Intermec 3400 Quick Start Manual

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    Easycoder ® 3400 and 3600 bar code label printer quick start guide worldwide headquarters 6001 36th avenue west everett, washington 98203 u.S.A. Tel 425.348.2600 fax 425.355.9551 www.Intermec.Com easycoder 3400 and 3600 bar code label printer quick start guide *064678-006* p/n 064678-006.

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    Intermec technologies corporation worldwide headquarters 6001 36th avenue west everett, wa 98203 u.S.A. Www.Intermec.Com the information contained herein is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and service intermec-manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reprodu...

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    26 remove the media cover. Locate the bias screw. Iii correcting uneven print quality you may experience problems in print quality (ribbon wrinkling or light print on one side of your label) if the printhead is not making even contact with the label stock. You need a straight-slot screwdriver to tur...

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    25 2 use a lint-free cloth moistened with alcohol to remove any dirt, adhesive, or debris from the print surface on the bottom of the printhead. Wait 5 to 10 seconds for the print surface to dry. Replace the media and ribbon. 3440g.034 power interm ec interm ec a l itto n c om pa ny 34 00 alert feed...

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    24 cleaning the printhead in order for the printhead to provide good print quality, it must maintain close contact with the media. Therefore, cleaning media debris from the printhead is very important. You should clean the printhead after every roll, or 152 m (6,000 in), of media have been printed. ...

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    6 23 direct thermal media sensitivity settings (continued) approx. Sensitivity sensitivity max. Recommended numbers setting direct thermal media print speed 400 series medium 470 duratherm lightning - 1 5 sensitivity 460 european ir 5 (continued) 450 duratherm lightning ir labels - 1 5 440 european ...

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    7 22 setting the msn for intermec media and ribbon for direct thermal media, use the three-digit media sensitivity number (msn) located on the roll of media to set the sensitivity number. You can also use the values from the tables in the next section. For thermal transfer media, you need to look in...

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    8 21 troubleshooting the printer if your labels are not printing properly, check the following table to locate the symptom and correct the problem. Symptom possible causes solution blotches on labels. Printhead is dirty. Clean the printhead. For help, see “cleaning the printhead” later in this guide...

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    9 20 communicating with the printer you are now ready to print labels by downloading data from the host to your printer. Downloading is the universal term used to describe the transfer of information from the host to any connected peripheral device, such as your printer. When you transfer data from ...

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    10 19 dip switch settings 3440g.027 on o = off 1 = on multi-drop address selection *a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 protocol selection xon/xoff* intermec protocols xon/xoff selection no status response* with status response dt/ttr direct thermal* thermal transfer ribb...

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    11 18 configuring the serial port for communications the serial port settings of your printer should match those of your pc or network controlling device. The default settings of the printer are: parameter setting baud rate 9600 parity even word length selection 7-bit word protocol xon/xoff no statu...

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    12 17 note: an example using dos to verify printer communications follows this procedure. If this procedure does not work, check to make sure that the dip switches are set to the default configuration and that the printer cable is securely plugged into the correct port of your system. To use dos to ...

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    13 16 power alert empty/pause feed/pause easycoder 3440 2 verifying printer communications with your system once you have the printer connected to your system, you need to verify that the printer communicates with your system. The easiest way to test communications is to set the printer to data line...

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    14 15 connecting the printer to a network you can connect your printer to 10baset networks, such as novell netware, token ring, or tcp/ ip. You can also connect the printer to an as/400 (or other midrange system) or an ibm mainframe. For connecting to you need part number 10baset networks one of the...