KR20000073161A - Method for changing set value of menu in printer having revolution type operation panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method is provided to easily and rapidly change the predetermined menu of a printer with a rotary switch operated with a key in an operating panel. CONSTITUTION: With the selection of a menu key, a rotary switch is rotated to display the option of a printing menu and a controller(100) detects the option from a memory(120). The rotary switch is rotated more to sequentially display the detail options of the printing menu on a LCD. Among the detail options, a user selects a paper size and the controller stores the changed size of the paper in the memory. Thus, a printing data is printed, fitted with the changed size.

Description

Method for changing set value of menu in printer having revolution type operation panel}

The present invention relates to a method of changing a menu setting value of a printer having a rotatable operation panel. More particularly, in order to provide convenience in use, a rotatable switch is added to an operation panel, which is a user interface in the printer, and a user presses a key. The present invention relates to a method of changing a menu setting value of a printer having a rotatable operation panel which allows the key and the rotary switch to be operated together to easily change the menu setting value set in the printer.

Generally, a printer is an office device connected to a computer and outputs a result on paper. The printer receives a document or image data created or edited on the computer, converts it into a printing language suitable for the printing conditions, and prints ink or toner. It is a device that outputs to paper using colored dyes.

Recently, due to the complexity of the office environment and the increase of office equipment and personal computers that are essential for the office environment, the office environment has gradually changed to a networking environment, and the data of each personal computer is connected by connecting the personal computers in the office to one network. By sharing a printer that is shared or combined with a personal computer, office expenses and work efficiency are being maximized.

A user prints various documents created by an application program of a computer through a printer. At this time, the user can change the setting values of menus set in the printer, such as the size of the print paper and the print mode, as necessary.

1 is an exemplary view schematically showing an operation panel of a conventional printer.

Referring to FIG. 1, an operation panel of a printer includes a plurality of keys 11 for inputting key data into a system to change a setting value of a menu set in a printer, and an LCD (LCD) which is a display window indicating an operation state of a system. Display 12 and an LED 13 indicating that power is supplied. Here, the plurality of keys 11 are composed of an on-line key, a menu key, an item key, a value key, and an enter key.

The operation of changing the printing paper size setting value among the menu setting values set in the printer by using the operation panel of the printer configured as described above will be described below.

First, the user checks whether the LED 13 of the operation panel 10 is turned on by applying power to the printer, and if the LED 13 is turned on, the menu of the operation panel 10 is changed to change the setting value of the printing paper size. Select the key. According to the number of times the menu key of the operation panel 10 is selected, the menu items provided by the menu keys are sequentially displayed on the LCD 12 of the operation panel 10. The user stops the selection operation of the menu key when the "PRINTING MENU" item to change the setting value is displayed among the menu items displayed on the LCD 12 in order.

Then, the user selects the item key, and moves to the item "PAPER SIZE" among the items of the item key displayed sequentially on the LCD 12 of the operation panel 10 according to the number of times the item key is selected in the same manner as described above. .

When it is moved to the "PAPER SIZE" item, the user selects the setting key and moves to the "A4" item among the values of the paper size displayed on the LCD 12 of the operation panel 10 in sequence according to the number of times of the setting key selection. When the user selects an item for which the user wants to change the setting value, the user selects the selection key to complete the change of the printing paper size setting value.

As described above, when the menu setting value of the printer is changed, the user has to operate the key several times until the desired item appears, and thus the operation is inconvenient and takes a long time, resulting in inconvenience in use.

Therefore, the present invention is to solve such a problem, the object of the present invention is to install a rotary switch that can be operated with a key on the operation panel of the printer in order to provide convenience in use to view the menu setting value set in the printer The present invention provides a method of changing a menu setting value of a printer having a rotatable operation panel which can be easily and quickly changed.

1 is an exemplary view schematically showing an operation panel of a conventional printer;

2 is a schematic block diagram of a printer according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is a flow chart for changing the menu settings of the printer using the rotary operation panel according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exemplary view of the rotary operation panel shown in FIG.

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100: control unit 111a: key

111b: rotary switch 112a: LCD

112b: LED 120: memory

Features of the present invention for achieving the above object, the menu of the printer for printing the print data received from the outside in accordance with the menu value set by the user using a plurality of keys and the rotary switch provided on the operation panel of the printer A method of changing a setting value: if a menu key for changing a menu setting value is selected among a plurality of keys, detecting an option provided by the menu key in a memory of the printer, and whether the rotary switch provided on the operation panel is rotated. Checking, and if the rotary switch is rotated, displaying the options detected in the memory on the LCD of the operation panel in order according to the rotation of the rotary switch, and displaying the detected options on the LCD and selecting from among a plurality of keys. Checking whether a predetermined key is selected, and checking whether the selected predetermined key is a selection key If the predetermined key is a selection key, storing the changed setting value input by the user in a memory to complete the change of the menu setting value; and if the predetermined key is not the selection key, the predetermined key is selected. Detecting in the memory an option that is displayed when the option displayed on the LCD corresponds to a predetermined key when If an option provided by the option displayed on the LCD corresponding to the predetermined key is detected, the operation is repeated from the step of checking the rotation of the rotary switch.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, in adding reference numerals to the elements of each drawing, it should be noted that the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, in the following description there are shown a number of specific details, such as components of the specific circuit, which are provided only to help a more general understanding of the present invention that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. It is self-evident to those of ordinary knowledge in Esau. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram of a printer according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an operational flow diagram for changing the menu settings of the printer using the rotary operation panel in the present invention, Figure 4 An exemplary view of the rotatable operation panel shown in FIG. 2 is shown.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 100 controls the system as a whole, and in particular, controls to change menu setting values of the printer according to data input from the operation panel 110.

The operation panel 110 includes a setting unit 111 including a plurality of keys 111a and a rotary switch 111b for inputting predetermined data to the control unit 100 to change a menu setting value of the printer, and a control unit. The display data of 100 is used to display the operation state of the system, and the display unit 112 indicating that power is applied to the system.

Looking at the rotary operation panel 110 according to the present invention in more detail with reference to Figure 4, the setting unit 111 includes a plurality of keys (111a) and a rotary switch (111b), the display unit 112 is a system And an LED 112a indicating an operating state of the LED 112 and an LED 112b indicating that power is supplied to the system.

Here, the plurality of keys 111a, which are the setting units 111, include an on-line key, a menu key, an item key, a setting key, and a selection key. ), The rotary switch 111b may shift items provided by a predetermined key selected by the user among the plurality of keys 111a.

The memory 120 stores a control program for driving the system and data input from the operation panel 110 and items provided by a plurality of keys 111a included in the operation panel 110.

The printer engine 130 drives the printer 140 to print the print data stored in the memory 120 under the control of the controller 100, and the printer 140 actually prints the job under the control of the printer engine 130. Do this.

The input / output port 150 is connected to a computer and is responsible for transmitting and receiving data.

An operation of changing the printing paper size setting value among the menu setting values of the printer having the rotatable operation panel configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

The controller 100 checks whether a user selects a menu key for changing a menu setting value of the printer among the plurality of keys 111a of the operation panel 110 (S301), and if the menu key is selected, the memory 120 enters the memory 120. The option provided by the menu key is detected from the stored items (S302).

Thereafter, the control unit 100 checks whether the rotation of the rotary switch 111b provided in the operation panel 110 is detected (S303). In this case, the method of checking the rotation of the rotary switch 111b is a general rotary type. It is the same as the method of checking the rotation of the switch (ie, jog type or Dare type).

When the rotation of the rotary switch 111b is detected as a result of the check, the controller 100 sequentially controls the options of the detected menu key every time the rotation of the rotary switch 111b is detected. Display on (S304).

The control unit 100 sequentially displays the options provided by the menu keys on the LCD 112a according to the rotation of the rotary switch 111b, and simultaneously selects among the plurality of keys 111 provided on the operation panel 110. Check whether the key is selected (S305).

If the predetermined key is selected as a result of the check, it is determined whether the predetermined key is the selected key (S306). If the selected key is selected, the menu setting value changed by the user is stored in the memory 120 (S307).

In addition, if the predetermined key selected as a result of the determination is not the selection key, the control unit 100 detects an option provided by the selected corresponding key in the memory 120 (S308), and the rotary switch provided in the operation panel 110 ( The process branches to step 303 (S303) for checking whether the rotation of 111b) is sensed and repeats the process.

Here, the input order of the plurality of keys 111a which the user inputs to change the menu setting values set in the printer is the order of the menu key → item key → setting key → selection key.

That is, if the user selects the menu key and then rotates the rotary switch and selects the item key when the option “PRINTING MENU” is displayed among the options of the menu key displayed on the LCD 112a, the control unit 100 selects “ PRINTING MENU " detects an option of the item key provided in the item in the memory 120.

Thereafter, when the rotary switch 111b is rotated, the controller 100 displays the options of the item keys provided in the “PRINTING MENU” item detected in the memory 120 in the order of the LCD 112a, and the user displays the LCD. The setting key is selected when the option "PAPER SIZE" is displayed among the item key options of the "PRINTING MENU" item displayed at 112a. Accordingly, the controller 100 detects an option of the setting key provided by the item “PAPER SIZE” in the memory 120.

Thereafter, when the rotary switch 111b is rotated, the controller 100 sequentially displays the options of the setting keys provided by the “PAPER SIZE” item detected by the memory 120 on the LCD 112a, and the user controls the LCD. The selection key is selected when the option "A4" is displayed among the setting key options of the "PAPER SIZE" item displayed at 112a. Accordingly, the control unit 100 stores the setting value of the print paper size changed to A4 by the user in the memory 120, and then prints the received print data suitable for A4 paper size.

Therefore, the user can simply change the menu setting values of the printer by using the rotatable operation panel.

As described above, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

As described above, according to the method of changing a menu setting value of a printer having a rotatable operation panel according to the present invention, when the menu setting value of the printer is changed, a plurality of keys and a rotary switch are used together, so that the user uses the key several times. This saves you the trouble of manipulating and allows you to change menu settings more quickly.

Claims (1)

A method of changing a menu setting value of a printer in which the user prints print data received from the outside according to a menu value set by a user using a plurality of keys and a rotary switch provided on the printer's operation panel: If a menu key for changing the menu setting value is selected among the plurality of keys, detecting an option provided by the menu key in a memory of the printer; Checking whether the rotary switch provided in the operation panel is rotated; If the rotary switch is rotated, displaying the options detected in the memory on the LCD of the operation panel in order according to the rotation of the rotary switch; Displaying the detected option on an LCD and confirming whether a predetermined key is selected from the plurality of keys; Checking whether the selected predetermined key is a selection key; If the predetermined key is a selection key, storing the changed setting value input by the user in the memory to complete the change of the menu setting value; If it is determined that the predetermined key is not a selection key, detecting an option in the memory that an option displayed on the LCD provides corresponding to the predetermined key when the predetermined key is selected; If an option provided by the option displayed on the LCD corresponding to the predetermined key is detected, the menu setting value of the printer having the rotary operation panel, characterized in that it is repeated from the step of checking the rotation of the rotary switch. How to change.