TC6037CMUM Rev. AA 2/03 ©2003 Paxar Americas, Inc. All rights reserved.
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Introduction ..........................................................................................1-1 Features ...........................................................................................1-1 Terms to Know ..................................................................................1-2 Label Sizes .......................................................................................1-3 How this Manual is Organized ........................................
Format Text Options ..........................................................................3-5 Use Default Gap .............................................................................3-5 Use Default Color ...........................................................................3-6 Set Default Color ............................................................................3-6 Use Default Character Rotation ........................................................3-6 Format Bar Code Options .......
About Combo Bar Code Fields .......................................................... 6-14 Entering a Sample Combo Bar Code Field ......................................... 6-15 Printing the Sample Combo Bar Code Format .................................... 6-22 Bar Code Specifications ................................................................... 6-23 UPC Bar Codes ............................................................................ 6-23 EAN Bar Codes ...........................................
Applying Data Edits ............................................................................ 10-1 Using Data Edits .............................................................................. 10-2 Printing the Format ....................................................................... 10-5 Padding Data ................................................................................ 10-6 Printing the Format .......................................................................
Data Errors ..................................................................................... 12-3 Format Errors (1 - 99) ................................................................... 12-3 Batch Errors (100 - 199) ................................................................ 12-5 Option Errors (200 - 249) ............................................................... 12-5 Online Configuration Errors (250 - 299) .......................................... 12-6 Check Digit Errors (300 - 324).....
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INTRODUCTION 1 The Monarch Pathfinder Ultra Gold 6037™ configurable printer lets you design custom labels to fit your needs. You can use the printer for a variety of applications. ♦ Print in-store merchandise marking labels to mark every item in your store with scannable bar codes for increased data accuracy. ♦ Print shelf labels with the product bar code number, description, and price. ♦ Print labels for restocking of merchandise. Just scan a bar-coded product and the printer duplicates the bar code.
Terms to Know Barrier bar The horizontal bars above and below I2of5 bar codes used to ensure a clean scan and avoid partial scans. Baseline Bottom of the font. Check digit A number added to a bar code ensuring that the bar code data is read accurately. Fixed length bar code A bar code with a fixed character length: UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, and EAN-13. Font The print style of text. Format The layout of data on a label. The format determines where and how data appears on a label.
Proportionally spaced font Font with variable character spacing – all characters have different widths. For example, an “i” versus a “w.” Proportionally spaced fonts include CG Triumvirate, CG Triumvirate Condensed, and CG Triumvirate Bold. Quiet Zone An area of white space required at the beginning and end of a bar code to allow scanning. Also at the beginning/end and edges of a label. Also know as non-print zone. Segment line type A line type with a starting point and an end point.
How this Manual is Organized Chapter 1 Introduction Provides an overview of the printer and terms to know. Chapter 2 Getting Started Provides a checklist to get you started, keypad tips, and a sample format. Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Tells you how set defaults for your printer and select print methods. Chapter 4 Designing a Format Provides instructions on how to determine the kind of data you want on a label and where to place the data.
G E T T I N G S TA R T E D 2 This chapter tells you how to start using the printer and provides a sample format to show you how easy it is to create your labels. NOTE: Before you begin, read the Equipment Manual that came with your printer on the documentation CD. Use this checklist when creating a format. 3 Load labels into the printer. 3 Charge the battery handle. 3 Configure the printer. Refer to Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer.
Using the Keypad and the Display Your printer has an 8-line display and a 48-key keypad. This section provides tips on ♦ Navigating through the screens on the display ♦ Using the most commonly used keys.
Using the Function Keys The key combinations on the list below make scrolling and navigating easier. Key Combination Description f 1 Turns the backlight on the display on or off. f 2 Sets the print method. f 3 Select the currency symbol. f 4 Battery Level Status f 5 Exit f 6 Set the supply type. f Í Takes you to the beginning of a list. For example, if you have 11 formats, pressing f Í takes you to format 1. f Î Takes you to the end of a list.
The keys listed below are the most commonly used. Key Description b Returns you to the previous screen. g Moves the cursor the left and deletes the character on the left. Enter Accepts your selection. Í,Î Moves the cursor left or right in a data entry field. Í also serves as Ï and Î also serves as Ð when scrolling through the options in a menu. Ï,Ð Scrolls up or down through the options in a menu. When your selection is highlighted, press Enter.
Entering a Sample Format Turn on the printer. You will see the Main Menu. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 1 to create a new format. Enter Format Name >_____________ 3. Type SIZE. Press Enter. Enter Length of supply (55 – 400) (eg. 400 = 4 inches) >___ 4. Type 200 for a 2-inch long label. Press Enter. Select Supply Width 1. 1.
Enter Min. Length >___ 10. Type 1 as the minimum number of characters in the field. Press Enter. Enter Field Prompt >________________ 11. Type ENTER SIZE. Press Enter. Ï Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none >________________ 12. Type /TL for the fixed data. Press Enter. Ï Add fixed data Before or After entry chars? B/A >_ 13. Press A to print the fixed data after the entry characters. Ï Enter Row # >___ 14. Type 100 for the row location. Press Enter. Enter Col. # >___ 15.
Set Justification 1. Left (L) 2. Right (E) 3. Center (B) 19. Press 1 for the alignment of characters in the field. Top of Field at: 1. Top of Supply 2. Left of Supply 3. Bottom of Supply 4. Right of Supply 20. Press 1 for the field rotation. Select Edit #1 1. None 2. Make into Price 3. Pad Data Field 4. Extract Chars 5. Strip Chars 6. Extract from Mid 7. Insert Chars 8. Make Shoe Size 21. Press 1 for no data edits. See Chapter 10, “Applying Data Edits,” for more information. Select Type:Fld#2 1.
- = Format Menu = - 3. Select SIZE and press Enter. ENTER SIZE ______ 4. Type XLarge. Press Enter. The label prints. Printed: 1 5. Press the trigger to print another label or press b to return to the prompt and print a different label. SIZE Using the Operator Data Entry Form After you create a format, fill out the operator data entry form. This form can be used as an instruction sheet for your operators to follow while they print labels.
4. Purpose Enter the purpose of the label on the next line. For example, you can write standard label or 25% markdowns. 5. Print Sample Apply a sample of the label. 6. Prompt Enter the first data entry prompt in the empty box at left. 7. Response Enter the response for the prompt. Continue entering prompts and responses until you reach the end of the format. 8. Special Instructions In the "Special Instructions" section at the bottom of the form, record any special instructions to the Operator.
Sample Operator Data Entry Form 2-10 Getting Started
Operator Data Entry Form Page 1 Getting Started 2-11
Operator Data Entry Form Page 2 2-12 Getting Started
CONFIGURING THE PRINTER 3 The printer’s configuration sets both hardware and software options. For example, you can set defaults for the printer to use during format design and printing. This chapter describes the configurable options. To get started, go to the Main Menu. When you see: -=Main Menu=1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 3. The Configuration Main Menu appears. -Config. Main Menu1.General Options 2.Fmt Header Optns 3.Fmt Text Options 4.Fmt Barcode Optns 2.
General Options To set miscellaneous options, go to the General Options Menu. When you see: -=General Options=1. Toggle Backlight 2. Set Print Method 3. Set Date 4. Set Time 5. Set I2of5 ScanLen 6. Reset/Clear Fmts 7. Select Currency 8. Set Supply Type 9. Suppress Warnings Select an option (1-9). Toggle Backlight Turn the backlight on or off. The General Options Menu remains on the screen.
Set Date Current date is Thu 2-08-2001 Enter new date (mm-d d-yy): Enter the date (with a four-digit year), and press Enter. If the date is correct, press Enter. The General Options Menu appears. Set Time Current time is 03:0 0:34.65p Enter new time: Enter the time (including a colon to separate the hour and minute). To indicate a.m. or p.m., include an a or p at the end. For example, 5:00p. 24-hour mode also works. When finished, press Enter. If the time is already correct, press Enter.
Select Currency -Select CurrencyUS Dollars French Francs Spanish Pesetas Belgian Francs German Marks British Pounds Euro Swedish Krona Danish Marks Austrian Schilling Japanese Yen Scroll to select the currency symbol to use with price fields and press Enter. The General Options Menu appears. Default: US Dollars. Set Supply Type Select Supply Type 1. Paper Label/Tag 2. Fax Paper 3. Synthetic Label Select the type of supplies (1-3) you are using. The General Options Menu appears. Default: Paper Label/Tag.
Format Header Options Format Header Options allow operators to select the format label they want to print and allow you to edit a format you have created. When you see: Format Header Optns 1. Generate MPCL Num 2. Generate Fmt Name 3. Skip Desc. Prompt Press 2 to select Generate Fmt Name. NOTE: Generate MPCL Num and Skip Desc. Prompt are for future use.
Use Default Color Use Default Color (0) in Text Fields? Y (Default = Y) Press Y to use the default color for text fields, or press N to prompt the operator for a value. The Format Text Options Menu appears. Default: Y. Ï NOTE: You set the default color with the next menu selection—Set Default Color. Set Default Color Sel. Default Color 1. Black –Opaque 2. White –Opaque 3. Black –Transpar. 4. White –Transpar. Select the color (1-4) you want to use. The Format Text Options Menu appears.
Format Bar Code Options To set options for bar code fields, go to the Format Bar Code Options Menu. These options affect a format during format creation/editing only. For example, you cannot change the default appearance, and then print a format, expecting the new appearance to be used. You must create/edit a format after setting the options here. Only then are these values used. When you see: -Fmt Barcode Optns1. Use Dflt UPC Appr 2. Set Dflt UPC Appr 3. Use Default Align Select an option (1-3).
Use Default Alignment Use Default Alignment (L) in Barcode Fields? Y (Default = Y) Ï 3-8 Configuring the Printer Press Y to use the default alignment (L = left justification) in bar code fields, or press N to prompt the operator for the justification. The Format Bar Code Options Menu appears. Default: Y.
4 D E S I G N I N G A F O R M AT This chapter describes how to ♦ determine what kind of information to use in your format. ♦ draw a rough sketch of your label or tag using the Supply Layout Grid before you create the format. ♦ categorize data into field types (text, bar code, price, etc.). ♦ select fonts to use in your format. Design Overview Before you create a format, you must design your label. 1. Decide which fields should appear on your label. See "Determining Format Data" for more information. 2.
Determining the Print Area The print area varies, depending on the size of your supply. Below are the maximum and minimum print areas. Notice that the top edge of the supply exits the printer first. Unit of Measure Maximum Supply Size Maximum Print Area Minimum Supply Size Minimum Print Area English (1/100") 205 x 400 189 x 398 50 x 37.5 37.5 x 37.5 NOTE: You receive a “field off tag” error if you try to place a field in the quiet zone (non-printable area). Supported Supply Lengths: .55 inches, .
Using Supply Layout Grids A supply layout grid contains measurement markers. These markers help you accurately position information on your label. If you want to use supply layout grids, a copy is shown on this page. Make copies of this page for each of your formats. SUPPLY LAYOUT (Inches) 2.0 No Print Zone 3.65 3.19 2.28 4.0 FEED 2.74 1.83 1.37 .91 .46 0 0 .47 .95 1.42 1.
Considering Field Types After you select a supply size, the next step in designing a format is to decide what information you want to print on the label. For example, you may want to print your company name, price of an item, and a bar code that combines information from other places. Everything you want to print falls into one of the following categories. Field Type Field Class Description Examples Text Simple Price Date/Time Combo Contains letters, numbers, or symbols you want to print.
Font and Font Size When working with fonts, you have three considerations: ♦ font appearance ♦ font size ♦ font spacing (monospaced or proportional) See Appendix B, "Using Fonts," for more information. Rotation The rotation of your field or individual characters. Fields and characters can be rotated 0, 90, 180, or 270 degrees. Row The horizontal line where printing begins. The number of rows available depends on the label size you use. You can begin a field at any row.
Starting the Design Process Turn on the printer. You will see the Main Menu. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. From the Main Menu, press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 1 to create a new format. Enter Format Name >_____________ 3. Type UPCA for the format name. Press Enter. Enter Length of supply (55 – 400) (eg. 400 = 4 inches) >___ 4. Type 200. Press Enter.
Placing Fields on a Format You must be careful where you place a field on a format to ensure it does not go off the format. There are two ways this can occur. You have placed the field ♦ on the format, but based on its maximum length, it may go off the edge. This way causes the software to display a warning, which you can ignore. See Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer,” to learn how to suppress the display of warnings if you prefer to do so. ♦ completely off the format. This way causes an error.
4-8 Designing a Format
5 DEFINING TEXT FIELDS Create a separate definition for each text field. There are two types of text fields: Simple Contains data entered specifically for that field. Combo (combination) Contains data pulled from up to 10 other fields. NOTE: If text falls on two lines, each line of text requires a separate definition. All samples shown in this chapter are created using 2.0-inch long by 2.0-inch wide supplies.
Supply Width The width of your loaded supply. Choices include 1.20, 1.50, or 2.00 inches. Field Type Choices include text, bar code, constant text, and line. Field Class Choices include simple, price, system date/time, and combo. Price and system date/time fields are explained in Chapter 9, “Defining Special Fields.” Combo (combination) fields are explained later in this chapter. Simple fields are the most commonly used. Type of Data Choices include alphanumeric and numeric.
Row The horizontal line where printing begins. For monospaced fonts, distance from the bottom of print area to the pivot point. The pivot point varies depending on how text is justified. For proportionally spaced fonts, distance from the bottom of print area to baseline of characters in field. The range is 0 – 365. Baseline Column The vertical line where printing begins. Type the column position for the field. The distance from the left edge of the print area to the pivot point is the column location.
Font The style of font for your format. Choices include CG Triumvirate Bold 6.5, 8, 10, 12, 18, or 22 point; CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed 6.5, 8, 10, 12, 18, and 22 point; and Letter Gothic 6.5 and 9 point. Height Magnification Height magnifier for the selected font. Use a magnifier of 1 with proportionally spaced fonts, because characters lose smoothness at higher magnifications. The range is 1 – 7. Width Magnification Width magnifier for the selected font.
Character Rotation Depending on your printer’s configuration, enter the character rotation of the selected field. For more information about your printer’s configuration, see Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer.” Choices include Top of Field, Left of Field, Bottom of Field, and Right of Field. The field or supply does not rotate, only the characters do. See “ABCD” in the example below. Field Rotation Rotation of the selected field.
Entering a Sample Text Field We will create a sample format, SIZE (2.0-inch long by 2.0-inch wide) and a sample text field, TEXT. NOTE: This sample uses the printer’s factory-set defaults. For more information about your printer’s configuration, see Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer.” - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2.
Select Type: Fld #1 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished 6. Press 1 to define a text field. Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 7. Press 1 to define a simple field. 8. Press A (alpha-numeric). Enter Max. Length >___ 9. Type 10 as the maximum number of characters in the field. Press Enter. Enter Min. Length >___ 10. Type 1 as the minimum number of characters in the field. Press Enter.
- = Select Font = 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 2. CG Trium 8 pt 1001 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 4. CG Trium 12p 1003 5. CG Trium 18 p 1004 6. CG Trium 22p 1005 7. CG TrCon 6.5 1006 8. CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 9. CG TrCon 10p 1008 10. CG TrCon 12p 1009 11. CG TrCon 18p 1010 12. CG TrCon 22p 1011 13. LetGoth 6.5 1012 14. LetGoth 9pt 1013 16. Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001. Press Enter. Enter Height Mag for this font (1-7) > _ 17. Press 1 for the height magnification. Enter Width Mag for this font (1-7) > _ 18.
Select Type:Fld#2 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished Save current format? Y/N > _ 22. Press 5. 23. Press Y to save the format. You return to the Design Menu. Ï ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ To print the format, see “Printing the Sample Text Format.” To define a combo (combination) text field, see “Using a Combo Text Field.” To define bar code fields, see Chapter 6, “Defining Bar Code Fields.” To define constant text fields, see Chapter 7, “Defining Constant Text Fields.
Printed: 1 5. Press the trigger to print another label or press b to return to the prompt and print a different label. This sample prints the following label. Using a Combo Text Field Combo (combination) fields pull data from other fields (text or bar code), eliminating the data from being entered by an operator more than once. These are also known as merged fields. Each combo field can pull data from up to 10 different fields.
Fill Direction Specifies whether to fill a short source field from the left, right, or not fill the field. For example, if the source field only contains 5 characters, but the combo field contains 10, you can fill the field from the left or right with zeroes or another character. Fill Character Specifies which character to use for filling a field. An example of using text fields to create a combo text field can be seen in multi-part tags.
Entering a Sample Combo Text Field To use a combo field, you must already have created the field(s) you want to copy or use data from. We will create a sample format COMBO (2.0-inch long by 2.0-inch wide) that includes a text field (SIZE), and then create a combo text field (COPY) that copies the data from SIZE. NOTE: This sample uses the printer’s factory-set defaults. For more information about your printer’s configuration, see Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer.” - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2.
Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 7. Press 1 to define a simple field. 8. Press A (alpha-numeric). Enter Max. Length >___ 9. Type 10 as the maximum number of characters in the field. Press Enter. Enter Min. Length >___ 10. Type 1 as the minimum number of characters in the field. Press Enter. Enter Field Prompt >________________ 11. Type ENTER SIZE. Press Enter.
- = Select Font = 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 2. CG Trium 8 pt 1001 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 4. CG Trium 12p 1003 5. CG Trium 18 p 1004 6. CG Trium 22p 1005 7. CG TrCon 6.5 1006 8. CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 9. CG TrCon 10p 1008 10. CG TrCon 12p 1009 11. CG TrCon 18p 1010 12. CG TrCon 22p 1011 13. LetGoth 6.5 1012 14. LetGoth 9pt 1013 15. Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001. Press Enter. Enter Height Mag for this font (1-7) > _ 16. Press 1 for the height magnification. Enter Width Mag for this font (1-7) > _ 17.
Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 22. Press 4 to define a combo field. Enter Max. Length >___ 23. Type 10 as the maximum number of characters in the field. Press Enter. Enter Min. Length >___ 24. Type 1 as the minimum number of characters in the field. Press Enter. For Combo Fields Enter up to 10 User Field sources. (Press key) _ 25. Press any key to continue. Enter Field# (First is Fld One) (ENTER when done) >__ 26. Type 1. Press Enter.
Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none >________________ 32. Press Enter for no fixed data. Ï Enter Row # >___ 33. Type 100 for the row location. Press Enter. Enter Col. # >___ 34. Type 90 for the column location. Press Enter. - = Select Font = 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 2. CG Trium 8 pt 1001 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 4. CG Trium 12p 1003 5. CG Trium 18 p 1004 6. CG Trium 22p 1005 7. CG TrCon 6.5 1006 8. CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 9. CG TrCon 10p 1008 10. CG TrCon 12p 1009 11. CG TrCon 18p 1010 12. CG TrCon 22p 1011 13.
Select Edit #1 1. None 2. Make into Price 3. Pad Data Field 4. Extract Chars 5. Strip Chars 6. Extract from Mid 7. Insert Chars 8. Make Shoe Size 40. Press 1 for no data edits. Select Type:Fld#3 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished 41. Press 5. Save current format? Y/N > _ 42. Press Y to save the format. You return to the Design Menu. Printing the Sample Combo Format After designing your format, print it to see how it looks. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2.
This sample prints the following label.
DEFINING BAR CODE FIELDS 6 Create a separate definition for each bar code field. There are two types of bar code fields: Simple Contains data entered specifically for that field. Combo (combination) Contains data pulled from up to 10 other fields. See ”Bar Code Specifications” for information about each bar code that can be used with these bar code field types. About Bar Code Fields Read the following information to become familiar with the prompts for bar code fields.
Bar Code Type Choices include: UPC-A, UPC-E, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39 (with no check digit), Codabar, EAN-8, EAN-13, Code 128, MSI, UPC-A +2, UPC-A +5, UPC-E +2, UPC-E +5, EAN-8 +2, EAN-8 +5, EAN13 +2, EAN-13 +5, Code 93, Code 39-Mod 43, UPC-A & Price CD, EAN-13 & Price CD, and I2 of 5 with Barrier Bar. Field Class Choices include simple, price, system date/time, and combo. For bar codes, select either simple or combo. Combo (combination) fields are explained later in this chapter.
Row Distance from the bottom of print area to the pivot point of the field. The pivot point varies, depending on how the field is justified. Pivot points: Left/Center/Right-Justified Fields Balanced Fields End-Justified Fields Remember to include text or numbers that may appear with the bar code for the row measurement. Column The vertical line where printing begins. Type the column position for the field. The distance from the left edge of the print area to the pivot point is the column location.
Bar Height Height of the bar code in 1/100 inches. For example, 100 = 1 inch. The value is dependent on the length of the label used. The minimum value is 1. Appearance Depending on your printer’s configuration, enter the appearance of the bar code (UPC and EAN family only). For more information about your printer’s configuration, see Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer.” See ”Setting the Appearance” for information about the appearance choices.
Data Edits Only two data edits are allowed per field. Data edits are used on text and bar code (simple and combo) fields only. For more information about data edits, see Chapter 10, “Applying Data Edits,” for more information. Choices include: none, Make into Price, Pad Data Field, Extract Characters, Extract from Middle, Insert Characters, and Make Shoe Size. NOTE: Make Shoe size and Make into Price are not allowed for bar code fields. Setting the Appearance UPC and EAN bar codes only.
Setting the Density The density is the amount of data per unit length in a bar code. Generally, you measure the density in characters per inch or as percentages of the nominal size. Density values vary by bar code. The following table lists these values. Bar Code Density Values UPC and EAN 80% and 120% Interleaved 2 of 5 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.3, 6.0, 7.1, 8.3, 9.1, 10.6, 12.0, and 13.7 Code 39 – no c/d 1.3, 1.7, 2.8, 3.3, 3.7, 4.0, 6.0, 6.6, and 12.0. Codabar 2.0, 2.9, 4.3, 4.7, 7.7, 8.4, and 9.
Sample 1: Simple Fixed Bar Code The following procedure creates a UPC-A bar code on a 2.0-inch long by 2.0-inch wide supply. NOTE: This sample uses the printer’s factory-set defaults. For more information about your printer’s configuration, see Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer.” -=Main Menu=1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. From the Main Menu, press 1. -=Design Menu=1.Create New Format 2.Edit Old Format 3.Copy Format 4.Delete Format 2. Press 1 to create a new format.
Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 8. Press 1 to define a simple field. Enter Field Prompt ___________ 9. Type “SCAN UPC#.” Press Enter. Ï Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none >____________ 10. Press Enter for no fixed data. Ï Enter Row # >___ 11. Type 80 for the row location. Press Enter. Enter Col. # >___ 12. Type 15 for the column location. Press Enter. Enter Density 1. 80/ 2. 120 >_ 13. Press 1 for the density (80%).
Select Type:Fld #2 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished Save current format? Y/N > _ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 17. Press 5. 18. Press Y to save the format. You return to the Design Menu. To print the format, see ”Printing the Simple Fixed Bar Code Format.” To define a combo (combination) bar code field, see “Entering a Sample Combo Bar Code Field.” To define text fields, see Chapter 5, “Defining Text Fields.” To define constant text fields, see Chapter 7, “Defining Constant Text Fields.
Printed : 1 5. Press the trigger to print another label or press b to return to the prompt and print another label. This sample prints the following label. Sample 2: Simple Variable Bar Code The following procedure creates a Code 128 bar code on a 2.0-inch long by 2.0-inch wide supply. NOTE: This sample uses the printer’s factory-set defaults. For more information about your printer’s configuration, see Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer.” -=Main Menu=1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3.
Select Supply Width 1. 1.20 Inches 2. 1.50 Inches 3. 2.00 Inches 5. Press 3 for the supply width. Select Type: Fld #1 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished 6. Press 2 to define a bar code field. -=Select Bar Code=1. UPC-A 2. UPC-E 3. Interleaved2of5 4. Code 39 –no c/d 5. Codabar 6. EAN-8 7. EAN-13 8. Code 128 9. MSI 10. UPC-A +2 11. UPC-A +5 12. UPC-E +2 13. UPC-E +5 14. EAN-8 +2 15. EAN-8 +5 16. EAN-13 +2 17. EAN-13 +5 23. Code 93 40. Code 39 –Mod 43 41.
Enter Min. Length >_ _ _ 11. Type 10 as the minimum number of characters in the field. Press Enter. Enter Field Prompt ___________ 12. Type “SCAN DATA.” Press Enter. Ï Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none >____________ 13. Press Enter for no fixed data. Ï Enter Row # >___ 14. Type 80 for the row location. Press Enter. Enter Col. # >___ 15. Type 15 for the column location. Press Enter. -=Select Density=3.5/7.0 CPI 5 dots 4.4/8.7 CPI 4 dots 5.8/11.7 CPI 3 dots 8.7/17.5 CPI 2 dots 16. Select 8.7/17.
Select Type:Fld #2 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished Save current format? Y/N > _ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 20. Press 5. 21. Press Y to save the format. You return to the Design Menu. To print the format, see ”Printing the Simple Variable Bar Code Format.” To define a combo (combination) bar code field, see “Entering a Sample Combo Bar Code Field.” To define text fields, see Chapter 5, “Defining Text Fields.
SCAN DATA ____________ Printed : 1 4. Type 8520147963. Press Enter. The label prints. 5. Press the trigger to print another label or press b to return to the prompt and print another label. This sample prints the following label. About Combo Bar Code Fields Combo bar code fields pull data from other fields, eliminating the data from being entered by the operator more than once. Combo fields have three parameters: Field Number (two digits) Field number from which data is copied.
Each combo field pulls data from up to 10 different text or bar code fields. An example of using bar code fields to create a combo text field can be seen in the following tag. To show human readable data with a bar code that does not allow human readable characters, create a combo text field from the bar code data field. Code 39 bar code Combo text field (from bar code data) for human readable Entering a Sample Combo Bar Code Field Follow the steps for entering combo bar code fields on 2.0-inch long by 2.
Select Type: Fld #1 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished 6. Press 1 to define a text field. Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 7. Press 1 to define a simple field. Numeric or Alpha-Numeric Data? A/N > _ 8. Press N (alpha-numeric). Enter Max. Length >___ 9. Type 6 as the maximum number of characters in the field. Press Enter. Enter Min. Length >___ 10. Type 6 as the minimum number of characters in the field.
- = Select Font = 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 2. CG Trium 8 pt 1001 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 4. CG Trium 12p 1003 5. CG Trium 18 p 1004 6. CG Trium 22p 1005 7. CG TrCon 6.5 1006 8. CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 9. CG TrCon 10p 1008 10. CG TrCon 12p 1009 11. CG TrCon 18p 1010 12. CG TrCon 22p 1011 13. LetGoth 6.5 1012 14. LetGoth 9pt 1013 15. Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 font. Enter Height Mag for this font (1-7) > _ 16. Press 1 for the height magnification. Enter Width Mag for this font (1-7) > _ 17.
Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 22. Press 1 to define a simple field. Numeric or Alpha-Numeric Data? A/N > _ 23. Press N (alpha-numeric). Ï Enter Max. Length >___ 24. Type 6 as the maximum number of characters in the field. Press Enter. Enter Min. Length >___ 25. Type 6 as the minimum number of characters in the field. Press Enter. Enter Field Prompt >________________ 26. Type ENTER DATA 2. Press Enter.
Enter Height Mag for this font (1-7) > _ 31. Press 1 for the height magnification. Enter Width Mag for this font (1-7) > _ 32. Press 1 for the width magnification. Set Justification 1. Left (L) 2. Right (E) 3. Center (B) 33. Press 1 for left alignment of characters in the field. Top of Field at: 1. Top of Supply 2. Left of Supply 3. Bottom of Supply 4. Right of Supply 34. Press 1 for top of supply field rotation. Select Edit #1 1. None 2. Make into Price 3. Pad Data Field 4. Extract Chars 5.
Enter Field # (First is Fld One) ( ENTER when done ) >__ 40. Type 1 and press Enter for source field 1. Enter Start Position (First is One) >__ 41. Type 1 and press Enter for copy start position 1. Enter # of Chars >__ 42. Type 6 and press Enter for 6 characters to copy. Enter Field # (First is Fld One) ( ENTER when done ) >__ 43. Type 2 and press Enter for source field 2. Enter Start Position (First is One) >__ 44. Type 1 and press Enter for copy start position 1. Enter # of Chars >__ 45.
Enter Bar Height (Units = Inch/100) >___ 52. Type 40 for the bar code height (.4”). Press Enter. Top of Field at: 1. Top of Supply 2. Left of Supply 3. Bottom of Supply 4. Right of Supply 53. Type 1 for top of supply field rotation. Select Edit #1 1. (None) 2. Make into Price 3. Pad Data Field 4. Extract Chars 5. Strip Chars 6. Extract from Mid 7. Insert Chars 8. Make Shoe Size 54. Press Enter for no edits. Select Type:Fld #4 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished 55.
Printing the Sample Combo Bar Code Format After designing your format, print it to see how it looks. -=Design Menu=1.Create New Format 2.Edit Old Format 3.Copy Format 4.Delete Format 1. Press b to exit the Design Menu. -=Main Menu=1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 2. Press 2 to print your format. Select Format to Print 3. Select COMBOBC. Press Enter. ENTER DATA 1 ____________ 4. Type 028028. Press Enter. ENTER TEXT2 ____________ 5. Type 885452. Press Enter. The label prints.
This sample prints the following label. Bar Code Specifications This section contains information specific to the various bar codes you can select. This information helps you correctly enter the information to create a bar code field for your format. UPC Bar Codes ♦ Retailers use UPC (Universal Product Code) bar codes to identify merchandise. ♦ Maximum and minimum lengths for +2 and +5 bar codes must be equal.
UPCA UPCE EAN Bar Codes ♦ Some retailers use EAN (European Article Number) bar codes to identify merchandise. ♦ Maximum and minimum lengths for +2 and +5 bar codes must be equal.
Code 128 Bar Codes ♦ Length:0 – 2710 characters ♦ Characters are alphanumeric, including any ASCII characters. MSI MSI is a Modified Plessey bar code. ♦ Length: 0 – 14 characters ♦ Uses only numeric data. ♦ Can use a second optional check digit. Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Codes Interleaved 2 of 5 is an industrial bar code. You can use it with or without a barrier bar. ♦ Length: 0 – 2710 characters (must be numeric) ♦ The length must be even. If not, the software adds a zero at the end.
Code 39 Bar Codes Code 39 is an industrial bar code. You can use Code 39 with no check digit and Code 39 – Mod 43. ♦ Uses alphanumeric data, certain symbols, and start/stop characters. ♦ Length: 0 – 2710 characters Codabar Bar Codes Codabar is an industrial bar code with numeric printing and special start/stop characters. You can use the start/stop characters to join multiple bar codes when scanning.
D E F I N I N G C O N S TA N T T E X T FIELDS 7 A constant text field is a set of fixed characters that prints on all labels. Define each constant text field separately. Use constant text fields for data that is the same, so the operator does not have to enter the repetitive data for each label. For example, a store number should be in a constant text field, whereas the department number should be in a text field. The store number is the same for each label. The department number varies per label.
Supply Width The width of your loaded supply. Choices include 1.20, 1.50, or 2.00 inches. Field Type Choices include text, bar code, constant text, and line. Fixed Data In situations where the same data appears on all labels, you can enter the repetitive data as fixed data. The operator does not enter the data. The maximum number of characters is 40; however, each field has a maximum length defined, so the fixed data must be below that maximum.
Gap Depending on your printer’s configuration, enter the number of dots between characters. For more information about your printer’s configuration, see Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer.” The gap range is 0 – 9. For mono-spaced fonts, the additional spacing is added to the existing inter-character gap. This is also true for proportionally spaced fonts, but the intercharacter gap varies with character combinations. Any number other than 0 affects your field width.
Font Color Line field not blocked out by transparent field using attribute O Line field blocked out by opaque field using attribute B Depending on your printer’s configuration, enter the color of the selected font. For more information about your printer’s configuration, see Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer.” Solid black print should not exceed 30% on a given square inch of the label, or printhead life may be decreased.
Field Rotation Rotation of the selected field. Choices include: Top of Supply, Left of Supply, Bottom of Supply, and Right of Supply. Entering a Sample Constant Text Field We will create a sample format, CONSTANT (2.0-inch long by 2.0-inch wide) and a sample constant text field. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2.
Select Type: Fld #1 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished 6. Press 3 to define a constant text field. Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none >________________ 7. Type STYLE NO. and press Enter. Enter Row # >___ 8. Type 70 for the row location. Press Enter. Enter Col. # >___ 9. Type 10 for the column location. Press Enter. - = Select Font = 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 2. CG Trium 8 pt 1001 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 4. CG Trium 12p 1003 5. CG Trium 18 p 1004 6.
Select Type:Fld#2 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished 15. Press 5. Save current format? Y/N > _ 16. Press Y to save the format. You return to the Design Menu. ♦ To ♦ To ♦ To ♦ To print the format, see “Printing the Sample Constant Text Format.” define text fields, see Chapter 5, “Defining Text Fields.” define bar code fields, see Chapter 6, “Defining Bar Code Fields.” define line fields, see Chapter 8, “Defining Line Fields.
This sample prints the following label.
DEFINING LINE FIELDS 8 Use lines to form borders or mark out original prices. Define each line separately. NOTE: This field is not assigned a field number, but is counted as a field (keep this in mind, as the printer allows a maximum of 50 fields per format). You can define any line length and a thickness up to 10 dots, as long as the solid black print does not exceed 30% of any given square inch of the label. Data edits do not apply to line fields.
Line Type Choices include segment or vector. With segments, you choose the starting point and ending point. With vectors, you choose the starting point, the angle, and the length of the line. Start Row The horizontal line where printing begins. The range is 0 – 365. Start Column The vertical line where printing begins. The range is 0 – 183. End Row For segment lines only, the horizontal ending point for the line. The range is 0 – 365. On horizontal lines, this value must match the value for row .
Entering a Sample Line Field (Segments) We will create a sample format, LINE (2.0-inch long by 2.0-inch wide) and a sample segment line field. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 1 to create a new format. Enter Format Name >_____________ 3. Type LINE for the format name. Press Enter. Enter Length of supply (55 – 400) (eg.
Select Type: Fld #1 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished 6. Press 4 to define a line field. 7. Press S (for Segment). Enter Row # for First Point >___ 8. Type 48 for the row location. Press Enter. Enter Col. # for First Point >___ 9. Type 10 for the column location. Press Enter. Enter Row # for Last Point >___ 10. Type 48 for the end row location. Press Enter. Enter Col. # for Last Point >___ 11. Type 80 for the end column location. Press Enter.
Printing the Sample Line (Segment) Format After designing your format, print it to see how it looks. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 1. Press b to exit the Design Menu. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 2. Press 2 to print your format. Select Format to Print 3. Select LINE and press Enter. The label prints. 4. Press the trigger to print another label or press b until you return to the Format Menu.
Entering a Sample Line Field (Vectors) We will create a sample format, LINE (2.0-inch long by 2.0-inch wide) and a sample vector line field. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 1 to create a new format. Enter Format Name >_____________ 3. Type LINE2 for the format name. Press Enter. 4. Type 200 for the length of your supply.
Is line Segment or Vector? S/V > _ 7. Press V. Enter Row # for First Point >___ 8. Type 48 for the row position. Press Enter. Enter Col. # for First Point >___ 9. Type 50 for the column position. Press Enter. Ï Select Line Angle: 1. 0 Degree 2. 90 Degrees Left 3. 180 Degrees Left 4. 270 Degrees Left 10. Press 2 to rotate the line 90 degrees to the left. Enter Line Length >___ 11. Type 70. Press Enter Enter Thickness (2 = 0.01 inch) >__ 12. Type 3. Press Enter. Select Type:Fld#2 1.
Printing the Sample Line (Vector) Format After designing your format, print it to see how it looks. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 1. Press b to exit the Design Menu. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 2. Press 2 to print your format. Select Format to Print 3. Select LINE2 and press Enter. The line prints. 4. Press the trigger to print another label or press b until you return to the Format Menu.
DEFINING SPECIAL FIELDS 9 This chapter includes information about creating price and system/date time fields. Create a separate definition for each price and date/time field. For price fields , you define the way your price appears in the printed format, for example £98.00. You can configure the printer to print using: US Dollars, French Francs, Spanish Pesetas, Belgian Francs, German Marks, British Pounds, Euro-Dollars, Swedish Krona, Danish Marka, Austrian Schilling, and Japanese Yen.
Supply Width The width of your loaded supply. Choices include 1.20, 1.50, or 2.00 inches. Field Type Choices include text, bar code, constant text, and line. Field Class Choices include simple, price, system date/time, and combo. For price fields , you can specify a different monetary symbol ($ or £) by selecting a different configuration option. See Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer” for more information. The price is automatically formatted in your selected currency.
Using Fixed Data In situations where the same data appears on all labels, you can enter the repetitive data as fixed data. The operator does not enter the data. The maximum number of characters is 40; however, each field has a maximum length defined, so the fixed data must be below that maximum. Fixed data is stored with the format and automatically displayed with the prompt during data entry. Fixed data can also be added before or after entry characters.
Gap Depending on your printer’s configuration, enter the number of dots between characters. For more information about your printer’s configuration, see Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer.” The gap range is 0 – 9. For mono-spaced fonts, the additional spacing is added to the existing inter-character gap. This is also true for proportionally spaced fonts, but the intercharacter gap varies with character combinations. Any number other than 0 affects your field width.
Font Color Line field not blocked out by transparent field using attribute O Line field blocked out by opaque field using attribute B Depending on your printer’s configuration, enter the color of the selected font. For more information about your printer’s configuration, see Chapter 3, “Configuring the Printer.” Solid black print should not exceed 30% on a given square inch of the label, or printhead life may be decreased.
Field Rotation Rotation of the selected field. Choices include: Top of Supply, Left of Supply, Bottom of Supply, and Right of Supply. Entering a Sample Price Field We will create a sample format, PRICE (2.0-inch long by 2.0-inch wide) and a sample price field. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 1 to create a new format.
Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 7. Press 2 to define a price field. Enter Max. Length >___ 8. Type 8 as the maximum number of characters in the field. Press Enter. Enter Min. Length >___ 9. Type 1 as the minimum number of characters in the field. Press Enter. Enter Field Prompt >________________ 10. Type KEY IN PRICE. Press Enter. Ï Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none >________________ 11. Press Enter for no fixed data.
Set Justification 1. Left (L) 2. Right (E) 3. Center (B) 17. Press 1 for left alignment of characters in the field. Top of Field at: 1. Top of Supply 2. Left of Supply 3. Bottom of Supply 4. Right of Supply 18. Press 1 for top of supply field rotation. Select Type:Fld#2 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished 19. Press 5. Save current format? Y/N > _ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 20. Press Y to save the format. You return to the Design Menu.
Select Format to Print 3. Select PRICE and press Enter. 4. Type 2999 and press Enter. The label prints. - = Format Menu = COMBO CONSTANT LINE LINE2 PRICE SIZE KEY IN PRICE $.00 The price field varies depending on the number of characters entered. For example, 2 prints as $.02 29 prints as $.29 299 prints as $2.99 2999 prints as $29.99 Printed: 1 5. Press the trigger to print another label or press b to return to the prompt and print a different label. This sample prints the following label.
Entering a Sample Date/Time Field We will create a sample format, DATE/TIME (2.0-inch long by 2.0-inch wide) and a sample system date/time field. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 1 to create a new format. Enter Format Name >_____________ 3. Type DATE/TIME for the format name. Press Enter. 4. Type 200 for the length of your supply.
- Select Component (Done) Slash (/) Dash (-) Colon (:) Blank Space 4 Digit Year 2 Digit Year Numeric Month 3-Char. Alpha Month 2 Digit Day Julian Day of Year Hour (Base 24) Hour (Base 12) Minutes Seconds AM/PM Indicator - > HH:MM (Done) Slash (/) Dash (-) Colon (:) Blank Space 4 Digit Year 2 Digit Year Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none >________________ 9. Build your date/time stamp by selecting items from the component list.
- = Select Font = 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 2. CG Trium 8 pt 1001 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 4. CG Trium 12p 1003 5. CG Trium 18 p 1004 6. CG Trium 22p 1005 7. CG TrCon 6.5 1006 8. CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 9. CG TrCon 10p 1008 10. CG TrCon 12p 1009 11. CG TrCon 18p 1010 12. CG TrCon 22p 1011 13. LetGoth 6.5 1012 14. LetGoth 9pt 1013 13. Select CG Trium 6.5 1000. Press Enter. Enter Height Mag for this font (1-7) > _ 14. Press 1 for the height magnification. Enter Width Mag for this font (1-7) > _ 15.
Printing the Sample Date/Time Format After designing your format, print it to see how it looks. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 1. Press b to exit the Design Menu. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 2. Press 2 to print your format. Select Format to Print 3. Select DATE/TIME and press Enter. The label prints. 4.
9-14 Defining Special Fields
A P P LY I N G D ATA E D I T S 10 Data edits are available for both text and bar code fields (simple and combo). You can define two edits per field. For example, use the strip characters to remove the cents from a price field ($12.50 becomes $12) and then pad data on the right with nines ($12.99). You can use data edits on fields where fixed data is defined. NOTE: Fixed data can be added before or after performing the data edit.
Make Into Shoe Size Removes the last character in the specified field and if the character was a five (5), prints ½ at the end of the field. If the last character was a zero (0), the last character is removed and not printed. For example, 90 prints as 9 65 prints as 6½ NOTE: Use on text fields only. Using Data Edits Data edits are defined as the last step in text and bar code fields. We will create a new format, AUTOPART (4.0 long x 2.0 wide), which contains two ♦ constant text fields.
Use the following information to create the two bar code fields. See Chapter 6, “Defining Bar Code Fields” for more information. Prompts Bar Code Field 1 Bar Code Field 2 Bar Code 4. Code 39 –no c/d 4. Code 39 –no c/d Field Class 1. Simple 1. Simple Data Type Alphanumeric Alphanumeric Maximum Length 10 10 Minimum Length 1 1 Field Prompt KEY PART# SCAN SERIAL# Fixed Data None None Row 255 120 Column 15 15 Density 12.0cpi 1:3.0 1 dot 12.0cpi 1:3.
Use the following information to create the two combo text fields. See Chapter 5, “Defining Text Fields” for more information about creating combination text fields. Prompts Combo Field 1 Combo Field 2 Field Class 4. Combo (Merged) 4.
Printing the Format From the Main Menu, select Print Labels, and the AUTOPART format. Follow the field prompts as necessary. Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields, this sample prints the following label.
Padding Data In our AUTOPART sample, we will pad data in the PART# bar code field. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 2 to edit an existing format. Select Format for Editing 3. Select AUTOPART. Press Enter. - = Edit Menu = 1. Edit Header Info 2. Edit a Field 3. Add a Field 4. Delete a Field 5. Quit Edit 4. Press 2.
= Select Bar Code = 4. Code 39 –no c/d 5. Codabar 6. EAN-8 7. EAN-13 8. Code 128 9. MSI 7. Press Enter to keep Code 39 as the bar code. Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 8. Press Enter to keep the field defined as simple. Numeric or Alpha-Numeric Data? A/N > A _ 9. Press Enter to keep Alphanumeric as the data type. Enter Max. Length > 10 _ 10. Press g. Type 2 (so the maximum length for the field is 12). Press Enter. Enter Min. Length >1_ 11.
Enter Bar Height (Units = Inch/100) > 50 _ 17. Press Enter to keep the current bar code height. Top of Field at: 1. Top of Supply 2. Left of Supply 3. Bottom of Supply 4. Right of Supply 18. Press Enter to keep the current field rotation. Select Edit #1 1. (None) 2. Make into Price 3. Pad Data Field 4. Extract Chars 5. Strip Chars 6. Extract from Mid 7. Insert Chars 8. Make Shoe Size 19. Select Pad Data Field. Press Enter. Pad Characters on Left or Right? L/R _ 20.
Printing the Format From the Main Menu, select Print Labels, and the AUTOPART format. Follow the field prompts as necessary. Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields, this sample prints the following label. This graphic shows the padded PART# bar code field and the copied data for the human readable combo text field. Notice that the combo text field only contains 10 characters, not 12, because the combo field was set up for a maximum of 10 characters.
Extracting Characters In our AUTOPART sample, we will extract five characters from the PART# bar code field and only these five extracted characters will print. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 2 to edit an existing format. Select Format for Editing 3. Select AUTOPART. Press Enter. - = Edit Menu = 1. Edit Header Info 2.
- = Select Bar Code = 4. Code 39 –no c/d 5. Codabar 6. EAN-8 7. EAN-13 8. Code 128 9. MSI 7. Press Enter to keep Code 39 as the bar code. Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 8. Press Enter to keep the field defined as simple. Numeric or Alpha-Numeric Data? A/N > A _ 9. Press Enter to keep Alphanumeric as the data type. Enter Max. Length > 12 _ 10. Press g. Type 0 (so the maximum length for the field is 10). Press Enter. Enter Min.
Enter Bar Height (Units = Inch/100) > 50 _ 17. Press Enter to keep the current bar code height. Top of Field at: 1. Top of Supply 2. Left of Supply 3. Bottom of Supply 4. Right of Supply 18. Press Enter to keep the current field rotation. Select Edit #1 1. (None) 2. Make into Price 3. Pad Data Field 4. Extract Chars 5. Strip Chars 6. Extract from Mid 7. Insert Chars 8. Make Shoe Size 19. Select Extract Chars. Press Enter. Extract chars from Left or Right? L/R _ 20.
Printing the Format From the Main Menu, select Print Labels, and the AUTOPART format. Follow the field prompts as necessary. Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields, this sample prints the following label. This graphic shows the five extracted characters from the PART# bar code field and the copied data for the human readable combo text field. Notice that the bar code field contains the last five characters entered, since we extracted characters from the right.
Stripping Characters In our AUTOPART sample, we will strip three characters from the PART# bar code field and only the remaining characters will print. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 2 to edit an existing format. Select Format for Editing 3. Select AUTOPART. Press Enter. - = Edit Menu = 1. Edit Header Info 2. Edit a Field 3.
- = Select Bar Code = 4. Code 39 –no c/d 5. Codabar 6. EAN-8 7. EAN-13 8. Code 128 9. MSI 7. Press Enter to keep Code 39 as the bar code. Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 8. Press Enter to keep the field defined as simple. Numeric or Alpha-Numeric Data? A/N > A _ 9. Press Enter to keep Alphanumeric as the data type. Enter Max. Length > 10 _ 10. Press Enter to keep the current maximum length. Enter Min. Length >1_ 11.
Enter Bar Height (Units = Inch/100) > 50 _ 17. Press Enter to keep the current bar code height. Top of Field at: 1. Top of Supply 2. Left of Supply 3. Bottom of Supply 4. Right of Supply 18. Press Enter to keep the current field rotation. Select Edit #1 1. (None) 2. Make into Price 3. Pad Data Field 4. Extract Chars 5. Strip Chars 6. Extract from Mid 7. Insert Chars 19. Select Strip Chars. Press Enter. 8. Make Shoe Size Strip chars from Left or Right? L/R _ 20.
Printing the Format From the Main Menu, select Print Labels, and the AUTOPART format. Follow the field prompts as necessary. Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields, this sample prints the following label. This graphic shows the seven remaining characters in the PART# bar code field, after the first three characters were stripped. Notice that the bar code field contains the last seven characters entered, since we stripped the first three characters entered (from the left).
Extracting Characters from the Middle In our AUTOPART sample, we will extract four characters from the PART# bar code field and only these four extracted characters will print. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 2 to edit an existing format. Select Format for Editing 3. Select AUTOPART. Press Enter. - = Edit Menu = 1.
- = Select Bar Code = 4. Code 39 –no c/d 5. Codabar 6. EAN-8 7. EAN-13 8. Code 128 9. MSI 7. Press Enter to keep Code 39 as the bar code. Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 8. Press Enter to keep the field defined as simple. Numeric or Alpha-Numeric Data? A/N > A _ 9. Press Enter to keep Alphanumeric as the data type. Enter Max. Length > 10 _ 10. Press Enter to keep the current maximum length. Enter Min. Length >1_ 11.
Enter Bar Height (Units = Inch/100) > 50 _ 17. Press Enter to keep the current bar code height. Top of Field at: 1. Top of Supply 2. Left of Supply 3. Bottom of Supply 4. Right of Supply 18. Press Enter to keep the current field rotation. Select Edit #1 1. (None) 2. Make into Price 3. Pad Data Field 4. Extract Chars 5. Strip Chars 6. Extract from Mid 7. Insert Chars 8. Make Shoe Size 19. Select Extract from Mid. Press Enter. Enter character Position: _ _ 20. Type 4. Press Enter.
Printing the Format From the Main Menu, select Print Labels, and the AUTOPART format. Follow the field prompts as necessary. Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields, this sample prints the following label. This graphic shows the four extracted characters from the PART# bar code field. The first three and last three characters were stripped. Notice that the bar code field contains the four middle characters entered, since we extracted four characters starting with the fourth position.
Inserting Characters In our AUTOPART sample, we will insert one character at the beginning of the PART# bar code field, but not print that character in the combo text field. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 2 to edit an existing format. Select Format for Editing 3. Select AUTOPART. Press Enter. - = Edit Menu = 1. Edit Header Info 2.
- = Select Bar Code = 4. Code 39 –no c/d 5. Codabar 6. EAN-8 7. EAN-13 8. Code 128 9. MSI 7. Press Enter to keep Code 39 –no c/d as the bar code. Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 8. Press Enter to keep the field defined as simple. Numeric or Alpha-Numeric Data? A/N > A _ 9. Press Enter to keep Alphanumeric as the data type. Enter Max. Length > 10 _ 10. Press Enter to keep the current maximum length. Enter Min. Length >1_ 11.
Enter Bar Height (Units = Inch/100) > 50 _ 17. Press Enter to keep the current bar code height. Top of Field at: 1. Top of Supply 2. Left of Supply 3. Bottom of Supply 4. Right of Supply 18. Press Enter to keep the current field rotation. Select Edit #1 2. Make into Price 3. Pad Data Field 4. Extract Chars 5. Strip Chars 6. Extract from Mid 7. Insert Chars 8. Make Shoe Size 19. Select Insert Chars. Press Enter. Enter character to Insert: _ 20. Type P. Enter character Position: _ _ 21. Type 1.
Select Type:Fld #5 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 25. Press Enter. Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Combo (Merged) 26. Press Enter to keep the field defined as Combo. Enter Max. Length > 10 _ 27. Press Bksp twice and type 9 to change the maximum length to 9. Enter Min. Length >1_ 28. Press Enter to keep the current minimum length.
Edit Fixed Data Press ENTER to retain >________________ 35. Press Enter for no fixed data. Enter Row # 36. Press Enter to keep the current row location. Enter Col. # 37. Press Enter to keep the current column location. > 240 > 15 _ - = Select Font = 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 2. CG Trium 8 pt 1001 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 4. CG Trium 12p 1003 5. CG Trium 18 p 1004 6. CG Trium 22p 1005 7. CG TrCon 6.5 1006 8. CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 9. CG TrCon 10p 1008 10. CG TrCon 12p 1009 11. CG TrCon 18p 1010 12.
Select Edit #1 1. (None) 2. Make into Price 3. Pad Data Field 4. Extract Chars 5. Strip Chars 6. Extract from Mid 7. Insert Chars 8. Make Shoe Size 43. Press Enter for no edits. - = Edit Menu = 1. Edit Header Info 2. Edit a Field 3. Add a Field 4. Delete a Field 5. Quit Edit 44. Press 5. Save changes? Y/N > _ 45. Press Y. You return to the Format Menu. Press b until you return to the Main Menu. Ï Printing the Format From the Main Menu, select Print Labels, and the AUTOPART format.
Notice that the bar code field contains the maximum number of 10 characters, while the combo field contains a maximum of 9 characters. The combo field does not display the “P.” Make Into Price We will create a new format, SHOE-PRICE (2.0 long x 2.0 wide) that contains three text fields and apply the “make into price” edit on the second text field. NOTE: Use this edit only on text fields. Use the following information to create the text field.
Prompts Text Field 1 Constant Text Field Text Field 2 Field Class Simple N/A Simple Data Type Alpha-numeric N/A Numeric Max. Length 16 N/A 6 Min. Length 1 N/A 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM N/A KEY PRICE Fixed data None PRICE None Row 130 75 75 Column 10 30 75 Font 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 2. CG Trium 8pt 1001 2. CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag. 1 1 1 Width Mag. 1 1 1 Justif. 1 1 1 Field Rot. 1 1 1 Data Edit None N/A 2.
Make Into Shoe Size In our SHOE-PRICE sample, we will add one more text field, containing the fixed data “SIZE” and apply the “make into shoe size” edit on that text field. This example also shows how to apply a data edit to a field that includes fixed data. This edit transforms a size that ends in 5 into a “1/2” size when printed on a label. Enter one more digit than the length of the size you want.
Add new field 1. Before or 2. After selected field? > _ 6. Press 2 (After selected field). Select Type: Fld #4 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 5. Finished 7. Press 1 to define a text field. Select Field Class 1. Simple Field 2. Price Field 3. System Date/Time 4. Complex (Merged) 8. Press 1 to define a simple field. Numeric or Alpha-Numeric Data? A/N > _ 9. Press A (alpha-numeric). Ï Enter Max. Length >___ 10. Type 12 as the maximum number of characters in the field.
Enter Col. # >___ 16. Type 30 for the column location. Press Enter. - = Select Font = 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 2. CG Trium 8 pt 1001 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 4. CG Trium 12p 1003 5. CG Trium 18 p 1004 6. CG Trium 22p 1005 7. CG TrCon 6.5 1006 8. CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 9. CG TrCon 10p 1008 10. CG TrCon 12p 1009 11. CG TrCon 18p 1010 12. CG TrCon 22p 1011 13. LetGoth 6.5 1012 14. LetGoth 9pt 1013 17. Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001. Press Enter. Enter Height Mag for this font (1-7) > _ 18.
Perform Edits Before or After including Fixed Data? (B/A) > _ 24. Press A. - = Edit Menu = 1. Edit Header Info 2. Edit a Field 3. Add a Field 4. Delete a Field 5. Quit Edit 25. Press 5. Save current format? Y/N > _ 26. Press Y to save the format. You return to the Format Menu. Press b until you return to the Main Menu. Printing the Format From the Main Menu, select Print Labels, and the SHOE-PRICE format. Follow the field prompts as necessary.
10-34 Applying Data Edits
11 E D I T I N G A F O R M AT This chapter includes information about editing a format, copying a format, and deleting a format. Depending on the size of your memory card, you can store up to 80 formats in your printer. When editing a format, you can modify the header information (format name, supply length and width), add a field, delete a field, or edit an existing field. We will copy our SHOE-PRICE format, add a line field, and delete the text field formatted as price field.
Enter Format Name >_______________ 4. Type SHOE-SIZE and press Enter. 5. The format is copied and you return to the Design menu. Ï Format Copied! - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format Editing a Field When you edit a field, you can add, delete, or modify existing fields as well as change the format name, supply length, or supply width. Adding a Field In our new SHOE-SIZE format, we will add a line field. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2.
- = Edit Menu = 1. Edit Header Info 2. Edit a Field 3. Add a Field 4. Delete a Field 5. Quit Edit 4. Press 3 to add a field. New Field Location Fld: 1 Ufld: 1 Smpl Fld: 2 Constant Fld: 3 Ufld: 2 Smpl Fld: 4 Ufld: 3 Smpl 5. Select Fld: 4 Ufld: 3 Smpl. Press Enter. Add new field 1. Before or 2. After selected field? > _ 6. Press 2 (After selected field). Select Type: Fld #5 1. Text Field 2. Bar Code Field 3. Constant Text 4. Line 7. Press 4 for a line field. Is line Segment or Vector? S/V > _ 8.
- = Edit Menu = 1. Edit Header Info 2. Edit a Field 3. Add a Field 4. Delete a Field 5. Quit Edit 14. Press 5 to exit the Edit menu. Save changes? Y/N > _ 15. Press Y. You return to the Format menu. Printing the Format From the Main Menu, select Print Labels, and the SHOE-SIZE format. Follow the field prompts as necessary. Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields, this sample prints the following label. This graphic shows the copied SHOE-SIZE format with the line field added.
- = Edit Menu = 1. Edit Header Info 2. Edit a Field 3. Add a Field 4. Delete a Field 5. Quit Edit 4. Press 4 to delete a field. Select Fld to Erase Fld: 1 Ufld: 1 Smpl Fld: 2 Constant Fld: 3 Ufld: 2 Smpl Fld: 4 Ufld: 3 Smpl Fld: 5 Line 5. Select Fld: 3 Ufld: 2 Smpl to erase the text field formatted as a price field. Press Enter. - = Edit Menu = 1. Edit Header Info 2. Edit a Field 3. Add a Field 4. Delete a Field 5. Quit Edit 6.
Modifying an Existing Field In our SHOE-SIZE format, we will modify the text field. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 2 to edit an existing format. Select Format for Editing _ 3. Select SHOE-SIZE. Press Enter. - = Edit Menu = 1. Edit Header Info 2. Edit a Field 3. Add a Field 4. Delete a Field 5. Quit Edit 4.
Enter Max. Length > 16 _ 9. Enter Min. Length >1__ 10. Press Enter to keep the current minimum length. ENTER FIELD PROMPT > ENTER ITEM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11. Press Enter to keep the current field prompt. Press Enter to keep the current maximum length. Ï Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none >________________ 12. Press Enter for no fixed data. Ï Enter Row # > 130 13. Press Enter to keep the current row location. Enter Col. # > 10 _ 14. Press g twice and type 5 to change the column location.
Top of Field at: 1. Top of Supply 2. Left of Supply 3. Bottom of Supply 4. Right of Supply 19. Press Enter to keep the current field rotation. Select Edit #1 1. None 2. Make into Price 3. Pad Data Field 4. Extract Chars 5. Strip Chars 6. Extract from Mid 7. Insert Chars 8. Make Shoe Size 20. Press Enter for no additional data edits. - = Edit Menu = 1. Edit Header Info 2. Edit a Field 3. Add a Field 4. Delete a Field 5. Quit Edit 21. Press 5 to exit the Edit menu. Save changes? Y/N > _ 22. Press Y.
Changing Header Information When editing a format, you can change the header information: format name, supply length, and supply width. In our SHOE-SIZE format, we will change the format name, supply length, and supply width. NOTE: Before you change the supply length or width, make sure the supply loaded in the printer matches the supply sizes specified in the header information. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1.
Edit Format Name >SHOE-SIZE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. Press g four times and type TAG. Press Enter. The format name has been changed to SHOE-TAG. You return to the Edit Header menu. NOTE: Duplicate names are not allowed. - Edit Header Menu 1. Change Menu Name 2. Edit MPCL Number 3. Edit Description 4. Change Length 5. Change Width 7. Press 4 to change the supply length. Edit Length of Supply (55 – 400) >200 _ 8. Press g three times and type 150. Press Enter. Warning: New Length less than old length 9.
- Edit Header Menu 1. Change Menu Name 2. Edit MPCL Number 3. Edit Description 4. Change Length 5. Change Width 13. Press b to return to the Edit menu. Press 5 to exit the Edit menu. Save changes? Y/N > _ 14. Press Y. You return to the Format menu. NOTE: The row and column locations need to be modified for each field (to fit on 1.5 inch by 1.
Deleting a Format We will delete our SHOE-TAG format. - = Main Menu = 1. Design Formats 2. Print Labels 3. Configuration 1. Press 1 to design your formats. - = Design Menu = 1. Create New Format 2. Edit Old Format 3. Copy Format 4. Delete Format 2. Press 4 to delete an existing format. Select Format for Deletion _ 3. Select SHOE-TAG. Press Enter. 4. Press Y. 5. The format is deleted and you return to the Design menu.
12 TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter explains how to reset the printer, call Technical Support, and gives explanations of your printer's errors. The errors are classified by type and are listed in order. Call Technical Support if you receive any error message not listed in this chapter. If you have trouble loading supplies or performing maintenance, refer to your Equipment Manual . Problem Solution Error:Field off tag MPCL Error #614 Redefine current field The field you are defining has run off the tag.
Problem Solution If you see the DOS prompt B:\ Type g and press Enter to start the application. I2 of 5 bar codes do not scan. Refer to the Equipment Manual for proper scanning techniques. Verify that the I2 of 5 bar code scan lengths specified in the printer configuration are even numbers of characters. Troubleshooting Information If you experience problems using your printer, refer to this section.
Have the following information ready before you call: ♦ Paxar printer model ♦ support agreement, contract number, or invoice information ♦ customer number ♦ printer serial number Data Errors Errors 001 to 499 are data errors. A data error indicates that incorrect data was received from the host, causing the printer to ignore the entire print job. After checking the packet and correcting the problem, transmit the print job again. The following is a list of data errors.
014 Font style is invalid. See Chapter 5, "Defining Text Fields," for more information. 015 Character rotation must be 0 (0 degrees), 1 (90 degrees), 2 (180 degrees), or 3 (270 degrees). See Chapter 5, “Defining Text Fields," for information. 016 Field rotation must be 0 (0 degrees), 1 (90 degrees), 2 (180 degrees), or 3 (270 degrees). See Chapter 5, “Defining Text Fields" for information. 017 Field restriction must be V (variable) or F (fixed).
033 Bar code density is invalid. See Chapter 6, "Defining Bar Code Fields," for the bar code density values. 040 Line thickness must be 1 to 10. 041 Line angle must be 0, 90, 180, or 270. 042 End row is invalid. Line segment end row is defined outside of printable area. See Chapter 8, “Defining Line Fields,” for more information. 043 End column is invalid. Line segment end column is defined outside of printable area. See Chapter 8, “Defining Line Fields,” for more information.
202 Copy start position must be 1 to 255. 203 Destination start position must be 1 to 255. 204 Source field must be 0 to 999. 205 Copy type must be 1 (copy after rules) or 2 (copy before rules). 211 Narrow element value is less than 1 or greater than 99. Correct the value and resend the format to the printer. 212 Wide element value is less than 1 or greater than 99. Correct the value and resend the format to the printer. 214 Truncation code must be S (standard) or T (truncated bar code).
258 Supply position is outside the range. 259 Contrast adjustment must be -28 to 11. 260 Print adjustment must be -99 to 99. 261 Margin adjustment must be -99 to 99. 262 Speed adjustment must be 0 (1.0 IPS). 263 Primary monetary symbol is invalid. 264 Secondary symbol selection must be 0 (none) or 1 (print secondary sign). 265 Monetary decimal places must be 0 to 3. 272 Internal code page selection must be 1 (ASCII). 273 Cut adjustment must be -99 to 99 dots.
Check Digit Errors (300 - 324) 310 Check digit scheme number must be 1 to 10. 311 Modulus must be 2 to 11. 314 Check digit algorithm must be D (sum of digits) or P (sum of products). General Packet Errors (400 - 435) 400 The character immediately following { is invalid. 401 Internal data error. Call Technical Support. 402 Field separator is not in the expected location. 403 Field separator was not found. 404 The number or string that is currently being processed is too long.
423 Internal mailbox error. Call Technical Support. 424 Item in use. Call Technical Support. 425 Item already checked out. Call Technical Support. 426 Item not checked out. Call Technical Support. 427 Format name is invalid. Valid name is 1 - 8 characters inside quotes or "" for a printer-assigned name. If the error reappears, call Technical Support. 428 Batch name is invalid. If the error reappears, call Technical Support. 429 The field number appears more than once in a format.
580 Out of memory. Try to reallocate memory. Resend the packet. If the error persists, call Technical Support. 603 Internal software error caused by the batch not being held. Turn off the printer. Wait two seconds and turn it back on. If the error persists, call Technical Support. 611 Font, bar code or density is invalid. The font, bar code or density in the batch does not fit the format. 612 The data in this line of the batch is either missing or does not match the format.
cool. If the error persists, call Technical Support. 751 Printer did not sense a black mark when expected. The supply may be jammed. For errors 751-753, Check the supply tracking, supply marks, black mark sensor position, and supply roll for binding. If the error continues to appear, change the supply. 752 Printer sensed a mark in the wrong place. 753 Printer sensed a mark that is too long. 755 Printhead is open. Close the printhead before continuing. If the error persists, call Technical Support.
792 The printer is not initialized. Call Technical Support. 793 The printer job queue is full. Turn off the printer. Wait two seconds and turn it back on. Resend the packets. If the problem continues, call Technical Support. Errors numbered 900-999 are hard printer failures. Call Technical Support if you receive these messages.
S A M P L E F O R M AT S A The following pages include several samples of different applications, such as item pricing, item identification and receiving/inventory. You can customize any of these formats to meet your needs. Item Pricing The following sample, PRETZELS (2.0 long x 2.0 wide), contains two text fields, one bar code field, and one price field.
Use the following information to create the text and combo text field for human readable characters: Prompts Text Field 2 Combo Field 3 Field Class 1. Simple 2. Combo Data Type Alpha-numeric N/A Max. Length 10 12 Min. Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM N/A Field Number N/A 01 Start Position N/A 01 Num. of Chars. N/A 12 Fill Direction N/A 3. Do not Fill Fixed Data None None Row 135 65 Column 35 15 Font 2. CG Trium 8pt 1001 2. CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag.
Use the following information to create the price field: Prompts Price Field 4 Field Class 2. Price Field Max. Length 5 (including the $ and . point) Min. Length 1 Field Prompt ENTER PRICE Fixed Data None Row 40 Column 35 Font 2. CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag. 1 Width Mag. 1 Justification 1. Left Field Rotation 1.
The following sample, DETERGENT (2.0 long x 2.0 wide), contains two text fields, one bar code field, and one price field. To print the human readable characters, you must set the default UPC appearance from the configuration menu. Use the following information to create the bar code field: Prompts Bar Code Field 1 Bar Code 1. UPC-A Field Class 1. Simple Field Prompt SCAN UPC# Fixed Data None Row 80 Column 25 Density 2. 120 Bar Height 45 Field Rotation 1.
Use the following information to create the text (item) and text (dept.) fields: Prompts Text Field 2 Text Field 3 Field Class 1. Simple Field 1. Simple Field Data Type Alpha-numeric Alpha-numeric Max. Length 12 5 Min. Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM ENTER DEPT# Fixed Data None None Row 55 25 Column 50 15 Font 2. CG Trium 8pt 1001 2. CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag. 1 1 Width Mag. 1 1 Justification 1. Left 1. Left Field Rotation 1. Top of Supply 1.
Use the following information to create the price field: Prompts Price Field 4 Field Class 2. Price Field Max. Length 5 (including the $ and . point) Min. Length 1 Field Prompt ENTER PRICE Fixed Data None Row 25 Column 140 Font 2. CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag. 1 Width Mag. 1 Justification 1. Left Field Rotation 1.
The following sample, SALE (4.0 long x 2.0 wide), contains two constant text fields, four text fields, one bar code field, and two price fields with fixed data. To print the human readable characters, you must set the default UPC (and EAN) appearance from the configuration menu. Use the following information to create the two constant text fields for store# and dept.#. Prompts Constant Text Field 1 Constant Text Field 2 Fixed Data 063 DEPT#25 Row 300 300 Column 15 125 Font 1. CG Trium 6.
Use the following information to create the four text fields for the item description: Prompts Text Field 3 Text Field 4 Field Class 1. Simple Field 1. Simple Field Data Type Alpha-numeric Alpha-numeric Max. Length 12 8 Min. Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM ENTER SIZE Fixed Data None None Row 265 245 Column 50 55 Font 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 Height Mag. 1 1 Width Mag. 1 1 Justification 1. Left 1. Left Field Rotation 1. Top of Supply 1.
Prompts Text Field 5 Text Field 6 Field Class 1. Simple Field 1. Simple Field Data Type Alpha-numeric Alpha-numeric Max. Length 8 14 Min. Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER COLOR ENTER FABRIC Fixed Data None None Row 225 205 Column 60 30 Font 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 Height Mag. 1 1 Width Mag. 1 1 Justification 1. Left 1. Left Field Rotation 1. Top of Supply 1.
Use the following information to create the bar code field: Prompts Bar Code Field 7 Bar Code 7. EAN-13 Field Class 1. Simple Field Prompt SCAN BAR CODE Fixed Data None Row 150 Column 35 Density 1. 80 Bar Height 40 Field Rotation 1.
Use the following information to create the two price fields. Prompts Price Field 8 Price Field 9 Field Class 2. Price Field 2. Price Field Max. Length 14 14 Min. Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER ORIG PRICE ENTER SALE PRICE Fixed Data WAS NOW Before or After B B Row 105 80 Column 10 10 Font 4. CG Trium 12p 1003 4. CG Trium 12p 1003 Height Mag. 1 1 Width Mag. 1 1 Justification 1. Left 1. Left Field Rotation 1. Top of Supply 1.
Item Identification The following sample, SWEATER (2.0 long x 2.0 wide), contains four text fields and two date/time fields with fixed data. Use the following information to create the four text fields for the item description: Prompts Text Field 1 Text Field 2 Field Class 1. Simple Field 1. Simple Field Data Type Alpha-numeric Alpha-numeric Max. Length 12 8 Min. Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM ENTER SIZE Fixed Data None None Row 120 100 Column 10 10 Font 3.
Prompts Text Field 3 Text Field 4 Field Class 1. Simple Field 1. Simple Field Data Type Alpha-numeric Alpha-numeric Max. Length 8 14 Min. Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER COLOR ENTER FABRIC Fixed Data None None Row 80 60 Column 10 10 Font 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 3. CG Trium 10p 1002 Height Mag. 1 1 Width Mag. 1 1 Justification 1. Left 1. Left Field Rotation 1. Top of Supply 1.
Use the following information to create the two date/time fields with fixed data. Prompts Date/Time Field 5 Date/Time Field 6 Field Class 3. System Date/Time 3. System Date/Time Template MM/DD MM/DD Fixed Data STOCK(space) SALE 7/4- Before or After B B Row 30 10 Column 10 10 Font 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 Height Mag. 1 1 Width Mag. 1 1 Justification 1. Left 1. Left Field Rotation 1. Top of Supply 1.
The following sample, MEDICAL (2.0 long x 2.0 wide), contains two text fields, one bar code field, one combo text field, and one date/time field. The human readable characters under the bar code are automatically generated using a combo text field that copies the data entered from the bar code field. Use the following information to create the two text fields: Prompts Text Field 1 Text Field 2 Field Class 1. Simple Field 1. Simple Field Data Type Alpha-numeric Alpha-numeric Max. Length 12 4 Min.
Use the following information to create the bar code field: Prompts Bar Code Field 3 Bar Code 8. Code 128 Field Class 1. Simple Data Type Numeric Max. Length 10 Min. Length 1 Field Prompt SCAN BAR CODE Fixed Data None Row 60 Column 10 Density 5.8/11.7 cpi 3 dots Bar Height 30 Field Rotation 1.
Use the following information to create the combo field. Prompts Combo Field 4 Field Class 4. Combo Max. Length 10 Min. Length 1 Press Enter (begin field entry) Field Number 03 Start Position 01 Num. of Chars. 10 Press Enter (end field entry) Fill Direction 3. Do not Fill Fixed Data None Row 45 Column 50 Font 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 Height Mag. 1 Width Mag. 1 Justification 1. Left Field Rotation 1.
Use the following information to create the date/time field. Prompts Date/Time Field 5 Field Class 3. System Date/Time Template MM/DD Fixed Data None Row 5 Column 5 Font 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 Height Mag. 1 Width Mag. 1 Justification 1. Left Field Rotation 1.
Receiving/Inventory The following sample, CODE39-LOT (4.0 long x 2.0 wide), contains three text fields (2 with fixed data), one bar code field, one combo field, and one date/time field. The human readable characters under the bar code are automatically generated using a combo text field that copies the data entered from the bar code field. Use the following information for the three text fields: Prompts Text Field 1 Text Field 2 Field Class 1. Simple Field 1.
Use the following information to create the third text field: Prompts Text Field 3 Field Class 1. Simple Field Data Type Alpha-numeric Max. Length 20 Min. Length 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM Fixed Data None Row 215 Column 30 Font 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 Height Mag. 1 Width Mag. 1 Justification 1. Left Field Rotation 4.
Use the following information to create the bar code field: Prompts Bar Code Field 4 Bar Code 4. Code 39 – no c/d Field Class 1. Simple Data Type Numeric Max. Length 12 Min. Length 1 Field Prompt SCAN BAR CODE Fixed Data None Row 260 Column 100 Density 6.6 cpi 1:2.5 2 dots Bar Height 50 Field Rotation 4.
Use the following information to create the combo text field: Prompts Combo Field 5 Field Class 4. Combo Max. Length 12 Min. Length 1 Field Number 04 Start Position 01 Num. of Chars. 12 Press Enter (only one field in combo) Fill Direction 3. Do not Fill Fixed Data None Row 260 Column 85 Font 2. CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag. 1 Width Mag. 1 Justification 1. Left Field Rotation 4.
Use the following information to create the date/time field: Prompts Date/Time Field 6 Field Class 3. System Date/Time Template MM/DD/YY Fixed Data None Row 200 Column 50 Font 1. CG Trium 6.5 1000 Height Mag. 1 Width Mag. 1 Justification 1. Left Field Rotation 4.
A-24 Sample Formats
B USING FONTS This appendix contains the information you need to work with fonts. These fonts are standard in your printer. Number Font Size and Appearance Type of Spacing # of Dots Between Characters 1000 CG Triumvirate Bold 6.
Monospaced Font Magnification Monospaced characters occupy the same amount of space within a magnification. Use monospaced fonts for price fields and data you want to list in a column. Decide how wide and tall you want the characters to appear on the labels. The following two tables show the width and height of each of the monospaced fonts after magnification. This table includes the default gap spacing for Letter Gothic 6 pt and Letter Gothic 9 pt. Width Mag.
Proportional Font Magnification Each character in a proportionally spaced font is a different width. You may be able to place more characters on a line using proportionally spaced fonts. You may want to experiment with these fonts and adjust field measurements in your format as needed. The following tables provide height and width magnification of sample characters. CG Triumvirate Bold (8 pt.) Width Mag. Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1/100 in. 1.56 5.73 10.94 7x 1/100 in. 6.9 20.7 41.
CG Triumvirate Bold (8 pt.) Font #1001 Width Mag. Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1/100 in. 1.56 5.73 10.94 7x 1/100 in. 6.9 20.7 41.4 Height Magnification 1/100 in 1x 7x 8.33 58.33 CG Triumvirate Bold (10 pt.) Font #1002 Width Mag. Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1/100 in. 1/10 mm Dots 1.56 3.97 3 6.77 17.20 13 13.02 33.07 25 7x 1/100 in. 1/10 mm Dots 10.94 27/78 21 47.40 120.39 91 91.15 231.51 175 Height Magnification 1/100 in B-4 Using Fonts 1x 7x 10.42 72.
CG Triumvirate Bold (12 pt.) Font #1003 Width Mag. Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1/100 in. 2.60 8.85 16.15 7x 1/100 in. 18.23 67.94 113.02 Height Magnification 1/100 in 1x 7x 12.50 87.50 CG Triumvirate Bold (18 pt.) Font #1004 Width Mag. Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1/100 in. 7.81 12.50 22.92 7x 1/100 in. 54.69 87.50 160.42 Height Magnification 1/100 in 1x 7x 19.27 134.
CG Triumvirate Bold (22 pt.) Font #1005 Width Mag. Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1/100 in. 9.38 15.63 27.08 7x 1/100 in. 65.63 109.38 189.58 Height Magnification 1/100 in B-6 Using Fonts 1x 7x 23.44 164.
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond (6.5 pt.) Font #1006 Width Mag. Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1/100 in. 1.04 3.65 6.25 7x 1/100 in. 7.29 25.52 43.75 Height Magnification 1/100 in 1x 7x 6.77 47.40 CG Triumvirate Bold Cond (8 pt.) Font #1007 Width Mag. Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1/100 in. 1.56 4.69 8.85 7x 1/100 in. 10.94 32.81 67.94 Height Magnification 1/100 in 1x 7x 8.85 61.
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond (10 pt.) Font #1008 Width Mag. Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1/100 in. 2.08 5.73 11.98 7x 1/100 in. 14.58 40.10 83.85 Height Magnification 1/100 in 1x 7x 10.94 76.56 CG Triumvirate Bold Cond (12 pt.) Font #1009 Width Mag. Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1/100 in. 2.60 7.29 14.58 7x 1/100 in. 18.23 51.04 96.88 Height Magnification 1/100 in B-8 Using Fonts 1x 7x 13.02 91.
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond (18 pt.) Font #1010 Width Mag. Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1/100 in. 7.81 10.94 21.88 7x 1/100 in. 54.69 76.56 153.12 Height Magnification 1/100 in 1x 7x 20.31 142.
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond (22 pt.) Font #1011 Width Mag. Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1/100 in. 9.38 13.02 26.56 7x 1/100 in. 65.63 91.15 185.94 Height Magnification 1/100 in B-10 Using Fonts 1x 7x 24.48 171.
INDEX -Aadding fields, 11-2 alignment, using default, 3-8 appearance of bar code, setting, 6-5 of UPC, 3-7 prompt, 6-4 area of print, determining, 4-2 autoprint 1 label print method, 3-2 -Bbacklight, toggling, 3-2 bar codes, 6-1 codabar specification, 6-26 code 128 specification, 6-25 code 39 specification, 6-26 combo, 5-1, 6-1, 6-14 defining, 5-1, 6-1 EAN specification, 6-24 entering, 6-6, 6-15 field type, 4-4 fixed length, 1-2 formatting options, 3-7 interleaved 2 of 5 specification, 6-25 MSI specificatio
code 128 bar code specification, 6-25 code 39 bar code specification, 6-26 code 93 bar code specification, 6-26 color default, 3-6 column definition, 4-5 prompt, 5-3, 6-3, 7-2, 8-2, 9-3 combo fields class, 4-4 for bar codes, 5-1, 6-1, 6-14 for text, 5-10, 5-12, 5-17 configuration errors, online, 12-6 configuring printers, 3-1 constant text fields, 4-4, 7-1, 7-5, 7-7 copying formats, 11-1 currency symbol, selecting, 3-4 -Ddata determining for format, 4-1 entry form (for operators), 2-8 errors, 12-3 fixed (pr
-EEAN bar code specification, 6-24 editing fields, 11-2 formats, 11-1 end column prompt, 8-2 end row prompt, 8-2 entering bar code fields, 6-6, 6-15 combo text fields, 5-12 constant text fields, 7-5 text fields, 5-6 errors batch, 12-5 check digit, 12-8 data, 12-3 format, 12-3 general packet, 12-8 messages, 12-1 online configuration, 12-6 option, 12-5 receipt of messages, 12-2 extract characters data edit, 10-1, 10-10 extract characters from middle data edit, 10-1, 10-18 -Ffailures data formatting, 12-9 hard
form, data entry (for operators), 2-8 format, 1-2 data, determining, 4-1 errors, 12-3 header options, 3-5 name prompt, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1 name, generating, 3-5 number prompt, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1 text options, 3-5 formats copying, 11-1 deleting, 11-12 designing, 4-1 editing, 11-1 printing, 11-4, 11-5, 11-11 resetting/clearing, 3-3 formats, sample, 2-5, A-1 item identification, A-12 item pricing, A-1 receiving/inventory, A-19 formatting bar code options, 3-7 full auto print method, 3-2 function keys, using, 2-3 -Ggap de
-Kkeypad, using, 2-2 keys function, 2-3 -Llabel sizes, 1-3 layout of supply, grids for, 4-3 length prompt field maximum and minimum, 9-2 for supplies, 9-1 letter gothic bold font, B-2 line field type, 4-4 fields, 8-1 type prompt, 8-2 -Mmagnification height and width prompts, 9-4 of monospaced fonts, B-2 of proportional fonts, B-3 make into price data edit, 10-1, 10-28 make into shoe size data edit, 10-2, 10-30 manual organization, 1-4 maximum length for fields, 4-4 prompt, 5-2, 9-2 messages, error, 12-1, 12
print methods autoprint 1 label, 3-2 full auto, 3-2 on-demand printing, 3-2 on-demand w/limit, 3-2 print loop - trigger, 3-2 print strips, 3-2 setting, 3-2 print strips print method, 3-2 printers, configuring, 3-1 printing combo text fields, 5-17 constant text fields, 7-7 date/time format sample, 9-13 price format sample, 9-8 segment line sample, 8-5 text fields, 5-9, 6-9, 6-13, 6-22 vector line sample, 8-8 printing formats, 11-4, 11-5, 11-11 prompts appearance, 6-4 bar code type, 6-2 bar height, 6-4 charac
-Ssamples combo bar codes, 6-15 combo text fields, 5-12 formats, 2-5, A-1 simple fixed bar code, 6-7 text fields, 5-6, 5-9, 6-9, 6-13, 6-22 variable bar code, 6-10 scan length (I2 of 5), setting, 3-3 segment line fields, 8-3 type, 1-3 shoe size, making into, 10-30 simple bar code fields, 5-1, 6-1 field class, 4-4 fixed bar code, sample, 6-7 size of font, 4-5 sizes of labels, 1-3 sketches, drawing, 4-2 software features, 1-1 special fields, 9-1 specifications of bar codes, 6-23 start of design process, 4-6 s
-Vvariable bar code, sample, 6-10 variable length bar code, 1-3 vector line fields, 8-6 type, 1-3 vertical bar code or text, 1-3 Index-viii vocabulary, 1-2 void, 1-3 -Wwarning suppression, 3-4 width magnification prompt, 5-4, 7-3, 9-4 supply prompt, 9-2
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