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User's Guide EasyCoder PF4i Bar Code Label Printer

1. Front View of Printer Chapter 2 Installation Rear View TherearplatecontainstheOn Offswitch theACpowercord Socket andvariousinterfaceconnectorsandslots Provision for EasyLAN ethernet connection option Memory card slot firmware upgrading only IT Provivion for IEEE 1284 parallel interface board On O switch AC power cord socket RS 232 serial interface JE Machine label Rear View of Printer EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 2 Installation Media Compartment Themediacompartmentiscoveredbyalongsidedoorthat completelyenclosestheprintmechani smandmedi a compartment orashortsidedoorthatonlycoverstheprint mechanismandgiveseasyaccesstothemediastock Thedooris heldbyamagneticlock Itcanbeopenedl80 toprovidefull accesstothemediacompartment Media supply roll post with Thermal transfer mechanism Print mechanism Optional integral Long side door Media Compartment Themediacanbesuppliedfromarotatinghuborfroman externalsupplyoffan foldedmediabehindtheprinter Thereis alsoanoptionalrotatingmediasupplyhub Formore information seeChapter7 Options onpage67 Chapter 2 Installation Media Supply Roll Post TheEasyCoderPF4iusesamediasupplyrollpostthatcanbe fittedinthreedifferentpositionsinsidethemediacompartment Thepositiondependsonthetypeofsidedoor longorshort and whetherornottheprinterisfi
2. 9 Maintenance Printh adG Gaining sei wt fin ek kl dy ap EA 82 ExternalCleaning sibhbI bud bended pit ada V DS 87 CleaningtheMediaGuides 89 Printh adReplac mentes c3344 98 AE Men has tarde dans 91 Medta amss3 ace pires Ra NE Eon vat Lae et ates 96 10 ees AdjustingforNarrowMedia lt lt lt lt c lt lt hae 98 AdjustingPrintheadPressure 99 AdjustingtheLabelStopSensor 101 AdjustingtheRibbonBreakShaft 102 InstallingtheQuick LoadGuides 103 A ate 105 Technical Data B eem 109 Media Specifications M diaRollSiZze evexit UE RO ER REA RIA Ime 110 CORB RUD se P ah deem e oos etr are be ee 110 110 Media sage ni pa mens bee bee 111 Self AdhesiveStrip ContinuousStock 111 Self AdhesiveLabels GapStock 112 viii Contents Non AdhesiveStrip ContinuousStock 113 TicketsWithGaps GapStock 114 TicketsWithBlackMark MarkStock 115 C Interfaces RS 2821nt r faces weg prc iem we AU ME oet ee ER cea dtd 118
3. Withlongsidedoor Dimensions X LX H Withpapercutterinstalled Dimensions WX L XH With8 inchMegatopinstalled Weight excludingmedia AmbientOperatingTemperature Humidity Electronics Microprocessor On boardFlashSIMMs On boardSDRAMSIMM Standard8MB Power Supply ACVoltage PFCRegulation PowerConsumption Sensors LabelGap BlackMark OutofMediaYes Fivefixedpositions PrintheadLifted RibbonEnd RibbonLow Thermaltransfermodelonly Controls IndicatorLamps Display EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter A Technical Data 108 Controls Keyboard Feed Pausebutton Beeper Data Interfaces Serial ConnectionforOptional InterfaceBoards MemoryCardAdapter Accessories and Options ThickMediaPrinthead IntegralSelf stripUnitwithLiner Takeup RotatingMediaSupplyHub 3 inchAdapterforMediaSupplyHub Cutter ShortSideDoor LongSideDoor LongSideDoorwith8 inchMegatop LabelTakenSensorOption RS 232CableOption ParallelInterfaceCable ParallelInterfaceBoardOption EasyLANEthernet Interface EasyLANWirelessInterface CompactFlashCards Notel Themaximumprintlengthisalsorestrictedbythe amountoffreeSDRAMmemory Note2 Dependingonmodel theprintermaybedeliveredwith oneofthreetypesofdoors B Media Specifications Thisappendixspecifiesthephysicalmeasuresforvarioustypesof media EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide109 IPL Version Chapter Media Specifications Media Roll Size
4. 76 Overall Weak Printout Possible Cause Wrongmediagrade Contrastvaluetoolow Printheadpressuretoolow Wornprinthead Wrongprintheadvoltage Printout Weaker On One Side Possible Cause Unevenprintheadpressure Weak Spots Possible Cause Foreignparticlesonmedia Media ribbondon tmatch PoormediaorribbonqualitySelectabetter brandofmedia ribbon Wornprinthead Wornplatenrol ler Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Overall Dark Printout Possible Cause Wrongmediagrade Contrastvaluetoohigh Printheadpressuretoohigh Wrongprintheadvoltage Excessive Bleeding Possible Cause Wrongmediagrade Contrastvaluetoohigh Printheadpressuretoohigh Faultyenergycontrol Dark Lines Along Media Path Possible Cause Foreignob jectsonprinthead White Vertical Lines Possible Cause Printheaddirty Missingprinthead Large Part Of Dot Line Missing Possible Cause Failingprinthead Failingstrobesignal EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 78 Printout Missing Along Inner Edge Possible Cause Badmediaalignment Usingsmallcorewithsupply postinupperposition X startparametervaluetoolowIncreasevalue Transfer Ribbon Breaks Possible Cause Ribbonnotfittedcorrectly Wrongmediagrade cleanprinthead Badenergycontrol Transfer Ribbon Wrinkles Possible Cause FaultyribbonbreakshaftadjustmentAd justshaft Incorrectedgeguideadjustment Printheadpressuretoostrong No Th
5. DetectionHeight Recommended 1 6mm 0 06inches Minimum 1 27mm 0 05inches Maximum 21 3mm 0 83inches Chapter Media Specifications MediaTypeSetup GapStock Note Handleperforatedmediacarefullytoavoidripsorbreaksalong theperforations Brokenorrippedperforations particularlyatthe edges maycausethemediatobreakormisfeedduringprinting Tickets With Black Mark Mark Stock Note Preprintthatmayinterferewiththedetectionoftheblackmark shouldbeavoided Note Theblackmarkshouldbenon reflectivecarbonblackona whitishbackground d Minimum 20 Omm 0 8inches TICKETS WITH MARKS FEED DIRECTION e BlackMarkLength Common 12 5mm 0 5inches Minimum 5 Omm 0 20inches Maximum 21 3mm 0 83inches EasyCoder PF4i User 5 Guide IPL Version Chapter Media Specifications 116 f BlackMarkY Position Theblackmarkshoul dbeasclosetothefrontedgeoftheticket aspossible eitheronthetoporonthebackofthemedia MediaTypeSetup MarkStock Note Handleperforatedmediacarefullytoavoidripsorbreaksalong theperforations Brokenorrippedperforations particularlyatthe edges maycausethemediatobreakormisfeedduringprinting Interfaces Thisappendixdescribestheinterfaceconnectorsfoundonthe printer srearplate Itcoversthefollowingtopics RS 232interface Optionalinterfaces EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide117 IPL Version Chapter Interfaces RS 232 Interface Protocol For The Default Set
6. Headlifted Cuttererrorl Cuttererror2 Cuttererror3 Lsstoohigh Lsstoolow Testfeednotdone Pressfeednotdone Notanerror 74 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Displayed Error Messages and LED Indicators continued Error Event Pausemodeentered Setupmodeentered IPlinkerror IPconfigurationerror Printheadnotfound Rebooted Initializing Printercrash Printerturnedoff Maintenance Powersupplyover temperature Printheadhot Notel Thisisonlyapplicableforprintersequippedwithan EasyLANinterface Note2 AprinterthatisequippedwithanEasyLANinterface butisnotconnectedtoanetwork willhaveablinkingRTW To avoidthis set IPSELECTION to MANUAL and ADDRESS to 0 0 0 0 Thiswillindicatethatthelackof networkconnectionisnotanerror Note3 Notrapcanbesentwhenthiserror eventoccurs Note4 Thiserrorindicatesthattheprinterhasnotreceivedan IPaddress ItisonlyapplicableforprinterswithIP SELECTIONset toDHCPand orBOOTP EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Noteb Atmost butnotall printercrashes theconsoleisreset ThiswillmaketheRTWgooff Note6 Iftheprintheadtemperaturerisesabovel00 C 212 F anerroroccursandtheprintingwillbepauseduntilthe printheadhascooledoff Meanwhile theprinterisabletoreceive commandsanddatauntilthebufferisfilled Theprintingis automaticallyresumedwhentheprintheadtemperaturehas reached85 C 185 F Troubleshooting
7. ProtocolForTheDefaultSetup 118 InterfaceCable 0 ona oa Rum eis ce ees 119 Optronallnbterfaces i siruten que 266 dle ble e pde debo EE 119 D Media Sensitivity Number AbouttheMediaSensitivityNumber MSN 122 DeterminingtheCurrentMediaSensitivitySetting 122 ChangingtheCurrentMediaSensitivitySetting 122 DeterminingtheMSNforIntermec ApprovedMediaandRibbons 123 DeterminingtheMSNforOtherMediaandRibbons 123 MediaSensitivityNumbersforIntermec ApprovedMediaandRibbons 124 EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Contents Before You Begin Before You Begin Thissectionprovidesyouwithsafetyinformation technical supportinformation andsourcesforadditionalproduct information Safety Summary Yoursafetyisextremelyimportant Readandfollowall warningsandcautionsinthisdocumentbeforehand ing andoperatingIntermeceguipment Youcanbeseriously injured andequipmentanddatacanbedamagedifyoudo notfollowthesafetywarningsandcautions Do not repair or adjust alone Donotrepairorad justenergizedequipmental oneunder anycircumstances Someonecapableofprovidingfirstaid mustalwaysbepresentforyoursafety First aid Alwaysobtainfirstaidormedicalattentionimmediately afteraninjury Neverneglectaninjury nomatterhow slightitseems Resuscitation Beginresuscitationimmediatelyif
8. Roll dj d Depends ameter I ST spool or eet Core Diameter A standard 38 40 1 5inches withadapter 76 2mm 3inches Width Mustnotprotrudeoutsidethemedia Themediamustbewounduponthecoreinsuchawaythatthe printercanpulltheendfree Media Diameter Positionl Position2 Position3 Maximum 114 3mm 4 50inches Minimum standard 25mm 1 00inches Minimum Quick Load 40mm 1 57inches 110 Chapter Media Specifications Therecommendedmediathicknessis175 u m 7mils withthe standardprintheador220 u m 8 7mils withthespecialthick mediaprinthead Ifthickermediaisused printqualitymaybe reduced Mediastiffnessmustbebalancedagainstthicknessto maintainprintquality Mediarollstobeloadedinsidetheprinter shouldbewoundwiththeprintablesidefacingoutwards Themediasupplymustnotbeexposedtodust sand orgrit Any hardparticles howeversmall candamagetheprinthead Media Self Adhesive Strip Continuous Stock a ExternalMediaWi dth includingliner Maximum 114 3mm 4 5 inches Minimum standard 25mm 1 00inches Minimum narrowQuick Load 40mm 1 57inches Minimum wideQuick Load SELF ADHESIVE STRIP b LinerWidth Thelinermustnotextendmore thanatotalofl 6mm 0 06 inch pasttheedgeof theface materialandshouldprotrude equal lyonbothsides c InternalMediaWidth excludingbacking Maximum 112 7mm 4 43inches Minimum 23 8mm 0 94inches MediaTypeSetup Continuo
9. TheMediaTypeparameterscontrolhowthelabelstopsensor LSS andthemediafeedwork Therearethreemediatype options e Gapisusedforadhesivelabel smountedonl iner backing paper orcont inuouspaperstockwithdetectionslots Thisis thedefault Markisusedforlabels tickets orstripprovidedwithblack marksattheback Continuousisusedforcontinuousstockwithoutany detectionslotsorblackmarks Paper Type ThePaperTypeparameterscontrolhowthetransferribbon mechanismandtheribbonsensorwork Therearetwopaper typeoptions DT DirectThermal isusedforheat sensitivemediawithout anyneedforathermaltransferribbon Thisisthedefault ThermalTransfer isusedfornonheat sensitive receivingfacematerialsincombinationwithathermal transferribbon Label Length Dots TheLabelLengthsetupspecifiesthelengthindotsofeachcopy alongthemediafeeddirection X coordinate Thisisusedfor l abel out detection Aselectionofvaluesispresentedasaloop Selectthevaluethatisclosesttotheactuallength Defaultis 1200dots Sensitivity Media Sensitivity Number Thissetupparameterspecifiesthecharacteristicsofthedirect thermalmediaorcombinationofreceivingfacematerialand thermaltransferribbon sotheprinter sfirmwarecanoptimize theheatingoftheprintheadandtheprintspeed Themedia sensitivitynumbercanbechangedusingPrintSet third party software oranIPLcommand XSI gn m SeeAppendi xD MediaSensitivityNumber onpagel21formoreinformation regardingthemediasensitivit
10. andamaximumprintwidthis104mm 4 inches TheEasyCoderPF4iprinteroffersalargenumberofuseful features e FlashmemorySIMMsforfirmware fonts barcodes and applicationprograms Built inCompactFlashmemorycardadapterforfirmware upgrading Built inRS 232interface Provisionforextrainterfaceboardsincludingwiredand wirelessEasyLANconnections Keyboardanddisplaywithbacklightforimproveduser interface s Alargenumberoffactory installedorfield installableoptionsare available sotheprintercanbeconfiguredforawiderangeof applications SeeChapter7 Options onpage67formore information TheEasyCoderPF4iprinterdescribedinthismanualsupports theIntermecProgrammingLanguage IPL v2 30orlater The EasyCoderPF4iprinterthatsupportsIntermecFingerprintis describedinitsownUser sGuide Chapter 1 Introduction Safety Summary IntermecassumesnoresponsibilityregardingtheCEDirectiveif theprinterishandled modified orinstalledinanywayother thanthatdescribedinIntermec smanuals Readthismanualcarefullybeforeconnectingtheprinter Movingpartsareexposedwhenthesidedoorsareopen so ensurethatthedoorsareclosedbeforeyouoperatetheprinter Donotremovetheleft handcover Dangerousvoltage Donotremovethebottomplate Dangerousvoltage Donotputyourfingersinsidetheprintmechani smwhenthe powerison Placetheprinteronanevensurfacewhichcansupportits weightofapproximately7to8kg 15 5tol7 7pounds plus supplies Donotspraytheprin
11. Up the Printer Description Setupdefinestheprinter sserialcommunication testandservice operations andspecifieswhichtypesofmediaandribbonare loadedintheprinter Iftheprinter sdefaultsetupdoesnotmeet yourrequirements followtheinstructionsin SetupMode on page6ltochangethesetup Default Setup Thislistdoesnotincludeoptions Ser Com 50 EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 5 Setting Up the Printer Setup Parameters Serial Communication Theserialcommunicationparameterscontrolthe communicationbetweentheprinterandtheconnectedcomputer orotherdevicesontheserialport Note Theserialcommunicationparametershavenoeffecton parallelorEasyLANcommunications Makesuretheprinter scommunicationparametersmatchthe parameterssetupontheconnecteddeviceandviceversa Ifthe printerandhostsetupsdonotmatch theresponsefromthe printertohostwillbegarbled Baud Rate Thebaudrateisthetransmissionspeedinbitspersecond There are8options 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 115200 Data Bits Databitsspecifiesthenumberofbitsthatwilldefineacharacter e CharactersASCIIO00tol27decimal e 8CharactersASCIIO000to255decimal default Parity Theparitydecideshowthefirmwarewillcheckfortransmission errors Therearefouroptions None default Even Odd and Space EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 5 Setting Up the Printer 52 Stop Bits Thenumb
12. adjustthepressurearmsoitremains centeredonthemediaandappliespressureevenly Apoorlyadjustedpressurearmmaybedetectedbyaweaker printoutoneithersideofthemediapath Center of media Pressure arm dedicated direct thermal EasyCode PF4i Printer To adjust the pressure arm for narrow media 1Removetheribbon ifany 2Loosentheknobthatholdsthepressurearm 98 Chapter 10 Adjustments 3Movethearminwardsoroutwardsuntilthearrowonthetip of thearmbecomescenteredonthemediastock Pushatthe partwheretheknobissituated notatthetip Ifthearmis hardtomove lifttheprintheadandpulltheprinthead bracketfreefromthemagnetinthearm ALockthearminthenew centeredpositionbytighteningthe knob 5Re adjusttheedgeguides 6Reloadtheribbon ifany Adjusting Printhead Pressure Thepressureofthethermal printheadagainsttheribbonor directthermalmediaisfactoryadjusted However theuseof thickerorthinnermediathannormalcouldrequiretheprinthead pressuretobereadjusted Usingastraight slotscrewdriver turntheadjustmentscrew clockwiseformorepressure orcounterclockwiseforless pressure Printafewlabels preferablyTestlabels andcheck theprintout Forhelpprintingtestlabels see Testprint on pageb3 Increasedpressuregenerallygivesadarkerprintoutand viceversa Repeatuntilthedesiredresultisobtained Donotuseahigherprintheadpressurethannecessary Unnecessarypressuremayincreasethewearoftheprinthead andshortenitslife EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IP
13. for Thermal Transfer Printing R bbonLboadszs oL e LES LL LOL LLLA og 42 5 Setting Up the Printer DeseriptioleunscuhesivsredMenciec debe epp eet edu cue ated wea 50 Default Setups julien e b IE eX end ex stint 50 S tupParametersi ja eec ted ex E wed ee e ne a ra SerialConm mntcatiOrn 22 253 ia dva nana tes hen e ep dis Baudk t cte dl wus suk exco o aby Ba zl o 1 bae etat BE E Re e igo nuu eei D ied uve eR OR do SIG SUtODBLUSuonsu Z mel Ih ERE CR a TM PXotocolims o A Re a a e Test Service del eei ve Y ine eta ane da ale tes HE EE IECH EEN o come e Ee t e ee ETC Media don ee dette RO RAR eS MedtaType aiv eu OP RE Paper ly pes ir oa dee ed s o etd rccte tae et LabelLengethDotS Auen o ete Sensitivity MediaSensitivityNumber Darkness se rs Zo gei Leger DA NV MN ete LabelRestPoint 222 NNN NR a douane bormRdgDotSA euer Aur e Ru Ee Lana die vi Contents DOTS t Zeit sues se bia be yr we ess 57 sei ook dada dl an na OP dra 57 Emu lati onMod even nh ur dns d eee wee 57 PrintSpeeds crsey 2 Bata SN Tr Re 57 Jiz ec EUROS ue eed See 58 LabelTakenSe
14. F4iPrinter 2 Safety SUMMA Ye acci uu vb AEN P N eue done Maidens p 3 Producti denta tl da ais ed hi e eto aec Rinse he re dE 3 2 5 Installation PRONGV BW aceon diae ee RE OPE 6 cit ne sb tien d nn quare qx eee ae 7 MediaCompbar E Oe hb eg SS 8 MedirasupoLyRol1Post 44x AR EU i idees 9 MeditaSupplyRosi tios eiae ich eue Ae geg t 10 PrintM chani SM ae med xg e T ho ee 11 Connectlonszo e dd eee n AEN a mee Be ek WEN oes 12 ControlsandindicatorSs sa4 44s seeded bee bbe ss oe 13 amp oes weer Mans 13 en ec E E e 14 Key board ss Wace bald ve be p rub 14 KeyboardColorCode 15 DeepeT faite bod Lorean ne 15 SwitchingOnthePrinteb srl IERI RIAM OU e Be Vi 15 EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Contents 3 Media Load Tear O ff straight lhrough os 26 Ae Ri Pee aed eee ela J fees 18 Tear Of fwithQuick Load StraightThrough 23 PIU Rd CP T PUT 26 Peel Off Self SbELID ontcbuec4h0bte4benloeenieiieobi bez 32 Externalsupply Ban bold s en Let Peet Baba cut DES 38 4 Ribbon Load
15. Intermec 2454 ED HL Be ARS AR 400 1166 021 Intermec i User s Guide EasyCoder PF4i Bar Code Label Printer IPL Version Intermec m User s Guide EasyCoder 41 Bar Code Label Printer IPL Version IntermecTechnologiesCorporation WorldwideHeadquarters 600136thAve W Everett WA98203 U S A www intermec com Theinformationcontainedhereinisprovidedsolelyforthepurposeofallowingcustomersto operateandserviceIntermec manufacturedequipmentandisnottobereleased reproduced or usedforanyotherpurposewithoutwrittenpermissionof IntermecTechnologiesCorporation Informationandspecificationscontainedinthisdocumentaresub jecttochangewithoutprior noticedanddonotrepresentacommi tmentonthepartof IntermecTechnologiesCorporation 2003 2008by IntermecTechnologiesCorporation Allrightsreserved ThewordIntermec theIntermeclogo Norand ArciTech CrossBar DataCollectionBrowser dcBrowser Duratherm EasyCoder EasyLAN EnterpriseWirelessLAN EZBuilder Fingerprint i gistics INCA underlicense InterDriver IntermecPrinterNetworkManager IRL JANUS LabelShop MobileFramework MobileLAN Nor Ware Pen Key PrecisionPrint PrintSet RoutePower TE2000 TrakkerAntares UAP UniversalAccessPoint andVirtual WedgeareeithertrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofIntermecTechnologiesCorporation 5 1 hereareU S andforeignpatentsaswellasU S andforeignpatentspending hroughout
16. L Version Chapter 10 Adjustments Toreturntothefactorysetting tightenthescrew asfarasit goesandthenloosenit fourfullturns Testwithapieceof mediaundertheprinthead Youshouldbeabletopul litout withoutmorethanjustalittleresistance Adjustment screw Printhead Pressure Adjustment Screw 100 Chapter 10 Adjustments Adjusting the Label Stop Sensor Thelabelstopsensor LSS isaphotoelectricsensorthatcontrols theprinter smediafeedbydetectinggapsbetweenlabelsorslots orblackmarksincontinuousstock dependingontheprinter s setupinregardofmediatype TheLSSshouldbealignedwith thegaps slots orblackmarks Ifusingirregularlyshapedlabels aligntheLSSwiththefronttipsofthelabels TheLSScanbemovedlaterallybetweenbfixedpositions There isonepartofthesensorontopoftheuppermediaguideand anotherpartunderneaththelowerguide Thesemustbeadjusted individuallytothesameposition Usingasmallscrewdriver push theminwardsasfarastheygoandthenpullthemoutoneatthe timewhilecountingtheclicksfromthesnap locks Aholeinthe bottomplatefacilitatesadjustmentofthelowersensorpackage Thevariousdetectionpointsofthesensorinrelationtotheinner edgeofthemediaareasfollows Oneclickout Twoclicksout Threeclicksout Fourclicksout Fiveclicksout One diode One sensor Upper part of LSS Lower part of LSS One diode One sensor Label Stop Sensor Parts and Location EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 10 Adjustments Adj
17. Printer Format Label TheFormatLabelcontainsasingleformatthatyoucanuseto evaluatetheprintqualityofaparticularformat Thisoption printslabelsforalltheformatsstoredintheprinter smemory Page Label ThePageLabelteststheabilityoftheprintertoreceiveandprint singleormultiplepagesoflabeldatathatissentfromthehost Thisoptionprintslabelsforallthepagesstoredintheprinter s memory UDC Label TheUDCLabelteststheabilityoftheprintertoreceiveand printsingleormultipleuser definedcharacters bitmapgraphics thataresentfromthehost Thisoptionprintslabelsforallthe UDCsstoredintheprinter smemory Font Label TheFontLabelcontainsallthecharactersinasinglefont This optionprintslabelsforalltheuser definedfonts UDF storedin theprinter smemory Data Dump Ifdatadumpisenabledbyselectingthe Yes option theprinter printsalldataandprotocolcharactersreceivedontheserialport AnASCIIandhexadecimalrepresentationofeachcharacteris printed Memory Reset Therearetwooptions Thememorywillberesettofactory defaultassoonasanoptionhasbeenselectedand lt Enter gt is pressed Selectbetween All whichresetstheentirememory and Configuration whichjustresetstheconfigurationpartof thememory Media Themediaparameterstellthefirmwarethecharacteristicsofthe mediathatwillbeusedsothattheprintoutwillbepositioned correctlyforthebestpossiblequality EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 5 Setting Up the Printer 56 Media Type
18. alcohol Isopropylalcohol 3 2CHOH CAS67 63 0 isahighly flammable moderatelytoxic andmildlyirritatingsubstance To clean the printhead lOpenthesidedoor Chapter 9 Maintenance 2Turntheprintheadliftlevercounterclockwisetoraisethe printhead EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 9 Maintenance 4Openthecleaningcardenvelopeandpulloutthecleaning card Readthewarningtext 5Insertmostofthecleaningcardundertheprinthead 1 Engagetheprinthead 2 84 Chapter 9 Maintenance 6Pulloutthecleaningcard 1 andraisetheprinthead 2 DA 7Waitforapproximately30secondstoallowthecleaningfluid todissolvetheresidue EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 9 Maintenance 8Insertmostofthecleaningcardundertheprintheadagain 1 Engagetheprinthead 2 9Pulloutthecleaningcard Ifnecessary repeattheprocesswith afreshcleaningcard 86 Chapter 9 Maintenance 10Allowthecleanedpartstodrycompletelybeforeloadingany mediaorribbon CT e 0 External Cleaning To clean the exterior of the printer 1Alwaysremovethepowercordbeforecleaning EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 9 Maintenance 2Wipeexternalsurfaceswithasoftclothslightlymoistened withwateroramilddetergent 3Neverspraytheprinter Protectitfromwaterwhencleaning thepremises ANeveruseanysharptoolsforremovingstucklabels The printheadandroll
19. aparticularconditionor setofcircumstances Global Services and Support Xii Warranty Information TounderstandthewarrantyforyourIntermecproduct visit theIntermecwebsiteatwww intermec comandclick Service amp Support TheIntermecGlobalSales amp Service pageappears FromtheService amp Supportmenu move yourpointeroverSupport andthenclickWarranty Disclaimerofwarranties Thesamplecodeincludedinthis documentispresentedforreferenceonlyanddoesnot necessarilyrepresentcomplete testedprograms Thecodeis Before You Begin provided asiswithallfaults Allwarrantiesareexpressly disclaimed includingtheimpliedwarrantiesof merchantabilityandfitnessforaparticularpurpose Telephone Support TheseservicesareavailablefromIntermecTechnologies Corporation Service Order Intermec products Order IntermecmediaOrderprinterlabelsandribbons Orderspareparts TechnicalSupport Service Servicecontracts Renewacontract nquireaboutrepairbillingor otherserviceinvoicing questions OutsidetheU S A andCanada contactyourlocal Intermecrepresentative Tosearchforyourlocal representative fromtheIntermecwebsite clickAboutUs gt ContactUs Service Location Support Forthemostcurrentlistingofservicelocations onthe Intermecwebsite clickSupport gt ReturnsandRepairs gt RepairLocations Before You Begin Fortechnical support inSouthKorea usetheafterservice locationslistedbelow AW00Systems 102 1304SKVent
20. ber MSN specifiestheamountof heattheprintheadneedstoimagealabel Theamountofheat requiredisuniqueduetodifferentchemistriesand manufacturingprocesses Settingthemediasensitivitycorrectly optimizesbothprintqualityandprintspeed IntermechasdeterminedMSNsthatproducethehighestpossible printqualityforlntermecmediaandribboncombinationson Intermecprinters Determining the Current Media Sensitivity Setting YoucanuseSetupmodetoprintoutaconfigurationlabelthat includestheprinter scurrentmediasensitivitysetting For instructions see Test Service onpage64 Bydefault theMSNfordirectthermalmediais420and567for thermaltransfermedia Changing the Current Media Sensitivity Setting UsetheSetupMode PrintSet third partysoftware orthe Intermecprinter language IPL commandset tochangethe printer smediasensitivitynumber Thefollowingexamplesets theMSNtob67usingthelPLcommandset To set the sensitivity rating lFindthethree digitsensitivityrating 2AttheDOSprompt typethefollowingcommandandpress Enter MODE COMI 96 E 7 1 N 3TypethefollowingcommandlinesandpressEnter COPY CON COMI lt lt 51 gt 1 567 lt ETO Z EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter D Media Sensitivity Number Determining the MSN for Intermec Approved Media and Ribbons Todetermineanexactmediasensitivitynumber obtainthepart numberof yourmediaand orribbonandcal 1 1 800 755 5505 presslandthenl Thepartnumbermaybeprintedonthe outside
21. d sodonotusea higherprintspeedthannecessary Somedirectthermalmediaor ribbon mediacombinationsmaynotallowthehighest alternativeswithouttheprintoutqualitybeingadverselyaffected EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 5 Setting Up the Printer Cutter optional Bydefault NotInstalled isdisplayed Ifacutterisinstalled youmustmanual lyindicatethatconditiontothefirmwareby selectingeither Enable or Disable Onceyouhavedonethat youcanalsouselPLcommandstoenableordisablethecutter lt STX gt R lt ETX gt enterprint configurationmode lt STX gt cO lt ETX gt Disablecutter lt STX gt c1 lt ETX gt Enablecutter Label Taken Sensor optional Tomaketheprinterworkinself stripmode whichmeansit waitsforalabeltoberemovedbeforethenextlabelisprinted the self stripmodemustbeenabled Thiscanalsobedoneby executingthefol lowingcommands lt STX gt R lt ETX gt enterprint configurationmode lt STX gt lt SI gt t0 lt ETX gt Disableself strip lt STX gt lt SID gt t 1 lt ETX gt Enableself strip Ifthelabeltakensensordoesnotworkproperly thesensitivity canbecalibratedusingSetupMode Select LTSCalibration andfollowtheinstructionsinthedisplay Makesurethatno directsunlightorinteriorlightinginterfereswiththelabeltaken sensor Returning to Factory Default Setup 58 Therearethreewaystoreturntothefactorydefaultsetupofthe printer nsertaspecialCompactFlashmemorycardandrestartthe printer UsetheMemoryResetoptioni
22. de IPL Version Chapter 4 Ribbon Load for Thermal Transfer Printing ASlidetheribbonrollontothesupplyhubsotheink coated sidefacesdownwhentheribbonisroutedthroughtheprint mechanism s houtetheribbon Me n approximately20cm 8inches ofribbon Chapter 4 Ribbon Load for Thermal Transfer Printing 6Withoutreleasingtheribbon turntheprintheadliftlever counterclockwisetoengagetheprintheadandlockthe ribbon 7Slidetheemptycardboardcoreontotheribbonrewindhub sotheribboniswoundupwhenthehubrotatescounter clockwise EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Ribbon Load for Thermal Transfer Printing 8Turntheprintheadliftleverclockwisetoraisetheprinthead andreleasetheribbon 46 Chapter 4 Ribbon Load for Thermal Transfer Printing 10Turntheprintheadliftknobcounterclockwisetoengagethe printhead EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Ribbon Load for Thermal Transfer Printing 48 D Setting Up the Printer Thischapterdescribesthevariousparametersthatareused duringSetupmodeorinthevariousapplicationprogramsto configuretheprinterfortheuser sspecificrequirements Itcovers thefollowingtopics Description Defaultsetup Setupparametersforcommunication test service media and configuration FormoreinformationonSetupMode seeChapter6 Setup Mode onpage61 EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide49 IPL Version Chapter 5 Setting
23. derPF4iprintercanaccommodateoneEasyLAN interfaceboardplusoneotherinterfaceboard EasyLANboards EasyLANEthernetinterface EasyLANWirelessinterface Othercommunicationboards e Parallel InterfaceBoard TEEE1 284 EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 7 Options 72 Troubleshooting ThischapterdescribeshowtheIntermecReady to Work Indicatorandotherindicatorswork Italsolistsvariouspossible casesofinferiorprintoutquality describespossiblecauses and suggestsremedies EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide73 IPL Version Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Intermec Ready to Work Indicator Thereadinessoftheprinter individual lyorasapartofa solution isindicatedbytheblueIntermecReady to Work Indicator RTW IftheRTWblinksorisswitchedoff theprinterisnotready Furtherinformationcanbeobtainedinthedisplaywindowby pressingtheikey Incaseofseveralerrorsorsimilarconditions occurringsimultaneously onlythemostsignificanterroris displayed Oncethiserrorhasbeencleared nextremainingerror isdisplayed Providedtheprinterisconnectedtoanetwork allconditions thatpreventsprintingarereportedtotheEasyADCConsole TheEasyADCConsoleisaPC basedsoftwarewhichallowsa supervisortomonitorallconnecteddevicesthathavean IntermecReady to WorkIndicator includinghandheld computers accesspoints andprinters Displayed Error Messages and LED Indicators Error Event Operational Outofpaper Outoftransferribbon Transferribbonis installed
24. dguideshaft EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 3 Media Load 8Insertthestartofthelinerunderthelipofthetakeuphub andthenrotatethehubcounterclockwiseafewturnstowind upsomeoftheliner 9Thisdiagramshowsthepaththemediaandlinerwilltake throughtheprinter 36 Chapter 3 Media Load 11Adjustthepositionofthegreenedgeguidessothatthemedia isguidedwithaminimumofplay Uy 2 lt BO EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 3 Media Load 38 13PresstheFeed Pausekeytoadvancethemediaandadjustthe mediafeed ol uL External Supply Fan Fold Thissectiondescribesthesetupwhenanexternalmediasupplyis usedsuchasastackoffan foldedtickets Externalsupplycanbe usedwithtear off straight through printing andpreferably usingtheQuickLoadguides Externalsupplycanbeusedwitheitherthsshortorlongside doorsandthereisnoneedtoremovethemediasupplypost Whenusinganexternalmediasupply takecaretoprotectthe mediafromdust dirt andotherforeignparticlesthatcanimpair theprintoutqualityorcauseunnecessaryweartotheprinthead Dependingonbrandandquality alldirectthermalmediaare moreorlesssensitivetoheat directsunlight moisture oil plasticizers fat andothersubstances Protectthemedia accordingly Chapter 3 Media Load Thisdiagramshowsthemediapathfromanexternal supply If usingthestandardedgeguide asopposedtoQuick Load guides turnittoverticalposition Ea
25. edbynumbersengravedinthecenter section Theprintercanalsouseanexternalmediasupplylocated behindtheprinter unlessithasanoptional8 inchMegatop Positionl Themediacompartmentisfullyenclosedbyalong sidedoor regardlessoftheexistenceofanyintegrallinertakeup unit Maximumrollsizeis152mm 6inches Position2 Theshortsidedooronlyenclosestheprint mechanismanddoesnothaveanintegrallinertakeupunit Maximumrollsizeis203mm 8 00inches Position3L Theshortsidedoorandanintegrallinertakeup unit Thispositionisalsousedwiththeoptional8 inch Megatop Formoreinformation seeChapter7 Options on page67 Maximumrollsizeis213mm 8 38inches Position4isnotused Position 1 Position 4 not used Media Supply Positions 10 Chapter 2 Installation Print Mechanism Theprintmechanismfeaturesahigh performancethermal printheadwithquick mountfittingstofacilitatereplacement Thethermaltransferribbonmechanismisomi ttedindedicated directthermalprintingmodels Ribbon rewind hub Thermal printhead Pressure arm Tear bar Platen roller Label stop sensor position adjustment bottom sensor hidden Print mechanism EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 2 Installation Connections Beforeyoucanusetheserialinterface youmayneedtosetupthe communicationparameters suchasbaudrate parity etc as describedinChapter5 SettingUpthePrinter onpage49 Severaltypesofoptional interfaceandnetworkboardsare avai
26. ermal Transfer Printout Possible Cause Ink coatedsideofribbonisnotfacing media Media Feed Not Working Properly Possible Cause Changedmediacharacteristics Wrong label rest dots parameterCheck change WrongMediaTypeparameter WrongLSSposition Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Media Feed Not Working Properly continued Possible Cause Dirtysensors Faultysensors Compressed Text Or Bar Code Possible Cause ToohighprintspeedforlargemediaReduceprintspeedChapter5 roll EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 80 F Il w ESp Plotedtlles 9 Maintenance Thischapterdescribeshowtheoperatorcanmaintaintheprinter Regularmaintenanceisimportantfortheprintoutqualityand forthelifeoftheprinthead Thechaptercoversthefollowing topics Printheadcleaning Externalcleaning Cleaningthelabelstopsensor Printheadreplacement Mediajams Whencleaningorreplacingtheprinthead takeample precautionstoavoidelectrostaticdischarges EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide81 IPL Version Chapter 9 Maintenance Printhead Cleaning 82 A Warning Cleaningtheprintheadonaregularbasisisimportantforthelife of theprintheadandfortheprintoutquality Youshouldclean theprintheadeachtimeyoureplacethemedia Thissection describeshowtocleantheprintheadusingcleaningcards If additionalcleaningisrequired forexampleremovingadhesive residuefromtheplatenrol lerortearbar useacottonswab moistenedwithisopropyl
27. erofstopbitsspecifieshowmanybitswilldefinethe endofacharacter Therearetwooptions 1 default 2 Protocol XON XOFF default IntheXON XOFFprotocol dataflowcontrolisachievedby usingXON DC1 andXOFF DC3 characters Messageblocks arenotrequiredtobebracketedbytheStartofText STX and EndofText ETX characters However atpoweruporaftera resetallcharactersexceptENQorVTwi llbeignoreduntilan STXisdetected Themessagelengthinthisprotocolis unrestricted Thatis theprinterprocessesinformationasitis beingdownloadedandstopswhenthereisnomoreinformation XON XOFFprotocolconformstogenerallyacceptedindustry standards Noend of messageresponseissenttothehostother thanXOFF AnXONwi 1 lbesentonpowerup SinceDClandDC3areusedfordataflowcontrol theprinter statuscharactersaredifferentthanthoseoftheStandard Protocol Ifthehostignorestheprinter sXOFF theprinterwill resendanXOFFafterreceivingeverylbcharactersfromthehost Test Service Chapter 5 Setting Up the Printer Intermec Standard Protocol TheIntermecPrinterStandardProtocolisahalf duplexprotocol Alldatatransmissionstotheprinterconsistofstatusinguiry ENO statusdump VT ormessageblocks Eachmessage blockstartswiththeStartofText STX characterandendswith theEndofText ETX character Eachmessageblockmustbe 255charactersorless includingtheSTXandETXcharacters Theprinterrespondstoeachstatusinquiryormessageblock withtheprinterstatus Thehostshouldchecktheprinterstatus beforedownload
28. ersaredelicate 88 Chapter 9 Maintenance Cleaning the Media Guides W min Thelabelstopsensor whichcontrolsthemediafeed ispartially enclosedbytwoplasticguides Lightpassesthroughs lots betweentheupperandlowerpartofthesensor Iftheseareasare notclean stucklabelsorotherob jectsmayblockthelightbeam andthelabelstopsensorwillnotfunction Iftheprinterstartstofeedoutlabelsinanunexpectedway removetheguidesasdescribedbelowandcheckforanything blockingthebeamoflight suchasdust stucklabels oradhesive residue Ifnecessary cleantheguidesusingacleaningcardora softclothsoakedwithisopropylalcohol Donotuseanyother typeofchemicals Isopropylalcohol CH 3 2CHOH CAS67 63 0 isahighly flammable moderatelytoxic andmildlyirritatingsubstance To clean the Media Guides 1Pulltheupperguidestraightout Upperpartofprintunit omittedforbetterview EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 9 Maintenance 2Pressthesnap lock lifttheouterendofthelowerguideand pullitout 3Checkforanythingblockingthebeamoflight suchasdust stucklabels oradhesiveresidue Ifnecessary cleantheguides usingacleaningcardorasoftclothsoakedwithisopropyl alcohol Donotuseanyothertypeofchemical Isopropylalcohol 3 2CHOH CAS67 63 0 isahighly flammable moderatelytoxic andmildlyirritatingsubstance Waring 4Aftercleaning reassembleinreverseorder 90 Chapter 9 Maintenance Printhead Replacement Theprintheadis
29. escribesthecasewhenself adhesivelabelsare separatedfromthelinerimmediatelyafterprinting which requiresanoptionalinternallinertakeupunit Formore information see IntegralLinerTakeupKit onpage70 Thisis alsoknownas Self strip operation Peel offcanonlybeusedforself adhesivelabelswithliner Anoptionallabel takensensorcanholdtheprintingofthenext labelinabatchuntilthepresentlabelhasbeenremoved For moreinformation see LabelTakenSensor onpage71 Note Peel offoperationsetshighdemandsonthemediafor properlabelstiffness releasecharacteristicsoftheadhesiveand liner resistanceagainstelectrostaticcharge andsoon Ifthese specificrequirementsarenotmet thelabelswillnotdispense properly Consultyourmediasupplierortestthemediatomake sureitissuitableforyourapplication To load media for peel off operation lOpenthesidedoor Chapter 3 Media Load 2Turntheprintheadliftleverclockwisetoraisetheprinthead 3Pulloutthehandletocollapsethetakeuphu bandthen removeanyremainingliner EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 3 Media Load 4Removeanyemptycorefromthemediasupplyrollpost theedgeguidessothatthelabelrollbecomesflushwiththe centersection 34 Chapter 3 Media Load 6PulloutapproximatelybOcm 20inches oflabelsand removethelabelsfromtheliner Routethelinerthroughthe printmechanismandpushitinwards 7Routethelineraroundthetearbarandlinerdriverollerand backundertheprintmechanisman
30. fQuick Load guidesthatmakesmedialoadmucheasierandquicker especially iftheprinterhasashortsidedoor SeeChapter10 Adjustments onpage97forinstallationinstructions Quick Loadcannotbecombinedwi thpeel off self strip operation Anoptionallabeltakensensorcanholdtheprintingofthenext copyinthebatchuntilthepresentcopyhasbeenremoved see LabelTakenSensor onpage71 EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 3 Media Load To load media for Tear Off with Quick Load operation 1Removeanyemptycorefromthemediasupplyrollpost M 2Fitanewrollofmediaonthesupplypostandadjusttheedge guidesotherollbecomesflushwiththecentersection 24 Chapter 3 Media Load 3lfnecessary adjusttheouterQuick Loadguidetofitthe widthofthemedia 4Insertthemediabetweentheguidesandfeeditforwarduntil themediareachestheplatenrollerandcannotbeinsertedany further 5KeeppushingthemediaforwardwhilepressingtheFeed Pausebutton EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 3 Media Load Cut Off 26 6Totearoffthemedia grabtheouteredgeandpull downwards TheEasyCoderPF4iprintercanprintonlabels tickets tags and continuousstockinvariousforms Thissectiondescribesthecase whenthemediaistobecutoffbyanautomaticpapercutter optional Cut offcanbeusedfor Non adhesivecontinuousstock Self adhesivelabelswithliner cutonlylinerbetweenlabels Thecutterisdesignedtocutthroughpaper basedmediawitha th
31. forloadinginstructions Quick Loadguidescannotbeusedforpeel offoperation The standardring shapededgeguideisusedwhenyouwanttoload themediafromthesideratherthanfrombehindandisalsoused forpeel offoperation To install the Quick Load Guides LLiftuptheuppermediaguideandpulloutthegreenedge guide Donotdiscardtheedgeguide EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 10 Adjustments 2PressthewideornarrowQuick Loadguidesontotheshaftas illustrated makingsurethatthenotchesfittherailattherear ofthe lowermediaguide 104 Technical Data Thisappendixliststhetechnicaldatafortheprinter Pleasenote that Intermecreservestherighttochangethisinformation withoutpriornoticeandthatthisinformat iondoesnotrepresent acommitmentonthepartof Intermec EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide105 IPL Version Chapter A Technical Data Printing PrintTechnique PrintheadResolution PrintSpeed variable PrintWidth max PrintLength max MediaWidth min max StandardEdgeGuides MediaWidth min max Quick LoadGuides MediaRollDiameter max MediaRollCoreDiameter RibbonWidth min max RibbonRollDiameter outer max RibbonRollCoreDiameter inner PrintDirections Modes of Operation Tear Of f Straight through Cut Off Peel Off Self strip Firmware OperatingSystem SmoothFonts Built inbarcodesymbologies38 106 Chapter A Technical Data Physical Measurements Dimensions WXLXH
32. ia Jams Shouldamediajamoccurintheprintmechanism proceedthis waytoclearit 96 Warning To clear a media jam 1Alwaysswitchoffthepowerbeforestartingtoclearthe jammedmedia 2Raisetheprintheadandpulloutthemedia 3lfthemediahasbeenwounduponorhasstucktotheplaten roller carefullyremoveitbyhandwithoutusinganysharp toolsthatcandamagethedelicateplatenrollerorprinthead Avoidrotatingtheplatenroller Ifyoumustpullawaythemediabyforcecausingthe platenrollertorotate itisveryimportantthatthepower hasbeenoffforaminuteormore Ifnot theelectronics canbedamagedbeyondrepair 4Cutoffanydamagedorwrinkledpart 5Checkifthereisanyadhesivesomewhereintheprint mechanism Ifthereis removeitusingacleaningcardora cottonswabsoakedinisopropylalcohol Isopropylalcohol CH 3 2CHOH CAS67 63 0 isa highlyflammable moderatelytoxic andmildlyirritating substance 6ReloadthemediaasdescribedinChapter3 7Switchonthepower 8Readjustthemediafeedbyraisingandclosingtheprinthead andthenpressingtheFeed Pausekey 10 Adjustments Thischapterdescribeshowtheoperatorcanad justtheprinter Thechaptercoversthefollowingtopics Narrowmediaad justment e Labelstopsensorad justment e Printheadpressuread justment e RibbonBreakshaftad justment Quick Loadguidesinstallation EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide97 IPL Version Chapter 10 Adjustments Adjusting for Narrow Media Theprinterisfactory adjustedforfullsizemediawidth When usingnarrowermedia
33. icknessbetween60and175 u m whichroughlycorrespondsto apaperweightof60tol75grams m2 basisweight40tol20 lb Thecuttershouldnotbeusedtocutthroughlabelsbecause theadhesivewillsticktotheshears whichcandamagethecutter Theoptional labeltakensensorcannotbeusedwiththecutter Thepapercuttercanbeusedwithbothastandardedgeguideor Quick Loadguidesandwithanytypeofsidedoor Inthis chapter aprinterwithastandardedgeguideandalongsidedoor isillustrated Chapter 3 Media Load To load media for cut off operation 1Switchoffthepower Openthecutterandthesidedoor EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 3 Media Load 3Removeanyemptycorefromthemediasupplyrollpost 28 Chapter 3 Media Load 5Routethemediathroughtheprintmechanismandcutter Thenpushittowardsthecentersectionasfarasitwillgo 7Turntheprintheadliftlevercounterclockwisetoengagethe printhead O FSS qp EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 3 Media Load 8Adjustthepositionofthegreenedgeguidesothemediais guidedwithaminimumofplay 30 Chapter 3 Media Load 10Closethecutterwhilepullingonthemedia 11Anoptionaltraycanbeattachedtothecuttertocollectthe cutofflabels tickets ortags EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 3 Media Load Peel Off Self Strip 32 TheEasyCoderPF4iprintercanprintonlabels tickets tags and continuousstockinvariousforms Thissectiond
34. ingamessageblocktotheprinter ENQcauses theprintertotransmititshighestprioritystatus whileVT instructstheprintertotransmitallstatusthatappliesintheorder oftheirpriority Thepossibleprinterstatus indescending priority is Condition Bufferalreadyfull Printheadraised Ribbonfault Nolabelstock Buffernowfull Printheadhot Labelatstrippin Labelskipping Ready Printing Testprint ThispartoftheSetupModeallowsyoutoprintvarioustypesof testlabels GotothedesiredoptionandpressEnter Theprinter willstartprintingthetestlabelorlabels PresstheFeed Pause buttontoholdtheprintingtemporarily Toresumeprinting presstheFeed Pausebuttonagain Thefollowingoptionsare available EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 5 Setting Up the Printer Configuration Choosesoftware SW hardware HW ornetwork TheSoftwareConfigurationLabelcontains Currentconfigurationparametersstoredintheprinter s memory Definedpages Definedformats Definedgraphics Definedfonts Anyinstalledprinteroptions TheHardwareConfigurationLabelcontains Printermemoryinformation Printermileage Printheadsettings Firmwarechecksum program andversionnumber TheNetworkConfigurationLabelcontains WINSName MACAddress PSelection PAddress Netmask DefaultRouter NameServer MailServer PrimaryWINSServer SecondaryWINSServer NetworkStatistics 54 Chapter 5 Setting Up the
35. isinitialized Theprogressofthe initializationisindicatedbyanincreasingnumberofcolonson thelowerlineinthedisplay Initializing Whentheinitializationiscompleted alabelisfedout The followingmessage whichistheIPLversionnumber appearsin theDisplayWindow indicatingthattheprinterisreadyfor operation EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 2 Installation 16 3 Media Load Thischapterexplainshowtoloadtheprinterwithvariouskinds ofcontinuous gap ormarkstockforthefol lowingmodesof operation e Tear Of f straight through e Tear Offwi thQuickLoad straightthrough Cut Off requiresoptionalcutter e Peel 0ff self adhesivestrip requiresoptionalintegralself stripunitwithlinertakeup e ExternalSupply fan foldedstock EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide17 IPL Version Chapter 3 Media Load Tear Off Straight Through 18 TheEasyCoderPF4iprintercanprintonlabels tickets tags and continuousstockinvariousforms Thissectiondescribesthecase whenthemediaistornoffmanuallyagainsttheprinter stearbar Thismethodisalsoknownas straight throughprinting Tear offcanbeusedfor Non adhesivecont inuousstock e Sel f adhesivecontinuousstockwithliner Self adhesivelabelswithliner gaporcontinuousstock Ticketswithgaps gapstock withorwithoutperforations Ticketswithblackmarks markstock withorwithout perforations Anoptionallabeltakensensorcanholdtheprintingofthenext copyinthebatchuntiltheprese
36. ium 522Dang jung dong Gunpo si Gyeonggi doKorea South435 776 Contact Mr SinbumKang Telephone 82 31 436 1191 E mail mjyun awoo co kr INInformationSystemPTDLTD 6thFloor DaeguVentureCenterBldg95 Shinchun3Dong Donggu DaeguCity Korea E mail jmyou idif co krorkorlim gw idif co kr OutsidetheU S A andCanada contactyourlocal Intermecrepresentative Tofindyourlocalrepresentative fromtheIntermecwebsite clickContact Who Should Read This Manual ThisUser sGuideprovidesyouwithinformationaboutthe featuresoftheEasyCoderPF4iprinterandhowtoinstall configure operate maintain andtroubleshootit Related Documents xiv TheIntermecwebsiteatwww intermec comcontainsour documents asPDFfiles thatyoucandownloadforfree 1Todownloaddocuments 2VisittheIntermecwebsiteatwww intermec com 3ClickSupport gt Manuals 4IntheSelectaProductfield choosetheproductthatyou wanttodownloaddocumentationfor ToorderprintedversionsoftheIntermecmanuals contact yourlocallntermecrepresentativeordistributor 1 Introduction ThischapterintroducestheEasyCoderPF4iprinterandcovers thefollowingtopics DescriptionofEasyCoderPF4iprinter Safetysummary Productidentification EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide1 IPL Version Chapter 1 Introduction Description of EasyCoder PF4i Printer TheEasyCoderPF4iprinterisamedium dutydirectthermal thermaltransferprinterwithaprintheadresolutionof8dots mm 203dots inch
37. lable Formoreinformation seeChapter7 Options on page67 RefertoChapter5 SettingUpthePrinter on page49 Chapter6 SetupMode onpage61 andAppendixC Interfaces onpagell7forconnectionandsetupinstructions To connect the printer to power 1Placetheprinteronalevelsurface nearanACoutlet You shouldbeabletoeasilyaccesstheprintertoloadmediaandto removetheprintout 2Checkandensurethattheprinterisswitchedoff 3Connectthepowercordfromthesocketontherearplateto anelectricaloutlet 90to265VAC To connect the printer to a computer TheEasycoderPF4iCompact Industrialisfittedwithone9 pinD stylesubminiature socket fortheRS 232serial interfaceport Formoreinformation seeAppendixC Interfaces onpagel17 12 Chapter 2 Installation Controls and Indicators TheEasyCoderPF4ihasseveralwaysofcommunicatingdirectly withitsoperator threecoloredindicatorlamps adisplay window amembrane switchkeyboardwith7keys alargeFeed Pausebuttonontheprinter sfront andabeeper Indicator Lamps TheindicatorsarecoloredLEDs LightEmittingDiodes andare usedforthefollowingpurposes e Power solidgreen indicatesthatthepoweri son Status solidgreen indicatesthattheprinterisreadyforuse Status flashinggreen indicatesthattheprinteris communicating e Status solidred indicatesanerrorcondition Formore information seeChapter8 Troubleshooting onpage73 asolution Formoreinformation seeChapter8 Ea
38. ninternaldiameterof38 40mm 1 5inch Thehubcan befittedinthesamepositionsasthesupplyrollpost seeChapter 2 Beingfactoryinstal led thepositionofthemediasuppl yhubis notintendedtobechangedbytheoperator 3 inch Adapter The3 inch 76mmadapterisincludedinthepackageandmakes itpossibletousemediarollswith3inch 76mminnerdiameter cardboardcores 70 Chapter 7 Options Theadapterispressedontothemediasupplyhubandheldin placebyascrew Whenfittingtheadapters makesurethatthe screwhitsaroundedplasticsurface notametalleafspring Not usedwithamediasupplyrollpost Label Taken Sensor TheLabelTakenSensor LTS isaphotoelectricsensorfittedto thecentersectioninsidethefrontdoor Itallowstheprinter s firmwaretodetectifthelatestprintedlabel ticket ortaghas beenremovedbeforeprintinganothercopy Thelabeltakensensorisusuallyfactory fitted butisalso availableasakitforinstallationbyanauthorizedservice technician Itcannotbefittedincombinationwithapaper cutter Thick Media Printhead Inadditiontothestandardprinthead whichisdesignedfora maximummediathicknessof175 um 7mils thereisan optionalprintheadforthickmedia 170t0220 u m 6 6108 7 mils Theprintheadcaneasilybereplacedorexchangedbythe operatorasdescribedinChapter9 Maintenance onpage l Interface Boards Anumberofinterfaceboardsareavailableforusewiththe EasyCoderPF4iprinter Theinterfaceboardsareeitherfactory fittedorcaneasilybefittedbyanauthorizedservicetechnician TheEasyCo
39. nsor optional 58 ReturningtoFactoryDefaultSetup 58 6 Setup Mode NavigatinginSetupMode 62 SetupModes cu eue hes chess rte ale RE Ke Y ee edd d ea de dee tate nt td 63 SerialCommunications 63 Network Optional oss Set Seit mee en dis La d Age RS s 63 GAGS sed us ocu eto ke t ane uec eR 64 Mediante e ed ted dao os O Ln MS 65 ger ue e eeu ue e e ua ed 65 7 Options 22 Deco sun XR EEUU eb Bs Me ees SAT ea 68 DIPModeL SR ipe PEE PE CPU eR wae 68 SideDoorsandMegatop 69 PapetrCuttern is aem ed ae de LANE NER NOR ER te date 69 ntegralLlinerlake phit iu EE dE E vb re is 70 Med aSupp eee de Aaa 70 3 rnchAdaptetss x eu Rr HG Soca he soe Da as ES 70 Label TakenSe n sO tins ane gato Bo ek die de NA rend eee dent een 6 71 ThitckMediaPrinthead zazrak sure tou media de Paw cel PY ET EG 71 IntenfaceBoardSis mien dame dan Bad Dae as ete MD a 71 EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Contents 8 Troubleshooting IntermecReady to WorkIndicator 74 Troubleshooting er SEI e e perde efe etel esto Dated lore PE 76
40. ntcopyhasbeenremoved For moreinformation see LabelTakenSensor 71 To load media for tear off operation lOpenthesidedoor Chapter 3 Media Load 2Turntheprintheadliftleverclockwisetoraisetheprinthead SS S T Um lt Eu 3 s EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 3 Media Load AFitanewrollofmediaontothemediasupplyhubandadjust theedgeguidesothattherollbecomesflushwiththecenter section 5Routethemediaunderneaththeslackabsorberandforward towardstheprintmechanism Theslackabsorbercanbe rotatedforbetteraccessandthensnap lockedinopen position Routethemediathroughtheprintunitandpushit inwardsasfarasitwillgo 20 Chapter 3 Media Load 6Thisdiagramshowsthepaththemediawilltakethroughthe printer 7Turntheprintheadliftlevercounter clockwisetothe closed positiontoengagetheprinthead 8Adjustthepositionofthegreenedgeguidessothatthemedia isguidedwithaminimumofplay EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 3 Media Load 9Closethesidedoor 10PresstheFeed Pausekeytoadvancethemediaandadjustthe mediafeed 22 Chapter 3 Media Load 11Tearoffthemediabygrabbingtheouteredgeandpulling downwards Tear Off with Quick Load Straight Through Inadditiontothemedialoadprocedurefortear off straight through operationdescribedearlierinthischapter the EasyCoderPF4icanoptionallybefittedwithaseto
41. ntheTest Servicepartofthe SetupMode Usetheprinter sbuilt inkeyboard Chapter 5 Setting Up the Printer To return to factory default setup using the keyboard LLifttheprinthead 2Switchonthepowertotheprinterandpressthe lt i gt keyand waituntiltheprinterbeeps 3Swiftlypressthefollowingkeys lt A Esc gt lt A Esc gt gt lt 4 gt AThefollowingmessagewillbedisplayed Factory Default Enter Yes ESC No 5Within10seconds pressEntertoresettheprintertofactory default Theparameterswillberesetandtheprinterwill continuethenormal startup Ifyoupressos Esunt 1 thel0secondst ime out haspassed thenormalstartupprocesswillcontinuewithout anyresetbeingperformed Note Resettingtothefactorydefaultwillresetallfilesusedto storesettings butitdoesnotaffectsettingsthatwerealready loadedbeforethefileswereremoved Thismeansthat for example EasyLANWirelesssettings SSID keys etc retain theirvaluesuntilthenextreboot Toreloadallsettings resetthe printertothefactorydefaultsandthenrebootit EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 5 Setting Up the Printer 60 6 Setup Mode ThischapterdescribeshowtonavigateSetupModeandprovides overviewsofSetupMode EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide61 IPL Version Chapter 6 Setup Mode Navigating in Setup Mode EntertheSetupModebypressingtheSetupkeyontheprinter s frontpanel Textinthedisplayguideyouthroughthesetup procedure Usetheprinter skeyboa
42. oftheboxcarton Boththethermaltransfermediaandribbonhaveasensitivity number TodeterminetheMSN combinethedigits Notethat combine doesnotmean add Media or Ribbon Thermal transfermedia56 Thermaltransferribbon5 7 067 number Determining the MSN for Other Media and Ribbons IfyouarenotusingIntermec approvedmediaandribbon you canstillachievegoodprintqualitybysettinganapproximate ediasensitivitynumber Ifyourmediaisnotlistedinthetablebelow butasimilarmedia is usetheapproximatesensitivitylevellistedinthefirstcolumn toachieveacceptableprintquality Forexample 800 700 100 Ifyoucannotdetermineanapproximatesensitivitylevel start withthehighestsetting 800forthermal transferand700for directthermal andworkyourwaydownuntilyouachieve acceptableprintquality YoucanalsousePrintSet sPrintQuality Wizardtohelpachieveacceptableprintquality 123 Chapter D Media Sensitivity Number Media Sensitivity Numbers for Intermec Approved Media and Ribbons MSNsforpopularIntermec approvedmediaandribbons Direct Thermal Media Sensitivity Settings Sensitivity Level 400SeriesMediumSensitivity 100SeriesLowSensitivity Thermal Transfer Media and Ribbon Sensitivity Settings Sensitivity Level 800SeriesHighSensitivity Paper 864 600SeriesMediumSensitivity Synthetic 500SeriesMediumSensitivity Paper 300SeriesLowSensitivity Synthetic 124 Intermec Worldwide Headguarters 6001 36th A
43. ors and Megatop TheEasyCoderPF4icomeswitheitherashortsidedoor which onlycoverstheprintmechani smorwi thoneoftwotypesoflong sidedoors whichenclosetheentiremediacompartment The standardlongsidedoorhasaflattopandaslotforexternal mediasupply The8 inchMegatopversionhasahinged transparentcanopythatenclosesamediarollwithadiameterof upto213mm 8 38inches Thelongsidedoorisgenerally illustratedthroughoutthismanual butpicturesoftheshortside doorcanbefoundatthestartofthischapterandinChapter3 MediaLoad onpagel7 Paper Cutter Waring Thepapercutterisavailablebothasafactory installedoption andasaoperator installablekit Theoptionalpapercutteris designedtocutoffcontinuousfeedpaper basedstockorliner betweenlabels Maximumthicknessfornormalpaper based materialsisl75 um 175grams m2 Thecut offtags tickets orlabelscanbecollectedinanoptionaltray Thepapercutterincreasestheprinter stotalweightby approximatelyl Okg 2 2pounds anditslengthby28mm 1 1 inches Thepapercutterisintendedtocutthroughcontinuousnon adhesivepaper basedmediaorthroughthelinerbetweenlabels Itmustnotcutthroughanyadhesive whichwouldsticktothe cuttingpartsandrapidlyrenderthecutterinoperableand possiblyalsocausedamagetotheelectricmotor Ifyoucut throughadhesive youmayhavetocleanthecuttingparts Tilt thecutterunitdownandwipeitusingapieceoftissuemoistened withisopropylalcohol Formedialoadinstructions see Cut Off onpage26 Thecuttingedgewillrotate
44. rdtonavigatemenus acknowledgedisplayedvalues orselectorenternewvalues oveonestepbackonthesamelevel gt D oveuponelevelwithoutchangingthesetting oveforwardonthesamelevel ovedownonelevel Acknowledgeandmovetonextmenu HIHIBIU ExitSetupMode CanbeusedanywhereinSetupMode SetupModeisorganizedasanendlessloopwithanumberof sub categories Atstartup thefirmwaredeterminesifan EasyLANinterfaceboardisinstalledintheprinter I fso the NetworksetupmenusareshownintheSetupMode Thediagrambelowshowstheoptionsinthemainloop Detailed overviewsareshownonthefollowingpages Starting point es SER COM SETUP CONFIGURATION SETUP TEST SERVICE 62 Chapter 6 Setup Mode Setup Modes Alldiagramsassume IntermecFingerprintLanguage IPL version2 30orlater Dottedboxesandlinesindicateoptions Thickboxesindicatedefaultoptions Valuesinsidebrackets indicatedefaultsettings Serial Communications Continued 5 4 the next page OE b Scroll forward Scroll back Network Optional EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version 64 Chapter 6 Setup Mode Test Service 4 Wa ae I Scroll back ALL PRINT UDC M 4 4 1 m gt forward 4 Scroll back Chapter 6 Setup Mode Media Continued from E gt the previous page vA VA va va VA gt p Scroll forward 94 Sc
45. roll back p Scroll forward Scroll back AT E IL ID 1L 1 0 2 4 6 8 10 15 20 25 0 2 4 6 8 10 15 20 25 30 30 25 20 15 10 30 30 25 20 15 10 8 6 4 2 Scroll forward gt gt gt 9 Scroll back E 4 E Configuration Continued from the previous page v v gt 44 Scroll back EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 6 Setup Mode 66 7 Options ThischapterdescribestheoptionsavailablefortheEasyCoder PFAiprinter Theoptionscanbefactoryinstalled field installed byanauthorizedservicetechnician orinsomecasesinstalledby theoperator EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide67 IPL Version Chapter 7 Options Overview TheEasyCoderPF4iprinterprovidesahighdegreeofflexibility becauseithasamodulardesign Byaddingoptionstothebasic printer theEasyCoderPF4iprintercanbeadaptedforavariety ofapplications Someoptionsshouldbeinstalledbyan authorizedservicetechnicianorareonlyavailableasfactory installedoptions Covers Printhead spring m Interface boar Media supply Label taken sensor 1 Sinch rotating supply hub Paper cutter MN Short side door Cutter tray 7 D Long side door A printhead DTP Model Inthededicateddirectthermalprinting DTP model the thermaltransferribbonmechanismisomitted Theprinter s defaultsetupchangestodirectthermalprintingandsetup parametersforthermaltransferprintingarenotdisplayed 68 Chapter 7 Options Side Do
46. someoneisinjuredand stopsbreathing Anydelaycouldresultindeath Towork onornearhighvoltage youshouldbefamiliarwith approvedindustrialfirstaidmethods Energized equipment Neverworkonenergizedequipmentunlessauthorizedbya responsibleauthority Energizedelectricalequipmentis dangerous Electricalshockfromenergizedequipmentcan causedeath Ifyoumustperformauthorizedemergency workonenergizedequipment besurethatyoucomply strictlywithapprovedsafetyregulations EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Before You Begin Safety Icons E rnin a ua D au o Fw ESp 5 Thissectionexplainshowtoidentifyandunderstandthe warnings cautions andnotesthatareinthisdocument Youmayalsoseeiconsthattellyouwhentofol lowESD procedures Awarningalertsyouofanoperatingprocedure practice condition orstatementthatmustbestrictlyobservedtoavoid deathorseriousinjurytothepersonsworkingonthe equipment Acautionalertsyoutoanoperatingprocedure practice condition orstatementthatmustbestrictlyobservedto preventequipmentdamageordestruction orcorruptionor lossofdata Thisiconappearsatthebeginningofanyprocedureinthis manualthatcouldcauseyoutotouchcomponents suchas printedcircuitboards thataresusceptibletodamagefrom electrostaticdischarge ESD Whenyouseethisicon youmust followstandardESDguidelinestoavoiddamagingthe eguipmentyouareservicing Note Noteseitherprovideextrainformationaboutatopicor containspecialinstructionsforhandling
47. sub jecttowearbothfromthedirectthermal mediaortransferribbonandfromtherapidheatingandcool ing processduringprinting Thismeansthattheprintheadwill requireperiodicreplacement Timebetweenprintheadreplacementsdependsontheprint images thetypeofdirectthermalmediaorribboninuse the amountofenergytotheprinthead theprintspeed theambient temperature andseveralotherfactors Whilereplacingtheprinthead thepowermustbeoff The firmwarewillnotdetectthenewprintheadresistanceand densityuntiltheprinterhasbeenrestarted Caution To replace the printhead lOpenthesidedoor EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 9 Maintenance 2Turntheprintheadliftlevercounter clockwisetoraisethe printhead 92 Chapter 9 Maintenance 4Pulltheprintheadbracketawayfromthemagnetinthe pressurearm 5Disconnectthehookedprintheadbracketfingersfromthe shaftandpullouttheprintheadasfarasthecablesallow EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 9 Maintenance 6Disconnectthecablesfromtheprinthead Notethesnap lock ontheinnerconnector Pullontheconnectors notonthe cables 94 Chapter 9 Maintenance 8Fitthehooksoftheprintheadbracketfingersontothe headliftshaft Makesurethatthecablesdonotpreventthe bracketfingersfrombeingproperlyseated 10Loadanewsupplyofmediaandribbonasdescribedearlierin thismanual 7 H p M Ed EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 9 Maintenance Med
48. syCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 3 Media Load 40 Ribbon Load for Thermal Transfer Printing Thischapterexplainshowtoloadtheprinterwithribbonfor thermaltransferprinting EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide41 IPL Version Chapter 4 Ribbon Load for Thermal Transfer Printing Ribbon Load 42 TheEasyCoderPF4iprintercanprintonlabels tickets tags and cont inuousstockusingeitherdirectthermalprintingonspecial heat sensitivemediaorthermaltransferprintingusingaspecial ink coatedribbon Mosttransferribbonsdonotsmearatroom temperature Thermaltransferprintingmakesitpossibletouseawiderangeof receivingfacematerialsandgivesadurableprintoutless vulnerabletofat chemicals heat orsunlightthandirectthermal printing Makesuretoselectatypeofribbonthatmatchesthe typeofreceivingfacematerialandsetuptheprinter appropriately TheEasyCoderPF4iprintercanusetransferribbonrol swound withtheink coatedsidefacingeitheroutwardorinward Illustrationsinthismanualshowtheink coatedsidefacing inward Ribbonisusuallyloadedinconnectionwithmedia replenishment butloadedmediaisnotshownintheillustrations inthischapterinordertogiveaclearerviewoftheribbonpath Formedialoadinstructions seeChapter3 MediaLoad on pagel To load ribbon for thermal transfer operation lOpenthesidedoor Chapter 4 Ribbon Load for Thermal Transfer Printing 2Turntheprintheadliftleverclockwisetoraisetheprinthead EasyCoder PF4i User s Gui
49. syCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Intermec EasyCoder Chapter 2 Installation Display Keyboard 14 ThedisplaywindowcontainsanLCD LiquidCrystalDisplay withbackgroundilluminationandtwolinesoftext eachwith16 characters Itshowsamessagewhencertainerrorsoccurand guidestheoperatorthroughupgrading startup andsetup The followingerrorsarereported Error Messages and Conditions Message Displayed PAUSE PAPEROUT RIBBONOUT PRINTHEADUP PRESS FEED OPEN amp SHUTCUTTER RIBBONFITTED PAPERFAULT Thekeyboardisofthemembrane switchtypeandhassevenkeys plusonelarge Feed Pause button Somekeyshavehard coded functionsinStartupandSetupmodes ERES Chapter 2 Installation Keyboard Color Code Yellow 0Operationoftheprinter operator level Green Setuporservice siteorservicetechnicianlevel White Datainputtoprinter operatorortechnicianlevel Beeper Thebeeperacknowledgesthatakeyhasbeenpressed Optionally anaudiblealarmcanbeenabledusinganlPLcommandthatwi 11 startbeepingatpaperoutandribbonoutandcontinueuntilthe startofreload Switching On the Printer Beforeswitchingontheprinter makethenecessaryconnections andcheckthattheprintheadisengaged SwitchonthepowerusingtheOn Offswitchontherearplate The Power controllamponthefrontpanellightsupwhenthe powerison Waitforafewmomentswhiletheprinterloadsthe programandrunssomeself diagnostictests Starting E BEBE Afterashorttime theprinter
50. terwithwater Ifyouareusingahoseto cleanthepremisesinanindustrialenvironment removethe printerorprotectitcarefullyfromsprayandmoisture Carefullyreadthewarningtextontheenvelopebeforeusinga cleaningcard Product Identification Themachinelabelisattachedtotheprinter srearplateand containsinformationontype model andserialnumberaswell asACvoltage Italsocontainsregulatoryagencymarkings indicatingcompliancewithorapprovalbyspecificagency regulations ifany EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 1 Introduction 2 Installation ThischapterexplainshowtoinstalltheEasyCoderPF4iprinter andalsodescribestheprinter svariouspartsindetail Itcoversthe followingtopics Partsontheprinter sfront Partsontheprinter srearplate Partsinthemediacompartment Partsintheprintmechanism Connectingtotheprinter Usingthecontrolsandunderstandingtheindicators Switchingontheprinter EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide5 IPL Version Chapter 2 Installation Front View Atthefrontoftheprinterarethedisplaywindow theindicator lamps andthekeyboard Thesefeaturesal lowtheoperatorto controlandsetuptheprintermanually Printedlabels tickets or tagsarepresentedatthefrontoftheprintmechanism Referto Chapter7 Options onpage67 forinformationonpossible optionaldevicesthatcanbefittedontheprinter sfront Indicator lamps Display window Keyboard Feed Pause button A Print mechanism ji
51. thismanual trademarkednamesmaybeused Ratherthanputatrademark ymbolineveryoccurrenceofatrademarkedname westatethatweareusingthenamesonlyin neditorialfashion andtothebenefitofthetrademarkowner withnointentionof infringement KimduraisaregisteredtrademarkofKimberlyClark MicrosoftisaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporation ValeronisaregisteredtrademarkofVal ronStrengthFi lms anITWCompany WindowsisatrademarkofMicrosoftCorporation Document Change Record Thispagerecordschangestothisdocument Thedocumentwas originallyreleasedas1 960586 00 Version Number 934 027 00102 2008Updatedstyles updatedMediaSensitivity Numberinformation changedprintedsize to8 5x7 02 01 00 iv EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Contents BetoreVouBegiM mia enter nf Dx e ET beens d Pe ne dent xi RE EE esque Coe ok DE RU EE Wee ka xi Donotrepairoradjustalone xi EE NEEN EE 1 is ee ahs eek Bi pe ARE 1 Energizedequipment 1 SafebtwIcolscsei ea tsi 8 rx d Gal e Sa NE Tin ES REPE xii GlobalServicesandzupport xii ServiceLocationSupport xiii WhoShouldReadThisManual xiv RelatedDocuments xiv 1 Introduction DescriptionofEasyCoderP
52. ttedwithanintegrallinertakeup Alternatively anexternalmediasupply forexampleaboxoffan foldedtickets behindtheprintercanbeused Arotatingmedia supplyhubisalsoavailableasanoption seeChapterT Options onpage67 Tomovetheposttoadifferentslot removethescrew twistthe postaquarterofaturn andpullitout Tofitthepost rotateitaquarterofaturn insertitintothe appropriateslotinthecentersection seenextpage andtwist backsothelipsengagethecutoutsinthesidesoftheslot Move itup largecore ordown smallcore asfarasitgoesandsecure itwiththescrew Themediasupplyrollpostfitsboth38 40mm 1 5inches and 76mm 3 Oinches coressinceitcanbemovedvertical lyinthe slotinthecentersection Thebottompositionisintendedfor smal lcoresandthetoppositionisforlargecores Thepostis lockedbyastraight slotscrewandhasamoveableedgeguideto fitvariousmediawidths SY Note Makesuretoadjustthepositionofthepostaccordingto thesizeofthemediarollcore Whenthepostisfittedinthetop position theheadofthescrewwillinterferewithsmall 38mm 1 5inches cores causingmediamisalignment EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 2 Installation Media Supply Positions Therearefoursetsofslotsandthreadedholesintheprinter s centersectionforthemediasupplyrollpostorrotatinghub optional Theseslotsallowthelargestpossiblerollsizetofit giventhelimitationsofanylinertakeupunitand orthefull enclosureprovidedbythelongsidedoororMegatop The positionsareindicat
53. up Tochangetheinterfacesettings seeChapter5 SettingUpthe Printer onpage49 Baudrate 9600 Characterlength 8bits Parity None Stopbits RTS CTS Disabled ENQ ACK Disabled XON XOFF Disabled bothways NewLine CR LF RS 232 SIgnals On Printer s Serial Port DB 9 O OC A N 118 Chapter Interfaces Theexternal 5Vislimitedto500mAandisautomatically switchedoffatover load Interface Cable Computerend Dependsoncomputermodel Printerend DB 9plug Optional Interfaces TheprintercanoptionallybefittedwithanIEEE1284Parallel InterfaceBoardattheright handsideoftheprinter srearplate TheprintercanalsobefittedwithoneofthefollowingEasyLAN interfaceboardsforconnectiontoaLocalAreaNetwork LAN EasyLANEthernet Interface EasyLANWirelessInterface IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface Board __ Parallel interface connector EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter Interfaces EasyLAN Wireless Interface x e EasyLAN antenna 120 D Media Sensitivity Number ThisappendixdescribeshowtodeterminethecorrectMedia SensitivityNumber MSN forvarioustypesofdirectthermal mediaorthermal transferribbon Ital soincludesinstructionson howtodeterminetheprinter scurrentmediasensitivitysetting andhowtoadjustit EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide121 IPL Version Chapter D Media Sensitivity Number About the Media Sensitivity Number MSN Themediasensitivitynum
54. usStock EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter Media Specifications Self Adhesive Labels Gap Stock a SELF ADHESIVE LABELS Quick Load 80mm 3 15inches b LinerWidth Thelinermustnotextend 112 d Itrequiresthatthesumofthelabel islargerthan7mm 0 28inches andthatnopul lbackofthemediais shotguaranteethatsuchshortlabels sertotestit 22 22 Chapter Media Specifications e LabelGap Recommended 3 Omm 0 12inches Minimum 1 20mm 0 05inches Maximum 21 3mm 0 83inches TheLabelStopSensormustbeabletodetecttheextremefront edgesofthelabels Formoreinformation see Adjustingthe LabelStopSensor onpagel01 MediaTypeSetup GapStock Non Adhesive Strip Continuous Stock a MediaWidth Maximum 114 3mm 4 5inches Minimum standard 25mm 1 00 inches Minimum narrowQuick Load 40 mm 1 57inches Minimum wideQuick Load 80 mm 3 15inches NON ADHESIVE STRIP MediaTypeSetup ContinuousStock EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter Media Specifications Tickets With Gaps Gap Stock 114 willwork itisuptotheusertotestit c LSSDetectionPosition Fivepositions see LabelTaken Sensor onpage71 d DetectionLength Thelengthofthedetectionslit excludingcornerradii mustbea minimumof2 5mm 0 10inches toeitherside rightorleft of thelabelstopsensordetectionposition e
55. usting the Ribbon Break Shaft Ifribbonwrinklingoccurs youmayneedtoad justthealignment ofthefrontribbonbreakshaftsothatitrunsparalleltothe printheadandtheribbonsupplyandrewindhubs The adjustmentisdoneusingastraightslotscrewthatislocated immediatelybehindthefrontribbonbreakshaft othercauseforthewrinklingoftheribbon SeeChapter8 1 Beforeread justingthebreakshaft makesurethatthereisno Troubleshooting onpage73 Iftheribbontendstoslideoutwards turnthescrewcarefully clockwise forwards tomovetheouterendofthebreakshaft forward e Iftheribbontendstoslideinwards turnthescrewcarefully counterclockwise backwards tomovetheouterendof the breakshaf tbackward Adjustment screw Ribbon break shaft Ribbon Break Shaft Adjustment Screw 102 Chapter 10 Adjustments Installing the Quick Load Guides TheQuick Loadguidesmay dependingonmodel befactory installedorbeenclosedintheboxforoptionalinstallationbythe user Theyreplacethestandardedgeguide TherearetwotypesofQuick LoadGuide Thenarrowtypeis usedwi thmediathatis40 114 3mm 1 57 4 5inches wide andthewidetypeisusedformediabetween80andll4 3mm 3 15 4 5inches Theinnerguideshouldbefittedflushtothe centersection whereastheouteroftheguideisadjustablefor variousmediawidths TheQuick Loadguidesfacilitatemedialoadfrombehindthe printmechanismandhelpguidingthemediawhenusingan externalsupply RefertoChapter3 Tear OffwithQuick Load StraightThrough onpage23
56. venue West Everett Washington 98203 U S A tel 425 348 2600 fax 425 355 9551 www intermec com EasyCoder PF4i Bar Code Label Printer 934 027 001 P N 934 027 001
57. whenthepowerisswitchedon andwhentheprinterisre booted Alwayskeepthecutterin closedpositionduringoperation Switchoffthepoweror disconnectthecutterbeforecleaning Keepyourfingersaway fromcuttingedges EasyCoder PF4i User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 7 Options Note ThecuttermustbeenabledduringConfigurationinSetup Mode Formoreinformation see Cutter onpage50and PaperCutter onpage69 Integral Liner Takeup Kit Theintegrallinertakeupunitisanoptionaldeviceforpeel off self strip operation whichmeansthelabelsareseparatedfroma liner backingpaper afterprintingandthelineriswoundupon aninternalhub Theunitalsoincludesaguideshaft Peel off operationcannotbecombinedwi thQuick Loadgui des Thisisafactory installedoptiononlyandisusedtoseparate labelsfromthelinerandwindupthespentlinerinsidethe printer smediacompartment Labels tickets tags etc canbe woundupinsidethemediacompartmentafterprintingbyfitting aspecialguidetothefrontoftheprintunit Thekitconsistsofasteppermotorthatdrivesthelinerdrive rollerintheprintunit fittedasstandard andatakeuphubin themediacompartment Aguideshaftisfittedtothecenter sectionimmediatelybehindtheslackabsorber Aguideplateis fittedattherearofthemediacompartmentandcanbeusedto replacethestandardtearbarontheprintunitforbatchtakeup operation OperationandmedialoadaredescribedinChapter3 Media Load onpagel7 Media Supply Hub Therotatingmediasupplyhubisdesignedtofitmediarollcores witha
58. ynumber Configuration Chapter 5 Setting Up the Printer Darkness Usethisparametertomakeminorad justmentsoftheblackness intheprintout forexampletoadapttheprintertovariationsin qualitybetweendifferentbatchesofthesamemedia Thevalue canbesetwithintherange 10 to 10 where 10isthe lightestandlOisthedarkest Defaultvalueis0 Label Rest Point Specifieswherelabelsstopforremoval Usethisforpeel off self strip applications Thevalidrangeis 30 furthestback to30 furthestforward Defaultis0 AlsoavailableasanIPL command lt SI gt fn Form Adj Dots X SpecifieswheretheX positionoftheoriginshouldbeplacedon thelabel Thevalidrangeis 30 closesttotheleadingedge to30 furthestfromtheleadingedge Defaultis0 Form Adj Dots Y SpecifieswheretheY positionoftheoriginshouldbeplacedon thelabel Thevalidrangeis 30 closesttothecentersection to 30 furthestfromthecentersection Defaultis0 Emulation Mode Theemulationmodeletsyouprintbarcodelabelsthatwere originallydesignedonan86XXprinterinmultiplesofl10or15 mil Whentheprinterisworkinginemulationmode notallIPL commandsaresupported Foracompletelistofcommands availableduringemulationmode seethelatestversionofthe PL ProgrammingReferenceManual P N066396 xxx Toexitemulationmode selectemulation None Thisisthe default Print Speed Youcanselecttheprintspeedfrom4in sec 100mm sec to8in sec 200mm sec withanintervaloflin sec Thehigherthe printspeed themorewearontheprinthea

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