Chapter 1 : Primer

1.1. What is 123 Print

 

 

 

General introduction

This section gives an overview of 123 Print, its purpose and its benefits.

 

 

 

123 Print

123 Print is a design environment to create simple, stand-alone

 

applications that run on Datamax printers.

 

123 Print is an all-in-one product for:

 

Label design through integration with Seagull Scientific’s BarTender

 

Data capture design

 

Application simulation and debugging

 

Application deployment to drive the printing process

 

123 Print lets you create printer applications that can initiate an

 

interactive screen dialogue with the user. This allows the user to input

 

variable data that is then merged with the labels you print.

 

123 Print is integrated with Seagull’s BarTender for easy addition of

 

multiple BarTender labels into your printer application.

 

Note: If you are interested in connectivity with host systems or

 

database access to BackOffice or ERP systems from your printer

 

application, consider using MCL-Designer for Datamax printers. As a

 

component of MCL-Collection, MCL-Designer allows you create printer

 

applications with easy host integration.

 

 

 

Purpose

The purpose of 123 Print is to:

 

Make your Datamax printers intelligent

 

Quickly and easily create simple applications to run on your

 

Datamax printers

 

Provide a full application creation environment including label

 

design through integration with Seagull’s BarTender

 

 

 

Benefits

123 Print:

 

Intelligence is in the printer thereby eliminating the need for an

intermediate PC application server to create and send labels to your printers.

Inputs from barcode scanners, weight scales, etc. are handled directly on the printer.

Variable input data from, for example, barcode scanners can be inserted into labels and printed directly from the printer.

Integration with BarTender means you can quickly create new labels or import existing BarTender labels into 123 Print for use with your 123 Print projects.

Multi-purpose, multi-label projects for your Datamax printers with up to 50 screens per selected label.

Ability to create friendly printer user interfaces easily.

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Datamax v1.1x user manual What is 123 Print, General introduction, Purpose, Benefits