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1. 24 Chapter 4 Media Load Tear Off cont Close the front and side door making sure that the media runs through the slot in the front door Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 4 Media Load Tear O ftt with Quick Load Straight through Inadditiontothemedialoadprocedurefortear of f straight through operationdescribedearlierinthischapter theEasyCoderPF4iCompact IndustrialcanoptionallybefittedwithasetofQuick Loadguidesthat makesmedialoadmucheasierandquicker TheprinterisnormallydeliveredwithtwodifferentsetsofQuick Load guides wideandnarrow Thewidetypegenerallyguidesthemedia better butthemediamustbeatleast80mm 3 15inches wide The narrowtypeal lowsamediawidthasnarrowas40mm 1 57inches but itmaybelesssuitedforwideandthinmedia Quick Loadcannotbecombinedwithpeel off self strip operation Anoptional label takensensorcanholdtheprintingofthenextcopy inthebatchuntilthepresentcopyhasbeenremoved seeChapter9 Options Usethe lt Feed gt key seefigure 5 whenloadingthesametypeofmedia Whenswitchingtoanewtypeofmedia oriftheprinterdoesnotfeed outthemediaproperly simul taneouslypressthe lt Shift gt and lt Feed gt keystoperforma testfeed Fullyautomaticloading without theopera torhavingtopressanykey requiresaspecialsetof IntermecFingerprint instructionsintheapplicationprogranm 26 EasyCoder FF4 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter
2. SELF ADHESIVE LABELS Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix B Media Specifications Tickets with Gaps a gt Media Qi tn Maximum Minimum standard Min narrowQuick Load Min wideQuick Load B gt Xomy Aevytn Max lengthbetweenslots Min lengthbetweenslots Underidealcircumstances aminimumticket lengthof4mm 0 16 inches couldbeused Itrequiresthesumofthecopy length b and thedetectionslitheight e tobelargerthan7mm 0 28inches that batchprintingisused andthatnopul lbackofthemediaisperformed Intermecdoesnotguaranteethatsuchshortticketswillwork butitisup totheusertotestthisinhisuniqueapplication gt A22 Aetextiov Ilooitiov Fivefixedpositions seeChapter12 6 gt Asteytiov LMt Aevytn Thelengthofthedetectionslit excludingcornerradii mustbemini mum2 5mm 0 10inches oneithersideoftheLSSdetectionposition e amp gt Astextiov LMt Hetynt Maximum Recommended Minimum Media Type Setup Ticket wgaps Note Donotal lowanyperforationtobreaktheedgeof the mediaasthismaycausethemediatosplitandjamtheprinter Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix B Media Specifications Compact Inaustrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix B Media Specifications Tickets with Black Mark a gt Media Orvdty Maximum Minimum standard Min narrowQuick Load
3. Introduction IntermecShel lisastartupprogram whichisaprogramthatautomati callystartsrunningwhentheprinterisswitchedon IntermecShellhelps theoperatortochoosebetweenanumberofstandardorcustom made applicationprogramsandtostartcertainusefulfacilities aslistedbelow Application Programs IntermecFingerprint forcreat ingyourownprogramsortorunthe Intermec InterDriver IntermecDirectProtocol easy to useslaveprotocol LINE AXP PRG lineanalyzerprogram Otherapplicationprogramsintheprinter smemory AprerequisiteforaprogramtoappearasanoptioninIntermecShel 1 isthattheprogramisprovidedwiththeextension PRG andis storedintherootofthedirectory c or cardl However some original Intermecutilityprogramsareexcludedaslongastheyremain storedin rom PRG SHELLXP PRG WINXP PRG Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 8 Intermec Shell Startup Program Other Facilities e SetupMode manualsetupfromprinter skeyboard e PrintSetup print ingsetuponlabel e Test feed formfeedsandauto ad justoftheLSS e TestLabel printingoftest labels e Defaultsetup resettingal lsetupparameterstodefault e SoftwareUpdate downloadingdatafromahosttoaCompactFlash cardintheprinter upgradingtheprinter sfirmwarefromaCompact Flashcard orupgradingtheprinter sfirmwarefromafileinaPC Reboot restartingtheprinter Note IntermecShellisfactory installedintheprinter
4. Min wideQuick Load E B gt Xomy Aevytn Minimum Maximum E gt A22 Aetextiov Ilooitiov Fivefixedpositions seeChapter12 BAayk Mapk Q1 tn Thedetectablewidthoftheblackmarkshouldbeatleast5 Omm 0 2 inches oneithersideoftheLSSdetectionpoint gt BAayk Mapx Aevytn Maximum Common Minimum q gt BAay Mapk P Ilooitiov Itisrecommendedthatyouplacetheblackmarkasclosetothefront edgeoftheticketaspossibleanduseanegativeStopAdjustvalueto controlthemediafeed sotheticketscanbeproperlytornoff Media Type Setup Ticket wmark Note Preprintthatmayinterferewiththedetectionof theblackmarkshouldbeavoided However thelntermec FingerprintstatementLBLCONDal lowsthesensortobe temporarilydisabledduringaspecifiedamountofmediafeed inordertoavoidunintentionaldetection seelntermecFinger printmanuals Note Theblackmarkshoul dbenon reflectivecarbonblack onawhitishbackground Donotal lowanyperforationsto breaktheedgeofthemediaasthismaycausethemediatosplit and jamtheprinter Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix B Media Specifications Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint E HTM gt A ee ee Appendix B Media Specifications 130 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint C Interfaces Thisappendixdescribestheinterfaceconnectors foundontheprinter srearplate Itcoversthefol low ingtopics
5. USB usbl WV USB Class B connector Connect to USB receptacle on the printer s rear plate Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix C Interfaces Bar Code Wand Interface TheprinterhasasocketontheCPUboardforconnectingabarcode wandorscanner Thesocketisaccessiblethroughaslotintheprinter s rearplate IfaCodel28barcodethatcontainsthecharacterFNC3isreadviathis port thedatawillbetreatedasasetupstringandwillchangetheprint er ssetupaccordingly Asetupbarcodemaycontainasingleparameter oracombinationofupto3or4setupparameters Refertothe asySet BarCodeWandSetupmanualformoreinformationonhowtoproduce setupbarcodes Theprinterwillacknowledgethatabarcodehasbeensuccessfullyread byemittingashortbeepsignal IfnoFNC3characterisfoundinthebarcode thedatawillbestored inabufferwhichcouldbereadbyspecifyingthe wand device The bufferissmall soitisrecommendedtouseshortbarcodedata max 16 characters andreadthebufferregularlytoavoidoverflow Formoredemandingapplicationsorforreadingbarcodesotherthan Code128 choosearegularbarcodescannerfromIntermec swideprod uctrangeandconnectittoaserialport Bar code wand interface wand 134 Inaustrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix C Interfaces Optional Intertaces Theprintercanoptionallybefittedwithoneofthefollowinginterface boardsattheright handsideoftheprinter srearplate e DoubleSerial InterfaceBoard
6. e RS 232interface e USBInterface e BarCodeWandInterface Optionalinterfaceboards Intermec EasyCoder PF4i131 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix C Interfaces RS 232 Interface Protocol Defaultsetup Baudrate Char length Parity Stopbits RTS CTS ENQ ACK XON XOFF NewLine TochangetheRS 232interfacesettings seeChapter6 SettingUpthe Printer Signalsonprinter sserialport uartl DB 9 AN DT Ww Nel offatoverload Interface Cable Computerend Dependsoncomputermodel Printerend DB 9pinplug 132 Guide Fingerprint Theexternal 5Vislimitedto500mAandisautomaticallyswitched Appendix C Interfaces USB Interface ThisprintersupportsUSBv1 1 alsocalledUSB2 Ofullspeed Touse theUSBinterfaceforprintingfromaPC youneedaspecial Intermec USBprinterdriverinstal ledinyourPC Theprinterisasocalled self powereddevice Werecommendthatyou onlyconnectoneprintertoeachUSBportonthehost eitherdirectlyor viaahub Otherdevices likeakeyboardandamouse canbeconnected tothesamehub I fyouneedtoconnectmorethanonelntermecUSB printertoahost youshouldusedifferentUSBports UsingaUSBClassA Bcable connecttheClassAplugtoyourPCor hubandtheClassBplugtoyourprinter TheUSBinterfaceisessentiallyaone waycommunicationinterfaceand isthusnotrecommendedforprogramming Thereisnocommunication setupfortheUSBport USB Class A connector Connect to PC or hub
7. Setup Mode Print Dets Intermec Fingerprint v8 20 Continued from the previous page nmn Read only ORS l NE Scroll forward Scroll back lt Enter gt to print lt gt for error info LTS LIS 70 industrial User s Guide Fingerprint A a kh E Ea va gt gt Pl hi v va v Chapter 7 Setup Mode Setup Mode Serial Communication uart2 option Intermec Fingerprint v8 20 Va va i EN ENQ ACK EN va va LENEW LINE Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 7 Setup Mode Setup Mode Serial Communication uart3 Intermec Fingerprint v8 20 GOOBAUDRATE BAUDRA FLOW CONTROL XON XOFF UN RS232 Read only 72 LFNEN LINE CR option EasyCoder Fr41 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 7 Setup Mode Setup Mode Network Communication net1 option Intermec Fingerprint v8 20 FT OT TT CEE Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 7 Setup Mode 74 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Intermec Shell Startup Program ThischapterdescribesthelntermecShellstartup programandcoversthefollowingtopics Introduction e StartingwithintermecShell e IntermecShellOverview LineAnalyzer Intermec EasyCoder PF4i75 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 8 Intermec Shell Startup Program
8. Transter Ribbons Intermecofferthreerangesofthermaltransferribbonsoptimizedfordif ferentpurposes GeneralPurpose GP IMX1500 transferribbonsal lowhi gh speedprintingandgiveagoodprintout butaresomewhatsensitive tosmearing Theymaybethebestchoiceforuncoatedandcoated papers HighPerformance HP TMX2200 TMX2500 transferribbons allowhighspeedprintingandgiveahighlyreadableanddefined printoutonmostfacematerialswithsmoothsurfaces Theyhavegood Smearresistance andaremostsuitableforintricatelogotypesand imagesonmatte coatedpapersandsyntheticfacematerials HighResistance HR TMX3200 transferribbonsgiveanextremely durableprintout whichisresistanttomostchemicalagentsandhigh temperatures However suchtransferribbonssethighdemandsonthe receivingfacematerial whichmustbeverysmooth suchaspolyesters TheuseofHR TMX3200ribbonsrequirestheprintspeedandthe energysuppliedbytheprintheadtobecontrolledwithgreataccuracy accordingtothereceivingfacematerial Custom madesetupoptions adaptedforspecialapplicationscanalsobecreated Consultyour Intermecdistributor Note Intermecthermaltransferribbonsareengineeredspecifi callyfortheEasyCoderprintheads 140 Inqaustrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix D Intermec Supplies Bar Code Directions Inthetablesonthepagesthatfollow differentmaximumprintspeeds mayberecommendeddependingonthedirectionofpossiblebarcodes intheprintout Generally ladderstylebarcodesaremoredemanding andmayrequirealowerpr
9. avoiddeathorseriousinjurytothepersonsworkingonthe equipment Acautionalertsyoutoanoperatingprocedure practice condition orstatementthatmustbestrictlyobservedto preventequipmentdamageordestruction orcorruptionor lossofdata Thisiconappearsatthebeginningofanyprocedureinthis manualthatcouldcauseyoutotouchcomponents suchas printedcircuitboards thataresusceptibletodamagefrom electrostaticdischarge ESD Whenyouseethisicon you mustfollowstandardESDguidelinestoavoiddamaging theequipmentyouareservicing Note Noteseitherprovideextrainformationaboutatopicor containspecialinstructionsforhandlingaparticularcondition orsetofcircumstances Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Fo IW ESp Procedures we Before You Begin Global Services and Support Warranty Intormation TounderstandthewarrantyforyourIntermecproduct visitthe Intermecwebsiteathttp www intermec comandclickService amp Support ThelntermecGlobalSales amp Servicepageappears Fromthe Service amp Supportmenu moveyourpointeroverSupport andthen clickWarranty Web Support VisittheIntermecwebsiteathttp www intermec comtodownload ourcurrentdocumentsinPDFformat Toorderprintedversionsof the Intermecmanuals contactyourlocalIntermecrepresentativeordistrib tor VisittheIntermectechnicalknowledgebase KnowledgeCentral at http intermec custhelp comtoreviewtechnicalinformationorto requesttechnicalsupportforyourIntermecproduct Telephone Support Con
10. ribbonforthermaltransferprinting Intermec EasyCoder PF4i39 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 5 Thermal Transfer Printing Ribbon Load TheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialcanprintonlabels tickets tags andcont inuousstockusingeitherdirectthermalprintingonspecial heat sensitivemediaorthermaltransferprintingusingaspecialink coatedribbon Thermaltransferprintingmakesitpossibletouseawiderangeofreceiv ingfacematerialsandgivesadurableprintoutlessvulnerabletofat chemicals heat sunlightetc thandirectthermal printing Makesureto selectatypeofribbonthatmatchesthetypeofreceivingfacematerial andtosetuptheprinteraccordingly TheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialcanusetransferribbonrolls woundwiththeink coatedsidefacingeitheroutwardorinward Illustra tionsinthismanualshowtheink coatedsidefacinginward Evenifribbonusuallyisloadedinconnectionwithmediareplenishment noloadedmediaareshownintheillustrationsinthischapterinorderto giveaclearerviewoftheribbonpath RefertoChapter4formediaload instructions Mosttransferribbonsdonotsmearatroomtemperature 40 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 5 Thermal Transfer Printing Ribbon Load f cont In case of ribbon reload remove any used ribbon and empty ribbon core Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 5 Thermal Transfer Printing Ribbon Load cont so the ink coated side faces down whe
11. 4 Media Load Tear Off with Quick Load cont 1 2 Narrow Guides Rail Lift up the upper media guide and Notch Wide Guides Press the wide or narrow Quick Load guides onto the shaft as illisetratad 3 4 Insert the media between the If necessary adjust the outer Quick Load guide to fit the width of the madia Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 4 Media Load 2 lt Eg Nn e 3 Ss D amp v ES Dd S wa 3 a y x S 2 TD Er U oO E a un Q S Tear Off with Quick Load cont 28 Chapter 4 Media Load Cut Off TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanprintonlabels tickets tags andcontinuousstockinvariousforms Thissectiondescribes thecasewhenthemediaistobecutoffbyanautomaticpapercutter option Usethe lt Feed gt key seefigurett 12 whenloadingthesametypeof media Whenswitchingtoanewtypeofmediaoriftheprinterdoesnot feedoutthemediaproperly simul taneouslypressthe lt Shift gt and lt Feed gt keystoperforma testfeed Cut offcanbeusedfor Non adhesivecontinuousstock e Self adhesivelabelswithliner cutonlylinerbetweenlabels Thecutterisdesignedtocutthroughpaper basedmediawithathickness between60and175um whickroughlycorrespondstoapaperweight of60tol75grams m basisweight40tol201b Thecuttershould notbeusedtocutthroughlabels becausetheadhesivewillsticktothe shears whichcandamagethecutt
12. F4 gt 4Thefollowingmessagewillbedisplayed Factory Default Enter Yes ESC No 5Within10seconds press lt Enter gt toresettheprintertofactory default Theparameterswillberesetandtheprinterwillcontinuethe normalstartup Ifyoupress lt Esc F2 gt orwaituntilthel0secondst imeouthaspassed thenormalstartupwillcontinuewithoutanyresetbeingperformed Note I fanyofthefiles card NOSHELL CFG rom NOSHELL CFG or c NOSHELL CFG existsinthe printer smemory noresettofactorydefaultwillbeperformed Thefactorydefaultwillremoveallfilesusedtostoresettings Itwillnotresetsettingsthatalreadyhasbeenreadwhenthe filesareremoved ThismeansthatEasyLANWirelesssettings SSID keys etc willretaintheirvaluesfromtheprevious start However thenextrebootwillresetthemtofactory default 62 Guide Fingerprint 7 Setup Mode Thischapterdescribeshowtoenterthesetupmode atinstallation explainshowtonavigateinthesetup mode andprovidesoverviewsoverwhichparameters andmessagesareavailableforthestandardprinterand withvariousinterfaceboards Intermec EasyCoder PF4i63 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 7 Setup Mode Entering Setup Mode at Installation ThemethodofenteringtheSetupModedependsonwhichstartupfiles arestoredintheprinter smemory asubjectthatwasmorethoroughly discussedinChapter3 StartingUp EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial with Intermec Shell e Switchonthepower 2 e Whenthedisplaysho
13. Press lt Enter gt Alabelisfedout Removethelabelandanewlabel shouldbefedoutautomatically RepeatuntilyouaresuretheLTSworks properly Thenpress lt Enter gt tostopandexit LTS Value Press lt Enter gt Youcanenteranewvalueintherangeindicatedinthe LTSAd justmenu seeabove Min maxvaluesareintherange0to10 114 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint A Technical Data Thisappendixliststhetechnicaldatafortheprinter Pleasenotethat Intermecreservestherighttochange withoutpriornoticeandthatthisinformationdoes notrepresentacommitmentonthepartofIntermec Intermec EasyCoder PF4i115 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix A Technical Data 116 industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Printing PrintTechnique DirectThermalandThermalTrans PrintheadResolution 8dots mm 203 2dpi Option300dp PrintSpeed variable 100to200mm sec 8dots mm 4to8in sec 300dpi PrintWidth max 104mm 4 095 inches 8dots mm 105 7mm 4 161inches 300dpi PrintLength max O41 UVI UULS 4VY YUMI LOL ZULU J ediaWidth min max 25to114 3mm 1to4 5inches Standardedg e ediaWidth min max 40 80t0114 3mm 1 57 3 15t04 Quick Load 5 guides ediaRollDiameter 152mm 6 00inches Longsidedoo max 213m 8 38inches r ediaRollCoreDiamet 38to40mm 1 5inches or76mm er 3inches RibbonWidth min max 25to110mm 1to4 33inches Ribb
14. Press lt Enter gt togotomenuswhereyoucanselectanapplication program e Press lt gt togototheFacilitiespartofIntermecShel 1 78 industrial User s Guide Fingerprint P Chapter 8 Intermec Shell Startup Program Selecting an Application InIntermecShell themenuspresenttheoptionsininfiniteloops Tosee allmenusandoptions refertotheoverviewinthischapter TheSelect applicationletsyouchooseanapplicationprogramthatresidesinthe printer smemory Currentappl startsthelastselectedappl ication bydefault Intermec Fingerprintwith auto selectedasstandardI Ochannel Fingerprintisusedtocreate modify orrunprogramswritteninthe IntermecFingerprintprogramminglanguageandtorunthelntermec InterDriver Thisoptionrequiresthatyoualsoselectastandard IN OUTchannel whichisthechannelyouwanttouseforcommu nicationbetweentheprinterandthecomputer Normally youselect uartl RefertothelntermecFingerprintmanuals e DirectProtocolisaneasy to useprinterprotocolfordownloading labelformatsandvariableinputdatatoaprinterfromahostcom puter ThisoptionrequiresthatyoualsoselectastandardIN OUT channel thatistheserialchannel youwanttouseforcommunication betweentheprinterandthehost Normally youselect uartl Refer tothelntermecDirectProtocolv8 xx Programmer sReferenceManual LINE AXP PRG LineAnalyzer isaFingerprintprogramthatcap turescharactersreceivedbytheprinteronacommunicationchannel andprintsthemonlabels Seelaterin
15. Tr CallServi Transferribbon Faultyribbonbr Adjust hapter12 wrinkles eak shaftadjustmen Adjust hapter4 E Incorrectedgeg Adjust hapter12 uide Nothermaltrans Ink coatedside Reloadribbon hapter5 fer does Mediafeednot Changedmedia PerformaTEST hapter4 workingproperl characteristic FEED y 5 Check change hapter6 Wrongstart and stopadjustvalu Check change apter6 es WrongMediaType Check change apter12 parameter Er Cleanmediaguid apterll WrongLSSpositi i es CallServi An Compressedtext Toohighprint Lowerprintspee apter6 or speedforlarge d barcode mediaroll 1 1 Maintenance Thischapterdescribeshowtheoperatorcanmaintain theprinter Regularmaintenanceisimportantforthe printoutqualityandforthelifeoftheprinthead The chaptercoversthefollowingtopics Printheadcleaning Externalcleaning Cleaningthemediaguides Printheadreplacement Mediajams amp Whencleaningorreplacingthe printhead takeampleprecautionsto A avoidelectrostaticdischarges Follow ESD Pro edure Intermec EasyCoder PF4i97 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 11 Maintenance Printhead Cleaning Cleaningtheprintheadonaregularbasisisimportantforthelifeofthe printheadandfortheprintoutquality Youshouldcleantheprinthead eacht imeyoureplacethemedia Thissectiondescribeshowtoclean theprintheadusingcleaningcards Ifadditionalcleaningisrequired for exampleremovingadhesiveresiduefromtheplatenrollerortearbar use acot
16. amp Ss D amp o ES un 2 2 A S amp SO A Adjust the position of the green edge guide so the media is guided with a minimum of play 36 Chapter 4 Media Load Peel Off cont Press the Feed key to advance the media and adjust the media feed Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 4 Media Load External Supply Fan told TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanprintonlabels tickets tags andcontinuousstockinvariousforms Thissectiondescribesthe casewhenthemediasupplyisplacedbehindtheprinter usuallyinthe formoffan foldedticketsortags Externalsupplycanbeusedwithtear off straight through printing preferablywithQuick Load External supplycanonlybeusedwithalongsidedoor notthemegatop Thereisnoneedtoremovethemediasupplyrollpost Whenusinganexternalmediasupply takecaretoprotectthemedia fromdust dirtorotherforeignparticles thatcanimpairtheprintout qualityorcauseunnecessaryweartotheprinthead Dependingonbrandandquality alldirectthermalmediaaremoreor lesssensitivetoheat directsunlight moisture oil plasticizers fat and othersubstances Youshouldprotectthemaccordingly This diagram shows the media path from an external supply In case of the standard edge guide as opposed to Quick Load guides turn it to vertical position 38 Inqaustrial User s Guide Fingerprint Thermal Transfer Printing Thischapterexplainshowtoloadtheprinterwith
17. device uart2 and uart3 e Serial Industrial InterfaceBoard device uart2 e TEEE1284Paral lel InterfaceBoard device centronics Regardlessofanyoftheinterfaceboardmentionedaboveisinstalled the printercanal sobefittedwithoneofthefol lowingEasyLANinterface boardsforconnectiontoaLocalAreaNetwork LAN e EasyLANEthernet Interface device net1 EasyLANWirelessInterface device net1 Double Serial Intertace Board uart3 8232 ds RS 422 non isolated or 20 mA current loop uart2 RS 232 RS 422 non isolated RS 422 Isolated or RS 485 Industrial interface 8 digital In ports 8 digital Out ports 4 relay ports sms VALET RS 232 RS 422 non isolated RS 422 Isolated or RS 485 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix C Interfaces IEEE 1284 Parallel Intertace Board A centronics EasyLAN Ethernet Intertace net1 tasyLAN Wireless Intertace netl 136 industrial User s Guide Fingerprint D Intermec Supplies Thisappendixdescribesthesuppliesofferedby Intermecforusewiththisprinter thatis directther malmedia thermaltransferribbons andreceiving facematerialsforthermaltransferprinting Intermec EasyCoder PF4i137 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix D Intermec Supplies Direct Thermal Media Intermecofferstwoqualitygradesofdirectth
18. print mechanism as indicated by the arrows and pull out the printhead as far as the cables allow 104 Chapter 11 Maintenance Printhead Replacement cont Connect the two cables to the replace ment printhead Turn the printhead lift lever counter clockwise so the magnet engages the printhead bracket Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 11 Maintenance Media Jams Shouldamediajamoccurintheprintmechanism proceedthiswayto clearit Alwaysswitchoffthepowerbeforestartingtoclearthe jammed media e Raisetheprintheadandpul loutthemedia e Ifthemediahasbeenwounduporhasstuckontheplatenrol ler care fullyremoveitbyhandwithoutusinganysharptoolsthatcandamage thedelicateplatenrollerorprinthead Avoidrotatingtheplatenrol ler Ifyoumustpullawaythemediabyforcecausingtheplaten rollertorotate itisveryimportantthatthepowerhasbeen offforaminuteormore Ifnot theelectronicscanbedam agedbeyondrepair Cutoffanydamagedorwrinkledpart e Checkifthereisanyadhesivesomewhereintheprintmechani sm cleanusingacleaningcardorcottonswabsoakedinisopropylalcohol Isopropylalcohol CH 3 2CHOH CAS67 63 0 isa highlyflammable moderatelytoxic andmildlyirritating substance ReloadthemediaasdescibedinChapter4 e Switchonthepower Readjustthemediafeedbypressingthe lt Feed gt key 106 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Worning 1 2 Adjustments Thischapterdescribes
19. regardlessoftheexistenceofanyintegrallinertakeup unit Maximumrollsizeisl52mm 6inches Position2isnotused e Position3isusedwhentheprinterhasanintegral linertakeupunit andalongsidedoor Thispositionisalsousedwiththe8 inch Megatop Maximumrol lsizeis213mm 8 38inches Position4isnotused Theprintercanal souseanexternalmediasupplylocatedbehindthe printer exceptwhenithasan8 inchMegatop Position 3 Position 2 not used Position 1 Position 4 not used Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 2 Installation Print Mechanism Theprintmechanismfeaturesahigh performancethermal printhead withquick mountfittingstofacilitatereplacement Thermal printhead Pressure arm Tear bar n Da Eos Sw Bw E Or TD Do H A av ow PS TZ amp Platen roller 12 Chapter 2 Installation Connections Power 1Placetheprinteronalevelsurface nearanACoutlet Youshouldbe abletoaccesstheprintertoloadsuppliesandtoremovetheprintout 2Checkthattheprinterisswitchedoff 3Connectthepowercordfromthesocketontherearplatetoanelec tricaloutlet 90to265VAC Computer TheEasycoderPF4iCompact Industrialisfittedwithone9 pinD style subminiature DB9 socket fortheRS 232serialinterfaceportandone classBconnectorfortheUSBinterfaceport seeAppendixC RS 232 Serial Interface uart1 UsetheserialinterfacewithIntermecLabelShoporthe Intermec Inter D
20. sper Es manentmemory device rom Ifyouinsertamemorycard withanotherstartupfilebeforeyouswitchontheprinter orif thereisastartupfilestoredintheprinter spermanentmemory device c thisstartupfilewillbeusedinsteadof Intermec Shell seeChapter3 StartupFiles Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 8 Intermec Shell Startup Program Starting with Intermec Shell Afewsecondsafteryouhaveswitchedonthepowertotheprinterand theinitializationiscompleted thecountdownmenuofthelntermec Shellprogramwillbedisplayed ENTER SHELL 5 sec v 8 1 Nowyouhave5secondstoenterIntermecShellbypressing lt Enter Thelowerlinetellsyouhowmuchtimeyouhaveleft Shouldthetime runoutbeforeyouhavetakenanyaction thelastselectedapplication inIntermecShel lwillbeopened Ifyouusethesameapplicationallthe time youwillonlyneedtoswitchonthepower oncetheapplicationhas beenselected Ifnootherapplicationhasyetbeenselected thecurrentversionof IntermecFingerprintwillbeopenedwith auto selectedasstd1 0 channel seeIntermecFingerprintmanuals Whenthecountdownis completed youwillseetheselinesinthedisplay Fingerprint 8 20 Ifyouwanttoselectanotherapplication justcyclethepowerandenter IntermecShel lbeforethecountdowniscompleted WhenyouenterthelntermecShellfromthecountdownmenus the SelectApplicationmenuwillbedisplayed SHELL SEL APPLICATION Inthismenu youcanchoosebetweentwooptions
21. thatthereisstillasufficientsupplyofribbon whereasSYSVAR 26 lmeansthatitistimetoconsiderreplacingtheribbonsupply The diameterisexpressedinmillimetres 1mm 0 04in andanaccuracy of 3mmcanbeexpected Notethatthissettinghaslittleeffectunless SYSVAR 26 isreadbyaFingerprintprogram However Error1083 RibbonLow isreportedateverytenthprintingoperation Bydefault thelowdiameteris0 thatis theribbonlowfunctionisdisabled Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Contrast Usethecontrastparametertomakeminorad justmentsoftheblackness intheprintout forexampletoadapttheprintertovariationsinquality betweendifferentbatchesofthesamemedia 11optionsaredisplayedin anendlessloopfrom 10 to 10 Defaultvalueis0 Thecontrast isresettothedefault 0 wheneveranewpapertypeisspecified regard lesswhichmethodhasbeenused Testfeed Thesensitivityofthelabelstopsensor LSS mayneedtobead justed whenswitchingfromonetypeofmediatoanother Thisisespecially thecasewhenusingadhesivelabelssincethetransparencyoftheliner backingpaper mayvary WhentheTestfeedmenuisdisplayed press the lt Enter gt key Anumberofblankcopieswillbefedoutuntilthe firmwarehasdecidedthepropersettingfortheLSS Atthesametime thefrontedgesofthelabels tickets etc aredetectedsothefeedcontro 1 canpositionthemediaaccordingtotheFeedad justparameter sameas thelntermecFingerprintstatementTESTFEED Fourvaluesusedfor troubleshoot ingtheLSSaredisplayed read onlyinformation Print Defines Hea
22. withnointentionofinfringe ment ThereareU S andforeignpatentspending ThenameCentronicsiswhollyownedbyGENICOMCorporation KimduraisaregisteredtrademarkofKimberlyClark MicrosoftisaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporation TorxisaregisteredtrademarkofCamcarDivisionofTextronlne TrueDocisaregisteredtrademarkofBitstream Inc TrueTypeisatrademarkofAppleComputer Inc UnicodeisatrademarkofUnicodelne ValeronisaregisteredtrademarkofVal ronStrengthFilms anI TW Company WindowsisatrademarkofMicrosoftCorporation Document Change Record Thispagerecordschangestothisdocument Thedocumentwasorigi nallyreleasedasversion 00 Version 00 01 02 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint FCC Notice United States of America WARNING Thisequipmentgenerates uses andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergy andifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionsmanual maycauseinterferencetoradiocommunications Ithasbeentestedand foundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAcomputingdevicepursu anttoSubpartJofPartl5ofFCCRules whicharedesignedtoprovide reasonableprotectionagainstsuchinterferencewhenoperatedinacom mercialenvironment Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialarea islikelytocauseinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserathisownexpense willberequiredtotakewhatevermeasuresmayberequiredtocorrectthe interference DOC Notice Canada Canadian Dept of Communication REGULATIONS COMPLIANCE DOC A Thisdigitalapparatu
23. Intermec APSF NHL BARTH 400 1199 021 hntermec h ler User s Guide EasyCoder PF4i Compact Indus trial Printer Fingerprint Version IntermecTechnologiesCorporation CorporateHeadquarters 600136thAve W Everett WA98203 U S A www intermec com Theinformationcontainedhereinisproprietaryandisprovidedsolely forthepurposeofallowingeustomerstooperateandservicelntermec manufacturedequipmentandisnottobereleased reproduced orused foranyotherpurposewithoutwrittenpermissionofIntermec Informationandspecificationscontainedinthisdocumentaresubjectto changewithoutpriornoticeanddonotrepresentacommitmentonthe partof IntermecTechnologiesCorporation 2004byIntermecTechnologiesCorporation Allrightsreserved ThewordIntermec theIntermeclogo Norand ArciTech CrossBar DataCollectionBrowser dcBrowser Duratherm EasyCoder EasyLAN EnterpriseWirelessLAN EZBuilder Fingerprint i gistics INCA under license InterDriver IntermecPrinterNetworkManager IRL JANUS LabelShop MobileFramework MobileLAN Nor Ware Pen Key PrecisionPrint PrintSet RoutePower TE2000 TrakkerAntares UAP UniversalAccessPoint andVirtualWedgeareeithertrademarksorregis teredtrademarksof IntermecTechnologiesCorporation Throughoutthismanual trademarkednamesmaybeused Ratherthan putatrademark or symbol ineveryoccurrenceofatrademarked name westatethatweareusingthenamesonlyinaneditorial fashion andtothebenefitofthetrademarkowner
24. LabelConstant e LabelFactor Whenad justingtheimagedarknessfornon Intermecdirectthermal media settheLabelFactortotherecommendedvalueforthetypeof directthermalmedia SettheLabelConstanttothevaluelistedbelow anddecreaseorincreaseitforlighterordarkerimagesrespectivelyunti 1 youaresatisfiedwiththeprintoutquality General Paper Type Settings Guide Direct Thermal Sensitivity1 Low Standard High Ultrahigh6040200150 1 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Thermal Iranster Printing Whenad justingtheimagedarknessfornon Intermecmediaandtransfer ribbons settheRibbonFactortotherecommendedvalueforthetype ofthermaltransferribbon SettheRibbonConstantatthevaluelisted belowanddecreaseorincreaseitforlighterordarkerimagesrespectively untilyouaresatisfiedwiththeprintoutquality TheLabel0ffsetparam eterispresentlynotused sokeepitatthedefaultvalue0 General Paper Type Settings Guide Thermal Transfer Type Wax Europe Wax U S A Wax Resin Europe Wax Resin U S A Resin Europe Resin U S A TheRibbonSensorparameterisread only WhenperformingaTestfeed orwhenpressingthe lt Enter gt keywhentheRibbonSensormenuisdis played theprinterwillfeedoutsomemediaandautoad justthesensor Theresultingsettingisdisplayedinthemenu TheLowDiameterparameterspecifiesthediameteroftheribbonsupply roll whereSYSVAR 26 switchesfrom0tol SYSVAR 26 Omeans
25. ON XOFFsentbythe host evenifthepercentagefiguremaydiffer Bydefault XON XOFFis disabledfordatainbothdirections New Line Selectsthecharacter s transmittedfromtheprintertospecifytheswit ch ingtoanewline Therearethreeoptions e CR LF e LF e CR Receive Buff er Thereceivebufferstorestheinputdatabeforeprocessing Defaultsizei s 1024bytes Transmit Buff er Thetransmitbufferstorestheoutputdatatobetransmittedbeforetrans mission Defaultsizeis1024bytes 51 Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Feedadjust TheFeedadjustpartoftheSetupModecontrolshowmuchofthemedia isfedoutorpulledbackbeforeand oraftertheactualprinting These settingsareglobalandwillbeeffectedregardlessofwhichprogramis run Note Thefirmwareusesthefrontedgesof labelsw gaps the endsofdetectionslots andtheforwardedgesofblackmarks fordetection allseeninrelationtothefeeddirection Start Adjust TheStartAd justvalueisgivenasapositiveornegativenumberofdots Defaultvalueis0 whichplacestheoriginacertaindistancebackfrom theforwardedgeofthecopy e Apositivestartadjustmentmeansthatthespecifiedlengthofmedia willbefedoutbeforetheprintingstarts Thus theoriginismoved furtherbackfromtheforwardedgeofthecopy e Anegativestartadjustmentmeansthatthespecifiedlengthofmedia willbepulledbackbeforetheprintingstarts Thus theoriginis movedtowardstheforwardedgeofthecopy Stop Adjust TheStopAdjustvalueisgivenasapositiveornegativenumberofdots Defaultvalueis0 whichstopstheme
26. OPAG JUS Es dida 52 54 Medd al peris a a bet e edd 6 PaperTypesaasasassa a E EEA 57 09 PrintDe fi TESTI a A cea dod wun ee alone needs eden 59 Printsped 3 onanere ane aaa ease AE en ar REE Ea 61 LSS LabelStopSensor 61 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 10 11 62 Contents Options Introduction a a esse did 87 PAPE CALE ag a A o A ne InteeralLinertakeupUlit ao is A AA Ad 87 Medrasupp ty Aube a uen da condiments tint eme O De A dL as Fa tetra ee ae a ae E E Dia be a SEE tae db iS ORTEN 87 Troubleshooting IntermecReadinessIndicator 92 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Contents Media Specifications M GTARGII SIZE si reste aa bat Non AdhesiveStrip Selt AdhesiveStrap save ia ci d vale 123 Self AdhesiveLabels 24 TicketswithGap 6 TicketswithBlackMark Interfaces RS 232nterface ss sous a aaa je ARs 34 Optionalinterfaces banisa 135 Intermec Supplies DirectThermalMedia Before You Begin Betore You Begin Thissectionprovidesyouwithsafetyinformation technical support information andsourcesfora
27. Opentheboxandlifttheprinterout Checkthattheprinterhasnotbeenvisiblydamagedduringtranspor tation Keepthepackingmaterialsincaseyouneedtomoveorreship theprinter Checkthelabelontheprinter srearplate whichgivesthevol tage the partnumber andtheserialnumber Checkthatanyoptionsyouorderedareincluded Checkthatalltheaccessoriesareincluded Asstandard theboxcon tains IntermecEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialprinter TwosetsofQuick LoadGuides wideandnarrow Powercord Qualitycheckcard Cleaningcard Shortstripoflabels Starterpackofthermaltransferribbon ThisUser sGuide SupportingsoftwareandproductinformationonCD Checkthatthetypeofpowercordisappropriateforthelocalstan dard Theprinterworkswithin90to265VAC 50to60Hz Iftheprinterhasbeendamagedinanywayduringtransportation com plaintothecarrierimmediately Ifthedeliveryisincorrectoranypartsaremissing reportitimmediately tothedistributor Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 2 Installation Front View Atthefrontoftheprinterarethedisplaywindow theindicatorlamps andthekeyboard Thesefeaturesal lowtheoperatortocontrolandsetup theprintermanual ly Theprintedlabels tickets ortagsarepresentedatthefrontoftheprint mechanism Indicator lamps Display window Keyboard _ Print button Side door Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 2 Installation Rear View The
28. PF4i Compact Industrial User Chapter 4 Media Load Tear Off Straight through TheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialcanprintonlabels tickets tags andcontinuousstockinvariousforms Thissectiondescribesthe casewhenthemediaistornoffmanuallyagainsttheprinter stearbar Thismethodisalsoknownas straight throughprinting Usethe lt Feed gt key seefigure 10 whenloadingthesametypeof media Whenswitchingtoanewtypeofmedia oriftheprinterdoesnot feedoutthemediaproperly simul taneouslypressthe lt Shift gt and lt Feed gt keystoperforma testfeed Tear offcanbeusedfor Non adhesivecontinuousstock Self adhesivecontinuousstockwithliner Self adhesivelabelswithliner Ticketswithgaps withorwithoutperforations Ticketswithblackmarks withorwithoutperforations Anoptionallabeltakensensorcanholdtheprintingofthenextcopy inthebatchuntilthepresentcopyhasbeenremoved seeChapter9 Options 22 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 4 Media Load Tear Off cont If necessary fold down the edge guide Remove any empty core from the media supply roll post Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 4 Media Load Tear Off cont Route the media through the print mechanism Then push it inwards as far as it will go Close the edge guide on the media supply post Turn the printhead lift lever counter clockwise to engage the printhead
29. arietyofapplications Mostoptionscaneasilybeinstalledbytheopera tor howeverafewshouldbeinstal ledbyanauthorizedservicetechnician orareonlyavailableasfactory installedoptions Cover Interface board various types Media supply roll post j 1 5 inch rotating Label taken sensor Paper cutter F Cutter N Front doof 3 inch adapter Long side doo Long side door with 8 in Megatop Special printheads 86 Chapter 9 Options Side Doors and Megatop TheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialcomeswithtwotypesofside door Thestandardlongdoorenclosestheent iremediacompartment andallowsamediarollwithadiameterof152mm 6inches Italsohas aslotforexternalmediasupply The8 inchMegatophasahingedtrans parentcanopythatenclosesamediarollwithadiameterofupto213 mm 8 38inches Thestandardlongsidedoorisgenerallyillustrated throughoutthismanual Paper Cutter Thepapercutterisafactory orfield installableoptiondesignedtocut offcontinuouspaper basedstockorlinerbetweenlabels Thecut off labels tickets ortagscanbecollectedonanoptionaltray Thepaper cuttercanbecontrolledusingtheinstructionsCUT CUTON and CUTOFFinIntermecFingerprintandthelntermecDirectProtocol AlsoseeChapter4 MediaLoad Cut Off Integral Liner Takeup Unit Theintegrallinertakeupunitisanoptionaldeviceforpeel off self st rip operation whichmeansthelabelsareseparatedfromaliner back ingpaper afterprintingandthelineriswoundu
30. ately4inches sec diameter and ornarrowmediawidthincombinationwith highprintspeed gt 150mm 6inchespersec couldcause w to jerksinthemediafeed Such jerkswillcompresstextand spoilthereadabilityofladder stylebarcodesplacedclose tothefrontedgeofthelabel Incaseofbatchprinting onlythefirstlabelinthebatchwillbeaffected Negative startadjustvaluestendtoincreasethejerks 4 Thecombinationofalargemediaroll gt 152mm 6inches e Ifthemediarollislargerthan152mm 6inches do notuseaprintspeed gt 150mm sec Ifanegativestartadjustisused donotuseaprintspeed gt 125mm sec Narrowmediawidthmayrequirefurtherrestrictionson printspeed Avoidplacingtextandladder stylebarcodesclosetothe frontedgeof labels LSS Test Thefunctiononthelabelstopsensor LSS canbetestedautomatical ly ormanual lyasdecribedinChapterl2 Adjustments LTS Label Taken Sensor ThesensitivityoftheLTScanbetestedandad justedasdescribedin Chapter12 Adjustments Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Returning to Factory Detault Setup Therearetwowaystoreturntothefactorydefaultsetupoftheprinter AlnsertaspecialCompactFlashmemorycardandrestarttheprinter BUsingtheprinter sbuilt inkeyboard Toresettheprinterusingthekeyboard dolikethis LLifttheprinthead 2Switchonthepowertotheprinterandpressthe lt i F5 gt keyandwait untiltheprinterbeeps 3Swiftlypressthefollowingkeys lt
31. ationwillbe opened Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 8 Intermec Shell Startup Program Intermec Shell v8 1 Overview POWER ON is fitted ENTER SHELL ENTER SHELL ENTER SHELL Last selected application is started Default Fingerprint 8 20 w std 1 0 auto centronies Legend STD 1 0 CHANNEL Return to previous menu Proceed to next menu Accept displayed option and proceed or execute displayed option Perform a Testfeed anywhere in Intermec Shell Enter the Setup Mode from anywhere in Intermec Shell SHELL nur sme SHELL SA SHELL me Intermec EasyCode Chapter 8 Intermec Shell Startup Program Line Analyzer TheLineAnalyzer LINE AXP PRG isaprogramwritteninthe IntermecFingerprintprogramminglanguageandisintendedtohelp solvingpossiblecommunicationproblems Asthenameimplies theLine Analyzercapturesallincomingcharactersonaspecifiedcommunication channelandprintsthemononeormorelabels Printablecharactersareprintedinblack on white whereascontrol charactersandspacecharacters ASCI1000 032dec areprintedin white on black Whiletheprinterisreceivingdata the Ready controllampblinks Thereisa0 5secondtimeout Thatis ifnomorecharactershavebeen receivedafter0 5second theprogramconsidersthetransmissiontermi natedandprintsoutalabel Aslongasacontinuousstringofcharactersisbeingreceived thepro gramwrapsthelinesuntilthela
32. belisfullandthenstartstoprintanother label Atthebottomofeachlabel thefollowinginformationisprinted e Pagenumber e Numberofcharactersprintedonthelabel Totalnumberofcharactersreceivedsofar TheLineAnalyzerisdisplayedastheoption LINE AXP PRG under the SEL APPLICATION menu AftertheLineAnalyzerhasbeen selectedandtheprinterhasstartedupagain theprinterfeedsouttwo labelsandthefollowingmenuisdisplayed ine Analyzer Sel port 1 6 1 Enterthedesiredcommunicationportusingthenumerickeysonthe printer skeyboard 1 uart1 2 uart2 a warts 4 centronics 5 net1 6 usbl Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 8 Intermec Shell Startup Program Iftheprinterisnotfittedwiththespecifiedport anerrormessage appearsinthedisplayandyoucanselectanotherport Line Analyzer Error 56 84 Inqaustrial User s Guide Fingerprint 9 Options Thischapterdescribestheoptionsavailableforthe EasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialprinter The optionscanbefactoryinstalled fiel d installedby anauthorizedservicetechnician orinsomecases installedbytheoperator Intermec EasyCoder PF4i85 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 9 Options Introduction TheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrial providesahi ghdegreeofflex ibilitybecauseithasamodulardesign Byaddingoptionstothebasic printer theEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialcanbeadaptedfora v
33. boththeupperandlowerpartoftheLSSalignedwitheach other Isthetransferribbonproperlyloadedsoitdoesnotinterferewith theLSS SeeChapter5 AretheLSSguidescleanandfreefromstucklabelsorotherobjects thatwillinterferewiththelightthatgoesfromonepartoftheLSS totheother Ifnot cleanasdescribedinChapterll Doesthemediahavesomekindofpreprintthatcandisturbethe detection Istheretoolittledifferencebetweentheblackmarksandthesur roundingareas Doesthelinerhavetoolittletransparency DoestheLSSworkwithanothertypeofmedia Rememberto changetheMediaTypesetupandperformanewTESTFEED Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 12 Adjustments Printhead Pressure Thepressureofthethermalprintheadagainstthedirectthermalmedia isfactory adjusted However theuseofthickerorthinnermediathan normal couldrequiretheprintheadpressuretoberead justed Usingastraight slotscrewdriver turnthead justmentscrewclockwisefor morepressure orcounterclockwiseforlesspressure Printafew labels preferablytestlabels seeChapter6 SettingUpthePrinter and checktheprintout Increasedpressuregenerallygivesadarkerprintout andviceversa Repeatuntilthedesiredresultisobtained Toreturntothefactorysetting tightenthescrew asfarasitgoesand thenloosenit fourfullturns Donotuseahigherprintheadpressurethannecessary becauseitmayincreasethewearoftheprintheadand shortenitslife Adjustment screw 112 indu
34. c EasyCoaer PF41 Compact Industrial User S Guide Fingerprint vi Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Contents Contents GlobalServicesandSupport dd da o X111 WarrantyInformation Introduction DescriptionofEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrial 2 DAL SL VSUMMAL VE da far saved le amet denim neue ni se race Ale wearer E ProductIdenti fi CAT TON un ea Ad area e ben Reade ai daa 3 Installation M dtaStpp ly Rol POSTS sce ead ou ce slet ena Mak de als 10 MediaSupplyPositions 11 PrintMechad IS Mita ads housses da e daa COMPUTER rai A ii a ista 13 Conteolsand Ndi Gators aus a A ana 14 IndicatorLamp abad id bree Seedy re d dados 14 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Contents 4 5 6 viii Lipp ly Fan FOU dese o cece Yas tours ated a Lure ound uate S r et Thermal Transfer Printing RID DONLOAG ice sccm Fairs Sas ras renere sere eee bas bowed Setting Up the Printer Descrip iaa a ee Gre are ReadingtheCurrentSetup 48 49 0 NewLineu s sea Sanat octane a rasende ee harde 51 ReceiveButters usssasrksprrsasesnede dire a ane ane ans Senet ae 1 TRANSMItTBUT EM 5 doses ros ramse Dd ew die FOGGAG ista dra Dawe a ee 52 SE QG JUS aeee e a E r A EEEE a E G 52 SG
35. d Resistance Theprintheadresistanceismeasuredautomatical lyatstartup read onl information Testprint Thetestlabels Diamonds Chess BarCodes 1 and BarCodes 2 areusedtochecktheprintoutqualityandfacilitatead justmentof theprintheadpressure seeChapter12 Thetestlabels SetupInfo and Hardwarelnfo listtheprinter scurrentsetupandtheinstalledelec tronicdevices Testlabel NetworkInfo isonlyprintediftheprinter hasanoptionalEasyLANinterfaceboard Iftheinformationdoesnotfit ononelabel twoormorelabelswillbeprinted Iftheprinterrefusesto printatestlabel pressthe lt i gt keytofindoutwhatiswrong forexample printheadlifted or out ofpaper Seenextpageforexamplesoftest labels 59 Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Test Labels 702 ohms 8 dots Diamonds CODES CODES 17236867 890123 Bar Codes 41 Setup Info 60 CODE39 IL MN Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Print Speed Theprintspeedisvariablebetweenl00and200mm sec forprinters fittedwithan8dots mm 203 2dpi printheadandbetween100and 150mm sec forprinterswithanoptional11 8ldots mm 300dpi printhead Generally the lowerthespeed thebettertheprintoutqual ity Thisisespecial lytruewhenprintingbarcodeswiththebarsrunning acrossthemediapath ladderstyle whenprintingondemandingface materials andwhenprintingat lowambienttemperatures Thedefault settingisl00mm sec approxim
36. dditionalproductinformation Satety Summary Yoursafetyisextremelyimportant Readandfol lowal lwarningsand cautionsinthisdocumentbeforehandlingandoperating Intermec equipment Youcanbeseriouslyinjured andequipmentanddatacanbe damagedifyoudonotfol lowthesafetywarningsandcautions Do not repair or adjust alone Donotrepairoradjustenergizedequipmentaloneunderanycircum stances Someonecapableofprovidingfirstaidmustalwaysbepresent foryoursafety First aid Alwaysobtainfirstaidormedicalattentionimmediatelyafteraninjury Neverneglectaninjury nomatterhowslightitseems Resuscitation Beginresuscitationimmediatelyifsomeoneisinjuredandstopsbreath ing Anydelaycouldresultindeath Toworkonornearhighvoltage youshouldbefamiliarwithapprovedindustrialfirstaidmethods Energized equipment Neverworkonenergizedequipmentunlessauthorizedbyaresponsible authority Energizedelectricalequipmentisdangerous Electricalsho ck fromenergizedequipmentcancausedeath Ifyoumustperformautho rizedemergencyworkonenergizedequipment besurethatyoucomply strictlywithapprovedsafetyregulations Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Before You Begin Satety Icons Thissectionexplainshowtoidentifyandunderstanddangers warnings cautions andnotesthatareinthisdocument Youmayalsoseeicons thattellyouwhentofollowESDprocedures Xii Awarningalertsyouofanoperatingprocedure practice condition orstatementthatmustbestrictlyobservedto
37. diafeedinapositionsuitablefor tearoffoperation e Apositivestopad justmentmeansthatthenormalmediafeedafter theprintingiscompletedwillbeincreasedbythespecifiedvalue Anegativestopad justmentmeansthatthenormalmediafeedafter theprintingiscompletedwillbedecreasedbythespecifiedvalue 52 Inqaustrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Recommended Feed Adjustments Thefollowingsettingsal lowprintingfromthetopofthelabel Minor deviationsfromtherecommendedvaluesmayberequiredduetovarious combinationsofmediatypes rollsize typeofmediasupplydevice and individualdifferencesbetweenprinters Adjustment type Tear Off Straight through Startadjust 100dots Stopadjust 0dots Peel Off Self strip Startadjust 56dots Stopadjust 44dots Cut between labels Startadjust 0dots Stopadjust 160dots Cut between labels and print from leading edge of next label Startadjust 250dots 369dots31 25 Stopad just 160dots 236dots20 0 Cut variable length strip No liner allowed Startad just 250dots 369dots Stopad just 275dots 406dots Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Media Themediaparameterstellthefirmwarethecharacteristicsofthemedia thatwillbeused sotheprintoutwillbepositionedcorrectlyandgetthe bestqualitypossible Media Size Thesizeoftheprintableareaisdefinedbythreeparameters X Start Width andLength X Start S
38. dtothebuilt inerrorhandlingoccur this eventwillbeset Thetextincludedinthesnmptrapisthestandardtextcorrespondingto theerro Note6 I fanerroroccursintheFingerpruintimmediatemode forexample outof paper whentheprintkeyispressed thiseventwillbeset Note7 Ifanapplicationisstartedbutdoesnotexecute thelRIwillblink Thiswill occurforexampleifthereisasyntaxerrorintheloadedprogramfile ThisisusefulwhenaprinterhasanAUTOEXEC BATfile startupfile thatissupposed torunautomatical ly Note8 Whenexecutionisstoppedwithuserbreak SHIFT PAUSE orduetoa run timeerror thelRIshallbeoff ItwillbesettooniftheuserchangesmodetoDirect Protocolorrunsanapplication If however theapplicationprogramhandlestheuserbreak ONBREAK ortherun timeerror ONERRORGOTO the IRIwil lnotbeaffected Inthiscase itisuptothe applicationtosetthestatus Note9 Atmost butnotall printercrashes theconsoleisreset ThiswillmakethelIRI gooff 94 industrial User s Guide Fingerprint perature Printercrash Off Seenote3and9 Printerturnedoff Off Maintenance Off Setwhenupgrading PowersupplyOvertem Off 1718 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Remedy Refer to Overal lweakpri WrongPaperType Changeparamete Chapter6 nt parameter r out Contrastvaluet Chapter6 bo Changeparamete Toy Chapter12 Printheadpress Tr Chapter
39. e UsingtheZmodemcommunicationtool filescanbedownloadedfrom aPC eithertobestoredonastandardCompactFlashmemorycardorto upgradetheprinter sfirmware Thefol lowingoptionsareavai lable UpdateCompactFlashcardallowstheprintertobeusedasaCom pactF lashcardprogrammingdevice Anyfilescanbedownloaded fromaPCtoastandardCompactF lashcardinsertedinthememory cardslotintheprinter srearplate Atypicalapplicationistocreateafirmwareupgradecardfroman upgradefilestoredinaPC Youcanusethecardtoupgradethe firmwareinseveralprinterssimplybymovingthecardfromprinter toprinter Justinsertthecard switchonthepower andwaitfromthe promptstoappearintheprinter sdisplaywindow 80 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 8 Intermec Shell Startup Program e Updatefirmwareisusedtodirect lyupgradethefirmwareofaspecific printerfromanewfirmwareversionstoredasafileinaPC Ifthe printerisequippedwithanEasyLANEthernetorWirelessboard the usermusthaveaccessrightstoupgradethefirmware seetheEasyLAN User sGuide IftheCompactFlashcardorupgradefilecontainsanearlier firmwareversionthantheoneintheprinter theprinter s Cann firmwarewillbedowngradedwithoutwarning a lo i Firmwareupgradefilescanbefoundonwww intermec comorbe obtainedfromyourlocallntermecdistributor Reboot Correspondstocyclingthepowertotheprinter ToexitIntermecShell withouthavingselectedanyapplication selectReboot Thenwaitforthe 5secondscountdowntofinish andthelastselectedapplic
40. ecreaseprintspeedby 50mm sec 2 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix D Intermec Supplies Recommended Paper Type Settings North America Direct Thermal Printing 8 dots mm 203 2 dpi Type Speed TopCoated Standard TopCoated High Thermal Transfer Printing 8 dots mm 203 2 dpi Type Speed TMX1500 TMX2200 TMX2500 TMX3200 turely Iftheambienttemperatureislowerthan 15 C 59 F decreaseprintspeedby 50mm sec Appendix D Intermec Supplies Direct Thermal Printing 11 81 dots mm 300 dpi Type Speed TopCoated Standard TopCoated High Thermal Transfer Printing 11 81 dots mm 300 dpi Type Speed TMX1500 TMX2200 TMX2500 TMX3200 turely Iftheambienttemperatureislowerthan 15 C 59 F decreaseprintspeedby 50mm sec 2 Appendix D Intermec Supplies 146 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Iatermec Intermec Technologies Corporation Corporate Headquarters 6001 36th Avenue West Everett WA 98203 U S A tel 425 348 2600 fax 425 355 9551 www intermec com EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Version 1 960581 02 1 960581 02
41. eprintercanbeconfiguredforawiderangeofapplications SeeChapter9andAppendixAformoreinformation TheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialsupportstheuni queandflex iblelntermecFingerprintv8 20programming language whichal lowsthe userorthird partydevelopertocreatecustom madeapplicationpro gramsandlabelformatsinaBASIC likeenvironment TheprinterisalsodesignedtoworkwiththelntermecDirectProto colprogramming language thelntermecInterDriverandIntermec Labelshop TheInterDriveral lowsyoutoprint labelsfromstandardMS Windowsapplications forexampleMicrosof tOffice TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialsupportsl5scaleableUni codeTrueTypeandTrueDocfontsasstandard Additionalfontscanbe downloadedintotheprinter sFlashmemory orbepluggedinusinga CompactFlashcard TheUnicodestandardallowstheuseofspecialchar actersforvariouslanguagesincludingnon Latinfonts suchasArabic Cyrillic Chinese Japanese Korean Hebrew andsimilar AversionofEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrial thatsupportsthe IntermecProgrammingLanguage IPL isdescribedinaspecialUser s Guide Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 1 Introduction Safety Summary IntermecassumesnoresponsibilityregardingtheCEDirectiveifthe printerishandled modified orinstalledinanywayotherthanthat describedinIntermec smanuals e Readthismanual careful lybeforeconnectingtheprinter Movingpartsareexposedwhenthedoorsareopen soensurethatthe doorsareclosedbeforeyouoperatetheprinter Don
42. er Thecutterisheldbyasnap lockandcanbetiltedforwardtofacilitate mediaload Aswitchpreventsthecutterfromoperatingwheninopen position Theoptionallabeltakensensorcannotbeusedwiththecutter Thepapercuttercanbeusedwithbothastandardedgeguideand Quick Loadguidesandwithanytypeofsidedoor Inthischapter a printerwithastandardedgeguideandalongsidedoorisillustrated Thereisnofrontdoorwhenacutterisinstalled Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 4 Media Load Cut Off cont If necessary fold down the edge guide Remove any empty core from the media supply roll post 30 Chapter 4 Media Load Route the media through the print mechanism and cutter Then push it towards the center section as far as it will go Turn the printhead litt lever counter clockwise to engage the printhead Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 4 Media Load Cut cont Off Close the side door uy o 2 S Ss oY 2S S 8 amp amp o DE 3 co GEL e D so zS T Se Qe og x 3 or tags 32 Chapter 4 Media Load Peel Off Selt strip TheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialcanprintonlabels tickets tags andcontinuousstockinvariousforms Thissectiondescribesthe casewhenself adhesivelabelsareseparatedfromthelinerimmediately afterprinting Thelineristhenwounduponanintegrallinertakeup hub Thisisalsoknow
43. erentconditionsoreventomake theprinterplaysimplemelodies 16 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 3 Starting Up Thischapterexplainshowtostartuptheprinterafter instal lationorafterhavingbeenswitchedoff Itcover eo E R e Startupfiles Memorycards e Switchingontheprinter Displaymessagesatstartup s Guide Fingerprint Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User Chapter 3 Starting Up Startup Files Whentheprinterisswitchedon itsbehaviordependsontheexistenceof astartupfile autoexec bat initsmemory Therearetwocases ATheprinterisonlyfittedwiththeIntermecShellfile managing program whichal lowstheoperatortochoosebetweenavarietyof applicationsandfunctions BInadditiontoIntermecShell theprinterisalsofittedwithacustom madeapplicationprogramthatisdesigntoperformaspecifictask for exampletoprinttickets baggagetags orproductlabelsforacertain company Suchaprogrammaybeinitiatedbyastartupfile autoexec bat storedintheprinter spermanentmemoryorinamemorycard Therecanbeonestartupfilestoredineachofthreedifferentpartsof the printer smemory Iftherearestartupfilesstoredinmorethanonepart onlyonewillbeusedwiththefollowingpriority 1 Anautoexec batfilestoredinamemorycard providedthecardwas insertedintheprinterbeforethepowerwasswitchedon 2 Anautoexec batfilestoredintheread writepartoftheprinter sper manentmemory device c 3 Thepup batfile IntermecShell intheread onlypartofthepr
44. ermalmediafortheEasy Coderprinters Premium Quality Top coatedmediawi thhighdemandsonprintoutqualityandresistance againstmoisture plasticisers andvegetableoils Examples Europe Thermal TopBoard ThermalTop Thermal TopHighSpeed DurathermLightningPlus DurathermIR Economy Quality Nontop coatedmediawithlessresistancetomoisture plasticisers andvegetableoils Inallotherrespects itisequaltoPremiumQual ity Examples Europe ThermalEco ThermalEcoBoard 138 Appendix D Intermec Supplies Thermal Transter Media Intermecoffersstocklabelsforthermaltransferprintinginawiderange ofqualitygrades Uncoated Papers Economicalhigh volumeprinting Tobeusedwi thGP TMX1500rib bons Examples Europe TTRUncoated Coated Papers Variouscoat weight smoothness andgloss Tobeusedwi thHP TMX 2200 TMX2500andGP TMX1500ribbons Examples Europe TTRCoated TTRPremium TTRPremiumBoard TTRHighGlossWhite Polyethylene Plastics Thesemediahavebetterresistancetowaterandmanycommonchemi calsthanuncoatedandcoatedpapers Theycanbeuseoutdoorsand offergoodtearresistance Mostoftenusedwi thHP TMX2200 TMX 2500ribbons Examples Europe TTRPolyethylene TTRGlossPolyethylene Polyesters Thesemediagivehighresistancetochemicals heat andmechanical abrasionwithHR TMX3200ribbons Examples Europe TTRHighGlossPolyester Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix D Intermec Supplies
45. esnotrespon Blin 1059 Cuttererrorl Blin 1701 Cuttererror2 Blin 1702 Cuttererror3 Blin 1703 Cutteropen Blin 1704 Lsstoohigh Blin 1007 Lsstoolow Blin 1008 Testfeednotdone Blin 1606 PauseModeentered Blin SetupModeentered Blin Includinginteractivesetup k from IPlinkerror Blin Seenotel 2 and3 IPconfigurat ionerror Blin Seenotel 3 and4 GenericDPerror Blin Seenote5 Pressanykeytocontin Blin Seenote6 Applicationloaderro Blin Seenote7 IRI blinkbyapplicati Blin SetbyFingerprintinstructi on on IRIoffbyapplication Off SetbyFingerprintinstructi on Applicationbreak ff Seenote8 Printheadnotfound ff Rebooted See Inizializing Setatstartupuntiloperatio Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Notel ThisisonlyapplicableforprintersequippedwithanEasyLANinterface Note2 AprinterthatisequippedwithanEasyLANinterface butisnotconnectedto anetwork willhaveablinkingIRI Toavoidthis theusercanset IPSELECTION to MANUAL and IPADDRESS to 0 0 0 0 Thiswillindicatethattheuserdoesnot regardthelackofnetworkconnectionasanerror Note3 Notrapcanbesentwhenthiserror eventoccurs Note4 ThiserrorindicatesthattheprinterhasnotreceivedanlPaddress Itisonly applicableforprinterswithIPSELECTIONsettoDHCPand orBOOTP Noted IntheDirectProtocol theusercanenableerrorhandlingforspecificerrorsusing theERRORstatement Whenerrorsadde
46. eters Width Themediamustbewounduponthecoreinsuchaway thattheprintercanpulltheendfree Roll Max diameter e Positionll52mm Position3213mm Max width 114 3mm Min width standard 25mm Min width Quick Load 40mm Themaximumrecommendedmediathicknessisl75um 7mils with thestandardprintheador220um 8 7mils withaspecialprinthead Thickermediamaybeused butprintqualitywillbereduced The stiffnessisalsoimportantandmustbebalancedagainstthicknessto maintainprintquality Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Core dista ad 762 mi yr Ctr Appendix B Media Specifications Mediarollstobeloadedinsidetheprintershouldbewoundwiththe printablesidefacingoutwards Themediasupplymustnotbeexposedtodust sand grit etc Anyhard particles howeversmall candamagetheprinthead Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix B Media Specifications Media Non Adhesive Strip a gt Media Orvdty Maximum Minimum standard Min narrowQuick Load Min wideQuick Load Media Type Setup Fixlengthstrip Varlengthstrip NON ADHESIVE STRIP Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix B Media Specifications Selt Adhesive Strip a gt Media Qdtn 1vyAvdivy LVEP Maximum Minimum standard Min narrowQuick Load Min wideQuick Load B gt Aep Thelinermustnote
47. gaps Ifthelabelstopsensor LSS hasnotdetectedagapor markwithinl50 0fthesetlength themediafeedisautomatically stoppedtoavoidfeedingoutawholerollofmedia becauseofanLSS mal function BysettinguptheX start theWidth andtheLength youwillcreatea printwindowinsidewhichtheprintingcanbeperformed Anyobjector fieldextendingoutsidetheprintwindowinanydirectionwilleitherbe clippedorcauseanerrorcondition Error1003 Fieldoutoflabel see IntermecFingerprintv8 xx Programmer sReferenceManual Print Window 8 dots mm standard printhead 10 3 mm 0 41 in max 104 0 mm 4 095 3 we A AI NN VAN AT i 1 j I U i Length i j 1 4 i i i I Dot line on printhead Oo0000000 fe ejefejerfejsfefujrf pejof jnfofejufejnjefnjnfefnjufejnjefefefelefafefefe A A X start N FEED Dot 0 lt lt 25 1143 mm 1 4 5 in Intermecoffersanumberofnon standardthermalprintheads seeChap ter8 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Media Type TheMediaTypeparameterscontrolhowthelabel stopsensor LSS and themediafeedwork Therearefivemediatypeoptions Label wgaps isusedforadhesivelabelsmountedonliner Ticket wmark isusedforlabels tickets orcont inuousstockpro videdwithblackmarksattheback Ticket wgaps isusedforticketsandtagswithdetectionslits e Fixlengthstripisusedforcontinuousstockwherethelengthoftheprint windowdecidesthelength
48. ggestsremedies Guide Fingerprint Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Intermec Readiness Indicator Thereadinessoftheprinter individuallyorasapartofasolution is indicatedbytheblueIntermecReadinessIndicator IRI IfthelRIblinksorisswitchedoff theprinterisnotready Furtherinfor mationcanbeobtainedinthedisplaywindowbypressingthe lt F5 i gt key Incaseofseveralerrorsorsimilarconditionsoccuringsimultane ously onlythemostsignificanterrorisdisplayed Oncethiserrorhas beencleared nextremainingerrorisdisplayed Theprinterwillalsoreturnerrormessagestothehost providedthere isaworkingtwo waycommunication Refertothe ntermecFingerprint v8 xx Programmer sReferenceManual Providedtheprinterisconnectedtoanetwork allconditionsthatpre ventsprint ingarereportedtotheEasyADCConsole TheEasyADC ConsoleisaPC basedsoftwarewhichallowsasupervisortomonitorall connecteddevicesthathaveanIntermecReadinessIndicator including handheldcomputers accesspoints andprinters 92 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Display Messages and LED Indications Error Event IRI Error Comment Operational On 0 Noerror Outofpaper Blin 1005 Nextlabelnotfound Blin 1031 Labelnottaken Blin Outoftransferribbon Blin 1027 Transferribbonisins Blin 1058 Headlifted Blin 1022 Cutterdo
49. ghorlow Bydefault thisoptionisdisabled RTShighindicatesthatthetransmittingunitisabletoreceivecharacters RTSlowindicatesthatthereceivebufferisfil ledto75 seeXON XOFF CTShighindicatesthattheunittransmittingtheCTSsignalisreadyto receivedata CTSlowindicatesthatthereceivebufferisfull seeXON XOFF Insomecomputerprograms forexampleMSWindowsTermi nal RTS CTSisdesignated Hardware ENQ ACKisaprotocolwherethecommunicationiscontrolledby thecontrolcharactersENQ ASCI105dec andACK ASCI I O6dec beingtransmittedonthesamelineasthedata Thesendingunittrans mitsENQatregularintervals IftheresponseACKisnotreceived the Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer transmissionisheldupawaitinganACKcharacterfromthereceiving unit Bydefault ENQ ACKisdisabled XON XOFFisaprotocolwherethecommunicationiscontrolledby thecontrolcharactersXON ASCII17dec andXOFF ASCI119dec beingtransmittedonthesamelineasthedata XON XOFFcanbe enabled disabledseparatelyfordatareceivedfromthehostbytheprinte r printersendsXON XOFF andfordatatransmittedtothehostfrom theprinter hostsendsXON XOFF XOFFissentfromtheprinterwhenitsreceivebufferisfil ledto75 andthetransmissionfromthehostisheld waitingforanXONcharac ter Whenenoughdatahavebeenprocessedsothereceivebufferisfil led onlyto50 theprintersendsanXONcharacterandthehostresumes transmittingdata ThesameprinciplesapplytoX
50. herthe printerisfittedwithanintegrallinertakeupornot Alternatively an externalmediasupply forexampleaboxoffan foldedtickets behind theprintercanbeused Arotatingmediasupplyhubisalsoavailableas anoption seeChapter9 Options Media Supply Roll Post Themediasupplyrollpostfitsboth38 40mm 1 5inches and76mm 3 Oinches coressinceitcanbemovedverticallyintheslotinthecenter section Thebottompositionisintendedforsmallcoresandthetop positionisforlargecores Thepostislockedbyastraight slotscrewand hasamoveableedgeguidetofitvariousmediawidths Edge guide Screw Tomovetheposttoadifferentslot removethescrew twisttheposta quarterofaturn andpullitout Tofitthepost rotateitaquarterofaturn insertitintotheappropri ateslotinthecentersection seenextpage andtwistbacksothelips engagethecutoutsinthesidesoftheslot Moveitup largecore or down smal lcore asfarasitgoesandsecureitwiththescrew 10 industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 76 mm 3 inch core som inde Chapter 2 Installation Media Supply Positions Therearefoursetsofslotsandthreadedholesintheprinter scentersec tionforthemediasupplyrollpostorrotatinghub optional Theseslots allowthelargestpossiblerollsizeto fi t giventhelimitationsofanyliner takeupunitand orthefullenclosureprovidedbythelongsidedooror Megatop Thepositionsareindicatedbynumbersengravedinthecenter section Positionlisusedwhenthemediacompartmentisfullyenclosedbya longsidedoor
51. howtheoperatorcanad just theprinter Thechaptercoversthefollowingtopics e Narrowmediaad justment e Labelstopsensorad justment Printheadpressuread justment e Ribbonbreakshaftad justment e Quick Loadguidesinstallation e Labeltakensensorad justment Intermec EasyCoder PF4i107 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 12 Adjustments Narrow Media Theprinterisfactory adjustedforfull sizemediawidth Whenusing medialessthanfullwidth itisrecommendedthatyouad just theposi tionofthepressurearmsoitbecomescenteredwiththemedia Thereby anevenpressureacrossthemediaisobtained Apoorlyadjustedpressurearmmaybedetectedbyaweakerprintouton eithersideofthemediapath Toad justthepressurearm proceedasfollows e Loosenthestraight slotscrewthatholdsthepressurearm Move thearminwardsoroutwardsuntilthearrowonthetipofthearm becomescenteredwiththemedia Whilemovingthearm pushatthepartwherethescrewissituated notatthetip Ifthearmishardtomove lifttheprintheadandpul l theprintheadbracketfreefromthemagnetinthearm Afterhavingcenteredthearm lockitbytighteningthescrew Pressure arm Center of media 108 Chapter 12 Adjustments Label Stop Sensor Thelabelstop blackmarksensor LSS isaphotoelectricsensorthat controlstheprinter smediafeedbydetect inggapsbetweenlabels orslots orblackmarksincontinuousstock dependingontheprinter ssetup inregardofmediatype seeChapter6 SettingUpthePrinter An obvious
52. ibbonisloadedintheprinter Checkthelistoftheprinter sdefaultsetupparametersonthenextpage toseeiftheymatchyourrequirements Ifnot youwillhavetochange thesetupusingoneof themethodsdescribedbelow Thesetupmayalso bechangedbyIntermecPrintSet InterDriver andLabelShop orthird partyapplicationprograms Setup Mode e Pressthe lt Setup gt keyontheprinter sbuilt inkeyboardtoenterthe SetupMode or e selecttheSetupoptioninIntermecShelltoentertheSetupMode or executethelntermecFingerprint SETUPinstructiontoenterthe SetupMode or accesstheSetupModeviatheprinter shome requiresanoptional EasyLANinterfaceboard SeeChapter7 SetupMode inthismanualandtheEasyLANdocu mentation Intermec Fingerprint Usesetupstringstochangeindividualsetupparametersremotely fromthehost or usesetupfilestocreatesetsofsetupparametersremotelyfromthe host SeethelntermecFingerprintv8 xxmanuals Intermec Direct Protocol Usesetupstringstochangeindividualsetupparametersremotely fromthehost Seethe ntermecDirectProtocolv amp xxmanuals 46 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Detault Setup Theprinter Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer sdshacbhsc uagr siistedbelow as fumingnooptidnsinstal led Baudrate 9600bps Characterlength 8bits Parity one Stopbits lbit RTS CTS Disable ENQ ACK Disable XON XOFF datatohost Disable XON XOFF datafromho
53. idue etc Ifnecessary cleantheguidesusingacleaningcardorasoftclothsoakedwithiso propylalcohol Dono scratchtheguides tuseanyothertypeofchemical Becarefulnotto flammable moderatelytoxic andmildlyirritatingsub A Isopropylalcohol CHs 2CHOH CAS67 63 0 isahighly n stance Warning Lift the inner part of the upper guide and pull it outwards disengaging it from the lower guide Take care not to damage the cable 102 Chapter 11 Maintenance Printhead Replacement Theprintheadissub jecttowearbothfromthedirectthermalmediaor ribbonandfromtherapidheatingandcoolingprocessduringprinting Thus theprintheadwillrequireperiodicreplacement Timebetweenprintheadreplacementsdependsontheprintimages the typeofdirectthermalmediaorribboninuse theamountofenergyto theprinthead theprintspeed theambienttemperature andseveral otherfactors firmwarewillnotdetectthenewprintheadresistanceand 1 Whilereplacingtheprinthead thepowermustbeoff The densityuntiltheprinterhasbeenrestarted Caution Note Checkthatthedensityanddotalignmentofthenew printheadmatchestheprintheadyouarereplacing However youcanswi tchbetweenalignmentsanddensitiesatwill butbe advisedthattheprintoutwillbeaffectedaccordingly NR Open the front and side doors Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 11 Maintenance Printhead Replacement cont Disconnect the printhead bracket trom the
54. inter s permanentmemory device rom Note IfyouinsertaCompactFlashmemorycardthatcontains astartupfilebeforeyouswitchontheprinter thisstartupfile willbeusedinsteadofIntermecShell 18 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 3 Starting Up Memory Card Ifyouwanttouseamemorycard youmustinsertitintotheslotinthe printer srearplatebeforeyouswitchonthepower Thememorycard mustbeaCompactFlashcard 8MB 1GB CompactF lashcardsmarked CF willnotwork YoucanusetheCompactFlashcardtoexpandthe printer sstoragememory cardl Therearealsothreetypesofprepro grammedCompactFlashcards FontCardsprovideadditionalfontsthatcanbeusedaslongasthe cardremainsinsertedintheprinter FontInstallCardspermanentlyinstalladditionalfontsintheprinter whichcanbeusedevenafterthecardhasbeenremoved FirmwareCardsautomaticallyreplacetheprinter sfirmware usually withanupdatedversion CompactFlashcardsarewidelyusedforconsumer scomputerproducts likedigitalcameras Youcangetacertainprotectionfromtheftbyinstall inganoptionalplatethatcoversaninsertedCompactFlashcard CompactFlash N H memory card Protection plate _ with screw option amemorycard Thecardwil lonlyfitinoneway Amemory cardisonlydetectedifitisinsertedbeforetheprinteris started 4 Note Alwaysswitchoffthepowerbeforeinsertingorremoving Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 3 Starti
55. intspeed especial lyinconnectionwitha largemediarolland ornegativestartadjustvalues see PrintSpeed in Chapter6 A OP themediafeeddirection Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix D Intermec Supplies Recommended Paper Europe Direct Thermal Printing 8 dots mm 203 2 dpi Type Speed TopCoated Standard NonTopCoated Thermal Eco StandardThermalEcoBoard TopCoated HighThermalTopHi ghSpeed Thermal Transfer Printing 8 dots mm 203 2 dpi Type Speed GPO2 HP66 HP07 HP05 HRO3 PremiumBoard HighGlossWhite95 Polyethylene75 GlossPolyethylene90 PremiumBoarda Polyethylene85 GlossPolyethylene95 PremiumBoarda HighGlossWhite80 Polyethylene75 GlossPolyethylene80 Type Settings turely Iftheambienttemperatureislowerthan 15 C 59 F decreaseprintspeedby 50mm sec 2 codes Appendix D Intermec Supplies Direct Thermal Printing 11 81 dots mm 300 dpi Type Speed TopCoated Standard NonTopCoated ThermalEco StandardThermalEcoBoard TopCoated HighThermalTopHighSpeed Thermal Transfer Printing 11 81 dots mm 300 dpi Type Speed GP02 HP66 PremiumBoarda HighGlossWhite95 Polyethylene90 HPO7 PremiumBoarda Polyethylene100 GlossPolyethylenel00 HP05 PremiumBoarda HighGlossWhite80 Polyethylene85 GlossPolyethylene80 HRO3 turely Iftheambienttemperatureislowerthan 15 C 59 F d
56. itchkeyboardwith22programmablekeys abig programmable Print buttonontheprinter sfront andabeeper Indicator Lamps TheindicatorsarecoloredLEDs LightEmitt ingDiodes andareused forthefollowingpurposes 14 Power solidgreen indicatesthatthepowerison Status solidgreen indicatesthattheprinterisreadyforuse Status flashinggreen indicatesthattheprinteriscommunicating Status solidred indicatesanerrorcondition seeChapter10 IntermecReadinessIndicator blue on blink oroff RepresentedbyabluelightonIntermechandheldcomputers access points andprinters thelntermecReadinessIndicatorispartofan exclusivemonitoringsystemfromIntermec TheIntermecReadiness Indicatorhelpsusersquicklydeterminethereadinessofthelntermec deviceindividuallyandaspartofasolution TheIntermecReadiness Indicatorhasthreedifferentstates On Blinking andOff Whenthe Indicatorisoff thedeviceisnotreadytooperateindividuallyoras partofasolution Whenthelndicatorisblinking thedevicemaybe initializing waitingforexternalresources orinneedofuseratten tion AndwhentheIndicatorisOn thedeviceisreadyforuseas partofasolution AlsoseeChapter10 industrial User s Guide Fingerprint O 09 00 Chapter 2 Installation Display ThedisplaywindowcontainsanLCD LiquidCrystalDisplay with backgroundil luminationandtwolinesoftext eachwithl6characters Itguidestheoperatorthroughthesetupandindicatespossibleerrors duringprinting ThelntermecFinger
57. l1 ure toolow Adjust CallServi Wornprinthead ce Printoutweaker Unevenprinthea Adjustarmalign Chapter12 on d Weakspots Foreignparticl Cleanorreplace Chapters4 amp 5 eson media Changetomatchi Chapter6 Media ribbondo n t ng Chapter6 mat ch media Poormediaor Selectabetterb Chapter11 ribbonquality rand Cal 1Servi Overalldarkpri WrongPaperType Changeparamete Chapter6 nt parameter r out Contrastvaluet Chapter6 Changeparamete high Chapter 12 Printheadpress E CallServi ure ajuk toohigh gue Excessivebleed WrongPaperType Changeparamete Chapter6 ing Contrastvaluet r Chapter6 60 Changeparamete high ra Chapter12 Printheadpress Adjust CallServi ure toohigh Darklinesalong Foreignobjects Cleanprinthead Chapter11 mediapath on Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 10 Troubleshooting 96 industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Whiteverticall Printheaddirty Cleanprinthead hapterll ines Missingprinthe Replaceprinthe apterll ad ad Largepartofdot WrongX startor Changeparamete hapter6 line Widthparameter r missing Failingprinthe apter 11 ad Replaceprinthe CallServi Printoutmissin Badmediaalign Adjust apter4 g ment alonginneredge Smal lcore amp supp Moveposttolowe apter2 ly postinupperpos T apter6 pos Transferribbon Ribbonnotfitted Reloadribbon apter5 breaks correctly Wrongpapertype Changeparamete hapter6 parameter Badenergycontr
58. n the ribbon is routed through the print mechanism Without releasing the ribbon turn the printhead lift lever counterclockwise to engage the printhead and lock the ribbon 42 Chapter 5 Thermal Transfer Printing Turn the printhead lift lever clockwise to raise the printhead and release the ribbon Turn the printhead lift knob counter clockwise to engage the printhead Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 5 Thermal Transfer Printing 44 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 6 Setting Up the Printer Thischapterdescribesthevariousparametersthatare usedintheSetupMode seeChapter7 orinthevari ousapplicationprogramstoconfiguretheprinterfor theuser sspeci fi crequirements Itcoversthefollowing topics Description Defaultsetup e SetupParametersinregardofcommunication feed adjust media andprintdefines Whenmeasuresarespecifiedas dots theactual lengthinmillimetersorinchesdependsonthe printheaddensity Convertasfollows 8dots mm 203 2dots inch printhead 1dots 0 125mm 0 0049 inches 4 9mils 11 81dots mm 300dots inch printhead 1dot 0 085mm 0 0033inches 3 3mils s Guide Fingerprint Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Description Thesetupcontrolstheprinterinregardofserialcommunication media feed andprintspeed andspecifieswhichtypeofmediaand optional ly r
59. nas Self strip operation Peel offoperationcannotbeperformedwhenQuick Loadguidesare fitted Usethe lt Feed gt key seefigure 13 whenloadingthesametypeof media Whenswitchingtoanewtypeofmedia oriftheprinterdoesnot feedoutthemediaproperly simultaneouslypressthe lt Shift gt and lt Feed gt keystoperforma testfeeed Peel offcanonlybeusedfor e Self adhesivelabelswithliner Anoptionallabel takensensorcanholdtheprintingofthenextlabel inabatchuntilthepresentlabelhasbeenremoved seeChapter9 Options Note Peel offoperationsetshighdemandsonthemediain regardoflabelstiffness releasecharacteristicsoftheadhes ive andliner resistanceagainstelectrostaticchargingetc sot he labelswillbedispensedproperly Consultyourmediasupplier ortestthemediatoascertainthatitissuitableforyourapplica tion Chapter 4 Media Load Peel Off cont Open the front and side doors v ES QD Q R 2 I S TG lt v 5 3 5 S amp o gt LY Q o S Xx lt vo Rey 3 lt 3 X 3 34 Chapter 4 Media Load Peel Off cont A Fit a new roll of labels on the supply post Close the edge guide on the supply post Route the liner around the tear bar and the liner drive roller and back under the print mechanism and guide shaft Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 4 Media Load cont Off Peel Es D S TD lt Y
60. ng Up Switching On the Printer Beforeswitchingontheprinter makethenecessaryconnections insert anymemorycardyouwanttouse andcheckthattheprintheadis engaged SwitchonthepowerusingtheOn Offswitchontherearplate The Power control lamponthefrontpanellightsupwhenthepowerison Waitforafewmoments whiletheprinterloadstheprogramandruns someself diagnostictests Starting Afterashorttime theprinterisinitialized Theprogressoftheinitializa tionisindicatedbyanincreasingnumberofcolonsonthelowerlinein thedisplay Initializing Thetypeofstartupfil erunningintheprinterisindicatedbythemessage showninthedisplaywindowimmediatelyafterinitialization A Intermec Shell Startup Program ENTER SHELL 5 sec v 8 1 4 sec v 8 1 3 sec v 8 1 2 sec v 8 1 l sec v 8 1 RefertoChapter8formoreinformationonIntermecShell Thedigits inthelowerrightcornerofthedisplayindicatetheversionofIntermec Shell B Custom Made Application Program Anyotherdisplaymessagesthanthoseillustratedaboveindicatesthatthe printerisrunningsomecustom made non standardapplicationpro gram orthatsomeerrorhasoccurred 20 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint A Media Load Thischapterexplainshowtoloadtheprinterwith media thatislabels tickets tag orstrips forthefo ro e Tear 0ff straight through e Tear 0ffwithQuick Load straight through e Cut Off e Peel 0ff self strip e Externalsupply fan folds s Guide Fingerprint Intermec EasyCoder
61. ofmediatobefedout Varlengthstripisusedforcontinuousstock Thesizeoftheprint imagedecidesthelengthofeachcopy Itisimportanttoselectthecorrectmediatype sotheprintercanindi catethefollowingerrors e Error1005 Outofpaper indicatesthatthelastorderedcopycould notbeprintedbecauseofanemptymediastock e Error1031 Nextlabelnotfound indicatesthatthelastorderedlabel orticketwassuccessfullyprinted butnomorelabels ticketscanbe printedbecauseofanemptymediastock 56 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Paper Type ThePaperTypeparameterscontroltheheatemittedfromtheprinthead tothedirectthermalmediaor optionally thetransferribboninorderto producethedotsthatmakeuptheprintout image Labels tickets tags strip andribbonsforvarioustypesofapplicatio n areavailablefromIntermec Forthebestprintoutqualityandmaximum lifeoftheprinthead uselntermecsupplies Setuprecommendations forIntermecsuppliesofferedinEuropeandNorthAmericaarelistedin AppendixD Asageneralrule highenergyand orhighprintspeedwillshortenthe lifeoftheprinthead Neverusehigherpapertypeandprintspeedset tingsthannecessaryforobtaininganacceptableprintoutqualityand throughputspeed Tftheambienttemperatureislowerthan 15 C 59 F decreasethe printspeedby50mm sec Startbychoosingbetweentwoalternatives DirectThermalprinting ThermalTransferprinting Yourchoicewilldecidewhichparameterstoenternext Direct Thermal Printing
62. onRollDiameter 65mm 2 56inches equivalentto Dependingon outer 240 300m 787 985ft ofribbon ribbonthick RibbonRol1CoreDia 25 4mm 1 00inches meter inner PrintDirections 4 Modes of Operation Tear Of f Straight Yes through Cut Off Optional Withcutter Peel 0ff Self strip Optional Withliner takeupunit Firmware OperatingSystem IntermecFingerprintv8 20 Incl Direct Protocol SmoothFonts TrueDocandTrueTypefonts Built inscaleablefo nts 15 2 ur 1 CUUELOUILL Built inbarcodesymb olo 53 StartupProgram std IntermecShellv8 1 Appendix A Technical Data Physical Measures Dimensions WxLxH 244x405x178mm 9 61x15 93x Withlongsid 7 00inches e 253x447x178mm 9 96x17 60x door 7 00inches Withpaper 244x475x225mm 9 61x18 70x cutter 8 86inches With8 in Weight excludingmed 7to8kg 15 5to17 7pounds AmbientOperatingTem 5 Ctot40 C 41 Fto 104 F Humidity 20to80 non condensing Electronics Microprocessor 32bitRISC On boardFlashSIMMs 2socketsfor4MBor8MBeach Std 1x4MB On boardSDRAMS IMM Isocketfor8MBor 16MB Std 8MB Power Supply ACVoltage 90to265VAC 45to65Hz PFCRegulation IEC61000 3 2 PowerConsumpt ion Standbyl5W Peak300W Sensors LabelGap BlackMark Yes 5 fi OutofMedia xedposition PrintheadLifted Yes RibbonEnd RibbonLow Yes Controls ControlLamps 3 Display 2x16characte
63. orworksproperlyandisabletodetectgaps slots orblackmarks LSSManualshowstheactualsettingprovidedbythelatestTESTFEED operation Itisalsopossibletotryothersettings LSSManualisprimar ilyintendedforserviceandisnotdescribedinthismanual LSS Auto Checkthattheprinterissetupforthetypeofmedialoadedinyour printer SetupMode Media Mediatype LABELS wGAPS TICKET wMARK TICKET wGAPS FIXLENGTHSTRIP or VAR LENGTHSTRIP e PerformaTESTFEEDbysimul taneouslypressingthe lt Shift gt and lt Feed gt keysontheprinter skeyboard Makesurethatthereisalabel notagapormark attheLSS Checkthatthemediaisroutedasclosetothecentersectionasthe guidesal low EntertheSetupMode seeChapter7 andgotoSetupMode Print Defines LSSTest LSSAuto Themenushouldlooklikethiswiththecursorplacedinthecenter LSS Auto 110 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 12 Adjustments Gaporslotdetection Lifttheprintheadandpul loutthemediaslowly WhentheLSS detectsagaporadetectionslot thecursormovestotheright LSS Auto Blackmarkdetection Lifttheprintheadandpul loutthemediaslowly WhentheLSS detectsablack thecursormovestotheleft Itispossibletorefreshthecenteredcursorpositionbypressingthe lt F4 gt key Ifthecursorbehavesasdescribedabove theLSSisworkingandis proporlyalignedwiththegaps slots orblackmarks Ifthecursordoesnotreactonagap slot orblackmark checkthis IstheLSSlaterallyalignedwiththeslotsorblackmarks Are
64. otopenthefront left handcover Dangerousvoltage Donotremovethebottomplate Dangerousvoltage Donotputyourfingersinsidetheprintmechanismwhenthepoweris on Placetheprinteronanevensurfacewhichcansupportitsweightof approximately7to8kg 15 5to17 7pounds plussupplies Donotspraytheprinterwithwater Ifyouareusingahosetoclean thepremisesinanindustrialenvironment removetheprinterorpro tectitcarefullyfromsprayandmoisture e Carefullyreadthewarningtextontheenvelopebeforeusingaclean ingcard Product Identification Themachinelabelisattachedtotheprinter srearplateandcontains informationontype model andserialnumberaswellasACvoltage It alsocontainsvarioussignsofapproval Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 1 Introduction Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 2 Installation Thischapterexplainshowtounpackandinstallthe EasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialprinterandalso describestheprinter svariouspartsindetail Itcovers thefollowingtopics Unpackingtheprinter Partsontheprinter sfront e Partsontheprinter srearplate Partsinthemediacompartment e Partsintheprintmechanism Connectingtheprinter e Usingthecontrolsandunderstandingtheindica tors s Guide Fingerprint Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User Chapter 2 Installation Unpacking the Printer Beforeyouinstalltheprinter examinethepackageforpossibledamage ormissingparts
65. pecifiesthepositionoftheoriginalongthedotsontheprinthead ThedefaultX startvaluepreventsprintingoutsidelabelswhentheliner isslightlywiderthanthelabels Ifyouwanttomaximizetheprintwidth resettheX startvalueto0 ByincreasingthevaluefortheX startparameter theoriginwillbe movedoutwards awayfromtheinneredgeofthemediapath Inother words thelargerX startvalue thewiderinnermarginandthelessavail ableprintwidth Width Specifiesthewidthoftheprintableareainnumberofdotsfromthe origin Thus thesumoftheX startandwidthvaluesgivestheouter marginoftheprintablearea Thewidthshouldbesettopreventprinting outsidethemedia whichmayharmtheprinthead Length Specifiesthelengthoftheprintableareainnumberofdotsfromthe originalongtheY coordinateandallocatesmemoryspacefortwoidenti calimagebuffersintheprinter stemporarymemory Thesizeofeachbuffercanbecalculatedusingthisformula Buffer size bits Print length in dots x Printhead width in dots Note Thetemporarymemoryhasotherfunctionsthatalso requiresomememoryspace Toobtainalongerprintarea the memorycanbeincreasedbyfitt ingalargerSDRAMS IMMon theprinter sCPUboardasdescribedintheServiceManual Thelengthsetupalsodecidestheamountofmediafeedwhenusing fixlengthstrip 54 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Thelengthsetupcreatesanemergencystop whichworkswhenthe printerissetupfor Label wgaps Ticket wmark or Ticket w
66. ponaninternalhub Theunitalsoincludesaguideshaft Peel offcannotbecombinedwith Quick Loadguides seebelow Media Supply Hub Therotatingmediasupplyhubisdesignedtofitmediarollcoreswith aninternaldiameterof38 40mm 1 5inch Thehubcanbefittedin thesamepositionsasthesupplyrollpost seeChapter2 Beingfactory installed thepositionofthemediasupplyhubisnotintendedtobe changedbytheoperator 3 inch Adapter The3 inch 76mmadapterisusedwitharotatingmediasupplyhuband makesitpossibletousemediarollswith3inch 76mminnerdiameter cores Theadapterispressedontothehubandsecuredbyascrew Not usedwithamediasupplyrollpost Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 9 Options Label Taken Sensor TheLabelTakenSensor LTS isaphotoelectricsensorthatenablesthe printer sfirmwaretodetectifthelatestprintedlabel ticket tag etc has beenremovedbeforeprintinganothercopy TheLTScanbeenabledor disabledusingtheinstructionsLTS amp ONandLTS amp OFFrespectively inIntermecFingerprintandtheIntermecDirectProtocol TheLTScannotbeusedinconnectionwithapapercutter Real Time Clock TheRealTimeClockcircuit RTC relievestheoperatororthehost fromhavingtosettheclock calendarusingthelntermecFingerprint instructionsDATE andTIME aftereachpowerup TheRTChasits ownbackupbatterybackupthatwilllastlOyearsormore CompactFlash Protection Plate TheprotectionplateenclosesaninsertedCompactFlashcardandmakes itmoredifficulttosteal SeeChapte
67. prerequisiteisthattheLSSmustbealignedwiththegaps slots orblackmarks Ifusing irregularlyshapedlabels aligntheLSSwiththe fronttipsofthelabels TheLSScanbemovedlaterallybetweendfixedpositions Thereisone partofthesensorontopof theuppermediaguideandanotherpart underneaththelowerguide Thesemustbeadjustedindividual lytothe sameposition Usingasmallscrewdriver pushtheminwardsasfaras theygoandthenpullthemout oneatthetime whilecountingthe clicksfromthesnap locks Aholeinthebottomplatefacilitatesadjust mentofthelowersensorpackage Thevariousdetectionpointsofthesensorinrelationtotheinneredgeof themediaareasfollows Oneclickout Twoclicksout Threeclicksout Fourclicksout Fiveclicksout One diode One sensor Upper part of LSS One diode One sensor Lower part of LSS Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 12 Adjustments InthePrintDefinespartoftheSetupMode youhavetwowaystotest thelabelstopsensorifyouhaveadetectionproblem LSSAutoandLSS Manual Themenusonlyprovidesindicationsfromthelabelstopsensorunit Thetestingmenuscandetermineifthesensorunitisnotphysicallyin position isblockedbydustorstucklabels orisdefectiveinsomeway Furthermore thisisanaidifmediahasdetectioncomplication Note Thereisnowaytoad justtheLSS function themenus onlyindicatevaluesfromtheLSSobtainedbyperforminga TESTFEEDoperation LSSAutoisthequickandnormalwaytodetermineifthelabelstop sens
68. print Chapter 7 Setup Mode TheSetupModeisorganizedasanendlessloop fromwhichyoucan selectanumberofsub categories Atstartup thefirmwaredetermines ifoptionssuchasalabeltakensensor acutter oraninterfaceboardis installedintheprinter Onlyinstal ledoptionsareshownintheSetup Mode Thediagrambelowshowstheoptionsinthemainloop Detailedover viewsareshownonthepagesthatfol low Starting point SETUP PRINT DEFS SETUP MEDIA O SETUP FEEDADJ 66 Chapter 7 Setup Mode Setup Mode Serial Communication uartl Intermec Fingerprint v8 20 p Scroll forward Scroll back FLOW CONTROL XON XOFF va Scrol gt forward gt Scroll back Legend Dottedboxesandlinesindicateoptions Thickboxesindicatesdefaultoptions Valuesinsidebracketsindicatedefaultselttings Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 7 Setup Mode Setup Mode Feed Adjust Intermec Fingerprint v8 20 Continued from the 68 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 7 Setup Mode Setup Mode Media Intermec Fingerprint v8 20 Continued from gt the previous page 4 p Scroll forward Scroll back y Not displayed if transfer ribbon mechanisms KA not installed in the va printer gt 4 PAPER TYPE DIRECT THERMAL Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 7 Setup Mode
69. printprogramminglanguageandthelntermec DirectProtocolallowcustom mademessagestobecomposedanddis playedaccordingtotherequirementsoftheapplication Keyboard Thekeyboardisofthemembrane switchtypeandhas22keys Thekey boardissupplementedbyalarge Print buttonontheprinter sfront Somekeyshavehard codedfunctionsinthestartupandsetupmodes Print button Displayerrormessages IRI status andcommunicationchannel information Scrollbetweenvarioustypesofinformationafterpressingthe lt F5 i gt key Possibleerrormessagesandinformationonactive communicationchannelsareshowninaloop KeyboardColorCode Yellow0perationoftheprinter operatorlevel GreenSetuporservice siteorservicetechnicianlevel WhiteDatainputtoprinter operatorortechnicianlevel InapplicationprogramscreatedusingthelntermecFingerprintpro gramminglanguage thekeyscanbeassignedtovariousfunctionsor bedisabledindividually Sinceonekeyisassignedasshiftkey upto44 differentkeycombinationsarepossible Anaudiblesignal whichcanbe turnedoffifsodesired acknowledgesthatakeyhasbeenpressed Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 2 Installation Beeper Thebeepernot ifiestheoperatorwhenanerrorhasoccurredand acknowl edgesthatakeyhasbeenpressed ThelntermecFingerprintpro gramming languageal lowsthekeyacknowledgesignaltobeturnedoff Thefrequencyanddurationofsignalscanbespecified Thus itispos sibletocreatedifferentsignalsfordiff
70. quireanoptional interfaceboard The printer i s fi rmwaredetectsifaninterfaceboardisinstalledintheprinter andpresentsadditionalsetsofcommunicationsetupmenusdepending ontypeofcommunication refertodiagrams3 5inChapter7 Setup Mode Z Note Theserialcommunicationparametershavenoeffecton parallelorEasyLANcommunications orontheINandOUT portsontheoptional Industrial InterfaceBoard Fortheserialcommunicationchannel uartl thefollowingparameters canbeset Makesuretheymatchthesetupoftheconnecteddeviceor viceversa Ifthesetupoftheprinterandthesetupofthehostdonot match theresponsefromtheprintertohostwillbegarbled Baud Rate Thebaudrateisthetransmissionspeedinbitspersecond Therearel0 options Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Character Length Thecharacterlengthspecifiesthenumberofbitsthatwilldefinea character Eightbitsarerecommended becausethatoptionallowsmore specialcharactersandcharactersspecificforforeignlanguagestobeused Refertothe IntermecFingerprintv xx Programmer sReferenceManual formoreinformation 7 8 Parity Theparitydecideshowthefirmwarewillcheckfortransmissionerrors Therearefiveoptions Stop Bits Thenumberofstopbitsspecifieshowmanybitswilldefinetheendofa character Therearetwooptions 1 2 Flow Control RTS CTSisaprotocolwherethecommunicationiscontrolledbycur rentsthroughseparatelinesinthecablebeingseteithertohi
71. r3forillustration Special Printheads Asstandard theprinterisfittedwithan8dots mm 203 2dots inch thermalprinthead Therearealsoanumberofoptionalprintheadsfor specialapplications 8 dots mm 203 2 dots per inch 11 81 dots mm 300 dots per inch Theprintheadcaneasi lybereplacedorexchangedbytheoperatoras describedinChapter11 88 Inqaustrial User s Guide Fingerprint Media Thickness Standard Opti Max175um 7mi ls Standard 170 220um 6 6 8 7mi ls Option Media Thickness Standard Opti Max175um 7mi 1 8 Option 170 220um 6 6 8 7mi Is Option Chapter 9 Options Interface Boards Anumberof interfaceboardsareavai lableforusewiththeEasyCoder PF4iCompact Industrial Theinterfaceboardsareeitherfactory fitted orcaneasilybefittedbyanauthorizedservicetechnician TheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrial canaccommodateone EasyLANinterfaceboardplusoneotherinterfaceboard EasyLANboards e EasyLANEthernet interface EasyLANWirelessinterface Othercommunicationboards e Parallel InterfaceBoard IEEE1284 e DoubleSerialInterfaceBoard Serial IndustrialInterfaceBoard Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 9 Options 90 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 0 Troubleshooting ThischapterdescribeshowthelntermecReadiness Indicatorswork Italsolistsvariouspossiblecasesof inferiorprintoutquality describespossiblecauses and su
72. rLCD Background light Keyboard 22keysmembrane switchtype Printbutton 1 Beeper Yes Data Interfaces Serial 1xRS 232 1xUSB BarCodeWand Yes Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix A Technical Data dCyrillicfontsaccordingtoUnicodestandardareincluded 3 ConnectionforOption lEasyLAN lothertypes al MemoryCardAdapter 1 CompactFlas Accessories and Options SpecialPrintheads 8dots mm 203 2dpi 1type SeeChapter9 11 8ldots mm 300dpi 2types anBrieghMbgatdpstripU Option Forpeel off nit operation RotatingMediaSupply Option Replacessup 1185 ply 3 inchAdapter Option CutterandTray Option LongSideDoor GULLIT LongSideDoorwith8 i ET n LabelTakenSensor Option RealTimeClock Option 10 yearslif RS 232Cable Option ParallelInterfaceCa Option ParallelInterfaceBo Option IEEE1284 DoubleSeriallnterfa Option ce Serial IndustrialIn Option terface EasyLANEthernet Inte Option fe EasyLANWirelessInte Option pa ExternalAlphanumeri Option c CompactFlashCards Option 8MB 1GB CompactFlashCardPro Option B Media Specifications Thisappendixspecifiesthephysicalmeasuresforvari oustypesofmedia Intermec EasyCoder PF4i119 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix B Media Specifications Media Roll Size Core Diam
73. rearplatecontainstheOn Offswitch theACpowercordsocket andvariousinterfaceconnectorsandslots Provision for EasyLAN Ethernet connection option Memory card slot Provision for one optional interface board On Off Switch Bar code wand socket AC Power cord socket RS 232 serial interface uart1 USB Interface Cusb1 Machine label int s Guide Fingerpr Industrial User co po Jes My rr rro Chapter 2 Installation Media Compartment Description Themediacompartmentisasstandardcoveredbyalongsidedoorthat completelyenclosestheprintmechanismandmediacompartment Optionally theprintercanbefittedwithatwopart Megatop that allowsalargermediarolltobeused Thedoorisheldbyamagnetic lock Itcanbeopened180 toprovidefullaccesstothemediacompart ment Themediasupplycanbefromasupplypost orfromanexternal supply offanfoldsbehindtheprinter Thereisalsoanoptionalrotatingmedia supplyhub AlsoseeChapter9 Options Thermal transfer mechani sm Optional integral liner takeup with guide shaft Front door Print mechanism Long side door Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 2 Installation TheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialusesamediasupplyrollpost thatcanbefittedinthreedifferentpositionsinsidethemediacompart ment Thepositiondependsonthetypeofsidedoorandwhet
74. river AlsouseitwiththelntermecDirectProtocolorthelntermec Fingerprintprogramminglanguagebecauseyoucanreceiveerrormes sagesfromyourprinter Beforeyoucanusetheserialinterface youmay needtosetupthecommunicationparameters suchasbaudrate parity etc asdescribedinChapter6 SettingUpthePrinter USB Interface usb1 UsetheUSBinterfacewithanUSB compatibleversionofthelntermec InterDriverforprinting TheUSBinterfaceisnotsuitableforprogram mingbecausethehostcannotreceiveerrormessagesfromyourprinter Optional Interface and Network Boards uart2 uart3 centronics or net1 Severaltypesareavailable seeChapter9 Options RefertoChapter 6 Chapter7 andAppendixCforconnectionandsetupinstructions Theprintercanbesettoscanallcommunicationports Whenitdetects incomingdataonaport theprinterautomaticallyswitchestousethat portforbothinputandoutput Thisfacility auto canbeselectedin IntermecShell seeChapter8 orusingthelntermecFingerprintinstruc tionSETSTDIO see IntermecFingerprintv8 xx Programmer sReference Manual Usethe lt F5 i gt keytogetinformationontheactivecommuni cationchannels SwitchoffbothPCandprinterbeforeconnectingthemtogether Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 2 Installation Controls and Indicators TheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialhasseveralwaysofcommuni catingdirectlywithitsoperator threecoloredindicatorlamps adisplay window amembrane sw
75. sdoesnotexceedtheclassAlimitsforradionoise emissionsfromadigitalapparatusassetoutintheradiointerference regulationsoftheCanadianDepartmentofCommunication Minist re des Communications du Canada CONFORMITE DE REGLEMENTS DOC A Lepr sentappareilnum riquen metpasdebruitsradio lectriques d passantleslimitesapplicablesauxappareilsnum riquesdeclasseA prescritesdansler glementsurbrouil lageradio lectrique dict parle MinisteredesCommunicationsduCanada GS Notice Germany ALLGEMEINE VORSCHRIFT ReparaturenodersonstigeEingriffe diesichnichtaufnormaleBedi enungderMaschinebeziehen dirfenausschlieBlichnurvoneinem ausgebildeten zust ndigenFachmannvorgenommenwerden EU Standard EN 55022 The European Union WARNING ThisisaClassAITEproduct Inadomesticenvironmentthisproduct maycauseradiointerferenceinwhichcasetheusermayberequiredto takeadequatemeasures iv Inqaustrial User s Guide Fingerprint Declaration ot Conformity CE We Intermec Printer AB Box 123 S 431 22 M lndal Sweden declareunderoursoleresponsibilityithattheproduct EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial towhichthisdeclarationrelatesisinconformity withthefol lowingstandards EMC EN 61000 6 4 2001 EN 61000 6 2 2001 Electrical Safety EN 60 950 followingtheprovisionsofDirectives 89 336 EEC and 73 23 EEC M6 1ndal 2003 03 12 Per OveJacobsson printerishandled modified orinstalledinothermannersthanthose describedinIntermec smanuals Interme
76. st Disable Newline CR LF Receivebuffer 1024bytes Transmitbuffer 1024bytes Feedadjust Startad just Stopad just Media X start 8dots mm 203 2dpi 24 X start 11 81dots mm 300dpi 36 option Width 8dots mm 203 2dpi 832 Width 11 81dots mm 300dpi 1248 option Length 8dots mm 203 2dpi 1200 Length 11 81dots mm 300dpi 1800 option Mediatype Label wGaps Papertype Thermaltran Ribbonconstant 90 Ribbonfactor 25 Labeloffset 0 Lowdiameter 0 Contrast 0 Print Defines Printspeed 100mm sec Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Reading the Current Setup Theprinter scurrentsetupvaluescanbereadfromtheprinter sdisplay windowbybrowsingthroughtheSetupMode Youcanlisttheprinter scurrentsetupvaluesbyprintingtestlabel Setup Info intheSetupModeorbyusingIntermecShell Thecurrentsetupvaluescanbesenttothehostviathestandardserial communicationchannelusinga SETUP WRITE uartl state ment see IntermecFingerprintv8 xx Programmer sReferenceManual 48 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Setup Parameters Serial Communication Theserialcommunicationparameterscontrolthecommunication betweentheprinterandtheconnectedcomputerorotherdevicesonthe standardserialport uartl andtheoptionalserialports uart2 and uart3 Theoptional portsre
77. strial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 12 Adjustments Ribbon Break Shaft Ifribbonwrinklingoccurs youmayneedtoadjustthealignmentofthe frontribbonbreakshaftsothatitrunsparalleltotheprintheadandthe ribbonsupplyandrewindhubs Theadjustmentisdoneusingastraight slotscrewthatislocatedimmediatelybehindthefrontribbonbreak shaft e Iftheribbontendstoslideoutwards turnthescrewcarefullyclock wise fw tomovetheouterendofthebreakshaftforward e Iftheribbontendstoslideinwards turnthescrewcarefullycounter clockwise bw tomovetheouterendofthebreakshaftbackward Beforeread justingthebreakshaft makesurethatthereis noothercauseforthewrinklingoftheribbon SeeChap Cain terl0 Troubleshooting Adjustment Screw Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 12 Adjustments LTS Label Taken Sensor ThesensitivityoftheLTSmayneedtobead justedaccordingtoambi entlightconditionsandreflectivecharacteristicsofthebacksideofthe media ThisisdoneintheSetupMode PrintDefs LTS seeChapter7 YoucanalsocheckthattheLTSworksproper Ly TheLTSsetupoptionsareonlydisplayedifanoptional labeltaken sensorisinstalledintheprinter LTS Adjust Press lt Enter gt Alabelisfedout Removethelabelandpress lt Enter gt again Amenushowsthesensitivityautomaticallyselectedbythefirm wareandtherange inwhichtheLTSwillwork Press lt Enter gt againand youwillproceedtotheLTSTestmenu LTS Test
78. tactyourlocalIntermecrepresentative Tosearchforyourlocalrep resentative fromthelntermecwebsite clickContact Related Documents Thelntermecwebsiteathttp www intermec comcontainsourcurrent documentsthatyoucandownloadinPDFformat Toorderprintedver sionsofthelntermecmanuals contactyourlocal Intermecrepresentativ e ordistributor Before You Begin xiv Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 1 Introduction ThischapterintroducestheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialprinter Thechaptercoversthefol lowing topics e DescriptionofEasyCoderPF4iCompact Indus trial e Safetysummary e Productidentification Intermec EasyCoder PF4i1 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 1 Introduction Description ot EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialisasturdyindustrialther maltransferprinterwithaprintheadresolutionof8dots mm 203 2 dot inch standard or11 81dots mm 300dpts inch option anda maximumprintwidthof104mm 4 095inches or105 7mm 4 161 inches respectively Itoffersalargenumberofusefulfeatures suchas e FlashmemorySIMMsforfirmware fonts barcodes andapplication programs Built inCompactFlashmemorycardadapter e Built inRS 232andUSBinterfaces Provisionforextrainterfaceboardsincludingwiredandwireless EasyLANconnections Keyboardanddisplaywithbacklightforimproveduserinterface Alargenumberoffactory installedorfield installableoptionsareavail able soth
79. thischapter OtherApplicationProgramswillpresentedasadditionaloptions icallychangethecommunicationsetup Ifanotherapplication isselectedlater thiscommunicationsetupwillremainvalid unlessthenewapplicationincludesinstructionsthatauto maticallychangethesetup Thesetupcouldalsobechanged manual lyintheSetupMode a Note Whenanapplicationprogramisstarted itmayautomat Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 8 Intermec Shell Startup Program Selecting Other Facilities Asanalternativetoselectinganapplication youcanstepthrougha numberofotherusefulfacilities Setup Setuptheprinterusingitsbuilt inkeyboard seeChapter7 Setup Mode Print Setup Produceaprintoutoftheprinter scurrentsetupvalues testlabel Setup Info Testfeed Feedoutanumberof label ticket tag orportionsofcontinuousstock whiletheprinterauto adjustsitsmediafeedandlabelstop blackmark sensor ItisrecommendedtoperformaTestfeedeachtimeyouloadaroll oflabelsfromanewbatchoradifferentbrand Test Label Printaseriesoffourtestlabels testlabels Diamonds Chess Bar Codes 1 and BarCodest2 inordertotesttheprintoutqualityand printheadalignment Thelabelsarepresentedinaninfiniteloop soyou canprinttheseriesoverandoveragain Press lt Enter gt foreachnewlabel Default Setup Resetallsetupparameterstotheirdefaultvalues aslistedinChapter6 SettingUpthePrinter Software Updat
80. tonswabmoistenedwithisopropylalcohol Isopropylalcohol CHs CHOH CAS67 63 0 isahighly flammable moderatelytoxic andmildlyirritatingsub Warning stance Open the front and side doors 98 Chapter 11 Maintenance Printhead Cleaning cont Insert most of the cleaning card under the printhead 1 Engage the printhead 2 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 11 Maintenance Printhead Cleaning cont Wait for approx 30 seconds to allow the cleaning fluid to dissolve the residue Pull out the cleaning card If necessary repeat the process with a fresh cleaning card 100 Chapter 11 Maintenance External Cleaning Always remove the power cord before cleaning Never spray the printer Protect it from water when cleaning the premises Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 11 Maintenance Cleaning the Media Guides Bothpartsofthelabel ides Theguidesaretransparenttoal lowthelightto coveredbyplasticgu stopsensor whichcontrolsthemediafeed are passbetweenthetwopartsofthelabelstopsensor Theseareas indicated byashadeofgrayinill ustrationt2below mustbekepteleanfromdust stucklabels andadhesiveresidue Iftheprinterstarts tofeedoutlabelsinanunexpectedway raisethe upperguideasdescribedbelowandcheckforanyob jectthatmayblock thebeamof light dus t stucklabels adhesiveres
81. wsthemessage Enter Shell xsec press lt Enter gt e Press lt Setup gt thisfacilitycanbeusedanywherewithinIntermec Shell e Setuptheprinterasdescribedinthischapter e ReturntoIntermecShel lbypressing lt Setup gt EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial with a custom made application program e Normally thereisnoneedtoentertheSetupModeforcustom made applicationprograms Necessaryprovisionsforchangingthesetup manual lyorautomatically shouldbeprovidedbytheprogram 64 Pr41 Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Chapter 7 Setup Mode Navigating in Setup Mode Whilegoingthroughthesetupprocedure youareguidedbytextsinthe printer sdisplay Youcannavigatebetweensetupmenus acknowledge displayedvalues selectortypenewvalues etc byusingthekeysonthe printer skeyboard ES Note AnexternalkeyboardcannotbeusedinsidetheSetup Mode Moveonemenutoth eleftonthesamel 1 MOVCUPOLLE LEVEL Moveonemenutotherightonthesamelevelorscrollforw ard 1 MOVCUOWLLOLIEC LEVEL Displayerrormessagesattestlabelprintingfailure Enternumericvalues Specifynegativevalues leadingposition Cleardisplayedvalues Acknowledgeandmovetonextmenuorperformtestfeedsi n Tia bte OE dt De Piar soute ic rs De 1 Left right up and down refertotheoverviewslaterinthischapter Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Finger
82. xtendmorethanatotalof1 6mm 0 06inches outsidethefacematerialandshouldprotrudeequallyonbothsides E gt Media Qidtn eExAvdivy Aivep Maximum Minimum Media Type Setup Fixlengthstrip Varlengthstrip SELF ADHESIVE STRIP 123 gt Appendix B Media Specifications Selt Adhesive Labels a gt Media Qi tn 1vxAv rvy vep Maximum Minimum standard Min narrowQuick Load Min wideQuick Load B Aep Thebackingpapermustnotextendmorethanatotalof1 6mm 0 06 inches outsidethelabelsandshouldprotrudeequal lyonbothside Rec ommendedminimumtransparency 40 DIN53147 gt AaPed Qrdty E amp xAv rvy Aivep Maximum Minimum 6 gt Aafel Aevytn Maximum Minimum Underidealcircumstances aminimumlabel lengthof4mm 0 16 inches couldbeused Itrequiresthesumofthelabel length d andthe label gap e tobelargerthan7mm 0 28inches thatbatchprintingis used andthatnopul lbackofthemediaisperformed Intermecdoesnot guaranteethatsuchshortlabelswillwork butitisuptotheusertotest thisinhisuniqueapplication gt Aafel Tan Maximum 21 3mm 0 83inches Recommended 3 Omm 0 12inches Minimum 1 2mm 0 O5inches TheLabelStopSensormustbeabletodetecttheextremefrontedgesof thelabels Itcanbemovedbetweenbfixedpositions seeChapter12 Media Type Setup Label wgaps Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint Appendix B Media Specifications

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