Communicating With The Printer; Using The Printset Software; Using Third-Party Software; Using The Intermec Printer Language (Ipl) Command Set - Intermec EasyCoder 3400 Quick Start Manual

Communicating With the Printer

You are now ready to print labels by downloading data from the host to your printer. Downloading
is the universal term used to describe the transfer of information from the host to any connected
peripheral device, such as your printer. When you transfer data from your printer to the host, you
are performing a process called uploading.
You can use several methods to download information in your data collection system. The next
sections describe different ways to communicate with the printer.

Using the PrintSet Software

Use PrintSet to quickly and easily configure the printer. You can upload the current configuration
settings, modify them, and then download them to your printer. Other features of PrintSet include
the ability to:
• download graphics and fonts (including TrueType).
• print test labels.
• allocate memory.
• download configuration files.
For help using PrintSet, refer to the online help portion of the application software. PrintSet can be
installed from the PrinterCompanion CD included with the printer or it can be downloaded from the
Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.

Using Third-Party Software

You can use third-party software to set many of the printer parameters. You can configure the
parameters that your software does not set by using the IPL command set or the printer's DIP
switches.
Use your third-party software to create label formats and convert graphics into a user-defined
character (UDC) format that your printer can interpret. Refer to your third-party documentation,
for more information.

Using the Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Command Set

You can also create labels by downloading formats (designs) and data you create with the printer
command set. For help, see the IPL Developer's Guide and the IPL Command Reference Manual
available from the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com. You can use the printer command set
to perform any function or activate any feature of your printer except for those features or functions
that are set with the DIP switches.
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Unscrew the edge guide on the lower media guide.
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Unroll several inches of media and route it through the
printer mechanism.
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Rotate the head lift lever counterclockwise until it locks.
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A Slide the edge guide to the outer edge of the lower
media guide and screw it in place.
B Pull down on the lower media guide to allow easy
access to the media path.
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Release the lower media guide. Unscrew the edge guide
and slide it in to the edge of the media. Screw the edge
guide in place.
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Press the Feed/Pause button to advance one label
through the printer.
Replace the media cover.
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