ○
PREFEED ○
POSTFEED ○
PRESENT-AT X
COUNTRY/CODE PAGE ○
FORMAT FILES ○
BEEP ○
CUT X
PATIAL-CUT X
MCR ●

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 Line Print Mode Compatibility
SETLP ○
SETLF ○
Moving With X and Y Coordinates ○
LMARGIN ○
SETBOLD ○
SETSP ○
Special ASCII Characters ○
SETFF ○
SET-TOF ○
SETLP-TIMEOUT ○

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9. Setting up the Software
Please refer to the programming manual included in CD.

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 10. Utilities
The following utilities and concerned manual can be found on the CD or homepage.

No. Name Description

This is a utility that allows you to set printers by

interface.
1 Configuration Tool
Detailed settings such as Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and COM ports
can be configured.

Printer F/W and Font Download are available, and BT,

Wi-Fi module F/W Download is supported.
- P22, 20II can download ICR F/W.
2 Download Tool(F/W) - BT/Wi-Fi Download function is not supported for
P400, P21, P25.
- P400 supports SD Card Download function instead
of Font Download.

With NVUpload running on Windows OS, you can

3 NVUpload (ESC/POS) upload and remove the bmp file as Logo in the
printer's flash memory, and print test is possible.

It is a utility that allows you to change Windows Fonts

Bitmap Font
4 stored on your PC into Bitmap Fonts for use on the
Download(CPCL)
printer.

This program is for label form design and designed

5 LabelMaker(CPCL)
label printing.

Android Utility It is a utility app that prints text, barcodes, images,

6 (Sewoo M_Utility) etc. through Bluetooth and Wi-Fi communication, 
(ESC/POS) and able to printer settings.

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11. S/W
We provides SDK, Driver, etc. as follows to respond to various S/W usage
environments.
You can download this S/W from the homepage.
No Name Description

This is an install program used to print a Mobile

1 Windows Driver
printer in Windows OS.

This is the Cups Driver used to print a Mobile printer

2 Linux Driver
in the Linux environment.

This is a driver that controls Mobile printers using the

OPOS Driver OPOS standard.
3
(ESC/POS) It can be used after initial setting(Mobile Printer&MSR)
using the setting tool.

JavaPOS driver is an interface standard for POS

JavaPOS Driver
4 software written in Java, and can be used in Mobile
(ESC/POS)
Printer when printing a receipt.

This is the Cups Driver used to print a Mobile printer

5 Mac Driver
in the Mac OS environment.

Android Plugin This is a print service plug-in that allows you to print
6 (Sewoo Print Service documents, images, and web pages without installing
Plugin) (ESC/POS) additional apps.

This is library for communication and data output

7 Windows SDK
with Mobile printer in Windows OS.

This is library for communication and data output

8 Android SDK
with Mobile printers in Android OS.

This is library for communication and data output

9 iOS SDK
with Mobile printers in iOS.

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