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    PB42 P or table Receipt P rinter User's Guide[...]

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    ii PB42 Portabl e Receipt Printer Us er’s Guide Intermec Technologies Co rporation Worldwide Hea dquarters 6001 36th Ave. W. Everett, WA 982 03 U.S.A. www.intermec.com The in format ion con tained h erein is propr ietar y an d is provide d sole ly for th e pur pose of allowing custo mers to operat e and service Inte rmec-manufactured equipment an[...]

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    PB42 Portable R e ceipt Printer User’s G uide iii Document Change Record This page recor ds changes t o this docume nt. The doc ument was originally released as version -001. Version Numbe r Date Description of C hange 002 12/2005 Revised t o support release 2 o f the PB42 firmware. 003 3/2006 Revised t o add more i nformatio n on Intermec S etti[...]

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    iv PB42 Portabl e Receipt Printer User’s G uide[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receipt Printer Us er’s Guide v Contents Before You B egin ...................................................................................................... vii Safety Icons ................................................................................................ vii Global Services a nd Support ........................[...]

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    vi PB42 Portabl e Receipt Printer Us er’s Guide Specificat ions ........................................................................................................... 37 Accessori es for the PB42 .......................................................................................... 39[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receipt Printer Us er’s Guide vii Before You Begin This se ction pr ovides y ou wi th safet y inform ation, t echni cal support information, and sources for additional product inform ation. Safety Icons This se ction ex plains h ow to ide ntify an d underst and ca utions and notes that you see i n this document. A cautio n alerts y[...]

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    viii PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide Telephone Support These ser vices are av ailable fr om Intermec T echnologies Corporation. Service Description In the U.S.A. and Canada call 1-800-755-5505 and choose this option Order Intermec products • Place an o rder. • Ask about an existing order. 1 and then choose 2 Order Intermec media Or[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receipt Printer Us er’s Guide ix Who Should Read This Document? The PB 42 Portab le Receipt Pr inter User ’s Gu ide is written fo r the person who is respons ible for insta lling, configu ring, mainta ining, and t roubleshootin g the pr inter. Related Documents The Intermec w eb site contains Intermec documents (in PDF) that you [...]

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    x PB42 Portabl e Receipt Printer Us er’s Guide[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 11 Learning About th e PB42 Portable Receipt Printe r The PB42 is a rugged rec eipt pri nter designed for use with the CK60 or 700 Compute r with a Bl uetooth™ radio. The PB42 provide s: • print resoluti on of 203 dpi. • print speeds up to 5.1 cm (2 inches) per second (i ps). • serial o r Blu[...]

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    12 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Media cover re l ease b utton Media w indo w PB42 Back and Side Vi ew: View of the back and side of the PB42 to show important features. What’s New? This re vision of t he use r’s gu ide supp orts these new feat ures: • How to upgrad e the computer o r downlo ad fonts and graphics using Smart[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 13 Understanding the Control Panel The PB42 co ntrol panel contains two buttons and four lights. Use the buttons to work w ith the PB42. Use the lights to understand the state o f the pri nter. See the fo llowing tables to understand h ow the but tons wo rk and what th e lights m ean. F eed b utton R[...]

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    14 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Understanding the P B42 Lights Ligh t State Description Off No batt eries are inst alled. Fast blinki ng red There is a charging erro r. Verify that b atter y is goo d by inser ting it in a known good charger. Solid red The batt eries are charging. Batter y ligh ts (printer p owered externally) Sol[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 15 Understanding the P B42 Lights (continued) Ligh t State Description Fast blinki ng green The r adio is re ceiving da ta . Radio light Slow blinkin g green Off The Bl uetoo th ra dio is on . The ra dio is off. Understanding the Printer Sounds The PB4 2 plays soun ds in re sponse to seve ral actions[...]

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    16 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Using the Batteries The PB42 uses lithium-ion 2400 mAh batteries (Model 318-015-001) for p ower. You can operate the PB42 with one o r two batte ries ins talled. You must fu lly cha rge the batteries before you can use the PB42. Fully charged batteries can last fo r up to one week w ithout needi ng[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 17 2 Insert bat teries in to the t wo battery slot s until th ey lock in place. The co ntact side of the battery fac es the back of the printe r. The p rinter plays t he Powe r sound wh en you inse rt the battery compl etely. Batteries Battery cover 3 Close the battery cover by p u lling the battery [...]

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    18 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Charging the Batteries There are s everal ways to c harge the PB42 batteries : • Connect AC power to the printer and charge the batteries while they are inside the PB42. • Place the PB42 with batteries in stalled in t he 4-bay charge r (Model AC10). • Charge the batteries in the CK60/PB42 qua[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 19 A C out l et D C po w er connector P o w er supp l y A C po w er cord 3 Connect one end of the power cord to the power s upply and then plug the other end into an AC outlet.[...]

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    20 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Extending Battery Life Here are so me tips for extend ing the over all life of yo ur batteries: • Never exp ose the batteries to direct sunlight or tempe r atures over 40°C (104°F). • Only charge the batteri es inside the PB42 usi ng a power supply or a 4-bay charger ( Model AC10) or in the C[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 21 To load m edia 1 Slide the medi a cover release button to the unloc ked (left) position . Media cover re l ease b utton 2 Press the med ia cover release button to open the medi a cover . Media cover Media cover re l ease b utton 3 Insert the media r oll between the two media suppor ts until it fit[...]

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    22 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Media supports 4 Pull out a fe w inches of the media. 5 Close the media cove r by p ressing in the middle o f the lid (or on both sides) unti l it latches. The printer emits the Hardware sound to tell you that the media door closed correctly. 6 Slide the media cov er release button to the locked (r[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 23 Printing a Configuration Test Page After you hav e loaded the med ia in the pri nter, you are read y to print out the con figurat ion te st page. Use this in formation for refere nce whe n instal ling you r PB 42 and to ve rify prope r printer operatio n. If you cannot get the conf iguration tes t[...]

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    24 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Wireless (Bluetooth) Configuration: F/W Ver : 2.15 12/27/2004 (c) Roving Networks Device Address : 00A0960AF16F 00A0960AF16F Device Name : "PB42-12345678910" Service Name : "Wireless Printer" Class of Device : 00040680 Mode : Discoverable, Connectable Reserve Printer : Disabled [...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 25 Configuring the PB42 You can configure seve ral sett ings on the PB42 by using Intermec Settings from your CK60 or 700 Computer. Here are some of th e setting s you can configure f or the PB42 from your handheld co mputer: • Darkness a djust • Set low batte ry in dicator • Bluetooth c ommuni[...]

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    26 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Setting Up Bluetooth C ommunications The P B42 c ontai ns a Bluet ooth r adio that allo ws wi rel ess communication with a remote de vice f rom dist ances up t o 100 meters (approximately 328 feet) depending on the Bluetooth range cap abilities of the remo te devic e , environmental condition s, an[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 27 Serial Port Settings on the PB42 Paramet er Default Sett ing Baud rate 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow co ntrol Hardware Note: The P B42 only supp orts CTS flo w control. Y ou must disable DSR flo w contro l in your pr inting ap plication wh ile using serial communica tions with th[...]

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    28 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Cancelling a Print Job You can cance l or stop a prin t job at any time during the printing process. You may find th is feature helpful if you make a mistake enteri ng data or s end inc omplete inform ation . This procedu r e only w orks i f you are in the pr ocess of se nding a print job or th e p[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 29 3 Use an application such as Acti veSync to copy the .cab file onto the roo t directory of your handhe ld computer. 4 Double- click the .cab file on your han dheld com puter. To download fonts, graph i cs, an d upgrades using SmartSyste ms 1 Download the PB42 fonts, graphi cs, or fi rmware upgrade[...]

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    30 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide 3 On the Settings tab, make sure you select the f ollowin g values for thes e settings: Settin g Select This Value COM port COM6 Baud ra te 115200 Handshaking Hardware Use remote DCB Enabled 4 Select the Printer Fl ash Update tab. 5 Click Choose Upda te . A browser w indow ope ns. 6 Browse t o your[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 31 Calling Product Sup port To talk to an Intermec Product Support r epresentativ e in North America or Canada, call: 1-800-755-5 505 Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, go to www.intermec.com and click Contact to fi nd your local Intermec representativ e. Before you call Inter mec Product Support, make s[...]

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    32 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Printer Problems and Possi ble Solutions Use the f ollowi ng tables to troublesho ot some co mmon problems y ou ma y encount er with the PB42 printe r. Printer Problems and Possib le Solutions Problem Possible Solut ion The printer has no power. • Make sure the bat teries are prop erly installed.[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 33 Printer Problems and Possib le Solutions ( continued) Problem Possible Solut ion The radio li ght is not o n. • Press the radi o butto n to turn the radi o on. • Remove t he batteries and c onnect a p ower adapter. Fo r help, see “Chargi ng the Batterie s” on page 1 8. The blue light is bl[...]

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    34 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Printer Problems and Possib le Solutions ( continued) Problem Possible Solut ion The b atter y char ge is not la sting a s long as it should. • Chec k the b atter y da te. I f the b a ttery is a few years old, t he shortened life may be due to no rmal aging . • Repl ace th e ba ttery. The confi[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 35 To cold boot the PB 42 1 Disconnect the PB42 from po we r source if exte rnally powere d. 2 Remove the batteries from the PB42. 3 Insert the batteries back into the PB42. 4 Recon nect e xternal p ower if powe red exte rnally . Cleaning the Printer To prope rly main tain you r PB42, you sh ould cle[...]

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    36 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Cleaning th e PB42 Printer Par t Cleaning Method Cleaning Interval Printhead Use 70% isop ropyl alc ohol on a cot ton swa b to cl ean the print element s from end to end. After every five ro lls of media or mor e often i f necessary. Platen rolle r Rotate the plate n rol ler and clean it thorou ghl[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 37 Specifications Label and Printin g Specifications Prin t densit y 8 dot s/mm (203 dot s/inch) Maximu m media width 11. 2 cm (4 .4 inche s) Print wid th 10.4 cm (4. 1 inches) Print speed 5.1 cm (2 inc hes) per seco nd Receipt rol l core (ID) 1.9 cm (0.7 5 inch) Receip t roll maxim um diamet e r 6.5[...]

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    38 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Factory Default Settings Settin g Default Value Serial port Baud rate 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow co ntrol Hardware Bluetoo th Bluet ooth a uthe ntica tion No Discoverable Yes Connectable Yes Class of device 0x040680 Service name Wireless print er Device name PB42-xxxxxxxxxxx (w[...]

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    PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer U ser’s Guid e 39 Accessories for the PB42 You can use these acce ssorie s (sold an d ordered separately) wit h the PB42. To order acce ssories, cont act your local Intermec sales repres entative. AC4 Qua d Charger (Model A C4) Use the AC4 to charge up to f o ur PB42 batteries at a time. The battery charger is de s[...]

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    40 PB42 Portabl e Receip t Printer Us er’s Guide Serial Cabl e (P/N 07549 7) The serial adapter is an 8-pi n DIN to DB9 connector that connects f rom the PB42 prin ter to your desktop PC. Shoulder Stra p (P/N 074788) Use the shoulde r strap in combinat ion with the h andstra p to easily ca rry the PB42 printe r. The wide padde d stra p ma kes it [...]

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    PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User's Guide *074573-003* P/N 074573-003 W orldwide Headquarters 6001 36th Avenue West Everett, W ashington 98203 U.S.A. tel 425.348.2600 fax 425.355.9551 www.intermec.c om[...]