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3 Configuring the Printer
3.1
What is Configuring ?
This chapter describes how to use the control panel and menu to set up or
configure your printer so that the printer and your computer system can
communicate correctly with each other.
The important menus are:
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SELECT PROFILE
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CHANGE PROFILE
S
PAPER MENU
S
PCL MENU or HEXDUMP MENU
S
GENERAL MENU
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BASIC SETTINGS
S
CONFIG. MENU
S
TEST MODE
S
TEST MENU
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INFO MENU
3.1.1 Profiles
All parameters which characterise a print job and its corresponding form (e.g.
SOURCE
,
PAPER LENGTH
,
DESTINATION
,
FUSER TEMP
.) are contained in
one profile. In total
10 PROFILE
s ( for PP4050) and 50
PROFILES
(for
PP4050XP/4650 are available and can be either programmed via the operator
panel or by means of the utility called
Profiler.
The profiler provides an utmost
comfortable way of creating profiles. More about the Profiler 4050 on next page.
There are two items in the
OFFLINE MENU
which deal with profiles,
SELECT
PROFILE
to activate a profile and
CHANGE PROFILE
to define its contens. All
parameter settings via the operator panel, via the Profiler 4050 or via PJL
commands are effecting the actually selected profile. The number of the actually
selected profile is shown in the first line of the operator panel. After switching on
the printer the last selected profile will be active.
The function
RECALL FACTORY
in the
CONFIG. MENU
is setting
allparameters of all profiles to the factory default values.
Configuring the Printer
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Different applications use also different settings. All these settings for an
application are collected in a
PROFILE
. For example: Application A needs
fanfold paper cut into single sheets with a top margin of one, application B
processes fanfold paper in a batch with a top margin of six. Simply by pressing
SELECT PROFILE
the Profile containing the information for the specific
application requirements can be activated.
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Profiler 4050
and
Profiler
4050/4060/4650
The Profiler 4050 represents a utility which can be used for printer configuration.
It provides the capability to program up to 10 profiles (for PP 4050 and 50
profiles (for PP 4050XP/4650 whose contents can be defined and archived on a
PC and downloaded into the printer. All relevant configuration parameters are
presented on the screen in a similar way as they are shown on the printer’s
operator panel display. The utility runs under Windows 95 / 98, Windows NT,
Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Attention:
The printer must be in the
ONLINE
state when profiles are
downloaded from the PC.
Note:
For detailled description of the Programm see Paragraph
3.6
Configuration Tools
.
3.1.2 Basic Printer Settings
All parameters which characterise general printer features and functions can be
defined in the menu mode
BASIC SETTINGS
and the submenu
CONFIG.
MENU
.
3.1.3 Test Mode
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The
TEST MENU
allows running of various self tests and configuration print
outs.
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The
INFO MENU
allows the print out of all release informations of the
printer.