Teklynx Codesoft 10 Lite manual

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CODESOFT USER GUIDE DOC - O EMCS10 - UG - EN - 06/ 03/12[...]

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Table of Contents About this manual ............................................................................................................................... vii Typogr aphical conventio ns ................................................................................................................. vii About your produc t ................[...]

User Guide vi Printing .............................................................................................................................................. 43 A powerful pri nt engine ..................................................................................................................... 43 Printing a doc ument ..............[...]

A bou t this manual Typo graphical convention s This manual dis tinguishes betwee n different types of information us ing the following conven tions: • Terms take n from the interface itself , such as commands, appear in bold . • Key names appe ar in all caps. For example: ''Press the SHIFT key.'' • Numbered lists indicate[...]

1 Intr oduction Welcome! Congratula tions, you have just pur chased the world’s lead ing automatic identific ation softwar e package! This label des ign software allows you to quickly create and edit complex labe ls, and allows you to integrate all of the electr onic data from across your company, guar anteeing the full integr ity of all your sys[...]

User Guide 2 Installation Note : Before installing this software, ple ase save your work and close all other program s. Before running the installation prog ram, check the configur ation of your P C. 1. Place the CD for the insta llation in the correc t drive. The Installation w indow appears. If this CD does not start up automatic ally: Go to S ta[...]

Introd uction 3 License act ivation Your softw are can be activated using a softwar e key (an activation code) or a hardware key (a dongle ). The dongle is a small ele ctronic device that you plug into your PC’s parallel or USB port before launching the softwar e. Without the hardware pro tection key, the program will run in evaluation mode. Yo u[...]

User Guide 4 Installi ng the driver key manuall y If yo u want to ins tall yo ur driver key manually, do the following: 1. Click S tart , then Run . 2. For Windows XP and Serve r 2003: Enter C: Progr am Files TKI [software versi on] Comm on Tool s Do ng le the n type the following command: HaspDinst.exe -i For Windows 7 64 bit machi[...]

Introd uction 5 • Online ac t ivation Some enterpr ise networks are protec ted by a proxy server. In this case, there is an extra step which allows you to enter the IP addr ess and connect to the Inter net. 1. Enter the Serial number an d the passw ord provided with the produc t and click Next . 2. Enter or edit yo ur information in the User Reg [...]

User Guide 6 11. C lick Fin ish if your activatio n results are successful. If any prob lems were encountered, a mess age will infor m you that the activation has failed and an error message will be display ed. Note : If you do not have access to a computer with an Internet conne ction, you can activate the produc t using a smartphone . • Using a[...]

Introd uction 7 5. The Validatio n code and Insta llatio n code are display ed on our website. Enter these in the wiz ard (using upp ercase characters ) and click Nex t . 6. Click F inish . Launching the program 1. Go to S tart > Programs. 2. Select the name you gave to the program group when you installed it (b y default, it is the name of the [...]

9 Discov ering the int erface Description of the main w indo w This sectio n presents a general overview of the main inte rface elements as they appear in the main windo w at the beginning of a wor k session. The Menu B ar The Menu bar contains the following options : File , Edit , V iew , Obj ect s , Data Sour ces , Tool s , Window , and Help . To[...]

User Guide 10 T o select a tool Click the butto n correspond ing to the tool. The T itle Ba r The Title bar d isplays the name of the software and the name of the curre nt document, or "document no " if a new document is cr eated. It allows the worksp ace window to be moved using the mouse. Text formatting tool bar These tools allow you t[...]

Discov ering the interface 11 Design too lbar The D esign toolb ar comprises a number of buttons, e ach one repre senting a tool for cr eat ing and manipul ating objects. Button Name of tool Use Selecti on tool Selects and manipulates objects of all types. Text gener ation Creates f ixed and v ariable te xt. Barcod e generation Creates f ixed and v[...]

User Guide 12 About da ta sourc es A data source contains a list of variables fed by data from the same source. Whe n you select a data source, you are indi cating where the required data is locate d, and what type of data it is. The data can be of internal origin (Date, Counter ) or external to the applic ation (Databa se, direct data entry using [...]

Discov ering the interface 13 Note: T his button X rem oves t he bac kgroun d c olor f rom a n object . You can also change the color by us ing the Properties dial og box. 1. Doub le - click on an o bject. The Properties di alog box appears on the screen. 2. Select a color (fo reground and backgro und) on the Character tab .[...]

15 Setting up the work environment Choosing a printer Before s tarting to create a document, you first need to set up your work environment. The first st ep consis ts of selec ting the printer on whic h you wish to print your labels. Not all pr inters share the same charac teristics and, as a result, dif ferent options are a vailab le according to [...]

User Guide 16 To sel ect a pri nte r 1. Choose File > Select prin ter. You can also click the button o r press F5 . 2. Select the printe r from the list. 3. Click OK. Note: T he drivers provided by the applic ation are identifie d by icon. Adding a pr inter You can a ccess th e Add a printer window us ing through the File > S elect printer &g[...]

Setting up the work env ironment 17 Example: Add ing a Zebra 1 40 on LPT1 1. Choose F ile > Select p rinter . 2. Click Ad d . 3. In the Model list, s elect the Zebra group, the n the model. 4. Select the LPT1 port, clear the Direct a ccess box and click OK . Note : Direct a ccess transfers control over the port to the sof tware. Allows the softw[...]

User Guide 18 To chan ge the di alog bo x display font 1. Choose Too ls > C onfi gur ation . 2. Click the D isplay tab. 3. In the Display font field , click . 4. Select the font. 5. Click OK . To modif y the gri d scale The grid scale , which is used to align objects , can be modified or disabled . 1. Choose Too ls > C onfi gurati on. 2. Clic[...]

Setting up the work env ironment 19 Document page setup Format ting a doc ument Document tem plates are created and modifie d in the Label/Page Setup dialo g box. Formatting a document consists of setting the page size, its orientatio n, the number of labels per row and per column, doc ument size, margins, and distance between labels. You c an crea[...]

User Guide 20 • Margins : • Left : 10 • Top : 10 • Gap : • Between rows : 5 • Between columns : 5 7. Clic k the Stock tab and enter the following value s: • Type : F amily • Name : Layout1 8. Clic k OK, then save the label as InstallDi r Sam ples For ms Tutor ial TEST1.TPL. Exerci se: Desig ning a CD sleeve: Page setup and c[...]

Setting up the work env ironment 21 Delet ing cust om stock When a stock you have created is no long er needed, you can remove it. To remo ve a cus tomized stock: 1. Choose File > Labe l/Page S etup . - or - Click the button. 2. In the Sto ck tab, select a stock from the Typ e and Na me lists. 3. Click the Re mov e button .[...]

23 Creating a doc ument using fixed object Creating and manipulating fixed objects Creating fixed objects invo lves inserting objec ts such as text, barcodes, images, line s, rectangles, and circles into y our document. Creati ng objects You can quick ly and simply create an object in your doc ument (bar code, image, text, drawing , etc.) using: ?[...]

User Guide 24 button dow n, drag the item to the desired locatio n. Release the left mouse butto n to place the item on the label. To create a te xt obj ect A Text object can be one character , one word, or an entire paragrap h. Charac ter style and paragraph for mat can be defined using the Tex t for matti ng toolbar or the Text dialo g box. To cr[...]

Creating a document using fixed object 25 For the Text obje ct... Select Press the F2 key, then ente r... ''Vo lume:'' the x coordinat e: the y coordinate: ''10'' ''40'' ''Co nducted by:'' the x coordinate: the y coordinate: ''10'' ''40&apo[...]

User Guide 26 • Select 1 digit in the Check cha racter lis t • Select 270 ° in the Rotat ion box • Enter 1234 in t he D ata box 6. Clic k OK . Creating a shape obj ect Exa mple: Drawing a line Your softw are comes with a range of tools to help you design perfec t labels. You can draw a line, a circle , a rectangle, and other shape s using th[...]

Creating a document using fixed object 27 4. Select the imag e filename. 5. Click OK. Note : To display a preview of the image, click the P rev i ew b utton.[...]

29 Creating a doc ument using v ariable objects About data sour ces A data source contains a list of variables populated with data of the same origin. Da ta sources can be divided into catego ries and sub - ca tegor ies ex cep t Dat abase d ata source. When you select a data source, you are indicating where the da ta you are interested in is locate[...]

User Guide 30 For each o f these creation mo des: • The data source created is automatically d isplayed under the selecte d data source. • The appli cation gives the data source a default name . Note: Brackets {} cannot be u sed in a variable name. This proc edure applies to all data sources , except variables from the Database d ata source. To[...]

Creating a document using variable objec ts 31 Tip: We recommend that you only select the fields that wi ll be used in the label. This reduces the amo unt of communic ation with the database, inc reasing process ing speed. 5. Click to view the r esult. Advanced SQL cre ation m ode 2. Select SQL mo de. 3. Enter your q uery in SQL format in the Edit [...]

User Guide 32 The Table lookup data source Command: Data so urces > Tab le lookup > Add The Table lookup data source contains a list of data sources you have created . The data source values are the result of se arches carried out in database s other than those linked to the curre nt document. Searc hes are carried out in one or more database[...]

Creating a document using variable objec ts 33 The Date data source Command: Data so urces > Da te > Add The Dat e data source contains a list of data sources. These da ta sources are fed by the computer's date system or by the printer. I t allows you to display the date and time in the forma t previously defined . The values are updated[...]

User Guide 34 The Counter data source Command: Data so urces > C ounter > Add The Count er data source contains a list of data sources. These data sources ar e populated by data calculated either by the computer, or by your printer. The conte nt of the data source changes as printing adv ances, according to an initial value and an incre ment [...]

Creating a document using variable objec ts 35 The Formu la data so urce The Form ula data source contains a list of data sources . These data sources are populated by comb inations of operator s, constants, data sources, control vari ables, formulas, and func tions. Data can be numeric or alphanumer ic. In order to carry out a calculation within a[...]

User Guide 36 6. Enter the formula WEIGHT*PRICEPERKG /1000, then click OK . 7. Save your labe l. Exerci se: Add ing the "War ning" form ula v ariable to d isplay a warning me ssage In the follow ing exercise, we will cr eate a formula to display a warning m essage telling the user that the value of the Total_We ight shared variable excee [...]

Creating a document using variable objec ts 37 The When Print ed data sour ce Co mmand: Da ta source s > When Prin t ed > Ad d The When Printed data source contains a list of variable s you have created. These data sources ar e populated by enteri ng data directly into the form using the keybo ard. To di spl ay th e form The form lets you ent[...]

User Guide 38 Proceed as follo ws: 1. Select the for m using the mouse. 2. Rig ht - click. 3. Select Sta rt tab orderin g . The default number ing appears. 4. Click the number of the field you want to appear first in the for m. The number turns green when validate d. 5. Repeat step 4 to continue or dering. 6. To confirm your selectio n, right - cli[...]

Creating a document using variable objec ts 39 The Adv anced data source Command: Data so urces > A dvanced > Add The Adv anc ed data sour ce contains a list of data sources you have create d. These data sources are pop ulated by data that is not spec ified upon creation. An Adv ance d data so urce can be used to create intermediate da ta sou[...]

User Guide 40 Variable o bject creat ion A variabl e object is a text, barcode, or image type objec t, composed of elements whose the value is not def ined at the moment of creatio n. Several obje cts can be associated with a single variab le. The value of thes e elements is supplied by differ ent data sources at the time of printing : • Direc t [...]

Creating a document using variable objec ts 41 Note : The creation wizard is enabled by def ault. To disable it, selec t Too ls > C onfi guratio n > Wiz ards . For more infor mation, see the Enable Wizards se ction of this document. Creati ng a va riab le object linked to a ne w data so urce You can quick ly and simply create a variable obj e[...]

43 Printing A powerful pr int engine Your softw are is a powerful, user - friend ly creation tool and a print eng ine, bringing together the widest possible range of printe rs (thermal, therma l transfer and inkjet). Whether pr inting a single label, a series of labels, or multiple copies of the same label, all pr int commands are grouped tog ether[...]

User Guide 44 • Min val ue: 0 The first counte r identifies a particular label, whereas the ISO counte r counts the total number of label s printed. Labels in th e series In this example , we are going to print a series of 10 labels: 1. Enter the fo llowing values in the Pri nt dialog box: • La bels : 10. This means that the re are 10 different[...]

Printing 45 6. Close the dialo g box. 7. Click . 8. Enter the following values: • La bels : 8 • Copie s of eac h page : 2 9. Click Print . The resu lt w ill be: Exerci se: Print Merge Print Merge is only available if your label is link ed to a database (ASCII or ODBC). The Merge function prints all the records contained in the database. To lau [...]

User Guide 46 5. Enter '' Mullang '' and '' 52 '', then click OK . Note : The form is displayed for each label contained in the series. If you choose the For each s eries option, the form will o nly be displayed once, when printing of the label series is launched. To summariz e The Pri nt di alog bo x contai [...]

Printing 47 wrong way (the print he ad is heating the wro ng side of the paper) . For thermal tra nsfer printing : The ribbon has no t been inserted, or was inserte d incorrectly. Check the rib bon and refit if necessar y ( ref er to the printer m anufacturer ’s manual). The requir ed print mode has not been se lected on the printer. Check that t[...]

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