User Manual

Chapter 2 — Configuring the PB50

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Changing the Configuration Settings from PrintSet

PrintSet Version 4.2 is a printer configuration tool that you can

download from the Intermec web site. PrintSet can communicate

with your printer through a serial cable or a network connection.

It works on all PCs running Windows 98 (or later). PrintSet

allows you to easily change all of the setup parameters. It also

includes setup wizards to guide you through some common

configuration tasks.

Changing the Configuration Settings Using the Command Line

You can change configuration parameters by sending commands

directly to the printer using your terminal program

(Hyperterminal) and a serial or network connection.

If your printer uses the Fingerprint language, you use the SETUP

command, followed by the node, subnode, and parameters

setting. Here is a Fingerprint example that sets your media setting

to labels with gaps:

SETUP “MEDIA,MEDIA TYPE,LABEL (w GAPS)”

If your printer uses the IPL language, you would send this

command:

Fingerprint automatically sends feedback to Hyperterminal as

you type. If you want to see what you are typing with IPL, you

need to complete the following procedure.

To see IPL commands as you type

1 From the Hyperterminal menu, select File > Properties> the

Settings tab.

2 Click the ASCII Setup button.

3 Select Echo typed characters locally.

4 Click OK twice.

For more information on how to change configuration settings,

see either the Fingerprint Programmer’s Reference Manual (P/N

937-005-xxx) or the IPL Programmer’s Reference Manual (P/N

066396). You can download both documents from the Intermec

web site at www.intermec.com.