Setting Emulation Mode - Intermec EasyCoder 4420 User Manual

EasyCoder 4420/4440 Bar Code Label Printer User's Manual

Setting Emulation Mode

If you are replacing an Intermec 8636 or 8646 printer with a 4420 or 4440 printer, you
can keep your existing network, hardware, software, and label formats by using
Emulation mode. The labels the 4420 or 4440 printer produces will look just like the
labels that the 86XX printer prints.
There are three ways to set the printer to Emulation mode:
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To set the printer to Emulation mode using DIP switches
1. Upload label formats, fonts, and graphics from the 8636 or 8646 printer to the host
2. Turn off the printer.
3. Disconnect the 86XX printer and install the 4420 or 4440 printer. See Chapter 2 for
4. Press and hold the Feed/Pause button while turning on the printer. The printer
5. In the top bank of the Test and Service mode DIP switches, turn on switches 1 and
6. Use the table below to help you choose the appropriate DIP switch settings:
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Use the DIP switches in the Test and Service DIP switch bank. For help, see the
following procedure.
Use PrintSet to select either 100 dpi (10 mil) or 66 dpi (15 mil) mode. For help, see
the PrintSet online help.
Use the IPL command set to select Emulation mode. For help, see the IPL
Programming Reference Manual.
computer.
information on installing the 4420 or 4440 printer.
prints out a hardware configuration label.
3 and turn off switch 2.
Setting Description
86XX 10 mil The printer emulates an 8636 or 8646 printer printing multiples of
10 mil (0.01 inch) drag and picket bar codes.
86XX 15 mil The printer emulates an 8636 or 8646 printer printing multiples of
10 mil (0.01 inch) drag and picket bar codes.
Advanced 5 mil The printer uses the 4420 command set and prints in multiples of 5
(4420 default) mil (0.005 inch) drag and picket bar codes.
Advanced 2.5 mil The printer uses the 4440 command set and prints in multiples of
(4440 default) 2.5 mil (0.0025 inch) drag and picket bar codes.
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To enable 10 mil emulation, turn on DIP switch 4 and turn off DIP switch 5.
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To enable 15 mil emulation, turn on DIP switches 4 and 5.
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