Configuring The Validator; Enabling And Disabling The Validator - Printronix SL5000r User Manual

Chapter 2

Configuring the Validator

Setting validator options is done through the printer configuration menu. The validator
comes equipped with a default setting for each configuration option, and it works without
having to change any of these options. However, in some cases it is necessary to adjust
these options, which are described below.
NOTE:

Enabling and Disabling the Validator

Software can automatically detect an installed validator when the printer is powered up.
If the printer is powered up with Power-Up Config. set to Factory, the VALIDATOR
menu will be available and Validator Funct. is set to Enable in the QUICK SETUP and
VALIDATOR menus.
If Power-Up Config. is not set to Factory, the VALIDATOR menu will be available, but
Validator Funct. is set to Disable. Enable Validator Funct. by completing the following
steps. (This is a one-time setting once you save the configuration.)
Do not disable or enable the validator with data in the buffer. See "Resetting
IMPORTANT
Validator Data" on page 50.
1. Press
2. If necessary, press and
3. Press
4. Press until Validator Funct. displays.
5. Press + or – until Enable displays.
6. Press
7. Press  and
8. Press PAUSE again to put the printer online.
NOTE:
RFID Encoder
If you have an RFID encoder but are not encoding RFID tags, make sure RFID Reader
is set to Disable (in the RFID CONTROL menu), otherwise the validation process will
slow down considerably as the RFID encoder attempts to scan for non-existent RFID
tags.
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If you make any changes to the default configuration menu items, you will be
prompted to save the configuration.
See "Auto Save Configuration" in the Administrator's Manual.
. .
. to take the printer offline and place the printer in Menu mode.
. .
. until VALIDATOR displays.

to enable the validator. An asterisk (*) should appear after Enable. Once
enabled, the printer will command the validator to begin scanning and reporting
errors, and the counters will be incremented.

at the same time to lock the
printer offline.
To disable the validator once it has been enabled, repeat step 1 through 8
and select Disable in step 5.

at the same time to unlock the

key, then press PAUSE to take the

key.