Brady label maker manual

iii Copyri ght This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be copied or reproduce d by any means withou t the prior consent of Brady W orldwide, I nc. While every precaution has been taken in preparation of this document, Brady assumes no liability to any party for any loss or damage c aused by errors or omiss[...]

iv End User License Agre eme nt for Microsof t W indows CE  You have acquired a de vice that includes software licensed by Brady Worldwide, Inc . from Microsoft Licensing or its affiliates ( “ MS ” ). Those installed software prod ucts of Microsoft origin, as well as associated media, printed materials, and “ online ” or electro nic doc [...]

v SOFTWARE TRA NSFER ALLOW ED BUT WITH RESTRICTIO NS. You may permane ntly transfer righ ts under this End User Licens e Agreement on ly as part of a permanent sale or transfer of the Device, and only if the recipien t agrees to this E nd User Licen se A gree men t. If the SOFTWARE is an upgrade, any transfer must also include all prior versions of[...]

vi System W arranty Please r e fer to the warr anty card i ncluded wi th yo ur syst em. fo r warr anty det ails. This warranty applies to the original purchaser only. This warranty is void if the syst em has been tampered with in any way without the express wr itten consent of Brady Worldwide, Inc. If the machine requires repair during the warran t[...]

vii FCC Notice - US Only War nin g: This equipment generates, uses and ca n radiate radio frequency energy . If not instal led and used in accordan ce with the manufacturer ’ s instructions, it may cause interference to radio commu nicat ions. It h as been test ed and found to comply wi th the limit s for a Class A computing device pursuant to Su[...]

viii International Power Cords Users in countries outside of North America may be required to supply their own power cord for con necti ng t he sys tem to an AC ele ctric al ou tlet . Cho ose a n AC p owe r cor d and p lug that i s sui tabl e for the country in wh ich the equipment is to be installed. Th e AC power cord and plug mu st meet all nati[...]

ix S pecifications Physical chara cteristics Size: Heig ht 10 ” Width 16 ” Depth 1 1 ” Weight: appro ximately 30 pounds Environment al characte ristics Operational req uirement s Ambient operati ng tem peratur e: 50 ° F t o 105 ° F (1 0 ° C to 4 1 ° C) Relative hu midity: 20% to 80% ( non-cond ensing) S torage requirement s Ambient storag[...]

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Contents-1 CHAP TER 1 W elcome About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Features an d Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 The three printer syst ems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents-2 CHAPTER 3 Starting Up Launching Y o ur Syste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 The Main M enu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Keyboard Ba sics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents-3 Using si ze adjustm e nt butt ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Exiting e ntry screen s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 CHAPTE R 5 Setti ng Prefe rences Accessin g Sys tem Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents-4 Changing the si ze of tem plate l abels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25 Editin g te mpl ate labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27 Changing Label Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents-5 Changing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31 Ope ning an d edit ing an obje ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31 Changin g object p roperties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents-6 CHAPTER 10 Working with Cut-out s About Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 Creating Cut Out Objec ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4 Adding cut out objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents-7 CHAPTER 12 Connecting to a PC Workin g with a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 Setting Up Y our System as a Ha rdware Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 Placing Your System On Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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1 - 1 Thank you for purchasing our label maker, which you use to create and print prof essiona l- looking l abels and s igns for use j ust about anywhere. All you h ave to do is: Drop in a ribbon cartridge, choosing from a wide range of single-color ribbons, p aneled ribbo ns, and CY MK ribbons fo r blended colo rs. Drop in a tape cartridge, choosi[...]

1-2 About This Book About Thi s Book This manual documen ts the basic Mono color pri nting syste m, all of who se fea tures a re com mon to all thr ee sy stem s (desc ribed in The three printe r syst ems on pa ge 1-3) . You ’ ll also f ind c omp lete infor mati on ab out the Mul t icolor sys tem and the Colo r & Cut sys tem featur es and sp e[...]

Welcome 1 - 3 The three printer syste ms All thre e label-print ing syst ems use Mic r osof t Windows CE  as the basis for t he ope rating s ystem an d applicat ion. As th e user, mo st of th e Window s CE ope rating s ystem w ill be in visible to you. Yo u don ’ t need to use your comput er skil ls to operat e this printing s ystem. Hint! You[...]

1-4 Features and Func tions Color & Cut system The base system, plus color printing capabili ty and a color LCD display, p lus cut-out capabi lity, which me ans the syst em can not on ly print your labe ls, but ca n cut labels into s hapes. S ee CHAPTER 10: Working wi th Cut-out s , beginning on page 10 -1, for information abou t u sin g the c [...]

Welcome 1 - 5 Cont acting T echnical Supp ort Please co ntact Brady World wide, Inc., with your questions or co ncerns. The contact support numbers for each region are listed below. Region Phone Number Fax Number E-ma il Address United S t ates and other C/S countries 800-368-33 62 414-228-5799 techni cal_s upport @bradycorp. com Can ad a 888-262-7[...]

1-6 Contacting Technica l Support[...]

2--1 This chap ter tells you how to set up a nd main tain your l abel prin ting system. Topics a r e:  Connecting peripherals  Install ing supp lie s  Installin g a flash card  Cleaning a nd mainta ining your pr inter If you plan to con nect yo ur prin ter t o a desk top com puter , be su re to s ee Conn ecting to a PC on p age 12-1. No[...]

2-2 Connecting Peripher als Conne cting Peri pheral s This section describes how to get your system conne cted and powered up. You should have alrea dy unpacked your pri nt er, using the instruct ion sheet included i n the ship ping bo x. You connect your keybo ard and your mouse, if you have one, a nd then the power cord, to begi n set ting up you[...]

Setting Up 2 - 3 Users in count ries out sid e N orth Am erica may need to supp ly the ir own power cord to meet the specifications required in individual countries. For information on power cord requirements, refer to International Power Cords on page viii in this guid e. Inst alling suppl ies The ne xt step i n setting up your p rinter is in stal[...]

2-4 Installing supplies Opening th e printer Step 1: To open the pri nter, sque eze the release bar. Step 2: Raise the printer cover up and away to the right. Figure 2 -2. Opening the printer . Make sure all internal packing ma terials have been removed before y ou proceed. The cover release bar[...]

Setting Up 2 - 5 Inst allin g a ribbon cartridge Figure 2 -3. Install ing a ribbon ca rtridge. Step 1: Hold the ribbon cartridge w ith the open p art of the tab on top and facing you. Step 2: Place the lower cylinder of the cartridge (with the unused ribb on), in the lower slot in the cover, as shown. Step 3: Positi on the upper c ylinder of the ca[...]

2-6 Installing supplies Adjusting the ribbo n cartridge If a ribbon cartridge has been stored outside the printer, the ribbon between t he take-up spool and the wipe r may have bee n exposed to dust. The du st on the ribbo n may trans fer to the p rint head causing stre aks or scratches on your label s. When a ribbon cartridge has been stored outsi[...]

Setting Up 2 - 7 Inst allin g a t ape cartridge There are thre e simple steps t o insta lling a tape cart ridge: ad justin g the tape cartridge receptacle to accommodate the width of the tape, dropping in th e ca rtridge , and feeding the tape through the advance rollers. Adjusting the printer tape receptacle Since the printer accepts tape widths f[...]

2-8 Installing supplies Inserting the tape cartridge Figure 2-6. Installing a ta pe cart ridge Step 3: Hold the tape ca rtridge by the handle with t he feet poi nted downwa rd and para llel with th e surface t he print er is sitting on, as sho wn in Figure 2-6. Make sure the tape extends through t he slot in the cartridge. Step 4: Slowly lower the [...]

Setting Up 2 - 9 Advancing the tape Step 5: Adva nce t he tap e ove r the first roll er wi th you r ha nd as s hown in Fig ure 2-7: Figure 2 -7. Advancing the tape. Step 6: Place t he end of t h e tape be tween th e tape gui d es as sho wn above i n Figure 2-7.[...]

2-10 Installing supplies Step 7: Advance the tape only halfway through the guides, as sho wn in the close -up in Figu re 2-8 belo w: Figure 2-8. Advancing ta pe int o guid es. Your tape is no w installe d. Closing the p rinter cover Close the prin ter cover w hen you are finish ed insta lling the s upplies . When the cover closes, your print er rea[...]

Setting Up 2 - 11 You ’ re ready to print! Figure 2-9. The complet e label pri nting system, with op tional mouse.[...]

2-12 Installing a compact flash memory card Inst all ing a comp act flash memor y car d Your label printing s ystem has a ca rd sl ot you can use to attach a compact flash memory card to your system. Memory ca rds prov ide ad ditional stora ge beside s your p rinting sy stem ’ s interna l storag e. You can save labe ls as file s in fol ders to th[...]

Setting Up 2 - 13 Cleaning your system Over time the pr int hea d of your printer may nee d to be cleaned. If you notice streaks or scratches in your lab els, it may be time to clean the print head. You can purchase a clea ning kit, which include s: A plastic bottle (to c ont ain Isopropyl alcoho l, minimum 90% alcohol, You must purchase the alcoho[...]

2-14 Cleaning your syst em[...]

3 - 1 This chapter provides basic reference info rmation about your syst em components , how to use those co mponents , and how to set your preferences for t he system. Topics includ e:  How your syste m launches  What ’ s on th e M a in Menu scre en  Learn ing to use th e k eyboard  Using a mouse along with th e keyboard  Checki n[...]

3-2 Launching Your System Launching Y our System When you turn on the power fo r your system, a decorative screen (also called a “ spl ash scr een ” ) displays br iefly while yo ur system powe rs up. When the system is r eady t o use , the Main Menu screen display s, provid ing you with a choice of but tons yo u use to acces s sy stem functions[...]

Starting Up 3 - 3 Saved Files , for accessing s tored la bel files yo u previous ly saved. (S ee CHAPTER 9: Working with Files , beginn ing on page 9-1, for more information.). QuickText , for cr eat ing text- only lab els quickl y and easi ly. (Se e Cr ea ti n g Qui ckT ex t La bel s on p age 6-5 for more information.) Pipe Marker , with pre-desig[...]

3-4 Keyboard Basics WHMIS , wi th pre-desi gned lay outs for cr eating Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System- compl iant che mical war ning lab els, wit h saf e-h an dli ng procedures for haz ardous products in t he workplace. (See Creating Temp late Labels on page 6- 10 for more information.) Note: WH MIS is availabl e on Nor th Ame ric[...]

Starting Up 3 - 5 The st andard keyboard The sta ndard PC ke yboard prov i ded with your s ystem is divided in to four sections for pur poses of description in this manual: System fu nction keys unique to this printing syst em, page 3 -5 Alphabet ic keys an d function s, page 3-9 Arrow and comma nd keypads, p age 3-12 Numeric keypad an d funct ions[...]

3-6 Keyboard Basics . T ABLE 3-1. System function keys and definitio ns Function Key(s) Descript ion Print F1 Displays the Pri nt s creen. File Options F2 Displays the File Optio ns screen, which provid es op tions you us e to save, r etriev e, or delete files. Label Properties F3 Displays the Lab e l Pr o p ertie s s creen, which provides options [...]

Starting Up 3 - 7 Copy F9 Copies t he select ed object a nd makes i t available for past ing into a n ew locati on, leaving t he origin al in its current loca tion (the standard Mi crosoft Wi ndows “ Copy ” function). If no o bject is selected, the system be ep s . Pas te F10 Pastes t he object in memory into a new locat ion on the l abel ( the[...]

3-8 Keyboard Basics Edit Data Al t+F4 Active i n the Pi pe Mark er and Rig ht-to- Know spec ialt y ap plica tio ns o nly. Provi des access to the prompt screens so you can edit objects . Note: Substi tutes f or the <Edit O bject > key, wh ich is unavaila ble in Pip e Marker and Rig h t-to -Know. Previous Label Alt+F5 D isplay s the pre vious [...]

Starting Up 3 - 9 Alphabetic an d command keys The sta ndard key se ction of the PC keyb oard provid ed with your printing s ystem has both alphabeti c character keys and command ke ys. Note: Blan k keys in Figure 3 -3 are not oper atio nal in th is sys tem. Grayed ou t keys are syst em functio n keys , describ ed in System function keys on page 3-[...]

3-10 Keyboard Basics Esc Same as choos ing Cancel on a s yst em screen. Tab Advan ces to th e next opti on on a s creen. In th e Enter T ext screen, adds a tab indent in t he text en try area. Cycles thro ugh multiple objects layered o n the display screen. Caps Lock Locks on the uppercase for each alphabetic key. This function is a toggle. If <[...]

Starting Up 3 - 11 Space Al so c alled Spacebar . Enters a space charact er or blan k s pace the si ze of a sing le ch aract er in text entry fields. Al so, with a ra dio butt on or checkbo x, you can use the < Space > key as a to ggle: if the radio but ton is active or th e checkbox is checked, pressing < Space > inac tivate s the b ut[...]

3-12 Keyboard Basics Arrow and navigation keypads Use t he ar row a nd na viga tion ke ypad s to m ove aro und on th e scre en or to dele te an item. Note: Keys sh own gr ayed ou t are inactive in th is sys tem. Figure 3-4 . Arrow and navi gation ke ypads. T ABLE 3-3. Keypad keys descriptio ns Key Descr iption Home Used within a tex t entr y fiel d[...]

Starting Up 3 - 13 Moves the curs or up one line at a ti me in the Enter Text screen. In the Editor window , use to move sel ected obj ects one charact er space at a t ime in the directio n indicate d by the ar r ow, or us e wi th <Sh ift> held down to move sele cted objects at a greater increment. Moves the curs or down one li ne at a time. [...]

3-14 Keyboard Basics Numeric keyp ad Use the numeric keypad as an alternate way to enter numbers and to perform severa l other commands as well. The LE D di splays a bove the numeric keypad light up to indicate the status of the functions named . Figure 3 -5. The numeric k eypa d and L ED indic ators. T ABLE 3-4. Numeric keypad keys definitions Key[...]

Starting Up 3 - 15 / (slas h) Types sl ash char acter. <Num Lo ck > does not affe ct this k ey. * (aster isk) Types asterisk chara cter. <Num Lock> does not affect this k ey. - (hyphen or minus sign) Types hyphen or minus sign character. <Nu m Lo ck> does not af fect this key. Home With <N um Lock> OFF, when ente rin g text [...]

3-16 Keyboard Basics Shortcut keys In addition to the k ey functions liste d ab ove, the system provides so me shortcut key comb i nations for frequ ently-used sy stem function k eys or key combin ations. You may prefer t o use these s hortcut keys instea d of the syste m function keys, e specially if you are an experi enced Microso ft Windows us e[...]

Starting Up 3 - 17 : Mouse Basics Attaching a mouse i s not necess ary for using this printe r, but if y our system i s equipped wi th a mouse, you can use i t to sele ct items on labels, t o move ite ms on labe ls, to click b uttons on screens , and to navigat e on s creens. Using a mou se on labels You can use any of several methods to select a t[...]

3-18 Checking System Status T o select multi ple items on a label Hol d do wn th e < Shift> k ey, then click on the first item, conti nue to hold <Shif t> , then click on the se cond it em, an d so on . T o move items on a label Move the mo use cursor t o the item, cli ck on it to select i t, and hold t he left mouse button do wn. The m[...]

Starting Up 3 - 19 Accessing Online Help You can get hel p on tasks using e ither of two met hods: Pres s the < Help > ke y (A l t+ F1 0 ) on yo u r keyb oar d at an y tim e to display a brief des cri ption of t he editi ng tools. Watch the Status bar at the bottom of the Editor window. It displays information about the task you are currently[...]

3-20 Acce ssing Onl in e Help[...]

4 - 1 This chapter describes the basic funct ions of your system and how t o use them. Yo ur familiar ity with these co ncepts and pro cesses wil l simplif y your work when you create labels. Topics include:  Working in the Editor window, includi ng using the to olbar, using the rule rs, scrolli ng, and ed iting p rocedures like se lecting and u[...]

4-2 Working in the Editor window W o rking in the Edito r windo w The Editor window is displa yed at the beginnin g of th e label creat ion process for so me lab els, duri ng the pr oces s and at th e end o f the proces s for all labels, and i t is disp layed aga in when y ou open a saved lab el file for edit ing. You mi ght think of it as th e pal[...]

Basic Procedures 4 - 3 Inside the Edit or window Use these editing and navi gation to ols within the Edito r window, shown in Fi gur e 4-1, to c reat e and to edi t la be ls: The previ ew area The tool bar The rulers The scroll buttons The stat us bar The preview area When you create a la bel, you build it by adding o bjects to it. You vie w the ob[...]

4-4 Working in the Editor window Hint ! W hen a t oolbar but ton is inactive , it is gra yed out, or ap pear s on the screen as dimmer than the others. The Editor wi ndow is use d for a ll ty pes of l abe ls you crea te, but the Editor toolbars vary according to which tools are appropriate for t he type of l abel you are working wi th. This is a co[...]

Basic Procedures 4 - 5 Decreas e Size. Decreases th e si ze of the selected text or graphic. Th e text or graphic remains in its ori ginal propo rtions, but disp lays and w ill print 1 0% smal ler for each t ime you p ress the In crease Size bu tton. S ee Using Increase Size and Decreas e Size on page 7-27 for detail s. Color. Lets you choo se colo[...]

4-6 Working in the Editor window Ruler function s The horizontal and vertical rulers in the Editor window preview area (show n in Fi gure 4-1) use t he same scal e. T h is mea ns th a t each increment on the horizontal ruler equals the same increment on the vertical ruler. Zooming in and zooming out Magnificat ion changes by 25% each time you u se [...]

Basic Procedures 4 - 7 As the view zooms out , the ma gnification le vel decreas es, whic h me ans th at more of the la bel is vi sible , and the t ick marks on the rulers appear closer together: Hint! Here ’ s a quick way to zoom in or out by 100%: Hold down <Sh ift> , then press Zoom in or Zoom out . The status bar The st atus bar di spla[...]

4-8 Working in the Editor window object. The dotted lines disa ppear, but the markers a lways indi cate tha t you have s uccessfully selected the object, as shown h ere: Figure 4- 3. The Editor win dow with a graphi c selec ted. For instance, if you want to enlarge the coffee cup graphic in the label in Figure 4 -3, you firs t select th e graph ic [...]

Basic Procedures 4 - 9 Selecting multiple obje cts To se lec t m ult iple objects o n a la bel, h old do wn the Shift k ey, t hen use eithe r of t he meth ods desc ribed abo ve. Deselecting in the Editor window You can deselect an object after you perform an action on a selected object, or if you change y our mind before you make cha nges to the se[...]

4-10 Working in Entry Scre ens Some screen s may s how opt ions or a reas as dimmed, or graye d out. This indicate s that particular o ption is disabled , or not av ailable on you r system or i n the context in whi ch you are op era ting. Navigating in en try screens You can move around ins ide entry scre ens by touch, keyboard , or mouse: By touch[...]

Basic Procedures 4 - 11 Entering info rmation in entry screens You co nstru ct your lab el te xt in a te xt entry are a on the Enter Text screen, as s hown here: Figu re 4- 5. Th e Ent er T ex t scr e en. You can get to the Enter Text scree n by pressi ng < Insert Object> on the keyboa rd, then se lecting Text f rom th e Insert Objec t screen[...]

4-12 Working in Entry Scre ens Addin g special characte rs to text on page 7-9 for detailed informati on. Choosing options You enter you r option choi ces on entry scre ens via entry field s, option buttons, checkboxes, and other devices, desc ribed below. Using entry fields You type information directly into entry f ields . Some ent r y fields are[...]

Basic Procedures 4 - 13 button . (S ee Using radio buttons on page 4-15 for more information.) Figure 4 -7. The Advanced print e ntry scree n. Using option buttons Touch an op tion butt on to impleme nt th e command or func tion liste d on the butt on. For ins tance, in Figure 4-7, t he File Group bu tton is disabled , but when it is active i t tak[...]

4-14 Working in Entry Scre ens Using option lists Some fields provide lists of opti ons from whic h yo u can choose , such as the De nsity field s on t he s creen show n he re: Figure 4-8 . The Ba r Code scree n, Dime nsions T ab. To select from an option l ist, touch the d own arrow nex t to the fiel d to see the l ist of o ptions. Then sel ect an[...]

Basic Procedures 4 - 15 To indicate your choice in a checkbox, touch the checkbox or click on it with t he mo use. For exampl e, in Figure 4-7, check the Pri nt Files in Group option checkbox to indicate tha t you want to pri nt a group of files all a t once. Leaving it unchecked indicates that you accept the default status, which is pri nt ing a s[...]

4-16 Working in Entry Scre ens T o exit an entr y screen without savi ng your entries Use o ne of th ese m ethod s: Press or choos e the X button, as s hown in Figure 4-8. Press o r choos e Cancel , as sho wn in Figure 4-7. Press <Es c> . You can also us e the Back button when p resent to retu rn to t he previous s creen. Back does not save y[...]

5 - 1 Your la bel printi ng syst em ships with pr e-set s ettings calle d default system s ettings . You can cust omize yo ur system settings t o refle ct your own preference s. This chapter tells you how to change system settings. Topics include:  The way your s ystem print s.  The languag e your syste m uses  The unit of measure your sys[...]

5-2 Accessi ng System Setup Accessing Syste m Setup When you change t he pre-s et sys tem set tings y our syst em shi pped with , you change th e default values your sys tem uses to determine how your printe r works . The c hanges y ou mak e in th e Syste m Setup scre ens app ly to your entire system. Note: Be cautious about changing sy stem settin[...]

Setting Prefe rences 5 - 3 The System Set up tabs are: • Print ing • Local izat ion • Hardware • Other • Text • On Li ne The Tab arrows indica te the pr esence or absen ce of addi tional tabs. In Figure 5-1, for instance, the Tab arrows indicate that t here are additio nal tabs to be seen wh en you choos e th e right Tab arrow, but not [...]

5-4 Setting Printing Tab Options Setting Printing T ab Op tions The Pri nt ing options tab is shown in F igure 5-1 . Y ou specify yo ur system ’ s prin t job de faults on this tab. T he optio ns are : For more info rmation about pri nting opti ons, see Printing Tab Opti ons on page 11-20. Supply s aver Tur ns basi c multiple-up printing ON or OF [...]

Setting Prefe rences 5 - 5 Setting Localization T ab O ptions Use the opt ions on th e Loc alization tab t o se t your system ’ s text language, keyb oa rd language, an d t he unit of measure used in dete rmining the s ize of your labe ls : Figure 5 -2. The System Set up Localizatio n ta b. Note: You must restar t your syst em before Loca lizatio[...]

5-6 Setting Localization Tab Opti ons The o ption s are: Language Sets th e lang uage th e sys tem uses for the screens, prompts , and mess ages. Languag e options ava ilable dep end on your syst em: • North American: English (defau lt), Frenc h, Spani sh • Eur ope I: En glish ( de fau lt), Germ an, French , Dutch • Europe II: Span ish (defau[...]

Setting Prefe rences 5 - 7 Setting Hardware T ab Options Use the Ha rdware optio ns tab f or setti ngs tha t affe ct your system ’ s hardware. Figure 5-3 . The Syste m Setup H ardware t ab. The op tions are : Speaker volume (0-5) Controls the volume of your s ystem sounds . Enter a va lue from 0- 5, where 0 turns your sound off comple tely. Check[...]

5-8 Setting Hardware Tab Opti ons Naming sup ply colors When n ew tape o r ribbon supplies become avai lable a fter your p rint system is shipped to you, you r system will not ha ve internal information about t hose new su ppl ies. T he Check S upply C olors but ton le ts you supply the names of new sup plies an d st ore them in your syste m. T o s[...]

Setting Prefe rences 5 - 9 The Check Supply Color s scre en displays: Figure 5-4. The Check Supply Colors sc reen. 3. Enter a nam e for the color, up to 32 characters in length. Be sure the name is not already i n use in your system. 4. If you change your mind or make a mistake, press Canc el . T o save the name you ty ped, choose OK 5. If the sys [...]

5-10 Setting Other Tab Option s Setting Other T ab Options Set defa ult grid pre ferences and l ine width usi ng the Other tab, show n here: Figure 5-5 . The Syste m Setu p Other t ab. The Oth er tab opt ions are : Snap to grid Check th is opti on to m a ke new object s or objects that you ar e re-p ositioning automa tically move to v ertical and h[...]

Setting Prefe rences 5 - 11 Displaying th e screen grid The screen grid is the pattern or structure that underli es your l abels. It consists of invisible horizontal and vertical lines of dots, arranged like a graph paper patt ern. The grid is not vi sible to you by def ault, but you can choose to display it. Hint! Displaying the grid can help you [...]

5-12 Setting Text Tab Options Settin g T ext T ab O pti ons Set the de fault text prefer ences for your system b y using the op tions on the Text ta b. Figu re 5- 7. Th e Syst em Set up s creen T ext tab . Note: T ext tab option chang es affect on ly new text ob jects yo u crea te. These set tings do no t affect ob jects provided b y templat es or [...]

Setting Prefe rences 5 - 13 Font Sets the def ault f ont st yle. Pull dow n the list and sele ct a font style. The facto ry-inst alled fonts are : • Arial 65 for BRC • Arial for BRC (de fault) • Brush Script for BRC • Tahoma • Times New Roman for BRC Your syst em may offe r add i tiona l fonts inst alle d by your org anizatio n. Typ e S i[...]

5-14 Setting On Line Tab Options Setting On Line T ab Op tions Set the defa ult PC connect ion type set tings fo r your syste m by using t he On Li ne tab op tions: Figu re 5- 8. Th e Syst em Set up sc r een On Line tab The options are: Connection Type Sets the port typ e to be used w hen connecting t o a PC. Choos e US B or Serial. Purpose Indicat[...]

6 - 1 Working with labe ls is what y our print ing syste m and this ma nual is really all about . This chapter describes the most important part of th at process: how to create l abels. You ’ ll learn h ow to use the applica tions th is syste m offers o n the M ain Menu to create all kinds of l abels. You ’ ll also le arn how to change th e phy[...]

6-2 Creating Custom L abels Creatin g Custom La bels This proced ure shows you how to use th e Custom a pplicat i on to create labels tha t you desi gn, withou t us i ng pre- designed l ayouts. You will find infor m ation abo ut using pre-desi gned layout s, called templates , in Crea ting Template Labels on page 6-10. T o create a Custom l abel 1.[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 3 2. On the Custom screen, sh own here, choos e Create New Label : Figure 6-2 . The Cus tom screen . You ’ ll se e th e Editor window: Figure 6- 3. The Editor win dow . The Editor wind ow is rea dy to di splay th e label a s you create it. Hint! The most typical next step in creating a label wou ld be to add an object. Se[...]

6-4 Creating Custom L abels At th is po int, th e syst em ope rates with t hese defau lts: The b lank label di spla yed re flect s the s ize an d colo r of t he tap e installe d. If no su pply is in stalled w hen you launch Custom , the system as sumes yo u are usin g a white, 4- i nch (10 2 mm) wide tape. The ribbon installed in your print er dete[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 5 Also see Inside the Ed itor window on page 4-3 for more information abo ut w orking in the Editor window. Creating QuickT ext Labels QuickText he lps you create plain te xt labels very quickly . When yo u choose Quic kTe xt on the Main Menu screen (F igure 6-1), all you hav e to do to create a l abel is e nter your t ext.[...]

6-6 Creating QuickText Labels T o create a QuickT ext label 1. Choose QuickText from the Main Menu screen(Fig ure 6-1 on page 6-2) . You ’ ll se e the Enter Text screen: Figure 6-4 . The Qui c kT ext Enter T e xt sc reen. 2. Follow the on-s creen instructions and type your t ext. You can change the font or add sp ecial characters at an y time on [...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 7 Quic kTe xt fo rmats your labe l and dis plays it on the Qui ckText version of the Editor windo w:[ Figure 6-5 . The Qui ckT ext Editor win dow . Onc e the labe l shows in the Editor wi ndow, you can either print it as is, or ed it the t ext . (See O pening and ed iting an ob ject on page 7-31 for instructio ns for ed iti[...]

6-8 Creating QuickText Labels Zoom In . Increases the magnifica tion, makin g the objects on the label look larger. Does not cha nge the actua l size of the printed label, b ut is used as a view ing aid. See Zooming in and zooming out on page 4-6 for deta ils. Zoom Out. Decreases th e magnificat ion, makin g the ob jects on the lab el look smalle r[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 9 QuickT ext key functio ns Not all sy stem fun ction key s are operat ive in the QuickText applicatio n, either becaus e the functi ons are irrelev ant, or because of limitations on the desi gn and functi ons of Quic k Text la bels . Availabl e key functions are: Advance & Shear Edit Data (edi ts text object) Help Stat[...]

6-10 Creating Templat e Labels Creatin g T e mp late La be ls Your l abel print ing syste m provid es many temp late s you ’ ll find use ful for creatin g standardize d labels. Templat es are pre-de signed sp ecialty layouts you use t o set up and forma t a st andard label. Creating labels using these layo uts is parti cularly easy. Once you have[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 11 Pipe Marker and Right-to-K now exceptions The Pipe Ma rker and Right-t o-K now applications contain highl y special ized templat es created for spe cial situat ions. Most of you who use these app lications are already f amiliar with the stand ards and requir ements for th ese typ es of lab els. When yo u c reate Pi pe Ma[...]

6-12 Creating Templat e Labels T o choose an applicat ion 1. On the Main Menu screen (Fig ure 6-1), se lect the applicatio n for the label y ou want to cre ate. You ’ ll se e a version of the Crea te or Open scre en, such as the Safety application vers ion shown here : Figure 6-6 . The Cre a te or Open screen, Safety app lication. You ’ ll enc [...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 13 The Template Categories screen is very similar for most a pplications, but th e list of categori es va ries:. Figure 6-7. The T emplat e Catego ries scre en, T a gs appli cation. Exception: Pipe Ma rker n ext li sts styles on the Pip e Marke r Style scree n. Right-to -Know next lis ts formats on t he Right-To- Know Forma[...]

6-14 Creating Templat e Labels Selecting a template Exception: In Pipe Marker and Right -to-Know sk ip this step and proceed directl y to prompting yo u for setting la be l dimensions. You sel ect a template on a prev ious screen. Each te mplate l isted o n the Sele ct Temp lat e screen represent s a pre- designed la yout. Figure 6-8. The Select T [...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 15 Hint! Som e pres et label s may also be set to turn on the Sup ply sa ver option for pr intin g. Se e Supply saver opt ion o n page 11-22 for information. The Change Size button ma y or may not be enable d, according to the te mplate chosen . The list of templat es provides a miniatur e graphic represen tation (called a [...]

6-16 Creating Templat e Labels • Choose Change Size to change the label size, as describe d in the Changing Labels on page 6-25. Foll owing prompt s eque nces Each labe l type that uses pre- designed l ayouts has prompt sequences unique to its type. Thes e promp ts are designed sp ecifically to hel p you create the cont ent of your la bel. Depend[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 17 help accust om you to the proc ess , however, the secti ons tha t foll ow tak e you through s ome generic prompt se quences. Responding to text prompts Figure 6-10 shows a generic version of a text prompt screen: Figure 6-10 . A text prompt sc reen. You ’ ll see a s imilar t ext ent ry prompt screen when you are w orki[...]

6-18 Creating Templat e Labels Responding to pick list prompts When the template you are using calls for a certain type of word or phrase, you may see a pick list prompt screen from which you can choose the appropriate word or phrase: Figure 6-1 1. A pick list prompt sc reen. You can choose te xt and you can also go on t o create your own wo rd or [...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 19 Responding to graphics prompts Figure 6- 12 show s a grap hics promp t. For this template sequence, you are being p rompted t o choose a H azMat graphi c: Figure 6-12 . A graphics pr ompt sc reen. Complete this screen by choosin g a graphic f rom the thumbnai ls display ed. You can also: Use the scro ll arrow keys to vi [...]

6-20 Creating Templat e Labels Grap hic s , where you choose one o r more graphics fr om various categories to apply to your Pipe Marker labels Arrows , where you may specify arrow directions for Pipe M arker labels. This fea t ure differs fo r North American and Euro pean standa rds. Symbol Typ e, where you choo se symbols fo r Pipe Marker labels [...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 21 Creating Set s of La be ls When y ou know i n advan ce that you want to prin t a group of labels all at the sa me time, y ou can crea te the la bels as a set. Sets of labe ls can save you tim e, su ch as when you do n ’ t want to su pervise a lon g print job, or when you need to print a number of labels with simila r c[...]

6-22 Creating Sets of Labels Adding labels to a label set You c reate lab els i ndiv idua lly when yo u are mak ing a s et, but af ter the init ial l abel, yo u use the Add Label function t o create the next label. The syste m then assumes yo u are ma king a se t of l abels and a djust s the process accordingly, with s ome differences for custom- c[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 23 4. From this point, you ’ ll be prompte d for the sam e kind of inf ormat ion the sy stem p rompt ed yo u for w ith the origi nal labe l. The status bar displ ays the mess age: Label 2 o f 2 . 5. Repe at the pr ocess fo r as many la bels as yo u need in t he set. 6. When th e set is comp lete , choose Print . See Print[...]

6-24 Creating Sets of Labels Clearing Custom labels When y ou clear a Custom labe l, the next labe l in the se t appears . If the label you clea red i s th e last one in the set , whe n you ar e retu rned to the Editor wind ow, a bl ank labe l dis plays. Cle ar ing te mpla te lab e ls When y ou c lear t emp lat e labe ls, the ne xt l abel in the se[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 25 Changi ng La be ls With most a pplicat ions , you can c hang e the si ze of a la bel y ou cr eate, and you can e dit the ob jects pl aced on that label. There are va rious met hods for m akin g chan ges, and ea ch metho d affe cts diffe rent par ts of your labe l.  You can change the s ize of a label f rom the Select [...]

6-26 Changing Labels T o change the size of a label 1. Choose Change Size . You ’ ll see t he Custom Label Size screen: Figure 6-13 . The Custom Labe l Size screen. The v alu e show n in the Set width field matches the currently installe d tape. Th at is the maximum size la bel you can create for th e tape currently inst alled, but you can set le[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 27 • With Use cu stom size enabled, you can: Set a c ust om wi dth . W hen y ou c hoos e Set width , t he Set length field beco mes u nava ilable (gray ed ou t). or Set the la bel lengt h . If you choose Set leng th , the Set widt h field i s u navailable (grayed out). 3. Once you make changes, choose: • OK. Note the ch[...]

6-28 Changing Labels 3. Mak e your chang es, and choose OK . Exception: <Edit Object> is not av ailable i n th e Pi pe Marker a nd Right- to-Know appli cat ions. Use <Edi t Data > , which is des c ribed be low, instead. For deta iled inf ormation ab out edit ing ob jects, see Changing Obje ct s on page 7-31. You can also make some chang[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 29 3. Choose the appropri ate tab s creen for the settin gs you want t o change. The Label Properties screen has tw o tabs : • Size , for controll ing the dimen sions of your labels (Figure 6- 14) • Frame , for adding frames to your labels (Figu re 6-16) Changing label size and orientation Use the opt ions on th e Size [...]

6-30 Changing Labels Set cus tom width Check t his opti on to set a custom lab el width. Ente r the new width in t h e entry field. T he value ent ered must be less than the maximum pri ntable width a ppropriate for the i nstalle d tape, b ecause u nlike th e defaul t width, this va lue ind icates th e tota l output w idth, wi th no margins applied[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 31 Aut o calc ulat e lengt h Check th is opti on to accept the le ngth the syst em au tomat ically s ets, based on the contents of the la bel. If you have a pa neled ribbon in stalled, th e maximum labe l length is set to the panel leng t h. Hint ! When thi s option i s enab l ed, your label auto matically p rints wit h the[...]

6-32 Changing Labels Choose OK when your settings are complete. If y our label width is larger th an the print able area of your tape s upply, the sy stem displa ys a message that provides the maximum size you can use. Choose Cancel to return to the Editor window wi tho ut making change s to the labe l. Adding a label frame You can add a fra me aro[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 33 Hint! For be st resul ts, create an d finish y our label be fore applyin g a frame. Use the opt ions on th e Label P roperties Frame tab to frame a la be l: Figure 6 -16. The Label Prop erties screen, F rame t ab. The Fram e tab opti ons are : Frame shape Set to select t he shape of t he label fra me. Cho ic es a re: Rec[...]

6-34 Changing Labels Setting frame length The s ystem u ses th e leng th of th e label yo u set in t he Label Properties Size screen to set the length of a fra me. When y ou do not set a le ngth, leav ing it to be automa tically calcula ted by th e syst em, it sets the frame length accordi ng to the data it fi nds. Print frame Ch oose to p rint the[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 35 If you add or re move object s from the la be l, the system does no t automatical ly resize a f rame. To resize the f rame, you must remove the exi stin g fram e and ad d a ne w one. Setting Application Preferences Application Prefer enc es settings are ve ry similar to Sys t em Setup setting s (described in CHAPTER 5: S[...]

6-36 Setting Application Preferenc es screen can have many tabs, but the mos t common configuration is shown here: Figu re 6- 17. Th e App lic at ion P refe rence s scre en. Exception: The Pipe M arker Preference s creen offers two tab s: Prin ting a nd Colo r No rm. Th e optio ns on t he P rinting tab apply sys tem-wi de. The op tions on the Color[...]

Working wi th Labels 6 - 37 Hint! The options on t he Pr inting , Other , Text , and On Line tabs work exa ctly the sa me wheth er you choos e them from Applica tion Prefe rences or from Syste m Setup. Th e sett i ngs apply sys tem-wide and remain unt il you chang e them ag ain. Setti n g Print tab pr ef ere nces The Print tab Pre f ere nce options[...]

6-38 Setting Application Preferenc es Setting Right-to-Know pref erences The Right-to- Know Preference tabs are: Printing, which contains the same options as describe d in Print ing Tab Options on page 11 -20 . Format , where you set the de fault fo rmat for subsequen t Right-to- Know l abel files y ou create. Size , where you select the default si[...]

7-1 When you create a la bel, you build it by ad ding objects to it . Objects can include text, variable text, graphics, bar codes, and HotShapes. This chapter describes how to add objects to your labels and how to format them. Topics in this chapter include:  Inserting objects  Selecting objects  Moving ob jects  Sizi ng obj ects  C[...]

7-2 About Objects About Object s Before you begin this chapter, it ’ s i mport ant to und erstan d the te rm objects . When y ou create a label, you bu ild it by crea ting or ad ding objects to it . The ob jects can be m ade eith er for p rinting or for cu tting out (if you hav e the Color & Cut system). It may be use ful to think of objects [...]

Working with Ob jects 7-3 Hint! You can set the length of yo ur label before ad di ng objects. Use the S et Le ngth option on t he Size tab of t he Label Properties screen. The color of the objects you insert is determined by the ribbon you have inst alled. If n o ribbon is installed, the sys tem assume s a black continuous ribbo n. See About Color[...]

7-4 Adding Objects The Edi to r window is d isplayed w ith a b lank label in the p review are a: Figure 7-1 . The Edi tor window . 2. Choose t he Insert Object button in t he tool bar on the Editor window, or pres s <Insert Ob ject > on th e keyb oard. The Insert Object screen display s: Figure 7-2. Th e Inser t Object screen. Note th at the [...]

Working with Ob jects 7-5 out object opti on, so Print object i s assumed an d does not a ppear on the Insert Object scree n. You sele ct options on thi s screen to choo se the ki nd of labe l you are going to make, and to in dicate what type o f object you want t o add. Each type is d escribed in the sect ions tha t follow. 3. If you have the Col [...]

7-6 Adding Objects You ’ ll se e the Enter Text screen. Figure 7- 3. The Enter T ext s creen. 2. Ent er text in the tex t entry a rea by typing th e charact ers on your keyb oard. To start a n ew li ne, p ress < Ente r> . Not e that the size of the te xt you ty pe as sh own in th e Ente r Te xt scre en is not t he actu al size it will be on[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-7 Formatting text objects The Ent er Text scre en p rovide s thes e op tions for format ting y our t ext obje ct: T o select a font You can choose fro m among sev eral font st yles, de pending on whi ch fonts a re provid ed with your sy stem. The font i s the styl e and sha pe of the characters. You can als o use text fo rma[...]

7-8 Adding Objects 1. W ith the text y ou want to chang e displa yed o n the Enter Text screen, se lect the part of the text (or all of it) tha t you want to f ormat. 2. P ress Font on the Enter Text screen, shown in Figure 7-3 on page 7-6. You ’ ll se e the Font screen: Figure 7-4. The Font screen. The o ption s are: Font Lists the fonts i nstal[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-9 T o change the type size Changin g the typ e size ma kes th e charac ters larg er or sm aller, n ot just as you se e them on t h e screen, bu t on the print ed labe l as well . 1. On the Enter T ext screen , select the te xt you w ant to change . 2. Use the + or - button to in crea se or de crease the s ize of the te xt. T[...]

7-10 Adding Objects This examp le sh ows som e Special Character buttons alread y personalize d. Figure 7-5. The S pecial Charac ter screen , customized. T o personalize S pecial Characters buttons 1. On the Enter Text screen(Figure 7- 3 ), choose S pecial . You ’ ll se e the Special Characters screen. 2. T ype a code in the Enter code f ield. Th[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-11 2. Pre ss Delet e . The s pecia l char acters previo usly as sig ned to t hose buttons are removed . Remaining s pecial chara cter butt ons are reorder ed t o the to p of t he group. T o add a special characte r to label text 1. On the Enter T ext screen, po sitio n the cursor wh ere you want to insert a s pecial chara ct[...]

7-12 Adding Objects You can create a set of labels to number pa cking boxes when you move, or a se t of a lpha betic l abel s you ca n use to org anize file folde rs. You can creat e a set of name l abels for the members of your grou p. The object that varies with each group of labels is ca lled a variable text object. Variable text can consist of [...]

Working with Ob jects 7-13 Creating sequential labels To create s equent ial labels, ch oose Seq uence on the Data So urce screen. Use the opt ions on th e Sequence screen to define a Sequence variable text objec t for y our l abe ls. Figure 7-7. The Sequen ce scree n. For exa mple, the screen s hown above defines a set o f ten la bels th at user J[...]

7-14 Adding Objects Hint ! M ake sure the text object you define is large eno ugh to accommodate all poss ibilities in your se quence. For inst ance, in th e example above, if Je an Marti n creates 100 numbe red labe ls, whe n the system prints th e label with th e number 100, the text are a may no longer be larg e enough for the entire t ext strin[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-15 Ending value Enter the ending va lue for the seq uence. Using the Starting value , the Chan ge b y value, a nd the Ending value , the system calcu late s the tota l num ber of l abe ls to be generated for the sequence, and enters it in the Total number field . The default va lue is 1. Hint ! You can le ave this field bl a[...]

7-16 Adding Objects Creating text li st labels A classic example o f variable text label s is name t ags for atte ndees of a conventi on. A sa mple labe l might lo ok like this one ; The t op line an d the bott om line are the sa me for al l labels. By listing the members ’ names on a Te xt l is t, every l a bel pro duced will contain a different[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-17 You ’ ll se e th e Text List screen, which you use to enter the list of words you want t o us e on your labels: Figur e 7-9 . T ext Lis t s cre en with exam ple. 2. Typ e the f irst item y ou want t o appear on a lab el. 3. Press Enter . 4. Repe at Steps 2 and 3 f or each label you w ant to pri nt. 5. You can choose to [...]

7-18 Adding Objects Hint ! If your system is connect ed to a PC, yo u can also downlo ad list files fr om files s t ored on t he PC. See CHAPTER 12: Co n nec tin g to a PC , begi nning on page 12-1, for instru ctions. 1. Choose Text List on the D ata Sour c e screen (Fig ure 7-6 on p age 7- 12). You ’ ll se e the Text List screen (Fig ure 7-9 on [...]

Working with Ob jects 7-19 The Bar Code scree n has five tabs . When you ad d a bar code, you ’ ll use the Content and Dimension t abs. The remaining tabs -- General, Siz e and Locati on, an d Font -- are mainly use d to change defa ult se tt ings for bar codes (see Editing bar code s on page 7-21). Setting bar code content Use the Cont ent tab t[...]

7-20 Adding Objects Setting bar code dimensions Choose t he Dimension tab on the Bar C ode screen to set bar code measurements: Figure 7- 1 1. The Bar Code s creen, D imensio ns tab . Use t he Dimension tab to set t hese bar code op tions : Height Set the bar cod e heig ht (i n the unit of measure sp ecified on the System Setup screen Localizat ion[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-21 Editing bar codes Of the remaining tabs, General , Size and Location , a nd Font , only Location has opt ions that a pply to bar co des. The op tions on t he remain ing tabs corresp ond to the op tions on the sam e tabs in the Bar Code Pro perti es s creen. See Changing obj ect properti es on page 7- 32 for in formatio n [...]

7-22 Adding Objects T o add a graphic object 1. Sel ect Graphic on the Insert Object scre en (Figure 7-2 on page 7- 4). You ’ ll s ee th e Graphi c Categ ories scre en: Figure 7-1 2. The Graphic C ategorie s screen. 2. Choose a cat egory of gra phics from the l i st. Use th e a rrow scroll button s to mo ve up and do wn the list. 3. Choose OK . T[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-23 Use the a rrow buttons to step t hrough thumbna il versions of the graphics offered in the category shown. Each time yo u press a scroll button, yo u ’ ll see six (or few er, depending on how many graphics are available in the category) n ew thum bnail grap hics. 4. Sele ct the t humbnail button t hat di splays the grap[...]

7-24 Selecting Objects To add HotShap e objects to your labe l, select th e HotS hape op tion on the Insert Object sc reen (Fig ure 7-2 o n page 7-4 ). Th e HotSha pe screen displays. Figure 7-1 4. The Hot Shape s screen . Choose a HotS ha pe by se lecting o ne of the HotS hape buttons. The HotShap e object is automat ically adde d to you r label o[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-25 In brief: You can tell an object is selected whe n a bounding box , w hic h is a gr ay rectangl e that en closes the object, appears on the scree n. The bound ing box has small squares, called selection ma rkers, at the corners and midpoin ts of th e sides. Note: Depending o n t he reso lu tion of yo ur ma chine and t he [...]

7-26 Movi ng Objects T o find and select a layered object 1. First, make sure you have an object, any object, selected on the screen. 2. P ress <Tab > to cycle through al l the obj ects on the screen one by one. Hint ! To help identify the obje ct selected, press <Obj ect P rope rti es> and re v ie w th e ob je c t ’ s characterist ic[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-27 T o move objects fast er and farther 1. Select the object. 2. Hold down <Shift > . 3. Hold down th e arrow k ey. Sizing Ob ject s You have s eve ral options for sizing o b jects on t he Editor window: Use the Increase Size or Decreas e Size tools. T his me thod i s go od for small changes. See the Using Inc rease Si[...]

7-28 Sizing Objects Hint! Increase/Decreas e Size changes are always proportio nal, which means tha t you cha nge the width and he ig ht of th e obje ct at the exa ct same ra te of change. The shape of the object remain s the s ame, tho ugh the size ch anges. T o resize an obj ect usi ng the Size tools 1. Select the object. 2. Sel ect Increase Size[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-29 The Scale screen display s. Fig ur e 7-1 5. Th e Sca l e scr een. 3. Ch oose o ne of the p erce nt but tons. or Enter a percentage in the Percent field. • Percent field minimum = 10% • Percent field maximum = 500% Hint! Use the Percent field fo r percentage amount s not provi ded on the perc ent b uttons . If you ente[...]

7-30 Copying and Pasting Objects Scaling bar codes The size of the human- readabl e t ext does not change wh en you use < Scal e> to resize a ba r code. See Addin g bar code ob ject s on p age 7- 18 for information. Copying and Pasting Object s When you copy an object, the syst em leaves the object in its ori ginal location, and pl aces a cop[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-31 Changing Object s You make ch anges to a n object by o pening and editing it, o r by chang ing its obje ct properties. Opening an d editing an object You must open an object for ed iting befo re you can make changes to it. T o open an object 1. W ith your label disp layed in th e Editor window, select the o bject to be ed[...]

7-32 Changing Objects Changing object properties Instead of manipul ating the object you want to change within t he Editor window as described in the preceding sections , you can use the options on the Properti es scre ens to reset the p roperti es of t he objects. The Prop erties option let you control the p hysical properti es of your objects, su[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-33 The type of system yo u have al so determi nes the optio ns offered on each tab. For i nstance, the Cu t out ob j ect op tion do es not ap pear at all on the Properties screens of t h e Monocolor or Mul ticol or systems. Onl y Color & Cut sy stems contain the Cut out object option. Also, so me optio ns may be sh own o[...]

7-34 Changing Objects You ’ ll see the a Properties scre en with tabs and optio ns appropriate to th e obje ct sel ected. This is a samp le Text Prop erties scree n: Figure 7 -16. A generic Prop erties Ge neral tab. The value s shown on the s creen are the current value s of the sel ected text o bject. Note: Ob ject Propert ies screen s are not a[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-35 The Gene ral t ab options are: Rotation For all systems. Use the scroll arrows to choose from the l ist of ro tatio n angles. Fo r example, to rotate an object 45 degree s, choose 45. Not e: For bar code objects, the only valid values are 0 and 90 degree s. After rotating an object, you may not set an absolute siz e for t[...]

7-36 Changing Objects Setting options on the Size and Location tab The Size and L ocation tab appe ars on Properties screens of all object type s. Use it s optio ns to set the height, width , and l ocation of an object. The f ollowin g is an e xampl e of a ( HotS hape) C i rcle Pro pe rtie s S ize and Location tab screen: Figure 7 -17. The Circle P[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-37 T o set the size of an object You can set the absol ute siz e of most objects by se tting the heig ht and width on the Si ze and Location tab. Wh en you se t an ab solute s ize for an obje ct, that ob ject remai ns the same s iz e rega rdl ess of oth er operatio ns yo u perform. Note: If you previously rotated a n ob ject[...]

7-38 Changing Objects 1. P ress < Object Proper t ies> to get to th e obje ct ’ s Prope rtie s scre en. 2. Choose t he Size and Loca tion tab. 3. In t he Left field, enter th e number o f inches or milli meters from the left s ide of the pr intabl e area where you wan t to lo cate t he obje ct. 4. In t he Top field, ent er the nu mber of in[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-39 The op tions are : Setting options on the Placement tab Use the opt ions on th e Pl acement t ab to set j ustificat ion and position for text objects. Figure 7-1 9. The T ext Prope rties Plac ement t ab. Font Lists the fonts installed on your system. As you se lect a font , a prev iew display s in the Font Preview box. BB[...]

7-40 Changing Objects Justification de termines the horizontal alignment for a text object in your label. Ch oos e: • Left for traditio nal left -to-right j ustificat ion, with text posit ioned agains t the lef t side of the text object • Center to p osition t he text in the h orizont al center of the te xt object • Right to posi tion the te [...]

Working with Ob jects 7-41 Setting options on the Options tab Use the opt ions on th e object Text Properties scree n ’ s Options tab to set vario us text object propertie s: Figure 7 -20. The T ext Properti es Optio n tab. The op tions are : Free form te xt object Choose to indi cate that the s elected text is a free form text object , which mea[...]

7-42 Changing Objects Auto size f ont Available only w hen a text object wi th boundaries is se lected. Ch oos e to tell th e applicatio n to automa tically set the point size of the te xt to f it with in the t ext ob ject. The approp riate poi nt size i s implemented for your text. The limitin g dimension is dete rmined by the width or height of t[...]

Working with Ob jects 7-43 Setting options on the Content tab Please refer to Addi ng bar code obj ects on page 7-18 for informati on about the Co nt ent t ab. Setting options on the Dimensions tab Please refer to Addi ng bar code obj ects on page 7-18 for informati on about the Dimensions ta b. Vertical text Choose t o format the tex t vertical ly[...]

7-44 Changing Objects[...]

8 - 1 You apply color to y our labels in several w ays, depen ding on y our system and the supplies you ha ve insta lled. The topics that follow in this chapter tell you how to compose color labe ls:  Using color ribbon and tape supplies  Applying color to objects CHAPTER 8 Applying Color[...]

8-2 About Color About Color You determine the color choices fo r your labels by the supplies you install. When y ou comp ose a labe l, the sy stem uses t he ri bb on supply i nsta lle d in your printer to det ermine which colors you can select fo r print colors, and the tape supply to de termine the background color. The information your sys tem ne[...]

Applying Color 8 - 3 16 inch (406 mm) lengths on e ach ribbon. The pr inter makes multiple passes over t he tape to print th ose colors on th e labe l. Only the Mult ico lor and the Color & Cut s ystems can us e paneled ribbons.  CYMK paneled ribbon , whi ch has cy an, yell ow, mage nta , and black pa nels of 8 inche s (203 mm) or 16 inches [...]

8-4 About Color In summary, your sys t em and the i nstalle d ribbon together det ermine what kind of color you can apply to objects when composing a label: Ta p e c o l o r The tape you have i nstalled in y our system det ermi nes the backgroun d color of y our lab els. The system as sumes th at the tap e color you install is the background col or[...]

Applying Color 8 - 5 Applying Col or to Object s Your color choices and how you can use color for objects in your labels depend on your system and the ri bbon you have ins talled. With t he Monocol or system , yo u can change the color of an object from the print color to the background color, and vice-versa. This mean s, f or ex ample , that if y [...]

8-6 Applying Color to Objects Note: Yo u may not change the colors of a multi-color graphic object supplie d by the system. Yo u may, howev er, change the enti re color of a single-color graphic. The Obj ect C olor screen di ffers accord ing to your system a nd the ribbon you have inst alled. Choosing color on the Monocolo r system When you have th[...]

Applying Color 8 - 7 Choosing color o n the Multicol or and Color & Cut systems If yo u ha ve th e Mult icolor or th e Colo r & Cu t sys tem, t he op tions offe red on th e Object C olor screen also de pend on the type of rib b on install ed at the time yo u choose the Color opti on . If you swap in a differe nt ribbon during co nstruction [...]

8-8 Applying Color to Objects of the currentl y selected o bject, or if there is no obje ct selected, the current print color. Importa nt! If you are using a new sup ply colo r that you h ave not yet named, it wil l not show o n this screen . See Naming supply color s on page 5-8 for instructions on how to make your system recognize new colors. The[...]

Applying Color 8 - 9 The final box in the series shows the color of the currently installed tape. If you choose t hat box, the Current Color text changes to “ Background. ” The pane l length of the currently installed ribbon is shown at t he top of the screen i n the Instal led Ribbon field . See Chec king L e ngth on page 11-12 for i nform ati[...]

8-10 Print ing Colo r Printing Color See CH APTER 11: Printing , beginning on page 11-1, for complete informati on on printi ng your lab els.[...]

Working with F iles 9 - 1 This chapte r explains how to stor e labels you crea te on your sy stem so you can acce ss them anot her time. You s t ore th em as files , and yo u organ ize t he fi les in file groups . Topics in this chapter include:  About file s and file groups  How to create files  How to sa ve file s and how t o open save d[...]

9-2 About Files and File Groups About Files an d File Group s When you store a la bel, you name it and save it, and it becomes a file on which you can then perform several operations. (Yo u can also save multiple labels in a single file, such as wh en you create a label s et or when you create labels with variable text. Refer to Cre ating Se ts of [...]

Working with F iles 9 - 3 Saving Labels as Files Every time you create a Custom l abel or a pre-design ed templa te label, you hav e the opti on to sa ve it as a file and to put it in a file group , so you can access it later. Your label file is like a paper do cument you put in your file ca binet, and file grou ps are like t he file fold ers in wh[...]

9-4 Saving Labels as Files T o save a lab el as a file i n internal memory 1. With th e unsaved la bel di sp laye d i n t he Ed itor window, press <Fil e Opti ons> . Y ou ’ ll see the File Options scree n: Figure 9 -1. The File Opti ons scre en. 1. Choose Save File . You ’ ll se e th e Save in Group screen: Figure 9-2 . The Save in Gro up[...]

Working with F iles 9 - 5 2. The default group displa yed in the New file grou p field is th e name of the applica t ion you use d to create the fi l e. You have s everal choices for the New file group field: • Accept the d efault as the n ame fo r the g roup • Enter a new name. • Choos e a n ame fr om th e list o f exis ting g roups . Hint! [...]

9-6 Saving Labels as Files existing labe l you want to keep. If you re spond Yes when th e system as ks you if you really want to repl ace t h e old file, the system di scards the old sa ved label and puts the new saved l abel in its place. You cannot recover the discarded file. 5. Choose OK when you have named your fil e. The system saves the new [...]

Working with F iles 9 - 7 3. Enabl e the Save group on card opt ion. W hen y ou com plete t he file saving proce dure, the system wi ll save the entire file group to the memory card. Note that e xisting file g roups you pre viously save d on memory cards are design ated with (card) after their na mes. 4. Choo se OK . You ’ ll see the Sa ve File s[...]

9-8 Managing Files Note: When you o pen a save d file, y ou shoul d be aware that the label in the file may not match the size an d color of currently instal led tape. W hen that i s the case, the sy stem displ a ys the la bel w it h the characteristics of the current tape. You may still proceed t o make chang es, pr int, or perf orm an y ope ratio[...]

Working with F iles 9 - 9 4. You ’ ll se e the Open F il e screen: Figure 9 -6. The Open File screen. 5. Se lect t he fil e you w ant to open on th e Select file list. 6. Pre ss OK to o pen the file. Yo u ’ ll see the label (or the first label if the file cont ains a se ries of lab els) fr om the fil e you ope ned disp layed in the Editor windo[...]

9-10 Managing Files 2. Choose Open Saved File . If you have an unsaved label currently displayed , the syst em prompts you t o save it or t o discard it: Figure 9 -7. The Save Cha nges prompt. (If you choose Yes , you ’ ll be pro mpted fo r File Gr oup and F ile Na me, as described in Saving Labe ls as Files o n page 9-3.) 3. Afte r you deal with[...]

Working with F iles 9 - 11 Deleting files When y ou delete a label fi le, the syste m deletes the file either f rom the internal storage area or from the memory card, if you have one installed. Note: Use caution when deleting f i les. Once yo u del ete a file, you cannot recover it. T o delete a label file 1. Pre ss < File Options> on t he ke[...]

9-12 Print ing File s Printing Files You ca n print a single f ile or you ca n print a n ent ire file group. For instructions, see Printing a single label on page 11-4, Print ing labels i n a label se t on page 11 -6, and Pr inting labe ls in a file group on pa ge 11-7. T ransferring Files You can transfe r templates and ot her kinds of fi l es fro[...]

Working with F iles 9 - 13 Accessing template files You can access template files you created, or that you or someone in your organization ha s downloaded to your sy stem, through My Templates. You m ay no t acce ss the templat e files supp lied w ith th e applicatio ns on your s ystem. Note: When you do wnlo ad temp late fil es to yo ur syst em fo[...]

9-14 Using M y Temp lates Changing My T e mplate label size Use t he Change Si ze b u tton on the Selec t T e m pla te screen (Figure 9- 9) to custo mize the s ize of th e label yo u are creati ng. Note: This opti on is appli cable o nly if t he templa te is sca lable. Follow the instru cti ons in the s ection Changing Labe ls o n page 6-25.[...]

10 - 1 If you have the C olor & Cut system , read this chapter for informa tion ab out the cut ou t functio ns. (If you have the Monocol or system or t he Multi color syst em, the information in this cha pter is n ot applicable to your sy stem.) This chapter defines and describes the capabilities of the plotter cutter included in your system. T[...]

10-2 About Cutting About Cutting The te rm “ cut ” is used in mult iple ways i n the Color & Cut system . To help you avoid conf usion, the terms as used are def ined here: Cut The standard Microsoft Win dows “ Cut ” command, which means removing an object from its current locati on and temporar ily storing it for later ret rieval. (Thi[...]

Working with Cut-outs 10 - 3 The Co lor & Cut s ystem is equ ippe d with a plotte r cutt er, whi ch mea ns the syst em ca n: Cut out objects that you hav e desi gn at ed as a C ut out Obj ect on the Insert Object scree n. Th e cutte r cuts out th e actu al shape of the obje ct. Impo rtant! Obje cts cannot be both print objects and cut out objec[...]

10-4 Creating Cut Out Ob jects Creating Cut Out Object s You crea te cut out ob jects by addi ng them to a label, the same wa y you create and add prin t objects. Once yo u choose the Cut out objec t option, your other choices are limited, howe ver, to objects that may be cut out. S ee Table 1 0-1 for a li st of thos e objects Also, not all tape su[...]

Working with Cut-outs 10 - 5 Hint! You can change some existing print objects to cut out objects and vice-ver sa, by going to the General tab on the ob ject ’ s Properties screen an d choo si n g th e ap pro p r iat e op ti on. Se e Changing object p roperties on page 7-32 for instructions. T o create a cut out object 1. From th e Editor window ([...]

10-6 Creating Cut Out Ob jects Cutting out text object s The cutter cuts out each individual character in a Text cut out object. Hint ! See Weeding cut out t ext objects on pag e 10-6 to le arn h ow t o make an ad ditional cut around the cut ou t text , for eas e of us e when removi ng the c ut out ch aracte rs. T o cut out text object s 1. After s[...]

Working with Cut-outs 10 - 7 4. You ’ ll se e the Text Properties screen, General tab: Figure 10-2 . The T ext Properti es scree n for a cut out ob ject 5. Check the Cut bounding box option. 6. Check the Weeding option. 7. Choo se OK . 8. Choo se Print t o cut out y our labe l. Cutting out variable text objects You mig ht us e variab le tex t cut[...]

10-8 Creating Cut Out Ob jects • Seque nce to create Seque ntial la bels, with v ariable t ext obje cts consisting of increasing or decreasing numbers o r alphabetic lette rs. Refe r to Creating sequential l abels o n page 7-13. • Text list to create Text lis t labels, w ith variable text ob jects consisting of a list of items you create. Refer[...]

Working with Cut-outs 10 - 9 3. Your HotShape displ ays on the Editor window. C hoose Print to proces s the l abel an d c ut out t he HotSha pe. Cuttin g Around Objects Whil e obj ects m a y not be bo th pri n t and cut out obje cts at the same time, ther e is a way to cut around some print obje cts. You can a pply a cut bounding box to a p rint ob[...]

10-10 Cutting Around Label Fr ames Check the Cut bounding box option on th e Gene ral tab, and choose OK . You r lab el d i splays ag ain in the E ditor window, wi th the cut bound ing box in dicated aro und the chosen object. Figure 1 0 -3. A sample Editor w indow with cu t boundin g box displaye d. When you print you r labe l, th e cutt er cut s [...]

Working with Cut-outs 10 - 11 2. Ch oose t he Frame ta b: Figure 1 0-4. The Label Prop erties sc reen, Frame ta b., on the Color & Cut system. 3. Select a Frame shape op ti on: Re ctangle or Rounded rectangle . 4. Check the Cut out frame opti on. 5. When you f i nish se tting La bel Prop erties opti ons, clic k OK . See Adding a la bel fram e o[...]

10-12 Calibrating the Cutte r Calibrating the Cutter If your cuts are not aligned correctly, you can adjus t the plotter cutter calibration val ues previo usly set at the f actory. You begin by usi ng the Setup optio n on t he Main Menu screen to calibrate the cutter. Setting cutter calibration valu es When you enter va lues i n th e Cut ter Cali b[...]

Working with Cut-outs 10 - 13 Figure 10-5 may help show how your calibrations affect your labels. The inters ection of the x,y ax es rep resent s the c enter p oint of your l abel: Figure 10 -5. Cutte r calib ration ax es T o calibrate the cutter 1. On the Main Menu screen, select Setup . 2. On the Sys tem Se tup screen, choose the H ardware tab: F[...]

10-14 Calibrating the Cutte r 3. Ent er a value in t he Hori zon tal ( x) fi eld. The v alue must be a posit ive or neg ative whol e num ber. 4. Ent er a value in t he Vertical (y) fiel d. Th e value must be a positiv e or negative wh ole number. 5. Choose OK . Note: Yo u must close down and re start your p rinter for new sett ings to take ef fect.[...]

11 - 1 This chapter tells you how to print the labels you create. Topics include:  Printin g labels and sets of labels  Printin g label f ile group s  Checking supplies at print t ime  Setti ng default pri nt optio ns  How to save su pplies  Using overpr inti ng CHAPTER 1 1 Printing[...]

11-2 Printing Labels Printing Labels Most of the time, p rinting a label is a v ery simple p rocess. Whe n you finish creating a label or ha ve open ed a saved label, wit h the la bel displayed i n the Editor window , you pres s t he < Pri nt > key o r choose the Print tool (shown here at the left). You may print a sin gle labe l or multi ple[...]

Printing 11 - 3 than the two inch (51mm) minimum page length, the label and page print l ike this: Figure 1 1-1. Samp le short label. Note: The la bel lengt h and sh ear lines i n Figure 11- 1 are sho wn to illustra te the conce pts disc ussed here. Those li nes will not displa y on y our sc reen. Since tw o inches (51 mm) i s the minimu m supply l[...]

11-4 Printing Labels For example, if you submitted a print job for five copies of this label, and the Supply saver option i s ON, the out put lo oks like t his: Figur e 1 1-2 . Sam ple label s with Supp ly sa ver op tion enab l ed. Printing a single label Printing a single label is a simple two -step p rocess. 1. With th e lab el you wa nt to print[...]

Printing 11 - 5 2. Choo se OK . You ’ ll see the Prepa ring to Print sc reen w hile t he printer process es your labe l. Figure 1 1-4. The Prep aring to Print sc reen. The prin ter prints , shears, and deli vers your la bel. Printing multiple co pies of a sing le label This p roces s requi res a si ngle ad dition al ste p: 1. With th e label you [...]

11-6 Printing Labels Printing labels in a label set When y ou know in advanc e that y ou want to print a g roup of lab els all at th e sam e ti me, yo u can cr ea t e a la be l set . The section Creating Sets of Labels on page 6-21 tel ls you h ow to crea te label set s. (Be sure to note the gu idelines to fo llow whe n creati ng t he set t o assu [...]

Printing 11 - 7 2. Ch oose t he Advanced but ton. You ’ ll s ee the Advanced Print screen: Figur e 1 1-5. Th e Advanced Print screen for label set s. 3. In the Labels from field, ent er the number of the first la bel in t he set yo u want to prin t. In th e to : field, ent er the numb er of the f inal labe l you wa nt to pri nt. 4. Choo se OK . Y[...]

11-8 Printing Labels Note that so me restrictions a pply when you print file gro ups: You may not choose a range of files to print when pr i nting a file grou p. You m ust p rint all file s i n a file g r oup, or only a single f ile from the group. Do not mix label ap plication types wi thin file groups. Labels created using the Quic kText, Pipe Ma[...]

Printing 11 - 9 3. Choo se A dvanced . You ’ ll s ee the Advanced Print screen, with your current Fil e group shown named on the screen : Figure 1 1-6. The Ad vanced Pri nt screen with op en file gro up. 4. Ch oose t he Print files in file group option. (No te that the Special Prin t options are now grayed out, and the File Group button becomes a[...]

11-10 Printing Labels 2. Choose t he File Group button . You ’ ll see the File Groups screen: Figu re 1 1-7 . The F ile Gr oups scr een. 3. Choose t he file gro up that contains the file s you want to print, then OK . The Advanced Print screen displays ag ain, now wit h the name of th e file g roup y ou se lected display ed on the screen . Figure[...]

Printing 11 - 11 4. Choo se OK . You a re return ed to th e Print screen (Figure 11- 3). 5. Choo se OK on the Print screen to st art th e pri nt job . You ’ ll see the Pre p ar i ng to Pr in t screen (Figu re 11-4), w hich tra cks the sy stem ’ s progress as i t processes and prints each file in th e fi le group. Checking Supplies When yo u c h[...]

11-12 Checking Length If the la bel is a s aved label y ou hav e opened to print , the sys tem displays a message prompt ing you to chan ge the tape sup ply. When the label siz e is s maller t han the p rintabl e area of th e tape , the sys te m proceeds to print your label withou t displaying me ssages, but how it prints varies according to how ma[...]

Printing 11 - 13 Minimu m length Two inches (51 mm) is the minimum supply length the system pe rmits for reliable delivery o f a label. If y our label i s shorter, the system automatically lengthens the page to meet the required minimum. The content a nd size of you r label on the page rema ins the s ame. You can trim off t he excess tape by hand. [...]

11-14 Checking Length In other cas es, the pr inter display s your la bel at the length you s et it or as set b y t he t empla te you used to create the la b el, but whe n you ch oos e Print, displays a messag e and d oes NOT print the l abel unt il you co rrect the length condit ion. For exam ple, if you open a file with a label w ith a set length[...]

Printing 11 - 15 supported le ngth restriction o f 38 ” . The labe l show n on the screen i s over 38 ” long . Note that the dis play ind icates th e cutof f point at 38 ” . If you a t te m pt t o pri nt t his l ab el as i t is , the pr in te r tr u nc ate s the jo b a t the maximum length of 38 ” , withou t displayi ng a warni ng message .[...]

11-16 Che cking Colo r Checking Color When y ou comp ose a labe l, the sy stem uses t he ri bb on supply i nsta lle d in your printer to determine which colors you can select. (See CHAPTER 8: Applying Color , beginnin g on page 8-1for more informati on.) When you print the label, after completing t he length check described in the prece d i ng sect[...]

Printing 11 - 17 Depending on the ribbon instal led, you ca n produce severa l types of colo r on your p rin ted la bel s:  Sing le col or uses a continuous singl e co lor ribbon or one of t he colors in a paneled ri bbon. If you ap ply multiple co lors when composin g your labe l: • With th e Monocolor system, t he system prints the entire la[...]

11-18 Che cking Colo r In summary, your sys t em and the i nstalle d ribbon together det ermine what kind of color you ca n produce: Ribbon color ne eded When the system need s a dif ferent c olor r ibbon in stalle d to co mplet e your prin t job, i t pro mpts you with a Color Needed mess age that as ks you to install the required ribbon, close the[...]

Printing 11 - 19 T ape color nee ded The s y st em response to tape col or diff ers depe nding on the kind o f label you are printing : When yo u are printing a templat e label and t he syst em needs a different color tape installe d to complete the pr int job, it prompt s you with a Color Needed message. Install the require d tape, close the print[...]

11-20 Printing Tab Options Printing T ab Options The Pri nt ing t ab provi des two additi onal pr int optio ns: Supply sav er , which sa ves tape and ribbo n by arrangin g labels on pages Overpr inting , which el iminates the po ssibility o f gaps b etween color s in s ome type s of pr int jo bs Accessing th e Printing t ab options You c an set t h[...]

Printing 11 - 21 T o set print options from the Main Menu 1. On the Main Menu screen (Fig ure 3-1 on page 3- 2), choose Setup . You ’ ll se e th e Sys tem Se tup scre en, with the Prin ting ta b display ed: Figure 1 1-10. The Sy stem Setu p screen, Print ing tab . 2. Se t the options as des cribed in the s ectio ns that follow . T o set print opt[...]

11-22 Printing Tab Options Supply saver option Supply saver printing, wh ich is sometimes called multip le up printin g, saves t ape and ribbo n by a rranging labe ls togeth er in the print qu eue and prin ting multip le labels on the same page . This option s aves t ape because it verticall y stacks labels t hat are smalle r than the ful l widt h [...]

Printing 11 - 23 Figure 11 -11 and F igure 11-12 below i llustrate ho w you can save tap e with Sup ply saver enabled . Figure 11 -11 show s your o utput wit h Supply s aver enab led an d an 8 ” paneled ri bbon ins talled. In th is job, you want to print t hree copies of a single la bel. Th e system first ch ecks to se e if the labels me et the s[...]

11-24 Printing Tab Options Figure 1 1-12 sh ows that s ame print j ob with the Supply saver op tion disabl ed. T he sy stem prints three cons ecut ive 8 ” lo ng label s: Figure 1 1-12. Sam ple output with Sup ply save r OFF . Overprint op tion Overpr intin g elimina tes possib le gaps betwee n the color area s and the black areas on your label. H[...]

Printing 11 - 25 With Ov erprint enabled , th e system arran ges the order in which the colors on your la bel prin t so tha t black prin ts last and prints ov er any previous ly printe d colors on object s that overl a p. With O verprint disabl ed , areas wh ere black is t o be applie d are left bl ank until bl ack print s. You may see a sli ght ga[...]

11-26 Printing Tab Options[...]

A - 1 The tabl es that fo llow prov ide the symbol, th e unicode value, and th e decimal value for spe cial characters you can use with your label printing syste m. Table 1 on page A-2 lists special characters you can insert when using these fo nts: Arial 65 for BRC Arial for BRC Times New Roman for BRC Table 2 on page A-6 lists special characters [...]

A-2 Special Ch aracters TA B L E 1 . Specia l Cha ra cters for Arial 65 for BRC, Arial for BRC, and Times New Roman for BRC fonts, listing symbol, unicode value, and decimal value for each. T[...]

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A-6 Special Ch aracters TA B L E 2 . Special Characters for Brush Script for BRC font, listing the symbol, unicode value, and decimal value for each[...]

Special Characters A - 7 TA B L E 2, CONT INUED[...]

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B - 1 If you have the Colo r & Cut system, you may nee d this information. The ins tructions in t his appen dix tell yo u: How to remove and replace your print er ’ s cu tting blad e. How to adjust the dept h of the cuts on your labe ls. How to clea n the cutti ng blade . Appendix B Cutter Maintenance[...]

B-2 About the Cutting M echanism About the Cutting Mechanism Your plotter cutter cons ists of a styl us b lade in a holder , mount ed on a track in your printe r. The st ylus is moved mechanical ly across the tape in the design you designate. The st ylus con sists of the cutting blade and the apparat us that holds th e blade in place. It is cont ai[...]

Cutter Ma intenance B - 3 Removing the S tylus Holder Follow these instructions to remove t he stylus for adjusting, cleaning, or replacing. Step 1: Turn the powe r off, then o pen t he printer. Step 2: Move t he stylu s hold er mech anism to th e cent er of the track, t o make it easi er to wo r k wi th . Step 3: To disengage the stylus holder, tu[...]

B-4 Adjusting the Cut D epth Adjusting the Cut Depth You may need to a djust the styl us blade on y our cutter when: The c uts on your cut o ut la bels ar e eith er too d eep o r too s hallow . You in stall tap e supplie s of vary ing thi ckness . The stylus holder has an adjus tment dial yo u use t o change th e depth at which th e stylus blad e c[...]

Cutter Ma intenance B - 5 Step 2: Hold the styl us holder as sh own here t o make the adjus tment: Figur e B-3. Adjus ting th e stylus depth. Step 3: Note th e dots be neath t he adjus tment dia l. Each dot represen ts an adjustment of approxi mately .001 i nch (.0025 mm). Start by turnin g the ad justm ent dial pa st one dot. Turn the dial clockwi[...]

B-6 Adjusting the Cut D epth 2. Holdi ng the styl us hold er perpendi cul ar to th e s urface, glide th e stylus nose lightly across the tape: Figure B- 4. T esting cutti ng dep th. Note: Do not appl y press ure. Mak e sure t he sty lus hold er is pos itione d straight vertically. 3. Check the tape to see if the cut is correct. The cut should go th[...]

Cutter Ma intenance B - 7 Replacing the S tylus Blade At some point, esp ecially a fter prolon ged use w ith spec ialty ta pes, you may have to rep lace the s tylus blade. Step 1: Turn the p ower off , and open t he printer. Fo llow the in structions in Removi ng the Stylus Holder on page B-3. Step 2: Holding the stylu s holder in both ha nds as sh[...]

B-8 Replacing the Sty lus Blade Step 3: Carefully pull on the blad e to remov e it, as shown here : Figure B-6. Removing the bl ade. CAUTION: Be carefu l to grasp the bla de on the shank, and not on the cutting ed ge. If the blade does not remov e easil y, you may need to remove the screw that holds the bl ade stylus in pl ace, as shown here : Figu[...]

Cutter Ma intenance B - 9 Step 5: Recon nect th e the two parts of the st ylus holder : Push the bla de holder as far down as poss ible, then turn it clockwis e, until you feel the threads engage . Turn unt il the stylus prot rudes from the openi ng, as sho wn in Figure B-2 on page B-4. Step 6: Adjust th e blade d epth. Follo w the ins tructions in[...]

B-10 Cleaning the Stylus Cleaning the Stylus Clean the s tylus with Is opropyl alcohol and a cotton-ti p swab. These are the same ma terials yo u use to clean the print hea d on your printe r, described in Cleaning your sys tem on page 2-13. (You may already have purchased a cleaning kit with your printer.) Step 1: Turn the pow er off , and o pen t[...]

Cutter Ma intenance B - 11 Push the bla de holder as far down as poss ible, then turn it clockwis e, until you feel the threads engage . Turn unt il the stylus prot rudes from the openi ng, as sho wn in Figure B-2 on page B-4 Step 4: Adjust th e blade d epth. Follo w the ins tructions in Adj usting th e Cut Depth on page B-4. Step 5: Re-insta ll th[...]

B-12 Cleaning the Stylus[...]

Index-1 A absolut e size 7-37 settin g 7-27 Active Sync Explo re tool 12-10 Guest conne ction to 12-10 install ing 12-8 setting up partners hip 12 -9 adding new sup ply colors 5-8 adding objects to labels 7-3 Adva nced P rint s creen 11 - 7 , 11 - 9 , 11 - 1 0 applicatio n choosing 6-11 Applicatio n Prefere nces accessing 6-35 settin g 6-35 Applica[...]

Index-2 Color Needed messag e 11 - 1 8 Color opti on 7-9 Color tool 4-5 compact flash memory card saving file to 9-6 connecting keyboa rd to pr inte r 2- 2 mouse to printer 2-2 power cord 2-2 Connection Type optio n 5- 14 Content t ab 7- 18 , 7-43 continuous color ribbon Object Color screen for (Mo nocolor) 8- 6 Object Color screen for (Multi color[...]

Index-3 external memory card 12-11 F F ke ys 3-5 FCC N otice i-vii file ext ensions on PC 12-12 file group s 9-4 , 9-5 , 9-6 printing 11- 7 File Groups s creen 11 - 1 0 files about 9-2 copying graphic on P C 12-13 copying t ext list on PC 12-13 deleti ng 9-11 directory structure on P C 12-10 editin g 9-10 managing on the P C 12-10 open ing 9-7 savi[...]

Index-4 label p roper ties changing 6-28 changing size 6-29 label s et 6-21 addi ng cust om la bels 6-22 adding labels to 6-22 adding te mplate lab els 6-22 clearing labels in 6-23 editing labels in 6-23 moving between 6-23 saving 6- 24 label s ize changing template 9-14 labels background color 8-4 changing 6-25 changing size 6-25 creating Custom 6[...]

Index-5 optio n lists 4-14 Option s tab 7-41 option s, choosing 4-12 orie ntatio n, chan ging lab e l 6-29 Other t ab 5-10 overprint opt ion 5-4 overp rinting 11 - 2 4 P pages 11- 2 paneled ri bbon 8- 2 , 11 - 1 6 Object Color screen for 8-8 PC 12-2 connecting to 12- 5 printing fro m 12-6 settin g up 12-2 transfe rring fi l es from 12-8 pick list p[...]

Index-6 Ratio op tion 7-21 reposit ioning obje cts 7-26 resizing objects using S cale key 7-2 8 using Si ze tool s 7-28 ribbon cartridge adjust ing 2-6 installin g 2-5 ribbons color 8-2 color needed message 11 - 1 8 memory cell flag 2-3 , 8-2 , 11 - 11 naming new colors 5-8 on Color & Cut s ystem 8- 4 , 11- 1 8 on Monocolor system 8-4 , 11 - 1 [...]

Index-7 status 3-18 Syste m Setup s creen 5-2 T Tab key 3-10 and selecting layered obje cts 7-2 6 tape color 8-4 color need ed 11 -1 9 for cut out labels 11 - 1 9 naming new colors 5-8 tape cartridge install ing 2-7 tape widt h guide 2-7 Technical support 1-5 Template Categories screen 6-1 3 template l abels creating 6-10 follow ing pro mpts 6-16 p[...]

12 - 1 This chapter provides instructions and tells you how connecting to a PC can be useful. Topics include:  Setting u p your labe l printi ng system as a hardw are device  Placing y our label p rinting system o n line  Printi ng from a PC  Transf errin g file s from a P C  Upgrading your l abel printing sy stem CHAPTER 12 Connecti[...]

12-2 Working with a PC W orkin g wi th a PC If you have a PC that meet s the syst em requirement s and has t he appropriat e software ins talled, you can connect it to your label printing system. Whe n you connect your labe l printing syst em to a PC: You can use your lab el printing system as a peripheral printer for th e PC. This means you can us[...]

Connecting to a PC 12 - 3 3. W hen you se e the Main Menu screen, turn on the P C. 4. The opera ting syst em on the PC aut omatical ly detects yo ur label printing system. Fo llow the PC prompts and instruct ions for setting up your printer as a new hardwa re de vice. Note: If your PC is not “ Plug & Play, ” and doe s not automat icall y de[...]

12-4 Placing Your System On Line T o set On line options 1. On the Main Menu screen, choose Set up : Figure 12-1 . The Main Menu screen. You ’ ll se e the Sy stem Se tup screen (Figure 5-1 on page 5-2). 2. Choose t he On Line tab, sh o w n her e : Figur e 12- 2. Th e On Lin e tab sc r een.[...]

Connecting to a PC 12 - 5 3. Choose a conne ction ty pe. If your PC d oes not ha ve a USB c onnector, choose serial. 4. Ch oose a purpo se op tion t o indi cate th e re ason yo u are p uttin g the system on line. Yo u can chang e this option when and if yo u want to use the conne ctio n for the other purp ose . Note: You ’ ll a lso u se the Trans[...]

12-6 Printing from a PC You ’ ll see the On Line Status screen, which displays the connection type, the current purpose, and displays a progress box that indicates you are receiving p rint data f rom the P C: Figure 12- 3. The On Line S tatus scree n. You can now print to yo ur lab el printing system f rom MarkWare or transf er files u sing M icr[...]

Connecting to a PC 12 - 7 Hint! Connec t your labe l pri nter t o the PC and p l ace it on li ne bef ore running the MarkWare a nd drive r inst al lation on the PC . The print dr iver ins tall functi on includes a utili ty that w ill help yo u if you are using a serial port for your printer. T rou bleshooting If you have ActiveS ync installed , and[...]

12-8 Transferring Fi les from a PC T ransferring Files from a PC Before you can tran sfer files to your l abel printing sy stem, you must install M icrosoft Activ eSync  . Inst al ling ActiveSync 1. Place t he Active Sync CD in t he CD-ROM dri ve of the PC. 2. Follow the instruc t ions and prompt s t hat display on your PC s creen for copying th[...]

Connecting to a PC 12 - 9 Setting up a p artnership When ActiveSy nc detects your label pri nting system, yo ur PC wi ll display a screen s imilar to this : Fig ur e 12 - 4. T h e Set U p a Pa rtne rsh i p scr een. This prompt screen a sks if you want to set up a pa rtnership betwee n your printing system and t he PC, for the purpose of synchro niz[...]

12-10 Transferring Fi les from a PC Press Ne xt . The G uest con nection to Active Sync is establish ed, and you ’ ll se e the Active Sync screen on yo ur PC showing that you are connected: Figure 12- 5. The Microsof t Act iveSyn c window . Managing files and fo lders on a PC Once you have connected your print er to your PC using ActiveSync, you [...]

Connecting to a PC 12 - 11 the same as th e direct ory structure under t he Inte rna l fo ld er sho wn in Figure 12 -5.) When an external memory card is attached to your label printing syste m, you ’ ll see the directory structure shown in Figure 12- 6. The directory structure (with s ample downloaded files) is shown here: Mobile Device My Com[...]

12-12 Transferring Fi les from a PC S torage locations for transferring files The M arkWare applicatio n provid es an exp ort featu re that prepares document and templ ate fi les for use o n your l abel print ing syst em. See the MarkWare User ’ s Gui de for more information. It ’ s a good idea to use a ce ntralized area in t he MarkWare di rec[...]

Connecting to a PC 12 - 13 Copying graphic files You can copy graphic files to their res pect ive directories within the MarkWare Download folder, or you can copy t hem fro m any other location on the PC to you r sta ndalone l abel prin ting sy stem . Use the Copy fu nction in the A ctiveSy nc Expl ore win dow. Se e the ActiveSyn c Help top ic, ?[...]

12-14 Upgrading the Operating Sy stem 2. After a guest connecti on between your l a bel printing s ystem and the PC is esta blis hed, star t the upgr ade util ity progra m on the PC. 3. After the upgrade program is done , you will need to restart your label print i ng sy st em .[...]