User Manual SMS NiceLabel Pro & Suite 5
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1. 1 Press the push buttons 1 on both sides to open the top cover fig 1 2 Release the print head unit by pressing the two green buttons simultaneously fig 2 and 3 3 Insert the ribbon roll into the release spool 5 clicking in the right side first There is a cut out on the left of the core to ensure correct installation 4 With the ribbon installed on the release spool pull the ribbon up over the print head 5 With the print head unit raised insert the take up core into the take up spool fig 5 6 Turn the thumb wheel 6 towards the front of the printer until the ribbon has no slack and is firmly in place 7 Toclose the print head press down on the two green push buttons fig 6 ensuring you press down firmly on both sides until you hear a click fig 6 Copyright 2002 2010 8 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Inserting label material into the SMS 200 300 printer Push buttons Material roll holder Material roll Material guides Optical sensor Feed roller ole 1 Press the push buttons 1 on both sides to open the cover fig 1 2 Press both green buttons simultaneously to open the print module 3 Separate the roll holder 2 to fit the width of the material fig 2 4 Adjust the material guides to the material width by moving them sideways 5 Turn the thumb wheel 6 to ensure the ribbon is tightly wound 6 Press down the print module on2. 6TQ94 Activation Code Activation Code can also be acquired through the publisher s Activation Web page Automatic activation Connect to the Activation server Web page activation http www nicelabel com nlactivation do bied lf you are connected to the internet click on connect to activation server for an automatic activation If you click on Web Page Activation you will be directed to the activation web site where you will have to manually enter the user information Key and Registration numbers this will generate the activation code that can be cut and paste into the activation code field Use this process if your PC is not connected to the internet and another PC has to be used Copyright 2002 2010 17 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Working with the program To start Go to Start Programs NiceLabel or double clock the Nicelabel Icon on your desktop if you chose this option during installation Description of icons List of all the user tools available as icons in the Tool Bars KN we H Dit bi F F m m e e foe a l zu New label Open label Save label Cut the selected objects Copy the selected objects Paste the selected objects Undo last action Redo last action Print Click the drop arrow to the right of the icon for printer settings Zoom In Click on the drop down arrow for more functions Variables Click on the drop down ar
3. Barcode Graphics can only be connected to a variable where the graphic objects name is referenced This only works with an input field or in a database field Copyright 2002 2010 37 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Connection to a database or a spreadsheet file To make a connection with a spreadsheet file the Excel file must be closed This does not apply to database files Make sure that in Nice Label a new label or an existing label is open To access the database tool on click 0 se BZU 1 12 a al 4 z 5 o After this the following menu bar appears H a 11 ml 5 Click to start the Wizard for new database access Click to browse to the database file Database Wizard Database and Table Select the type of database and table you want to use on the label Select the tyoe of the database O Other databases ODBC Browse for the database table you want Io use PS Browse for the table containing label data Wizard will help you make a connection to table fields and transter ther values to the elements on the label Brose to the folder where the database file has been filed Automatically there will be a default start location My documents My labels Database Copyright 2002 2010 38 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 brengen O My Labels s 1P 100 F 4 Min documenten d Deze computer A 35 inch diskettestation I Sw R
4. label layout can be constructed into the layout you require and then saved as a form xff in your chosen location 45 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 When the file is double clicked the user will only see the form shown here and be able to only enter data hie into the two available fields The only other options available are Print and Quit H250 High Temp Serial Number 4 2345 Rebo SMS Solutions Model SMS 200 300 Serial No __ wizsas Description Max Templ 260C Ph Hz Moto Rebo by Postbus 125 3760 ACSOEST Netw ands wey 84 78 boni vos Print Quit Note Forms open as independent applications in themselves They do not have access to any menu or editing tools Copyright 2002 2010 46 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Contact NiceLabel is professional label software it includes an enormous number of capabilities In this manual we have focused on the most relevant and important functions especially those required for sign and label creation You can get further information on NiceLabel from gt Your SMS 200 300 supplier directly gt Tutorials on NiceLabel from www nicelabel com learning centre tutorials Copyright 2002 2010 47 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS 200 SMS 300
5. amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 New Counter Click on the drop down arrow next to A Sr or MU Barcode and select Mew Counter Mew Variable Field Please enter the name of the new variable field Variable Wizard Counter Counter Properties Set the counter properties stating vate H _ Frompt for value before print Set maximum number of digits 2 Ga Increment D 33 Decrement 10 9 8 Step f Change value every 1 labels Preview 1 2 3 fh Gla Ft sh 10 Enter Starting value the start digit From this digit the counter counts up or down If you want a prompt to input the value at the print command you must check the field and Prompt for value before print fill in the line SttingVewe at thee print command this prompt will be displayed before print is activated Enter up to the maximum number of digits you cannot enter more digits than the maximum number Less is no problem Select Gei Increment D 33 Decrement 10 9 8 Step 2 i SE Enter the incremental steps required EECH N 71 labels You can select multiple labels of the same characters before the step change in this option Copyright 2002 2010 35 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Rollover when reached 0 Here you can select the number of labels before the process rolls over and repeats Click OK if you have selected everything and th
6. appears Enter your text and select and change the characters Rich Text Editor Co Bm Informal Roman viz E e U ab I I I 1 I t xaMlE Enter your settings and click OK Barcode Fixed Barcode Click W and click on the label The following display appears Barcode Contents Barcode Appearance Status Contents Barcode Appearance Status Barcode type Code1 28 Please select how the contents for the element will be defined Dei wl Contents Mask Mask character Mask characters will be replaced by the actual data All other characters Will be used for formatting only E sample mask char te asterisk Tel 1234567890 Enter the required data in Content see above example You can change the barcode definition using the Barcode Tab and using the button Define The Mask feature works in the same way as in Fixed Text Copyright 2002 2010 24 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Grahics To place graphics Click Je on the label where want the graphic to appear The following screen opens Zoeken in C3 Graphics OC Ce ga arrows ga Leidingmerkers ga Rebo gl Europe HSID ga Logo GORTE Specific ay Exit o MandatoryInternational CH Signal word ig Fasteners ga Maritime Safety OMC ga Tools Fire Safety ga Miscellaneous G Traffic Signs gJFirst Aid amp Rescue faa Packaging gal Warning Inti GQHSID E Prohibition Bake CH International HS
7. both sides until you hear a click fig 6 7 With the auto cutter assembly in place the material must be fed as shown below The cutter has this instruction label 3 3 l Cutter Copyright 2002 2010 9 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 SMS 200 and SMS8 300 operator controls Power Switch e Controls printer power e On normal operation e Off the power should be turned off before connecting or disconnecting the communication cables and power cables Buttons There are three buttons each has two basic functions until a led starts blinking cut labels configuration report e Resume the print job after pressing again CANCEL e Interrupt and delete the printing job from the Resets the settings at printer not from the computer EPROM e Force the printer to continue working after an error has been recovered e To make a factory reset Turn off the printer Press all 3 buttons during power on until a led Starts blinking e After this reset the printer has to be turned off and on again before a print command is sent to the printer e You have to perform the media calibration before printing unless this can be set from the printer driver in Nice Label LED Indicators There are three LED indicators on the front panel READY MEDIA and RIBBON These indicators display the operation status of the printer READY The READY LED will remain lit except if a
8. 12345 will appear in the text box as 31 0 35 60 123 45 Style Font You can change font using select Inverse Inverts text out of a solid background Mirror Mirrors the text Stacked Text Places the text vertically RTL Allows each text character to edited Spacing Increase gap between characters and lines of text Color Change text colour NOTE If you click set default this will set the size and appearance of the text each time you create new text 29 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Appearance Contents Mask Style Appearance Status Position and size Allows accurate placing and Position and size sizing of text Ss L0 Zo width Rotation You can select any angle to rotate the Xo oe Za Heit text Rotation Object Anchoring Point Sets the point from D degrees which the text will be sized i e from the corner J or outwards equally from the centre Object anchoring point OO Define the object point which will hold its position When the element is resized because O of changed contents O Fixed paragraph text Paragraph text allows you to enter a large amount of text this can be formatted for alignment and size with a paragraph text box Unlike normal text entry where you cannot format a large amount of text at one time changes will affect the complete paragraph of text The main tab differences from fixed text are Value St
9. 2002 2010 44 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 Hew Form Wizard Completing the New Form Wizard You have successtully completed the New Form Wizard rou have specified the following settings Platform Windows Label file H250 High Temp lbl Place preview object on the form Yes Use database variables defined in the label file Yes Template file Template Default xff Field arrangement Vertical Caption arrangement Left To close this wizard click Finish SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Here all the selected parameters D Serial Number Quantity H250 High Temp Rebo SMS Solutions hodei Sms 200 500 Serid No Description mac Temp 0C Ph 33507 He Sora Motor High Temperature Unt Rete hy P wiz AC a T Ateri www rete fl L H250 High Temp Serial Number _ Quantity Rebo SMS Solutions Modell SMS 200 300 Serial No W234 Description H250 High Temperature tape Max Temp __250C len Hz Motor High Temperature Unit Rebo by Postbus 124 3760 ACSOEST N t rand wy o re boni Si Copyright 2002 2010 chosen for the Form are shown If they are as required click FINNISH After selecting Finish the elements of the label selected will appear on screen in an un ordered format Here we chose to use the existing variable and to include a preview The quantity field is a default in the form template Using drag and drop with the mouse and the editing tools the
10. EuroPlus NiceLabel 5 System 4 Read rights for the registry folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE EuroPlus NiceLabel 5 Read and Write rights for the registry folder HKEY CURRENT USER SOFTWARE EuroPlus NiceLabel This will guarantee the 100 functionality of NiceLabel 5 To start the installation follow these steps Place the CPM CD Rom in the CD ROM drive lf the auto run do not start double click on the start exe file on the CD The following screen appears Gert ken 4 Click on install 5 Click on the NiceLabel version you have purchased for installation 6 Select the language click OK and click next I NiceLabel 5 Standard Series CD S i j View Read Me f Instal elt Documentation j Presentation Samples NiceLabel a Install NiceLabel the professional labeling software Installation programs for all NiceLabel Standard Series editions Update damaged installation or install thermal transfer printer drivers NiceDrivers www Sms Co com Copyright 2002 2010 14 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 7 lf you accept the license agreement check this box i accept the terms of the License Agreement Ee and click on next 8 Click on next after you have the read the agreement 9 Enter user names and your company information 10 Select the version of NiceLabel you have purchased the license will only release the purchased version click on next 11 The standard versio
11. IC ga Public Information Ki 053 a gt Bestandsnaam Ke Bestandstyper All Graphics Files v ClipArt Gallery Voorbeeld To see all the available graphics click on H and select your category Clipart Gallery Gallery categories AIO Coshh H Fire Protection General symbols HSID H Mandatory Prohibition H Sate conditions Warning symbals Care symbols Other Clip preview hO Nur Ge amp amp al G CS Clip file name some categories have a sign This means that this category has several sub categories You open these by clicking on the sign Click on the graphic you want and the graphic appears in the Clip Preview Click OK and you will see the graphic on your label Copyright 2002 2010 25 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Le 2 1 o 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 You can change the size ff the graphic by clicking and dragging the mouse arrow on one Rectangle H 92SGFor a of the anchor points until the mouse arrow changes to a To keep the proportions hold down the Shift Key at the same time Working with rectangles Click on H and click on the label A rectangle will appear 9PGeFOrvok The small printer icon in the right corner shows that this is a print function this icon will not be printed If this small icon does not appear this means that the rectangle will be send to the print
12. Print Preview Luantity Labels All unlimited quantity Advanced Identical label copies Skip labels on page Ee e Enter the number of prints and click OK Variable Initialization 1 1 Vartable Enter Seral Mo RSS55554 Current Value OE Variables Seral Na Murmeric Enter the first serial number in sequence This appears on the label 33 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 99999999 With several input fields it is easier to set the order of input fields with a print command In this example there is an input field name inspection date and a serial number Vanables Serial Ho Numeric Name Inspection date At the print command this is the order of input This order can be changed by cancelling the print command and then clicking with your right mouse outside the fields The following screen appears Deselect All m Select Al Prompt Order WES Select variable prompt order Prompted variables The screen appears with the Align several input field variables in the See SE Serial No current input order Select for gen See example Name and click up or Zoom Out down and change the order Finish with OK and the input order is set Label Setup as required for printing Import Label Design Variable Prompt Order Normal view Data View 4 Object Properties V Copyright 2002 2010 34 SMS NICELABEL Pro
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14. cles rectangles and graphics The tools for designing labels are user friendly and flexible NiceLabel has intuitive design menus design wizards and professional design tools to make label creation quick and easy Data can be entered when designing labels or later using variable data fields keyboard file date time and database Use your own database to place information in labels with the extensive data base links included in NiceLabel The OLE function allows you to use other Windows applications to create special objects on your label E g using MS Word for text objects or Corel Draw for Graphics DDE Dynamic Data Exchange lets other applications control NiceLabel You can write your own front end applications in any of the program languages Delphi Borland Microsoft Visual Basic to develop specific data preparation and then send commands for printing to NiceLabel NiceLabel supports all Windows printers including inkjet and laser printers For working with thermal printers we advise use of the supplied NiceLabel Printer drivers to get optimum print performance NiceLabel supports more than 450 Thermal Transfer printers Copyright 2002 2010 40 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Installing the program Contents of the package 1 Check the contents of the package to ensure it is complete The package must include SMS Nice Label Suite CD ROM Installation Guide User s guide Ha
15. e Screen layout Printer layout ABCD UU ease Click Next Label Setup Wizard Label Dimensions Set the label layout dimensions and select the appropriate unit of measure Label width Label height 9 999 Left Margin 0 0 Right Margin 0 0 x gap Y gap Unit of measure cm The default settings for the new label page are 76 2 cm wide the Length of the label and 10 cm high You can alter these at this point we recommend you keep these setting to start with Click Finish The screen should appear like this with a blank label placed in the centre of your screen On the left side of the screen are the editing tools available for creating your label en A Cosap iwi ban ipea in Pia ek ae r ab AG Be D i em Gimi Paie e te vie ep Se 7 DI ke eae L DR TS a SI bei Bronz ee s Keng baia Spinal ee ee CS D Ea m i AiR SLE ee EA EE E E EA AA Ea SEU 1 R KR a jm a AL rm o a IS m SA E n m ambai Aiba echt SL drscha rt EEERGCHEL AE A LA SH E E a H A EI ea ki E aa Fur y E d Hej Copyright 2002 2010 20 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Editing Tools Select tool me oF Text tool E m ell Paragraph text tool RTF text tool Barcode tool Place graphic tool square Rectangle tool Line tool oS DIER E Circle ellipse tool Inve
16. e first value will appear in the field on the label Before printing enter the number of prints required fo the whole sequence Aantal Etiketten O Alle onbeperkt aantal New Date field or Time field Select New Date field or New Time field Ag Fixed Text New Keyboard Input Mew Counter Mew Dake Field New Time Field Use Existing Variable The date and time of the computer is used Enter the variable name and click OK Mew Variable Field Please enter the name of the new variable field Copyright 2002 2010 26 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Variable Wizard Datel Date Select how date will be displayed and set optional date offset Format Date offset D days E months o pears Preview 22 1 2004 Select the order and with the date offset you can count days months or years For example if you want to print a specification date for 18 months you have to enter 18 in the month field oh Date offset days T 18 gt months Wears m alt Click Finish and the date field can then be placed on the label The method applies to the New time field Use existing variable arli Fixed Text Mew keyboard Input Mew Counter Mew Date Field Mew Time Field Use Existing Variable Counter Inspection date Mame Serial No Global All created variables are available under A Text Paragraph WU
17. e software After the installation is complete when you first start the software it will need to be activated using either a Dongle Hardware key or a Software key After running the software a warning window will open Click on Manage License the manage license window will open select activate the package and click on NEXT Choose the activation method in the options shown below in the manage license window Copyright 2002 2010 16 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Manage license Welcome to Product Activation Wizard This wizard will guide you through the product activation process Product has not yet been activated or no valid licenses could be found Please follow this Activation Wizard to activate your copy of product or troubleshoot your active license Please choose product activation method Hardware Key Single User Software Key Network Software Key Enterprise Print Manager license server After selecting the activation method click NEXT enter the required customer information and your 25 character Key Number The Manage License Activation window will open Manage License Activation Code Enter activation code Please enter software activation code Key Number XFK6M ZDUY4 URX76 EN6DJ ven met computer is connected to eet pe Tt eae SN the internet you can select the Registration Number automatic activation link TBASR 33ARG KF7BA TTRHR
18. eboserverAoel D S Lokaal station C 4 Cd romstation ID 4 Cd westation E Se WAeboserversWwerk G Sw WReboserversol H Kg WHeboserversM E xchange IM WHeboserverClientapp IN WHeboserveralgemeen LZ J Min netwerklocaties SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 select your file and click Open The connection will now be made and you can choose Database and Table the appropriate tab option Database Wizard Select the type of database and table you want to use on the label Select the type of the database Other databases ODBC Browse for the database table you want to use Table Bladi BAM y Labels Database Electr amp Autom 2003 GP vs J J Browse for the table containing label data Wizard will help you make a connection to table fields and transfer their values to the elements on the label Select the tab and click Next select the fields in the database you would like to use on the label Database Wizard Fields Selection Select the fields from the database you want to use on the label Select the fields you want to use on the label For multiple field selection press and Hold Chl key then click desired fields Substance Copyright 2002 2010 39 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 When all required fields have been selected click Next Database Wizard Records Printing Specii how the records from the database wil
19. elect Printer Please select the manubacturer and printer you want to install Select the manufacturer and model of your printer IF the driver is in a different folder or your printer came with a driver diskette click Change location IF your printer i not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Manufacturers Printers O NEIL A SMS 100 A Open Date E SMS 100 Label BS T Faxar SMS 200 Printrorix SMS 200 Label LS SMS 300 RING SMS 300 Label Sartorius 5M5 375 SATO SMS 375 Label SMS 600 Change location select SMS and model of printer and click Next select the port you have connected your printer to and click NEXT The differences between the several SMS printers and the SMS Label printers are e SMS 200 300 are all for printing on continuous material The systems have an automatic cutter Length of the tape is automatically cut at the end of the label e SMS 200 800 Label printers have settings for printing on die cut labels Select the language and if necessary rename of the printer and click Finish Printer installation is complete NiceLabel activation You need to be familiar with these terms Key Number the 25 characters provided with the software Registration number the number generated during the activation process this will validate the Key Number entered Activation code generated from the NiceLabel Web Site this will activate th
20. er as a graphic This can cause a slower print speed By dragging the anchor points with the mouse you can change the size By double clicking in the right corner a dialog box appears where you can select dimensions rounded corners and line thickness Drawing a line Click on and click on the label A line appears Copyright 2002 2010 op SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 OSG F ONL By dragging the anchor points with the mouse you can change line dimensions By double clicking on the line a dialog box appears where you can set several options for thickness colour and fill Circle and Ellipse To create a circle Click on O and click on the label A circle appears O BD ue a CH 4 By dragging the anchor points with the mouse you can change circle dimensions By double clicking on the circle a dialog box appears where you can set several options Inverse Complete or part Inverse Click on E and click on the label A black rectangle will appear Where this box is placed or dragged over text or graphics an inverse image is created Copyright 2002 2010 97 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 By dragging the anchor points with the mouse you can change the Inverse field dimensions Rotation Rotating an object select the object you would like to rotate and click oJ The text or graphic rotates 90 Every time you click on
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22. g your right mouse button after all the objects are selected Deselect Luk Vertical Horizontal Copy Gi None Gei None Ion Lett C Middle O Center Position Locked O Bottom O Zen One ka Front PgUp O Space equally O Space equally One to Back Dom To Front Ctrl PgUp To Back Ctrl PgDn Properties If you check the box align to label lian labe the created label the text will position itself within the borders of Variables Using the drop down arrows next to A Text Paragraph IB Barcode and e Graphics you can insert variables A variable is an element which generates data and which can be used with all object options mentioned above There is also the option to insert fields connected to a database in the variable option A variable can be used by several objects at the same time For example you can display information as a barcode and also as a text field Variable options 11 A Fixed Text New Keyboard Input Mew Counter New Date Field New Time Field Use Existing Variable gt Fixed Text No variable normal text function Copyright 2002 2010 ch SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 New keyboard input With this option you create a variable that generates an input field before printing For example a field with a serial number of 8 digits Click on the arrow next to A and choose New keyboard input Variable Wizard Prompt1 Prompt Tex
23. in NiceLabel The advantage of the form is it displays all fields as text entry only keeping the appearance and label design intact and unable to be changed or altered This module effectively gives the user Visual Basic Programming in an easy to use menu driven system Start NiceForm in NiceLabel under the Tools menu SS Use Design ZS Use view Log File Form if the NiceForm if Edit Memory Card label is open the label IS in Nice met saved In a User Interface Label User Interface folder Options Options MiceForm MiceData MiceData Mice atch NiceWatch NiceMent aster hiceMenkY Waster MicePrint MicePrint NicePrintQueue NicePrintkQueue Using Design Form the Form software will open in a new window and the New Form Wizard will open click on NEXT New Form Wizard Select standard windows desktop application Select System Platform Select the system platform For which you will design the Form Form will be designed For the selected platform The window properties such as height and width are based on this selection Standard Windows desktop application Mobile Windows application Copyright 2002 2010 43 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 New Form Wizard eme As the label is already open in Select File that contains your label NiceLabel it iS automatically ace i seas eet SH the selected label so they can later be co
24. l be printed Select which records will be printed want to print all records from the table want to select which record to print 4 field in the table contains print quantity information At print time you will be able to select which record to print ou will enter how many labels will be printed for the specified record lf you want to print for example all selected records at once then select I want to print all records from the table This option tells the software if database field will contain the quantity of labels to be After selection click Next lt is also possible to have a text element display for each field on the label You can also select the text element when this option is selected Click next A screen appears displaying the selections you have made Click Finish All selected data fields are now available with all the objects which can be connect to variable data fa A ES e _ ae Click on the drop down arrow next to the required object and select Use existing variable and select the field you need to use Copyright 2002 2010 40 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 EE Fixed Text New Keyboard Input New Counter New Date Field New Time Field Use Existing Variable d IOuantity Substance Substance Substance Language Counter 1 Mame Serial No globali O Ge is Inspection date E E You can now
25. n of NiceLabel will be installed You have the option to customise the installation Follow the steps indicated in the window Click on next NiceLabel 5 InstallAware Wizard Feature description Select Ge Se Si SE want eh ern clear pal compon eh nts you ud tall Click Ni d advanced label designer for professional bar code and RFID et ing J v ClipArt Gallery J v NicePrintQueue Product install path C Program Files EuroPlus NiceLabel 5 Disk space requirements Available 7 914 MB Required 196 671 KB Remaining 7 722 MB 12 lv Create a desktop icon 4 short cut is placed on your desktop 13 Ji Create a Quick Launch icon 4 short cut is placed on your task bar 14 This is the last window before installation starts If you want to make any changes use the back button Click to start the installation After installation the following screen will aopear NiceLabel 5 InstallAware Wizard Completing the NiceLabel 5 Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing NiceLabel 5 puter Se a the application by selecti Se taled i icon e Run Printer Installation Wizard re Euro Plus doo NiceLabel 5 For installation of a SMS printer do not uncheck the Run Printer Installation Wizard and click Next If the printer is already been installed uncheck the wizard and click Finish Copyright 2002 2010 15 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Printer installation Selecting the printer S
26. nnected to selected e In Nice Form you WOU Id browse to the required label file Filename clinton REBO 001 Desktopi SMS Labels Material Sample prints H250 High Temp b Place preview object on the Form Use database variables defined in the label File Select both check boxes shown New Form Wizard Select Template File Select the File that your form design will be based on f The template file is a source of all form elements appearance and their properties such as font sizes edit field color background image etc Use default template Select this option if you wish to use the default template Select custom template r7 Select Default Template New Form Wizard Field Arrangement Specify the way you want Fields to be arranged on the Form How do you want the fields to be arranged on the form Vertically Place each field directly below the previous one working from the top down to the bottom O Horizontally Place each field side by side starting at the left corner working towards the bottom right Select Field Arrangement New Form Wizard Caption Arrangement Specify the way you want field captions to be positioned on the form How do you want to place the field captions Left Display the field caption to the left of the data field O Top Display the field caption above the data field Select caption arrangement Copyright
27. nts can be scaled 24x24 4 rotation positions 0 90 180 270 Soft fonts can be downloaded Maxicode PDF 417 Data Matrix PCX bitmap GDI graphics Continuous and die cut Tags Min Width 15mm Max Width 110mm Thickness 0 0635 0 254mm Max Roll diameter 150mm Rol core 25 4mm Wax Wax Resin Resin Coating inside Ribbon width 51 104mm Max Roll diameter 68mm Roll core 25 4mm 4 2kg 90 250 VAC geen losse adapter CE UL CUL FCC class A CCC 4 C 38 C 10 90 without condensation 6 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 To connect the SMS 200 300 1 Printer rear panel Parallel connector Centronics USB on model variants Mains cable connector Mains switch Mains cable Data cable Centronics USB Mains socket N ae ae Assure that the printer is switched off before you plug in the data or mains cable 1 Connect the data cable 6 to the printer s parallel USB connector 2 and to the appropriate connector of the host computer 2 Connect the mains cable 5 to the mains connector at the printer 3 and to a mains socket 7 Copyright 2002 2010 7 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Inserting ribbon into the SMS 200 300 printer 1 De 2 i ef p 2 Push button Green buttons Ribbon roll Bare ribbon core Ribbon release spool Ribbon take up spool et oe ee This section is not applicable to direct thermal printing
28. ny of the following conditions exist e Receiving data from computer e A fault condition The MEDIA LED will remain lit except if any of the following conditions exist e The printer is in the PAUSE state e Blinking together with the READY led Media has run out RIBBON ON Under thermal transfer mode with ribbon installed OFF Under direct thermal mode without ribbon installed This is set by the Windows driver or by command Blinking together with READY led Ribbon has run out Copyright 2002 2010 10 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 What to do when What happens What s wrong What to do Blinking MEDIA and READY 1 Media has run out 1 Insert new media and LED press when ready one time on the CANCEL button 2 Calibration error Turn off the printer Press PAUSE during power on until a led starts blinking The media will feed until it s calibrated Blinking RIBBON and READY 3 Ribbon has run out Insert new roll of ribbon and press when ready once on the CANCEL button Copyright 2002 2010 14 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Introduction About SMS NiceLabel NiceLabel is a software package written for the Microsoft Windows operating system which lets you create and print labels and fully supports WYSIWYG What you see is what you get Using NiceLabel you can easily design any label or sign to include barcodes text lines cir
29. place this field onto your label layout Enter all required data fields on the label If a series of appears in the field you can change this with the following 3 buttons E ma il The ES indicates the maximum number of characters which is set in the database file the indicates data from the first record and the fieldname You can now connect various objects to a chosen field When your label is ready click to print one or more records Print Preview Quantity Labels All unlimited quantity Variable quantity entered for each database record Make your selection and click OK Copyright 2002 2010 41 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 ULI 4 Record Selection Database B Mu Labels D atabase LEIDINGMEREERS mdb Table Substance aie asg Exact search Drag a column header here to group by that column Id KA EISE zh Substance de Je peana 2 Danish Te 3 4 Danish Aceton ei 5 Danish Acetylen e Gene ki 7 Danish Acrylnitrit di H Records selected 4 Row 2 of 4189 Select the records and quantity you want to print Click OK The selected records will now be printed in the selected quantity Copyright 2002 2010 42 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 NiceForm Only available in NiceLabel Suite NiceLabel Form is a program module that creates a simple template of form from any label created
30. rdware key not available with all versions 2 Read the READ ME file on the CD ROM for latest information lf you miss one of above elements please contact your supplier If you would like to have more information about the SMS NiceLabel products please visit our website www rebo nl System requirements To run SMS NiceLabel software you will need at least following AMD or Intel processor with at least 256MB of RAM 32 or 64 bit Windows operating system Windows XP up to and including Windows 7 CD ROM drive Administrator rights during installation Copyright 2002 2010 13 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Installation Installation of the SMS NiceLabel software Before you start with the installation it is recommended to have your company IT support present with administration rights or someone with this authority to take care of e A local administrator account with all rights on the system for the installation of software and printers e Ensure that all future users have their read and write rights in the following locations 1 Read rights in the NiceLabel installation folder the standard location is C Program Files EuroPlus NiceLabel 5 2 Read rights in the NiceLabel shared folder the standard location is C Program Files Common Files EuroPlus Shared 3 Read and Write rights in the NiceLabel system folder the standard location is C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data
31. row for more functions Database Tool Click on the drop down arrow for more functions Help Show True Type fonts Show printer fonts Increase type size Decrease type size Bold Italic Underline Text align left Text align centre Copyright 2002 2010 18 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Text align right New variable wizard New variable without wizard Edit variable Delete variable Disconnect object from variable Functions Click on drop menu for list of functions New Database connection wizard New data base connection without wizard Edit database Delete database Open database tool First database record Previous database record Next database record BG PRK ENG REIS wc ve WM Last database record New label setup e Select File and New Label e Select the correct SMS printer and e click Next Label Setup Wizard Select Stock Predefined label formats stocks can speed up label design Select the label stock If you will define label dimensions on your own skip this step and proceed with Next button Stock type I lt NONE gt ooo E Stock name Stock information Click Next Copyright 2002 2010 19 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Label Setup Wizard Label Layout t i Select a layout that suits you most D Orientation Print direction Portrait C Rotated Landscap
32. rse image tool To create Text Fixed text To create text on a label Click in the editing toolbox not the drop down arrow and click on the label layout A flashing curser will indicate where the text will be placed Type in your text then click outside of the text book The text can be adjusted by dragging the anchor points in the bounding box or fromthe drop down menu above E By Wl CIRP 110 Copyright 2002 2010 D SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 Text Properties SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Double click on the text or right click and select properties the following screens become available Value Mask Style Appearance Status Content Select how the content for the object will be defined Fixed test i H een Contents Mask Style Appearance Status Contents Mack Mask character Mack characters will be replaced by the actual data All other characters Will be used for formatting only E ample mask char sz asterisk HEHE REEL 31 Q 35 60 123 45 Value Mask Style Appearance Status Effects C Inverse C Stacked test C Mirror C ATL printing Font scaling 100 S Alignment Spacing Line Pt Character Pt m Copyright 2002 2010 Value Here you can re enter and edit the text Mask This allows you to create masks that are placed in every text field For example with the illustrated mask entering 03560
33. t Define the properties of the prompt keyboard input Display this text to the print operator Allowable characters for the variable field All characters Numeric Alphanumeric characters Set maximum number of characters Enter the Prompt for the variable field For example Enter Serial No The serial number is numeric so you will have to check Numeriek TO SI only numerals can be entered With All characters you can enter text numerals and punctuation marks Alpha numeric you can enter text and numerals The maximum number of characters ensures data entered isn t too long for the application For example if the serial number used is 8 characters maximum Set masimum number of characters ID Click Finish and click on the label The serial number field now is placed on the label This can display in 4 ways Max Number of characters shown as 7 on screen 22222222 Shown with the variable name displayed 22222227 Shown with a character example 12345678 Shown as above with a variable name 12345678 Copyright 2002 2010 39 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 Copyright 2002 2010 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 eifel A7 78 Saag SE a Le ia Oo Deh Aar e SAA Aes ao SE ez i iB a 11 These views can be selected with these buttons Ft mel Ia As with the fixed text you can change the font type and font size After clicking on print this dialogue box appears
34. the element rotates 902 To rotate to a fixed number of degrees use the rotation option under Text properties Zoom in Zoom out amp amp EL Zoom Click on drag a box with your left mouse button around the object you would like to increase Release the mouse button and the selected object will increase in size on the screen E Zoom out Click on E and the screen zooms out Aligning objects e o ao a adi i l After placing several objects text or graphic on the screen click on the first object select the other objects by holding the SHIFT button and using clicking Do this with every object you wish to align See the examples below Copyright 2002 2010 op SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Horizontal alignment mam example 3 Example 2 e Jt Align all selected objects to the Top dk Align Horizontal Centres lie forsee Copyright 2002 2010 29 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 Vertical Alignment Example text Example 1 Example z Example 3 Example 4 Align Left Example 1 e B c Example i Example 3 gt Align Right Example 1 Example 2 xample 3 Example 4 Align vertical centred Example 2 Ei pS H D Example 4 Copyright 2002 2010 op SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 You can also Align objects by usin
35. uite 5 Safety Instructions SMS 200 300 printer When set up correctly and installed according to instructions the printer should not present any hazards The following possible dangers exist Injury from the cutter assembly Hair clothes and jewellery pulled into the printer during operation with the cover open Only use the printer in protected environments Do not spill any liquids into the printer Only have your printer repaired by specially trained service personnel In any event of danger or damage to the printer turn the printer off and remove from the power supply e Turn the printer off and remove from the power supply before cleaning Copyright 2002 2010 5 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 Technical Information General Specifications Specification Print Technology Resolution Print speed Print length Print width Memory CPU type Media sensor Display Operator interface Communicatie interface Fonts 2D Barcodes Graphics Media Print ribbons Wieght Power Classifications Operating environment Copyright 2002 2010 SMS 200 SMS 300 Direct thermal amp Thermal transfer Max 101 6mm Max 4 Max 101 6mm Max 4 2MB DRAM 1MB Flash ROM 32 bit RISC microprocessor Optical reflect sensor 3x LED indicators 3x Function buttons USB Centronics parallel LPT RS 323 serial Internal character sets 5 alfa numeric fonts from 1 25mm 6 0mm All fo
36. yle Detailed Appearance Status Value Style Detailed Appearance Status Position and Size Spacing The origin of the coordinate system is the upper left corner Line 0 0 hat Width 970 gt mm Character oo Pt Height rag mm Font Resize Best fit Rotation Fit by Size Fit by Font Scalling Co D degree 90 degrees CH Sr 4 a O 180 degrees O 270 degrees Maummum size 50 wi Anchoring Point i f Use the same size for all text boxes with enabled Best fit option 0 05 Anchoring Point defines a spot where the object is pinned to the background The object will enlarge in the Font scaling 104 Se Z CO OD O opposite direction when tts data content changes O 0 0 Alignment Olek O Rio Center Justified A Detailed AE Best Fit Options for how text will Rotation is fixed and not free l be placed into the paragraph text box This is useful with text fields linked to data bases with varied amounts of information in each cell Copyright 2002 2010 93 SMS NICELABEL Pro amp Suite 5 SMS NiceLabel Pro Suite 5 RTF text Rich Text Format With a RTF text individual characters can be edited like this EvalMDle RTF text cannot be used with a variable this is always a fixed text Working with text is similar to working with paragraph text Click on and drag with the left mouse button to create a text box where you want to place your text When you release the mouse button a fill in screen
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