Intermec PB40 User manual

Quick Start Guide

PB40

4-Inch Belt Printer

Equipped with a

Bluetooth

Qualified Module

by Socket

Communications

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Packing List

Checktoensurethatyoureceivetheseitems:

SIntermec

PB400B140 Printer (4-inch thermal belt printer

with Bluetooth* a qualified module by Socket Communica-

tions)

SOne roll of paper (in printer)

SBattery Pack (installed)

SCompliance Statement

SWarranty Card

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

E2003 by Intermec Technologies Corporation. All rights re-

served.

Common Accessories List

Cable Part Number

Data Cable (Hirose to RJ-45) 321-578-001

Power Adapters Part Number

U.S. AC Adapter, 12 volt DC 320-066-042

English AC Adapter, 12 volt DC 320-066-043

European AC Adapter, 12 volt DC 320-066-044

Australian AC Adapter, 12 volt DC 320-066-045

Cigarette Lighter Adapter, 12 volt 320-066-033

Supplies Part Number

Replacement Li-Ion 7.2V 1.35 mAh Battery 320-081-021

Thermal paper 130’/roll, 50/case 320-081-011

Cleaning Card 320-066-013

PB40 Printer Quick Start Guide

Getting Started

Charge indicator

Self-Test button

Battery packs

RJ-11 port

DC power jack

Papertearbar

Card reader

Read LED

Paper

release lever

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Before Using Your Printer For The First

Time

Remove the protective tab strips underneath the batteries. They

are placed there to keep your printer from discharging during

shipment.

1Push against the battery lock tab and lift the battery up be-

fore pulling on the protective tab strips. These tabs prevent

the battery contacts from touching and therefore, no charging

occurs.

2Ifyourprinterwon’tchargeafterremovingtheprotective

tabs, check for and remove any residue in the battery pin

area.

Battery lock tabs

(one on each side)

Center battery

support posts

Battery pack

Battery contact protective

tab strip (one for each pack)

Battery contact

protective tab strips (removed)

PB40 Printer Quick Start Guide

Charging the Lithium Ion Batteries

SThe printer battery charges in about three hours.

LED Battery Indicators

LED State of Charge Action

Solid Red In Progress Waiting for green LED

Green Complete Remove Charger

Slow Red Flashing Low Temperature or

battery is disconnected

Change environment or

connect battery

Fast Red Flashing High Temperature Change environment

Slow Red and Orange

Flashing

Low Voltage Wait for solid red

Fast Red and Orange

Flashing

High Voltage Wait for solid red

Slow Orange Flashing Timeout Restart charge

Fast Orange Flashing Internal Error Remove battery to pow-

er down completely and

reconnect. Or unplug

from charging source,

wait 15-20 seconds, and

reconnect.

Beep Indicator

Number of Beeps Indicates

One Printer has come out of sleep mode

Two Printer is out of paper

Three Battery is low

One long beep No program in printer, only boot code

Determining Current Battery Power

To determine the current charge on the battery pack, print out a

self-test by pressing and holding the red self-test button for four

seconds. If the battery is good, you will see the abbreviation for

the word “GOOD” next to the Battery voltage print out.

This printer has a built in low battery detector. When the print-

er’s battery voltage is low, the printer beeps three times, indicat-

ing a Low Battery Warning. This only happens if the printer is

awake.

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Paper Loading

Out of Paper

The PB40 Printer sounds two quick beeps when it runs out of

paper. If the printer is out of paper, the printer suspends opera-

tion until paper is present and the lever is down. The printer

continues to communicate with the mobile computer as long as

it does not “time out.” Once the printer restarts, it finishes the

rest of the print job from where it left off.

Removing Paper Core from your PB40 Printer

1Unsnap the latch and lift up the cover.

2Wrap your index finger around the empty paper core and pull

up. The paper rod will snap out.

3Remove the empty paper core and discard.

Paper Loading

Standard Paper

If you are using standard paper, you can load the paper auto-

matically or manually. Experiment to find out which method is

best for you.

Liner’ed Labels

If you are using liner’ed paper, it is best to use the manual paper

loading method.

Automatic Paper Loading

1Press the red self-test button to wake the printer.

2With the loose, clean edge of the paper coming from the bot-

tom of the roll, insert the edge of the paper between the roller

and the platen.

3Pushing the button again while the printer is awake causes

the mechanism to feed about one inch of paper.

4Insert the paper into the paper well with it resting on the pa-

per rod clips.

Manual Paper Loading

1Lift up the paper release lever. This takes the pressure off the

platen.Makesureyouhaveacleanedgeonthenewpaper

roll.

2Taketheedgeofthepaperandfoldit45degrees.

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3Insertthetipofthepaperbetweentherollerandtheplaten.

4Push on the paper until the tip is peeking out the other side.

(If it seems too tight to insert the tip, lift up the paper release

lever and turn the gear to advance the paper).

5Grab the tip and pull it through until the paper is straight.

6Push down the paper release lever and insert the paper into

the paper well with it resting in the paper rod clips.

7Press the red button while the printer is on and it will feed

paper. You will need about two inches of paper coming out of

the mechanism.

8Lower the cover while placing the extra paper though the tear

bar.

9Close Latch Cover and tear off extra paper.

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Printer Self-Test

Push the red button and hold for about four seconds to print a

self-test. Below is an explanation of the print-out.

Self-Test Print-out Explanation

Test Item Description

F/W Ver The internal software version (4.26 for printer, 1.09

or greater for card reader)

Timeout The seconds between printing and sleep mode.

Baud Rate The speed at which the printer receives data.

Parity Odd, Even, or None

Data Bits Matches with computer sending data to printer.

Handshake The way the printer handles flow control from host.

Burn Adj Amount of heat used to print on the thermal paper.

Beeper May be turned On or Off.

Batt Volt Current voltage of the battery pack.

Batt Temp Temperature of the battery.

Flash/RAM 1Mbor4MbFlash/1Mbor4MbRAM

Boot Version Boot sector firmware.

Prnhd Temp Temperature of print head (between 0 and 50 de-

grees).

Infrared Not available at this time.

Device Name Type of device (i.e. 4t for 4 inch thermal printer)

Device Nickname Shows user name for printer.

Available Fonts “LOC” shows whether a font is Resident (R) or

Downloaded (D). “CPI” shows characters per inch.

“DESCRIPTION” describes the font. “NAMES”

give the “Easy Print” name, the Line Printer name,

and the hexadecimal equivalent of that name.

Available Graphics “LOC” shows whether a font is Resident (R) or

Downloaded (D). “CPI” shows characters per inch.

“DESCRIPTION” describes the graphic.

“NAMES” give the “Easy Print” name, the Line

Printer name, and the hexadecimal equivalent of that

name.

PB40 Printer Quick Start Guide

Self-Test Print-out Explanation (continued)

DescriptionTest Item

Available Bar Codes All supported barcodes are displayed. “DE-

SCRIPTION” describes the graphic. “NAMES”

give the “Easy Print” name, the Line Printer name,

and the hexadecimal equivalent of that name.

Card Reader Option Shows the current Card Reader configuration.

Replacing The Battery

1Open the cover and push the battery lock tabs away while

lifting up the battery. The battery pack fits very tightly so it

takes some effort to remove them.

2Insert the new battery by putting the non contact area of the

battery in first towards the center.

3Push down on the battery near the battery lock tabs. Ensure

that the battery is completely seated and tab fits over the top

of the battery.

4Charge the new battery.

Battery lock tabs

(one on each side)

Center battery

support posts

Battery

packs

Using Your Printer with Serial Connection

1Attach the Mobile Computer to Printer cable.

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2As you use the printer the power comes from the battery in

the printer. When the printer battery runs down the printer

will not operate until the battery is recharged.

PB40 Printer using Wireless Printing

Serial/Wireless Mode

Your printer comes to you as a serial 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 print-

er. 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 serial modes.

Printer Self-Test

1Press the Paper Advance (red) button for at least five seconds

to run a Self-Test. Verify that the RF Module Power is On.

SThis means you will be holding it long enough to hear the

beep and complete a paper advance.

SThe self-test indicates the current state of your printer.

SVerify the current mode by reading the Power status line

from the printout.

Note: When shipping your printer via air freight,

turn the wireless printing mode off and set to serial

so that the radio is not enabled.

700 Mobile Computer Preparation

1On your mobile computer, tap the Bluetoothticon located

in the System tray on the Today screen.

2Select Advanced Features →Bluetooth Devices.

3From the Tools menu, select Device Discovery.Youarepre-

sented with a couple of screens detailing the device discovery

process.

4You are now presented with a screen allowing you to modify

the selection parameters. The default should work for your

needs.

5Click Next to proceed. A search for Bluetooth devices is per-

formed followed by a look-up of discovered device names.

The progress bars indicate the inquiry status.

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