Connecting The Printer To A Power Supply; Loading A Roll Of Media; Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon; Printing A Test Label - Intermec EasyCoder 3400e Quick Start Manual

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Connecting the Printer to a Power Supply

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1 Turn the On/Off switch Make sure the DIP switches are set to their
to the off (O) position.
default settings.
Top Bank
Bottom Bank Set switches 1 through 8
Turn the On/Off switch 4
5
to the on (|) position.
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Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon

Note: If you are using plastic ribbon cores, you need to install the core locking
brackets for the plastic ribbon cores before loading thermal transfer ribbon. For
help, see the printer user's manual.
1 Open the media cover. 2 Make sure the printhead is raised. Raise
the printhead by rotating the head lift
lever clockwise.
Attach the ribbon leader to the empty ribbon
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core using the adhesive strip on the leader
edge. Turn the ribbon rewind hub clockwise
until the ribbon runs smoothly through the
printhead mechanism.
Rotate the head lift
lever counterclock-
wise until it locks.
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Loading a Roll of Media

1 Open the media cover (A) and lift
it away (B, C) from the top of the
printer.
Set switch 1 on (|). Set
switches 2 through 8 off (O).
Note: The 3400e does not
use switch 8 on the top bank.
off (O).
3 Plug the AC
power cord into
the AC power 5 Unroll several inches of
cord receptacle. media and route it through
the printer mechanism.
Plug the other end of the
power cord into a grounded
wall outlet or surge protector.
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A Slide the empty ribbon core that came with the
printer onto the ribbon rewind hub.
B Slide the roll of thermal transfer ribbon onto the
ribbon supply hub
with the ribbon roller
unwinding clockwise.
C Detach the leader
from the thermal
transfer ribbon
roll and unwind
approximately
20.5 cm (8 in) of
ribbon.
6 Replace the media cover.
7 Enable thermal transfer printing by setting
DIP switch 8 on the bottom bank of
switches to the on (|) position. Turn the
printer power off and then on to activate
the new setting.
EasyCoder® 3400e, 4420, 4440 Bar Code Label Printer Quick Start Guide
2 A Turn the supply roll retainer 3
counterclockwise to release it.
B Slide the supply roll retainer to the
outer end of the supply roll post, and
then turn the supply roll retainer
clockwise to the locked
position.
C Raise the
printhead
by rotating
the head lift
lever clockwise.
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A Release the lower media guide. Loosen
the edge guide and slide it into the edge
of the media. Tighten the edge guide in
place.
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B Rotate the head lift lever counterclockwise
until it locks.
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Route the ribbon
leader through the
printer mechanism.
8 Press the Feed/Pause button to
advance the ribbon through the printer.
A Place the roll of media on the supply roll post. 4 A Loosen the edge guide on the
If the roll is less than 7.5 cm (3 in) wide, place
the media support on the supply roll post.
B Slide the edge guide to the
B Turn the supply roll retainer counterclockwise
and slide it up to the edge of the roll of
media.
C Pull down on the lower media
C Turn the supply roll retainer clockwise to lock
it in place. If you installed the media support,
it should move freely.
Replace the media cover.
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Press the Feed/Pause button to
advance one label through the
printer.
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Printing a Test Label

1 2 Press and hold the Feed/
Turn the
On/Off Pause button while you
switch to turn the On/Off switch to
the on (|) position. The
the off (O)
position. Alert and Empty/Pause
LEDs blink during the
printer self-test.
3 Release the Feed/Pause button when the
media starts moving. The printer feeds out
one or two blank labels, and then it prints
the hardware configuration test label.
Tip: If your print quality is uneven or
your ribbon is wrinkling, try adjust-
ing the printhead pressure with the
bias screw. For more troubleshooting
tips, see the printer user's manual on
the PrinterCompanion CD.
lower media guide.
outer edge of the lower media
guide and tighten it in place.
guide to allow easy access to
the media path.
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Turn the On/
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Off switch off
and then on.