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UBI EasyCoder 401 – Technical Manual SETTING UP EASYCODER 401 Different Methods The EasyCoder 401 is intended for applications, where the printing will be controlled from a host computer and very little action is required by the operator. Accordingly, there is only one key available on the membrane keyboard on this type of printer. The method of changing the setup depends on whether the printer is fitted with some kind of startup file, a subject that was more thoroughly discussed in the chapter Starting Up earlier in this manual, to which the alphabetic references below refer. A. EasyCoder 401 with UBI Shell: • You can change any setup parameter via the Terminal Setup option in UBI Shell. • You can change the LSS setup via the Setup option of UBI Shell. • As an alternative, you can also change the setup by means of a setup file or setup string, see SETUP in the UBI Fingerprint Reference Manual or in the UBI Direct Protocol Programmer's Guide. B. EasyCoder 401 with no startup file installed: • An EasyCoder 501 without any startup file can only be set up by means of setup files or setup strings, see SETUP in the UBI Fingerprint Reference Manual or in the UBI Direct Protocol Programmer's Guide. C. EasyCoder 401 with a custom-made application program: • Normally, necessary provisions for changing the setup should be provided by the program by means of setup files or setup strings, see SETUP in the UBI Fingerprint Reference Manual or in the UBI Direct Protocol Programmer's Guide. 24
UBI EasyCoder 401 – Technical Manual PRINTING PRINCIPLES General Information Direct Thermal Printing Thermal Transfer Printing The printing is produced by the thermal printhead, which consists of a line of very small, closely spaced resistors on a ceramic tile fitted across the paper web. When a current is led through the resistors, commonly called “dots,” these will be heated very quickly. The heating is controlled by a powerful 32-bit microprocessor. When the current is shut off, the dots cool down just as fast. As the paper is fed past the dots, the hot dots will produce a number of black spots in the direct thermal paper, or on the receiving face material via the thermal transfer ribbon. The spots can be combined into patterns, which make up letters, bar codes or images. The direct thermal printing method requires a special paper coated with a thin layer of heat-sensitive chemicals. As the paper is fed past the dots, the heat from the dots will make the chemicals react, producing a dark salt, which makes up the imprint under each dot. The thermal transfer printing method requires that the printer is fitted with a special mechanism in which a special “ink”-coated transfer ribbon is fed between the printhead and the receiving face material, usually plain paper. When the ribbon is heated by the dots on the printhead, the “ink” melts and sticks to the receiving face material (e.g. paper), where the ink immediately becomes solid again, producing a black spot. In fact, the “ink” is a mixture of colour pigment and wax or resin that melts at temperatures well above room temperature. Thus, a transfer ribbon will not smudge the fingers of the operator, neither before nor after printing. Printed labels do not smudge other objects, but if an unfortunate combination of ribbon type and face material is used, the printout may become smeared at extensive rubbing. The thermal transfer method allows a wide range of face materials to be printed upon, e.g. papers, boards, plastics, foils etc. However, a transfer ribbon suited for the face material in question must be used. 25
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Page 3 and 4: FCC Notice United States of America
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Page 7 and 8: INSTALLATION UBI EasyCoder 401 - Te
Page 9 and 10: Mains Connection UBI EasyCoder 401
Page 11 and 12: STARTING UP Startup Files UBI EasyC
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