User`s manual
Sprinter User's Manual 7-1
7 Updating the Software and User Service
Code
This chapter describes the procedure for updating your User Service Code
The User Plug
The USER PLUG is connected to the parallel port of the PC. It contains the
following information about your printer and R
IBBONS:
• The printer type
• The User Plug ID
• Amount of R
IBBONS (adjusted when you update the USER
SERVICE CODE and when you print).
• Overlays option
• Serial Number option
The User Service Code
Each time you purchase additional RIBBONS from the dealer or directly
from Matan, you will receive a new U
SER SERVICE CODE (in text format -
*.txt,) that has to be copied (or selected after browsing and copied,) into the
printer's PC through the U
PDATE USER SERVICE CODE dialog box (in the
Sprinter’s software)(Figure 7-1).
(You will then have usage permission for the total length of each type of
ribbon that you purchased (including any unused length already recorded
on the PC).
Each printer has its own U
SER PLUG ID. This number appears in the
U
PDATE USER SERVICE CODE dialog box.
The E
NABLE OVERLAYS and ENABLE SERIAL NUMBERS OPTION features will be
automatically checked after the S
ERVICE CODE is updated, if you have
purchased this optional feature.
Figure 7-1: The Update User Service dialog box