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 indicates the following conditions:  
 ON - Media is installed and ready for Normal operation. 
Off - The printers power is off. 
Blinking 
 
- Media Out condition. 
This condition only occurs following a media motion 
request. 
 
 
    
RIBBON           
The Ribbon LED indicates the following conditions: 
 ON - The printer is set for Thermal Transfer mode and the printer 
contains a Thermal Transfer Ribbon. 
 OFF - The printer is set for Direct Thermal Mode. 
 Blinking - The printer is set for Thermal Transfer mode and the ribbon 
is not moving or at end of life.  
This condition only occurs following a media motion 
request. 
  
						

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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 printer will do a Label Sensor Calibration test on the current 
loaded media. 
LCD displays CALIBRATION. 
  CANCEL/RESET 
 
The printer will reset the Non-Volatile memory back to factory 
defaults. 
 
  
						

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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 further 
information in the printers buffer.  The user must realign 
the media by pressing the FEED button, following this 
function. 
Models will blink the READY LED and display CANCEL on 
the LCD display while in the Paused condition. 
 
Pressed for Special functions 
 
Button Function 
 FEED 
 PAUSE 
 (RELEASE 
  BUTTONS) 
Enter into the printers Setup menu. 
See the Front Panel Setup Menu section for more 
information. 
  
						

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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 indicates the emulation (printer language), PAL/PPLZ, PPLA or 
PPLB. 
 
With Keyboard Option installed 
If a keyboard is plugged in and PAL app loaded, the following message is displayed 
on the LCD 
(203, PAL/PPLZ) 
 FOR KEYBD 
 
With Barcode Reader Option 
If a barcode reader is connected and PAL app loaded, the following message is displayed 
on the LCD. 
(203, PAL/PPLZ) 
WITH B.C. READER 
 
Abnormal Conditions 
If any abnormal condition occurs the related message will be displayed.  For example: 
RIBBON OUT 
 
  
						

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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 functionality in Set-up mode 
Set-up Mode 
Buttons Function 
 PAUSE Press PAUSE to take printer off- line with READY LED 
blinking. 
 FEED + PAUSE 
 (release buttons) 
Enters into set-up mode and displays feature. 
 
 FEED + PAUSE Press and hold down FEED button. Press PAUSE button 
repeatedly to scroll to the next feature. 
 FEED + CANCEL Press and hold down FEED button. Press CANCEL button 
repeatedly to scroll to the previous feature. 
 CANCEL Pressing this key will select the displayed feature. 
 FEED + PAUSE Press and hold down FEED button. Press PAUSE button 
repeatedly to scroll to the next value. 
 CANCEL Pressing this key will select the displayed value. 
 PAUSE Press PAUSE twice to exit set-up mode and ready printer. 
 
LCD Displayed Information 
Below is an example of a typical displayed Feature.   
 
 
 
 
 
Feature name: PRINT MODE (blinking when selected) 
Feature Value: DIRECT THERMAL (chosen print mode) 
Stored indicator: * (selected and saved) 
 
PRINT MODE 
DIRECT THERMAL *  
						

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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 to scroll to the 
desired value of the displayed feature. 
6. Once the desired value is displayed, press [CANCEL] button to save it.  After 
pressing the [CANCEL] button an * should appear in the last column.  The * is used 
to designate the stored value in non-volatile memory. 
7. Press the [PAUSE] button once to save, and again to return to normal mode. 
Note: Do not enter set-up mode while the printer is printing or while the host is sending 
data. 
  
						

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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 Data Bits 
PARITY (RS232) None Odd or Even None 
BAUD RATE 9600 / 115200 / 57600 / 38400 / 19200 
9600 / 4800 / 2400 / 1200 / 600 9600 
TRIM DARKNESS -030 ~ +030 +000 
ABS DARKNESS 000~030 016 
PRESENT DISTANCE 000~040 021 
MEDIA SENSOR TYPE Gap or Black Bar Black Bar 
COUNTING Up or Down Down 
PEELER INSTALLED Yes or No No 
CUTTER INSTALLED Yes or No No 
RECOVER PRINT Enabled or Disabled Disabled 
TPH VERT. OFFSET -003 ~ +003 +000 
CUT PEEL OFFSET -015 ~ +050 +000 
AUTO CALIBR MODE Mode 1 ~ 4 Mode 1 
 
Notes: 
1. To verify that a feature has been properly changed cycle power on the printer. 
2. Make sure the settings you desire has an * character by the value.