User manual

05/04 Rev. 1.2-03 USER MANUAL Setup & Operation

AP4.4 – AP5.4

However, functionality is strongly dependent on the choice of software. Spe-

cial label layout programs are best suited, e.g. Jetmark 2000 or WinLabel.

« You can find printer drivers for each Windows version

– on the Documentation CD in the \AP_Driver\ directory.

– or on the Internet under:

http://www.machines.averydennison.com/downloads/drivers

P How to use the printer driver is explained by the driver’s help function. The

help function on your Windows operating system will tell you how to install a

driver.

File with Print

Commands

• You can write a sequence of commands in a text file and send it to the printer.

To do this, you can use any text editor and the MS-DOS copy command.

Easy Plug provides a special command language to formulate print jobs.

However, writing a print job in text file format does require some pro-

gramming knowledge. Furthermore, you will not be able to preview the resul-

ting printout on the screen. Instead, you have to run a test print to see a copy

of the finished result.

P You can find a practice example of a print job together with instructions in the

Easy Plug Manual in the section “Program Example” under “General, Defini-

tions Commands Overview”.

Transferring a Print Job

The printer can only complete a print job once this job has been transferred

into the printer’s RAM. This can be accomplished in two ways: using direct

transfer from your PC via a data cable or by saving to a CompactFlash (CF)

card.

Data Cable The print job can be transferred via parallel or serial communication. To do

this, connect the PC and the printer via the serial or parallel interface. Send

the print job file – from the DOS window – to the interface (e.g. “copy test-

job.txt lpt1” to send the print job to the parallel interface).

To send the print job from a text program, you need to ensure that the driver

for the relevant printer is installed.

Special label layout programs, such as Jetmark, make this much easier. The-

se programs also require a driver to be installed.

Card You require the following to load a print job from a CF card:

• a CF card, onto which you can copy the print job,

• a PC with a PCMCIA drive and

• an adapter for the CompactFlash cards.

Rename the print job file on the CF card autostrt.for so that the printer can

recognize it. Once this is finished, the printer will complete the print job as

soon as it is set online.