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Active Versus Saved Configurations
When you change a parameter value, it is active as long as the printer is on or
until it is changed again. This is true whether you use the operator panel or send a
control code from the host. Parameter values defined by control codes override the
active operator panel parameters when the printer is using any of the parallel or
serial interfaces. For example, if you set the line spacing to 6 lpi with the operator
panel, and application software later changes this to 8 lpi with a control code, the
control code setting overrides the operator panel setting.
Using the operator panel, you can save the parameters as a customized
configuration that is stored in nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM). A
saved configuration is not lost when you power off the printer.
Note: Saved configurations are also referred to as “custom sets”.
There are no control codes that allow you to save a parameter in NVRAM.
However, you can save a configuration defined partially by control codes and store
it in NVRAM using the operator panel. You can also save configuration values
using PTR_SETUP (see “PTR Setup Option” on page 51.)
The Configuration Main Menu
Figure 7 on page 21 shows an overview of the printer configuration menus. The
pages that follow describe how to enter program mode, print the current
configuration, change configuration parameters, and save and load custom sets.
For specific configuration menu options and their descriptions, refer to Chapter 4,
“The Configuration Menus,” on page 39.
Note: The menus that are displayed from the operator panel are determined by
the installed features.
Each feature is shipped with a document that describes the feature in detail.
For more information about these documents, see the “Related Documents”
section on page xiv.
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