Connections; Power; Computer - Intermec EasyCoder F2 User Manual

Connections

Power

Computer

Intermec EasyCoder F2 – User's Guide
1 Place the printer on a level surface, near an AC outlet. You
should be able to easily access the printer to load media and
to remove the printout.
2 Check that the printer is switched off.
3 Connect the power cord between the receptacle on the rear
plate and to the electrical outlet (>90 to <264 VAC).
The Easycoder F2 is fi tted with one 25-pin D-style subminiature
(DB25) female connector for the RS-232 serial interface port and
one class B connector for the USB interface port (see Appendix
3).
• RS-232 Serial Interface
(device name: "uart1:")
Use the serial interface with Intermec LabelShop or the Inter-
mec InterDriver. Also use it with the Intermec Direct Protocol
or the Intermec Fingerprint programming language because
you can receive error messages from your printer. Before you
can use the serial interface, you may need to set up the
communication parameters, such as baud rate, parity, etc. as
described in Chapter 6, "Setting Up the Printer."
• USB Interface
(device name: "usb1:")
Use the USB interface with an USB-compatible version of the
Intermec InterDriver for printing. The printer works only as
a "slave" (that is, the USB interface is not suitable for program-
ming because you cannot receive error messages from your
printer). Unlike RS-232, there is no communication setup in
regard of baud rate, parity, handshaking, etc.
• Optional Interface Board
(device name: "uart2:", "uart3:", "centronics:", or "net1:")
Several types are available (see Chapter 9, "Options"). Refer
to Appendix 3 and the separate documentation delivered with
the boards for connection and setup instructions.
The printer can be set to scan all communication ports for
incoming data and automatically switch to that port. This facility
("auto:") can be selected in Intermec Shell (see Chapter 8)
or using the Intermec Fingerprint instruction SETSTDIO, see
Intermec Fingerprint v7.61, Programmer's Reference Manual.
Switch off both PC and printer before connecting them together.
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