updated March 18, 2002

Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Who Should Read This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix How This Manual Is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Related Publications and Diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Where to Find More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Tell Us What You Think . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Summary of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix Web-only Update for GA27-4256-01 (March 2002). . . . . . . . . . . . xix Web-only Update for GA27-4256-01 (June 2001) . . . . . . . . . . . . xix GA18-7710-01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix GA27-4256-00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi

Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii

Part 1. General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

 

Chapter 1. Introduction

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Printer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

 

Description of Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

 

Features Used with the SureMark Printers . . .

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Planning Information

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Your Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

 

Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

 

Communication Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

 

Temperature and Humidity Limits

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Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

 

Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

 

Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

 

Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

 

Single-Byte Character Set (SBCS) Code Pages .

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Double-Byte Character Set (DBCS) Code Pages

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Bar Codes

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Chapter 2. Installation Instructions

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Unpacking the Printer

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Installing the SureMark Printers

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Installing for RS-232/RS-485 Communication . .

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Installing for USB Communication

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Using the Wall Mounting Feature

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Installing the Fillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

 

Installing Fillers for RS-232/RS-485 Printers . .

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Installing Fillers for USB Printers

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RS-232 Communication Mode Selections . . . .

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Baud Rate Selection

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RS-232 Communications Protocol Selection . .

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USB Communication Mode

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USB Selection

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TI5, TG5, TM7, TF7 specifications

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