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