Installation and Setup
Printer Setup and Operation
Interconnection and Setup1.Turn off the printer and the analyzer.
2.Connect the printer to the analyzer parallel I/O interface connector using an IEEE 1284 compliant parallel printer cable.
3.If appropriate, configure your printer using configuration menus or switches. Refer to your printer’s documentation for more specific information on configuring your printer.
4.Turn on the analyzer and printer.
5.Press Print Setup on the front panel and then press the Printer Type menu key. Printer Type accesses the following keys:
None | None disables the analyzer from attempting to print to a printer. This is |
| the appropriate setting if no printer is connected to the analyzer. |
Custom | Custom allows you to access the Define Custom menu keys. The Define |
| Custom menu keys allow you to specify printer characteristics such as |
| PCL Level and printer color capability. |
Auto | Auto enables the analyzer to automatically attempt to identify the |
| connected printer when the Print key is pressed or when Printer Type is |
| set to Auto. |
6.Press Printer Type to access the Printer Type menu keys. Press Auto to make the analyzer attempt to identify the connected printer. When you press Auto, the analyzer will respond in one of the three following ways:
•The Print Setup menu will be displayed with the Auto key selected and no new message will be displayed in the display status line. This indicates that the analyzer has successfully identified the connected printer and no further setup is required. As long as Auto remains selected in the Printer Type menu, the analyzer will attempt to identify the printer when the front panel Print key is pressed. The selected printer will be displayed by pressing System, More 1 of 3, Show System.
•The Print Setup menu will be displayed with the Custom key selected and one of the following diagnostic messages will be displayed in the display status line:
Unknown printer, Define Custom to set up printer
No printer response, Define Custom to set up printer Invalid printer response, Define Custom to set up printer
This indicates that the analyzer was unable to automatically identify the connected printer, and Custom has been selected in the Printer Type menu. Press Print Setup, Define Custom to select specific printer characteristics such as the printer language (PCL3 or PCL5) and color printing capability. Once you have set these characteristics to match those of your connected printer, the printer setup process is complete. As long as Custom remains selected in the Printer Type menu, the analyzer will not attempt to automatically identify the connected printer when the front panel Print key is pressed.
•The Print Setup menu will be displayed with the None key selected and the following message will appear in the display status line:
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