Intermec PW40A User manual

PW40A
Printer
Quick Start Guide

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Packing List
Check to ensure that you receive these items:
"PW40A Printer
"1 roll of paper
"2 battery packs
"Compliance insert
"Product Warranty card
Common Accessories List
Cables Part Number
Data Cable --RJ11F-- (RJ--11 R/A, coiled) 320-080-043
RJ--11F Adapter Cable – Right Angle 320-080-023
Laptop download cable 320-066-032
Power Adapters Part Number
AC Power Adapter (110 volt) 320-066-042
U.K. Power Supply 320-066-043
Europe Power Supply 320-066-044
Australian Power Supply 320-066-045
Cigarette Lighter Adapter, 5 Amp. 6 in. coiled 320-066-031
Charger for Workboard batteries ONLY 320-066-042
Charger for Mobile Computer batteries ONLY 851-060-002
Charger for Workboard and Mobile Computer 851-060-003
Supplies Part Number
Replacement Li--Ion 1350mAhr Battery 320-081-021
Thermal Paper 130’/roll, 50/case 320-081-011
Standard Paper Printer Cleaning Kit 320-081-014

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Getting Started
Here are the main components of the IntermecRPW40A Print-
er.
DC power jack
Battery packs Self-Test button
Charge LED:
Green--ready,
Red--battery low
Paper
release lever
Paper advance
wheel
RJ-11 port
Paper roll
PW40A Printer Components

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Card reader
Read LED
PW40A Printer Components
Scan trigger access opening

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Before Using Your Printer For The
First Time
Remove the battery contact protective tab strips underneath
the batteries. They are placed there to keep your printer from
self-discharging during shipment.
1. Push against the battery removal tabs and lift the battery
up before pulling on the tabs. These tabs prevent the bat-
tery contacts from touching and therfore, no charging oc-
curs.
2. If your printer won’t charge after removing the protective
tabs, check for and remove any residue in the battery pin
area.
Removing the Battery Contact Protective Tabs
Battery removal 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
"The printer battery charges in about 3 hours.
"Depending on the charger you are using, you can charge
the mobile computer battery, workboard battery, or both.
Table 1-1
LED Battery Indicators
LED State of Charge Action
Solid Red In progress Waiting for green LED.
Occassionally a new bat-
tery pack that is in a low
battery state may get
“stuck” at flashing
orange and remain at
that trickle charge state.
To correct, disconnect
charger from the printer
for 5 seconds and recon-
nect.
Green Complete Remove charger
Slow Red flash-
ing
Low temperature
or battery is discon-
nected
Change environment or
connect battery
Fast Red flash-
ing
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

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Table 1-1 (Continued)
LED Battery Indicators
LED ActionState of Charge
Slow Orange
flashing
Timeout Restart charge
Fast Orange
flashing
Internal error Remove battery to power
down completely and re-
connect. Or unplug from
charging source, wait
15--20 seconds and re-
connect.
Table 1-2
Beep Indicators
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 abbrevi-
ation for the word “GOOD” next to the Battery voltage print
out.
This printer has a built in low battery detector. When the
printer’s battery voltage is low, the printer beeps three times,
indicating a Low Battery Warning. This only happens if the
printer is awake.

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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.
Table 1-3
Print-out Explanations
Self Test Description
F/W Ver The internal software version (4.27 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 pa-
per.
Beeper May be turned On or Off.
Batt Volt Current voltage of the battery pack.
Batt Temp Temperature of the battery.
Flash/RAM 1 Meg or 4 Meg Flash/ 1 Meg or 4 Meg RAM
Boot Ver-
sion
Boot sector firmware.
Prnhd Tmp Temperature of print head (between 0 and 50
degrees).
Infrared Notavailableatthistime.
Device
Name
Shows type of device (i.e. PW40A)
Device
Nickname
Shows user name for printer.
IrDA* Ver Notavailableatthistime.

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Table 1-3(continued)
Print-out Explanations
Self Test Description
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.
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 Read-
er Option
Shows the current Card Reader configuration.
Paper Loading
Out of Paper
The PW40A Printer sounds two quick beeps when it runs out of
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 PW40A 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.

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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.
Linerless Labels
If you are using linerless paper, it is best to use the manual pa-
per 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
bottom 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 6--8 inches of paper.
4. Insert the paper into the paper well with it resting on the
paper rod clips.
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 plat-
en.
4. Push on the paper until the tip is peeking out the other
side.
5. Grab the tip and pull it through until the paper is
straight.