OPERATION
3-58 25364 Issue 8 March 2018
Enable the SD Emulator
The SD Emulator must be enabled with a feature code before it can be
used. A feature code can be obtained by contacting Easyprint and
providing the system ID of each printer.
(1) From the V-Series home screen Select Sett
ings > Advanced > Special
Features. Make a note of the System ID number.
(2) Contact the Easyprint and request a feature code for the SD emulator.
Note: Contact details for Easyprint can be found at
www.easy-print.com.
(3) Select Fe
ature Code, enter the code provided by the help desk and
select
.
(4) Select Add F
eature.
(5) From the home screen select Mes
sages. “Print SD Message” should
now be available on the left side of the screen.
Connect to the Printer Using CoLOS Create
The CoLOS software must be set to communicate with the V-Series via
Ethernet using the printers IP address and port 9104. This tells the printer to
request the appropriate files from the PC which are then sent, the printer
will then interpret the files and print the required data. The message will be
saved in the printer’s internal message store in the V-Series native format.
(1) In CoLOS Create select File > Download.
(2) Under the Printers window select Ad
d.
(3) Select 80
00 Series.
(4) Choose the SD 2 or 3 that most c
losely matches the V-Series being
used (i.e for 53mm head V-Series choose an SD with a 53mm head)
then select Next.
Note: If the message had previously been designed for an SD5, X40 or
X60 see “Use Messages Designed for SD 5, X40 or X60” on
page 3-59.
(5) Enter a name for the printer and select Ne
xt.
(6) Choose Associate New Connectio
n With Device and select Next.
(7) Select the connection type Et
hernet, enter the IP address of the
printer, enter the port number 9104 and select Next.
(8) Enter 1 as the
Node ID and select Next.
(9) Select Finish.
Note: The red cross will disappear once communication is
est
ablished.