Intermec PB40A User manual

PB40A
Quick Start Guide
4inchBeltPrinter
Bluetooth

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Packing List
Checktoensurethatyoureceivetheseitems:
SIntermecRPB40A0B140 Printer (4 inch thermal belt printer
with Bluetooth)
S1 roll of paper (in printer)
SBattery Pack (installed)
SCompliance Insert
SWarranty Card
Common Accessories List
Cable Part Number
Data Cable (Hirose to RJ-11) 226-469-002
Power Adapters Part Number
Universal. AC Adapter, 12 volt DC 851-060-104
Cigarette Lighter Adapter, 12 volt 320-066-133
Supplies Part Number
Replacement Li-Ion 7.2V 1.35 mAh Battery 320-081-122
Thermal paper 130’/roll, 50/case 320-081-011
Cleaning Card 320-066-013

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PB40A Printer Quick Start Guide
Getting Started
Charge indicator
Self-Test button
Battery packs
RJ-11 port
DC power jack
IrDA window (side panel)
Paper tear bar
Card reader
Read LED
Paper
release lever

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Charging the Lithium Ion Batteries
SThe printer battery charges in about 3 hours.
LED Battery Indicators
LED State of Charge Action
Solid Red In Progress Waiting for green LED
Green Complete Remove Charger
Slow Red Flashing Low Temperature or
battery is disconnected
Change environment or
connect battery
Fast Red Flashing High Temperature Change environment
Slow Red and Orange
Flashing
Low Voltage Wait for solid red
Fast Red and Orange
Flashing
High Voltage Wait for solid red
Slow Orange Flashing Timeout Restart charge
Fast Orange Flashing Internal Error Remove battery to pow-
er down completely and
reconnect. Or unplug
from charging source,
wait 15-20 seconds and
reconnect.
Beep Indicator
Number of Beeps Indicates
One Printer has come out of sleep mode
Two Printer is out of paper
Three Battery is low
One long beep No program in printer, only boot code
Determining Current Battery Power
To determine the current charge on the battery pack, print out a
self test by pressing and holding the red self-test button for four
seconds. If the battery is good, you will see the abbreviation for
the word “GOOD” next to the Battery voltage print out.

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This printer has a built in low battery detector. When the print-
er’s battery voltage is low, the printer beeps three times, indicat-
ing a Low Battery Warning. This only happens if the printer is
awake.
Paper Loading
Out of Paper
ThePB40APrintersoundstwoquickbeepswhenitrunsoutof
paper. If the printer is out of paper, the printer suspends opera-
tion until paper is present and the lever is down. The printer
continues to communicate with the mobile computer as long as
it does not “time out.” Once the printer restarts, it finishes the
rest of the print job from where it left off.
Removing Paper Core from your PB40A Printer
1 Unsnap the latch and lift up the cover.
2 Wrap your index finger around the empty paper core and pull
up. The paper rod will snap out.
3 Remove the empty paper core and discard.
Paper Loading
Standard Paper
If you are using standard paper, you can load the paper auto-
matically or manually. Experiment to find out which method is
best for you.
Linered Labels
If you are using linered paper, it is best to use the manual paper
loading method.
Automatic Paper Loading
1 Press the red self test button to wake the printer.
2 With the loose, clean edge of the paper coming from the bot-
tom of the roll, insert the edge of the paper between the roller
and the platen.
3 Push the button again while the printer is awake causes the
mechanism to feed about 1” of paper.
4 Insert the paper into the paper well with it resting on the pa-
per rod clips.

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Manual Paper Loading
1 Lift up the paper release lever. This takes the pressure off the
platen. Make sure you have a clean edge on the new paper
roll.
2 Take the edge of the paper and fold it 45 degrees.
3 Insert the tip of the paper between the roller and the platen.
4 Push on the paper until the tip is peeking out the other side.
(If it seems too tight to insert the tip, lift up the paper release
lever and turn the gear to advance the paper).
5 Grab the tip and pull it through until the paper is straight.
6 Push down the paper release lever and insert the paper into
the paper well with it resting in the paper rod clips.
7 Press the red button while the printer is on and it will feed
paper. You will need about 2 inches of paper coming out of
the mechanism.
8 Lowerthecoverwhileplacingtheextrapaperthoughthetear
bar.
9 Close Latch Cover and tear off extra paper.

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Printer Self Test
Push the red button and hold for about four seconds to print a
self test. Below is an explanation of the print-out.
Self Test Print-out Explanation
Test Item Description
F/W Ver The internal software version (4.26 for printer, 1.09
or greater for card reader)
Timeout The seconds between printing and sleep mode.
Baud Rate The speed at which the printer receives data.
Parity Odd, Even, or None
Data Bits Matches with computer sending data to printer.
Handshake The way the printer handles flow control from host.
Burn Adj Amount of heat used to print on the thermal paper.
Beeper May be turned On or Off.
Batt Volt Current voltage of the battery pack.
Batt Temp Temperature of the battery.
Flash/RAM 1Megor4MegFlash/1Megor4MegRAM
Boot Version Boot sector firmware.
Prnhd Temp Temperature of print head (between 0 and 50 de-
grees).
Infrared Not available at this time.
Device Name Type of device (i.e. 4t for 4 inch thermal printer)
Device Nickname Shows user name for printer.
Available Fonts “LOC” shows whether a font is Resident (R) or
Downloaded (D). “CPI” shows characters per inch.
“DESCRIPTION” describes the font. “NAMES”
give the “Easy Print” name, the Line Printer name,
and the hexadecimal equivalent of that name.
Available Graphics “LOC” shows whether a font is Resident (R) or
Downloaded (D). “CPI” shows characters per inch.
“DESCRIPTION” describes the graphic.
“NAMES” give the “Easy Print” name, the Line
Printer name, and the hexadecimal equivalent of that
name.

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Self Test Print-out Explanation (continued)
DescriptionTest Item
Available Bar Codes All supported barcodes are displayed. “DE-
SCRIPTION” describes the graphic. “NAMES”
give the “Easy Print” name, the Line Printer name,
and the hexadecimal equivalent of that name.
Card Reader Option Shows the current Card Reader configuration.
Battery Pack Removal
Note:Ensure that you have your ESD wrist strap
connected to the ESD static free mat before placing
yourprinteronthematandbeginremovingthebat-
tery pack.
1 Remove the four screws securing the printer mechanism.
Screws (4)
(two on each side)
2 Lift the printer mechanism out of the case. One way to do
this is to turn the printer case on its side and gently tap
the bottom of the case to remove the board assembly. Be
careful not to pull on the cluster of black wires running
fromtheinsideoftheprintercasetotheprintermecha-
nism assembly.

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3 Set the printer assembly down to view the underside of
printer mechanism and battery compartment.
Battery pack
compartment
Battery
pack
cable
Printer assembly
wire cluster
4 Remove the four screws securing the battery cover. Avoid
contact with the printer control board unless the board is
grounded.
Battery cover screws

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5 Gently disconnect the keyed battery pack connector (with
the black and red wires) from the board assembly. You
may find that you have to wiggle the connector a bit to
remove it from the connector.
5b 5a
Keyed battery
pack connector
Keyed battery
pack cable
Underside of battery
compartment
6 Once the cover is removed gently tap the cover in your
hand or lift up on one of the battery retaining foam strips
to separate the battery pack from the cover.
7 Insert the new battery pack into the battery cover.
8 Reinstall the battery cover.
9 Reconnect the keyed battery cable. Routing the battery
packwiresisveryimportant.
SThe wires must not be pinched or crimped when reinserting
the printer mechanism into the printer case.
10 Reposition the battery pack assembly on the printer
mechanism.
11 Replace the four screws to secure the battery pack cover to
the printer mechanism.
SInstall the screws enough so they are fully seated but not any
further or you will strip the screw holes in the printer case.