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Appendices

Appendix F – Connectivity / Function Matrix

General introduction		Datamax printers offer three different physical connectivities for
		communicating with your host PC:
		Parallel
		Serial
		Ethernet
		When MCL is running on a Datamax printer, MCL and Datamax share
		these ports. Depending on which engine—Datamax or MCL—has
		temporary ownership of a port, the protocol required to communicate
		with the printer varies.
		If MCL “owns” the port, the host PC application needs to
		communicate with the printer using what is called MCL mode.
		If Datamax “owns” the port, the host PC application needs to
		communicate with the printer using what is called DPL mode.
		Whether the printer requires MCL mode or DPL mode at a given
		moment should not be of concern to you.
		However, you do need to be aware of the impact this sharing has on
		the functions supported depending on the connectivity you choose.
		The matrix below summaries the functions supported according to the
		printer Class and the physical connectivity being used.
		A, I, M and W-Class Printers				H-Class Printers
Function			Connectivity			Connectivity
		Parallel	Serial	Ethernet	Parallel		Serial	Ethernet
Load Firmware		V	X	V	V		X	V
Load MCL System Menu		V	X	V	X		X	V**
Load Fonts, Labels,		V	V	V	V		V	V
Images, etc
Load MCL files (projects,		X	V	V	X		V*	V**
etc.)
Send Printer Controls		V	V	V	V		V	V
(Formfeed, etc.)
Send DPL Commands		V	V	V	V		V	V
Get Printer settings		X	V*	V	X		V*	V**
Monitor Printer status		X	V*	V	X		V*	V**
Where:
V	= Valid option
V*	= Valid option if in the MCL System Menu you set Agent Port = Serial
V**	= Valid option if in the MCL System Menu you set Agent Port = Network
X	= Invalid option

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