Intermec EasyCoder PF4i User manual

EasyCoder PF4i
Bar Code Label
Printer
(IPL Version)
User’s Guide

User’s Guide
EasyCoder PF4i
Bar Code Label
Printer
(IPL Version)

ii EasyCoder PF4i User’s Guide (IPL Version)
Intermec Technologies Corporation
Worldwide Headquarters
6001 36th Ave.W.
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, reproduced, or
used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec Technologies Corporation.
Information and specifications contained in this document are subject to change without prior
noticed and do not represent a commitment on the part of Intermec Technologies Corporation.
© 2003 - 2008 by Intermec Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved.
The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, Norand, ArciTech, CrossBar, Data Collection Browser,
dcBrowser, Duratherm, EasyCoder, EasyLAN, Enterprise Wireless LAN, EZBuilder,
Fingerprint, i-gistics, INCA (under license), InterDriver, Intermec Printer Network Manager,
IRL, JANUS, LabelShop, Mobile Framework, MobileLAN, Nor*Ware, Pen*Key, Precision Print,
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EasyCoder PF4i User’s Guide (IPL Version) iii
Document Change Record
This page records changes to this document. The document was
originally released as 1-960586-00.
Version
Number Date Description of Change
934-027-001 02/2008 Updated styles, updated Media Sensitivity
Number information, changed printed size
to 8.5x7”.
-02 02/2004 Revised to support IPL v2.20. Information
on Intermec Readiness Indicator added.
New method for returning to factory default
added. More bar codes supported
-01 10/2003 Revised to support IPL v2.10. Information
about EasyLAN Wireless interface added.
-00 05/ 2003 Supports original IPL version (v2.00).

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Contents
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Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Safety Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Do not repair or adjust alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
First aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Resuscitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Energized equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Safety Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Global Services and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Service Location Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Who Should Read This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiv
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiv
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Description of EasyCoder PF4i Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Product Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Media Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Media Supply Roll Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Media Supply Positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Print Mechanism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Keyboard Color Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Beeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching On the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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3 Media Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tear-Off (Straight-Through) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tear-Off with Quick-Load (Straight Through) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cut-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Peel-Off (Self-Strip) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
External Supply (Fan-Fold) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4 Ribbon Load for Thermal Transfer Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ribbon Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5 Setting Up the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Default Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setup Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Serial Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Data Bits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Stop Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Test/Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Testprint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Data Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Memory Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Media Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Label Length Dots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sensitivity (Media Sensitivity Number). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Darkness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Label Rest Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Form Adj Dots X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Form Adj Dots Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Print Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Cutter (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Label Taken Sensor (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Returning to Factory Default Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6 Setup Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Navigating in Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Setup Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Serial Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Network (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Test/Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7 Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
DTP Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Side Doors and Megatop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Paper Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Integral Liner Takeup Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Media Supply Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
3-inch Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Label Taken Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Thick Media Printhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Interface Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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8 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Intermec Ready-to-Work Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Printhead Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
External Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cleaning the Media Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Printhead Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Media Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
10 Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Adjusting for Narrow Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Adjusting Printhead Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Adjusting the Label Stop Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Adjusting the Ribbon Break Shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Installing the Quick-Load Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
A Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
B Media Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Media Roll Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Self-Adhesive Strip (Continuous Stock). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Self-Adhesive Labels (Gap Stock). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

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Non-Adhesive Strip (Continuous Stock). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tickets With Gaps (Gap Stock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Tickets With Black Mark (Mark Stock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
C Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
RS-232 Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Protocol For The Default Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Optional Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
D Media Sensitivity Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
About the Media Sensitivity Number (MSN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Determining the Current Media Sensitivity Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Changing the Current Media Sensitivity Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Determining the MSN for Intermec-Approved Media and Ribbons . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Determining the MSN for Other Media and Ribbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Media Sensitivity Numbers for Intermec-Approved Media and Ribbons . . . . . . . . . 124

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Before You Begin
This section provides you with safety information, technical
support information, and sources for additional product
information.
Safety Summary
Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all
warnings and cautions in this document 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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Safety Icons
This section explains how to identify and understand the
warnings, cautions, and notes that are in this document.
You may also see icons that tell you when to follow ESD
procedures.
Global Services and Support
Warranty Information
To understand the warranty for your Intermec product, visit
the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com and click
Service & Support. The Intermec Global Sales & Service
page appears. From the Service & Support menu, move
your pointer over Support, and then click Warranty.
Disclaimer of warranties: The sample code included in this
document is presented for reference only and does not
necessarily represent complete, tested programs. The code is
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.
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.
This icon appears at the beginning of any procedure in this
manual that could cause you to touch components (such as
printed circuit boards) that are susceptible to damage from
electrostatic discharge (ESD). When you see this icon, you must
follow standard ESD guidelines to avoid damaging the
equipment you are servicing
Note: Notes either provide extra information about a topic or
contain special instructions for handling a particular condition or
set of circumstances.

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provided “as is with all faults.” All warranties are expressly
disclaimed, including the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Telephone Support
These services are available from Intermec Te c h n o l o g i e s
Corporation.
Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local
Intermec representative. To search for your local
representative, from the Intermec web site, click About Us
> Contact Us.
Service Location Support
For the most current listing of service locations, on the
Intermec web site, click Support > Returns and Repairs >
Repair Locations.
Service Description
In the U.S.A. and Canada
call 1-800-755-5505
and choose this option
Order Intermec
products
• Place an order.
• Ask about an existing order.
1 and then choose 2
Order Intermec media Order printer labels and ribbons. 1 and then choose 1
Order spare parts Order spare parts. 1 or 2 and then choose 4
Technical Support Talk to technical support about
your Intermec product.
2 and then choose 2
Service • Get a return authorization
number for authorized service
center repair.
• Request an on-site repair
technician.
2 and then choose 1
Service contracts • Ask about an existing contract.
•Renewacontract.
• Inquire about repair billing or
other service invoicing
questions.
1 or 2 and then choose 3

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For technical support in South Korea, use the after service
locations listed below:
AWOO Systems
102-1304 SK Ventium
522 Dangjung-dong
Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do Korea, South 435-776
Contact: Mr. Sinbum Kang
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
IN Information System PTD LTD
6th Floor
Daegu Venture Center Bldg 95
Shinchun 3 Dong
Donggu, Daegu City, Korea
E-mail: [email protected] or [e-mail]
Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local
Intermec representative. To find your local representative,
from the Intermec web site, click Contact.
Who Should Read This Manual
This User’s Guide provides you with information about the
features of the EasyCoder PF4i printer and how to install,
configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot it.
Related Documents
The Intermec web site at www.intermec.com contains our
documents (as PDF files) that you can download for free.
1To download documents
2Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.
3Click Support > Manuals.
4In the Select a Product field, choose the product that you
want to download documentation for.
To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact
your local Intermec representative or distributor.

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1Introduction
This chapter introduces the EasyCoder PF4i printer and covers
the following topics:
• Description of EasyCoder PF4i printer
• Safety summary
• Product identification

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Description of EasyCoder PF4i Printer
The EasyCoder PF4i printer is a medium-duty direct thermal/
thermal transfer printer with a printhead resolution of 8 dots/
mm (203 dots/inch) and a maximum print width is 104 mm (4
inches).
The EasyCoder PF4i printer offers a large number of useful
features:
• Flash memory SIMMs for firmware, fonts, bar codes, and
application programs
• Built-in Compact Flash memory card adapter for firmware
upgrading
• Built-in RS-232 interface
• Provision for extra interface boards including wired and
wireless EasyLAN connections
• Keyboard and display with backlight for improved user
interface.s
A large number of factory-installed or field-installable options are
available, so the printer can be configured for a wide range of
applications. See Chapter 7, “Options” on page 67 for more
information.
The EasyCoder PF4i printer described in this manual supports
the Intermec Programming Language (IPL) v2.30 or later. The
EasyCoder PF4i printer that supports Intermec Fingerprint is
described in its own User’s Guide.

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Safety Summary
Intermec assumes no responsibility regarding the CE Directive if
the printer is handled, modified, or installed in any way other
than that described in Intermec’s manuals.
• Read this manual carefully before connecting the printer.
• Moving parts are exposed when the side doors are open, so
ensure that the doors are closed before you operate the printer.
• Do not remove the left-hand cover. Dangerous voltage!
• Do not remove the bottom plate. Dangerous voltage!
• Do not put your fingers inside the print mechanism when the
power is on.
• Place the printer on an even surface which can support its
weight of approximately 7 to 8 kg (15.5 to 17.7 pounds) plus
supplies.
• Do not spray the printer with water. If you are using a hose to
clean the premises in an industrial environment, remove the
printer or protect it carefully from spray and moisture.
• Carefully read the warning text on the envelope before using a
cleaning card.
Product Identification
The machine label is attached to the printer’s rear plate and
contains information on type, model, and serial number as well
as AC voltage. It also contains regulatory agency markings
indicating compliance with or approval by specific agency
regulations, if any.

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2Installation
This chapter explains how to install the EasyCoder PF4i printer
and also describes the printer’s various parts in detail. It covers the
following topics:
• Parts on the printer’s front
• Parts on the printer’s rear plate
• Parts in the media compartment
• Parts in the print mechanism
• Connecting to the printer
• Using the controls and understanding the indicators
• Switching on the printer