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Intermec 条码打印机免费服务热线:400-1199-021 User’s Guide EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial Printer (Fingerprint Version) IntermecTechnologiesCorporation CorporateHeadquarters 600136thAve.W. Everett,WA98203 U.S.A. www.intermec.com Theinformationcontainedhereinisproprietaryandisprovidedsolely forthepurposeofallowingcustomerstooperateandserviceIntermecmanufacturedequipmentandisnottobereleased,reproduced,orused foranyotherpurposewithoutwrittenpermissionofIntermec. Informationandspecificationscontainedinthisdocumentaresubjectto changewithoutpriornoticeanddonotrepresentacommitmentonthe partofIntermecTechnologiesCorporation. ©2004byIntermecTechnologiesCorporation.Allrightsreserved. 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Version -00 -01 -02 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) FCC Notice (United States of America) WARNING Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergy andifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionsmanual, maycauseinterferencetoradiocommunications.Ithasbeentestedand foundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAcomputingdevicepursuanttoSubpartJofPart15ofFCCRules,whicharedesignedtoprovide reasonableprotectionagainstsuchinterferencewhenoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialarea islikelytocauseinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserathisownexpense willberequiredtotakewhatevermeasuresmayberequiredtocorrectthe interference. DOC Notice (Canada) Canadian Dept. of Communication REGULATIONS COMPLIANCE (DOC-A) ThisdigitalapparatusdoesnotexceedtheclassAlimitsforradionoise emissionsfromadigitalapparatusassetoutintheradiointerference regulationsoftheCanadianDepartmentofCommunication. 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EU Standard EN 55022 (The European Union) WARNING ThisisaClassAITEproduct.Inadomesticenvironmentthisproduct maycauseradiointerferenceinwhichcasetheusermayberequiredto takeadequatemeasures. iv Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Declaration of Conformity (CE) We, Intermec Printer AB Box 123 S-431 22 Mölndal Sweden declareunderoursoleresponsibility1thattheproduct EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial towhichthisdeclarationrelatesisinconformity withthefollowingstandards EMC: EN 61000-6-4:2001 EN 61000-6-2:2001 Electrical Safety: EN 60 950 followingtheprovisionsofDirectives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC Mölndal2003-03-12 .................................................... ............... Per-OveJacobsson 1 printerishandled,modified,orinstalledinothermannersthanthose describedinIntermec’smanuals. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) vi Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Contents Contents BeforeYouBegin............................................ ...............................xi SafetySummary...................................... ........................xi SafetyIcons........................................ ...........................xii GlobalServicesandSupport.................................. .....................xiii WarrantyInformation................................ ...................xiii WebSupport......................................... .......................xiii TelephoneSupport................................... ....................xiii RelatedDocuments................................... ...................xiii 1 2 Introduction DescriptionofEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrial.......................2 SafetySummary................................................................... .........3 ProductIdenti fi cation....................................................................3 Installation UnpackingthePrinter............................................................. ......6 FrontView....................................................................... .............7 RearView........................................................................ .............8 MediaCompartment................................................................ ....9 Description............................................................... .......9 MediaSupplyRollPost.................................................10 MediaSupplyPositions..................................................11 PrintMechanism.................................................................. .......12 Connections..................................................................... ...........13 Power..................................................................... .......13 Computer.................................................................. ....13 ControlsandIndicators........................................................... ...14 IndicatorLamps............................................................ 14 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Contents 4 5 6 viii upply(Fanfold)............................................................38 Thermal Transfer Printing RibbonLoad................................................................... ............40 Setting Up the Printer Description.................................................................. ...............46 DefaultSetup................................................................. .............47 ReadingtheCurrentSetup....................................................... ...48 SetupParameters.............................................................. ...........49 SerialCommunication................................................... 49 BaudRate....................................................... 49 CharacterLength............................................50 Parity.......................................................... .....50 StopBits........................................................ ..50 FlowControl...................................................5 0 NewLine........................................................ 51 ReceiveBuffer.................................................5 1 TransmitBuffer...............................................51 FeedAdjust............................................................. .......52 StartAdjust..................................................... 52 StopAdjust..................................................... 52 RecommendedFeedAdjustments....................53 Media.................................................................. ..........54 MediaSize....................................................... 54 MediaType.....................................................5 6 PaperType....................................................... 57 .................59 Testfeed........................................................ ...59 PrintDe fi nes.................................................................59 HeadResistance..............................................59 Testprint....................................................... ...59 PrintSpeed...................................................... 61 LSS(LabelStopSensor)..................................61 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Contents LTS(LabelTakenSensor)....................... .........61 ReturningtoFactoryDefaultSetup............................ .................62 7 8 9 10 11 Options Introduction.................................................................... ...........86 SideDoorsandMegatop............................................................. 87 PaperCutter..................................................................... ...........87 IntegralLinerTakeupUnit......................................................... .87 MediaSupplyHub.................................................................. ....87 3-inchAdapter................................................................... .........87 LabelTakenSensor................................................................ .....88 RealTimeClock................................................................... ......88 CompactFlashProtectionPlate....................................................8 8 SpecialPrintheads............................................................... ........88 InterfaceBoards................................................................. .........89 Troubleshooting IntermecReadinessIndicator...................................................... 92 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Contents 12 A B C D .......................116 Media Specifications MediaRollSize................................................................... ......120 Media........................................................................... ............122 Non-AdhesiveStrip.....................................................122 Self-AdhesiveStrip....................................................... 123 Self-AdhesiveLabels.....................................................1 24 TicketswithGap.........................................................12 6 TicketswithBlackMark..............................................128 Interfaces RS-232Interface................................................................. .......132 USBInterface.................................................................... .......133 BarCodeWandInterface...........................................................1 34 OptionalInterfaces.............................................................. .....135 Intermec Supplies DirectThermalMedia.............................................................. x Before You Begin Before You Begin Thissectionprovidesyouwithsafetyinformation,technicalsupport information,andsourcesforadditionalproductinformation. Safety Summary Yoursafetyisextremelyimportant.Readandfollowallwarningsand cautionsinthisdocumentbeforehandlingandoperatingIntermec equipment.Youcanbeseriouslyinjured,andequipmentanddatacanbe damagedifyoudonotfollowthesafetywarningsandcautions. Do not repair or adjust alone Donotrepairoradjustenergizedequipmentaloneunderanycircumstances.Someonecapableofprovidingfirstaidmustalwaysbepresent foryoursafety. First aid Alwaysobtainfirstaidormedicalattentionimmediatelyafteraninjury. Neverneglectaninjury,nomatterhowslightitseems. Resuscitation Beginresuscitationimmediatelyifsomeoneisinjuredandstopsbreathing.Anydelaycouldresultindeath.Toworkonornearhighvoltage, youshouldbefamiliarwithapprovedindustrialfirstaidmethods. Energized equipment Neverworkonenergizedequipmentunlessauthorizedbyaresponsible authority.Energizedelectricalequipmentisdangerous.Electricalsho ck fromenergizedequipmentcancausedeath.Ifyoumustperformauthorizedemergencyworkonenergizedequipment,besurethatyoucomply strictlywithapprovedsafetyregulations. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Before You Begin Safety Icons Thissectionexplainshowtoidentifyandunderstanddangers,warnings, cautions,andnotesthatareinthisdocument.Youmayalsoseeicons thattellyouwhentofollowESDprocedures. Awarningalertsyouofanoperatingprocedure,practice, condition,orstatementthatmustbestrictlyobservedto avoiddeathorseriousinjurytothepersonsworkingonthe equipment. Acautionalertsyoutoanoperatingprocedure,practice, condition,orstatementthatmustbestrictlyobservedto preventequipmentdamageordestruction,orcorruptionor lossofdata. Thisiconappearsatthebeginningofanyprocedureinthis manualthatcouldcauseyoutotouchcomponents(suchas printedcircuitboards)thataresusceptibletodamagefrom electrostaticdischarge(ESD).Whenyouseethisicon,you mustfollowstandardESDguidelinestoavoiddamaging theequipmentyouareservicing. Note:Noteseitherprovideextrainformationaboutatopicor containspecialinstructionsforhandlingaparticularcondition orsetofcircumstances. xii Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Before You Begin Global Services and Support Warranty Information TounderstandthewarrantyforyourIntermecproduct,visitthe Intermecwebsiteathttp://www.intermec.comandclickService& Support.TheIntermecGlobalSales&Servicepageappears.Fromthe Service&Supportmenu,moveyourpointeroverSupport,andthen clickWarranty. Web Support VisittheIntermecwebsiteathttp://www.intermec.comtodownload ourcurrentdocumentsinPDFformat.Toorderprintedversionsofthe Intermecmanuals,contactyourlocalIntermecrepresentativeordistrib utor. VisittheIntermectechnicalknowledgebase(KnowledgeCentral)at http://intermec.custhelp.comtoreviewtechnicalinformationorto requesttechnicalsupportforyourIntermecproduct. Telephone Support ContactyourlocalIntermecrepresentative.Tosearchforyourlocalrepresentative,fromtheIntermecwebsite,clickContact. Related Documents TheIntermecwebsiteathttp://www.intermec.comcontainsourcurrent documentsthatyoucandownloadinPDFformat.ToorderprintedversionsoftheIntermecmanuals,contactyourlocalIntermecrepresentativ e ordistributor. xiii Before You Begin xiv Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) 1 Introduction ThischapterintroducestheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialprinter.Thechaptercoversthefollowing topics: ·DescriptionofEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrial ·Safetysummary ·Productidentification Intermec EasyCoder PF4i 1 Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 1—Introduction Description of EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialisasturdyindustrialthermaltransferprinterwithaprintheadresolutionof8dots/mm=203.2 dot/inch(standard)or11.81dots/mm=300dpts/inch(option)anda maximumprintwidthof104mm(4.095inches)or105.7mm(4.161 inches)respectively.Itoffersalargenumberofusefulfeatures,suchas: ·FlashmemorySIMMsforfirmware,fonts,barcodes,andapplication programs ·Built-inCompactFlashmemorycardadapter ·Built-inRS-232andUSBinterfaces ·Provisionforextrainterfaceboardsincludingwiredandwireless EasyLANconnections ·Keyboardanddisplaywithbacklightforimproveduserinterface. Alargenumberoffactory-installedorfield-installableoptionsareavailable,sotheprintercanbeconfiguredforawiderangeofapplications. SeeChapter9andAppendixAformoreinformation. TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialsupportstheuniqueandflexibleIntermecFingerprintv8.20programminglanguage,whichallowsthe userorthird-partydevelopertocreatecustom-madeapplicationprogramsandlabelformatsinaBASIC-likeenvironment. TheprinterisalsodesignedtoworkwiththeIntermecDirectProtocolprogramminglanguage,theIntermecInterDriverandIntermec Labelshop.TheInterDriverallowsyoutoprintlabelsfromstandardMS Windowsapplications,forexampleMicrosoftOffice. TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialsupports15scaleableUnicodeTrueTypeandTrueDocfontsasstandard.Additionalfontscanbe downloadedintotheprinter’sFlashmemory,orbepluggedinusinga CompactFlashcard.TheUnicodestandardallowstheuseofspecialcharactersforvariouslanguagesincludingnon-Latinfonts,suchasArabic, Cyrillic,Chinese,Japanese,Korean,Hebrew,andsimilar. AversionofEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrial,thatsupportsthe IntermecProgrammingLanguage(IPL),isdescribedinaspecialUser’s Guide. 2 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 1—Introduction Safety Summary IntermecassumesnoresponsibilityregardingtheCEDirectiveifthe printerishandled,modified,orinstalledinanywayotherthanthat describedinIntermec’smanuals. ·Readthismanualcarefullybeforeconnectingtheprinter. ·Movingpartsareexposedwhenthedoorsareopen,soensurethatthe doorsareclosedbeforeyouoperatetheprinter. ·Donotopenthefront/left-handcover.Dangerousvoltage! ·Donotremovethebottomplate.Dangerousvoltage! ·Donotputyourfingersinsidetheprintmechanismwhenthepoweris on. ·Placetheprinteronanevensurfacewhichcansupportitsweightof approximately7to8kg(15.5to17.7pounds)plussupplies. ·Donotspraytheprinterwithwater.Ifyouareusingahosetoclean thepremisesinanindustrialenvironment,removetheprinterorprotectitcarefullyfromsprayandmoisture. ·Carefullyreadthewarningtextontheenvelopebeforeusingacleaningcard. Product Identification Themachinelabelisattachedtotheprinter’srearplateandcontains informationontype,model,andserialnumberaswellasACvoltage.It alsocontainsvarioussignsofapproval. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 1—Introduction 4 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) 2 Installation Thischapterexplainshowtounpackandinstallthe EasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialprinterandalso describestheprinter svariouspartsindetail.Itcovers thefollowingtopics: ·Unpackingtheprinter ·Partsontheprinter’sfront ·Partsontheprinter’srearplate ·Partsinthemediacompartment ·Partsintheprintmechanism ·Connectingtheprinter ·Usingthecontrolsandunderstandingtheindicators s Guide (Fingerprint) Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ ’ 5 Chapter 2—Installation Unpacking the Printer Beforeyouinstalltheprinter,examinethepackageforpossibledamage ormissingparts: ·Opentheboxandlifttheprinterout. ·Checkthattheprinterhasnotbeenvisiblydamagedduringtransportation.Keepthepackingmaterialsincaseyouneedtomoveorreship theprinter. ·Checkthelabelontheprinter’srearplate,whichgivesthevoltage,the partnumber,andtheserialnumber. ·Checkthatanyoptionsyouorderedareincluded. ·Checkthatalltheaccessoriesareincluded.Asstandard,theboxcontains: -IntermecEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialprinter -TwosetsofQuick-LoadGuides(wideandnarrow) -Powercord -Qualitycheckcard -Cleaningcard -Shortstripoflabels -Starterpackofthermaltransferribbon -ThisUser’sGuide -SupportingsoftwareandproductinformationonCD. ·Checkthatthetypeofpowercordisappropriateforthelocalstandard.Theprinterworkswithin90to265VAC,50to60Hz. Iftheprinterhasbeendamagedinanywayduringtransportation,complaintothecarrierimmediately. Ifthedeliveryisincorrectoranypartsaremissing,reportitimmediately tothedistributor. 6 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Front View Atthefrontoftheprinterarethedisplaywindow,theindicatorlamps, andthekeyboard.Thesefeaturesallowtheoperatortocontrolandsetup theprintermanually. Theprintedlabels,tickets,ortagsarepresentedatthefrontoftheprint mechanism. Indicator lamps Display window Keyboard Print button Front door Print mechanism Side door Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Rear View TherearplatecontainstheOn/Offswitch,theACpowercordsocket, andvariousinterfaceconnectorsandslots. Provision for EasyLAN Ethernet connection (option) Memory card slot Provision for one optional interface board On/Off Switch Bar code wand socket AC Power cord socket RS-232 serial interface ("uart1:") USB Interface ("usb1:") Machine label 8 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Media Compartment Description Themediacompartmentisasstandardcoveredbyalongsidedoorthat completelyenclosestheprintmechanismandmediacompartment. (Optionally,theprintercanbefittedwithatwopart“Megatop”that allowsalargermediarolltobeused.)Thedoorisheldbyamagnetic lock.Itcanbeopened180°toprovidefullaccesstothemediacompartment. Themediasupplycanbefromasupplypost,orfromanexternalsupply offanfoldsbehindtheprinter.Thereisalsoanoptionalrotatingmedia supplyhub.AlsoseeChapter9,“Options.” Thermal transfer mechanism Optional integral liner takeup with guide shaft Front door Print mechanism Long side door Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialusesamediasupplyrollpost thatcanbefittedinthreedifferentpositionsinsidethemediacompartment.Thepositiondependsonthetypeofsidedoorandwhetherthe printerisfittedwithanintegrallinertakeupornot.Alternatively,an externalmediasupply(forexampleaboxoffan-foldedtickets)behind theprintercanbeused.Arotatingmediasupplyhubisalsoavailableas anoption,seeChapter9,“Options.” Media Supply Roll Post Themediasupplyrollpostfitsboth38-40mm(1.5inches)and76mm (3.0inches)coressinceitcanbemovedverticallyintheslotinthecenter section.Thebottompositionisintendedforsmallcoresandthetop positionisforlargecores.Thepostislockedbyastraight-slotscrewand hasamoveableedgeguidetofitvariousmediawidths. Edge guide Screw Tomovetheposttoadifferentslot;removethescrew,twisttheposta quarterofaturn,andpullitout. Tofitthepost;rotateitaquarterofaturn,insertitintotheappropriateslotinthecentersection(seenextpage),andtwistbacksothelips engagethecutoutsinthesidesoftheslot.Moveitup(largecore)or down(smallcore)asfarasitgoesandsecureitwiththescrew. 10 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Media Supply Positions Therearefoursetsofslotsandthreadedholesintheprinter’scentersectionforthemediasupplyrollpostorrotatinghub(optional).Theseslots allowthelargestpossiblerollsizeto fi t,giventhelimitationsofanyliner takeupunitand/orthefullenclosureprovidedbythelongsidedooror Megatop.Thepositionsareindicatedbynumbersengravedinthecenter section. ·Position1isusedwhenthemediacompartmentisfullyenclosedbya longsidedoor,regardlessoftheexistenceofanyintegrallinertakeup unit.Maximumrollsizeis152mm(6inches). ·Position2isnotused. ·Position3isusedwhentheprinterhasanintegrallinertakeupunit andalongsidedoor.Thispositionisalsousedwiththe8-inch Megatop.Maximumrollsizeis213mm(8.38inches). ·Position4isnotused. Theprintercanalsouseanexternalmediasupplylocatedbehindthe printer,exceptwhenithasan8-inchMegatop. Position 3 Position 2 (not used) Position 1 Position 4 (not used) Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Print Mechanism Theprintmechanismfeaturesahigh-performancethermalprinthead withquick-mountfittingstofacilitatereplacement. Thermal printhead Tear bar (tear upwards) Pressure arm Tear bar (tear downwards and peel-off)) Platen roller 12 Chapter 2—Installation Connections Power 1Placetheprinteronalevelsurface,nearanACoutlet.Youshouldbe abletoaccesstheprintertoloadsuppliesandtoremovetheprintout. 2Checkthattheprinterisswitchedoff. 3Connectthepowercordfromthesocketontherearplatetoanelectricaloutlet(90to265VAC). Computer TheEasycoderPF4iCompactIndustrialisfittedwithone9-pinD-style subminiature(DB9)socketfortheRS-232serialinterfaceportandone classBconnectorfortheUSBinterfaceport(seeAppendixC). RS-232 Serial Interface ("uart1:") UsetheserialinterfacewithIntermecLabelShoportheIntermecInterDriver.AlsouseitwiththeIntermecDirectProtocolortheIntermec Fingerprintprogramminglanguagebecauseyoucanreceiveerrormessagesfromyourprinter.Beforeyoucanusetheserialinterface,youmay needtosetupthecommunicationparameters,suchasbaudrate,parity, etc.asdescribedinChapter6,“SettingUpthePrinter.” USB Interface ("usb1:") UsetheUSBinterfacewithanUSB-compatibleversionoftheIntermec InterDriverforprinting.TheUSBinterfaceisnotsuitableforprogrammingbecausethehostcannotreceiveerrormessagesfromyourprinter. Optional Interface and Network Boards ("uart2:", "uart3:", "centronics:", or "net1:") Severaltypesareavailable(seeChapter9,“Options”).RefertoChapter 6,Chapter7,andAppendixCforconnectionandsetupinstructions. Theprintercanbesettoscanallcommunicationports.Whenitdetects incomingdataonaport,theprinterautomaticallyswitchestousethat portforbothinputandoutput.Thisfacility("auto")canbeselectedin IntermecShell(seeChapter8)orusingtheIntermecFingerprintinstructionSETSTDIO,seeIntermecFingerprintv8.xx,Programmer’sReference Manual.Usethe<F5/i>keytogetinformationontheactivecommunicationchannels. SwitchoffbothPCandprinterbeforeconnectingthemtogether. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Controls and Indicators TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialhasseveralwaysofcommunicatingdirectlywithitsoperator:threecoloredindicatorlamps,adisplay window,amembrane-switchkeyboardwith22programmablekeys,abig programmable“Print”buttonontheprinter’sfront,andabeeper. Indicator Lamps TheindicatorsarecoloredLEDs(LightEmittingDiodes)andareused forthefollowingpurposes: Power(solidgreen)indicatesthatthepowerison. Status(solidgreen)indicatesthattheprinterisreadyforuse. Status(flashinggreen)indicatesthattheprinteriscommunicating. Status(solidred)indicatesanerrorcondition(seeChapter10). IntermecReadinessIndicator(blue;on,blink,oroff). RepresentedbyabluelightonIntermechandheldcomputers,access points,andprinters,theIntermecReadinessIndicatorispartofan exclusivemonitoringsystemfromIntermec.TheIntermecReadiness IndicatorhelpsusersquicklydeterminethereadinessoftheIntermec deviceindividuallyandaspartofasolution.TheIntermecReadiness Indicatorhasthreedifferentstates:On,Blinking,andOff.Whenthe Indicatorisoff,thedeviceisnotreadytooperateindividuallyoras partofasolution.WhentheIndicatorisblinking,thedevicemaybe initializing,waitingforexternalresources,orinneedofuserattention.AndwhentheIndicatorisOn,thedeviceisreadyforuseas partofasolution.AlsoseeChapter10. 14 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Display ThedisplaywindowcontainsanLCD(LiquidCrystalDisplay)with backgroundilluminationandtwolinesoftext,eachwith16characters. Itguidestheoperatorthroughthesetupandindicatespossibleerrors duringprinting. TheIntermecFingerprintprogramminglanguageandtheIntermec DirectProtocolallowcustom-mademessagestobecomposedanddisplayedaccordingtotherequirementsoftheapplication. Keyboard Thekeyboardisofthemembrane-switchtypeandhas22keys.Thekeyboardissupplementedbyalarge“Print”buttonontheprinter’sfront. Somekeyshavehard-codedfunctionsinthestartupandsetupmodes. Print button + + Displayerrormessages,IRIstatus,andcommunicationchannel information. Scrollbetweenvarioustypesofinformationafterpressingthe <F5/i>key.Possibleerrormessagesandinformationonactive communicationchannelsareshowninaloop. KeyboardColorCode YellowOperationoftheprinter(operatorlevel) GreenSetuporservice(siteorservicetechnicianlevel) WhiteDatainputtoprinter(operatorortechnicianlevel) InapplicationprogramscreatedusingtheIntermecFingerprintprogramminglanguage,thekeyscanbeassignedtovariousfunctionsor bedisabledindividually.Sinceonekeyisassignedasshiftkey,upto44 differentkeycombinationsarepossible.Anaudiblesignal,whichcanbe turnedoffifsodesired,acknowledgesthatakeyhasbeenpressed. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 2—Installation Beeper Thebeepernotifiestheoperatorwhenanerrorhasoccurredand acknowledgesthatakeyhasbeenpressed.TheIntermecFingerprintprogramminglanguageallowsthekeyacknowledgesignaltobeturnedoff. Thefrequencyanddurationofsignalscanbespecified.Thus,itispossibletocreatedifferentsignalsfordifferentconditionsoreventomake theprinterplaysimplemelodies! 16 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) 3 Starting Up Thischapterexplainshowtostartuptheprinterafter installationorafterhavingbeenswitchedoff.Itcover s thefollowingtopics: ·Startupfiles ·Memorycards ·Switchingontheprinter ·Displaymessagesatstartup s Guide (Fingerprint) Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ 17 Chapter 3—Starting Up Startup Files Whentheprinterisswitchedon,itsbehaviordependsontheexistenceof astartupfile(autoexec.bat)initsmemory.Therearetwocases: ATheprinterisonlyfittedwiththeIntermecShellfile-managing program,whichallowstheoperatortochoosebetweenavarietyof applicationsandfunctions. BInadditiontoIntermecShell,theprinterisalsofittedwithacustommadeapplicationprogramthatisdesigntoperformaspecifictask,for exampletoprinttickets,baggagetags,orproductlabelsforacertain company.Suchaprogrammaybeinitiatedbyastartupfile(autoexec. bat)storedintheprinter’spermanentmemoryorinamemorycard. Therecanbeonestartupfilestoredineachofthreedifferentpartsofthe printer’smemory.Iftherearestartupfilesstoredinmorethanonepart, onlyonewillbeusedwiththefollowingpriority: 1.Anautoexec.batfilestoredinamemorycard,providedthecardwas insertedintheprinterbeforethepowerwasswitchedon. 2.Anautoexec.batfilestoredintheread/writepartoftheprinter’spermanentmemory(device"/c"). 3.Thepup.batfile(IntermecShell)intheread-onlypartoftheprinter’s permanentmemory(device"/rom"). Note:IfyouinsertaCompactFlashmemorycardthatcontains astartupfilebeforeyouswitchontheprinter,thisstartupfile willbeusedinsteadofIntermecShell. 18 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 3—Starting Up Memory Card Ifyouwanttouseamemorycard,youmustinsertitintotheslotinthe printer’srearplatebeforeyouswitchonthepower.Thememorycard mustbeaCompactFlashcard(8MB-1GB).CompactFlashcardsmarked “CF+”willnotwork.YoucanusetheCompactFlashcardtoexpandthe printer’sstoragememory("card1:").TherearealsothreetypesofpreprogrammedCompactFlashcards: ·FontCardsprovideadditionalfontsthatcanbeusedaslongasthe cardremainsinsertedintheprinter. ·FontInstallCardspermanentlyinstalladditionalfontsintheprinter, whichcanbeusedevenafterthecardhasbeenremoved. ·FirmwareCardsautomaticallyreplacetheprinter’sfirmware,usually withanupdatedversion. CompactFlashcardsarewidelyusedforconsumer’scomputerproducts likedigitalcameras.YoucangetacertainprotectionfromtheftbyinstallinganoptionalplatethatcoversaninsertedCompactFlashcard. CompactFlash memory card Protection plate with screw (option) Note:Alwaysswitchoffthepowerbeforeinsertingorremoving amemorycard!Thecardwillonlyfitinoneway.Amemory cardisonlydetectedifitisinsertedbeforetheprinteris started. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 3—Starting Up Switching On the Printer Beforeswitchingontheprinter,makethenecessaryconnections,insert anymemorycardyouwanttouse,andcheckthattheprintheadis engaged. SwitchonthepowerusingtheOn/Offswitchontherearplate.The “Power”controllamponthefrontpanellightsupwhenthepowerison. Waitforafewmoments,whiletheprinterloadstheprogramandruns someself-diagnostictests: Starting Afterashorttime,theprinterisinitialized.Theprogressoftheinitializationisindicatedbyanincreasingnumberofcolonsonthelowerlinein thedisplay: Initializing ::: Thetypeofstartupfilerunningintheprinterisindicatedbythemessage showninthedisplaywindowimmediatelyafterinitialization. A. Intermec Shell Startup Program ENTER=SHELL 5 sec. v.8.1 4 sec. v.8.1 3 sec. v.8.1 2 sec. v.8.1 1 sec. v.8.1 RefertoChapter8formoreinformationonIntermecShell.Thedigits inthelowerrightcornerofthedisplayindicatetheversionofIntermec Shell. B. Custom-Made Application Program Anyotherdisplaymessagesthanthoseillustratedaboveindicatesthatthe printerisrunningsomecustom-made,non-standardapplicationprogram,orthatsomeerrorhasoccurred. 20 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) 4 Media Load Thischapterexplainshowtoloadtheprinterwith media,thatislabels,tickets,tag,orstrips,forthefo llowingmodesofoperation: ·Tear-Off(straight-through) ·Tear-OffwithQuick-Load(straight-through) ·Cut-Off ·Peel-Off(self-strip) ·Externalsupply(fan-folds) s Guide (Fingerprint) Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ 21 Chapter 4—Media Load Tear-Off (Straight-through) TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanprintonlabels,tickets, tags,andcontinuousstockinvariousforms.Thissectiondescribesthe casewhenthemediaistornoffmanuallyagainsttheprinter’stearbar. Thismethodisalsoknownas“straight-throughprinting.” Usethe<Feed>key(seefigure#10)whenloadingthesametypeof media.Whenswitchingtoanewtypeofmedia,oriftheprinterdoesnot feedoutthemediaproperly,simultaneouslypressthe<Shift>and<Feed> keystoperforma“testfeed.” Tear-offcanbeusedfor: ·Non-adhesivecontinuousstock ·Self-adhesivecontinuousstockwithliner ·Self-adhesivelabelswithliner ·Ticketswithgaps,withorwithoutperforations ·Ticketswithblackmarks,withorwithoutperforations Anoptionallabeltakensensorcanholdtheprintingofthenextcopy inthebatchuntilthepresentcopyhasbeenremoved,seeChapter9, “Options.” 22 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load Tear-Off , cont. 1 Open the front and side doors. 3 If necessary, fold down the edge guide. Remove any empty core from the media supply roll post. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load Tear-Off , cont. 5 Route the media through the print mechanism. Then push it inwards as far as it will go. Close the edge guide on the media supply post. 7 Turn the printhead lift lever counterclockwise to engage the printhead. 24 Chapter 4—Media Load Tear-Off , cont. 9 Close the front and side door, making sure that the media runs through the slot in the front door. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load Tear-O ff (Straight-through) with Quick-Load Inadditiontothemedialoadprocedurefortear-off(straight-through) operationdescribedearlierinthischapter,theEasyCoderPF4iCompact IndustrialcanoptionallybefittedwithasetofQuick-Loadguidesthat makesmedialoadmucheasierandquicker. TheprinterisnormallydeliveredwithtwodifferentsetsofQuick-Load guides:wideandnarrow.Thewidetypegenerallyguidesthemedia better,butthemediamustbeatleast80mm(3.15inches)wide.The narrowtypeallowsamediawidthasnarrowas40mm(1.57inches),but itmaybelesssuitedforwideandthinmedia. Quick-Loadcannotbecombinedwithpeel-off(self-strip)operation. Anoptionallabeltakensensorcanholdtheprintingofthenextcopy inthebatchuntilthepresentcopyhasbeenremoved,seeChapter9, “Options.” Usethe<Feed>key(seefigure#5)whenloadingthesametypeofmedia. Whenswitchingtoanewtypeofmedia,oriftheprinterdoesnotfeed outthemediaproperly,simultaneouslypressthe<Shift>and<Feed> keystoperforma“testfeed.”Fullyautomaticloading,withouttheoperatorhavingtopressanykey,requiresaspecialsetofIntermecFingerprint instructionsintheapplicationprogram. 26 EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load Tear-Off with Quick-Load, cont. 1 2 Narrow Guides Rail Lift up the upper media guide and Notch Wide Guides Press the wide or narrow Quick-Load guides onto illustrated, 3 the shaft as media between the 4 Insert the If necessary, adjust the outer Quick- Load guide to fi t the width of the media. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load Tear-Off with Quick-Load, cont. 5 Keep pushing the media forward while pressing the Feed key. 28 Chapter 4—Media Load Cut-Off TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanprintonlabels,tickets, tags,andcontinuousstockinvariousforms.Thissectiondescribes thecasewhenthemediaistobecutoffbyanautomaticpapercutter (option). Usethe<Feed>key(seefigure#12)whenloadingthesametypeof media.Whenswitchingtoanewtypeofmediaoriftheprinterdoesnot feedoutthemediaproperly,simultaneouslypressthe<Shift>and<Feed> keystoperforma“testfeed.” Cut-offcanbeusedfor: ·Non-adhesivecontinuousstock ·Self-adhesivelabelswithliner(cutonlylinerbetweenlabels) Thecutterisdesignedtocutthroughpaper-basedmediawithathickness between60and175µm,whickroughlycorrespondstoapaperweight of60to175grams/m2(basisweight40to120lb).Thecuttershould notbeusedtocutthroughlabels,becausetheadhesivewillsticktothe shears,whichcandamagethecutter. Thecutterisheldbyasnap-lockandcanbetiltedforwardtofacilitate mediaload.Aswitchpreventsthecutterfromoperatingwheninopen position. Theoptionallabeltakensensorcannotbeusedwiththecutter. Thepapercuttercanbeusedwithbothastandardedgeguideand Quick-Loadguidesandwithanytypeofsidedoor.Inthischapter,a printerwithastandardedgeguideandalongsidedoorisillustrated. Thereisnofrontdoorwhenacutterisinstalled. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load Cut-Off , cont. 1 Open the cutter and the side door. 3 If necessary, fold down the edge guide. Remove any empty core from the media supply roll post. 30 Chapter 4—Media Load Cut-Off , cont. 5 Route the media through the print mechanism and cutter. Then push it towards the center section as far as it will go. 7 Turn the printhead lift lever counterclockwise to engage the printhead. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load Cut-Off , cont. 9 Close the side door. 11 An optional tray can be attached to the cutter to collect the cut off labels, tickets, or tags. 32 Chapter 4—Media Load Peel-Off (Self-strip) TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanprintonlabels,tickets, tags,andcontinuousstockinvariousforms.Thissectiondescribesthe casewhenself-adhesivelabelsareseparatedfromthelinerimmediately afterprinting.Thelineristhenwounduponanintegrallinertakeup hub.Thisisalsoknownas“Self-strip”operation. Peel-offoperationcannotbeperformedwhenQuick-Loadguidesare fitted. Usethe<Feed>key(seefigure#13)whenloadingthesametypeof media.Whenswitchingtoanewtypeofmedia,oriftheprinterdoesnot feedoutthemediaproperly,simultaneouslypressthe<Shift>and<Feed> keystoperforma“testfeeed.” Peel-offcanonlybeusedfor: ·Self-adhesivelabelswithliner Anoptionallabel-takensensorcanholdtheprintingofthenextlabel inabatchuntilthepresentlabelhasbeenremoved,seeChapter9, “Options.” Note:Peel-offoperationsetshighdemandsonthemediain regardoflabelstiffness,releasecharacteristicsoftheadhes ive andliner,resistanceagainstelectrostaticchargingetc.,sot he labelswillbedispensedproperly.Consultyourmediasupplier ortestthemediatoascertainthatitissuitableforyourapplica tion. 33 Chapter 4—Media Load Peel-Off , cont. 1 Open the front and side doors. 3 Pull out the handle to collapse the takeup hub, then remove any liner. 34 Chapter 4—Media Load Peel-Off , cont. 5 Fit a new roll of labels on the supply post. 7 Close the edge guide on the supply post. Route the liner around the tear bar and the liner drive roller and back under the print mechanism and guide shaft. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load Peel-Off , cont. 9 This diagram shows the media and liner paths. 11 Adjust the position of the green edge guide so the media is guided with a minimum of play. 36 Chapter 4—Media Load Peel-Off , cont. 13 Press the Feed key to advance the media and adjust the media feed. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 4—Media Load External Supply (Fan-fold) TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanprintonlabels,tickets, tags,andcontinuousstockinvariousforms.Thissectiondescribesthe casewhenthemediasupplyisplacedbehindtheprinter,usuallyinthe formoffan-foldedticketsortags.Externalsupplycanbeusedwithtearoff(straight-through)printing—preferablywithQuick-Load. Externalsupplycanonlybeusedwithalongsidedoor,notthemegatop. Thereisnoneedtoremovethemediasupplyrollpost. Whenusinganexternalmediasupply,takecaretoprotectthemedia fromdust,dirtorotherforeignparticles,thatcanimpairtheprintout qualityorcauseunnecessaryweartotheprinthead. Dependingonbrandandquality,alldirectthermalmediaaremoreor lesssensitivetoheat,directsunlight,moisture,oil,plasticizers,fat,and othersubstances.Youshouldprotectthemaccordingly. This diagram shows the media path from an external supply. In case of the standard edge guide (as opposed to Quick-Load guides), turn it to vertical position. 38 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) 5 Thermal Transfer Printing Thischapterexplainshowtoloadtheprinterwith ribbonforthermaltransferprinting. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i 39 Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 5—Thermal Transfer Printing Ribbon Load TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanprintonlabels,tickets, tags,andcontinuousstockusingeitherdirectthermalprintingonspecial heat-sensitivemediaorthermaltransferprintingusingaspecialinkcoatedribbon. Thermaltransferprintingmakesitpossibletouseawiderangeofreceivingfacematerialsandgivesadurableprintoutlessvulnerabletofat, chemicals,heat,sunlightetc.thandirectthermalprinting.Makesureto selectatypeofribbonthatmatchesthetypeofreceivingfacematerial andtosetuptheprinteraccordingly. TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanusetransferribbonrolls woundwiththeink-coatedsidefacingeitheroutwardorinward.Illustrationsinthismanualshowtheink-coatedsidefacinginward. Evenifribbonusuallyisloadedinconnectionwithmediareplenishment, noloadedmediaareshownintheillustrationsinthischapterinorderto giveaclearerviewoftheribbonpath.RefertoChapter4formediaload instructions. Mosttransferribbonsdonotsmearatroomtemperature. 40 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 5—Thermal Transfer Printing Ribbon Load, cont. 1 Open the front and side doors. 3 In case of ribbon reload, remove any used ribbon and empty ribbon core. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 5—Thermal Transfer Printing Ribbon Load, cont. 5 Slide the ribbon roll onto the supply hub so the ink-coated side faces down when the ribbon is routed through the print mechanism. 7 Without releasing the ribbon, turn the printhead lift lever counterclockwise to engage the printhead and lock the ribbon. 42 Chapter 5—Thermal Transfer Printing Ribbon Load, cont. 9 Turn the printhead lift lever clockwise to raise the printhead and release the ribbon. 11 Turn the printhead lift knob counterclockwise to engage the printhead. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 5—Thermal Transfer Printing 44 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) 6 Setting Up the Printer Thischapterdescribesthevariousparametersthatare usedintheSetupMode(seeChapter7)orinthevariousapplicationprogramstoconfiguretheprinterfor theuser ’ sspeci fi crequirements.Itcoversthefollowing topics: ·Description ·Defaultsetup ·SetupParametersinregardofcommunication,feed adjust,media,andprintdefines. Whenmeasuresarespecifiedas“dots”,theactual lengthinmillimetersorinchesdependsonthe printheaddensity.Convertasfollows: 8dots/mm(203.2dots/inch)printhead: 1dots=0.125mm=0.0049inches(4.9mils) 11.81dots/mm(300dots/inch)printhead: 1dot=0.085mm=0.0033inches(3.3mils) s Guide (Fingerprint) Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’ 45 Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Description Thesetupcontrolstheprinterinregardofserialcommunication,media feed,andprintspeed,andspecifieswhichtypeofmediaand(optionally) ribbonisloadedintheprinter. Checkthelistoftheprinter’sdefaultsetupparametersonthenextpage toseeiftheymatchyourrequirements.Ifnot,youwillhavetochange thesetupusingoneofthemethodsdescribedbelow.Thesetupmayalso bechangedbyIntermecPrintSet,InterDriver,andLabelShop,orthirdpartyapplicationprograms. Setup Mode ·Pressthe<Setup>keyontheprinter’sbuilt-inkeyboardtoenterthe SetupMode,or ·selecttheSetupoptioninIntermecShelltoentertheSetupMode,or ·executetheIntermecFingerprint SETUPinstructiontoenterthe SetupMode,or ·accesstheSetupModeviatheprinter’shome(requiresanoptional EasyLANinterfaceboard). SeeChapter7,“SetupMode”inthismanualandtheEasyLANdocumentation. Intermec Fingerprint ·Usesetupstringstochangeindividualsetupparametersremotely fromthehost,or ·usesetupfilestocreatesetsofsetupparametersremotelyfromthe host. SeetheIntermecFingerprintv8.xxmanuals. Intermec Direct Protocol ·Usesetupstringstochangeindividualsetupparametersremotely fromthehost. SeetheIntermecDirectProtocolv8.xxmanuals. 46 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Default Setup Theprinter ’ sdefaultsetupislistedbelow(assumingnooptionsinstalled): Ser-Com "uart1:" Baudrate 9600bps Characterlength 8bits Parity None Stopbits 1bit RTS/CTS Disable ENQ/ACK Disable XON/XOFF,datatohost Disable XON/XOFF,datafromhost Disable Newline CR/LF Receivebuffer 1024bytes Transmitbuffer 1024bytes Feedadjust: Startadjust 0 Stopadjust 0 Media: X-start(8dots/mm=203.2dpi) 24 X-start(11.81dots/mm=300dpi) 36(option) Width(8dots/mm=203.2dpi) 832 Width(11.81dots/mm=300dpi) 1248(option Length(8dots/mm=203.2dpi) 1200 Length(11.81dots/mm=300dpi) 1800(option Mediatype Label(wGaps Papertype Thermaltran Ribbonconstant 90 Ribbonfactor 25 Labeloffset 0 Lowdiameter 0 Contrast ±0% Print Defines: Printspeed 100mm/sec. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Reading the Current Setup Theprinter’scurrentsetupvaluescanbereadfromtheprinter’sdisplay windowbybrowsingthroughtheSetupMode. Youcanlisttheprinter’scurrentsetupvaluesbyprintingtestlabel“Setup Info”intheSetupModeorbyusingIntermecShell. Thecurrentsetupvaluescanbesenttothehostviathestandardserial communicationchannelusinga SETUP WRITE "uart1:"statement(seeIntermecFingerprintv8.xx,Programmer’sReferenceManual). 48 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Setup Parameters Serial Communication Theserialcommunicationparameterscontrolthecommunication betweentheprinterandtheconnectedcomputerorotherdevicesonthe standardserialport"uart1:"andtheoptionalserialports"uart2:"and "uart3:".Theoptionalportsrequireanoptionalinterfaceboard.The printer ’ s fi rmwaredetectsifaninterfaceboardisinstalledintheprinter andpresentsadditionalsetsofcommunicationsetupmenusdepending ontypeofcommunication(refertodiagrams3-5inChapter7,“Setup Mode”). Note:Theserialcommunicationparametershavenoeffecton parallelorEasyLANcommunications,orontheINandOUT portsontheoptionalIndustrialInterfaceBoard. Fortheserialcommunicationchannel"uart1:",thefollowingparameters canbeset.Makesuretheymatchthesetupoftheconnecteddeviceor viceversa.Ifthesetupoftheprinterandthesetupofthehostdonot match,theresponsefromtheprintertohostwillbegarbled. Baud Rate Thebaudrateisthetransmissionspeedinbitspersecond.Thereare10 options: · · · · · · · · · · Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Character Length Thecharacterlengthspecifiesthenumberofbitsthatwilldefinea character.Eightbitsarerecommended,becausethatoptionallowsmore specialcharactersandcharactersspecificforforeignlanguagestobeused. RefertotheIntermecFingerprintv8.xx,Programmer’sReferenceManual formoreinformation. ·7 ·8 Parity Theparitydecideshowthefirmwarewillcheckfortransmissionerrors. Therearefiveoptions: · · · · · Stop Bits Thenumberofstopbitsspecifieshowmanybitswilldefinetheendofa character.Therearetwooptions: ·1 ·2 Flow Control RTS/CTSisaprotocolwherethecommunicationiscontrolledbycurrentsthroughseparatelinesinthecablebeingseteithertohighorlow. Bydefault,thisoptionisdisabled. RTShighindicatesthatthetransmittingunitisabletoreceivecharacters. RTSlowindicatesthatthereceivebufferisfilledto75%(seeXON/ XOFF). CTShighindicatesthattheunittransmittingtheCTSsignalisreadyto receivedata.CTSlowindicatesthatthereceivebufferisfull(seeXON/ XOFF).Insomecomputerprograms,forexampleMSWindowsTerminal,RTS/CTSisdesignated“Hardware.” ENQ/ACKisaprotocolwherethecommunicationiscontrolledby thecontrolcharactersENQ(ASCII05dec.)andACK(ASCII06dec.) beingtransmittedonthesamelineasthedata.ThesendingunittransmitsENQatregularintervals.IftheresponseACKisnotreceived,the Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer transmissionisheldupawaitinganACKcharacterfromthereceiving unit.Bydefault,ENQ/ACKisdisabled. XON/XOFFisaprotocolwherethecommunicationiscontrolledby thecontrolcharactersXON(ASCII17dec.)andXOFF(ASCII19dec.) beingtransmittedonthesamelineasthedata.XON/XOFFcanbe enabled/disabledseparatelyfordatareceivedfromthehostbytheprinte r (printersendsXON/XOFF)andfordatatransmittedtothehostfrom theprinter(hostsendsXON/XOFF). XOFFissentfromtheprinterwhenitsreceivebufferisfilledto75%, andthetransmissionfromthehostisheld,waitingforanXONcharacter.Whenenoughdatahavebeenprocessedsothereceivebufferisfilled onlyto50%,theprintersendsanXONcharacterandthehostresumes transmittingdata.ThesameprinciplesapplytoXON/XOFFsentbythe host,evenifthepercentagefiguremaydiffer.Bydefault,XON/XOFFis disabledfordatainbothdirections. New Line Selectsthecharacter(s)transmittedfromtheprintertospecifytheswit chingtoanewline.Therearethreeoptions: ·CR/LF ·LF ·CR Receive Buff er Thereceivebufferstorestheinputdatabeforeprocessing.Defaultsizei s 1024bytes. Transmit Buff er Thetransmitbufferstorestheoutputdatatobetransmittedbeforetransmission.Defaultsizeis1024bytes. 51 Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Feedadjust TheFeedadjustpartoftheSetupModecontrolshowmuchofthemedia isfedoutorpulledbackbeforeand/oraftertheactualprinting.These settingsareglobalandwillbeeffectedregardlessofwhichprogramis run. Note:Thefirmwareusesthefrontedgesoflabelsw.gaps,the endsofdetectionslots,andtheforwardedgesofblackmarks fordetection,allseeninrelationtothefeeddirection. Start Adjust TheStartAdjustvalueisgivenasapositiveornegativenumberofdots. Defaultvalueis0,whichplacestheoriginacertaindistancebackfrom theforwardedgeofthecopy. ·Apositivestartadjustmentmeansthatthespecifiedlengthofmedia willbefedoutbeforetheprintingstarts.Thus,theoriginismoved furtherbackfromtheforwardedgeofthecopy. ·Anegativestartadjustmentmeansthatthespecifiedlengthofmedia willbepulledbackbeforetheprintingstarts.Thus,theoriginis movedtowardstheforwardedgeofthecopy. Stop Adjust TheStopAdjustvalueisgivenasapositiveornegativenumberofdots. Defaultvalueis0,whichstopsthemediafeedinapositionsuitablefor tearoffoperation. ·Apositivestopadjustmentmeansthatthenormalmediafeedafter theprintingiscompletedwillbeincreasedbythespecifiedvalue. ·Anegativestopadjustmentmeansthatthenormalmediafeedafter theprintingiscompletedwillbedecreasedbythespecifiedvalue. 52 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Recommended Feed Adjustments Thefollowingsettingsallowprintingfromthetopofthelabel.Minor deviationsfromtherecommendedvaluesmayberequiredduetovarious combinationsofmediatypes,rollsize,typeofmediasupplydevice,and individualdifferencesbetweenprinters. Adjustment type Tear-Off (Straight-through) Startadjust:-100dots Stopadjust:0dots Peel-Off (Self-strip) Startadjust:-56dots Stopadjust:-44dots Cut between labels Startadjust:0dots Stopadjust:+160dots Cut between labels and print from leading edge of next label Startadjust:-250dots-369dots31.25 Stopadjust:+160dots+236dots20.0 Cut variable length strip (No liner allowed!) Startadjust:-250dots-369dots Stopadjust:+275dots+406dots Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Media Themediaparameterstellthefirmwarethecharacteristicsofthemedia thatwillbeused,sotheprintoutwillbepositionedcorrectlyandgetthe bestqualitypossible. Media Size Thesizeoftheprintableareaisdefinedbythreeparameters;X-Start, Width,andLength. X-Start Specifiesthepositionoftheoriginalongthedotsontheprinthead. ThedefaultX-startvaluepreventsprintingoutsidelabelswhentheliner isslightlywiderthanthelabels.Ifyouwanttomaximizetheprintwidth, resettheX-startvalueto0. ByincreasingthevaluefortheX-startparameter,theoriginwillbe movedoutwards,awayfromtheinneredgeofthemediapath.Inother words,thelargerX-startvalue,thewiderinnermarginandthelessavailableprintwidth. Width Specifiesthewidthoftheprintableareainnumberofdotsfromthe origin.Thus,thesumoftheX-startandwidthvaluesgivestheouter marginoftheprintablearea.Thewidthshouldbesettopreventprinting outsidethemedia,whichmayharmtheprinthead. Length Specifiesthelengthoftheprintableareainnumberofdotsfromthe originalongtheY-coordinateandallocatesmemoryspacefortwoidenticalimagebuffersintheprinter’stemporarymemory. Thesizeofeachbuffercanbecalculatedusingthisformula: Buffer size (bits) = [Print length in dots] x [Printhead width in dots] Note:Thetemporarymemoryhasotherfunctionsthatalso requiresomememoryspace.Toobtainalongerprintarea,the memorycanbeincreasedbyfittingalargerSDRAMSIMMon theprinter’sCPUboardasdescribedintheServiceManual. ·Thelengthsetupalsodecidestheamountofmediafeedwhenusing “fixlengthstrip.” 54 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer ·Thelengthsetupcreatesanemergencystop,whichworkswhenthe printerissetupfor“Label(wgaps)”,“Ticket(wmark)”,or“Ticket (wgaps).”Ifthelabelstopsensor(LSS)hasnotdetectedagapor markwithin150%ofthesetlength,themediafeedisautomatically stoppedtoavoidfeedingoutawholerollofmedia,becauseofanLSS malfunction. BysettinguptheX-start,theWidth,andtheLength,youwillcreatea printwindowinsidewhichtheprintingcanbeperformed.Anyobjector fieldextendingoutsidetheprintwindowinanydirectionwilleitherbe clippedorcauseanerrorcondition(Error1003“Fieldoutoflabel”),see IntermecFingerprintv8.xx,Programmer’sReferenceManual. Print Window (8 dots/mm standard printhead) 10.3 mm (0.41 in) max. 104.0 mm (4.095 in) Length Dot-line on printhead X-start FEED Dot #0 25-114.3 mm (1-4.5 in) Intermecoffersanumberofnon-standardthermalprintheads,seeChapter8. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Media Type TheMediaTypeparameterscontrolhowthelabelstopsensor(LSS)and themediafeedwork.Therearefivemediatypeoptions: ·Label(wgaps)isusedforadhesivelabelsmountedonliner. ·Ticket(wmark)isusedforlabels,tickets,orcontinuousstockprovidedwithblackmarksattheback. ·Ticket(wgaps)isusedforticketsandtagswithdetectionslits. ·Fixlengthstripisusedforcontinuousstockwherethelengthoftheprint windowdecidesthelengthofmediatobefedout. ·Varlengthstripisusedforcontinuousstock.Thesizeoftheprint imagedecidesthelengthofeachcopy. Itisimportanttoselectthecorrectmediatype,sotheprintercanindicatethefollowingerrors. ·Error1005“Outofpaper”indicatesthatthelastorderedcopycould notbeprintedbecauseofanemptymediastock. ·Error1031“Nextlabelnotfound”indicatesthatthelastorderedlabel orticketwassuccessfullyprinted,butnomorelabels/ticketscanbe printedbecauseofanemptymediastock. 56 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Paper Type ThePaperTypeparameterscontroltheheatemittedfromtheprinthead tothedirectthermalmediaor,optionally,thetransferribboninorderto producethedotsthatmakeuptheprintoutimage. Labels,tickets,tags,strip,andribbonsforvarioustypesofapplicatio n areavailablefromIntermec.Forthebestprintoutqualityandmaximum lifeoftheprinthead,useIntermecsupplies.Setuprecommendations forIntermecsuppliesofferedinEuropeandNorthAmericaarelistedin AppendixD. Asageneralrule,highenergyand/orhighprintspeedwillshortenthe lifeoftheprinthead.Neverusehigherpapertypeandprintspeedsettingsthannecessaryforobtaininganacceptableprintoutqualityand throughputspeed. Iftheambienttemperatureislowerthan+15°C(+59°F),decreasethe printspeedby50mm/sec. Startbychoosingbetweentwoalternatives: ·DirectThermalprinting ·ThermalTransferprinting Yourchoicewilldecidewhichparameterstoenternext: Direct Thermal Printing ·LabelConstant ·LabelFactor Whenadjustingtheimagedarknessfornon-Intermecdirectthermal media,settheLabelFactortotherecommendedvalueforthetypeof directthermalmedia.SettheLabelConstanttothevaluelistedbelow anddecreaseorincreaseitforlighterordarkerimagesrespectivelyunti l youaresatisfiedwiththeprintoutquality. General Paper Type Settings Guide (Direct Thermal) Sensitivity1 Low Standard High Ultrahigh6040200150 1 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Thermal Transfer Printing · · · · · Whenadjustingtheimagedarknessfornon-Intermecmediaandtransfer ribbons,settheRibbonFactortotherecommendedvalueforthetype ofthermaltransferribbon.SettheRibbonConstantatthevaluelisted belowanddecreaseorincreaseitforlighterordarkerimagesrespectively untilyouaresatisfiedwiththeprintoutquality.TheLabelOffsetparameterispresentlynotused,sokeepitatthedefaultvalue0. General Paper Type Settings Guide (Thermal Transfer) Type Wax(Europe) Wax(U.S.A.) Wax/Resin(Europe) Wax/Resin(U.S.A.) Resin(Europe) Resin(U.S.A.) TheRibbonSensorparameterisread-only.WhenperformingaTestfeed orwhenpressingthe<Enter>keywhentheRibbonSensormenuisdisplayed,theprinterwillfeedoutsomemediaandautoadjustthesensor. Theresultingsettingisdisplayedinthemenu. TheLowDiameterparameterspecifiesthediameteroftheribbonsupply roll,whereSYSVAR(26)switchesfrom0to1.SYSVAR(26)=0means thatthereisstillasufficientsupplyofribbon,whereasSYSVAR(26) =1meansthatitistimetoconsiderreplacingtheribbonsupply.The diameterisexpressedinmillimetres(1mm=0.04in.)andanaccuracy of±3mmcanbeexpected.Notethatthissettinghaslittleeffectunless SYSVAR(26)isreadbyaFingerprintprogram.However,Error1083 “RibbonLow”isreportedateverytenthprintingoperation.Bydefault, thelowdiameteris0,thatis,theribbonlowfunctionisdisabled. 58 Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Contrast Usethecontrastparametertomakeminoradjustmentsoftheblackness intheprintout,forexampletoadapttheprintertovariationsinquality betweendifferentbatchesofthesamemedia.11optionsaredisplayedin anendlessloopfrom-10%to+10%.Defaultvalueis0%.Thecontrast isresettothedefault(±0)wheneveranewpapertypeisspecified,regardlesswhichmethodhasbeenused. Testfeed Thesensitivityofthelabelstopsensor(LSS)mayneedtobeadjusted whenswitchingfromonetypeofmediatoanother.Thisisespecially thecasewhenusingadhesivelabelssincethetransparencyoftheliner (backingpaper)mayvary.WhentheTestfeedmenuisdisplayed,press the<Enter>key.Anumberofblankcopieswillbefedoutuntilthe firmwarehasdecidedthepropersettingfortheLSS.Atthesametime, thefrontedgesofthelabels,tickets,etc.aredetectedsothefeedcontro l canpositionthemediaaccordingtotheFeedadjustparameter(sameas theIntermecFingerprintstatementTESTFEED).Fourvaluesusedfor troubleshootingtheLSSaredisplayed(read-onlyinformation). Print Defines Head Resistance Theprintheadresistanceismeasuredautomaticallyatstartup(read-onl y information). Testprint Thetestlabels”Diamonds”,“Chess”,“BarCodes#1”,and“BarCodes #2”areusedtochecktheprintoutqualityandfacilitateadjustmentof theprintheadpressure,seeChapter12.Thetestlabels“SetupInfo”and “HardwareInfo”listtheprinter’scurrentsetupandtheinstalledelectronicdevices.Testlabel“NetworkInfo”isonlyprintediftheprinter hasanoptionalEasyLANinterfaceboard.Iftheinformationdoesnotfit ononelabel,twoormorelabelswillbeprinted.Iftheprinterrefusesto printatestlabel,pressthe<i>keytofindoutwhatiswrong,forexample “printheadlifted”or“out-ofpaper”.Seenextpageforexamplesoftest labels. 59 60 DISABLE DISABLE (versio n number) 9600-8- N-1 U ART1 RTS/CTS DISABLE 300 300 Setup Info 0 0 +0% 100 192.168 .234.1 PF4i 0 (m) 3702056 bytes free Odomete r 4023296 bytes free c: 0 (k) 0+4096 (k) 8192 (k) 4.0 (CLIC version 1) tmp: Compact Flash Flash Ram Hardwar e version Model EasyLAN / 00104017B 872 1-97164 1-50 / IEEE128 4-1 / 1.1 / 0146-00001 0 1-97163 0-50 / CPU / 1.1 / 0030-00 0016 1-95903 2-01 / TPH / 0.0 / 0001Z-0 0085 1-97163 3-25 / Console / 1.1 / 0033-00 0000 1-97163 1-50 / PSU / 1.0 / 0031-00 0000 H ardwa re MCS (number, date, time, and processo r family) Fingerp rint FIRMWAR E 192.169 .234.2 0 255.255 .254.0 NETMASK NAMESER VER 192.168 .235.1 04 IP ADDRESS DEFAULT ROUTER DHCP+BO OTP IP SELECTI ON 8 702 PRINT SPEED LTS VALUE HEAD RESIST 170 202 2 5 36 TESTFEE D 0 14 CONTRAS T 25 LOW DIAMETER 90 RIBBON SENSOR 40 LABEL OFFSET LABEL FACTOR RIBBON FACTOR 85 TRANSFE R LABEL (w GAPS) RIBBON CONSTAN T LABEL CONSTAN T PAPER TYPE MEDIA TYPE 808 24 1200 XSTART WIDTH STOPADJ LENGTH STARTAD J P RINT C ONFIG REC BUF TRANS BUF CR/LF DISABLE DATA FROM HOST NEW LINE DATA TO HOST XON/XOF F ENQ/ACK Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Test Labels 702 ohms/8 dots Diamonds Bar Codes #1 Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Print Speed Theprintspeedisvariablebetween100and200mm/sec.forprinters fittedwithan8dots/mm(203.2dpi)printheadandbetween100and 150mm/sec.forprinterswithanoptional11.81dots/mm(300dpi) printhead.Generally,thelowerthespeed,thebettertheprintoutquality.Thisisespeciallytruewhenprintingbarcodeswiththebarsrunning acrossthemediapath(“ladderstyle”),whenprintingondemandingface materials,andwhenprintingatlowambienttemperatures.Thedefault settingis100mm/sec.(approximately4inches/sec.). Thecombinationofalargemediaroll(>152mm/6inches diameter)and/ornarrowmediawidthincombinationwith highprintspeed(>150mm/6inchespersec.)couldcause jerksinthemediafeed.Suchjerkswillcompresstextand spoilthereadabilityofladder-stylebarcodesplacedclose tothefrontedgeofthelabel.Incaseofbatchprinting, onlythefirstlabelinthebatchwillbeaffected.Negative startadjustvaluestendtoincreasethejerks. ·Ifthemediarollislargerthan152mm(6inches),do notuseaprintspeed>150mm/sec. ·Ifanegativestartadjustisused,donotuseaprintspeed >125mm/sec. ·Narrowmediawidthmayrequirefurtherrestrictionson printspeed. ·Avoidplacingtextandladder-stylebarcodesclosetothe frontedgeoflabels. LSS Test Thefunctiononthelabelstopsensor(LSS)canbetestedautomatically ormanuallyasdecribedinChapter12“Adjustments.” LTS (Label Taken Sensor) ThesensitivityoftheLTScanbetestedandadjustedasdescribedin Chapter12“Adjustments.” Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 6—Setting Up the Printer Returning to Factory Default Setup Therearetwowaystoreturntothefactorydefaultsetupoftheprinter: AInsertaspecialCompactFlashmemorycardandrestarttheprinter. BUsingtheprinter’sbuilt-inkeyboard. Toresettheprinterusingthekeyboard,dolikethis: 1Lifttheprinthead. 2Switchonthepowertotheprinterandpressthe<i/F5>keyandwait untiltheprinterbeeps. 3Swiftlypressthefollowingkeys: </F4> 4Thefollowingmessagewillbedisplayed: Factory Default? Enter=Yes ESC=No 5Within10seconds,press<Enter>toresettheprintertofactory default.Theparameterswillberesetandtheprinterwillcontinuethe normalstartup. Ifyoupress<Esc/F2>orwaituntilthe10secondstimeouthaspassed, thenormalstartupwillcontinuewithoutanyresetbeingperformed. Note:Ifanyofthefiles"card:NOSHELL.CFG", rom:NOSHELL.CFG",or"c:NOSHELL.CFG"existsinthe printer’smemory,noresettofactorydefaultwillbeperformed. Thefactorydefaultwillremoveallfilesusedtostoresettings. Itwillnotresetsettingsthatalreadyhasbeenreadwhenthe filesareremoved.ThismeansthatEasyLANWirelesssettings (SSID,keys,etc.)willretaintheirvaluesfromtheprevious start.However,thenextrebootwillresetthemtofactory default. 62 Guide (Fingerprint) 7 Setup Mode Thischapterdescribeshowtoenterthesetupmode atinstallation,explainshowtonavigateinthesetup mode,andprovidesoverviewsoverwhichparameters andmessagesareavailableforthestandardprinterand withvariousinterfaceboards. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i 63 Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 7—Setup Mode Entering Setup Mode at Installation ThemethodofenteringtheSetupModedependsonwhichstartupfiles arestoredintheprinter’smemory,asubjectthatwasmorethoroughly discussedinChapter3,“StartingUp.” EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial with Intermec Shell ·Switchonthepower. ·Whenthedisplayshowsthemessage“Enter=Shell;xsec...”,press <Enter>. ·Press<Setup>(thisfacilitycanbeusedanywherewithinIntermec Shell). ·Setuptheprinterasdescribedinthischapter. ·ReturntoIntermecShellbypressing<Setup>. EasyCoder PF4i Compact custom-made application program Industrial with ·Normally,thereisnoneedtoentertheSetupModeforcustom-made applicationprograms.Necessaryprovisionsforchangingthesetup, manuallyorautomatically,shouldbeprovidedbytheprogram. 64 a PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 7—Setup Mode Navigating in Setup Mode Whilegoingthroughthesetupprocedure,youareguidedbytextsinthe printer’sdisplay.Youcannavigatebetweensetupmenus,acknowledge displayedvalues,selectortypenewvalues,etc.byusingthekeysonthe printer’skeyboard. Note:AnexternalkeyboardcannotbeusedinsidetheSetup Mode. Moveonemenutoth eleftonthesamel 1 Moveuponelevel. Moveonemenutotherightonthesamelevelorscrollforw ard 1 Movedownonelevel. Displayerrormessagesattestlabelprintingfailure. - Enternumericvalues. Specifynegativevalues(leadingposition). Cleardisplayedvalues. Acknowledgeandmovetonextmenuorperformtestfeedsi n 1 ExittheSetupMode.CanbeusedanywhereinSetupMode. /.“Left”,“right”,“up” ,and“down”refertotheoverviewslaterinthischapter. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 7—Setup Mode TheSetupModeisorganizedasanendlessloop,fromwhichyoucan selectanumberofsub-categories.Atstartup,thefirmwaredetermines ifoptionssuchasalabeltakensensor,acutter,oraninterfaceboardis installedintheprinter.OnlyinstalledoptionsareshownintheSetup Mode. Thediagrambelowshowstheoptionsinthemainloop.Detailedoverviewsareshownonthepagesthatfollow. Starting point SETUP: SETUP: SER-COM, UART1 SETUP: PRINT DEFS SETUP: MEDIA SETUP: FEEDADJ 66 Chapter 7—Setup Mode Setup Mode; Serial Communication "uart1:" (Intermec Fingerprint v8.20) SETUP: SER -C OM , UAR T1 SER-C OM, UART 1: BAUDRATE BAUDRATE; 960 BAUDRATE; 1920 BAUDRATE; 3840 BAUDRATE; 5750 BAUDRATE; 1 520 BAUDRATE; 30 BAUDRATE; 600BAUDRATE; 120 BAUDRATE; 240 BAUDRATE; 4800 NONE EVEN OD MARK DISABL E DISABL E Scroll forward Scroll back SER -CO M, UART 1: NEW LINE FLOW CONTROL: XON/XOFF NEW LFNEW LINE: CR XON/XOFF: DATA TO HOST DA TA TO HO ST: DIS ABL EDTATOA HOS T: ENABLE DATA Scroll forward Scroll back Legend: Dottedboxesandlinesindicateoptions. Thickboxesindicatesdefaultoptions. Valuesinsidebracketsindicatedefaultsettings. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 7—Setup Mode Setup Mode; Feed Adjust (Intermec Fingerprint v8.20) Continued from the previous page 68 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 7—Setup Mode Setup Mode; Media (Intermec Fingerprint v8.20) Continued from the previous page MEDIA SIZE: XSTART (w GAPS)M EDIA TICKET MEDIA (w TYPE:MARK) MEDIA (w FIX TYPE: XSTART: [24]: Scroll forward Scroll back MEDIA: PAPER TYPE Not displayed if a transfer ribbon mechanism is not installed in the printer. MEDIA: CONTRAST PAPER TYPE: DIRECT THERMAL +0% +2% DIR ECT THER MAL : LA BE L CON ST ANT LA BE L CON ST ANT [85]: +4% +6% +8% +10%CONTRAST: -10% -8% -6% -4% Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 7—Setup Mode Setup Mode; Print Defs (Intermec Fingerprint v8.20) Continued from the previous page PRINT DEFS: HEAD RESIST HEAD RESIST: [nnn]: Read-only CODES #1 CODES #2 SETUP INFO TESTPRINT: NET WO RK INF O Scroll forward Scroll back <Enter> to print <?> for error info PRINT DEFS: LTS LTS: LTS ADJUST REMO VE LABE L AND PRESS ENTER SE NS IT IVI TY 10 OUT OF 9-10 70 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) TESTPR INT: TESTPR INT: BARTESTPRINT: BARTESTPRINT: TESTPR INT: HARDWA RE INFO Chapter 7—Setup Mode Setup Mode; (option) Serial Communication "uart2:" (Intermec Fingerprint v8.20) SETUP:SETUP: SER-COM, UART2 SE R-COM, UA RT2: DATA BAUDRATE 96 00 19 200 38 400 BAUDRATE; 57 500 BAUDRATE; 1 520 0 BAUDRATE; 30 0 BAUDRATE; BAUDRATE; 12 00 BAUD RAT E; 24 00 BA U D R A T E; 600BAUDRATE; BAUDRATE; BAUDRATE; 4800 NONE EVEN OD MARK DISABL E Menus inside this dotted box are not displayed in case of RS485 on "uart2:". SER -C OM , UAR T2 : NEW NELINE W FL OW CO NTROL : ENQ/ACK DISABL E ENQ-ACK: ENQ/ACK: ENABLE LFNEW LINE: CR DATA DATA SER -C OM , UAR T2 : TRANS BUF TRANS BUF: [1024]: Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 7—Setup Mode Setup Mode; Serial Communication "uart3:" (option) (Intermec Fingerprint v8.20) SETUP: SER-COM, UART3 SER- COM , UAR T3: BAUDRATE BAUDRATE; BAUDRATE; BAUDRATE; BAUDRATE; BA UD RAT E; BAUDRATE; BA U D RA T E ; 600BAUDRATE; BAUDRATE; BAUDRATE; 4800 SER -CO M, UART 3: NEW LINE FLOW CONTROL: XON/XOFF LFNEW LINE: CR XON/XOFF: DATA TO HOST DA TA TO HO ST: DIS ABL ET O HOS T: ENABLE SER- CO M, UAR T3: CONNECTED HW CO NNE CTED HW : RS232 Read-only 72 EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) 960 NONE 1920 EVEN 3840 OD 5750 MARK 1 520 DISABL E 30 120 240 NEW DATA DATA DISABL E Chapter 7—Setup Mode Setup Mode; Network Communication "net1:" (option) (Intermec Fingerprint v8.20) SETUP: NET-COM, NET1 NE T- COM , NE T1: NEW LINE CR/LF NEW LINE BAUDRATE; LFBAUDRATE; CR PARITY : MANUAL DHCP Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 7—Setup Mode 74 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) 8 Intermec Shell Startup Program ThischapterdescribestheIntermecShellstartup programandcoversthefollowingtopics: ·Introduction ·StartingwithIntermecShell ·IntermecShellOverview ·LineAnalyzer Intermec EasyCoder PF4i 75 Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Introduction IntermecShellisastartupprogram,whichisaprogramthatautomaticallystartsrunningwhentheprinterisswitchedon.IntermecShellhelps theoperatortochoosebetweenanumberofstandardorcustom-made applicationprogramsandtostartcertainusefulfacilities,aslistedbelow. Application Programs ·IntermecFingerprint(forcreatingyourownprogramsortorunthe IntermecInterDriver) ·IntermecDirectProtocol(easy-to-useslaveprotocol) ·LINE_AXP.PRG(lineanalyzerprogram) ·Otherapplicationprogramsintheprinter’smemory. AprerequisiteforaprogramtoappearasanoptioninIntermecShell isthattheprogramisprovidedwiththeextension“.PRG”andis storedintherootofthedirectory"/c"or"card1:".However,some originalIntermecutilityprogramsareexcludedaslongastheyremain storedin"/rom": 76 PRG SHELLXP.PRG WINXP.PRG Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Other Facilities ·SetupMode(manualsetupfromprinter’skeyboard) ·PrintSetup(printingsetuponlabel) ·Testfeed(formfeedsandauto-adjustoftheLSS) ·TestLabel(printingoftestlabels) ·Defaultsetup(resettingallsetupparameterstodefault) ·SoftwareUpdate(downloadingdatafromahosttoaCompactFlash cardintheprinter,upgradingtheprinter’sfirmwarefromaCompactFlashcard,orupgradingtheprinter’sfirmwarefromafileinaPC) ·Reboot(restartingtheprinter) Note:IntermecShellisfactory-installedintheprinter’spermanentmemory(device"/rom").Ifyouinsertamemorycard withanotherstartupfilebeforeyouswitchontheprinter,orif thereisastartupfilestoredintheprinter’spermanentmemory (device"/c"),thisstartupfilewillbeusedinsteadofIntermec Shell(seeChapter3,“StartupFiles”). Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Starting with Intermec Shell Afewsecondsafteryouhaveswitchedonthepowertotheprinterand theinitializationiscompleted,thecountdownmenuoftheIntermec Shellprogramwillbedisplayed: ENTER=SHELL 5 sec. v.8.1 Nowyouhave5secondstoenterIntermecShellbypressing<Enter>. Thelowerlinetellsyouhowmuchtimeyouhaveleft.Shouldthetime runoutbeforeyouhavetakenanyaction,thelastselectedapplication inIntermecShellwillbeopened.Ifyouusethesameapplicationallthe time,youwillonlyneedtoswitchonthepower,oncetheapplicationhas beenselected. Ifnootherapplicationhasyetbeenselected,thecurrentversionof IntermecFingerprintwillbeopenedwith"auto"selectedasstdI/O channel(seeIntermecFingerprintmanuals).Whenthecountdownis completed,youwillseetheselinesinthedisplay: Fingerprint 8.20 Ifyouwanttoselectanotherapplication,justcyclethepowerandenter IntermecShellbeforethecountdowniscompleted. WhenyouentertheIntermecShellfromthecountdownmenus,the SelectApplicationmenuwillbedisplayed: SHELL SEL. APPLICATION Inthismenu,youcanchoosebetweentwooptions: ·Press<Enter>togotomenuswhereyoucanselectanapplication program. ·Press<>togototheFacilitiespartofIntermecShell. 78 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Selecting an Application InIntermecShell,themenuspresenttheoptionsininfiniteloops,Tosee allmenusandoptions,refertotheoverviewinthischapter.TheSelect applicationletsyouchooseanapplicationprogramthatresidesinthe printer’smemory: ·Currentappl.startsthelastselectedapplication(bydefaultIntermec Fingerprintwith"auto"selectedasstandardI/Ochannel). ·Fingerprintisusedtocreate,modify,orrunprogramswritteninthe IntermecFingerprintprogramminglanguageandtoruntheIntermec InterDriver.Thisoptionrequiresthatyoualsoselectastandard IN/OUTchannel,whichisthechannelyouwanttouseforcommunicationbetweentheprinterandthecomputer.Normally,youselect "uart1:".RefertotheIntermecFingerprintmanuals. ·DirectProtocolisaneasy-to-useprinterprotocolfordownloading labelformatsandvariableinputdatatoaprinterfromahostcomputer.ThisoptionrequiresthatyoualsoselectastandardIN/OUT channel,thatistheserialchannelyouwanttouseforcommunication betweentheprinterandthehost.Normally,youselect"uart1:".Refer totheIntermecDirectProtocolv8.xx,Programmer’sReferenceManual. ·LINE-AXP.PRG(LineAnalyzer)isaFingerprintprogramthatcapturescharactersreceivedbytheprinteronacommunicationchannel andprintsthemonlabels.(Seelaterinthischapter.) ·OtherApplicationProgramswillpresentedasadditionaloptions. Note:Whenanapplicationprogramisstarted,itmayautomaticallychangethecommunicationsetup.Ifanotherapplication isselectedlater,thiscommunicationsetupwillremainvalid, unlessthenewapplicationincludesinstructionsthatautomaticallychangethesetup.Thesetupcouldalsobechanged manuallyintheSetupMode. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Selecting Other Facilities Asanalternativetoselectinganapplication,youcanstepthrougha numberofotherusefulfacilities: Setup Setuptheprinterusingitsbuilt-inkeyboard,seeChapter7,“Setup Mode.” Print Setup Produceaprintoutoftheprinter’scurrentsetupvalues(testlabel“Setup Info”). Testfeed Feedoutanumberoflabel,ticket,tag,orportionsofcontinuousstock whiletheprinterauto-adjustsitsmediafeedandlabelstop/blackmark sensor.ItisrecommendedtoperformaTestfeedeachtimeyouloadaroll oflabelsfromanewbatchoradifferentbrand. Test Label Printaseriesoffourtestlabels(testlabels“Diamonds”,“Chess”,“Bar Codes#1”,and“BarCodes#2”)inordertotesttheprintoutqualityand printheadalignment.Thelabelsarepresentedinaninfiniteloop,soyou canprinttheseriesoverandoveragain.Press<Enter>foreachnewlabel. Default Setup Resetallsetupparameterstotheirdefaultvalues,aslistedinChapter6, “SettingUpthePrinter.” Software Update UsingtheZmodemcommunicationtool,filescanbedownloadedfrom aPC,eithertobestoredonastandardCompactFlashmemorycardorto upgradetheprinter’sfirmware.Thefollowingoptionsareavailable: ·UpdateCompactFlashcardallowstheprintertobeusedasaCompactFlashcardprogrammingdevice.Anyfilescanbedownloaded fromaPCtoastandardCompactFlashcardinsertedinthememory cardslotintheprinter’srearplate. Atypicalapplicationistocreateafirmwareupgradecardfroman upgradefilestoredinaPC.Youcanusethecardtoupgradethe firmwareinseveralprinterssimplybymovingthecardfromprinter toprinter.Justinsertthecard,switchonthepower,andwaitfromthe promptstoappearintheprinter’sdisplaywindow. 80 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program ·Updatefirmwareisusedtodirectlyupgradethefirmwareofaspecific printerfromanewfirmwareversionstoredasafileinaPC.Ifthe printerisequippedwithanEasyLANEthernetorWirelessboard,the usermusthaveaccessrightstoupgradethefirmware,seetheEasyLAN User’sGuide. IftheCompactFlashcardorupgradefilecontainsanearlier firmwareversionthantheoneintheprinter,theprinter’s firmwarewillbedowngradedwithoutwarning. Firmwareupgradefilescanbefoundonwww.intermec.comorbe obtainedfromyourlocalIntermecdistributor. Reboot Correspondstocyclingthepowertotheprinter.ToexitIntermecShell withouthavingselectedanyapplication,selectReboot.Thenwaitforthe 5secondscountdowntofinish,andthelastselectedapplicationwillbe opened. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Intermec Shell v8.1 Overview POWER ON is fitted. ENTER=SHELL 3 sec. ENTER=SHELL 2 sec. ENTER=SHELL 1 sec. Last selected application is started Default: Fingerprint 8.20 w. std I/O = "auto" centronics: Legend: STD I/O CHANNEL Return to previous menu. Proceed to next menu. Accept displayed option and proceed, or execute displayed option. Perform a Testfeed anywhere in Intermec Shell. Enter the Setup Mode from anywhere in Intermec Shell. SHELL DEFAULT SETUP SHELL SOFTWAREUPDATE SHELL REBOOT The selected application is started Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Line Analyzer TheLineAnalyzer(LINE_AXP.PRG)isaprogramwritteninthe IntermecFingerprintprogramminglanguageandisintendedtohelp solvingpossiblecommunicationproblems.Asthenameimplies,theLine Analyzercapturesallincomingcharactersonaspecifiedcommunication channelandprintsthemononeormorelabels. Printablecharactersareprintedinblack-on-white,whereascontrol charactersandspacecharacters(ASCII000–032dec)areprintedin white-on-black. Whiletheprinterisreceivingdata,the“Ready”controllampblinks. Thereisa0.5secondtimeout.Thatis,ifnomorecharactershavebeen receivedafter0.5second,theprogramconsidersthetransmissionterminatedandprintsoutalabel. Aslongasacontinuousstringofcharactersisbeingreceived,theprogramwrapsthelinesuntilthelabelisfullandthenstartstoprintanother label.Atthebottomofeachlabel,thefollowinginformationisprinted: ·Pagenumber ·Numberofcharactersprintedonthelabel ·Totalnumberofcharactersreceivedsofar TheLineAnalyzerisdisplayedastheoption“LINE_AXP.PRG"under the“SEL.APPLICATION”menu.AftertheLineAnalyzerhasbeen selectedandtheprinterhasstartedupagain,theprinterfeedsouttwo labelsandthefollowingmenuisdisplayed: Line Analyzer Sel.port(1-6) 1 Enterthedesiredcommunicationportusingthenumerickeysonthe printer’skeyboard: 1="uart1:" 2="uart2:" 3="uart3:" 4="centronics:" 5="net1:" 6="usb1:" Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 8—Intermec Shell Startup Program Iftheprinterisnotfittedwiththespecifiedport,anerrormessage appearsinthedisplayandyoucanselectanotherport: Line Analyzer Error:56 84 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) 9 Options Thischapterdescribestheoptionsavailableforthe EasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialprinter.The optionscanbefactoryinstalled,field-installedby anauthorizedservicetechnician,orinsomecases installedbytheoperator. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i 85 Compact Industrial—User’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 9—Options Introduction TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialprovidesahighdegreeofflexibilitybecauseithasamodulardesign.Byaddingoptionstothebasic printer,theEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanbeadaptedfora varietyofapplications.Mostoptionscaneasilybeinstalledbytheoperator,howeverafewshouldbeinstalledbyanauthorizedservicetechnician orareonlyavailableasfactory-installedoptions. Cover Interface board (various types) Media supply roll post 1.5-inch rotating Label taken sensor Paper cutter 3-inch adapter Cutter tray Front door Long side door Long side door with 8-in. Megatop Special printheads 86 Chapter 9—Options Side Doors and Megatop TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcomeswithtwotypesofside door.Thestandardlongdoorenclosestheentiremediacompartment andallowsamediarollwithadiameterof152mm(6inches).Italsohas aslotforexternalmediasupply.The8-inchMegatophasahingedtransparentcanopythatenclosesamediarollwithadiameterofupto213 mm(8.38inches).Thestandardlongsidedoorisgenerallyillustrated throughoutthismanual. Paper Cutter Thepapercutterisafactory-orfield-installableoptiondesignedtocut offcontinuouspaper-basedstockorlinerbetweenlabels.Thecut-off labels,tickets,ortagscanbecollectedonanoptionaltray.Thepaper cuttercanbecontrolledusingtheinstructionsCUT,CUTON,and CUTOFFinIntermecFingerprintandtheIntermecDirectProtocol. AlsoseeChapter4,”MediaLoad,Cut-Off.” Integral Liner Takeup Unit Theintegrallinertakeupunitisanoptionaldeviceforpeel-off(self-st rip) operation,whichmeansthelabelsareseparatedfromaliner(backingpaper)afterprintingandthelineriswounduponaninternalhub. Theunitalsoincludesaguideshaft.Peel-offcannotbecombinedwith Quick-Loadguides,seebelow. Media Supply Hub Therotatingmediasupplyhubisdesignedtofitmediarollcoreswith aninternaldiameterof38-40mm(1.5inch).Thehubcanbefittedin thesamepositionsasthesupplyrollpost,seeChapter2.Beingfactory installed,thepositionofthemediasupplyhubisnotintendedtobe changedbytheoperator. 3-inch Adapter The3-inch/76mmadapterisusedwitharotatingmediasupplyhuband makesitpossibletousemediarollswith3inch/76mminnerdiameter cores.Theadapterispressedontothehubandsecuredbyascrew.Not usedwithamediasupplyrollpost. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 9—Options Label Taken Sensor TheLabelTakenSensor(LTS)isaphotoelectricsensorthatenablesthe printer’sfirmwaretodetectifthelatestprintedlabel,ticket,tag,etc.has beenremovedbeforeprintinganothercopy.TheLTScanbeenabledor disabledusingtheinstructionsLTS&ONandLTS&OFFrespectively inIntermecFingerprintandtheIntermecDirectProtocol. TheLTScannotbeusedinconnectionwithapapercutter. Real Time Clock TheRealTimeClockcircuit(RTC)relievestheoperatororthehost fromhavingtosettheclock/calendarusingtheIntermecFingerprint instructionsDATE$andTIME$aftereachpowerup.TheRTChasits ownbackupbatterybackupthatwilllast10yearsormore. CompactFlash Protection Plate TheprotectionplateenclosesaninsertedCompactFlashcardandmakes itmoredifficulttosteal.SeeChapter3forillustration. Special Printheads Asstandard,theprinterisfittedwithan8dots/mm(203.2dots/inch) thermalprinthead.Therearealsoanumberofoptionalprintheadsfor specialapplications: 8 dots/mm (203.2 dots per inch) 11.81 dots/mm (300 dots per inch) Theprintheadcaneasilybereplacedorexchangedbytheoperatoras describedinChapter11. 88 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Media Thickness Max175µm(7mils) Standard/Opti on Standard 170-220µm(6.6-8.7mils Option Media Thickness Max175µm(7mils) Standard/Opti on Option 170-220µm(6.6-8.7mils Option Chapter 9—Options Interface Boards AnumberofinterfaceboardsareavailableforusewiththeEasyCoder PF4iCompactIndustrial.Theinterfaceboardsareeitherfactory-fitted orcaneasilybefittedbyanauthorizedservicetechnician. TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanaccommodateone EasyLANinterfaceboardplusoneotherinterfaceboard. EasyLANboards: ·EasyLANEthernetinterface ·EasyLANWirelessinterface Othercommunicationboards: ·ParallelInterfaceBoard(IEEE1284) ·DoubleSerialInterfaceBoard ·Serial/IndustrialInterfaceBoard Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 9—Options 90 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) 10 Troubleshooting ThischapterdescribeshowtheIntermecReadiness Indicatorswork.Italsolistsvariouspossiblecasesof inferiorprintoutquality,describespossiblecauses, and suggestsremedies. Guide (Fingerprint) Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial — User ’ s 91 Chapter 10—Troubleshooting Intermec Readiness Indicator Thereadinessoftheprinter,individuallyorasapartofasolution,is indicatedbytheblueIntermecReadinessIndicator(IRI). IftheIRIblinksorisswitchedoff,theprinterisnotready.Furtherinformationcanbeobtainedinthedisplaywindowbypressingthe<F5/i> key.Incaseofseveralerrorsorsimilarconditionsoccuringsimultaneously,onlythemostsignificanterrorisdisplayed.Oncethiserrorhas beencleared,nextremainingerrorisdisplayed. Theprinterwillalsoreturnerrormessagestothehost,providedthere isaworkingtwo-waycommunication.RefertotheIntermecFingerprint v8.xx,Programmer’sReferenceManual. Providedtheprinterisconnectedtoanetwork,allconditionsthatpreventsprintingarereportedtotheEasyADCConsole.TheEasyADC ConsoleisaPC-basedsoftwarewhichallowsasupervisortomonitorall connecteddevicesthathaveanIntermecReadinessIndicator,including handheldcomputers,accesspoints,andprinters. 92 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 10—Troubleshooting Display Messages and LED Indications Error/Event IRI Operational On Error No. 0 Comment Outofpaper Blin 1005 Nextlabelnotfound Blin 1031 Labelnottaken Blin Outoftransferribbon Blin 1027 Transferribbonisins Blin 1058 Headlifted Blin 1022 Cutterdoesnotrespon Blin 1059 Cuttererror1 Blin 1701 Cuttererror2 Blin 1702 Cuttererror3 Blin 1703 Cutteropen Blin 1704 Lsstoohigh Blin 1007 Lsstoolow Blin 1008 Testfeednotdone Blin 1606 PauseModeentered Blin SetupModeentered IPlinkerror Blin k Blin Includinginteractivesetup from Seenote1,2,and3 IPconfigurationerror Blin Seenote1,3,and4 GenericDPerror Blin Seenote5 Pressanykeytocontin Blin Seenote6 Applicationloaderro Blin Seenote7 IRIblinkbyapplicati on IRIoffbyapplication Blin k Off Applicationbreak Off SetbyFingerprintinstructi on SetbyFingerprintinstructi on Seenote8 Printheadnotfound Off Rebooted Off Inizializing Off Noerror Setatstartupuntiloperatio Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 10—Troubleshooting Note1:ThisisonlyapplicableforprintersequippedwithanEasyLANinterface. Note2:AprinterthatisequippedwithanEasyLANinterface,butisnotconnectedto anetwork,willhaveablinkingIRI.Toavoidthis,theusercanset“IPSELECTION”to “MANUAL”and“IPADDRESS”to“0.0.0.0”.Thiswillindicatethattheuserdoesnot regardthelackofnetworkconnectionasanerror. Note3:Notrapcanbesentwhenthiserror/eventoccurs. Note4:ThiserrorindicatesthattheprinterhasnotreceivedanIPaddress.Itisonly applicableforprinterswithIPSELECTIONsettoDHCPand/orBOOTP. Note5:IntheDirectProtocol,theusercanenableerrorhandlingforspecificerrorsusing theERRORstatement.Whenerrorsaddedtothebuilt-inerrorhandlingoccur,this eventwillbeset.Thetextincludedinthesnmptrapisthestandardtextcorrespondingto theerror. Note6:IfanerroroccursintheFingerpruintimmediatemode,forexample“outof paper”whentheprintkeyispressed,thiseventwillbeset. Note7:Ifanapplicationisstartedbutdoesnotexecute,theIRIwillblink.Thiswill occurforexampleifthereisasyntaxerrorintheloadedprogramfile. ThisisusefulwhenaprinterhasanAUTOEXEC.BATfile(startupfile)thatissupposed torunautomatically. Note8:Whenexecutionisstoppedwithuserbreak(SHIFT+PAUSE)orduetoa run-timeerror,theIRIshallbeoff.ItwillbesettooniftheuserchangesmodetoDirect Protocolorrunsanapplication. If,however,theapplicationprogramhandlestheuserbreak(ONBREAK)ortheruntimeerror(ONERRORGOTO),theIRIwillnotbeaffected.Inthiscase,itisuptothe applicationtosetthestatus. Note9:Atmost,butnotall,printercrashes,theconsoleisreset.ThiswillmaketheIRI gooff. 94 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Printercrash Off Printerturnedoff Off Maintenance Off PowersupplyOvertemperature Off Seenote3and9 Setwhenupgrading 1718 Chapter 10—Troubleshooting Symptom Overallweakpri ntout Printoutweaker on Weakspots Possible Cause WrongPaperType parameter Remedy Refer to Changeparamete r Chapter6 Chapter6 Contrastvaluet oo low Changeparamete Printheadpress r ure toolow Adjust Wornprinthead Unevenprinthea d Foreignparticl eson media Chapter12 Chapter11 Replaceprinthe Adjustarmalign Cleanorreplace CallServi ce Chapter12 Chapters4&5 Changetomatchi Chapter6 n’t match ng Chapter6 Poormediaor ribbonquality Selectabetterb Media/ribbondo Overalldarkpri ntout Excessivebleed ing Wornprinthead WrongPaperType parameter media rand ofmedia/ribbon Changeparamete oo high Printheadpress r oo high Chapter6 Chapter6 Changeparamete Contrastvaluet CallServi r Contrastvaluet ure toohigh WrongPaperType Chapter11 Chapter12 CallServi Adjust Changeparamete r Chapter6 Chapter6 Changeparamete r Chapter12 Printheadpress Darklinesalong mediapath ure toohigh Foreignobjects on Adjust Cleanprinthead CallServi Chapter11 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 10—Troubleshooting 96 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Whiteverticall ines Largepartofdot line missing Printoutmissin g alonginneredge Transferribbon breaks Transferribbon wrinkles Printheaddirty Cleanprinthead Chapter11 Missingprinthe Replaceprinthe Chapter11 ad WrongX-startor Widthparameter ad Changeparamete r Chapter6 Chapter11 Failingprinthe ad Replaceprinthe Badmediaalignment Adjust Chapter4 Smallcore&supp Moveposttolowe Chapter2 ly postinupperpos . r Chapter6 CallServi pos. Ribbonnotfitted correctly Reloadribbon Chapter5 Wrongpapertype parameter Changeparamete Chapter6 Badenergycontr r, Faultyribbonbr eak shaftadjustmen t thencleanprint Adjust Chapter12 Adjust Chapter4 Incorrectedgeg Adjust Chapter12 CallServi uide Nothermaltrans fer Ink-coatedside does Reloadribbon Chapter5 Mediafeednot workingproperl y Changedmedia characteristic s PerformaTESTFEED Chapter4 Check/change Chapter6 Wrongstart-and stopadjustvalu es Check/change Chapter6 WrongMediaType parameter Check/change Chapter12 Cleanmediaguid Chapter11 WrongLSSpositi Compressedtext or barcode on Toohighprint speedforlarge mediaroll es Lowerprintspee d CallServi Chapter6 11 Maintenance Thischapterdescribeshowtheoperatorcanmaintain theprinter.Regularmaintenanceisimportantforthe printoutqualityandforthelifeoftheprinthead.The chaptercoversthefollowingtopics: ·Printheadcleaning ·Externalcleaning ·Cleaningthemediaguides ·Printheadreplacement ·Mediajams Whencleaningorreplacingthe printhead,takeampleprecautionsto avoidelectrostaticdischarges. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i97 Compact Industrial — User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 11—Maintenance Printhead Cleaning Cleaningtheprintheadonaregularbasisisimportantforthelifeofthe printheadandfortheprintoutquality.Youshouldcleantheprinthead eachtimeyoureplacethemedia.Thissectiondescribeshowtoclean theprintheadusingcleaningcards.Ifadditionalcleaningisrequired,for exampleremovingadhesiveresiduefromtheplatenrollerortearbar,use acottonswabmoistenedwithisopropylalcohol. Isopropylalcohol[(CH3)2CHOH;CAS67-63-0]isahighly flammable,moderatelytoxic,andmildlyirritatingsubstance. 1 Open the front and side doors. 98 Chapter 11— Maintenance Printhead Cleaning, cont. 3 Remove any media and transfer ribbon. 5 Insert most of the cleaning card under the printhead (1). Engage the printhead (2). Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 11—Maintenance Printhead Cleaning, cont. 7 Wait for approx. 30 seconds to allow the cleaning fluid to dissolve the residue. 9 Pull out the cleaning card. If necessary, repeat the process with a fresh cleaning card. 100 Chapter 11— Maintenance External Cleaning 1 Always remove the power cord before cleaning! 3 Never spray the printer. Protect it from water when cleaning the premises. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 11—Maintenance Cleaning the Media Guides Bothpartsofthelabelstopsensor,whichcontrolsthemediafeed,are coveredbyplasticguides.Theguidesaretransparenttoallowthelightto passbetweenthetwopartsofthelabelstopsensor.Theseareas(indicated byashadeofgrayinillustration#2below)mustbekeptcleanfromdust, stucklabels,andadhesiveresidue. Iftheprinterstartstofeedoutlabelsinanunexpectedway,raisethe upperguideasdescribedbelowandcheckforanyobjectthatmayblock thebeamoflight(dust,stucklabels,adhesiveresidue,etc.).Ifnecessary, cleantheguidesusingacleaningcardorasoftclothsoakedwithisopropylalcohol.Donotuseanyothertypeofchemical.Becarefulnotto scratchtheguides. Isopropylalcohol[(CH3)2CHOH;CAS67-63-0]isahighly flammable,moderatelytoxic,andmildlyirritatingsubstance. 1 Lift the inner part of the upper guide and pull it outwards, disengaging it from the lower guide. Take care not to damage the cable. 102 Chapter 11— Maintenance Printhead Replacement Theprintheadissubjecttowearbothfromthedirectthermalmediaor ribbonandfromtherapidheatingandcoolingprocessduringprinting. Thus,theprintheadwillrequireperiodicreplacement. Timebetweenprintheadreplacementsdependsontheprintimages,the typeofdirectthermalmediaorribboninuse,theamountofenergyto theprinthead,theprintspeed,theambienttemperature,andseveral otherfactors. Whilereplacingtheprinthead,thepowermustbeoff.The firmwarewillnotdetectthenewprintheadresistanceand densityuntiltheprinterhasbeenrestarted. Note:Checkthatthedensityanddotalignmentofthenew printheadmatchestheprintheadyouarereplacing.However, youcanswitchbetweenalignmentsanddensitiesatwill,butbe advisedthattheprintoutwillbeaffectedaccordingly. 1 Open the front and side doors. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 11—Maintenance Printhead Replacement, cont. 3 Remove any media and transfer ribbon . 5 Disconnect the printhead bracket from the print mechanism as indicated by the arrows and pull out the printhead as far as the cables allow. 104 Chapter 11— Maintenance Printhead Replacement, cont. 7 Connect the two cables to the replacement printhead. 9 Turn the printhead lift lever counterclockwise so the magnet engages the printhead bracket. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 11—Maintenance Media Jams Shouldamediajamoccurintheprintmechanism,proceedthiswayto clearit: ·Alwaysswitchoffthepowerbeforestartingtoclearthejammed media. ·Raisetheprintheadandpulloutthemedia. ·Ifthemediahasbeenwounduporhasstuckontheplatenroller,carefullyremoveitbyhandwithoutusinganysharptoolsthatcandamage thedelicateplatenrollerorprinthead.Avoidrotatingtheplatenroller. Ifyoumustpullawaythemediabyforcecausingtheplaten rollertorotate,itisveryimportantthatthepowerhasbeen offforaminuteormore.Ifnot,theelectronicscanbedamagedbeyondrepair. ·Cutoffanydamagedorwrinkledpart. ·Checkifthereisanyadhesivesomewhereintheprintmechanism, cleanusingacleaningcardorcottonswabsoakedinisopropylalcohol. Isopropylalcohol[(CH-3)2CHOH;CAS67-63-0]isa highlyflammable,moderatelytoxic,andmildlyirritating substance. ·ReloadthemediaasdescibedinChapter4. ·Switchonthepower. ·Readjustthemediafeedbypressingthe<Feed>key. 106 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) 12 Adjustments Thischapterdescribeshowtheoperatorcanadjust theprinter.Thechaptercoversthefollowingtopics: ·Narrowmediaadjustment ·Labelstopsensoradjustment ·Printheadpressureadjustment ·Ribbonbreakshaftadjustment ·Quick-Loadguidesinstallation ·Labeltakensensoradjustment Intermec EasyCoder PF4i107 Compact Industrial — User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 12—Adjustments Narrow Media Theprinterisfactory-adjustedforfull-sizemediawidth.Whenusing medialessthanfullwidth,itisrecommendedthatyouadjustthepositionofthepressurearmsoitbecomescenteredwiththemedia.Thereby, anevenpressureacrossthemediaisobtained. Apoorlyadjustedpressurearmmaybedetectedbyaweakerprintouton eithersideofthemediapath. Toadjustthepressurearm,proceedasfollows: ·Loosenthestraight-slotscrewthatholdsthepressurearm.Move thearminwardsoroutwardsuntilthearrowonthetipofthearm becomescenteredwiththemedia. Whilemovingthearm,pushatthepartwherethescrewissituated, notatthetip.Ifthearmishardtomove,lifttheprintheadandpull theprintheadbracketfreefromthemagnetinthearm. ·Afterhavingcenteredthearm,lockitbytighteningthescrew. Pressure arm Center of media 108 Chapter 12—Adjustments Label Stop Sensor Thelabelstop/blackmarksensor(LSS)isaphotoelectricsensorthat controlstheprinter’smediafeedbydetectinggapsbetweenlabels,orslots orblackmarksincontinuousstock,dependingontheprinter’ssetup inregardofmediatype(seeChapter6,“SettingUpthePrinter”).An obviousprerequisiteisthattheLSSmustbealignedwiththegaps,slots, orblackmarks.Ifusing-irregularlyshapedlabels,aligntheLSSwiththe fronttipsofthelabels. TheLSScanbemovedlaterallybetween5fixedpositions.Thereisone partofthesensorontopoftheuppermediaguideandanotherpart underneaththelowerguide.Thesemustbeadjustedindividuallytothe sameposition.Usingasmallscrewdriver,pushtheminwardsasfaras theygoandthenpullthemout—oneatthetime—whilecountingthe clicksfromthesnap-locks.Aholeinthebottomplatefacilitatesadjustmentofthelowersensorpackage. Thevariousdetectionpointsofthesensorinrelationtotheinneredgeof themediaareasfollows: Oneclickout Twoclicksout Threeclicksout Fourclicksout Fiveclicksout One diode + One sensor Upper part of LSS One diode + One sensor Lower part of LSS Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User ’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 12—Adjustments InthePrintDefinespartoftheSetupMode,youhavetwowaystotest thelabelstopsensorifyouhaveadetectionproblem;LSSAutoandLSS Manual. Themenusonlyprovidesindicationsfromthelabelstopsensorunit. Thetestingmenuscandetermineifthesensorunitisnotphysicallyin position,isblockedbydustorstucklabels,orisdefectiveinsomeway. Furthermore,thisisanaidifmediahasdetectioncomplication. Note:ThereisnowaytoadjusttheLSS-function;themenus onlyindicatevaluesfromtheLSSobtainedbyperforminga TESTFEEDoperation. LSSAutoisthequickandnormalwaytodetermineifthelabelstop sensorworksproperlyandisabletodetectgaps,slots,orblackmarks. LSSManualshowstheactualsettingprovidedbythelatestTESTFEED operation.Itisalsopossibletotryothersettings.LSSManualisprimarilyintendedforserviceandisnotdescribedinthismanual. LSS Auto ·Checkthattheprinterissetupforthetypeofmedialoadedinyour printer(SetupMode/Media/Mediatype/LABELS(wGAPS);TICKET (wMARK),TICKET(wGAPS),FIXLENGTHSTRIP;orVAR LENGTHSTRIP. ·PerformaTESTFEEDbysimultaneouslypressingthe<Shift>and <Feed>keysontheprinter’skeyboard. ·Makesurethatthereisalabel—notagapormark—attheLSS. ·Checkthatthemediaisroutedasclosetothecentersectionasthe guidesallow. ·EntertheSetupMode(seeChapter7)andgotoSetupMode/Print Defines/LSSTest/LSSAuto. ·Themenushouldlooklikethiswiththecursorplacedinthecenter: LSS Auto 110 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 12—Adjustments ·Gaporslotdetection: Lifttheprintheadandpulloutthemediaslowly.WhentheLSS detectsagaporadetectionslot,thecursormovestotheright. LSS Auto ·Blackmarkdetection: Lifttheprintheadandpulloutthemediaslowly.WhentheLSS detectsablack,thecursormovestotheleft. LSS Auto ·Itispossibletorefreshthecenteredcursorpositionbypressingthe </F4>key. ·Ifthecursorbehavesasdescribedabove,theLSSisworkingandis proporlyalignedwiththegaps,slots,orblackmarks. ·Ifthecursordoesnotreactonagap,slot,orblackmark,checkthis: -IstheLSSlaterallyalignedwiththeslotsorblackmarks? -AreboththeupperandlowerpartoftheLSSalignedwitheach other? -Isthetransferribbonproperlyloadedsoitdoesnotinterferewith theLSS?(SeeChapter5.) -AretheLSSguidescleanandfreefromstucklabelsorotherobjects thatwillinterferewiththelightthatgoesfromonepartoftheLSS totheother?Ifnot,cleanasdescribedinChapter11. -Doesthemediahavesomekindofpreprintthatcandisturbethe detection? -Istheretoolittledifferencebetweentheblackmarksandthesurroundingareas? -Doesthelinerhavetoolittletransparency? -DoestheLSSworkwithanothertypeofmedia?(Rememberto changetheMediaTypesetupandperformanewTESTFEED.) Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 12—Adjustments Printhead Pressure Thepressureofthethermalprintheadagainstthedirectthermalmedia isfactory-adjusted.However,theuseofthickerorthinnermediathan normalcouldrequiretheprintheadpressuretobereadjusted. Usingastraight-slotscrewdriver,turntheadjustmentscrewclockwisefor morepressure(+)orcounterclockwiseforlesspressure(-).Printafew labels,preferablytestlabels(seeChapter6,“SettingUpthePrinter”)and checktheprintout.Increasedpressuregenerallygivesadarkerprintout andviceversa.Repeatuntilthedesiredresultisobtained. Toreturntothefactorysetting,tightenthescrew(+)asfarasitgoesand thenloosenit(-)fourfullturns. Donotuseahigherprintheadpressurethannecessary, becauseitmayincreasethewearoftheprintheadand shortenitslife. Adjustment screw 112 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 12—Adjustments Ribbon Break Shaft Ifribbonwrinklingoccurs,youmayneedtoadjustthealignmentofthe frontribbonbreakshaftsothatitrunsparalleltotheprintheadandthe ribbonsupplyandrewindhubs.Theadjustmentisdoneusingastraightslotscrewthatislocatedimmediatelybehindthefrontribbonbreak shaft. ·Iftheribbontendstoslideoutwards,turnthescrewcarefullyclockwise(fw)tomovetheouterendofthebreakshaftforward. ·Iftheribbontendstoslideinwards,turnthescrewcarefullycounterclockwise(bw)tomovetheouterendofthebreakshaftbackward. Beforereadjustingthebreakshaft,makesurethatthereis noothercauseforthewrinklingoftheribbon.(SeeChapter10,“Troubleshooting.”) Adjustment Screw Ribbon Break Shaft Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Chapter 12—Adjustments LTS (Label Taken Sensor) ThesensitivityoftheLTSmayneedtobeadjustedaccordingtoambientlightconditionsandreflectivecharacteristicsofthebacksideofthe media.ThisisdoneintheSetupMode(PrintDefs/LTS),seeChapter7. YoucanalsocheckthattheLTSworksproperly. TheLTSsetupoptionsareonlydisplayedifanoptionallabeltaken sensorisinstalledintheprinter. LTS Adjust Press<Enter>.Alabelisfedout.Removethelabelandpress<Enter> again.Amenushowsthesensitivityautomaticallyselectedbythefirmwareandtherange,inwhichtheLTSwillwork.Press<Enter>againand youwillproceedtotheLTSTestmenu. LTS Test Press<Enter>.Alabelisfedout.Removethelabelandanewlabel shouldbefedoutautomatically.RepeatuntilyouaresuretheLTSworks properly.Thenpress<Enter>tostopandexit. LTS Value Press<Enter>.Youcanenteranewvalueintherangeindicatedinthe LTSAdjustmenu(seeabove).Min/maxvaluesareintherange0to10. 114 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) A Technical Data Thisappendixliststhetechnicaldatafortheprinter. PleasenotethatIntermecreservestherighttochange withoutpriornoticeandthatthisinformationdoes notrepresentacommitmentonthepartofIntermec. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i 115 Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix A—Technical Data 116 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Printing PrintTechnique DirectThermalandThermalTrans PrintheadResolution 8dots/mm(203.2dpi) PrintSpeed(variable ) PrintWidth(max) 100to200mm/sec.( PrintLength(max) 32767dots=409.5cm(161.25in.) 25to114.3mm(1to4.5inches) MediaWidth(min/max) MediaWidth(min/max) MediaRollDiameter (max) Option300dp 8dots/mm 300dpi ≈ 4to8in./sec.) 104mm(4.095inches) 105.7mm(4.161inches) 40/80to114.3mm(1.57/3.15to4. 5 152mm(6.00inches) 213mm(8.38inches) MediaRollCoreDiamet er RibbonWidth(min/max 38to40mm(1.5inches)or76mm (3inches) RibbonRollDiameter (outer) 65mm(2.56inches)equivalentto 240-300m(787-985ft)ofribbon RibbonRollCoreDiameter(inner) 25.4mm(1.00inches) PrintDirections 4 8dots/mm 300dpi 1 Standardedg e Quick-Load guides Longsidedoo r 25to110mm(1to4.33inches) Dependingon ribbonthick ness Modes of Operation Tear-Off(Straightthrough) Yes Cut-Off Optional Withcutter Peel-Off(Self-strip ) Firmware Optional Withliner takeupunit OperatingSystem IntermecFingerprintv8.20 Incl.Direct Protocol SmoothFonts TrueDocandTrueTypefonts Built-inscaleablefo nts Built-inbarcodesymb oloStartupProgram(std) 15 53 IntermecShellv8.1 2 Unicodefont s Appendix A—Technical Data Physical Measures Dimensions(WxLxH) 244x405x178mm(9.61x15.93x 7.00inches) 253x447x178mm(9.96x17.60x 7.00inches) 244x475x225mm(9.61x18.70x 8.86inches Weight(excludingmed 7to8kg(15.5to17.7pounds) AmbientOperatingTem Humidity +5°Cto+40°C(+41°Fto+104° F) 20to80%non-condensing Withlongsid e door Withpaper cutter With8-in. Electronics Microprocessor 32bitRISC On-boardFlashSIMMs 2socketsfor4MBor8MBeach Std.1x4MB On-boardSDRAMSIMM 1socketfor8MBor16MB Std.8MB Power Supply ACVoltage 90to265VAC,45to65Hz PFCRegulation IEC61000-3-2 PowerConsumption Standby15W;Peak300W Sensors LabelGap/BlackMark/ OutofMedia Yes PrintheadLifted Yes RibbonEnd/RibbonLow Yes 5 fi xedposition Controls ControlLamps 3 Display 2x16characterLCD Keyboard 22keysmembrane-switchtype Printbutton 1 Beeper Yes Background light Data Interfaces Serial 1xRS-232+1xUSB BarCodeWand Yes Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix A—Technical Data 1 2 dCyrillicfontsaccordingtoUnicodestandardareincluded. 3 ConnectionforOption al MemoryCardAdapter 1EasyLAN+1othertypes 1 CompactFlas Accessories and Options SpecialPrintheads an8-inchMegatop. IntegralSelf-stripU nit RotatingMediaSupply 118 Hub 8dots/mm(203.2dpi):1type 11.81dots/mm(300dpi):2types SeeChapter9 Option Forpeel-off operation Option Replacessup ply 3-inchAdapter Option CutterandTray Option LongSideDoor Option LongSideDoorwith8-i n. LabelTakenSensor Option RealTimeClock Option RS-232Cable Option ParallelInterfaceCa Option ParallelInterfaceBo Option DoubleSerialInterfa ce Serial/IndustrialIn terface EasyLANEthernetInte rEasyLANWirelessInte rExternalAlphanumeri c CompactFlashCards Option CompactFlashCardPro - Option 3 3 Option 10+yearslif IEEE1284 Option Option Option Option Option 8MB-1GB B Media Specifications Thisappendixspecifiesthephysicalmeasuresforvarioustypesofmedia. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i119 Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifications Media Roll Size Core Diameters: Width: Themediamustbewounduponthecoreinsuchaway thattheprintercanpulltheendfree. Roll Max.diameter: ·Position1152mm ·Position3213mm Max.width:114.3mm Min.width(standard):25mm Min.width(Quick-Load):40mm Themaximumrecommendedmediathicknessis175µm(7mils)with thestandardprintheador220µm(8.7mils)withaspecialprinthead. Thickermediamaybeused,butprintqualitywillbereduced.The stiffnessisalsoimportantandmustbebalancedagainstthicknessto maintainprintquality. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifications Mediarollstobeloadedinsidetheprintershouldbewoundwiththe printablesidefacingoutwards. Themediasupplymustnotbeexposedtodust,sand,grit,etc.Anyhard particles,howeversmall,candamagetheprinthead. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifications Media Non-Adhesive Strip ⇐ ⇒ Maximum: Minimum(standard): Min.(narrowQuick-Load): Min.(wideQuick-Load): Media Type Setup ·Fixlengthstrip ·Varlengthstrip NON-ADHESIVE STRIP Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifications Self-Adhesive Strip ⇐ ⇒ Maximum: Minimum(standard): Min.(narrowQuick-Load): Min.(wideQuick-Load): ⇐ ⇒ Thelinermustnotextendmorethanatotalof1.6mm(0.06inches) outsidethefacematerialandshouldprotrudeequallyonbothsides. ⇐ ⇒ Maximum: Minimum: Media Type Setup ·Fixlengthstrip ·Varlengthstrip SELF-ADHESIVE STRIP 123 Appendix B—Media Specifications Self-Adhesive Labels ⇐ ⇒ Maximum: Minimum(standard): Min.(narrowQuick-Load): Min.(wideQuick-Load): ⇐ ⇒ Thebackingpapermustnotextendmorethanatotalof1.6mm(0.06 inches)outsidethelabelsandshouldprotrudeequallyonbothside.Recommendedminimumtransparency:40%(DIN53147). ⇐ ⇒ Maximum: Minimum: ⇐ ⇒ Maximum: Minimum: Underidealcircumstances,aminimumlabellengthof4mm(0.16 inches)couldbeused.Itrequiresthesumofthelabellength(d)andthe labelgap(e)tobelargerthan7mm(0.28inches),thatbatchprintingis used,andthatnopullbackofthemediaisperformed.Intermecdoesnot guaranteethatsuchshortlabelswillwork,butitisuptotheusertotest thisinhisuniqueapplication. ⇐ ⇒ Maximum:21.3mm(0.83inches) Recommended:3.0mm(0.12inches) Minimum:1.2mm(0.05inches) TheLabelStopSensormustbeabletodetecttheextremefrontedgesof thelabels.Itcanbemovedbetween5fixedpositions(seeChapter12). Media Type Setup ·Label(wgaps) Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifications a c d e SELF-ADHESIVE LABELS b Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifications Tickets with Gaps ⇐ ⇒ Maximum: Minimum(standard): Min.(narrowQuick-Load): Min.(wideQuick-Load): ⇐ ⇒ Max.lengthbetweenslots: Min.lengthbetweenslots: Underidealcircumstances,aminimumticketlengthof4mm(0.16 inches)couldbeused.Itrequiresthesumofthecopylength(b)and thedetectionslitheight(e)tobelargerthan7mm(0.28inches),that batchprintingisused,andthatnopullbackofthemediaisperformed. Intermecdoesnotguaranteethatsuchshortticketswillwork,butitisup totheusertotestthisinhisuniqueapplication. ⇐ ⇒ Fivefixedpositions,seeChapter12. ⇐ ⇒ Thelengthofthedetectionslit(excludingcornerradii)mustbeminimum2.5mm(0.10inches)oneithersideoftheLSSdetectionposition (e). ⇐ ⇒ Maximum: Recommended: Minimum: Media Type Setup ·Ticket(wgaps) Note:Donotallowanyperforationtobreaktheedgeofthe mediaasthismaycausethemediatosplitandjamtheprinter. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifications a c Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifications Tickets with Black Mark ⇐ ⇒ Maximum: Minimum(standard): Min.(narrowQuick-Load): Min.(wideQuick-Load): ⇐ ⇒ Minimum: Maximum: ⇐ ⇒ Fivefixedpositions,seeChapter12. ⇐ ⇒ Thedetectablewidthoftheblackmarkshouldbeatleast5.0mm(0.2 inches)oneithersideoftheLSSdetectionpoint. ⇐ ⇒ Maximum: Common: Minimum: ⇐ ⇒ Itisrecommendedthatyouplacetheblackmarkasclosetothefront edgeoftheticketaspossibleanduseanegativeStopAdjustvalueto controlthemediafeed,sotheticketscanbeproperlytornoff. Media Type Setup ·Ticket(wmark) Note:Preprintthatmayinterferewiththedetectionof theblackmarkshouldbeavoided.However,theIntermec FingerprintstatementLBLCONDallowsthesensortobe temporarilydisabledduringaspecifiedamountofmediafeed inordertoavoidunintentionaldetection,seeIntermecFingerprintmanuals. Note:Theblackmarkshouldbenon-reflectivecarbonblack onawhitishbackground.Donotallowanyperforationsto breaktheedgeofthemediaasthismaycausethemediatosplit andjamtheprinter. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifications a c Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix B—Media Specifications 130 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) C Interfaces Thisappendixdescribestheinterfaceconnectors foundontheprinter’srearplate.Itcoversthefollowingtopics: ·RS-232interface ·USBInterface ·BarCodeWandInterface ·Optionalinterfaceboards Intermec EasyCoder PF4i131 Compact Industrial—User ’ s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix C—Interfaces RS-232 Interface Protocol Defaultsetup: Baudrate: Char.length Parity: Stopbits: RTS/CTS ENQ/ACK: XON/XOFF: NewLine: TochangetheRS-232interfacesettings,seeChapter6,“SettingUpthe Printer.” Signalsonprinter’sserialport"uart1:" DB-9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 * offatoverload. Interface Cable Computerend:Dependsoncomputermodel Printerend:DB-9pinplug 132 Guide (Fingerprint) /.Theexternal+5Vislimitedto500mAandisautomaticallyswitched Appendix C—Interfaces USB Interface ThisprintersupportsUSBv1.1(alsocalledUSB2.0fullspeed).Touse theUSBinterfaceforprintingfromaPC,youneedaspecialIntermec USBprinterdriverinstalledinyourPC. Theprinterisasocalled“self-powereddevice.”Werecommendthatyou onlyconnectoneprintertoeachUSBportonthehost,eitherdirectlyor viaahub.Otherdevices,likeakeyboardandamouse,canbeconnected tothesamehub.IfyouneedtoconnectmorethanoneIntermecUSB printertoahost,youshouldusedifferentUSBports. UsingaUSBClassA/Bcable,connecttheClassAplugtoyourPCor hubandtheClassBplugtoyourprinter. TheUSBinterfaceisessentiallyaone-waycommunicationinterfaceand isthusnotrecommendedforprogramming.Thereisnocommunication setupfortheUSBport. USB Class A connector. Connect to PC or hub. USB ("usb1:") USB Class B connector. Connect to USB receptacle on the printer’s rear plate. Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix C—Interfaces Bar Code Wand Interface TheprinterhasasocketontheCPUboardforconnectingabarcode wandorscanner.Thesocketisaccessiblethroughaslotintheprinter’s rearplate. IfaCode128barcodethatcontainsthecharacterFNC3isreadviathis port,thedatawillbetreatedasasetupstringandwillchangetheprinter’ssetupaccordingly.Asetupbarcodemaycontainasingleparameter oracombinationofupto3or4setupparameters.RefertotheEasySet BarCodeWandSetupmanualformoreinformationonhowtoproduce setupbarcodes. Theprinterwillacknowledgethatabarcodehasbeensuccessfullyread byemittingashortbeepsignal. IfnoFNC3characterisfoundinthebarcode,thedatawillbestored inabufferwhichcouldbereadbyspecifyingthe"wand:"device.The bufferissmall,soitisrecommendedtouseshortbarcodedata(max.16 characters)andreadthebufferregularlytoavoidoverflow. Formoredemandingapplicationsorforreadingbarcodesotherthan Code128,choosearegularbarcodescannerfromIntermec’swideproductrangeandconnectittoaserialport. Bar code wand interface ("wand:") 134 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix C—Interfaces Optional Interfaces Theprintercanoptionallybefittedwithoneofthefollowinginterface boardsattheright-handsideoftheprinter’srearplate: ·DoubleSerialInterfaceBoard(device"uart2:"and"uart3:") ·Serial/IndustrialInterfaceBoard(device"uart2:") ·IEEE1284ParallelInterfaceBoard(device"centronics:") Regardlessofanyoftheinterfaceboardmentionedaboveisinstalled,the printercanalsobefittedwithoneofthefollowingEasyLANinterface boardsforconnectiontoaLocalAreaNetwork(LAN): ·EasyLANEthernetInterface(device"net1:") ·EasyLANWirelessInterface(device"net1:") Double Serial Interface Board "uart3:" RS-232, RS-422 non isolated, or 20 mA current loop "uart2:" RS-232, RS-422 non isolated, RS-422 Isolated, or RS-485 Serial/Industrial Interface Board Industrial interface 8 digital In ports 8 digital Out ports 4 relay ports "uart2:" RS-232, RS-422 non isolated, RS-422 Isolated, or RS-485 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix C—Interfaces IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface Board "centronics:" EasyLAN Ethernet Interface "net1:" EasyLAN Wireless Interface "net1:" 136 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) D Intermec Supplies Thisappendixdescribesthesuppliesofferedby Intermecforusewiththisprinter,thatis,directthermalmedia,thermaltransferribbons,andreceiving facematerialsforthermaltransferprinting Intermec EasyCoder PF4i 137 Compact Industrial—User ’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Direct Thermal Media IntermecofferstwoqualitygradesofdirectthermalmediafortheEasyCoderprinters: Premium Quality Top-coatedmediawithhighdemandsonprintoutqualityandresistance againstmoisture,plasticisers,andvegetableoils.Examples: Europe ThermalTopBoard ThermalTop ThermalTopHighSpeed DurathermLightningPlus DurathermIR Economy Quality Nontop-coatedmediawithlessresistancetomoisture,plasticisers, andvegetableoils.Inallotherrespects,itisequaltoPremiumQuality. Examples: Europe ThermalEco ThermalEcoBoard 138 Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Thermal Transfer Media Intermecoffersstocklabelsforthermaltransferprintinginawiderange ofqualitygrades. Uncoated Papers Economicalhigh-volumeprinting.TobeusedwithGP/TMX1500ribbons.Examples: Europe TTRUncoated Coated Papers Variouscoat-weight,smoothness,andgloss.TobeusedwithHP/TMX 2200/TMX2500andGP/TMX1500ribbons.Examples: Europe TTRCoated TTRPremium TTRPremiumBoard TTRHighGlossWhite Polyethylene Plastics Thesemediahavebetterresistancetowaterandmanycommonchemicalsthanuncoatedandcoatedpapers.Theycanbeuseoutdoorsand offergoodtearresistance.MostoftenusedwithHP/TMX2200/TMX 2500ribbons.Examples: Europe TTRPolyethylene TTRGlossPolyethylene Polyesters Thesemediagivehighresistancetochemicals,heat,andmechanical abrasionwithHR/TMX3200ribbons.Examples: Europe TTRHighGlossPolyester Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Transfer Ribbons Intermecofferthreerangesofthermaltransferribbonsoptimizedfordifferentpurposes: ·GeneralPurpose(GP/TMX1500)transferribbonsallowhigh speedprintingandgiveagoodprintout,butaresomewhatsensitive tosmearing.Theymaybethebestchoiceforuncoatedandcoated papers. ·HighPerformance(HP/TMX2200,TMX2500)transferribbons allowhighspeedprintingandgiveahighlyreadableanddefined printoutonmostfacematerialswithsmoothsurfaces.Theyhavegood “smearresistance”andaremostsuitableforintricatelogotypesand imagesonmatte-coatedpapersandsyntheticfacematerials. ·HighResistance(HR/TMX3200)transferribbonsgiveanextremely durableprintout,whichisresistanttomostchemicalagentsandhigh temperatures.However,suchtransferribbonssethighdemandsonthe receivingfacematerial,whichmustbeverysmooth,suchaspolyesters. TheuseofHR/TMX3200ribbonsrequirestheprintspeedandthe energysuppliedbytheprintheadtobecontrolledwithgreataccuracy accordingtothereceivingfacematerial.Custom-madesetupoptions adaptedforspecialapplicationscanalsobecreated.Consultyour Intermecdistributor. Note:IntermecthermaltransferribbonsareengineeredspecificallyfortheEasyCoderprintheads. 140 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Bar Code Directions Inthetablesonthepagesthatfollow,differentmaximumprintspeeds mayberecommendeddependingonthedirectionofpossiblebarcodes intheprintout.Generally,ladderstylebarcodesaremoredemanding andmayrequirealowerprintspeed,especiallyinconnectionwitha largemediarolland/ornegativestartadjustvalues(see “ PrintSpeed ” in Chapter6).Theillustrationbelowshowshowthetwotypeofbarcode directionsrelatetothemediafeeddirection. Bar Code Directions Picket Fence Ladder Feed Direction Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Recommended (Europe) Paper Type Settings Direct Thermal Printing; 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) Type/Speed TopCoated/ Standard NonTopCoated/ThermalEco StandardThermalEcoBoard4 TopCoated/HighThermalTopHighSpeed Thermal Transfer Printing; 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) Type/Speed GP02 HP66 TTRPremiumBoard4 TTRHighGlossWhite95 TTRPolyethylene75 TTRGlossPolyethylene90 HP07 TTRPremiumBoard4 TTRPolyethylene85 TTRGlossPolyethylene95 HP05 TTRPremiumBoard4 TTRHighGlossWhite80 TTRPolyethylene75 TTRGlossPolyethylene80 HR03 1 turely.Iftheambienttemperatureislowerthan+15°C(+59°F),decreaseprintspeedby 50mm/sec. 2 3 codes. 4 142 Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Direct Thermal Printing; 11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi) Type/Speed TopCoated/ Standard NonTopCoated/ThermalEco StandardThermalEcoBoard4 TopCoated/HighThermalTopHighSpeed Thermal Transfer Printing; 11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi) Type/Speed GP02 HP66 TTRPremiumBoard4 TTRHighGlossWhite95 TTRPolyethylene90 HP07 TTRPremiumBoard4 TTRPolyethylene100 TTRGlossPolyethylene100 HP05 TTRPremiumBoard4 TTRHighGlossWhite80 TTRPolyethylene85 TTRGlossPolyethylene80 HR03 1 turely.Iftheambienttemperatureislowerthan+15°C(+59°F),decreaseprintspeedby 50mm/sec. 2 3 4 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Recommended Paper Type Settings (North America) Direct Thermal Printing; 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) Type/Speed TopCoated/ Standard TopCoated/ High Thermal Transfer Printing; 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) Type/Speed TMX1500 TMX2200 TMX2500 TMX3200 1 turely.Iftheambienttemperatureislowerthan+15°C(+59°F),decreaseprintspeedby 50mm/sec. 2 3 144 Appendix D—Intermec Supplies Direct Thermal Printing; 11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi) Type/Speed TopCoated/ Standard TopCoated/ High Thermal Transfer Printing; 11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi) Type/Speed TMX1500 TMX2200 TMX2500 TMX3200 1 turely.Iftheambienttemperatureislowerthan+15°C(+59°F),decreaseprintspeedby 50mm/sec. 2 3 145 Appendix D—Intermec Supplies 146 Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint) Intermec Technologies Corporation Corporate Headquarters 6001 36th Avenue West Everett, WA 98203 U.S.A. tel +425.348.2600 fax +425.355.9551 www.intermec.com EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint Version) *1-960581-02* *1-960581-02*