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1. Chapter 10 Maintenance 2Turntheprintheadliftleverclockwisetoraisetheprinthead EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 10 Maintenance 4Openthecleaningcardenvelopeandpulloutthecleaning card Readthewarningtext 5Insertmostofthecleaningcardundertheprinthead 1 Engagetheprinthead 2 82 Chapter 10 Maintenance 6Pulloutthecleaningcard 1 andraisetheprinthead 2 7Waitforapproximately30secondstoallowthecleaningfluid todissolvetheresidue PL a de EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 10 Maintenance 8Insertmostofthecleaningcardundertheprintheadagain 1 Engagetheprinthead 2 9Pulloutthecleaningcard Ifnecessary repeattheprocesswith afreshcleaningcard 84 Chapter 10 Maintenance 10Allowthecleanedpartstodrybeforeloadinganymedia and ribbon A L e ER External Cleaning 1Alwaysremovethepowercordbeforecleaning EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 10 Maintenance 2Wipeexternalsurfaceswithasoftclothslightlymoistened withwaterorami lddetergent 3Neverspraytheprinter Protectitfromwaterwhencleaning thepremises 86 Chapter 10 Maintenance ANeveruseanysharptoolsforremovingstucklabels The printheadandrollersaredelicate Cleaning the Media Guides W Ming Bothpartsofthelabelstopsensor whichcontrolsthemediafeed arecoveredbyplasticguides T
2. Intermec Supplies 130 Intermec Worldwide Headguarters 6001 36th Avenue West Everett Washington 98203 U S A tel 425 348 2600 fax 425 355 9551 www intermec com EasyCoder PM4i Bar Code Label Printer User s Guide IPL Version 934 020 001 P N 934 020 001
3. asdescribedin SettingUpthePrinter on page47 USB Interface TheprintersupportsUSBvl 1 Thereisnocommunication setupforUSB Formoreinformation refertoAppendixC Optional Interface and Network Boards Severaltypesareavailable see Options onpage67 Referto Chapter6 Chapter7 andAppendixCforconnectionandsetup instructions Theprinterscansal lcommunicationports Whenitdetects incomingdataonaport theprinterautomatical lyswitchesto usethatportforbothinputandoutput Usetheikeytoget informationontheactivecommunicationchannels SwitchoffbothPCandprinterbeforeconnectingthemtogether EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 2 Installation Controls and Indicators TheEasyCoderPM4ihasseveralwaysofcommunicatingdirectly withitsoperator threecoloredindicatorlamps adisplay window amembrane switchkeyboardwith8keysandbuttons ontheprinter sfront andabeeper Pres tuba O go Mtermec Fax p odos P ny feed Pause VY EJ Ge U Er I e Indicator Lamps TheindicatorsarecoloredLEDs LightEmittingDiodes andare usedforthefollowingpurposes LED Power Status Status Status IntermecReady to WorkIndicator 12 Chapter 2 Installation TheIntermecReady to WorkIndicator helpsusersauickly determinethereadinessoftheIntermecdeviceindividuallyand aspartofasolution ThelntermecReady to WorkIndicatorhas threedifferentstates 0n Blinking andOff WhentheIndicator isof
4. sectionbelowthemediasupplyhub Itcanonlybeusedwitha rotatingmediasupplyhubanddetectswhentheremaining mediasupplyhasreachedapresetminimumdiameter as specifiedintheSetupMode Media Roll Retainer Theretainerisintendedtokeeplargemediarollsinplacewhen usingarotatingmediasupplyhub Itrestrictsthemaximum mediawidthtol00mm 3 9in Installedbytheoperator 76 mm 3 in Adapter The76mm 3 in adapterisusedwitharotatingmediasuppl y hubandmakesitpossibletousemediarollswith76mm 3 in innerdiametercores Theadapterispressedontothehuband securedbyascrew Notusedwithamediasupplyrollpost Installedbytheoperator EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 8 Options Label Taken Sensor TheLabelTakenSensor LTS isaphotoelectricsensorthat enablestheprinter sfirmwaretodetectifthelatestprintedlabel ticket tag etc hasbeenremovedbeforeprintinganothercopy TheLTScannotbeusedinconnectionwithapapercutter Internal Fanfold Guide Thisguidefacilitatesmedialoadfromanexternalsupplytothe rearoftheprinterandprovidessuperiorguidingofthemedia It cannotbeusedinconnectionwithpeel off self strip operation andcannotbecombinedwithalabelslackabsorber whichmay restrictthemaximumprintspeedsomewhat Side Door with Keylock Ifthemediaisvaluableorsensitive suchastickets youcan instal lasidedoorthatcanbelockedwithakey Canbeinstal led bytheoperator Thick Media Printhead Asstandard theprinterisfittedwithan8dots mm 203 2dots i
5. Signalsonprinter sserialport DB 9 0 UN O O0 X RN Theexternal 5Vislimitedto500mAandisautomatically switchedoffatoverload 120 Appendix C Interfaces Interface Cable Computerend Dependsoncomputermodel Printerend USB Interface ThisprintersupportsUSBvl 1 alsocal ledUSB2 0ful 1 speed TousetheUSBinterfaceforprintingfromaPC youneeda special IntermecUSBprinterdriverinstalledinyourPC Theprinterisasocalled self powereddevice Werecommend thatyouonlyconnectoneprintertoeachUSBportonthehost eitherdirectlyorviaahub Otherdevices likeakeyboardanda mouse canbeconnectedtothesamehub Ifyouneedtoconnect morethanoneIntermecUSBprintertoahost youshoulduse differentUSBports UsingaUSBClassA Bcable connecttheClassAplugtoyour PCorhubandtheClassBplugtoyourprinter TheUSBinterfaceisessentiallyaone waycommunication interfaceandisthusnotrecommendedforprogramming There isnocommunicationsetupfortheUSBport ES g X Ma USB Class A connector Connect to PC or hub EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Appendix C Interfaces USB Class B connector Connect to USB receptacle on the printer V Optional Interfaces 122 TheprintercanoptionallybefittedwithanlEEE1284Parallel InterfaceBoardattheright handsideoftheprinter srearplate RegardlessofifanyParallelInterfaceBoardisinstal led the printercanalsobefittedwithoneofthefollowingEasyLAN interfaceboardsfo
6. USB ace A A 11 OptionalInterfaceandNetworkBoards 11 Controlsandindicators s ss sa Wad ue dele ene da 12 EasyCoder PM i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Contents Indtcatorlamp sy ses tec onerosa Dia he DISTA AAA es wt eee ur 3 Starting Up SwitchingOnthePrinter 4 Media Load Tear Off Straight Through Peel 0FF Self Striphi ta eles CUE AAA boro nl noo ExternalSupply Fanfold RotatingMediaSupply 5 Thermal Transfer Printing RibbonLoadias 8828 Pos a pas God dd Reh ba 6 Setting Up the Printer BaudRatez sis nus a ore ees DESCrEPCLONS AE A BME an Rae D rault9etUup AA a de 58 Saas SetupParameters cin ta dt da klika SerialCommunication Test Servi ia Vee dele ONS TeSthrintss is a e DataDump sus A ce MemoryReset vi Contents Media a e ne are 54 Medial IDE a ie i eee aa Ae 54 Pa Perl pe axis ta parda rior eats Ronen 54 LabelkengthDo LS 21333838 Nue DA ie boy 55 DONS EUR EU A OE A oa 55 Darkness te ss tratan pias RL nus edhe 55 Label Rest Points cia me Malas aon ata dene a cw elias eae oa 55 FormAG DOTS Xona A Ser Ae Actes fk 55 BormAG Dots Yi ss ere ac fee We Bien es 55 RU DDONLOW ss cre serein E arbres secs di 56 PaperLow option aa 56 Configuration serre A d la c tino Se had area 56 Emulation 0 isidro bei
7. User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Media Load 5Fitanewrollofmediaonthesupplypost Foldupandadjust theedgeguidesotherol lbecomesf lushwiththecenter section 6Removelabelsfromthefirst5Ocm 20in oftheliner Route thelinerthroughtheprintmechanismandpushitinwards towardsthecentersectionasfarasitgoes 26 Chapter 4 Media Load 7Routethelineraroundthetearbarandthelinerdriveroller andbackundertheprintmechanismandguideshafts 8Insertthestartofthelinerunderthelipofthetakeuphub thenrotatethehubcounterclockwiseafewturnstowindup someoftheliner EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Media Load 9Thisdiagramshowsthemediaandlinerpaths 10Turntheprintheadliftlevercounterclockwisetoengagethe printhead 11Adjustthepositionofthegreenedgeguidesothemediais guidedwithaminimumofplay Lockwiththenut 28 Chapter 4 Media Load 12Adjustthepositionoftheedgeguideonthelabelslack absorberaccordingtothewidthofthemedia EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Media Load Cut Off 30 14PresstheFeed Pausebuttontoadvancethemediaandadjust themediafeed TheEasyCoderPM4icanprintonlabels tickets tags and continuousstockinvariousforms Thissectiondescribesthecase whenthemediaistobecutoffbyanautomaticpapercutter option Cut offcanbeusedfor e Non adhesivecontinuousstock e Self adhesivelabelswithliner cutonlylinerbetweenlabels Thecutter
8. orstatementthatmustbestrictlyobservedtoavoid deathorseriousinjurytothepersonsworkingonthe equipment Acautionalertsyoutoanoperatingprocedure practice condition orstatementthatmustbestrictlyobservedto preventequipmentdamageordestruction orcorruptionor lossofdata Thisiconappearsatthebeginningofanyprocedureinthis manualthatcouldcauseyoutotouchcomponents suchas printedcircuitboards thataresusceptibletodamagefrom electrostaticdischarge ESD Whenyouseethisicon you mustfollowstandardESDguidelinestoavoiddamagingthe eguipmentyouareservicing Note Noteseitherprovideextrainformationaboutatopicor containspecialinstructionsforhandlingaparticularconditionor setofcircumstances Global Services and Support Warranty Information TounderstandthewarrantyforyourIntermecproduct visitthe Intermecwebsiteatwww intermec comandclickSupport gt ReturnsandRepairs gt Warranty TheIntermecGlobalSales amp Servicepageappears FromtheService amp Supportmenu move yourpointeroverSupport andthenclickWarranty Web Support Visitthelntermecwebsiteatwww intermec comtodownload ourcurrentmanualsinPDFformat Toorderprintedversionsof theIntermecmanuals contactyourlocal Intermecrepresentative ordistributor EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Before You Begin xii VisittheIntermectechnicalknowledgebase Knowledge Central atwww intermec comandclickSupport gt Knowledge Centraltoreviewtechnical informationortorequesttechnical support
9. 4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 2 Installation Media Compartment Description Themediacompartmentiscompletelycoveredbyadoorthat canbeopened180 upwardstoprovidefullaccessformediaand ribbonloadandhasaninspectionwindowforcheckingthe mediaandtransferribbonsupplies Themediacanbesuppliedfromapostor optional ly froman externalsupplyoffanfoldsbehindtheprinterusinganinternal mediaguidedevice Thereisalsoanoptionalrotatingmedia supplyhub Alsosee Options onpage67 Side Lock Thermal transfer mechanism Inspection window Media supply roll post with edge guide Front door Chapter 2 Installation Media Supply Roll Post Themediasupplyrollpostfitsboth38 40mn 1 5in and76 mm 3 Oin coresbecauseitcanbemovedupordowninaslot inthecentersection Thebottompositionisintendedforsmall coresandthetoppositionisforlargecores Thepostislockedby astraight slotscrew Theposthasamoveableedgeguidetofitvariousmediawidths Asstandard alowguideisfactory fittedonthepostandahigh guideispackedseparatelywiththeotherprinteraccessories Whenswitchingtheedgeguide becarefulnottobreakit Inthis manual thehighedgeguideisgenerallyillustrated Whentheedgeguideisinitsoutermostposition itcanbetilted downtoahorizontalattitudetoallowremovaloftheemptycore andloadingofanewmediaroll Afterloadingthemediaroll tilt uptheedgeguideandpushitinwardssothemediarollbecomes flushwiththecentersection Thelowedgeguideal lowsmedi
10. 6 lftheprintheadtemperatureraisesabovel00 C 212 F anerroroccursandtheprintingwillbepauseduntilthe printheadhascooledoff Meanwhile theprinterisabletoreceive commandsanddatauntilthebufferisfilled Theprintingis automaticallyresumedwhentheprintheadtemperaturehas reached85 C 185 F EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 78 10 Maintenance Thischapterdescribeshowtheoperatorcanmaintaintheprinter Regularmaintenanceisimportantfortheprintoutqualityand forthelifeoftheprinthead Thechaptercoversthefollowing topics e Printheadcleaning e Externalcleaning e Cleaningthemediaguides e Printheadreplacement Media jams Whencleaningorreplacingtheprinthead takeample 4 precautionstoavoidelectrostaticdischarges F Il w ESp Plotedtlles EasyCoder PM4i Printer79 User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 10 Maintenance Printhead Cleaning 80 Warning Cleaningtheprintheadonaregularbasisisimportantforthelife of theprintheadandfortheprintoutquality Youshouldclean theprintheadeachtimeyoureplacethemedia Thissection describeshowtocleantheprintheadusingcleaningcards If additionalcleaningisrequired forexampleremovingadhesive residuefromtheplatenrol lerortearbar useacottonswab moistenedwithisopropylalcohol Isopropylalcohol CH 2CHOH CAS67 63 0 isahighly flammable moderatelytoxic andmildlyirritatingsubstance To clean the printhead 1Openthefrontandsidedoors
11. Intermec 2454 ED NLA RRI AR 400 1166 021 Intermec ie User s Guide EasyCoder PM4i Bar Code Label Printer IPL Version IntermecTechnologiesCorporation WorldwideHeadquarters 600136thAve W Everett WA98203 U S A www intermec com Theinformationcontainedhereinisprovidedsolelyforthepurposeofallowingcustomersto operateandservicelntermec manufacturedequipmentandisnottobereleased reproduced or usedforanyotherpurposewithoutwrittenpermissionofIntermecTechnologiesCorporation Informationandspecificationscontainedinthisdocumentaresubjecttochangewithoutprior noticeanddonotrepresentacommitmentonthepartof IntermecTechnologiesCorporation 02004 2008byIntermecTechnologiesCorporation Allrightsreserved s hewordIntermec theIntermeclogo Norand ArciTech BeverageRoutebook CrossBar dcBrowser Duratherm EasyADC EasyCoder EasySet Fingerprint i gistics INCA under icense Intellitag IntellitagGen2 JANUS Label Shop Mobi leLAN Picolink Ready to Work RoutePower Sabre ScanPlus ShopScan SmartMobileComputing SmartSystems TE2000 TrakkerAntares andVistaPoweredareeithertrademarksorregisteredtrademarksof Intermec TechnologiesCorporation Therearel S andforeignpatentsaswel lasU S andforeignpatentspending I ii Document Change Record Thispagerecordschangestothisdocument Thedocument wasoriginallyreleasedasversion 04 Version Number Date 00 01 02 52 03 001 Vers
12. PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 1 Introduction 2 Installation ThischapterexplainshowtounpackandinstalltheEasyCoder PM4iandalsodescribestheprinter svariouspartsindetail It coversthefollowingtopics e Partsontheprinter sfront e Partsontheprinter srearplate e Partsinthemediacompartment e Partsintheprintmechanism e Connectingtheprinter e Usingthecontrolsandunderstandingtheindicators EasyCoder PM4i Printers User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 2 Installation Front View Atthefrontoftheprinterarethedisplaywindow theindicator lamps andthekeyboard Thesefeaturesal lowtheoperatorto controlandsetuptheprintermanual ly Theprintedlabels tickets ortagsarepresentedatthefrontof theprintmechanism whichiscoveredbyadoor Indicator lamps Display window __ Print button __ k IS Keyboard _1 we Side door TT Print mechanism Front door Chapter 2 Installation Rear View TherearplatecontainstheOn Offswitch theACpowercord socket andvariousinterfaceconnectorsandslots Provision for EasyLAN Wireless antenna option Provision for Easy LAN Ethernet connection option i a Memory card slot Provision for IEEE 1284 TTL parallel interface board On off switch not used IN Il RS 232 serial interface USB interface AC power cord socket ee Machine label Intake slot for external media supply EasyCoder PM
13. a rollswith3 incorestobeloadedwithouttiltingdowntheguide Low edge guide standard High edge guide accessory Optionally theprintercanbefittedwithanl 5 inrotating mediasupplyhubinsteadofapostandapapersensor which detectswhentheremainingamountofmediahasreachalevel specifiedintheSetupMode Therearealsoa3 inadapteranda labelrollretainer Anotheroptionisaninternalguideformedia placedbehindtheprinter forexamplefanfolds For illustrations see Options onpage67 EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 2 Installation Print Mechanism Theprintmechanismfeaturesahigh performancethermal printheadwithquick mountfittingstofacilitatereplacement Ribbon rewind hub Ribbon break shaft Thermal printhead Pressure arm Finisher interface Tear bar tear upwards Platen roller 10 Chapter 2 Installation Connections Power To connect the power 1Placetheprinteronalevelsurface nearanACoutlet You shouldbeabletoeasilyaccesstheprintertoloadmediaandto removetheprintout 2Checkthattheprinterisswitchedoff 3Connectthepowercordfromthesocketontherearplateto anelectricaloutlet 90to265VAC Computer TheEasycoderPM4iisfittedwithone9 pinD style subminiature DB9 socketfortheRS 232serialinterfaceport Forhelp see Interfaces onpagel19 RS 232 Serial InterfaceBeforeyoucanusetheserialinterface youmayneedtosetupthecommunicationparameters suchas baudrate parity etc
14. bel out detection Sensitivity Thissetupparameterspecifiesthecharacteristicsofthedirect thermalmediaorcombinationofreceivingfacematerialand thermaltransferribbon sotheprinter sfirmwarecanoptimize theheat ingoftheprintheadandtheprintspeed Standard suppliesfromIntermecarelabeledwitha3 digitmedia sensitivitynumber see IntermecSupplies onpagel25 which isusedtospecifythemediagrade Themediasensitivitynumber canalsobechangedusingPrintSet third partysoftware oran TPLcommand lt SI gt gn m Defaultis420fordirectthermal printingand567forthermaltransferprinting Darkness Usethisparametertomakeminorad justmentsoftheblackness intheprintout forexampletoadapttheprintertovariationsin qualitybetweendifferentbatchesofthesamemediaquality The valuecanbesetwithintherange 10 to 10 where 10isthe lightestandlOisthedarkest Defaultvalueis0 Label Rest Point Specifieswherelabelsstopforremoval Usethisforpeel off self strip applications Al lowedrangeis 30 furthestback to30 furthestforward Defaultis0 AlsoavailableasanIPL command lt SI gt fn Form Adj Dots X SpecifieswheretheX positionoftheoriginshouldbeplacedon thelabel Allowedrangeis 30 closesttotheleadingedge to30 furthestfromtheleadingedge Defaultis0 Form Adj Dots Y SpecifieswheretheY positionoftheoriginshouldbeplacedon thelabel Allowedrangeis 30 closesttothecentersection to30 furthestfromthecentersection Defaultis0 EasyCoder PM4i Printer User
15. bon Thermaltransfer media Thermal transfer ribbon 567 EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Appendix D Intermec Supplies Setting the MSN for Other Media and Ribbon 128 IfyouarenotusingIntermecmediaandribbon oryou misplacedyourpackagingwiththethree digitsensitivi tynumber labelonit youcansettheapproximatesensitivitynumber The firstcolumoftheDirectThermalandThermalTransferMedia SensitivitySettingstableslisttheapproximatesensiti Toachieveacceptableprintquality enterthethree digi forexample 800 IfyouareunsureofhowtosettheMSN startwiththehighest setting whichprovidesthelowestenergy 800forthermal vitysettings tMSN transferand700fordirectthermal andworkyourwaydown untilyouachievethebestprintquality Youcanalsouse PrintSet sPrintQualityWizardtohelpachieveprintquality Direct Thermal Media Sensitivity Settings Approximate Sensitivity Numbers 700SeriesHigh Sensitivity 400SeriesMedium Sensitivity 100SeriesLow Sensitivity Appendix D Intermec Supplies Thermal Transfer Media and Ribbon Sensitivity Settings Approximate Sensitivity Numbers 800SeriesHigh Sensitivity Paper 854 600SeriesMedium687 Sensitivity Plastic 677 673 647 633 627 623 500SeriesMedium567 Sensitivity Paper 565 563 533 527 513 300SeriesLow Sensitivity Plastic 200SeriesLow Sensitivity Kapton 236 226 222 EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Appendix D
16. e DefaultRouter e NameServer e MailServer e PrimaryWINSServer e SecondaryWINSServer e NetworkStatistics Test Labels Thisoptionhastwochoices PitchandPrintQuality e ThePitchlabelcontainsanevenpatternofsmalldotsthat revealsfailingprintheaddotsandvariationsofprintout darknessbecauseofunevenprintheadpressureorbadenergy regulationtotheprinthead e ThePrintQualitylabelcontainsnumberofbarcodeswith differentcharacteristicsandusefulinformationonprinter model programversion printspeed andmediasensitivity setup Format TheFormatLabelcontainsasingleformatthatyoucanuseto evaluatetheprintqualityofaparticularformat Thisoption printslabelsforalltheformatsstoredintheprinter smemory Page ThePageLabelteststheabilityoftheprintertoreceiveandprint singleormultiplepagesoflabeldatathatissentfromthehost Thisoptionprintslabelsforallthepagesstoredintheprinter s memory UDC TheUDCLabelteststheabilityoftheprintertoreceiveand printsingleormultipleuser definedcharacters bitmapgraphics thataresentfromthehost Thisoptionprintslabelsforallthe UDCsstoredintheprinter smemory EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Media 54 Font TheFontLabelcontainsallthecharactersinasinglefont This optionprintslabelsforalltheuser definedfonts UDF storedin theprinter smemory Data Dump Ifdatadumpisenabledbyselectingthe Yes option theprinter printsalldataandprotocolcharactersrec
17. ehigher theprintspeed themorewearontheprinthead sodonotusea higherprintspeedthannecessary Somedirectthermalmediaor ribbon mediacombinat ionsmaynotallowthehighest alternativeswithouttheprintoutqualitybeingadverselyaffected Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Cutter option Bydefault NotInstalled isdisplayed Ifacutterisinstalled youmustmanuallyindicatethatconditiontothefirmwareby selectingeither Enable or Disable Onceyouhavedonethat youcanalsouselPLcommandstoenableordisablethecutter lt STXOR lt ETXD lt STX gt STcO lt ETX gt lt STX gt S Ic1 lt ETX gt Label Taken Sensor option Tomaketheprinterworkinself stripmode thatis waitingfora label toberemovedbeforethenextlabelisprinted theself strip modemustbeenabled Thiscanal sobedonebyexecutingthe followingcommands lt STXOR lt ETXD lt STXOSItO lt ETX gt lt STXOS It 1 lt ETX gt Ifthelabeltakensensordoesnotworkproperly thesensitivity canbecalibratedintheSetupMode Select LTSCalibration andfollowtheinstructionsinthedisplay Makesurethatno directsunlightorinteriorlightinginterfereswiththelabeltaken sensor EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Returning to Factory Default Setup 58 Therearetwowaystoreturntothefactorydefaultsetupofthe printer AlnsertaspecialCompactFlashmemorycardandrestartthe printer BUsingtheprinter sbuilt inkeyboard To reset the printer using the keyboa
18. eivedontheserialport AnASCIlandhexadecimalrepresentationofeachcharacteris printed Memory Reset Therearetwooptions Thememorywillberesettofactory defaultassoonasanoptionhasbeenselectedand lt Enter gt is pressed Selectbetween All whichresetstheentirememoryand Configuration whichjustresetstheconfigurationpartofthe memory LSS Test Referto Adjustments onpage95foradescription Themediaparameterstellthefirmwarethecharacteristicsofthe mediathatwillbeused sotheprintoutwillbepositioned correctlyandgetthebestqualitypossible Media Type TheMediaTypeparameterscontrolhowthelabelstopsensor LSS andthemediafeedwork Therearethreemediatype options e Gapisusedforadhesivelabelsmountedonliner backing paper orcont inuouspaperstockwithdetectionslots Default e Markisusedforlabels tickets orstripprovidedwithblack marksattheback e Cont inuousisusedforcont inuousstockwithoutany detectionslotsorblackmarks Paper Type ThePaperTypeparameterscontrolhowthetransferribbon mechanismandtheribbonsensorwork Therearetwopaper typeoptions Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer DT DirectThermal isusedforheat sensitivemediawithout anyneedforathermaltransferribbon Default TTR Thermal Transfer isusedfornonheat sensitivereceiving facematerialsincombinationwithathermaltransferribbon Label Length Dots TheLabelLengthsetupspecifiesthelengthindotsofeachcopy alongthemediafeeddirection X coordinate Thisisusedfor la
19. esthathavean IntermecReady to Work includinghandheldcomputers access points andprinters Display Messages and LED Indications Error Error Event Operational Outofpaper OutoftransferBlink ribbon TransferribbonBlink isinstalled Headlifted Cuttererrorl Cutter Cuttererror2 Cutter Cuttererror3 Cutter Lsstoohigh Lsstoolow 72 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Display Messages and LED Indications continued Error Error Event Testfeednot done Pressfeednot done Pausemode entered Setupmode entered IPlinkerror IP configuration error Printheadnot found Rebooted Initializing Printercrash Printerturned off Maintenance Powersupply Over temperature PrintheadHotOff EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 74 Symptoms and Possible Causes Symptom Overal lweak printout Printoutweaker ononeside Weakspots Overal ldark printout pressuretoolow WornprintheadReplace printhead WrongprintheadReplaceCPU voltage pressure Media ribbon don tmatch Poormediaor ribbonquality WornprintheadReplace printhead Wornplaten roller Contrastvalue toolow pressuretoohigh WrongprintheadReplaceCPU voltage Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Symptoms and Possible Causes continued Symptom ExcessivebleedingWrongmedia grade Contrastvalue toohi gh Printhead pressuretoohi gh Faultyenergy cont
20. estthelabel stopsensorifyouhaveadetectionproblem EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 11 Adjustments 98 Themenuonlyprovidesindicationsfromthelabelstopsensor unit Thetestingmenucandetermineifthesensorunitisnot physicallyinposition isblockedbydustorstucklabels oris defectiveinsomeway Furthermore thisisanaidifmediahas detectioncomplications Note ThereisnowaytoadjusttheLSS function themenus onlyindicatevaluesobtainedfromtheLSS e Checkthattheprinterissetupforthetypeofmedialoaded inyourprinter SetupMode gt Media gt Mediatype Gap Mark orContinuous e Liftandlowertheprinthead thenpresstheFeed Pause button e Makesurethatthereisalabel notagapormark atthe LSS e Checkthatthemediaisroutedasclosetothecentersectionas theguidesal low e EntertheSetupMode Forhelp see SetupMode on page59 andgotoSetupMode gt Test Service gt LSS Test LSSAuto e Themenushouldlooklikethiswiththecursorplacedinthe center LSS Auto Gap detection Lifttheprintheadandpulloutthemediaslowly Whenthe LSSdetectsagaporadetectionslot thecursormovestothe right LSS Auto Mark detection Lifttheprintheadandpul loutthemediaslowly Whenthe LSSdetectsablackmark thecursormovestotheleft LSS Auto Chapter 11 Adjustments Itispossibletorefreshthecenteredcursorpositionbypressing the e Ifthecursorbehavesasdescribedabove theLSSisworking andisproperlyalignedwiththegaps slots orblackma
21. f thedeviceisnotreadytooperateindividual lyoraspartof asolution WhentheIndicatorisblinking thedevicemaybe initializing waitingforexternalresources orinneedofuser attention AndwhentheIndicatorisOn thedeviceisreadyfor useaspartofasolution AlsoseeChapter9 Display ThedisplaywindowcontainsanLCD LiquidCrystalDisplay withbackgroundilluminationandtwolinesoftext eachwith16 characters Itshowsamessagewhencertainerrorsoccurand guidestheoperatorthroughupgrading startup andsetup The followingerrorsarereported Error m pty Paused Outofmedia Outofribbon Printheadlifted Cuttererror Ribbonfitted Paperfault Powersupplyerror Powersupplytoohot Printheadtoohot EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 2 Installation Keyboard Beeper 14 Thekeyboardisofthemembrane switchtypeandhas7keys ThekeyboardissupplementedbyalargeFeed Pausebutton Somekeyshavehard codedfunctionsinthestartupandsetup modes Button Feed Pausebutton EN C2 Keyboard Color Yellow Green White technicianlevel Thebeeperacknowledgesthatakeyhasbeenpressed Optionally anaudiblealarmcanbeenabledusinganIPLcommand Itwill startbeepingatpaperoutandribbonoutandwillcontinue beepinguntilthestartofreload 3 Starting Up Thischapterexplainshowtostartuptheprinterafterinstallation orafterhavingbeenswitchedoff EasyCoder PM4i Printer15 User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 3 Starting Up Switching On the Pri
22. foryourIntermecproduct Telephone Support TheseservicesareavailablefromIntermec In the USA and Canada call 1 800 755 5505 and Services OrderIntermec Placeanorder products Order IntermecOrderprinterlabelsand media Orderspare parts Technical Support Service Servicecontracts Askaboutanexisting contract e Renewacontract Inguireaboutrepair billingorotherservice invoicingauestions OutsidetheU S A andCanada contactyourlocal Intermec representative FortechnicalsupportinSouthKorea seethenext section Tosearchforyourlocalrepresentative fromthe Intermecwebsite clickContact Service Location Support FortechnicalsupportinSouthKorea usetheafterservice locationslistedbelow Before You Begin AWOOSystems 102 1304SKVentium 522Dang jung dong Gunpo si Gyeonggi doKorea South435 776 Contact Mr SinbumKang Telephone 82 31 436 1191 E mail mjyun awoo co kr INInformationSystemPTDLTD 6thF loor DaeguVentureCenterBldg95 Shinchun3Dong Donggu DaeguCity Korea E mail jmyou idif co krorkorlim gw idif co kr Who Should Read This Manual Thismanualisforthepersonwhoisresponsibleforinstal ling configuring andmaintainingtheEasyCoderPM4iprinter Thismanualprovidesyouwithinformationaboutthefeaturesof theEasyCoderPM4iprinter andhowtoinstall configure operate maintain andtroubleshootit BeforeyouworkwiththeEasyCoderPM4iprinter youshould befami liarwithyournetworkandgeneralnetwo
23. ghprinting Tear offcanbeusedfor e Non adhesivecontinuousstock e Self adhesivecontinuousstockwithliner e Self adhesivelabelswithliner e Ticketswithgaps withorwithoutperforations e Ticketswithblackmarks withorwithoutperforations Anoptionallabeltakensensorcanholdtheprintingofthenext copyinthebatchuntilthepresentcopyhasbeenremoved see Options onpage67 Note Savethelabelindicatingthesensitivitynumberattachedto themediaroll Youwillneedthisnumbertosetthemedia sensitivity seeAppendixD Chapter 4 Media Load To load tear off media LOpenthefrontandsidedoors EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Media Load 3Pullouttheedgeguideasfarasitgoesandfolditdowntoa horizontalposition Removeanyemptycorefromthemedia supplyrollpost AFitanewrollofmediaonthesupplypost Foldupandadjust theedgeguidesotherol lbecomesf lushwiththecenter section 20 Chapter 4 Media Load 5Routethemediathroughtheprintmechanismandpushit towardsthecentersectionasfarasitgoes EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Media Load 8Adjustthepositionofthegreenedgeguidesothemediais guidedwithaminimumofplay Lockwiththenut absorberaccordingtothewidthofthemedia 10Closethefrontandsidedoor makingsurethatthemedia runsthroughtheslotinthefrontdoor 22 Chapter 4 Media Load 11PresstheFeed Pausebuttontoadvancethemediaandadjust themediafeed Tearoffthemediaby
24. gt Media Qir Maximum Minimum E B gt Xony Aevytn Minimum Maximum y gt AXE Aetextiov Ilooitiov Variable seeChapter11 6 gt Blayxxk Mapk Qi tn Thedetectablewidthoftheblackmarkshouldbeatleast5 Omm 0 2in oneithersideoftheLSSdetectionpoint gt Blayk Mapk Aevytn Maximum Common Minimum q gt Bayr Mapk P Ilooitiov Itisrecommendedthatyouplacetheblackmarkasclosetothe frontedgeoftheticketaspossibleanduseanegativeStopAd just valuetocontrolthemediafeed sotheticketscanbeproperly tornoff Media Type Setup Mark Note Preprintthatmayinterferewiththedetectionoftheblack markshouldbeavoided Note Theblackmarkshouldbenon reflectivecarbonblackona whitishbackground Donotal lowanyperforationstobreakthe edgeofthemediaasthismaycausethemediatosplitandjamthe printer Appendix B Media Specifications EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Appendix B Media Specifications 118 C Interfaces Thisappendixdescribestheinterfaceconnectorsfoundonthe printer srearplate Itcoversthefollowingtopics e RS 232interface e USBinterface Optionalinterfaceboards EasyCoder PM4i Printer119 User s Guide IPL Version Appendix C Interfaces RS 232 Interface Protocol Protocol Defaultsetup Baudrate Char length Parity Stopbits RTS CTS ENQ ACK XON XOFF NewLine TochangetheRS 232interfacesettings see SettingUpthe Printer onpage47
25. he partnumbermaybeprintedontheoutsideoftheboxcarton UsethePrintSetsoftware yourthird partysoftware ortheIPL commandsettochangetheMSN Ifyouwanttoseethecurrent sensitivitysettingofyourprinter printoutasoftware configurationlabel To print a software configuration label 1TurntheOn Offswitchtotheoffposition 2PressandholdtheFeed Pausebuttonwhileturningthe printeron Theprinterprintsoutahardwareconfiguration label 3SettheDIPswitchestoprintoutthesoftwaretestlabel Appendix D Intermec Supplies TopBank BottomBank 4HoldtheFeed Pausebuttondownforlsecond Theprinter printsoutthesoftwareconfigurationlabel 5ReturntheDIPswitchestotheiroriginalsettings 6Turntheprinterpoweroffandthenon Setting the MSN for Intermec Media and Ribbon Fordirectthermalmedia usethethree digitsensitivitynumber locatedontherol lofmediatosetthesensitivitynumber Youcan alsousethevaluesfromthetablesinthenextsection Forthermaltransfermedia youneedtolookintwoplacesto determinethesensitivitynumber Thesensitivitynumberon eachrollofthermaltransfermediaorribbonhasanasterisk in placeofoneofthedigits Onthermaltransfermedia therating containsthefirstandseconddigits withanasteriskinplaceof thethirddigit Thenumberontheribbonhasthefirstandthird digits withanasteriskinplaceoftheseconddigit Tooptimizethesensitivitynumberforthermaltransfermedia youcombinethedigitsasinthisexample Example Optimizing the Sensitivity Number Sensitivity Media or Rib
26. headandlockthe ribbon Y LT os ER 8Slidetheemptycardboardcoreontotheribbonrewindhub sotheribboniswoundupwhenthehubrotates counterclockwise Chapter 5 Thermal Transfer Printing 9Turntheprintheadliftleverclockwisetoraisetheprinthead andreleasetheribbon 10Manuallyadvancetheribbonuntilallofthetransparent leaderhaspassedtheprintheadandtheribbonbecomestight EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 5 Thermal Transfer Printing 11Turntheprintheadliftknobcounterclockwisetoengagethe printhead 46 6 Setting Up the Printer Thischapterdescribesthevariousparametersthatareusedinthe SetupMode onpage59orinthevariousapplicationprograms toconfiguretheprinterfortheuser sspecificrequirements It coversthefollowingtopics e Description e Defaultsetup e SetupParametersinregardofcommunication test service media andconfiguration EasyCoder PM4i Printer47 User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Description Thesetupcontrolstheprinterinregardofserialcommunication testandserviceoperations andspecifieswhichtypesofmedia andribbonareloadedintheprinter Checkthelistbelowtoseeiftheprinter sdefaultsetupmatches yourrequirements Ifnot youwillhavetochangethesetup To entertheSetupMode presstheSetupkeyontheprinter sbuilt inkeyboardandfollowtheinstructionsin SetupMode on pageb9 Default Setup 48 Theprinter sdefaultsetupis
27. heguidesaretransparenttoal low thelighttopassbetweenthetwopartsofthelabelstopsensor Theseareasmustbekeptcleanfromdust stucklabels and adhesiveresidue Iftheprinterstartstofeedourlabelsinanunexpectedway pull outtheupperguideasdescribedbelowandcheckforanyobject thatmayblockthebeamof light dust stucklabels adhesive residue etc Ifnecessary cleantheguidesusingacleaningcard orasoftclothsoakedwithisopropylalcohol Donotuseany othertypeofchemical Becarefulnottoscratchtheguides Isopropylalcohol CHs zCHOH CAS67 63 0 isahighly flammable moderatelytoxic andmildlyirritatingsubstance EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 10 Maintenance Clean here Upper label stop sensor Print mechanism lower part only To clean the media guide 1Loosenthescrewontheedgeguide 2PullboththeupperLSSguideandtheedgeguidestraight out 3Aftercleaning putbackthepartsinreverseordermakingsure thattheLSSshaftsfitsintotheholderontheupperLSS guide Printhead Replacement Theprintheadissubjecttowearbothfromthedirectthermal mediaorribbonandfromtherapidheatingandcoolingprocess duringprinting Thus theprintheadwillrequireperiodic replacement Timebetweenprintheadreplacementsdependsontheprint images thetypeofdirectthermalmediaorribboninuse the amountofenergytotheprinthead theprintspeed theambient temperature andseveralotherfactors firmwarewillnotdetectthenewprintheadresistanceuntilthe 1 Whilereplaci
28. in sec 100to150mm sec 4to6in sec PrintWidth max 105 7mm 4 161in 300dpi PrintLength max ediaWidth min ax ediaRollDiameter213mm 8 38in max ediaRollCore Diameter RibbonWidth min 25to110mm 1to ax RibbonRoll Diameter outer ax RibbonRollCore Diameter inner intDirections Modes of Operation Tear Of f Straight through Peel 0ff Self strip Cut Off Appendix A Technical Data Firmware OperatingSystem v 8 70 SmoothFonts Residentscaleable fonts Residentbarcodes StartupProgram std IntermecShel1v8 2 Physical Measures Dimensions WX LXH 11 7X21 4X10 3in 13 5kg 30pounds 5 Cto 40 C 41 Fto 104 F 20to80 noncondensing Weight excludingmedia AmbientOperatingTemperature Humidity Electronics Microprocessor On boardF lash SIMMs On boardSDRAM SIMM Power Supply ACVoltage PFCRegulation PowerConsumption EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Appendix A Technical Data 106 Sensors LabelGap Black Mark OutofMedia PrintheadLifted RibbonEnd RibbonYes Low Papersensor Controls ControlLamps Display Keyboard Feed Pausebutton Beeper Data Interfaces Serial BarCodeWand Connectionfor OptionalInterface Boards FinisherInterface MemoryCard Adapter Accessories and Options SpecialPrintheads IntegralSelf strip UnitwithLiner Takeup Appendix A Technical Data Acces
29. ing tightenthescrew asfarasit goesandthenloosenit fourfullturns Donotuseahigherprintheadpressurethannecessary becauseitmayincreasethewearoftheprintheadandshorten itslife Adjustment screw Chapter 11 Adjustments Ribbon Break Shaft Ifribbonwrinklingoccurs youmayneedtoad just thealignment ofthefrontribbonbreakshaftsothatitrunsparalleltothe printheadandtheribbonsupplyandrewindhubs The adjustmentisdoneusingastraightslotscrewthatislocated immediatelybehindthefrontribbonbreakshaft e Iftheribbontendstoslideoutwards turnthescrewcarefully clockwise fw tomovetheouterendofthebreakshaft forward e Iftheribbontendstoslideinwards turnthescrewcareful ly counterclockwise bw tomovetheouterendof thebreak shaftbackward othercauseforthewrinklingoftheribbon See A Beforereadjustingthebreakshaft makesurethatthereisno Troubleshooting onpage71 Caution Adjustment screw Ribbon break shaft EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 11 Adjustments 102 A Technical Data Thisappendixliststhetechnicaldatafortheprinter Pleasenote thatIntermecreservestherighttochangewithoutpriornotice andthatthisinformationdoesnotrepresentacommitmenton thepartof Intermec EasyCoder PM4i Printer103 User s Guide IPL Version Appendix A Technical Data 104 Printing PrintTechnique PrintheadResolution8dots mm 203 2 dpi PrintSpeed variable 100to200mm sec 4to8
30. ion technical supportinformation andsourcesforadditionalproduct information Safety Information Yoursafetyisextremelyimportant Readandfollowal lwarnings andcautionsinthisdocumentbeforehandlingandoperating Intermecequipment Youcanbeseriouslyinjured and equipmentanddatacanbedamagedifyoudonotfol lowthe safetywarningsandcautions Do not repair or adjust alone Donotrepairorad justenergizedequipmental oneunderany circumstances Someonecapableofprovidingfirstaidmust alwaysbepresentforyoursafety First aid Alwaysobtainfirstaidormedicalattentionimmediatelyafteran injury Neverneglectaninjury nomatterhowslightitseems Resuscitation Beginresuscitationimmediatelyifsomeoneisinjuredandstops breathing Anydelaycouldresultindeath Toworkonornear highvoltage youshouldbefamiliarwithapprovedindustrialfirst aidmethods Energized equipment Neverworkonenergizedequipmentunlessauthorizedbya responsibleauthority Energizedelectricalequipmentis dangerous Electrical shockfromenergizedequipmentcancause death Ifyoumustperformauthorizedemergencyworkon energizedequipment besurethatyoucomplystrictlywith approvedsafetyregulations Safety Icons A Wing A Caution o d a Fallow ESD Plofedtes Before You Begin Thissectionexplainshowtoidentifyandunderstanddangers warnings cautions andnotesthatareinthisdocument Youmay alsoseeiconsthattellyouwhentofollowESDprocedures Awarningalertsyouofanoperatingprocedure practice condition
31. ion 00to 09areoriginalversionsinUSEnglish Version 50to 59areChinesetranslations iv EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Contents Contents B foreYouBegin frais A bad X Satety information dad aa Hub tl idas x Donotrepairoradjustalone x D SU PEN 0 oi stew ES AAA A aac ech aes x Resuseitati6N 4 2 ssid nda atl da Sod ed ond ope x Energizedequipment x DATOLVLECONS SN NE A Slat ee nn xi GlobalServicesandSupport xi Warranty liPotmatioM searrag aeria tte xi WeBSUPPOLL tet Seo dro od eS bis R k z B ae end xi TelephoneSupport xii WhoShouldReadThisManual xiii RelatedDocumentss cite ied unes de este re etre dant xiii 1 Introduction DescriptionofEasyCoderPMAiPrinter 2 DALOLY SUMMARY ALLA SBM E Ab oo Ao zo o US ne MA A podob 2 Productlrdenti fi atlons s s dei gece sedis Masala eh d aaa 3 2 O OT O V O OV 5 Installation PRON tv iew zz tale aaa 6 R ATV EO Wie uto od sn an den a E a li ia 7 Med aCompar tient iu ta a e e aee el isa liada 8 Descriptions earmen a Bie i Benes la d coat tate ala 8 MediaSupplyRollPost 9 PrintM chantSmsss a andere Ads a eh 10 Connections 2 2 A a He vlna 11 POE ee A RA nr Le E nu an aed nn ide hei 11 COMPU GOLLA bo 8D te ee he eh AR ae 11
32. isdesignedtocutthroughpaper basedmediawitha thicknessbetween60and175 u m whichroughlycorrespondsto apaperweightof60tol75grams m basisweight40to1201b Thecuttershouldnotbeusedtocutthroughlabels becausethe adhesivewillsticktotheshears whichcandamagethecutter Thecutterisheldbyalatchinsidethemediacompartmentand canbetiltedforwardtofacilitatemediaload Aswitchprevents thecutterfromoperatingwheninopenposition Theoptionallabeltakensensorcannotbeusedwiththecutter Chapter 4 Media Load Thereisnofrontdoorwhenacutterisinstalled Thecuttercanbefittedwithanoptionaltrayforcollectingcut offlabels Note Savethelabelindicatingthesensitivitynumberattachedto ES themediarol1 Youwillneedthisnumbertosetthemedia sensitivity see IntermecSupplies onpagel25 To perform the cut off procedure 1Openthecutterandthesidedoor EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Media Load 3Pullouttheedgeguideasfarasitgoesandfolditdowntoa horizontalposition Removeanyemptycorefromthemedia supplyrollpost AFitanewrollofmediaonthesupplypost Foldupandadjust theedgeguidesotherol lbecomesf lushwiththecenter section 32 Chapter 4 Media Load 5Routethemediathroughtheprintmechanismandcutter Thenpushittowardsthecentersectionasfarasitwillgo 7Turntheprintheadliftlevercounterclockwisetoengagethe printhead EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Media Load 8Adjustthepositio
33. listedbelow nooptionsincluded Ser Com Baudrate Databits Parity Stopbits Protocol Test Service Testprint Datadump Memoryreset Media Mediatype Papertype Labellength Sensitivity Darkness Labelrestpoint Formad jdotsX Formad jdotsY Lowdiameter ribbon Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Configuration Emulation Printspeed Cutter Labeltakensensor Setup Parameters Serial Communication Theserialcommunicationparameterscontrolthe communicationbetweentheprinterandtheconnectedcomputer orotherdevicesontheserialport Note Theserialcommunicationparametershavenoeffecton parallelorEasyLANcommunications Makesuretheprinter scommunicationparametersmatchthe setupoftheconnecteddeviceorviceversa Ifthesetupofthe printerandthesetupofthehostdonotmatch theresponsefrom theprintertohostwillbegarbled Baud Rate Thebaudrateisthetransmissionspeedinbitspersecond There areeightoptions e 1200 e 2400 e 4800 9600 default e 19200 e 38400 e 57600 e 115200 Character Length Thecharacterlengthspecifiesthenumberofbitsthatwilldefine acharacter EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer 50 7 8 Parity Theparitydecideshowthefirmwarewillcheckfortransmission errors Therearefouroptions e None default e Even e Odd e Space Stop Bits Thenumberofstopbitsspecifieshowmanybitswilldefinethe endofacharacter Therearetwooptions e 1 default 2 P
34. n thermalprinthead Thereisalsoanoptionalprintheadfor 170 220 u m 6 6 8 7mils mediathickness Theprintheadcan easilybereplacedorexchangedbytheoperatorasdescribedin Chapter 11 Interface Boards 70 Anumberofinterfaceboardsareavailableforusewiththe EasyCoderPM4iprinter Theinterfaceboardsareeitherfactory fittedorcaneasilybefittedbyanauthorizedservicetechnician TheEasyCoderPM4icanaccommodateoneEasyLANinterface boardplusonelEEE1284ParallelInterfaceBoard EasyLANboards e EasyLANEthernet Interface e EasyLANWirelessInterface 9 Troubleshooting ThischapterdescribeshowtheIntermecReady to Work Indicatorswork Italsolistsvariouspossiblecasesofinferior printoutquality describespossiblecauses andsuggestsremedies EasyCoder PM4i Printer71 User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Intermec Ready to Work Indicator Thereadinessoftheprinter individual lyorasapartofa solution isindicatedbythebluelntermecReady to Work Indicator IRI IftheIRIblinksorisswitchedoff theprinterisnotready Furtherinformationcanbeobtainedinthedisplaywindowby pressingtheikey Incaseofseveralerrorsorsimilarconditions occurringsimultaneously onlythemostsignificanterroris displayed Oncethiserrorhasbeencleared nextremainingerror isdisplayed Providedtheprinterisconnectedtoanetwork allconditions thatpreventsprintingarereportedtotheEasyADCConsole TheEasyADCConsoleisaPC basedsoftwarewhichallowsa supervisortomonitorallconnecteddevic
35. n ae ehh awe alee aqua 56 PrintSspeeda noiera A A et ote Be Sal 56 Cit ter options hr aie O S sae 57 LabelTakenSensor option 57 ReturningtoFactoryDefaultSetup 58 7 Setup Mode Navigating 1 nsetupMod s2 ie ti A nd a bah RES soy 60 SetupMode SerialCommunication 62 A D en NE A Re 62 SetupMode Network Option 63 CUPL V2 30 E E uen II soude E 63 Setuplode Test Servicer rime nn di nes it he dede ead S 64 PA MU A Gite EEN de Sheath 64 SetupMode Media id a Ava Ge 65 CR A dn A E ne S28 zd e do eko 65 8 Options INtLOdUCEL ON Sows ta a A AA AA M one 68 IntegralbinerTakeupunit ts 44 444 5 04 0 a das dl 69 PaperGutter cial bad A bd it a iba saad 69 MediasuppLyH ub elcssdaa dia dic tee dad nd Lies Pode bedulvacdoad 69 EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Contents Paper Ses A A A il eed eas 69 MediaRol Retainers is dai ad anne ia 69 76mm Bsn Adapter trad ads a Mate 69 LabelTakenSensors adn tar lt is 70 Internal Pan fol dGui desc citan pos eran iii 70 SideDoorwithKeylock ud sees oe Vie k ale deda a ae a isis 70 ThickMedrvaPrinthead ic IA One aia sain eee at 70 InterfaceBoardss ii E A saa eee athens 70 9 Troubleshooting IntermecReady to WorkIndicator 72 10 Maintenance PrintheadC leanings fes eee ka
36. ng Media Supply TheEasyCoderPM4ican asanalternativetothestandardmedia supplyrollpost useanoptionalrotatingmediasupplyhub regardlessoftear off cut off orpeel offoperation Therotatingmediasupplyhubcanbesupplementedbyan adapterformediarollswitha76mm 3in core amediaroll retainerwhichpreventsthemediarollfromuncoiling anda paperlowsensor thatcandetectwhentheremainingsupplyof mediareachesapredeterminedlevel Alsoreferto SettingUp thePrinter onpage47and Options onpage67 Medialoadingcorrespondstotheuseofamediasupplyrollpost butthemediarollneedstobepressedsidewaysontothehub makingsurethatitbecomesflushwiththediscattheinnerend of thehub l Paper sensor This illustration shows the various options used with the rotating media supply hub EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Media Load 38 5 Thermal Transfer Printing Thischapterexplainshowtoloadtheprinterwithribbonfor thermaltransferprinting EasyCoder PM4i Printer39 User s Guide IPLVersion Chapter 5 Thermal Transfer Printing Ribbon Load 40 TheEasyCoderPM4icanprintonlabels tickets tags and continuousstockusingeitherdirectthermalprintingonspecial heat sensitivemediaorthermaltransferprintingusingaspecial ink coatedribbon Thermaltransferprintingmakesitpossibletouseawiderangeof receivingfacematerialsandgivesadurableprintoutless vulnerabletofat chemicals heat sunlightetc thandirect thermalprinting Makesure
37. ngtheprinthead thepowermustbeoff The printerhasbeenrestarted 88 Chapter 10 Maintenance To replace the printhead 1Openthefrontandsidedoors EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 10 Maintenance 3Removeanymediaandtransferribbon 4Pulltheprintheadbracketawayfromthemagnetinthe pressurearm 5Disconnecttheprintheadbracketfromtheprintmechanism asindicatedbythearrowsandpullouttheprintheadasfaras thecablesal low 90 Chapter 10 Maintenance 6Disconnectthecablesfromtheprinthead Notethesnap lock ontheinnerconnector Pullattheconnectors notatthe cables EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 10 Maintenance 8Putbacktheprintheadinreverseorderandcheckthatthe printheadcablesrunfreely 9Turntheprintheadliftlevercounterclockwisesothemagnet engagestheprintheadbracket l0Loadanewsupplyofmediaandribbon asdescribedearlier inthismanual 92 Chapter 10 Maintenance Media Jams Shouldamediajamoccurintheprintmechanism proceedthis waytoclearit e Always switch off the power before starting to clear the jammedmedia e Raisetheprintheadandpul loutthemedia Ifthemediahasbeenwounduporhasstuckontheplaten roller carefullyremoveitbyhandwithoutusinganysharp toolsthatcandamagethedelicateplatenrol lerorprinthead Avoidrotatingtheplatenroller rollertorotate itisveryimportantthatthepowerhasbeen offforaminuteormore Ifnot theelectro
38. nicscanbe damagedbeyondrepair T Ifyoumustpullawaythemediabyforcecausingtheplaten Gutin e Cutoffanydamagedorwrinkledpart e Checkifthereisanyadhesivesomewhereintheprint mechanism cleanusingacleaningcardorcottonswabsoaked inisopropylalcohol Isopropylalcohol CH s CHOH CAS67 63 0 isahighly flammable moderatelytoxic andmildlyirritatingsubstance Warning e ReloadthemediaasdescribedinChapter4 e Switchonthepower e Read just themediafeedbypressingtheFeed Pausebut ton EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 10 Maintenance 94 11 Adjustments Thischapterdescribeshowtheoperatorcanad justtheprinter Thechaptercoversthefollowingtopics e Narrowmediaad justment e Labelstopsensorpositionadjustment e Printheadpressuread justment e Ribbonbreakshaftad justment EasyCoder PM4i Printer95 User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 11 Adjustments Narrow Media 96 Theprinterisfactory adjustedforfull sizemediawidth When usingmedialessthanfullwidth itisrecommendedthatyou adjustthepositionofthepressurearmsoitbecomescentered withthemedia Thereby anevenpressureacrossthemediais obtained Apoorlyadjustedpressurearmmaybedetectedbyaweaker printoutoneithersideofthemediapath Toadjustthepressurearm proceedasfollows e Loosentheknurlednutthatholdsthepressurearm Movethe arminwardsoroutwardsuntilthearrowonthetipofthearm becomescenteredwiththemedia Whilemovingthearm pushatthepartwherethesc
39. nofthegreenedgeguidesothemediais guidedwithaminimumofplay Lockwiththenut 9Closethesidedoorandthecutterwhilepullingthemedia tight 34 Chapter 4 Media Load 10PresstheFeed Pausebuttontoadvancethemediaandadjust themediafeed Thelabelscanbecollectedonanoptional tray EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Media Load External Supply Fanfold TheEasyCoderPM4icanprintonlabels tickets tags and continuousstockinvariousforms Thissectiondescribesthecase whenthemediasupplyisplacedbehindtheprinter usual lyin theformoffanfoldedticketsortags Externalsupplycanbeused withtear off straight through andcut offprinting Althoughitispossibletosimplyfeedthemediathroughthehole intherearpartofthesidedooranddirectlytotheprint mechanism westronglyrecommendusingaprinterfittedwitha specialfanfoldguideasil lustratedbelow Notonlydoesitmake medialoadingmucheasier butitalsoguidesthemediawith greataccuracy Thefanfoldguidecanbead justedforvarious mediawidthsdownto40mm 1 57in Whenusinganexternalmediasupply takecaretoprotectthe mediafromdust dirtorotherforeignparticles thatcanimpair theprintoutqual ityorcauseunnecessaryweartotheprinthead Dependingonbrandandquality alldirectthermalmediaare moreorlesssensitivetoheat directsunlight moisture oil plasticizers fat andothersubstances Protectthemedia accordingly The media path when using a fanfold 36 Chapter 4 Media Load Rotati
40. nter 16 Beforeswitchingontheprinter makethenecessaryconnections insertanymemorycardyouwanttouse andcheckthatthe printheadisengaged SwitchonthepowerusingtheOn Offswitchontherearplate The Power controllamponthefrontpanellightsupwhenthe powerison Waitforafewmoments whiletheprinterloadsthe programandrunssomeself diagnostictests Starting Afterashorttime theprinterisinitialized Theprogressofthe initializationisindicatedbyanincreasingnumberofcolonson thelowerlineinthedisplay Initializing Whentheinitializationiscompleted alabelisfedout The followingmessageappears indicatingthattheprinterisreadyfor operation IPL 2 30 ThemessageindicatesthelPLversionnumber ENTER SHELL 5 sec v 8 2 4 sec v 8 2 3 sec v 8 2 2 sec v 8 2 l sec v 8 2 A Media Load Thischapterexplainshowtoloadtheprinterwithmedia thatis labels tickets tag orstrips forthefollowingmodesofoperation e Tear 0ff straight through e Peel 0ff self strip reguiresoptionalintegralself stripunit withlinertakeup e Cut Off requiresoptionalcutter Externalsupply fanfolds fanfoldguideavailableasoption EasyCoder PM4i Printer17 User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Media Load Tear Off Straight Through 18 TheEasyCoderPM4icanprintonlabels tickets tags and continuousstockinvariousforms Thissectiondescribesthecase whenthemediaistornoffmanuallyagainsttheprinter stearbar Thismethodisalsoknownas straight throu
41. nterstatus Thehostshouldchecktheprinterstatus beforedownloadingamessageblocktotheprinter ENQcauses theprintertotransmititshighestprioritystatus whileVT instructstheprintertotransmitallstatusthatappliesintheorder oftheirpriority Thepossibleprinterstatusindescending prioritiesare Condition Bufferalreadyfull Printheadraised Ribbonfault Nolabelstock Buffernowfull Printheadhot Labelatstrippin Labelskipping EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Condition Ready Printing Test Service Testprint ThispartoftheSetupModeallowsyoutoprintvarioustypesof testlabels GotothedesiredoptionandpressEnter Theprinter willstartprintingthetestlabelorlabels PresstheFeed Pause buttontoholdtheprintingtemporarily Toresumeprinting presstheFeed Pausebuttonagain Thefollowingoptionsare available Configuration Selectbetweensoftware SW hardware HW andnetwork TheSoftwareConfigurationLabelcontains e Currentconfigurationparametersstoredintheprinter s memory e Definedpages e Definedformats e Definedgraphics e Definedfonts e Anyinstalledprinteroptions TheHardwareConfigurationLabelcontains e Printermemoryinformation e Printermileage e Printheadsettings e Firmwarechecksum program andversionnumber TheNetworkConfigurationLabelcontains e WINSName e MACAddress e IPSelection 52 Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer e PAddress e Netmask
42. ob Dal bone da net NEN 80 ExternalC learning sise 0 IEA A LORD M RU RS A 85 CleaningtheMediaGuides 87 PrintheadReplacementi 2e Lan MR UE MR da 88 Media MS iii di ns da Ban tae da ein Mee sa A 93 1 1 Adjustments viii NartowMedtasy erent dt niana E aos 96 Label StopSensOE ira A ta e 97 PrintheadPressure wits sci Gu ana ei Sins aha nada Maine anale ne a eae 100 RibbonBreakshat 6344 Sma dt Mane ia ca 101 Contents A Technical Data B Media Specifications MediaRolIS ze eine a eae eh ee ee ice tee ale bs ea 110 Media A a he RUE cede as O Aeon de la 111 NonAdhes1iVeStrlP oa Sethe A a eek fut 111 Self AdhesiveStrapea cei eu den ge eae mere ere 112 Self AdhesiveLabels lt lt ccc lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt 4 113 TreketsWi thGdp se AB ASA A A ie 114 TicketsWithBlackMark 116 C Interfaces RSE232 ter TA ne NT r ay as 120 Protocol anse A sees AE A A AA K a 120 InterfaceGabl ries Ata A dr 121 USBlnterfaC Enei e ls day dl LA ak aa Kbel AE a rt EE 121 Obtionallnter races A aaa 122 D Intermec Supplies SettingtheMediaSensitivityNumber 126 SettingtheMSNforIntermecMediaandRibbon 127 SettingtheMSNfor0OtherMediaandRibbon 128 EasyCoder PM i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Before You Begin Before You Begin Thissectionprovidesyouwithsafetyinformat
43. ofthemediaisperformed Intermecdoesnotguaranteethatsuchshortlabelswillwork but itisuptotheusertotestthisinhisuniqueapplication e gt Aabe Tar aximum Recommended inimum TheLabelStopSensormustbeabletodetecttheextremefront edgesofthelabels Media Type Setup Gap EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Appendix B Media Specifications Tickets With Gaps 114 A qi B gt Xony Aevytn Max lengthbetweenslots dependsonSDRAMsize Min length between slots 8 Omm 0 32in Underidealcircumstances aminimumticketlengthof4mm 0 16in couldbeused Itrequiresthesumofthecopylength b andthedetectionslitheight e tobelargerthan7mm 0 28in thatbatchprintingisused andthatnopul lbackofthemediais performed Intermecdoesnotguaranteethatsuchshorttickets willwork butitisuptotheusertotestthisinhisunique application Appendix B Media Specifications x gt AXE Astextiov Ilooitiov Variable seeChapter11 8 gt Asteytiov ZA Aevytn Thelengthofthedetectionslit excludingcornerradii mustbe minimum2 5mm 0 10in oneithersideoftheLSSdetection position e gt Asteytiov LAit Hetynt Maximum Recommended Minimum Media Type Setup Mark Note Donotallowanyperforationtobreaktheedgeofthe mediaasthismaycausethemediatosplitandjamtheprinter EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Appendix B Media Specifications Tickets With Black Mark 116 a
44. onpage7land Technical Data onpagel03formoreinformat ion TheEasyCoderPM4isupportstheIntermecProgramming Language IPLv2 30 AversionofEasyCoderPM4i that supportsIntermecFingerprintv8 30 isdescribedinaspecial User sGuide Safety Summary IntermecassumesnoresponsibilityregardingtheCEDirectiveif theprinterishandled modified orinstalledinanywayother thanthatdescribedinIntermec smanuals e Readthismanualcareful lybeforeconnectingtheprinter e Movingpartsareexposedwhenthesidedoorsareopen so ensurethatthedoorsareclosedbeforeyouoperatetheprinter e Donotopenthefront left handcover Dangerousvoltage Donotremovethebottomplate Dangerousvoltage Donotputyourfingersinsidetheprintmechanismwhenthe powerison Chapter 1 Introduction e Makesurethatthesidedoorcannotunintentionallyswing downwhenyouhaveyourfingersorhandsinsidethemedia compartment Riskofinjurybecauseoftheweightoftheside door e Placetheprinteronanevensurfacewhichcansupportits weightofapproximately13 5kg 30pounds plussupplies e Donotspraytheprinterwithwater Ifyouareusingahoseto cleanthepremisesinanindustrialenvironment removethe printerorprotectitcarefullyfromsprayandmoisture e Careful lyreadthewarningtextontheenvelopebeforeusinga cleaningcard Product Identification Themachinelabelisattachedtotheprinter srearplateand containsinformationontype model andserialnumberaswel 1 asACvoltage Italsocontainsvarioussignsofapproval EasyCoder
45. pullingitdownwards Peel Off Self Strip TheEasyCoderPM4icanprintonlabels tickets tags and continuousstockinvariousforms Thissectiondescribesthecase whenself adhesivelabelsareseparatedfromtheliner immediatelyafterprinting whichrequiresoptionalintegralself stripunitwithlinertakeup Thisisalsoknownas Self strip operation Peel offoperationcannotbeperformedwhenanoptionalfanfold guidefitted Peel offcanonlybeusedfor e Self adhesivelabelswithliner Anoptionallabel takensensorcanholdtheprintingofthenext labelinabatchuntilthepresentlabelhasbeenremoved see Options onpage67 Note Savethelabelindicatingthesensitivitynumberattachedto themediaroll Youwillneedthisnumbertosetthemedia sensitivity seeAppendixD EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 4 Media Load regardoflabelstiffness releasecharacteristicsoftheadhesiveand liner resistanceagainstelectrostaticchargingetc sothelabels willbedispensedproperly Consultyourmediasupplierortest themediatoascertainthatitissuitableforyourapplication 4 Note Peel offoperationsetshighdemandsonthemediain To perform the peel off self strip procedure 1Openthefrontandsidedoors 24 Chapter 4 Media Load 3Pulloutthehandletocollapsethetakeuphub thenremove anyliner 4Pullouttheedgeguideasfarasitgoesandfolditdowntoas farasitgoesandfolditdowntoahorizontalposition Removeanyemptycorefromthemediasupplyrollpost EasyCoder PM4i Printer
46. rconnect iontoaLocalAreaNetwork LAN e EasyLANEthernet Interface e EasyLANWirelessInterface s rear plate Appendix C Interfaces parallel interface connector _RJ 45 connector EasyLAN Wireless Interface EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Appendix C Interfaces 124 D Intermec Supplies Thisappendixdescribeshowtosetuptheprinterforvarious typesofdirectthermalmediaorcombinationsofthermaltransfer ribbonsandreceivingfacematerialsmarketedbyIntermec EasyCoder PM4i Printer125 User s Guide IPL Version Appendix D Intermec Supplies Setting the Media Sensitivity Number 126 Mediasensitivityisimportantbecauseyouuseittooptimize printqualityandprintspeed Thethree digitmediasensitivity number MSN specifiestheamountofheatrequiredbythe printheadtoimagealabel Theamountofheatthateachrollof mediaorribbonrequiresisuniqueduetodifferentchemistries andmanufacturingprocesses Intermechasdevelopedheatingschedules theamountofheat requiredtoimagealabel toproducethehighestpossibleprint qualityforIntermecmediaandribboncombinationson Intermecprinters Youcanachievethebestprintqualityontheprinterbyusing onlyIntermecribbonandmediaproducts Thistableliststhe defaultMSN Default MSNs Media Type Directthermalmedia 2to5ips Directthermalmedia 6to8ips Thermaltransfermedia 2to10ips IfyouneedtodetermineanMSN obtainthepartnumberof yourmediaandcal 11 800 755 5505 presslandthenl T
47. rd LLifttheprinthead 2Switchonthepowertotheprinterandpresstheikeyand waituntiltheprinterbeeps 3Swiftlypressthefollowingkeys Esc AThefollowingmessagewillbedisplayed FactoryDefault Enter YesESC No 5Within10seconds pressEntertoresettheprintertofactory default Theparameterswillberesetandtheprinterwill continuethenormal startup Ifyoupress passed thenormalstartupwillcontinuewithoutanyreset beingperformed Note Thefactorydefaultwillremoveallfilesusedtostore settings Itwillnotresetsettingsthatalreadyhasbeenreadwhen thefilesareremoved ThismeansthatEasyLANWirelesssettings SSID keys etc willretaintheirvaluesfromthepreviousstart However thenextrebootwillresetthemtofactorydefault 7 Setup Mode Thischapterdescribeshowtonavigateinthesetupmode and providesoverviewsoftheSetupMode EasyCoder PM4i Printer59 User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 7 Setup Mode Navigating in Setup Mode 60 EntertheSetupModebypressingtheSetupkeyontheprinter s frontpanel Whilegoingthroughthesetupprocedure youare guidedbytextsintheprinter sdisplay Youcannavigatebetween setupmenus acknowledgedisplayedvalues selectorenternew values etc byusingthekeysontheprinter skeyboard EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version AL WEY Chapter 7 Setup Mode TheSetupModeisorganizedasanendlessloop fromwhichyou canselectanumberof sub categories Atstartup thefirmware determinesifoptionssuchasalabeltakensensor acut
48. rdescribestheoptionsavailablefortheEasyCoder PM4iprinter Theoptionscanbefactoryinstalled field installed byanauthorizedservicetechnician orinsomecasesinstal ledby theoperator EasyCoder PM4i Printer67 User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 8 Options Introduction 68 TheEasyCoderPM4iprovidesahighdegreeofflexibility becauseithasamodulardesign Byaddingoptionstothebasic printer theEasyCoderPM4icanbeadaptedforavarietyof applications Mostoptionsshouldbeinstalledbyanauthorized servicetechnicianorareonlyavailableasfactory installed options Side door Label taken sensor supply hub adapter Fanfold Cutter tray guide shaft Chapter 8 Options Integral Liner Takeup Unit Theintegrallinertakeupunitisanoptionaldeviceforpeel off self strip operation whichmeansthatthelabelsareseparated fromaliner backingpaper afterprint ingandthel ineriswound uponaninternalhub Theunitalsoincludesaguideshaft Peel of fcannotbecombinedwithaninternal fanfoldguide Formore information seeChapter4 MediaLoad Paper Cutter Thepapercutterisdesignedtocutoffcontinuouspaper based stockorlinerbetweenlabels Thecut offlabels tickets ortags canbecollectedonanoptionaltray Formoreinformation see Chapter4 MediaLoad Media Supply Hub Therotatingmediasuppl yhubisdesignedtofitmediarollcores withaninternaldiameterof38 40mm 1 bin Paper Sensor Thepapersensorisfittedinsideaplasticcoverinthecenter
49. rewis situated notatthetip Ifthearmishardtomove liftthe printheadandpulltheprintheadbracketfreefromthe magnetinthearm e Afterhavingcenteredthearm lockitbytighteningthenut e Remembertoadjustalledgeguidestoo Upper label Pressure arm Center of media Edge guide Chapter 11 Adjustments Label Stop Sensor Thelabelstop blackmarksensor LSS isaphotoelectricsensor thatcontrolstheprinter smediafeedbydetectinggapsbetween labels orslotsorblackmarksincontinuousstock dependingon theprinter ssetupinregardofmediatype Forhelp see Setting UpthePrinter onpage47 Anobviousprerequisiteisthatthe LSSmustbealignedwiththegaps slots orblackmarks Ifusing irregularlyshapedlabels aligntheLSSwiththefronttipsofthe labels TheLSScanbemovedlateral lyfromtheinneredgeofthemedia pathand57mm 2 24in outwards whichcorrespondstothe centerlineoffullwidthmedia Thereisonepartofthesensoron topoftheuppermediaguideandanotherpartunderneaththe lowerguide Usingastraight slotscrewdriver turnthe adjustmentscrewuntilthepointofdetectionontheuppersensor becomesalignedwiththecenteroftheslotsormarksinthe media whenyoulookintotheprintmechanismfromthefront withtheprintheadlifted e Rotatethescrewclockwisetomovethesensortowardsthe centersection e Rotatethescrewcounterclockwisetomovethesensor outwards awayfromthecentersection Point of detection Adjustment screw IntheTest ServicepartoftheSetupMode youcant
50. rkingterms suchasIPaddress Related Documents TheIntermecwebsiteatwww intermec comcontainsour documents asPDFfiles thatyoucandownloadforfree To download documents 1VisittheIntermecwebsiteatwww intermec com 2ClickSupport gt Manuals 3IntheSelectaProductfield choosetheproductwhose documentationyouwanttodownload Toorderprintedversionsofthelntermecmanuals contactyour local Intermecrepresentativeordistributor EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Before You Begin xiv Introduction ThischapterintroducestheEasyCoderPM4iprinter The chaptercoversthefollowingtopics e DescriptionofEasyCoderPM4i e Safetysummary e Productidentification EasyCoder PM4i Printerl User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 1 Introduction Description of EasyCoder PM4i Printer TheEasyCoderPM4iisasturdythermaltransferprinterwitha printheadresolutionof8dots mm 203 2dots inanda maximumprintwidthof104mm 4 095in Itoffersalarge numberofusefulfeatures suchas e FlashmemorySIMMsforfirmware fonts barcodes and applicationprograms e Built inCompactFlashmemorycardadapterforfirmware upgrading e Built inRS 232interface e Provisionforextrainterfaceboardsincludingwiredand wirelessEasyLANconnections e Keyboardanddisplaywithbacklightforimproveduser interface Alargenumberoffactory installedorfield installableoptionsare available sotheprintercanbeconfiguredforawiderangeof applications See Troubleshooting
51. rks e Ifthecursordoesnotreactonagap slot orblackmark checkthis e IstheLSSlaterallyalignedwiththeslotsorblackmarks e AreboththeupperandlowerpartoftheLSSalignedwith eachother e Isthetransferribbonproperlyloadedsoitdoesnot interferewiththeLSS Forhelp see ThermalTransfer Printing onpage39 e AretheLSSguidescleanandfreefromstucklabelsor otherobjectsthatwillinterferewiththelightthatgoes fromonepartoftheLSStotheother Ifnot cleanas describedinChapter 10 e Doesthemediahavesomekindofpreprintthatcan disturbthedetection e Istheretoolittledifferencebetweentheblackmarksand thesurroundingareas e Doesthelinerhavetoolittletransparency DoestheLSSworkwithanothert ypeofmedia RemembertochangetheMediaTypesetup liftand lowertheprinthead andthenpresstheFeed Pause button EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 11 Adjustments Printhead Pressure 100 A Caution Thepressureofthethermalprintheadagainstthedirectthermal mediaisfactory adjusted However theuseofthickerorthinner mediathannormalcouldrequiretheprintheadpressuretobe readjusted Usingastraight slotscrewdriver turnthead justmentscrew clockwiseformorepressure orcounterclockwiseforless pressure Printafewlabels preferablytestlabels see Setting UpthePrinter onpage47 andchecktheprintout Increased pressuregeneral lygivesadarkerprintoutandviceversa Repeat untilthedesiredresultisobtained Toreturntothefactorysett
52. rol Darklinesalong mediapath Whitevertical lines LargepartofdotFailingprintheadReplace linemissing Failingstrobe signal Printoutmissing alonginneredge upperpos X startparameterIncrease valuetoolow Transferribbon breaks Wrongmedia grade EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Symptoms and Possible Causes continued Symptom Transferribbon wrinkles Nothermal transferprintout Mediafeednot Badenergy control ad justment Incorrectedge guideadjustment Toostrong printhead pressure media workingproperlycharacteristics Compressedtext orbarcode WronglabelrestCheck change dotsparameter WrongMedia Typeparameter WrongLSS position Dirtysensors Faultysensors largemediarol 1 Notel Thisisonlyapplicableforprintersequippedwi than EasyLANinterface Note2 AprinterthatisequippedwithanEasyLANinterface butisnotconnectedtoanetwork willhaveablinkingIRI To avoidthis theusercanset IPSELECTION to MANUAL and IPADDRESS to 0 0 0 0 Thiswillindicatethattheuser doesnotregardthelackofnetworkconnectionasanerror Note3 Notrapcanbesentwhenthiserror eventoccurs 76 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Note4 Thiserrorindicatesthattheprinterhasnotreceivedan IPaddress ItisonlyapplicableforprinterswithIP SELECTIONset toDHCPand orBOOTP Note5 Atmost butnotall printercrashes theconsoleisreset ThiswillmaketheIRI gooff Note
53. rotocol XON XOFF default IntheXON XOFFprotocol dataflowcontrolisachievedby usingXON DC1 andXOFF DC3 characters Messageblocks arenotrequiredtobebracketedbytheStartofText STX and EndofText ETX characters However atpoweruporaftera resetallcharactersexceptENQorVTwillbeignoreduntilan STXisdetected Themessagelengthinthisprotocolis unrestricted Thatis theprinterprocessesinformationasitis beingdownloadedandstopswhenthereisnomoreinformation XON XOFFprotocolconformstogeneral lyacceptedindustry standards Noend of messageresponseissenttothehostother thanXOFF AnXONwil lbesentonpowerup SinceDClandDC3areusedfordataflowcontrol theprinter statuscharactersaredifferentthanthoseoftheStandard Protocol Ifthehostignorestheprinter sXOFF theprinterwill resendanXOFFafterreceivingeverylbcharactersfromthehost Version Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Condition Bufferalreadyfull Printheadraised Ribbonfault Nolabelstock Buffernowfull Printheadhot Labelatstrippin Labelskipping Printing Intermec Standard Protocol ThelntermecPrinterStandardProtocolisahalf duplexprotocol Alldatatransmissionstotheprinterconsistofstatusinquiry ENO statusdump VT ormessageblocks Eachmessage blockstartswiththeStartofText STX characterandendswith theEndofText ETX character Eachmessageblockmustbe 255charactersorless includingtheSTXandETXcharacters Theprinterrespondstoeachstatusinguiryormessageblock withthepri
54. s Guide IPL Version Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Configuration 56 Ribbon Low Specifiesthevalueinmillimetersoftheribbonsupplyrollforthe ribbonsensor Whenthediameterofremainingribbonsupply rollreachesthesetvalue anSNMPtrapissenttotheprinter s homepage providedtheprinterhasanoptionalEasyLAN connection Range 0 80withpresetvaluesatanintervalof5 A valuelargerthan80setstheribbonsensorto0 Defaultvalue 0 TheribbonlowsensorcanalsobesetusinganIPLcommand lt STX gt lt S D gt kn lt ETX gt Paper Low option Specifiesthediameterinmillimetersofthemediasupplyrollfor thepapersensor Whenthediameterofremainingmediasupply reachesthesetvalue anSNMPtrapissenttotheprinter shome page providedtheprinterhasanoptionalEasyLANconnection Range 0 150withpresetvaluesatanintervalof10 Avalue largerthan150setsthepapersensorto0 Defaultvalue 0 TheribbonlowsensorcanalsobesetusinganIPLcommand lt STX gt lt S DD jn lt ETX gt Emulation Emulationmodeletsyouprintbarcodelabelsthatwere originallydesignedonan86XXprinterinmultiplesofl10or15 mil Whentheprinterisworkinginemulationmode notallIPL commandsaresupported Foracompletelistofcommands availableduringemulation mode see the latest version of the IPL Command Reference Manual P N937 007 XXX Toreturnfromemulationmode selectemulation none default Print Speed Youcanselecttheprintspeedfroml00mm sec 4in sec to 200mm sec 8in sec withanintervaloflin sec Th
55. sories and Options RotatingMedia Suppl yHub 3 inAdapterfor Media MediaRollRetainer InternalFanfold Guide SideDoorwith Keylock CutterandTray LabelTakenSensor RealTimeClock RS 232Cable ParallelInterface Cable ParallelInterface Board DoubleSerial InterfaceBoard Serial Industrial InterfaceBoard EasyLANEthernet Interface External Alphanumeric Keyboard CompactFlashCardsOption RFIDKit CompactFlash ProtectionPlate 1Themax printlengthisalsorestrictedbytheamountoffreeSDRAM memory 2Latin Greek andCyrillicfontsaccordingtoUnicodestandardareincluded EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Appendix A Technical Data 108 B Media Specifications Thisappendixspecifiesthephysicalmeasuresforvarioustypesof media EasyCoder PM4i Printer109 User s Guide IPL Version Appendix B Media Specifications Media Roll Size 110 Gyfin Core Diameter A standard Diameter A withadapter Width Mustnotprotrudeoutsidethemedia Themediamustbewounduponthecoreinsuchawaythat theprintercanpulltheendfree Roll Max diameter B Max width C Min width standard C Min width fanfold guides C 40mm 1 57in Appendix B Media Specifications Themaximumrecommendedmediathicknessis175 um 7mils withthestandardprintheador220 um 8 7mils withaspecial printhead Thickermediamaybeused butprintqualitywillbe reduced Thestiffnessisalsoimportantandmu
56. stbebalanced againstthicknesstomaintainprintquality Mediarollstobeloadedinsidetheprintershouldbewoundwith theprintablesidefacingoutwards Themediasupplymustnotbeexposedtodust sand grit etc Anyhardparticles howeversmall candamagetheprinthead Media Non Adhesive Strip a gt Media Qir Maximum Minimum Media Type Setup e Continuous lt EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Appendix B Media Specifications Self Adhesive Strip a gt Media O16ty ivyAv vvy Atvep Maximum Minimum B gt Atep Thelinermustnotextendmorethanatotalof1 6mm 0 06in outsidethefacematerialandshouldprotrudeequallyonboth sides E y gt Medta Q1dty eExAvdivy Avep Maximum Minimum Media Type Setup e Continuous O gt lt b Be lt b BAC 112 Appendix B Media Specifications Self Adhesive Labels a gt Media Qir ivyAv vvy vep Maximum Minimum B Aivep Thebackingpapermustnotextendmorethanatotalof1l 6mm 0 06in outsidethelabel sandshouldprotrudeequal lyonboth side Recommendedminimumtransparency 40 DIN53147 y gt AafeA Qu tn eEyAvdiy Atvep Maximum Minimum gt Aafel Aevytn Maximum Minimum Underidealcircumstances aminimuml abel lengthof 4mm 0 16in couldbeused Itrequiresthesumof the label length d andthe labelgap e tobelargerthan7mm 0 28in thatbatch printingisused andthatnopul lback
57. ter oran interfaceboardisinstalledintheprinter Onlyinstalledoptions areshownintheSetupMode Thediagrambelowshowstheoptionsinthemainloop Detailed overviewsareshownonthepagesthatfol low s tu Starting point v SETUP ps i SER COM SETUP CONFIGURATION SETUP MEDIA EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 7 Setup Mode Setup Mode Serial Communication PL v2 30 p Scroll forward 4 Scroll back Legend Dottedboxesandlinesindicateoptions Thickboxesindicatesdefaultoptions Valuesinsidebracketsindicatedefaultsettings 62 Chapter 7 Setup Mode Setup Mode Network Option IPL v2 30 EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 7 Setup Mode Setup Mode Test Service IPL v2 30 ume Ve p Scroll forward 4 Scroll back Scroll forward gt gt Scroll back A 64 Chapter 7 Setup Mode Setup Mode Media IPL v2 30 Continued from the previous page ad a A 4 a a Va va va Va va PE SS pm P p Scroll forward A 4 Scroll back j gt Scroll forward gt Scroll back 4 gt a AA p 4 va va va va va i ERDER JL JIL EN 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 Scroll back gt AY av AY EasyCoder PM i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 7 Setup Mode 66 3 Options Thischapte
58. toselectatypeofribbonthat matchesthetypeofreceivingfacematerialandtosetupthe printeraccordingly TheEasyCoderPM4icanusetransferribbonrollswoundwith theink coatedsidefacingeitheroutwardorinward Illustrations inthismanualshowtheink coatedsidefacinginward Evenifribbonusuallyisloadedinconnectionwithmedia replenishment noloadedmediaareshownintheillustrationsin thischapterinordertogiveaclearerviewoftheribbonpath Referto MediaLoad onpagel7 Mosttransferribbonsdonotsmearatroomtemperature Note Savethelabelindicatingthesensitivitynumberattachedto theribbonrol 1 Youwillneedthisnumbertosetthemedia sensitivity see IntermecSupplies onpagel25 Chapter 5 Thermal Transfer Printing To perform the ribbon load procedure LOpenthefrontandsidedoors EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 5 Thermal Transfer Printing 3Incaseofribbonreload removeanyusedribbonandempty ribboncore 4UnpackarolloforiginalIntermecthermaltransferribbon 42 Chapter 5 Thermal Transfer Printing 5Slidetheribbonrollontothesupplyhubsotheink coated sidefacesdownwhentheribbonisroutedthroughtheprint mechani sm 6Routetheribbonthroughtheprintmechanismabovethe transparentupperLSSguideandpul loutapproximately20 cm 8in ofribbonleader EasyCoder PM4i Printer User s Guide IPL Version Chapter 5 Thermal Transfer Printing 7Withoutreleasingtheribbon turntheprintheadliftlever counterclockwisetoengagetheprint

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