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Changing Configuration Settings From PrintSet, Changing Configuration Settings Using the Command Line

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Chapter 2 - Configuring the Mobile Printer Changing Configuration Settings From PrintSet PrintSet Version 4.2 (or later) is a printer configuration tool that you can download from the Intermec website and install on a host PC. PrintSet communicates with your printer through a serial cable or a network connection on any PC with Windows 98 (or later). PrintSet allows you to easily change all of the setup parameters. It also includes setup wizards to guide you through some common configuration tasks. For more help using PrintSet, see the online help. Changing Configuration Settings Using the Command Line You can change configuration parameters by sending commands directly to the printer using a communications program like HyperTerminal and a serial or network connection. If your printer uses the Fingerprint language, use the SETUP command, followed by the node, subnode, and parameters setting. Here is a Fingerprint example that sets your media setting to labels with gaps: SETUP "MEDIA,MEDIA TYPE,LABEL (w GAPS)" If your printer uses the IPL language, send the following command: T1 Fingerprint automatically sends feedback to the communications program as you type. If you want to see what you are typing with IPL, you need to complete the following procedure. To see IPL commands as you type 1 From the HyperTerminal menu, select File > Properties > the Settings tab. 2 Click the ASCII Setup button. 3 Select Echo typed characters locally. 4 Click OK twice. For more information on changing configuration settings, see either the Fingerprint Command Reference Manual or the IPL Command Reference Manual. You can download these documents from the Intermec website at www.intermec.com. 44 PB50 and PB51 Mobile Printer User Guide

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Chapter 2 — Configuring the Mobile Printer
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PB50 and PB51 Mobile Printer User Guide
Changing Configuration Settings From PrintSet
PrintSet Version 4.2 (or later) is a printer configuration tool that you
can download from the Intermec website and install on a host PC.
PrintSet communicates with your printer through a serial cable or a
network connection on any PC with Windows 98 (or later). PrintSet
allows you to easily change all of the setup parameters. It also includes
setup wizards to guide you through some common configuration
tasks. For more help using PrintSet, see the online help.
Changing Configuration Settings Using the Command Line
You can change configuration parameters by sending commands
directly to the printer using a communications program like
HyperTerminal and a serial or network connection.
If your printer uses the Fingerprint language, use the SETUP
command, followed by the node, subnode, and parameters setting.
Here is a Fingerprint example that sets your media setting to labels
with gaps:
SETUP "MEDIA,MEDIA TYPE,LABEL (w GAPS)"
If your printer uses the IPL language, send the following command:
<STX><SI>T1<ETX>
Fingerprint automatically sends feedback to the communications
program as you type. If you want to see what you are typing with IPL,
you need to complete the following procedure.
To see IPL commands as you type
1
From the HyperTerminal menu, select
File
>
Properties
> the
Settings
tab.
2
Click the
ASCII Setup
button.
3
Select
Echo typed characters locally
.
4
Click
OK
twice.
For more information on changing configuration settings, see either
the
Fingerprint Command Reference Manual or
the
IPL Command
Reference Manual
. You can download these documents from the
Intermec website at
www.intermec.com
.