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