Intermec EasyCoder 201II, EasyCoder 401, EasyCoder 501S, EasyCoder 601, Shell 4.01 Standard Startup Manual

Intermec Shell 4.01

Standard

P/N 1-960372-02
Edition 3
September 1998

Startup Manual

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CONTENTS

Introduction Contents.................................................................................. 1

Copyrights and Trademarks..................................................... 2

Startup Files ............................................................................ 3

Using the Print Key and Headlift Handle ................................. 4

Using Intermec Shell Starting Up with Intermec Shell ............................................... 5

Options in Intermec Shell ........................................................ 6

Overview ................................................................................ 9

Setup Mode Step-by-Step Instructions....................................................... 10

Setup Overview..................................................................... 13

Terminal Setup Starting Terminal Setup ......................................................... 14

Solving Communication Problems ........................................ 14

Using Terminal Setup ............................................................ 15

Selecting an Application........................................................ 16

Changing the Setup ............................................................... 17

Exiting Terminal Setup.......................................................... 18

Setup Parameters................................................................... 19

Line Analyzer Description............................................................................ 20

Intermec Shell 4.01 Standard
Startup Manual
Edition 3, September 1998
Part No. 1-960372-02

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Information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment
on the part of Intermec Printer AB.
© Copyright Intermec PTC AB, 1998. All rights reserved. Published in Sweden.

EasyCoder, Fingerprint, and LabelShop are registered trademarks of Intermec Technologies Corp.
Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corp.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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Intermec Shell is a so called startup program (also called “autoexec­file”), i.e. a program that automatically starts running when the
printer is turned on. Intermec Shell helps the operator to choose
between a number of standard or custom-made application pro­grams and to start certain useful facilities, as listed below.

Application Programs

• LabelShop (WYSIWYG label design program)

• Windows Driver (for printing from Windows programs)

• Fingerprint (for writing your own programs)

• Direct Protocol (easy-to-use slave protocol)

• Line Analyzer (prints all characters received by printer)

• Other application programs in the printer's memory

Other Facilities

• Terminal Setup (remote setup and Shell control)

• Setup Mode (manual setup w. limited options)

• Print Setup (printing setup on label)

• Testfeed (formfeed + auto-adjust of the LSS)

• Test Label (printing of test labels)

• Ser-Com Reset (resetting communication to default )

• Clear RAM Memory (erasing the printer's RAM memory)

• Reboot (restarting the printer)
There can be one startup file stored in each of the following parts of

the printer's memory: RAM, ROM, and memory cards. If there are
startup files stored in more than one place, they will be used with the
following priority:

1. Dos-formatted memory cards (SRAM).

2. Printer's RAM memory.

3. Non DOS-formatted memory cards (SRAM or OTPROM).

4. Printer's ROM memory, e.g. the configuration EPROM's.

This implies that if you e.g. have Intermec Shell stored in the
printer's configuration EPROM's and insert a memory card with
another startup file before you turn on the printer, the startup file
of the memory card will be used.

INTRODUCTION

Startup Files

EPROM = Erasable Programmable

Read-Only Memory

OTPROM = One-Time

Programmable Read-

Only Memory
RAM = Random Access Memory
ROM = Read-Only Memory
SRAM = Static Random Access

Memory

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Load

Print

UP

DOWN

Using the Print Key and
Headlift Handle

INTRODUCTION, cont'd.

In EasyCoder printers without keyboard, the Print key has been
given dual functions in Intermec Shell by combining it with the
printhead lift handle. This is used for navigating between the menus
in Intermec Shell and for selecting various options.

EasyCoder 401, 401 LinerLess, 501S and 601S

EasyCoder 201 IIS

Headlift Handle

Headlift Handle

Print Key

Print Key

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USING INTERMEC SHELL

Starting Up with Intermec
Shell

A few seconds after you have turned on the power to the printer, the
countdown menu of the Intermec Shell program will be displayed:

PRINT=SHELL
5 sec. v.4.01

Now you have 5 seconds to enter Intermec Shell by pressing the
<Print> key with the printhead lowered (the printhead should
always be lowered at startup).

Provided you have a working two-way communication with a
terminal program in a host computer, you may – as an alternative
– enter the Terminal Setup by transmitting “TTT” or “ttt” to the
printer. The Terminal Setup is described in a separate chapter later
on.

The lower line keeps you informed how much time you have left.
Should the time run out before you have taken any action to enter
Intermec Shell or the Terminal Setup, the last selected application
in Intermec Shell will be opened. This implies that if you use the
same application all the time, you will only need to turn on the
power, once the application has been selected.

If no other application has been selected yet, the default choice will
be displayed when the countdown is completed, e.g.:

FINGERPRINT

6.13

This message means that you have entered the immediate mode of

Intermec Fingerprint with "uart1:" selected as std I/O channel (see
Intermec Fingerprint 6.13 manuals).

If you want to enter another application, just turn off and on the
power and enter Intermec Shell before the countdown is completed.

If you enter the Intermec Shell from the countdown menus (Head
Down/Press Print), the Select Application menu will be displayed:

SHELL
SEL. APPLICATION

In this menu, you can choose between three options:

• Go to a stack of menus, where you can select an application

program, by pressing < Print > without lifting the printhead.

• Go to the Facilities part of Intermec Shell by lifting the printhead

and pressing < Print >.

• Start the Terminal Setup program by transmitting “TTT” or “ttt”

from the host.

Continued!

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Options in Intermec Shell

Continued!

USING INTERMEC SHELL, cont'd.

1

/. A prerequisite is that the program is

provided with the extension “.PRG”.
However, some original Intermec utility
programs are excluded from the list:
ERRHAND.PRG
ERRH910.PRG
FILELIST.PRG
MKAUTO.PRG
TEST910.PRG

In Intermec Shell, the options are presented in stacks of menus,
organized as infinite loops, where you can move around and select
the desired option, as illustrated by the diagram at the end of this
chapter.

Select Application

The Select application option allows you to enter a stack of menus
showing the different application programs in the printer's memory1.

Note that after having selected an application, you must wait for
the printer to restart and perform the 5 seconds countdown before
the selected application is opened.

• Current appl. starts the last selected application (by default

Intermec Fingerprint with "uart1:" selected as std I/O channel).

• LabelShop selects the standard serial interface "uart1:" as standard

IN/OUT channel and sets up the printer for the various Intermec
LabelShop label design program, which you can run on a personal
computer.

Refer to the manuals for the various versions of Intermec
LabelShop.

• Windows Driver selects the optional parallel interface

"centronics:" as standard IN/OUT channel and sets up the printer
for the Intermec Windows Drivers, which you can use on a
personal computer to produce printouts from almost any standard
program run under various versions of Microsoft Windows, e.g.
word processors, spreadsheet programs, drawing programs etc.

• Fingerprint is used to create or modify programs written in the

Intermec Fingerprint programming language. This option requires
that you also select a standard IN/OUT channel, i.e. the channel
you want to use for communication between the printer and the
computer or terminal on which you will write your program.
Normally, select "uart1:" (default). For programming, do not use
the parallel "centronics:" channel (one-way communication only).

Refer to the Intermec Fingerprint 6.13 Reference Manual and the
Intermec Fingerprint 6.13 Programmer's Guide.

• Direct Protocol is an easy-to-use printer protocol for downloading

label layouts and variable input data to a printer from a host
computer. This option requires that you also select a standard IN/
OUT channel, i.e. the channel you want to use for communication
between the printer and the computer or terminal. Normally,
select "uart1:" (default).

Refer to the Intermec Direct Protocol 6.13 Programmer's Guide.

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Continued!

USING INTERMEC SHELL, cont'd.

Options in Intermec Shell,
cont'd.

• Line Analyzer is an Intermec Fingerprint programs that captures

all characters received by the printer on a specified communication
channel and prints them on labels.

Refer to the chapter “Line Analyzer” later in this manual.

• Other Application Programs

If the printer contains any other application programs – standard
or custom-made – these will presented as additional options.

When you have selected an application, the printer beeps and the
error lamps comes on. Then the display goes blank as the printer is
restarted. After a short moment, the printer starts up and the
Intermec Shell countdown menus are shown again. You can either
enter Intermec Shell or ignore the countdown menus and just wait
5 seconds for the selected application to be started.

As long as you do not select another application in Intermec Shell,
the same application will be automatically selected at each power­up, unless you enter Intermec Shell in the countdown menus.

As an alternative to selecting an application, you can step through
a number of useful facilities:

Setup Mode

The Setup Mode allows you to adjust the Label Stop Sensor (LSS)
and to read the printer's present setup in its display window. For
information on the various setup parameters, please refer to the
Technical Manual for the printer model in question. The Setup
Mode is further described in a separate chapter later on.

Print Setup

The Print Setup option allows you to produce a printout of the
printer's current setup values.

Testfeed

The Testfeed option allows you to feed out one label, ticket, tag or
piece of strip while the printer auto-adjusts its paper feed and label
stop sensor or black mark sensor. It is recommended to perform at
least two Testfeed operations.

Test Label

The Test Label option allows you to print a series of four test labels
in order to test the printout quality and printhead alignment. The
labels are presented in an infinite loop, so you can print the series
over and over again.

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USING INTERMEC SHELL, cont'd.

Ser-Com Reset

The Ser-Com Reset option allows you to reset the serial communi-
cation setup parameters for all serial communication channels to
their respective default values:

Clear RAM Memory

The Intermec Windows Drivers require a certain amount of free
memory space in the printer, depending on the size of the print
image. The Clear RAM Memory option is used to erase most of the
printer's RAM memory in order to provide such memory space, if
necessary. Only use the Clear Memory option when you experience
problems with printing via any of the drivers and when you are sure
that you do not have any irreplaceable files in the RAM memory!

Reboot

The Reboot option has the same effect as turning off and on the
power to the printer. To exit Intermec Shell without having selected
any application program, use Reboot or restart the printer. Then
wait for the 5 seconds countdown without taking any action, and the
last selected application will be opened.

Options in Intermec Shell,
cont'd.

Continued!

Default Communication Setup:

Baudrate: 9600
Parity: none
Char. length: 7 bits
Stopbits: 2
Flow control: XON/XOFF to/from host
New line: CR/LF

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USING INTERMEC SHELL, cont'd.

ARE YOU SURE ?
Y=H DOWN/ N=H UP

RAM MEMORY
CLEARED

HD/PP HD/PP HD/PP

HU/PP

ARE YOU SURE ?
Y=H DOWN/ N=H UP

SER-COM RESET
PERFORMED

Enter

SHELL
SER-COM RESET

SHELL
CLEAR RAM MEMORY

SHELL
REBOOT

Exit Shell and enter last selected application!

STD I/O CHANNEL
UART1

STD I/O CHANNEL
UART2

STD I/O CHANNEL
UART3

STD I/O CHANNEL
CENTRONICS

LSS ADJUST

CONTRAST
5

SEL. APPLICATION

optional applic.

SEL. APPLICATION
Fingerprint 6.13

SHELL
SETUP

See Technical
Manual

SEL. APPLICATION
WINDOWS DRIVER

PRINT=SHELL
5 sec. v.4.01

PRINT=SHELL
4 sec. v.4.01

PRINT=SHELL
3 sec. v.4.01

PRINT=SHELL
2 sec. v.4.01

PRINT=SHELL
1 sec. v.4.01

Last selected

application is started

Default:

Intermec Fingerprint

w. std I/O= "uart1:"

Last selected application is started

No action taken

POWER ON

Printhead Up/

Press Print key:

Proceed to next menu

Legend:

SHELL
SEL. APPLICATION

SEL. APPLICATION
Direct Protocol

SEL. APPLICATION

optional applic.

SEL.APPL rom:
LINE_ALY.PRG

HU/PP: SET
HD/PP: VIEW

Intermec Shell 4.01 Standard

SEL. APPLICATION
LABELSHOP

Enter Terminal Setup

by transmitting T T T

to printer, when menus

marked with grey

are displayed!

HU/PP

Printhead Down/

Press Print key:

Accept displayed

option and proceed

HD/PP

SHELL
TEST LABEL

SHELL
TESTFEED

Perform a Testfeed, i.e. feed out a blank copy and
autoadjust the label stop sensor.

Print a series of test labels in a loop.
Press Print for each new label.

Print a list of current setup values.

Resets comm. setup
to default values on
all serial channels.

Clears printer's
RAM memory.

SHELL
PRINT SETUP

HD/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP HD/PP HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

SEL. APPLICATION
CURRENT APPL.

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

HU/PP

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Continued!

The Setup Mode can only be used to manually change the adjust­ment of the label stop sensor/black mark sensor, to read the present
setup values. To change any other setup parameters, use the
Terminal Setup in Intermec Shell or a setup file (see SETUP
statement in the Intermec Fingerprint 6.13 Reference Manual).

• Turn on the power. After a few seconds, the display shows:

PRINT=SHELL
X sec. v.4.01

• Press <Print> with the printhead down. The display shows:

SHELL
SEL. APPLICATION

• Lift the printhead and press <Print>. The display shows:

SHELL
SETUP

• With the printhead down, press <Print>:

HU/PP: SET
HD/PP: VIEW

There are two alternative ways to go on:

- Pressing <Print> with the printhead lowered lets you view the

current values of all setup parameters.

- Pressing <Print> with the printhead lifted allows you to

change the LSS setup.

• Lift the printhead and press <Print>. The display shows:

LSS ADJUST

• Keep the printhead lifted and press <Print> again. The display

changes to show the LSS indicator menu, e.g.:

LABEL <103> GAP

■

• Often it will suffice just to perform a couple of TESTFEED
operations, which allows the printer to auto-adjust itself. Without
pressing <Print>, lower and lift the printhead. A blank label (or
the equivalent) will be fed out. When the paper feed operates as
expected, you can exit the LSS adjustment by lowering the
printhead and pressing <Print>, which will take you to the part
of the program where you can check all other setup parameters.

SETUP MODE

Step-by-Step Instructions

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Continued!

• If you cannot make the paper feed operate properly by means of
TESTFEEDs, you will have to adjust the LSS as described below.

• Before the LSS is adjusted, the printer must be set up for the type
of paper web you intend to use, i.e. “Label (w gaps)”, “Ticket (w
mark)”, “Ticket (w gaps)”, “Fix length strip”, or “Var. length
strip”. “Tickets (w mark)” is not available in all models.

• Label (w gaps):
Put a piece of paper with backing paper into the sensor. The cursor
should appear at the left side of the menu:

LABEL <103> GAP

■

Put a piece of backing paper without any label into the sensor. The
cursor should move to the centre of the menu:

LABEL <103> GAP

■

Finally remove all paper web from the sensor. The cursor should
move to the right side of the menu:

LABEL <103> GAP

■

• Ticket (w mark), certain models only:
Put the paper into the sensor so there is no black mark close to the
LSS. The cursor should appear at the right side of the menu:

MARK <103>TICKET

■

Move the paper so the black mark becomes situated between the
two parts of the sensor. The cursor should move to the left side of
the menu (the same applies when no paper is fitted):

MARK <103>TICKET

■

• Ticket (w gaps), Fix Length Strip and Var. Length Strip:
Put the paper into the sensor, making sure there is no gap close to
the LSS. The cursor should appear at the left side of the menu:

LABEL <103> GAP

■

In case of tickets, move the paper so the gap becomes situated
above the sensor. In case of strip, remove the paper completely.
In both cases, the cursor should move to the left side of the menu:

LABEL <103> GAP

■

Step-by-Step Instructions,
cont'd.

SETUP MODE, cont'd.

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• If the cursor does not behave as described, the LSS must be
adjusted.

• The value in the centre of the upper line shows the level of the LSS.
Select another level by pressing <Print> with the printhead
lifted.

EasyCoder 201 IIS:

Each time you press <Print>, the level will increase one step in

a loop of four levels (000-001-002-003-000-001-002-003-000....).

EasyCoder 401, 401 Linerless, 501S and 601S:

Each time you press <Print>, the level will increase 8 steps in a

loop between 0 and 127 (0-7-15-23-31-........-119-127-0–7....).

Keep trying until you find a level, that places the cursor as
described.

• When the adjustment looks right, lower and lift the printhead.
This will produce a TESTFEED, i.e. it will allow the printer feed
out one label, ticket, tag or piece of strip in order to adjust itself and
to allow you to check that the paper feed works correctly. At least
two TESTFEEDs should be produced before you go on.

• If you cannot make the LSS work correctly by following the
instructions above, you may – as a last resort – need to adjust the
potentiometer on the CPU board, see the Technical Manual of the
printer model in question.

• Try different combinations of potentiometer settings and LSS
levels until the cursor is positioned correctly.

• When you are satisfied that the LSS is set up correctly, lower the
printhead and press <Print>. That will set the LSS and take you
to the part of the Setup Mode, where you can view all setup
parameters, that is just as if you had entered the Setup Mode with
the printhead lowered:

CONTRAST
5

• Now you can check all current setup values (except the LSS
adjustment and the printhead resistance), one after the other, by
pressing <Print> with the printhead lowered. The parameters
are organized in a loop so you can step through them over and over
again (see the overview on next page).

If you want to change any of these setup parameters, you must
use a setup file (see SETUP statement in the Intermec Fingerprint

6.13 Reference Manual) or use the Terminal Setup in Intermec
Shell.

• To leave, lift the printhead and press <Print>. This will take you
back to the Intermec Shell program.

Step-by-Step Instructions,
cont'd.

SETUP MODE, cont'd.

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SETUP MODE, cont'd.

SHELL
SETUP

HU/PP: SET
HD/PP: VIEW

HU/PP

LSS ADJUST LABEL <103> GAP

■

TESTFEED

TESTFEED

HD + HU

HD + HU

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP

HU/PP to change level
(000-001-002-003-000-001-002-003-000 ...
or

0-7-15-23-31-39-47-55.....-119-127-0-7...)

UART1,BAUDRATE
9600

UART1,PARITY
NONE

UART1,CHAR-LEN
7

UART1,STOPBITS
2

UART1,RTS/CTS
DISABLE

UART1,ENQ/ACK
DISABLE

U1,XO,FROM HOST
ENABLE

U1,XO,TO HOST
ENABLE

CONTRAST
5

UART1,NEW LINE
CR/LF

XSTART
0

WIDTH
832

LENGTH
1200

MEDIA TYPE
LABEL (w GAPS)

PAPER TYPE
Intermec HP 20

STOPADJ
0

START ADJ
0

REC BUF UART1
300

TRANS BUF UART1
300

PERFORMANCE
NORMAL

IMAGE BUFF SIZE
48

HD/PP

HD/PP

HU/PP

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

➜

Menus in this example show default setup
for an EasyCoder 501 with an 8 dots/mm printhead.

Legend:
HU/PP= Press Print with Printhead Up
HD/PP = Press Print with Printhead Down
HD = Lower Printhead
HU = Lift Printhead

HU/PP

Setup Overview

HD/PP

➜

HD/PP

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TERMINAL SETUP

The Terminal Setup program in Intermec Shell allows the operator
to control the whole Intermec Shell program remotely from a host
computer or terminal and also to read and change the printer's setup.
Obvious prerequisite are that there must be a working two-way
(serial) communication between printer and host, and that the host
runs a suitable communication program (e.g. MS Windows Termi-
nal) that can transmit and receive data in ASCII format, i.e.
printable characters.

You can enter Terminal Setup by transmitting three uppercase or
lowercase T characters (TTT or ttt) while the printer either shows
the Intermec Shell countdown menus or the Select Application
menu.

If this does not work, the communication protocols of the printer
and the host probably do not match, or there is some other
communication error, e.g. a defect communication cable, wrong
port selected on the host, or cable connected to some other port than
"uart1:" on the printer1.

You can check the printer's communication setup by entering
Intermec Shell and go to the “Facilities” part. There, you will find
a number of options that allow you to read or change the commu­nication setup of the printer:

• Setup
This option allows you to read the communication setup.

• Print Setup
Here you can print the current setup on one or more labels.

• Ser-Com Reset
This option allows you to reset the communication parameters for
all serial communication channels on the printer to default values.

After having read the present communication setup for "uart1:" on
the printer, change the communication setup of the host according
to the printer's setup.

If this for some reason is impossible, reset the printer's serial
communication setup to default by means of the “Ser-Com Reset”
option, then change the setup of the host accordingly.

Once printer and host has been set up with the same communication
parameters, go to the “Select Application” menu and use the triple
T (TTT/ttt) to start Terminal Setup. There you can change the
printer's setup to the desired protocol. Turn off the printer, change
the setup of the host to the desired protocol, and start up the printer
again. Now the communication should work.

1

/. By default, "uart1:" is standard IN/
OUT channel and should be used for
communication between printer and host,
e.g. for running Terminal Setup or for
programming. However, other ports could
be appointed standard IN and/or OUT
channel by means of the statement
SETSTDIO. Refer to the Intermec Finger­print manuals for further information.

Starting Terminal Setup

Solving Communication
Problems

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TERMINAL SETUP, cont'd.

Using Terminal Setup

The Terminal Setup program is self-instructing by means of prompts.
You can move around in Intermec Shell in the same manner as when
you control Intermec Shell manually by means of the printer's
display, <Print> key and Headlift.

The Setup part of Terminal Setup follows the same structure as
setup files, see later in this chapter. Comprehensive explanations of
the various setup parameters can be found in the Technical Manual
for the printer model in question.

When you transmit the triple T (TTT/ttt) to the printer, the following
message will appear on printer's display:

SETUP FROM
TERMINAL

On the screen of the host, another message will appear:

-----------------------------------------------

Welcome to SHELL v.4.01 in terminal mode

----------------------------------------------­Answer Y <CR> for Yes, <CR> for No.

---------------­SHELL
SEL. APPLICATION

---------------­(Y / N):

From here on, you can move around in Intermec Shell according to
the diagram in the chapter “Using Intermec Shell” by answering Y
(=Yes) or N (=No) to the prompts that successively appear on the
screen.

Note that the program also accepts the corresponding lowercase
characters, e.g. y and n.

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TERMINAL SETUP, cont'd.

This example shows how you for example can select the Intermec
Fingerprint application:

---------------­SHELL
SEL. APPLICATION

---------------­(Y / N):Y

---------------­SEL. APPLICATION
CURRENT APPL.

---------------­(Y / N):N

---------------­SEL. APPLICATION
LABELSHOP

---------------­(Y / N):N

---------------­SEL. APPLICATION
WINDOWS DRIVER

---------------­((Y / N):N

---------------­SEL. APPLICATION
Fingerprint 6.13

---------------­(Y / N):Y

---------------­STD I/O CHANNEL
UART1

---------------­(Y / N):Y

When you have answered the final prompt, the printer will exit
Terminal Setup, reboot and start the selected application.

Selecting an Application

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If you want to set up the printer or use any other of the facilities, you
should answer N (=No) to the “Select Application” prompt. The
following example illustrates how to change the printer's commu­nication setup from 19,200 baud to 9,600 baud:

---------------­SHELL
SEL. APPLICATION

---------------­(Y / N):N

---------------­SHELL
SETUP

---------------­(Y / N):Y

---------------­SETUP FROM
TERMINAL

---------------­Reading printer setup, please wait.

If no change, press ENTER
To end terminal setup: enter QUIT (Q), or QUIT and SAVE (S)

CONTRAST,5
New value: (0-10) :

UART1,BAUDRATE,19200
New value: (1:300 2:600 3:1200 4:2400 5:4800 6:9600 7:19200) :6

Comment: You must specify the baudrate by a digit (1–7) according
to the displayed list of options and then press enter.

UART1,PARITY,NONE
New value: (1:NONE 2:EVEN 3:ODD 4:MARK 5:SPACE) :S

Comment: Enter Q to quit without saving, or S to save the new setup
and quit the Terminal Setup.

Are you sure? (Y / N):Y

Comment: As a safety measure, you must acknowledge your
command.

xf~xxff`xx~f`ffffffffffffffffffffxxxf`ff`ffffffffffffffffffffffffxx~fx

Comment: Since you have changed the communication para­meters, the messages from the printer will become garbled. Reset
the communication setup in your terminal program according to
the printer's setup and press Enter.

Changing the Setup

TERMINAL SETUP, cont'd.

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Exiting Terminal Setup

TERMINAL SETUP, cont'd.

To exit the Terminal Setup program, e.g. after having changed the
setup, you must select the Reboot option after having stepped
through all the facility options, as illustrated below:

---------------­SHELL
PRINT SETUP

---------------­(Y / N):N

---------------­SHELL
TESTFEED

---------------­(Y / N):N

---------------­SHELL
TEST LABEL

---------------­(Y / N):N

---------------­SHELL
SER-COM RESET

---------------­(Y / N):N

---------------­SHELL
CLEAR RAM MEMORY

---------------­(Y / N):N

---------------­SHELL
REBOOT

---------------­(Y / N):Y

If you answer N (=No) here, you will return to the “Select
Application” option, but if you answer Y (=Yes) the printer will

start up again and begin the Intermec Shell countdown. Then you
can enter Terminal Setup once more by transmitting a triple T, enter
the Intermec Shell manually by pressing the <Print> key with the
printhead down, or return to the last selected application by waiting
for the countdown to be completed without taking any action.

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TERMINAL SETUP, cont'd.

Setup Parameters

The displayed values refer to the default
setup of an Intermec EasyCoder 501 with
one communication port and 8 dots/mm
print-head density.

---------------­SETUP FROM
TERMINAL

---------------­Reading printer setup, please wait.
If no change, press ENTER
To end terminal setup: enter QUIT (Q), or QUIT and SAVE (S)

CONTRAST,5
New value: (0-10) :

UART1,BAUDRATE,9600
New value: (1:300 2:600 3:1200 4:2400 5:4800 6:9600 7:19200) :

UART1,PARITY,NONE
New value: (1:NONE 2:EVEN 3:ODD 4:MARK 5:SPACE) :

UART1,CHAR LENGTH,7
New value: (1:7 2:8) :

UART1,STOPBITS,2
New value: (1:1 2:2) :

UART1,FLOWCONTROL,RTS/CTS,DISABLE
New value: (1:ENABLE 2:DISABLE) :

UART1,FLOWCONTROL,ENQ/ACK,DISABLE
New value: (1:ENABLE 2:DISABLE) :

UART1,FLOWCONTROL,XON/XOFF,DATA FROM HOST,ENABLE
New value: (1:ENABLE 2:DISABLE) :

UART1,FLOWCONTROL,XON/XOFF,DATA TO HOST,ENABLE
New value: (1:ENABLE 2:DISABLE) :

UART1,NEW LINE,CR/LF
New value: (1:CR/LF 2:LF 3:CR) :

DETECTION,LSS ADJUST,80
New value: (0-127) Press F <CR> for testfeed. Press <CR> when OK :

DETECTION,FEEDADJ,STARTADJ,0
New value: (-9999 thru +9999) :

DETECTION,FEEDADJ,STOPADJ,0
New value: (-9999 thru +9999) :

MEDIA SIZE,XSTART,0
New value: (0-999) :

MEDIA SIZE,WIDTH,832
New value: (0-9999) :

MEDIA SIZE,LENGTH,1200
New value: (0-9999) :

MEDIA TYPE,LABEL (w GAPS)
New value: (1:LABEL (w GAPS) 2:TICKET (w MARK) 3:TICKET (w GAPS))
(4:FIX LENGTH STRIP 5:VAR LENGTH STRIP) :

PRINT DEFS,HEAD RESIST,519
New value: measured

PRINT DEFS,PAPER TYPE,UBI HP 20
New value:

0:RICOH 130LAB/LAM 1:KANZAKI 86S 2:UBI DT 110++ 3:UBI DT 110+
4:UBI DT 110 5:UBI DT 120 6:UBI GP 10 7:UBI GP 11
8:UBI HP 20 9:UBI HP 21 10:UBI HR 31 11:UBI HR 30

Select paper type, (0-11):
PRINT DEFS,NEW SUPPLIES

New value:
PERFORMANCE,NORMAL

New value: (1:NORMAL 2:HIGH 3:ULTRA HIGH) :
MEMORY ALLOC,IMAGE BUFF SIZE,48

New value: (0-9999) :
MEMORY ALLOC,REC BUF UART1,300

New value: (0-99999) :
MEMORY ALLOC,TRANS BUF UART1,300

New value: (0-99999) :
End of setup, enter QUIT (Q), or QUIT and SAVE (S)

Note:
After you have pressed CR, a series of additional
prompts will appear where you can adjust the LSS
following the same principles as described in the
chapter “Setup Mode”.

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LINE ANAL YZER

The Line Analyzer (LINE–ALY.PRG) is a program written in the
Intermec Fingerprint programming language and intended to help

solving possible communication problems. As the name implies,
the Line Analyzer captures all incoming characters on a specified
communication channel and prints them on one or several labels.

Printable characters are printed in black-on-white, whereas control
characters and space characters (ASCII 00–32 dec) are printed in
white on a black background.

While the printer is receiving data, the “Ready” control lamp blinks.
There is a 0.5 sec timeout. If no more character has been received
after 0.5 seconds, the program considers the transmission termi­nated and prints out a label.

As long as a continuous string of characters is being received, the
program wraps the lines until the label is full and then starts to print
another label. At the bottom of each label, the following informa­tion is printed:

• Page number

• Number of characters printed on the label

• Total of characters received so far
If the whole label is not filled, before the printer starts printing

another one, the image buffer is too small. We recommend to
increase the image buffer before starting the Line Analyzer.

The Line Analyzer is displayed as the option “LINE_ALY.PRG"
under the “SEL. APPLICATION” menu. After the Line Analyzer
has been selected and the printer has started up again, the printer
feeds out two labels and the following menu is displayed:

Line Analyzer
Sel.port(1-4) 1

The communication port are numbered as follows:
1 = "uart1:"
2 = "uart2:"
3 = "uart3:"
4 = "centronics:"

You can scroll between the ports, which are organized as a

continuous loop (1-2-3-4-1....) by pressing the <Print> key with the

printhead lifted. If the printer is not fitted with a port, an error
message appears in the display:

Line Analyzer
Error:56

Go on pressing the <Print> key until the number of the desired port
is displayed, then lower the printhead.

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