Printer Database; Overview - Printronix T5000 Software Manual

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Overview

When you start PNE, the printer database window appears first. The printer
database tool organizes and controls printers and Download files. Figure 7
shows how the database looks when PNE launches for the first time.
The menu bar contains all the menus used to control the functions of the
program. The menus are described later in this chapter.
The toolbar contains buttons for the most commonly used menu functions.
See page 55 for descriptions of the toolbar buttons.
Use the Database pane to access and control your printers in a tree format.
The first line of the database tree displays the database file name. In Figure 7,
the default file name for this database is default.pdb. From there, your
database tree branches out to include printers, folders, and Download files,
which you can organize into groups. With a single mouse click, you can
download a file to several printers at once. In addition, you can use as many

Printer Database

Menu Bar
Status and Error Log Pane
Status Bar
Figure 7. Printer Database Main Window
Toolbar Database Pane
Polling Indicator
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