PATHFINDER
Trademarks
B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Table of Contents
Ii Table of Contents
Defining Line Fields About Line Fields
About Combo Bar Code Fields
Defining Special Fields
Entering a Sample Price Field
Iv Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Vi Table of Contents
Introduction
A t u r e s
R m s t o K n o w
Printer allows you to print the following label sizes
B e l S i z e s
Chapter
W t h i s M a n u a l i s O r g a n i z e d
Appendix a
Appendix B
T T I N G S T a R T E D
2Getting Started
I n g t h e K e y p a d a n d t h e D i s p l a y
Characters
Using the Function Keys
Key Combination Description
I n g t h e M o s t C o m m o n K e y s
Icons listed below tell you what data entry mode you are
A d i n g t h e D i s p l a y
Keys listed below are the most commonly used
Turn on the printer. You will see the Main Menu
T e r i n g a S a m p l e F o r m a t
Press To design your formats
Press To create a new format
Type Enter Size
Type 1 as the minimum number of characters Field. Press
Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001. Press
6Getting Started
Getting Started
After designing your format, print it to see how it looks
I n t i n g t h e S a m p l e F o r m a t
Press To exit the Design Menu
8Getting Started
Print Sample Prompt Response Special Instructions
I n g t h e O p e r a t o r D a t a E n t r y F o r m
10Getting Started
Sample Operator Data Entry Form
Operator Data Entry Form
12Getting Started
Until you return to
Press Configuration Main Menu
Main Menu
N e r a l O p t i o n s
2Configuring the Printer
Toggle Backlight
Select an option
Set Date
Set Print Method
Set Time
4Configuring the Printer
Reset/Clear Formats
Set I2 of 5 Scan Lengths
Select Currency
R m a t H e a d e r O p t i o n s
Setting Description
Set Supply Type
Suppress Warnings
6Configuring the Printer
Use Default Gap
R m a t T e x t O p t i o n s
Generate Fmt Name
Set Default Color
Use Default Color
Use Default Character Rotation
Set Default UPC Appearance
Use Default UPC Appearance
Use Default Alignment
Default Y
T e r m i n i n g F o r m a t D a t a
S i g n O v e r v i e w
Designing a Format
A w i n g R o u g h S k e t c h e s
T e r m i n i n g t h e P r i n t a r e a
Widths
2Designing a Format
I n g S u p p l y L a y o u t G r i d s
Supply Layout Inches
For each field type, keep the following in mind
N s i d e r i n g F i e l d T y p e s
Field Type Field Class Description Examples
Font and Font Size Rotation Row
Using 2.0-inch long by 2.0-inch wide supplies
Column
Field. Bar codes require a quiet zone non-printing zone on
6Designing a Format
A r t i n g t h e D e s i g n P r o c e s s
A c i n g F i e l d s o n a F o r m a t
8Designing a Format
Format Name
O u t T e x t F i e l d s
Format Number
Supply Length
Field Type
Supply Width
Type of Data
0123456789#$%&,./@DFKLMPS\kprö¢£¥
Gap
Justification
Height Magnification Width Font Color
Data Edits
Field Rotation
6Defining Text Fields
T e r i n g a S a m p l e T e x t F i e l d
Defining Text Fields
8Defining Text Fields
I n t i n g t h e S a m p l e T e x t F o r m a t
Field Number
I n g a C o m b o T e x t F i e l d
Starting Position
Number of Digits
Only contains 5 characters, but the combo field contains
Fill Direction
Another character
Fill Character
12Defining Text Fields
T e r i n g a S a m p l e C o m b o T e x t F i e l d
Defining Text Fields
14Defining Text Fields
Defining Text Fields
16Defining Text Fields
Press To print your format
I n t i n g t h e S a m p l e C o m b o F o r m a t
18Defining Text Fields
Format Description
O u t B a r code F i e l d s
Bar Code Type
Using Fixed Data
Density
Appearance
Bar Height
Following are the appearance options
Setting the Appearance
T e r i n g S i m p l e B a r code F i e l d s
Setting the Density
Bar Code Density Values
Follow the steps to create sample Bar code fields
Sample 1 Simple Fixed Bar Code
8Defining Bar Code Fields
Press For no edits
Type 028028796302. Press Label prints
From the Main Menu, press
Sample 2 Simple Variable Bar Code
10Defining Bar Code Fields
Defining Bar Code Fields
12Defining Bar Code Fields
Upca
Two digits
O u t C o m b o B a r code F i e l d s
Number of Digits to
Use two digits
T e r i n g a S a m p l e C o m b o B a r code F i e l d
16Defining Bar Code Fields
Type Enter Data
Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001 font
18Defining Bar Code Fields
Press For no fixed data
Defining Bar Code Fields
20Defining Bar Code Fields
Type
22Defining Bar Code Fields
This sample prints the following label
UPC Bar Codes
R codespecification s
Length
Bar Code Characters
Code 128 Bar Codes
EAN Bar Codes
EAN-8 +2 EAN-8 +5 EAN-13 EAN-13 +2 Price CD
EAN-8 EAN-13
Code 39 Bar Codes
Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Codes
Interleaved 2 With the Barrier Bar
26Defining Bar Code Fields
Code
Codabar Bar Codes
28Defining Bar Code Fields
O u t C o n s t a n t T e x t F i e l d s
E L D S
From the left edge of the print area to
Displayed with the prompt during data entry
Pivot point is the column location.
2Defining Constant Text Fields
Height
Font Color
Top of Supply, Left
T e r i n g a S a m p l e C o n s t a n t T e x t F i e l d
Supply, Bottom
Supply,
6Defining Constant Text Fields
Press
8Defining Constant Text Fields
Select Constant and press Label prints
Defining Line Fields 8
O u t L i n e F i e l d s
Start Row
Line Type
End Row
End Column
Defining Line Fields
T e r i n g a S a m p l e L i n e F i e l d S e g m e n t s
4Defining Line Fields
Press To define a line field
Constant Combo Size
6Defining Line Fields
T e r i n g a S a m p l e L i n e F i e l d V e c t o r s
Defining Line Fields
8Defining Line Fields
Select LINE2 and press Line Prints
400 Defining Special Fields
F I N I N G S P E C I a L F I E L D S
Page
Row
Letter Gothic Bold 6pt 1 dot
Printer
Letter Gothic Bold 9pt 2 dots
4Defining Special Fields
Font Color
6Defining Special Fields
T e r i n g a S a m p l e P r i c e F i e l d
8Defining Special Fields
Type KEY in PRICE. Press
I n t i n g t h e S a m p l e P r i c e F o r m a t
10Defining Special Fields
T e r i n g a S a m p l e D a t e / T i m e F i e l d
1821
Prints like this
Select Hour Base 24. Press
Select Colon
Select CG Trium 6.5 1000. Press
14Defining Special Fields
I n t i n g t h e S a m p l e D a t e / T i m e F o r m a t
Pad data field
Make into price
Extract Characters
Strip Characters
Prompts Constant Text Field
I n g D a t a E d i t s
Fixed data
KEY PART# Scan SERIAL#
Prompts Bar Code Field
Prompts Combo Field
Printing the Format
10-6Applying Data Edits
Padding Data
Code 39 -no c/d
None
10-8Applying Data Edits
Printing the Format
Select Fld 3 Ufld 1 Smpl. Press
Extracting Characters
10-10Applying Data Edits
Code 39 -no c/d
Pad Data Field
10-12Applying Data Edits
Printing the Format
10-14Applying Data Edits
Stripping Characters
Code 39 -no c/d
Extract Chars
10-16Applying Data Edits
Printing the Format
10-18Applying Data Edits
Extracting Characters from the Middle
Code 39 -no c/d
10-20Applying Data Edits
Select Extract from Mid. Press
Printing the Format
10-22Applying Data Edits
Inserting Characters
To keep Code 39 -no c/d as
10-24Applying Data Edits
Printing the Format
Prompts Text Field Constant Text Field
Make Into Price
Fixed data None
Press To design your formats To edit an existing format
Make Into Shoe Size
Select Fld 3 Ufld 2 Smpl
Select SHOE-PRICE. Press To add a field
10-28Applying Data Edits
Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001. Press
10-30Applying Data Edits
Printing the Format
10-32Applying Data Edits
Press To design your formats To copy an existing format
P y i n g a F o r m a t
Select SHOE-PRICE. Press
Editing a Format
Adding a Field
I t i n g a F i e l d
Our new SHOE-SIZEformat, we will add a line field
Press To edit an existing format Select SHOE-SIZE. Press
Select Fld 4 Ufld 3 Smpl. Press
Press To add a field
Press To edit an existing format
Deleting a Field
11-4Editing a Format
SHOE-SIZE SHOE-PRICE Autopart Price
Our SHOE-SIZEformat, we will modify the text field
Modifying an Existing Field
11-6Editing a Format
Select Fld 1 Ufld 1 Smpl
11-8Editing a Format
Select CG TrCon 10p 1008. Press
Changing Header Information
Select Change Menu Name. Press
Select SHOE-SIZE.Press To edit the header information
11-10Editing a Format
Inches
11-12Editing a Format
Field Row Column
We will delete our SHOE-TAGformat
L e t i n g a F o r m a t
Press To delete an existing format
11-14Editing a Format
Problem Solution
Troubleshooting
If You Receive an Error Message
Troubleshooting I n f o r m a t i o n
12-2Troubleshooting
Calling Technical Support
Format Errors 1
T a Error s
Error Code Description
Page
Option Errors 200
Batch Errors 100
Online Configuration Errors 250
Check Digit Errors 300
General Packet Errors 400
T a F o r m a t t i n g F a i l u r e s
C h i n e Fault s
Page
12-12Troubleshooting
Field Class Simple Field Prompt
E m P r i c i n g
Enter Item
Prompts Text Field Combo Field
Prompts Price Field
Use the following information to create the price field
Prompts Bar Code Field
Data Type
Prompts Text Field Field Class
Max. Length Min. Length Field Prompt
Row Column Font
Max. Length
Prompts Price Field Field Class
Min. Length Field Prompt
Row Column
Prompts Constant Text Field Fixed Data
Column Font
265 245
None 8Sample Formats
None Sample Formats A-9
225 205
150
EAN-13
Column Density Bar Height Field Rotation
10Sample Formats
Top of Supply Sample Formats A-11
Before or After Row
120 100
E m I d e n t i f i c a t i o n
None 12Sample Formats
None Sample Formats A-13
Template
Prompts Date/Time Field Field Class
Before or After Row Column Font
None Sample Formats A-15
CG Trium 10p CG Trium 6.5
Row Column Density
Code
11.7 cpi 3 dots
Bar Height Field Rotation
Prompts Combo Field Field Class
Use the following information to create the combo field
Sample Formats A-17
18Sample Formats
Use the following information to create the date/time field
Following sample
C e i v i n g / I n v e n t o r y
20Sample Formats
215
Cpi 12.5 2 dots
260
Sample Formats A-21
22Sample Formats
Use the following information to create the combo text field
Sample Formats A-23
200
24Sample Formats
0123456789#$%&,./@DFKLMPS\kprö¢£¥
Using Fonts B-1
N o s p a c e d F o n t M a g n i f i c a t i o n
Letter Gothic 100 48.28 2Using Fonts
Height Magnification
Width Mag Letter Gothic 6 pt Letter Gothic 9 pt
CG Triumvirate Bold 8 pt
O p o r t i o n a l F o n t M a g n i f i c a t i o n
CG Triumvirate Bold 6.5 pt. Font #1000
Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum
Font #1001
100 10.42 72.92 4Using Fonts
Font #1002
CG Triumvirate Bold 8 pt
CG Triumvirate Bold 18 pt. Font #1004
Font #1003
CG Triumvirate Bold 22 pt. Font #1005
100 23.44 164.05 6Using Fonts
1x 1/100 15.63 27.08 7x 1/100 65.63 109.38 189.58
Font #1007
Font #1006
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 6.5 pt
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 8 pt
Font #1009
Font #1008
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 10 pt
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 12 pt
Font #1010
100 20.31 142.19 Using Fonts B-9
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 18 pt
100 10.94 21.88 54.69 76.56 153.12
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 22 pt. Font #1011
100 24.48 171.35 10Using Fonts
1x 1/100 13.02 26.56 7x 1/100 65.63 91.15 185.94