Pertech 5300 - Manual (Page 19)

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Bi-directional Status
The printer driver will display printer status via an icon in
the Windows System Tray, which is located on the task
bar next to the clock. There are several different icons
that could be possibly displayed, but the one shown
represents the last printer status item that changed. To
display the complete status, right click on the icon and a
window will pop-up showing all status items.
The icon can be turned off in a number of ways. Clicking
on the 53xx Printer Property menu will shut the icon off
until the next print job is sent. It can also be optionally
disabled by unchecking “Enable bidirectional support”
in the “Ports” tab , or unchecking “Enable Status” in the
“Device Setting” tab of the 53xx Printer Properties dialog
box.
To see a complete list of icons, please click “Help” on the
“Device Setting” tab of the 53xx Printer Property page.
Limited status information is also displayed in the “De-
tails” view of the “Printers and Faxes”dialog box under
the “Status” column.
Printer Configuration
The printer may be configured at any time by clicking on
the printer icon in the printer folder with the right mouse
button and selecting Properties. The Device Setting Tab
allows the user to set the following parameters.
Clamp Delay
This is set to 1 second as a default and refers to the de-
lay between the printer sensing that a validation slip has
been inserted into the validation slot and the validation
clamp operating. It is recommended that this be no less
than 1 second.
Validation Height
This is set to maximum (1.75 inches) as a default but
can be set between .17 to 1.75 inches. This should be
set to match the printer configuration setting under the
heading “Document Stop”.
Bill out length
This is set to 1.57 inches (40 mm) as a default but can
be changed as required. “Bill out” refers to the length of
paper that is appended to the end of a print job and is
normally used to move the paper up to the printer’s tear
bar. It is only operational if selected in the Document
Defaults dialog box.
About
Clicking this button gives version information about the
driver.
Enable Status
If this box is checked (this is the default condition) then
information about the current status of the printer is dis-
played in the bottom of the screen on the task bar.
Ink Level (Inkjet models only)
This bar is adjusted when sending a print job and gives a
estimated visual representation of the amount of ink left
in the cartridge.
Clean Nozzles (inkjet models only)
The 535x printers perform automatic maintenance for
best print quality when required, but if it is desired to
force the printer to self clean its nozzles, click this but-
ton.