Avery Dennison ALX 924 Operating Manual - Manual (Page 13)

09/06 Rev. 3.06-01 OPERATING MANUAL Device Description
ALX 92x
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Online operation
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Switching to offline mode:
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Setting the print contrast: Press the Feed button to increase and the Cut
button to decrease the print contrast.
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Interrupting the print job: The device will finish printing the current label.
• Switching to offline mode while the print job is stopped:
• Continuing the print job:
• Standalone operation: Selecting a print job stored on a CF card (e.g.,
Testdat.FOR):
Creating a print job
Essentially, there are two ways of creating a print job: Either by using the
ALX 92x driver for Windows or by creating a text file with print commands.
Windows printer
driver ALX 92x printer drivers are available for different versions of Windows. You
can print from nearly every Windows application using the printer drivers.
However, functionality is strongly dependent on the choice of software. Spe-
cial label layout programs are best suited, for example NiceLabel (a demo
version is included with the ALX 92x).
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The driver’s help function explains how to use the printer driver. The help
function of your Windows operating system will tell you how to install the
driver.
 Printer drivers for the different versions of Windows can be found on the
Internet at (http://www.machines.averydennison.com/printersystems_gb.nsf/
wview/L4L3?OpenDocument)
Command file
You can write a sequence of commands in a text file and send it to the device.
To do this, you can use any text editor and the MS-DOS Copy command.
Easy Plug provides a special command language to program print jobs. How-
ever, writing a print job in text file format does require some programming
knowledge. Furthermore, you will not be able to preview the resulting printout
ONLINE x JOBS OFFLINE x JOBS
ONLINE x JOBS Print contrast
xxx%
ONLINE X JOBS
Restcount XXX ONLINE X JOBS
Stopped XXX
a
a. The message “Stopped xxx” alternates with “Press Feed”.
ONLINE X JOBS
Stopped XXX OFFLINE x JOBS
ONLINE X JOBS
Stopped XXX ONLINE X JOBS
Restcount XXX
ONLINE x JOBS Select File
Testdat.FOR
ESC
APPLY ONLINE FEED PROG
ESC
APPLY ONLINE FEED PROG
ESC
APPLY ONLINE FEED PROG
ESC
APPLY ONLINE FEED PROG
ESC
APPLY ONLINE FEED PROG
ESC
APPLY ONLINE FEED PROG