Intermec PB41 User manual

Quick Start Guide
PB41
4-Inch Belt Printer

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Intermec Technologies Corporation
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Packing List
Checktoensurethatyoureceivetheseitems:
SIntermecRPB41A0B240 (4-inch thermal belt ) Printer with
Bluetooth radio
OR
SIntermecRPB41A27040 or PB41A27042 (4-inch thermal
belt ) Printer with 802.11b radio
SOne roll of paper (in printer)
STwo Battery Packs (installed)
SCompliance Statement
SWarranty Card
S802.11b Radio Card (802.11b printer only). Card is packed
in a bag taped to the inside of the printer box.
*Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A.
Common Accessories List
Cable Part Number
Data Cable (Hirose to RJ-11) 321-578-001
Power Adapters Part Number
U.S. AC Adapter, 12 volt DC 320-066-042
English AC Adapter, 12 volt DC 320-066-043
European AC Adapter, 12 volt DC 320-066-044
Australian AC Adapter, 12 volt DC 320-066-045
Cigarette Lighter Adapter, 12 volt 320-066-033
Supplies Part Number
Replacement Li-Ion 7.2V 2200 mAh Battery 320-088-101
Battery Eliminator 851-074-001
Thermal paper 130’/roll, 50/case 320-081-011
4-Inch Cleaning Cards (100 per pack) 320-070-013
Individual Cleaning Card 320-066-013

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Getting Familiar with Your PB41 Printer
PB41 Printer with 802.11b Radio Pod
Charge indicator
Self-Test button
Battery packs
RJ-11 port
DC power jack
Papertearbar
Paper
release lever
802.11b radio
card pod
Radio On/Off
blue illuminating
button

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PB41 Printer with Bluetooth Module
Charge indicator
Self-Test button
Battery packs
RJ-11 port
DC power jack
Papertearbar
Paper
release lever
Radio On/Off
blue illuminating
button

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Installing 802.11b Radio Card (if
applicable)
Note: This information applies only if you have a
PB41 Printer with an 802.11b Radio.
Before installing the 802.11b Radio Card ensure
that the protective battery tab strips are in place
or remove the batteries before installing the radio
card.
Your PB41 Printer with an 802.11b radio has been configured
at the factory. FCC mandates that the radio card not be
installed for shipment. The following information guides you
through the process of installing the radio card.
The radio card is packed separately in an anti-static plastic
bag taped to the inside of the printer box.
1Remove the radio card cap.
2With the logo facing down, insert the radio card between the
foam and the radio card strap.

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3Carefully push the card into the connector until it is fully
seated.
4Replace the radio card cap.
Before Using Your Printer For The First
Time
Remove the protective tab strips underneath the batteries. They
are placed there to keep your printer from discharging during
shipment.
5Push against the battery lock tab and lift the battery up be-
fore pulling on the protective tab strips. These tabs prevent
the battery contacts from touching and therefore, no charging
occurs.
6If your printer won’t charge after removing the protective
tabs, check for and remove any residue in the battery pin
area.
Battery lock tabs
(one on each side)
Center battery
support posts
Battery pack
Battery contact protective
tab strip (one for each pack)
Battery contact
protective tab strips (removed)

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Charging the Lithium Ion Batteries
SThe printer battery charges in about three 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
Double beep (chirping sound) Radio is turning Off
1 short beep RF power is On (when blue radio but-
ton is pressed and power turned Off).
2 short beeps RF power is off (when blue radio but-
ton is pressed and power turned On).
1 long beep Boot code is starting or restarting
(when downloading new firmware).
5 short beeps Communication error from applica-
tion. Reset application.

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Beep Indicator (continued)
IndicatesNumber of Beeps
8 short beeps CRC error in firmware. Redownload
firmware.
10 short beeps Error writing to communication con-
troller firmware. Redownload firmware.
Determining Current Battery Power
To determine the current charge on each 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 (Batt1 or
Batt2) print out.
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.
Printer Self-Test
Push the red button and hold for about four seconds to print a
self-test.
Self-Test button
The following is an explanation of the Self-Test print-out.

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802.11b Self-Test Print-out Explanation
Test Item Description
F/W Ver The internal software version (6.46 or greater)
Timeout The seconds between printing and sleep mode
RF Timeout Never
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
Chrg Beep May be turned On or Off
Batt1 Volt Current voltage of the first battery pack
Batt2 Volt Current voltage of the second battery pack
Printhd Tmp Temperature of the printer head (between 0 and 50
degrees)
Flash/RAM 1Mbor4MbFlash/1Mbor4MbRAM
Boot Ver Boot sector firmware
ComCtl Ver Communication Controller Version
802.11b Config Bar code shows MAC address for 802.11b device;
Network Type Ad hoc (opting not to communicate
through an access point but instead communicating
through other ad hoc printers; Station Name is the
specific name for your printer (i.e. serial number);
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) if
On this is the only way to determine IP address; IP
Ad=> bar code and human readable IP address also
shows Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Port addresses;
Encryption (open is unsecured, 40-bit or 128-bit
encryption enabled) if enabled then Key Selected;
Key Selected 1-4 equivalent to a password for your
device.
Available Fonts LOC shows whether a font is Resident (R) or
Downloaded (D); CPI shows characters per inch;
DESCRIPTION describes the font; Version and
DATE of font loads; NAMES give the “Easy Print”
name, the Line Printer name, and the hexadecimal
equivalent of that name.