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Intermec EasyCoder 4630 User Manual

Intermec EasyCoder 4630 User Manual

Coax/twinax interface card
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P/N 065099-002
Coax/Twinax

Interface Card

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  • Page 1: Interface Card

    User’s Manual P/N 065099-002 Coax/Twinax Interface Card Norand Mobile System Division...
  • Page 2 U.S. media supplies ordering information: 1-800-227-9947 Canadian service and technical support: 1-800-688-7043 Canadian media supplies ordering information: 1-800-268-6936 Outside U.S. and Canada: Contact your local Intermec service supplier. The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and/or service...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before You Begin vii Warranty Information vii Safety Summary vii About This Manual viii Coax Configuration Using the Interface Card 1-3 Setting the Rotary Switch 1-4 Sending Commands to the Interface Card 1-5 Using a PC to Configure the Interface Card 1-6 Coax Command Listing 1-7 01: Buffer Size 1-8 07: Print Case 1-8...
  • Page 4 02: Alternate CPT End Delimiter 2-9 04: User-Defined Strings 2-10 05: Host Language 2-11 17: Character Set 2-11 24: IBM Printer Emulation 2-12 42: Buffer Hex Dump 2-12 60: Output Protocol 2-13 66: Output Port 2-13 72: Serial Out Baud Rate 2-14...
  • Page 5 98: Restore Factory Defaults, Print Self-Test, and Restore Previously Defined Settings 2-15 99: Save Current Settings 2-16 Working With User-Defined Command Strings 2-16 Using Command Pass-Thru 2-17 Troubleshooting Technical Support 3-3 Interface Self-Test 3-3 Buffer Hex Dump 3-4 Diagnostic Loopback 3-5 Twinax Self-Diagnostics 3-6 Common Problems 3-6 Contents...

  • Page 7: Before You Begin

    Warranty Information To receive a copy of the standard warranty provision for this product, contact your local Intermec support services organization. In the U.S. call 1-800-755-5505, and in Canada call 1-800-688-7043. Otherwise, contact your local Intermec sales organization.

  • Page 8: About This Manual

    Other Intermec Documents The following documents provide additional information about the interface card and your bar code label printer. Document 4630 and 4830 Coax/Twinax Interface Card Service Technician Instructions 4630 and 4830 Bar Code Label Printers User’s Manual...

  • Page 9: Coax Configuration

    Coax Configuration...

  • Page 11: Using The Interface Card

    The internal coax/twinax interface card provides the Intermec 4630 and 4830 printers with the ability to communicate with a 3270-type host system. The interface card is easy to set up and has many advanced features. Using the Interface Card The coax/twinax interface card is intended for installation by Intermec certified service personnel only.

  • Page 12: Setting The Rotary Switch

    4630 and 4830 Coax/Twinax Interface Card User’s Manual The interface card is designed to use generic protocol with the Intermec 4630 or 4830 printer. In Generic mode, the interface card does not pass on the LPI and CPI host commands to the printer.

  • Page 13: Sending Commands To The Interface Card

    (Z98,1), you would enter: &%Z01,2\Z99,0\Z98,1 Note: If any part of the command syntax is incorrect, the interface ignores the command and the printer prints from the point of the syntax error. Coax Configuration...

  • Page 14: Using A Pc To Configure The Interface Card

    4630 and 4830 Coax/Twinax Interface Card User’s Manual Using a PC to Configure the Interface Card If you are at a remote site and do not have access to a host terminal, you can use a PC or other ASCII device to download commands to the interface card.

  • Page 15: Coax Command Listing

    For example, to set the interface card to the default coax configuration, you would enter the following command line in a text file and then copy the file to the interface card: &%Z98,0 Coax Command Listing The coax commands you can use with the interface card are listed below.

  • Page 16: 01: Buffer Size

    4630 and 4830 Coax/Twinax Interface Card User’s Manual 01: Buffer Size Purpose: Selects the default logical buffer size. Syntax: Z01,n 960 characters 1920 characters 2560 characters 3440 characters 3564 characters (default) Example: &%Z01,3 Sets the logical buffer size to 2560 characters. Notes: This command, along with command 99, changes the logical buffer size selection in the nonvolitile memory...

  • Page 17: 08: Lu1 Language

    08: LU1 Language Purpose: Selects the default LU1 language. Syntax: Z08,n English (U.S.) EBCDIC (default) Austrian/German Belgian Brazilian Canadian (French) Danish/Norwegian Danish/Norwegian (alt.) Finnish/Swedish Finnish/Swedish (alt.) French French (alt.—same as 11) Austrian/German (alt.—same as 3) International Set 5 Italian Japanese (English) Spanish Spanish (alt.) Spanish Speaking...

  • Page 18: 34: Intervention Required (Ir) Timeout

    The command value should match the language number used in IBM CU configuration sequence number 121. 34: Intervention Required (IR) Timeout Purpose: Sets the time interval between a printer error and sending an IR signal to the host. Syntax: Z34,n Never send IR...

  • Page 19: 40: Beginning Delimiter Characters

    Notes: If an ending delimiter is not selected, the delimiter selected with command 40 will be the default. If command 39 and command 40 are both entered, command 39 must be sent after command 40 to be active. One delimiter character can be specified by entering 00 for the second character.

  • Page 20: 41: Alternate Command Identifier

    &%Z42,2 Stops buffer hex dump printing. Notes: To print labels in Buffer Hex Dump mode, the printer must be in Data Line Print mode. Hex printing starts with the buffer after the start command has been received by the printer and stops with the buffer after the stop command has been received.

  • Page 21: 45: Scs Trn Translate

    Binary transparent Emulate IBM 3287 printer (default) Example: &%Z45,0 All SCS Code 35 data is sent to the printer as binary codes without translation. Notes: Value 1 causes valid graphic characters to be printed normally (converted from EBCDIC to ASCII), while control codes and invalid graphics are printed as hyphens, and normal page formatting is maintained.

  • Page 22: 60: Output Protocol

    Epson DFX+ Epson 9 pin (DFX) Generic (default) &%Z60,9 Example: Selects generic protocol. Notes: The interface card is designed to use setting 9, generic protocol, when installed in the Intermec 4630 or 4830 printer. Do not change this setting. 1-14...

  • Page 23: 65: Character Set Selection

    All previously defined substitutions are lost from saved memory when the character set selection is changed. This is the character set that the printer uses in printing. You must also select this character set on the 4630 or 4830 printer using the menu panel.

  • Page 24: 70: Overwrite Ebcdic (Scs/Lu1) Translation Table

    4630 and 4830 Coax/Twinax Interface Card User’s Manual Notes: The interface card comunication settings must match the printer serial port communication settings. 70: Overwrite EBCDIC (SCS/LU1) Translation Table Purpose: Defines custom substitutions for the EBCDIC (SCS/LU1) to ASCII translation table.

  • Page 25: 72: Serial Out Baud Rate

    74: Serial Out Stop Bits Purpose: Selects the number of stop bits of a data stream sent from the interface card to the printer. This setting becomes active the next time the printer is turned on. Syntax: Z74,n 1 bit (default)

  • Page 26: 75: Serial Out Parity

    4630 and 4830 Coax/Twinax Interface Card User’s Manual 75: Serial Out Parity Purpose: Selects the parity of a data stream sent from the interface card to the printer. This setting becomes active the next time the printer is turned on. Syntax: Z75,n None (default) Even Example: &%Z75,2...

  • Page 27: Using The Advanced Features Of The Interface Card

    Command Pass-Thru lets you place printer-specific command sequences into the data sent to the printer. For example, you can send an <STX> control character to the printer to start a label even though there is no EBCDIC <STX> character defined by the host.

  • Page 28: Custom User Strings

    For example, use command 55 to define user string number 3 to be the ASCII control character <STX> (start of text, 02 hex): &%Z55,3(02) To send this user string (<STX>) to the printer at the start of a label, enter the following command at the start of the label format: &%U3 When the interface card receives the label format, it will interpret &%U3 as <STX>...

  • Page 29: Twinax Configuration

    Twinax Configuration...

  • Page 31: Configuring The Host

    The 4630 and 4830 printers use Intermec Printer Language (IPL) to print labels. As a result, a printer emulation device ID should not be critical; however, Intermec recommends that you use the ID of a 5256 printer. The following printer emulation IDs can also be used to maintain compatibility with previous installations: 5224, 5225, or 4214.

  • Page 32: Setting The Rotary Switch

    LED flashes until the proper cable is attached. The interface card is designed to use generic protocol with the Intermec 4630 or 4830 printer. In Generic mode, the interface card does not pass on the LPI and CPI host commands to the printer.
  • Page 33 This mode stays active until another switch position is selected (position A is recommended). Note: To print labels in Buffer Hex Dump mode, the printer must be in Data Line Print mode . Position A Provides normal operation of the interface card using the settings that are stored in saved memory.

  • Page 34: Sending Commands To The Interface Card

    ID to 4214 (Z24,3), save the setting (Z99,0), and then print a test label (Z98,1), you would enter: &%Z24,3\Z99,0\Z98,1 Note: If any part of the command syntax is incorrect, the interface ignores the command and the printer prints from the point of the syntax error.

  • Page 35: Using A Pc To Configure The Interface Card

    Using a PC to Configure the Interface Card If you are at a remote site and do not have access to the host, you can use a PC or other ASCII device to download commands to the interface card. Commands such as restore factory defaults or save the configuration, must be placed at the end of a command sequence since the interface card does not hold incoming data.

  • Page 36: Twinax Command Listing

    Twinax Address User Defined Strings 00: Twinax Address Sets the twinax address. Purpose: Syntax: Z00,n n = 0 to 6, (default is 0) Notes: The new cable address becomes active the next time the printer is turned on. Command Number...

  • Page 37: 01: Alternate Cpt Start Delimiter

    01: Alternate CPT Start Delimiter Purpose: Creates an alternate Command Pass-Thru (CPT) start delimiter, in addition to working as an alternate host download delimiter. Only one alternate CPT start delimiter is allowed. Syntax: Z01,xy the first delimiter character (may be any printable character other than &).

  • Page 38: 04: User-Defined Strings

    4630 and 4830 Coax/Twinax Interface Card User’s Manual 04: User-Defined Strings Purpose: Creates up to ten user-defined strings to send to the printer. Place the hex codes representing the printer command inside the parentheses (up to 25 hex pairs). Syntax: Z04,n(hex codes)

  • Page 39: 05: Host Language

    Selects the character set for a font. This character set is used as the underlying ASCII table for EBCDIC to ASCII translations. See your printer user’s manual to verify that the character set and font are supported by the printer. Syntax:...

  • Page 40: 24: Ibm Printer Emulation

    Stops buffer hex dump printing. Notes: The printer must be in Data Line Print mode. Printing starts with the buffer after the start command has been received by the printer and stops with the buffer after the stop command has been received. 2-12...

  • Page 41: 60: Output Protocol

    Example: &%Z60,9 Selects generic protocol. Notes: The interface card is designed to use setting 9, generic protocol, when installed in the Intermec 4630 or 4830 printer. Do not change this setting. 66: Output Port Purpose: Selects the output port. Syntax:...

  • Page 42: 72: Serial Out Baud Rate

    74: Serial Out Stop Bits Purpose: Selects the number of stop bits in a data stream sent from the interface card to the printer. This setting becomes active the next time the printer is turned on. Syntax: Z74,n 1 bit (default)

  • Page 43: 75: Serial Out Parity

    Sets the number of stop bits to 2. 75: Serial Out Parity Purpose: Selects the parity of a data stream sent from the interface card to the printer. This setting becomes active the next time the printer is turned on. Z75,n Syntax: None (default) Even Example: &%Z75,2...

  • Page 44: 99: Save Current Settings

    To activate a user-defined command string, type the delimiter (&% or alternate CPT start delimiter) followed by the string number (U0 through U9) into the file. When the file is sent to the printer, the interface card recognizes the &%Un and sends the command assigned to the string number (n) to the printer.

  • Page 45: Using Command Pass-Thru

    Note: Errors in a Command Pass-Thru sequence cause the interface card to ignore the command and the printer to resume printing from the point the error occurred. Command Pass-Thru may invalidate horizontal spacing. Twinax Configuration...

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting...

  • Page 49: Technical Support

    • the printer is installed correctly • the interface configuration settings are correct • you performed the appropriate diagnostic tests When you contact your Intermec representative, have the following information available: • printer and interface self-test labels • model number and serial number of the printer •...

  • Page 50: Buffer Hex Dump

    4630 and 4830 Coax/Twinax Interface Card User’s Manual To start the self-test at the printer 1. Turn off the printer and make sure the proper 9-pin host adapter is attached to the interface card. 2. Set the interface card rotary switch to position 7.

  • Page 51: Diagnostic Loopback

    All data sent to the printer prints as ASCII control characters and hexadecimal codes. Note: To stop Buffer Hex Dump mode, turn off the printer and return the interface rotary switch to position A. To start Buffer Hex Dump mode at the host 1.

  • Page 52: Twinax Self-Diagnostics

    3. Turn on the printer. The printer starts the twinax diagnostics test and prints a label if an error is encountered or when the test is complete. 4. Turn off the printer to end the self-diagnostics test and set the interface card rotary switch to position A. Common Problems Use this section as a guide to resolving common problems that may occur with the interface card.
  • Page 53 Damaged or improper cabling. Host is not configured for a printer at the address specified. Host is not operating. Printer is not in a ready status. Twinax cable improperly terminated. Twisted pair cabling is used. Printer loses host Improper printer...

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