Intermec 3240 User manual

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
All Rights Reserved
The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, JANUS, IRL, TRAKKER, EasyCoder, Duratherm, Precision
Print, PrintSet, Virtual Wedge, and CrossBar are trademarks of Intermec Corporation.
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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
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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
g
the printer for
connection Chapter 1. This chapter explains how to unpack the printer, understand the printer front panel, plu
g
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
y
our s
y
stem, confi
g
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
y
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 [phone], and in
Canada call [phone]. Otherwise, refer to the Worldwide Sales & Service
list that comes with this guide for the address and telephone number of your
Intermec sales organization.

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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.
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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.

Preparing the Printer for Connection
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