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Intermec EasyCoder 501 E – Installation & Operation Ed. 1

Chapter 3 Installation

The print unit features a high performance 8 or 11.81 dots/mm
(203.2 or 300 dots/inch) thermal printhead with quick-mount fi ttings
to facilitate replacement.

Print Unit

Printhead Lift Lever

Printhead Pressure Adjustment

Platen Roller

Tear Bar

Liner Drive Roller

Thermal Printhead

Printhead Lock

Summary of Contents for EasyCoder 501 E

Page 1: ...EasyCoder501E BarCodeLabelPrinter Installation Operation P N 1 960549 00 Edition 1 October 2001 ...

Page 2: ... Fingerprint 12 Using Intermec Direct Protocol 15 3 Installation Unpacking 16 Front View 17 Rear View 18 Media Compartment 19 Print Unit 21 Connections 22 Power 22 Computer 22 Controls and Indicators 23 Control Lamps 23 Display 23 Keyboard 23 Beeper 24 4 Starting Up Startup Files 25 Switching On the Printer 26 Display Messages at Startup 26 5 Media Load Tear Off Straight through 27 Cut Off 31 Peel...

Page 3: ...ent 58 Service 60 Media Size 60 Media Type 64 Print Defs 65 Performance 69 Memory Allocation 70 8 Setup Mode Setting Up EasyCoder 501 E 71 Entering Setup Mode at Installation 72 Navigating in Setup Mode 73 Setup Mode Overviews 74 9 Intermec Shell Startup Program Introduction 76 Starting with Intermec Shell 78 Intermec Shell v 4 01 Enhanced Main Diagram 81 Terminal Setup 82 Starting Terminal Setup ...

Page 4: ...ng List 109 12 Maintenance Printhead Cleaning 110 External Cleaning 113 Cleaning the Cutter option 114 Cleaning the Ribbon Save Device option 115 Printhead Replacement 116 13 Adjustments Label Stop Sensor 117 Display Contrast 122 Printhead Pressure 123 Appendix 1 Technical Data 124 Appendix 2 Media Specifications 126 Direct Thermal Media 126 Thermal Transfer Media 126 Media Roll Size 127 Media 128...

Page 5: ... PrintSet and Duratherm are trademarks of Intermec Technologies Corp Centronics is a registered trademark of Genicom Corporation Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Speedo is a trademark of Bitstream Inc Torx is a registered trademark of Camcar Division of Textron Inc TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Unicode is a trademark of Unicode Inc Windows is a trademark...

Page 6: ...take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference DOC Notice Canada Canadian Dept of Communication REGULATIONS COMPLIANCE DOC A This digital apparatus does not exceed the class A limits for radio noise emissions from a digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communication Ministère des Communications du Canada CONFORMITE DE ...

Page 7: ...ollowing standard EN 60 950 1992 EN 50 081 1 1992 EN 55 022 Class B EN 50 082 2 1995 ENV 50 140 10 V m ENV 50 204 10 V m ENV 50 141 10 V m EN 61 000 4 2 6 kV Con 8 kV Air EN 61000 4 4 2 kV power lines 1 kV signal lines following the provisions of Directives 89 336 EEC and 73 23 EEC Mölndal 1998 09 01 Hans Lindén President 1 Intermec assumes no responsibility regarding the CE Directive if the print...

Page 8: ... switch between different application programs or create your own programs in the built in Intermec Fingerprint programming language EasyCoder 501 E can as an option be fitted with a scaleable fonts kit that allows the use of outline fonts in Speedo and TrueType format This printer model can easily be recognized by its 22 key membrane switch keyboard EasyCoder501LinerLessisan8dots mm 203 2dpi Easy...

Page 9: ...rinter Moving parts are exposed when the side door is open so ensure that the door is closed before you operate the printer Do not open the front left hand cover Dangerous voltage Do not remove the bottom plate Dangerous voltage Do not put your fingers inside the print mechanism when the power is on Place the printer on an even surface which can support its weight of approximately 15 kg 33 pounds ...

Page 10: ...ll you can use the EasyCoder 501 printer the same way as you use any other printer to produce printouts from any standard Windows program Connecting Printer and Host In the following examples we assume that you are using an ASCII terminal or a PC with a terminal program for example Microsoft HyperTerminal as a host We also assume that you are using the standard RS 232 serial interface to connect y...

Page 11: ...In case of thermal transfer printing also load a suitable thermal transfer ribbon see Chapter 6 If the printout becomes too light or too dark you will need to change the paper type parameter For help see Chapter 7 Startup and Communications Check Switch on the printer Provided the printer is fitted with the Intermec Shell startup program after initialization the countdown menu will appear in the d...

Page 12: ...h to feed out the media and to pull it back Type FORMFEED 300 The printer will feed out a short piece of the label Then order the printer to pull back the label to its original position by typing FORMFEED 300 After loading a new supply of label stock the printer should always be allowed to adjust itself according to the size and characteristics of the lanel and liner Type TESTFEED TESTFEED The pri...

Page 13: ... does not execute the program until you have typed RUN Printing an Image Now we add the image GLOBE 1 after changing the print coordinates to X 30 Y 30 NotethatthecharactersenclosingthewordGLOBE 1arequotation marks ASCII 034 decimal 22 hex and indicate a string expression text as opposed to a numeric expression value The same applies to bartypes bar code input data barfonts text fonts and input to...

Page 14: ...X 25 Y 220 select a font and finally provide the actual text 80 PRPOS 25 220 90 FONT SW030RSN 1 100 PRTXT My FIRST Label RUN Listing the Program To view the whole program type LIST The lines will be listed in ascending order on the screen of your PC 1 BARFONT ON 2 BARFONT SW030RSN 1 10 PRPOS 10 10 20 PRBOX 430 340 15 30 PRPOS 30 30 40 PRIMAGE GLOBE 1 50 PRPOS 75 270 60 BARTYPE CODE39 70 PRBAR ABC ...

Page 15: ...issue the following com mand SAVE LABEL1 Your program will be saved in the printer s permanent memory under the name LABEL1 PRG Loading the Program If you want to use this label later for example after having created more programs type LOAD LABEL1 PRG RUN A new copy of the label will be printed The Intermec Fingerprint offers many more advanced functions that allow you to create sophisticated appl...

Page 16: ...Chapter 9 First create a format LAYOUT INPUT tmp LABEL1 startformatrecorder BF ON enable bar code interpretation BF SW030RSN 1 select bar code font PP 10 10 insertion point for boxfield PX 430 340 15 create a box PP 30 30 insertion point for imagefield PM GLOBE 1 select image PP 75 270 insertion point for bar codefield BT CODE39 selectbarcode type PB VAR1 variable input data to bar codefield PP 75...

Page 17: ... Check that all the accessories are included As standard the box contains Intermec EasyCoder 501 E printer Power cord Quality check card Cleaning card Short strip of labels1 Starter pack of thermal transfer ribbon thermal transfer models only 1 Adapter for 3 inch media roll core User s Guide multilingual Installation Operation manual Supporting software and product information on CD Checkthatthepo...

Page 18: ...ontrol facilities offered by the Intermec Fingerprint programing language and Intermec Shell There are also a connector for an optional cutter which replaces the front door an optional label taken sensor and a slot for accessing an optional memory card adapter The printed labels tickets or tags are presented at the front of the print mechanism Side Door Control Lamps Display Window Keyboard Print ...

Page 19: ...inter 501 Model 1 501011 14 Serial 115 230V 2 6 1 3A50 60Hz IN TERMEC PRIN TER AB MADE IN SW EDEN 25016 This equipment co mplie s with the requirements for a Class Aco mputin g device in FCC Rules Part 15 Subpart J Operatio n of this device in a residentia l area may ca use harm ful interference requiring the use r to take whateve r steps may be nece ss ary to co rrect the interference UL LISTE D ...

Page 20: ...ent becomes accessible when the right hand doorandthefrontdoororthecutterareopened Althoughtheprinter is operable when the doors are left opened or completely removed you are strongly recommended to keep them closed during normal operation so as to prevent the print mechanism and the media from being exposed to dust ...

Page 21: ...are not illustrated here Refer the Appendix 1 for complete lists of standard features and options for the EasyCoder 501 E Ribbon Supply Hub Thermal Printhead Tear Bar Printhead Lift Lever Slack Absorber LinerTakeup and Guide Shaft option BatchTakeup Guide option 3 inch Adapter Media Supply Hub Media Roll Retainer option External Supply Guides option Ribbon Rewind Hub Cutter option LabelTaken Senso...

Page 22: ...rint unit features a high performance 8 or 11 81 dots mm 203 2 or 300 dots inch thermal printhead with quick mount fittings to facilitate replacement Print Unit Printhead Lift Lever Printhead Pressure Adjustment Platen Roller Tear Bar Liner Drive Roller Thermal Printhead Printhead Lock ...

Page 23: ...evice name uart1 ThisinterfaceisbydefaultsetforRS 232communication butcan also be configured for either RS 422 or 20 mA current loop Use the RS 232 interface with Intermec LabelShop or the Intermec InterDriver Also use it with the Intermec Direct Protocol or the Intermec Fingerprint programming language because you can receive error messages from your printer Before you can use the serial interfac...

Page 24: ... lines of text each with 16 characters It guides the operator through the setup and indicates possible errors during printing The contrast of the display can be adjusted for the prevailing light conditions as described in Chapter 13 The Intermec Fingerprint programming language and the Intermec Direct Protocol allow custom made messages to be composed and displayed according to the requirements of...

Page 25: ...an error has occurred and acknowledges that a key has been pressed The Intermec Fingerprint programming language allows the key acknowledge signal to be turned off The frequency and duration of signals can be specified Thus it is possible to create different signals for different conditions or even to make the printer play simple melodies Beeper ...

Page 26: ... The printer is fitted with no startup file at all C The printer is fitted with a custom made application program that is design to perform a specific task for example to print tickets baggage tags or product labels for a certain company There can be one startup file stored in each of the following parts of the printer s memory RAM ROM and memory cards option If there are startup files stored in m...

Page 27: ...tarting up the printer for the first time keep the power on overnight to charge the memory backup battery The type of startup file running in the printer is indicated by the message shown in the display window immediately after startup Intermec Shell Enhanced Startup Program ENTER SHELL 5 sec v 4 01 4 sec v 4 01 3 sec v 4 01 2 sec v 4 01 1 sec v 4 01 Refer to Chapter 8 for more information on Inte...

Page 28: ...n various forms This section describes the case when the media is to be torn off manually against the printer s tear bar This method is also known as straight through printing Tear off can be used for Non adhesive continuous stock Self adhesive continuous stock with liner Linerless self adhesive continuous stock Self adhesive labels with liner Tickets with gaps with or without perforations Tickets...

Page 29: ...the media supply hub Fit a new roll of media on the supply hub and push the roll inwards as far as it will go 4 3 In case of a media roll with a 76 2 mm 3 inches core first fit the adapter on the media supply hub 38 40 mm 1 5 in 5a 5b Turn the label slack absorber clockwise so it snap locks in open position 76 mm 3 in ...

Page 30: ...te of the label stop sensor and push it inwards towards the center section as far as it will go This diagram shows the media path 8 9 6 7 Turn the printhead lift lever to Print posi tion Pull out the media and route it under the slack absorber and through the print unit as illus trated Then push the roll inward on the hub Lo L ...

Page 31: ...Tear Off cont 10 11 13 Close the front and side doors Tear of the media by pulling it downwards against the tear bar 12 Feed out two blank copies by pressing the Print key twice 2 1 Release the slack absorber 1 Adjust the green edge guide so the media is guided with a minimum of play 2 ...

Page 32: ...cutter is designed to cut through paper based media with a thickness of max 175 µm whick roughly corresponds to a paper weight of 175 grams m2 basis weight 120 lb The cutter should not be used to cut through labels because the adhesive will stick to the shears which can damage the cutter The cutter is held by a snap lock and can be tilted forward to facilitate media load Switch off the power using...

Page 33: ...ont 3 Turn the printhead lift lever to Load posi tion 4 5 6a Remove any empty core from the media supply hub Fit a new roll of media on the supply hub and push the roll inwards as far as it will go 38 40 mm 1 5 in Turn the label slack absorber clockwise so it snap locks in open position ...

Page 34: ...or and push it inwards towards the center section as far as it will go 8 This diagram shows the media path In case of a media roll with a 76 2 mm 3 inches core first fit the adapter on the media supply hub 76 mm 3 in Pull out the media and route it under the slack absorber and through the print unit as illus trated Then push the roll inward on the hub Lo L ...

Page 35: ...edia through the cutter between the two guide plates 11 12 13 Close the cutter while pulling at the end of the media Close the right hand door 10 2 1 Release the slack absorber 1 Adjust the green edge guide so the media is guided with a minimum of play 2 Turn the printhead lift lever to Print posi tion ...

Page 36: ...Intermec EasyCoder 501 E Installation Operation Ed 1 35 Chapter 5 Media Load Cut Off cont Feed out and cut two blank copies by pressing the Print key twice 15 2 1 2x 14 Switch on the power ...

Page 37: ...ock in various forms This section describes the case when self adhesive labels are separated from the liner immediately afterprinting Thelineristhenwounduponanoptionalintegralliner takeup hub This is also known as Self strip operation Peel off can only be used for Self adhesive labels with liner 1 2 Open the front and side doors Turn the printhead lift lever to Load posi tion ...

Page 38: ...een clip 1 on the liner takeup hub and dispose of all wound up liner 2 4 6a Fit a new roll of labels on the supply hub and push the roll inwards as far as it will go 38 40 mm 1 5 in 1 2 5 Remove any empty core from the media supply hub Turn the label slack absorber clockwise so it snap locks in open position ...

Page 39: ...wards towards the center section as far as it will go This diagram shows the path of the labels and the liner 8 9 6b In case of a label roll with a 76 2 mm 3 inches core first fit the adapter on the media supply hub 76 mm 3 in 7 Pull out the media and route it under the slack absorber and through the print unit as illus trated Then push the roll inward on the hub Lo L ...

Page 40: ...r and the tear bar then rearwards under the print unit Secure the liner to the takeup hub with the clip 1 and wind up some of the liner so it becomes tight 2 10 11 1 2 12 Turn the printhead lift lever to Print posi tion 13 Pull out approximately 40 cm 15 inches of labels and peel off the labels manually from the liner 40 cm 15 in ...

Page 41: ...5 Media Load Peel Off cont 15 14 16 Close the front and side doors Feed out two labels by pressing the Print key twice 2 1 2x Close the front and side doors 2 1 Release the slack absorber 1 Adjust the green edge guide so the media is guided with a minimum of play 2 ...

Page 42: ...ickets and tags are wound up inside the printer The roll of printed labels tickets or tags can then be removed and be handled manually This requires an optional internal liner takeup unit and a batch takeup guide The takeup hub can accommodate 1 4 to 1 3 of a full size media roll Internal batch takeup can be used for Self adhesive labels fitted on liner Preperforated tickets with gaps Preperforate...

Page 43: ...p cont 3 4 5 Remove any empty core from the media supply hub Remove the tear bar from the print unit and replace it with the guide plate Loosen the two screws that hold the guide plate at the rear of the media compartment 6 Turn the label slack absorber clockwise so it snap locks in open position ...

Page 44: ...eup cont In case of a media roll with a 76 2 mm 3 inches core first fit the adapter on the media supply hub 76 mm 3 in 7b Route the media under the guide plate of the label stop sensor and push it inwards towards the center section as far as it will go 8 9 7a Pull out the media and route it under the slack absorber and through the print unit as illus trated Then push the roll inward on the hub Lo ...

Page 45: ...tchTakeup cont Pull out approximately 40 cm 15 inches of media Route the media around the guide plate and back under the print unit to the takeup hub 10 11 40 cm 15 in Wind up some of the media on the takeup hub and secure it with the clip 12 13 1 2 This diagram shows the path of the media ...

Page 46: ...inthead lift lever to Print posi tion Internal BatchTakeup cont 14 15 17 Close the right hand door but keep the front door open Feed two blank copies by pressing the Print key 2x 16 2 1 Release the slack absorber 1 Adjust the green edge guide so the media is guided with a minimum of play 2 ...

Page 47: ...e optional Intermec Fan Fold Kit which provides better guidance of the media using adjustable guides The kit can be fitted to either the upper or the lower slot in the rear plate When using an external media supply take care to protect the media from dust dirt and other foreign particles that can impair the printout quality or cause unneccessary wear to the printhead Depending on brand and quality...

Page 48: ... fitted with a set of fan fold guides in either slot The outer guide is adjustable for different media widths minimum 40 mm 1 575 inches The fan fold guide can be supplemented with an additional guide shaft and edge guide Thread the media between the shafts Here is the same arrangement but with the fan fold guide fitted at the lower slot ...

Page 49: ...ng using a special ink coated ribbon For thermal transfer printing the printer must be fitted with a transfer ribbon mechanism Thermal transfer printing makes it possible to use a wide range of receiving face materials Make sure to select a type of ribbon that matchesthetypeofreceivingfacematerial seeAppendix2 Media Specification and to set up the printer properly see Chapter 7 Setting Up the Prin...

Page 50: ...case of ribbon up to 60 mm 2 2 in wide compress the ribbon supply bobbin and move it so it snaps into the first innermost grove In case of 88 to 90 mm 3 5 in ribbon width compress the ribbon supply bobbin and move it so it snaps into the second grove 3 4 5a In case of ribbon reload remove any used ribbon and empty ribbon core TEAR OFF 5b 60 mm 2 3 in 1 88 90 mm 3 5 in 2 ...

Page 51: ...ess the ribbon roll onto the ribbon supply bobbin 1 and route the ribbon through the print unit Pull out approx 20 cm 8 in of ribbon 2 Without releasing the ribbon turn the print head lift lever to Print position so as to lock the ribbon 6 7 8 Be careful to route the ribbon above the handle of the label stop sensor The ribbon must be fitted so both spools will rotate counterclock wise as illustrat...

Page 52: ...rd core at the front end of the ribbon onto the rewind hub Turn the printhead lift lever to Load posi tion Close the front and side doors 10 11 12 Wind up the ribbon until all of the transparent leader has passed the printhead and the ribbon becomes tight Then turn the printhead lift lever to Print position 9 TEAR OFF TEAR OFF ...

Page 53: ...plication programs Setup Mode Press the Setup key on the printer s built in keyboard to enter the Setup Mode or select the Setup option in Intermec Shell to enter the Setup Mode or execute the Intermec Fingerprint SETUP instruction to enter the Setup Mode See Chapter 8 Setup Mode Intermec Shell Use the Terminal Setup option to change the setup remotely from the host See Chapter 9 Intermec Shell in...

Page 54: ...1200 Media type Label w Gaps Print defs Paper type thermal transfer printers UBI HP 20 Paper type direct thermal printers RICOH 130LAB LAM Performance Normal Memory alloc Image buffer size 48 Kbytes Receive buffer 300 bytes Transmit buffer 300 bytes The printer s current setup values can be read from the printer s display window by browsing through the Setup Mode or from the host by browsing throu...

Page 55: ...rinter s firmware detects the presence of an interface baord and presenst additional sets of communication setup menus depending on type of communication see overviews in Chapter 8 The serial communication parameters have no effect on parallel communications or on the IN and OUT ports on the optional Industrial Interface Board For the serial communication channel uart1 the following parameters can...

Page 56: ...ation on which characters are available in various combinations of character length and character set 7 Characters ASCII 000 to 127 decimal default 8 Characters ASCII 000 to 255 decimal Stop Bits The number of stop bits specifies how many bits will define the end of a character There are two options 1 2 default Flow Control There are several ways to control the exchange of data handshak ing betwee...

Page 57: ...SCII 05 dec and ACK ASCII 06 dec being transmittedonthesamelineasthedata Thesendingunittransmits ENQ at regular intervals If the response ACK is not received the transmission is held up awaiting an ACK character from the receiving unit By default ENQ ACK is disabled XON XOFF In this protocol the communication is controlled by the control charactersXON ASCII17dec andXOFF ASCII19dec being transmitte...

Page 58: ...f the printer is set up for Label w gaps Ticket w gaps Fix length strip or Var length strip a narrow beam of light is emitted from the upper part of the LSS and received by the sensor in the lower part Non transparent media will block the beam completely whereas semi transparent liner between labels will allow some of the light to pass through Detection gaps in the continuous stock cause no interf...

Page 59: ...gard of light intensity in the Setup part of Intermec Shell Enhanced see Chapter 13 or by means of setup files and the LSS receiver can be adjusted by means of a potentiometer on the CPU board see Appendix 3 If the printer works as expected there is no need to adjust the LSS but if the printer starts to feed out labels or tickets in an unexpected manner check that the sensor is properly aligned in...

Page 60: ...r the printing is completed will be increased by the specified value A negative stop adjustment means that the normal media feed after the printing is completed will be decreased by the specified value Recommended Feed Adjustments print from top of form Labels peel off 8 dots mm 11 81 dots mm Start adjust 90 135 Stop adjust 24 36 Tickets and Tags tear off Start adjust 114 171 Stop adjust 0 0 Conti...

Page 61: ...ivestheoutermarginoftheprintablearea Thewidthmustnotbe so large so as to allow printing outside the media Length serves three purposes To decide the length of the printable area as a number of dots To decide the amount of media feed when using fix length strip To set an emergency stop which works when the printer is set up for Label w gaps Ticket w mark or Ticket w gaps If the LSS has not detected...

Page 62: ... fitted in the innermost left hand position see illustration dot No 0 is aligned with the inner edge of the media Sincethemaximumprintwidthis104mm 4 1in andthemaximum media width is 120 mm 4 7 in this leaves a margin of at least 16 mm 0 6 in along the outer edge of the media where no printing can be performed FEED DIRECTION Dot 0 Dot line on printhead X start Width Origin Length From media supply ...

Page 63: ...n inwards from the inner edge of the media Since the maximum print width is 104 mm 4 1 in and the maximum media width is 120 mm 4 7 in this leaves a margin of at least 13 mm 0 51 in along the outer edge of the media where no printing can be performed Furthermore if 110 mm 4 33 in wide media is used the printhead will be centered with a 3 mm 0 12 in wide margin on either side Dot 0 X start Width Or...

Page 64: ...llustration Dot No 0 is situated 0 8 mm 0 03 in inwards of the inner edge of the media Since the maximum print width is 108 3 mm 4 26 in and the maximum media width is 120 mm 4 7 in this leaves a margin of at least 10 9 mm 0 43 in along the outer edge of the media where no printing can be performed Dot 0 X start Width Origin Length Dot 1279 FEED DIRECTION Dot line on printhead From media supply 10...

Page 65: ...es the length of media to be fed out Var length strip is used for continuous stock and adds 115 dots of media feed after the last printable dot may even be a blank space character or a white dot in an image or character cell to allow the media to be properly torn off It is important to select the correct media type so the printer can indicate possible errors Two error conditions may occur Error 10...

Page 66: ...in this chapter Any attempt to print with transfer ribbon loaded and the printer set up for direct thermal media or vice versa will result in an error condition Error 1027 Out of transfer ribbon or Error 1058 Transfer ribbon fitted Note InEasyCoder501printerswithoutanythermaltransfermechanism only direct thermal media options are available New Supplies Other types of supplies than those included a...

Page 67: ...al Low UBI DT 110 Premium Economy High The options UBI DT 120 and UBI DT 110 are optimized for bar code printing This may cause an impression of a somewhat weak printout for pure text and image printing Increasing the energy to the printhead will make the printout blacker at the expense of the quality of bar codes When extra black printout is desired for ordinary direct thermal printing use one of...

Page 68: ...t with the lowest energy setting UBI GP 11 and work your wayuptowardsthehighest UBIHR30 untilyouachievethebest printout quality Use of higher Paper Type levels than listed for each ribbon type should be avoided but lower levels are preferred whenever an acceptable printout quality is obtained Option Ribbon Type Face Material Energy UBI GP 11 General Purpose Matte Coated Low UBI GP 10 Standard Vell...

Page 69: ...labels showing the printer s current setup before the loop starts all over again Service cont 618 ohms 8 dots CODE39 CODE39 1 234567 890128 CODE39 CODE39 UART1 BAUDRATE 9600 PARITY NONE CHAR LENGTH 7 STOPBITS 2 RTS CTS DISABLE ENQ ACK DISABLE XON XOFF DATA FROM HOST ENABLE DATA TO HOST ENABLE NEW LINE CR LF PRINT CONFIG CONTRAST 5 LSS ADJ 80 STARTADJ 0 STOPADJ 0 XSTART 0 WIDTH 832 LENGTH 1200 MEDI...

Page 70: ... High 100 mm sec 4 in sec 100 mm sec 4 in sec 100 mm sec 4 in sec DirectThermal Printing Performance Text Printing Hor Bar Code Vert Bar Code Normal 100 mm sec 4 in sec 100 mm sec 4 in sec 100 mm sec 4 in sec High 150 mm sec 6 in sec 150 mm sec 6 in sec 100 mm sec 4 in sec Ultra High 150 mm sec 6 in sec 150 mm sec 6 in sec 150 mm sec 6 in sec Horizontal Picket Fence Vertical Ladder Feed Direction ...

Page 71: ...The maximum size of the image buffer is 250 kbytes The Receive Buffer stores the input data received on the serial communication channel uart1 before processing The firmware is able to detect if an optional serial interface board is installed If so the size of the receive buffer for each serial communication channel uart1 uart2 and uart3 can be set separately The Transmit Buffer stores the output ...

Page 72: ...d can be turned off Please refer to the Intermec Fingerprint v6 14 Reference Manual statements KEY ON OFF ON KEY GOSUB and KEY BEEP for further information EasyCoder 501 E can be set up using setup files and setup strings see SETUP statement in the Intermec Fingerprint v6 14 Reference Manual or in the Intermec Direct Protocol v6 13 Programmer s Guide but is also provided with a Setup Mode which al...

Page 73: ...hanced Set up the printer as described in this chapter Return to Intermec Shell Enhanced by pressing the Setup key EasyCoder 501 E with no startup file installed Switch on the power In the immediate mode of Intermec Fingerprint press the Setup key Set up the printer as described in this chapter Return to the immediate mode of Intermec Fingerprint by pressing the Setup key EasyCoder 501 E with a cu...

Page 74: ...scroll forward in a stack of options increase the contrast value 1 step or increase the LSS value10 steps Navigating in Setup Mode While going through the setup procedure you are guided by texts in the printer s display You can navigate between setup menus acknowledge displayed values select or type new values etc by using the keys on the printer s keyboard Increase the LSS setup value 1 step Auto...

Page 75: ...ECTION LSS ADJUST LABEL GAP DETECTION FEEDADJ FEEDADJ STARTADJ STARTADJ 0 FEEDADJ STOPADJ STOPADJ 0 SETUP SERVICE If an optional interface board with at least one serial channel is fitted communication setup menus for each of the channels will be displayed Press F4 to decrease 1 step Press F5 to increase 1 step Baudrate 38 400 is only available on uart2 and uart3 Not for RS422 485 on uart2 Only fo...

Page 76: ...red PRINT DEFS PAPER TYPE designation designation PAPER TYPE designation PRINT DEFS TESTPRINT PRINT PRINT C EXIT ULTRA HIGH HIGH SERVICE PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE NORMAL SERVICE MEMORY ALLOC MEMORY ALLOC IMAGE BUFF SIZE IMAGE BUFF SIZE 48Kb PRINT DEFS NEW SUPPLIES NEW SUPPLIES MEMORY ALLOC REC BUF UART1 REC BUF UART1 300 MEMORY ALLOC TRANS BUF UART1 TRANS BUF UART1 300 MEMORY ALLOC REC BUF UART2 REC...

Page 77: ...mec InterDriver IntermecDirect Protocol easy to use slaveprotocol LINE_AXP PRG lineanalyzer program Other application programs in the printer smemory A prerequisite is that the program is provided with the extension PRG However some original Intermec utility programs are excluded as long as they remain stored in rom ERRHAND PRG ERRH910 PRG FILELIST PRG MKAUTO PRG TEST910 PRG OtherFacilities Termin...

Page 78: ...ng priority 1 DOS formatted memory cards SRAM 2 Printer s RAM memory 3 Non DOS formatted memory cards SRAM or OTPROM 4 Printer s ROM memory for example the configuration EPROMs This implies that if you for example have Intermec Shell stored in the printer s configuration EPROMs and insert a memory card with another startup file before you switch on the printer the startup file of the memory card w...

Page 79: ...ll will be opened If you use the same application all the time you will only need to switch on the power once the application has been selected If no other application has yet been selected the current version of Intermec Fingerprint will be opened with the standard RS 232 port uart1 selected as std I O channel see Intermec Fingerprint manuals When the countdown is completed you will see these lin...

Page 80: ...unication between the printer and the computer Normally you select uart1 Refer to the Intermec Fingerprint manuals DirectProtocolisaneasy to useprinterprotocolfordownloading label formats and variable input data to a printer from a host computer This option requires that you also select a standard IN OUT channel that is the serial channel you want to use for communication between the printer and t...

Page 81: ... Shell when an optional Scaleable Fonts Kit is installed The menu is the first in an extension to Intermec Shell that allows bitmap fonts to be generated from scaleable outline fonts in Speedo and TrueType format Refer to Font Scaling later in this chapter for further information Ser Com Reset allows you to reset the serial communication setup parameters for all serial communication channels to th...

Page 82: ...ATION WINDOWS DRIVER ENTER SHELL 5 sec v 4 01 ENTER SHELL 4 sec v 4 01 ENTER SHELL 3 sec v 4 01 ENTER SHELL 2 sec v 4 01 ENTER SHELL 1 sec v 4 01 Last selected application is started Default Fingerprint 6 14 w std I O uart1 Last selected application is started No action taken POWER ON Return to previous menu in a stack of options Proceed to next menu in a stack of options Accept displayed option a...

Page 83: ... check and change the printer s setup in the Setup Mode which you can enter by pressing the Setup key on the printer s built in keyboard Proceed as described in Chapter 8 Setup Mode Among the facilities in Intermec Shell you will also find a number of options that allow you to read or change the communication setup of the printer Setup This is another way of entering the Setup Mode where you can b...

Page 84: ...you transmit the triple T TTT or ttt to the printer the following message will appear on the printer s display SETUP FROM TERMINAL On the screen of the host another message will appear Welcome to SHELL v 4 01 in terminal mode AnswerY CR forYes CR for No SHELL SEL APPLICATION Y N B From here on you can move around in Intermec Shell according to the diagram in the chapter Using Intermec Shell by ans...

Page 85: ...SHELL SEL APPLICATION Y N B Y SEL APPLICATION CURRENT APPL Y N B N SEL APPLICATION LABELSHOP Y N B N SEL APPLICATION WINDOWS DRIVER Y N B N SEL APPLICATION Fingerprint 6 14 Y N B Y STD I O CHANNEL UART1 Y N B Y When you have answered the final prompt the printer will exit Terminal Setup reboot and start the selected application Terminal Setup cont Selecting an Application ...

Page 86: ...rminal setup enter QUIT Q or QUIT and SAVE S CONTRAST 5 New value 0 10 UART1 BAUDRATE 19200 New value 1 300 2 600 3 1200 4 2400 5 4800 6 9600 7 19200 6 Comment You must specify the baud rate by a digit 1 7 according to the displayed list of options and then press enter UART1 PARITY NONE New value 1 NONE 2 EVEN 3 ODD 4 MARK 5 SPACE S Comment Enter Q to quit without saving or S to save the new setup...

Page 87: ...ELL CLEAR RAM MEMORY Y N B N SHELL REBOOT Y N B Y Terminal Setup cont ExitingTerminal Setup If you answer N No at the Shell Reboot prompt you will return to the Select Applica tion option but if you answer Y Yes the printer will start up again and begin the Intermec Shell countdown Then you can enter Terminal Setup once more by transmitting a triple T enter the Intermec Shell manually by pressing ...

Page 88: ...NQ ACK DISABLE Newvalue 1 ENABLE2 DISABLE UART1 FLOWCONTROL XON XOFF DATAFROMHOST ENABLE Newvalue 1 ENABLE2 DISABLE UART1 FLOWCONTROL XON XOFF DATATOHOST ENABLE Newvalue 1 ENABLE2 DISABLE UART1 NEWLINE CR LF Newvalue 1 CR LF2 LF3 CR DETECTION LSSADJUST 80 Newvalue 0 127 PressF CR fortestfeed Press CR whenOK DETECTION FEEDADJ STARTADJ 0 Newvalue 9999thru 9999 DETECTION FEEDADJ STOPADJ 0 Newvalue 99...

Page 89: ... 0 RICOH130LAB LAM 1 KANZAKI86S 2 UBIDT110 3 UBIDT110 4 UBIDT110 5 UBIDT120 6 UBIGP10 7 UBIGP11 8 UBIHP20 9 UBIHP21 10 UBIHR31 11 UBIHR30 Selectpapertype 0 11 PRINTDEFS NEWSUPPLIES Newvalue PERFORMANCE NORMAL Newvalue 1 NORMAL2 HIGH3 ULTRAHIGH MEMORYALLOC IMAGEBUFFSIZE 48 Newvalue 0 9999 MEMORYALLOC RECBUFUART1 300 Newvalue 0 99999 MEMORYALLOC TRANSBUFUART1 300 Newvalue 0 99999 Endofsetup enterQUI...

Page 90: ...m considers the transmission terminated and prints out a label As long as a continuous string of characters is being received the program wraps the lines until the label is full and then starts to print another label At the bottom of each label the following information is printed Page number Number of characters printed on the label Total number of characters received so far The Line Analyzer is ...

Page 91: ...s parts of the printers memory rom ram and card1 by pressing the Print key Scale an outline font by pressing 1 Delete an already scaled font by pressing 2 Assuming you have selected to scale fonts and have pressed 1 a menu like this will be displayed SEL FONT rom TT0630M TTF This menu is the first in a stack of menus which shows all outline font files The text rom ram or card1 in the upper line in...

Page 92: ...st character in the range Default is ASCII 32 dec that is a space character Type the desired start value if other than default and press Enter ASCII RANGE TO 126 In this menu you specify the last character in the range The size of the font and the number of characters in the font decides how much space in RAM will be required Accept the default value 126 or type another value Then press Enter DIRE...

Page 93: ... the printer s RAM memory or to do neither Type 1 to scale and save the font or 2 not to save it then press Enter If you choose not to scale and save the font the next menu will not appear When a font is saved the firmware automatically provides it with a name based on the name of the original outline font and the selected size and direction Note that saving a font will erase possible existing bit...

Page 94: ...xit by pressing C When the font you want to delete appears press Enter FONT XXnnnnnn n DELETED This menu confirms that the font has been deleted Press Enter FREE RAM SPACE nnnnnn bytes This menu shows the remaining number of free bytes in the RAM memory Press Enter to return to the first menu where you can select a new font to be deleted DELETE YYnnnnnn n If you do not intend to delete any more fo...

Page 95: ...POWER ON SHELL SEL APPLICATION Intermec Shell 4 01 Enhanced with scaleable fonts kit SEL FONT ram TT0630M TTF XXXXXXXXX SPD YYYYYYYY SPD SELECT SIZE _ ASCII RANGE FROM _32 ASCII RANGE TO 126 DIRECTION 1 or 2 1 SLANTING 0 ROTATION 0 DELETE XXnnnnnn n YYnnnnn n ZZnnnnnn n FONT XXnnnnnn n DELETED FREE RAM SPACE nnnnnn bytes List of scalable font files PRINT FONTLIST 1 SCALE 2 DELETE SHELL FONT SCALIN...

Page 96: ...tory installed options The cutter unit is fitted on the same hinges as the front door which it replaces and is connected by a single cable to the DIN connector on the printer s front The cutter is intended to cut through continuous non adhesive paper strip or through the liner between labels It must not cut through any kind of adhesive which would stick to the cutting parts and rapidly render the ...

Page 97: ...mec Fingerprint v6 14 Reference Manual or Intermec Direct Protocol v6 13 Programmer s Guide For more information on how to adapt the media feed for cut off operation refer to Chapter 7 in this manual Warning Thecutterhassharpcuttingparts thatmaybeactivatedunexpect edly for example at power on and reboot For safety reasons the powertotheprintershouldalwaysbeswitchedoffbeforethecutter is opened Keep...

Page 98: ...programmed they cannot reprogrammed SRAM cards may be used the same way as OTPROM cards The files in such a card are regarded as an integrated part of the printer s ROM memory and can be listed using the statement FILES rom DOS formatted memory cards are always of SRAM type and can both be read from and written to that is they will work almost like a floppy disk Files in a DOS formatted card are a...

Page 99: ...s Insert the memory card into its adapter as illustrated below Make sure that the manufacturer s logotype on the memory card is facing upwards Press firmly inwards so the pins in the adapter engage the corresponding slots in the memory card Switch on the power again and close the front door Removing a Memory Card Before removing the memory card switch off the power Open the front door and pull the...

Page 100: ...rnal Batch Takeup for illustrations The media roll retainer holds the media roll in place when the printer is not placed on a horizontal surface or when a slippery liner makes the label roll come apart sideways The media roll retainer is pressed onto the media supply hub after the media roll has been loaded Refer to Chapter 3 Installation Media Compartment for illustration The external media guide...

Page 101: ... photoelectric sensor emits a narrow beam of light which will be reflected back to the sensor by any label ticket tag or piece of continuous stock that has not been removed from the outfeed area A prerequisite is that the media is fed out along the inner wall of the printer The sensitivity can be adjusted by means of a potentiometer as described in Chapter 13 Adjustments The LTS can be enabled or ...

Page 102: ...atically but can be turned off if so desired see Ribbon Save Control below When the firmware determines that no printing is to be performed within the next 20 mm 0 8 inches or more of media feed the printhead is lifted by a motor and the transfer ribbon is stopped Obviously the platen roller can no longer feed out the media due to the lack of counter pressure but the rear drive roller driven by th...

Page 103: ...l or the Intermec Direct Protocol v6 13 Programmer s Guide There are no adjustments available to the operator unless included in the application program WhentheprinterisfittedwithaRibbonSaveDevice thatisswitched off using of a RIBBON SAVE OFF instruction it is recommended not to pull back the media for example by setting up negative Start Adjust values or issuing negative FORMFEEDs Pulling back th...

Page 104: ...ers can be read and used to indicate media low and ribbon low conditions as opposed to out of paper out and out of ribbon conditions which are supported by the standard error handling See SYSVAR in Intermec Fingerprint v6 14 Reference Manual or in the Intermec Direct Protocol v6 13 Programmer s Guide The sensors require no regular cleaning However should any malfunction occur you may try to blow t...

Page 105: ...unicationprotocol see later in this chapter or be copied to a memory card which is inserted in the printer s optional memory card adapter Scaling Fonts in Intermec Fingerprint The Intermec Fingerprint statement FONT converts the selected outline font according to the specified characteristics to Intermec s bitmap font format after which it can be used as any other installed bitmap font also see FO...

Page 106: ...e same communication parameters and connect the computer to the communication port uart1 of the printer Check that the communication works both ways by typing for example BEEP on the computer The printer should respond by emitting a short beeping sound and return Ok to the computer s screen Set up the printer to receive a file by typing TRANSFER K R For more information refer to the TRANSFER KERMI...

Page 107: ...BitstreamFutura 0138Light Intermec0414 SPD BitstreamLetterGothic12Pitch 0414Roman Intermec0596 SPD BitstreamMonospace821 0596Roman Intermec0598 SPD BitstreamMonospace821 0598Bold Intermec0959 SPD BitstreamZurich 0959ExtraCondensed Scaleable Fonts Kit cont Printout Samples The following 10 scaleable outline fonts in Speedo format are stored in the EPROMs of the Scaleable Fonts Kit All characters fr...

Page 108: ...n its right side This door can easily be replaced by a door with a clear panel that makes it possible to check the media supply without opening the door Remove the existing door by opening it and pressing it forward until the snap lock at the rear hinges becomes disengaged Remove the door from the hinges and fit the new door in reverse order Clear Panel ...

Page 109: ... v6 14 Reference Manual or in the Intermec Direct Protocol v6 13 Programmer s Guide The EasyCoder 501 E has one serial interface port uart1 see Appendix 4 In addition to this port the printer can be fitted with the following optional interface boards Serial Interface Board 2 RS 232 or 1 RS 232 1 20 mA CL RS 422 485 Interface Board 1 RS 422 1 RS 232 or 1 RS 485 1 RS 232 Parallel Interface Board 1 C...

Page 110: ... printhead Clean printhead Chapter 12 White lines along media path Printhead dirty Clean printhead Chapter 12 Missing dots on printhead Replace printhead Chapter 12 Large part of dot line missing Wrong X start or Width parameter Change parameter Chapter 7 Failing printhead Replace printhead Chapter 12 Failing strobe signal Check CPU board Call Service Last part of print image missing Too small ima...

Page 111: ... you replace the media This section describes how to clean the printhead using cleaning cards If additional cleaning is required for example removing adhesive residue from the platen roller or tear bar use a cotton swab moistened with isopropyl alcohol Warning Isopropyl alcohol CH3 2 CHOH CAS 67 63 0 is a highly flammable moderately toxic and mildly irritating substance 1 2 Open the front and side...

Page 112: ...e m o v e ri b b o n O p e n p o u c h a n d re m o v e E a sy C o d e r C le a n in g C a rd L if t th e rm a l p ri n th e a d a n d in se rt E a sy C o d e r C le a n in g C a rd L o w e r p ri n th e a d a n d p re ss F E E D o r P R IN T If p ri n te r re tu rn s a n e rr o r m e ss a g e re p e a t th e p ro c e d u re b u t p re ss F E E D o r P R IN T b e fo re lo w e ri n g th e p ri n th...

Page 113: ...it for approx 30 seconds to allow the clean ing fluid to dissolve the residue Insert most of the cleaning card under the printhead 1 Engage the printhead 2 Pull out the cleaning card If necessary repeat the process with a fresh cleaning card 7 10 Allow the cleaned parts to dry before loading any media and ribbon ...

Page 114: ...ways remove the power cord before cleaning Wipe external surfaces with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild detergent 3 Never use any sharp tools for removing stuck labels The printhead and rollers are delicate Never spray the printer Protect it from water when cleaning the premises 2 4 ...

Page 115: ...down the cutter Soak a cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol and rub it against the cutting edge of the anvil blade to dissolve any adhesive residue Inspect the interior of the cutter for possible shreds of labels adhesive residue and similar If necessary clean using a cleaning card or a cotton swab soaked with isopropyl alcohol Allow the cleaned parts to dry for a few minutes Fold up the cutter and ...

Page 116: ... the light of the LSS These windows must be kept clean from dust stuck labels and adhesive residue Only use isopropyl alcohol for cleaning When putting back the guide plates start with the lower one and insert the two studs on the inner side into the corresponding holes in the inner gable Then press down the outer end so the snap lock fits into the slot in the outer gable The upper guide is thread...

Page 117: ...hange the lateral position of the printhead move the T20 Torx screw to its alternative position Connect the two cables to the printhead Fit the replacement printhead assy back into the bracket so the guide screw fits into its slot and the rear end of the assy is held by the two lugs Rotate the locking handle clockwise to locked position Load media and ribbon Then engage the printhead Switch on the...

Page 118: ...l stop sensor can be moved sideways across the media path The position can be changed continuously from the inner edge of the media and up to 50 mm 1 97 inches outwards The inner edge of the handle indicates the detection position Always adjust the position of the LSS so it corresponds to the center of black marks or slots In case of irregularly shaped labels adjust the position so it corresponds ...

Page 119: ...the media is best checked by looking head on into the print unit when the printhead is lifted Align the centerpoint of the V shaped upper sensor with the center of the gaps to be detected The linear markings on the lower guide plate can also be used for positioning of the LSS as they are spaced with an interval of exactly 1 cm 0 39 inches from the edge that guides the media This method is especial...

Page 120: ...g the LSS in the Setup Mode The intensity of the LSS emitter can be adjusted in the Detection part of the Setup Mode LABEL GAP Often it will suffice just to perform a couple of TESTFEED operations by pressing Feed which allows the printer to auto adjust itself A blank label or the equivalent will be fed out When the media feed works as expected you can exit the LSS adjustment by pressing Enter If ...

Page 121: ...here is no black mark close to the LSS The cursor should appear at the right side of the menu MARK 103 TICKET Move the media so the black mark becomes situated above the sensor The cursor should move to the left side of the menu the same applies when no media is loaded MARK 103 TICKET Ticket w gaps Fix Length Strip and Var Length Strip Put the media between the two parts of the sensor making sure ...

Page 122: ...r piece of strip in order to adjust itself and to allow you to check that the media feed works correctly At least two TESTFEEDs should be produced before you go on If you cannot make the LSS work correctly by following the instructions above you may as a last resort need to adjust the potentiometer on the CPU board see Appendix 3 Read the instructionscarefullybeforestarting sinceyouwillbeworkingin...

Page 123: ...tuated close to the connector of uart1 It can be accessed through a small hole in the rear plate Using a narrow tipped screwdriver turn the screw in either direction until the text in the LCD display on the printer s front becomes clearly visible in the prevailing light conditions when viewed from a normal working position Display Contrast Display Contrast Adjustment ...

Page 124: ...pressure to be set by turning the knobs Turn the knobs clockwise to increase the pressure Turn the knobs counter clockwise to decrease the pressure At each quarter of a turn the resistance increases and a clicking sound can be heard Therequiredpressuremayvarybetweenmediaofdifferentthickness Generally thicker media require more pressure than thinner Make a rough adjustment like this Turn both adjus...

Page 125: ... Yes ModesofOperation Tear Off Straight through Yes Cut Off Option Withcutter Peel Off Self strip Option Withlinertakeup InternalBatchTakeup Option Withlinertakeup Firmware OperatingSystem IntermecFingerprintv6 14 Incl DirectProtocol SmoothFonts Option requiresScaleableFontsKit Built inbitmapfonts std 10 Expandible4times Built inbarcodesymbologies std 32 StartupProgram std IntermecShellv4 01Standa...

Page 126: ...RibbonSaveDevice Option4 SensorKit Option2 Ribbonlow Medialow ParallelInterfaceBoard Option2 DoubleSerialInterfaceBoard Option2 RS 422 485SerialInterfaceBoard Option2 IndustrialInterfaceBoard Option2 LinerTakeupUnit Option4 Incl batchtakeupguide MediaRollRetainer Option3 ExternalSupplyGuides Option3 RS 232Cable Option3 ParallelInterfaceCable Option3 ExternalAlphanumericKeyboard Option3 ScaleableFo...

Page 127: ...c offers stock labels for thermal transfer printing in a wide range of quality grades Uncoatedpapersforeconomicalhigh volumeprintingtobeused with GP Basewax Standard ribbons Examples TTR Uncoated Coated papers with various coat weight smoothness and gloss to be used with HP Premium and GP Basewax Standard ribbons Examples TTR Matte Coated Duratran II TTR Premium Duratran II Tag TTR Premium Board P...

Page 128: ...s Min width 25 4 mm 1 00 inches Max web thickness 175 µm 0 007 inches The maximum recommended media thickness is 175µm Thicker media may be used but print quality will be reduced The stiffness isalsoimportantandmustbebalancedagainstthicknesstomaintain print quality Caution Any external media supply should be well protected against sand grit etc Even very small but hard particles may cause severe h...

Page 129: ...r 501 E Installation Operation Ed 1 128 Appendix 2 Media Specifications Non Adhesive Strip Media a Media Width Maximum 120 0 mm 4 72 inches Minimum 25 4 mm 1 00 inches Media Type Setup Fix length strip Var length strip ...

Page 130: ... mm 1 00 inches b Liner The liner must not extend more than a total of 1 6 mm 0 06 inches outside the face material and should protrude equally on both sides c Media Width excluding liner Maximum 118 4 mm 4 66 inches Minimum 23 8 mm 0 94 inches Media Type Setup Fix length strip Var length strip This type of media is not suitable for use with a cutter Self Adhesive Strip ...

Page 131: ...Maximum 11 81 dots mm 1 1250 mm 49 2 inches Minimum all 10 mm 0 39 inches e Label Gap Maximum 10 0 mm 0 39 inches Recommended 1 6 mm 0 06 inches Minimum 1 2 mm 0 05 inches The adjustable label stop sensor must be able to detect the extreme front and rear edges of the labels Therefore do not use a larger inner core radii than can be compensated for by adjusting the sensor s position that is approxi...

Page 132: ...um 5 0 mm 0 20 inches e Detection Slit End Provided the restrictions of the minimum slit length and slit start are observed the distance from the inner edge of the media to the outer end of the slit excluding corner radius may be maximum 50 mm 1 97 inches f Detection Slit Height Maximum 10 0 mm 0 39 inches Recommended 1 6 mm 0 06 inches Minimum 1 2 mm 0 05 inches Perforation Do not allow any perfo...

Page 133: ...front edge of the ticket as possible and use a negative Stop Adjust value to control the media feed so the tickets can be properly torn or cut off see Chapter 7 Perforation It is recommended not to allow possible perforation to break the edges of the media Else there is a small risk that the web may be partly separated before printing causing a media jam Black Mark Color The mark should be non ref...

Page 134: ...aremostsuitableforintricatelogotypesandimages on matte coated papers and synthetic face materials High Resistance HR Super Premium transfer ribbons give an extremely durable printout which is resistant to most chemical agents and high temperatures However such transfer ribbons set high demands on the receiving face material which must be very smooth such as polyesters The use of HR Super Premium r...

Page 135: ... to the electronics compartment proceed as follows Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cord The CPU board contains power supply circuits with dangerous voltage Removethefour T10Torxscrewssituatedalongtheloweredgeof the cover plate as indicated on the illustration below Open the right hand door and remove the four T10 Torx screws at the top of the cover plate Remove the cover plate Reas...

Page 136: ...ff If not disconnect the power cord Take precautions to prevent electrostatic discharge Only use non conductive tools There is low voltage power on the CPU board even when the printer is switched off and disconnected The CPU board is fitted with four potentiometers with the following functions Display contrast adjustment see Chapter 13 Label stop sensor LSS adjustment Label taken sensor LTS adjust...

Page 137: ... extent on the reflectivityofthelabels forexampleglossiness color etc Thus it may sometimes require adjustment when switching between different types of labels The light intensity of the emitter can be changed between two values by means of fitting or removing a strap on P 607 strap fitted increased intensity Ribbon End Sensor potentiometer The ribbon end sensor is situated at the rear part of the...

Page 138: ...nterisorderedwithoutanyconnectioncable asuitablecable can be procured locally and if necessary be modified according to the pinout descriptions in this chapter Signals on the printer s communication port uart1 UARTisanabbreviationforUni versal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter 0 230V GNDC 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 GNDC TXD out RXD in RTS out CTS in DSR i...

Page 139: ...itted on IC 200 fitted as standard A jumper must be fitted on uppermost position of P 202 AnyRS422circuitonIC 207 optocouplersonIC 205andIC 206 optional and straps on P 204 P 209 are of no consequence The following hardware straps can be fitted P 200 DTR signal Pin 1 2 DTR indicates printer turned on Pin 2 3 A copy of the flow signal RTS is produced P 203 External 5 Volt1 Jumper fitted connects 5V...

Page 140: ...ide 1 If the communication cable is not configured to transmit any CTS signal to the printer a permanent CTS signal will automatically be produced 2 Requires a strap fitted on P 203 see previous page Host EasyCoder 501 Host Signal DB 9 DB 25 Signal DB 25 DB 25 Signal housing housing housing 1 shield 1 1 shield RXD 2 2 TXD 2 3 RXD TXD 3 3 RXD 3 2 TXD CTS1 8 4 RTS 4 5 CTS1 RTS 7 5 CTS 5 4 RTS GND 5 ...

Page 141: ...ssion is full duplex that is reception and transmission can take place simultaneously RS 422 requires an additional circuit and a number of straps to be fitted on the CPU board RS 422 connection between host computer and printer Standard Interface uart1 cont RS 422 RS422 IN RS422 IN RS422 OUT RS422 OUT 232 CL 422 UART1 P202 IC 207 P203 P208 P206 P209 P207 P204 P205 P 203 external 5 VDC P 202 inter...

Page 142: ...03 External 5 Volt Jumper fitted connects 5V to pin 16 Caution Max 200 mA Note that 5V requires an additional wire in the cable Be careful not to enable the external 5V unintentionally which may cause harm to the terminal PC or other device connected to this port P 204 P 209 Communication straps Jumpers can be fitted on P 204 P 205 P 206 P 207 P 208 and or P 209 in order to adapt the RS 422 commun...

Page 143: ...onds to a logical 1 Optocouplers are used to separate the transmission line from the internal logics of the printer and the host computer Therefore this interface is suitable where electrical interference may occur and for transmission over longer distances up to 500 metres or 1 500 ft Depending on the configuration of the connection cable between printer and host computer the printer can work eit...

Page 144: ... 204 to P 209 or on P 200 are of no consequence P 203 External 5 Volt Jumper fitted connects 5V to pin 16 Caution Max 200 mA Be careful not to enable the external 5V unintentionally which may cause harm to the terminal PC or other device connected to this port Cable configuration The printer end of the connection cable should have a DB 25pin female connector The computer end of the cable depends o...

Page 145: ...th standard IN and OUT port 1 uart2 uart3 RS 232 RS 232 20 mA Current Loop uart2 Serial Port The communication port uart2 uses a DB 25pin female connector Pin SignalName Description 1 GNDC CableShield 2 TXD RS 232Transmitter 3 RXD RS 232Receiver 4 RTS RS 232RequestToSend 5 CTS RS 232ClearToSend 6 DSR RS 232DataSetReady 7 GNDI SignalGround 8 19 Notconnected 20 DTR RS 232DataTerminalReady1 21 25 Not...

Page 146: ...Acurrentloop 10 20M1 20mAcurrentloop 11 TXD TXD20mAcurrentloop 12 TXD TXD20mAcurrentloop 13 20M2 20mAcurrentloop printeractivereceiver 14 20M2 20mAcurrentloop printeractivereceiver 15 Notconnected 16 5VEXT 5VDCforexternaluse max 200mA 1 17 Notconnected 18 RxD TXD20mAcurrentloop 19 Notconnected 20 DTR RS 232DataTerminalReady2 21 24 Notconnected 25 RxD TXD20mAcurrentloop 1 Enabled by a strap being f...

Page 147: ...fault uart1 is both standard IN and OUT port 1 uart2 uart3 RS 422 RS 232 RS 485 uart2 Serial Port The communication port uart2 uses a DB 25pin female connector Pin SignalName Description 1 GNDC Chassisground 2 6 Notconnected 7 GNDE Interfaceground 8 14 Notconnected 15 RS422IN RS 422only 16 Notconnected 17 RS422IN RS 422only 18 Notconnected 19 RS422OUT RS 422 485 20 Notconnected 21 RS422OUT RS 422 ...

Page 148: ...32Receiver 4 RTS RS 232RequestToSend 5 CTS RS 232ClearToSend 6 DSR RS 232DataSetReady 7 GNDI SignalGround 8 15 Notconnected 16 5VEXT 5VDCforexternaluse max 200mA 1 17 19 Notconnected 20 DTR RS 232DataTerminalReady2 21 25 Notconnected 1 Enabled by a strap being fitted on P 6 2 DTR permanently high Refer to the installation instructions for the RS 422 485 Interface Board for further information RS 4...

Page 149: ...formation Parallel Interface Board option TheEasyCoder501Ecanoptionallybefittedwithaparallelinterface board The parallel port is addressed in Intermec Fingerprint as device centronics Select centronics as the standard IN port using the instruction SETSTDIO by default uart1 is std IN port 1 Interface Cable Connectors Computer end Depends on type of host computer Printer end 36 pin IEEE 1284B Centro...

Page 150: ... tor Pin SignalName Description 1 GNDC Cableshield 2 TXD RS 232Transmitter 3 RXD RS 232Receiver 4 RTS RS 232RequestToSend 5 CTS RS 232ClearToSend 6 DSR RS 232DataSetReady 7 GNDI SignalGround 8 15 Notconnected 16 5VEXT 5VDCforexternaluse max 200mA 1 17 19 Notconnected 20 DTR RS 232DataTerminalReady2 21 25 Notconnected 1 Enabled by a strap being fitted on P 1 2 DTR permanently high Industrial Interf...

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