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EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual v
Contents Before You Begin...............................................................................................................ix
Safety Summary....................................................................................................ix
Safety Icons ..........................................................................................................ix
Global Services and Support..................................................................................x
Who Should Read This Document?..................................................................... xi
Related Documents.............................................................................................. xi
Getting Started............................................................................................................................. 1
Getting to Know Your Printer............................................................................................2
Preparing the Printer for Installation ..................................................................................3
Plugging In the Printer..........................................................................................3
Opening the Printer...............................................................................................4
Loading Media for Fanfold Printing......................................................................5
Printing the Hardware Configuration Test Label...................................................7
What the Hardware Configuration Test Label Tells You..........................8
If a Hardware Configuration Test Label Does Not Print..........................8
Connecting the Printer to Your System ..............................................................................8
Connecting Your Printer to a PC...........................................................................9
Connecting the Printer to a PC Serial Port...............................................9
Connecting the Printer to a PC Parallel Port............................................9
Connecting Your Printer to a Network................................................................10
Connecting the Printer to an AS/400...................................................................10
Connecting the Printer to a Mainframe...............................................................11
Cabling in Noisy Electrical Environments...........................................................11
Configuring the Serial Port for Communications.............................................................12
Verifying Printer Communications With Your System.....................................................13
Operating the Printer............................................................................................................. 15
Learning How to Operate the Printer...............................................................................16
Understanding the Front Panel.........................................................................................16
Understanding the Front Panel LEDs..................................................................16
Using the Feed/Pause Button...............................................................................17
Loading Media Into the Printer........................................................................................18
Loading Roll Media for Straight-Through Printing.............................................18
Loading Media for Self-Strip Printing .................................................................20
Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon...................................................................................22
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