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Connection and use – Liquid Controls SP824-INT User Manual

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Sponsler, Inc.

SP824-INT Printer Programmer

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DOC#: MN-824-INT

Connection and Use

Required Equipment:

Standard IBM-PC Compatible (desktop or laptop) (COMM 1 must be available)

Serial cable w/ proper ends (one end must be 25 pin male)

Source of 120VAC

SP824 Printer

Test Procedure:

1. Connect SP824-INT to the PC via the serial cable. Note, the SP824-INT must be connected

to the PC’s COMM1 port.

2. Connect the SP824-CUBE to the SP824-INT (the connector is keyed).

3. Connect the transformer to AC power.

4. Turn on and boot the PC. MS-DOS operating system is preferred, however, versions of MS-

Windows 9X have been tested and work fine.

5. After the boot process is complete, insert the 3-½” floppy disk into drive A:. If MS-DOS is

used, skip to step 6. If MS-Windows is used, click on “START” and select “Run”. Type in

the following: a:\sp824rp2f.exe and press Enter. Skip to step 7.

6. Type the following at the command prompt: a:\824rp2f.exe and press Enter.

7. A main menu will be displayed (SCR 1). If the main menu does not display, check all

connections and try again. Remember that you must be connected to COMM 1 and have no

other devices connected to COMM 1.

8. Insert the SP824-CUBE into the printer with the red round window pointed inwards toward

the printer.

9. Turn the printer on. Note: The printer will automatically turn itself off after 2 minutes of

inactivity. The printer may be turned back on by turning the power switch on the printer off

and then back on. The printer must be on during all of the following communications.

10. The following pages describe each screen and the input expected.