Intermec EasyCoder F4 – Installation & Operation  IPL Version, Ed. 16
 Chapter 1
Introduction
The EasyCoder F4 is a sturdy medium-duty direct thermal/thermal 
transfer printer with a printhead resolution of 8 dots per mm 
(203.2 dots per inch) and a maximum print width of 104 mm 
(4.095 inches). 
The EasyCoder F4 is delivered with the Intermec Fingerprint 
programming language installed. However, you can easily convert 
the printer to run the Intermec Programming Language (IPL-3). Just 
insert an optional IPL fi rmware card into the memory card slot in the 
printer’s rear plate, as descibed in Chapter 3, “Starting Up.” 
This manual describes the IPL version after conversion from the 
Fingerprint version. Mechanically, the IPL version is identical to the 
Intermec Fingerprint version, but a few options are not supported 
by IPL, for example:
•   Optional serial interface boards
• Electronic keys
•   Memory cards (except for fi rmware upgrading)
• EasySet Bar Code Wand
• Real Time Clock Circuit
The IPL version can be converted back to Intermec Fingerprint 
version simply by inserting an Intermec Fingerprint fi rmware card 
in the memory card slot.
In most aspects, the EasyCoder F4 IPL version is compatible with 
other IPL printers from Intermec. Please refer to Appendix 4 for a 
list of supported IPL commands.