iE4 Series User Manual Contents Manual Information..............................1 Important Safety Instructions............................2 Chapter 1 Introduction.............................. 5 1.1 Packing List..............................5 1.2 Appearance and Components........................6 1.3 Dimension..............................8 Chapter 2 Specifications............................9 Chapter 3 Installation & Usage..........................12 3.1 Media Loading............................12 3.2 Power Connection............................. 17 3.3 Peripherals Connection..........................
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Without any written permission from our company, any section of this manual is prohibited to be copied or transferred in any form. Copyright This manual is printed in 2017, the copyright belongs to Xiamen Hanin Electronic Technology Co. Ltd. Printed in China 1.0 Version ...
iE4 Series User Manual Manual Information This user manual contains basic information for product usage as well as for emergency measures that may be required. The installation and usage of printer driver, utility tool and iDPRT BarTender Ultralite are also included in the manual.
iE4 Series User Manual Important Safety Instructions Before using the appliance, please carefully read the following safety regulations in order to prevent any hazard or material damage. 1. Safety warning Warnings: The print head will become very hot during printing; avoid contact with the print head after printing has finished.
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iE4 Series User Manual Note: Violating following instructions may cause slight damage of the appliance. 1) If you observe a strange smoke, odour or noise from the printer, unplug it before taking following measures. • Switch off the printer and unplug the set from the mains. •...
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iE4 Series User Manual 3. Other Precautions The copyright for this user manual and various other manuals is property of our company. Any copying or conversion into electronic form and saving of this material without the express written permission is strictly prohibited.
iE4 Series User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Packing List 1. Unpack the printer and keep the packing material in case you need to ship the printer in the future. 2. Any damages exist, please contact the local dealer. Printer(eg: iE4P) AC Adapter Power Cord USB Cable...
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iE4 Series User Manual (3/2) Item Parameter 90°, 180°, 270° rotatable and 10 times expandable in horizontal and vertical Bitmap fonts directions 16x16, 24x24. Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Download Asian fonts 90∘,180∘,270∘, rotatable and 8 times expandable in horizontal and vertical Fonts directions TTF fonts...
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iE4 Series User Manual (3/3) Item Parameter Dimension(L*H*W) 252*201*181 mm Physical Characteristic Weight About 1.8 kg Options & Peeler Module, Cutter Module, External Label Roll Holder Accessory Agency CE EMC (EN 55022 Class B), FCC EMC (Class A), CCC, RoHS Approval Rev.1.0...
iE4 Series User Manual Chapter 3 Installation & Usage 3.1 Media Loading 3.1.1 Loading the Roll 1.Pull and lift the cover. (eg:iE4P) 2.Pull the roll holders open and place the roll between them. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 3.Press down the locking tab. 4.Pass the labels through label guides and adjust label guides to label’s width. Note: If your printer is under Thermal Line Printing Method, press down the printer cover until it snaps closed.
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iE4 Series User Manual 3.1.2 Loading the Ribbon 1.Insert the right part of supply spindle and then the left part. 2.Press and release the printhead module. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 3.Insert the right part of rewind spindle and then the left part. 4.Rotate the ribbon rewind wheel until ribbon is pulled tightly. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 5.Close the printhead module. Then press the lock and close the cover slightly. 6.Press down the cover until it snaps closed. Rev.1.0...
iE4 Series User Manual 3.2 Power Connection 1.Connect the AC adapter to power receptacle. 2.Connect the power cord to AC adapter. 3.Connect the other end of power cord to the outlet. Caution: Use the original power adapter only. Avoid the damage caused by charging improperly. ...
iE4 Series User Manual 3.3 Peripherals Connection 3.3.1 Interface Cable Connection 1.The standard for the printer’s interface cable shows as follows: - USB A-Type cable - USB B-Type cable - RS-232C cable - RJ45 cable 2.Based on your own need, follow the instructions to connect the cable. 1) Make sure the printer’s power is off.
iE4 Series User Manual 3.4 Detection When printing paper, the moveable label sensor is used to detect paper. The label sensor moves differently when using various kinds of paper. If user moves the sensor improperly, paper may not be detected, therefore the printer could not print paper.
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iE4 Series User Manual Figure 2 (Left) Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 3.4.2 Labels When printing labels (Figure 3) or double-row labels (Figure 4), the sensor shall be aimed at the left triangle below (Figure 5), which is the original position. Figure 3 (Labels) Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual Figure 4 (Double-row Labels) Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual Figure 5 (Left) Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 3.4.3 Punched Hole Label When printing punched hole labels, move the sensor until it’s aimed at the right triangle below (Figure 6). Figure 6 (Right) Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 3.4.4 Blackmark Paper When printing blackmark paper (Figure 7), the sensor shall be aimed at the position of black mark (Figure 8). Figure 7 (Blackmark Paper) Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual Figure 8 (aimed at blackmark’s position) Rev.1.0...
iE4 Series User Manual 3.5 Operation Panel 3.5.1 Panel Introduction The panel indicates the printer’s operating status and allows the user to control basic printer operation. 1.Power Button Much more detailed information is provided in “3.6.1 Power On/ Power Off”. 2.Feed Button Much more detailed information is provided in “3.6.2 FEED Button”.
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iE4 Series User Manual 4.Display (only for printer iE4P) It is divided into idle display, home menu display, sub-menu displays and operating displays. Idle Display When the printer is power on, the idle display will appear. It contains printer’s name, version number of the firmware, time and menu. Home Menu Display ...
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iE4 Series User Manual Sub-menu Display There are numerous sub-menu displays and user can switch them by menu button and enter button. Operating Display When operating display appears, it means that printer is carrying the command that user has sent. After finishing the task, printer will return to the sub-menu display.
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iE4 Series User Manual Note: ① The item with red frame: When the item is white, the relevant values could be changed both by display operation and software instructions. When the item turns yellow, the relevant values have been protected and can only be changed by display operation.
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iE4 Series User Manual 3.5.2 Display Operation Note: The display operation of printer iE4P is controlled by directional pad. The highlighted item represents that user has chosen the item needed. In the following instructions, the example will be taken to show user how to operate the printer. Changing the speed of the printer: 1.Press the power button to open the printer’s power.
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iE4 Series User Manual 4.Enter the “Printer Setup” menu. 5.Move the selection highlight to “Print Speed” item by down arrow button . Then change it into the value needed by enter button Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 6.Press the tick to save the values that have been changed. Finishing the above operation, user has changed the speed of the printer successfully. Note: Much more detailed information of display menu needed, please refer to the appendix in the end. ...
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iE4 Series User Manual 3.5.3 Indicator Instructions 1.Power Iight Color Action Indicating Status The printer is off Green Normal operation Green Slow flash Dump mode 2.Status Iight Color Action Indicating Status The printer is off/standby/printing Head up/paper out Quick flash Paper jam/label’s separation Orange Ribbon out...
iE4 Series User Manual 3.6 Basic Function 3.6.1 Power On/ Power Off When the printer is off, press the power button once, and printer will power on. When the printer is on, press the power button for three seconds. After ringing twice, the printer will power off.
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iE4 Series User Manual 3.6.4 Print Self-test Page The self-test checks the printer’s current settings, status and whether the printer has any problems or not. 1.Printing Manually 1) Make sure the roll is loaded properly. 2) Make sure the top cover of the printer is closed properly. Then turn on the printer. 3) When the printer is ready, press the feed button continuously.
iE4 Series User Manual 4.2 Other Optional Interfaces Serial Port SIGNAL NAME SIGNAL DIRECTION +5VDC OUTPUT OUTPUT INPUT INPUT GROUNDING OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT NO CONTACT Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual Ethernet Port SIGNAL NAME Rev.1.0...
iE4 Series User Manual Chapter 5 Maintenance & Adjustment Adhesives and coatings of the media can transfer to the printer parts over time along the media path including the thermal print head and media sensor. This build-up can accumulate dust and debris. Failure to clean the print head, media path, and media sensor could result in inadvertent loss of labels, label jams and possible damage to the printer.
iE4 Series User Manual 5.3 Cleaning Roller and/or Paper Path 1) Open the printer cover and then remove the paper. 2) Remove any dust or foreign substance using dry cloth or cotton swab. 3) Soak the cloth or cotton swab in alcohol for medical use and use it to remove adhesive foreign substances or other pollution materials.
iE4 Series User Manual Chapter 6 Printer Utility Tool Instructions 6.1 Installation Preparation Download application program in CD. eg: iDPRTUtility.exe 6.2 Usage Note: The screen may vary slightly by different operating systems and models. Take printer iE4P as example. Please refer to printer iE4P when using printer iE4S. 1.Install “iDPRTUtility.exe”, then open it.
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iE4 Series User Manual 2.Click “Settings”. (1)Set up the interface needed. (range: USB, COM, LPT, ETH) Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual (2)Click “Get Printer Information”, and printer information will show in the above. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual (3)Click “Get Status”, and printer status will show in the above. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual (4)Click “Common”. In this menu, user can set up the protocol, media sensor, speed, density and so on. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual (5)Click “RS-232”, then set up the baud rate, data bits, parity and flow control. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual (6)Click “Bluetooth”, then set up the Bluetooth name and password. Click “Get” to gain the values of Mac address. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual (7)Click “Ethernet”, then click “Get” to gain the relevant values. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual (8)Click “WIFI”, then set up the name, password and so on. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual (9)Click “RTC Setting”. Click “Get System DateTime” to get the values, and click “Setup” to save them. Then click “Close”, and back to the main menu. Note: Finishing all the settings, user can click “Set” to save the values changed. Click “Get”, and user will get the default values.
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iE4 Series User Manual 3.Click “Function Test”. User can carry the followings such as sensor calibration, pattern print testing and so on. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 4.Click “System”. (1)Click “language” and choose the language of printer utility. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual (2)Click “About”, showing the basic information of this utility. Rev.1.0...
iE4 Series User Manual Chapter 7 Seagull Windows Driver Instructions 7.1 Introduction Windows Vista,Windows 7,Windows 8 and 8.1,and Windows 10. Windows Server 2008,2008 R2,2012,2012 R2,and 2016. 32-bit and 64-bit(x64)editions. 7.2 Installation Preparation Download Seagull Windows Driver application program in CD. Rev.1.0...
iE4 Series User Manual 7.3 Installation Note: Under different operating systems, the screen may be slightly different. Take Windows 7 as example. Take printer iE4P as example. Please refer to printer iE4P when using printer iE4S. To avoid the prevention, recommend to close the security software before installation. 1.Select one interface to connect your printer to computer.
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iE4 Series User Manual 5.Choose the installation directory, then click “Next”. 6.Click "Finish". Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 7.Choose "Install printer drivers" , then click "Next". Note: If you have connected the printer to computer, it will detect and install the driver automatically.(eg.: USB port) 8.Choose "Install a driver for a Plug and Play printer, then click "Next". Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 9.Enter a name for this printer, then click "Next". 10.Click"Finish". Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 11.Click "Close", and the driver is installed successfully. 12.After installation, the icon will be found in ”Start”→“Devices and Printers”. Note: If you have already installed the driver (No matter what kind of ports), it will generate a USB port automatically when connecting the printer to computer.
iE4 Series User Manual 7.4 Usage 7.4.1 Printing Preferences 1.Click “Start”→“Devices and Printers”. Right click the icon and choose “Printing preferences”. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 2.According to different needs, set up the page. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual ●Click “Stock”→”Name”, and choose the paper type. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual ●Click “New Stock”, and set up a new stock. ●Click “Edit Stock”, and edit the stock. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual ●Click “Delete Stock”, and delete the stock. ●Choose “Orientation” or “Effects”, showed in the “Preview”. Rev.1.0...
iE4 Series User Manual 7.4.2 Printer Properties 1.Click “Start”→“Devices and Printers”. Right click the icon and choose “Printer properties”. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 2.Click “General”→“Print Test Page”, and printer will print labels with current settings. Rev.1.0...
iE4 Series User Manual 3.Click “Ports”, and choose the port needed. 7.5 Label’s Width USER(4.00 in x 4.00 in) 2x4(2.00 in x4.00 in) 4x4(4.00 in x4.00 in) 4x6(4.00 in x 6.00 in) Rev.1.0...
iE4 Series User Manual Chapter 8 BarTender Ultralite Instructions 8.1 Introduction This chapter provides instructions on BarTender Ultralite program according to PC operating systems(OS). The followings are supported. Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 and Vista. Windows Server 2016,Server 2012 and 2012 R2,Server 2008 and 2008 R2. ...
iE4 Series User Manual 8.3 Installation Note : Under different operating systems, the screen may be slightly different. Take Windows 7 as example. Take printer iE4P as example. Please refer to printer iE4P when using printer iE4S. To avoid the prevention, recommend to close the security software before installation. 1.Double click the application program 2.Select language, then click "OK".
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iE4 Series User Manual 4.Click “Next”. 5.Read and accept the license agreement, then click "Next". Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 6.Select "Features" and installation location, then click "Next". 7.Click "Install". Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 8.Click "Finish". 9.Back to desktop, and you will see the icon of BarTender. Double click it and get down to use. Rev.1.0...
iE4 Series User Manual 8.4 Usage 8.4.1 Page Settings 1.Double click the icon, then choose the edition. Click “OK”. (The edition may be changed according to different needs.) 2.Click “Start a new BarTender document”. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 3.Choose “Blank Template”, then click “Next”. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 4.If the predefined stocks don’t meet your need, tick “Specify Custom Settings”. Then click”Next”. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 5.Tick “Single item per page”, then click “Next”. (If you print multiple labels, tick “Multiple columns and/or rows of items per page ”.) Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 6.Edit the side edges, then click “Next”. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 7.Choose the item shape, then click “Next”. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 8.Edit the template size, then click “Next”. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 9.Based on your need, edit the template background. Then click ”Next”. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 10.Finish the settings, showed in the “Review” and “Preview”. Then click “Finish”. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 8.4.2 label Edit 1.Click the icon of code 2.Choose the code, then click “Select”. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 3.Click the blank, showing the code. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 4.Double click the code and edit it. User can set up the size, font, border and so on. Finishing the change, click “Close”. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 5.Click the icon of character , then enter the text. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 6.Click the icon of picture , then edit the pictures. Rev.1.0...
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iE4 Series User Manual 7.Compose the text. 8.Finish all the settings. Click “Print” and a new label will be printed. Rev.1.0...
iE4 Series User Manual Appendix Home Menu Sub-menu Sub-menu Value Print Method 2-N ips (varies with Print Speed different printers) Print Darkness (ZPL/DPL: N=30 Printer Setup EPL: N=20) 0 (Default) Rotation None Tear Off (Default) After Printed Peeling Cutting Default Stop Position Setting Manually (0-30mm)
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iE4 Series User Manual CP866 CP737 CP851 CP869 Win 1252 Win 1250 Win 1251 Win 1253 Win 1254 Win 1255 Win 1257 UTF-8 UTF-16BE UTF-16LE Print Y Offset +/-120 Print X Offset +/-120 LCD Timeout LCD Brightness English (Default) Spanish LCD Setup Portuguese France...
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iE4 Series User Manual 7-bit Data Bits 8-bit (Default) None (Default) Parity Even None XON/XOFF Flow Ctrl Hardware (Default) SW+HW Switch DHCP Ethernet Setup Address Mode Static (Default) Port Number Default: 9100 IP Address Default: 192.168.1.1 Default: Default Gateway 255.255.255.0 Subnet Mask Default: 192.168.1.0 OFF (Default)
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iE4 Series User Manual English (Default) Spanish Portuguese Keyboard Language France German Ukrainian None (Default) Barcode Scanner USB Host RS232 Show the mileages TPH Printed Mileage printer has printed TPH Bad Not Printing Test Print the testing page Testing Label Calibration Calibrate the label Media Sensor Printing Dump Mode...
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iE4 Series User Manual Label Formats Graphic External USB Bitmap Font Storage(B:) True Type Database Firmware OFF (Default) Auto Label Form Switch Auto Form NO (Default) Delete Auto Label Form Rev.1.0...
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