Connections; Power; Computer - Intermec EasyCoder PM4i User Manual

Chapter 2 — Installation

Connections

Power

1 Place the printer on a level surface, near an AC outlet. You should be
able to easily access the printer to load media and to remove the print-
out.
2 Check that the printer is switched off.
3 Connect the power cord between the receptacle on the rear plate and
to the electrical outlet (90 to 265 VAC).

Computer

The Easycoder PM4i is fi tted with one 9-pin D-style subminiature
(DB9) socket for the RS-232 serial interface port and one class B connec-
tor for the USB interface port (see Appendix C).
RS-232 Serial Interface ("uart1:")
Use the serial interface with Intermec LabelShop or the Intermec Inter-
Driver. Also use it with the Intermec Direct Protocol or the Intermec
Fingerprint programming language because you can receive error mes-
sages from your printer. 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."
USB Interface ("usb1:")
Use the USB interface with an USB-compatible version of the Intermec
InterDriver for printing. The USB interface is not suitable for program-
ming because the host cannot receive error messages from your printer).
Optional Interface and Network Boards
("uart2:", "uart3:", "centronics:", and "net1:")
Several types are available (see Chapter 9, "Options"). Refer to Appendix
C and the separate documentation delivered with the boards for connec-
tion 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 8) or using the Intermec
Fingerprint instruction SETSTDIO, see Intermec Fingerprint v8.00,
Programmer's Reference Manual.
Switch off both PC and printer before connecting them together.
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