Intermec 3240 Manual de usuario

EasyCoder

™

3240 Printer

P/N 063257-004

Getting Started Guide

Intermec Technologies Corporation

6001 36th Avenue West

P.O. Box 4280

Everett, WA 98203-9280

U.S. technical and service support: 1-800-755-5505

U.S. media supplies ordering information: 1-800-227-9947

Canadian technical and service support: 1-800-688-7043

Canadian media supplies ordering information: 1-800-268-6936

Outside U.S. and Canada: Contact your local Intermec service supplier.

The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing

customers to operate and/or service Intermec manufactured equipment and is not to be released,

reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec.

Information and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.

1997 by Intermec Technologies Corporation

The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, JANUS, IRL, TRAKKER, EasyCoder, Duratherm, Precision

Print, PrintSet, Virtual Wedge, and CrossBar are trademarks of Intermec Corporation.

Novell is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.

Kimdura is a registered trademark of Kimberly Clark.

Kapton is a registered trademark of Dupont.

The name Centronics is wholly owned by GENICOM Corporation.

IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

Throughout this manual, trademarked names may be used. Rather than put a trademark () symbol

in every occurrence of a trademarked name, we state that we are using the names only in an

editorial fashion, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement.

Contents

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Contents

About This Guide v

Related Intermec Manuals v

Warranty Information v

Safety Summary vi

Cautions vi

Terms and Conventions vii

Preparing the Printer for Connection

Unpacking the 3240 Printer 1-3

Reporting Damage or Defects 1-4

Understanding the Printer Front Panel 1-5

Plugging In the Printer 1-6

Opening the Printer 1-7

Loading Media for Printing 1-10

Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon 1-13

Testing Printer Operation 1-15

Connecting the Printer

Connecting the Printer to Your System 2-3

Connecting the 3240 to a PC 2-4

Connecting the Printer to a PC Serial Port 2-4

Connecting the Printer to a PC Parallel Port 2-6

Connecting the 3240 to a Network 2-6

Connecting the 3240 to an AS/400 2-7

Connecting the 3240 to a Mainframe 2-7

Verifying Printer Communications With Your System 2-8

Configuring the Serial Port 2-9

EasyCoder 3240 Printer Getting Started Guide

Customizing the Printer for Your Application 2-11

Using the PrintSet Software 2-11

Using Third-Party Software 2-11

Using the Printer Command Set 2-11

Optimizing Print Quality

Troubleshooting the Printer 3-3

Printing High Registration Labels 3-7

Correcting the Lateral Position of the Label Image 3-7

Accurately Detecting the Start of a Label 3-9

Correcting Uneven Print Quality 3-11

Fine-Tuning the Top of Form Position 3-13

Setting the Media Sensitivity Number 3-16

Setting the Media Sensitivity Number for Intermec Media and Ribbon 3-17

Setting the Media Sensitivity Number for Other Media and Ribbon 3-18

Adjusting the Printer for Self-Strip Printing 3-20

Cleaning the Printhead 3-21

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About This Guide

Use this guide to get your printer up and running for the first time. This getting

started guide walks you through taking the printer out of the box, connecting it

to your system, and verifying that you have communications with your system.

Use this table to locate the information you need to get started.

For Information On Refer To

Preparin

the printer for

connection Chapter 1. This chapter explains how to unpack the

printer, understand the printer front panel, plu

in the

printer, load media, load ribbon, and print a test label.

Connecting the printer Chapter 2. This chapter explains how to connect the

printer to

our s

stem, confi

ure the serial port, and

verify that you have established communications.

Optimizing print quality Chapter 3. This chapter explains how to troubleshoot

basic print qualit

problems and perform procedures to

maintain print quality.

Related Intermec Manuals

These manuals provide additional information about printing labels with your

3240 printer. To order a manual, call your local Intermec sales organization.

User’s Manual Intermec Part No.

3240 Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 063015

General Reference

Data Communications Reference Manual 044737

The Bar Code Book by Roger C. Palmer 051241

IPL Programming Reference Manual 066396

Warranty Information

To receive a copy of the standard warranty provision for this product, contact

your local Intermec sales organization. In the U.S. call (800) 755-5505, and in

Canada call (800) 688-7043. Otherwise, refer to the Worldwide Sales & Service

list that comes with this guide for the address and telephone number of your

Intermec sales organization.

3240 Bar Code Label Printer Getting Started Guide

Safety Summary

Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings and cautions

in this guide before handling and operating Intermec equipment. You can be

seriously injured, and equipment and data can be damaged if you do not follow

the safety warnings and cautions.

Do Not Repair or Adjust Alone Do not repair or adjust energized equipment

alone under any circumstances. Someone capable of providing first aid must

always be present for your safety.

First Aid Always obtain first aid or medical attention immediately after an

injury. Never neglect an injury, no matter how slight it seems.

Resuscitation Begin resuscitation immediately if someone is injured and stops

breathing. Any delay could result in death. To work on or near high voltage,

you should be familiar with approved industrial first aid methods.

Energized Equipment Never work on energized equipment unless authorized

by a responsible authority. Energized electrical equipment is dangerous.

Electrical shock from energized equipment can cause death. If you must

perform authorized emergency work on energized equipment, be sure that you

comply strictly with approved safety regulations.

Cautions

The cautions in this guide use the following format.

Caution

A caution alerts you to an operating procedure, practice, condition, or

statement that must be strictly observed to prevent equipment damage or

destruction, or corruption or loss of data.

Conseil

Une précaution vous alerte d’une procédure de fonctionnement, d’une méthode,

d’un état ou d’un rapport qui doit être strictement respecté pour empêcher

l’endommagement ou la destruction de l’équipement, ou l’altération ou la

perte de données.

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Terms and Conventions

The following special terms and conventions occur throughout this guide.

Terms

“Printer” or “3240” refer to the 3240 bar code label printer.

“Media” is the label or tag stock on which the printer prints labels.

“Host” refers to a personal computer or other computer that communicates

with the printer.

Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this guide for operating

procedures and descriptions of the printer.

• Feed/Pause refers to the Feed/Pause button on the printer front panel.

• Downloaded commands appear in the order that you send them to the

printer with the following conventions:

Convention Description

Ctrl Bold text represents a key on your keyboard. For example, Ctrl

represents the Control key.

Ctrl-ZWhen two keys are joined with a dash, press them simultaneously. For

example, if you see the command Ctrl-Z, press the two keys at the

same time.

E3;F3 Type all characters that appear in the Courier font by pressing an

individual key on the keyboard.

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