Intermec EasyCoder PF2i User manual

Installation
Instructions
Label Taken
Sensor Kit
(for EasyCoder PF2i,
PF4i, and PF4i Com-
pact Industrial)

Intermec Printer AB
Idrottsvägen 10
P.O. Box 123
S-431 22 Mölndal
Sweden
Service support: [phone]
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Preface
Contents
Introduction ................................................................................. iv
Printer Firmware........................................................................... iv
Installation Kit.............................................................................. iv
1 Physical Installation
Installation Instructions .................................................................2
2 Controlling and Adjusting the LTS
Intermec Fingerprint v8.xx.............................................................6
IPL v2.xx .......................................................................................7
Label Taken Sensor Kit Installation Instructions iii

Preface
iv Label Taken Sensor Kit – Installation Instructions
Introduction
This Installation Instructions booklet describes how to install a label
taken sensor (LTS) in an EasyCoder PF2i, PF4i, or PF4i Compact Indus-
trial printer, how to adjust the sensitivity, and how to control it in either
Intermec Fingerprint or IPL.
The label taken sensor enables the printer’s firmware to detect if the
latest printed label (or similar) has been removed before starting to print
next label. It consists of a light-emitting diode (LED) and a photoelec-
tric sensor. The LED emits a narrow beam of light upwards towards the
media outfeed area. If the light is reflected back by a label, that has not
yet been removed, it will be detected by the sensor and a label-not-taken
condition is assumed. The theoretical point of detection is 20.7 mm
(0.81 in) outside the inner edge of the media path and immediately in
front of the tear bar.
This interface kit must only be physically installed by an
authorized service technician. Intermec assumes no respon-
sibility for personal injury or damage to the equipment if
the installation in performed by an unauthorized person.
Take precautions against electrostatic discharges, for
example by wearing grounded bracelets.
Printer Firmware
Intermec Fingerprint v8.00 (or later) or IPL v2.00 (or later).
Installation Kit
The Label Taken Sensor Kit contains:
•One sensor with cable and connector
•One bracket
•One #T10 Torx screw
•One Installation Instruction booklet
Tool requirements: #T10 and #T20 Torx screwdrivers.

Label Taken Sensor Kit Installation Instructions 1
1 Physical Installation
This chapter describes how to physically install the
Label Taken Sensor (LTS) kit in a PF2/4i-series
printer.

2 Label Taken Sensor Kit – Installation Instructions
Chapter 1 — Physical Installation
Installation Instructions
•Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cord.
•Disconnect all communication cables.
•Remove the bottom plate as follows.
The electronic compartment contains wires and compo-
nents with dangerous voltage (up to 380V). Make sure that
the printer is switched off and the power cord is discon-
nected before bottom plate is removed.
•Turn the printer upside down on a soft cloth or similar to avoid
scratches.
•Using a #T20 Torx screwdriver, remove the six screws indicated below
and lift away the bottom plate and right-hand door assembly.

Label Taken Sensor Kit Installation Instructions 3
Chapter 1 — Physical Installation
•Fit the sensor and bracket to the lug at the printer’s front while rout-
ing the cable between the two rails on the center section and through
the slot in the center section as illustrated below.
•Connect the LTS cable to J53 at the lower edge of the CPU board.
The connector is marked “LTS.”
•Put back the bottom plate.
•Put the printer back on its feet and connect the power cord and all
communication cables.
Mounting lug
Sensor
Bracket
#T10 Torx screw
Cable to J53
on CPU board
Center section

Label Taken Sensor Kit – Installation Instructions
Chapter 1 — Physical Installation

Label Taken Sensor Kit Installation Instructions 5
2 Control and Adjustment
This chapter describes how to control and adjust the
label taken sensor in printers running either Intermec
Fingerprint v8.00 (or later) or IPL v2.00 (or later).

6 Label Taken Sensor Kit – Installation Instructions
Chapter 2 — Control and Adjustment
Intermec Fingerprint
Controlling the LTS
The label taken sensor can be enabled using the instructions LTS& ON
and LTS&OFF respectively. The status of the LTS can be polled using
the function PRSTAT. See Intermec Fingerprint v8.00, Programmer’s
Reference Manual.
Adjusting the LTS
The sensitivity of the Label Taken Sensor (LTS) may need to be adjusted
according to the ambient light conditions and the reflective character-
istics of the back side of the media. The sensitivity can be adjusted in
the Setup Mode or by using setup files or setup strings (see Intermec
Fingerprint v8.xx, Programmer’s Reference Manual). There are no straps or
potentiometers for adjusting the LTS.
In the Setup Mode, the LTS setup options are only displayed if an
optional label taken sensor is installed in the printer. Also refer to the
User’s Guide, chapters “Setting Up the Printer”and “Setup Mode”for
instructions how to adjust the LTS.
•LTS Adjust:
Press <Enter>. A label is fed out. Remove the label and press <Enter>
again. A menu shows the sensitivity automatically selected by the firm-
ware and the range in which the LTS will work. Press <Enter> again
and you will proceed to the LTS Test menu.
•LTS Test:
Press <Enter>. A label is fed out. Remove the label and a new label
should be fed out automatically. Repeat until you are sure the LTS
works properly. Then press <Enter> to stop and exit.
•LTS Value:
Press <Enter>. You can enter a new value in the range indicated in the
LTS Adjust menu (see above). Min/max values are in the range 0-10.

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Chapter 2 — Control and Adjustment
IPL
Controlling the LTS
The label taken sensor works when the printer is in self-strip mode. The
self-strip mode can be enabled or disabled using the following IPL com-
mands:
<STX>R<ETX> enter print/configuration mode
<STX>SI>tn<ETX> n = 1 enables self-strip
n = 0 disables self-strip
Adjusting the LTS
The sensitivity of the Label Taken Sensor (LTS) may need to be adjusted
according to the ambient light conditions and the reflective character-
istics of the back side of the media. The sensitivity can be adjusted in
the Setup Mode. There are no straps or potentiometers for adjusting the
LTS.
Refer to the User’s Guide, chapters “Setting Up the Printer”and “Setup
Mode”for instructions how to adjust the LTS.
•In the Setup Mode, step to the Configuration Part.
•Select Configuration/LTS Calibration.
•Follow the instructions shown in the display.

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Chapter 2 — Control and Adjustment

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