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

	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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