Getting to Know Your Printer | IBM EasyCoder 3400e specification

Getting Started	1

This chapter introduces the EasyCoder® 3400e printer and explains how to get your new printer running for the first time.

Getting to Know Your Printer

Features of your printer include:

•Support for direct thermal and thermal transfer printing applications. Chapters 1 and 2 explain how to load both types of media.

•An internal optional self-strip with integral liner takeup. See Chapter 2, “Operating the Printer,” for more information.

•An easy-to-use software application called PrintSet. PrintSet makes configuring your printer, downloading fonts and graphics, and printing a test label effortless.

•Minimal supervision and maintenance.

•Support for user-supplied fonts. You can easily download and print user-supplied fonts. See the PrintSet software application or the IPL Programming Reference Manual (Part No. 066396) for more information.

•Support for TrueType. You can easily download and print TrueType fonts. See the PrintSet software application or the IPL Programming Reference Manual for more information.

•e series—IEEE 1284 parallel port. Up to 8 ips (inches per second) print speed with selected media.

Use the following figures to familiarize yourself with your printer.

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Contents

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer Page Contents Optimizing and Maintaining Print Quality Inspecting the Printer Tools for Cleaning the Printer Printer Specifications A-3 Using Test and Service Mode Procedures Extended Character Sets B-6 Bar Code Symbologies Supported A-8Communication Protocols C-3 Printer Serial Port C-11 Vii Full Ascii Table D-3 Full Ascii Control Characters Table D-5Page Before You Begin Warranty InformationSafety Summary Avertissement EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual For Information On Refer To About This ManualWhat You Will Find in This Manual Terms Terms and ConventionsConventions Convention Description Xiii Other Intermec ManualsPage Getting Started Page Getting to Know Your Printer LED Back View To plug in the printer Preparing the Printer for InstallationPlugging In the Printer To open the printer Opening the Printer To load media for fanfold printing Loading Media for Fanfold Printing Head lift lever Hardware Configuration Test Label Printing the Hardware Configuration Test LabelTo print the hardware configuration test label If a Hardware Configuration Test Label Does Not Print Connecting the Printer to Your SystemWhat the Hardware Configuration Test Label Tells You Connecting the Printer to a PC Serial Port Connecting Your Printer to a PCUse Intermec Cable Part Number To connect your printer to a PC serial port To connect your printer to a PC parallel port Connecting Your Printer to a NetworkConnecting the Printer to a PC Parallel Port Connecting Your Printer to a Network Connecting the Printer to an AS/400 Cabling in Noisy Electrical Environments Connecting the Printer to a Mainframe To configure the printer serial port Configuring the Serial Port for CommunicationsDIP Switch Setting Descriptions Parameter Description Bottom Bank Switch Number To verify communications with your system Verifying Printer Communications With Your System At the DOS prompt, type this command and press Enter Operating the Printer Page Understanding the Front Panel Learning How to Operate the Printer LED Understanding the Front Panel LEDs Printer Mode You Want To What to Do Using the Feed/Pause Button To load the media Loading Media Into the PrinterLoading Roll Media for Straight-Through Printing Loading Roll Media for Straight-Through Printing To load self-strip media Loading Media for Self-Strip Printing Loading Media for Self-Strip Printing To load thermal transfer ribbon Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon Setting the Media Sensitivity Number Sensitivity Media or Ribbon Number Description Setting the MSN for Intermec Media and RibbonTo print a software configuration label Approximate Sensitivity Maximum Setting the MSN for Other Media and Ribbon3400e Printer Direct Thermal Media Sensitivity Settings Numbers Setting Direct Thermal Media Print Speed Using Third-Party Software Using the PrintSet SoftwareUsing Intermec Printer Language IPL Commands Communicating With the Printer To print the test label Printing a Test LabelPage Maintaining the Printer Page Inspecting the Printer Tools for Cleaning the Printer Printer Component Maintenance Period Maintenance Schedule Locating the Printer Parts You Need to Maintain To clean the printhead Cleaning the Printhead Cleaning the Printhead Cleaning the Printer Covers To clean the drive roller and tear bar Cleaning the Drive Roller and Tear Bar To clean the media guides and media path Cleaning the Media Guides and Media Path To clean the label sensors Cleaning the Label Sensors Cleaning the Label Sensors Page Troubleshooting Page Printer Operation Problems Troubleshooting ChecklistTroubleshooting Symptom Possible Causes Solution Symptom Possible Causes Solution Print Quality ProblemsTroubleshooting Printer Operation Problems Symptom Possible Causes Troubleshooting Print Quality Problems Communication Problems and Preventing Data Loss To check for communication problems Optimizing Printer Performance Page Correcting Uneven Print Quality Optimizing and Maintaining Print Quality To adjust the bias adjust screw To adjust the print darkness Adjusting the Print Darkness To adjust the label mark sensor Adjusting the Label Mark Sensor Platen roller Making the Most of Your Memory Using the Printer Memory EfficientlyHow Is the Printer Storage Memory Used? Increasing Throughput What Is an Image Band?How the Image Bands Command Works To optimize the number of image bands for your print speed Optimizing Print Speed and Image Band Setting Using Test and Service Mode Page To exit Test and Service mode Using Test and Service Mode ProceduresTo enter Test and Service mode Tests Test and Service DIP Switch Settings To enter Data Line Print mode Using Data Line PrintPrinting Test Labels To print a test label To use memory reset Setting Configuration Commands in Test and Service ModeResetting the Memory on Your Printer Configuration DIP Switch Settings Setting the Number of Dot Increments Bottom Bank To set the number of dot increments Adjusting the Label Rest Point Top Bank To adjust the label rest point Setting Description Setting Emulation ModeTo set the printer to Emulation mode using DIP switches Format Using Forms Adjust To set the X forms adjust Forms Adjust To set the Y forms adjust Specifications Page Specifications Printer Specifications Printhead 400 dpi Printhead 200 dpiRibbon Printing Speed Number Description Minimum Maximum Media Finishers Printer OptionsCommunication Interface Signal Pin Return Direction Description Specifications Hibc Bar Code Symbologies Supported 2D Matrix Symbologies 2D Symbologies2D Stacked Symbologies EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Character Sets Page Advanced Character Table International Character Sets IBM Translation Character Table Emulation Mode Character Table Code Page 850 Character Table 10 x 14 Standard Extended Character Sets Monospace fonts 6 point to 36 point OCR a Characters in Font C24 Page Communications Reference Page Printer Status Character Communication ProtocolsIntermec Standard Protocol XON/XOFF Protocol Software and Hardware Flow Control XON/XOFF, No Status Protocol Polling Mode DMulti-Drop Protocol User-Defined Protocol Character Protocol Affected Host Requirements Communications InterfacesCommunications Boundaries RS-232 Serial Interface Interface Pin No Name Operation RS-422 Serial InterfaceRS-485 Serial Interface RS-232 Null Modem Cable for PC/AT Part Number RS-232 Null Modem Cable for PC/XT Part Number PIN Plug D-SUB Metal Backshell RS-422 Intermec Pin Assignments Printer Serial Port Page Full Ascii Table Page Binary0 Hex1 Dec2 C393 Full Ascii TableFull Ascii Table Binary0 Hex1 Dec2 C393 Control Character Definition Full Ascii Control Characters TablePage Glossary Page Data Line Print mode ConfigurationGlossary G Backing Direct thermal Emulation modeFeed/Pause Field Human-readable Image bands Glossary G GraphicImaging Ips Media EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual MarginMnemonic code Multi-Drop protocol Glossary G Point size Polling Mode D protocolPrint speed Printhead EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Scan SymbologySelective transfer Self-strip User-Defined Fonts UDF User-Defined Characters UDCVariable data field XON/XOFF protocolPage Index Page Index Numbers EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual LED RAM XON/XOFF