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Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Visualize · Mobilize · R ealize MCL -Collection 123 Print v1.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com i. Preface Background 123 Print is develope d by MCL Technologies to bring intelligence to Datamax printer s. Copyright statement © 2007 MCL Technologies 123 Print v1.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Table of Contents 1. Primer ........................................................................................................................ 5 1.1. What is 123 Print.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com October 2007 Page 4 Appendix A – Sample L i cens e Certif icate ................................................................................. 21 8 Appendix B – Datama x Pr inter Set u p .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 1 : Primer 1. Primer Overview Documen t introductio n This document is a User Gui de for 123 Print V1.x. It is divided i nto several chapters to give you a thor ough understanding of the use of 123 Print.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 1 : Primer 1.1. What is 123 Print General intro duct io n This section gives an overv iew of 123 Print, its p urpos e and its benefits.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 1 : Primer 1.2. Sample Labels General intro duct io n This section shows som e sa mple labels to gi ve you an idea of the kinds of labels you can print u sin g 123 Print projects on Datamax printers.
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Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 1 : Primer 1.3. Project Flow General intro duct io n 123 Print structures your proje ct flow using a combinati on of screens and processes that you c reate via 123 Print’s User Interface and Labels .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 1 : Primer Select Label:004 ▼▲ Pallet Label 2 In this case, th e th ird screen will look like the screen b elow. Noti ce that the label name, Pal let Label, from screen (2 ) has automatic ally been displayed on the first line of screen (3).
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 1 : Primer October 2007 Page Select La bel:003 ▼▲ Item Labe l 2 Item Labe l Qty to Pr int:1.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2. Getting Started Overview Chapter 2 introductio n This chapter desc ribes the installati on and setup of 123 Print. Topics This chapter covers the following topics: Topic Page 2.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.1. Installation General intro duct io n This section describes how to install 123 Print. Installation 1 Double-click on the 123 Print installat ion execut able which you have downloaded.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started An end-user license agreement is displ ayed as shown belo w To accept the license t erm s and proceed 3 Click Yes As shown below, a screen is displayed prompting you to enter the location wh er e you want to install 12 3 Print.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started As shown below, a scr een is displayed to sh ow you the progress of the installa t.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started Starting 123 Print Once 123 Print is install ed, start it by: 1 Double click on th.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.2. Activation General intro duct io n This section describes the activation process for 123 Prin t.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 3 Enter the License Number f ound on your License Certificate 4 Click Next October.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started End-user license agreement MCL’s En d-User Lice ns e Agreement is displa yed as shown below. Before proceeding, you must read a nd accept these li cense terms.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started Software versus hardware activation The next s tep is to choose between Software Activation and Hardware Activation. This choice is very important as it cannot be chang ed at a later stage.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 12 Click Next to confirm and proceed The Activation mode screen is displayed as sh.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 15 Enter the Passwor d found on your License Certificate 16 Click Next You are prompted to confirm that your registration information is accurate 17 Click Next to confirm the details you enter ed on the previo us screens.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 18 Print this information and keep it in a safe place for later use in case of disaster recovery. 19 Click Next to validate your a ctivatio n.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started A suc cessful backup screen is disp lay ed as shown here. 22 Click Finish Starting 123 Print When the activati on is completed, 123 Print is s tarted automatically.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.3. General Setup General intro duct io n This section describes the setup of 123 Print to allow it to operate in your environment.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.3.1. DPL Connection DPL Connectio n Setup your printer interface for DPL Mod e communica tions.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.3.2. MCL Connection MCL Connection Next setup you r printer interf ace for MCL Mode communications.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.3.3. Local Settings Local Settings Nex t, setup project simulatio n opti ons.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started Assign Com 2 Printer Port To This option is identical to the Assign Com 1 option. This option simply lets you simu late a peripheral, su ch as a weight sca le, that would normally be connected to port 2 on the printer .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started 2.3.4. Others Others Set up the values for 123 Print’s integration wit h BarTender or DPL labels.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 2 : Getting Started October 2007 Page Timer is used to set the duration, in seconds, of the d isp lay of the Welcome scree n.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3. Creating a Project Overview Chapter 3 introductio n This chap ter describes how to use 1 23 Print to create projects and label programs for your Datamax printers.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.1. Project Description General intro duct io n This section describes how to begin creating your 123 Print project. New Project Start firs t by creating a new project.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project On the Project Description screen : 3 Edit the field s with the appropriat e da.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.2. User Interface General intro duct io n This section describes the User Interface core screens of your 123 Print project.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Text Display The User Interface for a text di splay printer is as shown here: Graphical Displa y - Large The User Interface for a large graphical display printer is as shown here.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Graphical Displa y - Small The User Interface for a small graphical display pri.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.2.1. Welcome Screen Welcome Screen The We lcome screen is the fir st screen the user will se e wh en they start your 123 Print project on the printer.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project As you make your changes, the result will appear in the di splay in the top-half of the edi ting window. The clock next to the Wel co me screen in the top-half of th e editing window sets the delay period for this screen.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The Footer Soft Keys show th e function of the Data max pr inter keys in an MCL application. These may be de fined on a project-by-project ba sis as described is Section 3.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Below shows a n example of a Welcome screen edited to have an i mage and fixed .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.2.2. Select Label Screen Select Label scre en The Se le ct Label screen i s displayed after the Wel com e screen has been displayed.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 4 On Line 2 choose the me thod you want to use to se lect the lab el The Datamax printer ca nnot accept inpu t from both a connected keyboard and a barcode scanner for a given input field.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 4 Select a Header option 5 Edit the User Prompt box to display the desired prompt 6 On Select L abel cho ose the me thod you want to use to sele ct the label.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.2.3. Quantity to Print Screen Quantity to Print screen To edit the Quantity t.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project the front panel and a barcode scanner , or from just the front panel. If you choose Qty Using Front Pan el , the user must use the Fwd ↑ and Rev ↓ buttons on the front panel to increment o r decrement t he quantit y.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 4 Select a Header option 5 Edit the User Prompt box to display the desired prompt 6 On Select Quantity choose the method y ou want to use t o input the quantity.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.2.4. Print Error Message Screen Print Error Message screen The Print Error Message Screen is displayed by the Datamax printer whenever it detects a prin t error.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Message screen The Print Error Message Screen editing window for a large graphi.
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Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3. Labels General intro duct io n The Labels function allows you to add the f.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project To associate a label with your 123 Print project, 4 Click the button at the bottom of the Labels List window Each time you add a labe l, 1 23 Prin t assigns a sequen ce number t o the label.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Static label If you are simp ly associating a stat ic label, you are done usin .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.1. Edit General Introduction If you have Seagull Scie ntific’s BarTender installed and a ctivated on your system, and are working with a BarTender *.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2. Variables General intro duct io n Variables is one of the main functions in 123 Pri nt to enable you to create labels that are prin ted with dynamic cont ent.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Graphical Displa y - Large The 123Print Designer window for a large graphical display printer is as shown here. Only one prompt screen is d isp layed at a time for large graphical displays.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Creating a label program To show you h ow to design a labe l program, an example is used extensively herein . Th is example creat es W arehouse Shelv ing labels, like the one shown below , for a self-service warehou se.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Input Methods When you enter a prompt, you must sele ct an Input Method for the prompt. This determ ines how the user w ill b e able to enter data o n t he given screen.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The Warehouse Shelving exa mple only requires two of th e input properties to b.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Various kinds of Variables may be used in a 123 Print label program. To work with the variables, select one of tabs: User Local All Local Global System You cannot write to a System Variabl e.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Notice that the Result Variab le field has now been f illed with the na me of the Variable you just created: [A0] Location . You have now completed the first prom pt screen of your label program.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Continuing with the Wa rehou se Shelving example, create a screen that allows the u ser to confir m t hat the produc t n ame they ente red is correct.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 12 Click on the User Local tab 13 Select the Variable [A1] Product_ Name.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project When complet ed, the properties for Screen 4 are as show n here October 2007 Pa.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Processes In the Warehouse S he lving example, you will want to perform differ ent operations dep ending upon the inp ut the user giv es to the confirma tion prompt.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 21 Select the Test and Branch process A Conditional Branching dialogue box is d isplayed as show n here Using this process, one acti on will be performed if Y es has be en entered on screen 4.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 25 Set the Then Goto field to Continue 26 Set the Else Go to to [S_02] (Screen 2). The final Conditiona l Branching pr o ces s entries for this exa mple are as shown here 27 Click OK The process setup is complete d.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.1. Front Panel Up/Dw Numeric General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several inp ut methods are availab le for your screen prompts.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.2. External Keyboard General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several inp ut methods are availab le for your screen prompts.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Extract To Force Uppercase Default Value Result Valu e Output Format Set the en.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.3. External Barcode Reader General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several inp ut methods are availab le for your screen prompts.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Default Value Result Valu e Output Format Type a value or set a d efault value using the contents of a variable.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.4. Weight Scale General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several input methods are available for your screen prompts.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Data to Receive Start with End With Extract from Received Data From.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Following is an ex amp le to illustra te the use o f some of the optio ns described above.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The remaining weight data may be further refined by selec tin g an output format, such as stripping leading zeros. Th e result may then be saved in a variable for additional processing or printing.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.5. Select Value from List General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several input methods are available for your screen prompts.
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Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.6. Select Value from File General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several inp ut methods are availab le for your screen prompts.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Example Following is an ex amp le to illustra te the use o f some of the optio n s described above. This example involves a produc t file (Product.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.2.7. Display Data General intro duct io n As discussed in Section 3.3.2 – Variables, Input Methods , several inp ut methods are availab le for your screen prompts.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.3.3. Mapping General intro duct io n Mapping is the funct ion in 123 Print that allows you to co nvert a static label or label temp late into a dynamic label.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project In the Mapping window , you will see the va rious elements (tex t fields, barcodes, etc) of the given label.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Returning to the W a rehouse Shelving examp le started in Section 3.3. 2 - Variables , the follow ing describes ho w the LocationMC L2.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Again the Variables l is t is displayed.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Result Label s The static Loca tio n MCL2.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Labels List When you return to the Labels List w indow, an entry will have bee n added for your label. Notice that sev eral buttons are now ac tive across the bo ttom of the window.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Adding more labels To add a new label, simply click on the button. If you wish to add a new label and ha ve it a ppear before the existing label in your La bel s List, you shou ld use the button.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.4. Lookup Files General intro duct io n 123 Print allows you to use lookup files in your printer project.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Lookup File Data To review and edit the data in the Lookup file at any time, on the ma in Lookup Files window: 1 Click on the Data button 2 Edit the data .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.4.1. Add Lookup File Add Lookup file When adding a Lookup File, you can either c reate a lookup file from scratch or import data from another data source to create the lookup file.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 2 Give this look u p file a name , for example, Product Description The n ext looku p file property is the Memory property.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project As show n below, you can lea ve the data in the lookup file unsorted, or you can sort it using the first field or the f irst and second fields of the file records.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Add Lookup File from Scratch To see how to put da ta in the Lookup File y ou have created , please see Section 3.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.4.2. Add Lookup File from Import File Add Lookup File from import file In 123 Print, you can create a Lookup File from an existing data source.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project To select the file to be imported, 2 Enter a path and filename , or 3 Click on .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project If you are imp orting a file, such as a n excel file, in which the first row of.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The look up will be created using th e properties giv en here, using these field names, field lengths, field separators, etc. Any of the properties such as the f ield names or field lengt h may be edited at this ti me .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The Lookup Files window is displa yed with an entry for the Pro duct Description lookup file being created. You have now created a Lookup File from a data source .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.4.3. Add Lookup File from Scratch Add Lookup File from scratch In 123 Print, you can create a Lookup File from Scratch. First, c omplete the Looku p File Properties as described in Sec tion 3.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The main Lookup Files window is disp layed as shown here Next, add your data to the Lookup File.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Continue adding records until your Lookup File is completed Save Lookup File To.
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Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.4.4. Edit Lookup File Data General intro duct io n Once a Lookup file is created from scra tch or through importation of an existing data source, you can edit yo ur Lookup File data.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Display / Hide columns You can hide any of the column s you do not want to see: 3 Right cl ick any of the column headers A list of the column s i s shown.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Add record To add a recor d: 1 Click the Add button A blank record is added to the file.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Insert a record To insert a record, 1 Click on the record below the desired in sertion point 2 Click the Inser t button A record is added above the selected record.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Modify a record To modify a record, 1 Click on the record to be modified 2 Click the Modify button 3 Edit the data as desired.
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Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.5. System Setup General intro duct io n This section de scribes the se ttin gs for your 123 Print project. Different settings are possible acco rding to your printer display type.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3 Select the desired Date For mat for your project 4 Select the desired Time Fo.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.5.1. Soft Keys Setup – Graphical Display Only General intro duct io n This section de scribes th e Soft Key setup for your graphic al display 123 Print projects.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project The Soft Keys screen is displayed as shown here: The keys found on your Datamax printer ar e depicted with a Key Code box beneath each key.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 6 Select the Text or Image radio button If you select Text, simply edit the tex.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project If you select Image, click th e browse button to navigate to the d esired image as shown here: Graphical Displa y – Large Screen The Soft Key footer image fo r a larg e screen graphical disp lay sho uld be a monochrome *.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project 3.5.2. Auxiliary Communications General intro duct io n This section de scrib e.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project Com 2 Com 2 (if insta lled on your Datamax pr inter) is typica lly used to s upport non-barcode scanning perip h erals such as weig ht scales.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 3 : Creating a Project October 2007 Page 118 The Com 2 setup allows you t o define the speed, the parity, the nu mber of data bits and stop bits and the handshake flow control.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label 4. Designing a Label Overview Chapter 4 introductio n This Chapter describes the integrat i on between 123 Print and BarTender to allow you to use BarTender labels in 123 Print projects.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label 4.1. BarTender Integration General intro duct io n This section describes how 123 Print integrates with Seagul l’s BarTender to help you easily create BarTender labels to include in your 123 Print projects.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label Launch BarTender On the main 123 Print window tool bar, click the BarTender icon.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label Using your BarTender Label To incorporate your new label into your project, return to 123 Print. 9 If not already done, open yo ur project 10 Click the Labels button on the left-hand side of the main window.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label 14 Click on the browse icon 15 123 Print looks for labels either in the last folder from which a label has been added or in the “bt w ” folder you selected during set up.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label 18 Click Open As shown below, 123 Print converts the label to DPL form at if BarTender Enterprise Ed it ion is insta lled and activated on your system.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label Label ID is the numb er you assigned to this label in the Label Prop erties screen. The BTW icon under type indicates that the label you have added is a BTW label.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label Editing associated labels If you edit your BarTender label after having associat.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 4 : Designing a Label October 2007 Page When the DPL code is generated su ccessfully , you receive the f ollowing message. Thi s m essage reminds you to che ck to see if your mapping has been affected by the labe l edits you have made.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5. Using Processes Overview Chapter 5 introductio n This chapter explains how to work with processes in 123 Print.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes Description The processes descr ibed in this chap ter are tied to a screen associa.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 8 Select the desired process to be added, or 9 Click + in the tree vi ew to view the processe s available in a given group of processes 10 Click OK The processes described in this chapter s tart from step 8 in this procedure.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.1. Introduction to 123 Print Variables General intro duct io n Most of the processes descri bed in this chap ter use variables.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes User local Below is an example of a list of user local variables associated with a Price Label. This is a view list only. You cannot define a new user local variable in this list.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes Global Belo w is the list of global variable s used in your 12 3 Print project . These variables may be used by any label program. This is where you define new global variables for your label programs.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2. Branch General intro duct io n This section d escribes th e possible bran ching related o perations that you can perform in your label program.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.1. Case and Branch General intro duct io n The Case & Branch process a llows you to compare the va lue of a variable input with up to six other variables or values.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes In this example, the Input Method chosen is Select V alue from List to set up a list of possible pro d u ct type s. The user scrolls through t his list and selects the appropriate prod uct type—NONE, SOFTW A RE , or HARDWARE.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.2. Control and Branch General intro duct io n The Control and Branch process allo ws you to compare the contents of a variable against a specific pattern.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.3. Goto Label General intro duct io n The Goto command is an "uncondi tional" branch wi thin the label program. It will branch to the tags you set up in your program using the Set Label proces s ( see Section 5.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.4. Goto Screen General intro duct io n The Goto command is an "uncondi tional" branch wi thin the label program.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.5. Key and Branch General intro duct io n The Key & Branch process allows you to request a progra m stop and define to where the program shou ld branch depending upo n user key input.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.6. Set Label General intro duct io n The Set Label proces s allows you to se t a label (refere nce) in your lab el program. A label can be up to 18 characters long.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.2.7. Test and Branch General intro duct io n The Test & Branch command allow s yo u to set up a test and, depending on the test res ult, branch to a spec ified screen o r label.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.3. Date Operation General intro duct io n This section d escribes th e possible .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.3.1. Date Add/Subtract Add/Subtract The Date Add/Subtract pr ocess allow s you to add or subtract a number of days to or from a date variable (i .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.3.2. Date Conversion Conversion The Conv ert Date process al lows you to con v ert a date variable into a predefined format.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.3.3. Date Differenc e Difference The Date Difference process allows you to comput e the number of da ys, hours, minutes, second s, or mi lliseco nds between two da tes.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.4. File Search General intro duct io n The File Search command allows you to read the fields of a record in a file and assign their contents to variables.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes You may right mouse click a Result Variable entry at any time to get a list of edit options for that entr y: Copy, Cut, Pa ste, Dele te , and Variables.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.5. Mathematic Operation General intro duct io n The Mathematic Operation pr oces.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.6. Other General intro duct io n This section de scribes the various mi scellaneous proce sses that you can perform in your label program.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.6.1. Delay General intro duct io n This section de scrib es how to use the d elay process. Use this process any time you want to insert a pause in your application.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.6.2. MCL Code General intro duct io n The MCL Code box allows you to insert MCL code languag e com mand lines direct ly into your label progr am.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.6.3. Notes General intro duct io n The Notes proc ess allows you to insert co mment lines in y our label program. This will help in the under standing of some special routines.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.6.4. Print Label General intro duct io n The Print Label pr ocess allows yo u to initiate the print of an y label included in your pro ject.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.7. Serial Communications General intro duct io n This section d escribes th e possible s erial commun ications o perations that you can perform in your label program.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.7.1. Serial In General intro duct io n The Serial In process al lows you to create an input process tha t wai ts for data coming in from an auxiliary device.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes Abbreviations STX ETX CR LF TAB NULL Start-of-Text (02 hex) End-of-Text (0 3 hex) .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.7.2. Serial Out General intro duct io n The Serial Out process al lows you to create a n output proce ss t hat sends data out a serial com p o rt to an auxiliary device.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8. Processes on Variables General intro duct io n This section d escribes th e possible oper ations tha t you can per f orm on variables in your labe l program.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.1. Variable Assign General intro duct io n The Variable Assign command allow s you to assign a value to one or more variables. Up to 10 variables can b e as signed wi th one single variable assignment process.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 3 In the Variables dialogue box, select an ex isting variable , or 4 Click the All.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.2. Variable Concatenate General intro duct io n The Variable Concatena te command al lows you to co mbine two or mo re existing variables or constants into a new variable.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.3. Variable Extract General intro duct io n The Variable Extract pro ce ss allows you to e xtract one or mo re specified fields out of a variable.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes Example In th is example the variab le [C1] contain s three fields separated by semi-colons. T his process ext racts th e first and third field s and copies their contents to variables [B1] and [B3] respectivel y.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.4. Variable Format General intro duct io n The Variable Format command allows you to reformat the data inside a variable. Multiple options are availa ble dependin g on the type of data – Character or Numeric.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes If the above Variable Form at processes are run with: [B4] = 001234.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.5. Variable Length General intro duct io n The Variable Length command allows you to compute the length of a variable and to place the length value in a result variable.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.6. Variable Position General intro duct io n The Variable Position process allows you to search for and determ ine the position of a specific character or string of characters insid e a variable.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes 5.8.7. Variable Search and Replace General intro duct io n The Variable Search and.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 5 : Using Processes October 2007 Page 5.8.8. Variable Substring General intro duct io n The Variable S.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project 6. Simulating Your Project Overview Chapter 6 introductio n This Chapter describes the simulator provided with 123 Print to test your project.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project 6.1. Simulation Mode General intro duct io n The Simulator allows you to test your app lication on th e PC as if it wer e running on the printer.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project Graphical Displa y – Large Screen Working with the simulator Using the Simulator , you may execute a project the same way the user will use it on the physical printer.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project 3 Check the checkbox beside Interactive I/O dialogue box W ith this option enab led, whenever an I/O instructio n is executed in your project, the simulator will stop.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project This allows you to simula te s uccessful or fail ed communications and observe how your project behaves in each condition.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project 6.2. Debugger Mode Introduction The Debugger function enables you to do a complete and deta iled test of the project.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project These views do not inc lude an image of the printer as is s hown in Simulator Mode. Only a representation of the printer screen is given in the MCL Screen Viewer wi nd ow as shown above in the top left view.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project Variable Viewer The Variable viewer giv es you a view of your user defined variables and system variables. T hi s viewer is u pdated continua lly by the debugger.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project The vi ewer a lso indicates th e number of record(s) pr es ent in the file and the current poin ter position in tha t file. Your program may alter the contents of these files programmatically.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project The tool bar across the top of the MCL Scr een Viewer provides additional debug control icons.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 6 : Simulatin g Your Project October 2007 Page Using the Debugger – Graphical Displa y – Large Screen The MCL Screen Viewer presen ts a view th at is represen tative of a given printer’s disp lay typ e.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7. Deploying a Printer Project Overview Chapter 7 introductio n Typically, you would use DMXNet Manager to deploy your 123 Print Project to a network o f Datamax printer s.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.1. Connect / Disconnect Printer General intro duct io n This section describes how to initiate a conne ction between 123 Print and a given printer.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Choose the int erface—ser ia l, network, or parallel cable communica.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project You canno t download firmware over a serial conne ction. When you establish a ser i al connection, you receive th e following war ning message.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Disconnect To disconnect 123 Print from your printer: 1 On the menu ba.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.2. Printer Status General intro duct io n This section de scrib es the printer sta tus given by 123 Prin t. The 123 Print status is a read-only stat us.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Activated This indicates whet her or not the MCL-C lient has been .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project October 2007 Page 189.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.3. Printer Control General intro duct io n 123 Print allows you to easily control a pri nter remotely / centrall y. This section de scribes these c ontrols and how they are in itiated.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Control execution If 123 Print does not require any additional information to perform the operation, it init iat es the con t ro l action im media tely when you selec t it.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Insert Test Lab el 1 Click to print a Datamax factory defin ed test la.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4. Load File / Control General intro duct io n Load File is th e Printer Con tr ol (see Section 7.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.1. Load Firmware Load firmware action To load firmware into the printer 1 Select the Load Firmware action A dialogue box is displayed a s shown below.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 6 Click Load You can only load firmware over a network or parallel connection, not over a serial connection. If y ou atte mpt to load firmware over a serial connection, you wi ll receive the following er ror message.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Download Process 123 Print performs the following steps for you if you.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.2. Load Font Load font action To load a font into the printer 1 Se.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.3. Load Graphic Load graphic action To load a graphic into the pri.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7 Select the appropriat e Type – ASCII characters only or all characters 8 Click Load Note: Graphic images mus t b e monochrome.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.4. Load Label Load label action To load a label into the printer 1.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.5. Load Lookup Load lookup action To load a lookup file into the p.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.6. Load Any File Load any file action To load firmware into the pr.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.7. Load Profile Load profile action In the software product DMXNet Manager , MCL Techno lo gies has implemented a concept cal led profiles.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.8. Load MCL-Project Load MCL project action 123 Print and MCL-Designer for Datamax Printers allow you to create applications th at run o n Datamax prin ters.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.9. Load DPL Control DPL Control ac tio n To load a DPL Co ntrol in.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 5 In the DPL Comma nd box provided, enter the DPL command you want to .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.4.10. MCL Agent Control MCL Agent Control The MCL-Client running on th e Datamax printer in cludes a component called MCL Agent.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.5. Load Project General intro duct io n This section describ es how to down load your currently active project into your prin ter using th e Load Projec t fun ction.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.6. Scripts General intro duct io n Section 7.4 – Load File / Control describes the various kinds of files that may be loaded into a Datamax pr int er.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.6.1. Script Actions Script actions Now that you have created a new, bl ank script, start adding the a ctions you want this script to execute.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 4 Click any of these action icons to display the re lated Script Deta il dialogue box 5 Edit the Script Detail dialogue with settings for this action as described in Secti on 7.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.6.2. Script Building Script add action To build your script, continuing adding actions as required.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project Script delete action In addition to editing ac tions in the script , you may also delete action s you have previously inserted in th e script.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.6.3. Script Save Script save Save the script you have created .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 7.6.4. Script Open Script open Once saved, th e Scrip t you created may be opened a nd modified again at any time.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project October 2007 Page 7.6.5. Script Execution Script execution Once a script is built a nd sav ed, it may be executed. Exe cuting a script means that the script actio ns are sent to the conne cted printer.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Chapter 7 : Deploying a Printer Project 6 Click the Execu te button foun d at th e bottom of the Script utility s creen.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices Appendix A – Sample License Certificate License Certif icate When you place your order for 123 Print, you will receive an email with a License Certifica te for the produc t you ord ered.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices ********************************************************************* ******* SALES ORDER : DATAMAX.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices Appendix B – Datamax Printer Setup General intro duct io n In order to monitor and control your Datamax pri nter using 123 Print, you must first perform some setup op eratio ns on your Datamax printer.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices Appendix C – Supported Datamax Printers List of Printers that 123 Print v1.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices Appendix D – System Requirements General intro duct io n This appendix provides the mini mum requirements t o run 123 Print v1.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices Appendix E – Mapping Label Graphic Elements General intro duct io n Section 3.3.3 – Mapping introduce s you to the mapp ing o f variable content to elements o n a label.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices Appendix F – Connectivity / Function Matrix General intro duct io n Datamax printers offer three .
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Appendices October 2007 Page Example As an exa mple, consider th e above matrix. On an H-Class printer, you can download Firmware over a parall el cable, but you cannot download an MCL System Menu over a parallel cable.
Copyright © 200 7 • MCL T echnologies • All Rights Reserv ed www .mcl-collection.com Visualize · Mobilize · R ealize MCL -Collection MCL-Designer High-productivity, horizontal developm ent environment to create ente rprise- ready, m ulti modal, data capture applications.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Datamax v1.1x c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Datamax v1.1x - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Datamax v1.1x, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Datamax v1.1x va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Datamax v1.1x, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Datamax v1.1x.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Datamax v1.1x. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Datamax v1.1x ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.