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Intermec Fingerprint 6.13 – Programmer's Guide
6. Printer Setup
15. PRINTER FUNCTION CONTROL, cont'd.
Continued!
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/. An external keyboard cannot be used in
the Setup Mode.
The printer's setup can be changed manually if the printer is
provided with a built-in keyboard (Enhanced and Stand-Alone
models). Printers without a keyboard (Standard models) are often
delivered with some kind of startup program (e.g. Intermec Shell)
that allows setup parameters to be changed manually. The Intermec
Shell startup programs also allows the setup to be read or changed
from a connected terminal. This was discussed more thoroughly in
chapter 2.
Detailed information on the methods of manual setup and the
various setup parameters can be found in the “Technical Manual”
manual for the printer model in question.
If the printer has no built-in keyboard
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, or if you want to change
some setup parameter either by remote control or as a part of the
program execution, you can use the SETUP statement.
SETUP
The SETUP statement can be used in four different ways:
SETUP Makes the printer enter the Setup Mode.
Never use this statement in a printer
without keyboard as you can neither leave
the Setup Mode nor do anything else with-
out any keys!
SETUP WRITE Creates a copy of the printer's current
setup and saves it as a file in RAM under
a specified name or returns the current
setup to the specified communication
channel.
SETUP<file name> Changes one, several, or all of the setup
parameters in the printer's current setup
according to a setup file.
SETUP<string> Changes a single setup parameter
Reading the Current Setup
The easiest way to read the printer's current setup is to use a SETUP
WRITE statement to return the setup to the serial communication
channel used for output to the host (usually "uart1:").
Example:
SETUP WRITE "uart1:"
☞ Intermec Shell Startup Programs
Also see:
• Intermec Shell Standard Startup
Manual
• Intermec Shell Enhanced Startup
Manual