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General ID Menu Basics 

This section provides basic instructions on using the 

General ID Menu

 as well as an overview  

of the menu selections. Use the menu and related softkeys to perform many of the label formatting 
commands. 

 

Note:

 See 

Chapter 5—

 

Creating Labels Using the General ID Menu

 for more 

information. Also see 

Appendix A —General ID Menu Tree

.

 

Step 1.

 

Press

 

MENU

 

When the 

MENU

 

key is pressed, a series of menu options appears. The blue softkeys correspond to the 

menu options on the screen. 

 

 

 

 

Softkeys 

Press 

NEXT

 to advance to the next set of menu options

Step 2.

 

 

Step 3.

 

Press

 

NEXT

 

again to advance to the next set of menu options:

 

 

Step 4.

 

Press

 

NEXT

 

again to advance to the last set of menu options: 

 

At this point, pressing 

NEXT

 

again cycles back to the first set of menu options when the last set of 

menu options is reached. 

Pressing 

CLEAR/ESC 

 

exits the menu mode and returns you to the 

General ID

 display screen. 

After returning to the 

General ID

 display screen, pressing 

FUNCTION 

+

 MENU 

returns you to the  

start-up display screen. 

User Manual 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for IDXPERT

Page 1: ...UAL For quick start up information please refer to the IDXPERTTM Handheld Labeler Quick Start Guide www bradyid com idxpert www bradyeurope com 6555 West Good Hope Road Milwaukee WI 53201 1 888 BRADYG...

Page 2: ...cribed herein nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this document Brady disclaims all warranties of merchantability of fitness for a particular purpose Trad...

Page 3: ...the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numerique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigencies du Reglement sur le material broilleur du Canada Europe In accordance with...

Page 4: ...ermany bradycorp com UK Ireland Phone 44 1295 228 205 Fax 44 1295 27 17 55 E Mail tsuk bradycorp com Sweden Norway Finland Phone 46 85 90 057 33 Fax 46 85 90 818 68 E Mail tssweden bradycorp com Mexic...

Page 5: ...AST CONTROL 8 GENERAL ID MENU BASICS 9 SETUP FOR PRINTING FROM A PC 10 GENERAL ID MENU SELECTIONS 10 DATACOMM T BLOCK MENU BASICS 11 DATACOMM T BLOCK MENU SELECTIONS 12 GUIDE TO KEYS 13 CHAPTER 4 CREA...

Page 6: ...IZATION OF LABELS 40 BARCODE LABELS 42 CHAPTER 8 MEMORY 44 SAVING A LABEL TO MEMORY 44 RECALLING A LABEL FROM MEMORY 44 DELETING A LABEL FROM MEMORY 45 CHAPTER 9 MAINTENANCE 46 CLEANING 46 ACCESSORY P...

Page 7: ...guages Save Your Packaging The packaging surrounding your IDXPERTTM Handheld Labeler should be saved in the event of any future shipments of the printer and accessories Product Registration Register y...

Page 8: ...7 mm 3 75 x 11 5 x 5 190 5 x 241 3 x 88 9 mm 7 5 x 9 5 x 3 5 Weight Printer only 75 kg 1 65 lbs 77 kg 1 70 lbs Weight Printer and Cartridge 95 kg 2 1 lbs 98 kg 2 15 lbs Weight Printer and Batteries 88...

Page 9: ...d A2 EN55024 1998 A1 and A2 EN61000 3 2 2000 EN61000 3 3 1998 A1 and A2 WEEE RoHS Australia AS NZS 3548 1995 A1 and A2 Mexico NOM 019 SCFI 1998 Safety Information WARNING Please heed the following pre...

Page 10: ...Layouts The IDXPERTTM Handheld Labeler is available in two keypad layouts ABC Keypad and Keyboard Layout Although the keyboard layouts are different the printers are operated and function identically...

Page 11: ...Keypad Version Connections are found on the bottom of the printer Keyboard Layout Version Connections are found on the top of the printer Accessories for your IDXPERTTM Handheld Labeler These accessor...

Page 12: ...ing plate product and asset ID Withstands numerous solvents ad variable temperatures when applied to various surfaces B 432 Clear Polyester Patch panel ID and BIX block Withstands exposure to numerous...

Page 13: ...rsion Keyboard Layout Version Note You can print up to 650 labels between battery changes The IDXPERTTM Handheld Labeler can also be powered by use of an A C Power Supply See the section on Connection...

Page 14: ...line The display auto scrolls when you enter more than the maximum displayed lines or characters Use the arrows on your keypad to navigate the screen Note The DataComm T Block Menu becomes available...

Page 15: ...appears The blue softkeys correspond to the menu options on the screen Softkeys Press NEXT to advance to the next set of menu options Step 2 Step 3 Press NEXT again to advance to the next set of menu...

Page 16: ...ing softkeys To perform formatting using the General ID Menu press MENU and the corresponding softkey Softkey Label Format Select general or wiremarker labels Wiremarker mode repeats text line s as ma...

Page 17: ...he power off and on the General ID Menu is highlighted by default Use the blue softkeys beneath the up down arrows to toggle to the DataComm T Block Menu Step 1 Press ENTER to select the DataComm T Bl...

Page 18: ...re as follows Pair Type 4 Length 1 2 for 4 pair Length is based on pair configuration so the following applies to the other pair configurations 2 pair 6 3 pair 9 5 pair 1 5 and Blank 7 5 Separator LIN...

Page 19: ...t on continuous or die cut labels in pre defined zones only FUNCTION NEXT ZONE navigates to the next zone when entering text and when viewing or editing previously entered text on continuous or die cu...

Page 20: ...BARCODE toggles between text and barcode mode SERIAL performs a standard serialization of the character on which the cursor is placed A serialization results in a series of label data that is increme...

Page 21: ...T SIZE The display screen shows the current font size bold status and auto size status Note See Appendix C Font Size Chart to view available font sizes Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Use the up down arro...

Page 22: ...nt size is the largest font that prints on the selected marker width in horizontal orientation Changing the Font Size The maximum font size selectable for a particular label line depends on several fa...

Page 23: ...do not fit the printer calculates a new size allowing the largest font size required to fit on the current line To auto size text and or characters Press FONT SIZE Press the softkey beneath AUTO Step...

Page 24: ...down on your keypad to scroll through the symbol categories Electrical Voice Data Greek Mandatory PPE Warning Press ENTER to select the desired symbol category The symbols appear one at a time for the...

Page 25: ...d character is reached press ENTER The selected international character is inserted in the cursor position Formatting Using General Label Settings Note Most label formatting default settings are based...

Page 26: ...Label Settings When you create a wiremarker label each line of text is repeated as many times as will fit on the label Wiremarkers allow for full 360o rotational viewing of the printed information mak...

Page 27: ...3 Step 4 Select justification For horizontal justification press HORIZ then LEFT CENT or RIGHT For vertical justification press VERT then TOP CENT or BOT Press ENTER Rotating Legends Use the Menu sele...

Page 28: ...completed the print job will be aborted You will need to start a new print job to continue printing the remaining labels To print multiple copies of a label Press FUNCTION MULTI PRINT Step 1 The follo...

Page 29: ...appear above the softkeys P PNL T BLK DESI 110BLK 66BLK BIX Note To escape to the General ID Menu screen press FUNCTION CLEAR ESC Step 2 Press the P PNL softkey The default Patch Panel information au...

Page 30: ...r on a line by line and zone by zone basis Rotation can also be changed on a zone by zone basis One zone or port is viewed at a time creation of a maximum of 12 zones is possible when the label is rec...

Page 31: ...e number of characters per zone when numerous zones are being created To create a Terminal Block label Step 1 Insert a dedicated part XC 240 498 XC 318 498 or XC 375 498 The printer reads the smart ce...

Page 32: ...ing you to choose between the General ID Menu and DataComm T Block Menu Upon selecting the DataComm T Block Menu the following datacomm menu options appear above the softkeys P PNL T BLK DESI 110BLK 6...

Page 33: ...l settings and automatically displays the screen allowing you to choose between the General ID Menu and DataComm T Block Menu Upon selecting the DataComm T Block Menu the following datacomm menu optio...

Page 34: ...ections for a list of the high level DataComm T Block Menu selections their default values and the corresponding softkeys This example outlines the functionality required to create a BIX Block label u...

Page 35: ...ble Step 4 Enter the label data into the desired zones navigating between zones by pressing FUNCTION PREV ZONE and or FUNCTION NEXT ZONE when entering data or when viewing or editing previously entere...

Page 36: ...e Patch Panel Labels on page 23 for more information Desi Strip display screen examples Display screen before text zones entered Display screen showing nine zone label with the first of nine zones dis...

Page 37: ...ization After creating 110 Block or BIX Block labels you can perform horizontal serialization of the labels by doing the following Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Enter the alpha and or numeric characters to be...

Page 38: ...6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Example 4 Pair 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Example 5 Pair 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Note Non printable zones are included on each end 0 2 at front end of strip remainder at end...

Page 39: ...the display screen returns to the DataComm T Block menu mode to the display last edited before serialization Pressing FUNCTION CLEAR ESC exits the DataComm T Block menu and returns to General ID menu...

Page 40: ...actly to scale Note Rotation cannot be adjusted on 110 Block or BIX Block labels Example 2 Pair 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 25 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 Example 3 Pair 1 3 6 9 12 15 18...

Page 41: ...nd then MIN to cycle to the correct minute Press 12 24 to toggle between 12 24 time format and hour minute time format Step 4 Press ENTER Note Pressing FUNCTION the fourth softkey while in the TIME me...

Page 42: ...n your label in dd MON yy format For example 17 JAN 07 Note The time and date stamp reflects real time Therefore the time and date printed on a label reflects the time at printing unless you have togg...

Page 43: ...display screen shows the current language setting Language English Select your default language To select this language Press ENG English French FRE German GER Dutch DUT Italian ITAL Portuguese Brazi...

Page 44: ...er is reached first Font size and size of characters selected affect the maximum number of characters you can enter Length The printer allows you to specify a fixed length for your continuous label Wh...

Page 45: ...number of zones allowed on these dedicated parts varies with the part and user defined application chosen To create a multi zone label 1 Insert a continuous label cartridge 2 Enter characters for Zone...

Page 46: ...on when the serialized character is 3 123 124 125 126 Alpha Serialization when the serialized character is C ABC ABD ABE ABF To create labels containing serialized data Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Enter the...

Page 47: ...ately to the left is incremented and the right most character cycles back to its minimum value 0 a or A Once a serialized character has reached its maximum value and the next character encountered to...

Page 48: ...ge is from 1 to 1 2 Pressing the up down softkey arrows raises and lowers barcode height in 1 increments HR Human Readable Select ON OFF or SIZE SIZE provides font size options of 4pt 6pt 7pt and 10pt...

Page 49: ...ion shows its current state individually on the display screen and shows a list of the five major selections combined when you press ENTER Barcode Display Screen Examples Note See Appendix A General I...

Page 50: ...VE softkey If you try to save the legend to an occupied space you will get the option to overwrite it Recalling a Label from Memory Press MEMORY A grid appears showing 10 storage locations Bold number...

Page 51: ...the arrows on your keypad to navigate to the desired storage location on the grid The part number cartridge along with the first line of label text shows on the display screen to help you identify the...

Page 52: ...handle provided in your cleaning kit See the Accessories Parts List on page 47 WARNING Wait five minutes after cleaning so the printer is dry before installing a cartridge a Print head Try cleaning th...

Page 53: ...ypad XPERT HC ABC 60547 Hard side Carrying Case Keyboard Layout XPERT HC KEY 60548 AC Adapter North America XPERT AC 60544 AC Adapter Europe XPERT ACEUR 60545 AC Adapter UK XPERT ACUK 60546 Communicat...

Page 54: ...of scissors to cut a straight leading edge on the marker roll WARNING When cutting die cut labels make sure to cut in between labels For continuous media cut just before a notch DO NOT cut into the no...

Page 55: ...he printable information will not fit on current label Either reduce the font size of the label data or use a larger label size The legend rotation was changed and the existing text will no longer fit...

Page 56: ...Appendix A General ID Menu Tree 50 User Manual...

Page 57: ...Appendix B DataComm T Block Menu Tree User Manual 51...

Page 58: ...RADY 12345 7 06 1 5 BRADY 12345 9 09 2 3 BRADY 12345 10 10 2 5 BRADY 12345 13 13 3 3 BRADY 12345 16 16 4 1 BRADY 12345 20 20 5 1 BRADY 12345 26 25 6 4 BRADY 12345 32 31 7 9 BRADY 12345 38 38 9 6 BRADY...

Page 59: ...5 54 13 7 BRADY 1234 60 59 15 0 BRADY 123 65 64 16 3 BRADY 12 70 69 17 5 BRADY 12 76 75 19 0 BRADY 1 102 1 00 25 0 BRADY The IDXPERTTM Handheld Labeler also offers a 126 pt 1 25 33mm font for UPPERCAS...

Page 60: ...s on page 18 for instructions on selecting and printing the symbols shown below Arrows are available in four rotations 0o 90 o 180 o and 270 o Note Some of the symbols listed above are accessible dire...

Page 61: ...ter A mechanical device with a rotary or guillotine type blade used to cut labels or tags following printing Die Cut Media Marking media that is pre cut and separated into individual markers by spaces...

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