AMT Datasouth Printer FM 4600 plus How to set features User Manual

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FASTMARK 4600 PLUS 
CONTROL PANEL OPERATION 
 
Front Panel 
The front panel includes 
- LCD display 
- 3 LED status indicators (READY, MEDIA and RIBBON) 
- 3 control buttons (FEED, PAUSE and CANCEL) 
 
 
 
 
 
 LCD display 
LED indicators Control buttons  

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LED Indicators 
There are three LED indicators on the front panel, “READY”, “MEDIA” and “RIBBON”.  
These indicators display the present status of the printer. 
 
    
READY            
The Ready LED indicates the following conditions:  
 ON - The printers power is on, unit is ready to print. 
Off - The printers power is off. 
Blinking - Error condition (see Troubleshooting section in USER 
GUIDE for details) 
 
 
    
MEDIA             
The Media LED...

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Buttons 
Depending upon the printer model and current mode, the Front Panel buttons serve multiple 
functions.  Refer to the following tables for their specific functions. 
Pressed and held down during Power UP 
Upon completion of the desired function the printer will go into a READY condition. 
 
Button Function 
 FEED/CONFIG 
 
The printer performs an internal Self-Test and prints a Configuration 
Report. 
LCD displays SELF TEST. 
  PAUSE/CALIBR 
 
The...

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Pressed during normal operation 
Button Function 
   FEED The printer will Feed a one label. 
   PAUSE 
The printer will begin blinking the READY LED.  
If printing the printer will STOP printing, and the READY 
LED will blink. 
If pressed a second time the printer will resume normal 
operation. 
Models will blink the READY LED and display PAUSE on 
the LCD display while in the Paused condition. 
   CANCEL 
The printer will Stop printing and delete any...

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LCD Display  
The front panel is equipped with a 2 row by 16-character display.  
The basic function of the display is: 
- Display the printer status 
- Display the printer settings 
- Displays prompts requesting input data from a keyboard or barcode reader. 
 
Standard Printer 
After power ON the following message is displayed on the LCD 
(203, PAL/PPLZ) 
 
The first parameter is either 203 or 300.  It indicates the print resolution. 
The second parameter...

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Front Panel Set-up Menu 
The Set-up menu is a list of printer features that affect the basic operation of the printer.  These 
are functions that may not normally be selected using software commands.  Value settings that 
are changed using the keypad are stored into memory and are retained when power is cycled.  
Value settings that are changed using software commands are temporary changes and are not 
retained when power is cycled.  
LCD and Button...

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Procedure to Enter into Set-up Mode 
1. Power on the printer. 
2. When the “ READY” message is displayed on the LCD, press [PAUSE] once to 
enter off-line mode. Press and hold [FEED] and then [PAUSE] buttons. Release 
buttons. 
 
 
 
3. Press and hold [FEED], then press [PAUSE] button repeatedly to scroll to the 
feature that you want to change. 
4. Press [CANCEL] button once to select feature. 
5. Press and hold [FEED], then press [PAUSE] button repeatedly...

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Typical Set-up Control Panel Features (features may differ among models) 
Feature Item Value Factory Default 
PRINT MODE Direct Thermal or Thermal Mode Direct Thermal 
MAC ADDRESS ####-####-####  Printer Specific 
DEFAULT GATEWAY ###.###.###.### Printer Specific 
SUBNET MASK ###.###.###.### Printer Specific 
IP ADDRESS  ###.###.###.### Client Determined 
DHCP Enabled or Disabled Disabled 
CLEAR FLASH Yes or No No 
LENGTH (RS232) 7 Data Bits or 8 Data Bits 8...