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Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator
Scanner Settings
This option has two purposes:
•Allows the validator to upload an optimized setting for a particular printer size at power up. This will use the full scanner beam width and improve the performance and efficiency of the validator.
•Allows you to customize a special scanner setting for a specific application. The feature file can then be downloaded to the printer by using normal printer download procedures and must be saved as part of the power up configuration. For more information, contact the Printronix Customer Support Center. See “Contact Information” on page 95.
To set this option when a feature file has been downloaded:
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1. Press .. to take the printer offline and place the printer in Menu mode.
2. If necessary, press ↓ and ↵ at the same time to unlock the ↵ key.
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3. If necessary, press .. until VALIDATOR displays.
4. Press ↑ until Scanner Settings displays.
5. Press + or – to scroll through the options: Default or feature file 1, feature file 2, etc. (up to seven feature files). The default is Default 4xx, Default 6yy, or Default 8zz (4, 6, and 8 inch printers respectively; xx, yy, and zz are file revision numbers).
6. Press ↵ to accept the desired value.
7. Save this configuration and set it as the
8. Cycle power for the new setting to take effect.
9. The beam may need to be moved horizontally. See “Beam Shift” on page 72.
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