Chapter
Setup Methods
The EasyCoder PD4 can be set up using two methods:
•Using ESim Commands
This method support all setup parameters and uses various ESim com- mands transmitted from the host computer to the printer. Please refer to ESim v5.xx for EasyCoder PD4, Programmer’s Reference Manual.
•Using the display window and keys on the printer’s front panel. This method only supports some setup parameters, namely those that are important for the operator. It can only be used if the printer has a display.
Navigating in the Setup Mode
You can enter the Setup Mode from the Direct Mode by holding down the Pause key and simultaneously pressing the Feed key. This display message will appear:
While you are in the Setup Mode, the keys labelled Feed, Pause, and Cancel get new functions as indicated by the text in the bottom line of each display message:
Key
Feed
Pause
Cancel
Key label in display | Function in the Setup Mode |
Select | Go to next option or level, that is, down in |
| the table on the next page. |
Enter | Select the displayed option or value, that |
| is, to the right in the table on the next |
| page. |
Exit | Leave the displayed level and go back to |
| the previous one, that is up or to the left in |
| the table on the next page. |
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Press the Feed key to go to the first menu in the Setup Mode (Media Type). The levels are endless loop, where the presently selected options are indicated by inverted text (white on black).
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