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PF8d/PF8t P rint ers User ’ s Guide[...]

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PF8d/Pf8t P rint ers User ’ s Guide[...]

ii PF8d/PF8t Printer User’s Guide Intermec T echnologies Corporation W orldwide He adquarters 6001 36th A ve.W . E verett, W A 98203 U.S.A. www .interme c.com The information contained her ein is pro vided so lely for the purpose of allo wing customers to operate and service Intermec-manufactured equipmen t and is not to be r eleased, r eproduced[...]

iii PF8d/PF8t Printer User’s Guide Document Ch ange This page record s changes to this document. The document was originally released as version 001. Ve r s i o n Date Description of Change 002 8/07 Remo ved listing of accessories. Re vised information about installing and using a compact flash card. M ade a few minor format corrections.[...]

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Contents PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide v Co n t e n t s Before Y ou Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Safety I nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Global S ervices and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents vi PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide Loading an M edia from an External S upply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Loading Thermal T ransfer Ribbon (PF8t Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3 Troubleshooting and Ma intaining the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . 29 T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide vii T ags and Stri p with Black M arks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Plain Continuous S tock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4[...]

Before You Begin viii PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 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 follo w all warnings and cautions in this document before handling and ope[...]

PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide ix 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 Se r vic e & Sup p o r t > W arranty . Web S u p p or t Visit the Intermec web site at www .intermec.com to download our current manuals (i[...]

x PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Intermec representative. T o search for your local representative, from the Intermec web site, click Contact . Who Should Read This Ma nual This user’ s guide is for the person who is responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining the PF8d and PF8t pri[...]

PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 1 1 U sing the PF8 Pr inte rs U se this chapter to familiarize yourself with the PF8 printers. In this chapter you will find these sections: • Introducing the PF8 P r inters • F eatur es of the PF8 P rinte rs • U nderstanding the LED I ndicators[...]

Chapter 1 — Using the PF8 Printers 2 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide Introducing the PF8 Printers The PF8 are lightweight, reliable, and easy-to-use printers. Both printers are designed to print a low volume of labels per day (less than 1000 labels per day). Ther e are tw o models of the PF8 printer: • The PF8d is a 203 dpi direct thermal pri[...]

Chapter 1 — Using the PF8 Printers PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 3 F ea tures of the PF8 Printers This section describes the front controls and indicators, components of the media compar tment, and connections l ocated on the rear of the PF8d and PF8t printers. Front Controls and Indic ators The PF8 printers ar e controlle d by using a P ower[...]

Chapter 1 — Using the PF8 Printers 4 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide Media Compartment The PF8t is a thermal transfer/direct thermal capable printer . The media compartment for thermal transfer printers accommodates the media supply and the transfer ribbon supply . In direct thermal printers like the PF8d, the top cover and the print mechanism [...]

Chapter 1 — Using the PF8 Printers PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 5 PF8t Media Compartment Cov er open button Print mechanism Locking mechanism (2 places) Label roll core Ribbon rewind wheel Rewind shaft and empty ribbon take up core Print line adjustment gear Label guide (2 places) Platen roller Black mark sensor Ribbon supply shaft[...]

Chapter 1 — Using the PF8 Printers 6 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide O ther F eatures and Connections The rear and underside of the printers contain provide USB, serial, and parallel connections and additional features. PF8d and PF8t Rear View C onnect ions and Controls The bottom of the PF8d also has hanger holes that allow you to wall-mount t[...]

Chapter 1 — Using the PF8 Printers PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 7 Understanding the LED Indic ators When power to the printer to the printer is switched on, the status LED turns green indicating that the printer is ready to accept print commands. If the printer runs out of media and/or r ibbon during printing, the LED glows red. Other status[...]

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PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 9 2 Installing the Prin ter U se this chapter to install your PF8d and PF8t printers. In this chapter you will find these sections: • Connecting the Printer to Y our N etwork • T urn ing on the Printer • Installing the Compact Flash (PF8t Only) • U nderstanding A uto-Sensing M ode • Creating and P r intin[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer 10 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide Connec ting the Printer to Y our Network All PF8 models are fitted with a 36-pin c onnector for the parallel interface port, a 9-pin con nector for the RS-232 serial interface port, and a USB connector . Connec ting the Printer Through the USB Inter face T o use the USB conne[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 11 3 Click the Ins t a ll In te r Dr ive r link. 4 The F ile Do wnload - Security W arning screen appears. Click the Run button to run the .exe or the Sa ve button to save it to your PC to be run later . In this procedure, the Run button was selected.[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer 12 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 5 The Internet Explorer - S ecurity W arning screen appears. Click the Run button to start the InterD river installation. 6 The Intermec End U ser License Agreement appears. T o continue with the installation, read the agreement and select the radio button to accept the agree[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 13 7 The Installation D irectory screen appears. The default installation directory is c:IntermecInterDriver7. Click the Ne x t button to use the default director y or specify a different location to install the files. 8 Clear the Run A dd P rint Wizar d after unpacking driv e[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer 14 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 10 Click the Ne x t button on the Search and Installation O ptions screen. 11 Click the Continue Anyway button on the Hardware Installation warning screen.[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 15 12 Click the Fi n i s h button to exit the New Hardwar e Wizar d. InterDriv er files are no w installed on your PC. T urning On the Printer T o power the printer 1 Place the printer on a stable surface. 2 Place the power supply adapter in a suitable location between the print[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer 16 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 7 The status LED will cycle fr om red to green indicating that the power is turned on. Installing the Compac t Flash (PF8t O nly) The PF8t is supplied with 4MB flash memory and 8MB of SDRAM memory . The built-in memory can be expanded by using a compact flash card if mor e me[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 17 5 Insert the compact flash car d in the compact flash adapter . Make sure that the car d is oriented correctly to fit in the slot. P ush firmly to seat the card. 6 Install the compact flash card slot co ver . 7 Close the top cover and turn on the printer po wer . Understandin[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer 18 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 3 The printer automatically adjusts the label gap sensor and media feed according to the characteristics of the media. The printer may feed three to four labels before the adjustment is completed. If you are using peel-off media, remo ve the labels as they are fed out. After [...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 19 Te a r - O f f T ear-Off (straight-through) media is fed out the front of the printers and can be torn off by pulling it upwards against the edge of the top cover . Cut - Of f Cut-O ff media requires an option al paper cutter fitted on the front of the printer . The cutter is[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer 20 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 3 Insert the spindle into the core of a fresh media r oll. Rotate the spindle to fit the inside diamet er of the core (see the core diameter markings on the spindle). PF8d PF8t No t e : The PF8d spindle lifts up, but remains attached to the printer while the PF8t spindle lift[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 21 4 P ut the label between the label guides and pull it forward. 5 Adjust the label guide to fit the media you are using. No t e : On the PF8t you will also need to press the locking mechanism and open the print mechanism/ribbon container to load media and access the media adju[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer 22 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 6 Close the top cover . On the PF8t you will first need to close the print mechanism/ribbon container before closing the cover . Loading Media for P eel-O ff Operation T o load peel- off media 1 P ress the co ver open buttons on both sides of the case to open the top cover . [...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 23 Loading Media for Cut- O ff Operation To l o a d c u t - o f f m e d i a 1 P ress the release buttons on both sides of the case to open the top cover . Fold the co ver upwards/r earwards. 2 P ull or lift the spindle and remove the empty label roll core (if present). 3 Insert [...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer 24 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide Loading Thermal T ransf er Ribbon (PF8t Only) Thermal transfer ribbons are r equired when you print on thermal transfer (non-heat sensitive) medi a. The type of transfer ribbon you use should match the face materials of the media to obtain the best durability and print qualit[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 25 3 Lift the print carriage halfway up while keeping the top cover fully opened. Insert a new ribbon roll onto the ribbon supply shaft. 4 F eed the transfer ribbon from the ribbon supply shaft under the printhead. 5 W rap the ribbon around the ribbon shaft. Using the tape fitte[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer 26 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 6 Close the print carriage by pr essing firmly down on both sides. A loud click indicates the print carriage locked into place. 7 F irmly close the printer’ s top cover . 8 Ta p t h e Feed button until the status LED glows green. When you swit ch between d irect t hermal an[...]

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 27 5 Remo ve the rewind roll by pushing it to the left until the right end disengages, then lift out. Dispose of the used ribbon. No t e : Keep the ribbon core. Y ou will need it the next time you load ribbon.[...]

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PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 29 3 T roubleshooting and Maintaining the Prin ter U se this chapter to troubleshoot and maintain your PF8d and PF8t printers. This chapter contains these sections: • T roubleshooting • U pgrading the F irmwar e •C l e a n i n g t h e C a s e • Cleaning the P rinthead • Adjusting the Thermal P rinthead P [...]

Chapter 3 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer 30 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide T roubleshooting Problem Solution or Reason LED not green when power is on. Make sure connections on the power supply ar e securely plugged into the AC re ceptacle on the printer and to an A C outlet. LED is green but printer will not feed. • Label take[...]

Chapter 3 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 31 Upgrading the Firmw are T o upgrade the printer firmware you will need the following: • Th e Int er me c E Sim C on fig T o ol f or th e P F8, wh ich is on the P rinterCompanion CD that ships with the printer , or can be downloaded at www .intermec.com [...]

Chapter 3 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer 32 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 6 U se one hand to hold the printer and the other hand to pull the cleaning card forward until you pull the car d out of the printer . 7 Repeat S teps 4-6 to complete a second cleaning pass. 8 Dispose of the used cleaning car d and reload media and ribbon[...]

Chapter 3 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 33 Adjusting the Printhead Alignment Y ou can improve the print quality by adjusting the alignment between the printhead and the platen roller . • T urn the printhead adjusting screw counterclockwise or clockwise to adjust the contact surface (alignment ) [...]

Chapter 3 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer 34 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide •T e a r - o f f • P eel-off with label taken sensor enabled • P eel-off with label taken sensor disabled Adjusting the Label G ap S ensor The PF8 printers are fitted with a label gap sensor that detects the slots between tickets and tags or gaps be[...]

PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 35 A Specifications This appendix prov ides technical specifications for the PF8d and PF8t printers and their avai lable features and options.[...]

Appendix A — Specifications 36 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide PF8d Specific ations Resolution 8 dot/mm (203 dpi) Print Mode Dir ec t T h er m al CPU 32 bit Memor y 4MB flash, 8MB SDRAM Print Speed 2, 3, and 4 ips Print Length Max. 1727 mm (68 in) Min. 12.0 mm (0 .47 in) Print Width Max. 104 mm ( 4.09 in) Sensor T ype Adjustable r eflective sen[...]

Appendix A — Specifications PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 37 F onts Download Windows bitmap font: Can be rotated in 8 orientations and expandable 8 times horizontally and vertically T r ueT ype F ont: v2.xx can be rotated in 4 orientations Image Handling BMP , PCX, S upport ICO, WMF , JPG, EMF files through software. Bar Codes Code 39, Code 9[...]

Appendix A — Specifications 38 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide Communication Interfaces Serial Default: 9600 baud, no parity , 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, XO N / XO F F p r o t oc o l Setting: R T X/CTS RS-232 Housing: 9-pin to 9-pin Connector T ype: B Serial Inter face Co nnections Pin Host - DB9 Socket Printer - DB9 Plug 1 +5V , max 500ma 2 RXD [...]

Appendix A — Specifications PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 39 Pa ra l le l I n te r fa ce Handshake: DSTB connects to the printer , BUSY connec ts to the host Interface cable: P arallel cable compatible with PC Pin Fu n c t i o n T ransmitter 1/ S t r o b e h o s t / p r i n t e r 2-9 Data 0-7 host 10 /Acknowledge printer 11 Busy printer 12 /P[...]

Appendix A — Specifications 40 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide Internal Inter face PF8t Specific ations Resolution 8 dot/mm (203 dpi) or 12 dot/mm (3 00 dpi) Print Mode Direct Thermal/Thermal T ransfer CPU 32 bit Memor y 4MB flash, 8MB SDRAM Print Speed 2, 3, and 4 ips Print Length 203 dpi Max. 1727 mm (68.0 in) Min. 12 mm (0.47 in) 300 dpi Max[...]

Appendix A — Specifications PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 41 Sensor Detec tion Label gap and black mark sensing, Label length autosensing and/ or program command setting Media Label roll outside diameter: M ax. 127 mm (5.00 in) Core diameter: 25 mm, 38 mm (1 in, 1.5 in) Width: 25 mm to 118 mm (1 in to 4.65 in) Thickness: 0.05 to 0.18 mm (.002[...]

Appendix A — Specifications 42 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide Power Input: ~1 00-240V 1,6A 5 0/60 Hz Output: 24V 2,5A Environment Operation: 5°C to 40°C (40°F to 104°F) S torage: -20°C to 50°C) ( -4°F to 122°F) Certific ation cULus, FCC Class A, CCC, CE, cUL, BSMI Humidity Operation: 30% to 85%, non-condensing. F ree air S torage: 10% [...]

Appendix A — Specifications PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 43 RS-232 Housing: 9-pin to 9-pin Connector T ype: B Handshake: DSTB connects to the printer , BUSY connec ts to the host Interface cable: P arallel cable compatible with PC USB Inter face Pin Fu n c t i o n 1V B U S 2 D- 3D + 4 GND Pa ra l le l I n te r fa ce Pin Fu n c t i o n T rans[...]

Appendix A — Specifications 44 PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide Internal Inter face Accessories Y ou can use these accessories (sold and ordered separately) with the PF8 printers. Installation instructions are provided in each kit. Serial and parallel cables, media, and transfer ribbons ar e also available for the PF8 printers. T o order accesso[...]

Appendix A — Specifications PF8d/PF8t Printers User’s Guide 45 Str ipp er Mod ul e The self-strip feature peels the label away from the liner (backing paper) and pr esents the label to the operator for ea sier and faster on-demand labeling.[...]

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PF8d/PF8t Printer User’s Guide 47 B Media Specifications This appendix explains the differ ent types of media that the PF8 printers can use and indicates the allowed dimensions of that media.[...]

Appendix B — Media Specifications 48 PF8d/PF8t Printer User’s Guide Direc t Thermal Media Intermec offers a pr emium and an economy grade of direct thermal media for the PF8 printers: Premium Quality T op-coated media with high demands on printout quality and resistance against moistur e, pl asticizers and vegetable oils. Economy Quality U ncoa[...]

Chapter B — Me dia Speci fications PF8d/PF8t Printer User’s Guide 49 Coat ed Papers Coated papers have various coat -weight, smoothness, and gloss. T o be used with HP/TMX2200 and G P/TMX1500 ribbons. P olyethylene Plastics Good resistance to water and many common chemicals. Can be used outdoors and offers good tear resistance. M ost often used[...]

Appendix B — Media Specifications 50 PF8d/PF8t Printer User’s Guide T ransf er Ribbons Intermec offer three types of thermal transfer ribbons optimized for different purposes: General Purpose (GP/TMX1500) General purpose transfer ribbons allow high speed printing and give a good printout, but are somewhat sensitive to smearing. These are best s[...]

Chapter B — Me dia Speci fications PF8d/PF8t Printer User’s Guide 51 Lab el s Media width includes liner (a) Maximum:116.0 mm (4.57 in) Minimum: 25.0 mm (1 in) Label length (b) Minimum: 6.35 mm (0.25 in) Label gap height (c) Maximum: 10 mm (0.39 in) Minimum: 2 mm (0.08 in) Liner Opacity: 75% a b c LABELS[...]

Appendix B — Media Specifications 52 PF8d/PF8t Printer User’s Guide T ags and S trip with S lots T ag or strip width (a) Maximum: 116.0 mm (4.57 in) Minimum: 25.0 mm (1.00 in) Ta g l e n g t h ( b ) Minimum: 6.35 mm (0.25 in) Detec tion slot width (c) Minimum: 14 mm (0.55 in) Detection slot height (d) Maximum: 10 mm (0.39 in) Minimum: 1 mm (0.0[...]

Chapter B — Me dia Speci fications PF8d/PF8t Printer User’s Guide 53 T ags and S trip with Black Marks T ag or strip width (a) Maximum: 116.0 mm (4.57 in) Minimum: 25.0 mm (1.00 in) T ag length (b) Minimum: 6.35 mm (0.25 in) Detec tion slot/Blac k mark width (c) Minimum: 28 mm (1.10 in) Black mark height (d) Maximum: 10 mm (0.39 in) Minimum: 3 [...]

Appendix B — Media Specifications 54 PF8d/PF8t Printer User’s Guide Plain Continuous Stock The PF8 printers can use continuous stock without any detection slots or black marks. The printer must be set for continuous stock by using the ESim Q command (see ESim P rogr ammer ’ s R efer ence Manual ). The length of each copy is decided by the siz[...]

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