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ii EasyCoder 4420 and 4440 Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual
Intermec Technologies Corporation
6001 36th Avenue West
Everett, WA 98203
U.S.A.
U.S. service and technical support: 1-800-755-5505
U.S. media supplies ordering information: 1-800-227-9947
Canadian service and technical support: 1-800-668-7043
Canadian media supplies ordering information: 1-800-268-6936
Outside U.S.A. 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.
2003 by Intermec Technologies Corporation
All Rights Reserved
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editorial fashion, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement.
There are U.S. and foreign patents pending.
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Manual Change Record
This page records the changes to this manual. The manual was originally
released as version 001.
Version Date Description of Change
002 10/2001 Updated the user’s guide to support latest hardware version of the 4420 and 4440
printers.
003 3/2003 Updated the user’s manual to include the EasyLAN 10i2 adapter accessory and the
EasyLAN wireless option.
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Contents
Before You Begin...............................................................................................................ix
Warranty Information ..........................................................................................ix
Safety Summary....................................................................................................ix
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes.............................................................................x
About This Manual ...............................................................................................x
Other Intermec Manuals ..................................................................................... xi
Getting Started............................................................................................................................. 1
Learning About the Printer.................................................................................................2
Understanding the Front Panel...........................................................................................3
Using the Front Panel LEDs..................................................................................3
Using the Front Panel LEDs for Troubleshooting .................................................4
Using the Feed/Pause Button.................................................................................5
Preparing the Printer for Installation ..................................................................................5
Connecting the Printer to a Power Source .............................................................6
Opening the Printer...............................................................................................7
Loading Media Into the Printer .............................................................................7
Loading Roll Media..................................................................................8
Loading Fanfold Media ............................................................................9
Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon ......................................................................11
Printing the Hardware Configuration Test Label.................................................14
Setting the Media Sensitivity Number ..............................................................................15
Setting the MSN for Intermec Media and Ribbon...............................................16
Setting the MSN for Other Media and Ribbon ...................................................17
Installing the Printer............................................................................................................... 21
Connecting the Printer to Your System ............................................................................22
Connecting the Printer to a PC ...........................................................................22
Connecting the Printer to a PC Serial Port.............................................23
Connecting the Printer to a PC Parallel Port ..........................................23
Connecting the Printer to a Network...................................................................23
Connecting the Printer to an AS/400...................................................................24
Connecting the Printer to a Mainframe ...............................................................24
Cabling in Noisy Electrical Environments ...........................................................24
Configuring the Serial Port for Communications .............................................................25
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Communicating With the Printer.....................................................................................27
Using the PrintSet Software.................................................................................27
Using Third-Party Software.................................................................................27
Using Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Commands............................................27
Using PrintSet to Test Communications ..........................................................................28
Maintaining the Printer......................................................................................................... 29
Inspecting the Printer .......................................................................................................30
Maintenance Schedule......................................................................................................30
Tools for Cleaning the Printer ..........................................................................................31
Cleaning the Printhead ........................................................................................32
Cleaning the Printer Covers.................................................................................34
Cleaning the Rollers and the Tear Bar .................................................................34
Cleaning the Media Guides and Media Path........................................................36
Cleaning the Label Sensors ..................................................................................37
Troubleshooting the Printer .............................................................................................. 39
Troubleshooting Checklist................................................................................................40
Printer Operation Problems..............................................................................................40
Print Quality Problems.....................................................................................................42
Communication Problems................................................................................................44
Preventing Data Loss ........................................................................................................44
Optimizing Printer Performance ..................................................................................... 47
Optimizing and Maintaining Print Quality ......................................................................48
Correcting Uneven Print Quality ........................................................................48
Adjusting the Print Darkness...............................................................................49
Fine-Tuning the Top of Form Position ...............................................................51
Adjusting the Label Gap Sensor...........................................................................54
Adjusting the Label Mark Sensor.........................................................................56
Using the Printer Memory Efficiently..................................................................57
How Is the Printer Storage Memory Used?.............................................57
Making the Most of the Memory............................................................57
Increasing Throughput........................................................................................58
What Is an Image Band?.........................................................................58
How the Image Bands Command Works ...............................................58
Optimizing Print Speed and Image Band Setting....................................59
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Using Test and Service Mode............................................................................................. 61
Using Test and Service Mode Procedures .........................................................................62
Printing Test Labels..........................................................................................................64
Using Data Line Print Mode ...............................................................................64
Performing Selective Transfer..............................................................................64
Using Memory Reset ...........................................................................................65
Setting Configuration Commands in Test and Service Mode ...........................................66
Setting the Number of Dot Increments ...............................................................67
Adjusting the Label Rest Point.............................................................................68
Setting Emulation Mode .....................................................................................69
Using Forms Adjust.............................................................................................71
X Forms Adjust ......................................................................................72
Y Forms Adjust.......................................................................................72
Specifications.............................................................................................................................. 75
4420 and 4440 Printer Specifications ...............................................................................76
Dimensions (no options installed) ..........................................................76
Electrical Requirements ..........................................................................76
Environment ..........................................................................................76
Character Sets.........................................................................................76
Fonts and Graphics.................................................................................76
Media Specifications...............................................................................77
Memory..................................................................................................77
Printhead................................................................................................78
Printing Method.....................................................................................78
Printing Speed........................................................................................78
Ribbon Specifications.............................................................................78
Factory Default Settings....................................................................................................78
Printer Options ................................................................................................................79
Communications Interfaces .................................................................................79
EasyLAN 10i Interface............................................................................79
EasyLAN 10i2 Adapter...........................................................................80
EasyLAN Wireless Option......................................................................80
Coax Interface ........................................................................................80
Twinax Interface.....................................................................................80
Finishers ..............................................................................................................80
Cutter.....................................................................................................80
Self-Strip/Full Roll Batch Takeup...........................................................80
Kanji/Katakana....................................................................................................81
Memory Expansion .............................................................................................81
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Bar Code Symbologies Supported.....................................................................................81
2D Symbologies ..................................................................................................82
2D Stacked Symbologies ........................................................................82
2D Matrix Symbologies..........................................................................83
Character Sets............................................................................................................................. 85
International Character Sets..............................................................................................86
Advanced Character Table...................................................................................86
Emulation Mode Character Table .......................................................................86
IBM Translation Character Table........................................................................87
Code Page 850 Character Table...........................................................................88
Extended Character Sets ...................................................................................................89
Communications Reference ............................................................................................... 93
Communications Protocols ..............................................................................................94
Intermec Standard Protocol.................................................................................94
XON/XOFF Protocol (Software and Hardware Flow Control) ...........................95
Polling Mode D...................................................................................................96
Multi-Drop Protocol ...........................................................................................96
Hardware Protocol ..............................................................................................96
User-Defined Protocol.........................................................................................97
Host Requirements..............................................................................................98
Communications Boundaries...............................................................................98
Communications Interfaces ..............................................................................................98
RS-232 Serial Interface ........................................................................................99
RS-422 Serial Interface ........................................................................................99
RS-485 Serial Interface ........................................................................................99
Printer Serial Port...........................................................................................................100
Glossary ........................................................................................................................................ 103
Index............................................................................................................................................... 111
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Before You Begin
This section introduces you to standard warranty provisions, safety precautions,
warnings and cautions, document formatting conventions, and sources of
additional product information. A documentation roadmap is also provided to
guide you in finding information in this manual.
Warranty Information
To receive a copy of the standard warranty provision for this product, contact
your local Intermec support services organization. In the U.S.A call 1-800-755-
5505, and in Canada call 1-800-668-7043. If you live outside of the U.S.A or
Canada, you can find your local Intermec support services organization on the
Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.
Safety Summary
Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings and cautions
in this book 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.
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Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
The warnings, cautions, and notes in this manual use the following format.
A warning alerts you of an operating procedure, practice, condition,
or statement that must be strictly observed to avoid death or serious
injury to the persons working on the equipment.
Avertissement: Un avertissement vous avertit d’une procédure de
fonctionnement, d’une méthode, d’un état ou d’un rapport qui doit
être strictement respecté pour éviter l’occurrence de mort ou de
blessures graves aux personnes manupulant l’équipement.
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.
Attention: Une précaution vous avertit 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.
Note: Notes are statements that either provide extra information about a
topic or contain special instructions for handling a particular condition or
set of circumstances.
About This Manual
Analysts and programmers should use this manual to learn how to operate,
program, and connect the printer to a network or system. The first part of this
manual tells you how to install, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot your
printer. The last part of the manual covers advanced features of the 4420 and
4440 printers. A basic understanding of programming and data
communications is necessary.
The following special terms and conventions occur throughout the manual.
Refer to the glossary for a complete list of terms.
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Terminology
Term Description
Printer Printer refers to the 4420 and the 4440 bar code label printer.
4420 or 4440 4420 or 4440 refers to the specific model 4420 or 4440 bar code
label printer.
media Media is the label stock (including thermal transfer ribbon) on
which the printer prints labels.
host Host refers to a personal computer or other computer that
communicates with the printer.
The following conventions are used throughout this manual 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 enter them into the
printer with the following conventions:
Format Conventions
Convention Description
< > Angle brackets < > enclose mnemonic representations of ASCII control
characters. For example, <ETX> represents the ASCII “End of Text” control
character.
data Italic text represents variable data, which you must replace with a real value.
For example, nsignifies a variable for which you must designate a constant
value.
[data] Italic text within brackets represents optional data.
Ctrl Bold text represents a key on your keypad. For example, Ctrl represents the
Ctrl 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 keypad.
Other Intermec Manuals
You may need additional information when working with the 4420 or
4440 in a data collection system. Please visit the Intermec web site at
www.intermec.com to download many of our current manuals in PDF
format. To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact your
local Intermec representative or distributor.
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