Genicom EasyCoder 3400e User Manual

EasyCoder® 3400e Bar Code Label PrinterUser's Manual

Before You Begin *1233* x EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual A caution alerts you to an operating procedure, practice, condition, o

Appendix C— Communications Reference Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 88 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual When you switch the p

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Appendix C— Communications Reference EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 89 characters exists. Yo

Appendix C— Communications Reference Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 90 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Host Requirements You

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Appendix C— Communications Reference EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 91 RS-422 Serial Interfa

Appendix C— Communications Reference Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 92 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Printer Serial Port T

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Appendix C— Communications Reference EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 93 ShieldPCPrinter9-Pin

Appendix C— Communications Reference Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 94 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 3XXXU013.epsPrinter H

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 95 Full ASCII Table This chapter contains these tables: • Full ASCII table • Full ASCII cont

Appendix D— Full ASCII Table Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 96 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Full ASCII Table This table l

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Appendix D— Full ASCII Table EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 97 Full ASCII Table (continued)

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Before You Begin EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual xi Telephone Support These services are avai

Appendix D— Full ASCII Table Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 98 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Full ASCII Control Characters

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 99 Glossary G

Glossary Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 100 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual ASCII American Standard Code for Information Int

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Glossary EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 101 density Number of data characters that can be re

Glossary Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 102 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual graphic A bitmap picture downloaded to the print

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Glossary EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 103 margin The distance between the edge of a label

Glossary Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 104 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual point size A unit of measure for font height; 72

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Glossary EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 105 scan To read a bar code with a device known as a

Glossary Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 106 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual UPC Universal Product Code. A numeric, 12-digit

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 107 Index I

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Index 108 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Numbers2D symbologies Code 16K, 74 Code 49, 75 Data Matrix, 75 described, 74 Maxic

Index EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 109 configuration definition, 100 printing test label, 29, 58 test label hardware, 7 so

Index 110 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual image bands definition, 102 description, 53 function, 54 optimizing with print spee

Index EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 111 point size, definition, 104 Polling Mode D protocol definition, 104 described, 88 P

Index 112 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual serial port cables, 9 definition, 105 description, 92 pin assignments, illustrated,

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EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 1 Getting Started This chapter describes the EasyCoder® 3400e printer and explains how to get

Chapter 1— Getting Started Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 2 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Getting to Know Your Printer Fea

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Chapter 1— Getting Started Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 8 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual What the Hardware Configuration

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 1— Getting Started EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 9 Connecting Your Printer to a PC

Chapter 1— Getting Started Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 10 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual To connect your printer to a PC

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 1— Getting Started EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 11 Connecting the Printer to a Mai

Chapter 1— Getting Started Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 12 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Configuring the Serial Port for

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 1— Getting Started EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 13 3400U.020ONO = OFF1 = ONMulti-

Chapter 1— Getting Started Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 14 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 5 Transmit at least four chara

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 15 Operating the Printer This chapter describes how to use the printer. This chapter covers th

Chapter 2— Operating the Printer Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 16 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Learning How to Operate t

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 2— Operating the Printer EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 17 3440U.012Power/DataAlertE

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual iii Document Change Record This page records changes to this document. The document was original

Chapter 2— Operating the Printer Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 18 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Feed/Pause Button Functio

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 2— Operating the Printer EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 19 If you are replacing the

Chapter 2— Operating the Printer Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 20 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 9 Use PrintSet, your thi

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 2— Operating the Printer EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 21 Power/Data3440AlertFeed/P

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Chapter 2— Operating the Printer Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 24 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 5 Route the ribbon leade

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 2— Operating the Printer EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 25 3XXXU.029SENSITIVITY NUMB

Chapter 2— Operating the Printer Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 26 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Setting the MSN for Inter

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 2— Operating the Printer EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 27 Direct Thermal Media Sens

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Chapter 2— Operating the Printer Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 28 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Thermal Transfer Media an

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 2— Operating the Printer EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 29 Using the PrintSet Softwa

Chapter 2— Operating the Printer Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 30 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual To print the test label 1

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 31 Maintaining the Printer This chapter explains how to clean and maintain the printer. Even th

Chapter 3— Maintaining the Printer Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 32 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Inspecting the Printer

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 3— Maintaining the Printer EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 33 Printer Maintenance Sch

Chapter 3— Maintaining the Printer Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 34 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Cleaning the Printhead

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 3— Maintaining the Printer EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 35 7 Engage the printhead

Chapter 3— Maintaining the Printer Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 36 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Cleaning the Printer Co

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 3— Maintaining the Printer EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 37 8 Engage the printhead

1233*Helv Condensed Contents EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual v Contents Before You Begin...

Chapter 3— Maintaining the Printer Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 38 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Cleaning the Label Sens

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 3— Maintaining the Printer EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 39 6 Pull down on the low

Chapter 3— Maintaining the Printer Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 40 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 41 Troubleshooting This chapter provides some hints for troubleshooting error messages that the

Chapter 4— Troubleshooting Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 42 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Troubleshooting Checklist Even

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 4— Troubleshooting EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 43 Printer Operation Problems (con

Chapter 4— Troubleshooting Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 44 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Print Quality Problems If your

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 4— Troubleshooting EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 45 Print Quality Problems (continu

Chapter 4— Troubleshooting Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 46 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Preventing Data Loss Several pr

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 47 Optimizing Printer Performance This chapter explains how to optimize and maintain print qua

Contents*1233* vi EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Setting the Media Sensitivity Number ...

Chapter 5— Optimizing Printer Performance Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 48 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Optimizing and M

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Chapter 5— Optimizing Printer Performance Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 50 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 3XXXU.0371 2 3

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 5— Optimizing Printer Performance EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 51 3XXXU.040Label m

Chapter 5— Optimizing Printer Performance Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 52 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Using the Printe

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 5— Optimizing Printer Performance EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 53 • Delete any un

Chapter 5— Optimizing Printer Performance Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 54 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual The minimum numb

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 55 Using Test and Service Mode This chapter explains the different procedures you can perform w

Chapter 6— Using Test and Service Mode Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 56 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Using Test and Serv

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 6— Using Test and Service Mode EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 57 3XXXU.0411 2

1233*Helv Condensed Contents EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual vii How the Image Bands Command Works ...

Chapter 6— Using Test and Service Mode Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 58 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Printing Test Label

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 6— Using Test and Service Mode EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 59 To use memory reset

Chapter 6— Using Test and Service Mode Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 60 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Setting the Number

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 6— Using Test and Service Mode EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 61 3 In the bottom ba

Chapter 6— Using Test and Service Mode Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 62 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 3XXXU.048OFFON1

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 6— Using Test and Service Mode EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 63 4 Press and hold t

Chapter 6— Using Test and Service Mode Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 64 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual *FORMAT**FORMAT*3XX

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Chapter 6— Using Test and Service Mode EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 65 3XXXU.050OFFON1

Chapter 6— Using Test and Service Mode Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 66 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 67 Specifications This chapter contains the following reference information: • Specifications

Contents*1233* viii EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 2D Stacked Symbologies ...

Appendix A— Specifications Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 68 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Printer Specifications This sec

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Appendix A— Specifications EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 69 Fonts and Graphics There are 21

Appendix A— Specifications Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 70 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Printhead 200 dpi Printed dot s

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Appendix A— Specifications EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 71 Printer Options This section co

Appendix A— Specifications Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 72 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Finishers Cutter Use the cutter

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Appendix A— Specifications EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 73 Parallel Interface Pin Descript

Appendix A— Specifications Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 74 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Supported Bar Code Symbologies

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Appendix A— Specifications EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 75 Supported 2D Stacked Symbologie

Appendix A— Specifications Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 76 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Supported 2D Matrix Symbologies

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 77 Character Sets This chapter contains tables for the character sets that the 3400e printer s

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Before You Begin EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual ix Before You Begin This section provides yo

Appendix B— Character Sets Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 78 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual International Character Sets Th

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Appendix B— Character Sets EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 79 IBM Translation Character Table

Appendix B— Character Sets Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 80 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Code Page 850 Character Table 0

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Appendix B— Character Sets EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 81 Extended Character Sets Each in

Appendix B— Character Sets Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 82 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Characters in Fonts c20 8 poin

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Appendix B— Character Sets EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 83 Characters in Font c23 OCR A

Appendix B— Character Sets Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 84 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Characters in Font c24 OCR B S

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 85 Communications Reference This chapter provides communications reference information. This c

Appendix C— Communications Reference Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica 86 EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual Communications Protoc

Cd 39 Helvetica CondensedHelvetica Appendix C— Communications Reference EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual 87 Intermec Standard Pro