Printers
Application
You add and manage printers through the Printer menu item in the Heros Printer Manager window.
Related topics
- Using the FN 16: F-PRINT function for printing
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.
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
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.
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
Icons and buttons
The Heros Printer Manager window provides the following icons and buttons:
Icon or button | Meaning |
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Print a test page Prints a test page on the selected printer | |
Delete Deletes the selected printer | |
CREATE | Creates a 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 |
Status | Displays the status information of the selected printer |
The Change the printer window
You open the window by double-tapping or double-clicking the desired printer.
For each printer, the following properties can be set:
Area | Meaning |
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Name of the printer | Customizes the printer name |
Connection |
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Settings for printing of text |
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Orientation |
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Expert options | Available only to authorized specialists |
Creating a printer
To create a new printer:
- Enter the printer name in the input field
- Select CREATE
- The control creates a new printer.
- Double-tap or double-click the printer
- The control opens the Change the printer window.
- Define the properties
- Select Save
- The control applies the settings and displays the defined printer in the list.
Copying a printer
To copy the printer properties of an available printer:
- Select the desired printer
- Enter the name of the new printer in the input field
- Select Copy
- The control creates a new printer with the settings of the selected printer.
Note
If your printer does not permit PostScript emulation, change the printer settings if possible.