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Page 7: ...F4i 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 ...

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Page 10: ...Contents Contents BeforeYouBegin xi SafetySummary xi SafetyIcons xii GlobalServicesandSupport xiii WarrantyInformation xiii WebSupport xiii TelephoneSupport xiii RelatedDocuments xiii 1 2 ...

Page 11: ...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 ...

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Page 13: ... 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 ...

Page 14: ... 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 ...

Page 15: ...Contents LTS LabelTakenSensor 61 ReturningtoFactoryDefaultSetup 62 7 8 9 10 11 ...

Page 16: ...nerTakeupUnit 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 ...

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Page 18: ...2 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 ...

Page 19: ...staidmustalwaysbepresent foryoursafety First aid Alwaysobtainﬁrstaidormedicalattentionimmediatelyafteraninjury Neverneglectaninjury nomatterhowslightitseems Resuscitation Beginresuscitationimmediatelyifsomeoneisinjuredandstopsbreath ing Anydelaycouldresultindeath Toworkonornearhighvoltage youshouldbefamiliarwithapprovedindustrialﬁrstaidmethods Energized equipment Neverworkonenergizedequipmentunles...

Page 20: ...tsyoutoanoperatingprocedure practice condition orstatementthatmustbestrictlyobservedto preventequipmentdamageordestruction orcorruptionor lossofdata Thisiconappearsatthebeginningofanyprocedureinthis manualthatcouldcauseyoutotouchcomponents suchas printedcircuitboards thataresusceptibletodamagefrom electrostaticdischarge ESD Whenyouseethisicon you mustfollowstandardESDguidelinestoavoiddamaging thee...

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Page 22: ...oorderprintedversionsofthe Intermecmanuals contactyourlocalIntermecrepresentativeordistrib u tor VisittheIntermectechnicalknowledgebase KnowledgeCentral at http intermec custhelp comtoreviewtechnicalinformationorto requesttechnicalsupportforyourIntermecproduct Telephone Support ContactyourlocalIntermecrepresentative Tosearchforyourlocalrep resentative fromtheIntermecwebsite clickContact Related Do...

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Page 24: ...Before You Begin xiv ...

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Page 26: ...ducestheEasyCoderPF4iCompact Industrialprinter Thechaptercoversthefollowing topics DescriptionofEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndus trial Safetysummary Productidentiﬁcation Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 1 ...

Page 27: ...eeChapter9andAppendixAformoreinformation TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialsupportstheuniqueandﬂex ibleIntermecFingerprintv8 20programminglanguage whichallowsthe userorthird partydevelopertocreatecustom madeapplicationpro gramsandlabelformatsinaBASIC likeenvironment TheprinterisalsodesignedtoworkwiththeIntermecDirectProto colprogramminglanguage theIntermecInterDriverandIntermec Labelshop TheInterDr...

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Page 29: ...Donotputyourﬁngersinsidetheprintmechanismwhenthepoweris on Placetheprinteronanevensurfacewhichcansupportitsweightof approximately7to8kg 15 5to17 7pounds plussupplies Donotspraytheprinterwithwater Ifyouareusingahosetoclean thepremisesinanindustrialenvironment removetheprinterorpro tectitcarefullyfromsprayandmoisture Carefullyreadthewarningtextontheenvelopebeforeusingaclean ingcard Product Identiﬁca...

Page 30: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 4 ...

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Page 32: ...rinter svariouspartsindetail Itcovers thefollowingtopics Unpackingtheprinter Partsontheprinter sfront Partsontheprinter srearplate Partsinthemediacompartment Partsintheprintmechanism Connectingtheprinter Usingthecontrolsandunderstandingtheindica tors Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

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Page 34: ...rderedareincluded Checkthatalltheaccessoriesareincluded Asstandard theboxcon tains IntermecEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialprinter TwosetsofQuick LoadGuides wideandnarrow Powercord Qualitycheckcard Cleaningcard Shortstripoflabels Starterpackofthermaltransferribbon ThisUser sGuide SupportingsoftwareandproductinformationonCD Checkthatthetypeofpowercordisappropriateforthelocalstan dard Theprinterworksw...

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Page 36: ...yboard 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 ...

Page 37: ...rcordsocket 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 ...

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Page 39: ...arolltobeused Thedoorisheldbyamagnetic lock Itcanbeopened180 toprovidefullaccesstothemediacompart ment 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 Co...

Page 40: ...ll Post Themediasupplyrollpostﬁtsboth38 40mm 1 5inches and76mm 3 0inches coressinceitcanbemovedverticallyintheslotinthecenter section Thebottompositionisintendedforsmallcoresandthetop positionisforlargecores Thepostislockedbyastraight slotscrewand hasamoveableedgeguidetoﬁtvariousmediawidths Edge guide Screw Tomovetheposttoadifferentslot removethescrew twisttheposta quarterofaturn andpullitout Toﬁt...

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Page 42: ...osition1isusedwhenthemediacompartmentisfullyenclosedbya longsidedoor regardlessoftheexistenceofanyintegrallinertakeup unit Maximumrollsizeis152mm 6inches Position2isnotused Position3isusedwhentheprinterhasanintegrallinertakeupunit andalongsidedoor Thispositionisalsousedwiththe8 inch Megatop Maximumrollsizeis213mm 8 38inches Position4isnotused Theprintercanalsouseanexternalmediasupplylocatedbehindt...

Page 43: ...rint Mechanism Theprintmechanismfeaturesahigh performancethermalprinthead withquick mountﬁttingstofacilitatereplacement Thermal printhead Tear bar tear upwards Pressure arm Tear bar tear downwards and peel off Platen roller 12 ...

Page 44: ...ters suchasbaudrate parity etc asdescribedinChapter6 SettingUpthePrinter USB Interface usb1 UsetheUSBinterfacewithanUSB compatibleversionoftheIntermec InterDriverforprinting TheUSBinterfaceisnotsuitableforprogram mingbecausethehostcannotreceiveerrormessagesfromyourprinter Optional Interface and Network Boards uart2 uart3 centronics or net1 Severaltypesareavailable seeChapter9 Options RefertoChapte...

Page 45: ...icating Status solidred indicatesanerrorcondition seeChapter10 IntermecReadinessIndicator blue on blink oroff RepresentedbyabluelightonIntermechandheldcomputers access points andprinters theIntermecReadinessIndicatorispartofan exclusivemonitoringsystemfromIntermec TheIntermecReadiness IndicatorhelpsusersquicklydeterminethereadinessoftheIntermec deviceindividuallyandaspartofasolution TheIntermecRea...

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Page 47: ...hard codedfunctionsinthestartupandsetupmodes Print button Displayerrormessages IRIstatus andcommunicationchannel information Scrollbetweenvarioustypesofinformationafterpressingthe F5 i key Possibleerrormessagesandinformationonactive communicationchannelsareshowninaloop KeyboardColorCode YellowOperationoftheprinter operatorlevel GreenSetuporservice siteorservicetechnicianlevel WhiteDatainputtoprint...

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Page 49: ...dand acknowledgesthatakeyhasbeenpressed TheIntermecFingerprintpro gramminglanguageallowsthekeyacknowledgesignaltobeturnedoff Thefrequencyanddurationofsignalscanbespeciﬁed Thus itispos sibletocreatedifferentsignalsfordifferentconditionsoreventomake theprinterplaysimplemelodies 16 ...

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Page 51: ...owtostartuptheprinterafter installationorafterhavingbeenswitchedoff Itcover s thefollowingtopics Startupﬁles Memorycards Switchingontheprinter Displaymessagesatstartup Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

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Page 53: ...rogrammaybeinitiatedbyastartupﬁle autoexec bat storedintheprinter spermanentmemoryorinamemorycard Therecanbeonestartupﬁlestoredineachofthreedifferentpartsofthe printer smemory Iftherearestartupﬁlesstoredinmorethanonepart onlyonewillbeusedwiththefollowingpriority 1 Anautoexec batﬁlestoredinamemorycard providedthecardwas insertedintheprinterbeforethepowerwasswitchedon 2 Anautoexec batﬁlestoredinther...

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Page 55: ...lCardspermanentlyinstalladditionalfontsintheprinter whichcanbeusedevenafterthecardhasbeenremoved FirmwareCardsautomaticallyreplacetheprinter sﬁrmware usually withanupdatedversion CompactFlashcardsarewidelyusedforconsumer scomputerproducts likedigitalcameras Youcangetacertainprotectionfromtheftbyinstall inganoptionalplatethatcoversaninsertedCompactFlashcard CompactFlash memory card Protection plate...

Page 56: ...itializa tionisindicatedbyanincreasingnumberofcolonsonthelowerlinein 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 inthelowerrightcornerofthed...

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Page 58: ...edia thatislabels tickets tag orstrips forthefo l lowingmodesofoperation Tear Off straight through Tear OffwithQuick Load straight through Cut Off Peel Off self strip Externalsupply fan folds Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

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Page 60: ...0 whenloadingthesametypeof media Whenswitchingtoanewtypeofmedia oriftheprinterdoesnot feedoutthemediaproperly simultaneouslypressthe Shift and Feed keystoperforma testfeed Tear offcanbeusedfor Non adhesivecontinuousstock Self adhesivecontinuousstockwithliner Self adhesivelabelswithliner Ticketswithgaps withorwithoutperforations Ticketswithblackmarks withorwithoutperforations Anoptionallabeltakense...

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Page 62: ...ia 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 ...

Page 63: ...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 counter clockwise to engage the printhead 24 ...

Page 64: ...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 ...

Page 65: ...0mm 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 oriftheprint...

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Page 67: ...de or narrow Quick Load guides onto the shaft as illustrated 3 If necessary adjust the outer Quick Load guide to ﬁ t the width of the media 4 Insert the media between the Chapter 4 Media Load Tear Oﬀ with Quick Load cont Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 68: ...Chapter 4 Media Load Tear Oﬀ with Quick Load cont 5 Keep pushing the media forward while pressing the Feed key 28 ...

Page 69: ...erisdesignedtocutthroughpaper basedmediawithathickness between60and175µm whickroughlycorrespondstoapaperweight of60to175grams m2 basisweight40to120lb Thecuttershould notbeusedtocutthroughlabels becausetheadhesivewillsticktothe shears whichcandamagethecutter Thecutterisheldbyasnap lockandcanbetiltedforwardtofacilitate mediaload Aswitchpreventsthecutterfromoperatingwheninopen position Theoptionallab...

Page 70: ...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 ...

Page 71: ...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 counter clockwise to engage the printhead Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 72: ...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 ...

Page 73: ...adingthesametypeof media Whenswitchingtoanewtypeofmedia oriftheprinterdoesnot feedoutthemediaproperly simultaneouslypressthe Shift and Feed keystoperforma testfeeed Peel offcanonlybeusedfor Self adhesivelabelswithliner Anoptionallabel takensensorcanholdtheprintingofthenextlabel inabatchuntilthepresentlabelhasbeenremoved seeChapter9 Options Note Peel offoperationsetshighdemandsonthemediain regardof...

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Page 75: ...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 ...

Page 76: ...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 ...

Page 77: ...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 ...

Page 78: ...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 ...

Page 79: ...dwithalongsidedoor notthemegatop Thereisnoneedtoremovethemediasupplyrollpost Whenusinganexternalmediasupply takecaretoprotectthemedia fromdust dirtorotherforeignparticles thatcanimpairtheprintout qualityorcauseunnecessaryweartotheprinthead Dependingonbrandandquality alldirectthermalmediaaremoreor lesssensitivetoheat directsunlight moisture oil plasticizers fat and othersubstances Youshouldprotectt...

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Page 81: ...5 Thermal Transfer Printing Thischapterexplainshowtoloadtheprinterwith ribbonforthermaltransferprinting Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 39 ...

Page 82: ...icals heat sunlightetc thandirectthermalprinting Makesureto selectatypeofribbonthatmatchesthetypeofreceivingfacematerial andtosetuptheprinteraccordingly TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanusetransferribbonrolls woundwiththeink coatedsidefacingeitheroutwardorinward Illustra tionsinthismanualshowtheink coatedsidefacinginward Evenifribbonusuallyisloadedinconnectionwithmediareplenishment noloadedmedi...

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Page 84: ...hermal 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 ...

Page 85: ... 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 ...

Page 86: ...on Load cont 9 Turn the printhead lift lever clockwise to raise the printhead and release the ribbon 11 Turn the printhead lift knob counter clockwise to engage the printhead Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

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Page 89: ...s 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 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User...

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Page 91: ... Pressthe Setup keyontheprinter sbuilt inkeyboardtoenterthe SetupMode or selecttheSetupoptioninIntermecShelltoentertheSetupMode or executetheIntermecFingerprint SETUPinstructiontoenterthe SetupMode or accesstheSetupModeviatheprinter shome requiresanoptional EasyLANinterfaceboard SeeChapter7 SetupMode inthismanualandtheEasyLANdocu mentation Intermec Fingerprint Usesetupstringstochangeindividualsetu...

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Page 93: ...4 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 Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Default Setup Theprinter sdefaultsetupisl...

Page 94: ...ay windowbybrowsingthroughtheSetupMode Youcanlisttheprinter scurrentsetupvaluesbyprintingtestlabel Setup Info intheSetupModeorbyusingIntermecShell Thecurrentsetupvaluescanbesenttothehostviathestandardserial communicationchannelusinga SETUP WRITE uart1 state ment seeIntermecFingerprintv8 xx Programmer sReferenceManual 48 ...

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Page 96: ...nicationsetupmenusdepending ontypeofcommunication refertodiagrams3 5inChapter7 Setup Mode Note Theserialcommunicationparametershavenoeffecton parallelorEasyLANcommunications orontheINandOUT portsontheoptionalIndustrialInterfaceBoard Fortheserialcommunicationchannel uart1 thefollowingparameters canbeset Makesuretheymatchthesetupoftheconnecteddeviceor viceversa Ifthesetupoftheprinterandthesetupofthe...

Page 97: ...ontrol RTS CTSisaprotocolwherethecommunicationiscontrolledbycur rentsthroughseparatelinesinthecablebeingseteithertohighorlow Bydefault thisoptionisdisabled RTShighindicatesthatthetransmittingunitisabletoreceivecharacters RTSlowindicatesthatthereceivebufferisﬁlledto75 seeXON XOFF CTShighindicatesthattheunittransmittingtheCTSsignalisreadyto receivedata CTSlowindicatesthatthereceivebufferisfull seeXO...

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Page 99: ...ceivebufferisﬁlledto75 andthetransmissionfromthehostisheld waitingforanXONcharac ter Whenenoughdatahavebeenprocessedsothereceivebufferisﬁlled onlyto50 theprintersendsanXONcharacterandthehostresumes transmittingdata ThesameprinciplesapplytoXON XOFFsentbythe host evenifthepercentageﬁguremaydiffer Bydefault XON XOFFis disabledfordatainbothdirections New Line Selectsthecharacter s transmittedfromthepr...

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Page 101: ...from theforwardedgeofthecopy Apositivestartadjustmentmeansthatthespeciﬁedlengthofmedia willbefedoutbeforetheprintingstarts Thus theoriginismoved furtherbackfromtheforwardedgeofthecopy Anegativestartadjustmentmeansthatthespeciﬁedlengthofmedia willbepulledbackbeforetheprintingstarts Thus theoriginis movedtowardstheforwardedgeofthecopy Stop Adjust TheStopAdjustvalueisgivenasapositiveornegativenumbero...

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Page 103: ...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 2...

Page 104: ... thewiderinnermarginandthelessavail ableprintwidth Width Speciﬁesthewidthoftheprintableareainnumberofdotsfromthe origin Thus thesumoftheX startandwidthvaluesgivestheouter marginoftheprintablearea Thewidthshouldbesettopreventprinting outsidethemedia whichmayharmtheprinthead Length Speciﬁesthelengthoftheprintableareainnumberofdotsfromthe originalongtheY coordinateandallocatesmemoryspacefortwoidenti ...

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Page 106: ...th 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...

Page 107: ...slits Fixlengthstripisusedforcontinuousstockwherethelengthoftheprint windowdecidesthelengthofmediatobefedout Varlengthstripisusedforcontinuousstock Thesizeoftheprint imagedecidesthelengthofeachcopy Itisimportanttoselectthecorrectmediatype sotheprintercanindi catethefollowingerrors Error1005 Outofpaper indicatesthatthelastorderedcopycould notbeprintedbecauseofanemptymediastock Error1031 Nextlabelno...

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Page 109: ...rusehigherpapertypeandprintspeedset tingsthannecessaryforobtaininganacceptableprintoutqualityand throughputspeed Iftheambienttemperatureislowerthan 15 C 59 F decreasethe printspeedby50mm sec Startbychoosingbetweentwoalternatives DirectThermalprinting ThermalTransferprinting Yourchoicewilldecidewhichparameterstoenternext Direct Thermal Printing LabelConstant LabelFactor Whenadjustingtheimagedarknes...

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Page 111: ...in U S A TheRibbonSensorparameterisread only WhenperformingaTestfeed orwhenpressingthe Enter keywhentheRibbonSensormenuisdis played theprinterwillfeedoutsomemediaandautoadjustthesensor Theresultingsettingisdisplayedinthemenu TheLowDiameterparameterspeciﬁesthediameteroftheribbonsupply roll whereSYSVAR 26 switchesfrom0to1 SYSVAR 26 0means thatthereisstillasufﬁcientsupplyofribbon whereasSYSVAR 26 1me...

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Page 113: ...thesametime 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 Bar...

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Page 115: ...RT WIDTH LENGTH MEDIA TYPE PAPER TYPE LABEL CONSTAN T LABEL FACTOR RIBBON CONSTAN T RIBBON FACTOR LABEL OFFSET RIBBON SENSOR LOW DIAMETER CONTRAS T TESTFEE D HEAD RESIST 1 97163 3 25 Console 1 1 0033 00 0000 4023296 bytes free 3702056 bytes free 0 m 1 97164 1 50 IEEE128 4 1 1 1 0146 00001 0 IP SELECTI ON DEFAULT ROUTER EasyLAN 00104017B 872 PF4i Odomete r PRINT SPEED LTS VALUE 4 0 CLIC version 1 v...

Page 116: ... 150mm 6inchespersec couldcause jerksinthemediafeed Suchjerkswillcompresstextand spoilthereadabilityofladder stylebarcodesplacedclose tothefrontedgeofthelabel Incaseofbatchprinting onlytheﬁrstlabelinthebatchwillbeaffected Negative startadjustvaluestendtoincreasethejerks Ifthemediarollislargerthan152mm 6inches do notuseaprintspeed 150mm sec Ifanegativestartadjustisused donotuseaprintspeed 125mm sec...

Page 117: ...SC 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 Thefactory...

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Page 119: ...setupmode atinstallation explainshowtonavigateinthesetup mode andprovidesoverviewsoverwhichparameters andmessagesareavailableforthestandardprinterand withvariousinterfaceboards Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 63 ...

Page 120: ... Switchonthepower Whenthedisplayshowsthemessage Enter Shell xsec press Enter Press Setup thisfacilitycanbeusedanywherewithinIntermec Shell Setuptheprinterasdescribedinthischapter ReturntoIntermecShellbypressing Setup EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial with a custom made application program Normally thereisnoneedtoentertheSetupModeforcustom made applicationprograms Necessaryprovisionsforchangingthes...

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Page 122: ...Cleardisplayedvalues Acknowledgeandmovetonextmenuorperformtestfeedsi n ExittheSetupMode CanbeusedanywhereinSetupMode Chapter 7 Setup Mode Navigating in Setup Mode Whilegoingthroughthesetupprocedure youareguidedbytextsinthe printer sdisplay Youcannavigatebetweensetupmenus acknowledge displayedvalues selectortypenewvalues etc byusingthekeysonthe printer skeyboard Note Anexternalkeyboardcannotbeusedi...

Page 123: ...rmwaredetermines ifoptionssuchasalabeltakensensor acutter oraninterfaceboardis installedintheprinter OnlyinstalledoptionsareshownintheSetup Mode Thediagrambelowshowstheoptionsinthemainloop Detailedover viewsareshownonthepagesthatfollow Starting point SETUP SETUP SER COM UART1 SETUP PRINT DEFS SETUP MEDIA SETUP FEEDADJ 66 ...

Page 124: ...ATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE 600BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE 4800 Scroll forward Scroll back SER COM UART1 NEW LINE FLOW CONTROL XON XOFF LFNEW LINE CR XON XOFF DATATOHOST DATA TO HOST DISABLETOHOST ENABLE Scroll forward Scroll back Legend Dottedboxesandlinesindicateoptions Thickboxesindicatesdefaultoptions Valuesinsidebracketsindicatedefaultsettings Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compa...

Page 125: ...Chapter 7 Setup Mode Setup Mode Feed Adjust Intermec Fingerprint v8 20 Continued from the previous page 68 ...

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Page 127: ...previous page MEDIA SIZE XSTART TICKET TYPE MARK XSTART 24 Scroll forward Scroll back MEDIA PAPER TYPE Notdisplayed if a transfer ribbon mechanism is not installed in the printer MEDIA CONTRAST PAPER TYPE DIRECT THERMAL DIRECT THERMAL LABEL CONSTANT CONTRAST LABEL CONSTANT 85 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 128: ...Continued from the previous page PRINT DEFS HEAD RESIST HEADRESIST nnn Read only CODES 1 CODES 2 SETUP INFO TESTPRINT NETWORK INFO Scroll forward Scroll back Enter to print for errorinfo PRINT DEFS LTS LTS LTS ADJUST REMOVELABELAND PRESSENTER SENSITIVITY 10 OUT OF 9 10 70 ...

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Page 130: ...ETUP SER COM UART2 SER COM UART2 BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE 600BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE 4800 Menus inside this dotted box are not displayed in case of RS485 on uart2 SER COM UART2 NEW LINE FLOW CONTROL ENQ ACK LFNEW LINE CR ENQ ACK ENQ ACK ENABLE SER COM UART2 TRANS BUF TRANS BUF 1024 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint...

Page 131: ...R COM UART3 SER COM UART3 BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE 600BAUDRATE BAUDRATE BAUDRATE 4800 SER COM UART3 NEW LINE FLOW CONTROL XON XOFF LFNEW LINE CR XON XOFF DATATOHOST DATA TO HOST DISABLETOHOST ENABLE SER COM UART3 CONNECTEDHW CONNECTED HW RS232 Read only 72 ...

Page 132: ...NEW DATA DATA 2400 1200 300 115200 57500 38400 19200 MARK ODD EVEN 9600 NONE DISABLE DISABLE EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 133: ...pter 7 Setup Mode Setup Mode Network Communication net1 option Intermec Fingerprint v8 20 SETUP NET COM NET1 NET COM NET1 NEW LINE NEW LINE BAUDRATE LFBAUDRATE CR Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 134: ...Chapter 7 Setup Mode 74 ...

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Page 136: ...ogram ThischapterdescribestheIntermecShellstartup programandcoversthefollowingtopics Introduction StartingwithIntermecShell IntermecShellOverview LineAnalyzer Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 75 ...

Page 137: ...ties aslistedbelow Application Programs IntermecFingerprint forcreatingyourownprogramsortorunthe IntermecInterDriver IntermecDirectProtocol easy to useslaveprotocol LINE_AXP PRG lineanalyzerprogram Otherapplicationprogramsintheprinter smemory AprerequisiteforaprogramtoappearasanoptioninIntermecShell isthattheprogramisprovidedwiththeextension PRG andis storedintherootofthedirectory c or card1 Howev...

Page 138: ...PRG SHELLXP PRG WINXP PRG Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 139: ...Flash cardintheprinter upgradingtheprinter sﬁrmwarefromaCompact Flashcard orupgradingtheprinter sﬁrmwarefromaﬁleinaPC Reboot restartingtheprinter Note IntermecShellisfactory installedintheprinter sper manentmemory device rom Ifyouinsertamemorycard withanotherstartupﬁlebeforeyouswitchontheprinter orif thereisastartupﬁlestoredintheprinter spermanentmemory device c thisstartupﬁlewillbeusedinsteadofIn...

Page 140: ...ime youwillonlyneedtoswitchonthepower oncetheapplicationhas beenselected Ifnootherapplicationhasyetbeenselected thecurrentversionof IntermecFingerprintwillbeopenedwith auto selectedasstdI O channel seeIntermecFingerprintmanuals Whenthecountdownis completed youwillseetheselinesinthedisplay Fingerprint 8 20 Ifyouwanttoselectanotherapplication justcyclethepowerandenter IntermecShellbeforethecountdown...

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Page 142: ...tProtocolisaneasy to useprinterprotocolfordownloading labelformatsandvariableinputdatatoaprinterfromahostcom puter ThisoptionrequiresthatyoualsoselectastandardIN OUT channel thatistheserialchannelyouwanttouseforcommunication betweentheprinterandthehost Normally youselect uart1 Refer totheIntermecDirectProtocolv8 xx Programmer sReferenceManual LINE AXP PRG LineAnalyzer isaFingerprintprogramthatcap ...

Page 143: ...rintheadalignment Thelabelsarepresentedinaninﬁniteloop soyou canprinttheseriesoverandoveragain Press Enter foreachnewlabel Default Setup Resetallsetupparameterstotheirdefaultvalues aslistedinChapter6 SettingUpthePrinter Software Update UsingtheZmodemcommunicationtool ﬁlescanbedownloadedfrom aPC eithertobestoredonastandardCompactFlashmemorycardorto upgradetheprinter sﬁrmware Thefollowingoptionsarea...

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Page 145: ...actFlashcardorupgradeﬁlecontainsanearlier ﬁrmwareversionthantheoneintheprinter theprinter s ﬁrmwarewillbedowngradedwithoutwarning Firmwareupgradeﬁlescanbefoundonwww intermec comorbe obtainedfromyourlocalIntermecdistributor Reboot Correspondstocyclingthepowertotheprinter ToexitIntermecShell withouthavingselectedanyapplication selectReboot Thenwaitforthe 5secondscountdowntoﬁnish andthelastselectedap...

Page 146: ...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 ...

Page 147: ...The selected application is started Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 148: ...eivedafter0 5second theprogramconsidersthetransmissiontermi natedandprintsoutalabel Aslongasacontinuousstringofcharactersisbeingreceived thepro gramwrapsthelinesuntilthelabelisfullandthenstartstoprintanother label Atthebottomofeachlabel thefollowinginformationisprinted Pagenumber Numberofcharactersprintedonthelabel Totalnumberofcharactersreceivedsofar TheLineAnalyzerisdisplayedastheoption LINE_AXP...

Page 149: ...Chapter 8 Intermec Shell Startup Program Iftheprinterisnotﬁttedwiththespeciﬁedport anerrormessage appearsinthedisplayandyoucanselectanotherport Line Analyzer Error 56 84 ...

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Page 151: ...availableforthe EasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialprinter The optionscanbefactoryinstalled ﬁeld installedby anauthorizedservicetechnician orinsomecases installedbytheoperator Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 85 ...

Page 152: ...aptedfora varietyofapplications Mostoptionscaneasilybeinstalledbytheopera tor 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 ...

Page 153: ...rmecDirectProtocol AlsoseeChapter4 MediaLoad Cut Off Integral Liner Takeup Unit Theintegrallinertakeupunitisanoptionaldeviceforpeel off self st rip operation whichmeansthelabelsareseparatedfromaliner back ingpaper afterprintingandthelineriswounduponaninternalhub Theunitalsoincludesaguideshaft Peel offcannotbecombinedwith Quick Loadguides seebelow Media Supply Hub Therotatingmediasupplyhubisdesigne...

Page 154: ...vestheoperatororthehost fromhavingtosettheclock calendarusingtheIntermecFingerprint instructionsDATE andTIME aftereachpowerup TheRTChasits ownbackupbatterybackupthatwilllast10yearsormore CompactFlash Protection Plate TheprotectionplateenclosesaninsertedCompactFlashcardandmakes itmoredifﬁculttosteal SeeChapter3forillustration Special Printheads Asstandard theprinterisﬁttedwithan8dots mm 203 2dots i...

Page 155: ...dia Thickness Standard Opti on Max175µm 7mils Option 170 220µm 6 6 8 7mils Option Media Thickness Standard Opti on Max175µm 7mils Standard 170 220µm 6 6 8 7mils Option Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 156: ...yanauthorizedservicetechnician TheEasyCoderPF4iCompactIndustrialcanaccommodateone EasyLANinterfaceboardplusoneotherinterfaceboard EasyLANboards EasyLANEthernetinterface EasyLANWirelessinterface Othercommunicationboards ParallelInterfaceBoard IEEE1284 DoubleSerialInterfaceBoard Serial IndustrialInterfaceBoard Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 157: ...Chapter 9 Options 90 ...

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Page 159: ...chapterdescribeshowtheIntermecReadiness Indicatorswork Italsolistsvariouspossiblecasesof inferiorprintoutquality describespossiblecauses and suggestsremedies Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

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Page 161: ...ne ously onlythemostsigniﬁcanterrorisdisplayed Oncethiserrorhas beencleared nextremainingerrorisdisplayed Theprinterwillalsoreturnerrormessagestothehost providedthere isaworkingtwo waycommunication RefertotheIntermecFingerprint v8 xx Programmer sReferenceManual Providedtheprinterisconnectedtoanetwork allconditionsthatpre ventsprintingarereportedtotheEasyADCConsole TheEasyADC ConsoleisaPC basedsoft...

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Page 163: ...useModeentered Blin SetupModeentered Blin k Includinginteractivesetup from IPlinkerror Blin Seenote1 2 and3 IPconﬁgurationerror Blin Seenote1 3 and4 GenericDPerror Blin Seenote5 Pressanykeytocontin Blin Seenote6 Applicationloaderro Blin Seenote7 IRIblinkbyapplicati on Blin k SetbyFingerprintinstructi on IRIoffbyapplication Off SetbyFingerprintinstructi on Applicationbreak Off Seenote8 Printheadnot...

Page 164: ...ndlingoccur this eventwillbeset Thetextincludedinthesnmptrapisthestandardtextcorrespondingto theerror Note6 IfanerroroccursintheFingerpruintimmediatemode forexample outof paper whentheprintkeyispressed thiseventwillbeset Note7 Ifanapplicationisstartedbutdoesnotexecute theIRIwillblink Thiswill occurforexampleifthereisasyntaxerrorintheloadedprogramﬁle ThisisusefulwhenaprinterhasanAUTOEXEC BATﬁle sta...

Page 165: ...Printercrash Off Seenote3and9 Printerturnedoff Off Maintenance Off Setwhenupgrading PowersupplyOvertem perature Off 1718 Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 166: ...norreplace Changetomatchi ng media Selectabetterb rand ofmedia ribbon Chapters4 5 Chapter6 Chapter6 Chapter11 CallServi Overalldarkpri nt out WrongPaperType parameter Contrastvaluet oo high Printheadpress ure toohigh Changeparamete r Changeparamete r Adjust Chapter6 Chapter6 Chapter12 CallServi Excessivebleed ing WrongPaperType Contrastvaluet oo high Printheadpress ure toohigh Changeparamete r Cha...

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Page 168: ...ycontr Reloadribbon Changeparamete r thencleanprint Chapter5 Chapter6 CallServi Transferribbon wrinkles Faultyribbonbr eak shaftadjustmen t Incorrectedgeg uide Adjust Adjust Adjust Chapter12 Chapter4 Chapter12 Nothermaltrans fer Ink coatedside does Reloadribbon Chapter5 Mediafeednot workingproperl y Changedmedia characteristic s Wrongstart and stopadjustvalu es WrongMediaType parameter WrongLSSpos...

Page 169: ...ualityandforthelifeoftheprinthead The chaptercoversthefollowingtopics Printheadcleaning Externalcleaning Cleaningthemediaguides Printheadreplacement Mediajams Whencleaningorreplacingthe printhead takeampleprecautionsto avoidelectrostaticdischarges Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 97 ...

Page 170: ... eachtimeyoureplacethemedia Thissectiondescribeshowtoclean theprintheadusingcleaningcards Ifadditionalcleaningisrequired for exampleremovingadhesiveresiduefromtheplatenrollerortearbar use acottonswabmoistenedwithisopropylalcohol Isopropylalcohol CH3 2CHOH CAS67 63 0 isahighly ﬂammable moderatelytoxic andmildlyirritatingsub stance 1 Open the front and side doors 98 ...

Page 171: ...enance 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 ...

Page 172: ...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 ...

Page 173: ...ntenance 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 ...

Page 174: ...tartstofeedoutlabelsinanunexpectedway raisethe upperguideasdescribedbelowandcheckforanyobjectthatmayblock thebeamoflight dust stucklabels adhesiveresidue etc Ifnecessary cleantheguidesusingacleaningcardorasoftclothsoakedwithiso propylalcohol Donotuseanyothertypeofchemical Becarefulnotto scratchtheguides Isopropylalcohol CH3 2CHOH CAS67 63 0 isahighly ﬂammable moderatelytoxic andmildlyirritatingsub...

Page 175: ...fenergyto theprinthead theprintspeed theambienttemperature andseveral otherfactors Whilereplacingtheprinthead thepowermustbeoff The ﬁrmwarewillnotdetectthenewprintheadresistanceand densityuntiltheprinterhasbeenrestarted Note Checkthatthedensityanddotalignmentofthenew printheadmatchestheprintheadyouarereplacing However youcanswitchbetweenalignmentsanddensitiesatwill butbe advisedthattheprintoutwill...

Page 176: ...enance 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 ...

Page 177: ... Replacement cont 7 Connect the two cables to the replace ment printhead 9 Turn the printhead lift lever counter clockwise so the magnet engages the printhead bracket Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 178: ...d Avoidrotatingtheplatenroller Ifyoumustpullawaythemediabyforcecausingtheplaten rollertorotate itisveryimportantthatthepowerhasbeen offforaminuteormore Ifnot theelectronicscanbedam agedbeyondrepair Cutoffanydamagedorwrinkledpart Checkifthereisanyadhesivesomewhereintheprintmechanism cleanusingacleaningcardorcottonswabsoakedinisopropylalcohol Isopropylalcohol CH 3 2CHOH CAS67 63 0 isa highlyﬂammable...

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Page 180: ...er Thechaptercoversthefollowingtopics Narrowmediaadjustment Labelstopsensoradjustment Printheadpressureadjustment Ribbonbreakshaftadjustment Quick Loadguidesinstallation Labeltakensensoradjustment Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 107 ...

Page 181: ...armmaybedetectedbyaweakerprintouton eithersideofthemediapath Toadjustthepressurearm proceedasfollows Loosenthestraight slotscrewthatholdsthepressurearm Move thearminwardsoroutwardsuntilthearrowonthetipofthearm becomescenteredwiththemedia Whilemovingthearm pushatthepartwherethescrewissituated notatthetip Ifthearmishardtomove lifttheprintheadandpull theprintheadbracketfreefromthemagnetinthearm After...

Page 182: ...lybetween5ﬁxedpositions Thereisone partofthesensorontopoftheuppermediaguideandanotherpart underneaththelowerguide Thesemustbeadjustedindividuallytothe sameposition Usingasmallscrewdriver pushtheminwardsasfaras theygoandthenpullthemout oneatthetime whilecountingthe clicksfromthesnap locks Aholeinthebottomplatefacilitatesadjust mentofthelowersensorpackage Thevariousdetectionpointsofthesensorinrelati...

Page 183: ...p sensorworksproperlyandisabletodetectgaps slots orblackmarks LSSManualshowstheactualsettingprovidedbythelatestTESTFEED operation Itisalsopossibletotryothersettings LSSManualisprimar ilyintendedforserviceandisnotdescribedinthismanual LSS Auto Checkthattheprinterissetupforthetypeofmedialoadedinyour printer SetupMode Media Mediatype LABELS wGAPS TICKET wMARK TICKET wGAPS FIXLENGTHSTRIP orVAR LENGTHS...

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Page 185: ...ark checkthis IstheLSSlaterallyalignedwiththeslotsorblackmarks AreboththeupperandlowerpartoftheLSSalignedwitheach other Isthetransferribbonproperlyloadedsoitdoesnotinterferewith theLSS SeeChapter5 AretheLSSguidescleanandfreefromstucklabelsorotherobjects thatwillinterferewiththelightthatgoesfromonepartoftheLSS totheother Ifnot cleanasdescribedinChapter11 Doesthemediahavesomekindofpreprintthatcandis...

Page 186: ...crewclockwisefor morepressure orcounterclockwiseforlesspressure Printafew labels preferablytestlabels seeChapter6 SettingUpthePrinter and checktheprintout Increasedpressuregenerallygivesadarkerprintout andviceversa Repeatuntilthedesiredresultisobtained Toreturntothefactorysetting tightenthescrew asfarasitgoesand thenloosenit fourfullturns Donotuseahigherprintheadpressurethannecessary becauseitmayi...

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Page 188: ...frontribbonbreak shaft Iftheribbontendstoslideoutwards turnthescrewcarefullyclock wise fw tomovetheouterendofthebreakshaftforward Iftheribbontendstoslideinwards turnthescrewcarefullycounter clockwise bw tomovetheouterendofthebreakshaftbackward Beforereadjustingthebreakshaft makesurethatthereis noothercauseforthewrinklingoftheribbon SeeChap ter10 Troubleshooting Adjustment Screw Ribbon Break Shaft ...

Page 189: ...sinstalledintheprinter LTS Adjust Press Enter Alabelisfedout Removethelabelandpress Enter again Amenushowsthesensitivityautomaticallyselectedbytheﬁrm wareandtherange inwhichtheLTSwillwork Press Enter againand youwillproceedtotheLTSTestmenu LTS Test Press Enter Alabelisfedout Removethelabelandanewlabel shouldbefedoutautomatically RepeatuntilyouaresuretheLTSworks properly Thenpress Enter tostopandex...

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Page 191: ...thetechnicaldatafortheprinter PleasenotethatIntermecreservestherighttochange withoutpriornoticeandthatthisinformationdoes notrepresentacommitmentonthepartofIntermec Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 115 ...

Page 192: ...Appendix A Technical Data 116 ...

Page 193: ...gsidedoo r MediaRollCoreDiamet er 38to40mm 1 5inches or76mm 3inches RibbonWidth min max 25to110mm 1to4 33inches RibbonRollDiameter outer 65mm 2 56inches equivalentto 240 300m 787 985ft ofribbon Dependingon ribbonthick ness RibbonRollCoreDia meter inner 25 4mm 1 00inches PrintDirections 4 Modes of Operation Tear Off Straight through Yes Cut Off Optional Withcutter Peel Off Self strip Optional Withl...

Page 194: ...Ms 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 5 ﬁ xedposition PrintheadLifted Yes RibbonEnd RibbonLow Yes Controls ControlLamps 3 Display 2x16characterLCD Background light Keyboard 22keysmembrane switchtype Printbu...

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Page 196: ...on CutterandTray Option LongSideDoor 3 Option LongSideDoorwith8 i n 3 Option LabelTakenSensor Option RealTimeClock Option 10 yearslif RS 232Cable Option ParallelInterfaceCa Option ParallelInterfaceBo Option IEEE1284 DoubleSerialInterfa ce Option Serial IndustrialIn terface Option EasyLANEthernetInte r Option EasyLANWirelessInte r Option ExternalAlphanumeri c Option CompactFlashCards Option 8MB 1GB...

Page 197: ...BMedia Speciﬁcations Thisappendixspeciﬁesthephysicalmeasuresforvari oustypesofmedia Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 119 ...

Page 198: ...iameter 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 ...

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Page 200: ...beloadedinsidetheprintershouldbewoundwiththe printablesidefacingoutwards Themediasupplymustnotbeexposedtodust sand grit etc Anyhard particles howeversmall candamagetheprinthead Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 201: ...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 ...

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Page 203: ...imum Minimum standard Min narrowQuick Load Min wideQuick Load Thelinermustnotextendmorethanatotalof1 6mm 0 06inches outsidethefacematerialandshouldprotrudeequallyonbothsides Maximum Minimum Media Type Setup Fixlengthstrip Varlengthstrip SELF ADHESIVE STRIP ...

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Page 205: ...ces 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 TheLabelStopSens...

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Page 207: ...Appendix B Media Speciﬁcations a c d e SELF ADHESIVE LABELS b Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 208: ...largerthan7mm 0 28inches that batchprintingisused andthatnopullbackofthemediaisperformed Intermecdoesnotguaranteethatsuchshortticketswillwork butitisup totheusertotestthisinhisuniqueapplication Fiveﬁxedpositions seeChapter12 Thelengthofthedetectionslit excludingcornerradii mustbemini mum2 5mm 0 10inches oneithersideoftheLSSdetectionposition e Maximum Recommended Minimum Media Type Setup Ticket wga...

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Page 210: ...Appendix B Media Speciﬁcations a c ...

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Page 212: ...ketaspossibleanduseanegativeStopAdjustvalueto controlthemediafeed sotheticketscanbeproperlytornoff Media Type Setup Ticket wmark Note Preprintthatmayinterferewiththedetectionof theblackmarkshouldbeavoided However theIntermec FingerprintstatementLBLCONDallowsthesensortobe temporarilydisabledduringaspeciﬁedamountofmediafeed inordertoavoidunintentionaldetection seeIntermecFinger printmanuals Note The...

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Page 218: ...ribestheinterfaceconnectors foundontheprinter srearplate Itcoversthefollow ingtopics RS 232interface USBInterface BarCodeWandInterface Optionalinterfaceboards Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 131 ...

Page 219: ...r 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 ...

Page 220: ... Theexternal 5Vislimitedto500mAandisautomaticallyswitched Guide Fingerprint ...

Page 221: ...ndamouse 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...

Page 222: ...eters RefertotheEasySet BarCodeWandSetupmanualformoreinformationonhowtoproduce setupbarcodes Theprinterwillacknowledgethatabarcodehasbeensuccessfullyread byemittingashortbeepsignal IfnoFNC3characterisfoundinthebarcode thedatawillbestored inabufferwhichcouldbereadbyspecifyingthe wand device The bufferissmall soitisrecommendedtouseshortbarcodedata max 16 characters andreadthebufferregularlytoavoidov...

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Page 224: ...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 ...

Page 225: ...Appendix C Interfaces IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface Board centronics EasyLAN Ethernet Interface net1 EasyLAN Wireless Interface net1 136 ...

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Page 227: ...describesthesuppliesofferedby Intermecforusewiththisprinter thatis directther malmedia thermaltransferribbons andreceiving facematerialsforthermaltransferprinting Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial User s Guide Fingerprint 137 ...

Page 228: ...demandsonprintoutqualityandresistance againstmoisture plasticisers andvegetableoils Examples Europe ThermalTopBoard ThermalTop ThermalTopHighSpeed DurathermLightningPlus DurathermIR Economy Quality Nontop coatedmediawithlessresistancetomoisture plasticisers andvegetableoils Inallotherrespects itisequaltoPremiumQuality Examples Europe ThermalEco ThermalEcoBoard 138 ...

Page 229: ...bbons Examples Europe TTRCoated TTRPremium TTRPremiumBoard TTRHighGlossWhite Polyethylene Plastics Thesemediahavebetterresistancetowaterandmanycommonchemi calsthanuncoatedandcoatedpapers Theycanbeuseoutdoorsand offergoodtearresistance MostoftenusedwithHP TMX2200 TMX 2500ribbons Examples Europe TTRPolyethylene TTRGlossPolyethylene Polyesters Thesemediagivehighresistancetochemicals heat andmechanica...

Page 230: ...e andaremostsuitableforintricatelogotypesand imagesonmatte coatedpapersandsyntheticfacematerials HighResistance HR TMX3200 transferribbonsgiveanextremely durableprintout whichisresistanttomostchemicalagentsandhigh temperatures However suchtransferribbonssethighdemandsonthe receivingfacematerial whichmustbeverysmooth suchaspolyesters TheuseofHR TMX3200ribbonsrequirestheprintspeedandthe energysuppli...

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Page 232: ...nerally 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 ...

Page 233: ...ghThermalTopHighSpeed 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 se...

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Page 235: ...opHighSpeed 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 ...

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Page 237: ...erica 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 ...

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Page 239: ...ting 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 ...

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Page 244: ...s Corporation Corporate Headquarters 6001 36th Avenue West Everett WA98203 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 ...

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