Print Darkness Control - AMT Datasouth Codewriter 4500 Series Operator's Manual

Print Darkness Control

CodeWriter 4500 Series Printers shipped with this manual
Darkness control method. This method replaces the print settings method that
involved a Contrast and Preheat setting. The Operator Panel includes access to these
former methods to service current customers obtaining satisfactory print quality with
those settings. Customers desiring to use this previous method may use the following
procedure.
New Customers not obtaining satisfactory results with the Print Darkness method
should contact their Datasouth representative for additional assistance.
Setting Contrast and Preheat
Use the following procedure the program the printer's Contrast and Preheat
parameter values:
1. Press the
2. When Interface Status Off-Line is displayed, press the
will take you the to the Print Parameters menu.
3. Press the
4. Press the
5. Print Cont. is the first parameter displayed. Press the
to change the Contrast value.
NOTE: When changing values using the
single key press will change the value by one unit. If the key is
pressed and held in, the value will change by 10 units.
6. Press the
or
CANCEL
7. Press the
ENTER to save new defaults. Press the
Or Press the
4
Firmware Revision - 4505/4505+: 109225 Revision A or later, 4510: 109063 Revision D or later.
ONLINE
key. This takes you to the off-line menu.
PAUSE
ITEM
key until ENTER to Select Expert Settings is displayed.
FEED
ENTER
key.
PRINT
ITEM
key. Pre-Heat is the next parameter displayed. Press the
FEED
key to change the Preheat value.
ONLINE
key, followed by the
PAUSE
MENU
key to return to the Print Parameters menu.
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4
will contain a new Print
or
ONLINE
key. The display will read
PAUSE
ENTER
key to save these values.
PRINT
MENU
key. This
or key
CANCEL
keys, a
CANCEL