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XPM 80™ Thermal Printer Family
Please note that the XPM 80™ thermal printer family will, unless specifically configured not to
do so, print an Information Report immediately when paper is loaded. This short report is
extremely helpful during setup and configuration of the XPM 80™ printer.
contains detailed information concerning the printer itself and its features, the firmware
installed, the status of information in the flash memory, status of the A/D converter outputs,
and the many settings that configure the printer itself. For example, this report will show all
the current serial communication settings.
Please note that many of the software tools supplied with the XPM 80™ driver also allow this
report to be printed by simply clicking on the "Print Info" button.
7.2. Dual-Feed Unit
The XPM 80™ is equipped with a Dual-Feed unit (DFU) to allow handling of two paper rolls.
This provides two distinct benefits:
The printer can effectively have twice the paper supply, as the DFU can be
programmed to automatically switch to the second paper source if the first is
exhausted.
The printer can have two different paper supplies that have different meanings after
printing. Examples might be different colored first and second class tickets, or
different tickets issued for two different carriers.
DFU control pushbuttons located next to each DFU paper inlet are used to manually control
the paper loading and selection process, as follows. The descriptions assume that both
paper paths start with paper in them.
Press and release control for selected path: Paper is placed in DFU park position.
(Neither paper path is selected; printer reports out of paper.)
Press and release control for unselected path: Paper for that path is loaded into
printer. Printer reports "ready to print".
Press and hold control for selected or unselected path: Paper for that path will
eject from back of DFU. Paper will have to be fully removed to clear paper sensor
and then reinserted before it can print. Printer will report out of paper if that path was
the selected paper path.
Please note that these DFU control pushbuttons can be disabled via the XPM 80™
Configuration Tool for security purposes.
The two paper paths can be configured identically, or can have independent configurations.
At this writing, there are 52 different settings that can be made independently for each paper
path.
7.3. Printer Access Control
Figure 3 shows a top view of the print mechanism, and identifies the Printer Access Control.
By pulling the recess in the direction shown, access can be gained to the paper path,
printhead, platen and cutter as shown in Figure 2. To close the print mechanism, press down
on the black area below the label until the upper print unit snaps closed.
Part No. D 690 019
Mod. No. 4 051015 Eli1
HENGSTLER
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