Intermec 681, 682, 781T, 782 Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide

681/682/781T/782
40-Column

Printers

681/682 and 781T/782 Printer Quick Start Guide

Packing List

Check to ensure that you receive these items:

OR

IntermecR681 Printer

p/n 320-082-00x

IntermecR781T Printer

p/n 320-085-00x

IntermecR682 Printer

p/n 320-083-00x

OR

IntermecR782 Printer

p/n 320-084-00x
with card reader p/n 320-084-003

Compliance Statement

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Product Warranty Card

681/682 and 781T/782 Printer Quick Start Guide

Common Accessories Sold Separately

AC Wall Charger

p/n 851-060-002
Order power cord under
separate part number

Cigarette Lighter Charger

p/n 852-043-001

Mobile Computer to PrinterCable

p/n 226-469-001 (RJ-45 connector
on the printer end)
p/n 321-578-001 (RJ-11 connector
on the printer end)

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Getting Started

Here are the main components of the IntermecR681 and 682
printers.

Cover Latch

Charge LED (red charging;
green complete)

Paper Advance

Charger Jack

Printer Case Open

681/781T Printer Components

Terminal Holder

Computer Securing Tab

Ribbon (Dot Matrix)

Paper Advance

Charge LED (red charging;
green complete)

Computer to Printer Jack

Belt Clip (681)

Printer Case Closed

Charger Jack

682/782 Printer Components

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Charging the Lithium Ion Batteries

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The printer battery charges in about 3 hours.

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You can charge both the Mobile Computer and the Printer
battery at the same time using the AC or Cigarette Light­er Charger. The time to charge both batteries is about 8
hours.

Charger Jack

Connecting Charger to Printers

LED Battery Indicator

LED
Solid Red
Green
Red Flash slow Low temperature or

Red Flash fast
Red/Orange

slow
Red/Orange

fast
Orange flash

slow

State of Charge Action

In progress Waiting for green LED
Complete Remove charger

battery is
disconnected

High temperature Change environment
Low voltage Wait for solid red

High voltage Wait for solid red

Timeout Restart charge

s

Change environment or
connect battery

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Beep Indicators

Number of Beeps Indicates
One A) Printer has come out of sleep mode.

B) Using the 781T with wireless printing,
the radio when enabled but not put in use
for a while beeps every five minutes to let
you know it is enabled and also using
battery life.

Two Printer is out of paper.
Three
One long beep No program in printer, only boot code.

Battery is low.

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Using Your Printer

IntermecR681 or 781T Printer

1. Attach the Mobile Computer to Printer cable. RJ-11 cable
p/n 321-578-001, RJ-45 cable p/n 226-469-001

2. As you use the printer the p ower comes from the battery
in the printer. When the printer battery runs down the
printer will not operate until the battery is recharged.

Computer to Printer Jack

Mobile Computer to Printer Cable

AttachingComputer to Printer Cable

IntermecR682 or 782 Printer

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1. Slide the mobile computer into the computer holder on
your printer.

2. To remove computer from the printer, lift the computer up
slightly to clear the computer securing tab and pull out.

Inserting and Removing Computer

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Using the Card Reader

Slide the card down into the reader with the magnetic tape to
the right side. The magnetic card must meet the following ISO
standards: 7810 (physical characteristics) 7811 (recording tech­niques) and 7816 (smart card standards)

Using the Card Reader

Paper Changing

Installing new paper roll

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781T Printer using Wireless Printing

IrDA/Wireless Mode

Your printer comes to you as an IrDA mode printer. To switch
the mode to Wireless Printing it is necessary to toggle the mode
via the self-test function of the printer.

Performing the self-test indicates the current mode of the
printer. The mode displays on the ticket and an audible indica­tion sounds. Each time the self-test function is performed the
mode will toggle between wireless printing and IrDA modes.

781T Preparation

1. Prepare the 781T by holding down the red button for about
two seconds until you hear a short beep. This means the
printer is ready to go and will be discoverable.

Any time you press and hold the button until it beeps, you
will dump any active wireless printing sessions.

2. You are ready to print wireless transactions.

Printer Self-Test

1. Press the Paper Advance (red) button for at least five sec­onds to run a Self-Test. This means you will be holding it
long enough to hear the beep and complete a paper advance.
The s elf-test indicates the current state of your printer.
Verify the current mode by reading the Power status line
from the printout. When your printer is turned off, the ra­dio is undiscoverable and unconnectable.

2. When shipping your printer via air freight, turn the wire­less printing mode off and set to IRDA so that the radio is
not powered

Why Printer Beeps Every 5 Minutes When Unconnected

As part of the implementation of the serial port service, this
service refreshes itself every five minutes. That refresh sends a
message to the printer, which then wakes up and causes the
beep while resynchronizing with the serial port service. The
printer then goes back to sleep based on its timeout. The beep
can be turned off within the ’printer configuration utility’.

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700 Mobile Computer Preparation

1. On your mobile computer, tap the Bluetootht icon located
in the System tray on the Toda y screen.

2. Select Advanced Features>Bluetooth Devices.

3. From the Tools menu, select Device Discovery. You are
presented with a couple of screens detailing the device dis­covery process.

4. You are now presented with a screen allowing you to modify
the selection parameters. The default should work for your
needs.

5. Click Next to proceed. A search for Bluetooth devices is per­formed followed by a look-up of discovered device names.
The progress bars indicate the inquiry status.

6. A list of discovered devices displays.

If your remote wireless printer is discovered and presented in
the list, select the appropriate check box and click Next.

If your remote device is not displayed, ensure that the device
and its radio are switched ON. Click Next, then select Finish.

7. A progress bar appears indicating Service Directory is being
performed.

If the discovery is successful a screen with Successful discovery
displays. Click Finish. The remote device icon appears in the
Bluetooth Devices Folder. Verify that this device was discov­ered by looking at the properties (Device>Properties).

If the Services tab lists Portable Printer, the service was discov­ered correctly.

If it doesn’t, select the Update button on the Services tab to try
to rediscover the services available (sometimes it will take a
couple tries to correctly discover the services).

8. Click Next twice, all Wireless Printing devices within range
will be discovered and displayed. You may have to repeat
this step from time-to-time.

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9. The Bluetooth Serial Port service is necessary for the
virtual COM port to work. Choose COM6 in your applica­tion to use the Wireless Printing device you selected. Verify
that this service was discovered by looking at the properties
for this printer (Device>Properties).

10. Verify that your Wireless Printing device is set as your “fa­vorite” device. In the Bluetooth Devices Folder, select
Tools>My Favorite.IntheFavorites screen, ensure your
printer shows as My Favorite Device.

*Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A.

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Battery Pack Removal

Ensure that you have your ESD wrist strap connected
to the ESD static free mat before placing your printer
on the mat and begin removing the battery pack.

1. Remove the four screws securing the printer mechanism.

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Screws (4)
(two on each side)

681/781 Printers

Screws (4)
(two on each side)

682/782 Printers

2. Lift the printer mechanism out of the case. One way to do
this is to turn the printer case on its side and gently tap
the bottom of the case to remove the board assembly. Be
careful not to pull on the cluster of black wires running
from the inside of the printer case to the printer mecha­nism assembly.

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3. Set the printer assembly down to view the underside of
printer mechanism and battery compartment.

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Printer assembly
wire cluster

Battery pack
compartment

Battery pack
cable

4. Remove the four screws securing the battery cover. Avoid
contact with the printer control board unless the board is
grounded.

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Battery cover screws

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5. Gently disconnect the keyed battery pack connector (with
the black and red wires) from the board assembly. You
may find that you have to wiggle the connector a bit to
remove it from the connector.

Underside of battery
compartment

5b

Keyed battery
pack cable

5a

Keyed battery
pack connector

6. Once the cover is removed gently tap the cover in your
hand or lift up on one of the battery retaining foam strips
to separate the battery pack from the cover.

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Battery retaining
foam strips

Battery pack

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7. Insert the new battery pack into the battery cover.

8. Reinstall the battery cover.

9. Reconnect the keyed battery cable. Routing the battery
pack wires is very important.

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The wires must not be pinched or crimped when reinsert­ing the printer mechanism into the printer case.

10. Reposition the battery pack assembly on the printer
mechanism.

11. Replace the four screws to secure the battery pack cover
to the printer mechanism. Install the screws enough so
they are fully seated but not any further or you will strip
the screw holes in the printer case.

12. Carefully seat the printer in the case, you do not want to
pinch the wires between the printer mechanism and the
case.

13. Replace the four screws securing the printer mechanism
to the printer case.

14. Charge the battery 2--3 hours using your AC adapter or
cigarette lighter adapter.

15. Properly dispose of the used battery pack.

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General Specifications

Temperatures

Operating: Thermal --20 to +50° C (--4 to 122° F)

781T 0 to +40° C (32 to +104° F)
Dot Matrix 0 to +50° C (32 to 122° F)

Storage: Thermal --30 to +65° C (--22 to +149° F)

Dot Matrix --30 to +65° C (--22 to +149° F)

Wireless Printing Radio Option:

Operating: 0 to +40° C (32 to +104° F)

Continuous Operation off charge: Thermal (over 8 hours) Dot
Matrix (over 4 hours)

Charging: 2--3 hours quick charge using AC adapter or ciga­rette lighter adapter

Corporate Headquarters

6001 36th Avenue West
Everett, Washington 98203

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www.intermec.com

681/682/781T/782 40-Column Printers Quick Start Guide-November, 2002

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