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Communication Settings of the Printer Setting Tool (Windows)
Settings Dialog Box
- Menu Bar
- Provides access to various commands grouped under each menu title (the File, Tools, and Help menus) according to their functions.
- Node Name/Bluetooth Device Name
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Displays the node name. (Node names can be changed.) (See Menu Bar.)
- Settings Display/Change Area
- Displays the current settings for the selected item.
- Refresh
- Updates the displayed settings with the most recent information.
- Exit
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Exits the Communication Settings window, and returns to the main window of the Printer Setting Tool.
If you have changed any settings, make sure you click Apply before exiting the application. Otherwise, any unsaved settings will be discarded.
- Apply
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Applies the settings to the Label Printer. To save the specified settings in a command file, select the Save in Command File option from the drop-down list.
Clicking Apply applies all settings in all tabs to the Label Printer. If the Disable these settings checkbox is selected, the settings are not applied.
- Items
- When the Current Status menu is selected, the current settings appear in the settings display/change area. Select the item for the settings you want to change.
- Disable these settings
- When this checkbox is selected,
appears in the tab, and the settings can no longer be specified or changed. Settings in a tab where appears are not applied to the Label Printer even if Apply is clicked. In addition, the settings in the tab are not saved or exported when the Save in Command File or Export option is used. To apply the settings to the Label Printer, or to save or export them, make sure you clear the checkbox.
- Settings Tabs
- Contains settings that may be specified or changed. If appears in the tab, the settings are not applied to the Label Printer.
- Printer
- Lists the connected Label Printers.
Menu Bar
File Menu Options
- Apply Settings to the Printer
Applies the settings to the Label Printer.
- Save Settings in Command File
Saves the specified settings in a command file. The file extension is BIN.
- If the Disable these settings checkbox is selected, the settings are not saved.
- The saved communication settings commands are intended to be used only for applying settings to a Label Printer.
- Do not send command files to a different Label Printer model.
- Import
Select a Profile to import
Imports the exported file and applies the settings to a Label Printer. Click Browse and select the file you want to import. The settings in the selected file appear in the settings display/change area.
Only the profiles compatible with the selected Label Printer can be imported. - Export
Saves the current settings in a file. If the Disable these settings checkbox is selected, the settings are not saved.
Exported files are not encrypted.
Tools Menu Options
- Option Settings
- Automatically restart the printer after applying new settings
If this checkbox is selected, the Label Printer automatically restarts after communication settings are applied. If this checkbox is cleared, you must restart the Label Printer manually.
When configuring multiple Label Printers, you can reduce the time needed to change settings by clearing this checkbox. In this case, we recommend selecting this checkbox when configuring the first Label Printer so that you can confirm that each setting is operating as intended. - Automatically detects the connected printer, and retrieves the current settings
If this checkbox is selected and a Label Printer is connected to the computer, the Label Printer is automatically detected and the Label Printer's current settings are displayed in the Current Status pane.
If the connected Label Printer is different from the Label Printer shown in the Printer drop-down list, the settings available on all tabs change to match the connected Label Printer.
- Change Node Name/Bluetooth Device Name
Allows renaming a Bluetooth device.
- Reset to Default Communication Settings
Returns the communication settings to their factory settings.
Help Menu Options
- Display Help
Displays the Help topics.
General Tab
- Communication Settings
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- Bluetooth on Power On
Specifies the conditions for connecting via Bluetooth when the Label Printer is on. Select the On by Default, Off by Default, or Keep Current State option.
Bluetooth Tab
- Bluetooth Settings
- Bluetooth Mode
Selects the control mode when Bluetooth is enabled.
- Classic
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- Visible to Other Devices
Allows the Label Printer to be “discovered” by other Bluetooth devices.
If you select Not Discoverable in Visible to Other Devices, users who have never paired with the device will not be able to make a connection. - PIN code usage
If Enable is selected, the PIN code specified here must also be stored on the computer in order to communicate with the Label Printer when using Bluetooth. You can change the PIN code if necessary.
- Encrypt communication data
If this checkbox is selected, Bluetooth communication data will be encrypted before it is sent.
Even if the Enable and Disable settings and Encrypt communication data checkbox on the communication settings tool are set, the main unit will operate with the PIN code settings in Disable and the Encrypt communication data checkbox checked. - Auto re-pairing
Sets whether to automatically reconnect to a previously connected Apple device (iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch).