Siemens S7-200 - Printing the Panel Image on a Faceplate

Using the Keypad Designer to Create a Custom Faceplate for your Text Display (TD) Device
3.10 Printing the Panel Image on a Faceplate
Text Display (TD) User Manual
60 System Manual, 08/2008, A5E00765548-03
Figure 3-17 Reversed Panel Image
Figure 3-18 Non-reversed Panel Image
3.10 Printing the Panel Image on a Faceplate
Printing the Panel Image on a Faceplate
To print your custom-designed panel image onto the blank faceplate material, you must use
a laser printer that supports printing transparency material in both the A4 and envelope
formats and also supports color printing.
● You can print a single panel image directly from the Keypad Designer on the envelope-
sized blank faceplate (shipped with the TD 100C and TD 200C device). When you print a
single faceplate (File > Print), the panel image is always reversed.
● To print multiple panel images, you can use the Microsoft Word template that ensures
your panel image design is properly sized. You can print multiple panel images onto the
perforated A4-size blank faceplate sheets. See Appendix A for order numbers.
Tip
The faceplate material is specially treated on one side to accommodate printing with a laser
printer. The treated surface is up (or toward you) when you are holding the material with the
cut corner in the top right of the sheet.
Ensure that the material is correctly inserted into the laser printer so that the panel image is
printed onto the treated surface of the material. You must print a reversed-panel image
version onto the faceplate material. To reverse the panel image, see the previous section,
Reversing the Panel Image.
Before printing your panel image onto the blank faceplate sheet, first test your design by
printing the panel image onto regular paper. You can then temporarily use the paper
faceplate to test the functionality of the design with your TD device.
Using the blank faceplate sheets also allows you to create large quantities of high-quality
faceplates by utilizing the professional printing services of shops that specialize in laser
printing.