Intermec EasyCoder PF4i User Manual

Chapter
6
—
Setting
Up
the
Printer
Print
Speed
Theprintspeedisvariablebetween100and200mm/sec.forprinters
fi
ttedwithan8dots/mm(203.2dpi)printheadandbetween100and
150mm/sec.forprinterswithanoptional11.81dots/mm(300dpi)
printhead.Generally,thelowerthespeed,thebettertheprintoutqual-
ity.Thisisespeciallytruewhenprintingbarcodeswiththebarsrunning
acrossthemediapath(“ladderstyle”),whenprintingondemandingface
materials,andwhenprintingatlowambienttemperatures.Thedefault
settingis100mm/sec.(approximately4inches/sec.).
Thecombinationofalargemediaroll(>152mm/6inches
diameter)and/ornarrowmediawidthincombinationwith
highprintspeed(>150mm/6inchespersec.)couldcause
jerksinthemediafeed.Suchjerkswillcompresstextand
spoilthereadabilityofladder-stylebarcodesplacedclose
tothefrontedgeofthelabel.Incaseofbatchprinting,
onlythe
fi
rstlabelinthebatchwillbeaffected.Negative
startadjustvaluestendtoincreasethejerks.
·Ifthemediarollislargerthan152mm(6inches),do
notuseaprintspeed>150mm/sec.
·Ifanegativestartadjustisused,donotuseaprintspeed
>125mm/sec.
·Narrowmediawidthmayrequirefurtherrestrictionson
printspeed.
·Avoidplacingtextandladder-stylebarcodesclosetothe
frontedgeoflabels.
LSS Test
Thefunctiononthelabelstopsensor(LSS)canbetestedautomatically
ormanuallyasdecribedinChapter12“Adjustments.”
LTS (Label Taken Sensor)
ThesensitivityoftheLTScanbetestedandadjustedasdescribedin
Chapter12“Adjustments.”
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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