Chapter 2—Installation
Display
The display window contains an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) with
background illumination and two lines of text, each with 16 characters.
It shows a message when certain errors occur and guides the operator
through upgrading, startup, and setup.
The following errors are reported:
Error
Printhead too hot Printhead hot
Empty/Paused
Out of media
Out of ribbon
Printhead lifted
Cutter error
Keyboard
The keyboard is of the membrane-switch type and has 7 keys. The
keyboard is supplemented by a large "Feed/Pause" button. Some keys
have hard-coded functions in the startup and setup modes.
Feed/Pause button
Keyboard Color Code
Yellow
Green
White
Beeper
The beeper acknowledges that a key has been pressed. Optionally,
an audible alarm can be enabled using an IPL command. It will start
beeping at paper out and ribbon out and continue beeping until the start
of reload.
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Displayed message
Paused
Paper out
Ribbon out
Print Head UP/Press Feed
Open&shut cutter
Feed/Pause a print job. Repeat last printed label.
Enter the Setup Mode (see Chapter 7).
Show communication settings in the display window.
Browse between communication channels after
having pressed the <i> key.
Operation of the printer (operator level)
Setup or service (site or service technician level)
Data input to printer (operator or technician level)
Intermec EasyCoder PM4i—User's Guide (IPL version)