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Chapter 9—Options

Introduction

The EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial provides a high degree of ﬂex- ibility because it has a modular design. By adding options to the basic printer, the EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial can be adapted for a variety of applications. Most options can easily be installed by the opera- tor, however a few should be installed by an authorized service technician or are only available as factory-installed options.

Label taken sensor

Paper cutter

Cutter tray

Front door

Long side door

Long side door with 8-in. Megatop

Cover

Liner takeup and guide shaft

Special printheads

Interface board (various types)

Media supply roll post

1.5-inch rotating supply hub

3-inch adapter

Quick-Load guides (included)

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Contents

User’s Guide Page Document Change Record Version Date Description of Change FCC Notice United States of America DOC Notice CanadaGS Notice Germany EU Standard EN 55022 The European Union Declaration of Conformity CE EMCPage Contents Media Load Setting Up the PrinterThermal Transfer Printing Maintenance Setup ModeIntermec Shell Startup Program Adjustments Intermec Supplies Safety Summary Before You Begin Safety Icons Warranty Information Web Support Telephone Support Global Services and SupportRelated Documents Page Introduction Description of EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial Safety Summary Introduction Installation Unpacking the Printer Front View Rear View Media Compartment Description Media Supply Roll Post Media Supply Positions Print Mechanism Power ConnectionsComputer RS-232 Serial Interface uart1 Controls and Indicators Indicator Lamps Display Keyboard Beeper Starting Up Startup Files Memory Card Switching On the Printer Custom-Made Application Program Media Load Tear-Oﬀ Straight-through Tear-Oﬀ, Route the media through the print Tear-Oﬀ, Tear-Oﬀ with Quick-Load Straight-through Tear-Oﬀ with Quick-Load, Narrow Guides Rail Notch Wide Guides Tear-Oﬀ with Quick-Load, Cut-Oﬀ Cut-Oﬀ, Will go Close the cutter while pulling at Peel-Oﬀ Self-strip Peel-Oﬀ, Post Center section Paths Peel-Oﬀ, External Supply Fan-fold Thermal Transfer Printing Ribbon Load Ribbon Load, Route the ribbon through the print Ribbon Tight Page Setting Up the Printer Dots/mm 203.2 dots/inch printhead Intermec Fingerprint DescriptionIntermec Direct Protocol Default Setup Ser-Com uart1 Reading the Current Setup Serial Communication Setup ParametersBaud Rate Character Length ParityStop Bits Flow Control Receive Buﬀer New LineTransmit Buﬀer Start Adjust FeedadjustStop Adjust Recommended Feed Adjustments Adjustment Dots/mm Distance Type Dpi std Dpi option Inches Media Media Size Print Window Print Window 8 dots/mm standard printhead Media Type Paper Type Direct Thermal Printing Thermal Transfer Printing Print Deﬁnes ContrastTestfeed Head Resistance Test Labels LSS Test Print SpeedLTS Label Taken Sensor Returning to Factory Default Setup Factory Default? Enter=Yes ESC=No Setup Mode Entering Setup Mode at Installation EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial with Intermec Shell Navigating in Setup Mode Starting point Setup Mode Serial Communication uart1 Intermec Fingerprint Setup Mode Feed Adjust Setup Mode Media Ribbon Factor Setup Mode Print Defs Print Defs Setup Mode Serial Communication uart2 option Setup Mode Serial Communication uart3 option Baudrate Setup Mode Network Communication net1 option Page Intermec Shell Startup Program Application Programs Reboot restarting the printer Other Facilities Starting with Intermec Shell Fingerprint Selecting an Application Selecting Other Facilities Reboot Intermec Shell v8.1 Overview Last selected Line Analyzer Line Analyzer Sel.port1-6 Line Analyzer Error56 Options Options Side Doors and Megatop Paper CutterIntegral Liner Takeup Unit Media Supply Hub Label Taken Sensor Real Time ClockCompactFlash Protection Plate Special Printheads Interface Boards Page Troubleshooting Intermec Readiness Indicator Display Messages and LED Indications Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause Remedy Refer to Feed Maintenance Printhead Cleaning Printhead Cleaning, Insert most of the cleaning card under External Cleaning Cleaning the Media Guides Printhead Replacement Printhead Replacement, Snap-lock 105 Media Jams Cut off any damaged or wrinkled part Adjustments Narrow Media Label Stop Sensor Five clicks out 20 mm LSS Auto LSS Auto Gap or slot detection Printhead Pressure Ribbon Break Shaft LTS Adjust LTS Label Taken SensorLTS Test LTS Value Technical Data Appendix A-Technical Data 117 8MB-1GB Media Speciﬁcations Core Media Roll SizeRoll 121 Media Type Setup MediaNon-Adhesive Strip ⇒ Media Width Self-Adhesive Strip ⇒ Media Width including liner⇒ Liner ⇒ Media Width excluding liner Self-Adhesive Labels ⇒ Label Width excluding liner⇒ Label Length ⇒ Label Gap 125 ⇒ Copy Length ⇒ LSS Detection Position⇒ Detection Slit Length ⇒ Detection Slit Height 127 ⇒ Black Mark Length ⇒ Black Mark Width⇒ Black Mark Y-Position 129 Page Interfaces Protocol RS-232 InterfaceInterface Cable USB Interface Bar Code Wand Interface Optional Interfaces Double Serial Interface Board Ieee 1284 Parallel Interface Board Intermec Supplies Direct Thermal Media Premium QualityEconomy Quality Europe North America Thermal Transfer Media Uncoated PapersCoated Papers Polyethylene Plastics Transfer Ribbons Bar Code Directions Bar Code Directions Recommended Paper Type Settings Europe 143 Recommended Paper Type Settings North America 145 Page Page 960581-02