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    EasyC oder® PD41 P rinter User ’ s Guide[...]

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    ii EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Intermec T echnologies Corporation Corporate Headquarters 6001 36th A ve.W . E verett, W A 98203 U.S.A. www .intermec.com The information contained herein is prop rietary and is pro vid ed solely for the purpose of allowing cust omers to operate and ser vice Intermec-manufactur ed equipment and is not to be [...]

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    EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide iii Co n t e n t s Before Y ou Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Safety I nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Global S er vices and S upport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Web Support . [...]

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    iv EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide LED indicators and the P rint Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 LED indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 P rint Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 3 Maintaining the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 General Maintenanc e A[...]

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    EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide v A Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 P rinter S pecifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 B Media Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Medi a Roll S izes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    vi EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide EasyLAN Ethernet I nterface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 P arallel IEEE 1284 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Interface cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 E Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Before You Begin EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide vii Before Y ou Begin This section provides you with safety information, technical support information, and sources for additional product information. S a fe ty In fo rm ati on Y our safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings and cautions in this document before handling and o[...]

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    Before You Begin viii EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Global Ser vices and S uppor t Warranty Inf ormation T o understand the warranty for your Intermec product, visit the Intermec web site at www .intermec.com and click Ser vi ce & Sup p o r t . The Intermec G lobal Sale s & S ervice page appears. F rom the S ervice & Support men[...]

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    Before You Begin EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide ix Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Intermec repr esentative. T o search for your local r epresentative, fr om the Intermec web site, click Contact . Who Should Read This Ma nual This Us e r ’s G u i d e is for the person who is responsible for installing, configuring, and ma[...]

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    Before You Begin x EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide The Intermec web site at www .intermec.c om contains our documents (as PDF files) that you can do wnload for free. To d o w n l o a d d o c u m e n t s 1 Visit the Intermec web site at www .intermec.com . 2 Click Se r v ic e & Sup po r t > Ma nuals . 3 In t h e Selec t a Produc t field[...]

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    EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 1 1 Gettin g S tarted This chapter introduces the EasyCoder PD41, and explains how to get your new printer con nected to your system and print a tes t label. The chapter covers the following topics: • Description of the EasyCoder PD41 • Installing the P rinter[...]

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    Chapter 1 — Getting Started 2 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Description of EasyCoder PD41 The EasyCoder PD41 printer is a dependable and versatile printer suitable for medium-duty applications in manufacturing, transportation and warehouse environments. It has all-metal chassis and covers, pro ven printing mechanics and po werful electron[...]

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    Chapter 1 — Getting Started EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 3 2 Check that no visible damage has occured during transportation. Keep the packing material in case you need to move or r eship the printer . 3 Check to make sure any options you or dered ar e included. 4 In addition to the options you may have or dered, the box should contain th[...]

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    Chapter 1 — Getting Started 4 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Produc t Identification The machine and serial number labels are attached to the printer’ s rear plate, and contai n information on type, model and serial number as well as AC voltage and frequency . Front View EasyCoder PD41 : Front view The discharge of electros tatic energy [...]

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    Chapter 1 — Getting Started EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 5 Controls and Indic ators Front pa nel : LED s and Print button. The blue button on the front panel is the P rint button, which also functions as a control butto n in T estmode. The significance of each of the four LEDs surrounding the P rint button is described in the table below[...]

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    Chapter 1 — Getting Started 6 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Rear View EasyCoder PD41: Rear View Connec tors Rear vi ew: Connection sockets Side door Intak e f or external media suppl y Machine labels I O Ethernet RJ-45 connector Serial RS-232 por t USB por t Pa rallel IEEE 1284 por t Compact Flash slot Po wer On/Off switch AC p owe r co r[...]

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    Chapter 1 — Getting Started EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 7 Media Compartment EasyCoder PD41: Media Compartment Print Mechanism EasyCoder PD41: Print Mechanism Ribbon rewind shaf t Ribbon suppl y shaft Media supply po st Edge guide Ink position lever Label taken sensor Medi a feed rods Pri nt h ea d lever Te a r b a r Pri nt h ea d balanc[...]

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    Chapter 1 — Getting Started 8 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Installing the Printer Plugging in the Printer 1 Make sure the P ower S witch is turned off. 2 Connect the power cable to the printer . 3 Plug the power cable into your electrical outlet. Connec ting the Printer to your System The EasyCoder PD41 is fitted with a USB T ype B conne[...]

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    Chapter 1 — Getting Started EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 9 Connecting the Printer through the USB inter face In or der to use the USB connection, you need to install the Intermec I nterDriver software on y our computer . This can be found on the P rinterCompanion CD along with instructions on how to install it. The USB interface is not s[...]

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    Chapter 1 — Getting Started 10 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Connecting the Printer through the Parallel Port U se the parallel interface (also referred to as“ c entronics ”), with Intermec LabelShop or the Intermec I nterDriver . The parallel port supports Windows plug-n-play and additional status reporting through IEEE 1284 nibble I[...]

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    EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 11 2 Op era ting the Prin ter This chapter explains the basic operation of the printer . Y ou will learn how to load media for differ ent types of operation and familiarize yourself with the printer’ s control LEDs and th e P rint button. This chapter covers the following topics: • Loading M edia • LED in[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer 12 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Loading Media The EasyCoder PD41 can print on labels, tickets, tags and continuous stock in various formats. T ear- O ff (straight-through) O peration This section describes the case wh en media is torn off manually against the printer’ s tear bar . This method is also k[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 13 T e ar- Off , continued 3 Lift the label feed guide. 4 Load a media roll onto the media supply hub, pushing it all the w ay in. 5 L ock the position of the media roll with the media edge guide. 6 Guide the media through the rods .[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer 14 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide T ear- O ff , continued 7 Route the media through the print mechanism. 8 If using fan-fold media, load it through the rear intake and r oute the media the same way as a media r oll. 9 Reset the label feed guide and the printhead lever . 10 Close the side door . Press the P[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 15 P eel-O ff (Self -Strip) Operation This section describes the case when self-adhesive labels ar e separated from the liner immedi ately after printing. The same procedur e is followed when installing media for Batch T akeup, with the difference that both label and liner is[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer 16 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide P eel- O ff , continued 3 Route the liner through the print mechanism and back as shown above . 4 Wrap the liner on the liner tak eup roll and lock it in place. 5 Reset the label feed guide and the printhead lever . 6 Reattach the fr ont cover .[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 17 P eel- O ff , continued 7 Push in the loc ation indicated above to bring out the label-taken sensor . 8 T urn the Label- T a ken Sensor (L T S) to a fully horizontal position. 9 Close the sid e door. 10 Press the P rint button to feed the media.[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer 18 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Loading Thermal T ransfer Ribbon Thermal transfer printing makes it possible to use a wide range of receiving face materials and giv es a durable printout that is less vulnerable to fat, chemicals, heat, sunlight etc than direct thermal printing. Make sure to select a ri b[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 19 Loading Ribbon, continued 3 Push the ribbon roll onto the right ribbon h ub, an d the empty ribb on core on the left hub . 4a In case you are using ink-out ribbon, route the ribbon as shown here. 4b In case you are using ink-in ribbon, route the ribbon as shown in this fig[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer 20 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Loading Ribbon, continued 6 Reset the printhead lever to its original position. Close the side door.[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 21 LED indic ators and the Print Button The PD41 printer can be in the fo llowing “ states ”, which indicate its current mode of operation. LED indic ators The four LED indicators will be turned on, off or flash depending on which state the printer is in. The P ower LED w[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer 22 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide The green Ready/Data indicator will be turned on, off or flash depending on the printer ’ s current state. The behavior of the green Data/Ready and r ed Error LEDs is shown in the table below . F ootnotes on flashing LED behavior: Print Button The P rint button has diffe[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 23 Print Button function State Butto n pressed < 1 s Button pressed > 1 s P ower Off N o action Up g r a d i n g No action T estmode See “Running T estmode ” in Chapter 5 Exten ded Te s t m o d e See “Running T estmode” in Chapter 5 Idle F ormfeed/P rintfeed T e[...]

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    Chapter 2 — Operating the Printer 24 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide[...]

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    EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 25 3 Maintaining the Printer This chapter explains basic maintenance of the printer . By following the instructions in this chapter you avoid common problems, and increase the lifetime of y our printer . This chapter covers the following topics: • General M aintenance Advice • P rinthead Cleaning • Intern[...]

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    Chapter 3 — Maintaining the Printer 26 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide General Maintenance Ad vice In or der to attain optimal productivity and a long life for your EasyCoder PD41, it is recommended that you regularly inspect the printer and its operation environment to ensure the printer is operated correctly . Read th e EasyCoder PD41 Saf[...]

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    Chapter 3 — Maintaining the Printer EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 27 4 U se a cleaning card or a soft cotton swab moistened with isopropyl alcohol to dissolve any contamination on the line of heat-emitting dots at the front/bottom of the printhead. 5 W ait 30 seconds and carefully rub off any contamination. Repeat if necessary . 6 Allow t[...]

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    Chapter 3 — Maintaining the Printer 28 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide U se a soft cloth, possibly moistened with water or a mild detergent when cleaning the printer externally . Make sure to keep the surface surrounding the printer clean as well. If the printer is used in an environment wher e the premises ar e cleaned by a water hose or s[...]

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    EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 29 4 T roubleshooting This chapter he lps to diagnose problems that may occur during printer operation and how to resolve them. This chapter covers the following topics: • P rinter Operation P roblems •P r i n t Q u a l i t y P r o b l e m s • T roubleshooting Adjustments[...]

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    Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting 30 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Printer O peration Problems The following table lists possible problems that affect the printer’ s operation. Printing O p eration Probl ems Problem Solution / Reason The P ower control LED is not lit when power is switched on. • Check that the power cable is correctly conne[...]

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    Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 31 Print Q uality Problems Print Quality Problem s Problem Solution / Reason P rintout is faded or weak • Check the media setting s: Constant, Fa c t o r a n d C o n t r a s t . • Check if printhead needs cleaning. • Check printhead pressu re. • Check printhead dotline posi[...]

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    Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting 32 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Ready-to-Work ™ Indicator The blue Ready-to- W ork LED is lit when the printer is operational. It can be turned off or flash in case something is not working as expected. Ready-to -Work LED Flashing or Off The Ready-to- W ork indicator is set to flash when the printer is recei[...]

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    Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 33 Ribbon Shie ld Adjustment The ribbon shield mechanism is located on the thermal printhead. It has two adjustable screws, A and B, as shown below . Ribbon shield adjustment screws If the label printout matc hes T est labe l A, turn scr ew A clockwise. If the printout matches T e [...]

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    Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting 34 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide tools that can damage the platen roller or printhead. A void rotating the platen roller . 4 Cut off any damaged or wrinkled part of the media. 5 Check to see if there is any adhesive some where in the print mechanism. If so, follow the cleaning instructions in the section “Int[...]

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    Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 35 5 Engage the printhead and load the ribbon. 6 T est and readjust if necessary . ( T ip: U se direct thermal media to avoid loading and unloading of ribbon multiple times.) Adjusting P rinthead Pressure The pressure of the thermal printhead against the platen roller is factory-ad[...]

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    Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting 36 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 5 Engage the printhead and load the ribbon. 6 T est and readjust if necessar y . ( T ip: Use dir ect thermal media to avoid loading and unloading of ribbon multiple times.) Adjusting Pr inthead Dot L ine When using thick or stiff media, the printhead needs to be moved forward so[...]

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    Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 37 tighten both screws completely by turni ng them counterclockwise as far as they go and start over . 6 Engage the printhead and lock the printhead by tightening the two screws at the top of the printhead bracket, that is, the reverse action of step 3. 7 Load the ribbon (if any). [...]

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    Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting 38 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 2 Check the point of detection from the front (with the printhead lifted.) Sensor l eve r Poi nt o f detection[...]

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    EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 39 5 Setting up the Print er The EasyCoder PD41 has many settings that control printer operation, communication settings, media types and more. This chapter describes the printer’ s st artup sequence and explains how to set or change setup parameters. It also includes a description of the two T estmodes avail[...]

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    Chapter 5 — Setting up the Printer 40 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide The Printer Star tup S equence When switched on, the pr inter will go through a sequenc e of steps in order to decide what se ttings should be set and what application (if any) should be started. Printer Startup Sequence 1 Check for firmware binary on CompactF lash card. [...]

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    Chapter 5 — Setting up the Print er EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 41 Changing Configuration Settings The complete list of setup options can be found in Appendix C. Depending on the communication method you use with your printer , you can set configuration settings with different methods. Using PrintSet 4 The recommended way to set your pr[...]

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    Chapter 5 — Setting up the Printer 42 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Running T estmode Y ou can check certain settings, print a test label, or enter the dump mode for troubleshooting purposes by using the p rinter testmodes. T wo testmodes are available, T e stmode and Extended Te s t m o d e . Te s t m o d e N ormal testmode is used to se[...]

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    Chapter 5 — Setting up the Print er EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 43 Extended T estmode The extended testmode can be used to run additional tests. This includes the option to print test labels, running a testfeed in slow mode, entering dump mode and resetting to factor y defaults. The extended T estmode is entered by raising the printhead[...]

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    Chapter 5 — Setting up the Printer 44 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide The functions 7a-7e are described on the next page. Extende d T estmode: Activating Step Data/ Ready Error Rt W Button Comment 1 1 Make sure the printhead is lifted. P ress and hold the P rint button and switch the printer On. Extended T estmode is activated after 10 seco[...]

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    Chapter 5 — Setting up the Print er EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 45 Extended T estmode: 7a - T est Label Function Step Data/ Ready Error RtW Button Comm e nt 7a 1 LED flashes once per second. 1 T ap the Print button, once for each of 7test labels. P ress P rint button and hold it to exit T est Label function and return to Ste p 6 . Exte [...]

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    Chapter 5 — Setting up the Printer 46 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Ex tended T estmo de: 7d - F actor y D efault Func tion Step Data/ Ready Error RtW Butt on Com m e nt 7d 1 LEDs flash once per second. Lift the printhead, tap the P rint button, and lower the printhead. LEDs will flash. T ap the butt on. P rinter will start resetting to f[...]

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    Chapter 5 — Setting up the Print er EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 47 Upgrading Firmw are The www .intermec.com web site contains the latest software that you can download for fr ee. T o download firmware upda tes 1 Visit the Intermec web site at www .intermec.com . 2 Click Se r v ic e & Sup p o rt > Downlo ads . 3 In t he Selec t a[...]

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    Chapter 5 — Setting up the Printer 48 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide[...]

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    EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 49 A T echnical Data This Appendix lists technical specifications for the EasyCoder PD41. The appendix contains: • T able of P rinter Specifications.[...]

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    Appendix A — Technical Data 50 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Printer Specific ations Printer Specifications T a ble Phy sical Dimensions Dimensions (WxLxH) 276 x 454.4 x 283.0 mm (10.85 x 17.9 x 11.2 inches) W eight (excl. media) 13 kg (28.7 pounds) Powe r S u p p l y Input Rating 100-240 V AC, 3-1 A, 50-60 Hz P ower Consumption • Stand[...]

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    Appendix A — Technical Data EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 51 Resident scaleable fonts 15 Character Sets • 23 single-byte character sets standard. • UTF-8 support as standard. Resident B ar Codes 61 Environment Operating temperature +5 ° C to +40 ° C (+41 ° F to 104 ° F) Storage temperatur e -20 ° C to 70 ° C (-4 ° F to 122 ° F[...]

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    Appendix A — Technical Data 52 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Electronics Micropocessor ARM 9 Standar d M emory 4 MB Flash, 8 MB SDRAM. Interfaces RS-232 S erial Ye s USB Y es Eth e r ne t Y es/Option IEEE 1284 P arallel Y es/Option CompactFlash Ye s Ac cesories and Options Internal Rewinder and Batch T akeup Cut t er P rinthead 203/300 dp[...]

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    EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 53 B Media Specifications This appendix illustrates the different media types the EasyCoder PD41 can operate with, and states the allow ed dimensions of the paper , rib bon and rolls. This appen dix covers the following topics: • M edia Roll Sizes • P aper T ypes and Sizes[...]

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    Appendix B — Media Specifications 54 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Media Roll Sizes The media roll must comply wi th the following dimensions: Media roll dimensions Core Internal Roll Thicker media may be used, but print quality will be reduced. the stiffness is also important, and must be balanced against thickness to maintain print qual[...]

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    Appendix B — Media Specifications EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 55 The media supply must not be exposed to sand, dust, grit etc. Any hard particles, no matter how small, can damage the printhead. Ribbon Size The core of the ribbon must be 25.2-25.6 mm (1 inch), as the empty ribbon core included in the box. The oute r dimensions of the rib[...]

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    Appendix B — Media Specifications 56 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Paper T ypes and Sizes Non-Adhe sive S trip Pa per T ype Setup •V a r i a b l e l e n g t h s t r i p •F i x e d l e n g t h s t r i p Non-adhesive strip a: Media W idth Maximum: 118.0 mm 4.65 inches Minimum: 25.0 mm 1.00 inches NON-ADHESIVE STRIP[...]

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    Appendix B — Media Specifications EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 57 Self-Adhesiv e Strip Pap e r Typ e S e t up •V a r i a b l e l e n g t h s t r i p •F i x e d l e n g t h s t r i p Self-adhesive strip a: Media W idth Maximum: 118.0 mm 4.65 inches Minimum: 25.0 mm 1.00 inches b: Liner The liner must extend evenly on both sides and no[...]

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    Appendix B — Media Specifications 58 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Self-Adhesiv e Labels * This is the print length limit set by memor y constraints. The Label Gap sensor must be able to detect the front edges of the labels. I t can be mo ved 0 to 57 mm (0 to 2.24 inches) from the inner edge of the media. Pa per T ype Setup • Labels wit[...]

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    Appendix B — Media Specifications EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 59 Self- adhesive Labels a b c e SELF-ADHESIVE LABELS b d FEED DIRECTION[...]

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    Appendix B — Media Specifications 60 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Tickets with Gaps * This is the print length limit set by memor y constraints. Pa per T ype Setup • T ickets with Gaps a: Media W idth Maximum: 118.0 mm 4.65 inches Minimum: 25.0 mm 1.00 inches b: Co py Length 8 dots/mm (203 dpi) Maximum: 1270 mm* 50 inches Minimum: 6 mm[...]

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    Appendix B — Media Specifications EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 61 Tick ets with Gaps a TICKETS & TAGS FEED DIRECTION b e d c[...]

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    Appendix B — Media Specifications 62 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Tickets with Black Mark * This is the print length limit set by memor y constraints. Pa per T ype Setup • T ickets with M ark a: Media W idth Maximum: 118.0 mm 4.65 inches Minimum: 25.0 mm 1.00 inches b: Co py Length 8 dots/mm (203 dpi) Maximum: 1270 mm* 50 inches Minimu[...]

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    Appendix B — Media Specifications EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 63 Tickets with Black Mark No t e : Pr eprint that may interfere with the detection of the black mark should be avoided. No t e : t he b la ck mark sh oul d b e n on- ref lec tive ca rb on black on a white or near-w hite background. D o not allow any perforations to break the[...]

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    Appendix B — Media Specifications 64 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide[...]

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    EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 65 C Setup P aram eter s This appendix lists all of the setup parameters that you can configure to fit your operating environment. This appendix covers the following topics: •S e t u p D e s c r i p t i o n • Ser ial Communication S etup •F e e d A d j u s t S e t u p •M e d i a S e t u p • P rint Def[...]

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    Appendix C — Setup Parameters 66 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Setup Description The printer’ s Setup parameters are used to set the printer ’ s operational behavior . Chapter 5, “Configuring Settings ”, explains how to set or change the parameters, and this is also explained in the Fingerprint v10.X.X Pr ogr ammer’ s Refer ence[...]

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    Appendix C — Setup Parameters EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 67 Charac ter Length The character length specifies the nu mber of bits that will define a character . Eight bits are recommended, since that option allows more special characters and characters that are used ex clusively in foreign languages. R efer to the I ntermec Fingerprint [...]

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    Appendix C — Setup Parameters 68 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide XO N / XO F F is a protocol in which communication is controlled by the control characters XO N (ASCII 17 dec.) and X OFF (ASCII 19 dec.) transmitted on the same line as the data. XON/ X OFF can be enabled/disabled separately for data received from the host by the printer (pri[...]

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    Appendix C — Setup Parameters EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 69 origin is moved further back fr om the for ward edge of the copy . • A negative start adjustment means that the specified length of media will be pulled back before the printing starts. Th us, the origin is moved to wards the forward edge of the copy . Stop Adjust The Stop A[...]

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    Appendix C — Setup Parameters 70 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Widt h S pecifies the width of the printable area in number of dots from the origin. Thus, the sum of the X-start and width values gives the outer margin of the printable area. The width should be set to prevent printing outside the media, which may harm the printhead. Length [...]

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    Appendix C — Setup Parameters EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 71 Print Window: 8 dots/mm standard printhead Media T ype The Media T ype parameter contro ls how the label stop sensor (LSS) and the media feed work. There ar e five media type options, see also Appendix B, “M edia S pecifications ”: • Label (w gaps) is used for adhes ive [...]

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    Appendix C — Setup Parameters 72 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide • Error 1031 “N ext label not found” indicates that the last order ed label or ticket was successfully printed, but no more labels/tickets can be printed because of an empty m edia stock. Paper Ty pe The P aper T ype parameters control the heat emitted from the printhead[...]

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    Appendix C — Setup Parameters EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 73 U se the abov e settings as initial settings and adjust the Label Constant if necessar y . Thermal Tr ansfer printing • Ribbon Constant (range 50 to 115). Defau lt 90. • Ribbon F actor (range 10 to 50). Default 25. • Label Offset (range -50 to 50). Default 0. The followi[...]

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    Appendix C — Setup Parameters 74 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide Contrast U se the contrast parameter to make minor adjustments of the blackness of the printout, for example to adapt the printer to variations in quality between diffe rent batches of the same media. The options are values between -10% to 10% in steps of 2. Default value is 0[...]

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    EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 75 D Inter faces This appendix describes the defa ult interfaces, as well as the optional kits that add functionality to your EasyCoder PD41. This appendix cov ers the following topics: • RS-232 S erial Interface •U S B I n t e r f a c e • EasyLAN Ethernet Interface (Option) • P arallel IEEE 1284 Interf[...]

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    Appendix D — Interfaces 76 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide RS -232 Se rial Inter face Protocol T o change the Serial settings, see Chapter 5, “Configuring Set up”. Inter face c able The computer end of the cable depends on the computer model. The printer end is a DB-9pin plug, as sho wn below . RS-232 DB9-pins Def ault Setup Baud rate 9[...]

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    Appendix D — Interfaces EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 77 USB Inter face The printer supports USB v1.1 (a lso called USB 2.0 full speed). T o use the USB interface to print from a PC, you need to have the Inte rmec USB printer driver installed on y our PC. Y ou will find this driver (InterD river) on the P rinter Companion CD along with in[...]

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    Appendix D — Interfaces 78 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide EasyLAN Ethernet Inter face The EasyLAN Ethernet interface has an RJ-45 socket for use with a standard RJ-45 cable. The interface supports 10/100 Mbps F ast Ethernet (10BASE-T , 100BASE-TX) and is fully compliant to the IEEE 802.3u standard. The network card MA C adress can be found[...]

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    Appendix D — Interfaces EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 79 14 nAutoFd 15-16 No t c o n n e c t e d 17 Chassis ground 18 Externa l +5V DC Max 500mA 19-30 Signal g round 31 nIni t 32 nF ault printer 33 Sign al ground 34-35 Not connected 36 nSelectln Pinout Description Pin Fu n c t i o n Tr a n s m i t t e r Co mm e nt[...]

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    Appendix D — Interfaces 80 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide[...]

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    EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 81 E Opt i o ns This appendix describes the options that add functionality to your EasyCoder PD41 P rinter . F or a complete description and installations instructions, see the respective installation instructions document for each kit. Please note that several of these options can only be factory-fitted or ins[...]

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    Appendix E — Options 82 EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide EasyLAN Ethernet Inter face The EasyLAN Ethernet Interface kit adds network capability to your printer . See “I nterfaces ” in Appendix D. Parallel IEEE 1284 Inter face This kit adds a parallel (“ centronics ”) port to your printer . See the “Interfaces ” in Appendix D. Cut[...]

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    Appendix E — Options EasyCoder PD41 Printer User’s Guide 83[...]

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