Avery Dennison ALX 92x - Online Operation; Creating a Print Job

05/09 Rev. 5.02-01 OPERATING MANUAL Device Description
ALX 92x
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Online operation
• Switching to offline mode:
• Setting the print contrast: Press the Feed button to increase and the Cut
button to decrease the print contrast.
• 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., Test-
dat.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 ALX92x 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 ver-
sion is included with the ALX92x).
¯ 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 Av-
ery Dennison website at http://www.machines.averydennison.com.
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. However,
writing a print job in text file format does require some programming knowl-
edge. Furthermore, you will not be able to preview the resulting printout on the
screen. Instead, you have to run a test print to see a copy of the finished result.
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
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