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User ’ s Guide EasyC oder PD4 Bar C ode Label P rinter[...]

Intermec T echnologies Corporation Corporate Headquarters 6001 36th A ve. W . E verett, W A 98203 U.S.A. www .intermec.com e information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and service Intermec- manufactured equipment and is not to be released, r eproduced, or used for any other[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide iii FCC Notice (Unit ed States of Americ a) W ARNING is 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. I t has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a [...]

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Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide v Contents C ontents Before Y ou Begin ......................................................................... viii Safety S ummary ............................................................ viii Safety I cons .................................................................... ix Global Services and Sup[...]

vi Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Contents 4 Loading Media T ear-Off (Straight-through) ......................................................... 20 P eel-Off (Self-strip) ..................................................................... 25 ermal T ransfer Printing ............................................................ 29 R[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide vii Contents A T echnical Data T able of T echnical Data ................................................................ 70 B Media Specifications Media R oll Size ............................................................................ 74 Core ..........................................................[...]

viii Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Before Y ou Begin Before Y ou Begin is section provides y ou with safety information, technical support information, and sources for additional product information. S af ety Summar y Y our safety is extr emely important. Read and follow all warnings and cautions in this document before handling and o[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide ix Before Y ou Begin S af ety Icons is section explains how to identify and understand dangers, warnings, cautions, and notes that are in this document. Y ou may also see icons that tell you when to follow ESD pr ocedures. A warning alerts y ou of an operating procedure, practice, condition, or statement [...]

x Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Before Y ou Begin Global Ser vices and S uppor t Warranty Inf ormation T o understand the warranty for your Intermec pr oduct, visit the Intermec web site at http://www .intermec.com and click S er vice & S upport. e Intermec Global Sales & S er vice page appears. F rom the Service & Support[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 1 1 Intr oduc tion is chapter introduces the EasyCoder PD4 printer . e chapter covers the follo wing topics: • Description of EasyCoder PD4 • Safety summary • P roduct identification[...]

2 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 1—Introduction Description of EasyCoder PD4 e EasyCoder PD4 is a basic-performance thermal transfer/direct ther- mal label printer suitable for medium-duty industrial applications. W ith robust metal outer casing and inner mechanics, the EasyCoder PD4 provides durability , even in industrial e[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 3 Chapter 1—Introduction S afety Warnings • Read this manual carefully befor e connecting the printer . • M oving 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 co ver . Dangerous voltage! • Do not r[...]

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Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 5 2 Installation is chapter explains how to unpack and install the EasyCoder PD4 printer and also describes the printer’ s various parts in detail. It cov ers the following topics: • U npacking the printer • P ar ts on the printer’ s front • P ar ts on the printer’ s rear plate • P ar ts in [...]

6 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 2—Installation Unpacking the Printer Before you install the printer , examine the package for possible damage or missing parts: • Open the box and lift the printer out. • Check that the printer has not been visibly damaged during transpor - tation. Keep the packing materials in case you need [...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 7 Chapter 2—Installation Front Vie w At the front of the printer are the display windo w , the control lamps, and the control keys. ese features allo w the operator to control and set up the printer manually as described later in this chapter . e printed labels, tickets, or tags are presented at the [...]

8 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 2—Installation Rear Vie w e rear plate contains the On/Off switch, the A C power cor d socket, and various interface connectors and slots. On/Off Switch AC Power cord socket Serial port USB port Parallel port Intake slot for external fan-fold supply[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 9 Chapter 2—Installation Media Compar tment e media compartment is cover ed by a side door that completely encloses the print mechanism and media compartment. It can be opened 180° to provide full access to the media compartment. e inspection window allo ws checking how much ribbon and media remains[...]

10 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 2—Installation Print Mechanism e print mechanism features either an 8 dot/mm (203.2 dots/inch) or 11.81 dots/mm (300 dots/inch) quick-mount thermal printhead. In front of the print mechanism is a fold-out label taken sensor , which can hold the printing of next label until the previous one ha[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 11 Chapter 2—Installation Connec tions P ow er 1 Place the printer on a lev el surface, near an AC outlet. Y ou should be able to easily access the printer to load media and to remo ve the print - out. 2 Both the printer and the host computer must be switched off while they are being connected. 3 Connect [...]

12 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 2—Installation Controls and Indic ators e EasyCoder PD4 has several ways of communicating directly with its operator: • ree control lamps, • a graphic display window with background illumination, • three control keys, • and a beeper . Control Lamps e LED (Light Emitting Diode) c[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 13 Chapter 2—Installation K ey Functions Mode Feed k ey Pause k ey Cancel k ey Startup P rint test label or Enter Dump M ode (press >3 sec.) Enter Autosensing Mode Cancel + P ause key: Enter Do wnload Mode (service only) In Dir ect Mode F eed one copy P ause Direct Mode P ause + Feed key: Enter Setup M [...]

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Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 15 3 Star ting Up is chapter explains how to start up the printer after installation or after having been switched off. I t covers the following topics: • S witching on the printer • Direct M ode • P rinting a test label[...]

16 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 3—Starting Up Switching On the Printer Before switching on the printer , make the necessary connections, and check that the printhead is engaged (in the lower position). S witch on the power using the On/Off switch on the r ear plate. e green “P ower” contr ol lamp on the front panel lig[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 17 Chapter 3—Starting Up Direc t Mode e Direct M ode is the normal idle mode, where all commands from external ports are interpreted and normal control key actions ar e per - formed. During reception of data, this message is sho wn in the display: In the D irect M ode, you can use the keys for the follo[...]

18 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 3—Starting Up Printing a T est L abel An easy way to check that the printer is working and find out how it is presently set up is to print a test label. e test label can also be used to check the printout quality . • Switch off the po wer to the printer . • F or best result, load the pr[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 19 4 Loading Media is chapter explains how to load the printer with media, that is labels, tickets, tag, or strips, as well as transfer ribbon, for the following modes of operation: • T ear-Off (straight-through) • P eel-Off (self-strip, r equires an optional stripper and internal rewinder) • e[...]

20 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 4— Loading Media T ear- O ff (S traight-through) e EasyCoder PD4 can print on labels, tickets, tags, and continuous stock in various forms. is section describes the case when the media is torn off manually against the printer’ s tear bar . is method is also known as “ straight-thr[...]

2 4 3 1 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 21 Chapter 4—Loading Media Open the side door . Place the media roll onto the media supply roll post and align the media to the printer's center section. T ear- O ff , cont. Pull out the printhead lever and flip it counterclockwise a quarter of a turn. Flip the label feed guide upw ard.[...]

7 5 6 8 22 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 4—Loading Media T ear- O ff , cont. Route the media between the two label feed rods and under the moveable sensor to the tear bar . Align the edge guide with the media roll . Av oid placing the guide so it breaks the rotation of the roll. This diagram shows the media path when using and[...]

9 10 11 12 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 23 Chapter 4—Loading Media Align the media with the center section and adjust the label feed guide. F lip the guide back so it snaps to the rear label feed rod and close the printhead. Close the side door . T ear- O ff , cont. Optionally , press the lower part of the label taken sensor to flip[...]

13 24 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 4—Loading Media Press the F eed key to advance the media and adjust the media feed. T ear- O ff , cont.[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 25 Chapter 4—Loading Media P eel- O ff (S elf-strip) e EasyCoder PD4 can print on labels, tickets, tags, and continuous stock in various forms. is section describes the case when self-adhesive labels are separated from the liner immediately after printing. e liner is then wound up on an optional [...]

1 2 4 3 26 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 4—Loading Media Install the media as described for T ear- Off operation #1 to #6 earlier in this chapter . Peel off the labels from the first 40 cm (16 in) of the liner and route the liner around the tear bar , then back under the print mechanism and label feed rods to the takeup hub [...]

7 5 6 8 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 27 Chapter 4—Loading Media P eel- O ff , cont. Put back the front c over and secure it with the screw . Optionally , press the lower part of the label taken sensor to flip it open. When in use, the label taken sensor should be in a horizontal position. Align the media with the center section and [...]

9 10 28 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 4—Loading Media Press the F eed key to adv ance the media and adjust the media feed. Close the side door . P eel- O ff , cont.[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 29 Chapter 4—Loading Media Thermal T ransfer Printing e EasyCoder PD4 can print on labels, tickets, tags, and continuous stock using either direct thermal printing on special heat-sensitive media or thermal transfer printing using a special ink-coated ribbon. ermal transfer printing makes it possible[...]

A B 2 4a 3 1 30 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 4—Loading Media Open the side door . Ink facing outward on ribbon roll: Route the ribbon as illustrated and stick it to the take-up core . Load a fr esh ribbon roll onto the ribbon supply shaft (A) and an empty ribbon core onto the ribbon rewind shaft (B). Ribbon Load Pull out the p[...]

6 4b 5 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 31 Chapter 4—Loading Media Ink facing inw ard on ribbon roll: Route the ribbon as illustrated and stick it to the take-up core . Ribbon Load, cont . Check that the ink position lever above the ribbon supply hub is in correct position. Flip the printhead lever back t o its original position and close[...]

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Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 33 5 Prin ting is chapter describes how the operator can control the printing. Additionally , it describes the v arious parameters that are accessible in the Setup M ode to configure the printer for the user ’ s specific require - ments. All these parameters and several others can also be set using ES[...]

34 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 5—Printing Controlling the Printing e printing is initiated from the host computer , but the operator can control batch printing, that is, the printing of multiple labels. P rinting can only be performed when the printer is in the Direct M ode (see Chapter 3). During printing, the optional di[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 35 Chapter 5—Printing Setup Methods e EasyCoder PD4 can be set up using two methods: • U sing ESim Commands is method support all setup parameters and uses various ESim com - mands transmitted from the host computer to the printer . Please refer to ESim v5.xx for E asyCoder PD4, Progr ammer’ s Re[...]

36 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 5—Printing Setup Options Note Media T ype Direct ermal Default ermal T ransfer Density (see note on the next page) 1 (lightest image) .... D efault 10 15 (dar kest image) Speed 2" per second 3" per second 4" per second Default 5" per second N ot with 300 dpi 6" per[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 37 Chapter 5—Printing N ote: Do not use a higher density setting than requir ed for your media and application. Low er density setting saves your printhead and extends its life.[...]

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Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 39 6 Options is chapter describes the options available for the EasyCoder PD4 printer . e options can be factor y installed, field-installed by an authorized service tech - nician, or installed by a trained operator . e options are: • S tripper and Internal Rewinder • Cutter[...]

40 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 6—Options Stripper and Internal Rewinder Installation Instructions 1 Remo ve the screw that holds the front co ver . Remove the front co ver . 2 Open the side door and remo ve the rewinder option co ver plate, which is held by two Phillips screws. Cover plate Front cover Screw[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 41 Chapter 6—Options 3 Remo ve the U-shaped clip and attach the rewinder unit to the center section using the four screws included in the kit. 4 Plug in the cable from the rewinder switch into the front one of the two connectors in the center section. 5 Install the media as described in Chapter 4 “M edia[...]

42 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 6—Options Cutter Installation Instructions 1 Remo ve the screw that holds the front co ver . Remove the front co ver . 2 Open the side door and remo ve the tear bar , which is held by two Phillips screws. T ear bar Screws Front cover Screw[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 43 Chapter 6—Options 3 Attach the cutter mechanism to the printer using the two Phillips screws and washers included in the kit. 4 Plug in the cable from the cutter into the rear one of the two con- nectors in the center section and fasten the cable to the bottom plate using the two cable clips included in[...]

44 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 6—Options 5 Attach the cutter cov er onto the cutter mechanism by first connecting the hooks on the back side of the cover o ver the cutter mechanism and then locking the cover with the scr ew at the bottom. 6 If needed, fit the tray to the front of the cutter . 7 Install the media as describe[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 45 7 T r oubleshooting is chapter lists various possible cases of inferior printout quality , describes possible causes, and sug - gests remedies.[...]

46 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 7— T roublesho oting Error Handling When an error occurs, the Error LED goes solid or flashing r ed and the beeper emits two beeps. P rovided the printer is fitted with a display , two error message are displayed alternatingly , for example: When all errors have been cleared, the E rror LED go[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 47 Chapter 7— T roublesho oting Error Suggested action e P ower control lamp does not shine and the LCD display (if any) shows no message after the power has been switched on Check the power cable Error LED light turns solid red after printing stops Check for bad software setting or ESim command errors [...]

48 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 7— T roublesho oting P rintout not in desired position Check for bad settings in the application or ESim command errors Check if label gap sensor is disturbed by media, dust, or erroneously loaded transfer ribbon Check lateral position of label gap sensor Calibrate label gap sensor in Autoadjust[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 49 Chapter 7— T roublesho oting Clearing Media Jam in C utter T o clear a media jam inside the cutter mechanism, follow the instructions below: 1 At media jams and cutter malfunctions, switch off the pow er to the printer . N ev er insert fingers or tools into the printer while the pow er is still on. 2 [...]

50 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 7— T roublesho oting Entering the Dump Mode In the D ump Mode, the printer prints all r eceived ASCII characters including control characters (ASCII 00-31 decimal). ere is automatic line-wrapping and if a label becomes completely filled, the dump contin - ues on a new label. is facility i[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 51 8 Maintaining the Pr inter is chapter describes how the operator can maintain the printer . Regular maintenance is important for the printout quality and for the life of the printhead. e chapter covers the follo wing topics: • P rinthead cleaning • External cleaning • P rinthead replacement. ?[...]

52 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 8—Maintaining the Printer Printhead Cleaning Cleaning the printhead on a regular basis is important for the life of the printhead and for the printout quality . Y ou should clean the printhead using cleaning cards or a cotton swab moistened with isopropyl alcohol, preferably each time you load a[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 53 Chapter 8—Maintaining the Printer Clean the printhead dot line.[...]

54 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 8—Maintaining the Printer External Cleaning Always unplug the pow er cord befor e cleaning the printer . If using the printer in an industrial environment, wher e the premises may be cleaned using a water hose or steam, mov e the printer to another room or cov er it carefully with a plastic shee[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 55 Chapter 8—Maintaining the Printer Printhead Replacement e printhead is subject to wear both from the direct thermal media (or ribbon) and from the rapid heating and cooling process during printing. us, the printhead will require periodic r eplacement. T ime between printhead replacements depends o[...]

56 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 8—Maintaining the Printer Media Jams Should a media jam occur in the print mechanism, proceed this way to clear it: • Always switch off the power befor e starting to clear the jammed media. • Raise the printhead and pull out the media. • If the media has been wound up or has stuck on the [...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 57 9 A djustments is chapter describes how the operator can adjust the printer . e chapter covers the following topics: • P rinthead balance adjustment • P rinthead pressure adjustment • P rinthead dot line position adjustment • Label gap sensor position adjustment • Label gap sensor calibrat[...]

58 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 9—Adjustments Printhead Balance Adjustment e printer is factory-adjusted for full-size media width. When using media less than full width, it is recommended that you adjust the posi - tion of the printhead balance box es so the printhead gets an even pr essure across the media. A poorly adjus[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 59 Chapter 9—Adjustments Printhead Pressure Adjustment e pressure of the thermal printhead against the platen r oller is factor y- adjusted. Ho wever , if the printing is weaker on one side of the media or if the thermal transfer ribbon starts to crease (indicated by unprinted white streaks along the me[...]

60 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 9—Adjustments Printhead Dot Line P osition Adjustment When using thick or stiff media, the printhead needs to be moved for- ward so the dot line becomes exactly aligned with the top of the platen roller . Obviously , the platen roller and printhead must also be completely in parallel. T o perfo[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 61 Chapter 9—Adjustments 5 T urn both screws at the front of the printhead carefully clockwise a quarter of a turn at a time (a full turn corresponds to 0.5 mm which is a lot). Make sure to make identical adjustments on both the scr ews! If you get lost, tighten both screws by turning them counter clockwis[...]

62 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 9—Adjustments Label G ap S ensor P osition Adjustment e label gap/black mark sensor is a photoelectric sensor that controls the printer’ s media feed by detecting gaps between labels, or slots or black marks in continuous stock, depending on the printer ’ s setup in regard of media type ([...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 63 Chapter 9—Adjustments Label G ap S ensor Calibration e label gap sensor will need to be calibrated and the media feed adjusted at the following occasions: • After media load when the printer is used for the first time. • After loading media that differs from the previously loaded in r egard of [...]

64 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 9—Adjustments Ribbon T ension Adjustment If ribbon wrinkling occurs during printing, push the knob at the end of the ribbon supply hub inwards (1) and rotate it clockwise to incr ease the breaking force (2). If the printer have problems pulling the labels (especially when using a ribbon less tha[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 65 Chapter 9—Adjustments Ribbon Shield Adjustment Ribbon wrinkling can also be avoided using the ribboon shield mecha- nism. e ribbon shield mechanism is located on the thermal printhead, and has two adjustable screws A and B shown belo w . If the label printout occurs as in T est label A, turn screw A [...]

66 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Chapter 9—Adjustments Switching E dge Guide As standard, the EasyCoder PD4 is fitted with a lo w edge guide on the media supply roll post. e low edge guide makes it simple to fit a media supply roll on the post, but it only guides the core of the roll. er efore, the EasyCoder PD4 is delivered wi[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 67 Chapter 9—Adjustments Be careful to flip the high edge guide straight up befor e closing the side door , or the guide could be damaged. Edge guide Coil spring W asher Hook Post Fold down for media load Adjust for width of media roll[...]

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Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 69 A T echnical Data is appendix lists the technical data for the printer . Please note that Intermec r eserves the right to change without prior notice and that this information does not represent a commitment on the part of I ntermec.[...]

70 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Appendix A— T echnical Data Printing P rint T echnique Direct ermal/ermal T ransfer P rinthead Resolutions 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) or 11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi) 1 P rint Speed (variable) 50.8 to 152.4 mm/sec. (2 to 6 in/sec.) 50.8 to 101.6 mm/sec. (2 to 4 in/sec.) 8 dots/mm 11.81 dots/mm P rint Width 2[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 71 Appendix A— T echnical Data Asian F onts Asian fonts can be downloaded: GB 2312-80 Chinese Big5 level 1 & 2 KS X 11001:1992 JIS X0208:12977 Chinese Chinese Kor ean J apanese Built-in bar code symbolo - gies (standard) 34 Phy sical Measures Dimensions (W x L x H) 276 × 454.6 × 283.0 mm (10.85 × 17[...]

72 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Appendix A— T echnical Data Data Interfaces Serial 1 x RS-232 + 1 x USB P arallel Y es Acc essories and Options Integral Self-strip U nit with Liner T akeup Option 1 F or peel-off operation Cutter Option 1 2MB Flash M emor y Expansion M odule Option 1 Keyboard/D isplay U nit Option EasyLAN 10 External [...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 73 B Media Specifications is appendix specifies the physical measures for vari- ous types of media.[...]

74 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Appendix B—Me dia Specifications Media Roll Size Core Diameters: 38 to 76.2 mm (1.5 to 3 inches) Width: Must not pr otrude outside the media. e media must be wound up on the core in such a way that the printer can pull the end free. Internal Roll Max. diameter: 212 mm (8.35 inches) Max. width: 118 m[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 75 Appendix B—Me dia Specifications Media Non-Adhesiv e Strip ⇐ a ⇒ Media Width Maximum: 118.0 mm (4.65 inches) Minimum: 25.0 mm (1.00 inches) Paper Type Setup • Plain paper NON-ADHESIVE STRIP[...]

SELF-ADHESIVE STRIP 76 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Appendix B—Me dia Specifications Self-Adhesiv e Strip ⇐ a ⇒ Media Width (including liner) Maximum: 118.0 mm (4.65 inches) Minimum: 25.0 mm (1.00 inches) ⇐ b ⇒ Liner e liner must not extend more than a total of 1.6 mm (0.06 inches) outside the face material and should prot[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 77 Appendix B—Me dia Specifications Self-Adhesiv e Labels ⇐ a ⇒ Media Width (including liner) Maximum: 118.0 mm (4.65 inches) Minimum: 25.0 mm (1.00 inches) ⇐ b ⇒ Liner e backing paper must not extend more than a total of 1.6 mm (0.06 inches) outside the labels and should protrude equally on bo[...]

a b c e SELF-ADHESIVE LABELS b d FEED DIRECTION 78 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Appendix B—Me dia Specifications[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 79 Appendix B—Me dia Specifications Tickets with Gaps ⇐ a ⇒ Media Width Maximum: 118.0 mm (4.65 inches) Minimum: 25.0 mm (1.00 inches) ⇐ b ⇒ Copy Length Maximum: 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) 1270 mm (50 inches) 11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi) 558.8 mm (22 inches) Minimum: 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) 5 mm (0.2) inches)[...]

80 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Appendix B—Me dia Specifications a TICKETS & TAGS FEED DIRECTION b e d c[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 81 Appendix B—Me dia Specifications Tickets with Black Mark ⇐ a ⇒ Media Width Maximum: 118.0 mm (4.65 inches) Minimum: 25.0 mm (1.00 inches) ⇐ b ⇒ Copy Length Maximum: 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) 1270 mm (50 inches) 11.81 dots/mm (300 dpi) 558.8 mm (22 inches) Minimum: 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) 10 mm (0.39)[...]

a TICKETS WITH MARKS c FEED DIRECTION e d f b 82 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Appendix B—Me dia Specifications[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 83 C Inter fac es is appendix describes the interface connectors found on the printer’ s rear plate. It co vers the follow - ing topics: • RS-232 interface • USB interface • P arallel Interface[...]

84 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Appendix C—Inter face RS -232 Inter face Protocol Default setup: Baud rate: 9600 Char . Length 8 bits P arity: N one S top bits: 1 Handshaking: X ON/XOFF and R TS/CTS T o change the RS-232 interface settings, see Chapter 5, “Printing. ” Signals on printer’ s serial por t: DB-9 Signal Meaning 1 Ext[...]

Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 85 Appendix C—Inter faces USB Inter face is printer supports USB v1.1 (also called USB 2.0 full speed). T o use the USB interface for printing from a PC, you need a special Intermec USB printer driver installed in your PC. e printe r is a so c a lled “self- powered devic e. ” W e recommend that y[...]

86 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Appendix C—Inter face Parallel Int er face Handshake: DSTB connects to the printer , BUSY connects to the host Interface cable: P arallel cable compatible to IBM PC Pinout Description Pin Function T ransmitter Comment 1 /Str obe host 2-9 Data 0-7 host 10 /Acknowledge printer 11 Busy printer 12 /P aper e[...]

D F irm ware Upgrading is appendix describes how to upgrade the printer with a new firmware version. Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide 87[...]

88 Intermec EasyCoder PD4—User’ s Guide Appendix D—Firmware Upgrading Requirements T o upgrade the printer’ s firmware via a cable connection from a PC run- ning MS W indows, you will need the follo wing: • e Intermec EasyCoder PD4 Config T ool. is is a free software running under Microsoft Windows 1 . I t makes it possible to dow[...]

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