Advanced Options for PCL 5e Devices

Print Label As Image

Whether Loftware Enterprise SP should render the entire label as an image or generate each field individually.

If individually, the field is rendered natively by the device if possible. If the device does not support native rendering of the field, then Loftware Enterprise SP generates an image for the field.

Send Options

Whether to send device options configured in Loftware Enterprise SP to the device, or to use the device options configured on the device. When this check box is cleared, the options that are configured on the device are disabled in Loftware Enterprise SP.

Use Macros

Whether to use a set of PCL commands (Macro) that have been downloaded and stored in a printer's memory.

Merge Macro Images

Whether to merge all images (barcodes, TrueType® Font text fields, etc.) into a single image and then store that single image in the macro, or add each image to the macro individually. The number of images allowed to be stored in a macro depends on the device.

Minimum Labels for Macros

The minimum number of labels that must print to use macros.

Default: If less than 2 labels are printed, do not use macros.

Macro ID

The identification number of the Macro, used to invoke its use.

Read Retry Attempts Source

When Loftware Enterprise SP requests information from a device and does not receive a response, you can specify the maximum number of times that Loftware Enterprise SP should repeat the request. If the maximum number of retry attempts is made without receiving a response, Loftware Enterprise SP reports an error.

This option allows you to configure whether the number of retry attempts is managed via a global setting or a value that you customize for this device.

Tip: You can view the value of the global setting in System  by clicking System Properties. For Namespace, enter deviceManagement to filter the list, and then view the system key named connection.readRetry.count.

Read Retry Attempts

The maximum number of times that Loftware Enterprise SP should repeat a request to the device.

Note: This option is displayed only if Read Retry Attempts Source is set to Custom Value.

Read Wait Time Source

When Loftware Enterprise SP requests information from a device, you can specify how long Loftware Enterprise SP waits to receive a response from the device before repeating the request or reporting an error.

This option allows you to configure whether the wait time is managed via a global setting or a value that you customize for this device.

Tip: You can view the value of the global setting in System  by clicking System Properties. For Namespace, enter deviceManagement to filter the list, and then view the system key named connection.readWait.time_msec. The value is in milliseconds.