IBM EasyCoder 3400e - Manual (Page 24)

EasyCoder 3400e Bar Code Label Printer User’s Manual
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What the Hardware Configuration Test Label Tells You
The hardware test label provides these statistics:
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Amount of installed memory
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Amount of media printed
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Printhead configuration
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Firmware information
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Printhead alignment (the vertical lines)
If a Hardware Configuration Test Label Does Not Print
If you are unable to print a hardware configuration test label, see “Printer Operation
Problems” in Chapter 4.
Connecting the Printer to Your System
You can connect your printer to a PC, a local area network, an AS/400 (or other
midrange computer), or a mainframe. This section tells you how to connect your printer
to any of these systems.
This illustration shows you where to connect your system to the printer. You can use
any of these three ports on the rear of the printer:
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Serial communications port
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Parallel port
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I/O board port (if you have an adapter card installed)
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