Chapter 2: Get started
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Linx 5900 & 7900 Quick Start Guide
2.2 Create a message
In this section you learn how to create and save a new message.
2.2.1 Message fields
A message can contain several parts. Each part is called a
field
. You can
put several different types of field into your message. For example:
•
Text—a simple field that contains characters that do not change.
•
Date and Time—used to print a Date field or a Time field.
•
Sequential Number—prints a value that increases or decreases with
each printed message.
•
Remote—a field that contains data that the printer receives from a
remote device. For example, a computer.
•
Shift Code—a code that indicates different periods of the day or the
week.
•
Prompted—a field that requires the user to enter or select message text
before a message is printed.
•
Logo—used to print an image or pattern.
NOTE: 5900 only. You cannot create logo images on the printer, but
you can copy logo images in bitmap (.bmp) file format to the
printer from a USB memory stick (see
How To Use the USB
Connection
for more information).
•
Text Sequence—a series of text strings that can change for each
message printed (7900 only).
This chapter shows you how to create a simple message that contains a
Text field. If you need a Date field or a Time field in your message, first
create the message by following the steps in this chapter. Then you can add
the Date field or Time field (see Chapter 4, ‘Insert a Date or Time’).
For information on how to add other types of field to your message, refer
to the
How To
guides for the printers.
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