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EasyCoder

 Printer

 3400, 3440, and 3600

P/N 064678-003

Getting Started Guide

Summary of Contents for 3440

Page 1: ...EasyCoder Printer 3400 3440 and3600 P N 064678 003 Getting Started Guide Norand Mobile System Division ...

Page 2: ...BM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Throughout this manual trademarked names may be used Rather than put a trademark symbol in every occurrence of a trademarked name we state that we are using the names only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner with no intention of infringement The software contained in the printer and the accomp...

Page 3: ... If printing is light on right side of label turn the bias adjust screw counterclockwise B If printing is light on the left side of label turn the bias adjust screw clockwise Replace the media cover 3440G 006 Pow er Aler t Fee d Pa use Emp ty P aus e 1 Unpacking the Printer Remove the accessories packing material and the printer from the shipping container Save the shipping container and packing m...

Page 4: ... the button again to bring the printer online Printing Pause the printer Press and release the Feed Pause button Press and release the button again to resume printing Cancel the current print job Press and hold the Feed Pause button until the printer stops printing Powered on for Print the hardware Press and hold the Feed Pause button See the first time configuration test label Testing Printer Ope...

Page 5: ...Cleaning the Printhead In order for the printhead to provide good print quality it must maintain close contact with the media Therefore cleaning media debris from the printhead is very important You should clean the printhead after every roll or 6 000 inches 152m of media have been printed Clean more often if necessary Caution Do not use sharp objects such as knives or screwdrivers to scrape the p...

Page 6: ...ings Sensitivity Approximate Sensitivity Rating Setting Direct Thermal Media 700 Series High Sensitivity 740 Duratherm Lightning Plus 1 720 Duratherm Lightning Plus 2 400 Series Medium Sensitivity 460 European IR 450 Duratherm Lightning IR Labels 1 440 European Thermal 420 Duratherm Lightning Labels 1 100 Series Low Sensitivity 190 Duratherm Buff Tag 180 Duratherm II 1 170 European Tag 160 Durathe...

Page 7: ...atherm IR Lightning 1 440 European Thermal 420 Duratherm Lightning 1 100 Series Low Sensitivity 180 Duratherm II 1 170 European Tag 160 Duratherm II Tag 140 European Top 130 Duratherm II 2 3440 Printer Thermal Transfer Media and Ribbon Sensitivity Settings Sensitivity Thermal Transfer Media Approximate Sensitivity Ratings Setting Media Ribbon Stock 800 Series High Sensitivity Paper 864 European Un...

Page 8: ...e sure the printhead is raised If not turn the head lift lever clockwise until the printhead releases SENSITIVITY NUMBER 5 7 3440G 033 3440G 033 3440G 018 6 19 The sensitivity number on each roll of thermal transfer media or ribbon has an asterisk in place of one of the digits To optimize the sensitivity number for thermal transfer media you combine the digits as in this example Media or Ribbon Se...

Page 9: ...ue due to different chemistries and manufacturing processes Intermec has developed heating schedules the amount of heat required to image a label to pro duce the highest possible print quality for Intermec media and ribbon combinations on Intermec printers Look for the three digit media sensitivity number on The side of the media roll Use the last three digits 140 in the example of the 15 digit nu...

Page 10: ...nsitivity Number later in this guide Printing is too light Sensitivity command is Change sensitivity setting to match the type of or dark incorrectly set media you are using For help see Setting the Media Sensitivity Number later in this guide Printhead is dirty Clean the printhead For help see Cleaning the Printhead later in this guide Printing is not Printer is misfeeding Make sure the media is ...

Page 11: ...r printer Downloading is the universal term used to describe the transfer of information from the host to any connected peripheral device such as your printer When you transfer data from your printer to the host you are performing a process called uploading You can use several methods to download information in your data collection system The next sections describe different ways to communicate wi...

Page 12: ...TED DATA RECEIVED DATA CARRIER DETECT DATA SET READY DATA TERMINAL READY CLEAR TO SEND REQUEST TO SEND GROUND 2 3 8 7 4 6 1 5 1 2 3 8 6 20 5 4 7 3440G 054 15 3440G 027 ON O OFF 1 ON Multi drop Address Selection A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 Protocol Selection XON XOFF Intermec Protocols XON XOFF Selection No Status Response With Status Response DT TTR Direct Therm...

Page 13: ...em Manual Intermec Part No 048517 9161B Installation Manual Intermec Part No 049572 9180 Network Controller User s Manual Intermec Part No 054292 RF System User s Manual Intermec Part No 053574 Data Communications Reference Manual Intermec Part No 044737 If you need to change the printer s communications parameters follow the procedures in Configuring the Serial Port for Communications later in th...

Page 14: ...n some characters from your system At this point the printer does not attempt to interpret any printer commands It simply prints each character with its hexadecimal equivalent underneath Press and hold the Feed Pause button Turn the On Off switch to the on position 13 To use DOS to verify printer communications 1 At the DOS prompt type the following command and press Enter to configure the serial ...

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