How to configure the LA400. Digital LA400

Configuring Your Printer

How to Configure your Printer

Reaching, Selecting, Saving a Configuration Value

When you press the Set-Up button, the printer enters Set-Up mode allowing you to navigate within the Configuration structure. Use the Arrows buttons to move around in the structure.

Reaching a Configuration Item

Button

U D

R L

Purpose

To switch from an item level to another (upwards or downwards).

Within the same level, to switch from an item to another (forwards or backwards).

Selecting a Configuration Value

When you reach a Value (selectable or not), press the Sel/Save button to select it or to perform the corresponding action.

Saving the new Configuration

When you have finished selecting the Values, press the Exit button. The display shows

Save Config.

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To permanently save all the changes you made, press the Sel/Save button.

All your changes become the power-on Values for the entire Configuration.

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To temporarily save the changes made for the current Macro only, press the Exit button.

The changes made for the current Macro only become its current Values. (Column

CURRENT VALUES of the Configuration Sheet).

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Example Configuring

The following is an example Configuration procedure, in which we will alter the Factory settings: the font is changed from Draft to Orator and the horizontal pitch is changed from 10 cpi to

17.1 cpi in DEC protocol for Macro 2.

1. Press the Set-Up button to put the printer in Set-Up mode.

MACROS is displayed.

2. Press the

D button.

The display shows MACRO 1 .

3. Press the

R button.

The display shows MACRO 2 .

4. Press the

D button.

The display shows PROTOCOL .

5. Press the

R button until

FONT is displayed.

6. Press the

D button.

The display shows * Draft .

7. Press the

R or L button, until the display shows

Orator .

8. Press the Sel/Save button to select this font.

An asterisk is displayed to indicate that the Value has been selected.

9. Press the

U button to return to the Options level.

The display shows FONT .

10. Press the

R or L button, until the display shows

DEC MODE .

11. Press the

D button to pass over to the value setting for the DEC defaults, the display shows

HORIZONTAL PITCH .

12. Press the

D button.

The display shows 10 cpi .

13. Press the

R or L button, until the display shows

17.1 cpi .

14. Press the Sel/Save button to select the horizontal pitch.

An asterisk is displayed to indicate that the value has been selected.

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15. Press the Exit button. The display shows Save config.

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17. To permanently save your changes, press the Sel/Save button.

The display shows Processing...

, indicating that the parameters are copied in the printer memory.

Printing the Printer Configuration

To check the values set in the printer Configuration, proceed as follows:

1. Press the Set-Up button.

2. Press the Print button.

The printer prints the current printer Configuration.

See the figure on the next page

Note: - Values that are not applicable are printed in italic style.

- Depending on specific interdependent settings, Programmed may be printed instead of a numeric value.

Tips for Configuring

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First print the Configuration Sheet to see the current settings.

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Once you are familiar with the Arrow button functions, use the Configuration Quick Reference to quickly reach the items you need.

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The Configuration Sheet

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Code version

Macro Option List

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Current Values of the current Macro

Macros (the asterisk in the title bar identifies the current Macro)

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Power-on Values of the

Power-on Values of the

INSTALLATION Function

USER ADJUSTMENTS Function

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Power-on Value of the USER ACCESS

Power-on Values of the INTERFACE

Function

Function

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