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:

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Intermec R 681 Printer p/n 320-082-00x

OR

Intermec R 682 Printer p/n 320-083-00x

Intermec R 781T Printer p/n 320-085-00x

Intermec R 782 Printer p/n 320-084-00x with card reader p/n 320-084-003

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Compliance Statement

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

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)

Cigarette Lighter Charger p/n 852-043-001

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Getting Started

Here are the main components of the Intermec printers.

R 681 and 682

Cover Latch

Charger Jack

Charge LED (red charging; green complete)

Paper Advance

Computer to Printer Jack

Belt Clip (681)

Printer Case Open

Printer Case Closed

681/781T Printer Components

Terminal Holder

Computer Securing Tab

Ribbon (Dot Matrix)

Paper Advance

Charge LED (red charging; green complete)

682/782 Printer Components

Charger Jack

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Charging the Lithium Ion Batteries

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The printer battery charges in about 3 hours.

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

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LED

Solid Red

Green

State of Charge

In progress

Complete

Red Flash slow Low temperature or battery is disconnected

Red Flash fast High temperature

Red/Orange Low voltage slow

Red/Orange fast

Orange flash slow

High voltage

Timeout

Action

Waiting for green LED

Remove charger

Change environment or connect battery

Change environment

Wait for solid red

Wait for solid red

Restart charge

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Number of Beeps

One

Two

Three

One long beep

Beep Indicators

Indicates

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.

Printer is out of paper.

Battery is low.

No program in printer, only boot code.

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Using Your Printer

Intermec

R

681 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

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2. As 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.

Computer to Printer Jack

Mobile Computer to Printer Cable

Attaching Computer to Printer Cable

Intermec

R

682 or 782 Printer

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

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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 self-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 Today 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. In the Favorites 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

781T

Dot Matrix

--20 to +50° C (--4 to 122° F)

0 to +40° C (32 to +104° F)

0 to +50° C (32 to 122° F)

Storage: Thermal

Dot Matrix

--30 to +65° C (--22 to +149° F)

--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 tel 425.348.2600

fax 425.355.9551

www.intermec.com

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

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