Transferring A Print Job - Avery Dennison ALX 92x Operating Manual

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gether with instructions in the section "Program Example" in topic section
"General, Definitions Commands Overview".

Transferring a print job

The device can only carry out a print job once this job has been transferred
into the device's RAM. This can be accomplished in two ways: via a direct
transfer from your computer via a data cable or by saving it to a CompactFlash
(CF) card.
Data cable
The print job can be transferred
To transfer data via the serial or parallel interface, connect the corresponding
ports on the host computer and the device. Use the DOS window to send the
print job file to the interface:
A few hints on using the USB or Ethernet interfaces:
Windows NT 4.0.
(no more than 8 characters, no symbols or spaces).
Further information on transferring data per Ethernet can be found at topic
section „Advanced applications", chapter
on page 16
correct device driver has been installed.
These programs also require a driver to be installed.
OPERATING MANUAL
: here you can find a practice example of a print job to-
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via the serial interface,
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via the parallel interface, or
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via the Ethernet connection.
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Serial interface (COM1): copy testjob.txt com1
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Parallel interface (LPT1): copy testjob.txt lpt1
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USB interface / Ethernet interface:
copy testjob.txt \\computername\sharename.
– Computer name: Name of the computer. You can find this name in
Windows XP under START > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANEL > SYS-
TEM > COMPUTER NAME (e.g. DM-ECH-0990).
– Sharename: Name found under START > SETTINGS > PRINTERS
AND FAXES after right-clicking PROPERTIES > SHARE (in
Windows XP). The share name represents a device connected with a
specific port – the USP port for transfer via USB, the TCP/IP port for
transfer via Ethernet.
The method described here does not work in Windows 98, Windows ME or
The share name has to comply with the MS-DOS formatting conventions
Before sending a print job from a text program, you need to ensure that the
Special label layout programs, such as NiceLabel, make this much easier.
ALX 92x
Data Transmission with Ethernet
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