Configure connection settings for the printer.
34.3.3 Procedure - Connecting a Printer Directly to the Display Unit
Click the System Settings window [Display Unit] to open the [System Area] tab.
If the [System Settings] tab does not display in the workspace, select the [View (V)] menu, select the [Work Space (W)] option, and choose the [System Settings (S)] command.
Select which device/PLC to allocate the system data area in [System Area Device]. The system data area can only be set to one device/PLC.
Designate the start address of the system area in [System Area Start Address] and select the [Enable System Data Area] check box. (For example, D00000)
Select the [Control: (1 Word)] check box.
If you turn ON Bit 2 in the address that displays on the right side ('D00014' in the above example), the displayed screen will print.
When a [Status] address ("[Status: (1 Word)] D00006" in the above example) is allocated to the device/PLC, bit 2 of this address (printing bit) is ON while printing the displayed screen. After printing, this bit automatically turns OFF. Create the [Script] to turn OFF the control address ([Control:(1 Word)] D00014) bit 2 after making sure this bit has turned OFF.