Q: How do I configure my Seiko Instruments SLP printer for use with the Perle Trueport for
Windows?
A:
Four Easy Steps:
1. Install and configure TruePort as described in the TruePort User's Guide for Windows
(
http://www.perle.com/downloads/trueport.shtml
) Select
Enable Read/Write Delay
and
set the
Additional Read Delay to 100
and
Additional Write Delay to 50
. You can tailor
these values for your environment; if the printer is 'jerky,' decrease the Additional Write
Delay, but if the labels are not printing correctly, you should increase the
Additional
Write Delay
.
2. Configure the IOLAN Device Server. Add the TruePort host to the
Host
table and set and
configure the
Line Service to Silent Raw
.
3. Once TruePort negotiates the TCP connection initiated by the IOLAN Device Server, it
will start the New Hardware wizard to create the TruePort COM port. Windows will
allocate the next available COM port number to this device.
4. You can now run the Seiko Instruments SLP printer software to add the printer to this
new COM port. Note: The Seiko Instruments driver recognizes COM ports 1 through 9. If
necessary, the local COM ports can be changed to port numbers above 9 to free them
up. For more information refer to the Perle knowledge base
(
www.help.perle.com/index.asp
) and type in Seiko.
Q: Will the SLP printer work through Jet Direct print server software?
A:
The SLP must be used in a peer to peer communication, and is not supported through Jet
Direct print server software. The problem here is that the SLP software uses a
communications and print protocol specific to the SLP firmware and the Jet Direct printer
server software can not emulate what the SLP needs for spooled printing.
SDK
Q: I received an error 16 when installing the SDK
A
: The SDK is not compatible with version 6.x software. When using the SDK you must have
version 4.61 installed. If installation is halted and you receive error 16, uninstall version 6.x
software and reinstall version 4.61. Your saved label files should remain intact.
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