Configuration

 

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Control Panel Parameters

 

 

 

 

 

Table 10 • Printer Parameters (Sheet 24 of 27)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

 

Action/Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set Applicator Port Mode

 

 

 

 

APPLICATOR PORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

Determines the action of the applicator port.

 

 

 

-

OFF

 

Note • Set this value as suggested by the applicator manufacturer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default: OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selections: OFF, MODE 1, MODE 2, MODE 3, MODE 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• OFF: The applicator port is off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• MODE 1: Asserts the ~END_PRINT signal low while the printer is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

moving the label forward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• MODE 2: Asserts the ~END_PRINT signal high while the printer is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

moving the label forward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• MODE 3: Asserts the ~END_PRINT signal low for 20 milliseconds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when a label has been completed and positioned. Not asserted during

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

continuous printing modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• MODE 4: Asserts the ~END_PRINT signal high for 20 milliseconds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when a label has been completed and positioned. Not asserted during

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

continuous printing modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To change the value shown:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Press the left or right oval to scroll through the options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select Start Print Signal

 

 

 

START PRINT SIG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This parameter determines how the printer reacts to the Start Print Signal

 

 

 

- PULSE MODE

+

 

input on pin 3 of the applicator interface connector at the rear of the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caution • Start Print Signal is set by the applicator manufacturer and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

should not be changed unless the factory defaults have been reloaded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please make a note of it. While other choices are valid, the printer must

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be returned to its designated setting for it to work properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default: PULSE MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selections: PULSE MODE, LEVEL MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• PULSE MODE—Labels print when the signal transitions from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH to LOW.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• LEVEL MODE—Labels print as long as the signal is asserted LOW.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To change the value shown:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Press the left or right oval to toggle between the options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/6/07

XiIIIPlus/R110Xi/R170Xi User Guide

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