BIXOLON SLP-D420 User manual

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User manual

BIXOLON SLP-D420 is a versatile label printer that offers a range of features to meet your printing needs. It supports various operating systems, including Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server, VISTA, 2008 Server, and 7. With the included Font Downloader utility, you can easily download True Type ASCII fonts to the printer, expanding its capabilities. Additionally, the printer allows you to print test strings to ensure the fonts are downloaded correctly. These features make the BIXOLON SLP-D420 an ideal choice for creating custom labels with diverse fonts and characters.

BIXOLON SLP-D420 is a versatile label printer that offers a range of features to meet your printing needs. It supports various operating systems, including Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server, VISTA, 2008 Server, and 7. With the included Font Downloader utility, you can easily download True Type ASCII fonts to the printer, expanding its capabilities. Additionally, the printer allows you to print test strings to ensure the fonts are downloaded correctly. These features make the BIXOLON SLP-D420 an ideal choice for creating custom labels with diverse fonts and characters.

True Font Downloader Manual
Label Printer
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SLP-D420 / D420E
SLP-D423 / D423E
http://www.bixolon.com
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Table of Contents
1. Manual Information........................................................................................................3
2. Operating System (OS) Environment...........................................................................3
3. Set font download utility ...............................................................................................3
4. To download new True type font to the printer ...........................................................4
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1. Manual Information
BIXOLON Font Downloader makes it possible to convert and download True Type ASCII
fonts to the printer. The downloaded fonts can be used like the internal printer fonts by Text
command. Please refer to the following explanation of each function for more information.
We at BIXOLON maintain ongoing efforts to enhance and upgrade the functions and
quality of all our products. In following, product specifications and/or user manual content
may be changed without prior notice.
2. Operating System (OS) Environment
The following operating systems are supported for usage.
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP (32bit/64bit)
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server (32bit/64bit)
Microsoft Windows VISTA (32bit/64bit)
Microsoft Windows 2008 Server (32bit/64bit)
Microsoft Windows 7(32bit/64bit)
3. Set Font Download Utility
While the Windows driver installs, you can install the font download utility.
After installation, there is a “BIXOLON Font Downloader” icon on the desktop.
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4. To download a new True type font to the printer
1) Double-click the “BIXOLON Font Downloader” icon.
2) Click on the “New” icon to make a new project file. This file contains the information
about memory card type and font to be downloaded.
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3) Press the Save button after selecting the memory card type and typing the file name.
4) Input the description and press the OK button.
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5) Click on the “Fonts-Add” to select font to be downloaded.
6) Specify the properties of the font and press the OK button.
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7) Now you can see the information of the font to be downloaded.
8) Press the Characters button to select characters to be downloaded.
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9) Press OK button after font selection.
Available: Available font list
Selected: Selected font list to be downloaded
>>: Add all available fonts
>: Add selected fonts
<: Delete selected fonts from the selected list.
<<: Delete all fonts from the selected list.
<>: Exchange fonts with each other.
10) Press OK button
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11) Press Yes button to start downloading fonts.
12) Downloaded font is shown on the Fonts list after download is completed.
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13) Card-Status printer menu tells the printer to print out the downloaded font list.
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14) You can print the test string by pressing Fonts-Test Print menu.
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15) Downloaded fonts can be used like internal fonts with Text command. The font name to
be referred in the Text command is as follows.
If ID is 1, font name is A
If ID is 2, font name is B
Ex) T10,10,A,1,1,0,N,N, ’This is a test’
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BIXOLON SLP-D420 User manual

Type
User manual

BIXOLON SLP-D420 is a versatile label printer that offers a range of features to meet your printing needs. It supports various operating systems, including Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server, VISTA, 2008 Server, and 7. With the included Font Downloader utility, you can easily download True Type ASCII fonts to the printer, expanding its capabilities. Additionally, the printer allows you to print test strings to ensure the fonts are downloaded correctly. These features make the BIXOLON SLP-D420 an ideal choice for creating custom labels with diverse fonts and characters.

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