Installing the Printer
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Communicating With the Printer
Now that your printer is connected to your system, you are ready to print labels by
downloading data from the host to the printer.
Downloading
is the universal term used
to describe the transfer of information from the host to any connected peripheral device,
such as the printer. When you transfer data from your printer to the host, you are
performing a process called
uploading
.
You can use several methods to download information in your data collection system.
This section describes three different ways to communicate with the printer:
1. Using the PrintSet software.
2. Using third-party software.
3. Using Intermec Printer Language (IPL) commands.
Using the PrintSet Software
You can install the PrintSet application software from the Printer Companion CD that
shipped with the printer. Use PrintSet to easily configure your printer from your PC.
You can also use PrintSet to
•
download graphics and fonts (including TrueType).
•
print test labels.
•
modify and download configuration files.
Refer to the online help for information on using PrintSet.
Using Third-Party Software
You can use third-party software to set many of the printer parameters. You can
configure the parameters that your software does not set by using the printer command
set or the configuration DIP switches.
Use your third-party software to create label formats and convert graphics into a user-
defined character (UDC) format that the printer can interpret. Refer to your third-party
documentation and the
IPL Programming Reference Manual
for more information.
Using Intermec Printer Language (IPL) Commands
You can create labels by downloading formats (designs) and data with IPL commands.
You can use the IPL commands to perform any function or activate any feature of the
printer except for those features or functions that you set with the DIP switches.
For help using IPL commands, see the
IPL Programming Reference Manual
(Part No.
066396).
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