Intermec EasyCoder PL4 User manual

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Quick
Start
Guide
EasyCoder
PL4
Printer

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Contents
IntroducingtheEasyCoderPL4Printer...............................4
UnpackingandInspecting.....................................4
ReportingDamage................................................5
LearningAboutthePrinter..................................................5
InstallingtheBattery............................................................7
ChargingtheBattery............................................................8
UnderstandingtheControlPanels.......................................9
StandardControlPanel.........................................9
LCDControlPanel.............................................11
LoadingtheMedia.............................................................13
VerifyingthePrinterIsWorking.......................................17
UsingtheBeltClip............................................................22
UsingtheAdjustableShoulderStrap..................................23
WhatToDoNext.............................................................24
Specifications.....................................................................24
EasyCoder
PL4
Printer
Quick
Start
Guide

Introducing
the
EasyCoder
PL4
Printer
ThankyouforchoosingtheIntermecEasyCoder®PL4Printer.
Thisruggedprinterissuretobecomeaproductiveandefficient
additiontoyourworkplacethankstoitsinnovativedesign.
Intermecensuresworld-classsupportforallofyourbarcode
printers,software,andsupplies.
Thisquickstartguidegivesyoutheinformationyouneedto
confirmtheprinterisworkingandstartprinting.For
informationonconnectingyourprintertoyournetworkor
terminals,seethe EasyCoderPL4PrinterUser’sGuide
(P/N073204).
ThePL4usestheCPLprogramminglanguage.Tocreateand
printlabelsusingtheCPLlanguage,refertothe EasyCoder
PL-SeriesPrinterProgrammer’sReferenceManual (P/N073210).
YoucanalsouseourIntermecPL-SeriesUtilitySoftware™
(PLUS™)tocreatelabelsandsendfilestoyourprinter.The
manualandIntermecPLUSareavailableontheCDthatcame
withyourprinterandonourwebsiteatwww.intermec.com.
Unpacking
and
Inspecting
Removetheaccessories,packingmaterial,andprinterfromthe
shippingcontainer.Verifythecontentsoftheshippingcontainer
againstthenextlist:
·PL4printerwithbeltclip
·Battery
·Shoulderstrap
·Cleaningpen
·PL4CompanionCD.ThisCDcontainsthe EasyCoderPL4
PrinterUser’sGuide ,the EasyCoderPL-SeriesPrinter
Programmer’sReferenceManual ,theIntermecPLUS
application,Windowsdrivers,andsamplelabels.
·Asamplerollofcontinuousmedia
·InformationonorderingmediaandcontactingIntermec
productsupport
·Thisguideand ImportantPL-SeriesPrinterInformation!
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Inspecttheprinterforpossibleshippingdamage:
·Checkallexteriorsurfacesfordamage.
·Openthemediacover(referto“LoadingtheMedia”laterin
thisguide)andinspectthemediacompartmentfordamage.
Incaseshippingisrequired,savethecartonandallpacking
material.
Reporting
Damage
Ifyoudiscovershippingdamage:
·Immediatelynotifyandfileadamagereportwiththe
shippingcompany.Intermecisnotresponsibleforany
damageincurredduringshipmentoftheprinterandwillnot
covertherepairofthisdamageunderitswarrantypolicy.
·Keepthecartonandallpackingmaterialforinspection.
·NotifyyourauthorizedIntermecresellerorsales
representative.
Learning
About
the
Printer
TheEasyCoderPL4printerisaruggedmobilelabelandreceipt
printerthatprovides:
·Printresolutionof203dpi
·Printspeedsupto7.62cm(3inches)persecond
·Serialorwirelesscommunicationsoptions
Usethenexttwoillustrationstofamiliarizeyourselfwiththe
printer.
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Platen
roller
sensor
Media
cover
(2 places)
Media support
disks (2 places)
Printhead
Control
panel
Front view of the EasyCoder PL4
Communications
port
Belt clip
Battery charging
recepticle
Back view of the EasyCoder PL4
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Installing
the
Battery
Note:
Batteriesareshippeduncharged.
1
Unwrapthebattery.
2Rotatethebeltcliptoallowaccesstothebattery
compartment.
3Insertthebatteryintotheprinter.
Belt clip
Charger
jack
4Pressthebatteryintotheprinteruntilitlocksinplace.
Whenthebatteryisfirstinstalled,theControlPanelindicators
maybrieflyturnonandthengooff,whichindicatesthebattery
isnotfullycharged.Forhelp,see“ChargingtheBattery”and
“UnderstandingtheControlPanels”laterinthisguide.
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Charging
the
Battery
Donotattempttochargebatterieswiththe
chargerwhileprinting.Attemptingtoprint
whilechargingcanresultinimproperly
chargedbatteries.
Attention:Nepasessayerdechargerdes
batteriesàl’aideduchargeurpendant
l’impression.Toutetentatived’impression
pendantleprocessusdechargerisquede
produiredesbatteriesmalchargées.
Youcanordertwochargersforthebattery:
·Singlebatterycharger(P/NAT15759-7)thatcomeswithan
ACcontactadapterfortheU.S.A(110V).Youcanalsoorder
apackageofinternationalcontactadapters
(P/NAN16740-1).
Charger
Single
battery
charger
AC
contact
adapter
Charger
LED
PL4Q008.eps
8

·
4-Packbatterycharger(P/NAT16305-2).Youwillneeda
powersupplyforthecharger.
Power
supply
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a
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Amber
indicator
Green
indicator
PL4U009.eps
Power
indicator
Forhelpusingthechargers,seethedocumentationthatcame
withthechargers.
Understanding
the
Control
Panels
TheEasyCoderPL4comeswithoneoftwopossiblecontrol
panels:
·Standardcontrolpanel
·LCDcontrolpanel
Standard
Control
Panel
Thenextillustrationshowsthestandardcontrolpanelwithits

threebuttonsandtwoLEDs.
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Power
button
Green
LED
Yellow
LED Feed
button
PL4Q016.eps
Standard
Control
Panel
Functions
Button
or
LED
Powerbutt
on
GreenLED
YellowLED
Feedbutto
n
1
0

Function
Turnstheprinteronandoff.
Steadyonlightindicatespoweronoranestablished
RFlink.
FastblinkinglightindicatesnoRFlink(onRF
equippedprintersonly).
Slowblinkindicatesalowbattery.
Formoreinformation,seethe EasyCoderPL4Printer
User’sGuide .
Steadyonlightindicatesanoutofmediaormedia
covernotclosederrorcondition.
FastblinkindicatesRFactivity(onRFequipped
printersonly).
Fastblinkwithachimeindicatesthatnoapplicationis
loaded.
Formoreinformation,seethe EasyCoderPL4Printer
User’sGuide .
Advancesthemediaoutonelabelorasoftware
determinedlengthofmedia.
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Standard
Control
Panel
Functions
(continued)
Button
or
LED
Function button
applicationsuchas:
·Printabatterylevelreport
·PrinttheLocalAreaNetwork(LAN)status
·PrintthestatusoftheBluetoothradio
·Printamediasupplyreport
Forinformationonprinterapplications,seethe
EasyCoderPL-SeriesPrinterProgrammer’sReference
Manual .
LCD
Control
Panel
TheLCDcontrolpanelhasbuttonsforthepoweron/offand
mediafeedfunctionsjustasinthestandardcontrolpanel.In
addition,ithastwokeysthatalloweasynavigationandselection
ofmenuoptionsaffectingmanyprinterfunctions.
Feed
button
Power
button
PL4Q017.eps
LCD
Control
Panel
Functions
Button
or
LED
Feed
Scroll
Select
Power

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Thetopofthescreenhasarowofstatusiconsthatindicatethe
stateofvariousprinterfunctions.
Status
Icon
Functions
Icon
IndicatestheprinterisassociatedwithawirelessLAN.This
iconisfunctionalonlywithPL4802.11bnetworkprinters.
Aflashingiconindicateslowbatterystatus.Youshould
suspendanyprintingoperationsandrechargeorreplacethe
batterypackassoonaspossible.
Aflashingiconindicatesthatthemediacoverisopenornot
properlylatched.
A flashing icon indicates that a file is being downloaded to the
printer.
Aflashingiconindicatesthattheprinterdoesnotdetectany
media.Thiscouldindicateanoutofmediaconditionor
improperlyloadedmedia.
Inadditiontothestatusicons,theLCDcontrolpanelcan
displaymanyoftheprinter’ssettingsandfunctionsastext.Refer
tothenexttable,“LCDFunctions,”forthefullsetofprinter
featuresthatyoucanseewiththeLCDpanel.Tosetthese
functions,seethe EasyCoderPL-SeriesPrinterProgrammer’s
ReferenceManual .
LCD
Functions
Function
SensorType
BaudRate
DataBits
WLANID**
LabelTop-of-
Form
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LCD
Functions
(continued)
Function
LeftPosition
LCDContrast
Noactivity
Timeout**
Tear-offPosition
MediaType
LCDBacklight
FactoryReset
Yes
*Thehighestbaudratewithconsistentresultsis38400.
**Someparameters,suchastheWLANIDnumberandnon-standardno-
activitytimeoutvaluescanbesetusingaPCrunningIntermecPLUSanda
datacablelinktotheprinter.
TheLCDhasabacklightoptionthatallowsviewingofthe
screeninadarkenvironmentorprovidesbettercontrastina
verybrightenvironment.Usingthebacklightdecreasesthetime
theprinterrunsbetweencharges.Formoreinformationon
batterylife,seethe EasyCoderPL4PrinterUser’sGuide .
Loading
the
Media
Youcanoperatethisprinterinoneoftwodifferentmodes:
Tear-OfforSelf-Strip.Tear-Offmodeallowsyoutotearoff
eachlabel(orastripoflabels)afteritisprinted.InSelf-Strip
mode,thebackingmaterialispeeledawayfromthelabelasthe
labeladvances.Afteryouremovethislabel,thenextoneis

printed.
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ThePL4printersupportsdirectthermalreceipt,label,ortag
media.
Note:
Toprintaconfigurationlabel,youneedto
loadcontinuousmedia(mediawithnoblackmarks
orgaps)intotheprinter.Theprintershippedwitha
samplerollofcontinuousmedia.Forhelpprintinga
configurationlabel,see“VerifyingthePrinterIs
Working”laterinthisguide.
To
load
the
media
1Pressthelatchreleasebuttononthesideoftheprinter.The
latchassemblyflipsopenautomatically.
2Rotatethemediacoverbacktoexposethemedia
compartmentandtheadjustablemediasupports.
PL4Q011.eps
14

3
Pullthemediasupportsapart,inserttherollofmedia
betweenthem,andletthemediasupportsclose.Makesure
themediapullsoffthecoreinthedirectionshowninthenext
illustration.
Media
supports
PL4Q013.eps
Thesupportsadjustthemselvestothewidthofthemedia.
Themediashouldbeabletospinfreelyonthesupports.
4IfyouwanttousetheprinterinTear-Offmode,continue
withStep6.
IfyouwanttousetheprinterinSelf-Stripmode,peeloneor
twolabelsoffofthebackingmaterial.
5Closethemediacover.
6IfyouwanttousetheprinterinTear-Offmode,flipthe
self-stripbardownawayfromthelatchassembly.
IfyouwanttousetheprinterinSelf-Stripmode,slidethe
self-stripbarupwithyourthumbsuntilitlocksintoplaceon
thelatchassembly.
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Tear-Off mode
Media
cover
Self-strip
bar shown
in tear-off
position
Latch
assembly
Self-Strip mode
cover
Self-strip
bar shown
in self-strip
position
Latch
PL4U045.eps
7Rotatethelatchassemblyuntilitlocksinplace.
8TurnontheprinterorpresstheFeedbuttoniftheprinteris
alreadyon.Theprinteradvancesthemedia.
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