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Printer Setup 

Many of the printer’s features may be set using menus available on the front panel of the printer.   
For complete details, please refer to the 

MtP300 Series Operator’s Manual

To enter the Setup Mode, press and hold the   Enter Button while turning on the printer with the   Power Button.  Continue to hold 
the   Enter Button until “Menus Active” is displayed. 

While in Setup Mode, the power indicator will blink slowly.  Upon entering Setup Mode, the FORMAT MENU is shown first.  To 
advance to the INTERFACE MENU or OPTIONS MENU, press the   Advance Button. 

When in Setup Mode, the current menu item is shown on the top line, and its corresponding value is shown on the bottom line.  To 
increment the value on the bottom line to the next setting, press the   Increment Button.  To advance to the next menu item, press the 

 Enter Button.   

 

To exit Setup Mode, press the   Advance Button until “Exit Setup” is displayed.  Press the   Enter Button to save the changes and 
return to normal printer operation.

 

 

Indicators: 

 Power  On = Ready to print, Slow Flash = Setup Mode, 

Short Flash = Power Saving Stand By Mode. 

 

  Wireless I/O Enabled and Connected. 

 

  Magnetic Card Reader:  Ready for swipe. 

 

  Error:  See messages, below. 

 

 

Battery:  On = Charging, Flashing = Battery Low.

 

 

   

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Use the   Advance Button to access the next menu.  (Also see + note below)   

• 

Use the   Increment Button to increment the value displayed on the bottom line. 

• 

Use the   Enter Button to accept the value displayed and advance to the next feature. 

Paper Related Messages: 

Paper Door Open -  Close paper door and press 

the 

 Paper Feed 

Button to 

continue. 

Paper Fault -            Insert paper or correct jam and 

press the 

 Paper Feed 

Button 

to continue. 

 

Magnetic Card Reader Messages: 

Swipe Card Now -   Magnetic Card Reader is ready   

for card to be swiped. 

Card Read Ok -       Card read successfully. 
Card Not Read -      Card not read correctly. 

FORMAT MENU 

Up to 5 formats can be stored 

Format Name

 

  Up to 16 Characters

+

Font

 

SansSerifA 
  4.2, 5.5, 10.2, 10.7, 16.9,18.5, 20.3;  
Courier 
  12.7, 13.5, 14.5, 15.6, 16.9*,  
  18.5, 20.3, 22.6, 25.4  

Spacing

 

  0 - 10, 3* 

Left Margin

 

  0* - 1.0244” 

Right Margin

 

  0* - 1.2608” 

Print Contrast

 

  -75 to +125, 0*~ 

Max Paper Speed

 

  0.32 to 3.30*~ ips 

Form Feed Distance 

  0 – 2.5216”, 1.2608*~ 

Mark Sensing

 

  Front*, Back~, Gap 

Mark Sensitivity

 

  -10 to +10, 0* 

Gap Sensitivity

 

  -10 to +10, 0* 

Tear to Mark Dst

 

  -0.7092” to 1.7927”, 0* 

Present Distance

 

  0.0000”* to 1.2911” 

 

INTERFACE MENU  (IrDA, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi are only available if that option is installed) 

 

Serial IrDA 

Bluetooth 

Wi-Fi 

 

Emulation

 

  Printek*, O’Neil,  
  ZPL-II, Mt3, CPCL 
  Hex Dump 

Baud Rate

 

  9600, 19200,    
  38400, 57600* 

Data Bits

 

  7, 8* 

Stop Bits

 

  1*, 2 

Parity

 

  None*, Even, Odd 

XON/XOFF

 

  Off*, On 

ETX/ACK

 

  Off*, On 

RTS/CTS

 

  Off, On* 

Emulation

 

  Printek*,    
  O’Neil,  
  ZPL-II, Mt3, 
  CPCL,  
  Hex Dump 

Emulation

 

  Printek*, O’Neil,  
  ZPL-II, Mt3, CPCL,
  Hex Dump 

Pairing Mode

 

  Paired*, Unpaired 

Role Policy

 

  Defer*, Master 

Discoverability

 

  On*/Off 

Pin 

  0*, Up to 16  
  Numeric Chars.

+

Security

 

  Off*, On 

Local Name

 

  MtP300-Serial#*

+

Address

 

  (Displayed Only) 
 

Emulation

 

  Printek*, O’Neil, ZPL-II,  
  Mt3, CPCL, Hex Dump 

WLAN Type

 

  Infrastructure*, Peer-to-Peer 

WLAN Channel

 

  1* – 14 

WLAN SSID

 

  any*

WLAN WEP Bits

 

  0*, 64, 128 

WEP Key 1-4

 

  10 or 26 Char. Hex String

WLAN Auth

 

  Auto*, Open, Shared 

IP Address Assign

 

  DHCP*, Static 

IP Address

 

  0.0.0.0*

+

IP Subnet Mask

 

  0.0.0.0*

IP Gateway

 

  0.0.0.0*

Tunnel Port# 
  

08023*

+

 

*  Factory default value. 

When changing value for this feature, use   Advance Button to advance to the next  

  character/field in value. 
~  LP Model Defaults: Print Contrast = +35, Max Paper Speed = 2.30ips,  
  Form Feed Distance = Mark Sensing, Mark Sensing = Back. 

OPTIONS MENU 

Max Format # 

  1* – 5

 

Auto Power Down 
  

Off*, 1 – 15 Minutes

 

User Language 
  

English*, French, German 

Truncate Lines 
  

No*, Yes 

Print Promo

 

  No*, Yes

 

Note:

  

After exiting Setup, you may print the current 

Interface settings by pressing and holding the   Enter 
Button until “Printing Setup” is displayed.

 

 

Message Window

Power 

Increment

Paper Feed 

/Advance 

IrDA Window 

Enter

 



 


Printer Setup Menus

 

Note: Based on Firmware Revision 2.9 

Printek Part Number 6038 Rev. C

 

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