Intermec PM4i User manual

EasyCoder® PM4i

Bar Code Label Printer

(Fingerprint Version)

User’s Guide

ii EasyCoder PM4i Printer User’s Guide (Fingerprint Version)

Intermec Technologies Corporation

Worldwide Headquarters

6001 36th Ave.W.

Everett, WA 98203

U.S.A.

www.intermec.com

The information contained herein is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to

operate and service Intermec-manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or

used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec Technologies Corporation.

Information and specifications contained in this document are subject to change without prior

notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of Intermec Technologies Corporation.

The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, Norand, ArciTech, Beverage Routebook, CrossBar,

dcBrowser, Duratherm, EasyADC, EasyCoder, EasySet, Fingerprint, i-gistics, INCA (under

license), Intellitag, Intellitag Gen2, JANUS, LabelShop, MobileLAN, Picolink, Ready-to-Work,

RoutePower, Sabre, ScanPlus, ShopScan, Smart Mobile Computing, SmartSystems, TE 2000,

Trakker Antares, and Vista Powered are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Intermec

Technologies Corporation.

Throughout this manual, trademarked names may be used. Rather than put a trademark (™ or ®)

symbol in every occurrence of a trademarked name, we state that we are using the names only in

an editorial fashion, and to the benefi t of the trademark owner, with no intention of

infringement.

There are U.S. and foreign patents as well as U.S. and foreign patents pending.

The name Centronics is wholly owned by GENICOM Corporation.

Kimdura is a registered trademark of Kimberly Clark.

Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Torx is a registered trademark of Camcar Division of Textron Inc.

TrueDoc is a registered trademark of Bitstream, Inc.

TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc.

Unicode is a trademark of Unicode Inc.

Valeron is a registered trademark of Valéron Strength Films, an ITW Company.

Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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Document Change Record

This page records changes to this document. The document

was originally released as version -04.

Version -00 to -09 are original versions in US English.

Version -50 to -59 are Chinese translations.

Version

Number

Date Description of Change

-00 May 2003 Supports original Fingerprint version

(v8.00).

-01 Oct. 2003 Revised to support Fingerprint v8.10.

Information about EasyLAN Wireless

interface added.

-02 Feb. 2004 Revised to support Fingerprint v8.20 and

Intermec Shell v8.1. Information on

Intermec Readiness Indicator added. New

method for returning to factory default

added. New setup node for LSS test added.

More bar codes supported. Information on

Intermec.

-52 June 2004 Readiness Indicator added. New method for

returning to factory default added. More bar

codes supported.

-03 August 2004 Revised to support Fingerprint v8.30 and

Intermec Shell v8.2. Full support for double

optional interface boards including up to five

serial communication ports. Support for

composite bar codes.

-04 January

2006

Revised to support Fingerprint v8.70. RFID

functionality and description of the Ready-

to-Work indicator has been added.

-001 January

2008

Revised to bring into Adobe Framemaker 7.2

from InDesign and updated all graphics.

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Contents

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Contents

Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Do not repair or adjust alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

First aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Resuscitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Energized equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Safety Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Global Services and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiv

Who Should Read This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Description of EasyCoder PM4i Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Safety Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Product Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Media Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Media Supply Roll Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Print Mechanism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

RS-232 Serial Interface ("uart1:"). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

USB Interface ("usb1:") . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Optional Interface and Network Boards("uart2:", "uart3:", "uart4:",

"uart5:", "centronics:", and "net1:") . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Beeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3

Starting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Startup Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Switching On the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

A. Intermec Shell Startup Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

B. Custom-Made Application Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Media Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Tear-Off (Straight-Through) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Peel-Off (Self-Strip) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Cut-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

External Supply (Fanfold) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Rotating Media Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

5

Thermal Transfer Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Ribbon Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Setting Up the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Setup Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Intermec Fingerprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Intermec Direct Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Default Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Reading the Current Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Setup Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Serial Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Character Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Stop Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

New Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Receive Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Transmit Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Feedadjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Start Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Stop Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Recommended Feed Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Media Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Paper Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Paper Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Testfeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Print Defines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Head Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Testprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Print Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

LSS Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

LTS (Label Taken Sensor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Test Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Returning to Factory Default Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Setup Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Entering Setup Mode at Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

EasyCoder PM4i with Intermec Shell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Easycoder PM4i With A Custom-made Application Program. . . . . . . . . . . 70

Navigating in Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Intermec Shell Startup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Application Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Other Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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Starting with Intermec Shell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Selecting an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Selecting Other Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Print Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Testfeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Test Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Default Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Intermec Shell v8.2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Line Analyzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Integral Liner Takeup Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Paper Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Media Supply Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Paper Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Tear-Off Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Media Roll Retainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

76 mm (3-in) Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Label Taken Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Real Time Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

External Keyboard Converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Internal Fanfold Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Side Door with Keylock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Font Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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CompactFlash Protection Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

RFID Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Special Printheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Interface Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Intermec Ready-to-Work Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Printhead Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

External Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Cleaning the Media Guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Printhead Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Media Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Narrow Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Label Stop Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

LSS Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Printhead Pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Ribbon Break Shaft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

LTS (Label Taken Sensor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

LTS Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

LTS Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

LTS Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

A

Technical Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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Media Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Media Roll Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Media with RFID Tags/Inlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Non-Adhesive Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Self-Adhesive Strip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Self-Adhesive Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Tickets With Gaps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Tickets With Black Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

C

Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

RS-232 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

USB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Bar Code Wand Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Optional Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

D

Intermec Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

RFID Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Direct Thermal Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Premium Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Economy Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Thermal Transfer Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Uncoated Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Coated Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Polyethylene Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Transfer Ribbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Bar Code Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Recommended Paper Type Settings (Europe). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

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Recommended Paper Type Settings (North America) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

E

Setup Mode Overviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Setup Mode; Serial Communication "uart1:" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

(Intermec Fingerprint v8.70) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Setup Mode; Feed Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

(Intermec Fingerprint v8.70) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Setup Mode; Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

(Intermec Fingerprint v8.70) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Setup Mode; Print Defs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

(Intermec Fingerprint v8.70) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Setup Mode; Serial Communication "uart2:" (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

(Intermec Fingerprint v8.70) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Setup Mode; Serial Communication "uart3:" (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

(Intermec Fingerprint v8.70) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Setup Mode; Serial Communication "uart4:" (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

(Intermec Fingerprint v8.70) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Setup Mode; Serial Communication "uart5:" (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

(Intermec Fingerprint v8.70) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Setup Mode; Network Communication "net1:" (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

(Intermec Fingerprint v8.70) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Setup Mode; RFID (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

(Intermec Fingerprint v8.70) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

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Before You Begin

This section provides you with safety information, technical

support information, and sources for additional product

information.

Safety Information

Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings

and cautions in this document before handling and operating

Intermec equipment. You can be seriously injured, and

equipment and data can be damaged if you do not follow the

safety warnings and cautions.

Do not repair or adjust alone

Do not repair or adjust energized equipment alone under any

circumstances. Someone capable of providing first aid must

always be presentfor your safety.

First aid

Always obtain first aid or medical attention immediately after an

injury. Never neglect an injury, no matter how slight it seems.

Resuscitation

Begin resuscitation immediately if someone is injured and stops

breathing. Any delay could result in death. To work on or near

high voltage, you should be familiar with approved industrial first

aid methods.

Energized equipment

Never work on energized equipment unless authorized by a

responsible authority. Energized electrical equipment is

dangerous. Electrical shock from energized equipment can cause

death. If you must perform authorized emergency work on

energized equipment, be sure that you comply strictly with

approved safety regulations.

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Safety Icons

This section explains how to identify and understand dangers,

warnings, cautions, and notes that are in this document. You may

also see icons that tell you when to follow ESD procedures.

Global Services and Support

Warranty Information

To understand the warranty for your Intermec product, visit the

Intermec web site at www.intermec.com and click Support >

Returns and Repairs > Warranty. The Intermec Global Sales &

Service page appears. From the Service & Support menu, move

your pointer over Support, and then click Warranty.

Web Support

Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com to download

our current manuals in PDF format. To order printed versions of

the Intermec manuals, contact your local Intermec representative

or distributor.

A warning alerts you of an operating procedure, practice,

condition, or statement that must be strictly observed to avoid

death or serious injury to the persons working on the

equipment.

A caution alerts you to an operating procedure, practice,

condition, or statement that must be strictly observed to

prevent equipment damage or destruction, or corruption or

loss of data.

This icon appears at the beginning of any procedure in this

manual that could cause you to touch components (such as

printed circuit boards) that are susceptible to damage from

electrostatic discharge (ESD). When you see this icon, you

must follow standard ESD guidelines to avoid damaging the

equipment you are servicing.

Note: Notes either provide extra information about a topic or

contain special instructions for handling a particular condition or

set of circumstances.

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Visit the Intermec technical knowledge base (Knowledge

Central) at www.intermec.com and click Support > Knowledge

Central to review technical information or to request technical

support for your Intermec product.

Telephone Support

These services are available from Intermec.

Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Intermec

representative. For technical support in South Korea, see the next

section. To search for your local representative, from the

Intermec web site, click Contact.

Service Location Support

For technical support in South Korea, use the after service

locations listed below:

Services Description

In the USA and

Canada call 1-800-

755-5505 and

choose this option

Order Intermec

products

• Place an order.

• Ask about an existing

order.

1 and then choose 2

Order Intermec

media

Order printer labels and

ribbons.

1 and then choose 1

Order spare

parts

Order spare parts. 1 or 2 and then

choose 4

Te c hn ic a l

Support

Talk to technical support

about your Intermec

product.

2 and then choose 2

Service • Get a return authorization

number for authorized

service center repair.

• Request an on-site repair

technician.

2 and then choose 1

Service contracts • Ask about an existing

contract.

•Renew a contract.

• Inquire about repair

billing or other service

invoicing questions.

1 or 2 and then

choose 3

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AWOO Systems

102-1304 SK Ventium

522 Dangjung-dong

Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do Korea, South 435-776

Contact: Mr. Sinbum Kang

Telephone: +82-31-436-1191

E-mail: [email protected]

IN Information System PTD LTD

6

th

Floor

Daegu Venture Center Bldg 95

Shinchun 3 Dong

Donggu, Daegu City, Korea

E-mail: [email protected] or korlim@gw.idif.co.kr

Who Should Read This Manual

This manual is for the person who is responsible for installing,

configuring, and maintaining the EasyCoder PM4i printer.

This manual provides you with information about the features of

the EasyCoder PM4i printer, and how to install, configure,

operate, maintain, and troubleshoot it.

Before you work with the EasyCoder PM4i printer, you should

be familiar with your network and general networking terms,

such as IP address.

Related Documents

The Intermec web site at www.intermec.com contains our

documents (as PDF files) that you can download for free.

To download documents

1 Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.

2 Click Support > Manuals.

3 In the Select a Product field, choose the product whose

documentation you want to download.

To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact your

local Intermec representative or distributor

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EasyCoder PM4i Printer User’s Guide (Fingerprint Version) 1

1

Introduction

This chapter introduces the EasyCoder PM4i printer. The

chapter covers the following topics:

• Description of EasyCoder PM4i

• Safety summary

• Product identification

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Description of EasyCoder PM4i Printer

The EasyCoder PM4i is a sturdy thermal transfer printer with a

printhead resolution of 8 dots/mm = 203.2 dots/in or 11.81

dots/mm = 300 dots/in (option)and a maximum print width of

104 mm (4.095 in)or 105.7 mm (4.161 in) respectively. It offers

a large number of useful features, such as:

• Flash memory SIMMs for firmware, fonts, bar codes, and

application programs

• Built-in CompactFlash memory card adapter for firmware

upgrading

• Built-in RS-232 and USB interface

• Provision for extra interface boards including wired and

wireless EasyLAN connections. and RFID capability.

• Keyboard and display with backlight for improved user

interface.

A large number of factory-installed or field-installable options are

available, so the printer can be configured for a wide range of

applications. See “Troubleshooting” on page 89 and “Technical

Data” on page 123 for more information.

The EasyCoder PM4i supports the unique and flexible Intermec

Fingerprint v8.70 programming language, which allows the user

or third-party developer to create custom-made application

programs and label formats in a BASIC-like environment.

The printer is also designed to work with the Intermec Direct

Protocol programming language, the Intermec InterDriver and

Intermec Labelshop. The InterDriver allows you to print labels

from standard MS Windows applications, for example Microsoft

Office. Intermec Label-Shop is a series of label-design programs

that work under various versions of MS Windows.

The EasyCoder PM4i Compact supports 15 scaleable Unicode

Tr ue Ty pe a n d Tr u eDo c f o nt s a s s t andard. Additional fonts can be

downloaded into the printer’s Flash memory, or be plugged in

using a CompactFlash card. The Unicode standard allows the use

of special characters for various languages including non-Latin

fonts, such as Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean,

Hebrew, and similar.

Chapter 1 — Introduction

EasyCoder PM4i Printer User’s Guide (Fingerprint Version) 3

A version of EasyCoder PM4i, that supports the Intermec

Programming Language (IPL), is described in a special User’s

Guide.

Safety Summary

Intermec assumes no responsibility regarding the CE Directive if

the printer is handled, modified, or installed in any way other

than that described in Intermec’s manuals.

• Read this manual carefully before connecting the printer.

• Moving parts are exposed when the side doors are open, so

ensure that the doors are closed before you operate the printer.

• Do not open the front/left-hand cover. Dangerous voltage!

• Do not remove the bottom plate. Dangerous voltage!

• Do not put your fingers inside the print mechanism when the

power is on.

• Make sure that the side door cannot unintentionally swing

down when you have your fingers or hands inside the media

compartment. Risk of injury because of the weight of the side

door!

• Place the printer on an even surface which can support its

weight of approximately 13.5 kg (30 pounds) plus supplies.

• Do not spray the printer with water. If you are using a hose to

clean the premises in an industrial environment, remove the

printer or protect it carefully from spray and moisture.

• Carefully read the warning text on the envelope before using a

cleaning card.

Product Identification

The machine label is attached to the printer’s rear plate and

contains information on type, model, and serial number as well

as AC voltage. It also contains various signs of approval.

If you open the electronics cover, you will void the warranty

and may cause damage to the internal components. Opening

the electronics cover exposes the user to shock hazards which

may result in injury or death.

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