AMT Datasouth 4500 Series manual Sending Data to the Printer, Type File.pal COMx

Data Communications

Sending Data to the Printer

After configuring the communications link between the Personal Computer and the printer, a label application program will be used to send data to the printer. This program may be Datasouth’s Label Genesis Label Generation package included on the Quick Start CD. Installation of the Windows Driver may also be required to successfully print with your label application program.

The following method may be used to verify the communications link using an MS-DOS window to send a PAL file to the printer.

Open an MS-DOS window (if using Windows).

1.Enter the following command at the prompt:

MODE COMx:9600,n,8,1 where x = the COM port number

2.Select a PAL label file.

3.Enter the following command at the prompt:

TYPE File.pal > COMx:

where File.pal is the selected PAL label file and x = the COM port number.

4.If using Windows, close the MS-DOS window before attempting to use a Windows-based application to access the printer.

If this procedure failed to print a label see the Troubleshooting Guide of this manual to resolve the problem.

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