PATHFINDER
Trademarks
B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Table of Contents
Ii Table of Contents
Entering a Sample Price Field
About Combo Bar Code Fields
Defining Line Fields About Line Fields
Defining Special Fields
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
Appendix B
W t h i s M a n u a l i s O r g a n i z e d
Chapter
Appendix a
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
Keys listed below are the most commonly used
Icons listed below tell you what data entry mode you are
I n g t h e M o s t C o m m o n K e y s
A d i n g t h e D i s p l a y
Press To create a new format
T e r i n g a S a m p l e F o r m a t
Turn on the printer. You will see the Main Menu
Press To design your formats
6Getting Started
Type 1 as the minimum number of characters Field. Press
Type Enter Size
Select CG Trium 8 pt 1001. Press
Getting Started
8Getting Started
I n t i n g t h e S a m p l e F o r m a t
After designing your format, print it to see how it looks
Press To exit the Design Menu
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
Select an option
2Configuring the Printer
N e r a l O p t i o n s
Toggle Backlight
Set Date
Set Print Method
Set Time
Select Currency
Reset/Clear Formats
4Configuring the Printer
Set I2 of 5 Scan Lengths
Suppress Warnings
Setting Description
R m a t H e a d e r O p t i o n s
Set Supply Type
Generate Fmt Name
Use Default Gap
6Configuring the Printer
R m a t T e x t O p t i o n s
Set Default Color
Use Default Color
Use Default Character Rotation
Default Y
Use Default UPC Appearance
Set Default UPC Appearance
Use Default Alignment
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
2Designing a Format
T e r m i n i n g t h e P r i n t a r e a
A w i n g R o u g h S k e t c h e s
Widths
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
Field. Bar codes require a quiet zone non-printing zone on
Using 2.0-inch long by 2.0-inch wide supplies
Font and Font Size Rotation Row
Column
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
Supply Length
O u t T e x t F i e l d s
Format Name
Format Number
0123456789#$%&,./@DFKLMPS\kprö¢£¥
Supply Width
Field Type
Type of Data
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
Number of Digits
I n g a C o m b o T e x t F i e l d
Field Number
Starting Position
Fill Character
Fill Direction
Only contains 5 characters, but the combo field contains
Another 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
Follow the steps to create sample Bar code fields
Setting the Density
T e r i n g S i m p l e B a r code F i e l d s
Bar Code Density Values
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
Use two digits
O u t C o m b o B a r code F i e l d s
Two digits
Number of Digits to
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
Bar Code Characters
R codespecification s
UPC Bar Codes
Length
EAN-8 EAN-13
EAN Bar Codes
Code 128 Bar Codes
EAN-8 +2 EAN-8 +5 EAN-13 EAN-13 +2 Price CD
26Defining Bar Code Fields
Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Codes
Code 39 Bar Codes
Interleaved 2 With the Barrier Bar
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
2Defining Constant Text Fields
Displayed with the prompt during data entry
From the left edge of the print area to
Pivot point is the column location.
Height
Font Color
Supply,
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
Top of Supply, Left
Supply, Bottom
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
End Column
Line Type
Start Row
End Row
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
4Defining Special Fields
Printer
Letter Gothic Bold 6pt 1 dot
Letter Gothic Bold 9pt 2 dots
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
Select Colon
Prints like this
1821
Select Hour Base 24. Press
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
Strip Characters
Make into price
Pad data field
Extract 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
Editing a Format
P y i n g a F o r m a t
Press To design your formats To copy an existing format
Select SHOE-PRICE. Press
Press To edit an existing format Select SHOE-SIZE. Press
I t i n g a F i e l d
Adding a Field
Our new SHOE-SIZEformat, we will add a line field
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
Calling Technical Support
Troubleshooting I n f o r m a t i o n
If You Receive an Error Message
12-2Troubleshooting
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
Row Column Font
Prompts Text Field Field Class
Data Type
Max. Length Min. Length Field Prompt
Row Column
Prompts Price Field Field Class
Max. Length
Min. Length Field Prompt
Prompts Constant Text Field Fixed Data
Column Font
265 245
None 8Sample Formats
None Sample Formats A-9
225 205
10Sample Formats
EAN-13
150
Column Density Bar Height Field Rotation
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
Bar Height Field Rotation
Code
Row Column Density
11.7 cpi 3 dots
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
Width Mag Letter Gothic 6 pt Letter Gothic 9 pt
Letter Gothic 100 48.28 2Using Fonts
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
Height Magnification
Width Mag Minimum Average Maximum
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 8 pt
CG Triumvirate Bold 6.5 pt. Font #1000
CG Triumvirate Bold 8 pt
100 10.42 72.92 4Using Fonts
Font #1001
Font #1002
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
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 8 pt
Font #1006
Font #1007
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 6.5 pt
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 12 pt
Font #1008
Font #1009
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 10 pt
100 10.94 21.88 54.69 76.56 153.12
100 20.31 142.19 Using Fonts B-9
Font #1010
CG Triumvirate Bold Cond 18 pt
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
