Intermec 4630 User manual

P/N 063879-002
User’s
Manual
4630 and 4830 Bar Code Printers

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: 1-800-687-7043
Canadian media supplies ordering information: 1-800-267-6936
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 Corporation
All Rights Reserved
The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, JANUS, IRL, TRAKKER, Antares, Duratherm, Precision
Print, PrintSet, Virtual Wedge, and CrossBar are trademarks of Intermec Corporation.
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Throughout this addendum, trademarked names may be used. Rather than put a trademark
(or ) 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.
The software contained in the printer and the accompanying materials are copyrighted.
Unauthorized copying of the software, including software that has been modified, merged, or
included with other software, or the written materials is expressly forbidden without the prior
written consent of Intermec. All right, title, and interest in all copies of this software are and shall at
all times remain the sole and exclusive property of Intermec. Customer may be held legally
responsible for any copyright infringement that is caused or encouraged by its failure to abide by
these terms.

Manual Change Record
This page records the changes to this manual, which was originally released as
version 001.
Version Date Description of Change
002 5/97 Information has been updated to correspond with
the printer firmware upgrade. The manual has also
been formatted to 8.5 x 11 inches.

Contents
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Contents
Before You Begin xv
Warranty Information xv
Safety Summary xv
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes xvi
About This Manual xvii
Other Intermec Manuals xviii
Getting Started
Getting to Know Your Printer 1-3
Preparing the Printer for Installation 1-4
Plugging in the Printer 1-5
Opening and Closing the Printer 1-5
Choosing the Print Mode and Media 1-6
Loading Fanfold Media 1-6
Loading Roll-Fed Media 1-7
Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon 1-8
Printing a Configuration Test Label 1-9
Connecting the Printer to Your System 1-10
Connecting the Printer to a PC Serial Port 1-10
Connecting the Printer to a PC Parallel Port 1-11
Connecting the Printer to a Network 1-11
Connecting the Printer to an AS/400 1-11
Connecting the Printer to a Mainframe 1-12
Cabling in Noisy Electrical Environments 1-12
Configuring the Serial Ports 1-13
Verifying Printer Communications With Your System 1-14
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Operating and Configuring the Printer
Using the Control Panel 2-3
Reading the Display 2-3
Using the Control Panel Keys 2-4
Understanding the Indicator Lights 2-4
Using the Menu Panel 2-5
About the Printer Menus 2-5
Operator and Install Menus 2-6
Service Menu 2-7
Configuration Menu 2-8
Tips for Using the Control and Menu Panels 2-9
Setting Security Levels 2-9
Setting the Dark Adjust 2-10
Using the X and Y Forms Adjust 2-11
Adjusting the Label Rest Point 2-12
Printing the Buffer Contents 2-13
Adjusting the Media Sensor 2-13
Adjusting the Printer for Different Width Media 2-14
Removing Thermal Transfer Ribbon 2-16
Adding Additional Memory 2-16
Increasing Image Memory 2-17
Using the Media Rewind Hub 2-17
Using the Self-Strip Assembly 2-18
Using the Cutter 2-20
Routing Media Through the Heavy-Duty Cutter 2-20
Routing Media Through the 4630 Standard Cutter 2-20
Enabling the Cutter 2-21
Testing Cutter Operation 2-21
Changing Printer Configuration Settings 2-22
Changing the Label Configuration Settings 2-23
Setting the Media Alert 2-24
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Printing Configuration Test Labels 2-26
Restoring the Printer Default Configuration 2-27
Maintaining the Printer
Inspecting the Printer 3-3
Components to Maintain 3-3
Cleaning the Printer 3-4
Cleaning the Printhead 3-4
Cleaning the Drive Roller and the Tear Bar 3-5
Cleaning the Media Path 3-6
Cleaning the Heavy-Duty Cutter Assembly 3-7
Cleaning the 4630 Standard Cutter Assembly 3-8
Cleaning the Printer Cover 3-8
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Checklist 4-3
Printer Operation Problems 4-4
Print Quality Problems 4-5
Communications Problems 4-6
Error Messages 4-6
Error Codes 4-11
Using the Print Tests 4-12
Printing Data Sent From the Host 4-13
Increasing Available Memory 4-14
Print Quality 4-14
Media Selection 4-14
Print Speed 4-15
Formats 4-15
Dark Adjust 4-15
Printhead Aging 4-15
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Designing Labels Using IPL Commands
Using Label Formats 5-3
Storing Label Formats 5-3
Designing and Creating a Label Format 5-3
Defining Label Design Fields 5-8
Bar Code Fields 5-8
Human-Readable Fields 5-9
Downloading User-Defined Fonts 5-9
Lines and Boxes 5-12
Graphics 5-14
Editing Label Formats and Working With Fields 5-15
Editing Existing Fields 5-16
Deleting Fields 5-17
Positioning Fields 5-18
Rotating Fields 5-19
Scaling Fields 5-19
Magnifying Fonts and Character Fields 5-20
Magnifying Bar Code Fields 5-20
Designing Pages 5-21
Creating User-Defined Graphics 5-21
Creating User-Defined Fonts 5-24
Label Format Example 5-27
Intermec Printer Language Commands
Command Set Summary 6-3
Listing IPL Commands by Name 6-4
Listing IPL Commands by Command Syntax 6-8
Listing Printer Commands by Function 6-12
Immediate Commands 6-12
Program Mode Commands 6-12
Print Mode Commands 6-16
Immediate Commands 6-19
Abort Print Job 6-19
Error Code, Request 6-19
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Label and Gap Length, Transmit 6-19
Remaining Quantity and Batch Counts, Transmit 6-20
Reset 6-20
Status Dump 6-20
Status Enquiry 6-20
Print Mode Commands 6-21
Alphanumeric Field Separator 6-21
Batch Count, Set 6-22
Clear All Data 6-22
Clear Data From Current Field 6-22
Command Terminator 1 6-22
Command Terminator 2 6-22
Configuration Parameters, Transmit 6-23
Cut 6-23
Data Shift – International Characters 6-23
Field, Select 6-23
Field Decrement, Set 6-24
Field Increment, Set 6-24
First Data Entry Field, Select 6-24
Font, Transmit 6-24
Form Feed 6-25
Format, Select 6-25
Format, Transmit 6-25
Increment/Decrement, Disable 6-25
Memory Usage, Transmit 6-26
Next Data Entry Field, Select 6-26
Numeric Field Separator 6-26
Options Selected, Transmit 6-26
Page, Select 6-27
Page, Transmit 6-27
Print 6-27
Printhead Parameters, Transmit 6-27
Program Mode, Enter 6-27
Program Number, Transmit 6-28
Quantity Count, Set 6-28
Start/Stop Characters, Print 6-28
Test and Service Mode, Enter 6-28
User-Defined Characters, Transmit 6-28
User-Defined Tables, Transmit 6-29
Warm Boot 6-29
Configuration Commands 6-30
Auto-Transmit 1, Enable 6-30
Auto-Transmit 2, Enable 6-30

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Auto-Transmit 3, Enable 6-31
Auto-Transmit 1, 2, and 3, Disable 6-31
Control Panel Access Permission, Set 6-31
Cutter, Enable/Disable 6-31
Dark Adjust, Set 6-32
End-of-Print Skip Distance, Set 6-32
IBM Language Translation, Enable/Disable 6-32
Intercharacter Delay, Set 6-33
Label Rest Point, Adjust 6-33
Label Retract, Enable/Disable 6-33
Label Retract Distance, Set 6-34
Label Stock Type, Select 6-34
Maximum Label Length, Set 6-34
Message Delay, Set 6-34
Online/Offline on Power Up 6-35
Postamble, Set 6-35
Preamble, Set 6-35
Print Speed, Set 6-35
Printer Language, Select 6-36
Self-Strip, Enable/Disable 6-36
Top of Form, Set 6-36
TTR/Direct Thermal Media Grade, Select 6-37
Program Mode Commands 6-37
Bar Code, Select Type 6-38
Code 39 6-39
Code 93 6-39
Interleaved 2 of 5 6-39
Code 2 of 5 6-40
Codabar 6-40
Code 11 6-40
Code 128 6-41
UPC/EAN 6-41
HIBC Code 39 6-42
Code 16K 6-43
Code 49 6-43
POSTNET 6-43
PDF417 6-43
Code One 6-45
Maxicode 6-48
HIBC Code 128 6-50
Bar Code Field, Create/Edit 6-50
Bitmap Cell Height for Graphic or UDF, Define 6-51
Bitmap Cell Width for Graphic or UDF, Define 6-51
Bitmap User-Defined Font, Clear/Create 6-52

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Border Around Human-Readable Text, Define 6-52
Box Field, Create/Edit 6-52
Character Origin Offset, Define 6-53
Character Rotation or Bar Code Ratio, Define 6-53
Code 39 Prefix Character, Define 6-53
Command Tables, Load 6-54
Current Edit Session, Save 6-54
Field, Delete 6-54
Field Data, Define Source 6-55
Field Direction, Define 6-55
Field Origin, Define 6-56
Font, Select Type 6-56
Font Character Width, Define 6-56
Format, Create/Edit 6-57
Format Direction in a Page, Define 6-57
Format, Erase 6-57
Format Offset Within a Page, Define 6-57
Format Page Position, Assign 6-58
Format Page Position, Define Data Source 6-58
Format Page Position, Delete 6-58
Graphic, Select Type 6-59
Graphic or UDC, Define 6-59
Height Magnification, Define 6-59
Human-Readable Field, Create/Edit 6-60
Intercharacter Space for UDF, Define 6-60
Interpretive Field, Edit 6-61
Interpretive Field, Enable/Disable 6-61
Length of Line or Box Field, Define 6-61
Line Field, Create/Edit 6-62
Outline Font Description, Download 6-62
Outline User-Defined Font, Download 6-63
Page, Create/Edit 6-63
Page, Delete 6-63
Pitch Size, Set 6-63
Point Size, Set 6-64
Program Mode, Exit 6-64
User-Defined Character, Clear/Create 6-64
User-Defined Character Field, Create/Edit 6-64
User-Defined Font Character, Create 6-65
Width Magnification, Define 6-65
Test and Service Mode Command Descriptions 6-66

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User-Defined Interface Tables 6-67
Print Commands (t = 0) 6-67
Escape Print Commands (t = 1) 6-68
Shift Print Commands (t = 2) 6-69
Status Responses and Auto-Transmit Commands (t = 3) 6-70
Protocol Commands (t = 4) 6-71
Fonts 6-72
Printing 2D Symbologies 6-73
Special Procedures
Performing Cloning 7-3
Preparing the Receiver Printer 7-4
Preparing the Sender Printer and Downloading Data 7-4
Performing Selective Transfer 7-5
Preparing the Receiver Printer 7-5
Preparing the Sender Printer 7-5
Sending Formats, Fonts, Pages, and Graphics to the Receiver Printer 7-6
Setting the Maximum Print Speed 7-7
Printer Reference
Comparing the 4400 to the 4630 and 4830 A-3
4630 and 4830 Printer Specifications A-4
Communications A-4
Electrical A-4
Environmental A-4
Fonts A-5
Indicators and Keys A-5
Media A-5
Media Dimensions A-6
Options A-7
Physical A-7
Printing A-8
Printer Functional Boundaries A-9
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Bar Code Symbologies A-10
2D Symbologies A-11
2D Stacked Symbologies A-11
2D Matrix Symbologies A-11
International Character Sets A-13
4630/4830 Character Table A-13
Translation Character Table A-14
Extended Character Sets A-14
Code Page 850 Character Table A-19
ASCII Conversion Chart A-20
Communications Reference
Communication Protocols B-3
Intermec “Standard” B-3
XON/XOFF B-4
XON/XOFF, No Status B-5
Polling Mode D B-5
Multi-Drop B-5
Host Requirements B-5
Communication Protocol Characters B-6
Communication Boundaries B-7
Communication Interfaces B-7
Printer Serial Ports B-8
Interface Cables and Connectors B-8
Intermec Cables B-8
Cable Schematics B-9
Glossary
Index
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Before You Begin
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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.
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 [phone]. Otherwise, refer to the Worldwide Sales & Service
list 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 sure that you
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Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
The warnings, cautions, and notes in this manual use the following format.
Warning
A warning warns 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 alerte 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.
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.
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
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.

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About This Manual
This manual contains all of the information necessary to install, operate,
configure, design labels, troubleshoot, and maintain your Intermec 4630 or 4830
printer.
Terms and Conventions
The following special terms and conventions occur throughout the manual for
operating procedures and descriptions of the printer.
• “Printer,” “4630,” or “4830” refer to the 4630 and 4830 bar code label
printers. Unless specifically stated, all information in this manual applies to
both printer models.
• “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.
• On line/Off line, Feed/Reload, and Cancel refer to the keys on the printer
control panel.
• Select, Menu, Enter, Cont, ↑, and ↓refer to the keys on the printer menu
panel.
• Messages on the printer display are represented by boxed text:
OFFLINE
SERVICE MENU
• Downloaded commands appear in the order 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, Ctrl
represents the Ctrl 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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Other Intermec Manuals
The following manuals provide additional information about printing labels
with your bar code printer.
Manual Intermec Part No.
Data Communications Reference Manual 044737
The Bar Code Book by Roger C. Palmer 051241
4630 and 4830 Bar Code Label Printers
Getting Started Guide 063880

Getting Started
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