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Intermec PB42 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User's Guide PB42 Portable Receipt Printer...
  • Page 2 Antares, and Vista Powered are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Intermec Technologies Corporation. Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. There are U.S. and foreign patents as well as U.S. and foreign patent applications pending. PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide...
  • Page 3 Version Number PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide Date Description of Change 12/2005 Revised to support release 2 of the PB42 firmware. 3/2006 Revised to add more information on Intermec Settings, downloading fonts and graphics, and cold booting the printer.
  • Page 4 PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Establishing Communications With a Host ... 25 Setting Up Bluetooth Communications... 26 Setting Up Serial Communications... 26 Cancelling a Print Job... 28 Downloading Fonts, Graphics, and Upgrades to the PB42 ... 28 Upgrading the Printer Firmware ... 29 Troubleshooting ... 30 Calling Product Support... 31 Printer Problems and Possible Solutions ...
  • Page 6 Specifications... 37 Accessories for the PB42 ... 39 PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide...

  • Page 7: Before You Begin

    (in PDF). To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact your local Intermec representative or distributor. Visit the Intermec technical knowledge base (Knowledge Central) at intermec.custhelp.com to review technical information or to request technical support for your Intermec product. PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide...
  • Page 8 • Request an on-site repair technician. • Ask about an existing 1 or 2 and then contract. choose 3 • Renew a contract. • Inquire about repair billing or other service invoicing questions. PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide...

  • Page 9: Who Should Read This Document

    Who Should Read This Document? The PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide is written for the person who is responsible for installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting the printer. Related Documents The Intermec web site contains Intermec documents (in PDF) that you can download for free.
  • Page 10 PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: Learning About The Pb42 Portable Receipt Printer

    Use the next two illustrations to familiarize yourself with the printer. Communications port PB42 Front View: View of the front of the PB42 to show important features. A weather-resistant flap protects the communications port. PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide Media...

  • Page 12: What's New

    Media cover release button PB42 Back and Side View: View of the back and side of the PB42 to show important features. What’s New? This revision of the user’s guide supports these new features: • How to upgrade the computer or download fonts and graphics using SmartSystems console.

  • Page 13: Understanding The Control Panel

    Understanding the Control Panel The PB42 control panel contains two buttons and four lights. Use the buttons to work with the PB42. Use the lights to understand the state of the printer. See the following tables to understand how the buttons work and what the lights mean.
  • Page 14 Blinking red The batteries are low. Recharge or replace your batteries now. The PB42 is not connected to a host through the Bluetooth radio or a serial cable. Solid blue The PB42 is connected to a Bluetooth radio or the serial port is enabled.

  • Page 15: Understanding The Printer Sounds

    Understanding the PB42 Lights (continued) Light Radio light Understanding the Printer Sounds The PB42 plays sounds in response to several actions that you can do with the printer. See the following table to understand when the sounds occur. Understanding the Printer Sounds...

  • Page 16: Using The Batteries

    Make sure you fully charge the batteries before you use your PB42. You can charge the batteries before or after you install them into the PB42. You can use only one battery to power the PB42, but you may experience reduced performance.
  • Page 17 The printer plays the Power sound when you insert the battery completely. 3 Close the battery cover by pulling the battery cover latch toward the front of the printer and pushing down. PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide Batteries Battery cover...

  • Page 18: Charging The Batteries

    001). For information on charging your batteries in the quad battery charger, see the CK60/PB42 Quad Battery Charger Quick Start Guide (P/N 962-000-044). It takes about 4 hours to charge the batteries inside the PB42 with the power cord attached. To charge the batteries inside the PB42, you need: •...
  • Page 19 AC power cord Power supply 3 Connect one end of the power cord to the power supply and then plug the other end into an AC outlet. PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide AC outlet DC power connector...

  • Page 20: Extending Battery Life

    Loading Media You can use roll or fanfold receipt media with the PB42. The PB42 ships with one roll of media that you can use the first time you unpack the shipping box and verify that the printer is working correctly.
  • Page 21 3 Insert the media roll between the two media supports until it fits into place. Make sure you load the media clockwise so that it pulls off the core from the bottom of the printer. PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide...
  • Page 22 Hardware sound to tell you that the media door closed correctly. 6 Slide the media cover release button to the locked (right) position. 7 Press the Feed button to advance the media. Media supports PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide...

  • Page 23: Printing A Configuration Test Page

    After you have loaded the media in the printer, you are ready to print out the configuration test page. Use this information for reference when installing your PB42 and to verify proper printer operation. If you cannot get the configuration test page to print, see “Troubleshooting”...
  • Page 24 Intermec OCR-B BT 39 1 22/09/05 OCR-B )(29H) 1 28/11/05 PB107 +(2BH) 1 04/10/05 PB145 m(6DH) 1 04/10/05 PB203 ”(22H) 4 09/03/99 PM05T B(42H) 3 07/03/96 PM107 &(26H) 1 10/10/05 THAIS j(6AH) 1 10/10/05 THAIB J(4AH) PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide...

  • Page 25: Configuring The Pb42

    Configuring the PB42 You can configure several settings on the PB42 by using Intermec Settings from your CK60 or 700 Computer. Here are some of the settings you can configure for the PB42 from your handheld computer: • Darkness adjust •...

  • Page 26: Setting Up Bluetooth Communications

    Setting Up Serial Communications You can use a serial cable (P/N 075497-001) to connect the PB42 to either a PC, a 700, or a CK60. For the CK60, you also need a snap-on serial adapter (P/N 225-690-xxx). Before you can establish a serial connection, you need to make sure that the settings on the PC or CK60 match those of the PB42.
  • Page 27 Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow control Note: The PB42 only supports CTS flow control. You must disable DSR flow control in your printing application while using serial communications with the PB42. To connect the PB42 to a PC 1 Connect the 8-pin circular DIN connector to the serial port on the PB42.

  • Page 28: Cancelling A Print Job

    2 Cancel the print job from the CK60, 700, or host PC. The PB42 clears the print job and warm boots or resets itself. 3 Start sending print jobs to the PB42 again when you see the message “Printer Online.”...

  • Page 29: Upgrading The Printer Firmware

    PB42 from the handheld computer. Upgrading the Printer Firmware You can download firmware to your PB42 from the CK60 or 700 computer. To upgrade your firmware, you need to send a .upg file to the PB42 that follows this format: PB42fxxxx_mmddyy.upg...

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    9 Print the configuration test page to verify that your firmware was upgraded correctly. For help printing the configuration test page, see “Printing a Configuration Test Page” on page 10 Cold boot the printer. For help, see “Cold Booting the PB42” on page 34. Troubleshooting...

  • Page 31: Calling Product Support

    • Bluetooth or Serial port settings You can find all of the information listed above on the configuration test page. For help printing a test label, see “Printing a Configuration Test Page” on page 23. PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide...

  • Page 32: Printer Problems And Possible Solutions

    Printer Problems and Possible Solutions Use the following tables to troubleshoot some common problems you may encounter with the PB42 printer. Printer Problems and Possible Solutions Problem The printer has no power. Media is not feeding through the printer. The printer is not printing with a serial connection.
  • Page 33 Please cold boot your printer to make sure the default printing mode is selected. For help, see “Cold Booting the PB42” on page 34. • Make sure media is loaded and the media cover is closed. For help, see “Loading Media”...

  • Page 34: Cold Booting The Pb42

    Cold Booting the PB42 You seldom need to cold boot the PB42. You should always cold boot the printer after a firmware upgrade. In the rare instance that your printer locks up, you may also want to cold boot the printer.

  • Page 35: Cleaning The Printer

    Clean the printer with a cotton swab saturated with alcohol. Paper sensor PB42 Portable Receipt Printer: Identifying the parts of the PB42 to clean regularly. PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide Tear bar Printhead...

  • Page 36: Cleaning Interval

    Clean with a water- dampened cloth. Brush or air blow. Make sure the paper sensor is free of dust. PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide Cleaning Interval After every five rolls of media or more often if necessary. After every five rolls of media or more often if necessary.

  • Page 37: Power Specifications

    Printer voltage Operating Temperature and Humidity Specifications Operating temperature Non-operating temperature Relative humidity PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide 8 dots/mm (203 dots/inch) 11.2 cm (4.4 inches) 10.4 cm (4.1 inches) 5.1 cm (2 inches) per second 1.9 cm (0.75 inch) 6.5 cm (2.55 inches)

  • Page 38: Factory Default Settings

    Allow messages from printer Dark adjust Media sensitivity Default Value 115200 None Hardware 0x040680 Wireless printer PB42-xxxxxxxxxxx (where x’s represent the serial number of the printer) 115200 None hardware 7.2V 2 (moderate heat setting) PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User’s Guide...
  • Page 39 AC4 Quad Charger (Model AC4) Use the AC4 to charge up to four PB42 batteries at a time. The battery charger is designed to sense when a battery is fully charged and not overcharge it, ensuring long and consistent battery life.
  • Page 40 PB42 for long periods of time. System Bag (P/N 825-170-001) Use the system bag to carry your PB42, a CK60 or 700, media, and cables or other accessories in one bag. PB42 DC Power Cable (P/N 852-909-001) Provides power for the vehicle dock.
  • Page 42 Worldwide Headquarters 6001 36th Avenue West Everett, Washington 98203 U.S.A. tel 425.348.2600 fax 425.355.9551 www.intermec.com PB42 Portable Receipt Printer User's Guide *074573-003* P/N 074573-003...

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