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Paxar Monarch DOS-based Pathfinder Ultra System 6035 User's Manual

1. 5 6 Printing the Sample Text ee 5 9 Using a Combo Text Filg s 5 10 Entering a Sample Combo Text Field 5 12 Printing the Sample Combo 5 17 Defining Bar Code Fields 6 1 About Bar Code FIelds 6 1 Setting the eee e cece teen eee eme mener 6 5 cing DONS M 6 6 Entering Simple Bar Code Fields sui ooh 6 6 Sample 1 Simple Fixed Bar 6 7 Printing the Simple Fixed Bar Code 6 9 Sample 2 Simple Variable Bar 6 10 Printing the Simple Variable Bar Code 6 13 i Table of Contents About Combo Bar Code 6 14 Entering a Sample Combo Bar Code 1 6 15 Printing the Sample Combo Bar Code 6 22 Bar Code 6 24 UPC Bar f
2. CG 8 1007 CG 10 1008 10 CG 12 1009 11 CG TrCon 18 1010 12 CG 22 1011 13 LetGoth 6 5 1012 14 LetGoth 9pt 1013 Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size 5 16 Defining Text Fields 33 Type 100 for the row location Press Ce D 34 Type 90 for the column location Press Center 35 Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 Press Center 36 Press for the height magnification 37 Press for the width magnification 38 Press for the alignment of characters in the field 39 Press for the field rotation 40 Press for no data edits Select Type Fld 3 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Save current format Y N gt _ 41 Press 42 Press Y to save the format You return to the Design Menu Printing the Sample Combo Format After designing your format print it to see how it looks Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete For
3. 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit Save changes Y N gt _ a 10 8 Applying Data Edits 17 Press to keep the current bar code height 18 Press to keep the current field rotation 19 Select Pad Data Field Press Cer D 20 Press L to pad characters on the left 21 Type 0 for the pad character 22 Press for no additional data edits 23 Press 24 Press Y You return to the Format Menu Press until you return to the Main Menu Printing the Format From the Main Menu select Print Labels and the AUTOPART format Follow the field prompts as necessary Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields this sample prints the following label This graphic shows the padded PART bar code field and the copied data for the human readable combo text field Notice that the combo text field only contains 10 characters not 12 because the combo field was set up for a maximum of 10 characters It includes the two zero pad characters and the next eight characters of the bar code entered by the user PART 0005322684 SERIAL 2578599061 Applying Data Edits 10 9 Extracting Characters In our AUTOPART sample we will extract five characters from the PAR
4. 9 1 Entering Sample Price Field ase E DNE ERE SEE EUN E 9 7 Printing the Sample Price 9 9 Entering a Sample Date Time 9 11 Printing the Sample Date Time 9 14 Applying Bata REG BRE ERA ER t le ARAB LITE IIO 10 1 Using Dald Edits s cesisecceceecceeceeeeecenio tese RRRRRE esse eet aa 10 2 Printing oo ERREUR E sures 10 5 Padding Data 10 6 Printing i haere ere eee eee 10 9 Table of Contents iii Extracting Characters usce HERRERA RARE EEEEREEERREERIRAR 10 10 Printing t ir 10 13 Stripping ome ee ae e Trae ey 10 14 Printing the Format 10 17 Extracting Characters from the 10 18 Printing the 10 21 ic inn rto P sobole ca aate 10 21 10 22 Printing the EOLmal scd Eb 10 25 10 26 Prinung E ELLA LU LUC Ud 10 27 Make Into 10 27 Printing the 10 31 Editing a 11 1 Copying a FONTE 11 1 Field e N 11 2 Adding
5. 6 18 Defining Bar Code Fields 22 Press to define a simple field 23 Press N alpha numeric 24 Type 6 as the maximum number of characters in the field Press Center 25 Type 6 as the minimum number of characters in the field Press Center 26 Type ENTER DATA 2 Press 27 Press Cer for no fixed data 28 Type 50 for the row location Press Center 29 Type 10 for the column location Press Enter 30 Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 font Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Select Type Fld 3 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Select Bar Code 1 UPC A 2 UPC E 3 Interleaved20f5 4 Code 39 no c d 5 Codabar 6 EAN 8 7 EAN 13 Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged For Combo Fields Enter up to 10 User Field sources Press key 31 Press for the height magnification 32 Press for the width magnification 33 Press for the alignment of char
6. After designing your format print it to see how it looks 1 Press to exit the Design Menu 2 Press to print your format 3 Select PRICE and press C eec D Defining Special Fields 9 9 00 Printed 1 5 KEY IN PRICE 4 Type 2999 and press C nie The label prints The price field varies depending on the number of characters entered For example 2 prints as 02 29 prints as 29 299 prints as 2 99 2999 prints as 29 99 Press the trigger to print another label or press to return to the prompt and print a different label This sample prints the following label 9 10 Defining Special Fields 29 99 Entering a Sample Date Time Field We will create a sample format DATE TIME 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide and a sample system date time field Main Menu Design Formats Print Labels Configuration Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Enter Format Name gt Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches gt Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Define Time Stamp Build Template with Menu Selections
7. Design Menu Create New Format Edit Old Format Copy Format Delete Format Main Menu Design Formats Print Labels Configuration Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 LINE 02 CONSTANT 03 COMBO 04 SIZE Printed 1 1 Press to exit the Design Menu Press to print your format Select LINE and press C nie The label prints Press the trigger to print another label or press until you return to the Format Menu This sample prints the following label Defining Line Fields 8 5 Entering a Sample Line Field Vectors We will create a sample format COO LINE 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide and a sample vector line field 2 0 200 Main Menu 1 Press to design your formats Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 2 Press to create a new format Create New Format 1 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Enter Format Name 3 Type LINE2 for the format name Press E Center Enter Length of 4 Type 200 for the length of your supply Press supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches P MA Select Supply Width ly width 5 Press GO for the supply wid 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches Select Type Fld 1 6 Press to define a line field 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 8 6
8. Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit Select Fld to Erase 1 Ufld 1 Smpl Fld 2 Constant 3 Ufld 2 Smpl 4 Ufld 3 Smpl Fld 5 Line Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit Select Fld to Erase 1 Ufld 1 Smpl Fld 2 Constant 3 Ufld 3 Smpl Fld 4 Line Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit Save changes Y N gt _ 3 4 6 Select SHOE SIZE Press Center Press to delete a field Select Fld 3 Ufld 2 Smpl to erase the text field formatted as a price field Press Press Select Fld 2 Constant to delete the constant text field containing PRICE Press Center The constant text field is erased and you return to the Edit menu Press to exit the Edit menu Press Y You return to the Format menu Editing a Format 11 5 Printing the Format From the Main Menu select Print Labels and the SHOE SIZE format Follow the field PATENT SANDAL prompts as necessary E EE Depending on the data you enter for the bar SIZE 6 1 2 code fields this sample prints the following label This graphic shows the SHOE SIZE format with the text field formatted as a price field and the constant text field PRICE deleted Modifying
9. Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size 5 8 Defining Text Fields 16 Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 Press Erme 17 Press for the height magnification 18 Press for the width magnification 19 Press for the alignment of characters in the field 20 Press for the field rotation 21 Press for no data edits Select Type Fld 2 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Save current format Y N gt _ 22 Press G D 23 Press Y to save the format You return to the Design Menu To print the format see Printing the Sample Text Format To define a combo combination text field see Using a Combo Text Field for more information To define bar code fields see Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields To define constant text fields see Chapter 7 Defining Constant Text Fields To define line fields see Chapter 8 Defining Line Fields Printing the Sample Text Format After designing your format print it to see how it looks Design Menu Create New Format Edit Old Format Copy Format Delete Format ROM Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 SIZE ENTER SIZE 1 Pre
10. Select Font CG Trium 6 5 1000 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 CG Trium 10p 1002 CG Trium 12p 1003 CG Trium 18 p 1004 CG Trium 22p 1005 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 9 CG TrCon 10p 1008 10 CG TrCon 12p 1009 11 CG TrCon 18p 1010 12 CG TrCon 22p 1011 13 LetGoth 6 5 1012 14 LetGoth 9pt 1013 Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Type Fld 2 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Save current format Y N gt _ 14 Select CG Trium 6 5 1000 Press Ere 15 Press for the height magnification 16 Press for the width magnification 17 Press for the alignment of characters in the field 18 Press for the field rotation 19 Press G D 20 Press Y to save the format You return to the Design Menu Defining Special Fields 9 13 Printing the Sample Date Time Format After designing your format print it to see how it looks ROM Design Menu Create New Format Edit Old Format Copy Format Delete Format 1 2 3 Main Menu Design Formats Print Labels Configuration Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 DA
11. 19 Using FONTS EEE SERRE EEES 1 Monospaced Font 2 Height Magnification FREE SET B 2 Proportional Font Magnification e ee eee eee nett B 3 parse aA E B 3 Height MAGOINIGALLON Uk Me Sanus B 4 Height MagnifiCal B 4 Height Magnification B 5 Height Magnification cese eee eer CDU UE ATE B 5 Freight Magnifica IO ss UL B 6 Height Magnification eene B 7 Height Magnification 7 Height 8 Height Magnification B 8 Height Magnification mener B 9 Height Magnification sies eerr P PPPPPEEE ds s E B 10 Table of Contents v vi Table of Contents INTRODUCTION The Monarch DOS based Pathfinder Ultra Configurable printer lets you design custom labels to fit your needs You can use the printer for a variety of applications Print in store merchandise marking labels to mark every item in your store with scannable bar codes for increased data accuracy Print shelf labels with the product bar code number description and price Print labels for restocking of merchandise Just scan a bar coded product
12. Enter Col gt Select Font CG Trium 6 5 1000 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 CG Trium 10p 1002 CG Trium 12p 1003 CG Trium 18 p 1004 CG Trium 22p 1005 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 CG TrCon 8 1007 CG TrCon 10p 1008 10 CG TrCon 12p 1009 11 CG TrCon 18p 1010 12 CG TrCon 22p 1011 13 LetGoth 6 5 1012 14 LetGoth 9pt 1013 oo Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply 6 Press to define a constant text field 7 Type STYLE NO and press Center 8 Type 70 for the row location Press Cente 9 Type 10 for the column location Press Center 10 Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 Press Ce D 11 Press for the height magnification 12 Press for the width magnification 13 Press for the alignment of characters in the field 14 Press for the field rotation 7 6 Defining Constant Text Fields Select Type Fld 2 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Save current format Y N gt _ 9 9 9 15 Press 16 Press Y to save the format You return to the Design Menu To print the format see Printing the Sample Constant Text Format To define text fields see Chapter 5 Defini
13. 11 2 Printing OUTIL e 11 4 UE EE ETE 11 4 Printing the Format eos eorr FER EREE ERO ROGO RR EE FEEFREREEERIEEFERECH NE 11 6 Modifying am Existing Fr 10 11 6 Printing the OO er uh kt eee eae 11 9 Changing Header InformallOn eee 11 9 Printing the FOr Mal 11 12 Deleting 11 13 Ttoubleshoolllg 12 1 Troubleshooting 12 2 If You Receive an Error 12 2 Calling Technical xo ee veisi tee veibhiAvedeedaddedacsedcossesekbyheeed 12 2 iv Table of Contents Data ErITrOIS ee er are a 12 3 Format a ace 12 3 Batch Errors 100 T99 cocco ll SERRE alae 12 5 Option Errors 200 249 o EE ERERER RE ERERE caueneenaaoanennaoiessesacseseeds 12 5 Online Configuration Errors 250 299 12 6 Check Digit Errors 300 324 12 7 General Packet Errors 400 435 12 8 Data Formatutmg Fallurescc su le teil Ai SSE EES Eee EE ARAL e ees 12 9 Mac ine 12 10 Sample Formats tee Sete UE ur 1 tem PRICING 1 Ld 12 Receiving Inventory
14. Select a field type 1 5 for field 1 To define text fields see Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields To define bar code fields see Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields To define constant text fields see Chapter 7 Defining Constant Text Fields To define line fields see Chapter 8 Defining Line Fields Select when finished designing your format after all fields are defined Press Y to save the format or press N to exit without saving the format You return to the Design Menu Placing Fields on a Format You must be careful where you place a field on a format to ensure it does not go off the format There are two ways this can occur You have placed the field on the format but based on its maximum length it may go off the edge This way causes the software to display a warning which you can ignore See Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer to learn how to suppress the display of warnings if you prefer to do so completely off the format This way causes an error You must redefine the field NOTE Remember that the field can go off the format on any of the four sides top bottom left right See Chapter 12 Troubleshooting to learn about this error and warning Designing a Format 4 7 4 8 Designing a Format DEFINING TEXT FIELDS Create a separate definition for each text field There two types of text fields Simple Contains data entered specifically for that field Combo Conta
15. edit on that text field This example also shows how to apply a data edit to a field that includes fixed data This edit transforms a size that ends in 5 into a 1 2 size when printed on a label For example if you enter 65 as the size 6 appears on the label NOTE Use this edit only on text fields Main Menu 1 Press to design your formats 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 2 Press to edit an existing format Create New Format Edit Old Format Copy Format Delete Format ROM Applying Data Edits 10 27 Select Format for Editing Format Menu 01 SHOE PRICE 02 AUTOPART 03 PRICE 04 LINE2 05 LINE 06 CONSTANT 07 COMBO 08 SIZE Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit New Field Location 1 Ufld 1 Smpl Fld 2 Constant 3 Ufld 2 Smpl Add new field 1 Before or 2 After selected field gt _ Select Type Fld 4 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Complex Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data gt _ Enter Max Length gt 10 28 Applying Data Edits 3 4 6 8 9 Select SHOE PRICE Press Center Press to add a field
16. Belgian Francs German Marks British Pounds Euro Swedish Krona Danish Marks Austrian Schilling Japanese Yen 3 4 Configuring the Printer Set Supply Type Select Supply Type 1 Paper Label Tag 2 Fax Paper 3 Synthetic Label Suppress Warnings Suppress Warnings Disabled Change Y N Select the type of supplies 1 3 you are using The General Options Menu appears Default Paper Label Tag Specify whether to display warning messages Default Disabled Press Y to enable or disable the option Then press to return to the General Options Menu Setting Description Enabled Warning messages will not appear on the display Disabled Warnings messages will appear on the display This value is the default Press N to cancel and return to the General Options Menu See Chapter 4 Designing a Format to learn about a case where you might want to suppress warnings Format Header Options Format Header Options allow operators to select the format label they want to print and allow you to edit a format you have created When you see Format Header Optns 1 Generate MPCL Num 2 Generate Fmt Name 3 Skip Desc Prompt Press to select Generate Fmt Name NOTE Generate MPCL Num and Skip Desc Prompt are for future use Configuring the Printer 3 5 Generate Fmt Name Auto Assign Format Name for Menu N Default N a Press Y
17. Configuring the Printer Choices include Top of Field Left of Field Bottom of Field and Right of Field The field or supply does not rotate only the characters do See ABCD in the example below MONARCH MONARCH MONARCH MONARCH ABCD cao ugod DWO 7 4 Defining Constant Text Fields Field Rotation Rotation of the selected field Choices include Top of Supply Left of Supply Bottom of Supply and Right of Supply ed Balanced Bnddustified Entering a Sample Constant Text Field We will create a sample format 250 CONSTANT 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide and a sample constant text field 0 50 100 150 200 Main Menu 1 Press to design your formats Design Formats Print Labels Configuration Design Menu 2 to create new format Create New Format 1 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Enter Format Name 3 Type CONSTANT Press Cine gt ene Fengtai 4 Type 200 for the length of your supply Press supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches gt 5 Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 5 Press for the supply width 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches Defining Constant Text Fields 7 5 Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt Enter Row gt
18. Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 None Make into Price Pad Data Field Extract Chars Strip Chars Extract from Mid Insert Chars 8 Shoe Size Select Type Fld 4 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Save current format Y N gt _ 51 Press for the density 80 52 Type 40 for the bar code height 4 Press Center 53 Type for the field rotation 54 Press for no edits 55 Press G D 56 Press Y to save the format You return to the Design Menu To print the format see Printing the Sample Combo Bar Code Format To define text fields see Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields To define constant text fields see Chapter 7 Defining Constant Text Fields To define line fields see Chapter 8 Defining Line Fields Defining Bar Code Fields 6 21 Printing the Sample Combo Bar Code Format After designing your format print it to see how it looks Design Menu 1 Press to exit the Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Main Menu 2 Press to print your format 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Select Format 3 Select COMBO Press to Print Format Menu 01 COMBO 02 CODE128 0
19. opaque field using 6000 attribute B Justification Character Rotation Depending on your printer s configuration enter the color of the selected font For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Solid black print should not exceed 30 on a given square inch of the label or printhead life may be decreased There are two types of field color overlay attributes Transparent The overlay field text or constant text does not block out or erase existing fields Opaque The overlay field blocks out or erases existing fields Field placement is an important consideration when using field color attributes If a line field is defined before the overlay text or constant text field the line field is blocked out by the overlay field depending on the overlay field s color attribute If a line field is defined after the overlay field the line field is not blocked out by the overlay field regardless of the overlay field s color attribute Choices include Black Opaque White Opaque Black Transparent and White Transparent Alignment of the text within the field Choices include Left L Right E and Center B Fonts 1012 and 1013 Letter Gothic 6 5 and 9 pt default to L left Depending on your printer s configuration enter the character rotation of the selected field For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3
20. 7 29 25 52 _ 43 75 Height Magnification 1x L 7X 1 100 6 77 47 40 CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 8 pt Font 1007 Width Mag Maximum 1 1 100 8 85 7x 1 100 in 10 94 32 81 m 67 94 Height Magnification 1x 7 1 100 8 85 61 98 Using Fonts B 7 CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 10 pt Font 1008 Minimum average Width Mag Maximum 1x 1 100 in 5 73 L 11 98 V 7x 1 100 in 14 58 40 10 83 85 Height Magnification 1 W 7x 1 100 in 10 94 76 56 CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 12 pt Font 1009 Minimum average Width Mag Maximum 1x 1 100 in 2 60 7 29 L 14 58 W 7x 1 100 in 18 23 m 51 04 m _ 96 88 lt Height Magnification 1 W 7x 1 100 in 13 02 91 15 B 8 Using Fonts CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 18 pt Font 1010 Minimum average Width Mag Maximum ix 1 100 in 1094 8 21 88 0 0 7x 1 100 in 54 00 Ej 76 56 8 153 12 0 09 Height Magnification 1x 8 7X 1 100 in 20 31 142 19 Using Fonts B 9 CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 22 pt Font 1011 Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1 1 100 in 9 38 13 02 8 26 56 00 7x 1 100 in 65 63 1 91 15 8 185 94 DA o Height Magnification 1 100 in 24 48 171 35 B 10 Using Fonts For supplies service or assistance call toll
21. Barrier Bar 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 3 6 0 7 1 8 3 9 1 10 6 12 0 and 13 7 Entering Simple Bar Code Fields Follow the steps to create sample bar code fields 6 6 Defining Bar Code Fields Sample 1 Simple Fixed Bar Code The following procedure creates a UPC A bar code on a 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide supply NOTE This sample uses the printer s factory set defaults For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration From the Main Menu press Design Menu 2 Press to create a new format 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Enter Format Name 3 Type UPCA for the format name Press gt Center Enter Length of 4 Type 200 for the length of your supply Press Supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches Select Supply Width ly width pele Supe 5 Press GO for the supply wid 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches Select Type Fld 1 6 Press to define a bar code field 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Select Bar Code 7 Press for UPC A Interleaved2of5 Code 39 c d Codabar EAN 8 EAN 13 Defining Bar Code Fields 6 7 Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Ente
22. Monarch Marking Systems Inc 170 Monarch Lane Miamisburg OH 45342 TABLE OF CONTENTS UE 1 1 Garo en a eee eer ree 1 1 ARIS Io KNOW AAAA 1 2 Label Sizes ods EE EX ERE ccc eguunassesseceedesessessegensseseeanemeeenaeseneeaesecseds 1 3 How this Manual is Organized 1 4 Getting stated ee ee eee 2 1 Using the Keypad and the DISpIay kae 2 2 Using the Function 2 3 Using the Most Common Keys 2 4 Reading the 15 EUM 2 4 Entering a Sample EOPIAl ao bees En EEE ERR HUE HMM NNEIN naman 2 5 Printing the Sample 2 8 Using the Operator Data Entry e ERE Petce dence cedes 2 9 Sample Operator Data Entry Form 2 10 Operator Data Entry Form Page 1 2 11 Operator Data Entry Form Page 2 2 12 Configuring the 3 1 E E A 3 2 Toogle RAN UE 3 2 Set Print Method deo EE EE 3 3 Set 3 3 te ere ne eam een 3 3 Set 12 of 5
23. Press any key Press to design your formats Press to create a new format Type DATE TIME for the format name Press Center Type 200 for the length of your supply Press Center Press for the supply width Press to define a text field Press to define a system date time field Press Center Defining Special Fields 9 11 Select Component Blank Space 4 Digit Year 2 Digit Year Numeric Month 3 Char Alpha Month 2 Digit Day Julian Day of Year Hour Base 24 Hour Base 12 Minutes Seconds AM PM Indicator 9 Start building your date time stamp Write down the way you want your date time stamp to appear For example to create a date time stamp that looks like this HH MM and prints like this 18 21 10 Select Hour Base 24 Press Center Select Colon Press Cer D Select Minutes Press Cw D gt lt The date time stamp appears on the top line Done Slash Dash Colon Blank Space 4 Digit Year 2 Digit Year Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt a Enter Row gt Enter Col gt 9 12 Defining Special Fields while you are creating it If you make a mistake while entering the date time stamp press to backup one position 11 Press for no fixed data 12 Type 40 for the row location Press Center 13 Type 10 for the column location Press Center
24. te 6 24 Bar Godes 6 25 126 Gode Sporeti ir 6 25 LS ane or 6 26 Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Codes 6 26 Code 39 Bar 0095 tctrevesessessessesssrereenentimteenceaeeauescnsessaestessascnncy 6 26 Codabar Bar CodeS 6 27 6 27 Defining Constant Text Fields esses 7 1 About Constant Text Fields 7 1 Entering a Sample Constant Text 7 5 Printing the Sample Constant Text 7 8 Defining Line Fields 8 1 ADOUL bine steer avr ttd 8 1 Entering a Sample Line Field 8 3 Printing the Sample Line Segment 8 5 Entering a Sample Line Field Vectors 8 5 Entering a Sample Line Field Vectors 8 6 Printing the Sample Line Vector 8 8 Defining Special Fields Ene 9 1 About Price and System Date Time Fields
25. to keep Alphanumeric as the to keep the current maximum to keep the current minimum to keep the current field prompt for no fixed data to keep the current row 14 Press twice and type 5 to change the column location Press Center Editing a Format 11 7 Select Font CG Trium 8 pt 100 CG Trium 10p 1002 CG Trium 12p 1003 CG Trium 18 p 1004 CG Trium 22p 1005 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 N OND 9 10 1008 10 12 1009 11 CG TrCon 18 1010 12 CG TrCon 22p 1011 13 LetGoth 6 5 1012 14 LetGoth 9pt 1013 Enter Height n for this font 1 7 gt Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 gt 1_ Set Justification 2 Right E 3 Center B Top of Field at D 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit 11 8 Editing a Format 15 Select CG TrCon 10 1008 Press 16 17 18 19 20 Press to keep the current height magnification Press to keep the current width magnification Press to keep the current alignment of characters in the field Press to keep the current field rotat
26. you call 1 Record any error messages that occurred 2 Try to recreate the problem if you can 3 List any changes that have recently been made to the system Try to record what you did when the problem occurred If these steps do not solve the problem call Technical Support 12 2 Troubleshooting Have the following information ready before you call Monarch printer model support agreement contract number or invoice information customer number printer serial number Data Errors Errors 001 to 499 are data errors A data error indicates that incorrect data was received from the host causing the printer to ignore the entire print job After checking the packet and correcting the problem transmit the print job again The following is a list of data errors These errors occur because data in the format batch check digit font or graphic packet is invalid Format Errors 1 99 Error Code Description 001 Format ID number must be 1 to 99 002 Name must be 1 to 8 characters inside quotes or a printer assigned name 003 Action must be A add or C clear 004 Supply length is invalid maximum is 4 005 Supply width is invalid maximum is 2 006 Storage device must be R volatile RAM 007 Unit of measure must be E English 010 Field ID number is outside the range O to 999 011 Field length exceeds 2710 012 Row field position is greater than the maximum stock dimension 013 Column f
27. 1 General Options To set miscellaneous options go to the General Options Menu When you see General Options _ 1 Toggle Backlight Select an option 1 9 Set Print Method Set Date Set Time Set 120 5 ScanLen Reset Clear Fmts Select Currency Set Supply Type Suppress Warnings oo Toggle Backlight Turn the backlight on or off The General Options Menu remains on the screen 3 2 Configuring the Printer Set Print Method Select Print Method Auto Print 1 Label Print Strips Print Loop Trigger On Demand Printing On Demand w Limit Full Auto Auto Print 1 Label Print Strips Print Loop Trigger On Demand Printing On Demand w Limit Full Auto Set Date Current date is Thu 2 08 2001 Enter new date mm d d yy Set Time Current time is 03 0 0 34 65p Enter new time Scroll to select a print method described below and press Center The General Options Menu appears Default Print Loop Trigger Prints one label Prints a strip of labels prompting the operator for a quantity Prints one label at a time printing another at the press of any key or the trigger Press to end Peel Mode Only Prints labels one at a time continuing only after you remove the previous one Press to end Peel Mode Only Prints labels one at a time continuing only after you remove the previous one The software prompts the ope
28. 2 Prompt Response 2 12 Getting Started CONFIGURING THE PRINTER The printer s configuration sets both hardware and software options For example you can set defaults for the printer to use during format design and printing This chapter describes the configurable options To get started go to the Main Menu When you see Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Config Main Menu 1 General Options 2 Fmt Header Optns 3 Fmt Text Options 4 Fmt Barcode Optns 1 Press CD The Configuration Main Menu 2 Select the option you want to configure Selections on the Configuration Main Menu are General Options Format Header Options Format Text Options Format Barcode Options Sets up the printer s backlight print method date time scan lengths for 12 of 5 bar codes currency symbol and supply type It also deletes formats and turns off warning messages Sets up how you can identify the format you are printing or editing Sets up the default settings for text fields during Format Design Sets up the default settings for bar code fields during Format Design NOTE When you finish configuring the printer press until you return to the Main Menu Configuring the Printer 3
29. 365 yu 400 11112 42345 The vertical line where printing begins The SAMPLE range is 0 183 TOU A 1112 42345 For segment lines only the horizontal ending point for the line The range is 0 365 On horizontal lines this value must match the value for row For segment lines only the vertical ending point for the line The range is 0 183 On vertical lines this value must match the value for column For vector lines only choices include rotating the line 0 90 180 or 270 degrees to the left For vector lines only specifies how long the line is The range depends on the length and or width of your supply and the non print zone The thickness of the line The range is 1 10 As thickness increases the line fills upward on horizontal lines or to the right on vertical lines Entering a Sample Line Field Segments We will create a sample format LINE 250 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide and sample segment line field Main Menu Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Enter Format Name gt Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches gt Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches Press to design your formats Press to create a new format Type LINE for the format
30. AUTOPART format Follow the field prompts as necessary Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields this sample prints the following label This graphic shows the seven remaining characters in the PART bar code field after the first three characters were stripped Notice that the bar code field contains the last seven characters entered since we stripped the first three characters entered from the left The combo text field also contains the remaining seven characters PART 2268415 SERIAL 2578599061 Applying Data Edits 10 17 Extracting Characters from the Middle In our AUTOPART sample we will extract four characters from the PART bar code field and only these four extracted characters will print Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Select Format for Editing Format Menu 01 AUTOPART 02 PRICE 03 LINE2 04 LINE 05 CONSTANT 06 COMBO 07 SIZE Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit sia Edit Field 1 Constant id 2 Constant 3 Ufld 1 Smpl 4 Ufld 2 Smpl Fld 5 Ufld 3 Cmbo 6 4 Cmbo Select Type Fld 3 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 10 18 Applying Data Edits 2 3
31. CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag 1 1 Width Mag 1 1 Justification 1 Left 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply 1 Top of Supply Edits A 2 Sample Formats None None Use the following information to create the price field Prompts Price Field 4 Field Class 2 Price Field Max Length 5 including the and point Min Length 1 Field Prompt ENTER PRICE Fixed Data None Row 40 Column 35 Font 2 CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag 1 Width Mag 1 Justification 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply Sample Formats A 3 The following sample DETERGENT 2 0 long x 2 0 wide contains two text fields one bar code field and one price field To print the human readable characters you must set the default UPC appearance from the configuration menu Use the following information to create the bar code field 32145 69874 DETERGENT Prompts Bar Code Field 1 Bar Code 1 UPC A Field Class 1 Simple Field Prompt SCAN UPC Fixed Data None Row 80 Column 25 Density 2 120 Bar Height 45 Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply Edits None A 4 Sample Formats Use the following information to create the text item and text dept fields Prompts Text Field 2 Text Field 3 Field Class 1 Simple Field 1 Simple Field Data Type Alpha numeric Alpha numeric Max Length 12 5 Min
32. Choices include none Make into Price Pad Data Field Extract Characters Extract from Middle Insert Characters and Make Shoe Size Only two data edits are allowed per field Shoe size and price edits are not allowed for bar code fields Defining Text Fields 5 5 Entering a Sample Text Field We will create a sample format SIZE 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch a wide and a sample text field TEXT a m en NOTE This sample uses the printer s factory set defaults For more 1 0 information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Main Menu 1 Press to design your formats Design Formats Print Labels Configuration Design Menu 2 Press to create a new format Create New Format 1 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Enter Format Name 3 Type SIZE for the format name Press ener Lara or 4 Type 200 for the length of your supply Press supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches re Select Supply Width v width 1 20 Inches 5 Press for the supply wid 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches 5 6 Defining Text Fields Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data gt _ Enter Max
33. Defining Line Fields Is line Segment or Vector S V gt _ Enter Row for First Point gt Enter Col for First Point gt Select Line Angle 1 0 Degree 2 90 Degrees Left 3 180 Degrees Left 4 270 Degrees Left Enter Line Length gt Enter Thickness 2 0 01 inch gt Select Type Fld 2 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Save current format Y N gt 7 Press V 8 Type 48 for the row position Press Creer D 9 Type 50 for the column position Press 10 Press to rotate the line 90 degrees the left 11 Type 70 Press 12 3 Press Eme 13 Press G D 14 Press Y to save the format You return to the Design Menu To print the format see Printing the Sample Line Vector Format To define a text field see Chapter 5 Defining a Text Field for more information To define bar code fields see Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields To define constant text fields see Chapter 7 Defining Constant Text Fields Defining Line Fields 8 7 Printing the Sample Line Vector Format After designing your format print it to see how it looks Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Select Format to Print Form
34. Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Select Format for Deletion _ Format Menu 01 SHOE TAG 02 SHOE PRICE 03 AUTOPART 04 PRICE 05 LINE2 06 LINE 07 CONSTANT Delete Format 01 SHOE TAG Are you sure Y N _ a Format Deleted Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 1 2 3 4 5 Press to design your formats Press to delete an existing format Select SHOE TAG Press Ere Press Y The format is deleted and you return to the Design menu Editing a Format 11 13 11 14 Editing a Format TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter explains how to reset the printer call Technical Support and gives explanations of your printer s errors The errors are classified by type and are listed in order Call Technical Support if you receive any error message not listed in this chapter If you have trouble loading supplies or performing maintenance refer to your Equipment Manual Problem Error Field off tag MPCL Error 614 Redefine current field Solution The field you are defining has run off the tag You must redefine it Warning Possible Field off tag error Do you wish to redefine current field Y es N o gt The field you are defining may run off the tag You can but it is
35. Edit Header Menu Change Menu Name Edit MPCL Number Edit Description Change Length Change Width Edit Format gt SHOE SIZE a Edit Header Menu 1 Change Menu Name 2 Edit MPCL Number 3 Edit Description 4 Change Length 5 Change Width Edit Length of Supply 55 400 gt 200 _ 11 10 Editing a Format 3 Select SHOE SIZE Press Ere Press to edit the header information Select Change Menu Name Press Center Press four times and type TAG Press Center The format name has been changed to SHOE TAG You return to the Edit Header menu NOTE Duplicate names are not allowed Press to change the supply length Press three times and type 150 Press CE Warning New Length less than old length Press a key to continue Or ESC to Abort gt _ Edit Header Menu 1 Change Menu Name 2 Edit MPCL Number 3 Edit Description 4 Change Length 5 Change Width Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 5 Inches 3 2 00 Warning New Width less than old width Press a key to continue Or ESC to Abort gt _ Edit Header Menu 1 Change Menu Name 2 Edit MPCL Number 3 Edit Description 4 Change Length 5 Change Width Save changes Y N gt _ 9 Press to continue You return to the Edit Header menu NOTE If your format has fields defined that a
36. Fields Printing the Simple Variable Bar Code Format After designing your format print it to see how it looks Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 CODE128 02 UPCA 1 Press to exit the Design Menu 2 Press to print your format 3 Select CODE128 Press Cere Defining Bar Code Fields 6 13 SCAN DATA 4 Type 8520147963 Press The label prints Printed 1 5 Press the trigger to print another label or press to return to the prompt and print another label This sample prints the following label About Combo Bar Code Fields Combo bar code fields pull data from other fields eliminating the data from being entered by the operator more than once Combo fields have three parameters Field Number two digits Starting Position two digits Number of Digits to use two digits Field number from which data is copied For example 3 is field 3 Position number in the source field of the first character to be copied Character positions are numbered 1 to 99 starting from the left For example 1 is the character in the first position to be copied Number of characters to copy The range is 1 to 99 For example 3 copies three characters In cases where the source fi
37. Max Length gt 10 Enter Min Length ST Enter Field Prompt KEY PART Edit Fixed Data Press ENTER to retain gt Enter Row gt 255 _ Enter Col gt 15_ Select Density 3 3 1 2 5 4 dots 4 0 cpi 1 3 0 3 dots 6 0 cpi 1 3 0 2 dots 6 6 cpi 1 2 5 2 dots 3 7 cpi 1 2 0 4 dots 12 0cpi 1 3 0 1 dot 2 8 cpi 1 2 2 5 dots 7 Press bar code 8 Press simple 9 Press data type 10 Press length 11 Press length 12 Press 13 Press 14 Press location 15 Press location 16 Press to keep Code 39 no c d as the to keep the field defined as to keep Alphanumeric as the to keep the current maximum to keep the current minimum to keep the current field prompt for no fixed data to keep the current row to keep the current column to keep the current density Applying Data Edits 10 23 Enter Bar Height Units Inch 100 gt 50 Top of Field at D 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Enter character to Insert _ Enter character Position _ _ Select Edit 2 Make into Price Pad Data Field Extract Chars Strip Chars Extract from Mid Insert Chars NOOR OPN 8 Make Shoe Size Edi
38. Press to design your formats Press to edit an existing format Select AUTOPART Press Ere Press D Select Fld Ufld 1 Smpl to edit the PART bar code field Press Cer D Press Center Select Bar Code 4 Code 39 c d 5 Codabar 6 EAN 8 7 EAN 13 8 Code 128 9 MSI Select Field Class 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data IN gt A_ Enter Max Length gt 10 Enter Min Length gt 1_ Enter Field Prompt KEY PART Edit Fixed Data Press ENTER to retain gt Enter Row gt 255 _ Enter Col gt 15 _ Select Density 3 3 cpi 1 2 5 4 dots 4 0 cpi 1 3 0 3 dots 6 0 cpi 1 3 0 2 dots 6 6 cpi 1 2 5 2 dots 3 7 cpi 1 2 0 4 dots 12 0 1 3 0 1 dot 2 8 cpi 1 2 2 5 dots 7 Press code 8 Press simple 9 Press data type 10 Press length 11 Press length 12 Press 13 Press 14 Press location 15 Press location 16 Press to keep Code 39 as the bar to keep the field defined as to keep Alphanumeric as the to keep the current maximum to keep the current minimum to keep the current field prompt for no fixed data to keep the current row to keep the current column to keep the current density Applying Data Edits 10 19 Enter Bar Height Units Inch 100 gt 50 _ of Field at 1 Top of
39. Select Fld Ufld 2 Smpl Cente Press After selected field Press to define a text field Press to define a simple field Press A alpha numeric 10 Type 12 as the maximum number of characters in the field Press Center Enter Min Length gt Enter Field Prompt gt a Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt Add fixed data Before or After entry chars B A gt a Enter Row gt a Enter Col gt Select Font CG Trium 6 5 1000 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 CG Trium 10p 1002 CG Trium 12p 1003 CG Trium 18 p 1004 CG Trium 22p 1005 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 9 CG TrCon 10p 1008 10 CG TrCon 12p 1009 11 CG TrCon 18p 1010 12 CG TrCon 22p 1011 13 LetGoth 6 5 1012 14 LetGoth 9pt 1013 Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ 11 Type 1 as the minimum number of characters the field Press 12 Type ENTER SIZE Press 13 Type SIZE then press Space for the fixed data Press Ene 14 Press B to print the fixed data before the entry characters 15 Type 95 for the row location Press Center 16 Type 30 for the column location Press Center 17 Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 Press Ere 18 Press for the height magnification 19 Press for the width magnification Applying Data E
40. Supply 1 Top of Supply Sample Formats A 7 Use the following information to create the four text fields for the item description Prompts Text Field 1 Text Field 2 Field Class 1 Simple Field 1 Simple Field Data Type Alpha numeric Alpha numeric Max Length 12 8 Min Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM ENTER SIZE Fixed Data None None Row 265 245 Column 50 55 Font 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 Height Mag 1 1 Width Mag 1 1 Justification 1 Left 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply 1 Top of Supply Edits A 8 Sample Formats None None Prompts Text Field 3 Text Field 4 Field Class 1 Simple Field 1 Simple Field Data Type Alpha numeric Alpha numeric Max Length 8 14 Min Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER COLOR ENTER FABRIC Fixed Data None None Row 225 205 Column 60 30 Font 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 Height Mag 1 1 Width Mag 1 1 Justification 1 Left 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply 1 Top of Supply Edits None None Sample Formats A 9 Use the following information to create the bar code field Prompts Bar Code Field 5 Bar Code 7 EAN 13 Field Class 1 Simple Field Prompt SCAN BAR CODE Fixed Data None Row 150 Column 35 Density 1 80 Bar Height 40 Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply Edits None A
41. an Existing Field In our SHOE SIZE format we will modify the text field Main Menu 1 Press to design your formats 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 2 Press to edit an existing format Create New Format 1 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Select Format 3 Select SHOE SIZE Press Cen for Editing _ Format Menu 01 SHOE SIZE 02 SHOE PRICE 03 AUTOPART 04 PRICE 05 LINE2 06 LINE 07 CONSTANT Edit Menu i isti S Edi PADO INO 4 Press to edit an existing field 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit 11 6 Editing a Format Select Edit Field 1 Ufld 1 Smpl 2 Ufld 2 Smpl Fld 3 Line Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line Select Field Class 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data gt _ Enter Max Length gt 16 Enter Min Length gt 1 Enter Field Prompt gt ENTER ITEM Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt Enter Row gt 130 Enter Col gt 10_ 6 Press 7 Press simple 8 Press data type 9 Press length 10 Press length 11 Press 12 Press 13 Press location Select Fid 1 Ufld 1 Smpl Press to keep the field defined as
42. and a 48 key keypad This section provides tips on Navigating through the screens on the display Using the most commonly used keys DEL 2 2 Getting Started Using the Function Keys The key combinations on the list below make scrolling and navigating easier Key Combination Description Turns the backlight on the display on or off Sets the print method Select the currency symbol Battery Level Status Fat Exit Set the supply type lt Home gt Takes you to the beginning of a list NOTE If you have 11 formats pressing lt Home gt takes you to format 1 lt End gt Takes you to the end of a list NOTE If you have 11 formats pressing lt End gt takes you to format 11 Ft lt PgUp gt Takes you to the beginning of a list on the display Pressing lt PgUp gt again moves one full screen length up NOTE If you see options 3 through 10 on the display pressing lt PgUp gt takes you to option 3 lt PgDn gt Takes you to the end of a list on the display Pressing lt PgDn gt again moves one full screen length down NOTE If you see options 3 through 10 on the display pressing lt PgDn gt takes you to option 10 NOTE See the Equipment Manual for information about using special characters Getting Started 2 3 Using the Most Common Keys The keys listed below are the most commonly used Key Description Returns you to the previous s
43. and the printer duplicates the bar code Print warehouse carton labels for easy carton sorting Features The flexibility of this printer also provides you with the ability to Print a variety of tags ranging from 55 to 4 0 inches in length Print numeric alphanumeric or special characters You can print 14 fonts monospaced or proportionally spaced fonts Use 24 different bar codes Print horizontally or vertically on the label Design data entry prompts for the Operator Scan bar codes Select different currency symbols for International use Print combination fields This feature allows the Operator to enter data once and use it in multiple fields 9 9 9 9 9 Introduction 1 1 Terms to Know Barrier bar Baseline Check digit Fixed length bar code Font Format Horizontal bar code or text Human Readable characters Intercharacter gap Monospaced font Number system code Overlay Pad Characters Prompt 1 2 Introduction The horizontal bars above and below 12015 bar codes used to ensure a clean scan and avoid partial scans Bottom of the font A number added to a bar code ensuring that the bar code data is read accurately A bar code with a fixed character length UPC A UPC E EAN 8 and EAN 13 The print style of text The layout of data on a label The format determines where and how data appears on a label Data that prints across the width of a label The cha
44. for the software to automatically assign format names or press N to prompt the operator for a name The Format Header Options Menu appears Default N When you assign a name we recommend that you use a meaningful name that the operator can easily identify such as 20 Sale Format Text Options To set options for text fields you must go to the Format Text Options Menu When you see Format Text Optns 1 Use Default Gap 2 Use Default Color 3 Set Default Color 4 Use Dflt Char Rot Select an option 1 4 NOTE See Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields for more information on these options Use Default Gap Use Default Gap Value 0 in Text Fields Y Default Y 3 6 Configuring the Printer The gap is the number of dots basic units of print between characters Press Y to use the default gap value of in the formats or press to prompt the operator for a value The Format Text Options Menu appears Default Y Use Default Color Use Default Color Press Y to use the default color for text fields or 0 in Text Fields Y press N to prompt the operator for a value The Default Y Format Text Options Menu appears Default Y NOTE You set the default color with the next menu selection Set Default Color Set Default Color Ee Select the color 1 4 to you want use 2 White opaque Format Text Options Menu appears For more 3 Black Tra
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46. not necessary to redefine the field Press Y to redefine or N to continue When you print one or more fields may not print if they are off the supply No fields in fmt You saved the format without entering any fields Delete the format and recreate it Warning Low Battery Save changes and exit to Main Menu Press any key Replace the current battery handle with a fully charged one See your Equipment Manual for battery charging information Duplicate Name ReEnter _ Type a new format name and press C ewe D You cannot have duplicate format names If you see the Hot Key List Press or to return to the Main Menu Troubleshooting 12 1 Problem If you see the DOS prompt B Solution Type g and press to start the application 12 of 5 bar codes do not scan Refer to the Equipment Manual for proper scanning techniques Verify that the 12 of 5 bar code scan lengths specified in the printer configuration are even numbers of characters Troubleshooting Information If you experience problems using your printer refer to this section If You Receive an Error Message Any time you receive a message that is not described in this manual or the recommended action does not solve the problem call Technical Support Calling Technical Support Technical support representatives are available Monday through Friday during regular business hours at 1 800 543 6650 Follow these steps before
47. or after entry characters An example of fixed data is the manufacturer s code in a UPCA bar code Row Column Gap The horizontal line where printing begins For monospaced fonts distance from the bottom of print area to the pivot point The pivot point varies depending on how text is justified Lot GeotenRight Justified Melanced For proportionally spaced fonts distance from the bottom of print area to baseline of characters in field The range is 0 365 114112 42345 Baseline The vertical line where printing begins Type SAHPLE the column position for the field The distance from the left edge of the print area to the pivot point is the column location The range is TRA 0 183 1112 42345 Baseline Depending on your printer s configuration enter the number of dots between characters For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer The gap range is 0 9 For mono spaced fonts the additional spacing is added to the existing inter character gap This is also true for proportionally spaced fonts but the inter character gap varies with character combinations Any number other than 0 affects your field width Default spacing Letter Gothic Bold 6pt 1 dot Letter Gothic Bold 9pt 2 dots All other fonts vary with each letter Use the default unless you want to create a special effect suchas R I C E additional characte
48. select print methods Provides instructions on how to determine the kind of data you want on a label and where to place the data Tells you how to design a text field Tells you how to design a bar code field Tells you how to design a constant text field Tells you how to design lines and borders Tells you how to design time date and price fields Tells you how to pad data extract data and insert it into another field Tells you how to change a format Provides solutions to the most common errors and provides a list of all error codes Provides sample formats of various applications Provides information about fonts GETTING STARTED This chapter tells you how to start using the printer and provides a sample format to show you how easy it is to create your labels NOTE Before you begin read the Equipment Manual that came with your printer Use this checklist when creating a format v v v v lt lt Load labels into the printer Charge the battery handle Configure the printer Refer to Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Create a format which is the layout of your data on a label Refer to Chapter 4 Designing a Format Print and test your label Prepare an Operator Data Entry form for the Operator Refer to Using the Operator Data Entry Form at the end of this chapter Getting Started 2 1 Using the Keypad and the Display Your printer has an 8 line display
49. to keep the current bar code height 18 Press to keep the current field rotation 19 Select Extract Chars Press Cer D 20 Press R to extract characters from the right 21 Type 5 Press Center 22 Press for no additional data edits 23 Press 24 Press Y You return to the Format Menu Press until you return to the Main Menu Printing the Format From the Main Menu select Print Labels and the AUTOPART format Follow the field prompts as necessary Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields this sample prints the following label This graphic shows the five extracted characters from the PART bar code field and the copied data for the human readable combo text field Notice that the bar code field contains the last five characters entered since we extracted characters from the right The combo text field also contains those five characters PART 68415 SERIAL 2578599061 Applying Data Edits 10 13 Stripping Characters In our AUTOPART sample we will strip three characters from the PART bar code field and only the remaining characters will print Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Press to design your formats Design Menu 2 Press to edit an existing format Create New Format 1 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 3 Select AUTOPART Press C Eier D Forma
50. 046 051 Bar code density is invalid See Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields for the bar code density values Line thickness must be 1 to 10 Line angle must be 0 90 180 or 270 End row is invalid Line segment end row is defined outside of printable area See Chapter 8 Defining Line Fields for more information End column is invalid Line segment end column is defined outside of printable area See Chapter 8 Defining Line Fields for more information Dot pattern for line or box must be Line length is defined beyond the maximum length of 3 72 See Chapter 8 Defining Line Fields for valid lengths Line type must be S segment or V vector Imaging mode in the graphic header must be 0 Batch Errors 100 199 101 102 104 105 106 108 The format referenced by batch is not in memory Print quantity is outside the range O to 25 Batch mode must be N new or U update Batch separator in a batch control field must be O Off Print multiple is not 1 Multiple part supply is outside the range 1 to 5 Option Errors 200 249 200 201 Option number must be 1 4 31 or 50 Copy length is outside the range O to 255 Troubleshooting 12 5 202 203 204 205 211 212 214 215 216 217 220 221 222 223 Copy start position must be 1 to 255 Destination start position must be 1 to 255 Source field must be 0 to 999 Copy type must be 1 copy after rules or
51. 10 Sample Formats Use the following information to create the two price fields Prompts Price Field 6 Price Field 7 Field Class 2 Price Field 2 Price Field Max Length 14 14 Min Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER ORIG PRICE ENTER SALE PRICE Fixed Data WAS NOW Before or After B B Row 105 80 Column 10 10 Font 4 CG Trium 12p 1003 4 CG Trium 12p 1003 Height Mag 1 1 Width Mag 1 1 Justification 1 Left 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply 1 Top of Supply Sample Formats A 11 Item Identification The following sample SWEATER 2 0 long x 2 0 wide contains four text fields and two date time fields with fixed data Use the following information to create the four text fields for the item description SWEATER SMALL RED COTTON RAMIE STOCK 7 1 SALE 7 4 711 Prompts Text Field 1 Text Field 2 Field Class 1 Simple Field 1 Simple Field Data Type Alpha numeric Alpha numeric Max Length 12 8 Min Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM ENTER SIZE Fixed Data None None Row 120 100 Column 10 10 Font 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 Height Mag 1 1 Width Mag 1 1 Justification 1 Left 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply 1 Top of Supply Edits None A 12 Sample Formats None Prompts Text Field 3 Text Field 4 Field Class 1 Simple Field 1 Sim
52. 1003 4 CG Trium 12p 1003 Height Magnification 1 1 Width Magnification 1 1 Justification 1 1 Field Rotation 1 1 10 2 Applying Data Edits Use the following information to create the two bar code fields See Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields for more information Prompts Bar Code Field 1 Bar Code Field 2 Bar Code 4 Code 39 no c d 4 Code 39 no c d Field Class 1 Simple 1 Simple Data Type Alphanumeric Alphanumeric Maximum Length 10 10 Minimum Length 1 1 Field Prompt KEY PART SCAN SERIAL Fixed Data None None Row 255 120 Column 15 15 Density 12 0cpi 1 3 0 1 dot 12 0cpi 1 3 0 1 dot Bar Height 50 50 Field Rotation 1 1 Data Edit None None Applying Data Edits 10 3 Use the following information to create the two combo text fields See Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields for more information about creating combination text fields Prompts Field Class Combo Field 1 4 Combo Merged Combo Field 2 4 Combo Merged Maximum Length 10 10 Minimum Length 1 1 Field Number 1 2 Start Position 1 1 Number of Characters 10 10 Fill Direction 3 Do not fill 3 Do not fill Fixed Data None None Row 240 105 Column 15 15 Font 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 Height Magnification 1 1 Width Magnification 1 1 Justification 1 1 Field Rotation 1 1 Data Edit 10 4 Ap
53. 2 copy before rules Narrow element value is less than 1 or greater than 99 Correct the value and resend the format to the printer Wide element value is less than 1 or greater than 99 Correct the value and resend the format to the printer Truncation code must be standard or truncated bar code Aspect code must be C columns or R rows Option definition must be S set or T template Input device must be D Default H Host K Keyboard N None or S Scanner Check digit selection must be G to generate check digit Primary or secondary price format is outside the range 1 to 15 Data type restriction is outside the range of 1 to 6 Option is not valid for the field Online Configuration Errors 250 299 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 Power up mode must be 0 online Language selection must be 0 English Batch separator code in a supply setup packet must be O off Slash zero selection must be 0 standard zero Supply type must be 0 black mark or 1 die cut Ribbon selection must be 0 direct or 1 transfer Feed mode must be 0 continuous or 1 on demand 12 6 Troubleshooting 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 272 273 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 Supply position is outside the range Contrast adjustment must be 28 to 11 Print adjustment must be 99 to 99 Margin adjustment must be 99 to 99 Speed adjustment must be 0 1 0 IPS Primary monetary symbo
54. 2 00 Inches Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Enter Max Length gt Enter Min Length gt Press to design your formats Press to create a new format Type PRICE for the format name Press Center Type 200 for the length of your supply Press Center Press for the supply width Press to define a text field Press to define a price field Type 8 as the maximum number of characters in the field Press Center Type 1 as the minimum number of characters in the field Press Ere Defining Special Fields 9 7 Enter Field Prompt gt Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt Enter Row gt Enter Col gt Select Font CG Trium 6 5 1000 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 CG Trium 10p 1002 CG Trium 12p 1003 CG Trium 18 p 1004 CG Trium 22p 1005 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 TrCon 8 pt 1007 CG TrCon 10p 1008 10 CG TrCon 12p 1009 11 CG TrCon 18p 1010 12 CG TrCon 22p 1011 13 LetGoth 6 5 1012 14 LetGoth 9pt 1013 Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B Top of Field at 1 Top of S
55. 3 UPCA ENTER DATA 1 4 028028 Press ENTER TEXT2 5 885452 Press C we D The label prints Printed 1 6 Press the trigger to print another label or press to return to the prompt and print another label 6 22 Defining Bar Code Fields This sample prints the following label Defining Bar Code Fields 6 23 Bar Code Specifications This section contains information specific to the various bar codes you can select This information helps you correctly enter the information to create a bar code field for your format UPC Bar Codes Retailers use UPC Universal Product Code bar codes to identify merchandise Maximum and minimum lengths for 2 and 5 bar codes must be equal Length Bar Code in characters UPC A 12 UPC A 2 14 UPC A 5 17 UPC A amp Price CD 12 UPC E 7 UPC E 2 9 UPC E 5 12 93652 58545 193652 UPCA UPCE 6 24 Defining Bar Code Fields EAN Bar Codes Some retailers use EAN European Article Number bar codes to identify merchandise Maximum and minimum lengths for 2 and 5 bar codes must be equal Length Bar Code in characters EAN 8 8 EAN 8 2 10 EAN 8 5 13 EAN 13 13 EAN 13 2 15 EAN 13 5 18 EAN 13 amp Price CD 13 8 13 Code 128 Bar Codes Length 0 2710 characters Characters are alphanumeric including any ASCII characters Defining Bar Code Fields 6 25 MSI MSI is a Modified P
56. Height Mag 1 Width Mag 1 Justification 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply A 18 Sample Formats Receiving Inventory The following sample CODE39 LOT 4 0 long x 2 0 wide contains three text fields 2 with fixed data one bar code field one combo field and one date time field The human readable characters 0212201 under the bar code are automatically generated using a combo text field QTY 48 LOT 6741 ULL 67414022201 BULK TOMATO PASTE that copies the data entered from the bar code field Use the following information for the three text fields Prompts Text Field 1 Text Field 2 Field Class 1 Simple Field 1 Simple Field Data Type Alpha numeric Alpha numeric Max Length 10 8 Min Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER LOT ENTER QTY Fixed Data LOT space QTY space Before or After B B Row 280 65 Column 165 165 Font 2 CG Trium 8pt 1001 2 CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag 1 1 Width Mag 1 1 Justification 1 Left 1 Left Field Rotation 4 Right of Supply 4 Right of Supply Edits None None Sample Formats A 19 Use the following information to create the third text field Prompts Text Field 3 Field Class 1 Simple Field Data Type Alpha numeric Max Length 20 Min Length 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM Fixed Data None Row 215 Column 30 Font 1 CG Trium 6 5 1000 Height Mag 1 Wi
57. Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Select Type Fld 2 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 15 Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 font 16 Press for the height magnification 17 Press for the width magnification 18 Press for the alignment of characters in the field 19 Press for the field rotation 20 Press for no data edits 21 Press to define a text field Defining Bar Code Fields 6 17 Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data gt _ Enter Max Length gt Enter Min Length gt Enter Field Prompt gt a Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt Enter Row Enter Col gt Select Font CG Trium 6 5 1000 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 CG Trium 10p 1002 CG Trium 12p 1003 CG Trium 18p 1004 CG Trium 22p 1005 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 CG TrCon 10p 1008 10 CG TrCon 12p 1009 11 CG TrCon 18p 1010 12 CG TrCon 22p 1011 13 LetGoth 6 5 1012 14 LetGoth 9pt 1013
58. Length gt Enter Min Length gt Enter Field Prompt gt Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt a Add fixed data Before or After entry chars B A gt a Enter Row gt Enter Col gt R 6 8 9 Press to define a text field Press to define a simple field Press A alpha numeric Type 10 as the maximum number of characters in the field Press Center 10 Type 1 as the minimum number of characters in the field Press Center 11 Type ENTER SIZE Press 12 Type TL for the fixed data Press Center 13 Press A to print the fixed data after the entry characters 14 Type 100 for the row location Press 15 Type 10 for the column location Press Defining Text Fields 5 7 Select Font CG Trium 6 5 1000 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 CG Trium 10p 1002 CG Trium 12p 1003 CG Trium 18 p 1004 CG Trium 22p 1005 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 NooRONI CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 9 CG TrCon 10p 1008 10 CG TrCon 12p 1009 11 CG TrCon 18p 1010 12 CG TrCon 22p 1011 13 LetGoth 6 5 1012 14 LetGoth 9pt 1013 Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply
59. Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM ENTER DEPT Fixed Data None None Row 55 25 Column 50 15 Font 2 CG Trium 8pt 1001 2 CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag 1 1 Width Mag 1 1 Justification 1 Left 1 Left Field Rotation Edits 1 Top of Supply None 1 Top of Supply None Sample Formats A 5 Use the following information to create the price field Prompts Price Field 4 Field Class 2 Price Field Max Length 5 including the and point Min Length 1 Field Prompt ENTER PRICE Fixed Data None Row 25 Column 140 Font 2 CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag 1 Width Mag 1 Justification 1 Left Field Rotation A 6 Sample Formats 1 Top of Supply The following sample SALE 4 0 long x 2 0 wide contains two constant text fields four text fields one bar code field and two price fields with fixed data To print the human readable characters you must set the default UPC and EAN appearance from the configuration menu Use the following information to create the two constant text fields for store and dept Nl DEPT 25 SWEATER SMALL RED COTTON RAMIE WAS 39 99 NOW 30 00 Prompts Constant Text Field 1 Constant Text Field 2 Fixed Data 063 DEPT 25 Row 300 300 Column 15 125 Font 1 CG Trium 6 5 1000 1 CG Trium 6 5 1000 Height Mag 1 1 Width Mag 1 1 Justification 1 Left 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of
60. Minimum average Maximum 10 94 x 7X 1 100 in 6 9 20 7 Height Magnification oo 41 4 lt gt 1 w 1 100 in 8 33 58 33 CG Triumvirate Bold 10 pt Font 1002 Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 56 6 77 13 02 1 10 mm 3 97 17 20 33 07 W Dots 3 13 25 1 100 in 10 94 47 40 91 15 1 10 mm 27 78 120 39 231 51 ird rid Dots 21 91 175 Height Magnification 1x 7 1 100 10 42 72 92 B 4 Using Fonts CG Triumvirate Bold 12 pt Font 1003 Minimum average 2 60 Width Mag Maximum 1x 1 100 16 15 W 1 100 in 18 23 67 94 113 02 Height Magnification 1x W 7X 1 100 in 12 50 87 50 CG Triumvirate Bold 18 pt Font 1004 Minimum Average 22 92 7x 1 100 in 54 69 H 87 50 160 42 Oc Width Mag Maximum 1x 1 100 in Height Magnification 1x 8 7X 1 100 in 19 27 134 90 Using Fonts B 5 CG Triumvirate Bold 22 pt Font 1005 Maximum Minimum Average 27 08 7x 1 100 in 65 63 n 109 38 as 189 58 ono Width Mag 1x 1 100 in Height Magnification 1x 8 7 1 100 in 23 44 164 05 B 6 Using Fonts CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 6 5 pt Font 1006 Minimum average Width Mag Maximum 1x 1 100 in 6 25 7 1 100 in
61. Monarch DOS based PATHFINDER Ultra System 9029 NUS d amp Monarch PAXAR TC6035CMUM Rev 12 01 2001 Monarch Marking Systems Inc All rights reserved Each product and program carries a respective written warranty the only warranty on which the customer can rely Monarch reserves the right to make changes in the product and the programs and their availability at any time and without notice Although Monarch has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual Monarch shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of this manual 2001 Monarch Marking Systems Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of Monarch Marking Systems Inc Trademarks MONARCH PATHFINDER Ultra amp and PATHFINDER Ultra are registered trademarks of Monarch Marking Systems Inc 6035 is a trademark of Monarch Marking Systems Inc Paxar is a registered trademark of Paxar Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Hewlett Packard is a trademark of Hewlett Packard Company CG Triumvirate and CG Triumvirate Bold are trademarks of AGFA Monotype Corporation
62. PI 2 dots Enter Bar Height Units Inch 100 gt Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 None Make into Price Pad Data Field Extract Chars Strip Chars Extract from Mid Insert Chars gt Make Shoe Size 6 12 Defining Bar Code Fields 11 Type 10 as the minimum number of characters in the field Press Ere 12 SCAN DATA Press Center 13 Press for no fixed data 14 Type 80 for the row location Press Center 15 Type 15 for the column location Press Center 16 Select 8 7 17 5 characters per inch 17 Type 40 for the bar code height 4 Press Center 18 Type for the field rotation 19 Press for no edits Select Type Fld 2 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Save current format Y N gt _ 20 Press G D 21 Press Y to save the format You return to the Design Menu To print the format see Printing the Simple Variable Bar Code Format To define a combo combination bar code field see Entering a Sample Combo Bar Code Field for more information To define text fields see Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields To define constant text fields see Chapter 7 Defining Constant Text Fields To define line fields see Chapter 8 Defining Line
63. SANDAL PATENT SANDAL SIZE 61 2 SIZE 9 PRICE 19 99 PRICE 19 99 Applying Data Edits 10 31 10 32 Applying Data Edits EDITING A FORMAT This chapter includes information about editing a format copying a format and deleting a format Depending on the size of your memory card you can store up to 80 formats in your printer When editing a format you can modify the PATENT SANDAL header information format name supply length and width add a field delete a field or edit an SIZE 6 1 2 existing field PRICE 19 99 We will copy our SHOE PRICE format adda line field and delete the text field formatted as price field Copying a Format We will copy our SHOE PRICE format and name the new format SHOE SIZE Main Menu 1 Press to design your formats Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 2 Pr Got n existing format 1 Create New Format VES A M dS 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 3 Select SHOE PRICE Press Cena Format Menu 01 SHOE PRICE 02 AUTOPART 03 PRICE 04 LINE2 05 LINE 06 CONSTANT 07 COMBO 08 SIZE Editing a Format 11 1 Enter Format Name gt a Format Copied Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Format 4 Delete Format Editing a Field 4 SHOE SIZE and press re 5 The format is copied and you return to the Design
64. Scan 3 4 Formats cc 3 4 Select CURRENCY EDD EE 3 4 Set Supply TYG 3 5 oupbress Warnings eesccceeecesescoseecc oon EEEN OO ccce 3 5 Format Header Options caaeeeats 3 5 Emt eiae E EE eee 3 6 Table of Contents i Format Text Options 3 6 C TN an i To 3 6 Use Default 3 7 Set Default 3 7 Use Default Character Rotation 3 7 Format Bar Code Options 3 8 Use Default 3 8 Set Default UPC ApDearaltite ccc ox ERR 3 8 Use Default AlIQTImielil 3 8 4 1 Design OVel VIE 4 1 Derermminmndg format Data sou a e Es 4 1 Determining the Print ATBS RS RR 4 2 Drawing Rough Sketches mme 4 2 Using Supply Layout GTIIS scoperte eee 4 3 Considering Field D 4 4 Starting the Design Process 4 6 Placing Fields on a Formatori to totu eodd 4 7 Text fields ue IIa dad 5 1 About Text Fields opere E PEE FERE EFFERRE EE 5 1 Entering Sample Text
65. Supply 2 Lett of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Enter character Position _ _ Enter number of characters _ _ Select Edit 2 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit Save changes Y N gt _ a 10 20 Applying Data Edits 17 Press to keep the current bar code height 18 Press to keep the current field rotation 19 Select Extract from Mid Press Ces D 20 Type 4 Press Center 21 Type 4 Press Center 22 Press for no additional data edits 23 Press 24 Press Y You return to the Format Menu Press until you return to the Main Menu Printing the Format From the Main Menu select Print Labels and the AUTOPART format Follow the field prompts as necessary Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields this sample prints the following label This graphic shows the four extracted characters from the PART bar code field The first three and last three characters were stripped Notice that the bar code field contains the four middle characters entered since we extracted four c
66. T bar code field and only these five extracted characters will print Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Press to design your formats Design Menu 2 Press to edit an existing format Create New Format 1 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 3 Select AUTOPART Press C Eier D Format Menu 01 AUTOPART 02 PRICE 03 LINE2 04 LINE 05 CONSTANT 06 COMBO 07 SIZE Edit Menu 4 Press to edit the PART bar code field Edit Header Info 1 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit eae Edit Field Select Fld Ufld 1 Smpl Press Id 1 Constant Fld 2 Constant 3 Ufld 1 Smpl 4 Ufld 2 Smpl Fld 5 Ufld 3 Cmbo 6 4 Cmbo Select Type Fld 3 6 Press Center 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 10 10 Applying Data Edits Select Bar Code 4 Code 39 c d 5 Codabar 6 EAN 8 7 EAN 13 8 Code 128 9 MSI Select Field Class 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data IN gt A_ Enter Max Length gt 12 Enter Min Length gt 1_ Enter Field Prompt KEY PART Edit Fixed Data Press ENTER to retain gt Enter Row gt 255 _ Enter Col gt 15 _ Select Dens
67. TE TIME 02 PRICE 03 LINE2 04 LINE 05 CONSTANT 06 COMBO 07 SIZE 1 Press to exit the Design Menu 2 Press to print your format 3 Select DATE TIME and press Center The label prints This sample prints the following label 9 14 Defining Special Fields 13 31 APPLYING DATA EDITS Data edits are available for both text and bar code fields simple and combo You can define two edits per field For example use the strip characters to remove the cents from a price field 12 50 becomes 12 and then pad data on the right with nines 12 99 You can use data edits on fields where fixed data is defined NOTE Fixed data can be added before or after performing the data edit You will be prompted perform data edit before or after including fixed data Unexpected results may occur if you perform the data edit before including fixed data or vice versa You can select from the following data edits Make into price Pad data field Extract Characters Strip Characters Extract Characters from Middle Insert Character Reformats the data as a price by adding the currency symbol selected at the Configuration menu and decimal point decimal point comma etc NOTE Use on text fields only Adds pad characters to fill in the specified field Use this data edit to add leading or trailing zeros in bar code or price fields For example the operator enters 1 and the price prints as 01 Extr
68. acters in the field 34 Press for the field rotation 35 Press for no data edits 36 Press to define a bar code field 37 Press for UPC A 38 Press D to define a combo field 39 Press any key to continue Defining Bar Code Fields 6 19 Enter Field First is Fld One ENTER when done gt Enter Start Position First is One gt Enter of Chars gt Enter Field First is Fld One ENTER when done gt Enter Start Position First is One gt Enter of Chars gt Enter Field First is Fld One ENTER when done gt Enter Fill Direction for short Source Fields 1 Fill from Left 2 Fill from Right 3 Do not Fill Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt Enter Row Enter Col 6 20 Defining Bar Code Fields 40 Type 1 and press for source field 1 41 Type 1 and press for copy start position 1 42 Type 6 and press for 6 characters to copy 43 Type 2 and press for source field 2 44 Type 1 and press for copy start position 1 45 Type 6 and press for 6 characters to copy 46 Press to continue 47 Press to not fill the field 48 Press for no fixed data 49 Type 100 for the row location Press Ce D 50 Type 10 for the column location Press Center Enter Density 1 80 2 120 gt Enter Bar Height Units Inch 100 gt
69. acts the specified number of characters from the left or right side of the current field The remaining characters are discarded Removes the specified number of characters from the left or right side of the current field The remaining characters are printed Extracts the specified number of characters from the specified position The remaining characters are discarded Inserts one character at the specified position in the current field Applying Data Edits 10 1 Make Into Shoe Size Removes the last character in the specified field and if the character was five 5 prints v at the end of the field If the last character was a zero 0 the last character is removed and not printed For example 90 prints as 9 65 prints as 6 NOTE Use on text fields only Using Data Edits Data edits are defined as the last step in text and bar code fields We will create a new format AUTOPART 4 0 long x 2 0 wide which contains two constant text fields Code 39 bar code fields combo text fields to print the human readable bar code characters Then we will apply some data edits to manipulate the format Use the following information to create the two constant text fields See Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields or Chapter 7 Defining Constant Text Fields for more information Prompts Constant Text Field 1 Constant Text Field 2 Fixed data PART SERIAL Row 315 180 Column 15 15 Font 4 CG Trium 12p
70. ad the following information to become familiar with the prompts for line fields Valid ranges for the prompts are listed as well as information about using line fields Format Name Depending on your printer s configuration enter a name for the format For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer The maximum number of characters for the format name is 16 Format Number Reserved for future use Depending on your printer s configuration enter a number for the format The format number range is 1 99 Format Reserved for future use Depending on your printer s Description configuration enter a description for the format Supply Length The length of your loaded supply Measure from the top of one black mark to the top of the next black mark The standard supply lengths are 55 78 110 150 200 300 or 400 inches Supply Width The width of your loaded supply Choices include 1 20 1 50 or 2 00 inches Field Type Choices include text bar code constant text and line Defining Line Fields 8 1 Line Type Start Row Start Column End Row End Column Line Angle Line Length Thickness 8 2 Defining Line Fields Choices include segment or vector With segments you choose the starting point and ending point With vectors you choose the starting point the angle and the length of the line The horizontal line where printing begins SAHPLE The range is 0
71. all Technical Support Internal software error caused by a downloaded task that already exists Turn off the printer Wait two seconds and turn it back on If the error persists call Technical Support Data Formatting Failures Formatting errors indicate that a field will print incorrectly After you have checked the data stream and corrected the data retransmit the format and batch For errors 571 619 the batch will still print but the field font bar code or density may be incomplete missing or contain incorrect data 571 573 574 580 UPC or EAN bar code data length is invalid The bar code data length in the batch does not fit the format Price field length is invalid The price field length in the batch does not fit the format or the field contains blanks No CD scheme or room for CD The CD scheme in the batch does not fit the format or the field contains blanks Out of memory Try to reallocate memory Resend the packet If the error persists call Technical Support Troubleshooting 12 9 603 Internal software error caused by the batch not being held Turn off the printer Wait two seconds and turn it back on If the error persists call Technical Support 611 Font bar code or density is invalid The font bar code or density in the batch does not fit the format 612 The data in this line of the batch is either missing or does not match the format 613 Reference point off tag 614 Portion of field o
72. ant Text Fields To define line fields see Chapter 8 Defining Line Fields Printing the Simple Fixed Bar Code Format After designing your format print it to see how it looks Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 UPCA SCAN UPC 1 Press to exit the Design Menu 2 Press to print your format 3 Select Press Center 4 Type 028028796302 Press The label prints Defining Bar Code Fields 6 9 Printed 1 5 Press the trigger to print another label or press to return to the prompt and print another label This sample prints the following label Sample 2 Simple Variable Bar Code The following procedure creates a Code 128 bar code on a 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide supply NOTE This sample uses the printer s factory set defaults For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Main Menu 1 From the Main Menu press 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 2 Press to create a new format 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format sole 3 CODE128 for the format name Press i CERD eer ona
73. ar codes only The appearance of the bar code is the combination of number system and or check digits shown with the bar code You are prompted for the appearance during format creation unless the configuration specifies to use the default The number system appears on the left and the check digit appears on the right NOTE The appearance that prints does not change unless you redefine the field You cannot change only the configuration and have the printing change Number System gt lt Check Digit Following are the appearance options No C D or Num Sys Number Sys Only 1 93652 98945 Check Digit Only Complete HR Text human readable 193652 5854509 pen um OD TNAM Defining Bar Code Fields 6 5 Setting the Density The density is the amount of data per unit length in a bar code Generally you measure the density in characters per inch or as percentages of the nominal size Density values vary by bar code The following table lists these values Bar Code UPC and EAN Density Values 80 and 120 Interleaved 2 of 5 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 3 6 0 7 1 8 3 9 1 10 6 12 0 and 13 7 Code 39 no c d 1 3 1 7 2 8 3 3 3 7 4 0 6 0 6 6 and 12 0 Codabar 2 0 2 9 4 3 4 7 7 7 8 4 and 9 6 Code 128 3 5 7 0 4 4 8 7 5 8 11 7 and 8 7 17 5 MSI 4 0 5 3 and 6 9 Code 93 3 6 4 3 5 3 7 1 and 10 7 Code 39 Mod43 1 3 1 7 2 8 3 3 3 7 4 0 6 0 6 6 and 12 0 12015
74. at Menu 01 LINE2 02 LINE 03 CONSTANT 04 COMBO 05 SIZE Printed 1 1 Press to exit the Design Menu Press to print your format Select LINE2 and press D The line prints Press the trigger to print another label or press until you return to the Format Menu This sample prints the following label 8 8 Defining Line Fields DEFINING SPECIAL FIELDS IE This chapter includes information about creating price and system date time fields Create a separate definition for each price and date time field For price fields you define the way your price appears in the printed format for example 98 00 You can configure the printer to print using US Dollars French Francs Spanish Pesetas Belgian Francs German Marks British Pounds Euro Dollars Swedish Krona Danish Marka Austrian Schilling and Japanese Yen See Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer for more information For date time fields you define the way the system date and time appear in the printed format for example 10 15 01 4 00 PM NOTE samples shown in this chapter are created using 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide supplies About Price and System Date Time Fields Read the following information to become familiar with the prompts for price and date time fields Valid ranges for the prompts are listed as well as information about using price and date time fields Format Name Depending on your printer s configuration enter a na
75. ce fields and data you want to list in a column Decide how wide and tall you want the characters to appear on the labels The following two tables show the width and height of each of the monospaced fonts after magnification This table includes the default gap spacing for Letter Gothic 6 pt and Letter Gothic 9 pt Width Mag Letter Gothic 6 pt Letter Gothic 9 pt Units Character Character Width Sample Width Sample 1 1 100 in 4 69 L 7 29 a 7x 1 100in 32 81 L 51 04 _ Height Magnification Letter Gothic li 1 100 in 6 9 48 28 B 2 Using Fonts Proportional Font Magnification Each character in a proportionally spaced font is a different width You may be able to place more characters on a line using proportionally spaced fonts You may want to experiment with these fonts and adjust field measurements in your format as needed The following tables provide height and width magnification of sample characters CG Triumvirate Bold 8 pt Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1 1 100 in 1 56 5 73 E 10 94 w 7x 1 100in 6 9 20 7 41 4 gt lt CG Triumvirate Bold 6 5 pt Font 1000 Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1 1 100 in 1 56 4 69 L 9 90 w 7x 1 100 in 10 94 32 81 69 27 Ca a Height Magnification 1x 7x 1 100 6 77 47 40 Using Fonts B 3 CG Triumvirate Bold 8 pt Font 1001 Width Mag 1x 1 100 in
76. creen Moves the cursor the left and deletes the character on the left Accepts your selection 3 V Scrolls left right up or down through the options on the display When your selection is highlighted press Center gt Left and right move the cursor inside an entry When inside an entry moves the cursor to the extreme left beginning of gt data and moves the cursor to the extreme right end of data Toggles between upper case and lower case numeric Enters Caps lock Ins Toggles between overwrite mode and normal mode In overwrite mode when you type it replaces characters NOTE See the Equipment Manual for more information Reading the Display The icons listed below tell you what data entry mode you are in If you see You are in F Function Key Mode Upper case Alpha Mode X Delete Mode Pressing deletes the current character Caps Lock Mode NOTE See the Equipment Manual for more information 2 4 Getting Started Entering a Sample Format Turn on the printer You will see the Main Menu Main Menu Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Enter Format Name gt Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches gt Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inch
77. d constant text fields count as fields Packet is incomplete attempted to delete or overwrite a format used by the current batch or attempted to load a graphic while the printer was busy Parser timed out no data Resend packet to the printer No data Resend packet to the printer The printer memory is full Delete unnecessary formats from memory The buffer size you defined exceeds the total available in your machine Internal software error relating to list sync Call Technical Support Internal software error relating to location name Call Technical Support Internal software error relating to duplicate name Call Technical Support Internal mailbox error Call Technical Support Item in use Call Technical Support Item already checked out Call Technical Support 12 8 Troubleshooting 426 427 428 429 431 433 434 435 Item not checked out Call Technical Support Format name is invalid Valid name is 1 8 characters inside quotes or for a printer assigned name If the error reappears call Technical Support Batch name is invalid If the error reappears call Technical Support The field number appears more than once in a format The format file cannot be found The batch references a field number that does not exist in the format Internal software error caused by a downloaded task that is not executable Turn off the printer Wait two seconds and turn it back on If the error persists c
78. de 128 MSI PostNet and Code 93 Vector line type A line type with a starting point angle and length of line Vertical bar code Data that is rotated and prints down the length of a label or text Void Light area on a label in a bar code or text Label Sizes The printer allows you to print the following label sizes Supported Supply Supported Supply Lengths Widths 55 inches 1 20 Inches 785 inches 1 50 Inches 1 1 inches 2 00 Inches 1 5 inches 2 0 inches 3 0 inches 4 0 inches NOTE Most of the sample formats in this manual use 2 X 2 labels unless indicated otherwise Call 1 800 543 6650 for more information about the various label sizes and label types available with this printer Introduction 1 3 How this Manual is Organized Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Appendix A Appendix B 1 4 Introduction Introduction Getting Started Configuring the Printer Designing a Format Defining Text Fields Defining Bar Code Fields Defining Constant Text Fields Defining Line Fields Defining Special Fields Applying Data Edits Editing a Format Troubleshooting Sample Formats Using Fonts Provides an overview of the printer and terms to know Provides a checklist to get you started keypad tips and a sample format Tells you how set defaults for your printer and
79. dits 10 29 Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Select Edit 2 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Perform Edits Before or After including Fixed Data B A gt _ Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit Save current format Y N gt _ 10 30 Applying Data Edits 20 Press for the alignment of characters in the field 21 Press for the field rotation 22 Select Make Shoe Size Press Cer D 23 Press for no additional data edits 24 Press A 25 Press GO 26 Press Y to save the format You return to the Design Menu Press until you return to the Main Menu Printing the Format From the Main Menu select Print Labels and the SHOE PRICE format Follow the field prompts as necessary Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields this sample prints the following label These graphics show the SIZE text field automatically formatted to include the 1 2 shoe size designation if necessary PATENT
80. dth Mag 1 Justification 1 Left Field Rotation 4 Right of Supply Edits None A 20 Sample Formats Use the following information to create the bar code field Prompts Bar Code Field 4 Bar Code 4 Code 39 c d Field Class 1 Simple Data Type Numeric Max Length 12 Min Length 1 Field Prompt SCAN BAR CODE Fixed Data None Row 260 Column 100 Density 6 6 cpi 1 2 5 2 dots Bar Height 50 Field Rotation 4 Right of Supply Edits None Sample Formats A 21 Use the following information to create the combo text field Prompts Combo Field 5 Field Class 2 Combo Max Length 12 Min Length 1 Field Number 04 Start Position 01 Num of Chars 12 Fill Direction 3 Do not Fill Fixed Data None Row 260 Column 85 Font 2 CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag 1 Width Mag 1 Justification 1 Left Field Rotation 4 Right of Supply Edits None A 22 Sample Formats Use the following information to create the date time field Prompts Date Time Field 6 Field Class 3 System Date Time Template MM DD YY Fixed Data None Row 200 Column 50 Font 1 CG Trium 6 5 1000 Height Mag 1 Width Mag 1 Justification 1 Left Field Rotation A Right of Supply Sample Formats A 23 A 24 Sample Formats USING FONTS B This appendix contains the information you ne
81. e Choices include simple price system date time and combo Price and system date time fields are explained in Chapter 9 Defining Special Fields Combo combination fields are explained later in this chapter Simple fields are the most commonly used Choices include alphanumeric and numeric Decide if you need letters or letters and numbers in your field When selecting a font for your data keep in mind that point sizes greater than 12 include only the following characters 0123456789 96 amp DFKLMPS kpr g X 4 The maximum number of characters in the field The number of characters depends on the font size label size whether you are using a check digit or if the field is printed horizontally or vertically If your data is a price remember to include the currency symbol dollar sign cent sign etc in the length of your field The range is 0 40 The minimum number of characters in the field The range is 0 40 Contains the prompt displayed during data entry The maximum number of characters is 40 In situations where the same data appears on all labels you can enter the repetitive data as fixed data The operator does not enter the data The maximum number of characters is 40 however each field has a maximum length defined so the fixed data must be below that maximum Fixed data is stored with the format and automatically displayed with the prompt during data entry Fixed data can also be added before
82. e Used for printing bar Item or serial numbers zip Price codes that can be codes information you do Date Time scanned not want to have visible to Combo customers Constant N A Prints fixed characters Company name or Text that print without company address changing Line N A Highlights or separates Line marking out the items regular price For each field type keep the following in mind Maximum field length The maximum number of characters in the field The number of characters depends on the font size label size whether you are using a check digit or if the field is printed horizontally or If your data is a price remember to include the currency symbol dollar sign Franc etc in the length of your field See Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer for more information about setting a currency symbol The range is 0 vertically 40 4 4 Designing a Format Font and Font Size Rotation Row Column When working with fonts you have three considerations font appearance font size font spacing monospaced or proportional See Appendix B Using Fonts for more information The rotation of your field or individual characters Fields and characters can be rotated 0 90 180 or 270 degrees The horizontal line where printing begins The number of rows available depends on the label size you use You can begina field at any row However towards the top and bottom of the label you mu
83. eadable Use Default Alignment Use Default Alignment L in Barcode Fields Y Default Y a 3 8 Configuring the Printer Select a bar code appearance for UPC and EAN bar code fields The Format Bar Code Options Menu appears See Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields for more information about bar code appearances Default No Human Readable Press Y to use the default alignment L left justification in bar code fields or press N to prompt the operator for the justification The Format Bar Code Options Menu appears Default Y DESIGNING A FORMAT U This chapter describes how to determine what kind of information to use in your format draw a rough sketch of your label or tag using the Supply Layout Grid before you create the format categorize data into field types text bar code price etc select fonts to use in your format Design Overview Before you create a format you must design your label l Decide which fields should appear on your label See Determining Format Contents for more information Determine your label size Labels are available from Monarch in a wide variety of sizes Your application and the amount of data you need to print determines the supply size Contact Monarch Marking for more information Draw a rough sketch of your label You may want to draw several variations to see what works best See Drawing Rough Sketches for more informati
84. ed 900 999 are hard printer failures Call Technical Support if you receive these messages 12 12 Troubleshooting SAMPLE FORMATS The following pages include several samples of different applications such as item pricing item identification and receiving inventory You can customize any of these formats to meet your needs Item Pricing The following sample PRETZELS 2 0 long x 2 0 wide contains two text fields one PRETZELS bar code field and one price field The human readable characters under the bar code are automatically generated using a combo text field that copies the data entered from the bar code field 652018796302 Use the following information to create the bar code 99 field Prompts Bar Code Field 1 Bar Code 1 UPC A Field Class 1 Simple Field Prompt SCAN UPC Fixed Data None Row 80 Column 15 Density 1 80 Bar Height 40 Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply Edits None Sample Formats A 1 Use the following information to create the text and combo text field for human readable characters Prompts Text Field 2 Combo Field 3 Field Class 1 Simple 2 Combo Data Type Alpha numeric N A Max Length 10 12 Min Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM N A Field Number N A 01 Start Position N A 01 Num of Chars N A 12 Fill Direction N A 3 Do not Fill Fixed Data None None Row 135 65 Column 35 15 Font 2 CG Trium 8pt 1001 2
85. ed to work with fonts These fonts are standard in your printer Number Font Size and Appearance Type of Spacing of Dots Between Characters 1000 CG Triumvirate Bold 6 5 pt proportional varies w each letter 1001 CG Triumvirate Bold 8 pt proportional varies w each letter 1002 CG Triumvirate Bold 10 pt proportional varies w each letter 1003 CG Triumvirate Bold 12 pt proportional varies w each letter 1004 CG Triumvirate Bold 18 pt proportional varies w each letter 1005 CG Triumvirate Bold 22 pt proportional varies w each letter 1006 CG Triumvirate Bold proportional varies w each letter Condensed 6 5 pt 1007 CG Triumvirate Bold proportional varies w each letter Condensed 8 pt 1008 CG Triumvirate Bold proportional varies w each letter Condensed 10 pt 1009 CG Triumvirate Bold proportional varies w each letter Condensed 12 pt 1010 CG Triumvirate Bold proportional varies w each letter Condensed 18 pt 1011 CG Triumvirate Bold proportional varies w each letter Condensed 22 pt 1012 Letter Gothic Bold 6 pt monospaced 1 1013 Letter Gothic Bold 9 pt monospaced 2 NOTE Point sizes greater than 12 include only the following characters 0123456789 amp DFKLMPS kpro Refer to the following pages for illustrations of these fonts Using Fonts B 1 Monospaced Font Magnification Monospaced characters occupy the same amount of space within a magnification Use monospaced fonts for pri
86. eld is shorter than the combo field you have the option of filling padding data from the left or right or none You are also prompted for the fill character 6 14 Defining Bar Code Fields Each combo field pulls data from up to 10 different text or bar code fields An example of using bar code fields to create a combo text field can be seen in the following tag To show human readable data with a bar code that does not allow human readable characters create a combo text field from the bar code data field Combo text field from bar code data 12345678 for human readable Entering a Sample Combo Bar Code Field Follow the steps for entering combo bar code fields on 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide supplies NOTE This sample uses the printer s factory set defaults For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Main Menu 1 From the Main Menu press 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 2 Press to create a new format 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format EDS 3 COMBO for the format name Press Can Enter 4 Enter 200 for the length of your supply Press Supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches Select Supply Width 3 120 nds 5 Press GO for the supply width 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches Defi
87. es Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Complex Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data gt _ Enter Max Length gt 1 Press to design your formats 2 Press to create a new format 3 Type SIZE Press Eme 4 Type 200 for a 2 inch long label Press Enter Press for the supply width 6 Press to define a text field Press to define a simple field 8 Press A alpha numeric 9 Type 10 as the maximum number of characters in the field Press Center Getting Started 2 5 Enter Min Length gt Enter Field Prompt gt a Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt Add fixed data Before or After entry chars B A gt a Enter Row gt a Enter Col gt Select Font CG Trium 6 5 1000 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 CG Trium 10p 1002 CG Trium 12p 1003 CG Trium 18 p 1004 CG Trium 22p 1005 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 CG TrCon 8 1007 CG TrCon 10p 1008 10 CG TrCon 12p 1009 11 CG TrCon 18p 1010 12 CG TrCon 22p 1011 13 LetGoth 6 5 1012 14 LetGoth 9pt 1013 Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ 2 6 Getting Started 10 Type 1 a
88. ess D for a line field 8 Press S 9 122 for the row location Press Center 10 Type 10 for the column location Press Center 11 Type 122 for the end row location Press Center 12 Type 130 for the end column location Press Center 13 Type and press Center Editing a Format 11 3 Edit Menu 14 Press to exit the Edit menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit Save changes Y N gt _ 15 Press Y You return to the Format menu Printing the Format From the Main Menu select Print Labels and the SHOE SIZE format Follow the field prompts as necessary SIZE 6 1 2 Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields this sample prints the following label This graphic shows the copied SHOE SIZE format with the line field added PRICE 19 99 Deleting a Field In our SHOE SIZE format we will delete the text field formatted as a price field Main Menu 1 Press to design your formats Design Formats Print Labels Configuration Design Menu 2 to edit an existing format Create New Format Edit Old Format Copy Format Delete Format ROM 11 4 Editing a Format Select Format for Editing _ Format Menu 01 SHOE SIZE 02 SHOE PRICE 03 AUTOPART 04 PRICE 05 LINE2 06 LINE 07 CONSTANT
89. ess Center 10 Type 1 as the minimum number of characters in the field Press Cer D 11 Type ENTER SIZE Press 12 Press for no fixed data 13 Type 100 for the row location Press 14 Type 10 for the column location Press Enter Defining Text Fields 5 13 Select Font CG Trium 6 5 1000 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 CG Trium 10p 1002 CG Trium 12p 1003 CG Trium 18 p 1004 CG Trium 22p 1005 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 NOORONS CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 CG TrCon 10p 1008 10 CG TrCon 12p 1009 11 CG TrCon 18p 1010 12 CG TrCon 22p 1011 13 LetGoth 6 5 1012 14 LetGoth 9pt 1013 Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Select Type Fld 2 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 5 14 Defining Text Fields 15 Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 Press Erme 16 Press for the height magnification 17 Press for the width magnification 18 Press for the alignment of characters in the field 19 Press for the field rotation 20 Press f
90. ff tag There may be an invalid character in the packet Make sure you did not enter O for 615 Bar code width is greater than 16 inches or the number of keywords for your PDF 417 bar code exceeds 928 Decrease the density or shorten the amount of data to print the bar code 616 Dot shifting failed A bad dot falls on a bar code that cannot be shifted Call Technical Support 618 Magnification must be 1 to 7 Machine Faults Errors 700 to 799 occur when there is a problem with the printer 703 The printer sensed a calibration of different sized black marks Make sure the correct supply is loaded 704 Printer has not sensed a supply mark within the specified number of inches or out of supplies Check the supply tracking supply marks black mark sensor position and supply roll for binding If the error continues to appear change the supply 730 A memory allocation error occurred during initialization 750 Printhead is overheated Turn off the printer to let the printhead cool If the error persists call Technical Support 12 10 Troubleshooting 751 752 753 755 756 757 758 762 763 765 770 771 790 791 Printer did not sense a black mark when expected The supply may be jammed For errors 751 753 Check the supply tracking supply marks black mark sensor position and supply roll for binding If the error continues to appear change the supply Printer sensed a mark in the wrong place Printe
91. haracters starting with the fourth position The combo text field also contains the four extracted characters PART 2268 SERIAL I 2578599061 Applying Data Edits 10 21 Inserting Characters In our AUTOPART sample we will insert one character at the beginning of the PART bar code field but not print that character in the combo text field Main Menu Design Formats Print Labels Configuration Press to design your formats Design Menu 2 Press to edit an existing format Create New Format 1 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 3 Select AUTOPART Press Center Format Menu 01 AUTOPART 02 PRICE 03 LINE2 04 LINE 05 CONSTANT 06 COMBO 07 SIZE Edit Menu 4 Pr Edit Header Info SS 1 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit 5 Select Fld 3 Ufld 1 Smpl to edit the PART Fld 2 Constant bar code field Press Cer D 3 Ufld 1 Smpl 4 Ufld 2 Smpl Fld 5 Ufld 3 Cmbo Fld 6 Ufld 4 Cmbo Select Type Fld 3 6 Press Center 1 Text Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 10 22 Applying Data Edits Select Bar Code 4 Code 39 c d 5 Codabar 6 EAN 8 7 EAN 13 8 Code 128 9 MSI Select Field Class 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data AIN gt A_ Enter
92. he number of characters depends on the font size label size whether you are using a check digit or if the field is printed horizontally or vertically For price fields remember to include the currency symbol dollar sign decimal point etc in the length of your field For date time fields remember to include any dashes slashes colons etc in the length of your field The range is 0 40 Minimum Length The minimum number of characters in the field The range is 0 40 Field Prompt Contains the prompt displayed during data entry The maximum number of characters is 40 9 2 Defining Special Fields Using Fixed Data Row Column In situations where the same data appears on all labels you can enter the repetitive data as fixed data The operator does not enter the data The maximum number of characters is 40 however each field has a maximum length defined so the fixed data must be below that maximum Fixed data is stored with the format and automatically displayed with the prompt during data entry Fixed data can also be added before or after entry characters An example of fixed data is the manufacturer s code ina UPCA bar code The horizontal line where printing begins For monospaced fonts distance from the bottom of print area to the pivot point The pivot point varies depending on how text is justified Ged Ical 2 gt Fe Balanced EndJustifed AHPLE For proportionally
93. ide that contains three text fields and apply the make into price edit on the second text field NOTE Use this edit only on text fields Use the following information to create the text field See Chapters 5 Defining Text Fields and Chapter 7 Defining Constant Text Fields for more information Prompts Text Field 1 Constant Text Field Text Field 2 Field Class Simple N A Simple Data Type Alpha numeric N A Numeric Max Length 16 N A 6 Min Length 1 N A 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM N A KEY PRICE Fixed data None PRICE None Row 130 75 75 Column 10 30 75 Font 3 CG Trium 10 1002 2 CG Trium 8pt 1001 2 CG Trium 8pt 1001 Height Mag 1 1 1 Width Mag 1 1 1 Justif 1 1 1 Field Rot 1 1 1 Data Edit None N A 2 Make into Price 10 26 Applying Data Edits Printing the Format From the Main Menu select Print Labels and the SHOE PRICE format Follow the field prompts as necessary Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields this sample prints the following label This graphic shows the second text field PATENT SANDAL automatically formatted to include the selected currency set through Configuration menu symbols See Chapter 3 PRICE 19 99 Configuring the Printer for more information Make Into Shoe Size In our SHOE PRICE sample we will add one more text field containing the fixed data SIZE and apply the make into shoe size
94. ield defined as to keep Alphanumeric as the to keep the current maximum to keep the current minimum to keep the current field prompt for no fixed data to keep the current row to keep the current column to keep the current density Applying Data Edits 10 15 Enter Bar Height Units Inch 100 gt 50 Top of Field at D 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Strip chars from Left or Right L R _ Enter number of characters _ _ Select Edit 2 1 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit Save changes Y N gt _ a 10 16 Applying Data Edits 17 Press to keep the current bar code height 18 Press to keep the current field rotation 19 Select Strip Chars Press 20 Press L to remove characters from the left 21 Type 3 Press Center 22 Press for no additional data edits 23 Press 24 Press Y You return to the Format Menu Press until you return to the Main Menu Printing the Format From the Main Menu select Print Labels and the
95. ield position is greater than the maximum stock dimension Troubleshooting 12 3 014 015 016 017 018 020 021 022 023 024 025 030 031 032 Font style is invalid See Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields for more information Character rotation must be 0 0 degrees 1 90 degrees 2 180 degrees or 3 270 degrees See Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields for information Field rotation must be 0 0 degrees 1 90 degrees 2 180 degrees or 3 270 degrees See Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields for information Field restriction must be V variable or F fixed Code page selection defined in the field must be 1 ASCII Vertical magnification must be 1 to 7 Horizontal magnification must be 1 to 7 Color must be Black Opaque White Opaque Black Transparent or White Transparent See Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields for more information Intercharacter gap must be 0 to 9 dots Field justification must be B balanced L left or R right See Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields for more information Data length is too long Bar code height must be at least 1 or is not within the supply dimensions Human readable option must be 1 no CD or NS 5 NS at bottom no CD 6 CD at bottom no NS 7 CD and NS at bottom 8 no text Bar code type is invalid See Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields for valid options 12 4 Troubleshooting 033 040 041 042 043 044 045
96. ields for data that is the same so the operator does not have to enter the repetitive data for each label For example a store number should be in a constant text field whereas the department number should be in a text field The store number is the same for each label The department number varies per label NOTE The constant text field is not assigned a field number but is counted as a field keep this in mind as the printer allows a maximum of 50 fields per format Data edits do not apply to constant text fields Constant text fields are very similar to text fields NOTE samples shown in this chapter are created using 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide supplies About Constant Text Fields Read the following information to become familiar with the prompts for constant text fields Valid ranges for the prompts are listed as well as information about using constant text fields Format Name Depending on your printer s configuration enter a name for the format For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer The maximum number of characters for the format name is 16 Format Number Reserved for future use Depending on your printer s configuration enter a number for the format The format number range is 1 99 Format Reserved for future use Depending on your printer s Description configuration enter a description for the format Supply Length The length of yo
97. include Black Opaque White Opaque Black Transparent and White Transparent Alignment of the text within the field Choices include Left L Right E and Center B Fonts 1012 and 1013 Letter Gothic 6 5 and 9 pt default to L left regardless of selection Defining Special Fields 9 5 Character Rotation Depending on your printer s configuration enter the character rotation of the selected field For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Choices include Top of Field Left of Field Bottom of Field and Right of Field The field or supply does not rotate only the characters do See ABCD in the example below MONARCH MONARCH MONARCH MONARCH ABCD TADO 4994 DRO Field Rotation Rotation of the selected field Choices include Top of Supply Left of Supply Bottom of Supply and Right of Supply Balanced Bed Justited 9 6 Defining Special Fields Entering a Sample Price Field We will create a sample format PRICE 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide and a sample price field Main Menu Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Enter Format Name gt a Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches gt Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3
98. ins data pulled from up to 10 other fields combination NOTE f text falls on two lines each line of text requires a separate definition All samples shown in this chapter are created using 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide supplies About Text Fields Read the following information to become familiar with the prompts for text fields Valid ranges for the prompts are listed as well as information about using text fields Format Name Depending on your printer s configuration enter a name for the format For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer The maximum number of characters for the format name is 16 Format Number Reserved for future use Depending on your printer s configuration enter a number for the format The format number range is 1 99 Format Reserved for future use Depending on your printer s Description configuration enter a description for the format Supply Length The length of your loaded supply Measure from the top of one black mark to the top of the next black mark The standard supply lengths are 55 78 110 150 200 300 or 400 inches Defining Text Fields 5 1 Supply Width Field Type Field Class Type of Data Maximum Length Minimum Length Field Prompt Fixed Data 5 2 Defining Text Fields The width of your loaded supply Choices include 1 20 1 50 or 2 00 inches Choices include text bar code constant text and lin
99. ion Press for no additional data edits 21 Press to exit the Edit menu Save changes Y N gt _ 22 Press Y You return to the Format menu Printing the Format From the Main Menu select Print Labels and PATENT SANDAL the SHOE SIZE format Follow the field prompts as necessary Depending on the data you enter for the text fields this sample prints the following label This graphic shows the SHOE SIZE format with the new column location and font in the text field SIZE 61 2 Changing Header Information When editing a format you can change the header information format name supply length and supply width In our SHOE SIZE format we will change the format name supply length and supply width NOTE Before you change the supply length or width make sure the supply loaded in the printer matches the supply sizes specified in the header information Main Menu 1 Press to design your formats Design Formats Print Labels Configuration Design Menu 2 Press to edit an existing format Create New Format Edit Old Format Copy Format Delete Format ROM Editing a Format 11 9 Select Format for Editing _ Format Menu 01 SHOE SIZE 02 SHOE PRICE 03 AUTOPART 04 PRICE 05 LINE2 06 LINE 07 CONSTANT Edit Menu Edit Header Info Edit a Field Add a Field Delete a Field Quit Edit
100. ity 3 3 cpi 1 2 5 4 dots 4 0 cpi 1 3 0 3 dots 6 0 cpi 1 3 0 2 dots 6 6 cpi 1 2 5 2 dots 3 7 cpi 1 2 0 4 dots 12 0 1 3 0 1 dot 2 8 1 2 2 5 dots 7 Press to keep Code 39 as the bar code 8 Press to keep the field defined as simple 9 Press to keep Alphanumeric as the data type 10 Press Type 0 so the maximum length for the field is 10 Press Cer D 11 Press to keep the current minimum length 12 Press to keep the current field prompt 13 Press for no fixed data 14 Press to keep the current row location 15 Press to keep the current column location 16 Press to keep the current density Applying Data Edits 10 11 Enter Bar Height Units Inch 100 gt 50 Top of Field at D 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Extract chars from Left or Right L R _ a Enter number of characters _ _ Select Edit 2 1 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit Save changes Y N gt _ a 10 12 Applying Data Edits 17 Press
101. l is invalid Secondary symbol selection must be 0 none or 1 print secondary sign Monetary decimal places must be 0 to 3 Internal code page selection must be 1 ASCII Cut adjustment must be 99 to 99 dots RS232 Trailer string is too long Use a maximum of 3 characters ENQ Trailer string is too long Use a maximum of 3 characters The buffer type must be T Transmit R Receive I Image F Format or D Downloadable Fonts The storage device type in the memory configuration packet must be R volatile RAM The buffer size is invalid The printhead width must be 1 83 inches The battery voltage must be 1 12 volt battery The printer address specified in the communication settings packet must use exactly six characters Check Digit Errors 300 324 310 311 Check digit scheme number must be 1 to 10 Modulus must be 2 to 11 Troubleshooting 12 7 314 Check digit algorithm must be D sum of digits or P sum of products General Packet Errors 400 435 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 415 420 421 422 423 424 425 The character immediately following is invalid Internal data error Call Technical Support Field separator is not in the expected location Field separator was not found The number or string that is currently being processed is too long Too many fields exist in the format You cannot have more than 50 fields in the format Lines an
102. ld only contains 5 characters but the combo field contains 10 you can fill the field from the left or right with zeroes or another character Fill Character Specifies which character to use for filling a field An example of using text fields to create a combo text field can be seen in multi part tags If you need a two part identical tag use combo text fields to Petites Petites mirror the data The operator only has to answer the Dress i Dress prompts one time for both tags SIE v RE HS Use combo fields to copy data from one part of tag to the other NOTE When creating your combo field remember that lines and constant text fields do not count as fields even though they appear in the list as fields when editing a format For example the constant text field Pretzels does not count as field 01 the bar code field is field 01 if the fields were defined in this order pretzels bar code combo field for PRETZELS human readable and price field NOTE You will receive an error unexpected data may print in the combo field if you use the 55201496302 wrong field number 99 Defining Text Fields 5 11 Entering a Sample Combo Text Field To use a combo field you must already have created the field s you want to copy or use data from We will create a sample format COMBO 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide that includes a text field SIZE and then create a combo text field COPY that copies the data f
103. lessey bar code Length 0 14 characters Uses only numeric data Can use a second optional check digit Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Codes Interleaved 2 of 5 is an industrial bar code You can use it with or without a barrier bar Length 0 2710 characters must be numeric The length must be even If not the software adds a zero at the end Interleaved 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 with the Barrier Bar Code 39 Bar Codes Code 39 is an industrial bar code You can use Code 39 with no check digit and Code 39 Mod 43 Uses alphanumeric data certain symbols and start stop characters Length 0 2710 characters 6 26 Defining Bar Code Fields Codabar Bar Codes Codabar is an industrial bar code with numeric printing and special start stop characters You can use the start stop characters to join multiple bar codes when scanning To join two bar codes the last character of one bar code and the first character of the other bar code must be d Other start and stop characters can be a b and c Length 0 26 characters Code 93 Uses data from the 128 character ASCII set Uses two check digits Length 0 2710 characters Defining Bar Code Fields 6 27 6 28 Defining Bar Code Fields DEFINING CONSTANT TEXT FIELDS A constant text field is a set of fixed characters that prints on all labels Define each constant text field separately Use constant text f
104. lpha numeric Max Length 12 4 Min Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER ITEM ENTER DEPT Fixed Data None None Row 100 5 Column 50 130 Font 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 1 CG Trium 6 5 1000 Height Mag 1 1 Width Mag 1 1 Justification 1 Left 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply 1 Top of Supply Edits None None Sample Formats A 15 Use the following information to create the bar code field Prompts Bar Code Field 3 Bar Code 8 Code 128 Field Class 1 Simple Data Type Numeric Max Length 10 Min Length 1 Field Prompt SCAN BAR CODE Fixed Data None Row 60 Column 10 Density 5 8 11 7 cpi 3 dots Bar Height 30 Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply Edits None A 16 Sample Formats Use the following information to create the combo field Prompts Combo Field 4 Field Class 4 Combo Max Length 10 Min Length 1 Field Number 03 Start Position 01 Num of Chars 10 Fill Direction 3 Do not Fill Fixed Data None Row 45 Column 50 Font 1 CG Trium 6 5 1000 Height Mag 1 Width Mag 1 Justification 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply Edits None Sample Formats A 17 Use the following information to create the date time field Prompts Date Time Field 5 Field Class 3 System Date Time Template MM DD Fixed Data None Row 5 Column 5 Font 1 CG Trium 6 5 1000
105. mat Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 COMBO 02 SIZE ENTER SIZE Printed 1 1 Press to exit the Design Menu 2 Press to print your format 3 Select COMBO and press 4 Type Small Press The label prints 5 Press the trigger to print another label or press to return to the prompt and print a different label Defining Text Fields 5 17 This sample prints the following label Combo field is filled on the left with the character 5 18 Defining Text Fields DEFINING BAR CODE FIELDS Create a separate definition for each bar code field There are two types of bar code fields Simple Contains data entered specifically for that field Combo Contains data pulled from up to 10 other fields combination See Bar Code Specifications for information about each bar code that can be used with these bar code field types About Bar Code Fields Read the following information to become familiar with the prompts for bar code fields Ranges for the prompts are listed as well as more information about using bar code fields Format Name Depending on your printer s configuration enter a name for the format For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer The maximum number of characters for the format name is 16 F
106. me for the format For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer The maximum number of characters for the format name is 16 Format Number Reserved for future use Depending on your printer s configuration enter a number for the format The format number range is 1 99 Format Reserved for future use Depending on your printer s Description configuration enter a description for the format Supply Length The length of your loaded supply Measure from the top of one black mark to the top of the next black mark The standard supply lengths are 55 78 110 150 200 300 or 400 Defining Special Fields 9 1 Supply Width The width of your loaded supply Choices include 1 20 1 50 or 2 00 inches Field Type Choices include text bar code constant text and line Field Class Choices include simple price system date time and combo For price fields you can specify a different monetary symbol or by selecting a different configuration option See Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer for more information The price is automatically formatted in your selected currency For date time fields the operator is allowed to format the appearance of date time fields However the system date and time are set when configuring the printer See Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer for more information Maximum Length The maximum number of characters in the field T
107. menu When you edit a field you can add delete or modify existing fields as well as change the format name supply length or supply width Adding a Field In our new SHOE SIZE format we will add a line field Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Select Format for Editing _ Format Menu 01 SHOE SIZE 02 SHOE PRICE 03 AUTOPART 04 PRICE 05 LINE2 06 LINE 07 CONSTANT 11 2 Editing a Format 1 Press to design your formats 2 Press to edit an existing format 3 Select SHOE SIZE Press Ere Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit New Field Location 1 Ufld 1 Smpl Fld 2 Constant 3 Ufld 2 Smpl 4 3 Smpl Add new field 1 Before or 2 After selected field gt _ Select Type Fld 5 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line Is line Segment or Vector S V gt _ Enter Row for First Point gt Enter Col for First Point gt Enter Row for Last Point gt Enter Col for Last Point gt Enter Thickness 2 0 01 inch gt 4 Press to add a field 5 Select Fld 4 Ufld 3 Smpl Press 6 Press After selected field 7 Pr
108. n ol 4 Type 200 for the length of your supply Press Supply 55 400 eg 400 i hee 6 10 Defining Bar Code Fields Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Select Bar Code 1 UPC A 2 UPC E 3 Interleaved20f5 4 Code 39 no c d 5 Codabar 6 EAN 8 7 EAN 13 Code 128 MSI UPC A 2 UPC A 5 UPC E 2 UPC E 5 EAN 8 42 EAN 8 45 a C1 C0 I9 16 EAN 13 2 17 EAN 13 5 23 Code 93 40 Code 39 Mod 43 41 UPCA amp Price CD 44 EAN 13 amp Price CD 50 2015 Barr Bar Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data gt _ Enter Max Length gt 5 Press for the supply width 6 Press to define a bar code field 7 Press for Code 128 8 Press to define a simple field 9 Press N to specify numeric data 10 Type 10 as the maximum number of characters in the field Press Defining Bar Code Fields 6 11 Enter Min Length gt _ Enter Field Prompt Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt Enter Row Enter Col gt Select Density 3 5 7 0 CPI 5 dots 4 4 8 7 4 dots 5 8 11 7 CPI dots 8 7 17 5 C
109. name Press Type 200 for the length of your supply Press for the supply width Defining Line Fields 8 3 Select Type Fld 1 6 Press to define a line field 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Is line Segment or Vector S V gt hee Enter Row 8 Type 48 for the row location Press Center for First Point ne ae ad 9 Type 10 for the column location Press Enter Row 10 Type 48 for the end row location Press for Last Point SN 11 Type 80 for the end column location Press Enter Thickness 12 T n r 2 0 01 inch press gt __ Select Type Fld 2 13 Press 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Save current 14 Press Y to save the format You return to the format Y N REC Design Menu To print the format see Printing the Sample Line Segment Format To define a text field see Chapter 5 Defining a Text Field for more information To define bar code fields see Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields To define constant text fields see Chapter 7 Defining Constant Text Fields 8 4 Defining Line Fields Printing the Sample Line Segment Format After designing your format print it to see how it looks BONA 1 2 3
110. ng Text Fields To define bar code fields see Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields To define line fields see Chapter 8 Defining Line Fields Defining Constant Text Fields 7 7 Printing the Sample Constant Text Format After designing your format print it to see how it looks Design Menu 1 Press to exit the Design Menu Create New Format 1 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Main Menu 2 Press to print your format 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Select Format 3 Select CONSTANT and press D The to Print label prints Format Menu 01 CONSTANT 02 COMBO 03 SIZE Printed 1 4 Press the trigger to print another label or press until you return to the Format Menu This sample prints the following label STYLE NO 7 8 Defining Constant Text Fields DEFINING LINE FIELDS 8 Use lines to form borders or mark out original prices Define each line separately NOTE This field is not assigned a field number but is counted as a field keep this in mind as the printer allows a maximum of 50 fields per format You can define any line length and a thickness up to 10 dots as long as the solid black print does not exceed 30 of any given square inch of the label Data edits do not apply to line fields NOTE All samples shown in this chapter are created using 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide supplies About Line Fields Re
111. ning Bar Code Fields 6 15 Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data gt _ Enter Max Length gt Enter Min Length gt Enter Field Prompt gt a Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt a Enter Row Enter Col 6 16 Defining Bar Code Fields 6 8 9 Press to define a text field Press to define a simple field Press N alpha numeric Type 6 as the maximum number of characters in the field Press Center 10 Type 6 as the minimum number of characters in the field Press Center 11 Type ENTER DATA 1 Press re 12 Press Cte for no fixed data 13 Type 10 for the row location Press Center 14 Type 10 for the column location Press Select Font CG Trium 6 5 1000 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 CG Trium 10p 1002 CG Trium 12p 1003 CG Trium 18 p 1004 CG Trium 22p 1005 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 NOORONS CG TrCon 8 pt 1007 CG TrCon 10p 1008 10 CG TrCon 12p 1009 11 CG TrCon 18p 1010 12 CG TrCon 22p 1011 13 LetGoth 6 5 1012 14 LetGoth 9pt 1013 Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 gt _ Set Justification 1
112. nspar information about font colors see Chapter 5 ES Defining Text Fields Default Black Transpar Use Default Character Rotation Use Default Char Press Y to use the default character rotation 0 Rotation 0 in 7 Text Fields Y in text fields or press N to prompt the operator Default Y for a value The Format Text Options Menu appears For more information about character rotation see Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields Default Y Configuring the Printer 3 7 Format Bar Code Options To set options for bar code fields go to the Format Bar Code Options Menu When you see Fmt Barcode Optns 1 Use Dflt UPC Appr 2 Set Dflt UPC Appr 3 Use Default Align Select an option 1 3 NOTE See Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields for more information on these options Use Default UPC Appearance Use Default Appearance 8 for UPC EAN Barcodes Y Default Y Press Y to use the default bar code appearance in UPC and EAN bar code fields others use non human readable only or press N to prompt the operator during field definition The Format Bar Code Options Menu appears Default Y NOTE You set the default appearance with the next menu selection Set Default UPC Appearance Set Default UPC Appearance Sel Dflt Appearance 1 No C D or Num Sys 2 Number Sys Only 3 Check Digit Only 4 Chk Dig amp Num Sys 5 No Human R
113. nt Text Fields Gap Font Height Magnification Width Magnification Depending on your printer s configuration enter the number of dots between characters For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer The gap range is 0 9 For mono spaced fonts the additional spacing is added to the existing inter character gap This is also true for proportionally spaced fonts but the inter character gap varies with character combinations Any number other than 0 affects your field width Default spacing Letter Gothic Bold 6pt 1 dot Letter Gothic Bold 9pt 2 dots All other fonts vary with each letter Use the default unless you want to create a special effect such as P R I C E additional character spacing in a field The style of font for your format Choices include CG Triumvirate Bold 6 5 8 10 12 18 or 22 point CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed 6 5 8 10 12 18 and 22 point and Letter Gothic 6 5 and 9 point Height magnifier for the selected font Use a magnifier of 1 with proportionally spaced fonts because characters lose smoothness at higher magnifications The range is 1 7 Width magnifier for the selected font Proportionally spaced fonts do not have a set width The range is 1 7 Defining Constant Text Fields 7 3 Font Color Line field transparent field using attribute O 15 6000 Line field COATS blocked x out by was 1999
114. on Identify the field types that appear on your label See Considering Field Types for more information Decide which fonts you want to use See Considering Fonts for more information Determining Format Data Before you lay out your format you need to make a few decisions What data do you want to print on your label For example How large is your supply Which fonts do you want to use Do you want to include a bar code Designing a Format 4 1 Determining the Print Area The print area varies depending on the size of your supply Below are the maximum and minimum print areas Notice that the top edge of the supply exits the printer first Unit of Maximum Maximum Minimum Minimum Measure Supply Size Print Area Supply Size Print Area English 200 x 400 183 x 365 120 x 55 109 x 46 1 100 NOTE You receive a field off tag error if you try to place a field in the quiet zone non printable area Supported Supply 55 inches 785 inches 1 1 inches 1 5 inches Lengths 2 0 inches 3 0 inches and 4 0 inches Supported Supply 1 20 inches 1 50 inches and 2 0 inches Widths Drawing Rough Sketches As you sketch your design you should Identify the items you want on the label such as a price and bar code Select a label size Determine the direction of printing Place items on the label roughly where you would like them to appear in the finished design Mark any areas that are p
115. or no data edits 21 Press to define your other text field Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Enter Max Length gt Enter Min Length gt For Combo Fields Enter up to 10 User Field sources Press key Enter Fields First is Fld One ENTER when done gt Enter Start Position First is One gt Enter of Chars gt Enter Field First is Fld One ENTER when done gt Enter Fill Direction for short Source Fields 1 Fill from Left 2 Fill from Right 3 Do not Fill Enter Fill Character for source fields _ Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt 22 Press D to define a combo field 23 Type 10 as the maximum number of characters in the field Press Cer D 24 Type 1 as the minimum number of characters in the field Press Cer D 25 Press any key to continue 26 Type 1 Press Ce D 27 Type 1 Press Ce D 28 Type 6 Press Eme 29 Press to continue 30 Press to fill the field from the left 31 Type a dash 32 Press for no fixed data Defining Text Fields 5 15 Enter Row gt Enter Col gt Select Font CG Trium 6 5 1000 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 CG Trium 10p 1002 CG Trium 12p 1003 CG Trium 18 p 1004 CG Trium 22p 1005 CG TrCon 6 5 1006
116. ormat Number Reserved for future use Depending on your printer s configuration enter a number for the format The format number range is 1 99 Format Description Reserved for future use Depending on your printer s configuration enter a description for the format Supply Width The width of your loaded supply Choices include 1 20 inches 1 50 inches and 2 00 inches Field Type Choices include text bar code constant and line Defining Bar Code Fields 6 1 Bar Code Type Field Class Field Prompt Using Fixed Data Choices include UPC A UPC E Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 39 with no check digit Codabar EAN 8 EAN 13 Code 128 MSI UPC A 2 UPC A 5 UPC E 2 UPC E 5 EAN 8 2 EAN 8 5 EAN 13 2 EAN 13 5 Code 93 Code 39 Mod 43 UPC A amp Price CD EAN 13 amp Price CD and 12 of 5 with Barrier Bar Choices include simple price system date time and combo For bar codes select either simple or combo Combo combination fields are explained later in this chapter Simple fields are the most commonly used Contains the prompt displayed during data entry The maximum number of characters is 20 In situations where the same data appears on all labels you can enter the repetitive data as fixed data The operator does not enter the data The maximum number of characters is 40 however each field has a maximum length defined so the fixed data must be below that maximum Fixed data is stored with
117. ple Field Data Type Alpha numeric Alpha numeric Max Length 8 14 Min Length 1 1 Field Prompt ENTER COLOR ENTER FABRIC Fixed Data None None Row 80 60 Column 10 10 Font 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 Height Mag 1 1 Width Mag 1 1 Justification 1 Left 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply 1 Top of Supply Edits None None Sample Formats A 13 Use the following information to create the two date time fields with fixed data Prompts Date Time Field 5 Date Time Field 6 Field Class 3 System Date Time 3 System Date Time Template MM DD MM DD Fixed Data STOCK space SALE 7 4 Before or After B B Row 30 10 Column 10 10 Font 1 CG Trium 6 5 1000 1 CG Trium 6 5 1000 Height Mag 1 1 Width Mag 1 1 Justification 1 Left 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply A 14 Sample Formats 1 Top of Supply The following sample MEDICAL 2 0 long x 2 0 wide contains two text fields one bar code field one combo text field and one date time field The human readable characters under the bar code are automatically generated using a combo text field that copies the data entered from the bar code field Use the following information to create the two text fields EARPLUGS 0123456789 Prompts Text Field 1 Text Field 2 Field Class 1 Simple Field 1 Simple Field Data Type Alpha numeric A
118. plying Data Edits None None Printing the Format From the Main Menu select Print Labels and the AUTOPART format Follow the field prompts as necessary Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields this sample prints the following label PART 0532268415 SERIAL 2578599061 Applying Data Edits 10 5 Padding Data In our AUTOPART sample we will pad data in the PART bar code field Main Menu Design Formats Print Labels Configuration Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Select Format for Editing Format Menu 01 AUTOPART 02 PRICE 03 LINE2 04 LINE 05 CONSTANT 06 COMBO 07 SIZE Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit Select Edit Field Fld 1 Constant Fld 2 Constant 3 Ufld 1 Smpl 4 Ufld 2 Smpl Fld 5 Ufld 3 Cmbo 6 4 Cmbo Select Type Fld 3 1 Text Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 10 6 Applying Data Edits 2 3 Press to design your formats Press to edit an existing format Select AUTOPART Press Ere Press D Select Fld 3 Ufld 1 Smpl to edit the PART bar code field Press Cer D Press Center Select Bar Code 4 Code 39 no c d 5 Codabar 6 EAN 8 7 EAN 13 8 Code 128 9 MSI Select Field Cla
119. r Field Prompt a Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt a Enter Row Enter Col Enter Density 1 80 2 120 gt _ Enter Bar Height Units Inch 100 gt Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 None Make into Price Pad Data Field Extract Chars Strip Chars Extract from Mid Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size 6 8 Defining Bar Code Fields 8 Press to define a simple field 9 Type SCAN UPC Press Cre 10 Press for no fixed data 11 Type 80 for the row location Press Center 12 Type 15 for the column location Press Center 13 Press for the density 80 14 Type 40 for the bar code height 4 Press Center 15 Type for the field rotation 16 Press for no edits Select Type Fld 2 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Save current format Y N gt _ 17 Press 18 Press Y to save the format You return to the Design Menu To print the format see Printing the Simple Fixed Bar Code Format To define a combo combination bar code field see Entering a Sample Combo Bar Code Field for more information To define text fields see Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields To define constant text fields see Chapter 7 Defining Const
120. r sensed a mark that is too long Printhead is open Close the printhead before continuing If the error persists call Technical Support The printer is out of supplies Load supplies Load supplies The calibrated supply length differs by plus or minus 25 inches from the format Check supply Either the supply is not seen or the on demand sensor is broken Check for a label jam Clear the supply path or reload supplies This error may occur if you remove a label too quickly in on demand mode The printer does not recalibrate after this error Low battery Recharge the battery Waiting to dispense label Press the trigger Printhead failure You need a new printhead Call Technical Support The print motor is not ready Call Technical Support The format was not found Recreate the format and try again If the problem continues call Technical Support The printer is busy Turn off the printer Wait two seconds and turn it back on Resend the packets If the problem continues call Technical Support The printer has an error pending Turn off the printer Wait two seconds and turn it back on Resend the packets If the problem continues call Technical Support Troubleshooting 12 11 792 The printer is not initialized Call Technical Support 793 The printer job queue is full Turn off the printer Wait two seconds and turn it back on Resend the packets If the problem continues call Technical Support Errors number
121. r spacing in a field Defining Text Fields 5 3 Font Height Magnification Width Magnification Font Color Line field not blocked was i935 out by transparent 15 6000 field using attribute O COATS Line field K blocked was 7999 out by opaque field using attribute B Justification 5 4 Defining Text Fields The style of font for your format Choices include CG Triumvirate Bold 6 5 8 10 12 18 or 22 point CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed 6 5 8 10 12 18 and 22 point and Letter Gothic 6 5 and 9 point Height magnifier for the selected font Use a magnifier of 1 with proportionally spaced fonts because characters lose smoothness at higher magnifications The range is 1 7 Width magnifier for the selected font Proportionally spaced fonts do not have a set width The range is 1 7 Depending on your printer s configuration enter the color of the selected font For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Solid black print should not exceed 30 on a given square inch of the label or printhead life may be decreased There are two types of field color overlay attributes Transparent The overlay field text or constant text does not block out or erase existing fields Opaque The overlay field blocks out or erases existing fields Field placement is an important consideration when using field color att
122. racters that are visible such as a text field Bar codes embed characters Default spacing between characters in monospaced fonts Font with fixed character spacing such as Letter Gothic A number added to a bar code ensuring that the bar code data is read accurately The placement of one field over another such as a line on top of a price signifying a price reduction 79 99 Characters that are added to the left or right of a field allowing you to fill in empty spaces when the entered data does not fill an entire field For example the Operator enters 23 and the format automatically adds zeros 2300 A message on the printer s screen that tells you to enter scan data Proportionally Font with variable character spacing all characters have spaced font different widths For example an i versus a w Proportionally spaced fonts include CG Triumvirate CG Triumvirate Condensed and CG Triumvirate Bold Quiet Zone An area of white space required at the beginning and end of a bar code to allow scanning Also at the beginning end and edges of a label Also know as non print zone Segment line type A line type with a starting point and an end point Start stop Distinct characters used at the beginning and end of each character bar code symbol that provides initial timing references and indicates the direction of scanning Variable length A bar code of variable character length 12 of 5 Code 39 bar code Codabar Co
123. rator for a quantity Prints a strip of labels at one time Press to end Enter the date with a four digit year and press Center If the date is correct press C eee D The General Options Menu appears Enter the time including a colon to separate the hour and minute To indicate a m or p m include an a or p at the end For example 5 00p 24 hour mode also works When finished press Center If the time is already correct press Center The General Options Menu appears Configuring the Printer 3 3 Set I2 of 5 Scan Lengths I2 of 5 bar codes are used in industrial environments and contain only numeric data This menu option specifies the two valid data lengths number of digits when you scan this bar code See Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields for more information about I2 of 5 bar codes Enter 12015 Scan 1 Enter the first length and press Ces D Length 412 2 Enter the second length and press e 9 E The General Options Menu appears NOTE Both lengths must be an even number Reset Clear Formats Delete All Formats Press Y to delete all formats in the printer Press Are you sure Y N N to keep the formats The General Options Menu appears CAUTION You cannot undo a deletion Select Currency a Scroll to select the currency symbol to use with French Francs price fields and press The General Spanish Pesetas Options Menu appears Default US Dollars
124. re close to the non print zones top or bottom of the label and you change the supply length those fields may print off the label causing this warning 10 Press to change the supply width 11 Press to change the supply width to 1 50 inches instead of 2 0 inches 12 Press to continue You return to the Edit Header menu NOTE If your format has fields defined that are close to the non print zones edges of the label and you change the supply width those fields may print off the label causing this warning 13 Press to return to the Edit menu Press to exit the Edit menu 14 Press Y You return to the Format menu Editing a Format 11 11 NOTE The row and column locations need to be modified for each field to fit on 1 5 inch by 1 5 inch supply as follows Field Row Column Text field item 90 10 Text field size 65 30 Line field 82 start 82 start 82 end 110 end Printing the Format From the Main Menu select Print Labels and the SHOE SIZE format Follow the field prompts as necessary Depending on the data you enter for the text fields this sample prints the following label This graphic SET RUE shows the SHOE TAG format with the new supply length and width dimensions NOTE The selections 2 Edit MPCL Number 3 Edit Description are reserved for future use PATENT SANDAL 11 12 Editing a Format Deleting a Format We will delete our SHOE TAG format Main Menu 1
125. reprinted on the label such as a logo As soon as you know what information to include on the label and you have a rough Sketch you can use a supply layout grid to help you layout and size your label 424 95 D 2495 _ _ M S6 t6 Hloo4 1234 4 2 Designing a Format Using Supply Layout Grids A supply layout grid contains measurement markers These markers help you accurately position information on your label If you want to use supply layout grids a copy is shown on this page Make copies of this page for each of your formats Supply Layout Inches 350 3 0 300 250 2 0 200 150 1 0 100 0 50 100 150 200 Designing a Format 4 3 Considering Field Types After you select a supply size the next step in designing a format is to decide what information you want to print on the label For example you may want to print your company name price of an item and a bar code that combines information from other places Everything you want to print falls into one of the following categories Field Type Field Class Description Examples Text Simple Contains letters Item number item Price numbers or symbols description department Date Time you want to print number price date Combo Bar Code Simpl
126. ributes If a line field is defined before the overlay text or constant text field the line field is blocked out by the overlay field depending on the overlay field s color attribute If a line field is defined after the overlay field the line field is not blocked out by the overlay field regardless of the overlay field s color attribute Choices include Black Opaque White Opaque Black Transparent and White Transparent Alignment of the text within the field Choices include Left L Right E and Center B Fonts 1012 and 1013 Letter Gothic 6 5 and 9 pt default to L left regardless of selection Character Rotation Field Rotation Data Edits Depending on your printer s configuration enter the character rotation of the selected field For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Choices include Top of Field Left of Field Bottom of Field and Right of Field The field or supply does not rotate only the characters do See ABCD in the example below MONARCH MONARCH MONARCH MONARCH RBCD TADO 4994 DWN Rotation of the selected field Choices include Top of Supply Left of Supply Bottom of Supply and Right of Supply LetiCenterRightslusiiisd Balanced Bnd lustifisd Data edits are used on text and bar code simple and combo fields only For more information about data edits see Chapter 10 Applying Data Edits for more information
127. rint Labels 3 Configuration Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 SIZE ENTER SIZE Printed 1 2 8 Getting Started 1 Press to exit the Design Menu 2 Press to print your format 3 Select SIZE and press C eec D 4 Type XLarge Press Ce D The label prints 5 Press the trigger to print another label or press to return to the prompt and print a different label XLarge TL Using the Operator Data Entry Form After you create a format fill out the operator data entry form This form can be used as an instruction sheet for your operators to follow while they print labels Record the data entry prompts that the operator will see when using the printer Follow these steps to record the data entry procedures 1 Format Name Supply Type Supply Size Purpose Print Sample Prompt Response Special Instructions Enter the Format Name in the upper right corner of the form Enter information about the supply type the Operator must use Enter the supply size to use Enter the purpose of the label on the next line For example you can write standard label or 25 markdowns Apply a sample of the label Enter the first data entry prompt in the empty box at left Enter the response for the prompt Continue entering prompts and responses until you reach the end of the format In the Special Instructions section at the bottom of the form record any special inst
128. rom SIZE NOTE This sample uses the printer s factory set defaults For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Enter Format Name gt ma Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches gt Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 5 12 Defining Text Fields 1 Press to design your formats Press to create a new format Type COMBO for the format name Press Center Type 200 for the length of your supply Press Center Press for the supply width Press to define a text field Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data gt _ Enter Max Length gt Enter Min Length gt Enter Field Prompt gt a Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none gt a Enter Row gt Enter Col gt noy 7 Press to define a simple field 8 Press A alpha numeric 9 Type 10 as the maximum number of characters in the field Pr
129. ructions to the Operator For example you can tell them to load the labels for peel mode Blank forms are provided at the end of the chapter for you to copy Getting Started 2 9 Sample Operator Data Entry Form Operator Data Entry Format Name 25 Markdown Print Sample Supply Type Red fluorescent Supply Size 2 x2 Purpose reduce merchandise by 25 32145 69874 Prompt Response Main Menu j Formats Press 2 to print your format 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Format Menu Select 25 Markdown 1 1 for 3 Pricing 2 2596 Markdown Press Enter 3 Re ticket SCAN BAR CODE Sean the bar code on the label you want to markdown Printed 1 Press Enter or the tri to print or press saan har cede Special Instructions 2 10 Getting Started Operator Data Entry Form Page 1 Operator Data Entry Format Name Supply Type Supply Size Purpose Main Menu Prompt Response Print Sample 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration Format Menu 1 Special Instructions Getting Started 2 11 Operator Data Entry Form Page
130. s the minimum number of characters in the field Press Center 11 Type ENTER SIZE Press 12 Type TL for the fixed data Press C ewe D 13 Press A to print the fixed data after the entry characters 14 Type 100 for the row location Press Ce D 15 Type 10 for the column location Press Center 16 Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 Press Ere 17 Press for the height magnification 18 Press for the width magnification Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 1 None Make into Price Pad Data Field Extract Chars Strip Chars Extract from Mid Insert Chars NOOR Make Shoe Size Select Type Fld 2 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Save current format Y N gt _ 19 Press for the alignment of characters in the field 20 Press for the field rotation 21 Press for no data edits See Chapter 10 Applying Data Edits for more information 22 Press 23 Press Y to save the format You return to the Design Menu Getting Started 2 7 Printing the Sample Format After designing your format print it to see how it looks Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 P
131. spaced fonts distance from the bottom of print area to baseline of UM A 11112 42345 characters in field The range is 0 365 baseline The vertical line where printing begins Type SAMPLE the column position for the field The distance from the left edge of the print area to the pivot point is the column location The range is 111242345 0 183 baseline Defining Special Fields 9 3 Gap Font Height Magnification Width Magnification Depending on your printer s configuration enter the number of dots between characters For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer The gap range is 0 9 For mono spaced fonts the additional spacing is added to the existing inter character gap This is also true for proportionally spaced fonts but the inter character gap varies with character combinations Any number other than 0 affects your field width Default spacing Letter Gothic Bold 6pt 1 dot Letter Gothic Bold 9pt 2 dots All other fonts vary with each letter Use the default unless you want to create a special effect suchas P R I C E additional character spacing in a field The style of font for your format Choices include CG Triumvirate Bold 6 5 8 10 12 18 or 22 point CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed 6 5 8 10 12 18 and 22 point and Letter Gothic 6 5 and 9 point Height magnifier for the selected font Use a magnifier of 1
132. ss 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data gt _ Enter Max Length gt 10 Enter Min Length ST Enter Field Prompt KEY PART Edit Fixed Data Press ENTER to retain gt Enter Row gt 255 _ Enter Col gt 15_ Select Density 3 3 cpi 1 2 5 4 dots 4 0 cpi 1 3 0 dots 6 0 cpi 1 3 0 2 dots 6 6 cpi 1 2 5 2 dots 3 7 cpi 1 2 0 4 dots 12 0 1 3 0 1 dot 2 8 cpi 1 2 2 5 dots 7 Press to keep Code 39 as the bar code 8 Press to keep the field defined as simple 9 Press to keep Alphanumeric as the data type 10 Press Type 2 so the maximum length for the field is 12 Press Cer D 11 Press to keep the current minimum length 12 Press to keep the current field prompt 13 Press for no fixed data 14 Press to keep the current row location 15 Press to keep the current column location 16 Press to keep the current density Applying Data Edits 10 7 Enter Bar Height Units Inch 100 gt 50 Top of Field at D 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size Pad Characters on Left or Right L R _ a Enter Pad character _ Select Edit 2 1
133. ss to exit the Design Menu 2 Press to print your format 3 Select SIZE and press C ee D 4 Type XLarge Press Cwe D The label prints Defining Text Fields 5 9 Printed 1 5 Press the trigger to print another label or press to return to the prompt and print a different label This sample prints the following label XLarge TL Using a Combo Text Field Combo combination fields pull data from other fields text or bar code eliminating the data from being entered by an operator more than once These are also known as merged fields Each combo field can pull data from up to 10 different fields Combo fields have three parameters Field Number Starting Position Number of Digits to use 5 10 Defining Text Fields Field number from which data is copied For example 3 is field 3 Position number in the source field of the first character to be copied Character positions are numbered 1 to 99 starting from the left For example 1 is the character in the first position to be copied Number of characters to copy The range is 1 to 99 For example 3 copies three characters In cases where the source field is shorter than the combo field you have the option of filling padding data from the left or right or none You are also prompted for the fill character Fill Direction Specifies whether to fill a short source field from the left right or not fill the field For example if the source fie
134. st make sure there are enough rows to print the font size or bar code selected The vertical line where printing begins You can begin a field at any column However on the edges of the label you must make sure there are enough columns to print all the characters in a field Bar codes require a quiet zone non printing zone on each side of the bars for scanning The quiet zone is 10 inches per side Fore more information about bar codes see Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields NOTE samples shown in the Defining Fields chapters are created using 2 0 inch long by 2 0 inch wide supplies Designing a Format 4 5 Starting the Design Process Turn on the printer You will see the Main Menu Main Menu 1 Design Formats Print Labels Configuration Con Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format Enter Format Name gt a Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches gt Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished Save current format Y N gt _ 4 6 Designing a Format 1 From the Main Menu press to design your formats Press to create a new format Type UPCA for the format name Press Center Type 200 Press Cree D Press for your supply width
135. t Menu Edit Header Info Edit a Field Add a Field Delete a Field Quit Edit Save changes Y N gt _ a 10 24 Applying Data Edits 17 Press to keep the current bar code height 18 Press to keep the current field rotation 19 Select Insert Chars Press C eer D 20 Type P 21 Type 1 Press Center 22 Press for no additional data edits 23 Press to edit the combo text field containing the human readable characters for the PART bar code so the maximum number of characters is 9 the start position to copy from is 02 does not copy the inserted P character the number of characters to copy is 9 and do not fill the field if it is short 24 Press Y You return to the Format Menu Press until you return to the Main Menu Printing the Format From the Main Menu select Print Labels and the AUTOPART format Follow the field prompts as necessary Depending on the data you enter for the bar code fields this sample prints the following label This graphic shows the PART bar code field with a P as the first character Notice that the bar code field contains the maximum number of 10 characters while the combo field contains a maximum of 9 characters The combo field does not display the P PARTIE 053226841 SERIAL 2578599061 Applying Data Edits 10 25 Make Into Price We will create a new format SHOE PRICE 2 0 long x 2 0 w
136. t Menu 01 AUTOPART 02 PRICE 03 LINE2 04 LINE 05 CONSTANT 06 COMBO 07 SIZE Edit Menu 4 Press to edit the PART bar code field Edit Header Info 1 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit Edit Field 1 Constant id 2 Constant 3 Ufld 1 Smpl 4 Ufld 2 Smpl Fld 5 Ufld 3 Cmbo 6 4 Cmbo Select Fld 3 Ufld 1 Smpl Press Select Type Fld 3 6 Press Center Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 10 14 Applying Data Edits Select Bar Code 4 Code 39 no c d 5 Codabar 6 EAN 8 7 EAN 13 8 Code 128 9 MSI Select Field Class 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data IN gt A_ Enter Max Length gt 10 Enter Min Length gt 1_ Enter Field Prompt KEY PART Edit Fixed Data Press ENTER to retain gt Enter Row gt 255 _ Enter Col gt 15 _ Select Density 3 3 cpi 1 2 5 4 dots 4 0 cpi 1 3 0 3 dots 6 0 cpi 1 3 0 2 dots 6 6 cpi 1 2 5 2 dots 3 7 cpi 1 2 0 4 dots 12 0 1 3 0 1 dot 2 8 1 2 2 5 dots 7 Press code 8 Press simple 9 Press data type 10 Press length 11 Press length 12 Press 13 Press 14 Press location 15 Press location 16 Press to keep Code 39 as the bar to keep the f
137. the format and automatically displayed with the prompt during data entry Fixed data can also be added before or after entry characters An example of fixed data is the manufacturer s code in a UPC A bar code 6 2 Defining Bar Code Fields Row 0 2344895558 Balanced Fields Column Density Distance from the bottom of print area to the pivot point of the field The pivot point varies depending on how the field is justified Pivot points 0 ON oo o wy eo oo t M bel e 23448 Left Center Right Justified Fields 23448 End Justified Fields 0 Remember to include text or numbers that appear with the bar code for the row measurement yu 11112 42345 The vertical line where printing begins Type the column position for the field The distance from the left edge of the print area to the pivot point is the column location The range is 0 183 Allow a minimum of 1 10 inch between the scan edge of bar code and label edges or other data The density of the bar code The possible values vary by the bar code selected Defining Bar Code Fields 6 3 Bar Height Appearance Justification Field Rotation I 0 0 M e544 Balanced Fields Height of the bar code in 1 100 inches For e
138. upply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply 9 8 Defining Special Fields 10 Type KEY IN PRICE Press Center 11 Press for no fixed data 12 Type 25 for the row location Press Center 13 Type 10 for the column location Press Enter 14 Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 Press Ere 15 Press for the height magnification 16 Press for the width magnification 17 Press for the alignment of characters in the field 18 Press for the field rotation Select Type Fld 2 1 2 3 4 5 Text Field Bar Code Field Constant Text Line Finished Save current format Y N gt _ 19 Press 20 Press Y to save the format You return to the Design Menu To print the format see Printing the Sample Price Format To define a text field see Chapter 1 Defining a Text Field for more information To define bar code fields see Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields To define constant text fields see Chapter 7 Defining Constant Text Fields To define line fields see Chapter 8 Defining Line Fields Printing the Sample Price Format AON Design Menu Create New Format Edit Old Format Copy Format Delete Format 1 2 3 Main Menu Design Formats Print Labels Configuration Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 PRICE 02 LINE2 03 LINE 04 CONSTANT 05 COMBO 06 SIZE
139. ur loaded supply Measure from the top of one black mark to the top of the next black mark The standard supply lengths are 55 78 110 150 200 300 or 400 inches Defining Constant Text Fields 7 1 Supply Width Field Type Fixed Data Row Column The width of your loaded supply Choices include 1 20 1 50 or 2 00 inches Choices include text bar code constant text and line In situations where the same data appears on all labels you can enter the repetitive data as fixed data The operator does not enter the data The maximum number of characters is 40 however each field has a maximum length defined so the fixed data must be below that maximum Fixed data is stored with the format and automatically displayed with the prompt during data entry The horizontal line where printing begins For monospaced fonts distance from the bottom of print area to the pivot point The pivot point varies depending on how text is justified Leom GeotenRight Justified Sa lanced End Jestittied For proportionally spaced fonts distance from the bottom of print area to baseline of characters in field The range is 0 365 1111252345 Baseline The vertical line where printing begins Type SAMPLE the column position for the field The distance from the left edge of the print area to the pivot point is the column location The MN AM 1112 42345 range is 0 183 Baseline 7 2 Defining Consta
140. with proportionally spaced fonts because characters lose smoothness at higher magnifications The range is 1 7 Width magnifier for the selected font Proportionally spaced fonts do not have a set width The range 1 1 7 9 4 Defining Special Fields Font Color Line field not blocked out by trans parent field using attribute was PP fs 6000 Line field blocked out by opaque field using attribute B COATS was 7999 s 6000 Justification Depending on your printer s configuration enter the color of the selected font For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Solid black print should not exceed 30 on a given square inch of the label or printhead life may be decreased There are two types of field color overlay attributes Transparent The overlay field text or constant text does not block out or erase existing fields Opaque The overlay field blocks out or erases existing fields Field placement is an important consideration when using field color attributes line field is defined before the overlay text or constant text field the line field is blocked out by the overlay field depending on the overlay field s color attribute If a line field is defined after the overlay field the line field is not blocked out by the overlay field regardless of the overlay field s color attribute Choices
141. xample 100 1 inch The value is dependent on the length of the label used The minimum value is 1 Depending on your printer s configuration enter the appearance of the bar code UPC and EAN family only For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer See Setting the Appearance for information about the appearance choices Depending on your printer s configuration enter an alignment for the field For more information about your printer s configuration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Choices include Left L Right E and Center B Rotation of the selected field Choices include Top of Supply Left of Supply Bottom of Supply and Right of Supply 23448 85689 0 689 23448 5 End Justified Fields 8 1 6 4 Defining Bar Code Fields Data Edits Only two data edits are allowed per field Data edits are used on text and bar code simple and combo fields only For more information about data edits see Chapter 10 Applying Data Edits for more information Choices include none Make into Price Pad Data Field Extract Characters Extract from Middle Insert Characters and Make Shoe Size NOTE Make Shoe size and Make into Price are not allowed for bar code fields Setting the Appearance UPC and EAN b

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