Intermec EasyCoder 201II User manual

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UBI EasyCoder 201 II – Installation Instructions
PRINTHEAD REPLACEMENT
The quick-mount thermal printhead is designed to be easy to
replace. Proceed as follows:
❑Turn off the printer.
❑Open the right-hand door and the front flap. (In case of cutter-
equipped printer, tilt the cutter forward).
❑Loosentheknurledscrewatthecentreoftheprintheadbracket.
❑Lift the printhead by turning the printhead lift handle counter-
clockwise(forward)andremovethe webfromthe printmecha-
nism.
❑Pull out the printhead as far as the cable allows and disconnect
the cable to the printhead by carefully pulling at the connector
(not at the cable itself).
Illustration shows an 8 dots/mm printhead.
❑Connectthecabletothenew printheadassembly. Itwill onlyfit
easily in one way. Do not use excessive force!
❑Putthenewprintheadunderthebracketsothecablerunsbehind
the printhead adjustment block.
Note!Youcannotreplacea6dots/mmprintheadwithan8dots/
mmprintheadorviceversa,sincetheyusedifferentbracketsand
cables.
❑Fasten the printhead assy. with the knurled screw, making sure
thattheguidepinsinthebracketfitsintothecorrespondingslots
in the printhead adapter plate.
Continued!
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Screw Adjustment block
Cable
Bracket
Step-by-Step Instructions
Printhead assy.
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UBI EasyCoder 201 II
Printhead Replacement Instructions
Edition 1, June 1993

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UBI EasyCoder 201 II – Installation Instructions
❑Load the paper supply and lower the printhead into locked
position.
❑Close the front flap and side door.
❑Turn on the power. The printer will automatically reset itself to
the characteristics of the printhead in regard of head resistance
anddensity. If possible, print a seriesof test labels to make sure
that the new printhead is OK.
❑Before operation is resumed, at least two paper feed operations
should be performed to allow the printer to adjust its feed
mechanism.
PRINTHEAD REPLACEMENT, cont'd.
Step-by-Step Instructions,
cont'd.