Print A Label Introduction - Intermec EasyCoder F2 Installation And Operation Manual

Print a Label
Introduction
Intermec EasyCoder F2 – Installation & Operation Ed. 1
Obviously, what you really want to do with your EasyCoder F2 is
to print a label, ticket or tag. If you are eager to get started, or if you
already are familiar with Intermec's range of EasyCoder printers,
follow the instructions in this chapter. If you are new to the Easy-
Coder concept, bypass this chapter for the time being and read the
rest of the manual before returning here.
The subject of this chapter is to help you produce a label within
minutes from unpacking your printer and to give you an idea of
how the Intermec Direct Protocol and the Intermec Fingerprint pro-
gramming language makes label design an easy task.
In addition to the Intermec Direct Protocol and the Intermec Fin-
gerprint programming language, Intermec also includes printer driv-
ers for various versions of 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.
Connecting Printer and Host
In the following examples we assume that you use an ASCII termi-
nal or a PC with a terminal program, e.g. Microsoft Terminal and
the standard RS 232C interface between the printer and the host.
The printer contains a powerful microprocessor which is controlled
by means of the Intermec Fingerprint programming language. The
connected PC is only used as a non-intelligent terminal for sending
instructions to the printer and to display the responses from the printer
on a screen.
Intermec provides communication cables for connecting the printer
to most PC computers. Also refer to Appendix 3 for wiring dia-
grams.
Chapter 2
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