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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.
© 2004-2008 by Intermec Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved.
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
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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
4
Media Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tear-Off (Straight-Through) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Peel-Off (Self-Strip) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cut-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
External Supply (Fanfold) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rotating Media Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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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