Intermec EasyCoder PF2i Manuel utilisateur

User’s Guide

EasyCoder PF2i

Bar Code Label

Printer

(Fingerprint Version)

Intermec Printer AB

Idrottsvägen 10

P.O. Box 123

S-431 22 Mölndal

Sweden

Service support: +46 31 869500

The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely

for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and/or service Intermec

manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used

for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec.

Information and speciﬁcations in this manual are subject to change

without notice.

EasyCoder, EasyLAN, Fingerprint, and LabelShop are registered trade-

marks of Intermec Technologies Corp. The word Intermec, the Intermec

logo, InterDriver, PrintSet, and Duratherm are trademarks of Intermec

Technologies Corp.

The name Centronics is wholly owned by GENICOM Corporation.

Kimdura is a registered trademark of Kimberly Clark.

Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Torx is a registered trademark of Camcar Division of Textron Inc.

TrueDoc is a registered trademark of Bitstream, Inc.

TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc.

Unicode is a trademark of Unicode Inc.

Valeron is a registered trademark of Valéron Strength Films, an ITW

Company.

Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Throughout this manual, trademarked names may be used. Rather than

put a trademark (™) symbol in every occurrence of a trademarked name,

we state that we are using the names only in an editorial fashion, and to

the beneﬁt of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement.

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Contents

FCC Notice (U.S.A.) ................................................................... vii

DOC Notice (Canada) ................................................................ vii

GS Notice (Germany).................................................................. vii

EU Standard EN 55022 (The European Union) .......................... vii

Declaration of Conformity (CE)................................................. viii

1 Introduction

Description of EasyCoder PF2i......................................................2

Safety Summary .............................................................................3

Product Identiﬁcation ....................................................................3

2 Installation

Unpacking the Printer....................................................................6

Front View.....................................................................................7

Rear View ......................................................................................8

Media Compartment .....................................................................9

Description......................................................................9

Media Supply Roll Post .................................................10

Media Supply Positions..................................................11

Print Mechanism..........................................................................12

Connections.................................................................................13

Power ............................................................................13

Computer......................................................................13

Controls and Indicators ...............................................................14

Control Lamps ..............................................................14

Display ..........................................................................14

Keyboard ....................................................................... 15

Beeper ...........................................................................15

3 Starting Up

Startup Files .................................................................................18

Memory Card ..............................................................................19

Switching On the Printer .............................................................20

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4 Media Load

Tear-Off (Straight-through) .........................................................22

Tear-Off (Straight-through) with Quick-Load..............................26

Peel-Off (Self-strip) ......................................................................29

External Supply (Fan-fold) ...........................................................34

5 Thermal Transfer Printing

Ribbon Load................................................................................36

6 Setting Up the Printer

Description. .................................................................................42

Default Setup...............................................................................43

Reading the Current Setup...........................................................44

Setup Parameters..........................................................................45

Serial Communication...................................................45

Baud Rate .......................................................45

Character Length ............................................46

Parity...............................................................46

Stop Bits..........................................................46

Flow Control...................................................46

New Line ........................................................47

Receive Buffer .................................................47

Transmit Buffer...............................................47

Feed Adjust....................................................................48

Start Adjust .....................................................48

Stop Adjust .....................................................48

Recommended Feed Adjustments....................49

Media ............................................................................50

Media Size.......................................................50

Media Type .....................................................52

Paper Type.......................................................53

Contrast..........................................................55

Testfeed...........................................................55

Print Deﬁnes .................................................................55

Head Resistance ..............................................55

Testprint..........................................................55

Print Speed......................................................57

LTS (Label Taken Sensor)................................58

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7 Setup Mode

Entering the Setup Mode at Installation.......................................60

Navigating in Setup Mode ...........................................................61

Setup Mode Navigation Keys.........................................61

Setup Mode Overviews ................................................................63

8 Intermec Shell Startup Program

Introduction ................................................................................72

Starting with Intermec Shell.........................................................74

Intermec Shell Overview ..............................................................78

Line Analyzer ...............................................................................79

9 Options

Introduction ................................................................................82

Transfer Mechanism.....................................................................83

Side Doors ...................................................................................83

Integral Liner Takeup Unit...........................................................83

Media Supply Hub.......................................................................83

3-inch Adapter.............................................................................83

Label Taken Sensor ......................................................................84

Real Time Clock ..........................................................................84

CompactFlash Protection Plate ....................................................84

Interface Boards ...........................................................................84

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting List ....................................................................86

Maintenance

Printhead Cleaning ......................................................................90

External Cleaning ........................................................................93

Cleaning the Media Guides..........................................................94

Printhead Replacement ................................................................95

Media Jams ..................................................................................98

Adjustments

Narrow Media Adjustment.........................................................100

Label Stop Sensor Position Adjustment ......................................102

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Printhead Pressure......................................................................103

Ribbon Break Shaft (option) ......................................................104

Installing the Quick-Load Guides ..............................................105

A Technical Data

Technical Data ...........................................................................108

B Media Speciﬁcations

Media Roll Size ..........................................................................112

Media ........................................................................................114

Non-Adhesive Strip .....................................................114

Self-Adhesive Strip.......................................................115

Self-Adhesive Labels.....................................................116

Tickets with Gap .........................................................118

Tickets with Black Mark..............................................120

C Interfaces

RS-232 Interface........................................................................124

USB Interface ............................................................................125

Bar Code Wand Interface...........................................................126

Optional Interfaces ....................................................................127

D Intermec Supplies

Direct Thermal Media................................................................130

Thermal Transfer Media.............................................................131

Transfer Ribbons........................................................................132

Bar Code Directions ..................................................................133

Recommended Paper Type Settings (Europe) .............................134

Recommended Paper Type Settings (North America).................135

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FCC Notice (United States of America)

WARNING

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy

and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual,

may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and

found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursu-

ant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide

reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a com-

mercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area

is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense

will be required to 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 REGLEMENTS (DOC-A)

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radio-électriques

dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de classe A

prescrites dans le règlement sur brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le

Ministère des Communications du Canada.

GS Notice (Germany)

ALLGEMEINE VORSCHRIFT

Reparaturen oder sonstige Eingriffe, die sich nicht auf normale Bedi-

enung der Maschine beziehen, dürfen ausschließlich nur von einem

ausgebildeten, zuständigen Fachmann vorgenommen werden.

EU Standard EN 55022 (The European Union)

WARNING

This is a Class A ITE product. In a domestic environment this product

may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to

take adequate measures.

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Declaration of Conformity (CE)

We,

Intermec Printer AB

Box 123

S-431 22 Mölndal

Sweden

declare under our sole responsibility1that the product

EasyCoder PF2i

to which this declaration relates is in conformity

with the following standards

EMC:

EN 61000-6-4:2001

EN 61000-6-2:2001

Electrical Safety:

EN 60 950

following the provisions of Directives

89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC

Mölndal 2003-03-12

...................................................................

Per-Ove Jacobsson

1/. Intermec assumes no responsibility regarding the CE Directive if the

printer is handled, modiﬁed, or installed in other manners than those

described in Intermec’s manuals.

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1 Introduction

This chapter introduces the EasyCoder PF2i printer.

The chapter covers the following topics:

• Description of EasyCoder PF2i

• Safety summary

• Product identiﬁcation

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Chapter 1—Introduction

Description of EasyCoder PF2i

The EasyCoder PF2i is a sturdy medium-duty direct thermal printer

with a printhead resolution of 8 dots per mm (203.2 dots per inch) and

a maximum print width of 56 mm (2.2 inches). Optionally, it can be

provided with a thermal transfer mechanism. The EasyCoder PF2i offers

a large number of useful features, such as:

• Flash memory SIMMs for ﬁrmware, fonts, bar codes, and application

programs

• Built-in CompactFlash memory card adapter

• Built-in RS-232 and USB interfaces

• Provision for extra interface boards including wired and wireless

EasyLAN connections

• Keyboard and display with backlight for improved user interface.

A large number of factory-installed or ﬁeld-installable options are avail-

able, so the printer can be conﬁgured for a wide range of applications.

See Chapter 9 and Appendix A for more information.

The EasyCoder PF2i supports the unique and ﬂexible Intermec

Fingerprint v8.10 programming language, which allows the user or third-

party developer to create custom-made application programs and label

formats in a BASIC-like environment.

EasyCoder PF2i is also designed to work with the Intermec Direct

Protocol programming language, the Intermec InterDriver and Intermec

Labelshop. The InterDriver allows you to print labels from standard MS

Windows applications, for example Microsoft Ofﬁce.

Intermec LabelShop is a series of label-design programs that work under

various versions of MS Windows.

The EasyCoder PF2i supports 15 scaleable Unicode TrueType and

TrueDoc fonts as standard. Additional fonts can be downloaded into the

printer’s Flash memory, or be plugged in using a CompactFlash card.

The Unicode standard allows the use of special characters for various

languages including non-Latin fonts, such as Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese,

Japanese, Korean, Hebrew, and similar.

A version of EasyCoder PF2i, that supports the Intermec Programming

Language (IPL), is described in a special User’s Guide.

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