Intermec 3440 User manual

3440 Bar Code Label Printer
User’s
Manual
P/N 063579-001

Intermec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.
1996 by Intermec Corporation
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in an editorial fashion, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of
infringement.

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Contents
Before You Begin xv
Warranty Information xv
Safety Summary xv
Warnings and Cautions xvi
About This Manual xvii
Getting Started
Getting to Know Your 3440 Printer 1-3
Preparing the Printer for Installation 1-4
Plugging in the Printer 1-5
Opening the Printer 1-6
Loading Media for Fanfold Printing 1-7
Printing the Hardware Configuration Test Label 1-9
What the Hardware Configuration Test Label Tells You 1-10
If a Hardware Configuration Test Label Does Not Print 1-10
Connecting the Printer to Your System 1-10
Connecting the 3440 to a PC 1-11
Connecting the Printer to a PC Serial Port 1-11
Connecting the Printer to a PC Parallel Port 1-12
Connecting the 3440 to a PC With a Modem 1-15
Connecting the 3440 to a Network 1-16
Connecting the 3440 to an AS400 1-18
Connecting the 3440 to a Mainframe 1-19
Cabling in Noisy Electrical Environments 1-19
Configuring the Serial Port for Communications 1-20
Verifying Printer Communications With Your System 1-22
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Operating the Printer
Learning How to Operate the Printer 2-3
Understanding the Front Panel 2-3
Using the Front Panel LEDs 2-4
Using the Front Panel LEDs for Troubleshooting 2-4
Using the Feed/Pause Button 2-5
Loading Media Into the Printer 2-6
Loading Roll Media for Straight-Through Printing 2-6
Loading Media for Self-Strip Printing 2-9
Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon 2-12
Setting the Media Sensitivity Number 2-14
Setting the Media Sensitivity Number for Intermec Media and Ribbon 2-
15
Setting the Media Sensitivity Number for Other Media and Ribbon 2-16
Communicating With the Printer 2-19
Using the PrintSet Software 2-19
Using Third-Party Software 2-19
Using Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Commands 2-20
Downloading Printer Commands Using DOS 2-20
Using ASCII Control Characters or Hexadecimal Equivalents 2-21
Using Readable Protocol/Command Characters 2-21
Downloading Printer Commands Using a Command String 2-21
Switching Between Print Mode and Program Mode 2-22
Printing a Test Label 2-23
Using a Different Platform Than a PC 2-24
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Maintaining the Printer
Inspecting the Printer 3-3
Tools for Cleaning the Printer 3-3
Maintenance Schedule 3-4
Cleaning the Printhead 3-6
Cleaning the Printer Covers 3-7
Cleaning the Rollers and the Tear Bar 3-8
Cleaning the Media Guides and Media Path 3-10
Cleaning the Label Sensors 3-12
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Checklist 4-3
Printer Operation Problems 4-4
Print Quality Problems 4-6
Communications Problems 4-8
Preventing Data Loss 4-9
Error Handling 4-10
Syntax Errors 4-10
Parameter Errors 4-10
Image Overrun Errors 4-10
Invalid Numeric Character Errors 4-11
Insufficient Storage RAM Errors 4-11
Error Codes 4-11
Replacing an 86XX or 3400 Printer 4-14
Differences Between 86XX Printers and Emulation Mode 4-14
No BEL Status Response 4-14
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Prints Erroneous Labels 4-15
Limited User-Defined Protocol 4-15
Added Auto-Transmit 3 and SI Configuration Commands 4-16
Increased Storage Capacity 4-17
Features Not Implemented 4-17
Differences Between the 3400 Printer and the 3440 Printer 4-18
Printhead Size 4-18
Fonts 4-18
DPI Emulation Modes 4-19
Storage and Image Memory 4-19
TrueType Support 4-19
Increased Storage Capacity 4-19
Designing Labels and Using IPL Commands
Using Label Formats 5-3
Storing Label Formats 5-3
Designing and Creating a Label Format 5-4
Defining Label Design Fields 5-9
Bar Code Fields 5-10
Human-Readable Fields 5-10
User-Defined Fonts 5-13
Downloading User-Defined Fonts 5-14
Downloading Bitmap Fonts 5-14
Downloading Outline Fonts 5-15
Lines and Boxes 5-16
Graphics 5-18
Editing Label Formats and Working With Fields 5-19
Editing Existing Fields 5-21
Deleting Fields 5-22
Positioning Fields 5-23
Rotating Fields 5-24
Scaling Fields 5-25
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Magnifying Fonts and Character Fields 5-25
Magnifying Bar Code Fields 5-26
Designing Pages 5-27
Creating User-Defined Graphics 5-28
Creating One Bit Per Byte User-Defined Graphics 5-28
Creating Six Bits Per Byte User-Defined Graphics 5-32
Creating User-Defined Fonts 5-35
Creating One Bit Per Byte User-Defined Fonts 5-35
Creating Six Bits Per Byte User-Defined Fonts 5-36
Label Format Example 5-40
IPL Commands
Command Set Summary 6-3
Listing Printer Commands According to Function 6-10
Immediate Commands 6-10
Program Mode Commands 6-10
Print Mode Commands 6-14
Immediate Commands 6-17
Abort Print Job 6-17
Error Code, Request 6-17
Label and Gap Length, Transmit 6-18
Remaining Quantity and Batch Count, Transmit 6-18
Reset 6-18
Status Dump 6-19
Status Enquiry 6-19
Print Mode Commands 6-20
Advanced Mode, Select 6-21
Alphanumeric Field Separator 6-21
Batch Count, Set 6-22
Clear All Data 6-22
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Clear Data From Current Field 6-22
Command Terminator 1 6-23
Command Terminator 2 6-23
Configuration Parameters, Transmit 6-23
Cut 6-23
Data Shift –International Characters 6-24
Emulation Mode, Enter 6-24
Field, Select 6-25
Field Decrement, Set 6-25
Field Increment, Set 6-26
First Data Entry Field, Select 6-26
Font, Transmit 6-27
Form Feed 6-27
Format, Select 6-28
Format, Transmit 6-29
Increment and Decrement, Disable 6-29
Memory Usage, Transmit 6-30
Next Data Entry Field, Select 6-30
Numeric Field Separator 6-31
Options Selected, Transmit 6-31
Page, Select 6-32
Page, Transmit 6-32
Print 6-33
Printhead Parameters, Transmit 6-33
Program Mode, Enter 6-33
Program Number, Transmit 6-33
Quantity Count, Set 6-34
Start and Stop Codes (Code 39), Print 6-34
Test and Service Mode, Enter 6-34
User-Defined Characters, Transmit 6-35
User-Defined Tables, Transmit 6-35
Warm Boot 6-36

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Configuration Commands 6-37
86XX or Advanced Mode on Power-Up 6-38
Amount of Storage, Define 6-38
Audible Alarm, Enable or Disable 6-38
Auto-Transmit 1, Enable 6-39
Auto-Transmit 2, Enable 6-39
Auto-Transmit 3, Enable 6-40
Auto-Transmit 1, 2, and 3, Disable 6-40
Control Panel Access Permission, Set 6-40
Cutter, Enable or Disable 6-40
Dark Adjust, Set 6-41
End-of-Print Skip Distance, Set 6-41
IBM Language Translation, Enable or Disable 6-42
Intercharacter Delay, Set 6-42
Interlabel Ribbon Save, Enable or Disable 6-42
Label Rest Point, Adjust 6-43
Label Retract, Enable or Disable 6-43
Label Retract Distance, Set 6-44
Label Stock Type, Select 6-44
Label Width, Set 6-44
Maximum Label Length, Set 6-45
Media Sensitivity, Select 6-45
Message Delay, Set 6-46
Number of Image Bands, Set 6-46
Online or Offline on Power-Up 6-46
Postamble, Set 6-47
Preamble, Set 6-47
Print Speed, Set 6-47
Printer Language, Select 6-48
Printhead Pressure, Set 6-48
Printhead Test Parameters, Set 6-48
Ribbon Save Zones, Set 6-49
Self-Strip, Enable or Disable 6-49
Top of Form, Set 6-49

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Program Mode Commands 6-50
Bar Code, Select Type 6-51
Code 39 6-52
Code 93 6-52
Interleaved 2 of 5 6-52
Code 2 of 5 6-53
Codabar 6-53
Code 11 6-53
Code 128 6-54
UPC/EAN 6-54
HIBC Code 39 6-56
Code 16K 6-56
Code 49 6-57
POSTNET 6-57
PDF417 6-57
Code One 6-60
Maxicode 6-64
JIS-ITF 6-65
HIBC Code 128 6-66
Bar Code Field, Create or Edit 6-67
Bitmap Cell Height for Graphic or UDF, Define 6-67
Bitmap Cell Width for Graphic or UDF, Define 6-68
Bitmap User-Defined Font, Clear or Define 6-68
Border Around Human-Readable Text, Define 6-68
Box Field, Create or Edit 6-69
Character Bitmap Origin Offset, Define 6-69
Character Rotation or Bar Code Ratio, Define 6-70
Code 39 Prefix Character, Define 6-70
Command Tables, Load 6-71
Current Edit Session, Save 6-71
Data Source for Format in a Page, Define 6-72
Field, Delete 6-72
Field Data, Define Source 6-73
Field Direction, Define 6-73
Field Origin, Define 6-74
Font Character Width, Define 6-74
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Format, Create or Edit 6-76
Format Direction in a Page, Define 6-76
Format, Erase 6-76
Format Offset Within a Page, Define 6-77
Format Position in a Page, Assign 6-77
Format Position From Page, Delete 6-77
Graphic Type, Select 6-78
Graphic or UDC, Define 6-78
Height Magnification of Bar, Box, or UDC, Define 6-78
Human-Readable Field, Create or Edit 6-79
Intercharacter Space for UDF, Define 6-80
Interpretive Field, Edit 6-80
Interpretive Field, Enable or Disable 6-80
Length of Line or Box Field, Define 6-81
Line Field, Create or Edit 6-81
Outline Font, Download 6-82
Outline Font, Clear or Create 6-82
Page, Create or Edit 6-83
Page, Delete 6-83
Pitch Size, Set 6-83
Point Size, Set 6-84
Print Line Dot Count Limit, Set 6-84
Program Mode, Exit 6-84
User-Defined Character, Clear or Create 6-84
User-Defined Character Field, Create or Edit 6-85
User-Defined Font Character, Create 6-85
Width of Line, Box, Bar, or Character, Define 6-86
Test and Service Mode Command Descriptions 6-87
User-Defined Interface Tables 6-89
Print Commands (t = 0) 6-89
Escape Print Commands (t = 1) 6-90
Shift Print Commands (t = 2) 6-91
Status Responses and Auto-Transmit Commands (t = 3) 6-92

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Protocol Commands (t = 4) 6-93
Communications Protocol Characters 6-94
Optimizing Printer Performance
Optimizing and Maintaining Print Quality 7-3
Selecting the Correct Media 7-4
Setting the Print Speed 7-4
Selecting the Correct Media Sensitivity Number 7-5
Selecting the Correct Bar Code Orientation 7-6
Correcting Uneven Print Quality 7-6
Adjusting the Print Darkness 7-8
Using the Printer Memory Efficiently 7-9
How Is the 3440 RAM Used? 7-9
Making the Most of Your RAM 7-10
Maximizing Throughput 7-11
What Is an Image Band? 7-11
How the Image Bands Command Works 7-12
Optimizing Print Speed and Image Band Setting 7-12
Reimaging Modified Fields 7-13
Optimizing Image Bands for Batch Printing 7-14
Using Test and Service Mode
Using Test and Service Mode Procedures 8-3
Printing Test Labels 8-5
Using Data Line Print 8-5
Performing Cloning 8-6
Performing Selective Transfer 8-7
Using Memory Reset 8-8
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Changing Configuration Commands in Test and Service Mode 8-9
Setting the Number of Dot Increments 8-10
Adjusting the Label Rest Point 8-11
Setting Emulation Mode 8-13
Using Forms Adjust 8-15
X Forms Adjust 8-16
Y Forms Adjust 8-17
Printer Reference
3440 Printer Specifications A-3
Factory Default Settings A-6
Printer Commands Cross-Reference A-7
Communications Protocol Characters A-9
Configuration Parameters Upload A-10
Printer Functional Boundaries A-11
Printer Options A-13
Memory Expansion A-13
Twinax Interface A-13
Coax Interface A-13
Batch Takeup A-13
Kanji/Katakana A-13
Centronics Parallel Interface A-14
Bar Code Symbologies A-15
International Character Sets A-18
Advanced Character Table A-18
86XX Character Table A-19
BM Translation Character Table A-19
Code Page 850 Character Table A-20
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Extended Character Sets A-21
DIP Switch Settings A-25
Full ASCII Chart A-27
Communications Reference
Communications Protocols B-3
Intermec Standard Protocol B-3
XON/XOFF Protocol (Software and Hardware Flow Control) B-4
XON/XOFF, No Status Protocol B-5
Polling Mode D B-6
Multi-Drop Protocol B-6
User-Defined Protocol B-6
Host Requirements B-8
Communications Boundaries B-8
Communications Interfaces B-9
RS-232 Serial Interface B-9
RS-422 Serial Interface B-9
RS-485 Serial Interface B-9
Printer Serial Port B-11
Glossary
Index
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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 sales organization. In the U.S. call
1-800-755-5505, and in Canada call 1-800-688-7043. Otherwise, refer to the
Worldwide Sales & Service list that was shipped with this manual for the
address and telephone number of your Intermec sales organization.
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
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Warnings and Cautions
The warnings and cautions in this manual use the following format.
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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 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
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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 label design, programming,
and advanced features of the 3440 printer. A basic understanding of DOS,
programming, and data communications is necessary.
What You Will Find in This Manual
This table summarizes the information in each chapter of this manual:
For Information On Refer To
Installing the printer Chapter 1, “Getting Started.” Tells you how to plug in
the printer, load fanfold media, configure the serial port,
and print a configuration test label.
Operating the printer Chapter 2, “Operating the Printer.” Explains the printer
front panel, tells you how to load roll media, load
ribbon, test for communications, and download fonts.
Routine maintenance Chapter 3, “Maintaining the Printer.” Shows how to
maintain the printer.
Troubleshooting Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting.” Instructs how to clear
error messages and troubleshoot programming or
configuration problems.
Designing labels Chapter 5, “Designing Labels and Using IPL
Commands.” Tells you how to use the Intermec Printer
Language (IPL) command set to design labels.
Printer commands Chapter 6, “IPL Commands.” Provides a complete
reference to the IPL command set.
Improving printer
performance Chapter 7, “Optimizing Printer Performance.” Tells you how to fine-tune the printer to increase processing time.
Test and Service features Chapter 8, “Using Test and Service Mode.” Provides
information on using Test and Service mode to print test
labels, perform procedures and configure settings.
Reference information Appendix A, “Printer Reference.” Contains operating
specifications, extended character sets, and reference
tables.
Communications Appendix B, “Communications Reference.” Provides
information on communication protocols for your
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Terms and Conventions
The following special terms and conventions occur throughout the manual.
Refer to the glossary for a complete list of terms.
Terms
“Printer” or “3440” refer to the 3440 bar code label printer.
“Media” is the label 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 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:
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, Tab
represents the Tab key and Mrepresents the letter M key.
Ctrl-ZWhen two keys are joined with a dash, press them
simultaneously. For example, if you see the command Ctrl-C,
press the two keys at the same time.
E3;F3 Type all characters that appear in the Courier font by pressing an
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