Pertech 5300 Manual Do Utilizador

Pertech Provides a Configuration Utility for the 5300 

series that is downloadable from the Pertech web site.  

The Configuration Utility offers an alternative to the One 

Button Configuration explained later in this section. This 

utility requires a Windows XP or 2000 operating system 

and is easily installed. To install the Utility run setup.exe 

and follow instructions on the screen. For updated or 

additional information consult the readme / help file 

included with the software.  

The Configuration Utility is organized in tabs and drop 

down box’s and shows the available options for each 

Printer Control Language (PCL) selected. 

Host and printer communication settings can be config-

ured within the application to steamline the setup for the 

system and printer. Before using the utility to configure 

a printer, the user should verify the host communication 

settings match the connection to the printer.  The com-

munication settings used to transmit information to the 

printer are displayed on the bottom of the form

 

The utility may be configured to download using RS232 

or USB.  RS232 may be configured to use hardware or 

software handshaking, baud rates of 1200, 2400, 4800, 

9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 on a choice of COM ports 

1-9.  

If the settings are incorrect, you may click on the “Set-

tings” menu, then select “Host Communication Settings”, 

or press CTRL-H on the keyboard.  

The “Configure” button will open up a window displaying 

allowed changes to the configuration of the 5300.  See 

“Printer Configuration Options” for more information on 

the various options available.  These items are what will 

be sent when the “Send” button is clicked.  If there is a 

padlock icon in the bottom right of this window, then the 

configuration items can not be changed.

The “Send” button is what actually transmits the informa-

tion set up in “Configure” to the printer.  Make sure the 

host communications parameters match the connected 

printer, and that the printer is connected.  It may take 

a few moments to transmit all the data.  The 5300 may 

need to reset itself several times during this process.  Do 

not disconnect the printer until the “Finished” dialog box 

appears.  If for some reason the utility can not configure 

an item, you will be prompted with a choice to “Abort” the 

entire configuration process, “Ignore” (or skip) only the 

particular item that it can not configure, or to “Retry”.

The “Print” button is used to print a self-test so that the 

configuration can be verified.  Like the “Send” button, the 

printer must be connected, powered on, with the param-

eters displayed on the bottom of the window matching 

those of the currently connected printer.  (Note that it is 

possible to have changed the printer communications 

settings if new settings were specified on a previous 

“Send”).  Note that the printer is not able to receive data 

while the ticket is printing.  Please wait until the ticket 

is finished before clicking “Send” or “Print” or a transmit 

error message will be displayed.

The “Exit” button will prompt the user if it would like to 

save the settings for a later session.  If yes, then there is 

also an option to lock those settings, so that they can not 

be changed again without a password.