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Troubleshooting
Specs
Install
Warranty
Maintenance
Printing the Hardware Configuration Test Label
Connecting the Printer to Your System
Printer Operation Problems
Resetting the Memory on Your Printer
At the DOS prompt, type this command and press Enter
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Contents
User’s Manual
EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer
Canadian service and technical support
Everett, WA U.S. service and technical support
Outside U.S. and Canada Contact your local Intermec service supplier
Intermec Technologies Corporation 6001 36th Avenue West P.O. Box
Operating the Printer
Contents
Contents
Preparing the Printer for Installation
Maintaining the Printer
Troubleshooting
Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon Setting the Media Sensitivity Number
Inspecting the Printer Tools for Cleaning the Printer
Specifications
Using Test and Service Mode
Contents Adjusting the Label Mark Sensor
Using the Printer Memory Efficiently
Communications Reference
Character Sets
Bar Code Symbologies Supported A-8
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Full ASCII Table
D G I
Glossary Index
Contents
Page
Safety Summary
Warranty Information
Before You Begin
Before You Begin
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Warnings and Cautions
Avertissement
Conseil
What You Will Find in This Manual
About This Manual
Before You Begin
For Information On
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Terms and Conventions
Terms
Conventions
Before You Begin
Other Intermec Manuals
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Getting Started
Page
Getting to Know Your Printer
Back View
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Optional I/O
Plugging In the Printer
Preparing the Printer for Installation
To plug in the printer
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Opening the Printer
To open the printer
To load media for fanfold printing
Loading Media for Fanfold Printing
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Media access slot Fanfold media
Loading Media for Fanfold Printing
Head lift lever
To print the hardware configuration test label
Printing the Hardware Configuration Test Label
Hardware Configuration Test Label
What the Hardware Configuration Test Label Tells You
Connecting the Printer to Your System
If a Hardware Configuration Test Label Does Not Print
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Connecting the Printer to a PC Serial Port
Connecting Your Printer to a PC
Use Intermec Cable Part Number
To connect your printer to a PC serial port
Connecting the Printer to a PC Parallel Port
Connecting Your Printer to a Network
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To connect your printer to a PC parallel port
Connecting Your Printer to a Network
Connecting the Printer to an AS/400
1-13
Cabling in Noisy Electrical Environments
Connecting the Printer to a Mainframe
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To configure the printer serial port
Configuring the Serial Port for Communications
DIP Switch Setting Descriptions
Parameter
Top Bank Switch Number
DIP Switch Settings
Bottom Bank Switch Number
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To verify communications with your system
Verifying Printer Communications With Your System
1-17
1. At the DOS prompt, type this command and press Enter
Example of Using DOS to Verify Printer Communications
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Operating the Printer
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Understanding the Front Panel
Learning How to Operate the Printer
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Understanding the Front Panel LEDs
Printer Mode
Using the Feed/Pause Button
You Want To
What to Do
Loading Roll Media for Straight-Through Printing
Loading Media Into the Printer
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To load the media
Loading Roll Media for Straight-Through Printing
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Loading Media for Self-Strip Printing
To load self-strip media
Self-strip assist roller
Loading Media for Self-Strip Printing
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Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon
To load thermal transfer ribbon
2-10
2-11
Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon
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Setting the Media Sensitivity Number
2-12
To print a software configuration label
Setting the MSN for Intermec Media and Ribbon
Sensitivity
Media or Ribbon
3400e Printer Direct Thermal Media Sensitivity Settings
Setting the MSN for Other Media and Ribbon
Setting
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Maximum
Setting
Sensitivity
Numbers
Using Third-Party Software
Using the PrintSet Software
Using Intermec Printer Language IPL Commands
Communicating With the Printer
Printing a Test Label
0123456789
To print the test label
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Maintaining the Printer
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Inspecting the Printer
Tools for Cleaning the Printer
Maintenance Period
Maintenance Schedule
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Printer Component
Avertissement
Locating the Printer Parts You Need to Maintain
Pinch roller
To clean the printhead
Cleaning the Printhead
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Conseil
Cleaning the Printhead
Cleaning the Printer Covers
To clean the drive roller and tear bar
Cleaning the Drive Roller and Tear Bar
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To clean the media guides and media path
Cleaning the Media Guides and Media Path
To clean the label sensors
Cleaning the Label Sensors
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Upper media guide underside Cleaning brush Lower media guide
Cleaning the Label Sensors
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Maintaining the Printer
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Troubleshooting
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Printer Operation Problems
Troubleshooting Checklist
Troubleshooting
Symptom
Symptom
Printer Operation Problems continued
Solution
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Troubleshooting Printer Operation Problems continued
Print Quality Problems
Symptom
Symptom
Symptom
Print Quality Problems continued
Solution
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Troubleshooting Print Quality Problems continued
Communication Problems and Preventing Data Loss
Symptom
Solution
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To check for communication problems
Optimizing Printer Performance
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Correcting Uneven Print Quality
Optimizing and Maintaining Print Quality
A R E
To adjust the bias adjust screw
E R A
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To adjust the print darkness
Adjusting the Print Darkness
To adjust the label mark sensor
Adjusting the Label Mark Sensor
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Optimizing Printer Performance
Adjusting the Label Mark Sensor
Platen roller
How Is the Printer Storage Memory Used?
Using the Printer Memory Efficiently
Making the Most of Your Memory
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How the Image Bands Command Works
What Is an Image Band?
Increasing Throughput
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Optimizing Print Speed and Image Band Setting
To optimize the number of image bands for your print speed
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Using Test and Service Mode
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To enter Test and Service mode
Using Test and Service Mode Procedures
To exit Test and Service mode
Default settings are noted with an
Test and Service DIP Switch Settings
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Top Bank
Printing Test Labels
Using Data Line Print
To enter Data Line Print mode
To print a test label
Resetting the Memory on Your Printer
Setting Configuration Commands in Test and Service Mode
To use memory reset
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Configuration DIP Switch Settings
Setting the Number of Dot Increments
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Dot Increments DIP Switch Settings
Bottom Bank
3XXXU.047
To set the number of dot increments
Adjusting the Label Rest Point
Switch settings for retracting label
To adjust the label rest point
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To set the printer to Emulation mode using DIP switches
Setting Emulation Mode
Setting
Description
FORMAT
Using Forms Adjust
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To set the X forms adjust
X Forms Adjust
6-13
To set the Y forms adjust
Y Forms Adjust
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Specifications
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Specifications
Printer Specifications
Dimensions no options installed
Electrical Requirements
Printhead 400 dpi
Printhead 200 dpi
Ribbon
Printing Speed
Specifications A
Media
Number
Description
Communication Interface
Printer Options
Finishers
EasyLAN 10i Interface
Signal
Specifications
Return
Direction
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Bar Code Symbologies Supported
HIBC
See the IPL Programming Reference Manual for a complete list
2D Stacked Symbologies
2D Symbologies
2D Matrix Symbologies
Specifications A
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Data Matrix Data Matrix is a 2D matrix symbology which is made up of square modules arranged within a perimeter finder pattern. The finder pattern is a perimeter to the data region and is one module wide. Two adjacent sides are solid dark lines. These lines are used to define physical size, orientation, and symbol distortion
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Character Sets
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Advanced Character Table
International Character Sets
IBM Translation Character Table
Emulation Mode Character Table
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Code Page 850 Character Table
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Extended Character Sets
10 x 14 Standard
Characters in Fonts
8 point
Characters in Fonts c20
12 point
20 point
Characters in Font
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OCR A
44XXU.071
Character Sets
Characters in Font
OCR B Size
44XXU.072
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Communications Reference
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Intermec Standard Protocol
Communication Protocols
Printer Status
Character
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XON/XOFF Protocol Software and Hardware Flow Control
XON/XOFF, No Status Protocol
Polling Mode D
Multi-Drop Protocol
User-Defined Protocol
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Note Please use caution when replacing control characters with printable characters. You cannot replace one control character with more than one printable character
Character
Protocol Affected
Host Requirements
Communications Interfaces
Communications Boundaries
RS-232 Serial Interface
RS-485 Serial Interface
RS-422 Serial Interface
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Interface
RS-232 Null Modem Cable for PC/AT Part Number
RS-232 Null Modem Cable for PC/XT Part Number
Communications Reference
3XXXU.010
RS-422 Intermec Pin Assignments
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C-10
CHASSIS GROUND
C-11
Printer Serial Port
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Full ASCII Table
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Full ASCII Table
Full ASCII Table
Binary0
Hex1
Full ASCII Table continued
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Binary0
Hex1
Full ASCII Table
Full ASCII Control Characters Table
Control
Character
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Glossary
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Data Line Print mode
configuration
Glossary G ASCII
backing
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Emulation mode
direct thermal
Feed/Pause
HIBC
Glossary G graphic
human-readable
image bands
media
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mnemonic code
Multi-Drop protocol
Glossary G point size
Polling Mode D protocol
print speed
printhead
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symbology
selective transfer
self-strip
User-Defined Characters UDC
Glossary G UPC
User-Defined Fonts UDF
variable data field
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Index
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Index
Numbers
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