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Before You Begin Before You Begin Thissectionprovidesyouwithsafetyinformation,technical supportinformation,andsourcesforadditionalproduct information. Safety Information Yoursafetyisextremelyimportant.Readandfollowallwarnings andcautionsinthisdocumentbeforehandlingandoperating Intermecequipment.Youcanbeseriouslyinjured,and equipmentanddatacanbedamagedifyoudonotfollowthe safetywarningsandcautions. Do not repair or adjust alone Donotrepairoradjustenergizedequipmentaloneunderany circumstances.Someonecapableofprovidingfirstaidmust alwaysbepresentforyoursafety. First aid Alwaysobtainfirstaidormedicalattentionimmediatelyafteran injury.Neverneglectaninjury,nomatterhowslightitseems. Resuscitation Beginresuscitationimmediatelyifsomeoneisinjuredandstops breathing.Anydelaycouldresultindeath.Toworkonornear highvoltage,youshouldbefamiliarwithapprovedindustrialfirst aidmethods. Energized equipment Neverworkonenergizedequipmentunlessauthorizedbya responsibleauthority.Energizedelectricalequipmentis dangerous.Electricalshockfromenergizedequipmentcancause death.Ifyoumustperformauthorizedemergencyworkon energizedequipment,besurethatyoucomplystrictlywith approvedsafetyregulations.
Before You Begin VisittheIntermectechnicalknowledgebase(Knowledge Central)atwww.intermec.comandclickSupport>Knowledge Centraltoreviewtechnicalinformationortorequesttechnical supportforyourIntermecproduct. Telephone Support TheseservicesareavailablefromIntermec. In the USA and Canada call 1-800- 755-5505 and Services OrderIntermec·Placeanorder. products OrderIntermecOrderprinterlabelsand media Orderspare parts Technical Support Service Servicecontracts·Askaboutanexisting contract. ·Renewacontract. ·Inquireaboutrepair billingorotherservice invoicingquestions. OutsidetheU.S.A.andCanada,contactyourlocalIntermec representative.FortechnicalsupportinSouthKorea,seethenext section.Tosearchforyourlocalrepresentative,fromthe Intermecwebsite,clickContact. Service Location Support...
Chapter 2 — Installation Media Compartment Description Themediacompartmentiscompletelycoveredbyadoorthat canbeopened180°upwardstoprovidefullaccessformediaand ribbonloadandhasaninspectionwindowforcheckingthe mediaandtransferribbonsupplies. Themediacanbesuppliedfromapostor,optionally,froman externalsupplyoffanfoldsbehindtheprinterusinganinternal mediaguidedevice.Thereisalsoanoptionalrotatingmedia supplyhub.Alsosee“Options”onpage67. Side Lock Thermal transfer mechanism Inspection window Media supply roll post with edge guide Keyboard Front door...
Chapter 2 — Installation Controls and Indicators TheEasyCoderPM4ihasseveralwaysofcommunicatingdirectly withitsoperator:threecoloredindicatorlamps,adisplay window,amembrane-switchkeyboardwith8keysandbuttons ontheprinter’sfront,andabeeper. Indicator Lamps TheindicatorsarecoloredLEDs(LightEmittingDiodes)andare usedforthefollowingpurposes: Power Status Status Status IntermecReady-to- WorkIndicator...
Chapter 3 — Starting Up Switching On the Printer Beforeswitchingontheprinter,makethenecessaryconnections, insertanymemorycardyouwanttouse,andcheckthatthe printheadisengaged. SwitchonthepowerusingtheOn/Offswitchontherearplate. The“Power”controllamponthefrontpanellightsupwhenthe powerison.Waitforafewmoments,whiletheprinterloadsthe programandrunssomeself-diagnostictests: Starting Afterashorttime,theprinterisinitialized.Theprogressofthe initializationisindicatedbyanincreasingnumberofcolonson thelowerlineinthedisplay: Initializing Whentheinitializationiscompleted,alabelisfedout.The followingmessageappears,indicatingthattheprinterisreadyfor operation. IPL 2.30 ThemessageindicatestheIPLversionnumber. ENTER=SHELL 5 sec. v. 8.2 4 sec. v. 8.2 3 sec. v. 8.2 2 sec.
TheEasyCoderPM4ican,asanalternativetothestandardmedia supplyrollpost,useanoptionalrotatingmediasupplyhub, regardlessoftear-off,cut-off,orpeel-offoperation. Therotatingmediasupplyhubcanbesupplementedbyan adapterformediarollswitha76mm(3in)core,amediaroll retainerwhichpreventsthemediarollfromuncoiling,anda paperlowsensor,thatcandetectwhentheremainingsupplyof mediareachesapredeterminedlevel.Alsoreferto“SettingUp thePrinter”onpage47and“Options”onpage67. Medialoadingcorrespondstotheuseofamediasupplyrollpost, butthemediarollneedstobepressedsidewaysontothehub, makingsurethatitbecomesflushwiththediscattheinnerend ofthehub. Rotating hub 3-inch adapter Retainer Paper sensor This illustration shows the various options used with the rotating media supply hub. EasyCoder PM4i Printer User’s Guide (IPL Version)
Chapter 7 — Setup Mode Setup Mode; Serial Communication (IPL v2.30) SETUP: SER-COM SER-COM: BAUDRATE BAUDRATE: BAUDRATE; 9600 NONE ENQ/ACK: BAUDRATE; 19200 EVEN BAUDRATE; 38400 BAUDRATE; 57500 BAUDRATE; 115200 B A U D RA T E ; 1200 B A U D R A T E ; 2400 4800 Scroll forward...
Chapter 7 — Setup Mode Setup Mode; Network (Option) (IPL v2.30) SETUP: NETWORK NETWORK: IP SELECTION IP SELECTION: P A RI T Y: DHCP+BOOTP M A NU A L PARITY: D H CP PARITY: BOOTP EasyCoder PM4i Printer User’s Guide (IPL Version)
Chapter 7 — Setup Mode Setup Mode; Test/Service (IPL v2.30) Continued from the previous page TESTPRINT: CONFIG CONFIG: SWCONFIG: T E S T HWCONFIG: NETWORK Scroll forward Scroll back TESTPRINT: UDC: ALL: PRINT UDC T E S T /SERV I CE: DATA DUMP DATA DUMP: NOCONFIG:...
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Appendix B — Media Specifications Media Roll Size Core Diameter(A),standard: Diameter(A),withadapter: Width:Mustnotprotrudeoutsidethemedia. Themediamustbewounduponthecoreinsuchawaythat theprintercanpulltheendfree. Roll Max.diameter(B): Max.width(C): Min.width,standard(C): Min. width, fanfold guides (C):40mm(1.57in)
Appendix B — Media Specifications Tickets With Gaps ⇐ ⇒ Max.lengthbetweenslots:dependsonSDRAMsize Min. length between slots:8.0mm(0.32in) Underidealcircumstances,aminimumticketlengthof4mm (0.16in)couldbeused.Itrequiresthesumofthecopylength(b) andthedetectionslitheight(e)tobelargerthan7mm(0.28in), thatbatchprintingisused,andthatnopullbackofthemediais performed.Intermecdoesnotguaranteethatsuchshorttickets willwork,butitisuptotheusertotestthisinhisunique application.
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Appendix B — Media Specifications ⇒ ⇐ Variable,seeChapter11. ⇐ ⇒ Thelengthofthedetectionslit(excludingcornerradii)mustbe minimum2.5mm(0.10in)oneithersideoftheLSSdetection position(e). ⇐ ⇒ Maximum: Recommended: Minimum: Media Type Setup · Mark Note:Donotallowanyperforationtobreaktheedgeofthe mediaasthismaycausethemediatosplitandjamtheprinter. EasyCoder PM4i Printer User’s Guide (IPL Version)
Appendix C — Interfaces USB Class B connector. Connect to USB receptacle on the printer’s rear plate Optional Interfaces TheprintercanoptionallybefittedwithanIEEE1284Parallel InterfaceBoardattheright-handsideoftheprinter’srearplate. RegardlessofifanyParallelInterfaceBoardisinstalled,the printercanalsobefittedwithoneofthefollowingEasyLAN interfaceboardsforconnectiontoaLocalAreaNetwork(LAN): ·EasyLANEthernetInterface ·EasyLANWirelessInterface...
Appendix D — Intermec Supplies TopBank BottomBank 4HoldtheFeed/Pausebuttondownfor1second.Theprinter printsoutthesoftwareconfigurationlabel. 5ReturntheDIPswitchestotheiroriginalsettings. 6Turntheprinterpoweroffandthenon. Setting the MSN for Intermec Media and Ribbon Fordirectthermalmedia,usethethree-digitsensitivitynumber locatedontherollofmediatosetthesensitivitynumber.Youcan alsousethevaluesfromthetablesinthenextsection. Forthermaltransfermedia,youneedtolookintwoplacesto determinethesensitivitynumber.Thesensitivitynumberon eachrollofthermaltransfermediaorribbonhasanasterisk(*)in placeofoneofthedigits.Onthermaltransfermedia,therating containsthefirstandseconddigits,withanasteriskinplaceof thethirddigit.Thenumberontheribbonhasthefirstandthird digits,withanasteriskinplaceoftheseconddigit. Tooptimizethesensitivitynumberforthermaltransfermedia, youcombinethedigitsasinthisexample: Example: Optimizing the Sensitivity Number Sensitivity Media or Ribbon...
Appendix D — Intermec Supplies Setting the MSN for Other Media and Ribbon IfyouarenotusingIntermecmediaandribbon,oryou misplacedyourpackagingwiththethree-digitsensitivitynumber labelonit,youcansettheapproximatesensitivitynumber.The firstcolumnoftheDirectThermalandThermalTransferMedia SensitivitySettingstableslisttheapproximatesensitivitysettings. Toachieveacceptableprintquality,enterthethree-digitMSN (forexample,800). IfyouareunsureofhowtosettheMSN,startwiththehighest setting,whichprovidesthelowestenergy(800forthermal transferand700fordirectthermal),andworkyourwaydown untilyouachievethebestprintquality.Youcanalsouse PrintSet’sPrintQualityWizardtohelpachieveprintquality. Direct Thermal Media Sensitivity Settings Approximate Sensitivity Numbers 700SeriesHigh Sensitivity 400SeriesMedium Sensitivity 100SeriesLow Sensitivity...
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Appendix D — Intermec Supplies Thermal Transfer Media and Ribbon Sensitivity Settings Approximate Sensitivity Numbers 800SeriesHigh Sensitivity(Paper) 600SeriesMedium687 Sensitivity(Plastic) 500SeriesMedium567 Sensitivity(Paper) 300SeriesLow Sensitivity(Plastic) 200SeriesLow Sensitivity(Kapton) EasyCoder PM4i Printer User’s Guide (IPL Version)