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Intermec EasyCoder F2 Installation And Operation Manual

Intermec EasyCoder F2 Installation And Operation Manual

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Installation & Operation
P/N 1-960456-00
Edition 1
October 1999
EasyCoder F2
Bar Code Label Printer

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  • Page 1 Installation & Operation P/N 1-960456-00 Edition 1 October 1999 EasyCoder F2 Bar Code Label Printer...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4. Starting Up EasyCoder F2 Installation & Operation Edition 1, October 1999 Part No. 1-960456-00 Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Table of Contents ... 1 Copyright Information ... 4 Trademarks ... 4 FCC Notice (U.S.A.) ... 5 DOC Notice (Canada) ...
  • Page 3 Contents, cont'd. 5. Paper Load 6. Setting Up the Printer 7. Setup Mode Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Tear-Off ... 29 Tear-Off with Quick-Load ... 33 Peel-Off ... 36 External Supply ... 41 Description ... 42 Default Setup ...
  • Page 4 8. Intermec Shell Startup Program 9. Options 10. Troubleshooting 11. Maintenance 12. Adjustments Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Introduction ... 59 Starting Up with Intermec Shell ... 59 Intermec Shell Diagram ... 63 Terminal Setup ... 64 •...

  • Page 5: Copyright Information

    Information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commit- ment on the part of Intermec Printer AB. © Copyright Intermec Printer AB, 1999. All rights reserved. Published in Sweden. EasyCoder, Fingerprint, and LabelShop are registered trademarks of Intermec Technologies Corp.

  • Page 6: Fcc Notice (U.s.a.)

    EU Standard EN 55022 (The European Union) WARNING: This is a Class A ITE product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 7: Declaration Of Conformity (Ce)

    /. Intermec assumes no responsibility as regards fulfilling the CE Directive if the printer is handled, modified or installed in other manners than those described in Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Intermec Printer AB Idrottsvägen 10...

  • Page 8: Introduction Introduction

    Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The EasyCoder F2 is a sturdy medium-duty direct thermal printer with a printhead resolution of 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) and a maxi- mum print width of 56 mm (2.2 inches). It offers a large number of useful facilities, such as...

  • Page 9: Safety Requirements

    Safety Requirements Product Labelling Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Intermec assumes no responsibility as regards fulfilling the CE Di- rective if the printer is handled, modified or installed in any way other than that described in Intermec's manuals.

  • Page 10: Print A Label Introduction

    Microsoft Windows. After having se- lected the Windows Driver option in Intermec Shell, you can use the EasyCoder F2 printer the same way as e.g. a laser printer and produce printouts from any standard program in MS Windows.
  • Page 11 Introduction, cont'd. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Setup By default, the printer is set up for the following communication protocol: Baudrate ... : Character length ... : Parity ... : Stop bits ... : Flowcontrol ... : New line ...
  • Page 12 Introduction, cont'd. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Check that the printer and your terminal/PC have a working com- munication by typing the following instruction on the host: ( = carriage return) BEEP The printer should respond by returning Ok to the screen of the host and at the same time emit a short beep.

  • Page 13: Intermec Fingerprint

    Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The label we will design in Intermec Fingerprint will contain a box, an image, a bar code, and a line of text. Note that the illustrations are not reproductions of the label, but are merely intended to show the principles of label editing .
  • Page 14 Intermec Finger- print, cont'd. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Printing Human Readables To get human readable text printed under the bar code, add these lines which enables bar code interpretation and selects a font for it: BARFONT ON BARFONT "Swiss 721 BT",6...
  • Page 15 Intermec Finger- print, cont'd. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Changing a Program Line If you want to change a program line, simply rewrite the line using the same line number. For example, move the text to the right by rewriting line no.

  • Page 16: Intermec Direct Protocol

    Protocol Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The Intermec Direct Protocol can be used in many ways. Here, we will illustrate how to build a layout first and then provide input data to variable fields in that layout, assuming that you have entered the Intermec Direct Protocol via Intermec Shell (see chapter 8).

  • Page 17: Installation Unpacking

    Installation Unpacking Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Before you install the printer, examine the delivery for possible dam- age or missing parts: • Open the box and lift the printer out. • Check that the printer has not been visibly damaged during transportation.

  • Page 18: Front View

    Keyboard Print Key Print Unit Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 On the front of the printer are the display window, the control lamps and the keyboard. These features allows the operator to control and set up the printer manually, in addition to the remote control facili- ties offered by the Intermec Fingerprint firmware and the Intermec Shell startup program.

  • Page 19: Rear View

    Rear View Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The rear plate contains the main switch, the power inlet, and vari- ous interface connectors: Chapter 3 Installation Bar Code Wand Connector Provision for 1 – 2 Electronic Keys...

  • Page 20: Media Compartment

    Compartment Print Unit Long Side Door Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The media compartment is either covered by a long side door that completely encloses the print unit and media compartment, or a short side door that only covers the print unit and gives easy access to the paper supply (see chapter 9 “Options”).
  • Page 21 (38 mm/1.5") core causing paper misalign- ment. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Being of a modular design for maximum flexibility, the EasyCoder F2 can use either a rotating paper supply spool or a paper supply...
  • Page 22 (38 mm/ 1.5") core causing paper mis- alignment. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Paper Supply Positions There are four sets of threaded holes and slots in the printer's cen- tre-line wall for the paper supply spool or the paper supply hanger...

  • Page 23: Print Unit

    Thermal Printhead Pressure Arm Tear Off Edge Platen Roller Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The print unit features a high-performance 8 dots/mm ( 200 dpi) thermal printhead with quick-mount fittings to facilitate replace- ment. Label Stop Sensor...

  • Page 24: Connections

    3 Connect the power cable to the mains receptacle on the rear plate and to the electrical outlet. The Easycoder F2 is fitted with one DB25 female connector for the RS 232 serial interface port and one class B connector for the USB port (see Appendix 3).

  • Page 25: Controls And Indicators

    Display Keyboard Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The EasyCoder F2 has several ways of communicating directly with its operator; three control lamps, a display window, a membrane- switch keyboard with 22 programmable keys, a big programmable “Print”...

  • Page 26: Beeper

    Controls and Indicators, cont'd. Beeper Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The beeper notifies the operator when an error has occurred and acknowledges that a key has been pressed. The Intermec Finger- print programming language allows the key acknowledge signal to be turned off.

  • Page 27: Starting Up Startup Files

    In addition to Intermec Shell, the printer is also fitted with a custom-made application program that is design to perform a specific task, e.g. to print tickets, baggage tags, or product labels for a certain company: Such a program may be initiated by a startup file (autoexec.bat) stored in the printer's permanent...

  • Page 28: Memory Card

    The memory card can be an SRAM card complying with the JEIDA-4 standard or Flash Memory card from Intermec. Maximum size in both cases is 64 Kbit. There are three types of Flash Memory Cards: •...

  • Page 29: Display Messages At Startup

    4 sec. v.4.3 3 sec. 2 sec. Refer to chapter 8 for further information on Intermec Shell. The digits in the lower right corner of the display indicate the version of Intermec Shell. B. Custom-made Application Program (non-standard printers) Any other display message than those illustrated above indicates that the printer is running some custom-made, non-standard appli- cation program or that some error has occurred.

  • Page 30: Paper Load Tear-Off

    Open the side door. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The EasyCoder F2 can print on labels, tickets, tags, and paper strip in various forms. This chapter describes the case when the paper strip is to be torn off manually against the printer's tear-off edge.
  • Page 31 Fit a new roll of direct thermal paper on the paper supply spool and press it inwards as far as it will go, or... Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 5 ...remove any empty paper core from the paper supply hanger.
  • Page 32 Turn the printhead lift knob counter-clockwise to lower the printhead Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 5 This diagram shows the path of the paper web. Adjust the position of the green paper guide so the paper is guided with a minimum of play.
  • Page 33 Chapter 5 Paper Load Tear-Off, cont'd. Close the side door. Adjust the paper feed by pressing the Feed key. To tear off the paper, grab the outer edge and pull downwards. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 34: Tear-Off With Quick-Load

    Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 In addition the paper load procedure for tear-off operation described earlier in this chapter, the EasyCoder F2 can optionally be fitted with a set of Quick-Load paper guides that makes paper load much easier and quicker.
  • Page 35 In necessary, adjust the outer guide to fit the width of the paper. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 5 ...hook a new roll of direct thermal paper on the paper supply hanger and adjust the guide so the paper roll comes in flush with the wall.
  • Page 36 Chapter 5 Paper Load Tear-Off with Quick-Load, cont'd. Keep pushing the paper forward while pressing To tear off the paper, grab the outer edge and the Feed key. pull downwards. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 37: Peel-Off

    Open the side door. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The EasyCoder F2 can print on labels, tickets, tags, and paper strip in various forms. This chapter describes the case when self-adhe- sive labels are separated from a backing paper (liner) immediately after printing after which the backing paper is rewound internally in the printer.
  • Page 38 Pull out the handle to collapse the rewinder, then remove the backing paper..remove any empty paper core from the paper supply hanger. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 5 Remove any empty paper core from the paper supply spool, or...
  • Page 39 Thread the backing paper around the tear-off edge and back under the print unit and guide shaft. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 5 Remove labels from the first 50 cm (20") of the web. Thread the label web through the print unit and push it inwards as far as it will go.
  • Page 40 Turn the printhead lift knob counter-clockwise to lower the printhead Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 5 This diagram shows the path of the label web. Adjust the position of the green paper guide so the paper is guided with a minimum of play.
  • Page 41 Chapter 5 Paper Load Peel-Off, cont'd. Close the side door. Adjust the paper feed by pressing the Feed key. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 42: External Supply

    Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The EasyCoder F2 can print on labels, tickets, tags, and paper strip in various forms. This chapter describes the case the paper supply is placed behind the printer, usually in the form of fan-folded tickets and tags.

  • Page 43: Setting Up The Printer Description

    • In the Setup Mode: - Press the <Setup> key on the printer's built-in keyboard to enter the Setup Mode. - Select the Setup option in Intermec Shell to enter the Setup Mode. - Execute the Intermec Fingerprint SETUP instruction to enter the Setup Mode.

  • Page 44: Default Setup

    Default Setup Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The printer is by default set up according to the list below: Ser-Com "uart1:" Baudrate ... : Character length ... : Parity ... : Stop bits ... : RTS/CTS ... : ENQ/ACK ...

  • Page 45: Setup Parameters

    Make sure they match the setup of the connected device or vice versa. If the setup of the printer and the setup of the host do not match, the response from the printer to host will be garbled.

  • Page 46: Parity

    Setup Parameters, cont'd. Serial Communication, cont'd. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Parity The parity decides how the software will check for transmission errors. There are five options: • None (default) • Even • Odd • Mark •...

  • Page 47: New Line

    Setup Parameters, cont'd. Serial Communication, cont'd. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 • XON/XOFF In this protocol, the communication is controlled by the special characters XON (ASCII 17 dec.) and XOFF (ASCII 19 dec.) being transmitted on the same line as the data. XON/XOFF can...

  • Page 48: Feedadjust

    (-7.0 mm) Stop adjust: (-5.5 mm) Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The Feedadjust part of the Setup Mode is used to feed out or pull back the paper before and/or after the actual printing. These set- tings are global and will be effected regardless of which program is run.

  • Page 49: Media

    • Paper Type • Testfeed • Contrast Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The media setup tells the firmware the characteristics of the of me- dia that will be used, so the printout will be positioned correctly on the paper and get the best quality possible.
  • Page 50 Setup Parameters, cont'd. Media, cont'd. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Length, cont'd. • The length setup also decides the amount of paper feed when using “fix length strip”. • The length setup creates an “emergency stop”, which works when the printer is set up for “Label (w gaps)”, “Ticket (w mark)”, or...

  • Page 51: Media Type

    Setup Parameters, cont'd. Media, cont'd. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Media Type The Media Type setup controls how the LSS and the paper feed work. There are five different media types: • Label (w gaps) is used for adhesive labels mounted on backing paper.
  • Page 52 /. Please note that preprint and varnish decrease the sensitivity of the direct thermal paper. /. May require increased printhead pressure (see chapter 12 “Adjustments; Printhead Pressure”). Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Recommended Settings Intermec recommends the paper type and print speed settings listed below to produce the highest possible print quality under normal conditions and to ensure maximum lifetime of the printhead.

  • Page 53: Contrast

    • Head Resistance • Testprint • Print Speed Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Contrast The contrast setup is used to make minor adjustments of the black- ness in the printout, e.g. to adapt the printer to variations in quality between different batches of the same paper quality.
  • Page 54 Setup Parameters, cont'd. Print Defines, cont'd. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 706 ohms/8 dots Test Label #1 Test Label #3 Test Label #5a Chapter 6 Setting Up the Printer Test Label #2 Test Label #4 Test Label #5b...

  • Page 55: Print Speed

    Setup Parameters, cont'd. Print Defines, cont'd. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Print Speed The print speed is variable between 100 and 200 mm/sec. Gener- ally, the lower the speed, the better the printout quality. This is espe- cially the case when printing bar codes with the bars running across the paper web (“ladder style”), when printing on demanding face...

  • Page 56: Setup Mode Entering The Setup Mode At Installation

    Entering Setup Mode at Installation Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The method of entering the Setup Mode depends on whether the printer is fitted with some kind of startup file, a subject that was more thoroughly discussed in the chapter 4 “Starting Up” earlier in this manual, to which the alphabetic references below refer.

  • Page 57: Navigating In Setup Mode

    Navigating in Setup Mode Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 While going through the setup procedure, you are guided by texts in the printer's display. You can step between setup menus, acknowl- edge displayed values, select or type new values etc. by means of some of the keys on the printer's keyboard.

  • Page 58: Setup Mode Overview, Part 1

    SETUP: FEEDADJ FEEDADJ STARTADJ FEEDADJ: STOPADJ Continued on next page! Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 BAUDRATE: LEGEND: 9600 Boxes with thick lines indicate default setup 19200 Boxes with dotted lines indicate menus related to optional interface boards.

  • Page 59: Setup Mode Overview, Part 2

    The LTS setup menus are only displayed if an optional LTS (Label-Taken Sensor) is installed in the printer. • Press Setup key to exit the Setup Mode. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 MEDIA SIZE: XSTART: XSTART [24]:...

  • Page 60: Intermec Shell Startup Program Introduction

    Intermec Shell is a so called startup program (also called “autoexec- file”), i.e. a program that automatically starts running when the printer is turned on. Intermec Shell helps the operator to choose between a number of standard or custom-made application programs and to start certain useful facilities, as listed below.
  • Page 61 ENTER=SHELL 5 sec. v.4.3 Now you have 5 seconds to enter Intermec Shell by pressing the <Enter> key. Provided you have a working two-way communication with a ter- minal program in a host computer, you may – as an alternative –...
  • Page 62 Setup Mode. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 8 In Intermec Shell, the options are presented in stacks of menus, organized as infinite loops, where you can select the desired option, as illustrated by the diagram below.
  • Page 63 Intermec Shell, cont'd. /. Only Flash PC-cards approved by Intermec can be used. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 8 Select Other Facilities As an alternative to selecting an application, you can step through a number of other useful facilities: •...

  • Page 64: Intermec Shell Diagram

    Enter Terminal Setup by transmitting T T T or t t t to printer, when menus marked with a shade of grey are displayed! Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 SHELL SEL. APPLICATION SEL. APPLICATION CURRENT APPL.

  • Page 65: Terminal Setup

    <Setup> key on the printer's built-in keyboard. Proceed as described in chapter 7 “Setup Mode”. Among the facilities in Intermec Shell, you will also find a number of options that allow you to read or change the communication setup of the printer: •...

  • Page 66: Using Terminal Setup

    Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 8 The Terminal Setup program is self-instructing by means of prompts. You can move around in Intermec Shell in the same manner as when you control Intermec Shell manually by means of the print- er's display and keyboard.

  • Page 67: Selecting An Application

    Terminal Setup, cont'd. Selecting an Application Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 8 This example shows how you for example can select the Intermec Fingerprint application: ---------------- SHELL SEL. APPLICATION ---------------- (Y / N / B):Y ---------------- SEL.

  • Page 68: Changing The Setup

    Terminal Setup, cont'd. Changing the Setup Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 8 If you want to set up the printer or use any other of the facilities, you should answer N (=No) to the “Select Application” prompt.

  • Page 69: Exiting Terminal Setup

    Terminal Setup, cont'd. Exiting Terminal Setup Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 8 To exit the Terminal Setup program, e.g. after having changed the setup, you must select the Reboot option after having stepped through all the facility options, as illustrated below:...

  • Page 70: Line Analyzer

    Line Analyzer Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 8 The Line Analyzer (LINE_AXP.PRG) is a program written in the Intermec Fingerprint programming language and intended to help solving possible communication problems. As the name implies, the Line Analyzer captures all incoming characters on a specified communication channel and prints them on one or several labels.

  • Page 71: Options Introduction

    Short Side Door Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The EasyCoder F2 is designed to provide a high degree of flexibil- ity by means of a modular design. By adding a collection of op- tional devices to the basic concept, the printer can be adapted for a variety of applications.

  • Page 72: Side Doors

    Sensor Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The EasyCoder F2 comes with either a short side door, that only covers the print unit, or with a long side door, that encloses the entire paper compartment. The long side door has a slot for external paper supply.

  • Page 73: Upper Tear-Off Edge

    10 years or more. A number of different interface boards are – or will become – avail- able for use with the EasyCoder F2. The interface boards are either factory fitted or can easily be fitted by an authorized service techni- cian.

  • Page 74: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting List

    Wrong sensor position Dirty or blocked sensors Faulty sensors Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Use this list to correct possible printout troubles or flaws in printout quality, and to decide when assistance from the Service dept. of the nearest Intermec distributor is required.

  • Page 75: Maintenance Printhead Cleaning

    Printhead Cleaning Open the side door. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Cleaning of the printhead on a regular basis, preferably in connec- tion with each ribbon or paper reload, is important for the life of the printhead and for the printout quality.
  • Page 76 Remove the paper. Insert most of the cleaning card under the printhead (1). Close the printhead (2). Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 11 Open the cleaning card envelope and remove the cleaning card. Read the warning text.
  • Page 77 (1) again. Close the printhead (2). Pull out the cleaning card. If necessary, repeat Allow the cleaned parts to dry before loading the process with a new cleaning card. any paper. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 78: External Cleaning

    Always remove the power cord before cleaning! Never spray the printer. Protect it from water when cleaning the premises. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 11 Wipe external surfaces with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild detergent.

  • Page 79: Cleaning The Paper Guides

    Be careful not to damage the cable. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Both parts of the label stop sensor, which controls the paper feed, are covered by plastic guides. The guides are provided with seem- ingly non-transparent areas, through which the light from two parts of the label stop sensor is transmitted.

  • Page 80: Printhead Replacement

    Printhead Replacement Open the side door. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The printhead is subject to wear both from the thermal paper and from the rapid heating and cooling processes during printing. Thus, the printhead will require periodical replacement.
  • Page 81 Disconnect the printhead bracket from the print unit – as indicated by the arrows – and pull out the printhead as far as the cables allow. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Chapter 11 Pull the printhead bracket away from the magnet in the pressure arm.
  • Page 82 Put back the printhead in reverse order and printhead. check that the printhead cables run freely. Close the printhead so the magnet engages the Load a new supply of paper as decribed earlier printhead bracket. in this manual. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1...

  • Page 83: Adjustments Narrow Labels Adjustment

    Screw Pressure Arm Centre of paper Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The printer is factory-adjusted for full size paper width. When us- ing paper less than full width, it is recommended to adjust the pres- sure arm so it becomes centred on the paper. Thereby, an even pres- sure across the paper is obtained.

  • Page 84: Label Stop Sensor Position

    One Sensor One Diode + One Sensor Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The label stop/black mark sensor (LSS) is a photoelectric sensor that controls the printer's paper feed by detecting gaps between la- bels, slots in paper strip, or black marks, depending on the printer's setup in regard of media type (see chapter 7 “Setting Up the Printer”).

  • Page 85: Printhead Pressure

    Printhead Pressure Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The pressure of the thermal printhead against the ribbon or paper is factory adjusted. However, the use of thicker or thinner paper than normal could require the printhead pressure to be readjusted.

  • Page 86: Appendix 1 Technical Data

    PFC Regulation Maximum Power Consumption Sensors: Label Gap/Black Mark/Out of Paper Printhead Lifted Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Direct Thermal 8 dots/mm (203.2 dpi) 100 – 200 mm/sec. ( 4 – 8"/sec.) 56 mm (2.2)" 32767 dots = 409.5 cm 25 –...
  • Page 87 /. The max. print length is also restricted by the amount of free DRAM memory. /. Depending on model, the printer may be delivered with either a rotating paper supply spool plus a 3" adapter or a paper supply hanger, or neither.

  • Page 88: Appendix 2 Media Specifications

    Direct Thermal Labels Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Intermec offers two quality grades of direct thermal paper for the EasyCoder range of printers: • Premium Quality: Top-coated papers with high demands on printout quality and resistance against moisture, plasticisers and vegetable oils.

  • Page 89: Paper Roll Size

    Paper Roll Size Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Core Diameters: 38 – 40 mm (1.5") or 76.2 mm (3") Width: Must not protrude outside the web. The web must be wound up on the core in such a way that the printer can pull the end of the web free.

  • Page 90: Paper

    Paper Non-Adhesive Strip Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Web Width: Maximum ... : Minimum (standard) ... : Minimum (Quick-Load) ... : Media Type Setup: • Fix length strip • Var length strip Appendix 2 Media Specifications 60.0 mm...

  • Page 91: Self-Adhesive Strip

    Paper, cont'd. Self-Adhesive Strip Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Web Width (including backing paper): Maximum ... : Minimum (standard) ... : Minimum (Quick-Load) ... : Backing Paper The backing paper must not extend more than a total of 1.6 mm (0.06") outside the paper and should protrude equally on both sides.

  • Page 92: Self-Adhesive Labels

    (d) and the label gap (e) to be larger than 7 mm (0.28"), that batch printing is used, and that no pull back of the paper is performed. Intermec does not guarantee that such short labels will work, but it is up to the user to test this in his unique application.

  • Page 93: Tickets With Gap

    Paper, cont'd. Tickets with Gap Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Web Width: Maximum ... : Minimum (standard) ... : Minimum (Quick-Load) ... : Copy Length: Min. length between slots .. : Max. length between slots .. : depends on DRAM memory size Under favourable circumstances, a minimum ticket length down to 4 mm (0.16") could be used.

  • Page 94: Tickets With Black Mark

    Paper, cont'd. Tickets with Black Mark Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 Web Width: Maximum ... : Minimum (standard) ... : Minimum (Quick-Load) ... : Copy Length: Minimum ... : Maximum ... : depends on DRAM memory size...

  • Page 95: Appendix 3 Communication Cables

    Communication Cables RS 232C Interface "uart1:" Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The EasyCoder F2 has – as standard – two serial communication interfaces: RS 232C on "uart1:" and USB (see next page). Protocol Default setup: Baudrate: 9600 Char.

  • Page 96: Usb Interface

    USB printer driver installed in your PC. Using an USB Class A - B cable, connect the Class A end to your PC or hub and the Class B end to your EasyCoder F2 printer. There is no communication setup for the USB interface.

  • Page 97: Double Serial Interface Board (Option)

    8. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The EasyCoder F2 can optionally be factory-fitted with an extra dual serial interface board, which provides the printer with two more serial ports; "uart2:" and "uart3:". These ports can be configured for various types of serial communication in combination according to the customer's request.
  • Page 98 Dual Serial Interface Board, cont'd. "uart3:" Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 "uart3:" Serial Port The communication ports "uart3:" uses a male DB 25 connector. Signal Name Description Not connected RS 232 Transmitter RS 232 Receiver RS 232 Request To Send...

  • Page 99: Ieee 1284 Parallel Interface Board (Option)

    8. Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The EasyCoder F2 can optionally be fitted with an IEEE 1284-I compatible parallel interface board in Intermec Fingerprint 7.2 or later as device "centronics:". Select "centronics:"...

  • Page 100: Industrial Interface Board (Option)

    Interface Board Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1 The EasyCoder F2 can optionally be fitted with an Industrial Inter- face Board, that provides the printer with one extra serial commu- nication port ("uart2:), which can be configured for one of the fol-...
  • Page 101 Notes Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 3...

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