Chapter 2 2-39
Getting Started
Printer Setup and Operation
6. Press Printer Type to access the Printer Type menu keys. Press Auto to
make the analyzer attempt to identify the connected printer. When
you press
Auto, the analyzer will respond in one of the three
following ways:
• The
Print Setup menu will be displayed with the Auto key selected
and no new message will be displayed in the display status line.
This indicates that the analyzer has successfully identified the
connected printer and no further setup is required. As long as
Auto remains selected in the Printer Type menu, the analyzer will
attempt to identify the printer when the front panel
Print key is
pressed. The selected printer will be displayed by pressing
System, More 1 of 3, Show System.
• The
Print Setup menu will be displayed with the Custom key
selected and one of the following diagnostic messages will be
displayed in the display status line:
Unknown printer, Define Custom to set up printer
No printer response, Define Custom to set up printer
Invalid printer response, Define Custom to set up
printer
This indicates that the analyzer was unable to automatically
identify the connected printer, and Custom has been selected in
the
Printer Type menu. Press Print Setup, Define Custom to select
specific printer characteristics such as the printer language
(PCL3 or PCL5) and color printing capability. Once you have set
these characteristics to match those of your connected printer, the
printer setup process is complete. As long as
Custom remains
selected in the
Printer Type menu, the analyzer will not attempt to
automatically identify the connected printer when the front panel
Print key is pressed.
• The
Print Setup menu will be displayed with the None key selected
and the following message will appear in the display status line:
Unsupported printer, Printer Type set to None
This indicates that the analyzer has successfully identified the
connected printer, but the printer is not supported by the
analyzer. As long as
None is selected in the Printer Type menu, the
analyzer will respond to any print command by displaying the
message Printer Type is None in the display status line.