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Defining Bar Code Fields

6-25

EAN Bar Codes

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Some retailers use EAN (European Article Number) bar codes to identify
merchandise.

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Maximum and minimum lengths for +2 and +5 bar codes must be equal.

Bar Code

Length

(in characters)

EAN-8

EAN-8 +2

EAN-8 +5

EAN-13

EAN-13 +2

EAN-13 +5

EAN-13 & Price CD

EAN-8

EAN-13

Code 128 Bar Codes

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Length:

0 – 2710

characters

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Characters are alphanumeric, including any ASCII characters.

Summary of Contents for Monarch DOS-based Pathfinder Ultra System

Page 2: ...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 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...

Page 3: ...Entering a Sample Format 2 5 Printing the Sample Format 2 8 Using the Operator Data Entry Form 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 Printer 3 1 General Options 3 2 Toggle Backlight 3 2 Set Print Method 3 3 Set Date 3 3 Set Time 3 3 Set I2 of 5 Scan Lengths 3 4 Reset Clear Formats 3 4 Select Currency 3 4 S...

Page 4: ...sidering Field Types 4 4 Starting the Design Process 4 6 Placing Fields on a Format 4 7 Defining Text Fields 5 1 About Text Fields 5 1 Entering a Sample Text Field 5 6 Printing the Sample Text Format 5 9 Using a Combo Text Field 5 10 Entering a Sample Combo Text Field 5 12 Printing the Sample Combo Format 5 17 Defining Bar Code Fields 6 1 About Bar Code Fields 6 1 Setting the Appearance 6 5 Settin...

Page 5: ... 5 Printing the Sample Constant Text Format 7 8 Defining Line Fields 8 1 About Line Fields 8 1 Entering a Sample Line Field Segments 8 3 Printing the Sample Line Segment Format 8 5 Entering a Sample Line Field Vectors 8 5 Entering a Sample Line Field Vectors 8 6 Printing the Sample Line Vector Format 8 8 Defining Special Fields 9 1 About Price and System Date Time Fields 9 1 Entering a Sample Pric...

Page 6: ...6 Printing the Format 10 27 Make Into Shoe Size 10 27 Printing the Format 10 31 Editing a Format 11 1 Copying a Format 11 1 Editing a Field 11 2 Adding a Field 11 2 Printing the Format 11 4 Deleting a Field 11 4 Printing the Format 11 6 Modifying an Existing Field 11 6 Printing the Format 11 9 Changing Header Information 11 9 Printing the Format 11 12 Deleting a Format 11 13 Troubleshooting 12 1 T...

Page 7: ...ats A 1 Item Pricing A 1 Item Identification A 12 Receiving Inventory A 19 Using Fonts A 1 Monospaced Font Magnification B 2 Height Magnification B 2 Proportional Font Magnification B 3 Height Magnification B 3 Height Magnification B 4 Height Magnification B 4 Height Magnification B 5 Height Magnification B 5 Height Magnification B 6 Height Magnification B 7 Height Magnification B 7 Height Magnifi...

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Page 9: ...ar coded product 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...

Page 10: ...le characters The characters that are visible such as a text field Bar codes embed characters Intercharacter gap Default spacing between characters in monospaced fonts Monospaced font Font with fixed character spacing such as Letter Gothic Number system code A number added to a bar code ensuring that the bar code data is read accurately Overlay The placement of one field over another such as a lin...

Page 11: ...ferences and indicates the direction of scanning Variable length bar code A bar code of variable character length I2 of 5 Code 39 Codabar Code 128 MSI PostNet and Code 93 Vector line type A line type with a starting point angle and length of line Vertical bar code or text Data that is rotated and prints down the length of a label Void Light area on a label in a bar code or text Label Sizes The pri...

Page 12: ...ld Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields Tells you how to design a bar code field Chapter 7 Defining Constant Text Fields Tells you how to design a constant text field Chapter 8 Defining Line Fields Tells you how to design lines and borders Chapter 9 Defining Special Fields Tells you how to design time date and price fields Chapter 10 Applying Data Edits Tells you how to pad data extract data and ins...

Page 13: ...came with your printer Use this checklist when creating a format 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...

Page 14: ...ing Started Using the Keypad and the Display Your printer has an 8 line display and a 48 key keypad This section provides tips on Navigating through the screens on the display Using the most commonly used keys ...

Page 15: ...akes you to format 1 f End Takes you to the end of a list NOTE If you have 11 formats pressing f End takes you to format 11 f PgUp Takes you to the beginning of a list on the display Pressing f PgUp again moves one full screen length up NOTE If you see options 3 through 10 on the display pressing f PgUp takes you to option 3 f PgDn Takes you to the end of a list on the display Pressing f PgDn agai...

Page 16: ...an entry fç moves the cursor to the extreme left beginning of data and fè moves the cursor to the extreme right end of data s Toggles between upper case and lower case numeric fs Enters Caps lock f 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 te...

Page 17: ... Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches _ _ _ 4 Type 200 for a 2 inch long label Press e Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches 5 Press 3 for the supply width Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 6 Press 1 to define a text field Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Complex Merged 7 Press 1 to defin...

Page 18: ...cters Enter Row _ _ _ 14 Type 100 for the row location Press e Enter Col _ _ _ 15 Type 10 for the column location Press e Select Font 1 CG Trium 6 5 1000 2 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 4 CG Trium 12p 1003 5 CG Trium 18 p 1004 6 CG Trium 22p 1005 7 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 8 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 ...

Page 19: ...for the field rotation 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 21 Press 1 for no data edits See Chapter 10 Applying Data Edits for more information Select Type Fld 2 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 22 Press 5 Save current format Y N _ 23 Press Y to save the format You re...

Page 20: ... Format 1 Press b to exit the Design Menu Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 2 Press 2 to print your format Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 SIZE 3 Select SIZE and press e ENTER SIZE _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 Type XLarge Press e The label prints Printed 1 5 Press the trigger to print another label or press b to return to the prompt and print a different label ...

Page 21: ...pe the Operator must use 3 Supply Size Enter the supply size to use 4 Purpose Enter the purpose of the label on the next line For example you can write standard label or 25 markdowns 5 Print Sample Apply a sample of the label 6 Prompt Enter the first data entry prompt in the empty box at left 7 Response Enter the response for the prompt Continue entering prompts and responses until you reach the e...

Page 22: ...2 10 Getting Started Sample Operator Data Entry Form ...

Page 23: ...Getting Started 2 11 Operator Data Entry Form Page 1 ...

Page 24: ...2 12 Getting Started Operator Data Entry Form Page 2 ...

Page 25: ... Fmt Text Options 4 Fmt Barcode Optns 2 Select the option you want to configure Selections on the Configuration Main Menu are General Options Sets up the printer s backlight print method date time scan lengths for I2 of 5 bar codes currency symbol and supply type It also deletes formats and turns off warning messages Format Header Options Sets up how you can identify the format you are printing or...

Page 26: ...enu When you see General Options 1 Toggle Backlight 2 Set Print Method 3 Set Date 4 Set Time 5 Set I2of5 ScanLen 6 Reset Clear Fmts 7 Select Currency 8 Set Supply Type 9 Suppress Warnings Select an option 1 9 Toggle Backlight Turn the backlight on or off The General Options Menu remains on the screen ...

Page 27: ...e continuing only after you remove the previous one Press b to end On Demand w Limit Peel Mode Only Prints labels one at a time continuing only after you remove the previous one The software prompts the operator for a quantity Full Auto Prints a strip of labels at one time Press b to end Set Date Current date is Thu 2 08 2001 Enter new date mm d d yy Enter the date with a four digit year and press...

Page 28: ... 2 Enter the second length and press e The General Options Menu appears NOTE Both lengths must be an even number Reset Clear Formats Delete All Formats Are you sure Y N L Press Y to delete all formats in the printer Press N to keep the formats The General Options Menu appears CAUTION You cannot undo a deletion Select Currency Select Currency US Dollars French Francs Spanish Pesetas Belgian Francs ...

Page 29: ...ption 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 prin...

Page 30: ...t 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 L The gap is the number of dots basic un...

Page 31: ...ck Opaque 2 White Opaque 3 Black Transpar 4 White Transpar Select the color 1 4 to you want to use The Format Text Options Menu appears For more information about font colors see Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields Default Black Transpar Use Default Character Rotation Use Default Char Rotation 0 in Text Fields Y Default Y L Press Y to use the default character rotation 0 in text fields or press N to pr...

Page 32: ...finition 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 Num Sys 5 No Human Readable Select a bar code appearance for UPC and EAN bar code fields The Format Bar Code Options Menu appears See ...

Page 33: ...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 3 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 information 4 Identify the field types that appear on your label See Considering Fiel...

Page 34: ...Supported Supply Lengths 55 inches 785 inches 1 1 inches 1 5 inches 2 0 inches 3 0 inches and 4 0 inches Supported Supply Widths 1 20 inches 1 50 inches and 2 0 inches 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 wou...

Page 35: ...ement 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 4 0 400 350 3 0 300 250 2 0 200 150 1 0 100 50 0 0 50 100 150 200 ...

Page 36: ...o Used for printing bar codes that can be scanned Item or serial numbers zip codes information you do not want to have visible to customers Constant Text N A Prints fixed characters that print without changing Company name or company address Line N A Highlights or separates items Line marking out the regular price For each field type keep the following in mind Maximum field length The maximum numb...

Page 37: ...eld at any row However towards the top and bottom of the label you must make sure there are enough rows to print the font size or bar code selected Column 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 ...

Page 38: ...s e Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches 5 Press 3 for your supply width Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 6 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 Consta...

Page 39: ...h 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 Tr...

Page 40: ...4 8 Designing a Format ...

Page 41: ...r 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 numbe...

Page 42: ...f 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 Minimum Length The minimum number of characters in the field The range is 0 40 Field Prompt Contains the prompt displayed dur...

Page 43: ...ange is 0 183 Gap 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 c...

Page 44: ...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 blocke...

Page 45: ...do See ABCD in the example below Field Rotation Rotation of the selected field Choices include Top of Supply Left of Supply Bottom of Supply and Right of Supply Data Edits 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 Char...

Page 46: ...e Printer Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 1 Press 1 to design your formats Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 2 Press 1 to create a new format Enter Format Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 3 Type SIZE for the format name Press e Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches _ _ _ 4 Type 200 for the length of your supply Press e...

Page 47: ...e maximum number of characters in the field Press e Enter Min Length _ _ _ 10 Type 1 as the minimum number of characters in the field Press e Enter Field Prompt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 11 Type ENTER SIZE Press e Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 12 Type TL for the fixed data Press e Add fixed data Before or After entry chars B A _ L 13 Press A to prin...

Page 48: ...1 Press e Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 _ 17 Press 1 for the height magnification Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 _ 18 Press 1 for the width magnification Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B 19 Press 1 for the alignment of characters in the field Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply 20 Press 1 for the field rotation Select Edit 1 ...

Page 49: ...pter 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 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 1 Press b to exit the Design Menu Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Prin...

Page 50: ...nt fields Combo fields have three parameters Field Number Field number from which data is copied For example 3 is field 3 Starting Position 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 Digits to use Number of characters to copy The r...

Page 51: ...rt identical tag use combo text fields to mirror the data The operator only has to answer the prompts one time for both tags 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 ...

Page 52: ...on see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 1 Press 1 to design your formats Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 2 Press 1 to create a new format Enter Format Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 3 Type COMBO for the format name Press e Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches _ _ _ 4 Type 200 for t...

Page 53: ...s the maximum number of characters in the field Press e Enter Min Length _ _ _ 10 Type 1 as the minimum number of characters in the field Press e Enter Field Prompt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 11 Type ENTER SIZE Press e Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 12 Press e for no fixed data Enter Row _ _ _ 13 Type 100 for the row location Press e Enter Col _ _ _ 1...

Page 54: ...the height magnification Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 _ 17 Press 1 for the width magnification Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B 18 Press 1 for the alignment of characters in the field Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply 19 Press 1 for the field rotation Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars 5 St...

Page 55: ...ces Press key _ 25 Press any key to continue Enter Field First is Fld One ENTER when done _ _ 26 Type 1 Press e Enter Start Position First is One _ _ _ 27 Type 1 Press e Enter of Chars _ _ _ 28 Type 6 Press e Enter Field First is Fld One ENTER when done _ _ 29 Press e to continue Enter Fill Direction for short Source Fields 1 Fill from Left 2 Fill from Right 3 Do not Fill 30 Press 1 to fill the fi...

Page 56: ...th 6 5 1012 14 LetGoth 9pt 1013 35 Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 Press e Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 _ 36 Press 1 for the height magnification Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 _ 37 Press 1 for the width magnification Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B 38 Press 1 for the alignment of characters in the field Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right...

Page 57: ...o see how it looks Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 1 Press b to exit the Design Menu Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 2 Press 2 to print your format Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 COMBO 02 SIZE 3 Select COMBO and press e ENTER SIZE _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 Type Small Press e The label prints Printed 1 5 Press the trigger to print...

Page 58: ...5 18 Defining Text Fields This sample prints the following label Combo field is filled on the left with the character ...

Page 59: ...pts 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 Format Number Reserved for future use Depending on your printer s configuration enter a number...

Page 60: ...apter Simple fields are the most commonly used Field Prompt Contains the prompt displayed during data entry The maximum number of characters is 20 Using Fixed Data 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 f...

Page 61: ... to include text or numbers that may appear with the bar code for the row measurement Column 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 Density The density of t...

Page 62: ...uration see Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer See Setting the Appearance for information about the appearance choices Justification 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 Field Rotation Rotation of the selected field Choices i...

Page 63: ...g the Appearance UPC and EAN bar 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 unles...

Page 64: ... UPC and EAN 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 I2of5 Barrier Bar 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 3 6 0 7 1 8 3 9...

Page 65: ...te New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 2 Press 1 to create a new format Enter Format Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 3 Type UPCA for the format name Press e Enter Length of Supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches _ _ _ 4 Type 200 for the length of your supply Press e Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches 5 Press 3 for the supply width Select Type Fld 1 1 Tex...

Page 66: ..._ 11 Type 80 for the row location Press e Enter Col _ _ _ 12 Type 15 for the column location Press e Enter Density 1 80 2 120 _ 13 Press 1 for the density 80 Enter Bar Height Units Inch 100 _ _ _ 14 Type 40 for the bar code height 4 Press e Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply 15 Type 1 for the field rotation Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3...

Page 67: ...e 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 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 1 Press b to exit the Design Menu Main Menu 1 Design For...

Page 68: ...e 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 1 From the Main Menu press 1 Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 2 Press 1 to create a new format Enter Format Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 3 Type CODE128 f...

Page 69: ...dabar 6 EAN 8 7 EAN 13 7 Press 8 for Code 128 8 Code 128 9 MSI 10 UPC A 2 11 UPC A 5 12 UPC E 2 13 UPC E 5 14 EAN 8 2 15 EAN 8 5 16 EAN 13 2 17 EAN 13 5 23 Code 93 40 Code 39 Mod 43 41 UPCA Price CD 44 EAN 13 Price CD 50 I2of5 Barr Bar Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Combo Merged 8 Press 1 to define a simple field Numeric or Alpha Numeric Data A N _ L 9 Press N...

Page 70: ...ol _ _ _ 15 Type 15 for the column location Press e Select Density 3 5 7 0 CPI 5 dots 4 4 8 7 CPI 4 dots 5 8 11 7 CPI 3 dots 8 7 17 5 CPI 2 dots 16 Select 8 7 17 5 characters per inch Enter Bar Height Units Inch 100 _ _ _ 17 Type 40 for the bar code height 4 Press e Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply 18 Type 1 for the field rotation Select Edit 1 ...

Page 71: ...rmation 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 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 1 Press b to exit the...

Page 72: ...rameters Field Number two digits Field number from which data is copied For example 3 is field 3 Starting Position two digits 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 Digits to use two digits Number of characters to copy The rang...

Page 73: ...ample 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 1 From the Main Menu press 1 Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 2 Press 1 to create a new format Enter Format Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 3 Type COMBO...

Page 74: ... 8 Press N alpha numeric Enter Max Length _ _ _ 9 Type 6 as the maximum number of characters in the field Press e Enter Min Length _ _ _ 10 Type 6 as the minimum number of characters in the field Press e Enter Field Prompt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 11 Type ENTER DATA 1 Press e Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 12 Press e for no fixed data Enter Row _ _ ...

Page 75: ... for the height magnification Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 _ 17 Press 1 for the width magnification Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B 18 Press 1 for the alignment of characters in the field Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply 19 Press 1 for the field rotation Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract Chars...

Page 76: ...t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 26 Type ENTER DATA 2 Press e Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 27 Press e for no fixed data Enter Row _ _ _ 28 Type 50 for the row location Press e Enter Col _ _ _ 29 Type 10 for the column location Press e Select Font 1 CG Trium 6 5 1000 2 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 4 CG Trium 12p 1003 5 CG Trium 18p 1004 6 CG Tr...

Page 77: ...elect 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 35 Press 1 for no data edits Select Type Fld 3 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 36 Press 2 to define a bar code field Select Bar Code 1 UPC A 2 UPC E 3 Interleaved2of5 4 Code 39 no c d 5 Codabar 6 EAN 8 7 EAN 13 37 Press e for UPC A ...

Page 78: ... 2 Enter Start Position First is One _ _ 44 Type 1 and press e for copy start position 1 Enter of Chars _ _ 45 Type 6 and press e for 6 characters to copy Enter Field First is Fld One ENTER when done _ _ 46 Press e to continue Enter Fill Direction for short Source Fields 1 Fill from Left 2 Fill from Right 3 Do not Fill 47 Press 3 to not fill the field Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none _ _ _ _ _...

Page 79: ...eld 4 Extract Chars 5 Strip Chars 6 Extract from Mid 7 Insert Chars 54 Press e for no edits 8 Make Shoe Size Select Type Fld 4 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 55 Press 5 Save current format Y N _ 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 T...

Page 80: ...Design Menu Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 2 Press 2 to print your format Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 COMBO 02 CODE128 03 UPCA 3 Select COMBO Press e ENTER DATA 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 Type 028028 Press e ENTER TEXT2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 Type 885452 Press e The label prints Printed 1 6 Press the trigger to print another label or press b to return to th...

Page 81: ...Defining Bar Code Fields 6 23 This sample prints the following label ...

Page 82: ...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 Bar Code Length in characters UPC A 12 UPC A 2 14 UPC A 5 17 UPC A Price CD 12 UPC E 7 UPC E 2 9 UPC E 5 12 UPCA UPCE ...

Page 83: ...tify merchandise Maximum and minimum lengths for 2 and 5 bar codes must be equal Bar Code Length 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 Price CD 13 EAN 8 EAN 13 Code 128 Bar Codes Length 0 2710 characters Characters are alphanumeric including any ASCII characters ...

Page 84: ...ar 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 Leng...

Page 85: ... 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 ...

Page 86: ...6 28 Defining Bar Code Fields ...

Page 87: ...TE All 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...

Page 88: ...t be below that maximum Fixed data is stored with the format and automatically displayed with the prompt during data entry Row 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 For proportionally spaced fonts distance from the bottom of print area to baseline of characte...

Page 89: ...othic 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 Font 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 ...

Page 90: ... 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 Justification Alignment of the text within the field Choices include Left L Right E and Center B Fonts 1012 and ...

Page 91: ...onstant text field Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 1 Press 1 to design your formats Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 2 Press 1 to create a new format Enter Format Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 3 Type CONSTANT Press e Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches _ _ _ 4 Type 200 for the length of your supply Press e Select...

Page 92: ...002 4 CG Trium 12p 1003 5 CG Trium 18 p 1004 6 CG Trium 22p 1005 7 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 8 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 10 Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 Press e Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 _ 11 Press 1 for the height magnification Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 _ 12 Press 1 for the wi...

Page 93: ...Save current format Y N _ 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 Defining Text Fields To define bar code fields see Chapter 6 Defining Bar Code Fields To define line fields see Chapter 8 Defining Line Fields ...

Page 94: ...rmat 4 Delete Format 1 Press b to exit the Design Menu Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 2 Press 2 to print your format Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 CONSTANT 02 COMBO 03 SIZE 3 Select CONSTANT and press e The label prints Printed 1 4 Press the trigger to print another label or press b until you return to the Format Menu This sample prints the following label ...

Page 95: ...rompts 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 t...

Page 96: ...range is 0 365 On horizontal lines this value must match the value for row End Column 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 Line Angle For vector lines only choices include rotating the line 0 90 180 or 270 degrees to the left Line Length For vector lines only specifies how long the line is The ...

Page 97: ...Press 1 to design your formats Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 2 Press 1 to create a new format Enter Format Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 3 Type LINE for the format name Press e Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches _ _ _ 4 Type 200 for the length of your supply Press e Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches 5 Press...

Page 98: ...s e Enter Col for Last Point _ _ _ 11 Type 80 for the end column location Press e Enter Thickness 2 0 01 inch _ _ 12 Type 3 and press e Select Type Fld 2 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 13 Press 5 Save current format Y N _ 14 Press Y to save the format You return to the Design Menu To print the format see Printing the Sample Line Segment Format To define a text fiel...

Page 99: ...Delete Format 1 Press b to exit the Design Menu Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 2 Press 2 to print your format Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 LINE 02 CONSTANT 03 COMBO 04 SIZE 3 Select LINE and press e The label prints Printed 1 4 Press the trigger to print another label or press b until you return to the Format Menu This sample prints the following label ...

Page 100: ...mat 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 2 Press 1 to create a new format Enter Format Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 3 Type LINE2 for the format name Press e Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches _ _ _ 4 Type 200 for the length of your supply Press e Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches 5 Press 3 for the supply width Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 B...

Page 101: ...nter Line Length _ _ _ 11 Type 70 Press e Enter Thickness 2 0 01 inch _ _ 12 Type 3 Press e Select Type Fld 2 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 13 Press 5 Save current format Y N _ 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 mor...

Page 102: ...e Format 1 Press b to exit the Design Menu Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 2 Press 2 to print your format Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 LINE2 02 LINE 03 CONSTANT 04 COMBO 05 SIZE 3 Select LINE2 and press e The line prints Printed 1 4 Press the trigger to print another label or press b until you return to the Format Menu This sample prints the following label ...

Page 103: ... 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 name for the format For more information about your printer...

Page 104: ...e 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 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 For price fields remember to include the currency ...

Page 105: ...o be added before or after entry characters An example of fixed data is the manufacturer s code in a UPCA bar code Row 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 For proportionally spaced fonts distance from the bottom of print area to baseline of characters in fi...

Page 106: ...ic 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 Font 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 Hei...

Page 107: ...onsideration 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 O...

Page 108: ...out 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 Field Rotation Rotation of the selected field Choices include Top of Supply Left of Supply Bottom of Supply and Right of Supply ...

Page 109: ... format name Press e Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches _ _ _ 4 Type 200 for the length of your supply Press e Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches 5 Press 3 for the supply width Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 6 Press 1 to define a text field Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 C...

Page 110: ... 5 CG Trium 18 p 1004 6 CG Trium 22p 1005 7 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 8 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 14 Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 Press e Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 _ 15 Press 1 for the height magnification Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 _ 16 Press 1 for the width magnification Set J...

Page 111: ...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 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 1 Press b to exit the Design Menu Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 ...

Page 112: ... 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 Printed 1 5 Press the trigger to print another label or press b to return to the prompt and print a different label This sample prints the following label ...

Page 113: ...ame _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 3 Type DATE TIME for the format name Press e Enter Length of supply 55 400 eg 400 4 inches _ _ _ 4 Type 200 for the length of your supply Press e Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 50 Inches 3 2 00 Inches 5 Press 3 for the supply width Select Type Fld 1 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 6 Press 1 to define a text field Select Field C...

Page 114: ...ate 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 e Select Colon Press e Select Minutes Press e The date time stamp appears on the top line while you are creating it If you make a mistake while entering the date time stamp press f 1 to backup one position Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none _ _ _ _ _...

Page 115: ...ss e Enter Height Mag for this font 1 7 _ 15 Press 1 for the height magnification Enter Width Mag for this font 1 7 _ 16 Press 1 for the width magnification Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B 17 Press 1 for the alignment of characters in the field Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply 18 Press 1 for the field rotation Select Type Fld 2 1...

Page 116: ...Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 1 Press b to exit the Design Menu Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 2 Press 2 to print your format Select Format to Print Format Menu 01 DATE TIME 02 PRICE 03 LINE2 04 LINE 05 CONSTANT 06 COMBO 07 SIZE 3 Select DATE TIME and press e The label prints This sample prints the following label ...

Page 117: ...he 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 Pad data field 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 Extract Characters Extracts the specif...

Page 118: ...rmat 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 ...

Page 119: ...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 ...

Page 120: ...eld 1 Combo Field 2 Field Class 4 Combo Merged 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 None ...

Page 121: ... 10 5 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 ...

Page 122: ...ng format Select Format for Editing Format Menu 01 AUTOPART 02 PRICE 03 LINE2 04 LINE 05 CONSTANT 06 COMBO 07 SIZE 3 Select AUTOPART Press e Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit 4 Press 2 Select Edit Field Fld 1 Constant Fld 2 Constant Fld 3 Ufld 1 Smpl Fld 4 Ufld 2 Smpl Fld 5 Ufld 3 Cmbo Fld 6 Ufld 4 Cmbo 5 Select Fld 3 Ufld 1 Smpl to edit the PAR...

Page 123: ... length for the field is 12 Press e Enter Min Length 1 _ 11 Press e to keep the current minimum length Enter Field Prompt KEY PART _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 Press e to keep the current field prompt Edit Fixed Data Press ENTER to retain _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 Press e for no fixed data Enter Row 255 _ 14 Press e to keep the current row location Enter Col 15 _ 15 Press e to keep the current co...

Page 124: ...8 Make Shoe Size 19 Select Pad Data Field Press e Pad Characters on Left or Right L R _ L 20 Press L to pad characters on the left Enter Pad character _ 21 Type 0 for the pad character 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 22 Press e for no additional data edits Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a ...

Page 125: ... 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 ...

Page 126: ...lete Format 2 Press 2 to edit an existing format Select Format for Editing Format Menu 01 AUTOPART 02 PRICE 03 LINE2 04 LINE 05 CONSTANT 06 COMBO 07 SIZE 3 Select AUTOPART Press e Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit 4 Press 2 to edit the PART bar code field Select Edit Field Fld 1 Constant Fld 2 Constant Fld 3 Ufld 1 Smpl Fld 4 Ufld 2 Smpl Fld 5 U...

Page 127: ...m length for the field is 10 Press e Enter Min Length 1 _ 11 Press e to keep the current minimum length Enter Field Prompt KEY PART _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 Press e to keep the current field prompt Edit Fixed Data Press ENTER to retain _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 Press e for no fixed data Enter Row 255 _ 14 Press e to keep the current row location Enter Col 15 _ 15 Press e to keep the current c...

Page 128: ... Make Shoe Size 19 Select Extract Chars Press e Extract chars from Left or Right L R _ L 20 Press R to extract characters from the right Enter number of characters _ _ 21 Type 5 Press e 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 22 Press e for no additional data edits Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a...

Page 129: ...er 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 ...

Page 130: ... Format 2 Press 2 to edit an existing format Select Format for Editing Format Menu 01 AUTOPART 02 PRICE 03 LINE2 04 LINE 05 CONSTANT 06 COMBO 07 SIZE 3 Select AUTOPART Press e Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit 4 Press 2 to edit the PART bar code field Select Edit Field Fld 1 Constant Fld 2 Constant Fld 3 Ufld 1 Smpl Fld 4 Ufld 2 Smpl Fld 5 Ufld ...

Page 131: ...he current maximum length Enter Min Length 1 _ 11 Press e to keep the current minimum length Enter Field Prompt KEY PART _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 Press e to keep the current field prompt Edit Fixed Data Press ENTER to retain _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 Press e for no fixed data Enter Row 255 _ 14 Press e to keep the current row location Enter Col 15 _ 15 Press e to keep the current column locat...

Page 132: ...s 8 Make Shoe Size 19 Select Strip Chars Press e Strip chars from Left or Right L R _ L 20 Press L to remove characters from the left Enter number of characters _ _ 21 Type 3 Press e 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 22 Press e for no additional data edits Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Fi...

Page 133: ...e 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 ...

Page 134: ...mat 4 Delete Format 2 Press 2 to edit an existing format Select Format for Editing Format Menu 01 AUTOPART 02 PRICE 03 LINE2 04 LINE 05 CONSTANT 06 COMBO 07 SIZE 3 Select AUTOPART Press e Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit 4 Press 2 Select Edit Field Fld 1 Constant Fld 2 Constant Fld 3 Ufld 1 Smpl Fld 4 Ufld 2 Smpl Fld 5 Ufld 3 Cmbo Fld 6 Ufld 4 ...

Page 135: ...he current maximum length Enter Min Length 1 _ 11 Press e to keep the current minimum length Enter Field Prompt KEY PART _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 Press e to keep the current field prompt Edit Fixed Data Press ENTER to retain _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 Press e for no fixed data Enter Row 255 _ 14 Press e to keep the current row location Enter Col 15 _ 15 Press e to keep the current column locat...

Page 136: ...Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size 19 Select Extract from Mid Press e Enter character Position _ _ 20 Type 4 Press e Enter number of characters _ _ 21 Type 4 Press e 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 22 Press e for no additional data edits Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Fiel...

Page 137: ...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 characters starting with the fourth position The combo text field also contains the four extracted characters ...

Page 138: ...t 4 Delete Format 2 Press 2 to edit an existing format Select Format for Editing Format Menu 01 AUTOPART 02 PRICE 03 LINE2 04 LINE 05 CONSTANT 06 COMBO 07 SIZE 3 Select AUTOPART Press e Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit 4 Press 2 Select Edit Field Fld 1 Constant Fld 2 Constant Fld 3 Ufld 1 Smpl Fld 4 Ufld 2 Smpl Fld 5 Ufld 3 Cmbo Fld 6 Ufld 4 Cm...

Page 139: ...p the current maximum length Enter Min Length 1 _ 11 Press e to keep the current minimum length Enter Field Prompt KEY PART _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 Press e to keep the current field prompt Edit Fixed Data Press ENTER to retain _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 Press e for no fixed data Enter Row 255 _ 14 Press e to keep the current row location Enter Col 15 _ 15 Press e to keep the current column lo...

Page 140: ... 1 Press e 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 22 Press e for no additional data edits Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit 23 Press 2 to edit the combo text field containing the human readable characters for the PART bar code so the maximum number ...

Page 141: ...ary 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 ...

Page 142: ...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 10p 1002 2 CG Trium 8pt 1001 2 CG Trium 8pt ...

Page 143: ...ake 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 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...

Page 144: ... 2 Constant Fld 3 Ufld 2 Smpl 5 Select Fld 3 Ufld 2 Smpl e Add new field 1 Before or 2 After selected field _ 6 Press 2 After selected field Select Type Fld 4 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 5 Finished 7 Press 1 to define a text field Select Field Class 1 Simple Field 2 Price Field 3 System Date Time 4 Complex Merged 8 Press 1 to define a simple field Numeric or Alpha Numeric ...

Page 145: ...e entry characters Enter Row _ _ _ 15 Type 95 for the row location Press e Enter Col _ _ _ 16 Type 30 for the column location Press e Select Font 1 CG Trium 6 5 1000 2 CG Trium 8 pt 1001 3 CG Trium 10p 1002 4 CG Trium 12p 1003 5 CG Trium 18 p 1004 6 CG Trium 22p 1005 7 CG TrCon 6 5 1006 8 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 LetGo...

Page 146: ...t from Mid 7 Insert Chars 8 Make Shoe Size 22 Select Make Shoe Size Press e 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 23 Press e for no additional data edits Perform Edits Before or After including Fixed Data B A _ 24 Press A Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Qu...

Page 147: ...bels 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 ...

Page 148: ...10 32 Applying Data Edits ...

Page 149: ...it an existing field We will copy our SHOE PRICE format add a 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 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 1 Press 1 to design your formats Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 2 Press 3 to copy an ...

Page 150: ... 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 1 Press 1 to design your formats Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 2 Press 2 to edit an existing format Select Format for Editing _ Forma...

Page 151: ...2 After selected field Select Type Fld 5 1 Text Field 2 Bar Code Field 3 Constant Text 4 Line 7 Press 4 for a line field Is line Segment or Vector S V _ 8 Press S Enter Row for First Point _ _ _ 9 Type 122 for the row location Press e Enter Col for First Point _ _ _ 10 Type 10 for the column location Press e Enter Row for Last Point _ _ _ 11 Type 122 for the end row location Press e Enter Col for ...

Page 152: ...ield prompts as necessary 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 Deleting a Field In our SHOE SIZE format we will delete the text field formatted as a price field Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 1 Press 1 to design your formats Design Menu 1 Cre...

Page 153: ...lect Fld 3 Ufld 2 Smpl to erase the text field formatted as a price field Press e Edit Menu 1 Edit Header Info 2 Edit a Field 3 Add a Field 4 Delete a Field 5 Quit Edit 6 Press 4 Select Fld to Erase Fld 1 Ufld 1 Smpl Fld 2 Constant Fld 3 Ufld 3 Smpl Fld 4 Line 7 Select Fld 2 Constant to delete the constant text field containing PRICE Press e The constant text field is erased and you return to the ...

Page 154: ...eleted Modifying an Existing Field In our SHOE SIZE format we will modify the text field Main Menu 1 Design Formats 2 Print Labels 3 Configuration 1 Press 1 to design your formats Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 2 Press 2 to edit an existing format Select Format for Editing _ Format Menu 01 SHOE SIZE 02 SHOE PRICE 03 AUTOPART 04 PRICE 05 LINE2 06 LIN...

Page 155: ... Alpha Numeric Data A N A_ L 8 Press e to keep Alphanumeric as the data type Enter Max Length 16 _ 9 Press e to keep the current maximum length Enter Min Length 1 _ _ 10 Press e to keep the current minimum length Enter Field Prompt ENTER ITEM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 11 Press e to keep the current field prompt Enter Fixed Data Press ENTER if none _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 12 Press e for no fixed ...

Page 156: ...ter Width Mag for this font 1 7 1_ 17 Press e to keep the current width magnification Set Justification 1 Left L 2 Right E 3 Center B 18 Press e to keep the current alignment of characters in the field Top of Field at 1 Top of Supply 2 Left of Supply 3 Bottom of Supply 4 Right of Supply 19 Press e to keep the current field rotation Select Edit 1 1 None 2 Make into Price 3 Pad Data Field 4 Extract ...

Page 157: ... field 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 Design For...

Page 158: ...e 2 Edit MPCL Number 3 Edit Description 4 Change Length 5 Change Width 5 Select Change Menu Name Press e Edit Format Name SHOE SIZE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L 6 Press g four times and type TAG Press e The format name has been changed to SHOE TAG You return to the Edit Header menu NOTE Duplicate names are not allowed Edit Header Menu 1 Change Menu Name 2 Edit MPCL Number 3 Edit Description 4 Change Length...

Page 159: ...idth Select Supply Width 1 1 20 Inches 2 1 5 Inches 3 2 00 Inches 11 Press 2 to change the supply width to 1 50 inches instead of 2 0 inches Warning New Width less than old width Press a key to continue Or ESC to Abort _ 12 Press e 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...

Page 160: ... start 82 end 82 start 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 shows the SHOE TAG format with the new supply length and width dimensions NOTE The selections 2 Edit MPCL Number 3 Edit Description are reserve...

Page 161: ... Copy Format 4 Delete Format 2 Press 4 to delete an existing format Select Format for Deletion _ Format Menu 01 SHOE TAG 02 SHOE PRICE 03 AUTOPART 04 PRICE 05 LINE2 06 LINE 07 CONSTANT 3 Select SHOE TAG Press e Delete Format 01 SHOE TAG Are you sure Y N _ L 4 Press Y Format Deleted Design Menu 1 Create New Format 2 Edit Old Format 3 Copy Format 4 Delete Format 5 The format is deleted and you retur...

Page 162: ...11 14 Editing a Format ...

Page 163: ...ing Possible Field off tag error Do you wish to redefine current field Y es N o _ The field you are defining may run off the tag You can but it is 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 Warni...

Page 164: ...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 you call 1 Record any error messages that occurred 2 T...

Page 165: ...rrors 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 mus...

Page 166: ...Vertical magnification must be 1 to 7 021 Horizontal magnification must be 1 to 7 022 Color must be Black Opaque White Opaque Black Transparent or White Transparent See Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields for more information 023 Intercharacter gap must be 0 to 9 dots 024 Field justification must be B balanced L left or R right See Chapter 5 Defining Text Fields for more information 025 Data length is ...

Page 167: ...information 044 Dot pattern for line or box must be 045 Line length is defined beyond the maximum length of 3 72 See Chapter 8 Defining Line Fields for valid lengths 046 Line type must be S segment or V vector 051 Imaging mode in the graphic header must be 0 Batch Errors 100 199 101 The format referenced by batch is not in memory 102 Print quantity is outside the range 0 to 25 104 Batch mode must ...

Page 168: ... or R rows 216 Option definition must be S set or T template 217 Input device must be D Default H Host K Keyboard N None or S Scanner 220 Check digit selection must be G to generate check digit 221 Primary or secondary price format is outside the range 1 to 15 222 Data type restriction is outside the range of 1 to 6 223 Option is not valid for the field Online Configuration Errors 250 299 251 Powe...

Page 169: ...99 to 99 dots 282 RS232 Trailer string is too long Use a maximum of 3 characters 283 ENQ Trailer string is too long Use a maximum of 3 characters 284 The buffer type must be T Transmit R Receive I Image F Format or D Downloadable Fonts 285 The storage device type in the memory configuration packet must be R volatile RAM 286 The buffer size is invalid 287 The printhead width must be 1 83 inches 288...

Page 170: ... attempted to delete or overwrite a format used by the current batch or attempted to load a graphic while the printer was busy 407 Parser timed out no data Resend packet to the printer 408 No data Resend packet to the printer 409 The printer memory is full Delete unnecessary formats from memory 415 The buffer size you defined exceeds the total available in your machine 420 Internal software error ...

Page 171: ... 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 in...

Page 172: ...ds 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 ...

Page 173: ...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 762 Low battery Recharge the battery 763 Waiting to dispense label Press the trigger 765 Printhead failure You need a new printhead Call Technical Support 770 The print motor is no...

Page 174: ...l 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 numbered 900 999 are hard printer failures Call Technical Support if you receive these messages ...

Page 175: ...0 long x 2 0 wide contains two text fields one 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 Use the following information to create the bar code field Prompts Bar Code Field 1 Bar Code 1 UPC A Field Class 1 Simple Field Prompt SCAN UPC Fixed Data None Row...

Page 176: ... 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 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 None None ...

Page 177: ...ice 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 ...

Page 178: ...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 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 ...

Page 179: ...1 Simple Field 1 Simple Field Data Type Alpha numeric Alpha numeric Max Length 12 5 Min 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 1 Top of Supply 1 Top of Supply Edits None None ...

Page 180: ...ce 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 1 Top of Supply ...

Page 181: ...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 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 Supply 1 ...

Page 182: ...ass 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 None None ...

Page 183: ...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 ...

Page 184: ...ng 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 ...

Page 185: ...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 ...

Page 186: ...s 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 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 Suppl...

Page 187: ... 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 ...

Page 188: ...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 1 Top of Supply ...

Page 189: ... entered from the bar code field Use the following information to create the two 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 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 Justific...

Page 190: ...r 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 ...

Page 191: ...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 ...

Page 192: ...ormation 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 Height Mag 1 Width Mag 1 Justification 1 Left Field Rotation 1 Top of Supply ...

Page 193: ...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 ...

Page 194: ...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 Width Mag 1 Justification 1 Left Field Rotation 4 Right of Supply Edits None ...

Page 195: ...e field Prompts Bar Code Field 4 Bar Code 4 Code 39 no 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 ...

Page 196: ... 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 ...

Page 197: ...tion 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 4 Right of Supply ...

Page 198: ...A 24 Sample Formats ...

Page 199: ...G Triumvirate Bold 22 pt proportional varies w each letter 1006 CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed 6 5 pt proportional varies w each letter 1007 CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed 8 pt proportional varies w each letter 1008 CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed 10 pt proportional varies w each letter 1009 CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed 12 pt proportional varies w each letter 1010 CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed 18 pt ...

Page 200: ...t 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 Width Sample Character Width Sample 1x 1 100 in 4 69 7 29 7x 1 100 in 32 81 51 04 Height Magnification...

Page 201: ...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 1x 1 100 in 1 56 5 73 10 94 7x 1 100 in 6 9 20 7 41 4 CG Triumvirate Bold 6 5 pt Font 1000 Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 56 4 69 9 90 7x 1 100 in 10 94 32 81 69 27 Height Magn...

Page 202: ...0 in 6 9 20 7 41 4 Height Magnification 1x 7x 1 100 in 8 33 58 33 CG Triumvirate Bold 10 pt Font 1002 Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 1 56 3 97 3 6 77 17 20 13 13 02 33 07 25 7x 1 100 in 1 10 mm Dots 10 94 27 78 21 47 40 120 39 91 91 15 231 51 175 Height Magnification 1x 7x 1 100 in 10 42 72 92 ...

Page 203: ... 1x 1 100 in 2 60 8 85 16 15 7x 1 100 in 18 23 67 94 113 02 Height Magnification 1x 7x 1 100 in 12 50 87 50 CG Triumvirate Bold 18 pt Font 1004 Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 7 81 12 50 22 92 7x 1 100 in 54 69 87 50 160 42 Height Magnification 1x 7x 1 100 in 19 27 134 90 ...

Page 204: ...B 6 Using Fonts CG Triumvirate Bold 22 pt Font 1005 Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 9 38 15 63 27 08 7x 1 100 in 65 63 109 38 189 58 Height Magnification 1x 7x 1 100 in 23 44 164 05 ...

Page 205: ...aximum 1x 1 100 in 1 04 3 65 6 25 7x 1 100 in 7 29 25 52 43 75 Height Magnification 1x 7x 1 100 in 6 77 47 40 CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 8 pt Font 1007 Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 1 56 4 69 8 85 7x 1 100 in 10 94 32 81 67 94 Height Magnification 1x 7x 1 100 in 8 85 61 98 ...

Page 206: ...um 1x 1 100 in 2 08 5 73 11 98 7x 1 100 in 14 58 40 10 83 85 Height Magnification 1x 7x 1 100 in 10 94 76 56 CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 12 pt Font 1009 Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 2 60 7 29 14 58 7x 1 100 in 18 23 51 04 96 88 Height Magnification 1x 7x 1 100 in 13 02 91 15 ...

Page 207: ...Using Fonts B 9 CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 18 pt Font 1010 Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 7 81 10 94 21 88 7x 1 100 in 54 69 76 56 153 12 Height Magnification 1x 7x 1 100 in 20 31 142 19 ...

Page 208: ...B 10 Using Fonts CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 22 pt Font 1011 Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum 1x 1 100 in 9 38 13 02 26 56 7x 1 100 in 65 63 91 15 185 94 Height Magnification 1x 7x 1 100 in 24 48 171 35 ...

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