Connections; Power; Computer - Intermec EasyCoder 501 XP User Manual

Connections

Power

Computer

Intermec EasyCoder 501 XP – User's Guide
1 Place the printer on a level surface near an AC outlet. You
should be able to easily access the printer to load media, to
load ribbon, and to remove the printout.
2 Check that the printer is switched off.
3 Connect the power cord to the receptacle on the rear plate and
to an electrical outlet (>90 to <264 VAC.)
The Easycoder 501 XP is fi tted with one 36-pin female Centron-
ics connector for the parallel interface port and a 25-pin D-style
subminiature (DB-25) male connector for the RS-232 serial
interface port (see Appendix 3, "Interfaces").
• Centronics Parallel Interface
Use the parallel interface with the Intermec InterDriver (for
Windows) because it is faster than the serial interface. There is
no communication setup for the parallel interface.
• RS-232 Serial Interface
Use the serial interface with Intermec Direct Protocol or
Intermec Fingerprint programming language because you can
receive error messages from your printer (as opposed to the
parallel interface.) Before you can use the serial interface, you
may need to set up the communication parameters, such as
baud rate, parity etc. as described in Chapter 6, "Setting Up
the Printer."
• Optional Interface Board
Several types are available (see Chapter 9, "Options.)" Refer
to Appendix 3 and the separate documentation delivered with
the boards for connection and setup instructions.
The printer can be set to scan all communication ports for
incoming data and automatically switch to that port. This facility
("auto:") can be selected in Intermec Shell (see Chapter 7)
or using the Intermec Fingerprint instruction SETSTDIO, see
Intermec Fingerprint v7.61, Programmer's Reference Manual.
Switch off both PC and printer before connecting them together.
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