Astro Machine ASTROJET 1000P, Operator'S Manual

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SECTION 3
OPERATING THE PRINTER
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Next selection is
“Records to be merged”
. Select All or From :
Last selection is
“When merging records”
. Default is
“
D
on’t print blank line
s when data fields are
empty.”
This should be left checked.
Clicking Merg e starts the process of merging the documents.
If you chose to send the merge directly to the Printer and the Printer is connected to the computer and
turned ON, the Printer will start. Press
ENTER to start the printing process.
If you have a graphic or fixed text to be printed with the data, refer to the section on
“
Overlays
”
.
Printing from DeskTop
®
Mailer
Preparation
Install Barcode Font
In order to be able to print Postal Barcodes on the AstroJet
TM
Printers when using DeskTop Mailer
®
you
must first install the BarCode USPS font that is supplied on the driver disk that accompanied the Printer.
To install the font:
1. Click START , then Settings , then open Control Panel .
2. Double click FONTS folder. When FONTS folder window opens, click File, then
Install New Font...
3.
“Add Fonts”
window opens. Find
“BCUSPS.ttf”
file on the CD and select it.
4. Click OK and font is installed in the FONTS folder.
5. Close the FONTS window and the CONTROL PANEL window.
Set Print Method
Disable the Label Toolbox before printing with the AstroJet
TM
Printer using DeskTop Mailer
®
. Click
Tools. When
“Options”
window opens, click Printing Method
…
. Under
“Printing Engine”
activate the
“
D
isable Label Toolbox”
option. Click OK . Next click Close .
Using Barcodes with DeskTop Mailer
®
Edit Form
Set up the layout form to match the AstroJet
TM
Printer that you are using:
1. Click Print , then, in this example, Non-presorted Labels and then Page/Form Setup...
2. When the
“ Select Form”
window opens, click Edit .
3. The
“Edit Form”
window opens.
4. Fill in the information as follows:
a. Labels Across Page = 1
b. Width of label = any number up to the
maximum print length of the Printer used.
c. Form Left & Right Margins = depends on
the size of the form and the width of the
printing area required.
d. Width between labels = 0.
e. Form Width = the length of the piece you
are printing on.
f. Labels down page = 1