Introduction; Easycoder 501 Xp - Intermec EasyCoder 501 XP User Manual

Chapter 1

Introduction

EasyCoder 501 XP

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The EasyCoder 501 XP is a high-volume 4-inch thermal printer,
which provides an astounding print speed of up to 300 mm/sec
(12 inches/sec) at 300 dots per inch (dpi.) It also offers a large
number of useful features, such as:
• Flash memory SIMMs for fi rmware, fonts, bar codes, and
application programs
• Built-in memory card adapter
• Built-in Centronics and RS-232 interfaces
• Provision for extra interface boards
• Advanced ribbon-handling system to prevent ribbon wrink-
ling
• Built-in keyboard and display with backlight
The EasyCoder 501 XP works both as a direct thermal printer
and thermal transfer printer for tear-off (straight-through) opera-
tion. An automatic paper cutter is available as an option and can
be fi tted by the user without any tools in a few seconds. There
is also an optional factory-installed liner takeup unit for peel-off
(self-strip) operation and internal takeup of printed batches of
labels.
The EasyCoder 501 XP supports the unique and fl exible Inter-
mec Fingerprint v7.61 programming language, which allows
the user to create custom-made application programs and label
layouts in a BASIC-like environment. It is also designed to
work with the Intermec Direct Protocol programming language
and with the Intermec InterDriver. The InterDriver allows you
to design labels using standard PC applications, for example
Microsoft Offi ce.
The EasyCoder 501 XP supports 15 scaleable Unicode TrueType
and TrueDoc fonts as standard. Additional fonts can be down-
loaded into the printer's Flash memory, or be plugged in using
a memory card. The Unicode standard allows the use of special
characters for various languages including non-Latin fonts, such
as Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hebrew, and similar.
Intermec EasyCoder 501 XP – User's Guide