MAX™ Operator Manual
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Original Printed In English
The printer is preset at the factory. There
are settings to check if you are having is-
sues with the printer.
Note: The Blue Buttons under the Datamax ® screen
correspond to the boxes at the bottom of the screen.
MEDIA TYPE: Set to ‘THERMAL TRANSFER’
At the Main menu screen Press ‘MENU’. Scroll
down to ‘MEDIA SETTING’ Press ‘ENTER’
select ‘MEDIA TYPE’ Press ‘ENTER’. Select
‘THERMAL TRANSFER’ there will be a (*)
next to select setting. Press ‘ESC’ until you
get to the save changes screen. Press ‘YES’
to save changes or ‘NO’ to exit without saving
changes.
SENSOR TYPE: Set to ‘CONTINUOUS’
At the Datamax® main screen. Press menu,
Press ‘MEDIA SETTINGS’, Press SENSOR
TYPE, highlight ‘CONTINUOUS’ Press enter.
Press ‘ESC’ till you get to the ‘SAVE
CHANGES’ screen .Press ‘YES’ to save
changes or ‘NO’ to exit without saving chang-
es.
GPIO PORT: Set to ‘APPLICATOR’
At the Datamax® main screen Press ‘MENU’ then
go to PRINTER OPTIONS, Press ‘ENTER’
scroll down to ‘GPIO’ Press ‘ENTER’ ’GPIO
DEVICE’ Press ENTER highlight
‘APPLICATOR’ Press ENTER. Press ‘ESC’
until you get to the save changes
screen .Press ‘YES’ to save changes or ‘NO’
to exit without saving changed.
START OF PRINT: Set to ‘ACTIVE LOW’
At the Datamax® main menu screen Press
‘MENU’. Using arrow keys highlight
‘PRINTER OPTIONS’, Press ‘ENTER’. Using
arrow keys highlight ‘GPIO PORT’ Press
‘ENTER’. Highlight ‘START OF PRINTING’
Press ‘ENTER’ highlight ‘ACTIVE LOW’ and
Press ‘ENTER’. Press ‘ESC’ until you get to
the save changes screen Press ‘YES’ to save
changes or ‘NO’ to exit without saving chang-
es.
END OF PRINT: Set to ‘ACTIVE LOW’
At the Datamax® main menu screen .Press
‘MENU’. Using arrow keys highlight
‘PRINTER OPTIONS, Press ‘ENTER’. Using
arrow keys highlight ‘GPIO PORT’ Press
‘ENTER’. Highlight ‘END OF PRINTING’
Press ‘ENTER’ highlight ‘ACTIVE LOW’ and
Press ‘ENTER’. Press ESC until you get to
the save changes screen Press ‘YES’ to save
changes or ‘NO’ to exit without saving chang-
es.
PRESENT DISTANCE: Set to ‘Ø’ (Zero)
At the Datamax® main menu screen Press
‘MENU’. Using the arrow keys scroll down to
‘PRINTER CONTROL’ Press ‘ENTER’. Arrow
down to ‘PRESET DISTANCE’ Press
‘ENTER’. Using the arrow keys set ‘PRESET
DISTANCE’ to ‘0” and Press ‘ENTER’. Press
‘ESC’ until you return to Datamax® main
screen.
HEAD BIAS: Set to ‘STANDARD’
At the Datamax® main menu screen. Press
‘MENU’. Using arrow keys highlight ’SYSTEM
SETTINGS’. Press ‘ENTER’ arrow key to’
HEAD BIAS’ Press ‘ENTER’ arrow key to
‘STANDARD’ Press ‘ENTER’. Press ‘ECS’
until you get to the ‘SAVE CHANGES
SCREEN. Press ‘YES’ to save changes or
‘NO’ to exit with out saving changes.
SECTION 5 - MACHINE OPERATION
USER SETTINGS
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