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User ’ s Guide EasyC oder PF4i C ompac t Indus- trial P rinter (F ingerprint V ersion)[...]

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Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) iii Document C hange Record This page recor ds changes to this document. The document was origi- nally released as version -00. V ersion Date Description of Change -00 May 2003 Supports original F ingerprint version (v8.00). -01 Oct. 2003 Revised to support F ingerprint v8.1[...]

iv Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) FCC Notice (United Stat es of Americ a) W ARNING This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual, may cause interference to radio communications. I t has been tested and found [...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) v Declaration of Conf ormity ( CE) We , Intermec Printer AB Box 123 S-431 22 Mölndal Sw eden declare under our sole responsibility 1 that the pr oduct EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standar ds EMC: EN [...]

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Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) vii Contents C ont ents Before Y ou Begin ........................................................................... xi Safety S ummary .............................................................. xi Safety I cons ..........................................................[...]

viii Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Contents 4 Media Load T ear-Off (Straight-thr ough) ......................................................... 22 T ear-Off (Straight-thr ough) with Quick-Load .............................. 26 Cut-Off .....................................................................[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) ix Contents L TS (Label T aken Sensor) ................................ 61 Returning to F actor y Default Setup ............................................. 62 7 Setup Mode Entering the Setup M ode at Installation ....................................... 64 N avigating in Se[...]

x Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Contents 12 Adjustmen ts N arrow M edia ............................................................................ 108 Label Stop S ensor ....................................................................... 109 P rinthead Pr essure ....................................[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) xi Before Y ou Begin Before Y ou Begin This section provides y ou with safety information, technical support information, and sources for additional product information. S afety Summar y Y our safety is extremely important. Read and follo w all warnings and cautions in this [...]

xii Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Before Y ou Begin S afety Icons This section explains how to identify and understand dangers, warnings, cautions, and notes that are in this document. Y ou may also see icons that tell you when to follow ESD pr ocedures. A warning alerts y ou of an operating procedure, p[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) xiii Before Y ou Begin Global Ser vices and S uppor t Warranty Inf ormation T o understand the warranty for your Intermec pr oduct, visit the Intermec web site at http://www .intermec.com and click Service & S upport. The Intermec Global S ales & Service page appears[...]

xiv Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Before Y ou Begin[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 1 1 Intr oduc tion This chapter introduces the EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial printer . The chapter covers the follo wing topics: • Description of EasyCoder PF4i Compact Indus- trial • Safety summary • P roduct identifi cation[...]

2 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 1—Introduction Description of EasyCoder PF4i Compac t Industrial The EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial is a stur dy industrial ther- mal transfer printer with a printhead resolution of 8 dots/mm = 203.2 dot/inch (standard) or 11.81 dots/mm = 300 dpts/inch (optio[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 3 Chapter 1—Introduction S afety S ummary Intermec assumes no responsibility r egarding the CE D irective if the printer is handled, modifi ed, or installed in any way other than that described in Intermec ’ s manuals. • Read this manual carefully befor e connecting t[...]

4 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 1—Introduction[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 5 2 Installation This chapter explains how to unpack and install the EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial printer and also describes the printer’ s various parts in detail. It cov ers the following topics: • U npacking the printer • P ar ts on the printer’ s front • P[...]

6 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Unpacking the Printer Before you install the printer , examine the package for possible damage or missing parts: • Open the box and lift the printer out. • Check that the printer has not been visibly damaged during transpor- tation. Keep the p[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 7 Chapter 2—Installation Side door Indicator lamps Displa y window K eyboard Print button F ront door Print mechanism Front View At the front of the printer are the display windo w , the indicator lamps, and the keyboard. These features allow the operator to control and se[...]

8 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Rear View The rear plate contains the On/Off switch, the A C power cor d socket, and various interface connectors and slots. On/Off Switch A C P ower cord soc ket Memor y card slot Machine label RS-232 serial interface ("uar t1:") Provis[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 9 Chapter 2—Installation Media Compar tment Description The media compartment is as standard cov ered by a long side door that completely encloses the print mechanism and media compartment. (Optionally , the printer can be fi tted with a two par t “Megatop ” that allo[...]

10 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i C ompact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation The EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial uses a media supply roll post that can be fi tted in three different positions inside the media compart- ment. The position depends on the type of side door and whether the printer is fi tted with an integ[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 11 Chapter 2—Installation Media Supply Positions There are four sets of slots and thr eaded holes in the printer’ s center sec- tion for the media supply roll post or rotating hub (optional). These slots allow the largest possible roll siz e to fi t, given the limitatio[...]

12 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Print Mechanism The print mechanism features a high-performance thermal printhead with quick-mount fi ttings to facilitate replacement. Thermal printhead T ear bar (tear upwards) Pressure arm Printhead lift lev er Label stop sensor position adju[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 13 Chapter 2—Installation Connec tions Powe r 1 Place the printer on a level surface, near an AC outlet. Y ou should be able to access the printer to load supplies and to remo ve the printout. 2 Check that the printer is switched off. 3 Connect the power cor d from the soc[...]

14 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Controls and Indic ators The EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial has several ways of communi- cating directly with its operator: three color ed indicator lamps, a display window , a membrane-switch keyboard with 22 programmable keys, a big programm[...]

+ + Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 15 Chapter 2—Installation Print button Display The display window contains an L CD (Liquid Crystal Display) with background illumination and two lines of text, each with 16 characters. I t guides the operator through the setup and indicates possible errors during print[...]

16 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Beeper The beeper notifi es the operator when an error has occurred and acknowledges that a key has been pressed. The Intermec F ingerprint pro- gramming language allows the key ackno wledge signal to be turned off. The frequency and duration of[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 17 3 Star ting Up This chapter explains how to start up the printer after installation or after having been switched off. I t co vers the following topics: • S tartup fi les • M emor y cards • S witching on the printer • Display messages at startup[...]

18 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 3—Star ting Up Star tup Files When the printer is switched on, its behavior depends on the existence of a startup fi le (autoexec.bat) in its memory . There are two cases: A The printer is only fi tted with the Intermec Shell fi le-managing program, which al[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 19 Chapter 3—Starting Up Memory C ard If you want to use a memory card, you must insert it into the slot in the printer’ s rear plate before you switch on the pow er . The memory card must be a CompactFlash car d (8MB-1GB). CompactFlash car ds marked “CF+” will not w[...]

20 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 3—Star ting Up Switching On the Printer Before switching on the printer , make the necessar y connections, insert any memory card you want to use, and check that the printhead is engaged. S witch on the power using the On/O ff switch on the rear plate. The “P[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 21 4 Media Load This chapter explains how to load the printer with media, that is labels, tickets, tag, or strips, for the fol- lowing modes of operation: • T ear-Off (straight-through) • T ear-Off with Quick-Load (straight-through) • Cut-O ff • P eel-Off (self-strip[...]

22 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load T ear- O ff (Straight-through) The EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial can print on labels, tickets, tags, and continuous stock in various forms. This section describes the case when the media is torn off manually against the printer’ s tear bar .[...]

2 4 3 1 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 23 Chapter 4—Media Load Open the front and side doors. T urn the printhead lif t lever clockwise to raise the printhead . If necessary, fold do wn the edge guide. Remove any empty core fr om the media supply roll post. Fit a new roll of media on the supply post and[...]

7 5 6 8 24 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load T ear- O ff , cont. Route the media through the print mechanism. Then push it inwar ds as far as it will go. Close the edge guide on the media supply post. This diagram shows the media path. T urn the printhead lif t lever counter- clockwi[...]

9 10 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 25 Chapter 4—Media Load Close the front and side door , making sure that the media runs through the slot in the front door . Press the F eed key to adv ance the media and adjust the media feed. T ear off the media by pulling it either upw ards or downw ards. T ear- O[...]

26 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load T ear- O ff with Q uick-Load (Straight-through) In addition to the media load procedur e for tear-off (straight-through) operation described earlier in this chapter , the EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial can optionally be fi tted with a set of Q[...]

2 4 3 1 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 27 Chapter 4—Media Load Lift up the upper media guide and pull out the green edge guide (save it for later use). Press the wide or narro w Quick-Load guides onto the shaft as illustrated, making sure that the notches fi t the rail at the rear of the lower media gu[...]

5 6 28 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load T ear- O ff with Q uick-Load , cont. Keep pushing the media forward while pressing the F eed key . Close the front and side doors, making sure that the media runs through the slot in the front door .[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 29 Chapter 4—Media Load Cu t-Off The EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial can print on labels, tickets, tags, and continuous stock in various forms. This section describes the case when the media is to be cut off by an automatic paper cutter (option). U se the <F eed> [...]

2 4 3 1 30 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load Open the cutter and the side door . T urn the printhead lif t lever clockwise to raise the printhead . Cu t-Off , cont. If necessary, fold do wn the edge guide. Remove any empty core fr om the media supply roll post. Fit a new roll of medi[...]

7 5 6 8 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 31 Chapter 4—Media Load Route the media through the print mechanism and cutter . Then push it towar ds the center section as far as it will go. This diagram shows the media path. T urn the printhead lif t lever counter- clockwise to engage the printhead. Adjust the[...]

11 9 10 12 32 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load Close the side door . Close the cutter while pulling at the media. An optional tray can be attached to the cutter to collect the cut off labels, tickets, or tags. Press the F eed key to adv ance the media and adjust the media feed. Cu t[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 33 Chapter 4—Media Load P eel- O ff (Self-strip) The EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial can print on labels, tickets, tags, and continuous stock in various forms. This section describes the case when self-adhesive labels are separated from the liner immediately after print[...]

2 4 3 1 34 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load Open the front and side doors. T urn the printhead lif t lever clockwise to raise the printhead . Pull out the handle to collapse the takeup hub , then remove any liner . P eel- O ff , cont. If necessary, fold do wn the edge guide. Remove [...]

7 5 6 8 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 35 Chapter 4—Media Load P eel- O ff , cont. Fit a new roll of labels on the supply post. Remove labels from the fi rst 50 cm (20 inches) of the liner . Route the liner through the print mechanism, push it inwar ds, and adjust the edge guides so the label path bec[...]

11 9 10 12 36 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load P eel- O ff , cont. This diagram shows the media and liner paths. Adjust the position of the green edge guide so the media is guided with a minimum of play . Close the front and side doors. T urn the printhead lif t lever counter- clock[...]

13 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 37 Chapter 4—Media Load Press the F eed key to adv ance the media and adjust the media feed. P eel- O ff , cont.[...]

38 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load This diagram shows the media path fr om an external supply. In c ase of the standard edge guide (as opposed to Quick-Load guides), turn it to v er tical position. External S upply (F an-fold) The EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial can print on label[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 39 5 T hermal T ransf er Prin ting This chapter explains how to load the printer with ribbon for thermal transfer printing.[...]

40 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 5— Thermal T ransfer Printing Ribbon Load The EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial can print on labels, tickets, tags, and continuous stock using either direct thermal printing on special heat-sensitive media or thermal transfer printing using a special ink- coate[...]

2 4 3 1 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 41 Chapter 5— Thermal T ransfer Printing Open the front and side doors. T urn the printhead lif t lever clockwise to raise the printhead . Unpack a roll of original Intermec thermal transfer ribbon. In case of ribbon reload , remove any used ribbon and empty ribbon[...]

20 cm (8 in.) 7 5 8 6 42 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 5— Thermal T ransfer Printing Slide the ribbon roll onto the supply hub so the ink-coated side faces down when the ribbon is routed through the print mechanism. Route the ribbon through the print mechanism and pull out approximately 20 cm [...]

11 9 10 12 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 43 Chapter 5— Thermal T ransfer Printing Manually advance the ribbon until all of the transparent leader has passed the printhead and the ribbon becomes tight. T urn the printhead lif t lever clockwise to raise the printhead and release the ribbon. Ribbon Load, [...]

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Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 45 6 Setting Up the Printer This chapter describes the various parameters that are used in the Setup M ode (see Chapter 7) or in the vari- ous application programs to confi gure the printer for the user’ s specifi c requirements. I t covers the follo wing topics: • Des[...]

46 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Description The setup controls the printer in regar d of serial communication, media feed, and print speed, and specifi es which type of media and (optionally) ribbon is loaded in the printer . Check the list of the printer’ s defaul[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 47 Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Default Setup The printer’ s default setup is listed below (assuming no options installed): Ser-Com "uart1:" Baud rate 9600 bps Character length 8 bits P arity N one Stop bits 1 bit R TS/CT S Disable ENQ/ACK Disable XON/X OFF[...]

48 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Reading the Current S etup The printer’ s current setup values can be read from the printer ’ s display window by br owsing through the Setup M ode. Y ou can list the printer ’ s current setup values by printing test label “Setu[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 49 Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Setup Parameters Serial Communic ation The serial communication parameters control the communication between the printer and the connected computer or other devices on the standard serial port "uart1:" and the optional serial p[...]

50 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Charac ter Length The character length specifi es the number of bits that will defi ne a character . Eight bits are recommended, because that option allo ws more special characters and characters specifi c for foreign languages to be[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 51 Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer transmission is held up awaiting an ACK character from the r eceiving unit. By default, ENQ/A CK is disabled. X ON/XOFF is a protocol wher e the communication is controlled by the control characters X ON (ASCII 17 dec.) and XOFF (ASCII 1[...]

52 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer F eedadjust The F eedadjust part of the Setup M ode controls how much of the media is fed out or pulled back before and/or after the actual printing. These settings are global and will be effected regar dless of which program is run. N [...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 53 Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Recommended F eed Adjustments The following settings allo w printing from the top of the label. Minor deviations from the recommended values may be r equired due to various combinations of media types, roll size, type of media supply dev[...]

54 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Media The media parameters tell the fi rmware the characteristics of the media that will be used, so the printout will be positioned correctly and get the best quality possible. Media Size The size of the printable area is defi ned by[...]

FEED DIRECTION Dot #0 Dot-line on printhead X-start Width (1-832) Origin Length Dot #831 10.3 mm (0.41 in) PRINT PRINT WINDOW WINDOW PRINT WINDOW max. 104.0 mm (4.095 in) 25-114.3 mm (1-4.5 in) Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 55 Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer • The length setup cr eates an emergency [...]

56 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Media Type The M edia T ype parameters control how the label stop sensor (LSS) and the media feed work. There are fi ve media type options: • Label (w gaps) is used for adhesive labels mounted on liner . • Ticket (w mark) is used f[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 57 Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Paper Type The P aper T ype parameters control the heat emitted from the printhead to the direct thermal media or , optionally , the transfer ribbon in order to produce the dots that make up the printout image. Labels, tickets, tags, str[...]

58 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Thermal T ransfer Printing • Ribbon Constant (range 50 to 115) • Ribbon F actor (r ange 10 to 50) • Label Offset (r ange -50 to 50) • Ribbon Sensor (autoadjustment) • Low Diameter (range 25 to 80 mm) When adjusting the image d[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 59 Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Contrast U se the contrast parameter to make minor adjustments of the blackness in the printout, for example to adapt the printer to variations in quality between different batches of the same media. 11 options ar e displayed in an endle[...]

702 ohms/8 dots UART1 9 600-8-N-1 RTS/CTS DISABLE ENQ/ACK DISABLE XON/XOFF DATA TO HOST DISABLE DATA FROM HOST DISABLE NEW LINE CR/LF REC BUF 300 TRANS BUF 300 PRINT CONFIG STARTADJ 0 STOPADJ 0 XSTART 24 WIDTH 808 LENGTH 1200 MEDIA TYPE LABEL (w GAPS) PAPER TYPE TRANSFER LABEL CONSTANT 85 LABEL FACTOR 40 RIBBON CONSTANT 9 0 RIBBON FACTOR 25 LABEL O[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 61 Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Print Speed The print speed is variable between 100 and 200 mm/sec. for printers fi tted with an 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) printhead and between 100 and 150 mm/sec. for printers with an optional 11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi) printhead. Generally [...]

62 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Returning to F ac tor y Default S etup There are two ways to r eturn to the factory default setup of the printer: A Insert a special CompactF lash memor y card and r estart the printer . B U sing the printer’ s built-in keyboard. T o [...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 63 7 Setup Mode This chapter describes how to enter the setup mode at installation, explains how to navigate in the setup mode, and provides o verviews over which parameters and messages are available for the standar d printer and with various interface boards.[...]

64 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 7—Setup Mode Entering Setup Mode at Installation The method of entering the Setup M ode depends on which startup fi les are stored in the printer ’ s memory , a subject that was more thoroughly discussed in Chapter 3, “S tarting Up .” EasyCoder PF4i Comp[...]

- Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 65 Chapter 7—Setup Mode Na vigating in Setup Mode While going through the setup procedure, y ou are guided by texts in the printer’ s display . Y ou can navigate between setup menus, acknowledge displayed values, select or type new values, etc. by using the keys on the[...]

SETUP: SER-COM, UART1 SETUP: PRINT DEFS Option SETUP: MEDIA SETUP: FEEDADJ SETUP: NETWORK SETUP: NET-COM, NET1 Option SETUP: SER-COM, UART3 Option SETUP: SER-COM, UART2 Option Starting point 66 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 7—Setup Mode The Setup M ode is organized as an endless loop , from wh[...]

NEW LINE: CR NEW LINE: LF DATA TO HOST: ENABLE DATA FROM HOST: ENABLE BAUDRATE; 4800 BAUDRATE; 2400 BAUDRATE; 1200 BAUDRATE; 600 BAUDRATE; 300 BAUDRATE; 115200 BAUDRATE; 57500 BAUDRATE; 38400 BAUDRATE; 19200 PARITY: SPACE PARITY: MARK PARITY: ODD PARITY: EVEN CHAR LENGTH 7 STOP BITS: 2 ENQ/ACK: ENABLE SETUP: SER-COM, UART1 SETUP: SER-COM, UART2 SET[...]

SETUP: FEEDADJ FEEDADJ: STARTADJ FEEDADJ: STOPADJ: STARTADJ: [0]: STOPADJ: [0]: Continued on the next page Continued from the previous page 68 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 7—Setup Mode Setup Mode; Feed A djust (Intermec F ingerprint v8.20)[...]

CONTRAST: -2% CONTRAST: -4% CONTRAST: -6% CONTRAST: -8% CONTRAST: -10% CONTRAST: +10% CONTRAST: +8% CONTRAST: +6% CONTRAST: +4% CONTRAST: +2% MEDIA TYPE: VAR LENGTH STRIP MEDIA TYPE: FIX LENGTH STRIP MEDIA TYPE: TICKET (w GAPS) MEDIA TYPE: TICKET (w MARK) SETUP: MEDIA MEDIA: MEDIA SIZE MEDIA: MEDIA TYPE MEDIA SIZE: XSTART MEDIA SIZE: WIDTH MEDIA SI[...]

TESTPRINT: NETWORK INFO TESTPRINT: HARDWARE INFO TESTPRINT: SETUP INFO TESTPRINT: BAR CODES #2 TESTPRINT: BAR CODES #1 TESTPRINT: CHESS SETUP: PRINT DEFS PRINT DEFS: HEAD RESIST PRINT DEFS: TESTPRINT PRINT DEFS: PRINT SPEED HEAD RESIST: [nnn]: TESTPRINT: DIAMONDS PRINT SPEED: [100]: PRINT DEFS: LTS LTS: LTS ADJUST LTS: LTS TEST LTS: LTS VALUE REMOV[...]

DATA TO HOST: ENABLE DATA FROM HOST: ENABLE BAUDRATE; 4800 BAUDRATE; 2400 BAUDRATE; 1200 BAUDRATE; 600 BAUDRATE; 300 BAUDRATE; 115200 BAUDRATE; 57500 BAUDRATE; 38400 BAUDRATE; 19200 PARITY: SPACE PARITY: MARK PARITY: ODD PARITY: EVEN CHAR LENGTH 7 STOP BITS: 2 ENQ/ACK: ENABLE SETUP:SETUP: SER-COM, UART2 SER-COM, UART2: PROT ADDR SER-COM, UART2: BAU[...]

NEW LINE: CR NEW LINE: LF DATA TO HOST: ENABLE DATA FROM HOST: ENABLE BAUDRATE; 4800 BAUDRATE; 2400 BAUDRATE; 1200 BAUDRATE; 600 BAUDRATE; 300 BAUDRATE; 115200 BAUDRATE; 57500 BAUDRATE; 38400 BAUDRATE; 19200 PARITY: SPACE PARITY: MARK PARITY: ODD PARITY: EVEN CHAR LENGTH 7 STOP BITS: 2 ENQ/ACK: ENABLE SETUP: SER-COM, UART3 SER-COM, UART3: BAUDRATE [...]

BAUDRATE; CR BAUDRATE; LF PARITY: BOOTP PARITY: DHCP PARITY: MANUAL SETUP: NET-COM, NET1 SETUP: NETWORK NET-COM, NET1: NEW LINE NETWORK: IP SELECTION NETWORK: IP ADDRESS NETWORK: NETMASK NETWORK: DEFAULT ROUTER NETWORK: NAME SERVER NEW LINE CR/LF IP SELECTION: DHCP+BOOTP IP ADDRESS: 192.168.1.79 NETMASK: 255.255.255.0 DEFAULT ROUTER: 192.168.1.1 NA[...]

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Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 75 8 Intermec Shell Startup Prog ram This chapter describes the Intermec S hell startup program and cov ers the following topics: • Introduction • S tarting with Intermec Shell • Intermec S hell Overvie w • Line Analyzer[...]

76 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Introduc tion Intermec S hell is a startup program, which is a program that automati- cally starts running when the printer is switched on. Intermec Shell helps the operator to choose between a number of standard or custom-made [...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 77 Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program O ther Facilities • S etup Mode (manual setup fr om printer’ s keyboard) • P rint Setup (printing setup on label) • T estfeed (formfeeds and auto-adjust of the LSS) • T est Label (printing of test labels) • D efault s[...]

78 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Star ting with Intermec S hell A few seconds after you have switched on the pow er to the printer and the initialization is completed, the countdown menu of the I ntermec Shell program will be display ed: ENTER=SHELL 5 sec. v.8.[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 79 Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Selec ting an Applic ation In I ntermec Shell, the menus present the options in infi nite loops, T o see all menus and options, refer to the o vervie w in this chapter . The Select application lets you choose an application prog[...]

80 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Selec ting O ther Facilities As an alternative to selecting an application, you can step through a number of other useful facilities: Setup Set up the printer using its built-in keyboar d, see Chapter 7, “Setup M ode.” Print[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 81 Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program • U pdate fi rmware is used to directly upgrade the fi rmware of a specifi c printer from a new fi rmware version stor ed as a fi le in a PC. If the printer is equipped with an EasyLAN Ethernet or W ireless boar d, the use[...]

SHELL TEST LABEL SHELL TESTFEED SHELL DEFAULT SETUP Perf orm s a Te s tfeed (feed s o u t a n u m b er of b l a nk copie s while au to a dj us ting the l ab el s top s en s or). Print s te s t l ab el s “Di a mond s” , “ Che ss” , “ B a r Code s #1 ” , a nd “ B a r Code s #2 ” in a loo p Pre ss Enter for e a ch ne w l ab el. SHELL R[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 83 Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Line Analyzer The Line Analyzer (LINE_AXP .PR G) is a program written in the Intermec F ingerprint programming language and is intended to help solving possible communication problems. As the name implies, the Line Analyzer captu[...]

84 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program If the printer is not fi tted with the specifi ed port, an error message appears in the display and you can select another port: Line Analyzer Error:56[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 85 9 Options This chapter describes the options available for the EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial printer . The options can be factory installed, fi eld-installed by an authorized service technician, or in some cases installed by the operator .[...]

86 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 9—Options Introduc tion The EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial pro vides a high degree of fl ex- ibility because it has a modular design. By adding options to the basic printer , the EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial can be adapted for a variety of applications[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 87 Chapter 9—Options Side Doors and Megatop The EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial comes with two types of side door . The standard long door encloses the entir e media compartment and allows a media roll with a diameter of 152 mm (6 inches). I t also has a slot for externa[...]

88 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 9—Options Label T aken Sensor The Label T aken Sensor (L TS) is a photoelectric sensor that enables the printer’ s fi rmware to detect if the latest printed label, ticket, tag, etc. has been remo ved before printing another copy . The L TS can be enabled or [...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 89 Chapter 9—Options Inter face Boards A number of interface boards are available for use with the EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial. The interface boards are either factory-fi tted or can easily be fi tted by an authorized service technician. The EasyCoder PF4i Compact [...]

90 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 9—Options[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 91 10 T roubleshooting This chapter describes how the I ntermec Readiness Indicators work. I t also lists various possible cases of inferior printout quality , describes possible causes, and suggests remedies.[...]

92 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 10— T roubleshooting Intermec Readiness Indic at or The readiness of the printer , individually or as a par t of a solution, is indicated by the blue Intermec R eadiness Indicator (IRI). If the IRI blinks or is switched off, the printer is not r eady . Further [...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 93 Chapter 10— T roubleshooting Display Messages and LED Indications Error/Ev ent IRI Error No . Comment Operational On 0 N o error Out of paper Blink 1005 N ext label not found Blink 1031 Label not taken Blink Out of transfer ribbon Blink 1027 T ransfer ribbon is installe[...]

94 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 10— T roubleshooting P rinter crash Off See note 3 and 9 P rinter turned off Off Maintenance Off Set when upgrading P ower supply Over tem- perature Off 1718 N ote 1: This is only applicable for printers equipped with an EasyLAN inter face. N ote 2: A printer t[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 95 Chapter 10— T roubleshooting Symptom P ossible Cause Remedy Refer to Overall weak print- out W rong Paper T ype parameter Change parameter Chapter 6 Contrast value too low Change parameter Chapter 6 P rinthead pressure too low Adjust Chapter 12 W orn printhead Replace p[...]

96 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 10— T roubleshooting White vertical lines P rinthead dirty Clean printhead Chapter 11 Missing printhead dots Replace printhead Chapter 11 Large part of dot line missing W rong X-star t or Width parameter Change parameter Chapter 6 F ailing printhead Replace pri[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 97 11 Maintenanc e This chapter describes how the operator can maintain the printer . Regular maintenance is important for the printout quality and for the life of the printhead. The chapter covers the follo wing topics: • P rinthead cleaning • External cleaning • Clea[...]

1 2 98 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 11—Maintenance Printhead Cleaning Cleaning the printhead on a regular basis is important for the life of the printhead and for the printout quality . Y ou should clean the printhead each time you replace the media. This section describes how to clean the pr[...]

3 4 5 6 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 99 Chapter 11— Maintenance Printhead Cleaning, cont. Remove any media and tr ansfer ribbon. Open the cleaning card env elope and pull out the cleaning card . Read the warning text. Pull out the cleaning c ard (1) and raise the printhead (2). Insert most of the clea[...]

9 8 10 7 100 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 11—Maintenance Printhead Cleaning, cont. W ait for approx. 30 seconds to allo w the cleaning fl uid to dissolve the residue . Insert most of the cleaning card under the printhead (1). Engage the printhead (2). Pull out the cleaning c ard. If necessar[...]

1 3 2 4 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 101 Chapter 11— Maintenance External Cleaning Always remo ve the power cor d before cleaning! Wipe external surfaces with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild detergent. Never use any sharp tools for removing stuck labels. The printhead and rollers [...]

1 2 102 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 11—Maintenance Cleaning the Media Guides Both parts of the label stop sensor , which controls the media feed, are cover ed by plastic guides. The guides are transparent to allow the light to pass between the two parts of the label stop sensor . These areas[...]

1 2 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 103 Chapter 11— Maintenance Printhead Replacement The printhead is subject to wear both from the direct thermal media or ribbon and from the rapid heating and cooling process during printing. Thus, the printhead will require periodic r eplacement. T ime between printhe[...]

3 4 6 5 104 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 11—Maintenance Printhead Replacement, cont . Remove any media and tr ansfer ribbon . Pull the printhead br acket away from the magnet in the pressure arm. Disconnect the printhead bracket fr om the print mechanism as indicated by the arrows and pull ou[...]

9 8 7 10 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 105 Chapter 11— Maintenance Connect the two cables to the replac e- ment printhead. Put back the printhead in reverse or der and check that the printhead cables run freely . Load a new supply of media and ribbon, as described earlier in this manual. T urn the prin[...]

106 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 11—Maintenance Media Jams Should a media jam occur in the print mechanism, proceed this way to clear it: • Always switch off the power befor e starting to clear the jammed media. • Raise the printhead and pull out the media. • If the media has been wound[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 107 12 A djustments This chapter describes how the operator can adjust the printer . The chapter co vers the following topics: • N arrow media adjustment • Label stop sensor adjustment • P rinthead pressure adjustment • Ribbon break shaft adjustment • Quick-Load gu[...]

108 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 12—Adjustments Narrow Media The printer is factory-adjusted for full-size media width. When using media less than full width, it is recommended that you adjust the posi- tion of the pressure arm so it becomes center ed with the media. Thereby , an even pressur[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 109 Chapter 12—Adjustments Label S top Sensor The label stop/black mark sensor (LSS) is a photoelectric sensor that controls the printer ’ s media feed by detecting gaps between labels, or slots or black marks in continuous stock, depending on the printer ’ s setup in [...]

110 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 12—Adjustments In the P rint Defi nes part of the Setup Mode, y ou have two ways to test the label stop sensor if you have a detection problem; LSS A uto and LSS Manual. The menus only provides indications fr om the label stop sensor unit. The testing menus c[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 111 Chapter 12—Adjustments • Gap or slot detection: Lift the printhead and pull out the media slowly . When the LSS detects a gap or a detection slot, the cursor moves to the right. LSS Auto  • Black mark detection: Lift the printhead and pull out the media slowly .[...]

112 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 12—Adjustments Printhead Pressure The pressure of the thermal printhead against the dir ect thermal media is factory-adjusted. Howev er , the use of thicker or thinner media than normal could require the printhead pr essure to be readjusted. U sing a straight-[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 113 Chapter 12—Adjustments Ribbon Break Shaft If ribbon wrinkling occurs, you may need to adjust the alignment of the front ribbon break shaft so that it runs parallel to the printhead and the ribbon supply and rewind hubs. The adjustment is done using a straight- slot scr[...]

114 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 12—Adjustments L TS (L abel T aken Sensor) The sensitivity of the L TS may need to be adjusted according to ambi- ent light conditions and refl ective characteristics of the back side of the media. This is done in the Setup Mode (P rint Defs/L TS), see Chapte[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 115 A T echnical Data This appendix lists the technical data for the printer . Please note that Intermec r eserves the right to change without prior notice and that this information does not represent a commitment on the part of I ntermec.[...]

116 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix A— T echnical Data Printing P rint T echnique Direct Thermal and Thermal T ransfer P rinthead Resolution 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) Option 300 dpi P rint Speed (variable) 100 to 200 mm/sec. ( ≈ 4 to 8 in./sec.) 100 to 150 mm/sec. ( ≈ 4 to 6 in./sec.) 8 dots/mm[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 117 Appendix A— T e chnical Data Phy sical Measures Dimensions (W x L x H) 244 x 405 x 178 mm (9.61 x 15.93 x 7.00 inches) 253 x 447 x 178 mm (9.96 x17.60 x 7.00 inches) 244 x 475 x 225 mm (9.61 x 18.70 x 8.86 inches With long side door With paper cutter With 8-in. Megatop[...]

118 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix A— T echnical Data Connection for Optional Interface Boards 1 EasyLAN + 1 other types Memory Card A dapter 1 CompactFlash Acc essories and Options Special P rintheads 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi): 1 type 11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi): 2 types See Chapter 9 Integral Self-s[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 119 B Media Specifi cations This appendix specifi es the physical measures for vari- ous types of media.[...]

120 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifi cations Media Roll Size Core Diameters: 38-40 mm (1.5 inches) or 76.2 mm (3 inches) Width: Must not protrude outside the media. The media must be wound up on the core in such a way that the printer can pull the end free. Roll Max. diameter: ?[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 121 Appendix B—Media Specifi cations M edia rolls to be loaded inside the printer should be wound with the printable side facing outwards. The media supply must not be exposed to dust, sand, grit, etc. Any hard particles, however small, can damage the printhead.[...]

NON-ADHESIVE STRIP 122 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifi cations Media Non-Adhesive Strip ⇐ a ⇒ Media Width Maximum: 114.3 mm (4.50 inches) Minimum (standar d): 25.0 mm (1.00 inches) Min. (narro w Quick-Load): 40.0 mm (1.57 inches) Min. (wide Quick-Load): 80.0 mm (3.15 inches[...]

SELF-ADHESIVE STRIP Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 123 Appendix B—Media Specifi cations Self-Adhesiv e Strip ⇐ a ⇒ Media Width (including liner) Maximum: 114.3 mm (4.50 inches) Minimum (standar d): 25.0 mm (1.00 inches) Min. (narro w Quick-Load): 40.0 mm (1.57 inches) Min. (wide Quick-Load): 80.0 m[...]

124 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifi cations Self-Adhesiv e Labels ⇐ a ⇒ Media Width (including liner) Maximum: 114.3 mm (4.50 inches) Minimum (standar d): 25.0 mm (1.00 inches) Min. (narro w Quick-Load): 40.0 mm (1.57 inches) Min. (wide Quick-Load): 80.0 mm (3.15 inches) ?[...]

a b c e SELF-ADHESIVE LABELS b d FEED DIRECTION Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 125 Appendix B—Media Specifi cations[...]

126 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifi cations Tickets with Gaps ⇐ a ⇒ Media Width Maximum: 114.3 mm (4.50 inches) Minimum (standar d): 25.0 mm (1.00 inches) Min. (narro w Quick-Load): 40.0 mm (1.57 inches) Min. (wide Quick-Load): 80.0 mm (3.15 inches) ⇐ b ⇒ Copy Length Ma[...]

a TICKETS & TAGS FEED DIRECTION b e d c Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 127 Appendix B—Media Specifi cations[...]

128 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifi cations Tickets with Black Mark ⇐ a ⇒ Media Width Maximum: 114.3 mm (4.50 inches) Minimum (standar d): 25.0 mm (1.00 inches) Min. (narro w Quick-Load): 40.0 mm (1.57 inches) Min. (wide Quick-Load): 80.0 mm (3.15 inches) ⇐ b ⇒ Copy Len[...]

a TICKETS WITH MARKS c FEED DIRECTION e d f b Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 129 Appendix B—Media Specifi cations[...]

130 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifi cations[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 131 C Inter faces This appendix describes the interface connectors found on the printer’ s rear plate. It co vers the follow- ing topics: • RS-232 interface • USB Interface • Bar Code W and Interface • Optional interface boards[...]

132 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix C—Inter faces RS -232 Inter face Protocol Default setup: Baud rate: 9600 Char . length 8 bits P arity: N one S top bits: 1 R TS/CTS Disabled ENQ/ACK: D isabled X ON/XOFF: Disabled (both ways) N ew Line: CR/LF T o change the RS-232 interface settings, see Chap[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 133 Appendix C—Inter faces USB Inter face This printer supports USB v1.1 (also called USB 2.0 full speed). T o use the USB interface for printing from a PC, you need a special Intermec USB printer driver installed in your PC. The printer is a so ca lled “self- powered de[...]

134 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix C—Inter faces Bar Code Wand Int er face The printer has a socket on the CPU board for connecting a bar code wand or scanner . The socket is accessible through a slot in the printer ’ s rear plate. If a Code 128 bar code that contains the character FNC3 is r[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 135 Appendix C—Inter faces Optional Inter faces The printer can optionally be fi tted with one of the following interface boards at the right-hand side of the printer ’ s rear plate: • Double S erial Interface Board (device "uart2:" and "uart3:") ?[...]

136 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix C—Inter faces IEEE 1284 P arallel Interface Board EasyLAN Ethernet Interface EasyLAN W ireless Interface "centronics:" "net1:" "net1:"[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 137 D Intermec Supplies This appendix describes the supplies offered by Intermec for use with this printer , that is, direct ther- mal media, thermal transfer ribbons, and receiving face materials for thermal transfer printing[...]

138 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Direc t Thermal Media Intermec offers two quality grades of dir ect thermal media for the Easy- Coder printers: Premium Quality T op-coated media with high demands on printout quality and resistance against moisture, plasticisers, and vege[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 139 Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Thermal T ransfer Media Intermec offers stock labels for thermal transfer printing in a wide range of quality grades. Uncoated P apers Economical high-volume printing. T o be used with GP/TMX 1500 rib- bons. Examples: Europe North America T[...]

140 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix D—Intermec Supplies T ransfer Ribbons Intermec offer three ranges of thermal transfer ribbons optimiz ed for dif- ferent purposes: • G eneral P urpose (GP/TMX 1500) transfer ribbons allow high speed printing and give a good printout, but are somewhat sensit[...]

Picket F ence Ladder Feed Direction Bar Code Dir ections Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 141 Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Bar Code Direc tions In the tables on the pages that follo w , different maximum print speeds may be recommended depending on the direction of possible bar codes in the printout. Gene[...]

142 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Recommended Paper T ype Settings (Europe) Direct Thermal Printing; 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) T ype/Speed Name Label Label Max Rec. Print S peed 1 Constant Factor Dir 1&3 2 Dir 2&4 3 T op Coated/ Thermal T op Board 4 105 40 100 100 Stan[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 143 Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Direct Thermal Printing; 11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi) T ype/Speed Name Label Label Max Rec. Print S peed 1 Constant Factor Dir 1&3 2 Dir 2&4 3 T op Coated/ Thermal T op Board 4 105 40 100 100 Standar d Thermal T op 95 40 150 150 Non T op[...]

144 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Recommended Paper T ype Settings (Nor th Americ a) Direct Thermal Printing; 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) T ype/Speed Name Label Label Max Rec. P rint S peed 1 Constant Factor Dir 1&3 2 Dir 2&4 3 T op Coated/ Duratherm II 96 40 200 200 Sta[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) 145 Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Direct Thermal Printing; 11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi) T ype/Speed Name Label Label Max Rec. P rint S peed 1 Constant Factor Dir 1&3 2 Dir 2&4 3 T op Coated/ Duratherm II 93 40 150 150 Standar d Duratherm II T ag 4 112 40 150 100 T op Coa[...]

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