Intermec EasyCoder PF2i User Manual page 97

Chapter 8 — Intermec Shell Startup Program
82 EasyCoder PF2i Bar Code Label Printer User's Guide (Fingerprint Version)
When you enter the Intermec Shell from the countdown menus,
the Select Application menu will be displayed:
SHELL
SEL. APPLICATION
In this menu, you can choose between two options:
• Press Enter to go to menus where you can select an
application program.
• Press to go to the Facilities part of Intermec Shell.
Selecting an Application
In Intermec Shell, the menus present the options in infinite
loops, To see all menus and options, refer to the overview in this
chapter. The Select application lets you choose an application
program that resides in the printer's memory:
• Current appl. starts the last selected application (by default
Intermec Fingerprint with "auto" selected as standard I/O
channel).
• Fingerprint is used to create, modify, or run programs written
in the Intermec Fingerprint programming language and to
run the Intermec InterDriver. This option requires that you
also select a standard IN/OUT channel, which is the channel
you want to use for communication between the printer and
the computer. Normally, you select "uart1:". Refer to the
Intermec Fingerprint manuals.
• Direct Protocol is an easy-to-use printer protocol for
downloading label formats and variable input data to a printer
from a host computer. This option requires that you also
select a standard IN/OUT channel, that is the serial channel
you want to use for communication between the printer and
the host. Normally, you select "uart1:". Refer to the Intermec
Fingerprint v8.xx, Command Reference Manual.
• LINE-AXP.PRG (Line Analyzer) is a Fingerprint program
that captures characters received by the printer on a
communication channel and prints them on labels.
• Other Application Programs will presented as additional
options.