Virtual Memory Switch Manager Utility for the Impact or the Inkjet Printers of the BIXOLON. We at BIXOLON maintain ongoing efforts to enhance and upgrade the functions and quality of all our products. In following, product specifications and/or user manual content may be changed without prior notice.
Impact / Inkjet Printer 4. Usage of VMSM 4-1 Printer Communication Setting To use the VMSM (Virtual Memory Switch Manager), It is necessary to set status of communication between Printer and PC. 1) Run the “SRP_275II_275III _500VMSM(V3.0.x).exe” file. 2) After double-clicking “SRP_275II_275III_500 VMSM (Ver3.0.x).exe”, you will see this dialog.
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Impact / Inkjet Printer 4) Click “Connect” button to check communication status. If communication status is okay, you will see this message box. * If you don’t see this dialog, please turn off printer and program. Check cable or interface type then turn on printer and program. 5) “Self Test1”, “Self Test2”, and “Run Manager”...
Impact / Inkjet Printer 4-2 Getting the Memory Switch Status of the Printer 1) If the Communication Setting is OK, click the “Run Manager” button. 2) Click the “Get Status” button. It gets the status of Printer Setting. Rev. 2.09 - 6 -...
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3) If it is successful, you will see this message box. 4) You can see the status of each memory switch. * Status Information varies with the Printer Model SRP-275II, SRP-275III and SRP-500. SRP-500 Printer Model is activated “Switch 1 Status” and “Switch 5 Status” button.
Impact / Inkjet Printer 4-3 Setting the memory switch status of the Printer After getting the memory switch status of the Printer, the status of the Printer can be modified. 1) “Get Status” Pressing this button displays the current memory switch settings read from the printer. 2) “Set Status”...
Impact / Inkjet Printer 4-3-2 Setting “Switch 2” 1) Click the “Switch 2 Status” button. 2) Select the one to change the status in the “Virtual Memory Switch Status” box. Rev. 2.09 - 9 -...
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(10) Cover is opened while printing When cover is opened while printing, you can select recover-mode as “Automatically recoverable” or “Recoverable by command”. * Memory Switch 2 is only applied in SRP-275II and SRP-275III Printer Model. Rev. 2.09 - 10 -...
If “Memory Switch On” box is checked, communication setting of Serial applies when the “Set Status” button is clicked. * Communication Setting is only applied in SRP-275II and SRP-275III Printer Model. * Communication Status is only applied when 1-5 dip-switch is turn on.
Impact / Inkjet Printer 4-5 Other Function 1) The “Save Status” and the “Load Status” button in the blue box saves the current status of memory switch by file format or load status of memory switch form file. 2) The “Initialize Status” button in the “User Status Setting” box initializes value of all. After pressing the “Initialize Status”...
Impact / Inkjet Printer 4-6 SRP-500 Vertical Alignment The ink cartridge can be aligned properly using this software to yield best quality printing. This software should be used to align ink cartridges when newly installing and/or replacing them. Use of this software will facilitate the proper placement of both black and white and color printing when contained in the same line and/or image.
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Impact / Inkjet Printer 3) To align the ink cartridge, the print out of a pattern must be examined to select the best print result in accordance. Selecting the Pattern Print button results in the printing of four patterns from A to D. Each pattern is printed vertically according to a number range from –3 to +3.
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Impact / Inkjet Printer 5) After selecting the radio buttons, click the Save Setting button to save the current configuration in the printer. 6) After saving the settings as in the previous section, select the Verify Setting button to confirm that the cartridge’s vertical alignment is set properly. Clicking this button results in the printing of the pattern according to the currently saved settings.