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Loading a Roll of Media

This procedure explains how to load a roll of direct thermal or thermal transfer media.

A

Turn the supply roll retainer counterclockwise
and slide it up to the edge of the roll of media.

B

Turn the supply roll retainer clockwise to lock it
in place.

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Power

Alert

Feed/Pause

Empty/Pause

3

Save the small label attached to your roll of media or
the label with a 15 digit number stamped on it. You
will need it to set the correct media sensitivity number.
See ”Setting the Media Sensitivity Number“ later in
this guide for help.

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A

Use your right hand to pull the bottom of the media
cover away from the base of the printer.

B

Use your left hand to lift the front of the media
cover upward.

C

Lift the media cover away from the top of the
printer.

Raise the printhead by rotating the head lift lever
clockwise.

A

Turn the supply roll retainer counterclockwise to
release it.

B

Slide it to the outer end of the supply roll post.
Turn the supply roll retainer clockwise to lock it.

2

Place the roll of media on the supply roll post.

Note:

 If you are using a narrow roll of media (less than 3

inches), insert the media support between the roll of media
and the supply roll retainer before securing it in place.

C

A

B

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120066102605140

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3400 and 3600 Printer Direct Thermal Media Sensitivity Settings

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

Duratherm II Tag

140

European Top

130

Duratherm II-2 Labels

120

European Thermal Economy Tag

3400 and 3600 Printer Thermal Transfer Media and Ribbon Sensitivity Settings

Sensitivity

Thermal Transfer Media and Ribbon

Approximate Sensitivity Rating

Setting

(Media/Ribbon Stock)

800

 Series High Sensitivity  (Paper)

864

European Uncoated/Standard 1

854

Duratran TTR Paper Labels/Standard 1

834

Duratran TTR Paper Tags/Standard 1

600

 Series Medium Sensitivity (Plastic)

687

Duratran TTR Polyester 1/Premium 3/6/7

683

Duratran TTR Polyester 1/Premium

677

Duratran Syntran/Premium 3/6/7

673

Duratran Syntran/Premium

637

European Polyester/Premium

633

European Polyethelene/Premium

627

Duratran Kimdura/Premium 3/6/7

623

Duratran Kimdura/Premium

500 

Series Medium Sensitivity  (Paper)

567

Duratran II-1/Premium 3/6/7

563

Duratran II-1/Premium

557

Duratran II Tag-5 mil/Premium 3/6/7

553

Duratran II Tag-5 mil/Premium

537

European Tag/Premium 3/6/7

533

European Tag/Premium

527

Duratran II Tag-7 mil/Premium 3/6/7

523

Duratran II Tag-7 mil/Premium

517

European Coated/Premium 3/6/7

513

European Coated/Premium

300 

Series Low Sensitivity  (Plastic)

369

Super Prem. Poly./Super Prem.-3

366

Super Prem. Poly./Super Prem.-7

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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