Intermec EasyCoder PF4i User Manual

Chapter
6
—
Setting
Up
the
Printer
Contrast
Usethecontrastparametertomakeminoradjustmentsoftheblackness
intheprintout,forexampletoadapttheprintertovariationsinquality
betweendifferentbatchesofthesamemedia.11optionsaredisplayedin
anendlessloopfrom-10%to+10%.Defaultvalueis0%.Thecontrast
isresettothedefault(±0)wheneveranewpapertypeisspeci
fi
ed,regard-
lesswhichmethodhasbeenused.
Testfeed
Thesensitivityofthelabelstopsensor(LSS)mayneedtobeadjusted
whenswitchingfromonetypeofmediatoanother.Thisisespecially
thecasewhenusingadhesivelabelssincethetransparencyoftheliner
(backingpaper)mayvary.WhentheTestfeedmenuisdisplayed,press
the<Enter>key.Anumberofblankcopieswillbefedoutuntilthe
fi
rmwarehasdecidedthepropersettingfortheLSS.Atthesametime,
thefrontedgesofthelabels,tickets,etc.aredetectedsothefeedcontro
l
canpositionthemediaaccordingtotheFeedadjustparameter(sameas
theIntermecFingerprintstatementTESTFEED).Fourvaluesusedfor
troubleshootingtheLSSaredisplayed(read-onlyinformation).
Print
De
fi
nes
Head Resistance
Theprintheadresistanceismeasuredautomaticallyatstartup(read-onl
y
information).
Testprint
Thetestlabels”Diamonds”,“Chess”,“BarCodes#1”,and“
BarCodes
#2”areusedtochecktheprintoutqualityandfacilitateadjustmentof
theprintheadpressure,seeChapter12.Thetestlabels“SetupInfo”and
“HardwareInfo”listtheprinter’
scurrentsetupandtheinstalledelec-
tronicdevices.Testlabel“NetworkInfo”isonlyprintediftheprinter
hasanoptionalEasyLANinterfaceboard.Iftheinformationdoesnot
fi
t
ononelabel,twoormorelabelswillbeprinted.Iftheprinterrefusesto
printatestlabel,pressthe<i>keyto
fi
ndoutwhatiswrong,forexample
“printheadlifted”or“out-ofpaper”
.Seenextpageforexamplesoftest
labels.

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