Intermec PF2 4i User manual

User’s Guide
ZSim v5.XX
for EasyCoder®
PF2/4i, PX4/6i,
PM4i and PD41

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Contents
What is ZSim? ...............................................................................1
System Requirements.....................................................................1
ZSim v5.XX vs. v4.XX...................................................................1
Loading ZSim to Your Printer........................................................1
Configuring ZSim – PF, PM and PX Printers.................................2
Navigating the ZSim Configuration Menu ......................2
Configuring ZSim – PD41 ............................................................3
Configuring ZSim for the First Time .............................................4
Configuring ZSim through text downloads......................4
Using the Configuration Menu........................................7
Initial Setup Configuration Menu .....................8
Configuration Command Menu, Part 1 ............9
Configuration Command Menu, Part 2 ..........10
Configuration Command Menu, Part 3 ..........11
Understanding the Configuration Commands .............................12
Allow Reverse..................................................12
Calibrate .........................................................12
Change Caret ..................................................12
Change Delimiter............................................12
Change Tilde...................................................12
Change Y-pos ..................................................12
Clear Permanent..............................................12
Default Start Adjust ........................................12
Default Stop Adjust.........................................13
Factory Defaults..............................................13
Feed Action.....................................................13
Input Port .......................................................13
Label Length ...................................................14
Label Width ....................................................14
Line Analyzer ..................................................14
Log to Card.....................................................14
LTS .................................................................14
Media Contrast ...............................................14
Media Type .....................................................15
Optimize Bar Code Magnification ..................15
Optimize Batch...............................................15
Optimize Image Magnification........................16
Paper Type.......................................................16

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Peel Off Length ...............................................16
Permanent Save ...............................................16
Print Configuration Label ...............................17
Print Mode......................................................17
Redo Config....................................................17
Reset Tuning ...................................................17
Save Current ...................................................17
Select Character Set.........................................17
Simulation Resolution.....................................18
Units ...............................................................18
Use Last Saved.................................................18
X-Offset ..........................................................18
Y-Offset...........................................................18
Troubleshooting ZSim .................................................................19
Entering Passwords ......................................................................20
Modes............................................................................20
Selecting Characters.......................................................21
ZPL Commands Supported by ZSim...........................................22

ZSim v5.XX User‘s Guide v
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ZSim v5.XX User‘s Guide 1
What is ZSim?
ZSim is a Zebra™ interpreter program that allows you to use your legacy
Zebra programs on an Intermec EasyCoder PF2i, PF4i, PF4i Compact
Industrial, PM4i, PX4i, PX6i or PD41 printer with Fingerprint. All you
need to do is download the ZSim program onto your printer, configure
a few settings, and start sending Zebra commands. e ZSim program
comes either factory installed (not on PD41), stored on a CompactFlash
card, or as a Field Installer file for user installation (not described in this
manual).
System Requirements
ZSim v.5.XX requires Fingerprint firmware version 8.60 or later, with the
exception of the PD41 which requires at least version 10.0.0.
e printer must be equipped with a minimum of 8 MB of DRAM.
ZSim v5.XX vs. v4.XX
Version 5 of ZSim provides significantly improved throughput for batch
printouts. Support for upgrade of firmware, configuration and setup
using Wavelink Avalanche has been added (not described in this manual).
Loading ZSim to Your Printer
1 Turn off your printer.
2 Insert the ZSim CompactFlash card in the card slot on the back of
your printer. e card should slide easily into place. See illustration on
next page.
3Turn on your printer.
e download process starts automatically. Your printer screen will
display a series of messages .

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Memory card slot
ZSim CompactFlash card
Make sure you
insert the card
properly by
looking at the
arrows on the
card. Do not use
force to insert
the card.
4Turn off the printer and remove the ZSim card when the screen
prompts you.
Configuring ZSim – PF, PM and PX Printers
e first time you turn on your printer after loading the ZSim program,
you will be prompted to go through a series of configuration screens to
optimize the printer settings. After setting your initial configuration, you
can access the ZSim Configuration menu at any time by pressing Setup
and entering the password (1138).
Navigating the ZSim Configuration Menu
While you are going through the ZSim Configuration menu, use the
following table to help you navigate. e menu tree consists of nodes and
entry points. e configuration menu tree is implemented in the printer
through lead texts and prompts which appear in the display. ere are
Nodes and Entry points.
A Node is defined by a text string terminated with a slash on the first
display row. is means you still have level(s) below with new nodes or
just an Entry point.

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An Entry point is for input purpose, where you may enter some
parameter value or turn on/off a function. It is defined by lead text on
the first display row (without ending slash) and a cursor or the value
“on/off” on the second display row.
Key Description
Setup Open and close the ZSim or Fingerprint menu
ZSim password: 1138
Fingerprint password: 8311
F1 Move to the previous item/alternative on this level
F2 Cancel input
Move to the previous level in the menu
F3 Move to the next item/alternative on this level
F4 Move to the next level in the menu
F5 In online mode: displays communication parameters and memory status
Enter Accept input
Select the item in the menu
Move to the next level in the menu
Feed Feed one label
Pause Pause
C Backspace (input mode)
Set a function ON/OFF (menu)
Cut media, if cutter is mounted
. (Dot) Sign, switch between + and -
Configuring ZSim – PD41
Running ZSim on the PD41 works a bit differently since the printer
only has one key and no LCD display. Listed below are the standard key
functions:
Action Description
FEED Key press < 1 sec, when ZSim is idle
CALIBRATE& 1 < Key press < 4 sec, when ZSim is idle
CONFIG LABEL Terminates calibration
BREAK ZSIM 5 < Key press < 10 sec, when ZSim is idle
PAUSE-batch Key press < 1 sec when ZSim is printing, EXIT with same proc.
CANCEL-batch Key press > 1 sec when ZSim is in PAUSE-batch mode

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Configuring ZSim for the First Time
After you power on your printer, the ZSim menu takes you to the Initial
Setup Configuration menu.
Note: For the EasyCoder PD41, the configuration is generated
automatically since no menu is available. More information
can be found in the next section.
1Turn on your printer.
e printer steps through an initialization process that ends with
the printer displaying “Starting Up Please Wait!” before it tries to
find the media. Once the printer finds the media length, the first
Configuration menu item appears:
Initial Setup
Enter=Start
2Step through the Initial Setup Configuration menu changing any
incorrect values. You can view an illustration of the Initial Setup
Configuration menu on the next page.
When you are through setting the values, the printer prints a
configuration label and prompts you to save the configuration. e
Ready light now turns on and the printer screen displays a message
similar to the following message:
ZSim 5.XX
Network
You are now in ZSim Online mode.
3Start sending Zebra commands to the printer.
Configuring ZSim through text downloads
Text file configuration is the preferred method to configure a PD41
printer running ZSim. All parameters can be set by downloading a text
file to the printer, with the following format:
^ZX[ParamName,]ParamNo,ParamValue^FS
All commands required for setting the parameters are defined in the table
below. It also contains a few commands for making easy setup changes.
Make sure you download and execute the commands one at a time, to