Working with Labels | Brady 76800 instruction

CHAPTER 6Working with Labels

Working with labels is what your printing system and this manual is really all about. This chapter describes the most important part of that process: how to create labels.

You’ll learn how to use the applications this system offers on the Main Menu to create all kinds of labels. You’ll also learn how to change the physical properties of your labels, and how to create and use sets of multiple labels to your advantage.

The topics in this chapter are:

Creating Custom Labels

Creating QuickText Labels.

Creating Template Labels.

Creating Sets of Labels

Changing Labels

Setting Application Preferences

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Brady 76800 manual Working with Labels

Contents

Page Contacting Technical Support SpecificationsInternational Power Cords Launching Your System Working in the Editor window Setting Other Tab OptionsMouse Basics Working in Entry Screens Changing Labels Setting Application PreferencesCreating Sets of Labels Selecting Objects Printing Color Printing Files Transferring Files Using My TemplatesApplying Color to Objects Cutting Around Objects Checking Color Canceling a Print JobChecking Supplies Checking Size Checking Length Printing Tab Options Appendix C Error Messages Brady Worldwide, Inc. All rights reserved CopyrightDisclaimer End User License Agreement for Microsoft Windows CE Brady Warranty FCC Notice-US Only Canada Storage requirements SpecificationsOperational requirements International Power Cords This country Use this power cord Australia, New Zealand Page Welcome Features and Functions About This Book Multicolor system Three printer systemsMonocolor system Color & Cut system Specialty applications Europe Contacting Technical SupportAmericas Pacific Setting Up Connecting Peripherals Label printer, side view Installing supplies Opening the printer Opening the printer Installing a ribbon cartridge Installing a ribbon cartridge Adjusting the ribbon cartridge Installing a tape cartridge Adjusting the tape receptacle Color-coded measuring guide detail Installing a tape cartridge Inserting the tape cartridge Advancing the tape Advancing the tape Closing the printer cover Color-coded guide rear inside view You’re ready to print Installing a compact flash memory card 12. Compact flash memory card slot Cleaning your system To clean the print head Starting Up Launching Your System Main Menu Starting Up Keyboard Basics F10 F11 F12 Standard keyboardSystem function keys Label Function Keys Description PrintFile Options Properties Undo Cancel PrintPaste Menu Help ObjectObject Color Status Alphabetic and command keys Alphabetic character and command keys Shift TabCaps Lock Ctrl Backspace Arrow and navigation keypadsSpace Enter End Key Description HomeDelete Starting Up Slash Numeric keypadKey or LED Description Num Lock Asterisk Minus sign Del Mouse Basics Shortcut keys To select an item on a label Using a mouse on labelsChecking System Status To select multiple items on a label Accessing Online Help Status screen Basic Procedures ‰ Working in the Editor window ‰ Working in Entry Screens Working in the Editor window Editor window with label Editor window toolbar Inside the Editor windowPreview area Working in the Editor window Scrolling functions To continue scrolling in the direction indicated 123456Ruler functions Zooming in and zooming out Selecting in the Editor window Editing proceduresStatus bar Selecting multiple objects Editor window with a graphic selected Deselecting in the Editor window Working in Entry ScreensNavigating in entry screens Undoing in the Editor window Tabbed entry screens Text Properties screen with tabs 10Working in Entry Screens Typing special characters Entering information in entry screensTyping uppercase Using entry fields Choosing options Using option buttons Advanced print entry screen Using checkboxes Using option listsUsing scroll lists Exiting entry screens Using radio buttonsUsing size adjustment buttons To exit an entry screen and save your entries 16Working in Entry Screens Setting Preferences Accessing System Setup To access the System Setup settings options Setting Preferences Recalibrate Setting Printing Tab OptionsSupply saver Columns during Boundary Auto Cut Between OverprintPrint Label Labels Setting Localization Tab Options System Setup Localization tab Keyboard LanguageUnit of measure Check Supply Setting Hardware Tab OptionsSpeaker volume Colors Cutter Calibration Horizontal Vertical y Naming supply colorsTo supply names for new ribbons or tapes Setting Other Tab Options System Setup Other tab 10Setting Other Tab Options Displaying the screen grid Setting Text Tab Options Editor window with grid enabled Type Size UnitsFont Text Object With Properties screen. See Setting options onFree Form Text Boundaries Setting On Line Tab Options System Setup screen On Line tab 16Setting On Line Tab Options Working with Labels Creating Custom Labels To create a Custom label On the Custom screen, shown here, choose Create New Label Creating Custom Labels Creating QuickText Labels To create a QuickText label QuickText Enter Text screen QuickText toolbar functions QuickText Editor window Creating QuickText Labels Help Status Clear Undo QuickText key functionsAdvance & Shear Object Color Menu File Options Creating Template Labels Pipe Marker and Right-to-Know exceptions Choosing a label application Choosing a category To choose an application Selecting a template To choose a template category Select Template screen Sample Signal Word label To select a template Following prompt sequences Back to Launcher to return to the Main Menu screen Responding to text prompts 10shows a generic version of a text prompt screen Responding to pick list prompts 11. a pick list prompt screen Responding to graphics prompts Responding to Pipe Marker prompts Responding to Right-to-Know prompts Creating Sets of Labels Adding template labels Adding labels to a label setAdding custom labels To create a set of custom labels Clearing labels in a label set Moving between labels in a label setEditing labels in a label set Clearing Custom labels Clearing template labels Changing LabelsSaving label sets To save a label set Choose Match tape size or Use custom size Changing the size of template labelsTo change the size of a label Editing template labels To edit an object on a template label To change label properties Changing Label PropertiesTo re-enter the application prompt sequence Width Changing label size and orientationMatch tape Here. See Checking Sizen page 11-11for more Width is enabled. When Match tape width isSet custom Objectsn Landscape When Set Length is selected, the Auto calculateSet length Portrait Adding a label frame 15. a sample label with a frame Print frame Frame shapeCut out frame Line width value Setting Application PreferencesSetting frame length Line color Accessing Application Preferences screens 17. The Application Preferences screen Setting Text tab preferences Setting Print tab preferencesSetting Other tab preferences Setting On Line tab preferences Setting Right-to-Know preferences Right-to-Know Preference tabs are Working with Objects About Objects Adding Objects To add an object to a label Adding and formatting text objects Insert Object screen displays Adding a text object To add a text object to a label Formatting text objects To select a font Preview box To change the type sizeSelect a font, a preview displays in the Font Color Adding special characters to text To personalize Special Characters buttons To delete Special Character buttons assignments To add multiple special characters to label text Adding variable text objectsTo add a special character to label text Sequence Choosing a data sourceCreating sequential labels Text list Sequence screen Ending value Starting valueChange by Starting value, the Change by value, Jean Martin Creating text list labels To create a Text list Text List screen with example Adding vertical text objects To use saved Text lists Adding bar code objects Choosing a bar code data source 11. The Bar Code screen Content Tab Setting bar code content Setting bar code dimensions Editing bar codes Specifying bar code sequence Adding graphics objects To add a graphic object To change graphics categories 15. The Graphics screen Adding HotShapes 16. The Hot Shapes screen Selecting Objects Do this Selecting a layered object To move an object using the touch screenMoving Objects To find and select a layered object To move objects faster and farther Sizing ObjectsTo move an object by keyboard To resize an object using the Size tools Using Increase Size and Decrease SizeUsing the Scale function Select Increase Size or Decrease Size To resize an object using Scale 17. The Scale screen Scaling bar codes Copying and Pasting ObjectsScaling text objects To copy an object To open an object Changing ObjectsOpening and editing an object Text objects Changing object propertiesTo edit an object Variable text objects Graphic objects To change object propertiesBar Code objects Hot Shape objects Setting options on the General tab 18. a generic Properties General tab General tab options are Select color button Setting options on the Size and Location tabTo set the size of an object To set the location of an object Choose the Size and Location tab Setting options on the Font tab Italicizes the text in the object Setting options on the Placement tab 21. The Text Properties Placement tab Setting options on the Options tab 22. The Text Properties Option tab Either Free form text object or Text object with Expand/CondenseIf you select Free form text object or Text object Setting options on the Content tab Setting options on the Dimensions tab Applying Color ‰ About Color ‰ Applying Color to Objects ‰ Printing Color About Color Ribbon color Applying Color Multicolor model Tape colorSystem Produces Monocolor model Color & Cut model Applying Color to Objects About the Object Color screen Choosing color on the Monocolor system Object Color screen for the Monocolor system With a continuous color ribbon installed Choosing color on the Multicolor and Color & Cut systems With a paneled ribbon installed With a Cymk ribbon installed Printing Color 10Printing Color Working with Files About Files and File Groups Saving Labels as Files To save a label as a file in internal memory File Options screen Save File screen To save a file to a memory card Save in Group screen with memory card Managing Files Opening saved label files To open a file from the Main Menu screen File Groups screen with memory card To open a file from the Editor window Open File screen Editing files Save Changes prompt Deleting files To delete a label file Transferring Files Using My TemplatesPrinting Files Accessing template files To access My Template files Changing My Template label size Working with Cut-outs About Cutting Creating Cut Out Objects 10-3 Adding cut out objects To create a cut out object If you choose You’ll see Text object Cutting out text objectsTo cut out text objects HotShape object Weeding cut out text objects To perform text weeding To cut out variable text objects Cutting out variable text objectsCutting out graphic objects To cut out graphic objects To cut out HotShapes Cutting Around ObjectsCutting out HotShape objects To apply a cut bounding box to an object Minimum cut size 10-9 Cutting Around Label Frames To cut around a label frame Setting cutter calibration values Calibrating the Cutter Horizontalx field Cutter calibration axes 10-12Calibrating the Cutter To calibrate the cutter Restoring default cutter calibration settings To restore default calibration settings Printing Printing Labels About pages Single label on a Multiple labels on a Sample labels with Supply saver option enabled Printing a single label Printing multiple copies of a single label Preparing to Print screen To print a subset of a label set Printing labels in a label setTo print a label set Printing labels in a file group Advanced Print screen for label sets To print labels in a file group To print a different file group File Groups screen Printing Checking Supplies Advanced Print screen for File Group printing Checking Size Maximum length Checking LengthMinimum length Printing When the printer truncates labels Non-truncating conditions Ribbon and color choices Checking ColorCut out label length 11-16Checking Color Ribbon color needed Substituting ribbon colors Tape color needed Printing Tab Options Checking for cut out labels Accessing the Printing tab options To set print options from the Main Menu Supply saver option To set print options from within an application System shears here Inches Overprint option 12. Sample output with Supply saver OFF Canceling a Print Job 13. Preparing to Print dialog box 14. Canceling job and Job canceled messages 11-26Canceling a Print Job Connecting to a PC Working with a PC Setting Up Your System as a Hardware Device To set up your label printing system as a hardware device Placing Your System Online To set Online options Connecting your system and a PC To place your label printing system online 12-6Placing Your System Online Printing from a PC Working with the File Management Utility Document and Template files Source File Types Graphics folder in Graphics Installing the File Management Utility Type D\File Management Utility\Setup.exe and click OK Communication Successful Launching the File Management UtilityCommunication Status Communication Failed File Management Utility Main Menu Transferring and Managing Files Connecting to a PC Verify Valid Destination window Error Messages Insufficient Space windowLoss of communication window Operation failed Select Upgrade Printer files To upgrade using the File Management Utility onlineTo upgrade using a CD-ROM Select Upgrade from Internet 12-16Upgrading the Operating System Appendix ASpecial Characters 2Special Characters Special Characters 4Special Characters Special Characters 6Special Characters Special Characters 8Special Characters Special Characters 10Special Characters Appendix BCutter Maintenance About the Cutting Mechanism Removing the Stylus Holder Figure B-1. Removing the stylus holder Adjusting the Cut Depth Figure B-2. The stylus holder Figure B-3. Adjusting the Stylus Depth change the diagram Figure B-4. Testing cutting depth Replacing the Stylus Blade Figure B-5. Detaching the stylus Cleaning the Stylus Figure B-6. Removing the blade Figure B-7. Cleaning the stylus blade 10Cleaning the Stylus Appendix CError Messages Error Messages Error Messages Code User Action Reload tape correctly Clean sensor part of tape guides