Illinois Tool Works IJ300, Operation Manual

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Section 6: Message Functions
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• Touch the Print human readable
check box to remove the check-
mark if human readable data is not
to be printed with the bar code.
(Printing human readable is the
default setting.)
• Touch the OK button to close the
dialog box and insert the bar code
into the print message. If the bar is
not exactly where it should be, use
the arrow keys to reposition it.
Press Enter when the bar code is
at the desired location.
• The following section describes how to adjust barcodes to accommodate variations in
ink bleed on different substrates.
Measuring Ink Bleed: Ink bleed can be easily measured for various substrates by printing
a message that contains a "Measure ink bleed" bar code field. Insert the bar code field by
touching the bar code field button at the bottom of the Edit Screen, then selecting the
"Measure ink bleed" bar code type from the drop-down list. Print the message on a sample
of the substrate to be used in the application and allow it to bleed for at least 24 hours
before reading the measurement.
The measurement is determined by inspecting the printed bar code. The numbers below
the bar code represent the number of printed columns separating each set of bars. The
correct amount of bleed is determined by identifying the first set of bars that have not bled
together. The number below the set of bars determined to have the correct ink bleed, is the
"Ink bleed measurement". In the example, the bleed measurement is 5 (columns).
Message with bar code