Windows Driver - Datamax E-Class Mark III Operator's Manual

3 . 4 P r i n t e r C o
3 . 4 P r i n t e r C
3 . 4 P r i n t e r C
The print er cont ains m any user adj ust able param et ers. These param et ers are configurable using a few
m et hods. The t able below list s t he m ost popular ways of configuring t he print er and t he advant ages of each.
Choose t he m et hod t hat best addresses your applicat ion.
M e t h od
DMXConfig ( locat ed on t he
Accessories CD- ROM) is a
Windows based configurat ion
ut ilit y t hat allows t he user t o
DMXConfig
m ake changes t o t he exist ing
Program *
print er set up via a direct
connect ion t o t he host com put er's
serial, USB, or parallel
connect ion.
I nt ernal web pages are sim ple
I nt ernal Web HTML pages t hat can be accessed
Pages* wit h any web browser via t he
opt ional Et hernet port .
The Windows print er driver
Windows
( locat ed on t he Accessories CD-
Driver
ROM) .
DPL Program m ing Language
DPL
com m ands can be built int o
Program m ing
cust om label form at s or sent
Com m ands
individually t o t he print er.
* Recom m ended m et hods
Ch a pt e r 3 – Pr in t e r Ope r a t ion
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D e scr ipt ion
o o l s
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Pr os
Easy t o use, gives t he
user t he m ost cont rol
of t he print er.
Easy t o use. Print er
can be configured from
any host connect ed t o
t he net work regardless
of physical locat ion or
host operat ing syst em .
No addit ional soft ware
required.
Many applicat ions
require use of driver
rd
for print ing from 3
part y applicat ions. This
can be an all in one
solut ion for som e users
t hat do not require
advanced set ups.
DPL com m ands can be
built direct ly int o label
form at s which can
configure t he print er
on t he fly.
Con s
Soft ware m ust be
inst alled on a Windows
based host com put er.
Print er m ust be
equipped wit h an
Et hernet opt ion.
Depending on t he
com plexit y of t he
net work, init ial
connect ion m ay not be
possible unt il net work
param et ers are set via
anot her m et hod.
Requires inst allat ion of
a driver on a Windows
based host .
Only basics param et ers
can be configured.
DPL program m ing
knowledge needed.
For M or e I n fo
See
Sect ion 3.5
See
Appendix B.2
See
Sect ion 3.6
See t he
Class Series 2
Program m er's
Manual
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