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1. The columns to be imported can be linked as you wish A PROJECT Column 1 v v vl A MARKER Column 2 w Tab w Column 3 v v vl TEXTEOA1 Column 5 v Plus vl yt v v E s Se ae eee Tes Combination options are for example e Return e Space e Tab e Without delimiter plus eo Texts Field formats The content of the columns to be imported can be formatted via the Import Wizard font color Size e Select a drop down field with selected column oe Click on the icon LA to open the format dialog e Select the data format Data already formatted is color shaded Mapping Type 2 column by column line by line PROJECT Column 1 v v vl MARKER Column 2 v Line Column 3 v To delete ALL formats click on AS User Manual Importing files e 165 Import Project Text into Marker The texts of the project layer project markers can automatically be inserted in the marker areas markers during the import process e Click on the button to import the project texts into the markers ELCCCECO A EEE e The appearance of the button changes to t Example The following text file is due to be imported using the indicated field mappings ail Al 1 al l 2 oil l gt X3 Hille A 91 gt 412 X5 S2 gt 41 gt Xb Da Al gt X7 S2 gt gt XO 10 32 42 gt X9 O SS 45 gt X
2. Click on Next to go to the next step Import Data Wizard Field Width This screen lets you set the field width Tip Lines with arrow signify a column break To CREATE a break line dick at the desired position To DELETE a break line dick on the line Ignore Lines First Import Lime Last Import Lime 15 Define the column widths User Manual Importing files e 161 e Todo this click on the ruler at the position where you want a new column to start The columns are separated by an arrow 5 10 15 20 25 30 Ela Y Ya PA a A JA E JA JE A A NE x e You can remove the column break by clicking on the arrow again Excel file Importing When importing an Excel file xls you can select the worksheet and import range in this step Import Data Wizard Excel Import Settings Set the parameters to get import data from Microsoft Excel sheet Tab lcomplete_01 e g A10 Data is only imported from one worksheet Only content is imported no formats Step 6 Options Set further import options e Filter Simple filter rule The selected column is imported filtered using the selected criteria Repetitions The content of the selected column is repeated several times Extended filter Further filter rules that can be applied to several columns 162 e Importing files User Manual User Manual Import Data Wizard Options Choose the phrase the repetition and the so
3. Increase decrease character spacing The character spacing for the selected text elements is increased or decreased Increase decrease row height The row height for the selected text elements is increased or decreased Bold Format the selected text or text elements in bold Italic Format the selected text or text elements in Italics Underline Underline the selected text or the content of text elements Strikethrough Strike through the selected text or the content of text elements Align left Center Align right Vertical alignment top Vertical alignment center Vertical alignment bottom User Manual Set text orientation to 0 Set text orientation to 90 Set text orientation to 180 Set text orientation to 270 Change text color Choose the color of selected text or of the content of text elements Color coding Applies the defined color coding to the selected text element see chapter Color coding User Manual User interface e 77 Format Element If you cannot see this toolbar select View gt Toolbars gt Format Text doi 2 e You can also use the Properties window to change the color and fill pattern see section Border and fill Description of icons Line color If you now draw a new line it will have the chosen color To change the color of existing lines first select the lines and then choose the color you want Line thickness If you now draw a new li
4. Select element After clicking on this icon you can click on an element to select it Select multiple elements If the elements you want to select are next to each other you can select them all in a single action by dragging a frame around them Click on this icon to activate the frame to select elements Press and hold down the left mouse button Drag the mouse to create a frame around the elements you want to select Moving elements Elements on the project layer or marker layer can only be moved within the defined project area or marker area e Select the element you want to move by left clicking on it When you move the mouse pointer over the element it changes into the following shape which means you can move the element Hold down the mouse button and move the element to its new position Another way of moving an element is to define settings in the Properties window see section Properties window Size and position category You can enter exact values here Rotating elements e Click on the element text shape image barcode you want to rotate e Select Shape gt Rotate The following window appears Rotate Direction Angle relative to current position Left 90 180 C270 O Eight Specify the details of the rotation you want then confirm by clicking on OK O Note that if necessary the element will adapt to the dimensions of the marker area when it is rotated Example
5. The PrintJet ADVANCED contains its own internal computer which needs to be added to the network via an IP address Start the PrintJet ADVANCED Explorer via the Windows start menu folder Weidmueller Ls f S Printlet ADVANCED Explorer o Serial Number Network Name IP Address PJA Printer 192 1658 42 45 FJA 1234 192 158 42 175 FJA Printer 2 PIA120 70007 192 168 42 165 198 e Printing User Manual Adding a PrintJet Advanced printer User Manual To add a PrintJet ADVANCED printer start the PrintJet ADVANCED Explorer and click on the Add button e Choose how you want to connect your printer Add Printlet ADVANCED Em Which port is your printer connected to Can USB port e Click on the USB button e The program automatically searches for connected printers Add Printlet ADVANCED USB m See the results of the search below Check the USB ports to add them to the printer list USB1 found USB2 not found USB3 not found e Select the required USB port e Click on the Add Selection button Network interface e Click on the Network button In the dialog enter the settings for the printer on the network and click on the Add button or Click on the Search Network button and in the search dialog click on Add Selected Printers Printing e 199 Add Printlet ADVANCED Network e 25 a You can add a printer by entering the serial number the network name or the IP addr
6. This image shows the element before it is rotated and after the rotation i User Manual General operation e 15 Copying and pasting elements In the course of copying and pasting only the document individual properties can be transferred However the properties are only transferred to their full extent if the same element type is involved e g text on text image on image Click on the element s you want to copy Select Edit gt Copy Click on the element that you want to paste into Select Edit gt Paste to paste the content OR Edit gt Paste Elements to paste the element O Not all elements can be pasted into other elements Cutting and pasting elements Select the element you want to cut Select Edit gt Cut Click on the element that you want to paste into Select Edit gt Paste to paste the content OR Edit gt Paste Elements to paste the element O Not all elements can be pasted into other elements see chapter Copying and pasting elements Duplicating elements e Select the element you want to duplicate e Select Edit gt Duplicate e The duplicated element is placed slightly offset on top of the original element 16 e General operation User Manual Deleting elements e Select the element you want to delete e Select Edit gt Delete e Inthe Delete submenu you have the following items to select from Field content Only delete the content of the elements Entire field Delete the
7. 66 e User interface User Manual Minimize the drawing area display Original size Reset the size of the drawing area display Document Field Selection When a marker is selected all marker fields are selected Grid This menu item contains the following submenu items Show This option places gridlines over the marker type You can use the gridlines to help you align the elements see chapter Snapping elements to the grid Snap to Grid Here you specify whether you want elements to snap to the gridlines Toggle orientation In the rotated view all elements are shown rotated by 90 The elements e g barcode or text can still be edited in WYSIWYG mode in the rotated view O The rotated view is possible for all marker types that are NOT endless User Manual User interface e 67 Insert menu ej Marker Type Es New Page Markers Ctrl I Increment Value Shift F8 Decrement Value Shitt F Consecutive Numbering F8 e Predefined Text Sequence F9 Field Textfield Rounded Textfield Rectangle Rounded Rectangle Line Ellipse Image Barcode Scale 172 Rounded Scale BO OO H Er tan Connector d Marker Type You can insert a new marker type via this shortcut menu item The product catalog is shown for selection New Page Adds a new page for the current marker type Markers Adds a selectable number of markers to the marker type To insert endless strips see chapter E
8. Layer Properties Inserting New page A new page is added to the active marker type in the workspace Insert Marker Type You can use this shortcut menu item to add a new marker The product catalog is shown and you can select a marker type or a template to be inserted from it Change Marker Type A selection from the product catalog enables you to change the displayed marker type The content is transferred if possible Delete this Page Select the page you want to delete Select Layer Switch to another layer e g marker layer project layer View Here you can switch between different docking bar views see section View menu Layer Properties This shortcut menu item enables you to set the layer properties e g color lock User Manual User interface e 97 Layers The pages of a marker type are organized into the following layers Locked layer Free layer Marker layer Project layer Background layer In principle a page consists of either four or five layers A MultiCard page has all five layers All other marker types for example labels credit card formats etc have all the layers except the project layer Background layer The purpose of the background layer is to provide visual support for the user You can change the color of the background layer and add elements text and images to it The entire area of this layer can be used The background layer is always the bottom layer it is not
9. System Input 2 Decimal 0 9 Start value O PLC Octal 0 7 End value Cancel Hexadecimal 0 F Prefix Help CO Alphanumeric Suffis Last sequence Character stri O Character string Block Reset to default Options Step Duplicate each value Block step Duplicate sequence Skip bags Formatted sequence Preview 1 tag selected before existing text 8 after existing text de Project Fields r ol Result 4 Start Page y ESG 7 20 SIRIUS WS Ul il Ul Pe Ul a I 4 Ll Pe Ll p Ll rit ul hi Ll a I 1400 l HP l 1140 l 30 l fe l faa l faa l 470 l Hae l 490 l oP l Art on AT as a Qu o D a D o_ e o a o a a ow al be M4 4 gt bl Page 02 User Manual General operation e 35 Example 2 PLC captioning format The relays 4 5 and 6 are to be captioned Each of these relays has five inputs I to be numbered from 0 to 4 Numbering is required to begin at 14 0 up to 14 4 then 15 0 to 15 4 and finally 16 0 to 16 4 Consecutive Numbering System o Input 0 Decimal 0 9 Start value PLC Octal 0 7 End value O Hexadecimal 0 F Prefix Alphanumeric Suffix O Character string Block Options Step Duplicate each value Block step Duplicate sequence Skip tags Formatted sequence lo Preview HALL 1 tag selected d Sequence insert 140 before existing text e aft
10. Cascade Select this menu item to arrange the open marker types and start page so they overlap each other Tile Select this menu item to arrange the open marker types and start page so they are on top of each other in the workspace Arrange Icons This menu item minimizes all windows to icon size es ie item closes all marker types If you have not saved the file a message box appears Help menu Help Topics M Printk PRO in WEB Check for Updates License Key About M Print PRO Help Topics User Manual This menu item takes you to online help Program on the Web This menu item opens the program s website in your default browser Check for Updates This looks on the Internet for current updates for the software License Key This menu item opens the licensing process window Here you can among other things see the program s license key if it has already been entered see section Licensing About Displays the version number User interface e 73 Toolbars This chapter describes the most important elements of the toolbars Many of the standard icons such as Save Format etc are not described any further Standard The Standard toolbar is always visible alada AMwlas Re K 150 0 2 50 QQ fy Dal tis E Description of icons Closing the file Closes the open project A confirmation prompt concerning saving might appear Toggle plot mode Switches the view to plot mode Unplottable ele
11. Click on this toolbar icon x 4 If the Properties toolbar is not shown see chapter General operation Project Name Author Company Version Status Xx Mi Click inside the New project field and overwrite the entry with the project name you want to use Managing projects e 111 Adding a marker type to a project You can assign several marker types to a project Right click inside the Project Explorer The following shortcut menu appears S EE 23 Copy Mew Project Ls Insert New Marker Type Print Delete Marker Type Change Marker Type Add to Order View j Close File e Select Insert New Marker Type on the shortcut menu Follow the steps shown in the dialog and the marker type is inserted in the Project Explorer Project Explorer x J E New Project E LE THM WRITE OM 18 12 E Page 01 E Page 01 112 e Managing projects User Manual Adding a subproject To make it easier for you to manage the marker types in a project you can organize them in subprojects Follow these steps to add a subproject e Click on the main project at the top of the hierarchy then press the right mouse button The following shortcut menu appears New Project fj Insert New Marker Type Insert New Subproject Print Delete this Page Delete Pages Delete Marker Type Delete Subproject change Marker Type Add to Order View Clos
12. Starting 155 Import routine 168 Increment Value 37 Individual document field 93 Info page 103 130 Inlay 204 Inserting Barcode 8 Ellipse 7 Image 8 Line 7 Marker 97 New page 97 Rectangle 7 Rounded rectangle 7 Scale 11 Shape 7 Special characters 9 Symbols 70 Text 6 Inserting a line break 44 Installation note 2 L Layer Adding a free layer 26 Changing the color 24 Changing the name 24 Editing options 23 Hidden 24 Locking 27 Moving a free layer 27 Not printing 26 Removing a free layer 26 Layers 23 98 Layout and format 2 Layout Manager 72 Locked 91 Locked layer 98 216 e Activating the plotter Managing projects 109 Marker 2 60 Inserting 97 Skipping 33 Marker area 60 Marker layer 60 98 109 Marker type 2 Adding 112 114 Captioning 106 Deleting 84 Inserting 83 Printing 107 Removing 115 Selecting 105 Menu Edit 63 File 61 Format 71 Help 73 Paste 68 Shape 70 Tools 72 View 65 Window 73 Menu bar 59 61 Menu Menu bar 61 Moving a free layer 27 Moving a layer 27 Multi level terminal 46 65 O Options Administration 134 Administration menu 134 Basic settings 137 Cleaning 146 148 Color coding 136 Current configuration 146 Default properties 138 Directory 133 Environment 127 Fields 136 File extensions 132 General environment settings 127 General plotter settings 139 General PrintJet ADVANCED settings 142 General PrintJet PRO settings 145 148 MultiCard fixture 140 Pen priming 141 Plotter 139
13. Suffix 32 Symbol Explorer 272 symbols Inserting 70 symmetry 18 Synchronizing 39 T Tab order 92 Tabs 59 Templates 124 Text Aligning 22 Formatting 22 Inserting 6 TNV converter 172 Toolbar Docking Bars View 66 81 Element 66 Elements 6 79 Format Element 77 Format Text 65 75 Layout 65 75 Standard 65 74 Toolbars 59 74 U User interface 4 59 Data grid 101 Drawing area 97 Menu bar 61 Project Explorer 82 Properties window 85 Toolbars 74 Workspace 97 V Variant name 124 178 Version number 60 W Window Character Map 66 Data grid 107 Layer Properties 99 Layers 66 98 Menu bar 67 Project Explorer 82 Properties 60 66 85 Symbols 66 Toolbars 74 User Manual Workspace 97 Workspace 60 97 Z Zoom 66 User Manual Activating the plotter e 219
14. barcode or scale are visible in the Properties window To show or hide select View gt Properties on the menu bar c EISA im E General Marker Type Title SM 22 NEUTRAL W S Marker Type SM Arrar Printer Acrobat Distiller Correction 2 100 Correction r 2 100 Project Mode Yes Additional Information Additional Information Additional informations about the Marker Type The view of the Properties window can be selected via the icon buttons Show properties sorted by categories Show properties sorted alphabetically The defined properties are saved as defaults for the selected object The properties of locked fields cannot be set as defaults Unlock them first see section Behavior E This displays all layers and the elements in the layers in a tree structure You will find more information in chapter Marker properties User interface e 85 Marker properties If you click on the marker name in the Project Explorer the marker properties are displayed 24 bel E a General Marker Type Title Marker Type Printer Corrector Correction r 2 Project Mode Additional Information SM 27227 NEUTRAL WS SM arte Acrobat Distiller 100 100 Yez Additional Information Additional informations about the Marker Type Marker type title Marker type Printer Correction Project mode 86 e User interface Title of marker
15. e Select Category gt Empty e The category is cleared after a confirmation prompt The products are removed from this category ONLY They are not deleted from the application folder and can be re added at any time Removing a product category e Click on the category and select Category gt Remove The category is removed after a confirmation prompt Finding a product You can use the product search function if you want to select a new marker type without knowing the exact name or material number The search function cannot be used to add a product to the catalog see Adding a product e Open the product catalog by clicking on Tools gt Product Catalog e Select Find The Find Variant window appears 122 e Product catalog User Manual User Manual Variant Find Variant variant OOOO Find Variant Variant Order Wo Description Cancel Enter the product name in the Variant field As soon as you enter the first character all products starting with that character are displayed Results variant CO 15 17 K MC NEUTRAL 445 CO 15 17 K MC NEUTRAL SI CC 15 17 MC NEUTRAL W5 CC 15 17 MC NEUTRAL SI CC 15 27 K MC NEUTRAL 445 ac 15 27 K MC NEUTRAL SI CO 15 27 MC NEUTRAL W S Co 15 27 MC NEUTRAL SI CO 15 49 E MC NEUTRAL 445 CC 15 49 K MC NEUTRAL SI ene A RIN ITA A ki Order Mo 1376590000 1376580000 1876570000 1976610000 1676640000 1976720000 196 0000 196 60000 19772200
16. e g line thickness fill color The group is selected via the first click on a group element A further click on an element selects the element in the group allowing its properties to be changed e g its text When a group is ungrouped any groups within it are preserved Only elements of the same field type can be grouped see also chapter Field Selected elements within a group can be deleted from the group Moving a group with the mouse A group can only be moved with the mouse at its outer limits The mouse pointer changes accordingly General operation e 21 Overview of existing groups An overview of the existing groups is displayed in the object selection A group can also be selected via this view see chapter Selecting elements Formatting text You can format text and set lines using the Format Text toolbar or the Properties window Aligning text To align text select it and click the relevant icon in the Format Text toolbar 22 e General operation User Manual Changing the barcode type In the Properties window you can select a barcode type in the Content category see also section Content in chapter Properties window Properties BESI A El Border and Fill Behaviour Orientation Locked Size to Fit Show Text Printable Read only Tab Order Field Y Content Type Type Set the content type of Select the desired barcode type in the field Type Next in the Text
17. Defining update settings User Manual The menu item is displayed The menu item is not displayed The menu item is displayed but only opens after entering a password Options dialog e 135 Check For updates 2 Do not check For updates automatically Check for updates at application startup Check For updates every Check For updates Color coding Defining color codings for the numbers 0 to 9 see also Color coding Digit Color Code Background Font E Fields Defining various field settings e g calendar week 136 e Options dialog User Manual Week Number Settings First Week of Year ist January Prefix Week Number format Suffix uw IES Basic settings Defining various basic settings Duplicate Offset X 2 mm Offset 2 mm Auto Increment Decrement Values Increment Value 1 Decrement Value 1 Duplicate The offset dimensions of the duplicated object see chapter Edit menu Increment value Decrement value Sets the default values for incrementing or decrementing see chapter Incrementing and decrementing User Manual Options dialog e 137 Element defaults Certain properties for creating elements e g text field rectangle image barcode can be defined via the element defaults These settings are saved locally on the PC Font Font Font g Use Config Font It is recommended to restart the program to apply the
18. End value Numbering can be in ascending or descending order The values to which the Start value and End value fields are automatically set depend on the number of fields selected Prefix You can prefix one or more alphanumeric characters to the counted value e g Conductor or C or 2004 Suffix You can append one or more alphanumeric characters to the counted value e g left or X Block This software defines a block as an additional counter inserted between the prefix and the start value The Options group is where you make the following settings Step Here you define the value by which the start value will be incremented decremented Examples If start value 1 end value 20 and step 3 the following sequence of numbers is generated 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 If start value 8 end value 2 and step 2 the following sequence is generated 8 6 4 2 If start value A end value K and step 2 the following sequence is generated A C E G K Block step Here you define the value by which you want to increment the block e g block 0 and block step 2 Example 0 2 4 6 Duplicating each value Here you specify how many times you want to duplicate each value If you enter the value 2 in the field the following sequence is generated for numbering from 1 to 5 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 32 e General operation User Manual User Manual Duplicating a sequence Here you specify how many
19. Position the cursor where you want the character to appear inline editor press the right mouse button and select Insert on the shortcut menu User Manual General operation e 9 Inserting symbols You can select and insert symbols using the Symbol Explorer On the menu bar select View gt Symbols to open the Symbol Explorer Y PO OF DMR Insert symbol e Click on the symbol you want to insert Move the mouse to the field you want to contain the symbol Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to create a rectangle The symbol is inserted in the field e You can resize the symbol by clicking on it once and dragging the corners to make the rectangle larger or smaller Alternatively Select the field in which you want to insert the symbol e Double click on the symbol that you want to insert You can adjust the appearance of the symbol via the Size property see section Behavior in chapter Adjusting properties Symbol directory The drop down field is preset to the default directory for symbols For changes to the path see chapter Options dialog section Directory Searching filtering the symbol directory You can enter a string to search for or filter symbol files The following options are available 10 e General operation User Manual Keyword Rest SSS If the search field remains empty the entire content of the selected directory is displayed Symbol00 A question mark is the wildc
20. Show the printer settings dialog if available The PrintJet PRO can only be set via the options dialog see chapter Options PrintJet PRO User Manual Printing e 177 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 178 e Printing Map Map assign a printer to the selected marker type The mapping is saved To make changes see chapter Mapping a printer to a marker type Calibration Adjust printers to the selected marker type see chapter Adjusting the printer offset Number of copies The number times the print job has tor Printing can also be separated by markers duplicates see chapter Setting up print jobs All marker types All marker types in the list are printed Marker type Only the selected marker type is printed Single pages Selection of specific pages of different marker types to be printed Selected markers Select whether the project markers are also printed or whether the markers remain at their position or are combined Offset The print dialog shows an Offset field if only one marker type has been selected for printing The offset shifts the start position for printing from the first marker to a different one For example if you set the offset to 8 the first seven markers remain blank and printing starts at the eighth marker The default setting is 1 Type All printable marker types in the current project Marker type title Variant name The marker type title Clicking on the c
21. Skriptdatei Ta Tay ALS 132 e Options dialog User Manual Directory Directories Program Settings Directories The displayed areas are preset and browsed through in the saved directories Program settings Modified program settings can be saved exported and or loaded imported Company internal settings can for example be adjusted once and be loaded on other computers Program settings that can be stored are for example Update settings Grid offset for duplication see View Consecutive numbering last dialog values File extensions Import Wizard last dialog values Mapped printers for marker types see Mapping a printer to a marker type Adjusted default values for marker types Adjusted printer settings e g printer correction material slip marker type settings User Manual Options dialog e 133 Administration Share print settings Click on Share Print Settings to share your current print settings with other users of this computer Set Printer Correction Set Material dependent Slip Printer Plotter Calibration However the users can decide whether they wank to accept them or mak Share Print Settings Protect print settings Share print settings See descriptive text in the dialog Protect print settings You can store a password to protect the adjusted printer settings against modifications This password is requested before an
22. Templates consist of only ONE marker type Templates consist of only ONE page Saving templates Open a marker type and make your settings Select File gt Save As As the file type select M Print PRO Template mpt Save the file in the defined default directory for templates see chapter Options section Directory so that it is automatically shown in the product catalog E If you want to set further elements on the templates note the following e Use document individual fields or document fields if possible see chapter Properties window e lf you adjust individual properties colors emphasis of elements set them as default Resetting the product catalog If you have accidentally deleted configurations from the product catalog or imported a new catalog file mca you can reset the product catalog 124 e Product catalog User Manual All the directories except the Favorites folder are then reset to the delivery state The content of the Favorites folder and the templates is preserved e Open the product catalog by clicking on Tools gt Product Catalog e Select Extras gt Reset Catalog e Acknowledge the confirmation prompt Updating the product catalog User Manual You can update the product catalog via new or revised configuration files Follow these steps e Open the product catalog by clicking on Tools gt Product Catalog e Select Tools gt Add Update Products
23. The configuration search window appears Se Add Update Products Source Search Folder C ProgramDatalupdate_configs Find Now 2 Searching Current Search Folder Files Found Files to Update Find Result new and updated products 214 products selected 3 6 Marker Type Version File name CCM 15 45 2 20121025 mc_ccm_ 15 45 2 mef CCM 15 45 2Uni 20121025 mc ocom 15 45 2 uni mcf CCM 15 45 20121025 mc_cc m_15_45 mcf CCM 15 45 Uni 20121025 mc_cc m_15_45_uni mcf CCM 15 60 2 20121025 mc_cc m_15_60 2 mcf CCM 15 60 2 Uni 20121025 mc_ccm_15 60 2 uni mcf CCM 15 60 20121025 9 mc_ccm_15 60 mcf CC M 15 60 Uni 20121025 me_ccm_ 15 60 uni mef CCM 18 52 2X3 20121025 mc_cc m_18 52 2x3 mcf I O0 00O s 00 Path C ProgramDatalW C ProgramData Vi C ProgramData C ProgramData wi C ProgramData Vi C ProgramData C ProgramData wi C ProgramData i C ProgramDatal Product catalog e 125 Follow these steps 4 Search folder Select the folder that you want to search for new configuration files Find Now To search for new configuration files click on Find Now in the selected directory Files found The number of files found during the search run Files to update The number of new or more recent files Select products Select the required configurations Number of files selected The number of files selected is displayed Apply Click on Apply to copy the configurat
24. Width of each element The number of elements multiplied by the width of each element determines the total element length End plate As the strip is cut off it may be necessary to leave a small space for the cutting loss Strip height The strip height is specified by the selected product from the product catalog Total element length Display of the total length number of elements x width of each element Marker length The length of the marker on the strip It is specified by the total length of the elements plus the end plate Number of rows Number of rows for each marker Between 1 and 3 rows are usually used as the height of the strip is limited The total height of all the rows should not be greater than the height of the strip 54 e General operation User Manual Same row height The row heights are calculated automatically Row Row on the marker Fields Number of fields e g text fields which should be displayed in the row Height The height of the row The total height of all the rows should not be greater than the height of the strip Element type The following can be selected Text element The row consists of text elements that can be captioned Connector Graphic connector object Paste Inserts the selected settings as a marker Further markers can be inserted as long as the dialog is not closed Newly inserted markers are added to the end of the strip Connector There are the following graphi
25. and TIFF User interface e 79 pan Er e 80 e User interface Insert barcode Drag the mouse on the marker to create a barcode field The program supports the following barcode types Code 39 Code 128 Code 2 5 Industrial Code 2 5 Interleaved EAN13 EAN8 EAN128 UPC A UPC E QR Code DataMatrix You can adjust the barcode type in the Properties window see section Content Drag the mouse on the marker to create a straight scale A dialog box opens for further settings see chapter Inserting a scale Drag the mouse on the marker to create a rounded scale A dialog box opens for further settings see chapter Inserting a scale Drag the mouse on the marker to create a connector You can adjust the connector type in the Properties window This is only active for endless strips You can set the exact size and position of elements in the Properties window You will find further instructions for inserting elements in chapter Commonly used functions User Manual Docking Bars View User Manual You can show or hide the Docking Bars View toolbar through the menu bar via View gt Toolbars gt Docking Bars View 34 Description of icons Show or hide Project Explorer See also chapter Project Explorer Show or hide layers See also chapter Layers Show or hide properties See also chapter Properties window Show or hide character map See also chapter In
26. button 106 e Getting started User Manual Step 5 Printing the marker type Select File gt Print on the menu bar Select a printer from the printer list and click on Map In the next window select the printer type printer plotter In the dialog that follows you can define whether you want to map the output device to all variants of the product Select No to assign just the selected variant e Select a marker type from the list and click on the Print button see also chapter Printing MN Print Project New Project Printer Generic Text Only Map printer For CC 15 60 Copies Number of Copies Jobs 2 All Marker Types Marker Type Single Pages Selected Markers Type Marker Type Title Copies GC 15 60 CC 15 60 ME NEUTRAL W5 1 Show message box for Marker Type change Settings Calibration Printer Heating O If no printer has been mapped to any or all of the marker types to be printed pressing the Print button sends the data to the default printer d If printing is not positioned properly you must calibrate the printer see chapter Adjusting the printer to the marker type Step 6 Closing the file e Select File gt Close on the menu bar User Manual Getting started e 107 Managing projects Project structure A project 1 can be made up of a number of subprojects 2 These subprojects can contain any number of MultiCards or labels A marker
27. changes Font Here you select a font to be used as the preferred font when new marker types are inserted in a project This means that the fonts stored in the configuration files are not used This setting is only applied when the program has been restarted Use config font Resets the font that was selected via Font Afterward the respective fonts of the added marker types are used This setting is only applied when the program has been restarted Elements For the various elements e g text field rectangle image barcode there are varying properties whose default properties can be changed These are usually properties such as the line thickness or line and fill properties 138 e Options dialog User Manual Plotter General User Manual Property Value Thickness 0 001 Line Color MN 000000 Line Type None Fill Color FFFFFF Fill Pattem None 7 Orientation 0 Line height 100 Color Coding No Once accepted changes to the default properties are valid for any new elements A reboot is not necessary Reset Resets the default property of the selected element to the delivery state E The default properties of the elements as delivered are read from the product files of the product catalog These product values may differ from those shown in this dialog Only when the values have been changed and saved via this options dialog do they take precedence in the presentation of the elements Settings for
28. connected plotters General settings for plot mode and the plotter speed In the list shown the connected printers are mapped to the type the printer is handled as As a printer As a plotter Ask user Options dialog e 139 General Start in Plot Mode Plotter Speed default e Device Mapping Mode Acrobat Distiller As Printer Genernc Test Only Ask User HP Lazerlet s Printer Ask user Proceed as follows if you want to change a mapping as printer as plotter selected in the print dialog e Change the mapping for the printer directly here or e Change the mapping for the printer to Ask user e Open a marker type that you want to print e Select File gt Print e Select Assign in the print dialog A dialog opens for mapping Map Printer en MultiCard fixture Plotter settings for MultiCards 140 e Options dia log User Manual Preview Plotter Wisbbusry 1 HP Color Laserjet Info Please change the x and y value until the zero point of the Frame is reached Pen Mo Pen 1350 Al Y 11690 Plot Zero Point additional Zero Points SF 4 6 fixture Plotter settings for SlimFix fixtures to hold sizes 4 to 6 Preview Please change the x and y value until the zero point of the Frame is reached Plot Zero Point Additional Zero Points Pen priming Priming options for the plotter pen Set Prime Position O Plotter Default Position In
29. ee eee eet 116 Closing AN 117 Product catalog 119 o W fe iia imeee eect times meee meer eres te ere nite ert mr eet tre er mente Pere nee ratte eei rer tere 119 Opening the Product Catalog WiINdOW ooccccccncccccconnnccnnnccnonononncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 119 Creating a new product Category cccccccccsssseccccceeeeceeeceeeeeeeesseeueeeeessaageeeeeesaaeeeees 120 ACI A OU A ae dk ld ta a dos 120 REMOVA A DOOUC oaiae e N EI aa 122 Removing all products from a category oooccncccnccncoconcnnccnnnnnconanennnnoncnnnnnnnnnnnnanennnnnnos 122 Removing a product categry iruri Dia 122 FinNano a Pro ys a esa 122 Renaming a Prodi ds 124 iv e Content User Manual ATMO Fel He beatae PP A A A 124 Resetting the product Catalog oooocccnccccooncnncncnonncnnnnonannonnnnnnnncnnnnonnnncnnnononanennnnss 124 Updating the product Catalog cccccocccccoconcncoconnnnnccnnnnnonononnononennnnnnnnnnonanennnnonens 125 Options dialog 127 o a P bonnes aera eeatoeee 127 EFIVIFO MING ltda lA 127 Gene All siccsiaiescaastosien enn can sone nanaeeseswetanrseaveteeaaentann ee terareuetaam nausea area 127 MEW dos 131 LOGI ANS tae none 131 Fleet NON sr daa 132 DIE cla 133 ACMINIS TAUON sciesadstostcctlenatnccdaasacasbastundsgeneiuchataaveadaeseucasnaieseiisaateatanatacsssecaens 134 AdMINS TAUON MU aia Ea aa 134 Update aoea A a a 135 COCO a a a a A 136 FEOS A O 136 Basic settings A 137 Element defaults ooccccco
30. entire field Selected The entire markers with the selected elements on them are markers deleted without a confirmation prompt This page The currently visible page is deleted Pages A dialog opens to delete several pages O If a menu item is not available grayed out the functionality for the selected situation cannot be used User Manual General operation e 17 Locking elements Text fields image fields barcodes and shapes can all be locked However only in locked text fields is it still possible to change the content and formatting Among other things the following properties are locked Size and position Border and fill Field properties Orientation and tab order e Select the element you want to lock Click on this toolbar icon to lock the selected element Example of a locked element 0O Creating square elements For creating square elements see chapter Symmetry of elements 18 e General operation User Manual Symmetry of elements User Manual Symmetry of elements can be used to either keep the dimensions aspect ratio of the elements or to set them to the same values square Various options are available Inserting while holding down the Shift key square dimensions If you insert the elements while holding down the Shift key the dimensions remain square Exceptions e Line is inserted horizontally or vertically e Rounded text field is always rounded e Scale Dragging wh
31. file 130 e Options dialog User Manual View Grid Options Grid Size 2 mm Grid Offset X 0 mm Grid Offset Y QO mm Grid Color Project Layer W Show the first Project Marker of a project only E Show Data Grid on start Automatic selection of the layer at which an item was dicked on Iw Show Overflow Grid settings The settings for the grid see chapter View menu Show the first project marker of a project only If the project marker content is the same only the first project marker is shown Show data grid on start The data grid is always shown when the program is started Automatic selection of the layer at which an item was clicked on If the box is checked you can automatically switch between the project and the marker layer with a mouse click Otherwise it is necessary to switch via the Standard toolbar see chapter Toolbars Show overflow If you select this checkbox fields whose content cannot be shown completely are indicated as follows see also Adjusting the font size Program startup Here you control the behavior at program startup User Manual Options dialog e 131 Startup Options Open Catalog Open last project Show File Open dialog No dialog File extensions Here you can link different file extensions to a script file When the program opens the file e g via the command line the script file is automatically run Dateierweiterungen Dateierweiterung
32. new project with the selected marker type i If a non saved other project marker type is still open a confirmation prompt is displayed before the import starts Steps 4 5 Selecting the data format and field delimiter Specify whether the columns in the source file have been defined with a delimiter such as a semicolon or tab character or with a fixed column width see section Source file with delimiter or Source file with fixed column width In addition you can select e File origin Specify the operating system used to create the file e Fields enclosed by Text characters enclosed by the character specified here are interpreted as text Delimiters are thus ignored masked Import Data Wizard Data Type Choose the data type that best describes your data Original Data Type Fixed Width Fields are aligned in columns with fixed width File origin Fields enclosed by CS WINDOWS CO MAc Character CUMIN CO MS DOS PCE Source file with delimiter e Select the option Delimited if the source file is a file with columns that are delimited by a character such as semicolon tab etc User Manual Importing files e 159 Example of a file with delimiter Opened in Microsoft Excel Opened in a text editor A B l LA 01 23 M1 L1 MLL E Ls LALLA Po RY FE RE FE RE FE EE H HAHAAAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA The examples shown above are a two column file in Excel with the semicolon def
33. om Step 3 Measure Actual Size Please measure the actual height and width of the rectangle and insert this values into the fields below Actual Width x 210 mm 100 Actual Height 1 54 mm 100 Print Adjusted Rectangle Print a test page with a rectangle whose size you have to specify e Inthe Specified width X and Specified height Y fields enter the size of the rectangle and click the Print Rectangle button Measure the width and height of the printed rectangle and enter these figures in the Actual width X and Actual height Y fields if they vary from the specified values e Close the window with OK E This function runs on the PrintJet ADVANCED without curing and at the fast print quality 182 e Printing User Manual Adjusting the printer to the marker type If printing is at the wrong position on the print medium MultiCard mat label etc then you can adjust the printer to the medium in question The settings are made on the printer side by selecting the print medium see section Setting the printer to a print medium or on the program side by setting the margins feed etc see section Adjusting the printer offset User Manual Printing e 183 Setting the printer to a print medium When printing labels the printer has to be set to the right print medium e Open the print dialog via File gt Print This opens the print dialog e Select the printer to be adjusted and click on the Set
34. on the Set as Default button you can save your settings and use them as the default settings the next time you open a new marker type 100 e User interface User Manual Data Grid window To show or hide select View gt Data Grid on the menu bar The data grid shows the content of text and barcode fields and allows the content to be managed insertion editing copying pasting AAA 10 MARKER TEXTBOX1 BARCODE PROJECT MARKER TEXTBOX 123 a a a a a ala FO Pra Defining the width of the data grid You have several options to define the width of the data grid Sets the current width as the default for the current marker type the whole program Save project When a project file is saved the respective table widths of the open marker types are saved in it When the project file is opened these table widths are available again The selected column widths and row heights are also saved User Manual User interface e 101 Shortcut menu of the data grid The shortcut menu of the data grid allows you to call up different general program functionalities A Cut Corlex Sa Copy Core Paste Ctrl V Select all Ctrlt A EA Insert Consecutive Numbering Fe Insert Predefined Text Sequence F9 Save as Predefined Text Sequence Show Element in Layout Insert Delete E To show and select a field of the data grid in the workspace right click into the field and select Show Element in L
35. on the configuration M Print PRO SM 27 27 K NEUTRAL WS M Print PRO y 4 2 20 40 E 54 DEK 5 6 MC NEUTRAL E rie more Pari i pie LL PP pute moe 11 50 mie 1 109 110 44 EJ Page 02 EJ Page 03 E Eb ET XIJON 5 44 108 E Page 01 Bib SM 27 27 K NEUTRAL WS PROJECT MARKER Name MARKER E Size and Position Bottom taidh OP a PPa a SP kiara 01 PP PP 20 i 11 M a PH Information APageot ik For Help press F1 Marker Layer Marker 1 12 Column 1 6 Row 1 2 11 377 14 288 You will find more information in chapter User interface 4 e General operation User Manual Supported file types User Manual The following file types are supported when files are opened M Print PRO File mpc M Print PRO Order File mpo M Print PRO Template mpt M Print Document abp gdc M Label Document mld M Comm Document tmf RailDesigner Export File rde TXX TXY Files txx txy Microsoft Excel Worksheet xls XMT File xmt txt General operation e 5 Commonly used functions This section describes the commonly used functions by way of example Editing elements You can create elements by selecting Insert from the menu bar or via the Elements toolbar see chapter Toolbars Before you can edit one or more elemenis you first have to select them See chapter Selecting elements See also chapter Editing options in the Properties window When inserting el
36. printed confirming the message that appears sends the data to the default printer During printing the individual markers can be reproduced any number of times Select the settings as follows lr Printing is in the order of markers as arranged in the marker type qlee Printing is separated according to the individual markers on the basis of the number of duplicates defined O Existing projects are retained in the course of duplication Example Populated marker type User Manual Printing e 191 A AA FF FFF A mie ai mi mio io ai io io SS l C a i a a a AAA AAA AAA AA AA C Ci i i io i i a A A E E Printing sorted with 2 duplicates Duplicate Markers Mumber of Duplicates Collate A 5 B 5 A 4 B 4 A 3 B 3 A 2 A 7 B 2 C 2 A 1 A 6 B 1 C 1 x ia O Printing separated with 2 duplicates Duplicate Markers Mumber of Duplicates O Collate 192 e Printing A 5 A 4 A 3 A 2 A 7 A 6 B 5 B 4 B 3 B 2 B 1 C 2 User Manual A 3 A 5 B 3 B 5 A 2 A 5 A 7 B 2 B 5 C 2 A 2 A 4 A 7 B 2 B 4 C 2 A 1 A 4 A 6 B 1 B 4 C 1 A 1 A 3 A 6 B 1 B 3 C 1 lt co O Fast printing e To print just the current page click on the following icon in the toolbar A message is output if the marker type to be printed has not been mapped to a printer M Print PRO a This Marker Type is not assigned to a printer Would you like to print this Mar
37. times the sequence the value between start and end will be needed Skip markers Here you specify the number of captioned fields you want to skip Example Start value 1 end value 5 skip 3 E LI HP im cc Ul fami LI Ao LI PP tt p Ll ve LI e L ra l Fas pp wae Pb l Vea l ere l Pa a we Fa a l Fas l 0P l Atp Pie as Fi l 1440 ASP l AEP l o_ io E a a e i a D on e D o fa o o_ a pp Z o A oa LES M 4 gt pI Page 01 Insert sequence Click on the check box to activate or deactivate this function If the fields you are captioning already contain text you can specify where you want the text to appear Select the relevant radio button Before existing text After existing text If you do not activate this function the entire content of the marker will be overwritten Project fields Click on the check box to activate or deactivate this function This option enables you to automatically number project fields The start value can be entered in the Number field there is NO consecutive numbering if the Number field is deleted You may also enter a Prefix or a Suffix General operation e 33 Formatted sequence In the left field enter the format for the block counter and in the right field enter the format for the numbering sequence defined by the start value and end value The following formatting options can be used for the block and the numbering sequen
38. type You can change the name The selected marker type If you select another marker type here the program tries to apply the content see also Edit menu The printer mapped to the marker type see also Printing The saved printer corrections Whether project mode has been selected or not See also chapter Options dialog User Manual Showing properties User Manual To show the Properties window select View gt Properties e Click on the element with the properties you want to change EXE m Y General A Name TEXT BOM y A Size and Position Left 3 36 Top 4 4739 Right 22 40 Bothorri 19 031 Width 18 521 Height 14 552 A Border and Fill Thickness 0 007 Line Color MU 000000 Line Type None Fill Color FFFFFF Fill Pattern None Behaviour Orientation O ka Locked Ho Printable Tes Read only Mo Tab Order 1 A Field Appearance Document Individual AS Content Text Data Source Color Coding Mo 4 Orientation Set the onentation of selected text barcode or graphic element s element The Properties window shows different properties depending on the selected Locked grayed out properties are either not available or locked for the selected element To unlock set the Locked property to No see section Behavior User interface e 87 Adjusting properties The Properties window is subdivided into the following categories which are described in more detail bel
39. type can consist of several pages 4 and can include a range of elements such as text barcodes images and shapes like lines rectangles etc All images and barcodes are stored in dedicated folders Depending on its type a MultiCard consists of a defined number of marker areas 6 and project areas 5 arranged in horizontal and vertical fields The marker areas are the areas actually containing the captioning information They are on the marker layer The project areas are used to assign the marker to a particular project They are on the project layer A project can have several marker types 3 SM 27 27 NEUTRAL WS m Eiin ea A a a A a a o a Ss Page O1 Page 02 Page U3 1 1 1 fi 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 User Manual Managing projects e 109 O The currently open file or the most recently opened file appears at the top of the list under the Open option on the start page 4 Start Page bx M Print PRO Help M Print PRO Homepage Changing the project name User Manual When you open a new marker type a new project category is created automatically with the default name New Project If the Project Explorer is not shown see chapter General operation Projekt Explorer E ee Neues Projekt Follow these steps if you want to use a different name The Properties window appears Seite 01 Click on the New project category
40. values e Select Insert gt Increment Value or Insert gt Decrement Value Example Selecting text fields Incrementing values twice User Manual General operation e 37 Continuing the numeric value with a default value If you only select one text field with a number a preset value is used for incrementing and decrementing The respective step can be set via the options dialog see chapter Basic settings Follow these steps e Select a text field with a numeric value e Select Insert gt Increment Value or Insert gt Decrement Value Color coding The background and font colors of the numbers 0 to 9 can be set via the color coding option The settings for the background and font color are set via the options menu see section Color coding in chapter Options dialog E Color coding can only be used in single lined text E The color coding is applied to complete elements not to parts of the text The color coding settings are saved in the project file e g mpc This enables you to create different files with different color codings If the color codings defined in the program differ from the ones defined in the project the following message box appears 38 e General operation User Manual M Printe PRO The values of the Digit Color Code Table in the project are different to the values used by default Do you want to replace the project values with the defaults e Click on Yes to accept t
41. 00 1977280000 AA OT Description Width 17mm Height width 17mm Height width 17mm Height width 17mm Height width 27mm Height width 27mm Height width 27mm Height width 27mm Height width 49mm Height width 43mm Height Mail diem O S G O Click on the product you are looking for to select it then confirm your choice with OK Product catalog e 123 Renaming a product To give the products in the catalog another name e g a company internal name you can rename the title and or the variant name of a product The changed variant names are for example displayed In the properties see chapter Marker properties section General In the print dialog see chapter Calling up the print dialog Follow these steps to rename a variant e Open the product catalog by clicking on Tools gt Product Catalog e Select the marker type e Highlight the title or the variant name and press the F2 key e Specify a new name and accept the entry with the Return key e The name is changed after a confirmation prompt Templates Templates are adjusted and saved marker types Templates can be saved as project templates like marker types and can also be used like them in many areas e g import Further elements e g text fields image and barcode fields can for example be added to a marker type and this setting can be saved as a template mpt Note the following template properties
42. 00 0 000 00 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 00 00 20 10 0 20 o cc cl o o o Lock element Locks the selected element against format changes Content e g text can still be adjusted see also chapter Locking elements Sort markers Opens the dialog to sort the markers Synchronize content synchronizes the elements with a stored data source see chapter Synchronizing content Order Opens the Order Wizard dialog see chapter Orders Order Wizard You can show or hide the Layout toolbar through the menu bar via View gt Toolbars gt Layout Oh Oy dS IE gt E I The icons enable you to edit the selected elements as follows Format Text arrange them align them rotate them adjust their size You can show or hide the Format Text toolbar through the menu bar via View gt Toolbars gt Format Text Arial ialo A IA RIZE Bs UG SSSI m E lA l m Description of icons Tr Arial Choose font User Manual Choose the font for selected text or text elements User interface e 75 10 4 AN r F e el ls el 76 e User interface Choose font size Choose the font size for selected text or text elements Increase font size Increase the font size for selected text or text elements Each click on the icon increases the font size by one Decrease font size Decrease the font size for selected text or text elements Each click on the symbol decreases the font size by one
43. 01 mm Y2 0 001 mm The adjusted pen test position is only valid for MultiCards The default plotter position is still used for labels The adjusted pen priming position takes into account the Offset X and Offset Y parameters of the MultiCard d Please note that an incorrectly selected pen priming position may result in damage to the pen Always test your settings without a pen first Activating the plotter e 207 Mapping a plotter to a marker type A printer or a plotter must be mapped to every marker type If no printer has been mapped to any or all of the marker types to be printed confirming the message that appears sends the data to the default printer e Open the print dialog by selecting File gt Print Inthe lower selection box select the marker type to which you want to map a printer select a printer under Printer and click on Map to confirm your input The selected printer is automatically assigned to this marker type whenever it is printed e In the window that now opens choose whether you want to assign the selected printer plotter as a printer or as a plotter Map Printer LE As Printer As MCP Plus fiP 220 If you select as plotter printing is subjected to the limitations of plot mode You can revoke this definition at any time via the options dialog see section Adjusting mapped printers If you select a marker type to which a plotter cannot be assigned e g endless la
44. 10 E gt ll O NO A X12 Sd 450 gt X14 A Sd 414 gt X 15 414 oe 414 gt X 17 HH N M A LO Mapping Type column by column line by line PROJECT Column 1 spa w Column 2 v v v MARKER Column 3 Y Y vl 166 e Importing files User Manual Import WITHOUT the function results in the following lde ll lly ll ns A nal Import WITH the function results in the following a nnnnnnnn a nnnnnnnn I I I 1 I I I I I 1 1 1 I 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A a T def T Tda T oe III OF ee h 4 a nnnnnnnnn 4 4 4 II tl OL Importing files e 167 User Manual Step 8 Saving and finishing The last step serves to complete the import You have the following options to complete the import e Set the number of iterations of data import e Save The defined import steps are saved as a script file see chapter Automated import or Batch import e Finish Imports the source file with the settings made Import Data Wizard Load data You are now ready to start data import IF vou entered all information correctly click Finish to proceed the data import Number of iterations of data import The Save Button lets you save the current settings for further use Save If the data is imported successfully the following message box appears showing how many records were imported i If you can see a red triangle in text f
45. 15 mef lab_ct_mt60_60x36 mcf My Recent Documents My Computer Mi Network File name Files of type lab ct mtl 45a23 mct w M Print PRO Configuration File ric e lab_ct_mt60_63 5x21 2 mcf lab_ct_mt 0_71 5x49 mer 12 lab_ ct omt 0_83 8 9 5 mcf m lab_eso_ 5 din_a mcf m lab_eso_5_polw mcr m lab_eso_5 s mcf m lab_eso_ 7 _din_a4 mcF m lab_eso 7 puolw rmcf F lab_eso_6_din_a mcf m lab_eso_i4 6 din_a mcf m lab_eso_15_din_a4 mecF lab_et_s 12_50 a4 mcf lab_et_s 300 a4 1 mcf lab_et_s 300 a4 2 mcF lab_et_s 400 a4 1 mcf Cancel The window shows all products that are available in the application and that have been saved in a dedicated folder e Select the product you want to add and click on the Open button The selected product is added to the category e Exit the product catalog by clicking on the Close Catalog button Ey The catalog is saved automatically Product catalog e 121 Removing a product e Select the product you want to remove by clicking on it e On the menu bar of the Product Catalog window click on Marker Type gt Remove e The product is removed from the catalog after a confirmation prompt The product has ONLY been removed from the catalog It is not deleted from the application folder and can be re added at any time Removing all products from a category Click on the category from which you want to remove all products
46. 51 Example 2 ERTER 0 20 40 60 80 100 AAA AAA ATAN The illustration shows a scale with a linear value pattern and the following properties Scale length 20 mm Scale zero point left 2 mm Scale zero point top 5 mm Scale height 1 5 mm Start value 0 End value 100 Value distribution Linear Major tick mark 10 Minor tick mark 2 Caption interval 20 Font size 4 52 e General operation User Manual User Manual Example 3 The illustration shows a scale with a logarithmic value pattern and the following properties Scale length Scale zero point left Scale zero point top Scale height Start value End value Value distribution Major tick mark Minor tick mark Caption interval Basis of the logarithmic scale Font size 20 mm 2mm 5mm 1 5mm 2 100 Logarithmic Automatic Automatic Automatic 2 3 General operation e 53 Endless strips Endless strips are rolled goods i e endless material that can be printed from one side Compared to other marker types it is the user who determines the appearance of the layout To insert an endless strip select the corresponding marker from the product catalog Insert Marker on Endless Strip eS Marker Size Number of Elements Strip Height Width of each Element Total Element Length E End Plate Marker Length e Number of Rows Same Row Height Height Element Type 60 mm Text Element Text Element Text Element Text Element Number of elements
47. 69 Changing the type 23 Inserting 8 Batch import 170 Behavior 97 Block 32 Block step 32 Border 90 C Calibration 183 Calibration dialog 213 MultiCard fixture 273 SF4 6 fixture 273 Changing the project name 111 Character string 31 Closing 108 Color coding 38 71 Command line call Converter 152 exe 151 Command line call 151 Command prompt 151 Connector 69 Consecutive numbering 30 Window 30 Content 95 D Data grid 60 66 Data source 39 Decrement Value 37 Delimiter 159 Duplicating a sequence 33 Duplicating each value 32 E Element User Manual Changing the order 20 Copying 16 Cutting 16 Deleting 16 Duplicating 16 Grouping 27 Locking 78 Moving 14 Name 88 Pasting 6 76 Resizing 20 Rotating 15 same height 27 Same width 27 Selecting 6 Elements 60 Selecting 96 End value 32 Endless strips 54 Connector 55 Excel file Importing 162 Exiting the program 3 F FAQs 6 Fast printing 193 Field 93 Field mappings 762 164 File Closing 84 108 Opening 5 Saving 106 File import 155 File types 5 Fill 90 Filter 41 Filtering in fields 47 Fine adjustment of heating 104 143 Fixed column width 161 Formatting Text 22 Free layer 98 G Grid 67 Snapping to 14 H Header Line 66 Heating 104 Activating the plotter e 215 Identical document field 93 Image Inserting 8 Saving 21 Transferring 27 Import 155 Converter 171 Creating a script file 168 Manual 155 Saving 168 Selecting the import script 169
48. Marker Type chance O Calibration is not possible if PUA File Output is selected A message to this effect is displayed The following window appears The appearance of the image depends on the marker type pica 10478 Page Margin Change the left and top values until the coordinate plane is printed on the marker in the shown position Reset to Default Print Coordinate Plane Set Printer Correction User Manual Printing e 185 Adjusting the left and top margins Settings for markers To adjust the left and top margins of a MultiCard mat you must print a coordinate plane ona MultiCard mat and measure its position The coordinate plane should be in the following position This function runs on the PrintJet ADVANCED without curing and at the fast print quality e To print a test coordinate plane click on the Print Coordinate Plane button The Print Coordinate Plane window opens during printing Pant A Plane Please measure the left X and top value 1 of the coordinate plane and insert this values into the fields below Measure the left and top margins of the printed coordinate plane as shown enter the figures in the corresponding fields and close the window with OK 186 e Printing User Manual If necessary repeat these steps to check the position of the coordinate plane Settings for labels To adjust the left and top margins of a label you should print a label a fi
49. PrintJet ADVANCED 142 PrintJet ADVANCED administration 144 PrintJet ADVANCED service tools 143 User Manual PrintJet PRO 145 148 Program startup 131 SF 4 6 fixture 147 THM Plus S 148 Update 135 View 131 Order Wizard 40 Orders 40 Other file types 149 P Page Deleting 83 Pen priming position 207 PLC 31 Plot mode 203 Plotter Creating a symbol 213 Editing a symbol 213 Startup options 203 Plotter symbol 213 Plotter Symbol Explorer 212 Plotting 204 Changing the marker type 206 Mapping to a marker type 208 Offset 178 Pen priming position 207 Selecting the inlay 204 Selecting the pen 204 Setting the pen 209 Setting the zero points 209 210 Position 89 Predefined text sequence 28 Defining 28 Inserting 28 Prefix 32 Print dialog All marker types 178 Calibration 178 Heating 178 Map 178 Marker type 178 Marker type title 778 Number 178 Number of copies 178 Offset 178 Pages 178 Printer 178 Selected markers 178 Show marker type change 178 Single pages 178 Type 178 Variant name 178 Print dialog Settings 177 User Manual Print quality PrintJet ADVANCED 142 Print quality 103 Printable 91 Printer Mapping 211 Printer correction 179 Printer mapping 211 Printer offset 179 Printing 107 177 Adjusting the margin 186 Adjusting the printer offset 184 Calibration 183 Fast printing 193 Mapping to a marker type 179 Offset 178 Print dialog 177 Printer correction 179 PrintJet ADVANCED Explorer 198 Setting a print medi
50. T Properties symbol 44 gt gt I Information Page 01 IKJ E For Help press F1 9 rker Layer Marker 1 12 Column 1 6 Row 1 2 11 377 14 288 1 Menu bar The menu bar enables you to use the most important program functions Menu items can be active or inactive 2 Toolbars You can use the toolbar icons to execute important commands The toolbars are movable and dockable 3 Tabs Tabs are arranged below the toolbars If you click on a tab the associated marker type moves to the foreground 4 Ruler There are rulers along the top and the left of the workspace You can use the rulers to measure distances and spacing 5 Project Explorer User Manual User interface e 59 The default position of the Project Explorer is on the left of the user interface The Project Explorer has a hierarchical structure and is used for managing projects see section Project Explorer 6 Properties window In the Properties window you can display and change the properties of various elements such as text fields images or barcodes see chapter Properties window 7 Workspace The workspace occupies the right of the user interface Here you can view and edit the currently selected marker type 8 Data grid The data grid is used to show and edit the content of the marker elements text field and barcode in tabular form See chapter Data grid 9 Status bar The status bar runs along the bottom of the user interfac
51. Variant List TT a Ld Favorites DEK 5 5 MC 10 NEUTRAL WS 014 Multicards o le Device Marker ER ari PER dica 5 3 Terminal Marker DER SAMC MNENRALET oOo Ap DEK 5 5 MC 10 NEUTRAL BL DEK 5 5 MC 10 NEUTRAL GN DEK 5 5 MC 10 NEUTRAL GR 158 DEK 5 5 5 PLUS 159 DEK 5 6 Pitch 5mm Height 5mm For SAK W Series I Series Z Series Order No Custom Print 1609810000 Order No Blank 1609801044 EAM 4008190397111 Custom Order No Custom Print Info Product Website e Inthe left pane under Catalog click on the marker type you want to use In the right pane select the variant by clicking on it then click on the Select Product button The marker type is opened User Manual Getting started e 105 Step 3 Captioning the marker e Select the marker you want to caption by left clicking on it PAC wt EAE cw i Os EE BT Bk Bh Td Te BH hh a ah fT MM a a Ml JH oan 1P neue PP PPh Pi Pu 50 Pia PP sete sane M4 4 gt Page 01 4 Page 02 If a text field shows a red triangle when text has been inserted the text does not fit into the field Not all of the text is displayed or printed In this case you must shorten the text or let the program fit it automatically see chapter Adjusting the font size Step 4 Saving the file When you have entered all the text you can save the file as follows e Select File gt Save on the menu bar e Inthe next window enter the file name and click on the Save
52. Weidmiiller gt M Print PRO User Manual Manual Version 2013 01 Content User Manual Introduction 1 ADOU Mer HITE PRO aaa bin 1 ABOUT MIS MANUA ana o e a 1 ENE o o OO o S 2 AA aac a dae ocaanetecstesib asi seme tinal e ecut sane cee sees eaactea dee aooanetnoae eeetat ncaa 2 MAUN NOE io lid 2 General operation 3 o CVG IO eeni e dea tee ca taciee cise ate neemianic E an tinalecaeiiqntemesan 3 Starting 7 exiting the Progr sra aderai adina adada einet ECARE Nn rEA Ri 3 WSerimerld Essens r E 4 Supported Me LY DCS crrr oaa eRT 5 COMMODIY used TUNGUONS sarria 6 Editing elemente narrar ln 6 EIA AVES our 23 Predefined text SEQUENCE occccccccoocconccoconcconcnononncnnnnonnnnnnnononannnnnnnnnnnrnnnonnnanenns 28 CONSECUTIVE NUMbEriNQ cccooocccncccconcnnncncnoncnnncnonancnnnnnnnnncnnnonnnnncnnnonnnnnennnnnnnns 30 Incrementing and decrementing ccccccocccnncccconcnnncnonancnnnonnnnncnnonononnnnnnnnnannnnnss 37 GOO COIN aep isc 38 SVC MVOMIZING CO teo lacada 39 Orders Order WizarO ocoocconccncconccncconccncconnoncconconnnnnnonnrnnnnnnrnnrrnnrnncnnnrrnrnnnnencnns 40 FIMeFTUACIONS atari iia diia re aaa 41 A A 43 Multiple INS Tt occooonnnccconconcccncnncononnnnononcnnonnnnnnnonannnnononrnnonnnnnnnnnannnnonannanenos 44 Inserting a line Dreak oooocccccccconnconccononncnnnnononncnnnnononncononononnnnnnonnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnns 44 EXC lr ldole 45 Multi level terminals oocccccccncoccnoconcnnccnnncocnononona
53. ains how you can import files in other formats e g Microsoft Excel into the program and insert the data into the marker areas The data can be imported into the catalog s marker types or into self created template files mpt see chapter Templates There are various ways to import a file 1 Manual import with the option of creating an import script file see chapter Manual import 2 Automated import via a script file see chapter Automated import 3 Automated import with one or more script files batch import see chapter Batch import 4 Import controlled via the command line command prompt see chapter Command line call The following file formats can be imported at the moment ASC CSV Mpx txt wbe we xml XIS Manual import For a manual import the Import Wizard supports you when selecting the import parameters You can save them at the end of the Import Wizard to carry out automated imports with these settings see chapter Automated import Starting the import Start the import via File gt Import Follow the steps of the Import Wizard User Manual Importing files e 155 Step 1 Start page Import Data Wizard The Import Data Wizard allows you to import data From one of the available File Formats into M Printi PRO The start page of the Import Wizard can be hidden Select Don t show again to start directly with step 2 when you call up the wiza
54. all e 151 Call parameters for converters The import converter can be controlled via the command line see chapter Import converter Parameters for the QLS converter input lt path_to_file gt lt input_file gt This attribute is compulsory output lt path_to_file gt lt output_file gt Optional If output_file input_file then the extension convert is appended to output_file If nothing else was entered the name of the input file is used with the extension convert added to it separator lt separator gt Optional but only 1 character default is the semicolon no white spaces Exception TAB Start lt start gt Optional First import line default is 1 end lt end gt Optional Last import line default is O means until the end concate lt concate gt Optional default is 2 cannot become less than 2 ignore Option if entered blank lines are ignored 2 Attention If this parameter is entered all other parameters are ignored and only the usage is displayed Example 1 CA qlsconverter exe gt Lists all parameters 2 CA qlsconverter exe input C qls testbasis_cmd csv Generates the file C qls testbasis _cmd csv convert 152 e Command line call User Manual Parameters for the TNV converter User Manual input lt path_to_file gt lt input_file gt This attribute is compulsory output lt path_to_file gt lt output_file gt Optional If output_f
55. an empty symbol field and then select Plotter Symbol Editor Editing a plotter symbol e Right click on a plotter symbol and then select Edit with Plotter Symbol Editor Calibration dialog There are three different fixtures that can be used with the plotter depending on the marker type selected The settings for these fixtures can be made in the calibration dialog zero point pen etc e Select Tools gt Options The options dialog opens The calibration instructions can be found in the printersetup pdf file included MultiCard fixture e Inthe options dialog select MultiCard Fixture Options l E Environment Preview 3 Plotter General gt SF4 6 Fixture Pen Priming Plotter ISB IkK Plotter_1 the frame is reached X 1350 Y 11690 Plot Zero Point Additional Zero Points SF4 6 fixture e Inthe options dialog select SF4 6 Fixture User Manual Activating the plotter e 213 Fay TER A pions Environment Preview EJ Plotter General MultiCard Fixture 6 Feture Pen Priming pemi change the x and y value until the zero point of the frame is reached Ubernehmen 214 e Activating the plotter User Manual Index A Adding a free layer 26 Adding a layer 26 Adding a subproject 113 Adjust fontsize in case of overflow 77 Adjusting the marker type to the plotter 209 Aligning Text 22 B Background layer 98 Barcode
56. and line type of the selected object A color value can be entered directly for the color settings The color value is created as follows RRGGBB red green blue Enter the hexadecimal value Example FF0000 is red Fill Color Pag FFOOOO 90 e User interface User Manual Behavior User Manual EP Y General A Mame BARCODE amp Size and Position Ej Border and Fill SY Behaviour Orientation T Locked No Size to Fit Yeg Show Text Yeg Printable Yeg Read only No Tab Order E Field E F Content Orientation Element orientation in steps of 90 Only for text field image and barcode Document individual property Locked Element lock Locked elements cannot be modified Exception The content of text fields can still be modified The properties of locked elements cannot be set as defaults Size to fit The content is adjusted to the size of the barcode or image field or displayed in original size See example Only for image and barcode Show text Shows or hides the plain text of a barcode field Only for barcode Printable The element is or is not printed with the project Read only The content is locked so that it cannot be modified Only for text field image and barcode User interface e 91 Tab order Example Barcode Size to fit Yes Size to fit No Size to fit Without Size to fit Proportionally Size to fit Rectangle 92 e User interface Order by which the fie
57. ard for one character The program will find for example Symbol001 bmp and Symbol002 bmp Symbol An asterisk is the wildcard for any number of characters The program will find for example Symbol010 bmp and Symbol020 bmp To reset the search field click on al Inserting a scale Straight or rounded scales can be inserted 2 Create new scale Click on these icons on the toolbar or select Insert gt Scale or Rounded Scale on the menu bar Drag the mouse to create an area and release the mouse button A dialog opens in order to set the key data of the scale e Select the type of scale and set the values intervals and captions e Scale captioning depends solely on the start and end value and the caption interval Example 1 If start value 0 end value 8 and caption interval 2 the following sequence Is generated 0 2 4 6 8 Example 2 If start value 1 end value 100 and caption interval 20 the following sequence is generated 1 21 41 61 81 In this case the end value 100 is not shown e The intervals of the tick marks major minor interval always relate to the value range Example Value range start end value from 0 to 50 and major interval 10 6 major tick marks are shown 0 10 20 30 40 50 If caption interval 10 is additionally selected each major tick mark is also captioned Settings dialog User Manual General operation e 11 Rounded Scale Parameters ere Se Sca
58. aves a file you have been working on Save As Lets you specify a new name when you save a file Embed Images and Save As Embed images available in the program file and save under the file name Close Closes a file Import You can use this menu item to import data from other formats Batch Import You can import external data via a script User interface e 61 Print This menu item displays the dialog box for printing marker types Toggle Plot Mode Switches to plot mode see section Plot mode Adjust Marker Type Adjusts the marker type see section Adjusting the printer offset Send to This menu item enables you to send your current project by e mail Recent Files This part of the menu lists recently opened files Exit You can use this menu item to exit M Print PRO 62 e User interface User Manual Edit menu User Manual if W El ba 1 3 2 4 Undo Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Paste Elements Multiple Insert Duplicate Group Ungroup Start Excel editing Exit Excel editing Find Replace Insert Linebreak Synchronize Content Select Delete Change Marker Type Delete Marker Type Format Painter Sort Markers Flip Markers Multi level Terminal Core Ctrl Y Ctrl x Ctrl C Ctrl V Ctri Shift W Ctrl M Ctrl D Ctrl 6 Ctrl Shif G FS Ctrl F Ctrl H Ctrl Shitt F Ctrl Shit Ctrl F9 This undoes the last edi
59. ayout in the shortcut menu Row height and column width of the data grid The row height and column width can be fitted to the optimal width or height of the table content To do this select the rows or columns in question and double click on the gap of the column or row header to set the optimum value PROJECT The selected column widths and row heights can also be saved see Defining the width of the data grid 102 e User interface User Manual Info page User Manual H4 e H Information Page 01 An info page is displayed in addition for a marker type If you do not want the info page to be shown you can disable it in the options dialog see section Environment in chapter Options dialog q Start Page DEK 5 5 MC 10 NEUTRAL WS Varlantname DER 5 5 ME 10 NEUTRAL 45 Description Pitch Sram Height Smm For SAK W Series Order No Blank 1604801044 Order Ho Custom Print 1609870000 EAN 4008190397111 Path to Config i Open Fz Info Product Website A The following can be displayed depending on the product Product layout Path to configuration Click on Open Path to open the path to the product file mcf for the marker type Sort order Definition whether sorting is in N order or W order The basic settings are defined via the product file PrintJet settings If a PrintJet has been assigned see Mapping a printer to a marker type the heating settings and or pr
60. bels a warning appears M Print PRO The specified marker type cannot be printed by a plotter because no Information is available in the contig file 208 e Activating the plotter User Manual Adjusting the marker type to the plotter In order to adjust a mapped plotter to the marker type click on the Calibration button Print Project New Project Map printer for ESG 9 11 Copies Duplicate Markers Number of Duplicates le Elali Fl collate qf F Number of Copies 1 In the window that appears you can choose whether you want to adjust the marker type see Adjusting the marker type to the printer or calibrate the zero points of the plotter Adjust Marker Type fero Points User Manual Activating the plotter e 209 Setting the zero points The following window appears The appearance of the image depends on the marker type SF 4 6 Fixture Preview Plotter Please change the x and y value until the zero point of the frame is reached Pen x 1370 A Y Abbrechen Ubernehmen Select the pen you want to use for plotting see Selecting the pen and inlay To calibrate the zero point enter the coordinates in the X and or Y fields and then click on Print zero point For a fine adjustment click in the X and or Y boxes and move the zero point using the and keys for X coordinates and or the and keys for Y coordinates e Click on Additional zero
61. bproject to which you want to paste the copied marker type or subproject New Project This shortcut menu item enables you to create a new project Insert New Marker Type You can insert a new marker type via this shortcut menu item The new marker type will then appear in the Project Explorer Insert New Subproject You can insert a subproject below the current project or subproject via this shortcut menu item Print This opens the dialog box for printing marker types Delete this Page Select the page you want to delete Delete Page A selection dialog enables you to select the pages to be deleted User interface e 83 Delete Marker Type This shortcut menu item deletes the currently selected marker type The deleted marker type no longer appears in the Project Explorer Delete Subproject This item removes the currently selected subproject The deleted subproject no longer appears in the Project Explorer Change Marker Type This menu item enables you to change the marker type Add to Order You can add the selected article to your order list with this shortcut menu item see section Orders Order Wizard View Here you can switch between different views see section View menu Closing the file The current project is closed If you have not saved it yet a confirmation prompt appears 84 e User interface User Manual Properties window User Manual The properties of the various elements e g text field image
62. c connector elements which can be adjusted via the Properties window Type Start aes Type Junction AS Type T Junction Type End User Manual General operation e 55 Examples of endless strips Three different marker settings are added to an endless strip in the example Setting 1 W End Plate STRIP1 60mm bx Thar re A A A AA A AS AZ AS AS AP AA AA AS AA 14 4 gt bl E 56 e General operation User Manual Setting 2 Insert Marker on Endless Strip l Strip Height Total Element Length Marker Length om 3 om a om STRIP1 60mm bx aw ABT Lee eee tae Mle a A AP A MENA bea e A A AC A AA 1 1 144 14 4 gt DI lt User Manual General operation e 57 Setting 3 Insert Marker on Endless Strip ee Width of each Element 7 End Plate STRIP1 60mm bx hire 1 F Ea a Aia Ac 11440 I S ep 7c Wia na Kain Aer arr 1140 re 119 14 4 gt DI lt 58 e General operation User Manual User interface Introduction The user interface can consist of different elements depending on the configuration M Printo PRO SM 27 27 K NEUTRAL WS 5 ae 4 Pt MO Eh aE be tO Efe Nh tel AE EJ Page 01 dl 8 E Page 02 A E Page 03 5 3 PROJECT MARKER Sa ET XIJON S 44 108 EJ Page 01 O E SM 27 27 K NEUTRAL WS E Page 01 eme ES E General Name MARKER E Size and Position Left 0 To p 0 Right E otto m taidi
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64. ce The block format is only applied if the Block field contains an entry 00 The numbers are formatted to two decimal places For the number sequence 1 to 3 this produces the following formatted numbers 1 00 then 2 00 then 3 00 etc 00 A constant appears before the number the dollar sign in this example 00 Formats the number sequence 1000 to 2000 as follows 1 000 00 then 1 001 00 then 1 002 00 etc 0 Formats the number sequence 1 to 5 as 100 200 500 percentage Preview The first captioned field is displayed here Automatic recognition of field content The Auto Fill function attempts to identify the text of the first selected field so it can put appropriate default settings in the Consecutive Numbering window For example if you enter A4 0X in a text field the system recognizes that A is the prefix X is the suffix the block counter is 4 and the start value is 0 34 e General operation User Manual Example 1 We want to caption a MultiCard as follows The start value will be 1 and the end value will be 3 There will be a block in front of the value counting from 0 Each number block plus start value will be preceded by a P and concluded by an S One field will be skipped e there will be an empty field between the captioned fields Each field will appear twice in succession The values of the block entry will start at O and be incremented by 2 i e 0 2 4 6 Consecutive Numbering
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66. d square Click on this icon or select Insert gt Rounded Rectangle on the menu bar Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to create a rounded rectangle Rounded rectangles only differ from normal rectangles due to the set Rounding X or Rounding Y property If these values are set to 0 a normal rectangle is displayed Draw line Click on this toolbar icon or select Insert gt Line on the menu bar Hold down the left mouse button as you draw the line Draw circle ellipse Click on this icon or select Insert gt Ellipse on the menu bar Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to create an ellipse O You can set the exact size and position in the Properties window see section Properties window User Manual General operation e 7 Inserting an image The program supports the image formats BMP EMF GIF ICO JPG PNG WMF and TIFF Insert image Click on this icon select Insert gt Image or on the menu bar Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to create a frame A selection dialog appears where you can select the image file and open it by clicking on the Open button The selected image is inserted In the Properties window you can specify whether you want to keep the image in its original size or resize it to fit the frame Images are not embedded in the field The field only contains a link to the file The path is displayed in the Properties window see section Properties wi
67. dividual Position MultiCards only Plotter Default Position for Labels Line 1 Al met Line 2 Al met Line 3 Al ad BL BL bl BL HL bl PrintJet ADVANCED General mm mm mm mm mm mm yi eee ae Wet nals tees mmr mm mm mari mari mm Setting the print options for the PrintJet ADVANCED Select Printer Print Quality Real FJA Printer w All necessary settings for the printer driver of Weidmueller PrintJet ADVANCED will be configured automatically Select Print Quality Heating Adjustable Info Page Select Print Quality To adjust the print quality of the PrintJet ADVANCED click in the options dialog on the Select Print Quality button and select the required quality 142 e Options dialog User Manual Use Weidmueller recommendation 5 Premium 5 Standard Reset individual settings General information The print quality of the PrintJet ADVANCED can be defined in the following ways 1 Via the product file see Adding a product The basic settings are defined via the supplied product file mcf 2 Via the settings in the options dialog see PrintJet ADVANCED These settings apply in general to all products and override the settings from the product files 3 Via the settings on the info page for the product see chapter User interface section Info page These settings apply to a product variant and overr
68. e The following items are shown e Active layer e g marker layer free layer etc e Number of available markers columns lines of the active layer e Position of the cursor along the X and Y axes and the unit of length e g mm e Status of the CAP NUM and SCRL functions Active functions are shown in black 10 Version number Display of the current program version 11 Marker areas Printable areas on the marker types By default each marker area short marker has a document individual text element see section Field The marker areas are arranged on the marker layer 12 Project layer By default the project layer has a document individual text element the so called project marker Elements Text fields shapes lines rectangles ellipses scales images and barcodes are all referred to as elements 60 e User interface User Manual Menu bar This section describes the most important functions of the individual menus File menu User Manual New Col 4 Open coro Save Ctrl 5 Save As Embed Images and Save As BL Ey E LF Close Ti Import Batch Import Print Ctr4 P EB Toggle Plot Mode Adjust Marker Type Send to Exit New You can use this menu item to create a new file Open Opens an existing file The specification of a file name can be set via the options dialog see chapter Options dialog section Environment section General Save S
69. e File e Select Insert New Subproject on the shortcut menu The subproject is placed in the hierarchy below the main project Project Explorer E TEE Mew Project caca EN MEA UE THM WRITE ON 12 18 GE 233 Page 01 User Manual Managing projects e 113 Adding a marker type to the subproject e Click the subproject and add a new marker type via the shortcut menu see also section Adding a marker type to a project Follow these steps if you want to add an existing marker type to the subproject e Left click on the marker type you want to move and hold down the mouse button e Keeping the mouse button pressed drag the marker type to the subproject The marker type now appears in the hierarchy under the subproject Project roject Explorer x EEE Mew Project gt ay Mew SubProject E ae SF 0 21 NEUTRAL BL V2 1 WE A L y o y a Saal ie S 114 e Managing projects User Manual Removing a marker type e Click on the marker type you want to remove then press the right mouse button a Copy Paste New Project Insert New Marker Type Insert New Subproject Delete Pages Delete Marker Type Change Marker Type Add to Order View Close File e Select Delete Marker Type on the shortcut menu User Manual Managing projects e 115 Removing a subproject Click on the subproject you want to remove then press the right mouse button 3 Copy Paste New Project In
70. e User interface User Manual Layers window Here you can see all layers of a marker type see also chapter Editing layers To show or hide select View gt Layers on the menu bar x E Background Layer The Layers window has the following toolbar Click on this icon to add a new free layer Click on this icon to delete the selected free layer Click on this icon to move the selected free layer up one layer Click on this icon to move the selected free layer down one layer Click on this icon to reduce all free layers to a single layer You cannot undo this action e Click on the layer you want to change then click on the relevant icon User Manual User interface e 99 Layer properties You can change the settings of layers via the Layer Properties window To open the Layer Properties window double click on the name of a layer in the Layers window Layer Properties Layer Name Marker Layer Colors Frame Color Default w Fill Color Default je Transparent Options v visible Printable Locked Outline Frames Here you can change the name border color and fill color of the selected layer You can also specify whether you want the layer to be visible or not and whether you want to print it or not Here you can also define whether the layer should be locked or be available for editing After changing the settings confirm by clicking on OK d If you click
71. eee e ae eeeeeeeeeeeeenaeeeees 209 Adjusting Mapped PIMES tates ia ato 211 Symbol Explorer Plotter Symbol Ecitor ccccccsceeccesccsseeeeescceseeeeecccseeeeeescceeees 212 Editing creating plotter SyMDOlS ooocccccccconncnnccccnoncnncnononncnnnnonancnnnnnonanons 213 Calbra ton Cll AIO a a a heise barasemeduen ei a tamaincecaonadtaleaeaad 213 User Manual PUTAS ACE TWN e E EAE A ATTE 213 A A A eT ER E A 213 User Manual Content e vii Introduction About M Print PRO The program is used to caption and print labeling materials MultiCard mats inserts and labels Printable materials are MultiCard mats Sleeve inserts on pages Labels on pages Endless labels on rolls Shrink tubings MetalliCards The program has to be installed on a local computer No server version is available About this manual The manual assumes that you have practical experience of the Microsoft Windows operating system used by the software O If you are not familiar with the basics of Windows please refer to the Windows user manual User Manual Introduction e 1 Layout and format This user manual applies the following conventions Bold Important elements in the program like buttons menu items toolbars names etc are shown in bold Names of windows and references to other chapters and sections are enclosed in double quotes gt This character separates two successive menu items e g View gt Zoom This symbo
72. ements or subsequently changing their size it is possible to retain or change the symmetry of the elements see chapter Symmetry of elements Inserting a text field Create new text field Click on this toolbar icon or select Insert gt Text Field on the menu bar Move the mouse to where you want to enter the text Create new rounded text field Same functions as a normal text field Select Insert gt Rounded Text Field Use the Anchor angle property to determine the start angle of the text If the mouse pointer looks like this you can create a text field Press and hold down the left mouse button Drag the mouse to create a frame and release the mouse button An editing field opens where you can enter text You can only enter text in text fields if the mouse pointer looks like this you cannot enter text a Ario If a text field shows a red triangle when text has been inserted the text 7 does not fit into the field Not all of the text is displayed or printed In this case you must shorten the text or reduce the font size See chapter Format menu 6 e General operation User Manual Inserting a shape E Create rectangle square Click on this icon or select Insert gt Rectangle on the menu bar Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to create a rectangle Use the Rounding X or Rounding Y property to turn a normal rectangle into a rounded rectangle E Create rounded rectangle rounde
73. er existing text Project Fields Result 4 Start Page _ ESG 7 20 SIRIUS WS Ll HP Ul ep LI aw I 40 bl pe bl ER Ul ip Ul Pala bl AO l mm l h 1149 a l dae App l eN l Ae l al Ya l fa Ais Ll 1p OP PP PPh Piu EPa Pu H PP A sane 4 4 bl Page 02 36 e General operation User Manual Incrementing and decrementing Instead of consecutive numbering numeric values can also be incremented and decremented via a function Two options are available Automatic recognition of the numeric value by selecting two text fields see Automatic recognition of numeric value e Continuation of the numeric value with a default value see Continuing the numeric value with a default value O There is pattern recognition which only considers the numeric values of one text Example After incrementing A 10x becomes A 11x O Any negative sign for a number is interpreted as a text character and is not taken into consideration O The Increment Value and Decrement Value functions always fill the next text field If there are several text fields on one marker they are filled one after the other The step of the function can be set via the options see chapter Basic settings Automatic recognition of the numeric value If you select two text fields with numbers the difference between the figures in the two fields is used as the value Follow these steps e Select at least two text fields with numeric
74. ess Serial Number Network Name Search Network To test the settings select the test function see Testing a PrintJet ADVANCED printer Testing a PrintJet Advanced printer To test the accessibility of a connected PrintJet ADVANCED printer start the PrintJet ADVANCED Explorer select the required printer from the list and click on the Test button If the connection test fails check the settings for the printer see Properties of a PrintJet ADVANCED printer Properties of a PrintJet ADVANCED printer To display and adjust the properties of a connected PrintJet ADVANCED printer start the PrintJet ADVANCED Explorer select the required printer from the list and click on the Properties button A dialog opens in which you can set the name of the printer and if applicable the port 200 e Printing User Manual Printer properties i PJA Printer PA12070006 192 168 42 45 8181 User Manual Printing e 201 Activating the plotter Introduction This chapter describes how to set up and activate the plotter and how to assign it to captioned MultiCard mats labels etc as well as the plotting options The plotter can be connected via the Centronics or USB port For details of general printing functions please refer to chapter Printing Plot mode In plot mode only the functions and elements relevant to the plotter are shown on the user interface The following elements are permit
75. g files e 169 The import routine is started and the data is inserted in the marker type Batch import A batch import is an automated import You have the following options Import of one or several different source files Start the batch import via File gt Batch Import Batch Import Files You can import into marker types of the open project The batch that you compiled can be saved and reloaded at any time A saved batch import file bis can also be opened via a command line call Each source file can be imported with its own script See Saving an import script You can import into marker types from the catalog or templates mpt Source File C ProgramData Weidmueller M rint PRO data Typelabel txt Script File C ProgramData Weidmueller M Print PRO data Typelabel_ Weidmueller mis Target New Marker Type Marker Type in Project At the beginning gt At the end SubProject SM 27 27 NEUTRAL WS ge Source File Script File C ISB Weidmueller Testcomplete C ProgramData Weidmueller M r C ProgramData Weidmueller M Pri C ProgramData Weidmueller M r C ProgramData Weidmueller M ri C ProgramData Weidmueller M r Load Settings Save Settings Es as Lar 2 Marker Type HELS 7 40 MC NEUTRAL WS THM MT 30X Pica 101 74 SI CC 15 17 K MC NEUTRAL GE An asterisk in list entries in the Marker type column indicates that the target for import is a template mp
76. gth 3 Scale height The scale height corresponds to the height of the major tick marks 4 Start value start and end values determine the value range of the scale 5 End value 6 Major tick mark 7 Minor tick mark 8 Interval of the major tick mark major interval 9 Interval of the minor tick mark minor interval 10 Caption interval User Manual General operation e 47 1 Scale zero point scale center left scale center top 2 Start angle see also chapter Rounded scale 3 End angle 4 Scale height The scale height corresponds to the height of the major tick marks 5 Start value start and end values determine the value range of the scale 6 End value 7 Major tick mark 8 Minor tick mark 9 Interval of the major tick mark major interval 10 Interval of the minor tick mark minor interval 11 Caption interval A further explanation of the properties can be found in chapter Inserting a scale Rounded Scale The base line of a rounded scale is a circular arc The scale is arranged clockwise along the circular arc The zero point is at the top 315 2 07 229 180 Tangential captioning causes the scale captions to be arranged tangentially to the base line see Example 1 in chapter Scale examples 48 e General operation User Manual Reference Points The value pattern of a scale can also be defined by reference points A reference point indicates the exact position of a value on the scale The value pattern is l
77. he color values defined in the program e Click on No to keep the color values defined in the project Synchronizing content Text elements can be linked to other text elements so called data sources Follow these steps Click on the text elements to which you want to assign a data source e g TEXT FIELD 2 Open the Properties window see chapter Properties window Enter the field name of the data source in the Data Source field e g TEXT FIELD 1 Select Edit gt Synchronize Content The content of TEXT FIELD 1 is transferred to TEXT FIELD 2 User Manual General operation e 39 Orders Order Wizard The Order Wizard enables you to order marker types from the currently open project by e mail Order Assistant General Address Order List Additional Information Mail Options O Enquiry Posik Custom Order Weidmueler Or Product Pag Order Marker Type Title To open the Order Wizard select Tools gt Order from the menu bar e Select Tools gt Order e Make the settings on the tabs Save as Default The settings of the active tab are saved as defaults O The delivery address stated in the order must be in the ordering party s country 40 e General operation User Manual Filter functions Filtering in fields You can use the filter to view elements with special phrases Select View gt Filter gt Filter to show the filter dialog Example Before the filter Fil
78. he lower selection box select the marker type that you want to map to a printer Then select a printer from the Printer field and click the Map button In the selection dialog that follows define whether the selected printer is a printer or a plotter e Inthe dialog that follows you can define whether you want to map the output device to all variants of the product Select No to assign just the selected variant The selected printer is automatically assigned to this marker type whenever it is printed O To map a different printer to the marker type select the required printer from those that are installed and open the mapping dialog see section Options dialog O Mapping is only necessary for marker types which can be output on the printer or the plotter Endless labels can only be output on the printer Printer correction The printer may vary from its standard calibration in both the horizontal and vertical directions due to the environment or manufacturing e To correct the printer select Tools gt Printer Settings gt Set Printer Correction The following window appears User Manual Printing e 179 Set Printer Correction Exe Step 1 Select Printer Select printer for this Marker Type e Map printer for SF 0 21 step 2 Print Test Page In order to determine the printer feed rate you have to print a rectangle with a specified size first Specified Width x 210 mm O 54 mm Step 3 Meas
79. her all characters of a field are shown after an import or before printing Options dialog e 129 If not the fields are shown as follows see also Adjusting the font size Enable canceling print job command line If the box is checked the print job can be canceled when printing a file via the command line see Command line call via a dialog Enable info page Besides the page numbers an info page on the layout of the marker type is shown Use extended E Plan Assistant If the box is checked the Import Wizard also shows the page with the delimiters when importing WEx files The delimiters are set as a default in the WEx files and should not be modified Show Import Wizard with XML XML files can either be imported or be opened via the command line see chapter Command line call If you select this checkbox the Import Wizard appears on opening via the command line otherwise the import is controlled via the default settings or via a script file see chapter Importing files Import Project Text into Marker If the box is checked texts that are inserted in the project layer are inserted in the marker areas instead Automatically embed new images When inserting a new image element the image is automatically embedded and not linked via a path When program files are passed on all source images are available automatically To remove embedded images from a file later see chapter Transferring an image from a
80. ide the settings both from the product file and from the options dialog 4 Via the adjustable heating For this set the check mark for Heating adjustable Info Page and apply the settings from the options dialog Open a product and assign it to a PrintJet ADVANCED printer see chapter Printing section Mapping a printer to a marker type Go to the info page see chapter User interface section Info page Service tools Set the service tools for the PrintJet ADVANCED User Manual Options dialog e 143 Printlet ADVANCED Status Monitor Fl Show status monitor on output to printer Open Printlet ADVANCED Status Monitor Printlet ADVANCED Explorer Open Printlet ADVANCED Explorer PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor To start the PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor for every output on the PrintJet ADVANCED set the check mark here Open PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor Opens the PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor if it has been installed see also PrintJet ADVANCED PrintJet ADVANCED Explorer Opens the PrintJet ADVANCED Explorer if it has been installed see also PrintJet ADVANCED Explorer Administration Administration of the PrintJet ADVANCED Select Printer Real PJA Printer Remote Access Open Remote Desktop Connection Support File Create Support File Update Printer Software o Update File Start Printer Update Remote access Select a connected Pri
81. ields on the workspace the imported data does not fit into the field Not all of the text is displayed or printed You will need to shorten the text or reduce the font size See also Adjusting the font size Automated import If you have previously imported a file and saved the import routine see section Step 8 Saving and finishing you can reuse this routine 168 e Importing files User Manual User Manual e Start the import process as described in chapter Starting the import Import Data Wizard Filter and File Type Specify the file name to import data From and select one of the available types From the drop down list Select the source File Cu projects wksample txt Select the type of the source File Filter Use converter Ca projectslimporescripk mis OO om of ff 0 PF i xI al wl al al na ye TE a ye a E oe Be Be Be Be Be Be Be ie he he be Selecting the source file e Click on the Find button A window appears where you can select the file you want to import e Select the file you want to import and click on the Open button The path and name of the file you want to import are now shown in the Select the source file field Selecting the import script e Select Script as the source file type and click on Find e Open the script file mis e Click on the Finish button or if you want to make changes click on the Next gt button Importin
82. ile input_file then the extension convert is appended to output_file If nothing else was entered the name of the input file is used with the extension convert added to it separator lt separator gt Optional but only 1 character default is a semicolon no white space blanks start lt startlineno gt Optional First import line default is 1 end lt endlineno gt Optional Last import line default is O means until the end pair1 lt colno1 gt lt delimiter gt lt colno2 gt Optional First linked column pair Default Column O and column 1 are linked with a colon If delimiter the columns are combined WITHOUT delimiters pair2 lt colno1 gt lt delimiter gt lt colno2 gt Optional second linked column pair Default Column 3 and column 4 are linked with a colon The delimiter is extracted from the pair1 parameter if pair1 is not present a colon is used as the delimiter To get a list of all parameters double click on the file TNVConverter exe Example 1 C tnvconverter exe input C tnv testbasis _cmd csv separator pair1 2 5 pair2 3 4 The import is based on the following parameters e Delimiter for source file Comma e Delimiter for output file Colon Linked column pairs Column 2 with column 5 and column 3 with column 4 Creates the output file C tnv testbasis_cmd csv convert Command line call e 153 Importing files Introduction This chapter expl
83. ile holding down the Shift Alt keys setting square dimensions If you drag existing elements multiple selection possible at their corners while holding down the shortcut Shift Alt the dimensions are changed quadratically Exceptions e Line is changed horizontally or vertically e Scale Dragging while holding down the Shift Ctrl keys keeping proportions If existing elements multiple selection possible are dragged at a corner while holding down the shortcut Shift Ctrl the proportions of the dimensions are kept The aspect ratio is not changed Exceptions e Line retains its angle e Scale General operation e 19 Changing the order of elements If a number of elements are arranged on top of each other you can use the Layout toolbar to change the order of the elements The following settings apply to the selected element in the current layer The element is moved one layer forward The element is moved one layer back The element is brought to the front The element is sent to the back ps E E Le e Select the element you want to move then click on the relevant icon You can also access these functions from the menu bar by selecting Shape and then the required layer setting Resizing elements e Click on the element you want to resize Drag the corners to make the element larger or smaller You can specify the exact dimensions in the Size and position category in the Properties window See secti
84. inear between the reference points Reference Points for Scale 01 Distance mm 01 Value Add reference point mm Adds a new reference point in the dialog Delete reference point Deletes the selected reference point Interval The interval of the reference point from the start of the scale Value Caption value of the reference point Whether the caption value is displayed or not depends on the selected caption interval of the scale With a straight scale the value should be in the visible range of the element With a rounded scale it should be between the start angle and the end angle User Manual General operation e 49 Example The upper scale does not contain reference points For the lower scale a reference point with the value 4 has been defined at an interval of 10 mm At the selected caption interval of 2 the reference point is also captioned The area before and after the reference point is also divided in a linear manner 50 e General operation User Manual Scale examples Example 1 A O S The illustration shows a round scale with the following properties Scale radius 5 mm Start angle 225 or 135 End angle 135 Scale center left 10 mm Scale center top 10 mm Scale height 0 8 mm Caption orientation Tangential Start value 0 End value 100 Value distribution Linear Major tick mark 10 Minor tick mark 2 Caption interval 20 Font size 3 User Manual General operation e
85. ined as the delimiter as shown on the right Because there is no data before the semicolon in the second row for example the first column is empty The file on the right was saved from within Excel in CSV format character separated values e Click on Next to go to the next step Delimiters Ignore Lines Mm FIT semicolon Tab First Import Line 1 Space F Comma Last Import Line 22 Other Keep Other Delimiters The program suggests the characters to delimit the columns If a different delimiter has been used you can select it by clicking the appropriate radio button e f you click the Other radio button you can select another delimiter in the field next to this e To use different delimiters on an additive basis enter them in the Other field and enable the Keep other delimiters option This option is only available if the csv VK or WES filter was selected in step 2 A new column starts at the points at which there is a delimiter Define the first and last import lines 160 e Importing files User Manual O Unfortunately the semicolon tab space and comma cannot be retained as the delimiter with the option Keep other Delimiters Source file with fixed column width e Select the option Fixed width if the source file contains fixed width columns for example column 1 10 characters column 2 2 characters Example of a fixed width file opened in a text editor A A A A A A A A BL
86. ing Substring Match whole word Match case Options Linefeed position before 5 after Insert in Current Marker Type selection All Marker Types 44 e General operation User Manual Excel editing The content of existing text fields can also be edited in Excel select Edit gt Start Excel Editing In Excel you can then edit the text content and all supported formats of the text fields Close Excel or select Edit gt Exit Excel Editing in the program to transfer the content to the application User Manual General operation e 45 Multi level terminals You can use this function to resort selected data with a predefined step Select Edit gt Multi level Terminal If no markers are selected sorting will be effected using all markers Example Default values Multi level terminal selection 2 Multi level terminal selection Two tier terminal 3 Three way terminal orting 1 3 5 7 9 Sorting 1 4 7 10 then 2 4 6 8 then 2 5 8 then 3 6 9 a a MI CAN e 46 e General operation User Manual Scales Scales and rounded scales can be inserted as new elements see chapter Inserting a scale The start and end values determine the value range of the scale The intervals of the tick marks major minor interval always relate to the value range Scale properties Scales are characterized by the following properties 1 Scale zero point scale zero point left scale zero point top 2 Scale len
87. int quality for the printer are shown here The values can also be set at this point for the product variant The print quality of the PrintJet ADVANCED can also be set in general via the User interface e 103 options dialog see PrintJet ADVANCED Select PrintJet Heating Click on this button to adjust the heating of the PrintJet printers Printlet Heating Edit el Heating Printlet PRO Quality Heating 1 Y Premium Heating FrintJet II Heating 100 z Reset to Config Values To fine adjust the heating of the PrintJet ADVANCED you can use the drop down field Heating PJA to choose as follows Much less heat Less heat Standard Default value More heat Much more heat Also see chapter Options dialog section PrintJet ADVANCED section General 104 e User interface User Manual Getting started Introduction This chapter is for users with a sound knowledge of Windows The following step by step explanation shows the main things you need to do to effortlessly add professional captions to marker types Step 1 Starting the program Double click on the program icon on the desktop or e Call up M Print PRO via Start Programs Weidmuller M Print PRO Step 2 Selecting the marker type After starting the application you will see the Product Catalog window Product Catalog Category Marker Find Tools z 3 a 2 ai Catalog Y Template Variant Catalog
88. ion files to your product catalog 126 e Product catalog User Manual Options dialog Introduction This chapter explains the basic settings that can be set via the options dialog To open the options dialog select Tools gt Options Options 2 za Ti 4 gt a m Environment General Element Defaults History list of last files _ Plotter 3 Printlet ADVANCED an e 3 Printlet PRO a E 3 Printlet I og THM Plus Show Welcome Page of the Import Wizard Enable Autosave A Use Project Mode as default Display all hidden messages Close the project when the last Marker Type dosed Enable overflow detection Import Print A Enable cancelling print job Command Line Enable Info Page A Use extended E Plan Assistant E Show Import Wizard with XML Import Project Text into Marker A Automatically embed new images Environment The environmental settings define the view and the general basic settings General User Manual Options dialog e 127 General History list of last files pmenson unt Default Filename E Show Welcome Page of the Import Wizard Enable Autosave 10 min E Use Project Mode as default Display all hidden messages Close the project when the last Marker Type closed Enable overflow detection Import Print Enable cancelling print job Command Line Enable Info Page Use extended E Plan Assistant E Show Import Wizard with XML E Import Projec
89. is menu item gives you several options for selecting elements e g All fields current page or All fields all pages Delete This menu item gives you several options for deleting elements e g text field etc Change Marker Type This menu item enables you to change the marker type The content is transferred if possible Delete Marker Type This menu item enables you to delete the marker type Format Painter You can use this function to copy the formatting font color etc to another element 64 e User interface User Manual Sort markers Opens the sort dialog Here you can sort the markers by various sort criteria Flip Markers This function enables you to flip the order of the selected markers Multi level Terminal Opens the multi level terminal dialog You can use this function to resort selected data with a predefined step see chapter Multi level terminals View menu Toolbars Ea Project Layers Properties Character Map Symbols Data Grid NECEM Filter d Status Bar sl Show Start Page Reset to Default Zoom d 41 Document Field Selection Grid 9 Toggle Orientation Ctrl Shift 0 Toolbars This menu item contains the following submenu items Standard The Standard toolbar cannot be disabled Layout To position elements e g rotating alignment Format Text Contains text formatting functions like font and font size color etc Format Element Contains the function
90. ker Type on the default printer Eno canes If you specify Yes the page is output on the default printer If you specify No the print dialog opens so that you can map a printer see section Mapping a printer to a marker type Printing directly You can print all supported file formats directly via the command line Syntax c programMPrintPRO exe p myprint rde PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor During output to the PrintJet ADVANCED the PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor reports the status of the connected printer s User Manual Printing e 193 Printet ADVANCED Status Monitor Printer Printjobs View Printer status o PJA Printer Mot available Not available LA P14 Sim Print Jobs Copies Job ID Artic Articl Artic Print ID IP ad Comp In the options you can define that the PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor is opened whenever printing starts on the PrintJet ADVANCED see PrintJet ADVANCED lf a connected PrintJet ADVANCED is not shown in the list of printers check the settings for the print see PrintJet ADVANCED Explorer O Settings for the PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor The following settings among others can be defined in the PrintJet ADVANCED status monitor via Printer gt Options User Manual 194 e Printing Options m General Settings Minimize to notification area Start together with windows Show detailed printjob info Ale
91. l means that the actions which follow must be carried out in the specified order Symbols used g Indicates that this is essential information about M Print PRO i Indicates that this is useful additional information Definitions This section explains the special terms that are used in the M Print PRO software Marker A marker is used to identify an electrical or electronic element terminal conductor system device etc and also to caption an asset Marker type Marker of a specific type e g MultiCard DEK 5 3 5 Installation note e In order to install the program you need administrator rights on the computer involved 2 e Introduction User Manual General operation Introduction This chapter explains the various ways you can start and exit the program You will also find general information about the program structure and the layout of the user interface Starting exiting the program Starting the program lt gt Double click on the icon on your computer desktop bulk Exiting M Print PRO Select File gt Exit on the menu bar If a project is still open a dialog box appears where you can save the project User Manual General operation e 3 User interface The user interface is where you edit the markers lt is displayed automatically when you start the program The user interface contains everything you need for editing a marker The user interface can consist of different elements depending
92. l operation User Manual e Open a marker type and select the element after which you want to insert the predefined text sequence Open Insert gt Predefined Text Sequence Select the required sequence and the number of inserts Predefined Text Sequence Mumber of inserts of text sequence ds Cancel Available text sequences cancel e Click on Insert Here the predefined text sequence was inserted three times User Manual General operation e 29 Consecutive numbering Introduction With the Consecutive Numbering function you can add consecutive numbers to marker types O Only document individual fields can be captioned with the Auto Fill function see chapter Properties window e Select the field or an area where you want the caption to appear e Select Insert gt Consecutive Numbering The window for consecutive numbering opens up Consecutive Numbering window Consecutive Numbering System Input 2 Decimal 0 9 Start value O PLO Octal 0 7 End value Cancel Hexadecimal 0 F Prefix Help Alphanumeric Suffix Last sequence O Character string Block Reset to default Formatted sequence Preview Options Step Duplicate each value Block step Duplicate sequence Skip tags UOL 1 tag selected aerate Pos 30 e General operation User Manual User Manual The window has the following buttons l DK Click on the OK button to confirm your in
93. ld is selected with the Tab Enter key Values from 1 to x are allowed Fields with the same tab order are selected in the order of their creation The barcode field is compressed horizontally The numbers thus close up The original distance between the numbers remains but not all content is shown The image is shown in its original size The image is adjusted to the dimensions of the image field and may be distorted The image is adjusted to the dimensions of the image field The proportions are retained User Manual Field You can use the Field category to specify the type of the field ESA Ej General A Size and Position A Ej Border and Fill Ej Behaviour S Field Appearance Single E Content t ls Content You can choose from these field types Single field A single field has no association with any other field Each single field has its own separate formatting and content lf you make changes to a single field the changes only apply to that particular field The opposite of a single field is a document field Identical document Exists on every marker area field Has identical text content and position and formatting properties on every marker area Individual Exists on every marker area document field Is a field with identical position and formatting properties on every marker area But it may have individual different texts text formats on eve
94. le Type Linear Scale Logarithmic Scale 5 Individual Scale Scale Definition Start Value End Value Major Interval Minor Interval Captions Interval 2 00 Orientation 3 Horizontal Rotate Captions by 180 Drawing Parameters Scale Radius 4 187 mm Scale Height 0 418 mm Fontsize 6 00 Points Scale type Appearance of the grid dimension The following can be selected Linear The pattern of the value range is linear Logarithmic The pattern of the value range is square i e a logarithmic scale is shown Adapted The pattern of the value range is defined by reference points The pattern between reference points is linear see chapter Reference points Start value Caption at the start of the scale 12 e General operation User Manual User Manual End value Caption at the end of the scale Major interval Interval between the major tick marks measured at the value range Minor interval Interval between the minor tick marks measured at the value range Start angle only rounded scale Angle at which the rounded scale starts see also chapter Rounded scale End angle only rounded scale Angle at which the rounded scale ends see also chapter Rounded scale Interval Caption interval to the next caption in each case from the start value Example If start value 0 end value 8 and caption interval 2 the following sequence is generated 0 2 4 6 8 Alignment only r
95. ll parameters for converters The delimiters for the output file are extracted automatically from the pair1 parameter If a pipe character is used as the delimiter for the output file then the columns are combined WITHOUT a delimiter The pipe character stands for no delimiter O The columns can only have numeric names the first column in the source file is column 0 O Blank lines or column pairs with no content are not imported 172 e Importing files User Manual Example 1 of TNV import From each line in a source file you want to combine two columns and import them into the program as a new line No additional parameters are selected Source file This file is due to be converted before the import tnvsample csv 07172737475 6 7 8 9 10 11 arbrecrdrert 1 r ia E bn 4 g h i j k l iM b Output file This file is the result of conversion by the TNV converter and can then be imported See illustration The import is based on the default parameters Delimiter for source file Semicolon e Delimiter for output file Colon e Linked column pairs Column 0 with column 1 and column 3 with column 4 invsample csv convert 1 Mm EM o amp ti Ri Heo A Pp lo mw D ah Ki m all i User Manual Importing files e 173 Example 2 of TNV import The import is based on the following parameters separator pair1 2 5 pair2 3 4 e Delimiter for source file Co
96. lled rectangle the size of the label is advantageous and measure the position It is important that the right paper is set in the printer see section Setting the printer to a print medium The label should be in the following position e Measure the left and top margins of the label as shown enter the figures in the corresponding fields and close the window with Save User Manual Printing e 187 pica 104 65 Page Margin Change the left and top values until the coordinate plane is printed on the marker in the shown position Reset to Default If necessary repeat these steps to check the position of the label O The margin only has to be adjusted once for every printer Printer offsets do not depend on the markers Adjusting the size of the marker type Marker types may not be their normal size for example as a result of the ambient temperature e Click on the Adjust Marker Type button or select File gt Adjust Marker Type from the File menu The following window appears 188 e Printing User Manual User Manual Adjust Marker Type CC 15 27 CC 15 27 K MC NEUTRAL WS Please insert the actual width and height in the fields below SpeedMarking Laser Specified Size Ideal Value Actual Size width Width 30 mm Height Height 4 mm cf s D mm Offset by reir Options Use this setting For the Following printers C Acrobat Distiller Ls 2001 Mic
97. ments e g barcode rectangle are not shown in plot mode Toggle orientation Switches the view in the workspace between horizontal and vertical Not possible for endless strips Duplicate Duplicates the selected elements H Grouping Groups the selected elements or groups as a new group see section Grouping It Ungroup Ungroups the selected group Consecutive numbering Opens the dialog for consecutive numbering see chapter Consecutive numbering Start exit Excel editing The content of text and barcode fields can also be edited in Excel see chapter Excel editing l Toggle between active layers Switches between the project and marker layers Toggling can be automatic see chapter Options view 74 e User interface User Manual p i ra Layout Show or hide document field selection When you click on an element e g text image the associated elements are marked on the other marker this does not apply to single fields Example of showing ee m m m m m m a m m m a m m m m m m m m m a m m m m m m m m m m m e e m a e e m e m m a a ii a ee ia A A ee LH pan qua mun f pan q ma pan EH ann TLHEHEHEF at dm at ALE LF bai und mm TE ood ima hoe ami ama See AA A ee AAA Ad o AA a 1 1 1 1 1 e i 1 1 1 w1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i E 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 I 4 aa LLL LLL 00 20 0 0000 000 0 0 000 0 00 0 00 0 0 0 0
98. mma Delimiter for output file No delimiter e Linked column pairs Column 2 with column 5 and column 3 with column 4 Source file This file is due to be converted before the import tnvsample csv AS 6 7 6 9 10 11 a b c d f Gy h Ly j F E 1 in if Output file This file is the result of conversion by the TNV converter and can then be imported See illustration I invsample csv convert 2 34 3 11 4 910 o E 7 il tal m mal Settings in the Import Wizard e Select the source file vksample txt e Check Use converter and click on More 174 e Importing files User Manual Import Data Wizard Filter and File Type Specify the file name to import data From and select one of the available types From the drop down list Select the source File CH ISB projects multiprint bin Filter yksanmple1 txt Select the type of the source File e Filter O Script C Use converter Text Format 45C CSW TRAT v4 2 1 6 ka The dialog for setting the converter details opens Converter Details E Full path and filename of C flter POG Converter exe Converter exe Full path and filename of Cu projectsiwksample convert Ext Output File praece abit Additional Parameters e Click on the selection buttons to select the converter file XXXConverter exe and the output file e lf the field for the output file remains empty the path of
99. n is only available after the program start Select Product is button enables you to select a particular product Close Catalog Closing the product catalog Creating a new product category You can create your own personal product category where you can store all the markers you use regularly Follow these steps e Open the product catalog Tools gt Product Catalog e To add anew category click on the top level Catalog To add a subcategory click on the corresponding category and the subcategory will be added under it e Select Category gt New O A new category is created Catalog Favorites E Multicards Label Card Shrink tubes Wei Es e Enter a name for the new category Now you can add the required products to the category see section Adding a product Adding a product e Open the product catalog by clicking on Tools gt Product Catalog 120 e Product catalog User Manual User Manual e Click on the category to which you want to add a product e Select Marker gt Add The following window appears 2 lab_ct_mt60_15x6 mcf 2 lab_ct_mt 0_16 5x5 08 mcf 2 lab_ct_mt 0_18x6 5 mef 2 lab_ct_mt60_18x9 mcf 2 lab_ct_mt60_20x8 mcf 2 lab_ct_mt60_22 86 6 35 mef 2 lab_ct_mt60_25 4x12 7 mcf 2 lab_ct_mt60_26x10 mcf 2 lab_ct_mt60_30x20 mcf lab_ct_mt60_31 75x9 53 mcf 2 lab_ct_mt60_38 1 19 05 mef lab_ct_mt 60 _45x23 mcf lab_ct_mt60_50 8x9 5 mcf E lab_ct_mt60_60x
100. n the plotter and load it as shown in the figure below Fixture 1 Fixture 2 Fixture 3 Fixture 4 Fixture 5 Use W Use 7 Use V Use F Use Frame Frame Frame Frame Frame oOo e Click on the Continue Plotting button to send the configuration as shown to the plotter If several pages or marker types are present the next configuration is shown After plotting the plotter waits until you click on the button again e Click on Skip if the configuration shown is not to be printed If the project contains further pages or marker types the next configuration is shown otherwise the printing process is terminated e Click on Cancel to terminate the entire printing process 206 e Activating the plotter User Manual Adjusting the pen priming position User Manual The default pen priming position of the plotter is set to two blocks next to the pen holder which accordingly become dirty quickly To adjust the pen priming position select Tools gt Options The pen priming position of the plotter can be set on the Test pen page Options 9 Environment Set Prime Position y Plotter 5 Don t Prime Pen o Plotter Default Position MultiCard Fixture cr A 5 Individual Position MultiCards only Plotter Default Position for Labels SF4 6 Fixture iaa Line 1 XL 0 mm Yi u mm YD 0 001 mm Woe 0 001 mm Line 2 Xi O mm Yi 0 mm X2 0 001 mm YE 0 001 mm Line 3 Xi O mm Yi 01 mm X2 0 0
101. ndless strips Increment Value The numeric value of a marker text element is incremented and inserted in the next marker text element O The previous content of the target text field is overwritten Decrement Value The numeric value of a marker text element is decremented and inserted in the next marker text element O The previous content of the target text field is overwritten 68 e User interface User Manual User Manual E The value is only decremented in the positive number range Consecutive Numbering This menu item allows you to number the markers automatically see chapter Consecutive numbering Predefined Text Sequence Inserts a predefined text sequence see chapter Inserting a predefined text sequence i Predefined text sequences are only possible for text elements Field Here you can insert the field functions e g system date or page number Text field Adds a text field Rounded text field Adds a rounded text field Rectangle Adds a rectangle Rounded Rectangle Adds a rounded rectangle Line Adds a line Ellipse Adds an ellipse Image Adds an image Barcode This menu item opens another submenu where you can add a barcode of the type shown e g Code 39 Code 2 5 Industrial EAN13 see section Inserting a barcode Scale Adds a scale see section Inserting a scale Rounded Scale Adds a rounded scale see section Inserting a scale Connecto
102. ndow Inserting a barcode The program supports the following barcode types Code 39 Code 128 Code 2 5 Industrial Code 2 5 Interleaved QR Code DataMatrix Insert barcode Or select Insert gt Barcode on the menu bar A drop down field shows the barcodes that can be selected Drag the mouse to create an area and release the mouse button The selected barcode is inserted In the Properties window you can enter the numeric or alohanumeric code see section Properties window E An internal checksum e g code 128 is calculated for certain barcodes This checksum must neither be entered manually nor imported with the barcode value 8 e General operation User Manual Inserting special characters You can use the character map to select a font and see all characters and special characters that are available with that font To open the character map select View gt Character Map gt Font on the menu bar Character Map x FP arial Unicode MS w wheel t Clalofefofelrfola e Click on the upper arrow to select the font and on the second arrow to select the language e Position the cursor where you want the character to appear e Double click on the character you want to insert and it appears in the selected text field You can also use the shortcut menu to copy a character from this window e Select the character you want to copy press the right mouse button and select Copy Character e
103. ne it will have the chosen thickness To change the thickness of existing lines first select the lines and then choose the thickness you want Line type If you now draw a new line it will have the chosen line type To change the type of existing lines first select the lines and then choose the type you want Fill color Change the fill color of selected elements k 4 Fill pattern Change the fill pattern of selected elements 78 e User interface User Manual Elements You can show or hide the Elements toolbar through the menu bar via View gt Toolbars gt Elements 63480070 Ml ts Hs E Description of icons A a N A O e Ej User Manual Select Tool to select elements Can also be used in combination with the Ctrl and Shift keys Multiple selection See chapter Selecting elements Text field Drag the mouse on the marker to create a text field Rounded text field Drag the mouse on the marker to create a rounded text field Create rectangle square Drag the mouse on the marker to create a rectangle Create rounded rectangle square Drag the mouse on the marker to create a rounded rectangle Draw line Drag the mouse on the marker to draw a line Draw circle ellipse Drag the mouse on the marker to create an ellipse Insert image Drag the mouse on the marker to create a frame and select an image The program supports the image formats BMP EMF GIF ICO JPG PNG WMF
104. ng free layers to a single layer Click on this icon to reduce all free layers to a single layer ES O You cannot select individual layers and reduce them It is only possible to reduce all free layers to a single layer Reduction to one layer cannot be undone Locking layers You can lock specific layers to prevent the elements on them from being edited Even text cannot be changed on a locked layer Click on the layer you want to lock In the Layers window click inside the third column for the layer The following icon appears The layer is now locked and cannot be edited You can remove the lock by clicking on the field again User Manual General operation e 27 Predefined text sequence Defining a predefined text sequence Follow these steps to define a text sequence e Open a marker type and insert the text to be saved e g A 1 to A 10 into a text element e Select the text that you want to save as a text sequence e Select Tools gt Predefined Text Sequence e Give the text sequence a revealing name Save Auto lext Mame of text sequence Available text sequences Remove Save Cancel e Click on Add and then on Save To insert a predefined text sequence see section Inserting a predefined text sequence Inserting a predefined text sequence Follow these steps to insert a predefined text sequence see Defining a predefined text sequence 28 e Genera
105. ng on Tools gt Product Catalog Product Catalog a Category Marker Find Tools TEE ft Catalog Y Variant Catalog Variant List 7L Favorites DEK 5 5 MC 10 NEUTRAL WS ae Multicards DEK 5 5 MC 10 NEUTRAL GE fe Device Marker E i SBF Terminal Marker DEK 5 5 MC 10 PEIRE RT Oo GA Dekafix DEK 5 5 MC 10 NEUTRAL BL TO DEK 5 5 MC 10 NEUTRAL GN E DEK 5 5 MC 10 NEUTRAL GR fa DEK 5 5 PLUS E DEK 5 5 5 PLUS Description Pitch 5mm Height 5mm For SAK W Series I Series Z Series Order No Custom Print 1609810000 Order No Blank 160980 1044 EAN 4008190397111 Custom Order No Custom Print Info Product Website User Manual Product catalog e 119 If the relevant information has been defined the bottom left part of the window contains a description of the selected variant and the material number The bottom right part of the window shows a photograph of the selected variant You can double click on the photograph to open a new window with a magnified view of the product If you click on Product Website a product data sheet appears via the Internet The link only appears if there is a data sheet for the product This window contains the following buttons Open Last ProjecClick n this button to open the last project you worked on tton is only available after the program start Open Project Click dn this button to open a given project see chapter Managing projects This butto
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107. ntJet ADVANCED printer and click on Open Remote Desktop Connection to connect to the printer s computer Support file The support file contains information about the installed version of the program It helps the Support team in the event of problems Select a connected PrintJet ADVANCED printer and click on Create Support File to create a support file Updating the printer software To update the printer software select an update file and click on the Start Printer Update button PrintJet PRO General Setting the print options for the PrintJet PRO see also PrintJet PRO manual User Manual Options dialog e 145 General Select Printer Properties Printerdriver All necessary settings for the printer driver of Weidmueller PrintJet PRO will be configured automatically All Printerdriver settings will be set to default Cleaning Launching the cleaning process for the PrintJet PRO Cleaning Select Printer Cleaningtype 1 Head Cleaning Cleans the Printhead when colors are blurred Cleaningtype 2 Head Flushing Head Flushing consumes more ink than Head Cleaning O Note that head flushing consumes more ink than print head cleaning Current configuration Display of the current printer configuration 146 e Options dialog User Manual User Manual Current Configuration Select Printer Print mode Color print Slot with black ink Slot K Print quality Quality Print Options dialog e 147 Prin
108. olumn header switches the display to the variant name see chapter Renaming a product Pages Number of printable pages for the marker type Number The number of times the marker type in the list is printed Click into the field and enter the number of copies Note that the number is multiplied by the number of copies Printer The printer mapped to the marker type To make changes see chapter Mapping a printer to a marker type Heating The required heating for the marker type depends on the selected printer Show marker type change If there are several marker types in the print process a dialog is shown before a change to another marker type so that for example the printer magazine plotter fixture can be changed Without curing only PrintJet ADVANCED Heating is not switched on when printing on the PrintJet ADVANCED The ink is not cured and can be removed again for example with cold water User Manual 18 User defined page selection If you select Single pages see item 7 you can make the following choice via three buttons User defined page selection manual Select all pages Deselect all no page selection Mapping a printer to a marker type By default no printer is mapped to a marker type If no printer has been mapped to any or all of the marker types to be printed confirming the message that appears sends the data to the default printer Open the print dialog via File gt Print In t
109. on Properties window 20 e General operation User Manual Setting the same height Select the elements whose height you want to change then click on this icon e To adjust the height select Shape gt Same Height on the menu bar Setting the same width e Select the elements whose width you want to change then click on this icon e To adjust the height select Shape gt Same Width on the menu bar Saving an image in a file If you want to save all images embedded in the program file e g for transferring the file select File gt Embed Image and Save As and save the file under a different name All images are integrated embedded in the file To save images embedded in files externally again see chapter Transferring an image from a file Transferring an image from a file Grouping User Manual Images can be integrated in the program files see chapter Adjusting properties Content The Type property of the image is set to the integrated value Proceed as follows to subsequently transfer these images from the file e Right click on the integrated image e Select Save as Image in the shortcut menu that opens e Select the path and image name and click on Save Several at least two elements of a marker can be grouped e Select the elements to be grouped and select Edit gt Group lt is possible to compile groups in further groups Changes to certain properties have an effect on the whole group
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111. ounded scale Appearance of the caption The following can be selected Horizontal The caption is shown horizontally Tangential The caption is shown tangentially in the direction of the circle The caption can be rotated by 180 for both alignments Scale length or Scale radius For a straight scale the length of the inserted scale element For a rounded scale the inner radius of the scale element The value is preset when dragging the element with the mouse Scale height The scale height corresponds to the height of the major tick marks The value is preset when dragging the element with the mouse The minor tick marks are always half as long as the major tick marks Font size The font size of the caption The value is preset when dragging the element with the mouse O You can set the exact size position and caption of the scale in the Properties window later see section Properties window O For further information and examples please refer to chapter Scales Appearance information If a scale shows red triangles the chosen values do not fit into the dimensions of the scale element In this case use the mouse to enlarge the element in the displayed directions General operation e 13 Snapping elements to the grid To specify whether you want the elements to snap to the gridlines or not select View gt Grid gt Snap to Grid The grid must be visible Menu View gt Grid gt Show Selecting elements
112. ow General Size and position Border and fill Behavior Field Content General Es Ge Fi 5 Mame TEX TBO amp Size and Position Border and Fill Ej Behaviour amp Field Ej Content General Name Designation of the selected element You can change the name This name is also used in column mapping when files are imported see chapter Import Field mappings This name also appears as a column heading in the data grid d The name must not contain special or blank characters 88 e User interface User Manual Size and position 2 tl E Ej General M a 3 Lett 6 606 Top 4729 Right 13 042 Bottorn 9 756 Width 12 436 Height 5027 np Size and Position You can use this category to specify the size and position of the element Distances are measured from the zero point which is located in the top left corner of the MultiCard label e The unit of measure is defined in the options dialog see chapter Options The Moving elements section describes alternative methods for moving an element User Manual User interface e 89 Border and fill ES at E H General as Size and Position Thickness 0 001 Line Color 000 Line Type 4 Dash Fill Color p FFO Fill Fatter Bac Ej Behaviour 3 E Field Content Border and Fill You can use this category to specify the line thickness color pattern
113. points in order to adjust other existing zero points These settings can also be preset in the options dialog see Calibration dialog 210 e Activating the plotter User Manual Adjusting mapped printers User Manual Select Tools gt Options You will find the current mapping of printers on the General page of the plotter Options 9 Environment General E Plotter 4 Start in Plot Mode General Senei 7 Always MultiCard Fixture SF4 6 Fixture 0 If last mode was Plot Mode Pen Priming Device Mapping Mode Acrobat Distiller Ask User Generic Test Only Ask User Weidmueller USB Plotter Ask User You can choose from three mapping modes 1 As printer The device is always assigned as a printer when Map is selected in the print dialog 2 As plotter The device is always assigned as a plotter when Map is selected in the printer dialog 3 Ask user The Map printer dialog appears whenever this device is assigned Activating the plotter e 211 Symbol Explorer Plotter Symbol Editor Plotter symbols mps and a selection box for symbol subdirectories have been added to the Symbol Explorer symbols Poca RIKEN ye AE You can find more information about the Symbol Explorer in the chapter General operation section Inserting symbols 212 e Activating the plotter User Manual Editing creating plotter symbols Creating a new plotter symbol e Inthe Symbol Explorer right click on
114. preview field you can enter the numeric or alohanumeric code depending on the barcode type e Certain barcodes have further properties which can be selected e g size or ECC level for the error correction value Editing layers The pages of a marker type are organized into layers The individual layers are edited in the Layers window To show or hide the layers select View gt Layers on the menu bar e Double click on the layer you want to change e g Marker layer to open the Layer Properties window Locked Layer Marker Layer Project Layer 1 Background Layer User Manual General operation e 23 Changing the layer name You can change the layer name via the Layer Properties dialog box see chapter Editing layers e Enter the new name in the Layer name field and confirm your input by clicking on OK Layer Properties Layer Mame The new name applies to this file Changing the layer color You can change the colors of layers in the Layer Properties window To open it double click the name of the layer you want to change see chapter Editing layers e Click on the arrow in the relevant field to change the border and fill color You can select a color from the drop down field Layer Properties Layer Mame Marker Layer Colors Frame Color Default s FillColor Default w Le Di transparent Bee eee Options JER REE Visible Set as Default C
115. printed by default and is locked It is a standard layer and cannot be removed Project layer You can add text or images to the project layer using the surface area defined for it in the layout The project layer is always the second layer It is printed by default and is not locked It cannot be removed Marker layer The marker layer is the third layer This is where MultiCard mats or labels are actually captioned You can arrange any number of text fields shapes lines rectangles etc images and barcodes using the areas defined in the layout The marker layer is printed by default It cannot be removed Free layer The free layer covers the entire surface area of the page You can arrange text and images anywhere on the layer The free layer is always under the locked layer Unlike the other layers it can be duplicated and any added free layers can be removed They can also be moved among each other In addition all free layers can be combined into a single free layer There must always be at least one free layer It cannot be removed Free layers may be printed Locked layer You can arrange elements rectangles lines ellipses scales on the locked layer covering the content of the other layers so they cannot be seen or printed This layer is always the top layer It cannot be removed For example you could use the locked layer to create a circle at the position of a bore hole or an LED to prevent printing in this area 98
116. project Printing plotting Plotting is carried out in the same way as printing see Printing A plotter must be mapped to the marker type beforehand see Mapping a plotter to a marker type Afterwards the marker type can be adjusted see Adjusting the marker type to the printer and the plotter can be calibrated see Adjusting the marker type to the plotter Selecting the pen and inlay Before plotting begins a dialog appears with the settings for the selected marker type 204 e Activating the plotter User Manual User Manual Make the settings on the plotter and load it as shown in the figure below Fixture 1 Fixture 2 Fixture 3 Use 4 Use 4 Use Frame Frame Frame Fixture 5 V Use Frame Selecting the pen Select the pen that is to be used in the plotter The default setting for the pen is defined in the calibration dialog see section Calibration dialog If No pen is selected an external pen can be used that is not returned to the pen holder Step settings for the inlay The step settings for the inlay are shown when printing on a MultiCard Place the inlay on the step shown 1 to 5 Note that an inlay is not required with some MultiCards Activating the plotter e 205 Changing the marker type When printing several pages or marker types in a project a dialog shows which fixture will be printed next and with which marker type ay Make the settings o
117. puts Click on the Cancel button to cancel the process on the Help button to load the Help Click on the Last Sequence button to load the last sequence used Click on the Reset to Default button to restore the predefined default values In the System group select the notation you want to use for numbering Decimal This uses the decimal system i e the ten digits from O to 9 then 10 11 12 etc PLC Octal Choose this option to set a PLC specific caption format The PLC caption format usually includes two counters separated by a period e g 4 0 Counter Y uses the octal system from 0 to 7 and block counter X uses the start value in the Block field in conjunction with the block step The Prefix field usually contains a letter e g for Input and a suffix can also be defined see example 2 Hexadecimal This notation is based on the hexadecimal system which uses the characters 0 to 9 A B C D E F Example 0 1 9 A B C D E F 10 11 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 20 29 2A 2F 30 etc Alphanumeric Three numbering sequences are possible with this option a to z or Ato Zor Oto 9 Example b to m only one character is allowed not AA to ZZ for example Character string The same word is written to all the text fields e g ISB Character strings 1234 or ABCD or 1a2Ba3 General operation e 31 In the Input group enter the following values Start value and
118. r Inserts various connectors This is only active for endless strips see Endless strips User interface e 69 Shape menu de rt se D E i a 1 rt Tm La Im Ld Cu J mt Lo Rotate Left Rotate Right Rotate Move weer Asst Me VWIOL me HE gnt rt O who Align You can use this menu to set the layer of the shape rotate it move it and change the width and height Moving a shape The following window appears Move Direction Left Distance 70 e User interface Select Shape gt Move Up Click on the relevant radio button to indicate the direction in which you want to move the element Enter the number of millimeters inches um cm you want to move the element The unit of measure displayed depends on the settings in the options dialog Confirm your input by clicking on OK User Manual Format menu Adjust Fontsize N Color Coding Font This opens the window in which you can define the font font size and so on Adjust fontsize in case of overflow The font size of text fields with overflow can be adjusted automatically The optimal font size is determined so there are no longer any overflow fields present Adjust fontsize in case of overflow a same Fontsize in all Fields only fields with overflow Don t show this dialog again Color coding Switches on color coding for the selected text fields see chapter Colo
119. r coding User Manual User interface e 71 Layout menu The Layout menu can only be used with a special license Please contact the program producer to get the license or the user guide for it Tools menu Product Catalog Predefined Text Sequences Order Plotter Symbol Editor Printer Settings Options Product Catalog Open the Product Catalog window e g to add a new marker type to the current project Predefined Text Sequence You can use this menu item to define a text Sequence which you can then insert via Insert gt Predefined Text Sequence see also chapter Defining a predefined text sequence O Predefined text sequences are only possible for text elements Order The Order Wizard enables you to order marker types from the currently open project by e mail see chapter Orders Order Wizard Printer Settings e Set Printer Correction This adjusts the printer s feed rate see section Printer correction eo Set Material dependent Slip With this menu item you can correct the material slip Plotter Symbol Editor Opens the Plotter Symbol Editor see section Symbol Explorer Plotter Symbol Editor Options Opens the options dialog where you can define various personal settings such as the unit of measure color of grid lines etc see chapter Options dialog 72 e User interface User Manual Window menu Cascade Tile Arrange Icons Close All
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121. rd the next time You can show the start page again via the options dialog see chapter Options Step 2 Filter and import type In step 2 you select the source file you want to import The filter type the saved import routine or a converter can also be selected Import Data Wizard Filter and File Type Specify the file name to import data From and select one of the available types From the drop down list Select the source File Ci projects vksample txt Select the type of the source File e Filter O Script d Lise converter Text Format 0 ASC CSV TeTi w 4 2 1 6 Cc J M tn fs co Bae i a cd E td 1 1 Lo a Lo tie d a 8 a g ae AL a a a oe Re ie be Be Be ie oe Be nee ie 156 e Importing files User Manual Selecting the source file Click on the Find button A window appears where you can select the file you want to import e Select the file you want to import and click on the Open button The path and name of the file you want to import are now shown in the Select the source file field Source file type The next step is to select the import type e Filter The import is effected manually via a filter file Select the filter type in the drop down field e g txt WEI The filter that matches the source file is usually shown automatically e Script The import is automatic via a stored script see chapter Automated import e Use converter A converter is used to prefilter
122. rosoft Office Document Image Writer ImageMaker Color Driver HP LaserJet SL Under Options select the printers for which these settings are due to be saved Measure the width and height of the marker type as shown and enter the figures in the Width X and Height Y fields e Close the window with OK Adjustment aid You can do a trial print with an adjustment aid The adjustment aid consists in printing rectangles in marker size and centered dots e Under Options select the printer on which you want to output the adjustment aid e Click on the button e The adjustment aid is output on the printer Printing e 189 Example O The adjustment aid is not available for the plotter O This function runs on the PrintJet ADVANCED without curing and at the fast print quality 190 e Printing User Manual Setting up print jobs e Select File gt Print on the menu bar The print dialog opens and you can select the jobs gt gt Print Project New Project Printer Map printer for CC 15 27 Copies Duplicate Markers Number of Duplicates Ulala Micollate Without Project Marker keep Marker positions Type Marker Type Title Copies Printer CC 15 27 CC 15 27KMCN 1 PA12070007 DEK 5 6 DEK 5 6 MC NEU 1 Show message box for Marker Type change Without curing only PrintJet ADVANCED If no printer has been mapped to any or all of the marker types to be
123. rt order of a column Filter Column Repetitions Column Column 1 cohnn2 w x Column 2 Starts with we jo Extended Filter Click the column heading to sort the Fields in ascending or descending order Column 3 C I 3 a Finish Column 4 D J 4 10 Importing files e 163 Step 7 Field mappings Use this step to determine the field mappings Mapping type Field mapping e Field format Import Data Wizard Field mappings This step allows vou bo map the source columns to the target fields Mapping Type Cline by line PROJECT MARKER Column 1 Column Column 3 Column Column 5 Column 6 A F L 6 1 la 1 F E Mapping type Column by column Column by column refers to the columns of the data grid Select Column by column if you want to assign the content to special columns markers elements Line by line Line by line refers to the lines of the data grid 164 e Importing files User Manual PROJECT MARKER TEXTBOX mu me ey 6 fe Select Line by line if you want to add the imported content line by line as shown in the data grid Field mappings You can import data into existing elements into the marker type via the field mappings The field names such as PROJECT MARKER or TEXTBOX1 are defined via the properties of the elements see chapter Adjusting element names
124. rter exe in the import dialog see chapter Manual import the source file is prefiltered automatically see Example of QLS import The default settings of the QLSConverter exe file are Delimiter Semicolon Number of linked lines 2 The parameters that can be set are given in chapter Call parameters for converters Example of QLS import The customer wants to import 2 lines of the source file data as 1 line in the program Source file User Manual Importing files e 171 This file is due to be converted before the import vksample tet 1 ASB C DS ESF a re He led Ee Lb 3 Looe ts oso 4 72r629 10 11 12 E gu gt Output file This file is imported The lines liked together are separated by a semicolon by default see illustration vksample_convert txt HrBrCrDrEs Fite H I J EL 1 12 3 4 5 61 7 0 9 10 11 1 TNV converter When the TNV converter is used two column pairs in a line are split into two lines and separated from each other with a new delimiter When you select TNVConverter exe in the import dialog see chapter Manual import the source file is prefiltered automatically see Example of TNV import The default settings for the TNVConverter exe file are Delimiter for source file Semicolon Delimiter for output file Colon Linked column pairs Column 0 with column 1 and column 3 with column 4 The parameters that can be set are given in chapter Ca
125. rts Do not pop up on status changes and alerts Pop up on status changes and alerts Minimize to notification area When the window is minimized the PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor is not shown on the taskbar but in the notification area Start together with Windows The PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor is started when Windows starts Print jobs for the PrintJet ADVANCED You can see the list of print jobs via the Print jobs tab User Manual Printing e 195 Printet ADVANCED Status Monitor Printer Printjobs View Printer Status PJA Printer Not available PJA Sim Mot available Print Jobs Print ID IP ad Comp To delete existing print jobs select the option on the PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor s Print jobs menu Information about the PrintJet ADVANCED You can see information about the printer via the Info tab The information shown includes for example the fill level and expiration date of the individual ink cartridges 196 e Printing User Manual User Manual Printet ADVANCED Status Monitor Printer Printjobs View Printer otatus Not available PJA Sim Not available ala E Printing e 197 PrintJet ADVANCED Explorer You can add or remove PrintJet ADVANCED printers via the PrintJet ADVANCED Explorer Unlike conventional printers there is no need to install a driver for the PrintJet ADVANCED because it is not a network printer
126. ry marker area User Manual User interface e 93 Example Single field Po ee ee ee ee eee ea EEE A Pa al el document Identica field A A III III rra AAA ll a idual document field IV Ind A AAA PEPE A A A User Manual 94 e User interface Content The content of single elements ENEE El General Size and Position Ej Border and Fill Ej Behaviour E Field SA Content Text ABC Data Source Color Coding No Typ Code 39 File EAproject Text preview The text content of the element Only for text field and barcode Data source The name of the element acting as the data source for synchronization see chapter Synchronizing content Only for text field and barcode Color coding The saved color coding is applied to numbers entered see Color coding Only for text field Type For images the way the image is inserted Path the image is inserted as a reference to an image file Embedded the image is embedded in the project See also chapter Saving an image in a file and Transferring an image from a file For barcodes the selected barcode type Code 39 Code 128 Code 2 5 Industrial Code 2 5 Interleaved EAN13 Only for image and barcode File If an image of the path type is inserted the image is selected via File Only for image Anchor angle Specifies the angle at which the text starts O corresponds to the upper s
127. s for formatting text elements such as User Manual User interface e 65 line thickness or fill color Element Selection box for inserting all available elements such as text fields images and barcodes Docking Bars View This opens a window in which you can show or hide the various editing windows such as Properties and Layers and the Project Explorer Header Line This option shows hides the title bar showing the application name and version Customize This shows a dialog box in which you can change the way the toolbar icons are displayed on screen or even create new toolbars Project Showing or hiding the Project Explorer Layers Showing or hiding the Layers window Properties Showing or hiding the Properties window Character Map Showing or hiding the Character Map window Symbols Showing or hiding the Symbol window Data grid Showing or hiding the data grid This table is used for data entry The data is shown simultaneously on the markers see chapter Data grid Filter Filters your current marker according to certain criteria so that only the filtered result is shown see section Filter functions Status bar Showing or hiding the status bar Show Start Page Showing or hiding the start page in the workspace Reset to Default Resets all changed settings to default Zoom This menu item contains the following submenu items Maximize Maximize the drawing area display Minimize
128. sert New Marker Type Insert New Subproject E Print Add to Order View d Close File e Select Delete Subproject on the shortcut menu 3 The subproject is removed along with all its associated marker types 116 e Managing projects User Manual Closing the project Right click inside the Project Explorer 3 Copy Paste New Project Ey Insert New Marker Type Insert New Subproject Print Delete Marker Type Delete Subproject Add to Order View l Close File e Select Close File on the shortcut menu O If the file has not been saved a message box appears asking whether you want to save the file or not User Manual Managing projects e 117 Product catalog Introduction The product catalog contains all the products with variants that are available for you to use in the application The Product Catalog window opens automatically when you start the program There you can e Select a marker type e Open the most recently edited project e Open a particular project The Product Catalog window can also be used to organize products For example you can keep products in a special product category if you use them regularly To do this you create a new category then add the relevant products to it This chapter describes how you can work with the catalog how to find a product and how to remove products and categories Opening the Product Catalog window e Open the product catalog by clicki
129. serting special characters Show or hide symbols See also chapter Inserting symbols Show or hide data grid See also chapter Data grid E 5 Ba el le E User interface e 81 Project Explorer You can show or hide this through the menu bar via View gt Project When you open a project it appears in the Project Explorer with its subprojects The individual marker types are shown for each subproject The associated pages are among the marker types To see the details or to get a better overview you can expand or reduce the lower level hierarchical structures in the Project Explorer by left clicking on the and icons Project Explorer x J E New Project 0 82 e User interface En Page 01 Page 01 If you press x on the numeric keypad of your keyboard you can open all the sublevels of a hierarchical level at once User Manual Shortcut menu User Manual Click on an object in the Project Explorer then press the right mouse button This opens the shortcut menu The shortcut menu contains functions that are relevant to the particular object i e only the functions in dark type are available 23 Copy Mew Project 32 Insert New Marker Type Print Delete Marker Type Change Marker Type Add to Order View Close File Copy You can use this shortcut menu item to copy a selected marker type or subproject Paste Select the project or su
130. t see chapter Templates Creating adding a batch e If you want to add a new import process to the batch the fields Source file Script file and Marker type must be completed Select the ail button in each case 170 e Importing files User Manual In the target you can also choose whether you want to import the data into a new marker type or into a marker type from the project that is open In the latter case you can also define whether the data should be inserted at the beginning or at the end of the respective marker type Click on the Add button to add the selected import combination to the batch Changing a batch Changing the import combination Click on the batch entry in the list that you want to change Change the import combination via the m button or the selection option under Target Change the batch entry by clicking on Change Movie the batch entry Use the arrow buttons to adjust the order of batch processing Delete batch entries Deletes the selected list entry E Deletes ALL list entries O The entries are deleted without a confirmation prompt Converter The converter supports prefiltering of the source file lt can be executed either via the Import Wizard see Settings in the Import Wizard or via the command line see chapter Call parameters for converters QLS converter When the QLS converter is used a certain number of lines are combined into one line When you select QLSConve
131. t Text into Marker Automatically embed new images History list of last files The list of the most recently opened project files is displayed in the File menu and on the start page Dimension unit The unit of measure used in the entire program inch mm cm um is assigned here Default file name The default file name that is suggested in the Save and Save As functions Show welcome page of the Import Wizard Enable autosave The file is saved automatically at the selected interval Use project mode as default Project mode can only be used for marker types with a project layer If there are identically captioned project markers in project mode only the first of them are captioned Project mode NO 128 e Options dialog User Manual User Manual If you were to insert e g via the data grid a different project marker caption e g Pla a a project marker would be vets from this marker on Display all hidden messages Some dialogs can be hidden using a Do not ask again check box e Check here and click Accept if you want ALL dialogs to be displayed again Close project when the last marker type is closed If the box is checked the project is closed once the last tab see User interface is closed Otherwise you can reopen the tabs via the project tree Enable overflow detection import print If the box is checked the program automatically checks whet
132. tJet Il Cleaning Launching the cleaning process for the PrintJet II Cleaning Select Printer Head Cleaning Cleans the printhead when the black color is blurred THM Plus S General Setting the print options for the THM Plus Cutter settings Use Windows Driver Settings Default Never Cut Cut at End of Page Cut at End of Job Cut every 0 148 e Options dialog User Manual Opening other file types Opening other file types This chapter explains how to open a file that was not created using the program e Select File gt Open The Open window appears listing all existing files Look in O A r My Recent Documents My Documents My Computer lt gt My MED Files of type M Print PRO Files abp gdc mid mpc r y Select one of the following file types abp M Print document gdc M Print document mid M Label document mpc Content File mpo Order File mpt Template rde Raildesigner export file tmf M Comm document po xy xls Microsoft Excel Worksheet xmt A multiple selection of files is possible txt A multiple selection of files is possible All the available files of the selected file type are listed e Select the file you want to open then click on the Open button User Manual Opening other file types e 149 If the marker type could not be found in the catalog a message box appears The reques
133. tart position 12 o clock For rounded text fields only Scale values A description of the scale properties can be found in chapter Scale properties User Manual User interface e 95 Selecting elements He Click on this icon in the Properties window to specifically select elements This displays all layers and the elements in the layers in a tree structure Properties kad B 4 5 Bs PROJECT EA PROJEKT PROJECT EA PROJEKT PROJECT EJ PROJEKT PROJECT EA PROJEKT PROJECT EA PROJEKT PROJECT EA PROJEKT PROJECT Ed PROJEKT PROJECT Ed PROJEKT PROJECT MARKER a II BARCODE MARKER BJ Ill BARCODE MARKER BJ II BARCODE MARKER Example The illustration shows Page 01 with the project layer and eight project areas You can also see the marker layer with one marker area containing a barcode and a text field Clicking on the barcode for example activates it in the marker area in the workspace ready for editing This selection method is useful for elements in layers 96 e User interface User Manual Workspace The workspace shows the start page by default when the application is started Menu View gt Show Start Page When you open a project marker type it is displayed in the workspace Shortcut menu in the workspace Right click inside the workspace This shortcut menu appears 3 Insert New Page fej Insert Marker Type Change Marker Type Delete this Page Select Layer View
134. ted Marker Type is not available Please assign a product from the catalog e Select the marker type and confirm by clicking on OK The data is added to the markers O If a non supported file type is used for a multiple selection only the first file of the selection is opened 150 e Opening other file types User Manual Command line call Introduction The program can also be started via the command line command prompt You can see the call parameters by entering the path to the program file followed by the call parameter Call parameters for exe Opening or printing a file MPrintPRO exe p file gdc mld mpc mpo mpt rde tmf txx txy bis O When the print parameter p is used the print job can be canceled via a dialog after opening the program If you do not want to display the dialog see the option Display all hidden messages in the options dialog Importing or printing a file MPrintPRO exe file_ name p lmportFilter script_file_ name mis MatNo material_ number Fallback material_ number MPrintPRO exe file name p ImportFilter CSV WTXT WE VK XML MatNo material_number Fallback material_ number O When the print parameter p is used the print job can be canceled via a dialog after opening the program If you do not want to display the dialog see the option Display all hidden messages in the options dialog User Manual Command line c
135. ted in plot mode 7 Graphics provided they are plotter symbols mps files 8 Text fields containing plotter font characters 9 Lines All elements are shown in black and white On entering plot mode all layers are checked for unplottable elements If unplottable elements are found a message appears Such elements e g barcodes are no longer shown but stay present internally All elements are shown again on quitting plot mode e To switch to plot mode select File gt Toggle Plot Mode or click on the following icon in the toolbar Plot mode is active when Plot mode is written next to the version number or when the following icon in the toolbar appears depressed O On entering plot mode all elements in the lock layer remain visible so that gaps that could possibly damage the plotter pen remain visible However the lock layer is not evaluated in plot mode Startup options for plot mode The display in plot mode can be set up via the options dialog select Tools gt Options User Manual Activating the plotter e 203 Options 9 Environment General y Plotter V Start in Plot Mode ee Always MultiCard Fixture SF4 6 Fixture 0 If last mode was Plot Mode Pen Priming Device Mapping Mode Acrobat Distiller Ask User de Genernc Test Only Ask User Weidmueller USB Plotter Ask User Check Start in plot mode if you want plot mode to run when M Print Pro restarts or opens a saved M Print file or creates a new
136. ter setting Use this dialog box to limit your display to markers that have the properties that you specify Condition Filter on Fields All TextFields Starts with Contains Phrase es cea Result User Manual General operation e 41 Filter overflow You can show fields with text overflow via View gt Filter gt Filter Overflow The font size can be narrowed or shortened for these fields 42 e General operation User Manual Licensing With the licensed version you have the unrestricted rights for using the program according to the software key To license the program select Help gt License Key from the menu bar First select the license key you have then follow the further instructions License Assistant Please choose your Key type Example 16345 35452 25 digit Key Example 12189385474939747 28384859 User Manual General operation e 43 Multiple insert You can insert multiple text fields barcodes and images from the clipboard Multiple Insert Number of inserts Paste Elements like Ctrl Shift Y OF Rec haan cn Oeil coment Select Edit gt Multiple Insert for multiple insertion Inserting a line break This function allows line breaks to be inserted subsequently in the content of text fields To do this select Edit gt Insert Line Break from the menu bar Insert Linebreak im At character position 5 With reference to a substr
137. the source file see chapter Converter User Manual Importing files e 157 Step 3 Selecting the project and variant This step serves to select the project or the marker type used to effect the import There is a choice of options depending on the initial situation e Selected element e Existing marker type in current project New marker type in current project e New Project Import Data Wizard Select import target Please select the appropriate import target For the next steps selected element O Existing Marker Type in the current Project 2 New Marker Type in the current Project Mew Project O Mew Project PET abbrechen Selected element For this option a marker type must be opened and a marker must be selected The import is inserted from the selected marker on If no marker is selected the data is inserted from the first marker on Existing marker type in current project For this option a marker type must be opened The import is effected starting with the first marker of the selected marker type New marker type in current project e Click on Catalog to select a marker type from the catalog or from the saved templates mpt A new marker type is added to the current project during the import New Project 158 e Importing files User Manual e Click on Catalog to select a marker type from the catalog or from the saved templates mpt The import is effected into a
138. the source file is used and the extension convert is appended to the source file name e The delimiters and column pairs can be defined in the Additional parameters field e Select OK to return to the Import Wizard The rest of the import process is carried out with the output file To execute the converter file XXXConverter exe with other parameters it must be controlled via the command line see chapter Call parameters for converters User Manual Importing files e 175 Printing Introduction This chapter describes how to set up and calibrate printers and how to assign them to captioned MultiCard mats labels etc as well as the two printing options 5 Via the standard print dialog see section Calling up the print dialog 6 Via the fast printing mode see section Fast printing Calling up the print dialog e Select File gt Print This opens the print dialog where you can print and define all printer settings SE Print Project New Project Lamm Printer Map printer for CC 15 27 Copies Duplicate Markers Number of Copies Number of Duplicates 1 4 arata F collate Jobs All Marker Types 5 Marker Type 6 DEK 5 6 O Single Pages 5 Selected Markers Without Project Marker keep Marker positions Marker Type Title CC 15 27 CC 15 27 KMCN DEK 5 6 DEK 5 6 MC NEL Show message box for Marker Type change C Without curing only Printlet ADVANCED 17 1 Settings
139. ting step Redo Redoes the steps that have been undone Redoing relates to the basic functions and cannot be undone again Cut This menu item cuts one or several selected elements Copy This menu item copies one or several selected elements User interface e 63 Paste This menu item pastes the clipboard content into a selected field Paste Elements This menu item pastes a copied element into a selected field e g a symbol Multiple insert Inserts a copied element multiple times See section Multiple insert Duplicate This menu item duplicates a selected element and places it slightly offset on top of the original element Grouping Groups the selected elements or groups as a new group see section Grouping Ungroup Ungroups the selected group Start Excel Editing This menu item starts Excel editing see section Excel editing Exit Excel editing This menu item ends Excel editing Find Calls the search dialog The current marker is checked for the entered search criterion lt is possible to search in several rows Replace Opens the search replace dialog The current marker is checked for the entered search criterion lt is possible to search and replace in several rows Inserting a line break Opens a dialog to insert line breaks see section Inserting a line break Synchronize content synchronizes all fields for which data sources exist see section Synchronizing content Select Th
140. tings button A Print Project New Project Printer pica 104 8 Settings Map printer for CC 15 27 Map The window for setting up the printer opens Druckeinrichtung Drucker Mame pica 104 8 w Status Bereit Typ Lexmark Optra Standart Fort Kommentar Papier Orientierung 2 Hochformat Querformat Quelle Automatizch auswahlen e Inthe Paper field select the appropriate print medium and click on OK If the right paper is not available you can click on the Properties button to define the settings for the printer To make sure that these settings are also available when the program is launched again you should set these properties directly in the printer driver see also the printer s manual short guide e Click on the Windows Start button then select Control Panel gt Printers e Right click on the required printer and select Properties from the shortcut menu e Set the right paper Adjusting the printer offset e To calibrate a mapped printer click on the Calibration button 184 e Printing User Manual Sf Print Project Mew Project Printer pice 10470 al Map printer for col 15727 Hac coches Plinio of Copies a Shir sw bio Jobs Ge AN Markee Tee Alecks Type Sing Fages i Selected Markers Tyee Marker Tyr Pages Copies Printer Hen tinga ETA E PI ES ayo ES SAO M Shows message bose for
141. um 184 PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor 193 PrintJet ADVANCED Status Monitor Info 196 Printjobs 195 Settings 194 Product Adding 120 Finding 122 Removing 122 Renaming 124 Product catalog 179 Opening 119 Resetting 124 Updating 125 Product category Creating 120 Removing 122 Program Exiting 3 Starting 3 User interface 4 Project 66 Closing 117 Project Explorer 59 82 Project layer 60 98 109 Project marker 60 Project mode 128 Project structure 109 Properties Behavior 91 Border and fill 90 Content 95 Field 93 General category 88 Marker 86 Activating the plotter e 217 saving as defaults 85 Size and position category 89 Properties window Adjusting 88 Editing options 88 Showing 87 Q QLS converter 171 R Read only 91 Reference Points 49 Removing a free layer 26 Removing a layer 26 Ruler 59 S Saving 106 Image 27 Scale 46 69 Inserting 11 Reference Points 49 Scale properties 46 Sequence Inserting 33 Setting the pen 210 Setting the printer feed 179 Setting the zero points 210 Shape Inserting 7 Shortcut menu Project Explorer 83 Workspace 97 Single field 93 Size 89 Source file Delimiter 159 Excel 162 Fixed column width 167 Special characters Inserting 9 Start page Showing 66 Start position of printing 178 Start value 32 Starting the program 3 105 Status bar 60 66 Step 32 Step settings for MultiCard 204 Subproject Deleting 84 Inserting 83 218 e Activating the plotter Removing 776
142. ure Actual Size Please measure the actual height and width of the rectangle and insert this values into the fields below Actual Width x 210 mm 100 Actual Height 1 54 mm 100 Print a test page with a rectangle whose size you have to specify 180 e Printing In the Specified width X and Specified height Y fields enter the size of the rectangle and click the Print Rectangle button Measure the width and height of the printed rectangle and enter these figures in the Actual width X and Actual height Y fields if they vary from the specified values Close the window with OK Printer correction is not allowed for plotters All printers that have been declared as plotters see Options Plotter are not shown in the printer selection box Printer correction only has to be done once for every printer lt does not depend on the markers User Manual This function runs on the PrintJet ADVANCED without curing and at the fast print quality User Manual Printing e 181 Setting material dependent slip To adjust the MultiCard side margin and feed select Tools gt Printer Settings gt Set Material dependent Slip Set Material dependent Slip Step 1 Select Printer Select printer for this Marker Type Map printer for SF 0 2 step 2 Print Test Page In order to determine the printer feed rate you have to print a rectangle with a specified size first Specified Width x 210 mm Speci Height 54
143. utline Frames Other e You can click on the Other button for advanced color selection options Here you can select a standard color or create a custom color 24 e General operation User Manual Hiding a layer e To disable a layer so that it is no longer visible click on the eye icon Layers not showing this icon will not be displayed You can display the layer by clicking the box again User Manual General operation e 25 Not printing a layer e lf you do not want to print a layer click on the printer icon Layers not showing this icon will not be printed x ackgroun Adding a free layer Unlike the other layers free layers can be duplicated e Click on the following icon in the Layers window to add a new free layer If you click on the icon again another free layer is added Removing a free layer Inthe Layers window click on the free layer you want to remove Click on this icon O You can remove all free layers except for one which must always be present 26 e General operation User Manual Moving a free layer to another position If you have created a number of free layers you can move them in relation to each other i e you can change the order of layers on top of each other The Layers window has the following icons Moves the layer up one layer Moves the layer down one layer e Select the free layer you want to move and click on the relevant button Reduci
144. y modification of the printer values After installation there is NO password Administration menu Individual menu items can be hidden or password protected 134 e Options dialog User Manual Menu Administration Es He GK a Menu tems File gt New File gt Open File gt Save File gt Save As File Close File Import File Batch Import File gt Print File gt Toggle Plot Mode File Adjust Marker Type File gt Embed Images and Save As Enabled State Enabled A Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled a Ttis recommended to restart the program to apply the changes Set all enabled ci All the menu items are displayed and can be opened Set all protected ol All the menu items are displayed but can only be opened after entering a password Set all disabled 2 Not all the menu items are displayed and not all the menu items can be opened Set password En Opens a dialog for setting or changing a password After installation there is NO password Note If you set password protection for individual menu items you should also protect the menu item Settings gt Options to ensure that the password cannot be reset without permission Reset password Click on enter the existing password and leave the fields for the new password empty Click on OK to accept the entry State Enabled Disabled Protected Update

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