DuraLabel Kodiak - Printing Preferences; Wi-Fi Settings; System Utilities

DuraLabelKodiakUserGuidev0.6(Prerelease)Page21of28
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Printing Preferences
ThesearethedetailedcontrolsforhowyourKodiakwillhandleprintjobs.Whenyouloadsupplies,
Kodiakwillautomaticallyadjustmanyofitssettingstomatchthosesupplies,soyoumayonlyneedto
changethesesettingsforunusualtasks.ClicktheprintericononKodiak’smaintoolbartoopenthese
settings.Youcanalsoreachthesesettingsthroughthelabeldesignmodules.
Thiswindowhasfivetabs,withdifferentoptions:
 BasicSetup:Choosethemostcommonoptions,likelandscape/portraitprintorientation,
mirroringornegativeprinting,andcutoptions.Youcanalsochoosea“preset”forallsettings.
 Speed/Color:Ifneededfortroubleshooting,adjusttheoverallprintingspeed,andtheindividual
heatadjustmentforeachprinthead.
 Cut/Media:Ifneededfortroubleshooting,manuallyselectthesupplytypeandthefeedorcut
offsets.
 Advanced:Ifneededfortroubleshooting,adjusttheprintingoffsets(horizontalandvertical)for
eachprinthead.YoucanalsoadjustthewayKodiakhandlesmulti‐colorprintingandshadesof
color.
 ManagePresets:Editorcreatecustompresetstoquicklyadjustallprintsettings.
IfyouaccessthesecontrolsfromthemainKodiaktoolbar(byclickingtheprintericon),thewindowtitle
willbeshownasSystemPreferences.Thesewillbethedefaultcontrolsusedforallprograms,butany
changeswillnotaffectprogramsthatarecurrentlyrunning.
Ifyouaccessthesecontrolsthroughaprogram’sindividualoptions,thewindowtitlewillbeshownas
PrintingPreferences,andanychangeswillonlyaffectprintjobsforthatsessionoflabeling.TheManage
Presetstabwillnotbepresent.
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Wi-Fi Settings
ToconnectyourKodiaktoawirelessnetwork,clicktheWi‐FiicononKodiak’smaintoolbar.Thisutility
showsthecurrentnetworkstate.Itoffersasimpleon/offtoggleforWi‐Ficonnectivity,aswellasalistof
anyavailableWi‐Finetworks.Toconnecttoanetwork:
1. TurnonWi‐Ficonnectivity.
2. Selectthenetworkyouwouldliketoconnectto,andclickConnect.
3. Enterthepassword,ifrequired.
Afterconnecting,thestatusshownintheupperrightwillchangeto“Connected.”
Youcanalsousetheutility’sEthernetbuttontosetanymanualsettingsforawirednetworkconnection.
ThisisonlyrequiredforStaticIPsystems.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,checkwithyourITteam.
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System Utilities
Theseutilitiesareusedforadvancedfunctionsorsystemtroubleshooting,andcanbefoundinKodiak’s
Utilitiesmenu.