Intermec EasyCoder PF4i User Manual

Chapter
6
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Setting
Up
the
Printer
Media
Themediaparameterstellthefirmwarethecharacteristicsofthemedia
thatwillbeused,sotheprintoutwillbepositionedcorrectlyandgetthe
bestqualitypossible.
Media Size
Thesizeoftheprintableareaisdefinedbythreeparameters;X-Start,
Width,andLength.
X-Start
Specifiesthepositionoftheoriginalongthedotsontheprinthead.
ThedefaultX-startvaluepreventsprintingoutsidelabelswhentheliner
isslightlywiderthanthelabels.Ifyouwanttomaximizetheprintwidth,
resettheX-startvalueto0.
ByincreasingthevaluefortheX-startparameter,theoriginwillbe
movedoutwards,awayfromtheinneredgeofthemediapath.Inother
words,thelargerX-startvalue,thewiderinnermarginandthelessavail-
ableprintwidth.
Width
Specifiesthewidthoftheprintableareainnumberofdotsfromthe
origin.Thus,thesumoftheX-startandwidthvaluesgivestheouter
marginoftheprintablearea.Thewidthshouldbesettopreventprinting
outsidethemedia,whichmayharmtheprinthead.
Length
Specifiesthelengthoftheprintableareainnumberofdotsfromthe
originalongtheY-coordinateandallocatesmemoryspacefortwoidenti-
calimagebuffersintheprinter’stemporarymemory.
Thesizeofeachbuffercanbecalculatedusingthisformula:
Buffer size (bits) = [Print length in dots] x [Printhead width in dots]
Note:
Thetemporarymemoryhasotherfunctionsthatalso
requiresomememoryspace.Toobtainalongerprintarea,the
memorycanbeincreasedby
fi
ttingalargerSDRAMSIMMon
theprinter’sCPUboardasdescribedintheServiceManual.
·
Thelengthsetupalsodecidestheamountofmediafeedwhenusing
“
fi
xlengthstrip.”
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Intermec EasyCoder PF4i Specifications

General

Print technology	Direct thermal
Maximum resolution	203 x 203 DPI
Standard interfaces	RS-232, USB 2.0
Internal memory	16 MB
Power consumption (standby)	15 W
Power consumption (printing)	300 W
Media thickness	3/7.5 mm
Maximum label width	104 mm
Maximum label length	0.4 m
Maximum roll diameter	152.4 /213 mm
Maximum internal memory	1 GB
Supported network protocols	TCP/IP, LPR/LPD, FTP, BOOTP, DHCP, HTTP, SNMPv3, SMTP, SNMP-MIB II
Product color	Blue, Silver
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	40 - 104 °F
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	405 mm
Width	244 mm
Height	178 mm
Weight	8000 g