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5 Article database and Layouts ”Editor”
This chapter describes how to determine what should be printed, ie how to build up the look of the
print out, and how an article database is built up. Software for making these changes is installed in
the printer and accessed via the ”Editor”-tab on the main menu. To do this a standard keyboard and
a mouse may be connector directly to the printer, but for continuous operation the web-connection is
preferred. Follow the procedure below (see image below):
1. Se the printer is connected to a network / router.
2. Find the assigned IP address in the touch screen under tab ”Setup-Network”
3. Connect a computer to the same network as the printer and open a browser.
4. Write the IP number directly into the address bar with bullets, for example: ”123.45.6.78”.
5. You have now opened the printers web browser.
6. Click on ”Touch screen contents” to
remotely control the printer. It may take a while for
touch-screen image to show up. The used computer must have support for Java. This
may be downloaded on ” www.java.com ”.
7. When touch screen shows up, click on the tab ”Editor”.
8. You will find the tabs ”Articles” and ”Layouts”. See section 5.1 for ”Layouts” and 5.2 for
”Articles”.
5.1 Creating the label design ”Layouts”
Here is described were on the label the desired information shall be written. Examples of information
which will be described are: variable text fields, static text fields and barcodes. Variable fields are
fields that do not always contain the same text or number. Variable fields are blue in the editor. Static
text is black. Chapter 5.2 describes how to choose what information should be written for each article.
The layout editor can run in full screen. Press full screen button along the top right to run in full screen
mode.
5.1.1 Inserting a static text-field
A static text field is a text field which is always written in all products that use the current label layout.
Choose "Insert" - "Text Field" or simple click on the symbol 'T' to insert a text field. To the left of the
screen a menu bar will appear with the name "Text Box Properties". Enter the static text in the "Text
String". To move the text field, use the settings at the bottom under "Location", "Left" and "Top".
For "Width" and "Height" to be used, "Line break" must be set to "Automatic".The other options are all
common settings for fonts, size and text alignment. "Horizontal scaling (%)" and "Line Spacing (mm)"
can be used to compress the text height and width.
5.1.2 Inserting a date-field
A variable date field can for instance be manufacturing date. This field contains the current date. In
addition to this, the expression can be adjusted so that the clock turns to tomorrow's date at a different
time than at 24:00.
Follow the principle 5.1.1. Place your cursor in the "Text String" where you want the date to be
inserted. For instance, after the static text you have written (it is possible to mix static and variable
text). Choose "Insert variable". Then select "Name" - "Date" – "Manufacturing date" - "Production
start date / time". You may now select which date-format you prefer. Select the desired format. If you
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