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PK80 Series 80- C olumn P rinter User's Manual.
ii PK80 Series 80-Column Printer User’s Manual Intermec Technologies Corporation Corporate Headquarters Technical Communications Department 6001 36th Ave.
iii PK80 Series 80-Column Printer User’s Manual Document Change Record This page records changes to this document. The document was originally released as Revision A. Revision Date Description of Change B 05/2003 Updated information about Bluetooth configura tion C 10/2003 Added Easy Print commands, default and downloable fonts.
iv PK80 Series 80-Column Printer User’s Manual.
Cont en ts v PK80 Series 80 -Co lu mn Print er U ser’s Manual Contents Before You B egi n ix .............................................................. Safet y Summa ry ix ........................................................ D on o tr e p a i ro ra d j u s ta l o n e i x .
Cont en ts vi PK80 Series 8 0-Column Pr inter User’s Manual Fill t he Pape r Tray 15 ............................................................ Fill th e Compa ct Paper Tra y 15 .............................................. Fill t he Dashboar d Moun t Pap er Tr ay 17 .
Cont en ts vii PK80 Series 8 0-Column Pr inter User’s Manual Communic a tio ns Pin - O ut Conf ig urations 40 .......................................... Commands 43 ................................................................ Commands 44 .......
Cont en ts viii PK80 Ser ies 80 -C olum n Print er U ser’s Manual Line Spa cing 65 ................................................................. ESC 0 — Select 1/8 -inch Li ne Spacing 65 ...................................... ESC 1 — Select 7 /72-inch Li ne Spacing 65 .
Befor e You Beg in ix PK80 Series 80 -C olumn Print er User’ s Manual Befo re Yo u Begi n This section p rovides you with safety informatio n, technical s u pp ort inf ormation, and sou rc es f or additi onal produ ct inf ormation. Safe ty Su mmary Your safety is extremel y import ant.
Befor e You Beg in x PK80 Series 80 -Column Printe r U ser’s Manual Safe ty Icons This section expl ains how to ident ify and und er st and dan gers, warning s, cautions, a nd notes that are i n this manu al.
Befor e You Beg in xi PK80 Series 80 -Column Prin ter U ser’s Manual Global Services and Support Warrant y I nformat ion To unde rstand the war ranty f or you r Inter mec produ ct, v isit the Inte rme c web site at www.intermec.com and click Service & Sup port .
Befor e You Beg in xii PK80 Series 80 -Column Print er U ser’s Manu al W h oS h o u l dR e a dt h i s M a n u a l ? Thi s manual prov ides you w ith inf ormati on about the f eatu res of th e PK80 S eries 80-Col umn Prin ter, and how t o inst all, co nfigure, opera te, maintain, and trou blesh oot the pr inter .
1 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Introduction 1 The PK 80 Ser ies 80 -Colu mn Wire less Pri nter i s used i n the rou te ac- countin g indust r y to p r od uce high-quality cust omer invoices, receipts, load reports, tr ansfer s, and othe r documents.
Introduc tio n Cha pt er — 1 2 PK80 Series 80 -Column U ser’s Manual About the Printer The F ixed M ount Pr inter ( PK80F) can h ang on a wall, on a mou nting plate se cur ed to a w all, or sec ur ed dir ectly to a wall. M obile c omputer s comm unicate with this print er through a wireless rad io or a wired serial conn ection.
Introduc tio n — Cha pt er 1 3 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Cables Commu nications to th e pri nter is ce ntere d arou nd radio tec hnology, su ch as a Bluet ooth PA N (Pers onal Area Net work) radio mo dule. This will al - low for new vehicle co nfigurations.
Introduc tio n Cha pt er — 1 4 PK80 Series 80 -Column U ser’s Manual Paper Use of paper that matches the f ollowin g specificatio ns ensur es optimum PK8 0 perf ormanc e. Variatio n fr om these s pecification s, use of aged paper, or use of paper exposed to elements such as dirt or humidity may cause pr intin g pro blems.
Introduc tio n — Cha pt er 1 5 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual 16# CB (Car bonless Back ) Target Under Over Bas is We igh t 16# 15.2 16.8 Calipe r 3.3 2.8 3. 8 Mois tur e 5.7 4.2 6. 7 Sm oothn es s (RS) 180 120 270 Sm oothn ess (CB) 270 220 320 Br ightness (W ht) 86 84 88 Opaci ty (Wht) 81 78.
Introduc tio n Cha pt er — 1 6 PK80 Series 80 -Column U ser’s Manual Remot e Connections A print er and a m obile com puter, using the P ersonal A rea Network (P AN) radi o, can opera te while up to 3 0 f eet (10 m eters) ap art.
Introduc tio n — Cha pt er 1 7 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Powe r LED The power (left) LE D shows a st eady green when t he power is pl ugged in and w hen the print er is awake a f t er comin g out o f a sleep m ode. Ra dio Bu tton Pre ss the th ird b utton, the R adio Button ,t ot o g g l e t h er a d i oo no ro f f .
Introduc tio n Cha pt er — 1 8 PK80 Series 80 -Column U ser’s Manual Specifications Note: Vario us print fo nts d o affect the pri nt speed . Print Sp eed: 230 cps Wei ght : Fixed Mount Printer: 11.15 lbs (5.06 kg) Moun ting pla te: 7.4 lbs (3.36 kg) Compact p aper tray: 5.
Introduc tio n — Cha pt er 1 9 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Inside Sal es Contact Inside Sal es at 1-800-255-6292 for these supplies: Cables : 4’ power cable P/N: 226 - 215 - 001 8’ .
Introduc tio n Cha pt er — 1 10 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual What’s New The follo wing informa tion was ad ded sin ce the last releas e of this publica- tion: S Updated self -test i nfor mation in Ch apter 4, “ T roublesh ootting .
11 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Operation 2 Thi s chapte r prov ide s instru ctions h ow to set up th e PK80 Se rie s 80-C ol- umn P rint er for the fi rst ti me and list s som e com mon p rint er behavior.
Oper ation Cha pt er — 2 12 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Check List Make su re th e followi ng tasks are done: S Pri nter i s unpack ed. S Pack aging ma terial is remo ved from aro u nd t he printer. S ave the box an d ma terial s for fut ure use, s uch as s ervicing , reloc atio ns, et c.
Oper ation — Cha pt er 2 13 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Install the Ribbon Cartridge Note : Add itio nal ri bbon c artrid ges a re sold sepa ratel y.
Oper ation Cha pt er — 2 14 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual A d j u s tt h eP r i n tH e a dG a p Whe n the pri nter is pow ere d on or aw akened, th e pri nt head w ill fi nd “hom e” b.
Oper ation — Cha pt er 2 15 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Fill the Paper Tray Note: Do not exceed t he recommen ded amo unts of paper quant ity or thickn ess. When lo ading m ultip le-sheet p aper, be sure to ha ve the origin al fac ed up, wi th the leadi ng edge towards the r ear of th e pri nter.
Oper ation Cha pt er — 2 16 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual 2 Usin g the op en area of t he paper tray , lower t he paper int o the pa per tra y, then pul l out your hand . The top of the form s hould b e facing up and be ne arest you . Open area of paper t ray 3 Pull th e top of th e for m out and u p to the pri nter.
Oper ation — Cha pt er 2 17 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Fill t he Dashboard Mount Paper Tray If you ar e u sing a dash board mou nt, do the f ollowing to load pape r: 1 On the f ront do.
Oper ation Cha pt er — 2 18 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual 2 With the origi nal facing you, i nsert a stack of paper i nside the box . 3 Squeeze t he latc hes inward s, clos e the doo r, release t he lat ches to secure the d oor. Pul l the t op fo rm out t hrough t he back, t hen over the p rinter into th e mech anism.
Oper ation — Cha pt er 2 19 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Load Paper into Printer Follow these steps to l oad the paper into the pr inter, o r paper jams may o ccur. Paper f or the PK 80 Ser ies Pr inter h as per for ated stri ps that fi t onto the pin f eed ho lder pin s, guidin g the p aper int o the p rinter.
Oper ation Cha pt er — 2 20 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Adj ust the Pinfeed Hold ers Note: There are t wo pinfeed ho lders , one n ext to t he green thum b wheel and o ne opp osite t he same wheel . Always l oosen t he pinfeed hol der op po- site the gr ee n thumb wh eel.
Oper ation — Cha pt er 2 21 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Set t he Paper Do the f ollowing to f eed th e paper i nto the pr inter : 1 Press, and hold, the Forwa rd butt on on the user pa nel to feed t he pap er into th e pri nter (6 ) . 2 Lowe r the paper bai l (7) .
Oper ation Cha pt er — 2 22 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Printer Behavior This list s behaviors you can expect when workin g with your printer. Exp ectatio ns Below ar e some tips to rememb er wh en worki ng with Blue tooth: S The Blu etooth c onnection i s automatic ally closed wh en the pr inter f alls asl eep.
Oper ation — Cha pt er 2 23 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Printer Runs Out of Paper When a p aper out age occurs , the print er emits t hree short beep s, pauses , then em its t hree more sho rt beeps t o ind icate the p rinter is o ut of pap er.
Oper ation Cha pt er — 2 24 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Print J ob Stat us Re port This simp le prot ocol as sures that d ata d elivered to t he print er is print ed wit hout mechan ical erro r.
25 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Maintenanc e 3 The prin ter las ts lo nger an d perform s bett er when it i s operat ed co rrectly and kept cle an.
Ma intenanc e Cha pt er — 3 26 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Operation Guidelines Do Ensu re that the computer remains connected to the printer throughout printing or op e ration. Make sure the printer cover is closed ( except durin g maintenanc e o r when load ing paper) .
Ma intenanc e — Cha pt er 3 27 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual General Cleaning Do n ot use glass clean ers with ammon ia. Permanen t damage to the printer cover wi ll occur if such glass cleaners are used. Do not use a brasi ves or solve nts (or any p roduct c ontai ning th ese substan ces) to clean an y part of the un it.
Ma intenanc e Cha pt er — 3 28 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Inside Cleaning Let the prin ter c ool b efo re you c lean the in side of t he printe r, or yo u may bur n your f ing ers. Open t he printer co ver and in spect t he ribbon cartrid ge and a ll visibl e movi ng parts on the printe r mechani sm for signs of wear or damage.
Ma intenanc e — Cha pt er 3 29 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Old Ribbon Cart ridge Re moval Phys ically mov e the pr int he ad mechani sm to an open are a, the n do the follow ing to remove th e old ribb on cartri dge: 1 Squ eeze th e ribbon car tridge locking tab (on the side of th e cartr idge) against the r ibbon cartr idge.
Ma intenanc e Cha pt er — 3 30 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Mas k Spring Cleaning Look a t the mask s pring behind t he print head . If the mas k spring need s to be clean ed, go on t o the next p age. If the mas k spring a ppears to be in goo d conditio n, instal l a new ribbon cartridge as described on p age 13.
Ma intenanc e — Cha pt er 3 31 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual 5 Clo se the pa per bail , reinsert t he print head, la tch the t wo prin t head locking tabs, and install th e ri bbon.
Ma intenanc e Cha pt er — 3 32 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual.
33 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Troubleshooting 4 This chapter helps you corre ct printing p r obl ems that may occur. If you experien ce a print ing pro blem, you can p erform several t ests t o find and possibly cu re th e problem.
Tr oub lesh ooti ng Cha pt er — 4 34 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Check the Power Source The printer wil l autom atically p ower down after a con f igurable period o f inact ivity. Activit y is either sendin g data or pressin g a button.
Tr oub lesh ooti ng — Cha pt er 4 35 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Whe n the se lf-te st is per forme d, th e followi ng actions occu r: S Voltage and ambient temper atur e are obtained S.
Tr oub lesh ooti ng Cha pt er — 4 36 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Sample Se lf -Test Note: Lines 10–19 are f acto r y-default printer settings.
Tr oub lesh ooti ng — Cha pt er 4 37 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual 55 D 9.0 DOS10 W/ EURO @ 0x7F 4 05/17/02 DOS10 p(70H) 56 57 Current Statistics: 58 Battery Voltage: 13.2V 59 Total Pages: 205 60 Cold Starts: 56 61 Warm Starts: 1345 62 63 A2D History 64 Curr Low High Min Max Error Page Count 65 12V: 13.
Tr oub lesh ooti ng Cha pt er — 4 38 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Possible Printer Pro blems The f ollowing table lists actu al printing proble ms, possible cau ses, and ac- tions you should take to corre ct a problem. Call 800-755-5505 or 425-356-1799 if you are advised to contact Custo mer Suppo r t.
Tr oub lesh ooti ng — Cha pt er 4 39 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Solu tion Test or Cause Symp tom No pa per feed (hea d jam). When I move the print head manually from side t o side , the p rint hea d is resist- ant. (1) Ribbon may be jammed.
Tr oub lesh ooti ng Cha pt er — 4 40 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual Communications Pin-Out Configurations Belo w are common ca ble configuratio ns between a m obile com puter or a dock and.
Tr oub lesh ooti ng — Cha pt er 4 41 PK80 Se ries 80-C olumn User’s M anual Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name CD (Carr ier Detect ) 1 No Charge RXD (Recei ve Data) 2 3 TXD TXD (T ransmit Dat a) .
Tr oub lesh ooti ng Cha pt er — 4 42 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn User’s M anual The pr inter h as a 25-pin connector with th e followi ng pinout designations and signal mnemoni cs: Printer Communicati.
43 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual Commands A Thi s appendix li sts Easy Pr int and Blue tooth conf igur ation and q uer y commands and control se que nces that ar e su pported by the PK8 0 Seri es 80-Column P r inter.
Co mmands Appendi x — A 44 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual Commands Belo w are the com mand s and t he pages where their in f orm ation b egins: S Blue tooth Wir eles s Confi gur a.
Co mmands Appendi x — A 45 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual Example ESC EZ{CBT:F:MyPrinter} wou ld conf igur e the Blu etooth Fr iendly Name (AK A Bluetooth De vic e Name) to MyPr inter .
Co mmands Appendi x — A 46 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual Query Commands Note : A ny time ESC i s use d in a command, th e command nee ds to con- tain the actu al ASCII ch aracte r for ESC ( 0x1 B), not the lette rs E-S-C. T h e r es h o u l db en os p a c e sb e f o r et h en e x tc h a r a c t e r .
Co mmands Appendi x — A 47 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual ES C{ST ?} — S tatu s This show s whether the next prin t request is do able, or returns info rma- tion abou t err ors f rom th e last re que st.
Co mmands Appendi x — A 48 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual ES C{CF?} — Conf igura tion Thi s retu rns inf ormati on about conf igur able options.
Co mmands Appendi x — A 49 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual ESC{VR?} — Ver sion This rep orts the firm ware, boot c ode, and d own loa d file numb er. Query Forma t ESC{VR?} Reply Format {VR! F :x; B :x; D :x} Reply Examp le {VR! F :4.
Co mmands Appendi x — A 50 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual ESC{MY ?} — Memory This returns t he size of all m emory avail able in t he printer, incl u d ing the amount u sed and the amou nt remai ning f or the appli cation.
Co mmands Appendi x — A 51 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual ESC{PH?} — Print Head This returns t he type of p r int hea d in use in t his printer an d the to tal number of dot s across. This impa cts the IMPACT2 (Ep son) print er s repo rt as wel l as the num ber of pins o n the prin t head an d the co lumn.
Co mmands Appendi x — A 52 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual ESC{FN?} — Fo nts This return s a list o f font s, both perm anen t and d ownl oad ed. Within a complete f ont definiti on, each qu er y characte r is separate d from the nex t with a comma.
Co mmands Appendi x — A 53 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual PK80F Control Sequences The f ollowing control seq uences ar e for th e PK80F Printe r: Note : A ny time ESC i s use d in a command, th e command nee ds to con- tain the actu al ASCII ch aracte r for ESC ( 0x1 B), not the lette rs E-S-C.
Co mmands Appendi x — A 54 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual Descri ption Com mand s (cont inued ) ESC E This enabl es the emphasized (bo ld) mod e. ESC EZ{ This sets the Easy Print mod e and must include a curly bracket “{ ” to be co mpatible with th e emphasize d (bo ld) mo de.
Co mmands Appendi x — A 55 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual Radio Queries Bluet ooth QU ERY E SC{BL?} This query r eturns in f orm ation regard ing the current configuratio n f or Blue tooth.
Co mmands Appendi x — A 56 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual.
57 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual Fonts B This app endix lists t he informat ion disp layed on t he print er self-test a nd disp layed by the configuratio n tool used t o load font s.
Font s Appendi x — B 58 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual Def aul t Fon ts Name Short Name Descri ption Comments PR437 A (41h) 255CH PICA CP437 REG 255 characters , pica pitch mod e .
59 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual Graphics Printing C This app endix describes print ing in the graphics m ode, line spa cing, and user-d ef ined cha racters.
Gra phics P rinting Appendi x — C 60 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual Graphics Overview Graph ics prin ting procee ds at the same r ate as condensed pr inting.
Gra phics P rinting Appendi x — C 61 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual Grap hics Mode Eight -Pin Gra phics Modes Al l 8-pi n graphi cs funct ions require p arame ters, n1 and n2 ,w h i.
Gra phics P rinting Appendi x — C 62 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual ESC L — Select Low-S peed Doub le -D ensity Graphic s Mo de This cont rol cod e sequence enabl es low-sp eed 8-pin do u bl e-density gra ph- ics.
Gra phics P rinting Appendi x — C 63 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual ESC ^ — Select 9-Pin Graph ics Mode Thi s control code seque nce enables 9-pin graphi cs. The v ariable m de fi nes the densi ty of the pr int wher e 0 equ als single densi ty and 1 equal s doubl e densi ty.
Gra phics P rinting Appendi x — C 64 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual ESC ? — Reass ign Gra phics Mode This command sequence changes one graphics mo de to another. The v ari- able s is a cha racter (K,L,Y, or Z) whic h is reas sign ed to a m ode n (0–7).
Gra phics P rinting Appendi x — C 65 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual Line Spacing To print figures tal ler than eight do ts on 9-Pin p r int ers, the print head mak es more t han one p ass. The prin ter print s one l ine, then ad vances t he paper and pri nts another , j ust as it does w ith tex t.
Gra phics P rinting Appendi x — C 66 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual Page Lengt h Set Page Length (lines) The len gth of the p aper is s et, in lines , where the range o f n (nu mber o f lines) is 1-127 (def ault = 66).
Gra phics P rinting Appendi x — C 67 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual User-Defined Characters To maint ain 6820 Printer graphic compat ibility, the PK80 Printer must al so supp ort user-d efined cha ract ers.
Gra phics P rinting Appendi x — C 68 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual The re maining byte s ( d1–d11 ) are th e data that compris es the dot image patter n of the defi ned character .
Gra phics P rinting Appendi x — C 69 PK80 Series 8 0-Column Prin ter User’s Manual ESC 7 — Cancel Printin g of Codes 128–159 This command is all owed for compatibil ity with the 6820 Printer but causes no action on the PK80 P r inter. Unlike the 6820 Printer, the default for t he PK8 0 Printe r is ESC 6 ,n o t ESC 7 .
Gra phics P rinting Appendi x — C 70 PK80 Se ries 80-Co lumn Printe r Use r’s Manual.
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If you have not bought Intermec PK80 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Intermec PK80 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Intermec PK80 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Intermec PK80 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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