Printing Test Labels - Intermec EasyCoder E4 User Manual

Printing Test Labels

Intermec EasyCoder E4 – User's Guide
The EasyCoder E4 prints a test label containing the printer's
current setup and other useful information. It also contains a test
bar and a crosshatch pattern that allow you to check that the
printhead is performing correctly.
Another important function is that the label stop sensor is auto-
matically adjusted for characteristics of the type of media loaded
when the test label is printed (testfeed.) Always print a test label
when you have changed to another type or brand of media. This
is especially important with self-adhesive labels so the sensor can
be adjusted for the transparency of the liner
To print the test label:
1 Switch off the printer.
2 Press and hold the Feed button while switching the printer
on.
3 When the green LED fl ashes, release the Feed button.
4 The printer carries out a TESTFEED and sets the printhead
resistance.
5 After a delay, the test label is printed as illustrated on next
page.
6 The printer now enters the Dump Mode, in which all ASCII
characters received from the host on any port will printed
on labels.
7 To exit the Dump Mode, briefl y tap the Feed button. (If you
press the Feed button for three seconds or more, the printer
will be reset to facory default.)
Test labels are designed to be printed on continuous stock. If the
printer is loaded with labels, some lines of the test label may be
positioned in the gaps between the labels.
Test labels can be printed on either direct thermal or thermal
transfer media. If the printer has been loaded with the wrong
media (for example when it is set up for direct thermal printing
and thermal transfer ribbon is loaded), the LED turns red when
you attempt to print a test label. Correct the fault, then press
Feed to cancel the error status and the test label is printed. If
transfer ribbon is not loaded when it is required, the label will
be blank.
When you change the printer's setup, the new settings are saved
and will remain in operation until you reset or change them, even
after the printer has been switched off.
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