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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.
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