GoLabel On-line Help Contents 1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 1.2 2. Working Environment ................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 2.2 3. Command Format ........................................................................................
GoLabel On-line Help 1. Introduction 1.1 Startup Click [Begin] on Windows Desk and select “GoLabel” software program to run it. Or, just click the Icon the Windows desk, and start to execute GoLabel program. 1.2 Main Display Screen There are three tool sets and two working areas on GoLabel main display screen when it startup: 1) Tool Set: Either on the top - Generic tool set and Advance tool set Object tool set on the left side 2) Working Area: Label Design area Command area 2 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 2. Working Environment 2.1 General With the friendly design, user clicks the icon to open a new file for label design and editing. There are two working pads on the screen. The left pad is for label design area, right side of pad is for command area. In label design area, user can design, edit, delete and then save label as a file name with “ezpx” file type (GoLabel always save the file name with file type “ezpx”).
GoLabel On-line Help 3. GoLabel Tool Sets 3.1 Generic Toll Set Being user-friendly software, GoLabel provides following graphic icons in the Tool Sets that displays on the top of screen. User may click either icon of Tool Set to design labels and editing commands. The icons on Generic, Advance and Object Tool Set, and its functional description are itemized and shown as below for user reference.
GoLabel On-line Help 3.2 Advance Tool Set Advance Tool Set IP Setting Printer Date/Time Setting Set Alarm Parameters Download Object To Printer Set Alert Message Delete Printer Object Synchronize Search GoDEX Printer Printer And GoLabel Object Record Printer Control Language Virtual Terminal Style Settings Calibration Sensor Enable/Disable Cross Hair 5 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 3.3 Object Tool Set Object Tool Set Select Pdf 417 Horizontal Line Maxi Code Vertical Line Data Matrix Oblique Line QR Code Box Micro PDF Filled Rectangle Aztec Ellipse TCL39 Rounded Rectangle Composite Bar Code Text GS1 Date Bar Code Window Text Graphics 6 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 4. General Operation 4.1 Creating First Label Open and save a label file Open a new label file Click the icons in the Generic tool set Save a Label file Click either icons “SAVE” or “SAVE AS” to save the label files to disk.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.2 Open an Existing File Click the icon “Open” on Generic Tool Set To open an existing file is able be previewing when cursor select to it, and click “Open” icon in the dialog to open it (or just double click the file name for instead). Only file type “ezpx” created by GoLabel is able be opened properly.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.3 Change Printer Setting Click the icon on the Generic Tool Set, or just click the right key of mouse on the “Label Design Area” and select “Printer Setup” Key-in the relevant parameters in the “Printer Setup” dialog Please select the model name of GoDEX barcode printer in the dialog first. If you don’t know it clearly, please check the model name to the printer’s bottom side that stuck a label with sufficient information.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.4 Setup Database Printing If Database has been created and saved in the printer internal or external memory; it can be either: click icon on the Generic Tool Set, or just click the right key of mouse on the “Label Design Area” and then select “Printer Setup”. Click the icon “USE DATABASE”, and then choose which row of database going to using; the selected database will show up at the column field of “Data Record to Print” then. 10 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help The value in the fields of “Copies of Label” and “Number of Labels” are selectable to print more labels with copy or counting number during “Use Database” function. 11 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.5 Select Label Size and Media Type Click the icon on the Generic Tool Set The label parameters are definable, included “page width”, “Page Height”, ”Left/Right Margin” and “Top/Bottom Margin” The label can be saved as a “self-defined label” by key-in the label name in the column field of “Description” and click “Save as Template” then.
GoLabel On-line Help Select Media Type Label with gaps, a sticking label with liner, every label has a gap in between, called gap length. Continuous, like a fax using paper roll. Due to its continuous, it must set a “Feed Paper Length” if who want has a printing gap in between label and label Label with Mark: A label roller, it has a strip (or block) of black mark pre-printed on the back of liner. It needs setting the black mark’s Width, Position and Zsign. 13 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help Choose Media Layout Print Order: Label Printing Order is selectable by Copy, Left to Right or Top to Bottom Horizontal: Label is divided and making them in horizontal layout Vertical: Label is divided and making them in vertical layout Horizontal Gap/Pitch: to define the horizontal gap width between the labels Vertical Gap/Pitch: to define the vertical gap width between the labels Label Shape: Three Label outer shape is selectable Move cursor to inside of “
GoLabel On-line Help 4.6 Printer Interface Setup Printer interface: USB, LAN, LPT and Serial Ports are selectable as follow: Click the icon on Generic Tool Set, or just click the right key of mouse on the “Label Design Area” and then select “Printer Setup” and Choose “Printer Interface” Please select the port and set the parameter where the printer connected, such as USB, LAN, LPT and Serial Port.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.7 Text Setup - Key in a Text into the Label The Fonts include internal font, download font, and external Font on CF card or USB Stick Memory Select “Text” in left side of screen, and then click the icon Move cursor to where the text will be located and click left key again. .
GoLabel On-line Help 2) In the sub dialog “Font Type”, user may choose and define the parameters for the “Internal Font”, “Asian Font”, “Download Font” and “True Type Fonts Internal Fonts are built-in on the printer’s F/W, only alphabetical text and numbers are existed.
GoLabel On-line Help 3) In the sub dialog “Data Source”, user can select where the text data going to come from - “General” or “Database” General: it select data source of text is coming from a pop up “self-defining table” that user can setup the text stream with serial number, variable, data and time then. Database: There are six databases (SQL, Access, Oracle, Excel, Txt, DBF) can be adopting when user selected database in “Data Source” sub-dialog.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.8 Using the Fonts Provided by Windows GoLabel supports Windows Fonts but has some limitations due to these fonts is created truly by dot-matrix not like other fronts that built-in on printer. So, it may print slowly if selected too many Windows Fonts in the labels. Besides, the text stream on the label with these Windows Fonts is not be able linking to database, serial number for counting and variable for calculation, etc.
GoLabel On-line Help In the sub dialog “Data Source”, user can select where the text data going to come from - “General” or “Database” General: it select where the “Data Source” of text is coming from, which will pop up a “self-defining table” that user can define the text stream with serial number, variable, data and time. Database: There are six databases (SQL, Access, Oracle, Excel, Txt, DBF) can be adopting when user selected database in “Data Source” sub-dialog.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.9 Create a Barcode 4.9.1 Create 1D Barcode 1) Symbology Select “Barcode” in the left side of screen, and then click the icon of the “Object Too Set”, and move cursor to the location that “1D Barcode” will be located and click left key again. There are four sub-dialogs in the “Barcode Setup” – Symbology, Human Readable Style, Font and Data Source In the Symbology sub-dialog, choose barcode type first and then define its Height, Narrow, Width, and Width/Narrow Ratio.
GoLabel On-line Help 2) Human Readable Style Click and enter to sub-dialog “Human Readable Style”, to select “Position Alignment” and “Offset” that decides where the position of “TEXT” to be alignment, which also will update the display on “Preview” window. 3) Font Click and enter into sub-dialog “Font”, to define the font size, type and font, etc. 22 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 4) Data Source In the sub dialog “Data Source”, user can select where the data source will be linked to Barcode - “General” or “Database” General: it select where the “Data Source” of Barcode is coming from, which will pop up a “self-defining table” that user can define the text stream with serial number, variable, data and time. Database: There are six databases (SQL, Access, Oracle, Excel, Txt, DBF) can be adopting when user selected database in “Data Source” sub-dialog.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.9.2 Create GS1 DataBar 1) Symbology Select “Barcode” in left side of screen, then click the icon in the “Object Too Set”, and move cursor to the location that “GS1 Databar” will be located and click left key again. There three sub-dialogs in the “GS1 Databar Setup” – Symbology, Human Readable Style and Data Source In the Symbology sub-dialog, choose the type of GS1 Databar first and then define its Height, Narrow and Segs/Row then.
GoLabel On-line Help 2) Human Readable Style Click and enter to sub-dialog “Human Readable Style”, to select “Position Alignment” that decides where the position of “TEXT” to be alignment, which also will update the display on “Preview” window. 25 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 3) Data Source In the sub dialog “Data Source”, user can select where the GS1 Databar going to come from - “General” or “Database” General: it select where the “Data Source” of GS1 Databar is coming from, which will pop up a “self-defining table” that user can define the text stream with serial number, variable, data and time. Database: There are six databases (SQL, Access, Oracle, Excel, Txt, DBF) can be adopting when user selected database in “Data Source” sub-dialog.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.9.3 Create MaxiCode Select “Barcode” in left side of screen, then click the icon Move cursor to the location where the Maxicode will be creating, and press left key of mouse then It will pop up a dialog below, please Key-in and select the parameters of Maxicode 27 for Maxicode creating V1.
GoLabel On-line Help In the sub dialog “Data Source”, user can select where the Maxicode going to come from - “General” or “Database” General: it select where the “Data Source” of Maxicode is coming from, which will pop up a “self-defining table” that user can define the text stream with serial number, variable, data and time. Database: There are six databases (SQL, Access, Oracle, Excel, Txt, DBF) can be adopting when user selected database in “Data Source” sub-dialog.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.9.4 Drawing PDF417 Select “Barcode” in left side of screen, then click the icon Move cursor to the location where the PDF417 will be creating, and press left key of mouse then It will pop up a dialog below, please Key-in and select the parameters of PDF417 29 for PDF417 creating V1.
GoLabel On-line Help In the sub dialog “Data Source”, user can select where the PDF417 going to come from - “General” or “Database” General: it select where the “Data Source” of PDF417 is coming from, which will pop up a “self-defining table” that user can define the text stream with serial number, variable, data and time. Database: There are six databases (SQL, Access, Oracle, Excel, Txt, DBF) can be adopting when user selected database in “Data Source” sub-dialog.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.9.5 Create DataMatrix Code Select “Barcode” in left side of screen, then click the icon Move cursor to the location where the DataMatrix will be creating, and press left key of mouse then It will pop up a dialog below, please Key-in and select the parameters of DataMatrix 31 for DataMatrix creating V1.
GoLabel On-line Help In the sub dialog “Data Source”, user can select where the DataMatrix going to come from - “General” or “Database” General: it select where the “Data Source” of DataMatrix is coming from, which will pop up a “self-defining table” that user can define the text stream with serial number, variable, data and time. Database: There are six databases (SQL, Access, Oracle, Excel, Txt, DBF) can be adopting when user selected database in “Data Source” sub-dialog.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.9.6 Create QRCode Select “Barcode” in left side of screen, then click the icon Move cursor to the location where the QRCodex will be creating, and press left key of mouse then It will pop up a dialog below, please Key-in and select the parameters of QRCodex 33 for QRCodex creating V1.
GoLabel On-line Help In the sub dialog “Data Source”, user can select where the QRCodex going to come from - “General” or “Database” General: it select where the “Data Source” of QRCodex is coming from, which will pop up a “self-defining table” that user can define the text stream with serial number, variable, data and time. Database: There are six databases (SQL, Access, Oracle, Excel, Txt, DBF) can be adopting when user selected database in “Data Source” sub-dialog.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.10 Drawing Line, Rectangle and Circle 4.10.1 Drawing Line (Horizontal Line, Vertical Line and Oblique Line) Select “Shape” in left side of screen, and then click either icon of the drawing tool - Horizontal Line , Vertical Line or Oblique Line . Move cursor to the location where the first point of line will be drawing, press left key of mouse and drag it to end point and release it then.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.10.2 Drawing Filled Rectangle Select “Shape” in left side of screen, and then click the icon for filled rectangle drawing Move cursor to the location where the first point of rectangle will be drawing, press left key of mouse and drag it to end point and release it then. The object’s location, width and height are movable and adjustable by mouse with left key dragging while it’s being selected.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.10.3 Drawing Box or Rectangle Select “Shape” in left side of screen, and then click the icon for box/rectangle drawing Move cursor to the location where the first point of box/rectangle will be drawing, press left key of mouse and drag it to end point and release it then. The object’s location, width and height are movable and adjustable by mouse with left key dragging while it’s being selected.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.10.4 Drawing Rounded Rectangle Select “Shape” in left side of screen, and then click the icon for rounded rectangle drawing Move cursor to the location where the first point of rounded rectangle will be drawing, press left key of mouse and drag it to end point and release it then. The object’s location, width and height are movable and adjustable by mouse with left key dragging while it’s being selected.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.10.5 Drawing Circle or Ellipse Select “Shape” in left side of screen, and then click the icon for circle/ellipse drawing Move cursor to the location where the first point of circle/ellipse will be drawing, press left key of mouse and drag it to end point and release it then. The object’s location, width and height are movable and adjustable by the dragging while user presses the left key of mouse on the object when it’s being selected.
GoLabel On-line Help 4.11 Create Graphic Select “Graphic” in left side of screen, and then click the icon for Graphic creating Move cursor to the location where the “Graphic” will be creating, and press left key of mouse then. In the Graphic dialog, select “Graphic Source” will pop up a sub-dialog to load graphic/image from either file, clipboard or a downloaded graphic.
GoLabel On-line Help In the sub-dialog “Graphic Operation”, the graphic can be defining and/or processing with width, height, rotation angle and color. 4.12 Lock Object In entire “Object” dialogs, it has a function called “Lock Object” that allowed user to lock the object not for move or modify. Select “Lock Object” in the dialog to lock object not be moving or modify.
GoLabel On-line Help 5. Advance Operation 5.1 Command Format A label has been well created or during the editing; user may click the icon “Export” in the Command Area, to export/convert the entire parameters and contents in the “Label Design Area to become “Text/ASCII Commands Format” on the Command Area. Then it can be saved as a pure “TEXT/ASCII” file by the icon printer directly by the icon “Send” .
GoLabel On-line Help 5.2 Using Serial Number 5.2.1 Create Serial Number In the Barcode, Text, Graphic of the Object Dialogs, It has a sub-dialog “Data Source” or “Graphic Source”, which can rd choose “General” and then click “Setup Serial, Variable, Date, Time” to open a 3 level dialog respectively. th Click “Edit” in the dialog of “Setup Serial, Variable, Date, Time” to open a 4 level dialog “Serial Number Maintain”.
GoLabel On-line Help Select the editing column first and click “Add”, key-in its “Starting Value” and other parameters, then click “Modified” to confirm. Repeat this editing to the rest columns and until all the columns of serial number are done.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.2.2 Editing Serial Number Double click the Object that the serial number will be modifying The editing procedures are similar to the creating, just select the row that wants to modify and makes the editing directly. There are two more icons are reserved for editing. The icon “Clear” – it remove serial number one by one, “Clear All” that deletes all the serial numbers in once. 45 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.3 Using Variable Be noted: Variable Create in GoLabel is for the printer that working in “Standalone” mode and operating with “Recall Label” only. 5.3.1 Create Variable In the Barcode, Text, Graphic of the Object Dialogs, It has a sub-dialog “Data Source” or “Graphic Source”, which can rd choose “General” and then click “Setup Serial, Variable, Date, Time” to open a 3 level dialog respectively.
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GoLabel On-line Help 5.3.2 Editing Variable Double click the Object that the “Variable” will be modifying The editing procedures are similar to the creating, just select the row that wants to modify and makes the editing directly. There are two more icons are reserved for editing. The icon “Clear” – it removes the selected variable one by one, “Clear All” that deletes all the variables in once. 48 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.4 Date Time setting 5.4.1 Setting Date/Time to the RTC of Printer Click the Icon “Printer Date Time Setting” Set the date/time in the dialog - “RealTime Clock Setup” and then click “OK” Or, Just click “OK” to load PC’s date/time to the Printer’s RTC 5.4.
GoLabel On-line Help User selects preferring Date/Time format directly, or click icon “More” for comprehensive setup After selection, click “OK” and then back to the previous dialog for Date/Time insertion. Select “Expiration Date/Time and click the icon - “Insert” to insert date/time and expiration date/time if necessary Please be sure the printer is “Ready” before that sends the commands to the printer 50 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.5 Database Linkage Database linkage provides the function for label to link with the database files, such as Excel, Access and dBase. 5.5.1 Connect Database There are two ways for linkage; both will pop up two dialogs - “Database Query” and then “Connection” for Database selection. Click the icon “Database Select” Or, in the Barcode, Text, Graphic of the Object Dialogs, It has a sub-dialog “Data Source” or “Graphic Source”, of Generic Tool Set to make the database linkage.
GoLabel On-line Help GoLabel will pop up two overlay dialogs immediately; select which database going to link. For example, an Excel file – “test-1.xlsx”, click “OK” to close the “Connection” dialog. 5.5.2 Select Database In the dialog of “Database Query”, selecting “Data Table” will show the Excel file contents as below. 52 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help For example with “Text Setup” dialog: When the database is connected successful, the object dialogs – Barcode, Text and Graphic may link to “Database” by click “Insert Fields” and select which field will be insert to “TEXT” 53 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.6 Printer with LAN Port 5.6.1 Search Printer In case the printer is connected by Ethernet LAN port, please click the icon in “Generic Tool Set”; select “LAN Port” in the dialog of Printer Interface and save then. Next step is to click the icon in “Advance Tool Set”, which will search to the Ethernet networking and find out where the GoDEX printer is as following dialog. 54 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.6.2 Setting IP Address Click the icon in “Advance Tool Set”, the IP address will be get from DHCP Server automatically, or select “Static IP” to key in it by user manually. 55 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.7 Download Graphic/Font/Label/DBF/Cmd 5.7.1 Download Font Click the icon in the “Advance Tool Set” and entering to the dialog “Object Download”. Click the icon and then select “Font” to download. Select Font, type, size and others in the Windows dialog, then click “OK” to download. The Font ID can be selected from VA to VZ in the dialog of “Please Select a Font ID” or use the default ID name in the sub-dialog.
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GoLabel On-line Help 5.7.2 Check Download files in Flash or Extended Memory User can check the status of download file by click the icon “Synchronize Printer and GoLabel Object Record” in “Advance Tool Set” The dialog below shows that both (one Bitmap Font and one Label) are downloaded to the memory either - Flash or Extended Memory which is selected by default or by GoLabel manually. 58 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.7.3 Download Label Format Click the icon in the “Advance Tool Set” and entering to the dialog “Object Download”. Click the icon “Label Formats”, it will select current “Editing Label” and asking the name in the sub-dialog, then click “Start Download” to download “Label Format” to the User Flash of the printer. 59 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.7.4 Other Object The download procedures of other objects (Graphic, DBF and Cmd) are all similar to the Font and Label of above; they are all downloaded to the available space of either “Flash” or “Extended Memory” that selects by printer default or by user at GoLabel in manually. 5.7.5 Delete Printer Object Click the icon “Delete Printer Object” and select which objects want to delete by right key of mouseand click “Delete” to remove them.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.7.6 Synchronize GoLabel Objects with Printer This Function will synchronize the downloaded objects in GoLabel to the connecting printer. Click the icon “Synchronize Printer and GoLabel Object Record” in “Advance Tool Set”, entering into the dialog “GoLabel and Printer Object Synchronize” which will display what object is existed in the connecting printer and GoLabel itself.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.8 USB Disk Access Function 5.8.1 Main Display Screen Click right button of mouse and select “USB Disk Access’’. File type which can be downloaded are Labels, Graphics, Fonts, TTF, TTF Table and DBF. Setup “USB Disk Path” where you are going to save the files. Select file type which would like to download. 62 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help Input relevant settings and click OK. 63 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help LABELDIR folder will be created automatically. Downloaded file will be saved in the subdirectory. (for example: H:/LABELDIR/LBL) Put the USB disk onto printer. Printer can recall label file and carry out standalone operation. 64 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.8.2 Text Setup Click Printer Text of Object tool set on the left side and select “Font Type” tape. Check “Download Font To UDisk (USB Disk)” and setup UDisk Path. Select to font type you are doing to download. 65 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help Font downloaded. LABELDIR folder will be created automatically. Downloaded file will be saved in the subdirectory. (for example: H:/LABELDIR/ ASIAFONT) 66 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 5.8.3 Download Objects to Printer Click on the Advance tool set. Check the box and setup the Download To UDisk Path. Select the objects you are going to download then click “Start to Download” button. Check the downloaded file in the USB disk. LABELDIR folder will be created automatically. Downloaded file will be saved in the subdirectory. (for example: H:/LABELDIR/LBL) 67 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 6. Barcode Application 6.1 EAN-128 / GS1 Databar with AI 6.1.1 Application Identifiers GoLabel supports the data format of Application Identifiers (AI) for EAN-128. The data format of AI is consisting by 2 to 4 digits of AI leading code that defines the significant and format of the following subsequence data. For instance, (11) in AI definition is representing the production date; the format is n2+n6.
GoLabel On-line Help 6.1.2 AI Wizard 1) EAN-128 GoLabel provides a function “AI Wizard” for user to checking the AI rule of data. If necessary, user may click “AI Wizard” to enter to the dialog that assists user defining the AI code and also helpful to check the corrective of AI rule then. In the left side of dialog, it has AI codes for selection and will display a sample format on the top of field for user reference when selected it, such as (11)090423.
GoLabel On-line Help 2) GS1 Databar Not just AI Wizard in EAN-128 of 1D barcode, the GS1 Databar Expanded and GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked also provide AI Wizard in their dialog of GS1 DataBar Setup as below. Select Symbology and click Expanded or Expanded Stacked. An icon of AI Wizard in the subdialog can be clicked to assist user defining the AI code and also helpful to check the corrective of AI rule then. The Detail, please referring “AI Wizard” in previous chapter. 70 V1.
GoLabel On-line Help 7. Further Advance Tool Set 7.
GoLabel On-line Help 7.2 Virtual Terminal 1) Click the icon “Virtual Terminal” will pop up a dialog to emulate the function of virtual terminal for user to send EZPL command to control printer directly. 2) Click the icon “Language” 3) Click the icon “Style Settings” to set the preferring language for user that up to 19. to set the preferring color to GoLabel operation screen, such as Office 2007, Office 2010 or Windows 7。 72 V1.