# 6.5.9 Printer

**Introduction**

The printing object is primarily suitable for print out or screenshots saving when connected to micro printer.

Printer has two types: serial printer and USB printer. Printf (printext function) should be called when it’s used to print fixed message in a script.

**Printer protocol**

HMI provides printer protocol to users as below. If users want to connect printer to HMI, protocol is necessary.

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**Description**

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**1) Display settings**

**Direction:** Four direction choices in printing: 0, 90, 180, and 270.

**Zoom in:** Check \[Zoom in] to zoom printing content in proportion with paper size.

**2) Trigger mode**

**Trigger address:** When trigger address turns ON. Printer starts to respond operation.

**Printer\ Save:** It sets operation for this object, printer object can support sending printing command to printer device, and including screenshot;

**3) Save path:**

Valid when the save mode is selected, screenshot the content in printing object area and the save it in specified storage and folder, when trigger address turns ON.