CAB M4 - 11. Memory Cards; General Memory Card Information

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M4
11. Memory Cards
The M4 printer offers the ability to use memory cards to permanently save
formats, graphics, fonts and database information on the memory card. Data
is sent to the memory card using the printer's interface and stored on the
memory card.
Although memory cards have non-volatile memory, it is recommended that you
make backup copies in case the original card malfunctions or is lost.
Type 1 CompactFlash cards with a maximum capacity of 512 MegaByte can be
used.
Fig. 11a CompactFlash Memory Card
A special application of the memory card is the use of a BASIC file stored with
the name DEFAULT.LBL.
The firmware of the M4 contains a BASIC compiler. That allows the printer to
process data using BASIC programming before the data are used for the print
operation. That way it is possible to substitute non-cab printers or to process
data streams from systems like scales or PLCs and to print the relevant
information on any label format.
A file with the name DEFAULT.LBL stored on the memory card is immediately
carried out after sitching on the printer.
So you can store a BASIC file as decribed before on the memory card as
DEFAULT.LBL . After switching on the printer is ready to process data from a
non-cab device.
More information of the programming can be found in the cab Printers
Programming Manual.
10. Memory Cards