05/10 Version 5.05-00 USER MANUAL Commissioning and Operation
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Command file Enter a sequence of printer commands into a text file and send this file to the
printer. To do this, you require a simple text editor and the copy command in
MS-DOS. Easy-Plug is a special command language for formulating print jobs.
However, writing a print job in text file format does require some programming
knowledge. Furthermore, you will not be able to preview the resulting printout
on screen. Instead, you will have to create a test printout in order to view the
final results of your print job.
For a practical example of a print job together with instructions for testing pur-
poses, see Easy-Plug Manual, topic section “General Notes, Definitions and
Command Overview”, section Programming Example .
Transferring a print job
The printer cannot process the print job until it has been loaded into RAM. This
can be accomplished in two ways:
• Using a data cable from the PC
• Using the card slot and a SD card
Data cable and layout
program
If you are using a label layout program, the appropriate print command has to
be triggered. The data port is set when you install the printer driver.
Data cable and
Easy Plug file
Requirements:
• Data cable has been connected between printer and PC or between printer
and network
• Command file was created (here: “testjob.txt”) and stored in computer or
on SD card
• The command line (DOS prompt) has been started in Windows
Enter the following command:
• Serial port (COM1): copy testjob.txt com1
• USB port: copy testjob.txt \\computer name\share name, with
– Computer name = name of computer. In Windows XP for instance, this
can be found under START > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANEL > SYS-
TEM > COMPUTER NAME
– In Windows XP, the share name can be found under START > SET-
TINGS > PRINTERS AND FAXES after right-clicking PROPERTIES >
SHARE. The share name is a printer connected to a specific port, such
as the USB port for USB transfer or the TCP/IP port for Ethernet trans-
fer.
• Ethernet port: as described above for the USB port. For more information
on transmitting data via Ethernet, see topic section “Advanced Applica-
tions”, chapter Data Transmission with Ethernet on page 18.
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