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Intermec EasyCoder 3240 Getting Started Manual

Intermec EasyCoder 3240 Getting Started Manual

Intermec easycoder 3240: user guide
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Getting Started Guide
P/N 063257-005
EasyCoder
3240 Printer
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  • Page 1 Getting Started Guide P/N 063257-005 EasyCoder 3240 Printer ™...
  • Page 2 The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and/or service Intermec manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec.
  • Page 5 The manuals and material listed below provide additional information about printing labels with your 3240 printer. Please visit our Web site at www.intermec.com for a list of available manuals or to access many of our current manuals in PDF format. To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact your local Intermec representative or distributor.
  • Page 6 To receive a copy of the standard warranty provision for this product, contact your local Intermec sales organization. In the U.S. call (800) 755-5505, and in Canada call (800) 688-7043. Otherwise, refer to the Worldwide Sales & Service list that comes with this guide for the address and telephone number of your Intermec sales organization.
  • Page 7 The following special terms and conventions occur throughout this guide. “Printer” or “3240” refer to the 3240 bar code label printer. “Media” is the label or tag stock on which the printer prints labels. “Host” refers to a personal computer or other computer that communicates with the printer.
  • Page 11 HelvC Courier Remove the accessories, packing material, and the printer from the shipping container. Set the printer on a clean, stable, flat surface and remove the packing material. Make sure that you have enough room to open the printer cover. Save the shipping container and packing materials in case you need to move or ship your printer.
  • Page 12 AC power cord Ribbon core Intermec thoroughly tests and inspects every 3240 printer before shipping it from the factory. If you receive any items that are damaged, please take the following steps to correct the problem: Take photographs if necessary.
  • Page 13 C o d e 39 HelvC Courier The front of the 3240 printer contains one button (Feed/Pause) and three light emitting diodes (LEDs) that the printer uses to provide information during printer operation. The three LED indicators operate as follows:...
  • Page 14 Set switches 1 through 8 off. AC power cord receptacle 3. Plug the AC power cord into the receptacle at the rear of the printer. 4. Plug the other end of the power cord into a grounded wall outlet or surge protector.
  • Page 15 2. Grasp the front of the media cover with your left hand and lift the front of the media cover upward to release it from the top of the printer frame. 3. Lift the media cover away from the top of the printer.
  • Page 16 Turn the supply roll retainer clockwise to lock it in place. 4. Lift the media brake up and slide it towards the front of the printer until it reaches its resting position.
  • Page 17 16. Replace the media cover. Your printer is now ready to print labels. Note: If you are using narrow media (1 inch or less), it is important that you adjust the bias adjust screw to achieve the highest print quality possible.
  • Page 18 Turn the supply roll retainer clockwise to lock it in place. 4. Lift the media brake up and slide it towards the front of the printer until it reaches its resting position.
  • Page 19 15. Close the media access door. 16. Use PrintSet, your third-party software or the printer command set to enable self-strip printing and the label taken sensor. Note: See “Adjusting the Printer for Self-Strip Printing” in Chapter 3 for information on how to position the label taken sensor.
  • Page 20 Note: Adjust the label gap sensor if you are using narrow media (less than 1 inch wide). See “Accurately Detecting the Start of a Label” in Chapter 3. 20. Replace the printer cover. The printer is now ready to print labels.
  • Page 21 1. Make sure the printhead is in the raised position. If not, turn the head lift lever clockwise until it releases the printhead. 2. Place the empty ribbon core that comes with the printer on the ribbon rewind hub. 3. Detach the leader from the new thermal transfer ribbon roll and unwind the end of the ribbon approximately 8 inches.
  • Page 22 For help, see “Configuring the Serial Port” in Chapter 2. 10. Press the Feed/Pause button to advance the ribbon through the printer. 11. Close the printer. The printer is now ready to print labels. Note: When replacing the thermal transfer ribbon roll in the future, use the empty ribbon supply core as the new empty ribbon core.
  • Page 23 C o d e 39 HelvC Courier You can print the hardware configuration test label to test the printer and make sure it is operating correctly. The hardware configuration test label lists your printer’s configuration. Use this label for reference when connecting the 3240 printer to your system.
  • Page 27 C o d e 39 HelvC You can connect your 3240 printer to a PC, a local area network, an AS/400 (or other midrange computer), or a mainframe. This section provides the information necessary for connecting to any of these systems.
  • Page 28 It must have pins on the printer end and an appropriate serial port connector on the other end. Use the following table to determine the correct Intermec cable for your application. See your printer user’s manual for cable schematics for these cables.
  • Page 29 Centronics parallel interface installed in the printer. a parallel cable to run between the printer and the PC. If you did not have the parallel interface installed at the factory, an Intermec technician can install the field-installable option (Intermec Part No. 056830) in the optional I/O board port of your printer.
  • Page 30 If you did not have the parallel interface installed at the factory, an Intermec technician can install the field-installable option (Intermec Part No. 068789) in the optional I/O board port of your printer. Network Power Test button 10BaseT connector 3240G058.eps See your Intermec Ethernet Adapter Installation Guide (Part No.
  • Page 31 The maximum cable length for the twinax interface is 5000 feet (1525 meters). If you did not have the twinax adapter card installed at the factory, an Intermec technician can install the field-installable option (Intermec Part No. 067879) in the optional I/O board port of your printer.
  • Page 32 GA27-2805-4, for further information. If you did not have the coax adapter card installed at the factory, you can install the field-installable option (Intermec Part No. 067880) in the optional I/O board port of your printer. For help on cabling and communications, see the External Coax/Twinax Interface Card User’s Manual (Part No.
  • Page 33 The easiest way to test communications is to set the printer to Data Line Print mode, which is a part of the Test and Service mode, and send down a character string from your system.
  • Page 34 The serial port settings of the 3240 printer should match those of your PC or network controlling device. If the default settings do not match your configuration needs, use the DIP Switch Settings table and the Serial Port Settings table to change them.
  • Page 35 For example, if you want to change the media type to thermal transfer, set DIP switch 8 on the bottom bank of switches to the on position. 3. Turn the printer power off and then on for the configuration changes to take effect.
  • Page 36 Many of the configuration settings customize the printer for self-strip applications and the type of media you are using. Use PrintSet, your third-party software, or the Intermec Printer Language (IPL) command set to customize the configuration settings. Refer to the IPL Programming Reference Manual for more information on all of the configuration settings.
  • Page 37 Internet site at www.intermec.com. You can use third-party software to set many of the printer parameters. Use the printer command set or the configuration DIP switches to set the parameters that your software cannot set (for example, the number of image bands and media sensitivity number).
  • Page 41 If the print quality problem persists after performing the procedures in this chapter, see your 3240 Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual for more troubleshooting information, or contact your Intermec Customer Service Representative at 1-800-755-5505. Co de 39...
  • Page 42 Adjust the bias adjust screw. See “Correcting Uneven Print Quality” later in this chapter. Use only Intermec label and ribbon stock to ensure superior print quality and product performance. See “Setting the Media Sensitivity Number” later in this chapter to set the correct media sensitivity numbers for Intermec media and ribbon stock.
  • Page 43 Adjust the bias adjust screw. See “Correcting Uneven Print Quality” later in this chapter. Make sure that your ribbon and media are the same width. Intermec recommends that the width of the ribbon and media be the same to achieve the best performance from your printer.
  • Page 44 Labels stop stripping There is too much liner while in self-strip accumulated on the mode. rewinder hub. Co de 39 Co de 39 Remove the accumulated liner from the rewinder hub. See “Loading Media for Self-strip Printing” in Chapter 1.
  • Page 45 You can move the printhead 0.10 inch in either direction. Note: Do not raise the printhead or turn off the printer before adjusting the lateral position of the printhead. 1. Remove the media cover.
  • Page 46 Co de 39 Co de 39 3. Adjust the lateral printhead knob until the image prints exactly where you want it to on the label. Front view Front view In the first part of this illustration, the label image starts out printing too close to the outer edge of the label.
  • Page 47 You can adjust the label gap sensor from 0 to 1.0 inch from the inboard edge of the printer. Note: Intermec positions the label gap sensor 0.5 inch from the inboard edge of the printer at the factory. You should be able to leave it in this position for most labels wider than 1.0 inch.
  • Page 48 Top view 6. Try printing a label to see if the printer is detecting the top of form (front edge of the label). 7. If the printer is still not detecting the top of form, slide the label gap sensor a little further toward the outer edge of the lower media guide.
  • Page 49 You may experience problems in print quality (ribbon wrinkling or light print on one side of your label) if the printhead is not making even contact with the label stock. This condition can happen with any size label stock, but it is most common when using narrow label stock (1.0 inch or less).
  • Page 50 Co de 39 Co de 39 2. To compensate for uneven print quality, turn the bias adjust screw as shown. Note: When you adjust the bias adjust screw, the printhead rests evenly on the drive roller and results in even print quality. If printing is light on the right side of label, turn the bias adjust screw...
  • Page 51 Only use the TOF switch to fine-tune your label format position. This is important because the printer returns to your initial TOF setting when you: cycle printer power. lift the printhead.
  • Page 52 Co de 39 Co de 39 Note: You will see the new format position on the second label you print after pressing the TOF switch. You notice that your format is printing toward the front part of the label. Í 3240G.027 1.
  • Page 53 2. Press on the front part of the TOF switch. Each time you press the TOF switch, you move the label format forward .005 inch (.127 mm). 3. Press the TOF switch repeatedly until your format moves forward to the correct position on the label: 3240G.032 Co de 39...
  • Page 54 Intermec has developed heating schedules (the amount of heat required to image a label) to produce the highest possible print quality for Intermec media and ribbon combinations on Intermec printers. Look for the three digit media sensitivity number on the side of the media roll.
  • Page 55 The sensitivity number on each roll of thermal transfer media or ribbon has an asterisk (*) in place of one of the digits. To optimize the sensitivity number for thermal transfer media, you combine the digits as in this example. Thermal Transfer Media Thermal Transfer...
  • Page 56 If you are not using Intermec media and ribbon, or you misplaced your packaging with the three-digit sensitivity number label on it, you can set the approximate sensitivity setting. The approximate sensitivity numbers are the first entry (in bold text) for each series in the media sensitivity settings tables on the next two pages.
  • Page 57 800 Series High Sensitivity (Paper) 600 Series Medium Sensitivity (Plastic) 500 Series Medium Sensitivity (Paper) 300 Series Low Sensitivity (Plastic) 200 Series Low Sensitivity (Plastic) Co de 39 Co de 39 European Uncoated/Standard Duratran TTR Polyester/Premium European Polyethelene/Premium Duratran Kimdura/Premium Duratran II/Premium Duratran II Tag-5 mil/Premium Duratran II Tag-7 mil/Premium...
  • Page 58 Co de 39 Co de 39 If your 3240 printer is continuing to print labels even when there is a label waiting to be removed at the strip bar, you may need to adjust the label taken sensor. The label taken sensor detects whether there is a label present at the tear bar.
  • Page 59 In order for the printhead to provide good print quality, it must maintain close contact with the media. Therefore, cleaning media debris from the printhead is very important. Clean after every roll (6,000 inches or 152 m) of media or when necessary.
  • Page 60 Co de 39 Co de 39 Ribbon supply Ribbon rewind Printhead Supply roll post Head lift lever 3240G.018...