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PB40A Printer Quick Start Guide

Charging the Lithium Ion Batteries

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The printer battery charges in about 3 hours.

LED Battery Indicators

LED

State of Charge

Action

Solid Red

In Progress

Waiting for green LED

Green

Complete

Remove Charger

Slow Red Flashing

Low Temperature or
battery is disconnected

Change environment or
connect battery

Fast Red Flashing

High Temperature

Change environment

Slow Red and Orange
Flashing

Low Voltage

Wait for solid red

Fast Red and Orange
Flashing

High Voltage

Wait for solid red

Slow Orange Flashing

Timeout

Restart charge

Fast Orange Flashing

Internal Error

Remove battery to pow-
er down completely and
reconnect. Or unplug
from charging source,
wait 15-20 seconds and
reconnect.

Beep Indicator

Number of Beeps

Indicates

One

Printer has come out of sleep mode

Two

Printer is out of paper

Three

Battery is low

One long beep

No program in printer, only boot code

Determining Current Battery Power

To determine the current charge on the battery pack, print out a
self test by pressing and holding the red self-test button for four
seconds. If the battery is good, you will see the abbreviation for
the word “GOOD” next to the Battery voltage print out.

Summary of Contents for PB40A

Page 1: ...PB40A Quick Start Guide 4 inch Belt Printer Bluetooth ...

Page 2: ...Battery Pack installed S Compliance Insert S Warranty Card Common Accessories List Cable Part Number Data Cable Hirose to RJ 11 226 469 002 Power Adapters Part Number Universal AC Adapter 12 volt DC 851 060 104 Cigarette Lighter Adapter 12 volt 320 066 133 Supplies Part Number Replacement Li Ion 7 2V 1 35 mAh Battery 320 081 122 Thermal paper 130 roll 50 case 320 081 011 Cleaning Card 320 066 013 ...

Page 3: ...3 PB40A Printer Quick Start Guide Getting Started Charge indicator Self Test button Battery packs RJ 11 port DC power jack IrDA window side panel Paper tear bar Card reader Read LED Paper release lever ...

Page 4: ...Voltage Wait for solid red Slow Orange Flashing Timeout Restart charge Fast Orange Flashing Internal Error Remove battery to pow er down completely and reconnect Or unplug from charging source wait 15 20 seconds and reconnect Beep Indicator Number of Beeps Indicates One Printer has come out of sleep mode Two Printer is out of paper Three Battery is low One long beep No program in printer only boot...

Page 5: ...ur PB40A Printer 1 Unsnap the latch and lift up the cover 2 Wrap your index finger around the empty paper core and pull up The paper rod will snap out 3 Remove the empty paper core and discard Paper Loading Standard Paper If you are using standard paper you can load the paper auto matically or manually Experiment to find out which method is best for you Linered Labels If you are using linered pape...

Page 6: ...e other side If it seems too tight to insert the tip lift up the paper release lever and turn the gear to advance the paper 5 Grab the tip and pull it through until the paper is straight 6 Push down the paper release lever and insert the paper into the paper well with it resting in the paper rod clips 7 Press the red button while the printer is on and it will feed paper You will need about 2 inche...

Page 7: ...r Off Batt Volt Current voltage of the battery pack Batt Temp Temperature of the battery Flash RAM 1 Meg or 4 Meg Flash 1 Meg or 4 Meg RAM Boot Version Boot sector firmware Prnhd Temp Temperature of print head between 0 and 50 de grees Infrared Not available at this time Device Name Type of device i e 4t for 4 inch thermal printer Device Nickname Shows user name for printer Available Fonts LOC sho...

Page 8: ... Pack Removal Note Ensure that you have your ESD wrist strap connected to the ESD static free mat before placing your printer on the mat and begin removing the bat tery pack 1 Remove the four screws securing the printer mechanism Screws 4 two on each side 2 Lift the printer mechanism out of the case One way to do this is to turn the printer case on its side and gently tap the bottom of the case to...

Page 9: ...e underside of printer mechanism and battery compartment Battery pack compartment Battery pack cable Printer assembly wire cluster 4 Remove the four screws securing the battery cover Avoid contact with the printer control board unless the board is grounded Battery cover screws ...

Page 10: ...ry retaining foam strips to separate the battery pack from the cover 7 Insert the new battery pack into the battery cover 8 Reinstall the battery cover 9 Reconnect the keyed battery cable Routing the battery pack wires is very important S The wires must not be pinched or crimped when reinserting the printer mechanism into the printer case 10 Reposition the battery pack assembly on the printer mech...

Page 11: ...Jack Mobile Computer to Printer Cable 2 As you use the printer the power comes from the battery in the printer When the printer battery runs down the printer will not operate until the battery is recharged PB40A Printer using Wireless Printing IrDA Wireless Mode Your printer comes to you as an IrDA mode printer To switch the mode to Wireless Printing it is necessary to toggle the mode via the self...

Page 12: ...table When shipping your printer via air freight turn the wireless printing mode off and set to IrDA so that the radio is not enabled Why Printer Beeps Every 5 Minutes When Unconnected As part of the implementation of the serial port service this ser vice refreshes itself every five minutes That refresh sends a mes sage to the printer which then wakes up and causes the beep while resynchronizing w...

Page 13: ...he properties Device Properties If the Services tab lists Portable Printer the service was discov ered correctly If it doesn t select the Update button on the Services tab to try to rediscover the services available sometimes it will take a cou ple tries to correctly discover the services 8 Click Next twice all Wireless Printing devices within range will be discovered and displayed You may have to...

Page 14: ...feet making the roll too thick for the printer to accommodate If the printer is out of paper or the paper release lever is in the up position this condition interrupts a batch of receipts and the printer suspends operation until the condition is fixed The printer continues to communicate with the mobile computer as long as it does not time out Once the printer is operational the suspended print ba...

Page 15: ...s dark and crisp Refer to the Intermec Portable Printers Technical Reference Manual p n 978 018 001 Section 4 for more details Charging Problems Using an AC Adapter If the printer does not respond when it is connected to an AC adapter there could be a problem with the adapter or with the wall outlet Note If the battery is depleted it may take 5 10 minutes of charging before the printer can print a...

Page 16: ... Direct Thermal Paper Medium Thermal paper Paper Width 4 4 inch 112 mm Operating Temperature 32 to 122 F 0 to 50 C Interface RS 232C Infrared IrDA ASK Characters Full IBM and international character sets Protocol Easy Print Protocol for Bar Codes Stored Graphics Rotated Fonts Power 900 mAh Li Ion 2 cell pack Warranty One year includes print head Ex tended warranty available ...

Page 17: ...vey or product installation or check on service contract status you may select one of the options Web Support Visit our web site http www intermec com to download many of our current manuals in PDF format utilize our technical knowl edge base Knowledge Central or to request technical support Technical Support To request technical support on your Intermec product call 1 800 755 5505 ...

Page 18: ...e a written detailed description of the defect 3 The product must be promptly returned to the designated Intermec Service Center freight prepaid by Purchaser 4 Upon examination of the product Intermec must agree that the defect exists and is covered by this warranty Warranty repairs will be completed at the Service Center and re turned to the Purchaser by prepaid surface freight The foregoing is a...

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Page 20: ...36th Avenue West Everett Washington 98203 U S A tel 425 348 2600 fax 425 355 9551 www intermec com PB40A Printer Quick Start Guide 962 018 025E P N 962 018 025E e 2003 2006 by Intermec Technologies Corporation All rights reserved ...

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