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1. Figure 149 Entering the Input String 25 Press the right arrow key then the down arrow key and type 0A00 for LF and NUL See Figure 149 NOTE The entry in the CST will show pat Pattern in the attribute field and a pattern number in the character field The hex value shown below the pattern number has no specific meaning Since the aaaa value is not going to be used we need to give these characters the Don t Care attribute 26 Select aaaa 27 Right click the selected aaaa and select Don t Care The attribute field changes from m Match to dc Don t Care 28 In the Output field type PAPER CALIBRATE This PGL command replaces the lt ESC gt Daaaa part of the thermal printer 1 command 29 Continue by typing LENGTH space y Input Hew de de de de Ech a aaa 1 2 LF NUL Append 1B 44 61 61 61 61 AC pat AC pat 0A 00 Output ALI BRATE LENGTH 41 AC 49 42 52 41 54 45 3B 40 45 4E df 54 do 20 Insert Insert Pattern P 1 Width 2 Length Mode Output Pe i Figure 150 Entering the Output String 30 Right click at the insertion point and select Insert Pattern gt 2 Length See Figure 150 NOTE Make sure you right click to the right of the space 31 Press the right arrow key and type WIDTH space 32 Right click at the inserti
2. Angled Lines G Horizontal Lines G No Lines Figure 17 View Menu Collapse Tree Collapses all folders on the database menu tree Only the top level menu items display Expand Tree Expands all folders and printers on the database menu tree All folders printers and Download files display 34 The View Menu Style Angled Lines Shows the links between database items using angled lines File Edit View Applications Status Utiliti CN Clsample pdb Sy Building A CH Manufacturing DB CaPrinter Software A pro D CiManufacturing Contigs ctg S Area 1 north end of building Ge Area 2 west end of building y Administration Office ON CoPrinter Software D org ON ciomce Configs cty E Vending Room 0 D g Conference Room D Ciconterence Contigs cty Sy Special Fonts ON CF onts ptt ies Area 1 north end of building ga Vending Room Building B Figure 18 Angled Lines Horizontal Lines Shows the links between folders using horizontal lines E Clsample pdb Sy Building A o CC Manufacturing D CoPrinter Software Apra D Cimanoutacturina Contigs ctg S Area 1 north end of building Gea Area 2 west end of building Sy Administration Office ON coPrinter Software D org ON ciomce Configs cfy Ga Vending Room 0 D g Conference Room g D Ciconterence Contigs cty CH Special Fonts O Conte nft S Area 1 morth end of building Ga ending Room 0 Building B Figure 19 Horizo
3. Figure 209 Setting a Daily Timer 23 Chapter 6 Timers Weekly Timer Mode To generate an event on a specific time and day use the Weekly timer mode In continuing with the previous example if you want the printer to generate a report to the host printer on certain days of the week at the same time do the following 1 dl Ze 0 TS Select Edit Define Timers Type Weekly Status in the Name field Select Weekly as the mode Enter 12 in the Hour field and 45 in the Minute field Checkmark Monday and Friday This specifies that an event will occur at 12 45 p m on Mondays and Fridays each week If you want to specify a certain amount of weeks for the printer to send a status report uncheck the Repeat box and enter a value in the Occurances field For instance to have the printer send a status report for only five weeks uncheck the Repeat box and enter 5 in the Occurances field For this example the printer sends a status report to the host printer on Mondays and Fridays at 12 45 p m for the next five weeks Click Add The Weekly Status timer is added to the Timer List See Figure 210 Click OK x Timer List Common New Name Weekly Status Add Repeat r Edit Mode Options Insert Delay Time E ES E Lal Update Daily 2 ees En E Hour Minute Second Week Remove a iy w Monday Tuesday Clear List Wednesday _ Thursday wi Friday Saturday 1 Sunday
4. Note N A Mode N A Version MA PN NA Status Bar Figure 74 Media Profiler Window To access the Media Profiler application select Applications gt Media Profiler or click the A media profiler button The Media Profiler will open with no profiler data loaded or captured It is divided into four sections the menu bar toolbar profiler view which contains the profiler graphic and status bar See Figure 74 The Menu And Toolbar The Menu And Toolbar File View Capture ole VH Save Stop Capture Zoom Selection Box Start Capture Add Edit Notes Open Figure 75 Media Profiler Menu and Toolbar File Open Opens a dialog wherein the user can select a previously saved file that contains profiler data Media profiler files use the mpd extension Media Profiler Data Save Save As Saves captured data to disk for later reference or for use in another program The file will save with the mpd extension by default Notes To add notes to captured data Since the first line of the notes will display in the status bar see The Status Bar on page 101 use short and distinct information that will be included in screen captures Exit Exits the Media Profiler application You will be warned if any data needs to be saved View Show Crosshair When this menu item is checked the default a crosshair will display when the mouse pointer is hovering above the profiler graphic see Figure 77 on pa
5. Define Download File This can be a printer program file configuration file or flash file tcan be a software repository CD or directory Download files are selected according to their hierarchical relationship to the printer receiving the download files Mew Download File Browse OK Cancel Figure 62 Define Download File 81 Chapter 82 3 File Download 3 Navigate to a program firmware configuration or flash file select it then click Open 4 Since multiple file types can now be downloaded in one operation a Test button is provided to allow you to verify if the file type specified is supported by the printer Clicking the Test button causes PNE to evaluate the specified file and display the file type this will help you verify that you selected the correct file Click OK if the file type returned is correct click Cancel to terminate or click Browse to select another file 5 When you are finished click OK The database displays the path and name of the program configuration or flash file Download The Files After you define Download files in your database you must download them to your printer for them to affect the active print state NOTE Each emulation used by the printer has its own list of valid flash files it can use Refer to the appropriate Programmer s Reference Manual for details about valid flash files To begin the download process select a printer or a folder con
6. ox zen 238 Figure 210 Setting a Weekly Timer Using Timers Using Timers Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description On Ribbon Error Cleared Stop Deactivate Alarm 1 Uninterrupted Men Event Printer Error e e Parameters Add Update Action Output Relay Parameters Ona Description el On Ribbon Error Printer Error Ribbon Out Set 4 On Ribbon Error Initial Delay Expired Start Alarm Da Timer Ribbon Reloading Error expired el On Ribbon Error Initial Delay Expired Start 1 Second Timer Da Timer Ribbon Reloading Error ex pired e After 1 Second of Alarm Ae Timer 1 second Timer expired 4 On Ribbon Error Cleared Stop Timer Printer Error Ribbon Out Set e On Ribbon Error Cleared Stop Deactivate Alarm Printer Error Ribbon Out Cleared i ae Event lee Action Da Start Ribbon Reloading Error timer Output Relay 1 Activate Ss Start 1 Second Timer timer Output Relay 1 Deactivate Ae Stop Ribbon Reloading Error timer Output Relay 1 Deactivate Figure 211 Using Timers to Activate an Alarm When there is a ribbon error the On Ribbon Error timer starts Figure 211 First there is a two minute initial delay for the operator to change the ribbon If the initial delay expires it generates a timer expired event in which relay 1 activates Relay 1 is set to sound an alarm With a one second delay we make sure
7. Figure 36 The Signal Strength Icon File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Ej HACK SEC A defaulipdb E lt a bk 5204r Thermal Mew Printer A template ONLINE Batt Percent Charged 44 Battery Voltage 12 1 Volts Current Draw 3 4 Amps Ime Remaining 13 2 Hours Figure 37 The Battery Power Icon 51 Chapter 2 The Menu Bar The Utilities Menu File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Reboot Printer default pdb Set Printer Password eS New Printer A template set Wireless Properties Macro Utility SAMP Browser Assign IP Address Enable Remote Printer Management Lock Unlock Menus Configure Print Servers Figure 38 Utilities Menu For an explanation of the Utilities menu options find the menu option in Table 2 and go to the corresponding page Table 3 Utilities Menu Options Management 52 The Help Menu The Help Menu File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help User s Manual Location default pdb About E New_Printer A template Figure 39 Help Menu User s Manual Location Displays the User s Manual Location dialog box This dialog box tells you where to find the PNE user s manual PDF file About Displays the About dialog box The About dialog box shows the PNE program s version information and part number and the Java version number 53 Chapter 2 The Toolbar The Toolbar The PNE toolbar contains buttons that perfor
8. Save Save As You can save captured data to disk for later reference or for use in another program To save the captured data select File Save or File Save As Data from Twinax sources can be saved in either Hex or Capstone format Clear Window To erase captured data select File Clear Window If you have not already saved the data a prompt appears and asks if the data should be erased without saving Quit Exits the Job Capture program Search Search Ed Data to Find pr i ntt ef z r 72 69 GE 74 65 72 Options y Direction _ Ignore Case e Forward Backward Scope Origin a Global From Cursor J Sel Text O Entire Scope Figure 95 Search Captured Data 113 Chapter 114 3 Job Capture Search Captured Data You can search captured data for specific sequences Select Search gt Search Captured Data Enter the data as a hex or text string Click OK and the matching data highlights To further refine your search you can choose whether or not to ignore the case and specify the direction and origin of the search If you have text selected you can also choose whether to search the selected text or all text Global Use the down arrow in the upper right corner to see a history of your searches See Figure 95 Search Again To continue searching click Search Again A message appears if the search is unsuccessful View Display Format Data displays in three ways e Text e
9. 236 Figure 208 Setting a Delay Timer Define Timers Daily Timer Mode Daily Timer Mode To generate an event at a specific time each day use the Daily timer mode For example you may want the printer to send a status report to the host system everyday at 12 45 p m The status report can include a number of datafields that keep track of paper ribbon or number of labels printed etc To program the timer to generate the status report do the following 1 Select Edit Define Timers Type Daily Status in the Name field Select Daily as the mode Enter 12 in the Hour field and 45 in the Minute field Make sure the Repeat box is checkmarked This ensures that a status report will be sent everyday at 12 45 p m oo a W If you want to specify a certain amount of days for the printer to send a status report uncheck the Repeat box and enter a value in the Occurances field For instance to have the printer send a status report for only five days uncheck the Repeat box and enter 5 in the Occurances field 6 Click Add The Daily Status timer is added to the Timer List See Figure 209 7 Click OK Timer List Daily Status Common Hew Name Daily Status Repeat a S Edit c Mode Insert O Delay Time Update 9 Daily a Bu n la WN Weekly Hour Minute Second Clear List Options
10. 87 Chapter 3 File Download 2 File Download Printer _Fittrware Restore Restore Fl Config File Flash Files vending Room 10224239 wl Update List Figure 69 File Download Vending Room Printer Example 2 In this example the user selected the Vending Room printer then selected Applications File Download or clicked the En file download button The File Download dialog box opens See Figure 69 The Vending Room printer will download a program firmware configuration and flash file and the flash memory will be restored To see a summary of the files the printer will download double click the printer or select the printer and click Properties 88 Download The Files Update Properties for Yending Room Download Program File Yes File Printer Software B prg Restore User Files Yes Restore Configuration No Download User Files Yes l c Fonts p Download Configuration Yes File Vending Configs cEg Configuration Download C Wending Configs cfg sl Settings Tox cam Figure 70 Update Properties for the Vending Room Printer The Update Properties dialog box opens See Figure 70 In this example the Vending Room printer will download the Printer Software B prg program file the Vending Configs cfg configuration file and the Fonts pff flash file 89 Chapter 3 File Download Configuration Download Settings Configurations Hame
11. Name The name of the variable This name appears in pop up menus where you insert and use variables Variable List Lists all the variables that you have defined and added to the list New Click New to clear the Name field Add Click Add to add the named variable to the end of the Variable List NOTE The name of the variable must be unique Edit Select an item in the Variable List and click Edit to copy its name into the Name field NOTE If you select more than one item only the name of the first item will copy into the Name field Remove Select one or more items in the Variable List and click Remove to remove them from the list Removing variables invalidates entries that use the variables Variable Tab Status Response Definition Status Response Generator Name Output E New Status Bits i 7 Unconditional _ Job In Process 0 Job Complete 0 Wait Job Complete Conditions Protocol ES pe sais gt Interface Ed Active Sg Figure 158 Status Response Generator Click Status Response Definition and the Status Response Generator dialog box opens See Figure 158 Use the Status Response Generator to define status responses You can define printer status bits that make up the condition on which a response should be generated as well as the details of each response 175 Chapter 5 176 IMPORTANT Status Response Definition Conditions Use the upper section of the
12. The relay number to activate can be specified as well as the level or state required for this output You can select the state by clicking the relay symbol Pulsed behavior for the relays is equivalent to the pulsed behavior of the opto coupled outputs NOTE The advanced GPIO features enabled in the printer allow handling all eight opto coupler outputs as well as the relays through a Data Field See Data Fields on page 222 This gives the single outputs a large number of output combinations that can be used to initialize external actions Set Action Parameters x lay Settings Action Humber 1 4 osae 15 fr Pulse Pulse Duration ms E Figure 184 Output Relay Settings 0 Repeated Pulse e Printer Offline Printer Online These two actions switch the printer offline or online e On Offline Switch This action allows the printer to be switched offline if it is online and to be switched online if it is offline The switch works as a toggle e Clear Buffer A host or application controlled memory clear e Pause Printing This action results in the print engine going offline with the interface to the host still active This allows receiving and pre processing of host data until the buffer is full e Start Printing If there is data in the buffer the printer starts printing until either it is switched offline or paused through the Pause Printing action 215 Chapter 6 Overview e Prin
13. 3001 Default Time Out 5 300 seconds 15 poor 1 Figure 48 Printer Properties Connections Network Sub Tab Enter the printer s IP Address and Port Number Click Default to reset the Port Number to 3001 The Time Out option sets the amount of time in seconds PNE waits for a response from the printer after sending a command If there is no response in the specified amount of time an error message appears in the Status and Error Log pane If you have a slow connection between PNE and the printer you may need to define a longer Time Out period Define the Time Out between 5 and 300 seconds the default is 15 seconds NOTE The Network settings must match the settings in the operator panel menu See ETHERNET PARAMS ETHERNET ADDRESS or WIRELESS ADDRESS in the printer s User s Manual to check the IP address To check the port number on the printer see Check Port Number on page 16 63 Chapter 64 2 Managing the Database Serial Modem Sub Tab The Serial Modem tab contains two tabs Serial Port Parameters and Modem Control Serial Port Parameters Printer Properties El Identification Security Connections Information Access Method Network SerialModem Serial Port Parameters Modem Control Connect Using COM 1 Speed S600 Baud Y Word Size 8 Bits T pl Parity None T stop Bits 4 Bit k Figure 49 Printer Properties Connect
14. Chapter 26 2 The Menu Bar Preferences The Preferences dialog box has three tabs Printer Database Configuration Editor and Servers See Figure 9 Printer Database Tab Preferences El Configuration Editor Servers Startup Macro Settings Printer Database Database File Hame default pdb Browse Lease Time on Printer Connection E Security _ Show message when the printer is not protected Figure 9 Preferences Printer Database Tab The Printer Database tab controls database features Database File Name Enter the name of the default database file PNE opens this database file when the program starts To select a new default database file type it into the Database File Name field or click Browse to locate a file on your network Lease Time on Printer Connection Enter an amount in seconds to set the maximum amount of time a printer connection can remain open without any communication The default is three seconds Security Check the Show message when the printer is not protected check box to enable a warning message that informs you when a selected printer does not have an assigned password Preferences Configuration Editor Tab Configuration Editor l Editor Keys Hide Key Unhide Key Dec Key Inc Key Figure 10 Preferences Configuration Editor Tab The Configuration Editor tab controls features of the Configuration Editor utility Hide K
15. Last status for Office Info Completed 78 3 Flash File Manager Get File Info 4 Flash File Manager Printer List Refresh File List Warehouse Files found 5 Get File Info 91674 s1 57858 bytes data not loaded Manufacturing FFS Info Hot Loaded 90249 sf 96922 bytes data not loaded Office Files found 10 910559 sf 56290 bytes data not loaded Lab FFS Info Hot Loaded 91060 sf 55958 bytes data not loaded Upload 9167 1 sf 58130 bytes data not loaded 041889 sf 70330 bytes data not loaded Delete 03098 sf 57282 bytes data not loaded Delete amp Optimize ete amp Optimize EMC 93099 sf 56290 bytes data not loade _ Delete amp Optimize EMC 94072 sf 55938 bytes data not loade EMC 94079 sf 58130 bytes data not loade Figure 59 Get File Info Select a printer and then click Get File Info to see a list of the unprotected files loaded in the printer s flash memory Progress displays in the status bar at the bottom of the window After you retrieve the flash memory information the files appear in the File List pane See Figure 59 NOTE The files are located on the printer s internal flash memory If EMC precedes the file name then the file is located on the optional EMC When complete select another printer and click Get File Info to view its flash memory information You can only view the flash memory information from one printer at a time
16. Maximum Length Defines the maximum length the pattern may have If the data pattern is set to scan for numerals using a pattern character it only scans for a maximum of n numerals the value set by this property before a match is made Delimiter Use delimiters to find data easier You can look only for a start delimiter end delimiter start and end delimiters or auto delimiter Start When you enable Start a pattern match occurs only when the Start character is found The Start character may be a single character or a pattern character and it has the Flush and Include attributes End When you enable End a pattern match occurs only if the End character is found at the end of the data pattern and the maximum length is not exceeded The End character may either be a single character or a pattern character and it has the Flush and Include attributes Auto When you check the Auto check box the pattern considers the first character found to be the start and end delimiter See the following example NOTE In the following example items enclosed in lt gt indicate datastream adapter objects like Pattern Pattern Character etc Random host data is indicated by preceding and or following the sample data 163 Chapter 5 164 IMPORTANT Patterns Variables Auto Example Pattern Character Identifier Range 0 9 Note Numerals Formatted Pattern Name fpFieldData Data Pattern lt gt Min O Max 5
17. NOTE Since a label typically has one RFID tag this count is not included in the label identifier L When viewing telemetry data B3 2 denotes the second bar code in the third label R5 1 denotes the first RFID tag in the fifth label L5 4 denotes the end of the fifth label and the label has four bar codes See Figure 232 NOTE The printer verifies the RFID tag before printing any bar codes If the RFID tag fails then the label automatically fails without any printed bar codes See R4 1 and L4 0 in Figure 232 Deviation Operation Data R24 Pass Write EPC 45656C6CAF 44565400000000 R24 Pass Read EPC AS65RCKCHF44565400000000 Failed bar code p2 1 Defects a STCODE39 87 L2 1 Fail Label R31 Pass Write EPC 45656CECEF 44565400000000 Second bar SEA Dass Read EPC 45656C6CAF 44565400000000 code in B3 1 Pass STCODE39 87 third label gt B3 2 Pass ST C39 ST B3 3 Pass STC39 51 B34 Pass STCODE39a ST Failed RFID tag e L3 4 Pass Label R44 Tag Failure Write EPC 45656C6CAF 44565400000000 Failed label La 0 Fail Label R5 1 Pass Write EPC 45656C6CEF 44565400000000 First RFID tag Ty SEN Dass Read EPC AS656CHCHF44565400000000 in fifth label B5 1 Pass STCODE39 ST write and read B5 2 Pass 5039 81 B5 3 Pass ST C39 8T l B5 4 Pass STCODE39 81 i Beslan he gt LE A Pass Label label has four File New Printer dm Labels Only Au bar codes SEEEN Figure 232 Sample Telemetry Data 2
18. Panel ODV Events Panel Event Event generated by the printer when Key Combination the operator presses a key on the operator panel Event generated by the printer when Key Combination the operator uses a key combination ODV Status Event generated by the online data Unscannable Code validator of the printer Check Media Quality Error All Error Cleared Misc Events PAA Event Event generated by PAA Event identifier a Data Field Changed Event generated when a data field Source Condition has changed Value Type Timer Expired Event generated when a timer Timer Identifier expires 204 Events And Actions Table 9 Events And Parameters Security Key Event Name Description Parameters Required Table Entered Event generated when a table is entered or activated This will be the first event generated when a table is activated with the exception of the power up event Table Exited Event generated when a table is exited e g by selecting another table It will be the last event generated before the table becomes inactive UCP Data In Event generated when the data received on the Universal Control Port UCP matches the data defined with the parameters of this event Since this event requires that the UCP port be enabled a warning dialog will display if this option is not enabled This message will only be shown once for each GPF editing session 1 Thermal only Impact only 3 If instances
19. as a call back number 65 Chapter 66 2 Managing the Database Information Tab Printer Properties 3 Hardware Address 0005072090 29 F IP Mask 255 0 0 0 Gateway 10 221 254 Print Server Hame M 09 90 F SME Workgroup WORKGROLIP Location null Serial Number 51703 Figure 51 Printer Properties Information Tab Contains information about your printer Refer to the Network Interface Card User s Manual for more information 3 Applications and Web Access Configuration Editor it Configuration Editor New Printer File Edit View Migration A el OFFLINE Protect Configs Disable amp MEDIA SETUP E SENSOR SETUP Er EMULATION E PRINTER SETUP E INTERFACES Displayed Language Displayed Configuration Power Up Configuration English a Factory si Factory y Figure 52 Configuration Editor Window To access the Configuration Editor application select a printer from the printer database and select Applications gt Configuration Editor or click the configuration editor button Select File Upload From Printer to upload configurations from the printer The configurations upload from the printer and the active configuration displays in the Configuration Editor window See Figure 52 The Configuration Editor supports offline editing allowing the editing of stored configurations If you start the Configuration Editor without connecting to a printer the screen will be blank
20. but the Flash File Manager remembers what information has been retrieved For printers that have not had flash memory information loaded the message FFS Flash File System Info Not Loaded displays in the Printer List See Figure 59 NOTE Although you have retrieved the flash memory information the files have not been uploaded Notice the message data not loaded in the File List To upload the files see Upload on page 79 The status bar will toggle from the status of the last operation performed to the status of the printer flash memory available free memory used in use and memory deleted but not optimized trashed Last status for Office Get File Info Completed Printer Flash info for Office free 1469kb in use 2346kb trashed Ob If you have an EMC installed the status bar will also toggle the status of the EMC EMC info for Office free 32223kb in use 304kb trashed Ob Upload Upload ZS Flash File HM anager Printer List Refresh File List Warehouse Files found 5 Get File Info 91674 s1 57858 bytes data loaded Manufacturing FFS Info Hot Loaded 90 249 sf 96922 bytes data loaded Office Getting File Data IAU 91059 et 56290 bytes data loaded Lab FFS Info Not Loaded e Hp et 55938 bytes data loaded no 9167 1 sf 58130 bytes data loaded 91889 sf 70330 bytes data loaded Delete 03098 sf 57282 bytes data loaded Delete 8 Optimize ete
21. changed and value 3 Aa Select Wapping Table pin_part_1 Figure 224 Pin_Part_3 Mapping Table The Pin_Part_3 mapping table starts with the same seven entries The value is added to new_pin but this time we do not multiply the value by 10 we now have the complete PIN code The message displayed depends on the result of the comparison beween the new_pin data field and the pin_number data field If the two values are the same the message pin_accepted will display and GPIO will be disabled allowing the printer to function as a normal printer Configuration changes can be made and saved A power cycle is required to reactivate GPIO and its printer protection function If the two numbers do not match the pin_incorrect message displays on the LCD The printer will beep three times and the pin error count increments This value is tested to see if this was the third trial If not the user is given another try 251 Chapter 6 Event to Action Mapping Thermal Technical Information Description Render Printer Useless _ Uninterrupted Meu Event Table Entered Ke Add Action Lock Panel T Unie Description e Event ler Action wi Show Printer Locked Table Entered Rs Send locked to LCD Line 23 time is infinite Inform Host Printer Locked s Table Entered fe Send locked to Ethernet Adapter Back Channel wl Render Printer Useless 4 Table Entered Lock Panel Figure 225
22. Cut item from database 33 D Daily Timer Mode 237 Data Capture file 260 Data Field Actions 223 Data Field Events 223 226 Data field names 283 Data Fields 222 Data fields 266 Data From 114 Data Validation 257 Database File Name 26 Database file create 25 Database tree 23 Datastream adapter 143 Dec Inc Key 27 Defining printer properties 57 Delay Timer Mode 235 Delete configurations 70 item from database 34 Delimiter 163 290 Diagram Basic GPIO Schematic 255 Directory 109 Discover Printers 39 Discovery Known Printers 43 Polled 42 Print Server 40 Discovery tab 40 Display Command Codes 114 Don t Care attribute 154 Don t Care Except attribute 154 Download configurations 73 81 examples 86 flash files 81 program files 81 Download Mapping Tables 240 E EBCDIC 182 EBCDIC ASCII table 182 Edit Information 157 Edit menu printer database 33 Email Alerts 47 EMC 77 Enable Remote Printer Management 139 End attribute 155 Entry Control Buttons 219 Entry Fields 201 Entry On Off flag 157 Error Logs PNE 24 printer 108 Event descriptions 205 Events 192 202 Example Auto delimiter 164 Pattern Recognition 166 Status Response Definition 178 Excluding item in database 34 Expand database tree 34 Expanded Memory Cartridge 77 Export to 3rd party databases 275 Exporting to a Microsoft Access database 277 Exporting to a Microsoft SQL database 280 Factory
23. Delimiter Auto Entry 1 Input AF lt foFieldData gt Mode Remove Output N A Test Case 1 Host data AF 12345 Result Match for Entry 1 Reason As delimiter is set to auto the first quote is seen as the start and end delimiter Test Case 2 Host data AF 123456 Result No Match Reason Max length exceeded Test Case 3 Host data AF 01234 Result No Match Reason No Matching end delimiter Formatted Pattern List Lists all the formatted patterns that you have defined and added to the list New Click New to reset all data fields Add If the displayed text on the second button is Add the formatted pattern has not been added to the Formatted Pattern List Click Add to add the defined formatted pattern to the end of the Formatted Pattern List Update If the displayed text on the second button is Update the formatted pattern is already in the Formatted Pattern List Click Update to update the formatted pattern properties with the new properties Edit Select an item in the Formatted Pattern List and click Edit to edit it NOTE If you select more than one item you can only to edit the first item Remove Select one or more items in the Formatted Pattern List and click Remove to remove them from the list Removing formatted patterns invalidates entries that use the formatted patterns How to Use Patterns How to Use Patterns _ Once Input New Mode E Append Replace Y q P M
24. Download Power Up Factory Default 1 C Kl 1 Kl RI RI Kl H H E A OSO el Figure 71 Configuration Download Settings Since the printer will download a configuration file you can click Settings to open the Configuration Download Settings dialog box See Figure 71 You can select or deselect specific configurations within the configuration file you want to download Only the selected configurations will download You can also select which of the configurations will be set as the Power Up configuration In this example the printer will download all configurations and the Power Up configuration will be set to configuration 4 90 Download The Files ZS File Download Printer _Fitrrware Restore Contig Restore Flash Config File Flash Files Area 1 10 224 2 86 a O A YA a Area 2 10 224 2 96 vw O WM mm Oo Start Update List Properties Figure 72 File Download Manufacturing Example 3 In this example the user selected the Manufacturing folder then selected Applications gt File Download or clicked the Gi file download button The File Download dialog box opens See Figure 72 In this example the Area 1 and Area 2 printers will download the same program firmware file and a configuration file since both files are in the same folder as the two printers see Figure 67 In addition the Area 1 printer will down
25. In the Output field type OUTPUT See Figure 126 Select File Save As Name the CST something simple like CST 1 CST 2 etc In PNE select a printer eo Se oo eS PS In the CST Manager select Tools Download to download your saved CST to the printer 147 Chapter 5 CST Manager 9 In PNE select Applications gt Operator Panel 10 Take the printer offline 11 Select PRINTER CONTROL gt Applic Adapter if you have a thermal printer or select MAINT MISC gt Applic Adapter if you have a laser or line matrix printer 12 Change the setting from Disable to the name of the CST you downloaded such as CST 1 CST 2 etc Your CST is now enabled NOTE To maximize the performance of a CST you need to save it in a Configuration file See Configuration Editor on page 67 Validate Bundle Checks CSTs for syntax errors and missing information such as Start Flush commands that have no corresponding End Flush command Errors display in red Warnings display in yellow You cannot execute CSTs with errors but you can execute CSTs with warnings Options Specifies options that apply to the CST Includes the following check boxes e Use Last Selected Upload Printer e Use Last Selected Download Printer 148 Input Output Fields Input Output Fields _ Once Input Replace Replace insert Count Output Figure 130 CST Input Output Fields These fields allow you to select th
26. UserDatabase gt Figure 103 User Login Parameters The user name password and privilege category are defined in the lt UserDatabase gt section of the file See Figure 103 Password Defines the password for the designated user name When you change the password using the Change Password web page this information updates Privilege Category Defines the privilege for the designated user name The available options are standard super and admin User name Defines the user name You can only change the user name by modifying this attribute You can add additional users by duplicating the following line in the lt UserDatabase gt section lt userid password standard privilege standard gt standard lt userid gt Changing User Settings IP Addresses and IP Address Ranges IP Addresses and IP Address Ranges Included IP Address Included IP Address Range lt MachineDatabase gt lt l Individual addres can be included off excluded from accessing the printer informat ior lt lt l ipdddressiIncluded and ipiddressExcluded are used for individual lt IpAddressIncludeRange start 00 00 00 00 end 255 255 255 255 gt lt l Use ipdddressExicludeRange and its start and end attributes to define the invalid alicess range wiet lt IpAddressExcludeRange start 00 00 00 00 end 00 00 00 1 gt lt MachineDatabase gt Excluded IP Address Excluded IP Address Ran
27. a single file to the EMC Multiple Files to Expanded Memory Cartridge or Both Printer Flash and Expanded Memory Cartridge IMPORTANT PNE can only download files to the EMC through the NIC 83 Chapter 3 IMPORTANT 84 File Download Changing the File Destination If you have the optional EMC and you wish to change the destination of a single file click Destination The User Files dialog box opens See Figure 65 Select Printer Flash or EMC to specify the new destination NOTE Bundle files archives that contain multiple files usually with a pff extension cannot have their destinations changed Files within bundle files will download to the printer s flash memory the EMC or both depending on their original location User Files E4 Destinations Bundled files multiple files concatenated together will appear grayed out and cannot have their destinations changed Name Printer Flash ERIC Cisingle Font sf 0 3 Cd Font sf O a Figure 65 User Files Restoring Configurations and Flash Files Whenever a printer downloads a program firmware file the configurations and flash memory are erased You can choose whether or not to restore the configurations and or flash memory to what was previously loaded Check or uncheck the Restore Config check box for configurations and or the Restore Flash check box for flash files By default the configurations and flash memory will restore If you uncheck Restore Co
28. active for the CST LPP is the default emulation Enable Auto Reset When checked all entries that have the Once option checked are automatically reset in the CST so that this CST can be applied to the next datastream The entries are reset only when the end of the CST has been reached Memo Tab Use the Memo tab to save comments with the CST e g comments that describe the CST function and purpose 157 Chapter 5 Patterns Variables Patterns Variables IMPORTANT 158 Click Patterns Variables and the Object Definition dialog box opens This dialog box is divided into the following tabs Pattern Character Pattern Formatted Pattern and Variable When you click OK the defined set of patterns pattern characters formatted patterns and variables will be available for use by the current bundle You must add defined objects to their associated lists or else they will be lost when you close the Object Definition dialog box Pattern Character Tab Object Definition Formatted Pattern Variable Pattern Character Pattern Character 0x20 T Note Range Pattern Character List New Figure 136 Patterns Character Tab Use the Pattern Character tab to add remove and edit new and existing pattern characters A pattern character can be used by the datastream adapter to check host data against a range of values Character Selects the character that identifies the pattern character The a
29. lists the names of the data fields as they appear in the Report Parameters window page 262 and the detailed label bar code and RFID telemetry data windows page 264 The right column lists the names of the data fields for databases Label Data Fields Table 15 Label Data Fields jem mees Table 16 Extended Label Format Data Fields CO 283 Chapter 7 Data Field Names Bar Code Data Fields Table 17 Bar Code Data Fields CO 284 Bar Code Data Fields Table 17 Bar Code Data Fields CO 285 Chapter 7 Data Field Names RFID Data Fields Table 18 RFID Version 1 Data Fields vane teens Table 19 RFID Version 2 Fields ane nena 286 A Contact Information Printronix Customer Support Center IMPORTANT Please have the following information available prior to calling the Printronix Customer Support Center e Model number e Serial number located on the back of the printer e Installed options i e interface and host type if applicable to the problem e Configuration printout Thermal Printer See Printing A Configuration in the User s Manual Line Matrix Printer Press PRT CONFIG on the operator panel then press Enter Laser Printer See your User s Manual e Is the problem with a new install or an existing printer e Description of the problem be specific e Good and bad samples that clearly show the problem faxing of these samples may be required America
30. shown below See 7 Failure Message on page 268 Failure Code Failure Code Failure Message Hex Binary i 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0008 XXXX XXXX XXXX 1XXX Percent Decode 0010 XXXX XXXX XXX1 XXXX Quiet Zone 0080 XXXX XXXX 1XXX XXXX Checksum 0100 XXXX XXX1 XXXX XXXX Calibration A EE 1000 XXX 1 XXXX XXXX XXXX Minimum Reflectance NOTE The hex values listed above reflect single failures Multiple failures will create additional hex values based on the binary weighting shown For example the hex value 0042 or binary 0000 0000 0100 0010 represents both the Encodation and Decodeability failures RFID This is the hex value assigned for an RFID failure O no RFID failure 1 RFID failure 267 Chapter 268 7 Data Validation 7 Failure Message Bar Code Failure data is grouped into different types of failure each of which defines a bar code problem Checksum This occurs when the bar code is not properly encoded with checksum digits Decodeability This occurs when the difference between wide and narrow elements is too close to reliably discern This is generally an indication of an improperly set heat speed or pressure combination or the loss of heating element Defects This is a measure of unexpected dark spots in spaces or light spots in bars lt is generally an indication of a poor ribbon or media combination a burnt pixel or the printhead needs cleaning Encodation This occurs w
31. 2 Enter the required passwords for the GPIO program file and or the communication sessions 3 Inthe connection tab specify the access method and configure the network or serial modem if applicable 4 Click OK to download the active mapping table s to the printer Once the mapping table is downloaded the printer resident GPIO event parser will detect the file and enable GPIO Preloaded Table Preloaded Table If a GPIO board is installed in the printer but no user defined mapping table has been loaded the printer will revert to a preloaded table Simple printer menus allow for programming three of the 11 Seven outputs four inputs pre defined interface signals to a particular polarity or logic function that meets all typical print and apply requirements They can also be compatible with all the features available on other manufacturers external I O interfaces This allows easy migration of Printronix T5000e or T5000r printers to new or existing systems Field interface is accomplished through an industry standard 50 pin D type connector a E Requires 16 Mbyte Printer Memory Option SCI pa INICIO CI IO psa wwa TI EI ETC rn e pea e rosen CEET o CC rv CC 241 Chapter 6 Mapping 242 Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Ribbon Loaded C Uninterrupted New Mapping Examples Indicator Lights Example Imagine a factory floor with a number of printers Over each printer are moun
32. 217 Chapter 6 Overview Reply to Host The Reply to Host action allows the user to specify a data stream that will transmit to the host when the selected event takes place and to select the interface that should be used for this data transmission Data entry can be in ASCII or in hexadecimal The entry mode can be selected with the arrow keys up arrow for ASCII entry mode and down arrow for Hex entry mode See Figure 187 action Repiyto Host x E Description Reply Interface Network 7 OK Cancel Figure 187 Setting Reply to Host Action Parameters Wait The parameter for this action specifies the time in 1 1000 seconds that GPIO will wait until the next action executes PAA Control CST Reset This action resets the Use Once flags of the currently active PAA CST Select Mapping Table This action allows you to select one out of 64 mapping tables on a given event If only a single mapping table has been defined this selection is not available The mapping table is selected by its name or by selecting previous Selecting previous allows you to quickly return to the table previously active The nesting of returns is allowed Data Field This action allows you to modify the data field on a given event Several logical or arithmetical functions can be applied to the data in the data field See Data Fields on page 222 Send Report This action transmits a report to either the host computer through a selecte
33. 246 Pin Code Protected Printer Pin Code Protected Printer The printer configuration protection described in the example on page 244 requires a special connector to disable GPIO so a service or application engineer can work on the printer without restrictions The special connector requires one of the inputs to be specifically saved for protection purposes You can use software to protect the printer using a PIN code that can be entered through the operator panel Imagine that the panel is partly disabled and the Online key the Feed key and the Menu key are the only keys active The Pause and Feed keys are operational because they are required for daily printer operation The Menu key does not allow the user to open the configuration menu instead it will ask for a PIN code before allowing the user to change the configuration For this application the operator panel keys get a value between 1 through 7 assigned to them using a datafield A three digit PIN code allows any value between 111 through 777 to be used For example the assignment list include tom fe We ll use three more data fields named new_pin pin_number and pin_entry_count The pin_number data field contains the actual PIN number required to enable the configuration The final result of entering code will be compared with this data field If the codes and data fields match the configuration will be enabled If they do not match the user is allowed two more chances Af
34. ALL DONE 00 Label Count A Label Printing Done Add Ess Clear List Move Up d Mowe Down i Cancel 10 11 12 13 14 Figure 205 Adding Sections to a Report Click the New button Type Label Printing Done in the Name field Click Header When Done Printing under Available Hold the Control key and click Label Count and End under Available Click the lt button to add the Header When Done Printing Label Count and End sections Click the Add button Label Printing Done is added to the item list See Figure 205 Click OK to close the dialog box 233 Chapter 6 Reports Using Reports To make sure the correct report is transmitted to the operator panel LCD add the following entry to the mapping table Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Forms Counter Tracking _ Uninterrupted Event Data Field Changed gt Parameters Action Send Report Parameters Update On eo Description qe Event t Action vi Decrement Forms Counter Label Printed A Field Forms Counter 17 Y Forms Counter Tracking A Field Forms Counter changed and value Ae Send Label Count to LCD Line 2 time is 5 xl send Report Settings Source Destination New Add Label Count T LCD Line 2 T Seconds 0 is infinite b se PH Table 1 Figure 206 Defining Entries in the GPIO Manager al ze Once the
35. Events And Actions Data Field Actions are used to modify the content of the Data Field which results in an event An example is provided to better understand how Data Field Actions work in correlation to Data Field Events For this example we have a printer with a forms count defined in a data field in which after each form prints the count is updated to reflect the correct number of forms still to be printed Once the count reaches zero we want a message to display in the second line of the operator panel To do this we need to define a Data Field and enter the total forms count Figure 194 Data Field Actions x Hame Forms Count Initial Value Type 016 0 65535 7 10000 Non Volatile tem List Forms Count Hew Edit Figure 194 Defining Data Fields Select Edit Define Data Fields Enter a descriptive name in the Name field Select the Data Field Type and enter the Initial Value The data field type can be signed or unsigned bytes 128 127 and 0 255 signed and unsigned words 32768 32767 signed and unsigned long words 2147483648 2147483647 and ASCII strings 4 Click Add to add the data field to the item list 223 Chapter 6 Data Fields Once the data field is defined and added to the list make sure that the count decrements by one each time a form prints To set the parameters use the Label Printed event and the Data Field action In the Data Field parameter block speci
36. Hex e Capstone Capstone is for Coax Twinax applications You can edit Capstone data in Hex mode only Display Command Codes e Normal Codes do not display e Dots Dots represent the code e Mnemonics Codes display within brackets For example Line Feed is lt LF gt Carriage Return is lt CR gt etc Capture Start Starts the capture You can also use the pO start capture button Stop Stops the capture You can also use the stop capture button Data From Selects the capture source of data Options include e Parallel E Net Adapter In e Serial In e Serial Out Job Capture Features e Twinax Host Data e Coax Host Data e C T Base Emulation e PCI Ethernet In e USB In NOTE The USB port is available only on SL5000r T5000r and SL4M T4M printers Triggers Configure Triggers E Trigger count I Bytes saved before start trigger o Ignore Case Stop Trigger NN Trigger count I Bytes saved after stop trigger o _ Ignore Case Limit saved data to bytes lL Figure 96 Configure Triggers Window A Trigger allows a selective capture of host data You need to specify two triggers a start trigger and an end trigger Select Triggers Configure See Figure 96 Enter triggers as text or hex strings with a maximum length of 256 characters Job Capture scans received data for the start trigger sequence Once found
37. JL mem Destination Logical OR with Source Destination Logical AND with Source Destination Logical EXOR with Source Destination Logical AND with Inverted Source First specify the data field itself in this case a single U16 Forms Count If there are numerous data fields select the one in which the action should apply Next we need to set the operators to indicate the event we want to happen to this data field The Source field sets the value in which we want the data field count to decrement by NOTE When it is necessary to check validate the value of a data field on a certain event the user has to map a Data Field action to the event and check the Evaluate option This will generate a Data Field Changed event similar to when the data field actually changes For this example use D D S Figure 196 which results in the mapping table entry as seen in Figure 197 Set Action Parameters X Data Field Changed Settings Destination Operator Forms Count sl D D S vw _ Evaluate Source Type l e Fixed 4 OK Cancel Figure 196 Setting Operator Parameters for a Data Field 225 Chapter 6 Data Fields Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Decrement Forms Counter _ Uninterrupted Event Label Printed Action Data Field Parameters 226 e Description le Decrement Forms Counter
38. JRE 6 at http java sun com javase Install JRE 6 first then PNE If you have another UNIX operating system see your system administrator 11 Chapter 1 Printer Setup Printer Setup Your printer uses the diagnostic port to communicate with PNE The diagnostic port must be configured to interact with the NIC Follow the PNE Telnet or Operator Panel Method below for your printer model to configure the diagnostic port PNE Method All Supported Printers You can configure the diagnostic port to interact with the NIC using PNE See Enable Remote Printer Management on page 139 Telnet Method All Supported Printers 1 Install the NIC refer to the installation instructions 2 Make sure the IP Address is set up on the NIC e Use the operator panel refer to the User s Manual OR e Use PNE select Utilities Assign IP Address See Assign IP Address on page 138 3 Open a command prompt session and type telnet ipaddress 4 Atthe telnet login prompt type root lt Enter gt 5 Atthe Password prompt enter the password and press lt Enter gt there is no password by default 6 Atthe ipaddress root gt prompt type enable printermgr lt Enter gt 7 Close the telnet session The NIC is now activated Operator Panel Method P7000 Series Line Matrix Printers 1 On the operator panel press the ON LINE CLEAR key to take the printer offline Press A and v atthe same time to unlock
39. Key Handling Consume true Disable Test Print Key Key TEST PRINT INCREMENT 1 pressed Key Handling Consume true Y Wait For Menu Key Key MEML pressed Da Send Pin Empty to LOD Line 2 time is infinite Il Wait For Menu Key Key WENNT pressed Da Select Mapping Table pin_part_1 Figure 221 Power_On Mapping Table Table 13 does not show all entries in a power on table just those that are important for the PIN number application The first four entries disable the important keys the action that normally would result from pressing the key will not execute The Pause and Feed key are left unchanged but as soon as the menu key is pressed the specified actions execute Since the first four keys specified are disabled they are ignored Next the pin_empty message displays in Line 2 of the LCD then the pin_part_1 mapping table is selected 249 Chapter 6 Mapping Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Get Next Pin Digit C Uninterrupted Hen Event Data Field Changed Parameters Add Action Select Mapping Table Parameters Ona Description ar Event t Action Y Get Pause Key Yalue Key PALISE pressed g Field Hew Din pause_kevy Get Minus Key Value Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT CV pressed Aa Field Hew pin minus key Y Get Up Key Value Key FEEDS UP 7 pressed Aa Field Hew pin up key Y Get Plus Key Value Key
40. Opto coupler 1 Inactive Form Feed Figure 189 Incorrect Setup of Multiple Actions Figure 190 shows a correct mapping table a form feed is executed before the actual disabling of GPIO Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Clean Sheet _ Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler ind Parameters Action Form Feed Hew Add Update i e Description Y GPIO Active Input Qpto coupler 1 Active Enable GPIO Erents Y Clean Sheet Input Gpto coupler 1 Inactive Form Feed wl GPIO Not Active Input Opto coupler 1 Inactive Disable GPIO Events Figure 190 Correct Setup of Multiple Actions To change the sequence in which the entries appear in the table click and drag the entry to a different location in the table 220 The ON Flag The ON Flag You can use the On flag to temporarily disable entries in the GPIO mapping table This is useful if an extensive mapping table is generated with many events leading to the same action The On flag allows you to test each event reaction separately Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description op Mot Active _ Uninterrupted Ne Event Input Opto coupler k Parameters Add Action Disable GPIO Events MM Update i On a Description Y GPIO Active input Qpto coupler 1 Active Enable GPIO Events Y Clean Sheet Input Qpto coupler 1 Inactive Form Feed J GPIO Not Activ
41. Paper Out 250 Figure 78 Profiler Graphic The profile graphic has four horizontal divider lines to indicate the quarter values of the sample data When the capture starts the samples of the profiler data will display on the graph The printer will send out the profiler sample data on regular intervals and the profiler view will be updated automatically If the profiler graph is too wide to be shown in one window a scroll bar will appear to be able to scroll the graph The printer sends out one sample for each dot so 300 samples per inch will be received for a 300 DPI printer During the capture the view will auto scroll to show the last captured profiler data until the specified time has elapsed or you stop the capture See Figure 78 When the profiler test starts the printer will send out the current threshold values The thresholds are indicated by colored horizontal lines on the profiler graphic blue for the Sensor Type threshold and green for the Paper Out threshold If dynamic sensing is enabled on the printer the Sensor Type threshold will be shown dynamically similar to the sample data Profiler View The Crosshair Media Profiler ProfileCapturel File View Capture aie Pie Bim Gap 207 Resolution 300 DPI Paper Out 250 Status Status profiling stopped ling stopped Note NA HA Model SL5304r MP 5L5304r MP Version 41 18E W1 18E PIN 368364 360364 Figure 79 The Cr
42. Polling tab see page 44 Then select your printer in the printer database and click the update status button to make sure your printer has been polled at least once see page 50 The File Download application allows you to download any of the following file types program files configuration files and flash files to either a single printer or to a group of printers in one step To download a file to a single printer insert a ID Download file icon below the printer one level lower than the printer To download a file to a group of printers insert the Download file icon on the same level as the printers in the same folder containing the printers Use the printer database and insert additional Download file icons to download as many files to as many printers as you want NOTE Previous versions of PNE required different file types to be downloaded to the printer in separate steps which is why the various file types were identified by or ID icons With this version of the software a distinction between the various file types is not needed anda icon identifies all file types Therefore if you open a printer database that was saved using a previous version of the software all icons will change to OD icons Define The Download Files After you insert Download files you must define them 1 Double click D New Download File The Define Download File dialog box opens See Figure 62 2 Click Browse The Open dialog box opens
43. Printer Ea Antenna Diversity Pri 5G Either this is not a wireless printer or a Power Saver Made off connection to the printer cannot be obtained oK Se Authentication Op Ke _ International Roaming Printer Settings Press send Button To Change Properties Read send Update Clase Figure 44 Telnet Guest Password Error Reading Wireless Settings PNE also uses Telnet to read wireless printer settings page 125 If PNE reports a Telnet error when attempting to read wireless printer settings see Figure 44 enter the password for the user guest page 59 See your system administrator Defining Printer Properties Telnet Root Password Errors Wireless Properties El General WEP Encryption Kerberos LEAP WPA SSID Sample SSID Sub Channet default Network Mode Des Failure Sending Wireless Properties amp Telnet error occurred while sending the new Antenna Diversity Pri wireless properties to the printer sl Power Savei Mode op Error Failure occurred while setting the SSID Please send the properties again Authentication Op prop g International Roamint Press Stop Button To Abort Sending Properties Update Close Figure 45 Telnet Root Password Error If PNE reports a Telnet error when attempting to update wireless printer settings see Figure 45 enter the password for the user root page 59 See your system administrator Enable Command Fai
44. Send again If you are not going to modify settings on any other tabs you must update the printer for the settings to take effect Click Update to update the printer Make sure the settings match those configured in the Access Point 127 Chapter 4 IMPORTANT 128 Set Wireless Properties Kerberos Tab The Kerberos tab contains four sub tabs Print Server KDC Set Password and Credentials Wireless Properties General WEP Encryption Kerberos LEAP nen Print Server KDC Set Password Credentials Status _ Activate Kerberos Renewable Lifetime second s Y Print Server Hame Press Read Button For Current Settings Read Figure 108 Wireless Properties Kerberos Tab Print Server Sub Tab Print Server Sub Tab You must click Read to obtain the printers settings before you can modify them NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user guest then a Telnet guest password is required See Security Tab on page 59 Status Displays Authenticated or Not Authenticated once an attempt to send Kerberos information has been sent Activate Kerberos Check this check box to have the printer use Kerberos when the printer is using a wireless connection Renewable Lifetime Units The maximum allowable renewable lifetime in seconds hours or days The range is 300 seconds to 3 days or 0 i e no limit The default is O Print Server Name The name of the print server When y
45. Status Report Generator to add new conditions or select existing conditions to edit or remove Name The name of the condition Output The response for when the condition is met Status Bits Unconditional To create an unconditional protocol When you select Unconditional all other status bits are disabled NOTE If you have already added other conditions and then you later add a condition with the Unconditional Stop Bits property all other conditions will be removed from the list Job Complete To create a Job Complete condition Job In Process To create a Job In Process condition NOTE You cannot have more than one condition in the Conditions list with the same Status Bits setting Conditions List Lists all the conditions that you have defined and added to the list A condition is listed by its name followed by a separator and the output sequence In the output sequence control codes display as mnemonics and other non printable characters display as red dots New Click New to reset all data fields Add If the displayed text on the second button is Add the condition has not been added to the Conditions list Click Add to add the defined condition to the end of the Conditions list Update If the displayed text on the second button is Update the condition is already in the Conditions list Click Update to update the condition properties with the new properties Edit Select an item in the Conditions list and cl
46. This condition is always TRUE The response is sent to the host immediately Job Complete This condition is TRUE if the printer is not processing or printing any data The response is sent to the host immediately but ONLY IF this condition is TRUE Job In Process This condition is TRUE if the printer is processing or printing data The response is sent to the host immediately but ONLY IF this condition is TRUE Wait For Job Complete This condition is TRUE if the printer is not processing or printing any data The response is sent to the host AS SOON AS this condition is TRUE Click Add to add the entry to the list of protocol conditions Now you will add a second condition 5 6 In the Name field type job done In the Output field press the down arrow key and type 06 ACK 7 Under Status Bits click Job Complete 179 Chapter 5 Status Response Definition Conditions job_printing gt lt NAK gt Name PO job_done lt ACK gt New Status Bits 7 Unconditional O Job In Process 5 Job Complete Wait Job Complete Figure 162 Adding Conditions 8 Click Add to add the entry to the list of protocol conditions See Figure 162 9 Name this protocol that is comprised of the two conditions In the Name field bottom half of window type print complete 10 Select the interface to use for the status response Click the Interface down arrow and select Active NOTE The interface selected does not
47. Wizard Telemetry Data in the VALIDATOR menu must be set to Full Report or Validation Mode The ODV Quality Wizard is a function that helps you select the best combination of print speed and print intensity that will produce optimal bar code output It displays controls that allow you to select a print speed and a print intensity Click the Test Print button to print and validate a test bar code pattern Based on the validation results the ODV Quality Wizard provides setting suggestions to optimize the bar code quality Do not follow any suggestions if Barcode Code 39 Status does not display Pass Click OK to save these changes in Configuration 1 Configuration 1 then becomes the Power Up configuration see page 67 Click Cancel to not save the changes Clicking the X Close button in the upper right corner functions the same as clicking OK NOTE If Telemetry Data in the VALIDATOR menu is set to Short Report then NOTE The ODV Quality Wizard is printer specific and not all printer models have ODV Quality Wizard support Printers without ODV Quality Wizard support display the error message Operation not allowed on this type of printer Directory Speed Keys l Speed Keys Area 1 Printout Quality Settings Validator Settings Physical Unit Setup Media Sensor Calibration Use Inches Use Millimeters Figure 93 The Speed Keys Window The Speed Keys are single buttons
48. X3 182 For a complete description see the ANSI INCITS 182 1990 R2002 Guideline for Bar Code Print Quality available from the American National Standards Institute at http www ansi org 271 Chapter 2 2 Data Validation RFID Version 1 Data Fields These are the available RFID Version 1 data fields RFID Tag Failure Pre Checked Sequence Number Retry Number Error Count Tag Type Failed Tag Count Tag Write Count Data Length Raw Data Refer to the RFID Labeling Reference Manual for a description of these fields RFID Version 2 Data Fields These are the available RFID Version 2 data fields RFID Tag Failure Pre Checked Sequence Number Retry Number Error Count Tag Type Failed Tag Count Tag Write Count Data Length Raw Data Total Data Length Operation Type Field Type Refer to the RFID Labeling Reference Manual for a description of these fields Viewing Telemetry Data Comma Separated Variable Report The comma separated variable report format can be easily imported into many database and spreadsheet programs The report consists of a description line the first line in the report that contains the names of the fields in the order of the data Each field is separated by a comma The exported data follow the description line Each record of the report is placed on a separate line See Figure 238 CaptureDate Type Printer Hame Failure Message Decoded Data RFID Tag Failure Tag Type Failed Tag HF Ta
49. a CST that will translate the lt ESC gt D into PAPER Skip the value of aaaa since thermal printer 2 can detect the forms length using the CALIBRATE function The value of bbbb will be used in combination with the WIDTH function and the value of cccc in combination with the LENGTH function This results in the following translation Thermal printer 1 lt ESC gt Daaaa bbbb cccc lt LF gt lt NULL gt Thermal printer 2 PAPER CALIBRATE LENGTH cccc WIDTH bbbb lt CR gt lt LF gt To be able to copy the value of bbbb into the WIDTH function and the value of cccc into the LENGTH function label these values and specify their ranges to be from 0000 to 9999 To do this use the Object Definition capability of the datastream adapter Pattern Recognition Example Object Definition Formatted Pattern Variable Pattern Character Pattern Character 0x20 T Note Range Pattern Character List Figure 145 Object Definition Pattern Character 1 Inthe CST Manager click Patterns Variables See Figure 145 Next define the required pattern character by selecting it from the list of available characters 2 Click the Character down arrow and select 0x23 The character will be used as a label NOTE The total number of different pattern characters that can be selected Is 224 3 If necessary enter a note to go with this label in the Note field For example use Length if the Pattern Character is going to be used
50. additional conditions related to the event Figure 177 pto coupler Settings State Number 1 8 AS Figure 177 Setting Event Parameters The action field allows you to select the action that is to be taken on the specified event Table 10 on page 211 lists the actions currently available in the software The parameter button allows you to select additional conditions related to the action Figure 178 displays parameters for the Output Opto coupler and Output Relay actions 201 Chapter 6 Overview Set Action Parameters pto coupler Settings Action it 5 State 0 Pulse O Repeated Pulse Number 1 8 Pulse Duration ms E xl Figure 178 Setting Action Parameters Events And Actions The Events Table 9 lists the available events and the related parameters Events parameters are available for the Input Opto Couplers Panel Key Pressed events Printer Error and Warning events including RFID and ODV related errors and PAA events related to Data fields and Timers Input Opto Coupler Status Events Printer Powered Up Table 9 Events And Parameters Events generated by the GPIO input Opto Couplers Events generated by the printer when the printer is powered on and ready to print Security Key Required Opto Coupler Number 1 8 Active Inactive Printer Online Event generated by the printer when None the printer goes online Printer Offline Event g
51. and pin_number If the values match we ll make all keys available to the user If the values don t match we ll increase the pin_entry_count by one and start over If the pin_entry_count reaches three some message will be transmitted to the host and the complete panel will be blocked Data Fields Reports and Timers The following U16 data fields need to be created for this application where the content of the pin_number data field can be any value between 111 and 777 E 8 EEC ON IC CI Pin Code Protected Printer Next to the data fields are status reports and information sent to the host if there is an error The six reports listed in Table 13 need to be generated Each report only has a single section that may have the same name as the report Table 13 Report Names Sections and Content pin_empty pin_empty PINumber The PIN number application is described by reviewing each of the mapping tables and explaining each entry in that table Tables Event to Action Mapping Thermal ere Hew Description Wait For Menu Key _ Uninterrupted Event Panel Key Parameters Add Action Select Mapping Table z Parameters Ona Description a Event t Action Disable Enter Key Key ENTER pressed Key Handling Consume true Disable Cancel Key Key CANCEL 69 DOVE pressed Key Handling Consume true Disable Job Select Key Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT GC pressed
52. can be selected The extra attributes for Store are Flush and Include Once Input New Mode AF 123456 7 Append Store si dl 6 GEAR Ga Ee Perl Ge bei e Count Output inset Ab SS Insert Variable b Variable 1 On Input KE ko Output Variable 3 Figure 132 Available Output Variables for Store Mode Reset All Variables Mode The Reset All Variables mode resets and clears all defined variables No extra attributes exist for Reset All Variables 153 Chapter 154 5 Modes And Attributes Attributes CST Manager CSTBundlel bnd File Edit Tools sles ae ajaja Once Input New Mode b u t Se A ppend Replace g j d d a S RS r5 T4 SR a Match Append Count Output O Don t Care Insert D Don t Care Except 4 D ignore Case CST 1 time Edit Information Patterns Variables Status Response Definition EMUL LPPJAR Disabled LM May 23 2006 9 22 24 AM PDT D Errors 0 Warnings 0 Insert Figure 133 CST Accessing Attributes To access attributes right click any item in the Input field or select multiple items and right click Different attributes are available depending on what mode is selected see Modes on page 151 In the above example the s in Attributes was right clicked while in Replace mode See Figure 133 These are the different attributes used by the various modes and their descriptions
53. check the corresponding check box Using the Type down arrow select a report type comma separated variable or XML See Comma Separated Variable Report on page 273 and XML Report on page 273 Name the report using the Output File field The default location is the program installation directory Click Browse to save the file in a different location Once your report is set up click Ok to save the report parameters Viewing Telemetry Data Viewing Telemetry Data NOTE You cannot view telemetry data if the data is being sent to an external database Data must be read using the database program See Telemetry Data Export To 3rd Party Databases on page 275 To view collected data from a printer double click the printer in the printer list or select the printer and select View gt Data from Selected Printer The AutolD Data Viewer window opens and collected telemetry data displays See Figure 232 Identifier When viewing telemetry data there is an identifier consisting of a letter followed by two numbers and separated by a decimal point The letter B represents a bar code R an RFID tag and L a label For bar code and RFID tag identifiers B and R the first number represents the label number and the second represents the bar code or RFID tag sequence number within the label For label identifiers L the first number represents the label number and the second specifies how many bar codes are on the label
54. database table created to store the telemetry values For a standard database it is a single word For an Excel spreadsheet it must be delimited by square brackets e g Sheet1 275 Chapter 7 Telemetry Data Export To 3rd Party Databases 4 OdvJdbcDbFields Database Fields List This is acomma separated list of database field names that correspond to the fields defined when the database or spreadsheet was created Any field names in this list must match an AutolD property name See Data Field Names on page 283 for a list of the acceptable AutolD property names database name that can be used 5 OdvJdbcPreparedStatement Optional property This optional property allows the user to explicitly define the SQL prepared statement as defined in the JDBC specification If it is not defined a standard SQL INSERT statement is created using the table name from the OdvJdbcDbName property and the fields from the OdvJdbcDbFields property For example a table named mytable with the fields CaptureDate FailureCode and DecodedData would create the following statement INSERT INTO mytable CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData VALUES Examples Of Property Definitions The following are some examples of property definitions In the examples the following values are used Database odv User ID odvuser Password odvpassword Table name events MySQL OdvJdbcDriver org gjt mm mysq l Driver OdvJdbcUrl jdbc mysa
55. error messages The status and error messages relate to the current PNE session not to the specific database When you exit PNE these messages will be deleted The Status Bar displays brief status messages of PNE some of which appear in the Status and Error Log The Polling Indicator turns green whenever printers are being polled The File Menu The Menu Bar The printer database menu bar is located at the top of the window see Figure 7 Use the menu bar to access all the functions of PNE The following are descriptions of the options located on the menu bar The File Menu File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help New CH d l B Ca Ka Open Ctrl 0 A template Save C S Save As Preferences Figure 8 File Menu New Creates a new database file Since PNE allows only one database file to be open at a time it asks if you want to save your changes to the current database before it creates a new one Open Opens a database file Since PNE allows only one database file to be open at a time it asks if you want to save your changes to the current database before it opens a different one Save Saves the active database file using its current name Save As Prompts you to enter a name for the current database file before PNE saves it Use Save As if you do not want to overwrite the current database file Preferences Opens the Preferences dialog box See page 26 Exit Exits PNE 25
56. field is asterisk with the Don t Care and Include attributes Right click the character and the following pop up menu appears inc Minimum Length nv g Data Pattern E I Flush Delimiter St Auto Y Include Figure 139 Data Pattern Pop up Menu 162 Formatted Pattern Tab If you use a data pattern character that is not defined as a pattern character the Don t Care attribute is always selected Use the Flush attribute to flush the found data from the host data Use the Include attribute include the found data in Store operations The Include attribute is selected by default If you use a data pattern character that is defined as a pattern character the Pattern Character attribute will be selected by default and the background of the inc mnemonic will be light green To change it to a wild card character right click the character The attribute pop up menu appears See Figure 140 al inc Minimum Length o Data Pattern OD Pattern Character SCH Delimiter Sti 1 Flush HM Include Figure 140 Pattern Character Pop up The Pattern Character attribute is selected by default To use the data pattern character as a wildcard select the Don t Care attribute Minimum Length Defines the minimum length the pattern must have If the data pattern is set to scan for numerals using a pattern character it must find at least n numerals the value set by this property before a match is considered
57. followed by the host name computer name not case sensitive or the host IP address of the workstation running PNE followed by a colon and then the Web Server port number see page 28 For example http 1ab21042 8080 or http 10 224 5 121 8080 NOTE Make sure the port number does not conflict with another port number designated for a different purpose Press Enter and the web page for your designated printer appears See Figure 98 To find the host name using Windows right click Network Neighborhood on your desktop and select Properties The Network dialog box opens and the computer name appears in the Identification tab See Figure 97 Network viewing mode fx SI Windows uses the following information to identify this Ke computer on the network Computer Hame Lag 21042 Domain DOMAIN Close bance Figure 97 Finding Your Host Name In Windows Login To The PNE Web Site Login To The PNE Web Site _ Password MN Figure 98 The PNE Web Site By default three categories of login privileges are available See Table 6 for a list of categories and their corresponding user names and passwords Table 6 User Login Options vemgmen erroneo Type admin for the user name and password then click Login The Select Desired Page web page appears See Figure 99 admin is Logged in Please Select Desired Page Printer List Page Change Password Page Figure 99 The Select De
58. for the Length value of the command to translate 4 Type o 9 inthe Range field This is the range of values this label can have NOTE A range is specified using two periods in sequence i e 0 9 or A Z A comma should be used as a delimiter if more than a single range or value is specified for a pattern character i e A Z 0 9 if the range should cover both uppercase alpha and numeric values Use the Range down arrow to select pre defined ranges 167 Chapter 5 Patterns Variables Object Definition Formatted Pattern Variable Pattern Character Pattern Character 0x23 Note Range ug Pattern Character List 0x23 F 0 9 Figure 146 Defining a Pattern Character 5 Click Add to add the pattern character to the list See Figure 146 Next set up a full pattern using the pattern character just defined 6 Click the Pattern tab 7 Type Length in the Name field This is the name of the first pattern 8 Inthe Pattern field type for the pattern character to be used NOTE The number of pattern characters that can be entered to form a pattern is unlimited 9 Click Add to add the pattern to the list 10 Click New to clear the Name and Pattern fields 11 Type Width in the Name field This is the name of the second pattern 12 In the Pattern field type for the pattern character to be used 168 Pattern Recognition Example Object Definition Pattern Hame vd Pa
59. graphic data and Graphic plot data Select CST Mode The Select CST mode allows you to switch CSTs immediately Use it if different conversions are required one per job You do not need to select the matching CST through the printer front panel This mode needs a unique header for each of the jobs requiring a CST to activate Once a switch occurs the datastream adapter resets selects the indicated CST and restarts NOTE Buffered data the portion of the incoming datastream that invokes the Select CST mode is not deleted it is rescanned using the new CST No extra attributes exist for Select CST CST On CST Off Mode These modes prevent data handling by CSTs until enabled by part of the incoming datastream No extra attributes exist for CST On and CST Off Reset Mode The Reset mode is used to reset the CST such that if the Use Once flag has been set for one or more entries in the table these entries become available again for the next datastream See The Use Once Flag on page 156 No extra attributes exist for Reset Modes Response Mode This feature was added to the datastream adapter to allow the definition of a protocol an interaction between the host computer and the printer that allows the host computer to determine status details of the printer This allows you to be certain that a job or label or form is completely printed before the next job is sent The Status Response definition feature allo
60. group the elements of your database a Printer See Defining Printer Properties on page 57 ID Download file A flash file or a configuration file created in the Configuration Editor which is described on page 67 stored on your host computer A flash file contains information e g the printer s firmware file or a font file that you can download to the flash SIMM memory of a printer or group of printers A configuration file contains user defined printer configurations that you can download to your printer using either the printer database or the Configuration Editor For information about Download files see File Download on page 81 Defining Printer Properties Defining Printer Properties File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help 264 ea 4 Gl as Sa SOS y default pdb Printer Properties GAS New_Printer 4 A Identification Security tions Information Name Unique INew_Printer Printer Description la template Use onty printable characters for printer name and description Figure 40 Defining Printer Properties Before you can use any of the PNE applications you must define the printer s properties You must identify the printer and configure how the printer communicates with PNE To define a printer double click the printer s name or click the LC edit database entry button The first time you run PNE double click New_Printer A template The Printer Prope
61. have to be the same interface the host is using for a status request The available interfaces are Active Serial Parallel and Network Protocol Name print complete Update e Active hi New Figure 163 Adding Protocols 11 Click Add to add it to the list of protocols See Figure 163 12 Click OK to return to the CST manager NOTE For the status reporting to work the printer will have to be online Offline conditions like all error situations cannot be transmitted to the host Now you will enter the input string that will trigger the protocol you just created 13 Click the Mode down arrow and select Response 14 In the Input field press the down arrow key and type 05 ENQ 180 15 Status Response Generator Example it CST Manager CS TBundlel bnd File Edit Tools aes na Vala _ Once Input New Mode Appena END So Append Response si 05 Match Amen Count Ou Dont Care Insert E D Don t Care Except O Ignore Case On Input T Flush Output cst 1 ESTE Edit Information Patterns Variables Status Response Definition EMUL LPP AR Disabled LM May 23 2006 9 22 24 AM PDT f ow Errors 0 Warnings 0 Insert Figure 164 Response Mode Attributes Right click your input string A list of possible attributes displays See Figure 164 NOTE In addition to the four common attributes Respon
62. indicating no configuration loaded A configuration will not display until you load a configuration file from a disk or computer The Configuration Editor allows you to upload modify and download eight user defined configurations and the factory default configuration only if modification of the factory configuration has been enabled see the NOTE on page 69 You may also save sets of configurations to your local hard drive so that they can be easily downloaded to the printer at any time The Configuration Editor does not change the current configuration or the active printer status until the configurations are downloaded to the printer 67 Chapter 68 3 Configuration Editor Menu Tree The Configuration Editor displays the printer configurations in a tree format see Figure 52 The top level of the tree is the OFFLINE menu From this level the tree branches into the printer s submenus Menu items that have a or Gr handle next to them have further submenus below them Click the handle to expand or collapse the submenus below You may also use the Expand Tree Collapse Tree options in the View menu but these options will expand or collapse all submenus The Configuration Editor has three drop down menus at the bottom The Displayed Language option allows you to select from five or more different languages to display the configuration information The Displayed Configuration option lets you choose between the available co
63. linked or mapped to the selected event Table 10 lists all possible actions and related parameters Output Opto Coupler Table 10 Event Actions and Parameters Action Name Description Parameters Security Key Required Action that applies to the output State Pulse Repeated Opto Couplers Pulse Number 1 8 Pulse Duration ms Output Relay Printer Status Action that applies to the output Action State Pulse relays Repeated Pulse Number 1 4 Printer Online Action switches the printer to None online mode Printer Offline Action switches the printer to None offline mode On Offline Switch Action toggles the printer between None offline and online mode Data Control Clear Buffer Action clears all of the printer s None internal buffers Data stored in flash e g form templates are not cleared Engine Control Pause Printing Start Printing Print Next Label Reprint Next Page Action resumes printing if printing None was stopped with the pause printing action Action starts printing the next label None in the queue if printing in single label printing mode Action pauses printing after the None current label is printed Labels in the queue will stop printing until the start printing action is received Action starts printing the next page None in the queue if printing in single page printing mode 211 Chapter 6 Overview Table 10 Event Actions an
64. of this object type are not defined a dialog box asks you to define some If you click Cancel the event will revert to the previous selected event Event Descriptions e Input Opto Couplers For external input signals you can specify the number of the opto coupler to view and the level in which the event is seen as active Click the opto coupler symbol fK to select the active state Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description C Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler Action Output Opto coupler e Description GES Event Set Event Paramet Opto coupler Settings State Number 1 8 wi B Figure 179 Setting the Opto coupler Number and State NOTE With the advanced GPIO features enabled in the printer it is possible to handle all eight opto coupler input as a special Data Field see 205 Chapter 206 6 Overview Data Fields on page 222 This results in 248 different input combinations that can be used to trigger an action e Printer Powered Up This event is delayed until the moment the printer reaches the Powered up online or Powered up offline state The delay is required so the printer can finish its power on reset cycle before any reaction to an event generates NOTE With the advanced GPIO features enabled in the printer GPIO will either start up using the printer configuration or a predefined configuration Select File GPIO Configuration then sele
65. panel press the ONLINE key to take the printer offline 2 Press UP and DOWN atthe same time to unlock the ENTER key Press UP DOWN PREV and NEXT at the same time to enter the Factory menu 4 Press NEXT until PRINTER MGMT displays 5 Press DOWN until Diagnostic Port displays 6 Press DOWN again to see the current selection 7 Press NEXT until Debug Ethernet displays 8 Press ENTER to select it 9 Press UP and DOWN at the same time to lock the ENTER key 10 Press ONLINE to put the printer back online Set Password See Set Printer Password on page 123 to learn how to set passwords If the password is unknown you must clear it first P7000 Series Go into the Factory menu press 4 gt A and e at the same time then into the PRINTER MGMT menu Press until Clear Password displays Unlock the ENTER key then press ENTER to clear the User and Supervisor passwords Under the Security tab in Printer Properties delete any passwords that already exist Now you may set new passwords as described on page 123 SL5000 T5000 Series Go into the Factory menu press l and T at the same time Press T or 4 until Clear Password displays Unlock the key then press to clear the User and Supervisor passwords Under the Security tab in Printer Properties delete any passwords that already exist Now you may set new passwords as described on page 123 15 Chapter 1 Printer Setup SL4M T4M Serie
66. report has been defined and the Send Report action has been selected the parameter block allows you to specify what is to be done with this report The Source drop down menu allows you to select a report previously created The Destination options tell the system where to transmit the report The Seconds field sets the time the report will be visible applicable only to the operator panel LCD See Figure 206 234 Delay Timer Mode Timers The GPIO Manager allows timers to be used for different purposes A timer can be programmed to create a delay between an event and an action or it can be programmed to generate an event at a specific time each day or even at a specific day and time each week x Timer List pp Om mon New Name Rp a E Mode Options 8 Delay Ger f EN EN ry ODED o r Gr e o a 0 Weekly HH MM SS ms _ Initial Delay Figure 207 The Define Timers Dialog Box Three modes are available Delay Daily and Weekly which is discussed in the following sections Delay Timer Mode The Delay mode allows you to delay an action by a specified amount of time For example a printer is used on a production line and the operator is responsible for reloading ribbon when the printer runs out of ribbon The operator normally requires approximately 1 5 minutes to replace the ribbon but if it ta
67. root then a Telnet root password is required See Security Tab on page 59 If you are not going to modify settings on any other tabs you must update the printer for the settings to take effect Click Update to update the printer Make sure the settings match those configured in the Access Point Kerberos Tab Wireless Properties E e ege z DEE Credentials Principal Name ervice Principle Yalid Starting Expiration Date Time Date Time EN Read Update Close Figure 111 Wireless Properties Kerberos Tab Credentials Sub Tab Credentials Sub Tab This tab displays the Service Principle the date and time the settings are valid and the date and time the settings expire 131 Chapter 4 _ Set Wireless Properties Wireless Properties E General WEP Encryption ice LEAP WEA User Hame Password pt Confirm Password Pe ES Figure 112 Wireless Properties LEAP Tab LEAP Tab IMPORTANT To use LEAP you must set Authentication to LEAP in the General tab page 125 This tab displays the information necessary for the Cisco LEAP Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol wireless security scheme The Cisco LEAP allows for a WEP key timeout that forces re authentication resulting in the derivation of anew WEP key for the session Enter the User Name Password and Confirm Password corresponding to the RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service se
68. specific printer or a range of IP addresses First To set the beginning IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option Last To set the last IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option The Status Menu NOTE In the remaining alert option fields select enable or disable as desired Offline Warning Media Input Media Output Media Path Marker Cutter Barcode RFID Scanner Label Intervention Needed Consumables and Power Cart For a description of the alert groups and printer events refer to Alert Groups in the SNMP Configuration section of chapter three in the Network Interface Card User s Manual All options are enabled by default To set up alert groups on the NIC see Configure Print Servers on page 141 Comment Enter comments as needed Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Polling Alert Delivery wi Enable Notification AlertLog Email Alerts Syslog Posting Enable Email Outgoing Mail SMTP Server Email Subject Printer Status Email Sender printermanagera yvourcompany com SMTP Email Server Port 25 Email Address Device First Last Offline Add Folder root enable o Cancel l Apply Figure 32 Status Monitoring Properties Alert Delivery Tab Email Alerts Sub Tab 2 Email Alerts PNE sends you an alert e mail if a printer error occurs To set up Email Aler
69. stack This name is used when the select previous table action is done to select the correct table to return to 221 Chapter 6 Data Fields 222 Data Fields x Hame Initial Value Type ugg 0 255 Y 0 Non Volatile item List a Figure 193 The Define Data Fields Dialog Box Data fields are storage locations in the printer s resident memory To define a data field select Edit Define Data Fields The Define Data Fields dialog box opens Figure 193 The Name field allows the user to create a data field descriptive to the user s needs The Type drop down menu allows you to choose one of seven different types of data including 8 16 or 32 bit signed or unsigned values and a string value The Initial Value field allows you to set an initial value for the data type specified Checking the Non Volatile check box specifies that if a value in the data field has changed during the operation of the printer and the printer is powered down the latest value of the data field will be the initial value when the printer is powered on For example if the data field contains a label count of 10 000 and that after printing 1 200 forms the printer is turned off due to error with Non Volatile selected the printer prints another 8 800 forms when the printer goes online again If Non Volatile is not selected the printer will print another 10 000 forms Data Field Events And Actions Data Field
70. supply power via a user installed resistor to the collectors of the output transistors See the diagram of the outputs on page 256 204 I O Connector Basic GPIO Schematic Diagram ACL N LA O os 6 CA i N om era S ZAH N CN cLit LAY VA 4 N I OAH CXL SIVN sAejey 138 Ave OS be 890 6v Pe 100 Aker ot CS 138 AS Ee 99dO AS SOdO vONY op L Ee YONU S SE 0d0 mi vONH FOUND S ZOdO ZONY Sei Lodo vINOOU LONY vet a et i SONY 6 pl CONE None e gl 90d LONH Z Zh Gd SONY VINOS OC LL vOdl SWOOH ce ou COM SINOOHY cO pe 6 cod LWOOHY co g Lodi 84dO zg 2 8vdl ZONY Z4dO E o ZYdl 94dO oe o 9Ydl G4dO e f SS CONH vidO SCH Sen 3d0 ie ydl cWOOU cidO 2Wdl L3dO 9c hH K LONH LONH LOCH Z4dO die 94d0 iu SidO 6 le vidO SE vOdO 91 4d0 gek 24dO ne lddO 6 e LOdO OL 80dO 9 WUO OZ 9 18 SJO SISOJ UOI O9 0Jd apoue UN O4jUOD sng UOISUBOXy XIUOJJUU d 205 Chapter 6 Electrical Inputs And Outputs Electrical Inputs And Outputs GPIO Opto coupled Input Circuit Opto coupler AA SS eel 4700 Ohm Input voltage range 5 24 VDC a Pin 17 Opto coupler Factory installed jumpers ras oar ee eg cl ES aw Current Limite
71. that describe bar code or RFID tag telemetry data The first nine are defined as follows 1 Format This defines the type of record using an integer value Value Description Label label status older firmware no longer supported Extended Label label status newer firmware Barcode Short bar code data short format Barcode Validation bar code data validation format Barcode Long bar code data long format RFID Version 1 RFID version 1 tag RFID Version 2 RFID version 2 tag 2 Identifier This identifies the RFID tag bar code and label number See Identifier on page 263 3 CaptureDate This indicates the date and time the record was captured using local time in the format Day Month Date Time 00 00 00 Time Zone and Year See Figure 237 Thu May 04 13 22 41 POT 006 Figure 237 CaptureDate Field Format If the data is being sent to an external database it is represented by a fixed format string defined as MM dd yyyy_HH mm SS where MM isthe month of the year 01 12 dd is the day of the month 01 31 yyyy is the year HH isthe hour of the day 00 23 mm _ is the minutes of the hour SS _ is the seconds of the minute 4 Printer Name This indicates the printer name as it appears in the Printer List window see Figure 226 on page 258 5 Printer Address This is the IP address of the printer Viewing Telemetry Data 6 Failure Code Bar Code This is the hex value assigned for each type of failure
72. the printer clearing the error log and setting passwords Supervisor mode allows unrestricted access to all functions of PNE User and Supervisor passwords are only recognized up to 9 characters and are displayed as one for each character typed Use only printable characters for passwords Spaces may be used to separate words To set up a password see Set Printer Password on page 123 Telnet Guest Password PNE uses Telnet to read various printer settings If you change the Telnet guest password click OK and then the VC green flag button or select Status Update Status Telnet Root Password PNE uses Telnet to update various printer settings If you change the Telnet root password click OK and then the VC green flag button or select Status Update Status 59 Chapter 60 2 Managing the Database Telnet Guest Password Errors File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help EO RENC 2A ae esa delos aS New_Printer A template Telnet Error Check lt quest password Figure 43 Telnet Guest Password Error Polling the Printer Status PNE uses Telnet to poll the printer status If your printer reports a Telnet error see Figure 43 enter the password for the user guest page 59 See your system administrator Wireless Properties E Es EE ara Fasms ap Vb General WEP SSID Sub Channel Network Mode Infrastructure Transmit Power Hot A Wireless
73. the printer receives it page 67 54 Button 2 amp 2 ep e io NOP A BS The Help Menu Description File Download Allows you to download a configuration firmware or flash file to the printer page 81 ODV Quality Wizard Opens the ODV Quality Wizard window page 110 Configure Print Servers Opens the Configure Print Servers window page 141 Speed Keys Opens the Speed Keys window page 111 Flash File Manager Opens the Flash File Manager window page 77 Media Profiler Opens the Media Profiler window page 94 CST Manager Opens the CST Manager window page 143 Job Capture Opens the Job Capture window page 112 Macro Utility Opens the Macro Utility window page 134 Update Status Marks a printer or printers for status updates page 50 Discover Printers Searches for new printers page 39 GPIO Manager Opens the GPIO Manager window page 191 AutolD Data Manager Opens the AutolD Data Manager PNE Suite Advanced Edition only window page 257 55 Chapter 2 Managing the Database Managing the Database 56 To organize your databases easily and effectively use the Edit option on the printer database menu bar You can add delete and assign printers configuration files and download files to your database tree You can also organize them using folders All Edit menu functions have buttons on the toolbar See page 54 Database Items Folder Use folders to
74. the serial port e Printer Debug Port Direct To connect the host computer to the printer directly via the debug port e Printer Serial Port Modem To connect the host computer to the printer via a modem and the serial port e Printer Debug Port Modem To connect the host computer to the printer via a modem and the debug port Download Mode Identifies how PNE downloads files and configurations to the printer Access Method is the only option available Printer Timeout on Firmware Download Specifies the number of minutes the printer waits for data while downloading a file from the host computer Ifa stall lasts for more than the specified time the printer times out and the Defining Printer Properties download terminates If you have a slow connection between PNE and the printer you may need to define a longer Download Timeout period The Download Timeout range is between 1 and 60 minutes The default is 2 minutes Firmware Download Initial Delay Sec Specifies the number of seconds PNE waits before sending files to the printer If the printer is not ready within the specified time the download will terminate and the Status and Error Log will report Connection Refused If you receive this error message increase the initial delay time The default is 60 seconds Network Sub Tab Identification Security Connections Information Access Method Network SeriallModem IP Address 1127001 Port Number
75. which the event is active The Value field allows you to specify the number you want the Source to be compared The Condition field indicates when exactly the related action takes place The following conditions are available Table 12 Conditions and Actions Gegen None No condition action taken on each change of Source data field EJ Equal action taken if Source equals Value TE Unequal action taken if Source and Value are different Smaller Than action taken if Source is smaller than Value ae Smaller Than or Equal To action taken if Source is smaller than or equal to Value Larger Than action taken if Source is larger than Value Larger Than or Equal To action taken if Source is larger than or equal to Value To set a forms counter create two programmed entries Update LCD Printing and Update LCD Done e Update LCD Printing In the event that there is an unconditional change to the forms count Label Countdown displays in the second line of the LCD e Update LCD Done In the event that the forms count reaches zero the message Label Printing Done displays in the second line of the LCD e Ready Signal In the event that the forms count reaches zero the printer will beep five times NOTE When it is necessary to check validate the value of a data field on a certain event the user has to map a Data Field action to the event and check the Evalu
76. wi Enable Notification Alert Log Email Alerts Syslog Posting e Enable Syslog Machine Address Port Device First Last Add 514 Folder root on Cancel l Apply Figure 33 Status Monitoring Properties Alert Delivery Tab Syslog Posting Sub Tab 48 The Status Menu Syslog Posting Used in a UNIX operating system it allows PNE to log alerts to a file located in the PNE installation directory To log alerts check the Enable Syslog check box then click Add see Figure 33 A task item adds to the log list In the task item specify the following as applicable then click Apply or OK NOTE Machine Address The UNIX IP Address Port See your system administrator Device To choose a device item that you want PNE to monitor such as a folder specific printer or a range of IP addresses First To set the beginning IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option Last To set the last IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option In the remaining alert option fields select enable or disable as desired Offline Warning Media Input Media Output Media Path Marker Cutter Barcode RFID Scanner Label Intervention Needed Consumables and Power Cart For a description of the alert groups and printer events refer to Alert Groups in the SNMP Configuration section of chapter three in the Network Interface Card Use
77. 00 milliseconds 1 second NOTE If Discovery is enabled then a discovery also occurs based upon the settings in the Discovery tab see Discovery Tab on page 40 Now you can set parameters to a new task The parameters include Printer Folder To select which printer or folder you want PNE to poll Click the field to select options from a drop down menu First IP To set the beginning IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Printer Folder option Last IP To set the last IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Printer Folder option The Status Menu Enable To select whether or not you want to enable polling of a specific task If you want PNE to poll the printers according to the specifications of your first task select true Otherwise select false Initial Delay S To specify the time delay from when PNE starts to when PNE polls printers The time delay is calculated in seconds Polled Interval S To poll printers automatically with timed intervals calculated in seconds Use this option to periodically poll for new printers every few seconds Response Wait MS To specify the time delay PNE waits between SNMP responses By default the value is set at 300 milliseconds 3 seconds NOTE If your network is overloaded and the responses are slow you may not receive a response with the default setting In this case increase your Response Wait M
78. 1 fue oct 25 mea ap pps ue Oct 25 13 51 20 PDT 2005 0000000 00000000 0000 _ Sub Figure 166 The GPIO Configuration Manager 193 Chapter 6 Overview The Menus The toolbars allow the handling of files and text File Edit Tools Help sao aa Figure 167 The GPIO Configuration Manager Toolbar File The File menu allows you to create open reopen save a new or existing GPIO program file or print GPIO configurations File Edit Tools Help New Ctrl M pen Ctrl 0 Reopen Save Ctrl S Save As Print Ctrl F GPIO Configuration Ctrl F Quit Figure 168 The File Menu 194 The Menus The Print option allows the mapping table to be printed for later reference When you select File gt Print the GPIO Print Setup dialog box opens allowing you to specify the desired print job See Figure 169 x Print Print To 2 Entire Document Printer Page Layout ter O Text File Font Type Size Arial E E Include Y Document Header Disabled Mappings Y Mappings with Errors vi Valid Mappings Preview 00m Page Width dl PRINTROMK cu GM D Doth wrend kava Get Page 1 1 e 7 Figure 169 The GPIO Print Setup Dialog Box 195 Chapter 6 Overview When you select File GPIO Configuration the GPIO Configuration dialog box opens This allows you to define the GPIO properties and power up settings GPIO Configuration E x Properties Power Up Settings Printer Model T
79. 1 1 lt T gt lt T gt NORMAL lt T gt e the Feed key sends EXECUTE Label_2 1 lt T gt lt T gt NORMAL lt T gt e the key sends EXECUTE Label_3 1 lt T gt lt T gt NORMAL lt T gt For more information refer to the PGL Programmer s Reference Manual The mapping also creates the possibility of changing this modified printer into a normal one by plugging in the special connector from the Protected Printer example on page 244 Event to Action Mapping Thermal T Hew Description Special Panel _ Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler S Parameters Add Action Enable GPIO Events e Update On Description ae Event fe Action Y Label 1 Selection Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT EY pressed Reply EXECUTELABEL_1 1 CR gt lt LF lt CR LFe to Serial Y Label 2 Selection Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT EY pressed Reply EXECUTELABEL_2 1 lt CR lt LF lt CR LF to Serial Y Label 3 Selection Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT 7 pressed Reply EXECUTELABEL_3 1 lt CR lt LF lt CR LF to Serial Disable Menu Key key MEML pressed key Handling Consume true New Feed Key Key CANCEL GO DOVE pressed Form Feed e Normal Panel Input Opto coupler 1 Active Disable GPIO Events vi special Panel Input Opto coupler 1 Inactive Enable GPIO Events Figure 218 Panel Selected Label Printing Mapping Table When port switching is enabled the serial port is the only port with which the pr
80. 18 2006 3 11 51 PM PDT Dh Errors 0 Warnings O Insert Figure 126 Creating a CST to Download Into a Printer 143 Chapter 5 CST Manager CST Manager 144 Using the CST Manager you decide which data as sent by the host gets modified by the printer Open PNE and select Applications CST Manager or click the T CST Manager button to open the CST Manager window See Figure 127 Menu and Toolbar Input Output Fields File Edit Tools alms 9 a x ala _ Once Append l l count Output Insert e IT New l CST 1 siem Edit Information Patterns Variables Status Response Definition EMUL LPP AR Disabled LM May 18 2006 3 11 51 PM PDT OM Errors O Warnings O Insert Status Bar CST Listing Field Figure 127 CST Manager Window The CST Manager has a Toolbar Input Output fields and a CST Listing Field The Menu And Toolbar The Menu And Toolbar File Edit Tools Ra ies FPA Save Print Cut Copy Delete Upload CST Download CST from printer to printer Open CST PASIE Bundle Check CSTs for errors and warnings File New Closes the current bundle and creates a new one See CSTs and CST Bundles on page 150 Open Opens a file dialog where you can select a CST bundle from a local disk If the bundle has more than one CST the first CST displays in the table Reopen Displays the last eight opened CST bundles S
81. 6 24 6 18 36 25 6 18 36 26 60 18 36 27 6 16 36 28 8 10 36 29 6 10 36 30 6 10 36 31 6 10 36 31 6 10 36 32 6 10 36 33 Figure 238 Sample Comma Separated Variable Report XML Report The XML report format conforms to a well formed XML document as defined in W3C Recommendation Extensible Markup Language XML 1 0 available from the World Wide Web Consortium at http www w3c org You can view the XML report using any XML viewer See Figure 239 lt xml version 1 6 encoding UTF 8 7 gt lt PrintronixDataYalidation Version 1 6 SaveDate July 14 2004 18 38 36 AW PDT gt lt Data gt lt Label CaptureDate 07 14 2004 18 36 22 Type 0 PrinterName SL5364e HP Failurehess lt RFID CaptureDate 07 14 2004 16 36 21 Type 4 PrinterHName SL536 e HP Failurehes RfidTagFailure False RfidTagType 5 RfidFailedTagCount 6 RfidTotalTagCount 26 RFidR lt Label gt lt Label CaptureDate 87 14 2004 18 36 23 Type 6 PrinterName SL5304e HP FailureHess lt RFID CaptureDate 07 14 2004 16 36 22 Type 4 PrinterHame SL536 e HP FailureHes RfidTagFailure False RfidTagType 5 RfidFailedTagCount 6 RfidTotalTagCount 21 RFidR lt fLabel gt lt Label CaptureDate 87 14 2004 18 36 24 Type 6 PrinterHame SL5384e HP FailureHess lt RFID CaptureDate 07 14 2004 16 36 23 Type 4 PrinterName L5364e HP FailureHes RfidTagFailure False RfidTagType 5 RfidFailedTagCount 6 RfidTotalTagCount 22
82. 63 Chapter 7 Data Validation Viewing Detailed Data To view more detailed information about a label bar code or RFID tag double click the desired item under Identifier in the AutolD Data Viewer window See Figure 233 Figure 234 Figure 235 and Figure 236 2 Details for L5 4 Parameter Value Format Label Identifier CaptureDiate Thu May 04 13 23 19 POT 2006 Printer Address 10 224 2 64 Failure Code Figure 233 Detailed Label Data Details for L5 4 Parameter Value Format lExtended Label Failure Code D Future Use _Ipages Completed O Figure 234 Detailed Extended Label Data 2 Details for 5 2 Parameter Value Barcode Long 5 2 Thu May 04 13 23 18 POT 2006 Mew Printer 0 224 264 dentifier aptureDate rinter Mame rinter Address allure Code ailure Message ecoded Data eviation ymbology etter Grade ef Decode ecodeability Avg odulation Avg ass sT CsS ST o ode 39 co a SF ao aa co Figure 235 Detailed Barcode Long Data 264 Viewing Telemetry Data Details for R3 1 Ol ES Value komi EEEEEEEE RFID Version 2 Failure Code oc oOo O O O Retry Number A Error Count Se TRR H operation ype RR Only Figure 236 Detailed RFID Version 2 Tag Data 265 Chapter 266 7 Data Validation Data Fields NOTE For the correct syntax for using the data field names in databases see Data Field Names on page 283 Over 70 data fields are available
83. 65400000000 os 0s8 007 01 04 56 5 Wi 45 Pass o 12 Alien Squiggle 96 458656C06C56F445654D0000000 O8 06 2007 01 04 56 5 iF 49 Fass a 12 Alien Squiggle 96 4506562026 56F445654D0000000 Total Tag Count For Selected Time Period gt 5 Total Failed Tag Count For Selected Time Period gt O Percent Yield For Selected Time Period gt 100 STC TTT TTT RAR RARA RARA RARA RARA RARA AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA AA RARA a ee ee a RARA RAR eer oa End Of Report Figure 240 Sample Standard RFID Text Report 274 Viewing Telemetry Data Telemetry Data Export To 3rd Party Databases The AutolD Data Manager allows you to export telemetry data to 3rd party databases using the JDBC interface To export telemetry data you need to obtain either a JDBC or an ODBC driver from your database vendor When configured the 3rd party database opens when the Data Validation Printers List window opens and closes when the window closes Any telemetry data collected by the AutolD Data Manager is sent to the database NOTE All external database errors are written to the file odv_db err located in the program installation directory The database connection is defined by four Java system property definitions that are placed in a global properties file called pm pro This file must be placed in the program installation directory NOTE The pm pro file is read only when the AutolD Data Manager initially loads Any changes made to pm pro are not reflected in the
84. 7 pressed Pe Field ew Din Up key Get Plus Key Value Key TEST PRINT A INCREMENT 1 pressed Aa Field Hew Din plus key e Get Menu Key Yalue Key WEML pressed Aa Field new Din menu_key Y Get Down Key walte Key CANCEL 64 DOVE pressed Ae Field Hew Din down _key Y Get Enter Key Value Key EMTER pressed Aa Field rev Din enter key wi Create Pin Number Da Field new_pin changed A Field new_pin 10 4 Show Second Entry Dong Ta Pielg new_pin changed Send one_pin to LCD Line 2 time is infinite e Get Next Pin Digit Da Field new Dip changed A Select Mapping Table pin_part_3 Figure 223 Pin_Part_2 Mapping Table The Pin_Part_2 mapping table is similar to the Pin_Part_1 mapping table Ifa key is pressed for the first 7 entries the value of the related data field is added to the new_pin data field which is multiplied by 10 The message two_pin will display to indicate that two numbers of the PIN code have been entered and to select the pin_part_3 table 250 Pin Code Protected Printer Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Try The Next One _ Uninterrupted A Event Data Field Changed S Parameters Add Action Select Mapping Table Parameters Ono Description ae Event t Action Y Get Pause Key Value Key PAUSE pressed Aa Field Hew Din pause ko wl Get Minus Key Yalue Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT E pressed Aa Fiel
85. A Indicates that selections have been removed from this menu Cr Indicates that this menu has been replaced with another menu or the menu definition has changed STEP 4 View the results using the Migration Report Viewer Select Migration gt View Report or double click the El Migration Report icon located at the top of the migrated configurations display to open the Migration Report Viewer The Migration Report Viewer displays a detailed textual report of the information that displays graphically in the Configuration Editor Use the Migration Report Viewer to view save or print the report NOTE It is recommended to use landscape mode when printing the migration report The report contains the following types of messages Informational Messages Menu settings that migrated without problems They display to inform you that there was a change during the migration Warning Messages Menu settings that attempted to migrate to the new configurations and were changed Analyze these settings to determine if they are desirable Intervention Messages Menu settings that could not migrate to the new configurations This could occur when a menu item was completely removed and the user utilized a setting other than the default In this case the Migration Utility cannot decide what action to take You must resolve intervention messages or the printer may not operate properly STEP 5 Post migration After you review the migra
86. ADVANCE key quickly to perform a line feed Click and hold the key down for longer than a second and the PAPER ADVANCE key turns a different color and advances the paper to the next top of form NOTE For an explanation of the functions of each primary and secondary operator key refer to the printer s User s Manual Message Display The message display shows what is displayed on the physical operator panel Use the message display to configure menu options and read error messages Status Indicator The status indicator displays the current operating mode Online mode The indicator displays bright green Offline mode The indicator displays black Fault mode The indicator flashes Disabled Indicator Normally when you control the printer via the operator panel the Disabled light is off and the Enable button underneath the status indicator is grayed out While PNE has control of the physical operator panel the message In Progress Indicator PRINTER UNDER REMOTE CONTROL appears on the physical operator panel to alert others that the printer is being controlled remotely However if Someone presses a key on the printer the virtual operator panel disables The Disabled indicator lights up and the Enable button activates Click the Enable button to give control of the printer back to the virtual operator panel In Progress Indicator This light flashes when the printer is working on a job or moving paper Information Capt
87. AutolD Data Manager until you relaunch the application Java system properties are name value pairs where the name and value are separated by an equal sign The following four properties must be defined 1 OdvJdbcDriver Driver Class Property This is the name of the JDBC driver classfile This value depends on the type of database being used and is provided by the database or driver manufacturer Also some drivers require a JAR file be placed in the program installation classpath This is done by renaming the driver JAR file to jdbcdriver jar and placing it in the lib subdirectory found in the program installation directory If you are using an ODBC driver then you need to specify the JDBC ODBC bridge supplied by Sun Microsystems9 called sun jdbc odbc JdbcOdbcDriver 2 OdvJdbcUrl Database URL This is the Uniform Resource Locator URL that describes the database being used It depends on the database and driver being used and its format is defined by the database or driver vendor The URL is a single line of text that follows the HTTP convention It begins with the service identifier jdbc Next the service name is appended For a JDBC compatible database such as MySQL the URL is jdbc mysq l For a normal ODBC compatible database the URL is jdbc odbc Following the service name is the URL of the database the user ID and password used to log into the database 3 OdvJdbcDbName Database Name This is the name of the
88. Capture AutoID Data Manager ODY Quality Wizard speed Keys Job Capture Figure 22 Applications Menu For an explanation of the Applications menu options find the menu option in Table 2 and go to the corresponding page Table 2 Applications Menu Options 38 The Status Menu The Status Menu File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help BO EGE AE d default pdb 5 E New Printer A template Discover Printers Update Status Properties Figure 23 Status Menu Discover Printers To search for printers on a network select Status Discover Printers or click the x Discover Printers button at the far right of the toolbar The results of the search display in the database pane Discover Printers searches for printers on a network based on the settings specified in the Discovery tab of the Status Monitoring Properties dialog box The next section explains how to configure your search 39 Chapter 40 2 The Menu Bar Properties Select Status Properties to open the Status Monitoring Properties dialog box The dialog box contains three tabs Discovery Polling and Alert Delivery NOTE To enable printer discovery check the Enable Printer Discovery check box Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Polling Alert Delivery vi Enable Printer Discovery Print Server Discovery Polled Discovery Known Printers Discovery Y Enable Print Server Discovery R
89. Cleared Output Relay 7 Deactivate Figure 213 Setting Events and Actions for Printer Control Mapping Examples The connections made on the printer s I O connector are displayed in the diagram below 34 R1 com 35 R2 com 36 R3 com 37 R4 com 38 R1 NC 39 R2 NC 40 R3 NC 41 R4 NC 42 R1 NO 43 R2 NO 44 R3 NO 45 R4 NO 24 V 24 V Ret L1 Red Offline L2 Orange Ribbon L3 Yellow Operator Paper L4 Green Online Figure 214 I O Connections E EE A IE AAA 500mA Fuse od Applicator Example Imagine that a printer is connected to an applicator When the printer has a label ready for the applicator to handle it signals this event by activating one of the outputs As soon as the applicator takes the label the signal to the applicator will be removed until the next label is present This way a simple interface connection between an applicator and printer is established If any printer error occurs relay 1 will activate and result in additional action Once the problem is solved placing the printer online clears the error report and printing can start again Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description General Printer Error _ Uninterrupted BEI Event Printer Error e Parameters Add Action Output Relay MM Parameters Update On a Description Y Printer Status Clear Y Printer Status Clear Y Label Ready to Apply Y Label Taken by Applicator Y Gener
90. DIC coded files characters in the Input and Output strings need to be entered in their EBCDIC representation Since the CST Manager does not have an EBCDIC view mode these entries must be entered in hex EBCDIC ASCII Table To help in creating EBCDIC CSTs refer to the following table for Twinax Coax LU 1 Coax LU 3 and ASCII NOTE For LU 3 in the following table EM End of Message FF Form Feed NL New Line and CR Carriage Return EBCDIC ASCII a 1 ei nr neen IA EE al e eege f o zm Tram vor en foe fo ee fem w o e e s ee o p e e o eee el v E O e m er em oaragercum oo om Cage um n ter E oor Deve cont el mm Dove como xl ooe pereca 182 Status Response Generator Example EBCDIC ASCII went COC E CO TI DECIA CC Is E nl me CC In vf e pe RSR e ow CI 7 e ew feaman ft CAE s e or E EE e e rappe o es mien op separo 10 e mm rappe 7 Ci ve me seg 17 ln Iess Ir a mm Ieper i a ES ES pa ES ES ES CE pa ec ewe EE se o CIA E s p CIA E EME ET E a ze E EE el Ile w ee ean e II ms E ICAIC fe E DECIA IS IE ECON NE 183 Chapter 5 CST Manager And EBCDIC EBCDIC ASCII Twinax LU 1 LU 3 oo Customer Use 3 jo Device Control 4 Negative Acknowledge Substitute 3E S E E LZ UI O IO EN SSS AA PS SOS Een o jo Q O D 184 Status Response Generat
91. FLASH will display on the operator panel At this time PNE may appear to stop operating This is normal and the entire download process should take no more than fifteen minutes NOTE Be sure to calibrate your thermal printer after you download a configuration to it See Running Auto Calibrate in the printers User s Manual You can also download a series of files to several printers at once using folders Select a folder and select Applications gt File Download All of the appropriate files inside the selected folder download to all of the printers inside that folder NOTE Downloading a configuration file does not immediately update the printer s active configuration You must activate a downloaded configuration using the Load Config setting in the operator panel Refer to the printers User s Manual for details See page 86 for examples of using the printer database and the File Download application to download files 85 Chapter 86 3 File Download Downloading Examples File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help HOER Cisarmple pot CH Building A CH Manufacturing O CoPrinter Software A pr D Cimanutaciurina Contigs cty EE T Eh Area 1 thermal ONLINE Ron E MET READY O Contes o eae T Area 2 dine matri ONLINE PGURIBBON LIFE 96 Io Sy Administration Office O CoPrinter Software B pro E Vending Room dine mati ONLINE IPDS RIBBOM LIFE 94 O evending Configs cty O oF onts o GER C
92. In 6 on Opto In 7 Bo E Opto In 8 an E Figure 173 Power Up Configuration IO Tab Input Debounce Input Debounce When using mechanical switches it is possible that more than one event is generated due to multiple contact detections The solution to this undesired effect is debouncing Debouncing waits a specific amount of time after the first contact has been detected before responding to the next contact Printer firmware that supports debouncing will apply a 30ms default debounce time However if this value is not enough for some mechanical and digital switches such as optical sensors debouncing may not be needed You can change the 30ms default value by setting a debounce time for each input Simply adjust the debounce time in steps of 1ms a setting of O zero means that debounce will be disabled The maximum debounce value 65535 199 Chapter 200 6 Overview Edit The Edit menu allows you to define delete and rename mapping tables You can also define data fields and reports to customize a mapping table New mapping tables can be added to the tables that will be downloaded to the printer and existing mapping tables can be deleted or renamed Edn Tools Help New Mapping Table Delete Mapping Table Rename Mapping Table Define Data Fields Define Reports Define Timers Figure 174 The Edit Menu Tools The Tools menu allows you upload a mapping table from the printer and to download a
93. J key 9 Press PAUSE twice to put the printer back online For more information refer to the Online Data Validator User s Manual Check Port Number Make sure your printer port number has the same setting as the NIC To check the port number using PNE see page 20 To check the port number on the printer see Table 1 on page 17 to determine the port number menu location for your printer model The default port number is 3001 Check Port Number IMPORTANT Do not set the PNE Port Number to the same value as the Status Port Number the default is 3002 or the Mgmt Port Number the default is 3007 Table 1 Port Number Menu Location SL4M T4M INTERFACES Printer Mgmt PNE Port Number SL5000r T5000r PRINTER MGMT or Factory PNE Port Number SL5000e T5000e Factory PNE Port Number P7000 PRINTER MGMT PNE Port Number P5000 Factory PRINTER MGMT gt PPM Port Number Getting Started This section provides a short tutorial on how to set up and access a printer using PNE 1 This tutorial assumes the host computer running PNE and the printer you want to access are connected by a network You must know the printer s IP Address and Port Number 2 From your operating system launch PNE Click the splash screen to see the main window of the printer database more clearly See Figure 1 File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help FO 5 LO BECCA A default pdb gaS New_Printer A template Fig
94. Key This is an event in which the operator panel keys are parameters The event allows you to change the function of the keys or to disable selective keys For example if the panel key event Menu results in the action Consume or do nothing the menu key has been disabled NOTE When the advanced GPIO features are enabled in the printer this allows an event to be generated when multiple keys are pressed simultaneously Many additional key combinations can be used to trigger an action 208 Events And Actions Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description _ Uninterrupted Event Panel Key x vi MENU _ ENTER JOB SELECT DECREMENT TEST PRINT INCREMENT _ FEED UP 4 _ CANCEL X DOWN Figure 181 Setting Panel Key Event Parameters e ODV Status This selection allows you to react to output from the Online Data Validator The parameters allow you to program GPIO to act if there is no barcode if there is any or a specific error in the barcode or when all ODV errors have been cleared Set Event Parameters 7 x ODY Settings O Unscannable Code Check Media Quality Error Any Poor Scanning Check Head amp Heat Y O All Errors Cleared Figure 182 Setting ODV Parameters e PAA PAA generates an event on a user specified input string A large number 32000 or more of PAA events can be generated through the use of an identifier e Data Field Changed This event
95. Label Printed A Field Forms Count 1 Figure 197 Generating a Mapping Table Entry Now each time a label or form prints the value in the data field forms count decrements by one Next make sure that when the last form prints a message is sent to the operator panel display as defined by setting a data field event Data Field Events To have a message sent to the operator panel display indicating the number of forms still to be printed you will need to keep track of the forms count For this example create a new entry in the table named Update LCD Printing Use Data Field Changed as the event Each time the data field changes a specific event generates Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Update LOD Printing _ Uninterrupted Event Data Field Changed Parameters Action Data Field x Parameters t Action wi Decrement Forms Counter Label Printed Pa Field Forms Count 17 wi Update LED Printing A Field Forms Count changed x Data Field Changed Settings Source Condition Forms Count e NONE E Value Type E bh Figure 198 Creating a Event to Action Mapping Entry 1 Enter Update LCD Printing in the Description field to create a new table entry 2 Select Data Field Changed as the event The Set Event Parameters dialog box opens Data Field Events The Source drop down menu is the data field for
96. List ok Cancel Figure 202 Defining a Sections Name Type Header While Printing in the Name field Select Static String in the Type drop down menu Type OF LABELS in the data pane Click Add The Header section is added to the Item List pane Figure 202 Click the New button and type Header When Done Printing in the Name field to define a second section Select Static String in the Type drop down menu Creating Sections Type ALL DONE in the data pane Click Add The Header When Done Printing section is added to the Item List pane 9 Click the New button and type Forms Count in the Name field to define a third section 10 Select Data Field in the Type drop down menu 11 Select Value as the Format 12 Click Add The Forms Count section is added to the Item List pane Define Reports Y x Sections Hame End Type Static String wl 5D Format Printf Header While Printing E Header When Done Printing Label Count End mime wem d ra at i rhea ait DIE IN Ca ss Figure 203 Creating a Sections Item List 13 Click the New button and type End in the Name field to define a fourth section 14 Select Static String in the Type drop down menu 15 Type in the data pane 16 Click Add The End section is added to the Item List pane Figure 203 231 Chapter 6 Reports Creating Reports We want to generate two reports
97. Match The most common and simplest Attribute If the specified character s match the datastream then a replacement occurs if in Replace mode It is the default setting Don t Care Allows certain characters in the datastream to be wild cards that is it does not matter what character it is If the others match then the replacement occurs if in Replace mode Don t Care Except Allows characters in the datastream to be wild cards but only if they do not match the character specified Attributes Ignore Case Allows the matching of characters to be case independent Whether the character is X or x a match occurs Parameter Allows characters in the incoming datastream to have a label You can use this label in the outgoing datastream to move characters to other locations without changing them If the outgoing datastream has no label specified then the character is removed from the incoming datastream Before After Specifies where the data is inserted Start End Starts and stops data flushing activates and deactivates the datastream adapter Any data in the Output field passes to the printer instead of being flushed Count Specifies a fixed number of characters that are flushed following the Count attribute deactivates the datastream adapter The fixed number is specified in the Count field Flush Removes the input string from the datastream preventing it from being printed Include S
98. P Primary Operator Keys Status Indicator Disabled In Progress Indicators Figure 84 Line Matrix Printer Virtual Operator Panel P5000 Pedestal 103 Chapter 3 Operator Panel 4 Operator Panel ME ES Menu Message Display MEDIA SETUP tol BS ern e A ls Operator Keys Disabled In Progress Indicators Figure 85 Thermal Printer Virtual Operator Panel SL4M T4M ii Operator Panel Thermal P Mal ES Message Display OHLIHE THERHET PGL LP Operator Keys A TY Disabled In Progress Indicators Figure 86 Thermal Printer Virtual Operator Panel SL5000 T5000 104 For More Information Status Indicator Message Display Opera or Panel Hew_Printer E3 FUSER DRUM es PS Ps LINJE SYS JOBIN STAND BY SYHC AVAIL PROCESS PAPER PATH ES ONLINE L Secondary Operator Keys Primary Operator Keys SR Disabled In Progress Indicators Figure 87 Laser Printer Virtual Operator Panel L55XX S Operator Panel New_Printer Message Display ONLINE ETHERNET PGL LP Status JOB IN Indicator PS CHECK MA Process Primary PAGE EJECT WW Operator Keys _4 a gt Disabled In Progress Secondary gt Indicators Operator Keys A Enable Disabled Busy Figure 88 Laser Printer Virtual Operator Panel L1524 105 Chapter 106 3 Operator Pane
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100. Prt_Locked Mapping Table If it is the third try the event generator timer starts and the Prt_Locked mapping table is selected In this table we ll inform the user that the printer is locked by displaying the Printer Locked message on the LCD We ll inform the host by sending a message through the interface and disable the operator panel making it useless until a power cycle has been done The program could be easier to enter by using the new subroutine function The seven entries related to the pressing of the keys to generate the PIN code could be made a subroutine This would improve printer memory usage and save time on typing Technical Information 252 Opto couplers The opto couplers are Vishay SFH6916 or equivalent with the following basic specifications NOTE Please check the Vishay SFH6916 datasheet for electrical specifications GaAs Light Emitting Diode Reverse Voltage Vr 6 V Forward Current DC 50 mA Peak Forward Current Ifp 2 5A NPN Silicon Phototransistor Isolation Voltage Vr 3750 V r m s Collector to Emitter voltage Vceo 70 V Collector current 50 MA High switching speed UL approved The inputs of the GPIO board the LEDs of 8 opto couplers are protected against overcurrent by the inclusion of a 4700 Ohm resistor in the anode connection This allows for an input voltage range between 5 and 24 VDC No protection is available on board for the outputs The transistors in the output opto coupler
101. RFidR lt Label gt lt Label CaptureDate 07 14 2004 18 36 24 Type 6 PrinterName SL5304e HP FailureHess lt RFID CaptureDate 07 14 2004 16 36 24 Type 4 PrinterHame SL5364 e HP FailureHes RfidTagFailure True RfidTaglype 5 RfidFailedTagCount 1 RfidTotalTagCount 23 RfidRa lt fLabel gt Figure 239 Sample XML Report 273 Chapter 7 Data Validation Standard RFID Text Report The Standard RFID Text Report is a predefined set of RFID data fields written in ASCII text See Figure 239 c RARA RRA RAE RARA RRA RARA ARANA RARA RAR AAA RARA ERA RARE RARA AAA RARA RARA RARE kk db Printer Mame Printer Address Thermal Warehouse 10 224 2 64 Total Read Label RFID Failed Data Tag Write Event Taq Tag Byte Encoded Date Count R W Number Encoded Count Length Tag Type Raw Data 0 08 2007 01 04 46 1 Wi 40 Pass o 12 Alien Squiggle 96 458656C06C56F445654D0000000 O8 06 2007 01 04 46 1 Rj 41 Pass a 12 Alien Squiggle 96 45065626 56F445654DD0000000 05 06 2007 01 04 46 2 NM 42 Pass o 12 Alien Squiggle 96 46656C6c6F44565400000000 05 06 2007 01 04 46 2 iF 43 Fass o 12 Alien Squiggle 96 458656C06C56F445654D0000000 O8 06 2007 01 04 51 3 NI 44 Pass a 12 Alien Squiggle 96 46656C6C6F445e65400000000 08 06 2007 01 04 51 3 Rj 45 Pass o 12 Alien Squiggle 96 458656C06C56F445654D0000000 O8 06 2007 01 04 53 4 Wi 46 Pass a 12 Alien Squiggle 96 45065626 56F445654D0000000 08 08 2007 01 04 53 4 Rj 47 Pass o 12 Alien Squiggle 96 46656C6c 6F445
102. S value NOTE If you enter a low value for slow networks you may receive no response In this case increase the Response Wait MS value 45 Chapter 46 2 The Menu Bar Alert Delivery Tab Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Polling Alert Delivery vi Enable Notification Alert Log Email Alerts Syslog Posting lv Enable Log File Log File Size Device First Last A Add aleristog 1000 Folder root enabl Browse eames Browse _ Clear Clear Cal ze a Figure 31 Status Monitoring Properties Alert Delivery Tab Alert Log Sub Tab Select Status gt Properties to open the Status Monitoring Properties dialog box Click the Alert Delivery tab Check the Enable Notification check box to enable the option The Alert Delivery properties allow you to customize the way PNE notifies you of potential printer errors Descriptions of the three alert types follows 1 Alert Log Allows PNE to log alerts to a file located in the PNE installation directory To log alerts check the Enable Log File check box then click Add see Figure 31 A task item adds to the log list In the task item specify the following as applicable then click Apply or OK Log File To name the log file The default file name is alerts log Size To set the maximum file size in bytes The default and minimum required size is 1000 bytes Device To choose a device item you want PNE to monitor such as a folder
103. Select Edit Enable Factory Edit It is strongly recommended that you do not modify the factory default configuration If you choose to modify the factory configuration you should first upload it from the printer and then save it This way you will have a backup copy of the factory configuration To disable modification of the factory configuration select Edit Disable Factory Edit Making Changes on Menu Tree 1 Using the Displayed Configuration menu at the bottom of the window click the drop down arrow to choose the configuration to change Expand the submenus until the configuration setting you want to change displays Select the menu item you want to change A selection box surrounds your choice See Figure 53 PRINTER SETUP Power Saver Time 15 minutes Pwr Save Control Enable Display Language English Figure 53 Selecting a Menu Item Double click an item to open the Menu Editor page 70 for that item or use the lt and gt keys to toggle through the available options See Figure 54 You may change these keys in the printer database window select File Preferences then click the Configuration Editor tab See page 27 PRINTER SETUP Power Saver Time 15 minutes Pwr Save Control Enable Display Language Spanish Figure 54 Toggling Through The Available Options 69 Chapter 3 Configuration Editor Menu Editor ZS Menu Editor Printer Protocol Factory 0 Edit Off Configuration 1 Config
104. Status info e EMUL the emulation for which the CST is active e AR indicates if Enable Auto Reset is checked in the Edit Information dialog box See Enable Auto Reset on page 157 e LM date and time this CST was last modified e A percentage bar which shows the total space used in the active CST e Error count of the CST bundle e Warning count of the CST bundle e Edit mode Insert over overwrite Modes Modes And Attributes Modes Fourteen modes handle data Replace Remove Insert Flush Transparent Skip GFX Data Select CST CST ON CST OFF Reset Response PAA Event Store and Reset All Variables Each mode allows certain attributes to apply to the characters of the datastream Common Attributes All modes have four attributes in common Match Don t Care Don t Care Except and Ignore Case Also if at least one Pattern is defined all modes have the Insert Pattern attribute And if at least one Variable is defined all modes except Store have the Insert Variable attribute You can use these in combination Or with other attributes available in the selected mode Some modes can use extra attributes See page 154 for attribute information Replace Mode The Replace mode replaces part of one datastream with another The extra attribute for Replace is Parameter Remove Mode The Remove mode removes data from the datastream For example the CST can remove all occurrences of quotation mark from
105. TEST PRINT J INCREMENT oi pressed Aa Field D Din plus key 4 Get Menu Key Value Key WENNT pressed Aa Field new_pin menu ko e Get Down Key Value Key CANCEL 69 DOW pressed Aa Field Hew pin down key Y Get Enter Key Value Key CENTER pressed Aa Field Hew Din enter_key wl Create Pin Number A Field new _pin changed A Field new_pin 70 Show First Entry Done Da Field new Din changed Ay Send one_pin to LCD Line 2 time is infinite Get Next Pin Digit Da Field new Din changed a Select Mapping Table pin_part_2 Figure 222 Pin_Part_1 Mapping Table If a key is pressed for the first 7 entries the value of the related data field is added to the new_pin data field which is multiplied by 10 to shift the content one decimal place over Since we now have the first part of the PIN number in a data field well display the one_pin message on the LCD and switch to the pin_part_2 table Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Get evt Pin Digit _ Uninterrupted Event Data Field Changed x Parameters Action Select Mapping Table S Parameters Hew Add On fe Description ae Event Le Action wl Gei Pause Key Value Key PAUSE pressed Ae Field Hew Din pause_ker Y Get Minus Key Value Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT EY pressed Ae Field Hew pit minus _ key Y Get Up Key Value Key FEEDS UP 4
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107. Telemetry data field names 283 identifier 263 report generation 261 report parameters 262 viewing 263 Telnet guest password 59 errors 60 Telnet root password 59 errors 61 Timers 235 daily timer mode 237 delay timer mode 235 usage 239 weekly timer mode 238 Toolbar 37 54 Transparent mode 152 Tutorial getting started 17 U Unhiding menu items 71 Update Status 50 Uploading configurations 73 Use Once flag 156 User fault generation 281 User password 59 User settings changing 119 Using Reports 234 294 Using Timers 239 Utilities Assign IP Address 138 Configure Print Servers 141 Enable Remote Printer Management 139 Lock Unlock Menus 140 Reboot Printer 123 Set Printer Password 123 Set Wireless Properties 125 SNMP Browser 137 Utilities menu printer database 52 Utility Macro 134 V Valadation bar code and RFID tag data 257 Variable List 174 Variable Tab 174 View menu printer database 34 Viewing configurations using Information Capture 107 Viewing Error logs 108 Viewing telemetry data 263 Virtual Operator Panel See Operator Panel Voltages 253 W Web access changing IP addresses 119 changing user settings 119 Web Server 28 Web site changing the user password 117 login 117 printer list page 118 URL address 116 Weekly Timer Mode 238 WEP Encryption tab 127 Wireless properties set 125 WPA tab 133 X XML report 273 XML Server 28 253130 001A
108. a pattern to the Output field use the same procedure as for the Input field The Insert Pattern and Insert Formatted Pattern menus list all patterns used in the Input field with the index number in front of the pattern name See Figure 143 165 Chapter 166 5 Patterns Variables _ Once Hew Mode caos J Append i In ort Figure 144 Pattern Screen Tip To see pattern details i e name and definition hover the pointer over the character in the Input field to display a screen tip See Figure 144 NOTE For some Modes you cannot insert patterns into the Output field Pattern Recognition Example Normally the CST only allows you to do an absolute match on a character It has not been possible to check if a character is within a given range of characters unless you write a very complicated CST Pattern recognition allows the user to specify either a range of characters or a specific pattern with a unique name that can be used to test the input data against Example The following command sets the label size for thermal printer 1 lt ESC gt Daaaa bbbb cccc lt LF gt lt NULL gt where aaaa is the length of the label bbbb is the effective print width and cccc is the effective print length NOTE aaaa bbbb and cccc are always fixed at 4 digits with a value range of 0000 to 9999 Convert this command assuming the units are the same into the PGL PAPER command for thermal printer 2 Start with
109. able 10 Event Actions and Parameters Action Name Description Parameters pecurity Ney Required Beep This action defines the number of Beep Count Y times the buzzer beeps Blink This action changes the state ofa State LED Lamp a e s led or lamp Disable a a Events This action prohibits the Event None Parser from executing any actions except for the Enable Event Parser action This allows an application to temporary disable the GPIO Event Parser Enable GPIO Events This action allows the Event None Parser to start executing all actions again Reply to Host This action sends user defined Reply Interface data to the host Wait This action waits a specified time Time to Wait in before the next action on the same milliseconds event is performed Use the data field to specify the time to wait Only available if one of the numeric data fields is defined PAA Control Reset Time to wait in msThis action will None CST reset the active CST Select Mapping Table This action allows the user to Name of Table to select the active mapping table switch to This action is only enabled if there is more than one mapping table Data Field Performs an action on a user Destination Operator defined data field If no data fields Source Type are defined the user is asked to define data fields first Send Report This action allows the user to send Source Destination a report to a destination If no Seconds re
110. abs General Network and Serial See Figure 13 General Sub Tab Macro Config File Displays the macro file that will load automatically when you start the macro utility To select a new default macro config file type it into the Macro Config File field or click Browse to locate a file on your network Printer Port Allows you to select the port that data is sent through The choices vary according to the host computer Possible choices include LPT1 LPT2 COM1 COM2 and Network If you select COM1 or COM2 click the Serial tab to further define printer parameters If you select Network click the Network tab to further define the network parameters e Use selected network printer Check this box to send data directly to the network printer selected in the printer database You do not need to further define network parameters e Rescan Checks to see which ports are currently available on the host computer Preferences Configuration Editor Servers Startup Macro Settings _ Macro Settings IP Address 127 0 0 1 Port 8100 Default Figure 14 Preferences Macro Settings Tab Network Sub Tab Network Sub Tab Use the Network tab only when the Printer Port on the General tab is set to Network IP Address The address of the printer where PNE will send the data Port The port number that PNE will use to send the data This must match the network interface card NIC of the printer where PNE will send th
111. access the Job Capture application select a printer from the printer database and select Applications Job Capture or click the fea job capture button Job Capture allows you to capture modify analyze and save information to a file To use Job Capture 1 Be sure the computer running PNE is connected to the printer using the diagnostic port See Printer Setup on page 12 2 Select Capture gt Data From and then select the interface the printer will use to receive the file you want to capture 3 Select Capture Start to place PNE in capture mode The interface sends the information to the terminal window until you turn off capture mode 4 Select Capture Stop to stop the capture The capture window displays the capture information in three formats Text Hex and Capstone Select View Display Format to choose the information format Select View Display Control Codes to view the control codes embedded in the file Once you capture the file and choose the display options you can save the information to your local hard drive Select File Save As and enter a file name PNE saves the captured information as a cap text file You can open a cap file in any word processing program Job Capture Features Select File Clear Window to clear all capture information from the terminal window Select File Quit to close the Job Capture application Job Capture Features File Open Opens a Job Capture file
112. age 103 P5000 line matrix pedestal The layout of the operator panel changes to visually simulate the printer being used line matrix thermal or laser but the keys and indicators function as described on page 106 regardless of the type of printer used To access the operator panel select the appropriate printer from the printer database and then select Applications Operator Panel or click the me operator panel button Secondary Operator Panel Window ida Keys Message Display i Opern tor Panel New Printer a SES d Status Indicator OHLIHE EGL RIBEON LIFE 100 PRT CONFIG JOB SELECT wem ONLINE PAPER M CLEAR ADVANCE EIECT CANCEL em am ge Disabled Primary Operator Keys Disabled In Progress Indicators Figure 82 Line Matrix Printer Virtual Operator Panel P7000 Cabinet and Pedestal For More Information Operator Panel Window l Status Indicator Secondary Operator Keys Message Display i Operator Panel Hp NLINE THERNET Gol H DG PAPER ONLINE ADVANCE VIEW CANCEL mm 6 CLEAR EJECT Disabled Busy Primary Operator Keys Disabled In Progress Indicators Figure 83 Line Matrix Printer Virtual Operator Panel P5000 Cabinet Operator Panel Window Message Display secondary Operator Keys ONLINE PAPER CLEAR ADVANCE wu EJEC CANCEL Disabled Busy dnel Hew Printer 1 THERNET PGLIL
113. al Printer Error ae Event Printer Online Printer Online Label Present Label Taken Printer Error Any Set t Action Output COpto coupler 1 Deactivate Output Relay 1 Deactivate Output Opto coupler 1 Activate Output Opto coupler 1 Deactivate Output Relay 1 Activate Figure 215 Setting Events and Actions for Print and Apply 243 Chapter 6 Mapping Protected Printer Example To protect the printer s configuration from being overwritten disable the operator panel buttons that are not used daily The Online and Feed buttons should remain active while the rest disabled The mapping table listed in Figure 216 shows this function If the GPIO board is installed in the printer these functions may be rendered inactive by deactivating the event parser using a special connector If the connector is installed the event parser is disabled and the panel functions as a panel on a printer This allows service engineers access to all printer configurations Once the connector is removed the panel remains protected Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Normal Front Panel Functions 1 Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler Parameters Action Disable GPIO Events Ona Description ae Event t Action Y Disable Menu Key Key WEIT pressed Key Handling Consume true Disable Enter Key Key ENTER pressed Key Handling Consume true Y Disable Job Selec
114. amp Optimize EM 93099 sf 56290 bytes data not loade _ Delete amp Optimize _ EMC 94072 sf 55938 bytes data not loade are EMC 94079 sf 58130 bytes data not loade Last status for Office Upload Completed Figure 60 Uploaded Flash Files To upload unprotected files select a printer and then select the files you want to upload from the File List Click Upload to upload the unprotected files from the flash memory Progress displays on the status bar at the bottom of the window After the files upload they appear selected in the File List pane See Figure 60 Click Save As to save all the files together as one downloadable file bundle file Save the file with a pff file extension 79 Chapter 3 IMPORTANT CST Manager 4 Flash File HM anager Printer List Refresh File List Warehouse Files found 5 Get File Info 91674 s1 57858 bytes data loaded Manufacturing FFS Info Hot Loaded 90 249 sf 96922 bytes data loaded Office Getting File Data l 91059 sf 56290 bytes data loaded Lab FFS Info Not Loaded HO 91060 et 55938 bytes data loaded 91671 sf 58130 bytes data loaded 91889 5f 70330 bytes data loaded Delete 03098 sf 57282 bytes data loaded Delete 3 Optimize ete amp Optimize EMC193099 sf 56290 bytes data not loade _ Delete amp Optimize _ EMC 94072 sf 55938 bytes data not loade Serre EMC 94079 sf 58130 bytes data not loa
115. and check the Supervisor Mode check box e Ifa Telnet guest password is necessary to poll the status of the printer type the password in the Telnet Guest Password field See Security Tab on page 59 e Ifa Telnet root password is necessary to update wireless printer settings type the password in the Telnet Root Password field See Security Tab on page 59 In any case an asterisk character appears in the field after each letter you type to preserve password secrecy For more details on setting up and changing passwords see page 52 19 20 Chapter 1 Getting Started Printer Properties E4 IP Address 1270 01 Port Number 3001 Default Time Out 5 3500 seconds 15 i Figure 4 Printer Properties Connections Tab Network Sub Tab Click the Connections tab By default the Network sub tab displays Click the IP Address field and then type the IP Address of the printer you want to access Follow the format shown in Figure 4 The Port Number field must be set to the same port as the printer Leave it set at 3001 Leave the Time Out 5 300 seconds field set at 15 seconds Check Port Number Printer Properties Ea Connections Access Method Access Method Ethernet T Download Mode Access Method e Printer Timeout on Firmware Download 2 minutes Y eoo Firmware Download Initial Delay Sec T Figure 5 Connections Connections Tab Access Method Sub Ta
116. ar purpose Printronix Inc shall not be held responsible for errors contained herein or any omissions from this material or for any damages whether direct indirect incidental or consequential in connection with the furnishing distribution performance or use of this material The information in this manual is subject to change without notice Trademark Acknowledgements Access is a trademark of Microsoft Coporation Cisco is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems Inc Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation Excel Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation J2SE Java and Solaris are trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc LinePrinter Plus Printronix and PrintNet are registered trademarks of Printronix Inc Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Sun Microsystems is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc UNIX is a registered trademark of Unix System Laboratories Inc Copyright 2007 Printronix Inc All rights reserved Table of Contents OV CI VIEW tee 11 PrintNet Enterprise Gute 11 EIERE eebe 11 Installing the Software iii atic nnna 11 A E 12 PNE MICO Ghassan ase eae A 12 Telnet WISIN OG wie dnie A io i 12 Operator Panel Method 12 Sel PASSW ORG studied toi iio 15 Set Telemetry Path SL5000 T5000 Series Only ooooccccccnnccccccccco 16 Check Port NUDO tania i n 16 Getng A 17 Pr
117. atch Append O Don t Care Count O Insert D Don t Care Except E O Ignore Case f O Parameter F rog Parameter m Ge Insert Pattern b Insert Formatted Pattern F Figure 141 Inserting Patterns in the Input Field Once you define the patterns you can use them in CST entries To insert a pattern right click a character from the input string Insert Pattern and or Insert Formatted Pattern displays at the bottom of the pop up menu See Figure 141 Use these menus to insert your pattern or formatted pattern The pattern will be inserted before the character To append a pattern right click past the end of the Input string Once Input New CU A 4 F 5 jeu Append Replace si 4 pat 46 36 mt OD OA a Figure 142 Inserted Patterns A pattern has an index number in red on a light green background with the mnemonic pat below the index number A formatted pattern uses the mnemonic fpt See Figure 142 Once Input New Mode A WMF cp Append Replace si 41 pat46 38 fpt OD OA Count Output inset gt l j BF FE 42 46 3B Insert Pattern T Insert Formatted Pattern 1 fp1 Figure 143 Inserting Patterns in the Output Field The same formatted pattern may be used more then once in the Input field When you want data found by the pattern to be copied to the Output field use the index number in red to identify the data To add
118. ate option This will generate a Data Field Changed event similar to when the data field actually changes 22 Chapter 6 Reports The resulting mapping table in Figure 199 allows you to keep track of printed labels Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Ready Signal Uninterrupted Event Data Field Changed 7 Parameters Action Beep Parameters Ona Description ae Event t Action Decrement Forms Counter Label Printed Da Field Forms Lount 1 e Update LOD Printing Da Field Forms Count changed i A Send Label Countdown to LCD Line 2 time is infinite lv Update LOD Done a Forms Count changed and value 0 Seng Label Printing Done to LOD Line 2 time is infinite e Ready Signal 4 Field Forms Count changed and value 7 Beep 5 times Figure 199 Creating a Forms Counter Entry Reports Reports are messages that can be sent to a number of destinations in the printer A report is created by specifying one or more sections and by indicating the sequence in which these sections should be combined to form the report Depending on the destination it may be required to indicate how long the report will be active Define Reports gy EA Name Sections Available OK Cancel Figure 200 The Define Reports Dialog Box 228 Defining Reports Defining Reports Cont
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120. atterns Name The name of the pattern The name must be unique for this type of datastream adapter object This name appears in pop up menus when you insert and use patterns Pattern To enter the pattern in a way similar to defining the input of a CST entry see Input Field on page 149 If you type a character that is defined as a pattern character see Pattern Character Tab on page 158 the default attribute will be Pattern Character it will display over a light green background with the mnemonic pch To use the character as a literal right click the character and select the Match attribute IMPORTANT Pattern Tab Pattern List Lists all the patterns you have defined and added to the list New Click New to clear the Name and Pattern fields and create a new pattern Use a unique and descriptive name This name appears in pop up menus when you insert a pattern Add If the displayed text on the second button is Add the defined pattern has not been added to the Pattern List Click Add to add the pattern definition to the end of the Pattern List The pattern appears in the list with its name followed by a separator and the pattern NOTE If the pattern contains control codes they will display in red Other non printable characters will display as red dots Update If the displayed text on the second button is Update the defined pattern is already in the Pattern List Click Update to update the pattern properties wi
121. atus Response Definition The Status Response Generator dialog box opens See Figure 160 Status Response Generator Conditions Name Output PA New Status Bits 7 Unconditional O Job In Process 0 Job Complete O Wait Job Complete Protocol wen Name a Figure 160 Status Response Generator You can define the protocol conditions in the upper half of this window This protocol along with other available protocols will be listed in the lower half From this list the correct protocol is selected during the creation of a CST NOTE You must add protocol conditions before you can add a protocol For now you will only define a single protocol 1 Use a descriptive name for the first condition that should be tested In the Name field type job printing 178 2 Status Response Generator Example Conditions Hame job_printing Output 15 Status Bits 7 Unconditional O Job In Process 0 Job Complete Wait Job Complete Hew Add Figure 161 Switching Between ASCII and Hex Entry Modes Define the output that should be transmitted to the host In the Output field press the down arrow key and type 15 NAK See Figure 161 NOTE Use the up and down arrow keys to switch between the ASCII and 3 Hex entry modes Under Status Bits click Job In Process to select the correct condition to test Here is a description of the Status Bits conditions 4 Unconditional
122. ave Saves the current CST Save As Similar to Save except allows you to save the CST using a different location and name Print Prints selected CST entries Quit Closes the CST Edit Cut Moves the selected item to the paste buffer The paste buffer holds only one item at a time When you cut another item the paste buffer updates Ctrl X is the shortcut Copy Copies the selected item to the paste buffer Ctrl C is the shortcut Paste Copies the contents of the paste buffer to the selected area Ctrl V is the shortcut Delete Deletes the current selection Select All Selects all entries in the active CST New CST Adds a new CST to the bundle CSTs have default names but you can change them Names can have only 8 characters Rename CST Renames the CST Delete CST Deletes the current CST from the bundle Import CST s Imports CST s from a bundle file 145 Chapter 5 CST Manager Tools Test Tests the functionality of the active CST NOTE The active CST is the CST currently selected shown in the CST Manager window In the left Input pane of the Test dialog box you can open and edit input files or create your own test files Click Run and the active CST processes the input file and displays the results in the right Output pane Right click in the Input or Output pane and a View Search pop up menu appears See Figure 128 Available views are Normal no control codes display Dots cont
123. b 10 Click the Access Method sub tab See Figure 5 The Access Method tells PNE how the host computer communicates with the printer Make sure it is set to Ethernet Ignore Download Mode and Download Timeout for now These options are described in Access Method Sub Tab on page 62 21 Chapter 1 Getting Started File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help ae e fa a B amp Bs e 9 y default pdb os E Tutorial My First Connection Figure 6 Printer Database Main Window 11 Click OK The Printer Properties dialog box closes and you return to the printer database main window See Figure 6 Your printer is now set up in the PNE database 12 Try to access the virtual operator panel as a test to see if the information you input is accurate Follow this procedure a Tutorial My First Connection should be highlighted in blue as shown in Figure 6 If it is not highlighted click it to select it b Select Applications Operator Panel The virtual operator panel appears see Operator Panel on page 102 If not an error message appears in the Status and Error Log pane Check your password to make sure it is correct If the error continues contact your system administrator 22 2 Printer Database Overview When you start PNE the printer database window appears first The printer database tool organizes and controls printers and Download files Figure 7 shows how the database looks when PNE laun
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125. ches for the first time Menu Bar Toolbar Database Pane File Edit View Applications Status Utilities He default pdb gaS New_Printer A template Ip ELE Status and Error Log i Status and Error Log Pane Status Bar Polling Indicator Figure 7 Printer Database Main Window The menu bar contains all the menus used to control the functions of the program The menus are described later in this chapter The toolbar contains buttons for the most commonly used menu functions See page 54 for descriptions of the toolbar buttons Use the Database pane to access and control your printers in a tree format The first line of the database tree displays the database file name In Figure 7 the default file name for this database is default pdb From there your database tree branches out to include printers folders and Download files which you can organize into groups With a single mouse click you can download a file to several printers at once In addition you can use as many 23 Chapter 24 2 Overview databases with PNE as you want Databases save as pdb files on your local hard drive NOTE You can open only one printer database at a time The Status and Error Log scrolls status and error messages as you work through the program If PNE does not function properly look at this pane for error messages Use the scroll bar on the side of the pane to reference previous status and
126. cified in the Printer Power On Configuration See Figure 171 If Use Predefined is selected you can specify the following options e GPIO Enable or disable the GPIO at power on e GPIO Monitor Switches the GPIO monitor on or off The GPIO monitor is the reflection of the opto coupler inputs in the lower line of the LCD e Power Up Table specifies the mapping table to use following power on e UCP Universal Control Port is an offline available TCP port To enable the UCP port checkmark the Enable option NOTE Enabling the UCP port disables the PXML port e Enable PAA Control When enabled PAA control matches from the active CST table is reported to GPIO by the Data Field Changed event The predefined data field PAA State is used to generate the event GPIO can check this data field for changes See Data Field Events on page 226 PAA delays further data processing until GPIO acknowledges the event GPIO acknowledges the event by setting the PAA State field to either NACK or ACK When GPIO replies with NACK PAA ignores the match and sends the data to the emulation it is bound to When GPIO replies with ACK PAA executes the match as defined in the CST 197 Chapter 6 Overview NOTE GPIO does not always acknowledge the PAA trigger If you use this feature make sure the event is always acknowledged GPIO Configuration f x Properties Power Up Settings GPIO Control lo Initial State Inp
127. ck box to have PNE connect directly with the printer Uncheck the check box to have PNE make a Telnet connection with the printer Enter root in the Login field and the password for the user root in the Password field When your printer encounters a problem that falls within the parameters of the selected alert options the corresponding alert message appears Refer to the Alert Groups Table in chapter three of the Network Interface Card User s Manual for descriptions of the alert message options NOTE To check the print servers configuration go to the NIC web page as discussed in chapter three of the Network Interface Card User s Manual 141 Chapter 4 Configure Print Servers 142 5 Datastream Adapter Overview The datastream adapter is a software filter tool that allows you to take data from an incoming datastream and replace the data with different data insert new data at any location in the datastream or flush out portions of the datastream This is accomplished through Character Substitution Tables CSTs created by the CST Manager page 144 See Figure 126 a CST Manager EST Bundlel bnd File Edit Tools case S en ce gt lt 3 _ Once Input New Mode INPUT A ppend Replace dl 49 4E 50 55 54 Count Output Insert 1 jouTPUT O 4F 55 54 50 55 54 date si bundle Edit Information Patterns Variables Status Response Definition EMUL LPP AR Disabled LM May
128. cryption ASCII use 5 characters For 123 bit encryption ASCII use 13 characters For 40 bit encryption Hex use 10 characters For 123 bit encryption Hex use 26 characters 0 Key 1 O ASCII e Hex 0 Key 2 O ASCI we Hex 0 Key 3 O ASCII e Hex CO Key 4 OA O ASCI e Hex Read Figure 107 Wireless Properties WEP Encryption Tab You must click Read to obtain the printer s settings before you can modify them NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user guest then a Telnet guest password is required See Security Tab on page 59 Select which key you want to use for Wireless Equivalency Privacy WEP encryption Use the correct number and type of digits for your preferred encryption strength 40 or 128 bit then select ASCII or Hex Click Disable to disable WEP encryption for the selected printer Click Clear to clear all keys displayed on the WEP Encryption tab simultaneously The keys stored in the NIC are not affected When you are finished click Send to transmit the values to the printer You can transmit up to four keys at once but only the selected key will become the active key in the printer NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user root then a Telnet root password is required See Security Tab on page 59 NOTE If the values are not in the selected format or if the exact number of characters required is not entered an error message will appear Correct the problem then click
129. ct the Power Up Settings GPIO Control tab to set the power up option e Printer Online When the printer goes online by pressing the Pause key the action related to this event is accepted e Printer Offline When the printer goes offline by pressing the Pause key or the menu key or if there is any other reason that causes the printer to switch offline the action related to this event is accepted e Printer Paused This event happens when the printer pauses because of the pause printer action The printer will accept data from the host and parse this data until its buffers are full No printing will take place The print engine is offline but the printers data processing unit is still online e Power Save Mode Active This event signals the moment when the printer enters Power Save Mode e Power Save Mode Cleared This event signals when the printer becomes active again e Start Data Processing This event signals the start of the processing of received data This is not the same as the Start Printing event e End Data Processing This event signals the end of the data processing cycle This is not the same as the end printing event e Printer Buffers Empty This event takes place as soon as the print buffers are emptied e Single Form Printing Invoked This event happens on the Enter Single Label Mode action It indicates that this mode has been entered e Continuous Form Printing Invoked This event indicates tha
130. d Hew Din minus_key Y Get Up Key Value Kev FEEDS UP Y pressed Aa Field Hew pin up key Y Get Plus Key Value Key TEST PRINT INCREMENT pressed Aa Field ew Dip plus key wi Get Menu Key Value Key MEM pressed Ae Field Hew pin menu_key wi Get Down Key Value Key CANCEL GT DOV pressed Aa Field Hew Din down key Y Get Enter Key Value Key ENTER pressed Ae Field Hew Din enter _key wi Display Pin Correct Message Ay Field Hew Din changed and value pin_number Aa Send Din accepted to LOD Line 2 time is 2 s Switch Off GPIO Ae Field new Din changed and value pin number Disable GPIO Events Y Display PIN Incorrect Message D Field new Din changed and value pin number Aa Send incorrect_pin to LOD Line 2 time is 2 s wl FIN Error Sound Ag Field new_pin changed and value pin_number Beep 3 times Y Track PIN Errors A Field new Din changed and value pin_number Ae Field pin_entry_ count 1 Y Last Error Allowed Ae Field pin_entry_count changed and value 3 D Select Mapping Table Printer Locked wl Next Try Clear New PIN Ay Field pin_entry_count changed and value 3 Aa Field Hew pin 0 Y Display Empty DIN Ae Field Dip entry count changed and value 3 fe Send Din empty to LOD Line 2 time is infinite wl Try The Next One Ae Field Dip entry count
131. d Mapping Tables 240 Preloaded Tables casi cabos orita 241 Mapping Examples sde 242 Pin Code Protected Printer cccccccccceeecseseecesseceeseeeeeesseeeesaaes 247 TEGNAICAlINTOMMALON EE 252 OPlO COUDI ONS ae na code 252 Si EE 253 MOMO Sindicaci n 253 a EE 253 Basic GPIO Schematic Diagram ccccoccnnccnccnccnccnnnoncnnnoncnncnnncnnnnnaninonos 255 Electrical Inputs And Output cccocnccccnccccccccccnconcnnconnnconcnonnnnonnnnonanonnns 256 GPIO Opto coupled Input Circuit occcccoccncccccnnccocnncconcnnncnnnnncnos 256 GPIO Opto coupled Output Creun 256 Table of Contents 7 AutolD Data Manager 257 EE ion bon lion oso ene ae 257 Data Valcarce 258 The Menu And Tocolbar 259 leg RE 260 Report Generation 261 Report Farametel Sr streets patentee se 262 Viewing Telemetry Data REENEN 263 Telemetry Data Export To 3rd Party Databases occcconcnccnccccnccnnnnnnnns 275 Examples Of Property Definitions 000nnannoannnannoennnnnnnennnnnnnennnne 276 Example Exporting Telemetry Data To A Microsoft ACCESS BE tadas 277 Exporting Telemetry Data To A Microsoft SQL Database 280 User Fault Generation 281 How To Generate A Ueertauht 282 Data Field Names ss a 283 Label Data FO ts 283 Bar Code Data Hells nn sica 284 RFID Data AOS da aos 286 A Contact Intormaton 287 Printronix Customer Support Center 287 Printronix Supplies Department 287 Corporate OCES ts ii io sia 288 Table of Content
132. d Output l l l l Load Se ue eg Seel Factory Default Configuration User Selectable Configurations 256 AutolD Data Manager Overview NOTE You can set the AutolD Data Manager to launch automatically when PNE launches See Startup Tab on page 29 The AutolD Data Manager is an application that can collect EPC electronic product code telemetry data stored on Radio Frequency Identification RFID tags from RFID enabled printers and can also simultaneously collect bar code telemetry data printed on labels from online data validator ODV enabled printers With this telemetry data EPC and or ODV you can create compelling audits of label and RFID tag quality The AutolD Data Manager application performs the following functions e Collects telemetry data in a Data Capture file From this file you can generate reports in several formats comma separated variable CSV extensible markup language XML and a predefined ASCII text file for RFID data only e Exports telemetry data to a third party database using Java database connectivity JDBC e Places the printer into a fault state and display a custom message on the operator panel 257 Chapter 7 Data Validation Data Validation NOTE To collect EPC telemetry data you must set EPC Mgr Report to Enable in the RFID CONTROL or RFID menu within the printer Refer to the RFID Labeling Reference Manual To collect ODV telemetry data you must set
133. d Parameters Action Name Description Parameters Security Key Required Reprint Last Printed Action reprints the last printed None Label label Move Paper Action moves the paper a Distance to TOF specified distance in a specified Direction Forward direction Backward Use a data field to specify distance Action applies a paper cut if the None cutter is installed NOTE Cut Once The Cut Once action is not executed if Media Handling is not set to Continuous or Cut Flush Next Label 1 Action deletes the next label in the None y print queue when in single label printing mode Enter Single Label Action puts the printer in single None Printing label printing mode Enter Single Page Action puts the printer in single None Printing page printing mode Enter Continuous Action puts the printer in None Label Printing Mode continuous label printing mode Enter Continuous Action puts the printer in None Page Printing Mode continuous page printing mode RFID Program Next Action puts the printer in None Label continuous page printing mode Sensor Action Action turns the media sensor on Sensor Action Ignore or off On Off Panel Control Lock Panel This action disables all the buttons None on the operator panel Unlock Panel This action enables the buttons on None the operator panel Key Handling This action is only enabled if the Consume selected event is Panel Key 212 Events And Actions T
134. d interface or to the printer operator panel LCD For the LCD you can select the upper or lower display line and the time the message will be visible See Reports on page 228 Timer This action allows the start and stop of timers This can either be for a single delay time or be based on the Real Time Clock battery backed up or CPU See Timers on page 235 NOTE The actions Select Mapping Table Data Field Send Report Beep 218 and Blink and Timer is only available with the advanced GPIO features enabled in the printer Events And Actions Entry Control Buttons The mapping table control buttons are used as follows e New Clears the Name field and sets the Event Action and related parameters to default e Add Adds a new Event to Action mapping to the current GPIO program e Update Re enters an Event to Action mapping after editing Click the buttons to copy an entry from the mapping table to the entry edit fields for subsequent modification Click the Update button to update the entry in the mapping table with the new data Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description 1 Uninterrupted New Event Input Opto coupler T Parameters dd Action Output Opto coupler Parameters Update Ur Figure 188 Event to Action Mapping Entry Control Buttons The Uninterrupted checkbox is used to allow GPIO to finish an action without being interrupted For instance if an even
135. data capture begins and continues until Job Capture finds the end trigger If you do not set a start trigger all data is captured when the Job Capture starts If you do not set an end trigger the data will continue to capture until you stop it A second trigger option is a trigger count You can set Job Capture to start or stop once it finds a set number of start and or stop triggers The window that displays captured data shows any lines containing start triggers and highlights the start trigger strings You can also use the Search feature to search through captured data The Ignore Case check box allows character case to be ignored Check the box to search for a string regardless of character case and the data will capture once the string is found NOTE You cannot apply triggers to Coax Twinax and TCP IPDS jobs Options Disable Printing Select Options gt Disable Printing to capture data without printing 115 Chapter 3 Web Access Web Access 116 You can access your printers using a web browser You can monitor the status open an operator panel check the configurations access Speed Keys open the ODV Quality Wizard and access the printer web page NOTE To access your printer using a web browser you must enable the Web Server and XML Server services see page 28 Remember to exit and restart PNE to enable the service The PNE Web Site URL Address Open a web browser In the URL address field type http
136. de Last status for Office Upload Completed Figure 61 Selecting Multiple Files Or you may use the Shift or Ctrl key to select single or multiple files See Figure 61 This way only the selected files will save to the pff file when you click Save As NOTE You can save only uploaded files to a downloadable file Delete And Optimize You can not undo a flash file deletion You can erase files from the printer s flash memory Select the files you want to delete from the File List then click Delete To download files back to the flash memory see File Download on page 81 Once you have deleted files the flash memory is not optimized until you click Optimize Optimizing reclaims flash space from deleted flash files NOTE The printer reboots after you Optimize To delete and optimize in one step select the files you want to delete from the File List then click Delete Optimize CST Manager 80 See Datastream Adapter on page 143 Define The Download Files File Download IMPORTANT NOTE The terms download and upload as used here and in the software indicate the printer s point of view Therefore when you download a file you are sending information to the printer the printer downloads When you upload a file you are receiving information from the printer the printer uploads To utilize the File Download application make sure Enable Status Monitoring is checked in the
137. dress 138 Attributes Before After 155 Count 155 Don t Care 154 Don t Care Except 154 Flush 155 Ignore Case 155 Include 155 Insert Pattern 155 Insert Variable 155 Match 154 Index Parameter 155 Start End 155 Auto delimiter example 164 AutolD Data Manager 257 B Bar code data fields 271 284 Bar code validation 257 Basic GPIO Schematic Diagram 255 Before attribute 155 Broadcast Address 138 C Changing configurations 69 IP addresses web access 119 user password web access 117 user settings 119 Character Substitution Table Manager See CST Manager Cisco LEAP 132 Collapse database tree 34 Comma separated value report 273 Conditions list 176 Conditions how to use 177 Configuration Editor 67 changing configurations 69 creating configurations 68 Menu Editor 70 menu tree 68 Migration 73 tab 27 Configuration Editor tab Preferences 27 Configuration Printout 108 Configurations 72 Configurations downloading 72 81 Configure Macro 135 289 Configure Print Servers 141 Connections tab 62 Contact information 287 Control panel See Operator Panel Copy item in database 33 Count attribute 155 Create configurations 68 database file 25 Credentials 131 CST Input field 149 CST Manager CST bundles 150 Edit 145 File 145 Input Output fields 149 listing field 150 Tools 146 CST Off mode 152 CST On mode 152 CST Output field 149 Customer Support Center 287
138. ds Ticket Lifetime Units The maximum allowable ticket lifetime in seconds hours or days The range is 300 seconds to 3 days The default is 10 hours When you are finished click Send to transmit the values to the printer NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user root then a Telnet root password is required See Security Tab on page 59 If you are not going to modify settings on any other tabs you must update the printer for the settings to take effect Click Update to update the printer Make sure the settings match those configured in the Access Point 129 Chapter 4 IMPORTANT 130 Set Wireless Properties Wireless Properties E General WEP Encryption Kerberos LEAP WPA Print Server KDC Set Password Credentials Hew Password AAA Confirm Password II Lal Press Read Button For Current Settings Read Figure 110 Wireless Properties Kerberos Tab Set Password Sub Tab Set Password Sub Tab You must click Read to obtain the printer s settings before you can modify them NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user guest then a Telnet guest password is required See Security Tab on page 59 New Password Confirm Password Use these fields to set the Kerberos password Click Confirm to confirm that both the passwords match When you are finished click Send to transmit the value to the printer NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user
139. e 151 Replace mode 151 Report generation telemetry data 261 Report parameters telemetry data 262 Reports 228 create 232 define 229 sections 230 use 234 Requirements 11 Reset All Variables mode 153 Reset mode 152 Response mode 153 Restoring configurations and flash files 84 RFID 257 RFID data fields 272 286 RFID tag validation 257 Run check box 260 S Save configuration files 72 database file 25 Save As 25 Search Again 114 Search Captured Data 114 Secondary operator keys 106 Sections creating 230 Security 26 Security key 191 202 Security tab 59 Select CST mode 152 Serial sub tab 32 Serial Modem sub tab 64 Servers tab Preferences 28 Set Password sub tab 130 Set Printer Password 123 Set Wireless Properties 125 Skip GFX mode 152 SNMP Browser 137 SNMP Trap Server 28 Software requirements and installation 11 Speed Keys 111 Standard RFID text report 274 Start attribute 155 Startup tab Preferences 29 Status and Error Log 24 Status bar 150 Status Bits 176 179 293 Status Line 221 Status menu printer database 39 Status Monitoring Properties 40 Status Response Definition 175 Status Response Definition example 178 Status update 50 Store mode 153 Style of database tree 35 Supervisor password 59 Supplies Department 287 Syslog Posting 49 T Table preloaded 241 Technical Information I O connector 253 opto couplers 252 relays 253 voltages 253
140. e El jor gt Gap 207 Resolution 300 DPI Paper Out 250 Status profiling stopped Note N A Model SL5304r MP Version V1 18E P N 368364 Figure 81 Adjusting the Origin By default the origin of the graph is located at the first sample of the captured data leftmost position You can adjust the origin by clicking on the ruler and dragging the origin to the desired location See Figure 81 You can use this to determine the length slippage of scanned labels in conjunction with the crosshair The Status Bar The status bar is at the bottom of the Media Profiler window see Figure 74 on page 94 and is divided into five sections The first section displays status messages The second section displays the first line of the notes if notes were added see Notes on page 95 The last three sections display the model version and part number from the printer being profiled By default these are set to N A For More Information Refer to Running Media Profile in the User s Manual 101 3 Operator Panel Operator Panel PNE includes a virtual operator panel that simulates all the functions of the physical operator panel on your printer See Table 5 below which lists the different virtual operator panels Table 5 Virtual Operator Panels Printer Figure 82 82 page page 102 P7000 line matrix cabinet and pedestal Figure 83 page 103 P5000 line matrix cabinet Figure 84 p
141. e 8 Default Pattern Characters Rande Identifier 9 Character 1 mer mz o H Lise ans NEON EC P nates Pattern Character List Lists all the patterns characters that you have defined and added to the list New Click New to reset the Range and Note fields The first unused identifier from the Character drop down list is chosen Add If the displayed text on the second button is Add the pattern character with chosen identifier has not been added to the Pattern Character List Click Add to add the defined pattern character to the end of the Pattern Character List Update If the displayed text on the second button is Update the pattern character with chosen identifier is already in the Pattern Character List Click Update to update the pattern character properties with the new properties 159 Chapter 5 IMPORTANT 160 Patterns Variables Edit Select an item in the Pattern Character List and click Edit to edit it NOTE If you select more than one item you can only to edit the first item Remove Select one or more items in the Pattern Character List and click Remove to remove them from the list Removing pattern characters invalidates entries that use the pattern characters Pattern Tab Object Definition Formatted Pattern Variable Pattern Character Patten Name Patten e Pattern List Hew Figure 137 Pattern Tab Use the Pattern tab to add remove and edit new and existing p
142. e Input Opto coupler 1 Inactive Disable GPIO Events Figure 191 Using the On Flag to Enable or Disable an Action The Status Line The status line displays information related to GPIO The tabs marked Table 1 and Table 2 allow selection of different event to action mappings With the advanced GPIO features enabled it is possible to select up to 64 tables With the advanced GPIO features disabled only a single table is available ai Table 1 3 Table 2 Wed Nov 09 08 27 23 PST 2005 A poooooo0 poooo000 000 Sub Figure 192 Viewing Status Line Information The status line displays the date and time as well as the type of GPIO features used in the table The A indicates that at least one advanced GPIO feature is present To run the mapping table in the printer the advanced GPIO features need to be enabled by the security key Tables using only basic features do not require the security key to be loaded to the printer The series of zeros or ones are a reflection of the initial input and output states defined during the GPIO configuration The first set of eight zeros represent the initial input opto coupler state the second set of eight zeros represent the initial output opto coupler state and the last set of four zeros represent the relays The Sub checkbox needs to be checked if a GPIO mapping table is to be used as a Subroutine A table marked Sub will put the name of the table from which the selection is done on the
143. e appropriate Input Output sequence Use Shift Alt i and Shift Alt o to switch between the Input and Output fields See Modes And Attributes on page 151 for the different Mode selections Use the four buttons on the right with the Input Output fields New Clears the Input and Output fields Append Enters the Input and Output fields at the end of the current CST Insert Enters the Input and Output fields before the selected entry in the CST Update Re enters the Input and Output fields into the current CST after editing Input Field The Input Field displays the Input string the datastream adapter looks for Enter Input strings in one of two ways as an ASCII character or as a hex value You can switch between the two entry modes by using the up and down arrow keys To select attributes place the mouse over a character and right click Available attributes display see Modes And Attributes on page 151 Output Field Use the Output Field to specify what the datastream adapter does when the incoming data matches the data and conditions specified in the Input Field Specify data if performing a Replace or specify the name of a CST if performing a CST Select NOTE Attributes are not available in the Output field 149 Chapter 150 5 CST Manager The CST Listing Field Figure 131 CST Listing Field The field below the input and output fields shows the CST To copy an entry click it and p
144. e data In most cases this is 9100 the default If not contact your system administrator 31 Chapter 32 2 The Menu Bar Configuration Editor Startup Macro Settings Printer Database General Network Serial Speed 9600 Word size 8 hd Stop Bits 1 S Parity Hone Flow Control None y Figure 15 Preferences Macro Settings Tab Serial Sub Tab Serial Sub Tab Speed The baud rate at which data transfers This setting must match the speed of the printer host serial port under the SERIAL PORT menu thermal printers or the SERIAL submenu in the HOST INTERFACE menu all other printer models See Serial Port thermal or Host Interface all others in your User s Manual Word Size The number of data bits per character In most cases this should be set to 8 Stop Bits Inter character gap Can be set to 1 or 2 The normal setting is 1 Parity Adds an error checking bit if set to Odd or Even The default is None Other settings include Mark and Space Flow Control Prevents data overrun by adjusting the sending side according to the needs of the receiving side e None No adjustment occurs e Rts Cts in Hardware flow control on serial input Rts Cts out Hardware flow control on serial output e Xon Xoff in Software flow control on serial input using the X on and X off control characters e Xon Xoff out Software flow control on serial output using the X
145. e your configurations as a Cfg file on your local hard drive This way you can open any set of configurations from your host computer and download them into your printer quickly and easily To save configurations to your local hard drive select File Save As Be sure to save your configuration as a cfg file Opening Configuration Files To open a configuration file select File Open The Configuration Editor loads the settings from the file you choose IMPORTANT _ These settings do not affect the current configuration or the active printer status until the configurations are downloaded to the printer NOTE The Configuration Editor displays only one configuration file at a time Be sure to save any changes before opening another configuration file If you load a configuration file that was created with PNE version 3 03H or earlier you may need to link the affiliated CST file In this case select File Open again and check the Link CST File check box See Figure 57 Navigate to the affiliated cst file and double click it or single click it and click the Select button Save the configuration file and the CST information will save to the new configuration file You will not need to link the CST file in the future NOTE If you hover the pointer over the Link CST File check box a screen tip appears that describes this functionality Look In printnet eil tt E D CJ docs vi Link CST File lib some alde
146. earing the window each additional configuration adds to the end of the display See Figure 90 S Information Capture New_Printer File Configuration Printout Error Log Directory CURRENT CONFIGURATION T52 0de Printer Configuration Copyright c 001 2005 by PRINTRONIZ Inc All rights reserved Date 24 Apr 05 Program File Version Vl 230 Part Mo 363687 CTHI PGL V GL Version 1 220 19 Apr 05 Part Mo 365682 CTHI Version 1 22 BOOT TIEEE Wi 01 22 Oct 02 361158 GI FLASH 4 MB DRAM o MB SECURITY FAL Lives 7 ULT HEAD RESOLUTION 203 DPI PTR OW TIME 1001 3 HOURS ETRE MEDIA DIST 64 INCHES HEAD PRINT DIST H INCHES HEAD ON TIME 0 HOURS Figure 90 Configuration Printout Error Log All Errors Displays the printers error log Clear Clears all errors from the printers memory NOTE The printer s error log and the Status and Error Log at the bottom of the main printer database window of PNE are separate Clearing the printer s error log does not clear the Status and Error Log 108 Directory Directory Flash File System Displays the file system information for your printer NOTE If your printer is equipped with an EMC Expanded Memory Cartridge the files will be displayed in two areas one for the printer s internal flash memory and one for the EMC See Figure 91 Information Capture New Printer File Configuration Printout Error Log Directory FIGE SYSTEM STATISTICS View Main File
147. ecure or encrypted text by means of WEP 125 Chapter 4 IMPORTANT 126 Set Wireless Properties LEAP is to enable LEAP operation Kerberos is to enable Kerberos operation Sub Channel Determines the channel for the radio frequency card 1 through 15 and Default Transmit Power Determines the wattage of the transmission power Max 100 mW Default 50 30 mW 25 15 mW 10 5 mW and 1 1 mW Transmission Rate Currently unavailable Determines the rate of data transmission from the radio frequency card to the access point 1 MHz 2MHz 5 MHz 11 MHz and Automatic Preamble Length Determines the size of the packet header generated by the access point Long Short or Default set by the access point Profile Determines the 802 11g Wireless Wi Fi mode in which to operate International Roaming Check this check box to enable roaming outside the home country When you are finished click Send to transmit the values to the printer NOTE lfthe NIC has a password assigned to the user root then a Telnet root password is required See Security Tab on page 59 If you are not going to modify settings on any other tabs you must update the printer for the settings to take effect Click Update to update the printer Make sure the settings match those configured in the Access Point IMPORTANT WEP Encryption Tab WEP Encryption Tab General WEP Encryption Kerberos LEAR WPA For 40 bit en
148. ed on a number of sections we create a report called Daily Status Report See Figure 212 239 Chapter 6 Mapping 240 Mapping Once defined the timer needs to start at power up GPIO uses its own timer based on the Real Time Clock During the day the data fields are updated for each label printed and each paper jam occurrence As soon as the timer expires the daily status report transmits to the printer For a weekly status report set the timer setting to transmit the report weekly Download Mapping Tables Once the mapping table has been designed and tested using the GPIO testbox it must be downloaded to the printer This can be done in three ways Method 1 Using Normal Download Mode 1 Save the mapping table from within the GPIO manager using the default file name extension This creates a downloadable file 2 Set the printer in download mode power on with Menu and Down key pressed 3 Send the file to the printer in a DOS box also called Command Prompt type copy b filename ext Ipt1 Method 2 Using PNE 1 Save the mapping table from within the GPIO Manager using the default file name extension This creates a downloadable file 2 Attach the saved file as a download file to a printer and use the upgrade utility Once downloaded the printer resident GPIO event parser detects the file and enables GPIO Method 3 Using the GPIO Download Facility 1 Click the Download ei button on the GPIO toolbar
149. eed to be checked by the datastream adapter and the faster the conversion takes place Even if you do not need the flag to compensate for a lack of uniqueness in the incoming data setting the flag for entries that will occur only once improves the throughput of the datastream adapter When the end of the CST has been reached the used flags will need to be reset so that this CST can be applied to the next datastream 156 The Entry On Off Flag To reset the used flags e Append the Reset mode to the CST e Check the Enable Auto Reset check box in the Edit Information dialog box See Edit Information on page 157 NOTE The only difference between the two methods is that the Reset mode can be placed anywhere in the CST The Enable Auto Reset flag takes effect only when the end of the CST has been reached The Entry On Off Flag This flag is used to temporarily enable disable entries in the CST It can be used for testing purposes and for diagnosing large CSTs The default for this flag is On Edit Information Edit Information CST 1 E select Emulation _ Enable Auto Reset 60 LPP gt PGL CO WGL gt CTHI O PEL LG 7 ANSI CO DL OPPN Figure 135 Edit Information Dialog Box Click Edit Information and the Edit Information dialog box opens General Tab Select Emulation Allows you to select the emulation that is active for the CST Even though the printer can store many emulations only one can be
150. emetry data to an ASCII file select a printer or group of printers and then select either of the Reports options The AutolD Data Report Parameters dialog box opens See Figure 231 4 AutolD Data Report Parameters Fields Chosen i T rr A Move Selected Printer Address TN Item Failure Code Failure Message Move All Pe 63 gt Items aa Barcode Decoded Data Barcode Dewation Choices Chosen Exclusions Exclude Barcodes Exclude RFID Tags Exclude Labels Exclude Passed Exclude Failed File Type gt Type Comma separated variables report using selected parameters File Name mreport sy Browse 262 a eel Figure 231 The AutolD Data Report Parameters Dialog Box Select the data fields you wish to include in the report one at a time and click gt NOTE You can select multiple data fields by using the Ctrl or Shift key If Barcode precedes the data field name then it is exclusively for bar codes If RFID precedes the data field name then it is exclusively for RFID tags If neither precedes the data field name then it is a label field used for both bar codes and RFID tags You can later remove a data field from the report by selecting it and clicking lt If you want to move all of them at once click gt gt or lt lt See Data Fields on page 266 To exclude bar codes RFID tags labels passed items or failed items from the report
151. en character message on the printer s operator panel Using this feature in conjunction with the telemetry data export function allows external programs to implement a closed loop telemetry data solution If the external program detects an error it can terminate all further printing to reduce bad labels and label stock waste The AutolD Data Manager provides this feature through the XML remote control interface If a properly formatted XML message is sent to the AutolD Data Manager XML port it will cause the AutolD Data Manager to issue a printer fault command to the specified printer The fault command will cause the printer to go offline and display a 16 character text message on the printer s operator panel The following is the proper XML message format needed to generate a user fault AB lt ppmXML gt lt PrinterFault printerName myprinter type some message gt lt ppmXML gt AF where myprinter is the name of the printer specified in the printer database some message is the text message to be displayed on the printer s operator panel NOTE The maximum length of the text message is 16 characters Messages longer than 16 characters will be truncated 281 Chapter 282 7 User Fault Generation How To Generate A User Fault To generate a user fault the AutolD Data Manager must be running In addition a properly formatted XML message must be transmitted to the XML server port defined in the printer databa
152. eneral WEP Encryption Kerberos LEAP WPA SSID Sub Channet Network Mode Infrastructure dl Transmit Power Antenna Diversity Primary T Transmission Rate Power Saver Mode Off Preamble Length Default SS Authentication Open S Profile _ International Roaming Printer Settings Press Read Button For Current Settings Read Figure 106 Wireless Properties General Tab General Tab You must click Read to obtain the printers settings before you can modify them NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user guest then a Telnet guest password is required See Security Tab on page 59 SSID Service Set Identifier A 1 to 32 case sensitive character string that identifies the SS network that the printer with a wireless NIC is a part of Network Mode Determines if the client communicates using an access point Infrastructure or other clients peer to peer Ad Hoc Antenna Diversity The NIC supports a single Primary and Auxiliary and dual Diverse antenna mode Power Saver Mode Determines if the NIC will go into a power saving mode Modes 1 through 5 or stay powered up CAM Continuous Access Mode Authentication Determines the authentication scheme Open Shared Kerberos or LEAP Open system authentication allows all devices that have the authentication algorithm number for open system to authenticate Shared key authentication involves a four step process using s
153. enerated by the printer when None the printer goes offline Printer Local Event generated by the printer when None the printer enters Local Mode Power Save Mode Event generated by the printer when None Active the printer enters Power Save Mode Power Save Mode Event generated by the printer when None Cleared the printer exits Power Save Mode 202 Events And Actions Table 9 Events And Parameters Security Key Event Name Description Parameters Required Data Controller Events Start Data Processing Event generated by the printer when None the printer starts processing data End Data Processing Event generated by the printer when None the printer ends processing data Printer Buffers Empty Event generated by the printer when None the printer buffers becomes empty Engine Controller Events Single Label Printing Event generated by the printer when None Invoked single label printing is selected Single Page Printing Event generated by the printer when None Invoked 2 single page printing is selected Continuous Label Event generated by the printer when None Printing Invoked continuous label printing is selected Continuous Page Event generated by the printer when None Printing Invoked Y continuous page printing is selected Label Pending 1 Event generated by the printer wnena None label is waiting to be printed Started Printing Event generated by the printer when None the printer starts printing Label P
154. er List Page options find the option in Table 7 and follow the corresponding reference Table 7 Printer List Page Options Configuration displays the printer s current configuration Operator Panel see page 102 Printer Web Page opens the NIC Home Page refer to chapter three of the Network Interface Card User s Manual 118 NOTE Administrators and Supervisors can access all five options Standard users can access only Configuration and Printer Web Page Changing User Settings IP Addresses and IP Address Ranges Changing User Settings IP Addresses and IP Address Ranges lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 7 gt lt IDOCTYPE pomsML Mew Source for ful doctype JS lt ppmsmML gt lt LoginDatabase gt lt l For some user to access the printer information they need to be added by userid l The IP address of their machine also needs to be authorized a lt UserDatabase gt lt l All the user names their privilege type standard super admin needs to be added here is lt userid password standard privilege standard gt standard userid gt lt userid password super privilege super gt super lt userid gt lt userid password admin privilege admin gt admin lt userid gt gt lt UserDatabase gt lt MachineDatabase gt lt l Individual address can be included or excluded from accessing the printer information met lt l jipiddressIncluded and ipiddressExcluded are used for ind
155. esponse Wait Seconds E Broadcast IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 Figure 24 Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Tab Print Server Discovery Sub Tab Apply Discovery Tab You can discover printers on a network in three ways 1 Print Server Discovery This option allows you to discover all PrintNet printers on a subnet To enable the option check the Enable Print Server Discovery check box in the Status Monitoring Properties dialog box see Figure 24 then click Apply or OK Response Wait Seconds To specify the time delay in seconds PNE waits for a printer response By default the value is set at 5 seconds Broadcast IP Subnet Mask and Return Gateway These settings must match your network configuration See your system administrator NOTE To discover unconfigured NICs you must enter the Gateway Address and Subnet Mask in the Return Gateway field The Status Menu File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Soebumeglebeaegameeae Joe y default adb eo E New_Printer A template JE Discovery Running Print Server Discovery o _ _ Cancel Status and Error Log Discovering printers Figure 25 Print Server Discovery in Progress If Enable Print Server Discovery is enabled a progress indicator displays while PNE discovers printers See Figure 25 41 Chapter 42 2 The Menu Bar Status Monitoring Properties D
156. ey Unhide Key Assigns which keys hide and unhide menu items in the Configuration Editor menu tree see page 67 The default for Hide is H h The default for Unhide is U u Dec Inc Key Assigns which keys will decrement and increment menu items in the Configuration Editor menu tree see page 67 The default for decrement is lt The default for increment is gt 27 Chapter 28 2 The Menu Bar Servers Tab Configuration Editor Servers Startup Macro Settings Printer Database SNMP Trap Server Port 491 52 _ Service Enabled Web Server Port 080 Service Enabled CAML Server Port 8081 Service Enabled SS E A Hote Restart program to use new settings Figure 11 Preferences Servers Tab The Servers tab allows you to assign port values for the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Trap Server the Web Server and the XML Server Click Service Enabled next to the corresponding server to turn it on NOTE You must restart PNE to use the new settings and enable the servers SNMP Trap Server The service that enables PNE to receive alerts from the printer when its status changes Once PNE receives the alert PNE creates an instant status poll to reflect the change in the database pane For instance if you turn the printer offline the printer sends an alert to PNE causing i
157. fields 283 Label fields 283 286 LEAP tab 132 Lease Time on Printer Connection 26 Lock Unlock Menus 140 Login to the PNE web site 117 M Macro Settings tab Preferences 30 Macro Utility 134 Making changes on the menu tree 69 Mapping applicator example 243 examples 242 indicator light example 242 protected printer example 244 291 Mapping Tables download 240 Match attribute 154 Media Profiler 94 Menu bar printer database Applications 38 Edit 33 File 25 Help 53 Status 39 Utilities 52 View 34 Menu Editor 70 Menu tree 68 Menus 194 Migration 73 Mode CST Off 152 CST On 152 Flush 151 Insert 151 PAA Event 153 Remove 151 Replace 151 Reset 152 Reset All Variables 153 Response 153 Select CST 152 Skip GFX 152 Store 153 Transparent 152 Multiple Actions 220 N Naming configurations 70 Network sub tab 31 63 New Gateway 138 New IP Address 138 New Mask 138 NIC 11 O ODV 257 ODV Quality Wizard 110 ON Flag 221 Open configuration file 72 database file 25 292 Operator Panel 102 Disabled indicator 106 in progress indicator 107 L1524 105 L55XX 105 message display 106 P5000 cabinet 103 P5000 pedestal 103 P7000 cabinet and pedestal 102 primary operator keys 106 secondary operator keys 106 SL4M T4M 104 SL5000 T5000 104 status indicator 106 Opto coupled input circuit 256 Opto coupled output circuit 256 Opto couplers 252 O
158. ftware 4 You agree not to duplicate or copy the Software except that you may make one backup copy You agree that any such copy shall contain the same proprietary notices as those appearing on the original 5 You shall not sublicense sell lease or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Software Product separate from the printer s without the prior written consent of Printronix Inc 6 You may not modify or prepare derivative works of the Software Product You may not transmit the Software Product over a network by telephone or electronically using any means or reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Software 7 You may transfer the Software Product with the printer s but only if the recipient agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement Your license is automatically terminated if you transfer the Software Product and printer s 8 This License shall continue until terminated This license may be terminated by agreement between you and Printronix Inc or by Printronix Inc if you fail to comply with the terms of this License and such failure is not corrected within thirty 30 days after notice When this License is terminated you shall either return to the place you obtained them or destroy the printer and all copies of the Software and documentation 9 Printronix Inc warrants that for ninety 90 days after delivery the Software will perform in accordance with specifications publis
159. fy what you want to happen when the event Label Printed occurs Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Decrement Forms Counter _ Uninterrupted new Event Label Printed K Add Action Data Field e Parameters Update i On Description ei Event t Action wi Decrement Forms Counter Label Printed As Field Forms Count 1 Set Action Parameters x Data Field Changed Settings Destination Operator Forms Count Md D S sl _ Evaluate SOurce Type l Fixed Ok l Cancel Figure 195 Setting Action Parameters There may be an instance where you want to indicate an exact operation to perform on the Data Field To decrement the label count by one each time a form prints specify this event to happen in the Data Field parameter block when a label printing occurs The value in the Source field will be used during the operation on the Data Field To decrement the forms count by one for each label printed set the Source value to 1 If more Data Fields are defined one of those could be used as the Source value To select the Source type click the Type drop down menu and select Fixed or another defined data field Operator Data Field Settings are defined in Table 11 Table 11 Operator Data Field Setting Operator pap Destination becomes Source Destination plus Source 224 Data Field Events And Actions Table 11 Operator Data Field Setting Dm
160. g 8666162 680000081 True 5 3 19 8880162 0080880018 67 14 2084 10 36 20 B 5 10 36 20 4 5L53 04e 108 36 21 4 5L5364e 16236222 4 3L5364e 18296223 4 5L5364e 108 36 24 4 5L5364e 16236225 4 3L5364e 10 36 26 4 5L5304e 18 36 27 4 5L5364e 10 36 27 4 5L5364e 10 36 28 4 5L53 04e 10 36 29 4 5L5364e 10 36 360 4 5L5364e 10 36 31 4 5L53604e 10 36 32 4 5L5364e 10 36 33 4 5L5364e HP Pass 8666162 00000001 False 5 353 280 8800162 668068018 67 14 2004 HP Pass 8966162 008088882 False 5 3 21 8808162 0000600002007 14 2 004 HP Pass 8660162 66606800683 False 5 3 22 08060162 006868888838 67 14 2664 HP Pass 86666162 60005006064 Fa15e 5 3 23 0000162505000000048 67 14 2004 HP Pass 6666162 008008065 False 5 3 24 4000162505000000058 07 14 2004 HP Pass 8660162 6660000606 False 5 3 25 860060162 006868800068 67 14 2664 HP Pass 6666162 00000008 7 False 5 3 26 0000162505000000071 67 14 2004 HP Pass 8666162 008008068 False 5 3 27 88880162 680888088 07 14 2004 HP Pass 8660162 6696008006809 False 5 3 28 86060162 0088800098 67 14 2664 HP Pass 8666162 0080006016 False 5 3 29 868060162 66600060601 08 67 14 2004 HP Pass 8666162 088888811 False 5 3 30 8888162 866880660118 87 14 2 004 HP Pass 8660162 6660606012 False 5 3 31 88806162 0606886880128 07 14 2004 HP Pass 8666162 0080006013 False 5 393 932 868060162 666000661398 67 14 2064 HP Pass 86966162 600000014 Fa15e 5 3 22 090001620000000148 67 14 2004 16 36 22 8 18236223 8 18 36 24 6 18 3
161. ge Figure 104 Include Exclude IP Address Options You can define which IP addresses are available to PNE for access Any IP address not included or defined in the included range will be unavailable to PNE In addition any IP address excluded or defined in the excluded range will also be unavailable The included and excluded IP addresses are defined in the lt MachineDatabase gt section of the file See Figure 104 Address Included Defines which IP address to include Address Excluded Defines which IP address to exclude Address Include Range Defines the range of IP addresses to include Address Exclude Range Defines the range of IP addresses to exclude You can add additional included excluded IP addresses or IP address ranges by duplicating the corresponding lines in the lt MachineDatabase gt section lt ipAddressIncluded gt 10 22 1 121 lt ipAddressIncluded gt lt ipAddressExcluded gt 100 100 100 100 lt ipAddressExcluded gt lt ipAddressIncludeRange start 00 00 00 00 end 255 255 255 255 gt lt ipAddressIncludeRange gt lt ipAddressExcludeRange start 00 00 00 00 end 00 00 00 1 gt lt ipAddressExcludeRange gt 121 Chapter 3 Web Access 122 A Utilities Reboot Printer Reboots the selected printer Set Printer Password PNE does not allow passwords to change unless the Supervisor password matches the password in the Printer Properties See Security Tab on page 59 NOTE lf a password exist
162. ge 97 Clear This will clear the profile view The user will be informed if the captured data has not been saved 95 Chapter 96 3 Media Profiler Capture Start Media Profiling Profile Source Hew Printer _ Print Profile Run For lo seconds 1 36005 0 manual stop Cal zeg Figure 76 The Start Media Profiling Dialog Box Start Opens the Start Media Profile dialog box See Figure 76 From the Profile Source drop down menu you can choose an available printer from the printer database This is the source for the media profile test If you check the Print Profile checkbox the profiler data will also print on the installed media The Run For value determines how long the profiler test will run If you select 0 seconds the default the test will run until you stop the capture click the stop capture button press F6 or select Capture Stop NOTE You can always stop a capture before a specified time elapses After you click OK the Media Profiler will attempt to establish a connection with the selected printer If a connection is established it will check if the printer Supports capturing the media profiler data If it does the profiler test will start The profiler test will run until the specified time has elapsed or until you stop the capture Stop This action is enabled while a profiler test is running If selected it will stop the currently running profiler test P
163. ges The migration report details these changes page 76 Select Migration gt View Results to see the migration results This menu has the following submenus Original Configurations All Menus Displays the original configuration settings with the menus that were removed from the original configurations Removed Menus Displays only the menus that were removed from the original configurations Migrated Configurations All Menus Displays the migrated configuration settings including all of the menus that were modified Modified Menus Displays only the menus that were modified by the migration of the saved settings If you select Modified Menus and then select View gt Expand Tree all of the menus that were affected by the migration will display in a simplified view Migration Icon Definitions CO Indicates a new menu or a new set of menus O Indicates that the menu previously existed in the saved configurations and was added to another menu 75 Chapter 3 IMPORTANT 76 Configuration Editor CH Indicates that the menu previously existed in the saved configurations and was moved to another menu or removed from the current menu but still exists in the saved configurations CH Indicates that the menu was completely removed A Indicates that this menu or a submenu has changed The change can be various things such as range or increment A Indicates that additional selections have been added to this menu
164. ght click the Input window and select View gt Hex 43 Click just to the right of 0010 on the second line Input Output 0000 0000 18 44 30 31 32 33 20 30 34 35 30 alk 0000 0010 04 00 Figure 155 Hex Equivalents of LF and NUL 44 Type 0A00 To enter the hex equivalent of LF and NUL See Figure 155 45 Right click the Input window and select View Mnemonics 46 Click Run to test the CST against your input Input b Output lt E5C gt D0123 0450 0600 lt LF gt lt NUL gt PAPER CALIBRATE LENGTH O6007WIDTH 0450 Figure 156 Successful CST Test Results The length and width information have successfully been placed in the correct position in the PGL command See Figure 156 NOTE If a value outside the specified range in this case outside the range 0 9 is entered no conversion takes place and the input string is passed on to the printer unmodified 173 Chapter 5 174 IMPORTANT Patterns Variables Variable Tab Use Variable tab to define variables Use a variable to store data from the host so that it can be used at a later time To define a variable enter the name of the variable and add it to the Variable List To store data into the variable use the Store mode page 153 To clear the content of all defined variables use the Reset All Variables mode page 153 Object Definition Formatted Pattern Pattern Character Pattern Name Variable List Hew Figure 157 Variable Tab
165. happens if the value in a given data field changes Certain conditions are applicable see Data Fields on page 222 209 Chapter 210 6 Overview Timer Expired This event happens when a user defined timer expires or when a user defined time is reached See Timers on page 235 Table Entered This event happens when a new mapping table is entered The event can be used to execute actions regarding new tables For example when you want to check the content of a datafield and no other events are available Table Exited This event generates before going to a new table This event can also be used to execute last minute actions For instance if we want to go from table 1 to either table 2 or 3 and if a variable needs to be initialized we could use the table exited event This way we only have to specify the initial value once UCP Data In This event generates when the data received on the Universal Control Port UCP matches the data defined with the parameters of this event This event requires that the UCP port be enabled a warning dialog will be shown if this option is not enabled This message displays only once for each GPF editing sesion NOTE The events Datafield Changed Timer Expired Table Entered and Table Exited and UPC Data In are only functional with the advanced GPIO features enabled in the printer Events And Actions Actions The Action field allows you to specify which action should be
166. he settings to before attempting to migrate the saved settings Loading Configuration Settings The configuration settings to migrate can be opened using the Configuration Editor in the following ways Loading From a File Click the Gg open configuration file button or select File Open Choose your configuration file and then click OK Loading From a Printer Select a printer in the printer database Click the Gal upload configuration button or select the File Upload From Printer to upload the settings Migration STEP 2 Select a printer and begin the migration of the saved configuration settings Select a Printer to Use for Migration Select a printer in the printer database The printer you select must have new printer firmware If it does not exit the Configuration Editor and download new firmware to the selected printer see File Download on page 81 then select the printer in the printer database Start the Migration Click the oa migrate button or select Migration Run Migration Several messages will appear in the bottom left corner of the Configuration Editor that indicate the progress of the migration STEP 3 View the results using the Configuration Editor The results will display graphically in the Configuration Editor Several different icons will display depending on the migration Hover the pointer over an icon to display a short description A icon can represent several types of chan
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168. hen Administrative Tools then Data Sources ODBC 9 Click the System DSN tab 10 Click Add to create a new System DSN Data Source Name entry This way the database can be accessed by the AutolD Data Manager running on a workstation that is not running the database 11 Select Microsoft Access Driver from the driver list and click Finish If the driver is not listed you need to install the driver before continuing 278 Example Exporting Telemetry Data To A Microsoft Access Database ODBC Microsoft Access Setup Data Source Name jody DE Description Database Cancel Database Help Select Create Repair Compact Sistem Databaze Advanced 441 f None C Database Sustem Database l Options gt Figure 242 Entering the Data Source Name 12 Type odv in the Data Source Name field See Figure 242 13 Click Select to specify the odv database that you created 14 Click Advanced to specify the username odvuser and password odvpassword to access the database 15 Using Notepad create an AutolD Data Manager properties file named pm txt that contains the following text OdvJdbcDriver sun jdbc odbc JdbcOdbcDriver OdvJdbcUrl jdbc odbc odv UID odvuser amp PWD odvpassword OdvJdbcDbName events OdvJdbcDbFields CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData 16 Rename the file pm txt to pm pro and place it into the program installation directory 17 Run the AutolD Data Ma
169. hen the bar code is not properly encoded For example a checksum is incorrect a required number of characters is not met or required terminator characters are missing This is usually an indication of poor form or host application design Internal Data Format Error The bar code data format is invalid PDF 417 Gap This occurs when there are large gap damages such as ribbon wrinkle voids spots etc within the PDF 417 data body code Percent Decode This is a measure of consistency throughout the height of the bar code which indicates the number of good scans as a percentage of total scans This is usually an indication of large blemishes within the code such as with a wrinkle Quiet Zone This occurs when the minimum blank zone surrounding the bar code has not been met This can typically occur in poorly designed forms where bar codes are placed too close to other elements or the bar code is too close to an edge of the media or the position of the media is shifting Symbol Contrast This occurs when the contrast between bars and spaces is not sufficient This can be due to excessively light printing from too little heat on the printhead It is also caused by colored media or ribbons Modulation This occurs when the ratio of the Minimum Edge Contrast and Symbol Contrast is below 40 Minimum Reflectance This occurs when the reflectance value for at least one bar in a bar code is not half or less than the highest reflectance
170. hermal T Security Password Verity Figure 170 The GPIO Configuration Dialog Box The Properties tab allows you to select the type of printer either Thermal or Impact for which the mapping table will be designed For security the password field allows you to password protect a mapping table NOTE Password protected files can be uploaded to the GPIO manager but cannot be edited or downloaded to a printer without the password 196 The Menus GPIO Configuration x Properties Power Up Settings SO Configuration x Properties Power Up Settings GPIO Control 10 GPIO Control 10 O Use Printer Configuration 2 Use Predefined 2 Use Printer Configuration O Use Predefined GPIO GPIO Monitor 0 Enable O On Disable e Off GPIO GPIO Monitor Power up Table Power up Table UCP Table 1 _ Enable Port Number I C Enable PAA control 3007 ES Figure 171 Power Up Settings GPIO Control Tab Within the Power Up Settings tab are two tabs GPIO Control and IO NOTE Settings made GPIO Control and lO predefining the output levels of GPIO will only be functional when the advanced GPIO features are enabled in the printer The GPIO Control tab allows the specification of the GPIO power on configuration This can be either the printer configuration or a predefined one If Use Printer Configuration is selected initial GPIO settings will be as spe
171. ick Edit to edit it NOTE If you select more than one item you can only to edit the first item Remove Select one or more items in the Conditions list and click Remove to remove them from the list Removing conditions invalidates entries that use the conditions Protocols Use the lower section of the Status Report Generator to add new protocols or select existing protocols to edit or remove A protocol is a single condition or set of conditions Name The name of the protocol This name appears in pop up menus where you insert and use protocols IMPORTANT How To Use Conditions And Protocols Interface Use this drop down list to select which host interface the response should go to Active is the interface on which the CST operates Protocol List New Click New to reset the Name and Interface fields Add If the text displayed on the second button is Add the protocol has not been added to the Protocol list Click Add to add the protocol to the Protocol list NOTE The protocol appears in the list with its name followed by a separator and the name of the interface used Update If the text displayed on the second button is Update the protocol is already in the Protocol list Click Update to update the protocol properties with the new properties Edit Select an item in the Protocol list and click Edit to edit it NOTE If you select more than one item you can only to edit the first item Remove Select one or mo
172. in use The Hardware 192 The GPIO hardware Figure 165 consists of 16 opto couplers 4 SPDT relays and the logic required to connect this hardware into the printing system Eight of the 16 opto couplers are used as isolated inputs these are the connections on which the external events happen The remaining eight opto couplers and the four SPDT relays are used as isolated outputs Each of these outputs can be designated as an action in response to some event The board is connected into the printing system through the printers PCI bus None of the inputs or outputs is connected to any voltage source it is the user s responsibility to make those connections A separately fused 5 volt and a separately fused 24 volt are available on the 50 pin connector in which all inputs and outputs are terminated Outputs 1 8 gt System Interface Inputs 1 8 Figure 165 GPIO Hardware Overview To launch the GPIO Configuration Manager select Applications GPIO Manager The screen in Figure 166 displays The fields on this screen are described in detail on the following pages GPIO Configuration Manager GPIOProgram1 gpf File Edit Tools Help oe 6 aa Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description 1 Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler vw Parameters Action Output Opto coupler sl Parameters ie Action r Update On a Description a gt Event ES Table
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174. inter can communicate to itself To make the printer communicate to itself a special serial connector is required that connects the transmit data output to the receive data input When one of the three operator panel buttons is pressed the printer receives a message through the serial port sent out of that serial port by the same printer The serial connector in 25 pin and 9 pin is displayed in Figure 219 245 Chapter 6 Mapping Figure 219 25 Pin and 9 Pin Serial Connectors Once the PGL files and GPIO mapping table have been downloaded and the special serial connector is installed on the printer the printer will print label_1 when the key is pressed label_2 when the Feed key is pressed and label_3 when the key is pressed The printer performs a form feed when the Down key is pressed The Menu and Enter keys are non functional Operator Panel with GPIO Disabled Operator Panel with GPIO Enabled Caime cada ii OHLINE Rbn 350m ONLINE Rbn 350m OWER SAVER MODE POWER SAVER MODE LABEL1 LABEL 2 LABEL 3 A FEED Figure 220 Operator Panels with GPIO Disabled and Enabled This works without the GPIO board installed in the printer all it requires is the specially wired connector at the serial port As indicated it could also be combined with the Protected Printer example see page 244 A connector placed at the GPIO port could disable all this and allow a service engineer to work on the printer without restrictions
175. inuing with the previous example we want to receive a message on the operator panel LCD that all forms have been printed To define a report do the following 1 Select Edit Define Reports The Define Reports dialog box opens with the Report tab active Figure 200 Two tabs are available the Report and Sections tabs Define Reports es fs Type Static String e be Sample CE Come Figure 201 The Sections Tab of the Define Reports Dialog Box 2 Click the Sections tab Figure 201 We will use this tab to define all sections needed to make the full report The printer operator panel LCD is has a maximum of 16 characters available per line to display the message 229 Chapter 230 6 Reports Creating Sections In continuing with the example let us define the message as ALL DONE Xxxxx where xxxxx represents the remaining count This divides the report in four sections OF LABELS is the header section during printing ALL DONE is the header used when all printing is done xxxxx is the forms counter data field content ends the section Define Reports 3 x oe e Se Report Sections 4 Name Header vvhile Printing Type Static String O F LABELS 23 20 AE 46 20 40 41 42 45 40 53 Format sample Preview ZOPLABELRS ritem List e Header While Printing Insert Update Remove d Clear
176. ions Serial Modem Sub Tab Serial Port Parameters Connect Using The serial port to use for connection The default is COM1 The range is COM1 to COM20 Speed The baud rate at which data transfers This setting must match the speed of the printer serial debug port See Table 4 to determine the serial debug port baud rate menu location for your printer model Table 4 Serial Debug Port Baud Rate Menu Location SL4M T4M INTERFACES Printer Mgmt gt Baud Rate SL5000r T5000r PRINTER MGMT or Factory gt Baud Rate SL5000e T5000e Factory Baud Rate P7000 PRINTER MGMT BAUD RATE P5000 Factory PRINTER MGMT BAUD RATE Word Size The number of data bits per character Must be set to 8 bits Parity Adds an error checking bit if set to Odd or Even Since the word size must be set to 8 for correct operation parity should normally be set to None Stop Bits Inter character gap Can be set to 1 or 2 The normal setting is 1 Defining Printer Properties Modem Control Printer Properties FE SeriallModem Modem Control Phone Number vi Wait for dial tone vi Show status when dialing Dial Method Call Back Number 1 Enable Tone Pulse Figure 50 Printer Properties Connections Serial Modem Sub Tab Modem Control Phone Number Enter the phone number you wish to call Dial Method Choose Tone or Pulse Call Back Enter your phone number and check Enable if you want to use it
177. iscovery Figure 26 Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Tab Polled Discovery Sub Tab Apphy 2 Polled Discovery This option allows you to select a range of IP addresses to poll To enable the option click the Polled Discovery tab and check the Enable Polled Discovery check box then click Add see Figure 26 In the First IP Address field enter the first IP address of your desired range In the Last IP Address field enter the last IP address Click Apply or OK PNE polls the printers within your specified range and displays the results in the database pane If Polled Discovery is enabled a progress indicator displays while PNE discovers printers See Figure 27 pea paa aaa Ay default pab Ga E New_Printer A template Progress al Discovery Polling 10 22 1 112 T Figure 27 Polled Discovery in Progress The Status Menu Status Monitoring Properties Ea T Known Printers Discovery Y Enable Known Printers Discovery MEA lor Cancel Apply Figure 28 Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Tab Known Printers Discovery Sub Tab 3 Known Printers Discovery This option logs previously discovered printer IP addresses From this log you can select and delete previously polled discoveries to create a new polling list to target your printer search To enable the option click the Known Printers Discovery tab and check the Enable Known Printers Discovery check b
178. itor know they are correct No migrated settings will be downloaded to your printer until you download them This way you can run the migration view the results view the report and make any necessary changes without affecting your saved configurations or the configurations in the printer How To Use The Migration Utility STEP 1 Load the configurations settings that need to be migrated into the Configuration Editor before using the migration utility Migration Limitations Only attempt to migrate saved configuration settings from printers of the same model type and the same emulations An example of a different printer model type is a thermal printer configuration to a line matrix or laser printer The printer that you are going to migrate the settings to should be a superset of or contain the same emulations as the saved configurations For example migrate saved settings that contain an ANSI emulation on a line matrix printer to another line matrix printer that contains ANSI and PGL Do not migrate these same saved settings to a line matrix printer that does not contain ANSI The migration utility does not prevent you from doing this but the results would be useless and could cause problems if the migrated configurations were downloaded and then loaded on a different printer type Make sure the printer model type and emulations of the saved configurations match the printer model type and emulations of the printer you want to migrate t
179. ividual addresses zao lt IpAddressIncluded gt 10 22 1 121 ipAddressIncluded gt lt IpAddressExcluded gt 100 100 100 100 lt ipAddressExcluded gt lt l Use ipiddressIncludefRange and its start and end attributes to define the access range lt IpAddressIncludeRange start 00 00 00 00 end 255 250 25909 209 gt lt l Use ipiddressExcludeRange and its start and end attributes to define the invalid access range war lt IpAddressExcludeRange start 00 00 00 00 end 00 00 00 1 gt lt MachineDatabase gt lt LoginDatabase gt si ppm mL Figure 102 The PpmLogin xml File The PpmLogin xml file located in the PNE installation directory contains user settings and the included excluded IP addresses and IP address ranges See Figure 102 To modify this file open it using a text editor IMPORTANT The PpmLogin xml file should only be modified by expert users Incorrect entries in this file could render the Web Server service unusable 119 Chapter 3 Web Access User Settings Password Privilege category User name lt UserDatabase gt lt All the user nelmes their priv e type dla supe 120 added heye gt lt userid password standard privllege standard gt standard lt userid gt lt userid password super orivilege super gt super lt userd gt lt userid password admin privilege admin gt admin lt userid gt needs to lt
180. kes more than 2 minutes we want the printer to prompt an action 1 Select Edit Define Timers The Define Timers dialog box opens with the Delay mode selected by default Type Ribbon Reloading Error in the Name field Checkmark the Initial Delay checkbox to enable the initial delay parameters 235 Chapter Define Timers Reloading Ribbon Error 6 Timers Enter 2 in the MM field under Initial Delay This specifies a two minute initial delay in which the operator has two minutes to reload ribbon If the operator is able to change the ribbon and place the printer online within two minutes the delay timer stops If the operator is unable to change the ribbon within the two minutes then the delay timer starts and the printer gives a warning The delay timer will repeat for a specified amount of time until the error is cleared Enter 10 in the SS field under Delay If the operator is unable to change the ribbon within two minutes as specified in the previous step then the delay timer starts in 10 seconds In 10 seconds the printer will give a warning The warning will repeat every 10 seconds until the error is cleared Click Add The Ribbon Reloading Error delay timer is added to the Timer list See Figure 208 Click OK Common Name Feloading Ribbon Error La KL Options Delay Pf Eu r a HH MM 55 ms Y Initial Delay Remove Clear List o Re Re Re ms HH MM 55 o Cie
181. l Primary Secondary Operator Keys Clicking the primary and secondary operator keys in the operator panel causes the printer to perform the same actions as if you were pressing the keys on the physical operator panel For example when the printer is online click the ONLINE key line matrix and laser printers or the Il PAUSE key thermal printers to take the printer offline Click the ONLINE or PAUSE key again to place the printer back online Some functions require pressing multiple keys at the same time To simulate this hold down the Shift key on your host keyboard as you select each key The selected keys change color to indicate that they are part of the multiple key press Release the Shift key and the selected keys on the operator panel activate as if they were pressed simultaneously For example to unlock the ENTER GI key hold down the Shift key on your keyboard then click UP and DOWN line matrix and laser printers or the Down J and J keys thermal printers Release the Shift key and the ENTER GJ key unlocks To perform some functions you must press keys for different lengths of time For example on a line matrix printer in offline mode pressing and releasing the PAPER ADVANCE key quickly on the operator panel performs a line feed pressing and holding the PAPER ADVANCE key for more than a second advances the paper to the next top of form The same is true for the virtual operator panel Click and release the PAPER
182. l mymachine odv user odvuser amp password odvpassword OdvJdbcDbName events OdvJdbcDbFields CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData SAP OdvJdbcDriver com sap dbtech jdbc DriverSapDB OdvJdbcUrl jdbc sapdb odv user odvuser amp password odvpassword OdvJdbcDbName events OdvJdbcDbFields CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData 2 6 Example Exporting Telemetry Data To A Microsoft Access Database Microsoft Access OdvJdbcDriver sun jdbc odbc JdbcOdbcDriver OdvJdbcUrl jdbc odbc odv UID odvuser amp PWD odvpassword OdvJdbcDbName events OdvJdbcDbFields CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData NOTE Date is a reserved word in Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel OdvJdbcDriver sun jdbc odbc JdbcOdbcDriver OdvJdbcUrl jdbc odbc odv OdvJdbcDbName Sheet1 OdvJdbcDbFields CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData Example Exporting Telemetry Data To A Microsoft Access Database This example shows how to create an Access database connect it to the AutolD Data Manager and have the AutolD Data Manager export captured telemetry data to the database To create an Access database 1 Open Microsoft Access 2 Select File New Database to create a new database named odv Use the Blank database template Click New to create a new table Select Design View Name the first field ID and define it as an AutoNumber field This is required since the database must have a unique key value for each record Each record sent from the AutolD Data Manager wil
183. l Printing This action continuously prints the jobs in the entire buffer 216 Events And Actions RFID Program Next Label This action is specifically designed for RFID Print and Apply applications where the programming of the RFID tag in the label does not have to occur simultaneously with the printing of the actual text on the label Sensor Action This action turns the media sensor on or off See Figure 186 Set Action Parameters MEA Sensor Settings Sensor Media Action Ignore On Y OK Cancel Figure 186 Setting Sensor Action Parameters H i Lock Operator Panel Unlock Operator Panel Once executed the operator panel will be locked or unlocked When locked the operator panel can still be accessed through the virtual operator panel of PNE If the Disable Event Parser has been executed the operator panel will be unlocked Key Handling This action allows the user to specify how the actual Key Event should be handled Selecting Consume results in the original key function not being executed it is consumed by GPIO Beep and Blink These actions allow the beeper to beep a specified number of times The Online lamp on the printer switches on off or blinks at the normal printer controlled rate Enable GPIO Events Disable GPIO Events These actions allow you to switch on or off the event parsing of GPIO When disabled the only action GPIO will execute is the enable event parser action
184. l be appended to the database and the data in this field will be one greater than the value in the previous record 217 Chapter 7 Telemetry Data Export To 3rd Party Databases Microsoft Access fel x File Edit View Insert Tools Window Help B 8 68Y so easl olt ves pana O FieldName DataType __ Descripti nm gt Le Jm AutoNumber CaptureDate Text FailureCode Text amp DecodedDatal Text Field Properties General Lookup Field Size 50 Format Input Mask Caption Default Value Validation Rule Validation Text Required No Allow Zero Length No Indexed No Design view F6 Switch panes F1 Help uf Figure 241 Adding Fields Using Design View in Microsoft Access 4 field name can be up to 64 characters long including spaces Press F1 For help on field names 5 Name the next three fields CaptureDate FailureCode and DecodedData and define them as Text data types See Figure 241 NOTE Beginning with the second field the field names must match the order of the fields specified in the OdvJdbcDbFields property In this example the OdvJdbcDbFields would be defined as OdvJdbcDbFields CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData 6 Save the table as events 7 Save the database as odv 8 Open the Control Panel and double click Data Sources ODBC NOTE In Windows 2000 double click Administrative Tools then Data Sources ODBC In Windows XP click Performance and Maintenance t
185. l ribbon supply e Yellow indicates a moderate ribbon supply e Red indicates a small or no ribbon supply e Grey indicates that the ribbon supply feature is not supported on the printer NOTE The following three icons appear only if the features are installed The TS signal strength icon indicates the strength of the radio signal e Green with three or four bars indicates a strong signal e Yellow with two bars indicates a moderate signal e Red with one bar indicates a weak or non existent signal The ethernet port icon always remains blue since it represents an ethernet connection The Eh battery power icon indicates the percentage of available battery power e Green indicates the battery has 61 to 100 available power e Yellow indicates the battery has 20 to 60 available power e Red indicates the battery has less than 20 available power The Status Menu Place the pointer over the E or Ek icon to obtain status information about the feature See Figure 35 Figure 36 and Figure 37 NOTE No information displays if you place the pointer over the El icon File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Ej HACC SEC A defaultpdb ea ds 15204r Thermal Mew Printer 4 template ONLINE Batt Ribbon remaining 50 to 75 Figure 35 The Ribbon Supply Icon File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Ej HACC SEC A defaulipdb E T e BEES Mew Printer A template ONLINE Batt Signal Strength 44
186. led Remote printer management on the printer failed and is disabled Check the printer to see that it is powered on and has a network card installed then try it again Press OK to continue Figure 46 Enable Command Failed PNE also uses Telnet to enable remote printer management see Enable Remote Printer Management on page 139 If PNE reports an error when attempting to enable remote printer management see Figure 46 enter the password for the user root page 59 See your system administrator 61 Chapter 62 2 Managing the Database Connections Tab Printer Properties Identification Security Information Access Method Network SerialModem Access Method Ethernet T Download Mode Access Method Y Printer Timeout on Firmware Download minutes Y so Firmware Download Initial Delay Sec 0 Figure 47 Printer Properties Connections Tab Access Method Sub Tab The Connections tab contains three sub tabs Access Method Network and Serial Modem Access Method Sub Tab Access Method Identifies how PNE accesses the printer Refer to the Network Interface Card User s Manual to set up the NIC for your printer e Ethernet To connect the host computer to the printer via the NIC e Network TCP To connect the host computer to the printer via a network interface e Printer Serial Port Direct To connect the host computer to the printer directly via
187. lemetry data remains saved in the old Data Capture file name Data Capture File Properties Ed Data Capture File SL5204r MP orl Browse Figure 229 Data Capture File Properties Dialog Box Report Generation If you change the Data Capture file name to a name that already exists the telemetry data stored in the existing file will not be erased All new telemetry data will be appended to the existing file NOTE You cannot change the Data Capture file name while telemetry data is being captured The AutolD Data Manager never erases the Data Capture file To delete a Data Capture file locate and delete the file from the default location program installation directory or where it was created it has a dm extension Report Generation To export telemetry data to an ASCII file in either CSV or XML format select a printer or group of printers and then select one of the report generation options see Reports on page 259 After the report is created a dialog box appears giving the status location and name of the report See Figure 230 Write down this information for future reference Click OK to close the dialog box Report Creation Completed Es A report file has been created at CoPrintronixiepcdmagr Called dmreport csw Report Report Name Location Figure 230 Report Creation Completed Dialog Box 261 Chapter Data Field Choices 7 Data Validation Report Parameters To export the tel
188. ll receive the Error SNMP error message The Walk button traverses the MIB starting with the OID entered The display is in the format OID Attribute_Value The Clear button clears the current display The File menu allows you to open a previously saved SNMP Browser session save the current session to file or send the current session to a printer 137 Chapter 4 Assign IP Address Assign IP Address IMPORTANT 138 it Assign IP Address Broadcast Address 255 255 255 255 Hardware Address Po New IP Address Po New Mask ic New Gateway Po Figure 120 Assign IP Address Allows you to assign IP addresses remotely to NICs that have not been previously configured or to reconfigure the NIC settings See Figure 120 This utility requires expert network knowledge If you assign incorrect network parameters to the printer then other devices on the network may operate improperly possibly causing the whole network to be unusable The Assign IP Address utility has five fields Broadcast Address To enter a subnet broadcast number or a direct IP address to find the printer Hardware Address To enter the Machine Access Code MAC on the NIC New IP Address To assign the printer its new IP address Make sure this address is correct and do not enter an already existing IP address New Mask To enter the new mask address if necessa
189. load a flash file Both printers will have their flash memories restored 91 Chapter 3 File Download 2 File Download Printer Maa a RSIS Conference Room 10 2273 27 85 Start Update List Figure 73 File Download Building A Example 4 In this example the user selected the Building A folder then selected Applications gt File Download or clicked the Gi file download button The File Download dialog box opens See Figure 73 In this example refer to Figure 67 e The Area 1 and Area 2 printers will download the same program firmware and configuration files and their flash memories will be restored e The Area 1 printer will download a flash file e The Vending Room and Conference Room printers will download the same program file e The Vending Room printer will download a configuration and a flash file and its flash memory will be restored e The Conference Room printer will not download a flash or configuration file but its configurations and flash memory will be restored IMPORTANT Make sure the same printer is not listed more than once in the File Download dialog box 92 Recovery File Recovery File Whenever a printer downloads a program firmware file the configurations and flash memory are erased You can choose to restore the configurations and or flash memory but if during the download the power interrupts or the connection severs the files will be lost and will not res
190. m functions See below for a description of each button Refer to the specified page for a more detailed description You can select which buttons display on the toolbar See page 37 Button Description SH Open Opens a different printer database E Save Saves the current printer database R i i bp D de Folder Inserts a new folder into the printer database page 33 Printer Inserts a new printer into the database page 33 Download File Inserts a new Download file into the database page 33 Edit Defines the properties of the selected item page 57 Include Exclude Deactivates a selected folder printer or file page 34 Cut Removes a selected folder printer or file from the database and places it in the paste buffer page 33 Copy Copies a selected folder printer or file to the paste buffer page 33 dy Paste After Pastes the item in the paste buffer after the selected item page 34 Paste Into Pastes the item in the paste buffer into the selected item page 34 Ce En x Delete Removes the selected item page 34 Operator Panel Virtual operator panel that allows you to make selections via PNE as if you are using the physical operator panel page 102 A Information Capture Allows PNE to capture information sent between the computer and the printer page 107 D Configuration Editor Allows you to edit the data sent from the computer to the printer before
191. management has been enabled the following dialog box opens Remote Printer Management Enabled xl Remote printer management on the printer was successfully enabled You should now be able to run all the application programs and utilities Press ORK to continue Figure 122 Remote Printer Management Enabled 139 Chapter 4 Lock Unlock Menus If the following error message appears then remote printer management has not been enabled IMPORTANT You may need to set the correct root password See Security Tab on page 59 Enable Command Failed Remote printer management on the printer failed and is disabled Check the printer to see that it is powered on and has a network card installed then try it again Press OK to continue Figure 123 Remote Printer Management Not Enabled Lock Unlock Menus Lock Unlock Menus E Please make a selection Lock menus cance Figure 124 Lock Unlock Menus Dialog Box The Lock Unlock Menus dialog box allows you to lock or unlock menus on a selected printer When you lock menus on a printer the menu tree is disabled in the operator panel physical and virtual Any key that affects the menu tree such as T J A UP DOWN NEXT and PREV will not function Also any key that goes to a menu e g the JOB SELECT or TEST PRINT key will not function NOTE When some of the above listed keys are used in combination with another to perform func
192. mapping table to the printer You also have the option to select the last selected upload printer or the last selected download printer This option allows you to quickly select a printer previously used for uploading or downloading without having to go to the RMS printer database for your selection Tools Help Upload Download Options H Use Last Selected Upload Printer 1 Use Last Selected Download Printer Figure 175 The Tools Menu Help The About option provides basic information about the GPIO Configuration Manager as seen in the startup splash screen The Entry Fields The Entry Fields Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description C Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler sl Parameters Action Output Opto coupler sl Parameters Figure 176 The Event To Action Mapping Fields Setting the criteria for mapping tables takes place in the Event to Action Mapping section see Figure 176 The Description field allows you can enter a descriptive name to indicate the use of the event and its related action NOTE The window header indicates which printer type thermal or line matrix the mapping table is created for Figure 176 indicates a Thermal printer The Event and Action fields allow you to select an event and apply an action to the selected event Table 9 on page 202 lists the events currently available in the software The Parameters button allows you to select
193. menu 12 Fault generation 281 Fields data 222 File Download 81 File menu printer database 25 Flag ON 221 Flash file download 81 Flash File Manager 77 Flush attribute 155 Flush mode 151 Formatted Pattern List 164 Formatted Pattern Tab 162 G General sub tab 30 General tab 125 Getting started 17 GPIO entry fields 201 hardware 192 menus 194 opto coupled input circuit 256 opto coupled output circuit 256 GPIO Manager 191 GPIO Manager introduction 191 GPIO Manager overview 193 H Hardware 192 Hardware Address 138 Hardware requirements 11 Help menu printer database 53 Hide Key Unhide Key 27 Hiding menu items 71 I O Connector 253 Identification tab 58 Identifier telemetry data 263 Ignore Case attribute 155 Include attribute 155 Including item in database 34 Indicator Light Example 242 Information Capture 107 Configuration Printout 108 Directory 109 File 108 Information tab 66 Input field CST 149 Input Output fields 149 Insert item in database 33 Insert mode 151 Insert Pattern attribute 155 Insert Variable attribute 155 Installation 11 Introduction GPIO Manager 191 IP addresses web access changing 119 J Job Capture 112 Capture 114 File 113 Options 115 Search 113 Triggers 115 View 114 KDC sub tab 129 Kerberos Credentials 131 KDC 129 Print Server 128 Set Password 130 Known Printers Discovery 43 L Label data
194. n arrow keys to switch between ASCII text and hex code Rename the macro in the Macro Name field See Figure 117 Click OK to finish configuring the macro The configured macros now appear in the list See Figure 118 Macro Hame Copies ReadMe txt Configure onfiqure T HA Text String E onfigure ey onfigure onfiqure Configure Configure LLL Dl i el 1 Configure ni E Com 10 e Configure Print to LPT1 7 Status Idle DO o Figure 118 Configured Macros Click the corresponding Macro Name button to send it to the printer Adjust the number of copies in the Copies field 136 Configure Macro SNMP Browser at SHHP Browser IP OID 1 3 6 1 2 1 1 1 0 community public Get Walk Clear Figure 119 SNMP Browser The SNMP Browser enables you to view attribute values in the Printer MIB managed by the NIC You can retrieve an attribute value of a specific MIB Object ID OID or you can walk or traverse the MIB Three inputs are required before you can use the SNMP Browser 1 IP defines the IP address of the target printer 2 OID defines either the specific MIB object ID you want to view or the starting location for the MIB walk 3 community defines the access community defined in the NIC The default is public The Get button retrieves the attribute and attribute value for the specific OID entered If the OID entered is invalid you wi
195. nager and collect the telemetry data The collected telemetry data will be inserted into the odv database 279 Chapter 7 Telemetry Data Export To 3rd Party Databases Exporting Telemetry Data To A Microsoft SQL Database Here is the set up for the Microsoft SQL database using ODBC connectivity 1 Using Notepad create an AutolD Data Manager properties file named pm txt that contains the following text Microsoft SQL Connection Using ODBC OdvJdbcDriver sun jdbc odbc JdbcOdbcDriver OdvJdbcUrl jdbc odbc odvsal OdvJdbcDbName events OdvJdbcDbFields PrinterAddress DecodedData 2 Rename the file pm txt to pm pro and place it into the program installation directory SQL database name is odvsal Table name is events Field names PrinterAddress DecodedData Make sure the SQL ODBC driver is in the Windows Data Sources ODBC You can use either Client or Server dependiing on where the AutolD Data Manager resides SE A O We Use the same Jar files from the default AutolD Manager Make sure the SQL database has the same field names as pm pro Make sure that you use window authentication 10 Run the AutolD Data Manager and collect the telemetry data The collected telemetry data will be inserted into the odvsql database 280 Exporting Telemetry Data To A Microsoft SQL Database User Fault Generation User fault generation is a feature that allows 3rd party applications to stop the printing operation and display a sixte
196. nector housing on the printer side is not connected to ground NOTE Be aware that the 24 volts require a special connection inside the printer and that this voltage is not available when a cutter is installed in the Thermal printer UO Connector The I O connector is a 3 row 50 pin D type connector Inputs and outputs of opto couplers and relays are wired to this connector so that creating inputs using common anodes or cathodes or outputs using common emitters or collectors is fairly simple The two voltages and their respective returns are also wired to this connector Table 14 specifies the connector wiring where IPxA represents the anode connection of the Input Opto Coupler diode and IPxC represents the cathode connection of the diode OPxC represents the collector of the output transistor and OPxE represents the emitter of the transistor RxCM represents the common connection of the SPDT relay contact RxNC represents the Normally Closed and RxNO the Normally Open contact 253 Chapter 6 _ Technical Information Table 14 Connector Wiring 1 IP1A 34 R1CM 2 IP2A 35 R2CM 3 IP3A 36 R3CM 4 IP4A 37 R4CM 5 IP5A 38 R1NC 6 IP6A 39 R2NC 7 IP7A 40 R3NC 8 IP8A 41 R4NC 9 IP1C 42 R1NO 10 IP2C 43 R2NO 11 IP3C 44 R3NO 12 IP4C 45 R4NO 13 IP5C 46 n c 14 IP6C 47 5V 15 IP7C 48 5Vret 16 IP8C 49 24V MN 50 24Vret Pin 17 is connected to a number of through holes on the GPIO printed circuit board lt can be used to
197. nfig or Restore Flash the configurations or flash memory will erase when you initiate a program file download NOTE If a download fails due to a power interrupt or a severed connection the configurations and flash files will be lost and will not restore You can still restore the printer using the recovery file but only if Restore Config and or Restore Flash was checked See Recovery File on page 93 If you are downloading a program file and flash files the Flash Files and Restore Flash check boxes will be checked The flash files will restore but they will be overwritten if the new flash files you are downloading have the same name IMPORTANT Download The Files 2 File Download rea 1 10 224 2 86 Session message gt Connecting Please wait rea 2 10 224 2 96 Preserving saving flash file gt 90249 sf ending Room 10 224 2 95 Preserving saving flash file gt 9167 1 sT onference Room 10 224 2 5 7 Uploading configurations gt Bytes uploaded 63797 Figure 66 Download in Progress Confirm that the correct files will be sent to the appropriate printers Close the dialog box to cancel the download and start over Click Start to begin the download Once the download is in progress click Abort or close the dialog box to abort the download See Figure 66 Aborting a download may leave the printer in an unstable state During the download the printer s flash memory will be erased and CLEARING
198. nfigurations to display The Power Up Configuration allows you to assign which configuration loads whenever the printer turns on Creating Configurations Along with the factory configuration your printer allows up to 8 user defined configurations that can be downloaded to your printer s memory You may create configurations using the operator panel or by using the Configuration Editor To create a configuration using the Configuration Editor 1 Select Edit Copy From A list of configurations appears Undefined configurations appear gray Choose one of the configurations 2 Click Edit Notice that the configuration you chose in step 1 now appears next to the Copy From menu item Move your mouse down to Copy To A list of configurations appears Choose the number of the configuration you want to create This new configuration is created with the settings from the configuration you chose in step 1 NOTE If you choose to Copy To a configuration which already exists that configuration will be overwritten 3 You may now edit the configuration settings See Changing Configurations on page 69 Changing Configurations Changing Configurations Configuration settings in the Configuration Editor can be changed two ways make the changes directly on the menu tree use the Menu Editor NOTE Normally the factory default configuration cannot be changed However you can enable modification of the factory configuration
199. nlock the key Press the Right key until S PRINTER SETUP displays Press to enter the E PRINTER SETUP menu Press the Up key until Admin User displays Press the Right key until Enable displays Press to select it An asterisk displays after Enable Press to enter Menu mode Ei MEDIA SETUP displays Press the Down key until Ei INTERFACES displays 10 Press to enter the amp INTERFACES menu 11 Press the Down key until Printer Mgmt displays Oo E E 12 Press to enter the Printer Mgmt menu 13 Press the Down key until PNE Port displays 14 Press the Right key until Ethernet displays 15 Press to select it An asterisk displays after Ethernet 16 Press the Down and keys at the same time to lock the key 17 Press Il twice to put the printer back online T4000 Series Thermal Printers 1 On the operator panel press the PAUSE key to take the printer offline 2 Press UP and DOWN at the same time to unlock the ENTER key Set Password 3 Press UP DOWN PREV and NEXT atthe same time to enter the Factory menu 4 Press NEXT until PRINTER MGMT displays 5 Press DOWN until Diagnostic Port displays 6 Press DOWN again to see the current selection 7 Press NEXT until Debug Ethernet displays 8 Press ENTER to select it 9 Press UP and DOWN at the same time to lock the ENTER key 10 Press PAUSE to put the printer back online Laser Printers L5535 L5520 L1524 1 On the operator
200. ntal Lines 35 Chapter 2 The Menu Bar No Lines Shows no lines between database items File Edit View Applications Status Utiliti a Clsample pdb Io CH Building A a Sy Manufacturing D CiPrinter Software A pg D CiManufacturing Contigs ctg S Area 1 north end of building Ge Area 2 west end of building o CC Administration Office ON CoPrinter Software D org ON ciomce Configs cty E Vending Room 0 D g Conference Room 0 D Ciconterence Contigs cty Sy Special Fonts O CF onts ptt ie Area 1 fnorth end of building e Vending Room 0 Building B Figure 20 No Lines 36 The View Menu Toolbar Allows you to select which buttons display on the toolbar NOTE By default some icons do not appear in the toolbar For a description of the toolbar icons see The Toolbar on page 54 Customize Toolbar Clear All Set All e 23 Folder e 3 Printer e Download File vil Edit e 6 Include Exclude Default wl 4 Cut e BS Copy vi A Paste D Paste Buffer e 2 Delete e BEA Operator Panel Figure 21 Customize Toolbar t PNE Suite only PNE Suite Advanced Edition only 37 Chapter 2 The Menu Bar The Applications Menu File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help E Configuration Editor PE A A Flash File Manager Ay default pat GAS New P CST Manager File Download GPIO Manager Media Profiler Operator Panel Information
201. on and X off control characters The Edit Menu The Edit Menu File Edf View Applications Status Utilities Help Folder Printer Download File Paste Buffer Include Exclude Figure 16 Edit Menu Use the Edit option on the menu bar to build your database The options in the Edit menu are described below Insert Adds a folder printer or Download file into your database You must select an existing database item to create a folder printer or file You can also paste the contents of the paste buffer the last item that was copied or cut into the database The new icon appears one level below the selected database item If there are items below the selected database item the new item appears at the end Inserting an item involves three steps 1 Select a database item The new icon will appear below the item you select 2 Define which type of icon you want to add Select Edit Insert and then select the item you want to add Or click the ER insert new folder insert new printer or og insert new Download file icon A new icon appears in the database 3 Define what printer folder or file this icon represents a To define a printer see Defining Printer Properties on page 57 b To define a folder double click New Folder The Folder Name dialog box opens Type the name of the folder and click OK c To define a Download file see File Download on page 81 Cut Remove
202. on point and select Insert Pattern gt 1 Width 33 Press the right arrow key then the down arrow key and type ODOA for CR and LF 171 Chapter 5 Patterns Variables CST Manager ESTBundlel bnd File Edit Tools Ses ae x ad dl Once de de de de Mode BcD a aaa 1 2 LF NUL Replace 1B 44 61 61 61 61 20 pat2C pat 0A 00 Count ES 4E 47 54 48 20 pal3B 57 49 44 54 48 20 pat OD OA Fay ESC Daaaa 1 Widthf 2 Lengt Replace PAPER CALIBRATE LENGTH 2 Figure 151 The Appended CST 34 Click Append See Figure 151 Now you will test the newly created CST 35 Select Tools Test The Test window opens See Figure 152 amp Test CST 1 Total 0 Pos 0 Selection 0 Total 0 Pos 0 Selection O Caa e e sae save as Figure 152 The Test Window 36 Right click the Input window 37 Select View gt Hex To enter the Hex entry mode 38 Click just to the right of the eight zeros to position the cursor 172 Pattern Recognition Example Input Output 0000 0000 18 Figure 153 Hex Entry Mode 39 Type 1B To enter the hex equivalent of lt ESC gt See Figure 153 Input Output lt ESC gt Figure 154 Mnemonics Entry Mode 40 Right click the Input window and select View gt Mnemonics To enter the Mnemonics entry mode Notice the 1B changed to lt ESC gt See Figure 154 41 Type D0123 0450 0600 42 Ri
203. onference Room thermal OMLINE ETHERNETNMGLLP E C Building B pt Building E Status and Error Log Figure 67 Sample Database In this sample printer database Figure 67 the printers are organized according to different parts of the building Each area contains its own printers and Download files In the Manufacturing folder two printers share the same program and configuration Download files the Area 1 printer has a flash Download file in this example a fonts file and the Area 2 printer has no flash Download file In the Administration Office folder two printers share a program Download file the Vending Room printer has a configuration and a flash Download file and the Conference Room printer has no configuration or flash Download file The Building B and Building C folders are collapsed IMPORTANT Download The Files ZS File Download Printer Conference Room 10 223 205 Update List Figure 68 File Download Conference Room Printer Example 1 In this example the user selected the Conference Room printer then selected Applications File Download or clicked the En file download button The File Download dialog box opens See Figure 68 The Conference Room printer will download a program firmware file and the configurations and flash memory will restore If you uncheck Restore Config or Restore Flash the configurations or flash memory will erase when you initiate a program file download
204. or Example EBCDIC Twine ASCII Exclamation Point Dollar Sign sl lees Opening Bracket Back Slash A Closing Bracket DE SS E i A E R Il Ir R el e BE A 1 ee di T BE sl II As sl fem 185 Chapter 5 CST Manager And EBCDIC EBCDIC EC AAA sO CAM SAA CAS CO EA A AAA E 8 SE el Quotation Mark 186 Status Response Generator Example EBCDIC ASCII Twink Control Seq Introducer String Terminator Operating System Cmd Privacy Message Applic Program Cmd 8B 8C 8 CO Tl m 9 mb 92 93 94 95 97 Mm A R 2 gt Go LO O LO A A A al A gt O 7 187 Chapter 5 CST Manager And EBCDIC EBCDIC ASCII Twinax LU 1 188 Status Response Generator Example EBCDIC ASCII Twinax LU 1 189 Chapter 5 CST Manager And EBCDIC ASCII KAREN KEE E s y IL LP LI EHNEN S x poo poe o s Yoo pops S z po pe pl poo poa o pl po poe pp Pl poo jp je pl poo poe Pl LL LEI pp EI poo poe e Je One pap po Two odde S s we Je mfo oa mm LPL pls ee r o o m e PI Pl z fse ar S s e qewm Je e e me r pl po popa apo poo poes o ml po jp pr o popa pp Ep poo por o Pl poo jp Jr JJ 6 Introduction GPIO Manager This chapter describes the Printronix GPIO function a
205. or Messages Calibration Warning In some cases the validator can determine if it is out of calibration When this occurs the validator will communicate this condition as part of a bar code report This condition is considered a warning and the printer will not stop NOTE If a bar code failure is also reported in the same bar code report then failure error handling will take precedence When the calibration warning condition is encountered the message Validator needs calibration displays Normal operation will continue during this warning To clear the message press the PAUSE key Once the message has been cleared perform the calibration procedure see Calibration in the Online Data Validator User s Manual Whether or not you perform a calibration will be unknown to the printer Once the warning message has been cleared the printer will assume that any problem has been resolved and will function as normal Overall Grade Failure This is an overall data validation failure One or more of the following errors has occurred Decodeability Percent Decode Defects Modulation Minimum Edge Contrast EC Min Minimum Reflectance Rmin and or Symbol Contrast The printer s next action depends on the error action setting If the Stop mode is selected printing resumes where the printing stopped If the Overstrike or Reprint modes are selected the printer assumes the last label failed and takes the appropriate action See Er
206. osshair The crosshair appears when the Show Crosshair menu item is checked the default When the pointer hovers above the profiler graphic a crosshair is shown to indicate the sample value at that location and the distance to the origin See Figure 79 Press the Ctrl key to change the crosshair into a horizontal line that follows the mouse vertical position You can use this to determine the optimal sensor values NOTE Set the zoom factor to display the entire graph for this feature See Zoom on page 100 99 Chapter 100 3 Media Profiler Zoom Zoom Selection Box 4 Media Profiler ProfileCapturel Jof File View Capture Sg Els Se E Gap 207 Resolution 300 DPI Paper Out 250 255 111111111 o LU UU Status profiling stopped Note Model SL5304r MP Version 1 18E DN 368364 Figure 80 Zooming You can use the zoom selection box to set the zoom factor See Figure 80 You can enter a zoom factor or select a predefined zoom factor The valid range is 5 to 400 If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel the wheel can be used to zoom in and out The zoom factor in the zoom selection box will update to reflect the current zoom factor You can zoom to display the entire graph in on window and determine the maximum and minimum sample values using the crosshair The Status Bar Adjust the Origin 4 Media Profiler ProfileCapture3 File View Capture Se ej
207. ou are finished click Send to transmit the values to the printer NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user root then a Telnet root password is required See Security Tab on page 59 If you are not going to modify settings on any other tabs you must update the printer for the settings to take effect Click Update to update the printer Make sure the settings match those configured in the Access Point IMPORTANT Kerberos Tab Wireless Properties E General WEP Encryption Kerberos LEAP WPA Print Server KDC Set Password Credentials KDC Port KDC Name fe KDC Realm ClockSkew 1 Lesrongret Ticket Lifetime second s Press Read Button For Current Settings Read Figure 109 Wireless Properties Kerberos Tab KDC Sub Tab KDC Sub Tab You must click Read to obtain the printers settings before you can modify them NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user guest then a Telnet guest password is required See Security Tab on page 59 KDC Port The TCP UDP port number used by the KDC The default is 88 KDC Name The name of the KDC which the Access Point is registered The default is krbtat KDC Realm The realm of the KDC which the Access Point is registered The default is LOCALREALM Clock Skew Units The maximum allowable time difference between the Print Server clock and the KDC clock in seconds hours or days The default is 300 secon
208. ow you can select another printer from the database and upload its configurations PNE prompts you to save the previously uploaded configuration before the new configuration uploads Migration Over time menus and functions changed to reflect the new features of the printers Some printer features have been removed to provide better or more complete printer features Older saved configurations may have used these removed features or contain settings that no longer exist or have been modified in new printer firmware This can cause potential problems when downloading new printer firmware while preserving previously saved configurations if the saved settings are not analyzed and adjusted to work with the new firmware This analysis and adjustment has been summarized into one word migration Transferring Saved Settings Original Method To ensure that your settings from the saved configuration are set correctly in the printer print out the old configurations download the configurations to the printer print out the new configurations and compare the old settings with the new settings If you need to make changes upload the configurations to the Configuration Editor make changes and re download to the printer Enhanced Method Using the migration utility in the Configuration Editor all these things can be done without having to download the configurations to the printer until you 73 Chapter 3 IMPORTANT 74 Configuration Ed
209. ox see Figure 28 From the polled list of IP addresses refine your search by keeping or deleting found IP addresses Click Apply or OK to start a new poll based on your specification NOTE You cannot manually add an IP address to this list If you delete an IP address it is lost until it is rediscovered If Known Printers Discovery is enabled a progress indicator displays while PNE discovers printers See Figure 29 ses apropia e eau a O ae Rs Ay default pdb gS New_Printer A template _ Discovery Known Printers 10 22 5 22 Cancel Figure 29 Known Printers Discovery in Progress 43 Chapter 44 2 The Menu Bar Polling Tab Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Polling Alert Delivery vi Enable Status Monitoring SHMP Pacing MS 100 PrintenF older First IP LastlP Enable Initial Dela Add Discovery true AU Folder root true DU Remove Cal ze a Figure 30 Status Monitoring Properties Polling Tab The Polling option allows you to control the way PNE polls printers on the network For instance you can create a timed interval for PNE to poll every 30 seconds or every two minutes You can also specify a range of IP addresses To enable the option check the Enable Status Monitoring check box in the Polling tab See Figure 30 The SNMP Pacing MS value places a delay between each SNMP request This feature minimizes the network load By default the value is set at 1
210. page 13 6 If you have the internal PCI NIC press until Ethernet displays If you have the external NIC press until Adapter displays Press 4 to select it Press J and at the same time to lock the key Press PAUSE twice to put the printer back online Factory Menu d 2 3 4 On the operator panel press the PAUSE key to take the printer offline Press J and J at the same time to unlock the key Press J and T at the same time to enter the Factory menu Press J until PNE Port or Diagnostic Port displays 13 Chapter 1 Printer Setup 5 If you have the internal PCI NIC press until Ethernet or Debug Ethernet displays If you have the external NIC press until Adapter or Debug Adapter displays Press 4 to select it Press J and at the same time to lock the key Press PAUSE twice to put the printer back online SL5000 e T5000 e Series Thermal Printers On the operator panel press the PAUSE key to take the printer offline Press J and at the same time to unlock the key Press J and T at the same time to enter the Factory menu Press J until Diagnostic Port displays Press until Debug Ethernet displays Press I to select it Press J and at the same time to lock the key Oo Oe OU A Oe a E Press PAUSE twice to put the printer back online SL4M T4M Series Thermal Printers Press to enter Menu mode Press the Down and keys at the same time to u
211. pecifies that the character that has the attribute will be included in the Store mode operation Insert Pattern Allows a defined pattern to be inserted in the CST See Patterns Variables on page 158 Insert Variable Allows a defined variable to be inserted in the CST See Patterns Variables on page 158 155 Chapter 5 Additional Features Additional Features Use Once Flag CST Menager CSTBundlel bnd File Eda Tools odes eax aad Input Hew Mode Append CR Append Replace T 00 pp Count K Output Insert E x Update W lt STA gt sESC PseCR lt LF Replace vi SCR Replace Once lt R Replace Once c T 1 ESTE Edit Information Patterns Variables Status Response Definition EMUL LEPAR Disabled LM Mad 3 2006 9 22 24 AM PDT O Errors O Warnings 0 Insert Entry On Off Flag Edit Information Patterns Variables Status Response Definition Figure 134 Additional Features The Use Once Flag This flag which is set during the entry of a CST is used when it is impossible to create entries in the table that are unique enough to allow for different outputs according to each of the entries This might be the case when data extraction is done and the printable data is always preceded or followed by the same character or sequences NOTE A positive note in using this flag is that as more CST entries get marked as used the less entries n
212. ports are defined the user is asked to define reports first 213 Chapter 6 Overview Table 10 Event Actions and Parameters Action Name Description Parameters Security Key Required Timers RTC 3 Performs an action on a user Timer Action Y defined timer If no timers are defined the user is asked to define timers first 1 Thermal only Impact only 3 If no instances of this object type are defined the user is prompted to define the types now If the user selects Cancel the action will revert to the previous selected action Action Descriptions e Output Opto Couplers The opto coupler number to activate can be specified as well as the level or state required for this output Select the state by clicking the opto coupler symbol If the Pulse parameter is selected the pulse duration can be set in increments of 50 msec between 50 and 2 147 483 647 msec This allows pulses up to 24 8 days in duration If Repeated Pulse is selected the pulse will repeat with a 50 duty cycle until deactivated nt to Action Mapping Thermal Description New Event PAA k Parameters Add action Output Opto coupler xi pto coupler Settings Action Humber 1 8 osae HC E Pulse Pulse Duration ms e Description Event E Figure 183 Setting Ouput Opto coupler Action Parameters _ Repeated Pulse 214 Events And Actions e Output Relay
213. pture File SL5204r MP Stopped 0 0SLS204r MP dm Figure 228 A Printer Added to the Printer List The AutolD Data Manager application remembers all printers in the printer list even after you close the application NOTE The only way to remove a printer from the printer list is to select it and click the as delete printer button or select Printers Remove Printers Selected from List Persistent Collection Mode Check the Run check box to place the printer in persistent collection mode In this mode the printer will always connect and collect telemetry data without intervention Normally you must start the collection of telemetry data by selecting the printer and clicking the Es start collection button NOTE Checking or unchecking the Run check box immediately starts or stops the printer s from collecting telemetry data The next time you launch the AutolD Data Manager application the AutolD Data Manager will immediately attempt to connect and collect telemetry data from all printers in persistent collection mode Data Capture File A Data Capture file is created for every printer added to the printer list All telemetry data is saved to this file unless an external database is used to collect data To change the name or location of the Data Capture file select Printers Select Data Capture File See Figure 229 When you change the Data Capture file name all telemetry data is reset for the new file Any existing te
214. r configuration files may be missing licenses required CST information Select this option C resource o selectthe CST file that contains this c3 webapps information Mote that itis the responsibility c xml ofthe userto select the correct CST file hen the configuration is saved the PAA configuration info is then saved as well File Name Files of Type Configuration Related Files cfg bnd cst a Figure 57 Linking a CST File 72 Downloading Configurations Downloading Configurations You may use the Configuration Editor to download into your printer any configurations you have created Open the configuration file you want to use then select File Download To Printer to send individual configurations all configurations or just the configuration names Downloading a configuration overwrites the corresponding configuration currently stored in the printer If you want to save the configurations currently stored in the printer before overwriting them upload them into the Configuration Editor first and then save them as a cfg file on your local hard drive NOTE Be sure to calibrate your thermal printer after you download a configuration to it See Running Auto Calibrate in the printer s User s Manual Uploading Configurations The Configuration Editor can upload configurations from a printer Select File Upload From Printer Once the configurations upload you can save them to a file N
215. r s Manual All options are enabled by default Comment Enter comments as needed 49 Chapter 50 2 The Menu Bar Update Status Update Status shows the condition of the printer at the time the status is checked To update the status of a printer select Status Update Status or click the Y green flag button at the right of the toolbar Figure 34 shows a printer with a wireless NIC that uses two ports The signal strength icon represents the wireless port while the EU ethernet port icon represents the ethernet port File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Ae DO BOGE E H default pdb SE Tm 5204r Thermal New_Printer A template ONLINE gt Batt 240 00 Hrs reo Gok T5204 Thermal Mew Printer 1 A template ONLINE Batt 240 00 Hrs Figure 34 Update Status When the printer status updates the c printer icon may change color e Green indicates the printer is online functioning properly and can print e Yellow indicates a warning but the printer can print e Red indicates the printer is offline or not functioning properly and cannot print e Grey indicates that the printer is not recognized The message to the right of the printer description is identical to the message on the operator panel If you enable status polling the printer status updates automatically The E ribbon supply icon indicates the amount of ribbon available on the printer e Green indicates a full or nearly ful
216. re 114 You can use the File menu options to save and open a set of macros 134 Macro Name Copies 1 Configure e Configure Pd RER _ Configure A h ei Configure 4 e Configure 5 la Configure 6 e Configure H 1 sl Configure g ei Configure g e Configure 10 a Configure db Stop Figure 114 The Macro Utility Window Configure Macro Configure Macro Configure Macro x Macro String A Figure 115 The Configure Macro Dialog Box To create or edit a macro click Configure to the right of the macro name initially 1 through 10 The Configure Macro dialog box opens See Figure 115 Configure Macro Fa Macro String a Print from file 9 roniviathiP eadhie tet Browse Macro Name ReadMe ba Figure 116 The Print from file Check Box To use a file as a macro check the Print from file check box Then click Browse to locate your file such as a txt file By default the file name becomes the macro name Rename it in the Macro Name field See Figure 116 Click OK to finish configuring the macro 135 Chapter 4 Macro Utility Configure Macro KEN Macro String T e x t S t r ing D 685 fo r4 20 53 74 f2 GE BE bf Figure 117 The Macro String Field You can create a second kind of macro by typing in the Macro String field The ASCII text appears above and the hex code below Use the up and dow
217. re items in the Protocol list and click Remove to remove them from the list Removing protocols invalidates entries that use the protocols How To Use Conditions And Protocols After you define one or more protocols return to the CST Manager to create a new entry available for editing Select Response from the Mode drop down list In the Input field enter the data on which the response should be triggered Right click the Output field and select the desired protocol from the pop up menu You can enter prefixes and suffixes and these will be sent with the defined output of the protocol For example if the output is defined as pre lt Series 1 gt suf and the On_Empty condition is met then pre 1 lt CR gt suf will be the response A protocol displays with the protocol icon over a light red background with the mnemonic ptc To see protocol details i e name and interface hover the pointer over the protocol icon in the Output field to display a screen tip See Figure 159 Count Output Insert Es pic Post 0 Seii PTE Protocol 1 Interface Active anni On Input Figure 159 Protocol Screen Tip 177 Chapter 5 Status Response Definition Status Response Generator Example A host computer sends out an ENQ character to request the printer s status The host computer expects to receive an ACK character when the job has finished or a NAK character if the printer is printing In the CST Manager click St
218. ress Ctrl C or use the copy button on the toolbar To move an entry up or down click it and press Ctrl up arrow or Ctrl down arrow You can also click and drag an entry to a new position Double click an entry to place its data in the Input Output fields The area at the bottom of the dialog box lists statistical data about the use of CSTs the available space and the selected edit mode CSTs and CST Bundles A CST contains all information necessary to perform an application adaptation The CST size is limited to avoid complex adaptations that may affect printer performance and to reduce printer memory usage If a CST exceeds the size limit an error message displays The working space for a CST is approximately eight kilobytes CSTs are stored in a CST bundle Each CST bundle can hold up to 64 CSTs You can name and store as many CST bundles as the storage device allows You can define up to 8 different configurations and each configuration can have a CST connected to it Each configuration can have one CST or one CST can apply to multiple or all configurations When you download a CST bundle to the printer the CSTs are available to the datastream adapter You can then configure the printer to select the correct CST for your applications NOTE Only one configuration and CST bundle can be active at a time Status Bar The status bar located at the bottom of the CST Manager window displays the following items in order e
219. rinting Even generated by the printer whena Normal label is printing Overstrike Test Ended Printing Event generated by the printer when None the printing has ended Started Paper Move Event generated by the printer when None the printer starts moving the paper Label Printed Event generated by the printer wnena None label has printed None Label Present Event generated by the printer when the printer has a label printed and is waiting for the label to be taken Label Taken Event generated by the printer when None the label is taken Page Printed 2 Event is generated by the printer None when a page is printed 203 Chapter 6 Overview Table 9 Events And Parameters Security Key Event Name Description Parameters Required Job Printed Event generated by the printer wnena None jobs is printed End Paper Move Event generated by the printer when None the printer ends moving the printer Sensor Event Event generated by the printer when Sensor Type the action to set the sensor to ignored Event Type on or off either is executed or failed Errors Warnings Printer Error Events generated by the printer when Paper Jam Paper errors occur or are cleared Out Empty Ribbon out Print Head Open TOF Detect Fault RFID Tag Failed RFID Max Retry Platen Open Ribbon Stall Stacker Fault Stacker Full Printer Warning Events ee by the printer when Any ee occur or are cleared Ribbon Low
220. rofiler View Profiler View Legend Ruler Profiler Graphic Profiler View Media Profiler 7___ A File View Capture jm po Blue Disable 0 Resolution 300 DPI Paper out 0 bss H y 7 Noten Modelo WA Version Mi DN Mu Figure 77 Profiler View The center part of the Media Profiler window is the profiler view The profiler view is divided into three sections the legend ruler and profile graphic See Figure 77 Legend The legend displays the current values for two thresholds Sensor Type and Paper Out These values are set to zero by default since no threshold values have been received These values are updated when the capture starts Sensor Type can be one of the following Disabled Mark Gap Advanced Gap or Advanced Notch By default it is set to Disabled When dynamic sensing is enabled on the printer the value of Sensor Type is Dynamic The Ruler The ruler displays the length of the captured profile in inches The ruler has small ticks every tenth of an inch and a larger tick ever half inch A resolution of 300 DPI is used by default to determine the length When the profile capture starts the actual DPI will be retrieved from the printer and the ruler will update to reflect the correct DPI 97 Chapter 98 Media Profiler Profile Graphic 4 Media Profiler ProfileCapturel File View Capture ale ple Bm Gap 2027 Resolution 300 DPI
221. rol codes display as dots Mnemonics control codes display as mnemonics e g lt LF gt and Hex all characters display as a hex value Test CST 1 View H Normal CH Search Dots Ctrl D Mnemonics Ctrl ti Hex Ctrl H Total 0 Pos 0 Selection 0 Total 0 Pos 0 Selection O Open l Save l Save As Save Save As Figure 128 The View Search Pop up Menu 146 The Menu And Toolbar Search Ez ata to Find jin ut BE 75 BC BC Options Direction 1 Ignore Case e Forward gt Backward Scope Origin e Global e From Cursor gt Entire Scope Figure 129 Search Dialog Box Available searches are Find Find Next and Find Previous If you select Find a Search dialog box opens See Figure 129 Upload Makes a connection to a printer from the printer database then determines if the printer has a CST file If so it uploads the CST file into the CST manager If the file is password protected you will need to provide the password or else the upload will cancel Download Downloads the open CST file from the CST Manager to a printer It makes a connection to a printer from the printer database then determines if the printer has a CST file If so it warns you that the file will be overwritten if you proceed You must enable the CST option in the printer before you can use it To enable the CST Open PNE Select Applications CST Manager In the Input field type INPUT
222. ror Action in the Online Data Validator User s Manual RFID This is the message assigned for an RFID failure Pass no RFID failure Tag Failure RFID failure 8 Job ID The default is 65535 For future use 9 Pages Completed The default is 0 For future use Bar Code Data Fields Viewing Telemetry Data These are the available bar code data fields Decoded Data Deviation Symbology Letter Grade Ref Decode Decodeability Avg Modulation Avg Defects Avg Edge Contrast Avg Rmin Rmax Avg Symbol Contrast Avg PCS Avg R White Avg R Black Avg Ratio Avg Bar Deviation Avg Minimum Bar Dev Avg Maximum Bar Dev Avg Quiet Zone Percent Decode Average Absolute X Dimension Overall Symbol Grade Avg Direction Checksum Self Check Symbology and Addendum Horizontal Position Vertical Position Good Scans on Code Total Scans on Code Good Quiet Zones Lead QZ In X s Trail QZ In X s Sync State X Units Times 10 Percent Good Global Thresholds PDF 417 Gap Failure Decodeability Failure Defects Failure Percent Decode Failure Quiet Zone Failure Symbol Contrast Failure Encodation Failure Checksum Failure Calibration Warning Overall Grade Failure Internal Data Format Error Modulation Failure Minimum Reflectance Failure Minimum Edge Contrast Disregard Quiet Zone Failures Disregard Contrast Failures For an introductory description of the bar code data fields see the Layman s Guide to ANSI
223. rties dialog box opens See Figure 40 The Printer Properties dialog box contains four tabs Identification Security Connections and Information described in the next sections 57 Chapter 58 2 Managing the Database Identification Tab Printer Properties E4 Identification Name Unique New_Printer Printer Description A template Use only printable characters for printer name and description Figure 41 Printer Properties Identification Tab Name Unique Printer Description Assigns a name to your printer to identify it in the printer database You can also assign a printer description which appears in parentheses to the right of the printer name in the database When you assign a printer name and description use only printable characters Spaces may be used to separate words IMPORTANT IMPORTANT Defining Printer Properties Security Tab Printer Properties xl Identification Security Connections Information User Password superasor Password _ Supervisor Mode Telnet Guest Password Telnet Root Password Use only printable characters for passwords Figure 42 Printer Properties Security Tab User Supervisor Password Enter the printer s password if appropriate The password feature restricts access to certain functions of PNE In User mode PNE does not allow the following functions downloading files configurations or configuration names to
224. rver then click Confirm to confirm the Password To enable LEAP in the NIC select the General tab Make sure LEAP is selected in the Authentication drop down menu Click Send to transmit the LEAP settings and the wireless properties defined in the General tab 132 WPA Tab Wireless Properties E General WEP Encryption Kerberos WPA Mode WPA Cipher Disable e Disable e Passphrase Confirm Passphrase pt Rama Figure 113 Wireless Properties WPA Tab WPA Tab This tab displays the information necessary for the WPA Wi Fi Protected Access wireless security scheme WPA Mode Selects the WPA wireless security mode By default the mode is set to Disable thus disabling WPA security If set to Personal this selects a personal or pre shared key mode for WPA security WPA Cipher Selects the WPA Cipher wireless security setting Passphrase Sets the individual bytes of the WPA Passphrase Refer to the printer s User s Manual and the Network Interface Card User s Manual for more information 133 Chapter 4 Macro Utility Macro Utility The Macro Utility allows you to create a series of ten buttons that will do a range of things such as sending a string of text to the printer to performing functions such as form feeds To access the Macro Utility click the EA macro utility button at the far right of the toolbar or select Utilities Macro Utility The Macro Utility window opens See Figu
225. ry If you need the same mask type the mask number New Gateway To enter the gateway number the new printer uses Once you click Assign the NIC settings change immediately NOTE To view the new settings on the operator panel reset the NIC refer to the Network Interface Card User s Manual or reboot the printer set the power switch to O Off wait 15 seconds then set the power switch to On Configure Macro Enable Remote Printer Management This sets the printer s diagnostic port to Ethernet without having to navigate through the printer s operator panel It performs the following in the background Opens a command prompt session Executes a telnet command to the printer s IP address Logs in as root Executes the enable printermgr telnet command GE A O E Closes the command prompt session NOTE You must have Telnet root privileges to use this utility See Telnet Root Password on page 59 Select Utilities Enable Remote Printer Management and the following dialog box opens Enable Remote Printer Management El This feature requires Telnet root priileges and the password must be entered inthe Security tab of the Printer Properties dialog if this has been done press Yes to continue if the root password has not been entered or you do not Know it press No to exit Yes No Figure 121 Enable Remote Printer Management Dialog Box Click Yes to continue When remote printer
226. s Go into the Factory menu press the Up Down Left and Right keys at the same time Press T or 1 until Clear Password displays Unlock the key then press to clear the User and Supervisor passwords Under the Security tab in Printer Properties delete any passwords that already exist Now you may set new passwords as described on page 123 All Other Printers Go into the Factory menu then into the PRINTER MGMT menu Press NEXT until Clear Password displays Unlock the ENTER key then press ENTER to clear the User and Supervisor passwords Under the Security tab in Printer Properties delete any passwords that already exist Now you may set new passwords as described on page 123 Set Telemetry Path SL5000 T5000 Series Only The following procedure enables you to collect data using the Data Validation application 1 On the operator panel press the PAUSE key to take the printer offline 2 Press to place the printer in Menu mode QUICK SETUP displays on the operator panel Press J and at the same time to unlock the key Press until VALIDATOR displays Press J until Telemetry Path displays Press or until Network Port displays gt EH a Se Press 4 to activate it NOTE Since only one port can be used at a time DEACTIVATING HOST SERIAL displays If you later change the setting to Serial Port or Disabled REACTIVATING HOST SERIAL will display 8 Press J and at the same time to lock the
227. s l Overview PrintNet Enterprise Suite PrintNet Enterprise Suite PNE allows you to organize all of the printers in your office remotely in a single database download software and printer configuration settings from a host computer with a single mouse click and use a virtual operator panel to configure printers in the same room or on the other side of the world Requirements e aline matrix thermal or laser printer manufactured by Printronix Inc e the printer must be attached to the host system via a 10 100Base T network interface card NIC or a wireless NIC if you do not have a NIC see your dealer for an upgrade e ahost computer running the Windows 98 NT 2000 XP Server 2003 or Vista or UNIX such as Linux or Solaris operating system e ahost computer running a Java 2 Platform Standard Edition J2SE Java Runtime Environment JRE that is fully 1 4 compliant or higher NOTE Vista requires JRE 6 e for Windows a minimum hardware configuration of a 450MHz Pentium with 128 MB of RAM To install and edit the database it is not necessary to have the printers connected When starting a session with a printer the printer must be connected and turned on Installing the Software The Windows Linux and Solaris versions of JRE 5 and the Java based PNE are available on CD Follow the on screen instructions to first install JRE 5 for your platform then PNE NOTE If you are using Vista download
228. s 714 368 2686 Europe Middle East and Africa 31 24 6489 311 Asia Pacific 65 6548 4114 http www printronix com support aspx Printronix Supplies Department Contact the Printronix Supplies Department for genuine Printronix supplies Americas 800 733 1900 Europe Middle East and Africa 33 1 46 25 1900 Asia Pacific 65 6548 4116 or 65 6548 4182 http www printronix com supplies parts aspx 287 Appendix A _ Corporate Offices Corporate Offices Printronix Inc 14600 Myford Road P O Box 19559 Irvine CA 92623 9559 Phone 714 368 2300 Fax 714 368 2600 Printronix Inc Nederland BV P O Box 163 Nieuweweg 283 NL 6600 Ad Wijchen The Netherlands Phone 31 24 6489489 Fax 31 24 6489499 Printronix Schweiz GmbH 42 Changi South Street 1 Changi South Industrial Estate Singapore 486763 Phone 65 6542 0110 Fax 65 6546 1588 Visit the Printronix web site at www printronix com 288 A Access Method sub tab 62 Actions 192 202 211 descriptions 214 multiple 220 After attribute 155 Alert Delivery tab 46 Alert Log 46 Alert email 47 Applications AutolD Data Manager 257 Configuration Editor 67 CST Manager 144 File Download 81 Flash File Manager 77 GPIO Manager 191 Information Capture 107 Job Capture 112 Media Profiler 94 ODV Quality Wizard 110 Operator Panel 102 Speed Keys 111 Applications menu printer database 38 Applicator Example 243 Assign IP Ad
229. s g3779 sf pisos eat 91409 stf TREK REN acaso at daa Tirar geadd eae GES EARCH plugin cedri hosupdt ecm plugintp ccm S Ee A Printer s hos fnt Internal nit es Flash Memory plugin ttt ALL 38 ptax4d dwl ptraxb cdwl penxe dwl SMIFILES ALL EP CSU ELE EPC300 TIF version netemb dat ptxLogo qit Total Bytes In Use By Total Bytes In Use By Total Bytes Available View EMC Files 91059 82t 21060 s t EMC A Total Bytes In Use By Total Byres In Use By Total Bytes Available 117228 Bytes 210124 Eytes 47218 Bytes 17 056 Bytes 39794 Bytes b1134 Bytes 39790 Bytes 190312 Bytes 224066 Bytes 93480 Bytes 206161 Bytes 368 Bytes 451 Bytes 21647 Bytes 26948 Bytes 15181 Bytes 174 Bytes 174 Bytes 24 BYces 40624 Bytes 1390 Bytes j226 Bytes 47 Bytes lal Bytes 9230 Bytes Active Files 1605063 Deleted Files O 2302516 36290 Bytes 393938 Bytes Je 130 Bytes Active Files 170358 Deleted Files OU 16464010 Figure 91 Directory Printer s Internal Flash Memory and EMC 109 Chapter 3 AutolD Data Manager AutolD Data Manager See AutolD Data Manager on page 257 ODV Quality Wizard IMPORTANT IMPORTANT 110 ODY Quality Wizard Area 1 Iof x Print Intensity 3 3 E Print Speed 6 ips e Test pm Settings Recommendation Barcode Code 39 Status Figure 92 ODV Quality Wizard Window NOTE To use the ODV Online Data Validation Quality
230. s but is unknown you must clear it first See Set Password on page 15 To set the printer password in the database 1 Double click the printer name The Printer Properties dialog box opens Click the Security tab Type the User and Supervisor passwords Check the Supervisor Mode check box Click OK EA Y 123 Chapter 4 _ Set Printer Password To change the printer password 1 Click the printer name to select it 2 Select Utilities Set Printer Password The Change Password dialog box opens Change Password NI Enter new password Supervisor Password Figure 105 Change Password Dialog Box 3 Type the new password For a new Supervisor password check the Supervisor Password check box For a new User password leave this box unchecked Click Set If you entered a new Supervisor password double click the printer name The Printer Properties dialog box opens Click the Security tab Type the same password you entered in step 3 in the Supervisor Password field 9 Click OK 124 General Tab Set Wireless Properties NOTE For amore thorough description of these settings refer to the Network Interface Card User s Manual To set wireless properties select a wireless printer from the printer database then select Utilities Set Wireless Properties The Wireless Properties dialog box contains four tabs General WEP Encryption Kerberos and LEAP Wireless Properties El G
231. s selected folders printers or files from the database and places it in the paste buffer Copy Copies selected folders printers or files from the database to the paste buffer leaving the original intact NOTE You can select multiple database items by using the Ctrl or Shift key 33 Chapter 2 The Menu Bar Paste Places the item in the paste buffer on the database tree To paste you must select a database item The pasted item appears on the same level as the selected database item NOTE If you select Edit Paste the pasted item appears on the same level as the selected database item However if you select Edit gt Insert gt Paste Buffer the pasted item appears one level below the selected database item Delete Permanently removes a selected folder printer or file from the database Include Exclude Deactivates a selected folder printer or file Inactive database items display a red circle with a slash through it on top of the item s icon You cannot send information to or receive information from excluded database items using the following Applications Status and Utilities menu options Flash File Manager File Download Update Status and Configure Print Servers To activate a database item select the inactive item and then select Edit gt Include Exclude The View Menu File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Collapse Tree Bata EA eal default EXPand Tree
232. s will conduct when the LED in the opto coupler is energized If overloaded the transistor is destroyed The GPIO board has a Relays provision for mounting resistors either in the connection between the actual output pin and the collector of the output transistor or from a common connector pin 17 to the collector of the output resistor See the drawing on page 256 Relays Relays are the NAiS TX type and are 2 Amp high capacity relays with the following basic specifications NOTE Please check the NAIS TX type relay datasheet for complete electrical specifications Surge withstand between coil and contacts 2500 V Breakdown voltage between coil and contact 2000 V Nominal switching capacity 2A030V Maximum switching voltage 220 V DC Maximum switching current ZA Contact settling time 4 mS max The relays are type DPDT of which a single SPDT contact is made available on the I O connector Even though the relays are spcified for 220 volts 2A is not recommended to use with the GPIO board Voltages Two voltages available on the I O connector are 5 and 24 volts DC Using self healing fuses both voltages are separately fused at 500 mA for 5 volts and 250 mA for 24 volts These voltages share the same ground To guarantee complete galvanic isolation between the printer and the equipment that is connected through the GPIO interface use a separate power source for the equipment the printer is connected to and make sure the I O con
233. se Preferences The default XML server port is 8081 but since this port number is user configurable it is important to verify the XML server port number before sending the user fault message To verify the setting of the XML server port 1 Open PNE 2 Select File Preferences 3 Click the Servers tab Configuration Editor Servers Startup Macro Settings Printer Database SNMP Trap Server Port 491 52 Service Enabled Web Server Port open Service Enabled XML Server Port 8081 le Service Enabled Hote Restart program to use new settings Figure 243 Enabling the XML Server Port 4 Make sure the Service Enabled check box is checked under XML Server See Figure 243 NOTE If the box was not checked you must quit and restart PNE and the AutolD Data Manager to use the new setting 5 Record the port number used by the XML server To send an XML message to the AutolD Data Manager you need to open a telnet session to the XML server port Once you have opened a telnet session you can type in the XML message to generate the printer fault NOTE To automate the fault generation process you can develop an application that will send the properly formatted XML message Label Data Fields Data Field Names The following is a list and of all available telemetry data fields The left column
234. se mode has the 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Flush attribute This attribute removes the input string from the datastream preventing it from being printed Click away from the attributes to close the list Right click the Output field to specify which protocol should be used when a status is requested A list of protocols in this case just one displays Select print_complete Click Append to append it to the CST Select File Save or File Save As to save the bundle Download the bundle file to the printer Enable the CST in the printer The printer now has a status reporting protocol NOTE The input string used to request the printer status does not have to be a single control code like the ENQ character Likewise the output does not have to be NAK or ACK It can be anything that the host can transmit and handle It is possible to create a status reporting protocol that uses sentences For example replace the ENQ in the example with Printer how are you doing on this print job Replace the Job In Progress condition output with I am almost done Finally replace the Job Complete condition output with I have just finished this job 181 Chapter 5 CST Manager And EBCDIC CST Manager And EBCDIC In addition to the standard ASCII character set commonly used for printing many applications use the EBCDIC character set The CST Manger is specifically designed to work with ASCII To work with EBC
235. sired Page Web Page Changing The User Password Change Password New Password ss Retype Password MOM Figure 100 The Change Password Web Page You can change the default password Click Change Password Page and the Change Password web page appears See Figure 100 Enter a new password in the New Password and Retype Password fields then Click Change Password Your password changes and you return to the Select Desired Page web page 117 Chapter 3 Web Access The Printer List Page This page will refresh once a minute Time 14 33 Sort Printers by Status Errors D sont Operator Printer Web Printer ID Address Status Message Configuration Panel Pace Thermal Building 4 PRINT HEAD Thermal 10 224 1 141 ERROR Ip gt Close Print Head Current Open Open Line Line Matrix Building B ONLINE gt Matri 10 22 1 136 OK POWER SAVER MODE Current Open Open Figure 101 The Printer List Web Page Click Printer List Page The Printer List web page appears and lists the same printers found in the database pane See Figure 101 By default printers are sorted by Status Errors You can also sort printers by Status Warnings Status Online Address Ascending and Address Descending In the above example the thermal printer displays an error because it is offline Any printer not ready to print displays an error status For an explanation of the Print
236. store configurations or flash files unless you are downloading new program files NOTE You can double click a field name e g Firmware Config File etc to check or uncheck the check boxes for all displayed printers at once Viewing the File Destination Select a printer in the File Download dialog box and click Properties The Update Properties dialog box opens See Figure 64 Update Properties for Manufacturing Summary l c Single Font sf Destination Printer Flash 20 41 Font sf Destination Expanded Memory Cartridge 30 13 Filles pt Destination Multiple Files to Printer Flash 4 Fonts pif Destination Multiple Files to Expanded Memory Cartridge 5 C Multiple Files pff Destination Both Printer Flash and Expanded Memory Cartridge Download Configuration No Configuration Download ba Settings NOTE E User Files Displays only if the printer has Destination Click ta change the user files destinations Printer Flash ar the Expanded Memory Cartridge an EMC installed Figure 64 Update Properties The Update Properties dialog box lists all the files that will be downloaded to the selected printer the source of the files and their destinations Printer Flash a single file to the printer s flash memory or Multiple Files to Printer Flash Also if the printer supports the EMC Expanded Memory Cartridge
237. t Key Key JOB SELECT SDECREMENT EY pressed Key Handling Consume true Disable Test Print Key key TEST PRINT INCREMENT pressed Key Handling Consume true Y Disable Cancel Key Key CANCEL GC 7 DOV A pressed Key Handling Consume true Limited Front Panel Functions Input Opto coupler 1 Inactive Enable GPIO Erents Y Normal Front Panel Functions Input Opto coupler 1 Active Disable GPIO Brents Figure 216 Setting Events and Actions to Disable Front Panel Keys If the two last entries in the mapping are entered the following connector wiring results in a tool that can be used to enable or disable the normal front panel functions 5v a 47 IP1A IP1C 9 Bv Ret e Ke ha Figure 217 Connector Wiring for Protected Printers 244 Mapping Examples Panel Selected Label Printing Imagine that the requirement is to print one of three labels without host intervention To do this the operator needs to have a selection mechanism at the printer For this application store the three labels PGL files in the printer The three labels named label_1 label_2 and label_3 sit in the printer waiting for the EXECUTE command The mapping table in Figure 218 disables the Menu and Enter keys reassigns the Feed function to the Down key and the key as the original Feed key The key sends the following data streams to the host via the serial port e the key sends EXECUTE Label_
238. t Next Label This action can have different functions If GPIO Print amp Apply is enabled the action is Print Next RFID Label In Single Label Printing Mode the action is Print Next Label If the user switches the printer to Pause mode without going into Single Label Printing Mode the Print Next Label also functions similar to the previous version of GPIO IMPORTANT Do not place the printer in Pause mode and select the Single Label Printing Mode this stops the engine and prevents the printer from printing e Reprint Last Printed Label Reprints the last page printed e Form Feed Performs a form feed e Move Paper This action allows the movement of paper either to the next top of form the gap or if required for specific applicator functions a specified distance forward or backward See Figure 185 Set Action Parameters xx Move Paper Settings Distance Direction _ To TOF a Forward 100 400 Backward a eg Figure 185 Setting Move Paper Action Parameters e Cut Once Cuts the media in the current position e Flush Next Label This action removes a single form the one that is ready to be printed from the queue in the printer It can be used in Secure Printing configurations where two printers are interconnected through GPIO and one printer is ready to take over printing if the first printer develops a problem e Enter Single Label Printing This action prints one label at a time e Enter Continuous Labe
239. t results in a timer action the timer may be required to expire completely before another action is performed Events happening during this uninterrupted time will be queued and reacted upon once the uninterruptable action is complete NOTE The queued events will be acted upon directly and in sequence Any timing will be lost 219 Chapter 6 Entry Control Buttons Multiple Actions If required GPIO can execute a number of actions on a single event Multiple actions specified for a single event will be executed in the order they are entered in the mapping table Figure 189 shows a mapping table where the first action is to enable GPIO events by making the Input Opto coupler event active The second action is to disable GPIO events by making the Input Opto coupler event inactive The third action is to perform a form feed Since the GPIO Configuration Manager performs mappings in sequence this program will not produce a clean sheet because the Form Feed action follows the GPIO disable command A form feed cannot happen when all GPIO events are disabled first Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Clean Sheet _ Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler Parameters Action Form Feed vw New Add e Description Y GPIO Active Input Opto coupler 1 Active Enable GPIO Events Y GPIO Not Active Input Opto coupler 1 Inactive Disable GPIO Events Y Clean Sheet Input
240. t the Single Form Mode is terminated and that normal continuous printing is active Events And Actions Label Pending This event generates when the printer is in Local mode i e the print engine is temporarily stopped and all incoming data has been processed Started Printing This event happens when the printer starts printing The printer starts printing when all data processing is done there is actual data to print and the printer is no longer in local mode The event will not happen on paper moves without print Label Printing This event occurs when the label is printing Ended Printing This event indicates the end of actual printing The paper may still be moving as printing does not always stop at top of form Started Paper Move This event indicates the beginning of the paper motion Label Printed This event occurs when a number of labels stored in the printer have finished printing If the labels print as a single job without any wait time the event will be a short pulse If the printer is placed in local mode and the labels are printed using the print next label action the event will happen once for each label Label Present In label peel off applications this event happens when the label present sensor detects a label in position ready for application It may be used to signal the availability of a label to an applicator system Label Taken This event generates when the label is taken from its read
241. t to change the printer status instantly In the database pane the printer status changes to offline NOTE The SNMP Trap Server works only if the printers NIC is configured correctly using the Configure Print Servers utility See Configure Print Servers on page 141 Web Server Allows you to view the active PNE using a web browser See Web Access on page 116 NOTE If you want to use the Web Server service you must also enable the XML Server service XML Server PNE uses XML to communicate with its web server Preferences Startup Tab AutolD Data Manager Hote Restart program to use new settings Figure 12 Preferences Startup Tab In the Startup tab check the AutolD Data Manager check box to set the AutolD Data Manager page 257 to launch automatically when PNE launches If you have added printers in the printer list page 260 and the Run box is checked the AutolD Data Manager will launch and begin collecting telemetry data automatically when PNE launches NOTE You must restart PNE to use the new settings 29 Chapter 30 2 The Menu Bar Macro Settings Tab Configuration Editor Servers Startup Macro Settings Printer Database General Network Serial Macro Config File default mef Browse Printer Port LPT1 Rescan _ Use selected network printer Figure 13 Preferences Macro Settings Tab General Sub Tab The Macro Settings tab has three sub t
242. ta Capture file name for a selected printer View Data from Selected Printer View telemetry data from the selected printer See Viewing Telemetry Data on page 263 NOTE You can also double click the printer in the printer list to view telemetry data See Printer List on page 260 NOTE You cannot view telemetry data if the data is being sent to a 3rd party database See Telemetry Data Export To 3rd Party Databases on page 275 Reports Set Report Parameters Sets all of the report properties You can select data fields exclude items select the report format type and modify the report name and location See Report Parameters on page 262 Create Report for Selected Printers Creates an ASCII telemetry data file for all selected printers in the printer list based on the Report Parameters settings Create Report for All Printers Creates an ASCII telemetry data file for all printers in the printer list based on the Report Parameters settings Create Standard RFID Text Report Creates an ASCII telemetry data file for all selected printers in the printer list based on predefined RFID fields NOTE This Standard RFID Text report will not contain ODV data 259 Chapter 260 7 Data Validation Printer List When you add a printer it appears in the printer list See Figure 228 ZS AutolD Data Manager Printers View Reports exbesaa gg Printer Mame Run Connection status Passed Failed Data Ca
243. taining printers and select Applications gt File Download or click the Gi file download icon The File Download dialog box opens and displays a list of all the printers that you selected in the printer database See Figure 63 NOTE If you later select a different printer or folder in the printer database and the File Download dialog box is still open click Update List to update the list of printers ZS File Download Printer Vending Room 10 2274 2 95 Conference Room 10 223 200 Update List Figure 63 File Download The following are the download options for each printer Firmware Check this box to download the printer firmware program file Restore Config Check this box to restore the configurations that were in the printer once the Program File download has been completed Restore Flash Check this box to restore the flash files that were in the printer before the Program File was downloaded Download The Files Config File Check this box to download a new configuration file Flash Files Check this box to download additional flash files For each printer listed various combinations of these operations can be executed Some combinations are mutually exclusive For example PNE does not allow you to simultaneously preserve the printers configurations and download a new configuration file to the same printer you cannot check both Restore Config and Config File for the same printer Similarly you cannot re
244. ted configuration save delete or download the migrated configuration file to one or more printers using PNE Migration Flash File Manager ZS Flash File Manager Printer List Refresh File List Warehouse FFS Info Not Loaded Get File Info Manufacturing FFS Info Hot Loaded Office FFS Info Not Loaded Lab FFS Info Hot Loaded FFS information not available for Warehouse use Get File Info to upload Figure 58 Flash File Manager Window With the Flash File Manager you can view a list of the unprotected files loaded in the printer s flash memory and optional EMC Expanded Memory Cartridge NOTE The EMC is available only for SL4M T4M printers You can upload the files to the host computer save them for backup delete them and download them to another printer Select Applications Flash File Manager or click the E flash file manager button See Figure 58 The Printer List pane displays a list of printers that are selected in the printer database If you select one printer it appears alone in the list If you select a folder all active printers in the folder appear If you return to the printer database and select another printer or folder click Refresh to update the Flash File Manager and display the newly selected printer s NOTE Cloned printers or different folders that link to the same printer do not display Only the original printer displays T7 Chapter Status Bar
245. ted lights that are controlled by the GPIO interface The lights indicate the printer s status with the following conditions Green Yellow Red To Orange Light Conditions Green Printer online waiting for a print job or is currently printing no warnings Green and Orange Ribbon low warning printing continues Green and Yellow Label waiting for operator remove printing stopped Red Printer offline no errors Red and Orange Printer offline ribbon out Red and Yellow Printer offline paper out The following table shows all input required for printer control hardware interface and connection Event Printer Error Parameters Add Action Output Relay w Parameters KlIKIRIKIRIKIRISIRISIS de Description La Event t Action Testing Input Opto coupler 1 Active Output Opto coupler 1 Activate On Ribbon Low Printer Warning Ribbon Low Got Output Relay 2 Activate Slow Operator Label Present Output Relay 77 Activate Responsive Operator Label Taken Output Relay 7 Deactivate Printer Mot Available Printer Offline Output Relay 1 Deactivate Out of Ribbon Printer Error Ribbon Out Set Output Relay 2 Activate Out of Media Printer Error Paper Out Set Output Relay 3 Activate Printer Status Clear Printer Online Output Relay 1 Activate Media Loaded Printer Error Paper Out Cleared Output Relay 2 Deactivate Ribbon Loaded Printer Error Ribbon Out
246. ter that a message is sent to the host and the printer locks up Use the new_pin data field to create the PIN number On each entry we ll send a message to line 2 of the LCD For this example we ll use three messages with the following content e message one_pin contains e message two_pin contains e message three is either PIN accepted or PIN incorrect 247 Chapter 248 6 Mapping When a key is pressed the value of the corresponding data field is added to the value in new_pin which initially contains 0 If the down key is pressed new_pin now contains 6 If this is not the last third entry the content of new_pin is multiplied by 10 effectively shifting it over 1 decimal place The message one_pin is sent to the LCD that now shows PIN number If the Feed key is pressed next the value in the related data field 3 is added to new_pin which now contains 63 Again it is not the last entry so new_pin is multiplied by 10 the content changes to 630 and the message two_pin is sent to the LCD to show PIN number If the Menu key is the third and last key pressed the value 5 is added to new_pin The content is now 635 Since this is the last key the number will not be multiplied by 10 Instead we will send a message to the LCD We now have the complete PIN code entered compare it with the PIN code stored in the printer This is done by a simple comparison of two data fields new_pin
247. th the new properties Edit Select an item in the Pattern List and click Edit to edit it NOTE If you select more than one item you can only to edit the first item Remove Select one or more items in the Pattern List and click Remove to remove them from the list Removing patterns invalidates entries that use the patterns Move Up Move Down Patterns appear in pop up menus in the order that they appear in the Pattern List Select an item in the Pattern List and click Move Up or Move Down to move the pattern up or down on the list 161 Chapter 5 Patterns Variables Formatted Pattern Tab Use the Formatted Pattern tab to add remove and edit new and existing formatted patterns You can use a formatted pattern to identify host data patterns that do not have a fixed length Object Definition Formatted Pattern Variable Pattern Character Pattern Mame mp ine Minimum Length 0 Data Pattern A Maximum Length 16 Delimiter Start End Auto Formatted Pattern List rem wm Figure 138 Formatted Pattern Tab Name The name of the formatted pattern The name must be unique for this type of datastream adapter object This name appears in pop up menus when you insert and use formatted patterns Data Pattern To insert a single character that is used as the data pattern This may either be a pattern character or any other character with the default Don t Care attribute The default for this
248. that allow you to perform a specific operation without having to traverse the operator panel menu structure The Speed Keys assist you in performing repetitive functions associated with printer configuration or maintenance To access Speed Keys select a printer then select Applications gt Speed Keys or click the P Speed Keys button See Figure 93 Changes made using Speed Keys are changed in the printer and saved in Configuration 1 Configuration 1 then becomes the Power Up configuration see page 67 NOTE Speed Keys are printer specific and not all printer models have Speed Key support Printers without Speed Key support display the error message Operation not allowed on this type of printer The Speed Keys are grouped according to their use e Physical Unit Setup e Media Sensor Calibration e Printout Quality Settings e Validator Settings NOTE For an explanation of the functions the Speed Keys perform refer to the printers User s Manual 111 Chapter 3 Job Capture Job Capture 112 ZS Job Capture New_Printer File Search View Capture Triggers Options FREE Length O Row 1 Column 1 O lt EOF gt Insert Port ParallelE Net Adapter In Capture Off Rece ved 0 Saved O Figure 94 Job Capture Window Job Capture is an application that captures host datastreams through a specified host interface This aids in debugging and diagnosing printer errors when working with technical specialists To
249. the ENTER key Press until PRINTER MGMT displays Press w until PNE Port displays Gl q St e Press v again to see the current selection Operator Panel Method If you have the internal PCI NIC press until Ethernet displays If you have the external NIC press until Adapter displays Press ENTER to select it Press A and v at the same time to lock the ENTER key Press ON LINE CLEAR to put the printer back online P5000 Series Line Matrix Printers le 4 5 6 S 8 9 1 On the operator panel press the ON LINE CLEAR key to take the printer offline Press UP and DOWN at the same time to unlock the ENTER key Press PREV NEXT UP and DOWN at the same time to enter the Factory menu Press NEXT until PRINTER MGMT displays Press DOWN until DIAGNOSTIC PORT displays Press DOWN again to see the current selection Press NEXT until Debug Ethernet or Debug Adapter displays Press ENTER to select it Press UP and DOWN at the same time to lock the ENTER key O Press ON LINE CLEAR to put the printer back online SL5000r T5000r Series Thermal Printers 3 4 5 On the operator panel press the PAUSE key to take the printer offline Press to place the printer in Menu mode QUICK SETUP displays on the operator panel Press J and at the same time to unlock the key Press until PRINTER MGMT displays Press Y until PNE Port displays NOTE If PNE Port does not display see Factory Menu on
250. the hidden menu item does not appear on the operator panel The Configuration Editor displays hidden menus in gray on the menu tree When a menu item is hidden all of its sub menus are hidden as well In Figure 56 the Display Language menu item is hidden The Display Language menu item cannot be changed from the operator panel Depending upon the active emulation active interface or hardware attached to the printer some menu items cannot be hidden on the operator panel even though they may be defined as hidden in PNE You can still change hidden menu items using the Menu Editor You can hide or unhide menu items in three ways 1 Inthe menu bar select View gt Hide Unhide Menus With this menu option you may hide or unhide individual items sub menus or the entire configuration Using the Menu Editor See page 70 Using the keyboard From the menu tree select a menu item A selection box appears around the selected menu item Press H to hide the menu item or U to unhide the menu item To change these keys select File Preferences in the printer database window See page 27 71 Chapter 3 Configuration Editor Saving Configuration Files Normally your printer can save only nine configurations in its memory You change these configurations through the operator panel However using PNE you can store a nearly unlimited number of configurations on your host computer Once you have made your changes you can sav
251. the printers Telemetry Path to Network Port See Set Telemetry Path SL5000 T5000 Series Only on page 16 To access the AutolD Data Manager application first select a printer or printers from the Printer Database that have an RFID encoder Then select Applications gt AutolD Data Manager or click the LA AutolD Data Manager button The AutolD Data Manager window opens See Figure 226 Toolbar AutolD Data Manager Printers View Reports exe eenaa connection Status Printer List Passed Failed nture File Figure 226 AutolD Data Manager Printer List Window 258 The Menu And Toolbar The Menu And Toolbar e gt olaaa o End Create Fixed Formatted Report Collection a Set Report VE Collection Parameters Create Report for Remove Printers Kee Selected Printers Add Printers al Figure 227 The Menu and Toolbar Printers Start Collection on All Printers Starts the collection of telemetry data from all printers in the printer list End Collection on All Printers Ends the collection of telemetry data from all printers in the printer list Add Printers Selected from Printer Database Adds all printers that are selected in the Printer Database to the printer list See Printer Database on page 23 and Printer List on page 260 Remove Printers Selected from List Removes all selected printers from the printer list Select Data Capture File Allows you to change the Da
252. the relay is activated for only a short time After 10 seconds if the ribbon error is still there the alarm sounds again This will continue until the ribbon error is cleared at which time we will stop the On Ribbon Error timer and will deactivate relay 1 Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Transmit Daily Status Report _ Uninterrupted New Add Event Timer Expired sl Parameters Action Send Report sl Parameters On la Description Update i ae Event Printer Powered Up Label Printed Printer Error Paper Jam Set Y Start Daily Status Timer Y Track Labels Printed Y Track Paper Jams ter Action D Start Daily Status timer Ae Field Labels Printed 1 Re Field Paper Jams 1 wi Transmit Daily Status Report g Timer Daily Status expired Ae Send send Daily Status Report to Ethernet Adapter Back Channel Figure 212 Using Daily Timers To set a daily status timer we define two data fields Labels Printed keeps track of the number of labels printed by incrementing the data field for each label printed Paper Jams keeps track of the number of paper jams by incrementing the data field for each paper jam Daily at 12 45 we want to transmit the number of printed labels and paper jams to the host The format for this information should be Labels printed number Ribbons used number CRI LF Bas
253. the text that is sent to an Epson FX 1050 emulating printer No extra attributes exist for Remove NOTE When using the Don t Care Except attribute the Input string is removed from the datastream except when the Don t Care Except condition matches Insert Mode The Insert mode inserts data in the datastream The extra attributes for Insert are Before and After to specify the insertion point Flush Mode The Flush mode is a combination of the Remove and Replace mode It removes longer parts of datastreams without you needing to type in every character of that datastream and replaces the removed data with new data The extra attributes for Flush are Start End and Count 151 Chapter 152 5 Modes And Attributes Transparent Mode The Transparent mode allows you to control which data is removed replaced or modified Sometimes the datastream of a graphics file contains a character sequence that is specified in the active CST for removal If you mishandle this graphics file important data could be removed The extra attributes for Transparent are Start End and Count Skip GFX Mode The Skip GFX mode allows the Bit Image Graphics command to be recognized and the following data to become transparent which prevents the datastream adapter from removing selected strings from graphics This allows graphic code to print properly The extra attributes for Skip GFX are 8 pin graphic data 16 pin graphic data 24 pin
254. tions not related to the menu they are not disabled Other keys not disabled are those that perform a function e g PAUSE FEED ONLINE PAPER ADVANCE VIEW SET TOF PRT CONFIG and PAGE EJECT 140 Configure Macro Configure Print Servers Configure Print Servers Biel E3 Login Password lv Automatic Printer Status Trap Port Warning Offline Media Input Media Output N New Printer Ready Set ri ri ri ri Press Start to configure the Print Servers o ostat Cancel Figure 125 Configure Print Servers Window To access the Configure Print Servers application select one or several printers from the printer database then select Utilities Configure Print Servers or click the ES Configure Print Servers button The Configure Print Servers window appears see Figure 125 The Configure Print Servers application allows you to set the trap port according to the SNMP Trap Server setting See page 28 The Configure Print Servers application also allows you to select or deselect alert groups To deselect an alert group uncheck the check box es of the corresponding option s By default all check boxes are checked The alert group options include e Warning e Marker e Intervention e Offline e Cutter e Consumable e Media Input e Barcode e Label e Media Output e RFID e Power Cart e Media Path e Scanner Click Start to configure the print servers NOTE Check the Automatic che
255. to be deleted Naming Configurations You may name any of the eight user defined configurations using an alphanumeric string of 1 to 15 characters Select Edit Names to open the Edit Configuration Names window Choose the configuration you want to name then click OK to assign the name change Cancel to exit this window without saving your changes or Reset to restore the original configuration numbers 70 IMPORTANT Changing Configurations Hiding Unhiding Menu Items 4 Configuration Editor New Printer File Edit View Migration lt A el D PRINTER SETUP Power Saver Time 15 minutes Pwr Save Control Enable Display Language English Alarm On Power Up State Online Pix Setup Parse Enable Pte Setup SFOC 21h Cancel Key Enable Hot Status Port Serial Compatibility Default Ld Char at Pwrulp Disable Ld Set at Purp Disable S hain FFS Auto Locking Disable May Font Buffer 100 KBytes Mar are Mera ALI eye Displayed Language Displayed Configuration Power Up Configuration English RS 1 Factory Figure 56 Hiding a Menu Item The Configuration Editor allows you to hide menus to make the operator panel menus easier to use or to restrict printer operators from accessing certain printer configuration menu items If you choose to hide a menu item in the Configuration Editor the hidden menu item still loads into the printer when the configuration downloads to it However
256. tore PNE makes a recovery file of the configurations and flash memory before they are erased The recovery file is located in the PNE installation directory If a download fails the Status and Error Log will display the location of the recovery file The file is named after the printer name in the printer database followed by a par extension printer archive The par file is a compressed zip file and can be opened by any program that can uncompress zip files The par archive contains the configuration file which is named after the name of the printer in the printer database The archive also contains the flash files which are named exactly as they appeared in the flash memory Once you uncompress the par file you can add the uncompressed files to the printer database and download them using File Download to restore the printer GPIO Manager See GPIO Manager on page 191 93 Chapter 3 Media Profiler Media Profiler 94 The Media Profiler application is only available for thermal printers It provides a means to analyze media sensing problems You can use it on labels that are difficult to profile using the standard printer profiling method If necessary you can capture document and send this information to professional service centers for further analysis Menu and Toolbar Profiler View A A II File View Capture F 100 Dd KAL Disable 0 Resolution 300 DPI Paper Out 0
257. ts check the Enable Email check box Enter information in the following fields Outgoing Mail SMTP Server See your system administrator Email Subject Enter the subject of e mail Email Sender Enter your e mail address SMTP Email Server Port See your system administrator 47 Chapter 2 The Menu Bar Next click Add to define a new task see Figure 32 In the new task item specify the following information then click Apply or OK Email Address Enter the e mail address where you want PNE to send the alert messages Device To choose a device item you want PNE to monitor such as a folder specific printer or a range of IP addresses First To set the beginning IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option Last To set the last IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option NOTE In the remaining alert option fields select enable or disable as desired Offline Warning Media Input Media Output Media Path Marker Cutter Barcode RFID Scanner Label Intervention Needed Consumables and Power Cart For a description of the alert groups and printer events refer to Alert Groups in the SNMP Configuration section of chapter three in the Network Interface Card User s Manual All options are enabled by default Comment Enter comments as needed Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Polling Alert Delivery
258. ttern H H F SE ee ean a Pattern List Figure 147 Defining Patterns 13 Click Add to add the pattern to the list See Figure 147 14 Click OK to return to the CST Manager 169 Chapter 5 Patterns Variables CST Manager EST Bundlel bnd File Edit Tools olor Sk Melee x Saa _ Once Replace w Count S ale Edit Information Patterns Variables Status Response Definition EMUL LPP AR Disabled LM May 26 2006 8 31 34 AM PDT Dw Errors 0 Warnings O Insert Figure 148 Selecting the Input Field Now you can use the just defined pattern in the CST Create an entry in the CST where the input field specifies the thermal printer 1 command sequence bbbb be replaced by the Width pattern and cccc be replaced by the Length pattern 15 Click the Input field to place the cursor See Figure 148 16 Press the down arrow key to enter Hex entry mode 17 Type 1B for ESC 18 Press the up arrow key to enter ASCII entry mode 19 Type Daaaa 20 Right click to the right of the last character position 21 Hover the pointer over Insert Pattern A list of available patterns displays 22 Select Width 23 Press the right arrow key to reposition the cursor and type comma 24 Right click to the right of the comma and select Insert Pattern gt Length 170 Pattern Recognition Example Input Hey ECD a a aa LF NUL 16 44 61 61 61 61 2C pal pat 0A UU
259. uration 2 P Series h O Hidden Configuration 3 Configuration 4 Configuration 5 Configuration 6 gt Configuration 7 gt Configuration asar comract o coma 1 ae Figure 55 Menu Editor Double click any menu item to open the Menu Editor window Figure 55 shows the screen you see when you double click the Printer Protocol option By using the Menu Editor you may view and adjust the settings of all nine of the printer configurations at once To change a setting click the drop down arrow underneath the corresponding configuration and choose an option Grayed out configuration names and settings do not exist you must create the configuration before you can edit it see page 68 To hide a menu item in the operator panel select Hidden under a configuration Click Hide All to hide this menu item in all configurations For more information on hiding see page 71 Select Copy Fact 1 8 to set all configurations to the same value as the factory or user defined configuration currently selected under the Edit Copy From menu in the Configuration Editor see page 68 Click Cancel to exit the Menu Editor without saving your changes Click Apply to save your changes without exiting the Menu Editor Click OK to save your changes and exit the Menu Editor Deleting Configurations To delete any of the configurations except the factory configuration select Edit Delete and choose the number of the configuration
260. ure Information Capture New Printer File Configuration Printout Error Log Directory Figure 89 Information Capture Window To access the Information Capture application select a printer from the printer database and select Applications gt Information Capture or click the information capture button See Figure 89 The Information Capture application allows you to view the configurations or error logs saved in the printers memory and save them as a text file to your local hard drive Loading a configuration into the Information Capture does NOT change the active configuration this is a view only application If you want to change the active configuration use the Configuration Editor see page 67 or the operator panel 107 Chapter 3 Information Capture The following are descriptions of the Information Capture menus File Save As Saves the configuration or error log displayed in the Information Capture window as a txt text file on your local hard drive This txt file can be opened in any word processing program Print Prints the text of the information captured to the host computer s default printer Clear Window Clears the Information Capture window of any displayed configurations or error logs Close Closes the Information Capture window Configuration Printout Current Factory Power Up All 1 8 Choose which configuration you want to view lf you choose more than one configuration without cl
261. ure 1 Printer Database Main Window 17 Chapter 1 Getting Started Printer Properties El Identification Sect Name Uniques New_Printer Printer Description A template Use only printable characters for printer name and description Figure 2 Printer Properties Identification Tab 3 Double click New_Printer A template The Printer Properties dialog box opens See Figure 2 4 Assign a name to your printer Delete the words New_Printer in the Name Unique field and then type Tutorial 5 Assign a description to this printer Delete the words A template in the Printer Description field and then type My First Connection 18 Check Port Number Printer Properties E4 Identification Security Connections Information User Password Supenisor Password 1 Supervisor Mode Telnet Guest Password Telnet Root Password Use only printable characters for passwords Figure 3 Printer Properties Security Tab Click the Security tab See Figure 3 If you are using PNE for the first time it is likely that no passwords are assigned to this printer If you are unsure contact your system administrator e f no passwords are assigned leave the password boxes empty e If a User password is necessary to access this printer type the password in the User Password field e Ifa Supervisor password is necessary to access this printer type the password in the Supervisor Password field
262. using the sections just created One report to generate during printing and the other to generate after printing is complete The first report Label Count is created with two sections Header While Printing and Forms Count This will give the following text on the LCD of Labels xxxx where xxxx is the remaining label count The second report Label Printing Done is created with three sections Header When Done Printing Forms Count and End This will give the following text on the LCD ALL DONE xxxx where xxxx is the remaining label count xl Report Sections Name Label Count Sections Added Available Header While Printing Header While Printing Label Count Header When Done Print Preview OF LARFI 400 item List Label Count ew d Insert Update ove Clear List Dy al Figure 204 Adding Available Sections Click the Report tab Type Label Count in the Name field Click the Header While Printing section under Available Click the lt button to add the Header section Click the Label section under Available Click the lt button to add the Label Count section Click the Add button Label Count is added to the item list Figure 204 ea A A ES 232 Creating Reports Define Reports p f x Label Printing Done Sections Added Available Header When Done Print Header Wie Printing Label Count Header When Done Pri End Label Count gt
263. ut Debounce Opto coupler In E E dE E ge ee le Je 12 4 4 3 2 1 Figure 172 Power Up Configuration IO Tab Initial State The Power Up Settings IO tab contains two tabs Initial State and Input Debounce Initial State Divided into three sections this panel is used to define the initial state of the GPIO board e Opto coupler In This section has 8 icons each representing a single input Opto coupler An active icon means that the Opto coupler will be active when the printer is powered on If an event is assigned to the Opto coupler and its power up state does not match its initial state the action mapped to the event will be performed at power up NOTE This only applies to opto coupler events defined by the selected power up table Click the icon to toggle the state e Opto coupler Out This section has 8 icons each representing a single output Opto coupler An active icon means that the Opto coupler will be active when the printer is powered on Click the icon to toggle the state 198 The Menus e Relays This section has 8 icons each representing a single output relay An active icon means that the relay will be active when the printer is powered on Click the icon to toggle the state GPIO Configuration i x Properties Power Up Settings GPIO Control 10 Initial State Input Debounce Opto In 1 on E Opto In 2 on E Opto In 3 on E Opto In 4 so IS Opto In 5 Bo E Opto
264. utput field CST 149 Overview AutolD Data Manager 257 Overview GPIO Manager 193 P PAA Event mode 153 Panel Selected Label Printing 245 Parameter attribute 155 Password printer setting 123 Supervisor 59 Telnet guest 59 Telnet root 59 User 59 Paste item into database 34 Pattern Character List 159 Pattern Character Tab 158 Pattern List 161 Pattern Recognition example 166 Pattern Tab 160 Patterns Variables 158 Patterns how to use 165 Persistent collection mode 260 Pin Code Protected Printer 247 Polled Discovery 42 Polling tab 44 Preferences 25 26 Configuration Editor 27 General 30 Macro Settings 30 Network 31 Printer Database 26 Serial 32 Servers 28 Startup 29 Preloaded Table 241 Primary operator keys 106 Print Server Discovery 40 Print Server sub tab 128 Printer database items 56 main window 23 menu tree 23 toolbar 54 Printer Database tab Preferences 26 Printer discovery 39 Printer list page 118 Printer Properties Access Method 62 Connections 62 defining 57 Identification 58 Information 66 Network 63 passwords 59 Security 59 Serial Modem 64 Printer setup 12 Printer pin code 247 Printing panel selected label 245 Program file download 81 Property definitions 276 Protected Printer Example 244 Protocol list 177 Protocols 176 Protocols how to use 177 R RADIUS server 132 Reboot Printer 123 Recovery file 93 Relays 253 Remove mod
265. vailable for the Printronix SL5000r T5000r series Thermal printers NOTE Only limited GPIO support is available for Line Matrix printers Please contact the Customer Support Center for information before ordering Line Matrix printers with GPIO GPIO is both hardware and software The hardware is the I O board to be mounted in the printer and the software is the GPIO Manager The GPIO hardware is a printed circuit board containing optically isolated inputs and outputs as well as relays The GPIO software is both a printer resident GPIO event parser and a PC based GPIO manager that allows the user to define how the general purpose I O hardware should behave for the given application NOTE Certain GPIO features in the printer can only be enabled by a special security key described in Table 9 on page 202 and Table 10 on page 211 191 Chapter 6 Events and Actions Events and Actions GPIO operation is based on Events and Actions Events can be either printer internal such as paper out or print complete or they can be printer external such as opto coupler 1 active Actions are the result of an event and can be printer internal such as paper feed or printer external such as relay 1 active or reply to host where data is transmitted over the serial parallel or network interface You can also define a number of events to be acted upon without the GPIO card installed in the printer and allow the printer to be adapted for the application
266. vailable values range from 0x20 to OxFF The values 0x00 to Ox1F are reserved The values are listed with their hex value and printable character If you select a character already defined in the drop down list the properties for the character will display in the Note and Range fields You can change the data and click Update to update the definition in the Pattern Character List Note A short note description or name of the pattern character This will appear in pop up menus where you insert and use pattern characters Pattern Character Tab Range The range of values datastream adapter checks against NOTE A continuous interval is separated by two dots e g a z Enter hex values with the prefix Ox To define a continues hex interval enter OxNN OxNN where NN is a value ranging from 00 to FF You can define multiple intervals per pattern character by separating the intervals with a comma or a space character NOTE To include an interval separator enter them either as hex e g 0x20 and 0x2C or make it part of a continues interval e g 0x10 0x30 Default Pattern Characters You can select a set of default pattern characters by using the Range drop down list The Character and Note fields of the default pattern characters are set to the values listed in Table 8 If you choose a default pattern and the identifier character is already in use the first unused identifier from the Character drop down list is used Tabl
267. value for a space Minimum Edge Contrast This error occurs when the Minimum Edge Contrast value is less than 15 In a bar code each transition from a space to a bar or a bar to a Space is an edge whose contrast is the difference between the peak values in the space and bar reflectance Each edge in the bar code is measured and the edge that has the minimum contrast is the Minimum Edge Contrast Viewing Telemetry Data It is possible that more than one failure message can be reported in a bar code report However the printer can display only one error message at a time Thus when multiple failures are detected only one message displays and the rest are ignored based on the following failure priority hierarchy Operator Panel Message 1 Encodation Bar code improper highest data format Quiet Zone Bar code quiet zone too small Symbol Contrast Contrast too low Check media Percent Decode Poor scanning Check media Defects Poor scanning Inspect head Decodeability Unscannable code Check media Priority Failure Message Calibration Calibration Warning Overall Grade Failure Overall Grade Failure Internal Data Format Error Error Data invalid Modulation Modulation Fail Check head amp heat Minimum Reflectance RMin Fail Check head amp heat 14 Minimum Edge Edge Ctst Fail lowest Contrast Check head amp heat NM d er Poor scanning Check media W i 269 Chapter 270 7 Data Validation Other Err
268. ws the user to specify what input string will be used by the host computer to request a status report from the printer It also allows the actual response to be defined and the connection of a certain printer status as a condition to this response The extra attribute for Response is Flush PAA Event Mode In the PAA Event mode when the defined character sequence in the Input field is found an event is generated that can be handled by the GPIO The event generated is determined by the Event ID value Up to 65 535 different events can be identified using the Event ID parameter The extra attribute for PAA Event is Flush Store Mode The Store mode is used to store information from the host data so it can be used by other modes that allow variables in the Output field It requires exactly one variable to be set in the OCS field As a result this mode can only be selected if one or more variables are defined Right click the Output field and a pop up menu appears with the available variables See Figure 132 All characters in the Input field that have the Include attribute selected see Attributes on page 154 are copied into the selected variable By default all characters typed or copied into the Input field have the Include attribute selected The entry can only be added to the active table if a variable has been set If you select the wrong variable the variable in the Output field needs to be removed first before another variable
269. y to apply position It can be used to tell the host that a new label can be printed Job Printed This event generates if all print jobs in the buffer have printed End Paper Move It indicates the end of the paper motion Sensor Event This event generates when the action to set the sensor to ignored on or off either is executed or failed Printer Error Printer Warning Events that signal printer errors and warnings They allow selection of the actual error or warning that is to be seen as the event 207 Chapter 6 Overview Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description _ Uninterrupted EA wen Event Error x am TOF Detect Fault Print Head Open RFID Tag Failed RFID Max Retry Figure 180 Setting Event Parameters To select the Printer Error event click the Event drop down menu and select Printer Error as the event parameter The Set Event Parameters dialog box opens Click the Any box to uncheck the setting A list of errors or warnings is now available for selection From the Error drop down menu select the required parameter The Set state identifies the event when the problem happens The Cleared state specifies the event when the problem is solved TOF Detect Fault happens if the T5000 does not find a Top of Form indicator or a gap within a specified amount of time after printing starts It can be used to prevent the feeding of blank labels in print and apply applications e Panel

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