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Configuration Mode
Chapter 4:
Configuration Mode
Description
The Series 80PLUS PcOS thermal printer has many options and features that are user configurable.
Unlike most printers that use dip switches to control these settings, the Series 80PLUS Printer has
been equipped with an automated configuration mode. By powering the Series 80PLUS Printer in a
special sequence, it will enter configuration mode. In this mode, the printer's current settings are
printed one at a time. By pressing the FEED button, the printer cycles through the remaining
available settings for that option. When the setting for the item you desire has been selected, waiting
five seconds will cause the printer to move on to the next option that you can change. When all
options have been exhausted, the Series 80PLUS Printer writes them permanently to its nonvolatile
EEPROM memory and resets itself. See Configuration Options for an ordered list of options and their
associated settings.
Entering Configuration Mode
Follow the steps below to enter the configuration mode:
1. Power the printer off if it is not already off.
2. Open the cover.
3. Power the printer on while holding down the FEED button.
4. Wait until the status LED blinks a cover open condition. (See Appendix B).
5. Release the FEED button.
6. Load the printer with paper if it is not already loaded.
7. Close the cover.
8. The Series 80PLUS Printer will print a few lines of instructions followed by:
9. If the FEED button is not pressed within five seconds, the printer will exit the configuration
mode without making any changes and reset.
10. If the FEED button is pressed, the printer will start the configuration mode by displaying the first
option and its setting. See Configuration Options for an ordered list of options and their
associated settings.
11. At this time you may,
A) Press the FEED button to cycle through the choices for this option or
B) Wait five seconds to continue to the next option.
12. Repeat Step 11 until the last option has been completed.
13. The Series 80PLUS Printer will print a message indicating it is exiting the configuration mode
and will save the settings exactly as they have been presented/changed.
If the Series 80PLUS Printer is powered off at any time during the configuration mode, no changes
will be saved.
The initial setting displayed with each option reflects the current configuration. If you do not wish to
change a setting, simply wait five seconds to continue to the next option.
The printer does not have to be hooked up to a host computer to use the configuration mode.
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PcOS Series 80PLUS
Press PAPER FEED to begin
Rev B 4/13/99
Programmer's Guide
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