AMS 500
ABSOLUTE MARKING SYSTEM
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Selecting the Output Device and Changing Settings
Now start the program. Before working with the software, you must first install the plotter
you intend to use. To do this, choose
“Output Device”
from the menu bar, followed by the
“Output Devices”
tab, then select the required plotter from the list. Set it as the default
output device by checking the Default check box
“As a Standard”
.
The plotter should be set to use port
LPT1
. On the Port tab, select LPT1, 2 or 3 from the list
and click
“Accept”
Calibrating the Plotter
Auto calibration
It is not necessary to calibrate the AMS500 plotter.
For the users of Mutoh plotter
The plotter must now be calibrated so those tags and other marking elements can be printed
out correctly.
To do the calibration, insert the enclosed plotter
Calibration Disk
into the floppy disk drive
of your PC.
Then select on the toolbar
“Output Devices”
and in the sub menu
“Auto Calibration”
.
Now click the
“Read Calibration Data button”
.
After successfully reading the data you will get the message
“Calibration successful”
. The
data are now implemented in the program. Close the window and you can start using the
program.
After you have done this procedure it occasionally happens that the printing can be a
little bit out of center on the elements or tags due to tolerances of the marker card
manufacturers. In this case use the manual calibration to reajust.
