Intermec PM4I, User Manual

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Chapter 3 — Starting Up
20 EasyCoder PM4i Printer User’s Guide (Fingerprint Version)
Switching On the Printer
Before switching on the printer, make the necessary connections,
insert any memory card you want to use, and check that the
printhead is engaged.
Switch on the power using the On/Off switch on the rear plate.
The “Power” control lamp on the front panel lights up when the
power is on. Wait for a few moments, while the printer loads the
program and runs some self-diagnostic tests:
Starting
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After a short time, the printer is initialized. The progress of the
initialization is indicated by an increasing number of colons on
the lower line in the display:
Initializing
:::
When the initialization is completed, a label is fed out. The
following message appears, indicating that the printer is ready for
operation.
A. Intermec Shell Startup Program
Refer to Chapter 8 for more information on Intermec Shell. The
digits in the lower right corner of the display indicate the version
of Intermec Shell.
ENTER=SHELL
5 sec. v. 8.2
4 sec. v. 8.2
3 sec. v. 8.2
2 sec. v. 8.2
1 sec. v. 8.2
B. Custom-Made Application Program
Any other display messages than those illustrated above indicates
that the printer is running some custom-made, non-standard
application program, or that some error has occurred.