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Intermec EasyCoder E4 Installation & Operation Manual

Intermec EasyCoder E4 Installation & Operation Manual

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Installation & Operation
P/N 1-960464-01
Edition 1
January 2000
EasyCoder E4
LinerLess Label Printer

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  • Page 1 Installation & Operation P/N 1-960464-01 Edition 1 January 2000 EasyCoder E4 LinerLess Label Printer...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Media Setup ................33 Print Setup ................34 Testfeed ................... 35 Printer Setup with Bar Code Wand .......... 36 continued EasyCoder E4 LinerLess Installation & Operation Edition 1, January 2000 Part No. 1-960464-01 Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 3 • Tickets with Gap ..............60 • Tickets with Black Mark ............61 New Supplies and Paper Type settings ........62 Appendix 3 Interfaces ................. 63 Parallel Interface ..............63 Serial Interface ................. 64 Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 4 Information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commit- ment on the part of Intermec Printer AB. © Copyright Intermec Printer AB, 2000. All rights reserved. Published in Sweden. EasyCoder and LabelShop are registered trademarks of Intermec Technologies Corp.

  • Page 5: Introduction Introduction

    Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The EasyCoder E4 LinerLess printer is a direct thermal printer spe- cial adapted to use both heat-sensitive linerless paper and standard direct thermal paper. Linerless paper eliminates the liner (backing paper), that usually protects the adhesive on labels, and is thus more economical with about 60% more labels per roll.

  • Page 6: Safety Requirements

    Part 15 Subpart J. Operation of this device in a residential area may cause harmful interference requiring the user to take whatever steps may be necessary to correct the interference. INTERMEC PRINTER AB, SWEDEN MADE IN SWEDEN Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 7: Installation Unpacking

    If the printer has been damaged in any way during transportation, complain to the carrier immediately. If the delivery is incorrect or any parts are missing, report it imme- diately to the distributor. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 8: Main Parts

    (not used) Bar Code Wand Socket Thermal Printhead Tear-Off Edge Printhead Lift Handle Guide Shaft The left side of the case is not designed to be opened by the operator. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 9: Connections

    Switch off both the PC and the EasyCoder E4 LinerLess before connecting them together. The EasyCoder E4 LinerLess is also fitted with a Type 3 PCMCIA slot, which can hold up to two Type 1 or Type 2 PCMCIA cards (5V).

  • Page 10: Controls And Indicators

    Chapter 2 Installation The EasyCoder E4 LinerLess has one control - the Feed button - Controls and and one indicator - the Power LED. The Power LED is tri-coloured and indicates the status of the EasyCoder E4 LinerLess. Indicators LED shows...

  • Page 11: Operation Paper Load - Tear Off

    To facilitate paper load, you can remove the side cover by opening it halfway (45 ° ) and lift the hinges out of their pockets in the bottom moulding. Open the side and front covers. Raise the printhead. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 12 Feed the paper under the guide roller, over the Push the paper as far in as it will go and adjust print roller and through the dispenser slot. the guide ring according to the paper width. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 13 Paper Load – Tear Off, cont'd. Lower the printhead. Close the covers. 2 x Feed Print out two blank copies by pressing Feed twice. To tear off a label, pull it upward. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 14: Printing Test Labels

    Chapter 3 Operation The EasyCoder E4 LinerLess prints a test label containing the print- Printing Test er's current setup and other useful information plus a test bar and a crosshatch pattern allowing you to check that the printhead is per- Labels forming correctly.

  • Page 15: Printing A Label

    You can print labels using the Windows printer driver or the Inter- Printing a Label mec Direct Protocol programming language. If you are using the Windows driver for the EasyCoder E4 LinerLess: Windows Driver 1 Design a label in e.g. MS Office, or in Intermec LabelShop.

  • Page 16: Programming Introduction

    Chapter 4 Programming The EasyCoder E4 LinerLess can use the Intermec Direct Protocol Introduction programming language as an alternative to the Windows driver. It is an easy-to-use printer protocol that has been developed for use with the computer-controlled direct thermal and thermal transfer printers manufactured by Intermec.

  • Page 17: Programming A Label

    Chapter 4 Programming Intermec Direct Protocol can be used to send instructions to the Programming a printer in two ways: Label • You can send individual commands which the printer will act on immediately, mainly for setting up the printer, retrieving information from the printer, and for managing files, fonts and images.
  • Page 18 There are no restrictions, other than the size of the memory, regard- ing the number of fields on a single label. Box Field Bar Code Field (with interpretation) Text Field Line Field Image Field Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 19 See the Intermec Direct Protocol Programmer's Guide for more details. Y Axis X Axis My FIRST label! Zero reference point (X=0, Y=0) Paper feed direction Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 20 PP 75,200 ↵ ↵ = Carriage Return (select font for text field) FT "Swiss 721 BT",9,0 ↵ (variable input data to text field) PT VAR2$ ↵ (save layout) LAYOUT END Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 21 To print more than one label, add the number of copies to the PRINTFEED command, e.g. PF 10. For details on formatting the fields, see the EasyCoder E4 Direct Protocol Programmer's Guide. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 22: Command List

    Specifies the height of a bar code in dots. BARHEIGHT|BH <height> BARMAG (BM) Specifies the magnification with regard to the width of the bars in a bar code. BARMAG|BM <magnification> Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 23 COUNT& "START",<counter number>,"<start value>" COUNT& "WIDTH",<counter number>,"<number of digits>" COUNT& "COPY",<counter number>,"<number of copies>" COUNT& "INC",<counter number>,"<incr. value>|<decr. value>" COUNT& "STOP",<counter number>,"<stop value>" COUNT& "RESTART",<counter number>,"<restart value>" Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 24 PRTXT instructions, and optionally sets the font size and slant. The default font is Swiss 721 BT, the default size is 12pt, and the default slant is 0°. FONT|FT "<fontname>"[,<size>[,<slant>]] Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 25 Returns the result of a printhead check and sets printhead resistance. PRINT HEAD(<type of check>) IMAGE LOAD Receives and stores image files in .PCX format either in the file system or in volatile memory. IMAGE LOAD "<imagename>",<filesize>,"<flag>" Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 26 Enters the preferred weekday name in return strings of WEEKDAY$. NAME WEEKDAY$ <No. of weekday>,"<name of weekday>" NASC Selects a national single byte character set font. NASC <character set number>|"<filename of character set>" Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 27 Returns the printer's current status. (PRSTAT AND <parameter>) PRTXT (PT) Provides the input data for a text field, i.e. a line of text. PRTXT[PT "<input data>"[;"<input data>"] REBOOT Restarts the printer. REBOOT Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 28 PRINT VERSION$[(<type of info>)] WEEKDAY$ Returns the name of the weekday for a specified date. PRINT WEEKDAY$("<date>") WEEKNUMBER Returns the number of the week for a specified date. PRINT WEEKNUMBER("<date>") Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 29: Printer Setup Communication Setup

    Chapter 5 Printer Setup The EasyCoder E4 LinerLess can receive data on both the parallel Communication and serial port, so there is no need to specify which port is to be used: Setup • Either select the parallel port on the printer, compose a text file containing the required setup commands and send it to the printer via the parallel port.
  • Page 30 SETUP " SER-COM,UART1,STOPBITS,1" In the setup string examples, underscored space characters (as in “CHAR_LENGTH”) in- dicate mandatory space charac- ters in the command line. Quotation marks (" ") are ASCII 34 dec. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 31 (ASCII 13 + 10 dec.) (as in “DATA_TO_HOST”) in- Setup string, example: dicate mandatory space charac- SETUP "SER-COM,UART1,NEW_LINE,CR/LF" ↵ ters in the command line. Quotation marks (" ") are ASCII 34 dec. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 32: Print Location Setup

    “Var. length Quotation marks (" ") are ASCII strip” (see Media Type below). In case of labels, tickets, tags, 34 dec. or fixed portions of strip, enter the exact length. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 33 (x=0; y=0) Dot-line on printhead X-start Width (x-dimension) PAPER FEED Dot 831 Dot 0 DIRECTION Path of Label Stop Sensor & 12 mm Label Taken Sensor (0.47") max. 114 mm (4.49") Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 34: Media Setup

    • Paper Type In order to be compatible with previous Intermec printers, the EasyCoder E4 LinerLess is preset to use a number of standard direct thermal paper qualities. Select the appropriate “Paper Type” setting among those listed in Appendix 2.

  • Page 35: Print Setup

    SETUP "CONTRAST,5" In the setup string examples, underscored space characters (as in “NEW_SUPPLIES”) in- dicate mandatory space charac- ters in the command line. Quotation marks (" ") are ASCII 34 dec. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 36: Testfeed

    TESTFEED command does not work, but the label length must be set manually using the following setup command. SETUP "SERVICE,TESTFEED,LENGTH,<length in dots> " ↵ Setup string, example: SETUP "SERVICE,TESTFEED,LENGTH,750 " ↵ Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 37: Printer Setup With Bar Code Wand

    • Serial port setup • Print setup • Paper setup To use a Bar Code wand with the EasyCoder E4 LinerLess: 1 Open the side and front covers. 2 Plug the Bar Code wand into its socket, to the left of the printhead area.
  • Page 38 • Baudrate, cont'd. Printer Setup with Bar Code Wand, Baudrate = 2400 cont’d. Baudrate = 4800 Baudrate = 9600 Baudrate = 19200 Baudrate = 38400 • Parity Parity = None Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 39 Parity = Odd Parity = Mark Parity = Space • Character Length 7 ASCII characters 0 - 127 dec. can be transmitted 8 ASCII characters 0 - 255 dec. can be transmitted Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 40 Bar Code Wand, Stop Bits = 1 cont’d. Stop Bits = 2 • Data Flow Control RTS/CTS Enable RTS/CTS Disable XON/XOFF, Data from Host Enable XON/XOFF, Data from Host Disable Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 41 XON/XOFF, Data to Host Disable • New Line Character CR (ASCII 13 dec) LF (ASCII 10 dec) CR/LF (ASCII 13 + 10 dec) • Print Speed Print speed = Normal Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 42 Print speed = High cont’d. • Contrast Contrast = Low Contrast = Normal Contrast = High • Linerless Setup Start adjust -220 Stop adjust +154 Variable Length Strip Paper type GS103 Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 43 • Direct Thermal Paper (Europe) Economy (New Supplies setting: GQ90) Eco Board (New Supplies setting: GY90) Premium (New Supplies setting: GS100) Top Board (New Supplies setting: GT105) UBI DT 120 (New Supplies setting: GS110) Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 44 • Direct Thermal Paper (USA) Duratherm II (New Supplies setting: GT120) Duratherm Ltg. (New Supplies setting: GT98) Duratherm IR (New Supplies setting: GT85) Duratherm II tag (New Supplies setting: GT110) Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 45: Maintenance & Troubleshooting Cleaning The Case

    Wipe external surfaces with a soft damp cloth Always remove the power cord before cleaning. and, if necessary, a mild detergent. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 46 Cleaning the Case, cont'd. Do not use any sharp tools to remove stuck labels. The printhead and print roller are easily Protect the printer from liquids at all times. damaged. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 47: Cleaning The Printhead

    Caution: Isopropyl alcohol [(CH CHOH; CAS 67-63-0] is a highly flammable, moderately toxic and mildly irritating substance. Open the side and front covers. Raise the printhead. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 48 - see "Caution" on Remove the paper. the previous page. Push most of the cleaning card under the Pull the cleaning card out and raise the print- printhead and lower the printhead. head. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 49 Wait 30 seconds. printhead and lower the printhead. Pull the cleaning card out and raise the print- Allow the cleaned printhead to dry (~2 minutes) head. before reloading the paper. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 50: Cleaning The Print Roller

    Clean the tear-off edge at the same time as the print roller. Caution: Isopropyl alcohol [(CH CHOH; CAS 67-63-0] is a highly flammable, moderately toxic and mildly irritating substance. Open the side and front covers Raise the printhead. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 51 Cleaning the Print Roller, cont'd. Clean the exposed face of the print roller while Remove the paper rotating it. Clean the guide plate in front of the print roller. Replace the paper. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 52: Changing The Printhead

    Failure to adjust the printer to the printhead resistance may result in inferior printout quality or premature wear-out of the printhead. Open the side and front covers. Remove the paper. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...
  • Page 53 Unhook the spring, pull the printhead forward Raise the printhead. and remove the electrical connector. Slide in the new printhead, plug in the electrical connector and hook the spring into position. Replace the paper. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 54: Adjusting Printhead Pressure

    Push the paper to the inside e d g e Narrow paper: Reduce pressure on the outside edge so that the printhead remains level Push the paper to the inside e d g e Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 55: Troubleshooting

    The list below is intended to help you to correct possible printout Troubleshooting troubles or flaws in printout quality, and to decide when assistance from the Service dept. of the nearest Intermec distributor is required. Note that most problems are due to operating errors or normal wear of the printhead.

  • Page 56: Appendix 1 Technical Data

    Centronics Parallel Cable Standard Real Time Clock (RTC) Optional Scalable Fonts Built-in Memory Card Slot 1 PCMCIA 5V Type 3, or 2 PCMCIA 5V Type 1 or 2 Bar Code Wand Optional Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 57: Appendix 2 Media Specifications

    Web stiffness is also important and must be balanced against web thickness to main- tain print quality. Paper rolls should be wound with the printable side facing outwards. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 58: Paper

    ⇐ a ⇒ Web Width: Non-Adhesive Strip Maximum ........ : 114.0 mm (4.5") Minimum ........ : 25.4 mm (1.00") Media type setup: • Fix length strip • Var length strip Non-Adhesive Strip Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 59: Self-Adhesive Strip

    ⇐ c ⇒ Paper Width (excluding backing paper): Maximum ........ : 112.4 mm (4.44") Minimum ........ : 23.8 mm (0.94") Media type setup: Self-Adhesive Strip • Fix length strip • Var length strip Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 60: Self-Adhesive Labels

    It is positioned 12 mm from the left edge of position the media, so do not use labels with a large inner corner radius. Media type setup: • Label (w gaps) Paper feed direction Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 61: Tickets With Gap

    • Ticket (w gaps) Paper feed direction Do not allow the detection slit to perforate the edge of the web, as this may cause the web to split, resulting in a paper jam. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 62: Tickets With Black Mark

    • Ticket (w mark) Do not allow the perforations to break the edge of the web, as this may cause the web to split, re- sulting in a paper jam. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 63: New Supplies And Paper Type Settings

    Normal Duratherm IR GT85 – Normal Normal Duratherm II Tag GT110 – Normal Normal DIR 1 & 3: DIR 2 & 4: (picket fence (ladder bar code) bar code) 1234565678900+08 Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 64: Appendix 3 Interfaces

    Data 0-7 Host Printer Busy Printer Error Printer Select Printer Autofd Host Signal ground Chassis ground Logic high Printer 19-30 Signal ground /Init Host /Fault Printer 33-35 N/C /Selectin Host Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 65: Serial Interface

    DB-9 or DB-25 female connector depending on type of computer Printer end: DB-9 male connector. Host EasyCoder E4 LinerLess Host Signal DB-9 DB-9 Signal DB-9 DB-25 Signal +5V 150mA – – /. Short-circuit protected. Intermec EasyCoder E4 LinerLess – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

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