Intermec EasyCoder PF4i User Manual

Chapter
6
—
Setting
Up
the
Printer
Paper
Type
ThePaperTypeparameterscontroltheheatemittedfromtheprinthead
tothedirectthermalmediaor,optionally,thetransferribboninorderto
producethedotsthatmakeuptheprintoutimage.
Labels,tickets,tags,strip,andribbonsforvarioustypesofapplicatio
n
areavailablefromIntermec.Forthebestprintoutqualityandmaximum
lifeoftheprinthead,useIntermecsupplies.Setuprecommendations
forIntermecsuppliesofferedinEuropeandNorthAmericaarelistedin
AppendixD.
Asageneralrule,highenergyand/orhighprintspeedwillshortenthe
lifeoftheprinthead.Neverusehigherpapertypeandprintspeedset-
tingsthannecessaryforobtaininganacceptableprintoutqualityand
throughputspeed.
Iftheambienttemperatureislowerthan+15°C(+59°F),decreasethe
printspeedby50mm/sec.
Startbychoosingbetweentwoalternatives:
·DirectThermalprinting
·ThermalTransferprinting
Yourchoicewilldecidewhichparameterstoenternext:
Direct Thermal Printing
·LabelConstant
·LabelFactor
Whenadjustingtheimagedarknessfornon-Intermecdirectthermal
media,settheLabelFactortotherecommendedvalueforthetypeof
directthermalmedia.SettheLabelConstanttothevaluelistedbelow
anddecreaseorincreaseitforlighterordarkerimagesrespectivelyunti
l
youaresatis
fi
edwiththeprintoutquality.
General Paper Type Settings Guide (Direct Thermal)
Sensitivity1
Low
Standard
High
Ultrahigh6040200150
1

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