Datamax 123 Print v1.1x - Manual (Page 183)

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Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project
7.1. Connect / Disconnect Printer
General introduction This section describes how to initiate a connection between 123 Print
and a given printer.
Before you can connect a printer to 123 Print, your Datamax printer
must be properly set up as described in
Appendix B . Please do this
before proceeding with this section.
Connect Once 123 Print is installed and activated, you can connect to your
Datamax printer at anytime. You must open a project with the valid
printer type selected before initiating the connection.
Notice the connection status on the bottom left-hand corner of the
display. It shows, in red letters, that the printer is
Not Connected .
To setup the connection to your printer:
1 On the menu bar, click Tools and then select Connect
Alternatively:
2 On the tool bar, click the Connect icon
As shown below, the Printer Connected To dialogue box is displayed
with three means of communication allowed:
Serial Com
Network/Ethernet
Parallel
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