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Intermec PF4I manual Print Mechanism

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Chapter 2—Installation

Print Mechanism

The print mechanism features a high-performance thermal printhead with quick-mount ﬁttings to facilitate replacement.

Ribbon rewind hub

Ribbon supply hub

Thermal printhead

Tear bar	Edge guide
(tear upwards)
Pressure arm

Tear bar

(tear downwards and peel-off))

Platen roller

Label stop sensor position adjustment

(bottom sensor hidden)

Printhead lift lever

12 Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Compact Industrial—User’s Guide (Fingerprint)

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Intermec PF4I manual Print Mechanism

Contents

User’s Guide Page Document Change Record Version Date Description of Change GS Notice Germany FCC Notice United States of AmericaDOC Notice Canada EU Standard EN 55022 The European Union Declaration of Conformity CE EMCPage Contents Thermal Transfer Printing Setting Up the PrinterMedia Load Intermec Shell Startup Program Setup ModeMaintenance Adjustments Intermec Supplies Safety Summary Before You Begin Safety Icons Related Documents Global Services and SupportWarranty Information Web Support Telephone Support 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 Computer PowerConnections 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 Direct Protocol DescriptionIntermec Fingerprint Default Setup Ser-Com uart1 Reading the Current Setup Baud Rate Setup ParametersSerial Communication Stop Bits Character LengthParity Flow Control Transmit Buﬀer New LineReceive Buﬀer Stop Adjust FeedadjustStart 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 Testfeed Print DeﬁnesContrast Head Resistance Test Labels LTS Label Taken Sensor Print SpeedLSS Test 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 Integral Liner Takeup Unit Side Doors and MegatopPaper Cutter Media Supply Hub CompactFlash Protection Plate Label Taken SensorReal Time Clock 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 Test LTS AdjustLTS Label Taken Sensor LTS Value Technical Data Appendix A-Technical Data 117 8MB-1GB Media Speciﬁcations Roll Media Roll SizeCore 121 Non-Adhesive Strip Media Type SetupMedia ⇒ Media Width ⇒ Liner Self-Adhesive Strip⇒ Media Width including liner ⇒ Media Width excluding liner ⇒ Label Length Self-Adhesive Labels⇒ Label Width excluding liner ⇒ Label Gap 125 ⇒ Detection Slit Length ⇒ Copy Length⇒ LSS Detection Position ⇒ Detection Slit Height 127 ⇒ Black Mark Y-Position ⇒ Black Mark Width⇒ Black Mark Length 129 Page Interfaces Interface Cable RS-232 InterfaceProtocol USB Interface Bar Code Wand Interface Optional Interfaces Double Serial Interface Board Ieee 1284 Parallel Interface Board Intermec Supplies Economy Quality Direct Thermal MediaPremium Quality Europe North America Coated Papers Thermal Transfer MediaUncoated 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