Printer Configuration
FORMAT MENU
Current Format
The MtP400 supports five “Formats”, or sets of printing parameters that may be selected either through the
control panel or by host application programs. These Formats include printing related features such as Form
Length, Font, Character Pitch, Margins, etc. Each Format also includes the ability to name the Format with a
name such as “Receipt”, “Routing Label”, or “Shipping Label”, etc.
Upon entering Setup as described earlier in “Setup Basics”, the Format Menu is the first menu that will appear.
The bottom line of the display shows the Format that is currently selected. If you wish to change to a different
format, press the Increment Button until the desired Format is displayed.
Note: If you wish to use more than one Format, you must first enable additional Formats. Please refer to
the “Max Format” feature in the “Options Menu” on page 30.
Once the desired Format is displayed, you may do one of the following:
press the Enter Button to review and/or change the features related to the displayed Format, or
press the Advance Button to advance to the INTERFACE MENU
Pressing the Enter Button will advance through the following features for the selected Format in the order
listed below.
Format Name Format Name
Format 1
Possible Values: Up to 16 characters of A through Z, 0 through 9, SPACE
When shipped from the factory, the name for each format will be “FORMAT 1”, “FORMAT 2”, etc. This
name may be changed to any combination of capital letters (A-Z), numerals (0-9), or spaces. The name may be
up to 16 characters in length.
To advance through the character positions of the name, press the Advance Button. To change the character
at the current position, press the Increment Button. The order of characters that may be selected is
“ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ SPACE 0123456789”. The name will automatically be centered
on the display after exiting Setup, so there is no need to try to center it with spaces.
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