Connect/Disconnect Printer; Save To Printer; Read From Printer - Microcom 485 User Manual

Configuration files created outside of the application can also be read regardless if all
parameters start with *MXF or *MXS.

Connect/Disconnect Printer

To connect to a printer, click Connect to Printer button. The Device Selection Window will
appear and you can choose the interface in which to connect to the printer. Once connected,
the buttons Save to Printer, Read from Printer and Restart Printer will appear. The same
button will now display "Disconnect from Printer".
To disconnect to the printer, press the same button and the connection with the printer will be
closed. The button will now display "Connect to Printer". The buttons Save to Printer, Read
from Printer and Restart Printer will disappear.

Save to Printer

To apply all configuration changes to the printer, click the Save to Printer button. This will send
all the current values held by the on-screen controls to the connected printer. The printer must
be restarted for the changes to take effect. A restart can be performed by clicking the Restart
Printer button or by manually turning off and on the power switch on the printer. When the
printer reboots, the changes will be in place.
Note: Settings that cannot be saved to the printer from the configuration application include –
Model, Printer Firmware Version, Serial Number, CPU Serial Number and MAC Address.

Read from Printer

To read the configurations currently saved on the connected printer, click the Read from
Printer button. The values will populate the on-screen controls.
factory parameters read from a file so the corresponding controls will not update for those values.
However, the application will always read every parameter read from a printer including the factory
settings.