Media Load, Thermal Transfer Printing | Intermec PF4I specs

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Media Load
Tear-Off (Straight-through)	22
Tear-Off (Straight-through) with Quick-Load	26
Cut-Off	29
Peel-Off (Self-strip)	33
External Supply (Fanfold)	38

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Thermal Transfer Printing
Ribbon Load	40
Setting Up the Printer
Description	46
Default Setup	47
Reading the Current Setup	48
Setup Parameters	49
Serial Communication	49
Baud Rate	49
Character Length	50
Parity	50
Stop Bits	50
Flow Control	50
New Line	51
Receive Buffer	51
Transmit Buffer	51
Feed Adjust	52
Start Adjust	52
Stop Adjust	52
Recommended Feed Adjustments	53
Media	54
Media Size	54
Media Type	56
Paper Type	57
Contrast	59
Testfeed	59
Print Deﬁnes	59
Head Resistance	59
Testprint	59
Print Speed	61
LSS (Label Stop Sensor)	61

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

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Intermec PF4I manual Media Load, Thermal Transfer Printing, Setting Up the Printer

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 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 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 Direct Protocol DescriptionIntermec Fingerprint Default Setup Ser-Com uart1 Reading the Current Setup Baud Rate Setup ParametersSerial Communication Character Length ParityStop Bits 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 Print Deﬁnes ContrastTestfeed 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 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 Roll Media Roll SizeCore 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 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 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