Intermec F4 User Manual

Before switching on the printer, make the necessary connections 
and check that the printhead is engaged. 

Switch on the power using the On/Off switch on the rear plate. The 
“Power” control lamp on the front panel lights up when the power 
is on. Wait for a few moments, while the printer loads the program 
and runs some self-diagnostic tests. 

While the printer is initialized, the progress of the initialization 
is  indicated  by  an  increasing  number  of  colons  on  the  lower  line 
in the display:

When the initialization is completed, a label is fed out. Then the 
following message appears, indicating that the printer is ready 
for operation:

The upper line indicates the IPL version number and lower line 
shows the either the present serial communication setup or an 
error message:
- Paused
- Printhead Up
- Press Feed
- Paper Out
- Ribbon Out
- Printhead Hot