AMT Datasouth Codewriter 4500 Series - Manual (Page 93)

Advanced Features
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Print Darkness Control
CodeWriter 4500 Series Printers shipped with this manual 4 will contain a new Print
Darkness control method. This method replaces the print settings method that
involved a Contrast and Preheat setting. The Operator Panel includes access to these
former methods to service current customers obtaining satisfactory print quality with
those settings. Customers desiring to use this previous method may use the following
procedure.
New Customers not obtaining satisfactory results with the Print Darkness method
should contact their Datasouth representative for additional assistance.
Setting Contrast and Preheat
Use the following procedure the program the printer’s Contrast and Preheat
parameter values:
1. Press the
ONLINE
PAUSE key. This takes you to the off-line menu.
2. When Interface Status Off-Line is displayed, press the
MENU
key. This
will take you the to the Print Parameters menu.
3. Press the
ITEM
FEED
key until ENTER to Select Expert Settings is displayed.
4. Press the
ENTER
PRINT
key.
5. Print Cont. is the first parameter displayed. Press the or
CANCEL
key
to change the Contrast value.
NOTE: When changing values using the or
CANCEL
keys, a
single key press will change the value by one unit. If the key is
pressed and held in, the value will change by 10 units.
6. Press the
ITEM
FEED
key. Pre-Heat is the next parameter displayed. Press the
or
CANCEL
key to change the Preheat value.
7. Press the
ONLINE
PAUSE key, followed by the
ONLINE
PAUSE key. The display will read
ENTER to save new defaults. Press the
ENTER
PRINT
key to save these values.
Or Press the
MENU
key to return to the Print Parameters menu.
4 Firmware Revision - 4505/4505+: 109225 Revision A or later, 4510: 109063 Revision D or later.