Printers

Application

You add and manage printers through the Printer menu item in the Heros Printer Manager window.

Requirement

  • PostScript-capable printer
  • The control can communicate only with printers that understand PostScript emulation such as KPDL3. Some printers enable setting the PostScript emulation in the printer menu.

  • Note

Description of function

To navigate to this function:

Settings Network/Remote Access Printer Heros Printer Manager

You can print the following files:

  • Text files
  • Graphic files
  • PDF files

File types

Once you have added a printer, the control shows the PRINTER: drive in the file management. The drive contains one folder for each defined printer.

Creating a printer

There are various methods to start printing:

  • Copying the file to be printed to the PRINTER drive
  • The file to be printed is automatically forwarded to the default printer and deleted from the directory after the print job has been executed.

  • You may also copy the file into the printer sub-directory if you wish to use a printer other than the default printer.

  • Using the FN 16: F-PRINT function

Buttons

The Heros Printer Manager window contains the following buttons:

Button

Meaning

CREATE

Creates a printer

CHANGE

Adapts the properties of the selected printer

COPY

Creates a copy of the selected printer setting

At first the copy has the same properties as the copied setting. This can be useful if printing both portrait and landscape formats on the same printer

DELETE

Deletes the selected printer

UP

Selects a printer

DOWN

STATUS

Displays the status information of the selected printer

PRINT A TEST PAGE

Prints a test page on the selected printer

The Change the printer window

For each printer, the following properties can be set:

Setting

Meaning

Name of the printer

Customizes the printer name

Connection

Selects the connection

  • USB: The control automatically displays the name
  • Network: Network name or IP address of the printer
  • Port for the network printer (default: 9001)

  • Printer %1 not connected

Timeout

Delays the printing process

The control delays the printing process by the pre-set number of seconds after the last change has been made to the file to be printed in PRINTER:.

Use this setting if the file to be printed is populated with FN functions (e.g., when probing).

Standard printer

Selects the default printer

The control automatically assigns this setting to the first printer added.

Settings for printing of text

These settings are applicable when printing text documents:

  • Paper size
  • Number of copies
  • Job name
  • Font size
  • Header
  • Print options (black and white, color, duplex)

Orientation

Portrait or landscape for all printable files

Expert options

Available only to authorized specialists

Creating a printer

To create a new printer:

  1. Enter the printer name in the name dialog
  2. Select CREATE
  3. The control creates a new printer.
  4. Press CHANGE
  5. The control opens the Change the printer window.
  6. Define the properties
  7. Select Save
  8. The control applies the settings and displays the defined printer in the list.

Note

If your printer does not permit PostScript emulation, change the printer settings if possible.