Creating And Printing Labels - Intermec EasyCoder PF8 User Manual

Chapter 2 — Installing the Printer

Creating and Printing Labels

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4 The printer automatically adjusts the label gap sensor and
media feed according to the characteristics of the media. The
printer may feed three to four labels before the adjustment is
completed. If you are using peel-off media, remove the labels
as they are fed out.
After a short delay, a test label will print and the printer will
enter Dump mode. See the ESim for the PC4 and PF8 Bar
Code Label Printer Programmer's Reference Manual
(P/N 937-011-xxx) for additional information about Dump
mode.
5 Press the Feed button once to return to normal operation, or
press and hold the Feed button for at least 3 seconds after the
test label prints to reset the printer to the default settings. The
status LED turns red to indicate that the printer was reset to
the default settings and then turns green.
Refer to the ESim for the PC4 and PF8 Bar Code Label Printer
Programmer's Reference Manual (P/N 937-011-xxx) for an
illustration and explanation of the test label.
The PrinterCompanion CD contains software programs that you
can use to configure the printer to create a wide variety of labels.
These programs include:
• LabelShop (version 6.12 or later)
• InterDriver (version 7.06 or later)
• ESim Config Tool (version 2.1 or later)
Refer to the software documentation on the PrinterCompanion
CD for detailed information about using these programs.
Downloading and Installing LabelShop (serial or parallel connection)
1 Use the Windows Control Panel Add/Remove Programs
feature to uninstall all previous versions of LabelShop and
service packs for LabelShop from the computer.
2 Connect the printer to the computer using a serial or parallel
connection.
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