Avery Dennison ALX 924 Operating Manual - Manual (Page 14)

09/06 Rev. 3.06-01 OPERATING MANUAL Device Description
ALX 92x
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on the screen. Instead, you have to run a test print to see a copy of the fin-
ished result.
 Easy Plug Manual : here you can find a practice example of a print job
together with instructions in the section “Program Example” in topic section
“General, Definitions Commands Overview”.
Transferring a print job
The device can only carry out a print job once this job has been transferred
into the device’s RAM. This can be accomplished in two ways: via a direct
transfer from your computer via a data cable or by saving it to a Compact-
Flash (CF) card.
Data cable
The print job can be transferred
– via the serial interface,
– via the parallel interface, or
– via the Ethernet connection.
To transfer data via the serial or parallel interface, connect the corresponding
ports on the host computer and the device. Use the DOS window to send the
print job file to the interface:
•
Serial interface (COM1): copy testjob.txt com1
• Parallel interface (LPT1): copy testjob.txt lpt1
• USB interface / Ethernet interface:
copy testjob.txt \\computername\sharename.
– Computer name = Name of the computer. You can find this name in
Windows XP under START > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANEL > SYSTEM
> COMPUTER NAME (e.g. DM-ECH-0990).
– For sharename, enter the name found under START > SETTINGS >
PRINTERS AND FAXES after right-clicking PROPERTIES > SHARE (in
Windows XP). The share name represents a device connected with a
specific port – the USP port for transfer via USB, the TCP/IP port for
transfer via Ethernet.
A few hints on using the USB or Ethernet interfaces:
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The method described here does not work in Windows 98, Windows ME or
Windows NT 4.0.
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The share name has to comply with the MS-DOS formatting conventions (no
more than 8 characters, no symbols or spaces).
P You can find further information on transferring data per Ethernet at topic
section
Advanced Applications
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Before sending a print job from a text program, you need to ensure that the
correct device driver has been installed.
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Special label layout programs, such as NiceLabel, make this much easier.
These programs also require a driver to be installed.